Hardrock69
01-19-2006, 05:36 PM
BLACK DEATH VIDEO - 68MB MPEG (http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/BT/blackdeath.mpg)
Relatively tame by today's TV standards, 1977's Richard Pryor Show on NBC-TV was still a landmark freakfest that set out to forcefully challenge censors, and only lasted four episodes before the plug was pulled. We remember one of the greatest American comedians with this clip of the band Black Death [68 MB mpeg], somewhat of a cross between Sabbath, Sun Ra and Funkadelic where frontman Pryor basically leads the crowd of Whiteys into a frenzy like lemmings before wiping them out. Pretty dark stuff for 1977 primetime without a doubt (and stick around for the segue to commercial!)
Watch out for extra Sandra Bernhard in the crowd, she was a writer for the short-lived show (along with Robert Altman).
Relatively tame by today's TV standards, 1977's Richard Pryor Show on NBC-TV was still a landmark freakfest that set out to forcefully challenge censors, and only lasted four episodes before the plug was pulled. We remember one of the greatest American comedians with this clip of the band Black Death [68 MB mpeg], somewhat of a cross between Sabbath, Sun Ra and Funkadelic where frontman Pryor basically leads the crowd of Whiteys into a frenzy like lemmings before wiping them out. Pretty dark stuff for 1977 primetime without a doubt (and stick around for the segue to commercial!)
Watch out for extra Sandra Bernhard in the crowd, she was a writer for the short-lived show (along with Robert Altman).