'Ace Of Spades' Live In 2013 - Ugly Kid Joe

If you haven't seen this recently... or ever, I present to you the masterpiece that is the Ugly Kid Joe cover of the Motorhead classic "Ace of Spades."

Ugly Kid Joe performed a nighttime set at Woodstock Poland in 2013. The band released the entire pro-shot show back in 2020 as a gift to fans missing live music because of COVID lockdowns. There were 500,000 people in attendance at the Poland 2013 gig - and Ugly Kid Joe really feeds off the crowd. I have no idea why I was thinking of this concert today, but I looked up a few clips and was reminded how amazing it all seemed.

Here's the entire concert - it's just over an hour long. "Ace of Spades" and "Everything About You" are the show finale.

Comments

[Him]

I am not really that much of a fan of UKJ (though I got the PBF joke pretty early on). And, when you start as a lark, as a goof, it is really hard to pivot out of that groove/rut/branding (we have discussed that very issue regarding other bands on this site, some quite recently). I also had a hard time not vomiting when I heard their cover of Chapin. No. Don't. Please. Don't.

That said, Whitfield Crane is a great vocalist. And I think he could continue to expand his options. Maybe something Orchestra of Doom-adjacent?

[Gogmagog]

I really like America's Least Wanted (including Cat's In The Cradle ... /ducks ...), but never thought they came close to matching that album again. As far as Crane being a great vocalist -- can confirm! However, he was a horrible, horrible, horrible fit with Life Of Agony. That's something, like New Coke, that never should have happened.

[Him]

Appreciate your take, Gogmagog. Hope you are doing well.

[Metalboy!]

And Ugly Kid Joe’s crap pales in comparison to Pretty Boy Floyd’s incredible, all-killer-no-filler “Leather Boys with Electric Toys” album, even though half of it was supposedly stolen from Kerri Kelly …

… This according to our long lost commentor, Ace Steele, who’s time is probably now devoted to spreading right-wing misinformation, rather than his great knowledge of 80’s L.A. Glam Metal, a topic he’s got A LOT of Facts about since he was actually there!