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House Of Pain are a rap group hailing from New York City, New York, United States who formed in 1991. They are famous for their 1992 global hit “Jump Around” and have released three studio albums since their self-titled debut effort, released in the same year.
Fashioning themselves as Irish-American hooligans, the band began life as a collaboration between rappers Everlast (A.K.A Erik Schrody) and Danny Boy O’Connor, along with turntablist and producer DJ Lethal (Leor Dimant), who has since gained notoriety as Limp Bizkit’s DJ. Everlast and Danny Boy met while at high school in California, where Danny Boy was already conceptualising House Of Pain. After their families had moved to New York City, Danny Boy impressed Everlast with his skills as a rapper. He asked him to front the group while Danny Boy himself would act as his hype man, but to complete the group they needed someone to DJ for them.
For that role, Everlast called upon Lethal, who was an old friend of his who had made his name on the L.A hip-hop scene as a beatboxer before taking up the turntables. Before they’d realized it, they’d formed one of the very few all white hip-hop groups around, and their early success put them solidly in the same league as their spiritual predecessors The Beastie Boys. They started gigging and making a name for themselves on the New York City hip-hop scene and attracted the attention of Tommy Boy Records. The band were soon signed to the label but no-one at all could have guessed where they’d go from there.
Their self-titled debut was released in 1992, and was a multi-Platinum selling hit fuelled by the astonishing success of its single “Jump Around”, which hit number three on the Billboard Hot 100 months after its release. Unfortunately, that left them with nowhere to go but down, and after two lacklustre albums that didn’t produce any hits, the band called it a day in 1996 after the tensions between the members had sucked all the fun out of working together. Surprisingly, the band members have had pretty fruitful careers since, with Everlast going on to front a celebrated solo career and Lethal going on to join one of the most commercially successful rock bands of the 1990’s, Limp Bizkit.
Danny Boy went behind the scenes after attempting a couple of aborted comebacks. The musical projects A.T.F (Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms) and XSupermodels didn’t go anywhere, but afterwards he found gainful employment as a graphic designer in the hip-hop world. The band couldn’t stay away for long though, and in 2010 they got back together and have been sporadically reuniting for short tours ever since. Those that say that hip-hop doesn’t work live clearly haven’t seen the utter carnage that “Jump Around” can still cause to this day, and for that reason, the band comes highly recommended.
Read moreI had heard years ago House Of Pain split up due to a disagreement within the band. If this gig is anything to go by Everlast & Danny Boy still hate each other.
The gig opened with a 10min set from DJ Lethal. He was brilliant, played classics and really got the crowd ready.
House Of Pain hit the stage and it was electric. They opened with the appropriate "Back From The Dead". Hearing those old songs again was magical. During the song Danny Boy it was Everlast who changed the lyrics at one point to "Fuck Danny Boy". This was a hint for what was to come.
Then after HOP had been on for a mere 20min the strangeness began.
Danny Boy left the stage and Everlast gave us a haunting rendition of "Folsom Prison Blues" by "The original gangsta rapper" Johnny Cash. He then played the hit song "What It's Like" from his solo record. I was very surprised and overjoyed to hear this live, love that song. Then we were introduced to his new band Warporn Industries. B-Real from Cypress Hill was in the building as he had been seen moving through the bar area. He was supposed to take the stage at this point but for some reason never explained he did not show up. We were treated to Everlast and Sick Jacken tearing through Warporn songs. Then Sick done a couple on his own while Everlast stood next to DJ Lethal's desk and drank more whiskey. At this point I realised Danny Boy had been gone over 30min.
At the end of one song Danny Boy showed back up on stage looking ready to go, but he was ignored and Warporn took over again. Danny Boy just left the stage. In the end HOP had not performed a song in over 45mins.
Eventually Danny Boy came back on and we were requested to "Put on our shit kickers and kick some shit" then to obviously "Jump Around". Brilliant performance.
Just over 20min later, while music from the last song was beginning to fade out Danny Boy walked to his jacket and put it on. He then said goodnight and walked off the stage.
All through the gig there was zero chemistry between the two. They did not appear to look each other in the eye once all night. Despite this they managed to deliver a more than solid performance for the little time they were together on stage. It is rare to find two voices that compliment each other so highly.
I would definitely go see Everlast again. Despite being obviously drunk he did not slip a single syllable all night.
In the end half the show was without Danny Boy and so no House Of Pain songs. As good as Warporn were this was not really what we paid for.
All in all it was a good night. Main talking point for everyone I spoke to on the slow walk to the doors was how strange the stage chemistry was.
Overall conclusion is Danny Boy done it for the money and only got Everlast to sign up by agreeing to Warporn taking over mid show.
Don't expect another tour anytime soon unless they start selling venues out making the cash lure is strong...
With any review of House of Pain, you’re going go to go into it wondering how many words will go by before there’s mention of ‘Jump Around’. In this case, it’s twenty five. To be fair, though, it is the track that defines the New York trio’s raucous approach to a typical hip hop sound, and to accusations that they’re a one hit wonder, never managing to match that classic’s success again, you’d have to respond that they didn’t have too much time to go about bettering it; they were only a going concern for five years, before Everlast left to pursue a solo career. They did reform, though, for a brief time in 2010; no new music stemmed for the reunion, making 1996’s Truth Crushed to Earth Shall Rise Again their most recent output, but they did tour extensively - although as a duo this time, with DJ Lethal having joined Limp Bizkit in the interim. Everlast and Danny Boy brought precisely what you’d imagine to their live shows; a minimal setup that allowed their energy to do the talking. Alongside ‘Jump Around’, they dropped choice cuts from the House catalogue that included ‘Shamrocks and Shenanigans’ and ‘Put on Your Shit Kickers’. They proved their crossover success, too, by appearing at both T in the Park and Sonisphere in the summer of 2011. There’s been no live activity since, but their reunion proved there’s demand for the House still; don’t be surprised to see them dust off their mics again in the future.
Everlast, Danny Boy and DJ Lethal are better known as the hip hop collective House of Pain. Despite having only released three studio albums to date, there is a huge demand to see the group live partially due to the mammoth success of their breakout single 'Jump Around'.
This track has graced dance floors for the past two decades and is considered an iconic piece of alt-hip hop. However away from this, the band has a selection of other hits and three albums that all performed well. They also attain enough bombast to really command both the stage and their audience. The crowd is enthusiastic from the offset as the band's reputation clearly proceeds them. Kicking off with an up tempo 'Danny Boy, Danny Boy', Everlast paces up and down the stage to make sure the entire audience is moving.
After a back to back performance of 'Shamrocks and Shenanigans' and 'On Point' the band deems the audience to be suitably ready to 'Jump Around'. And jump they do to this old-school gem, they are still bopping as a collective even after the band has left stage whilst chanting 'JUMP, JUMP EVERYBODY JUMP'.
I went to my first concert almost 25 years ago, back when House of Pain was on the Soul Assassins tour (Whooliganz, Funkdoobiest, House of Pain and Cypress Hill). I couldn't have asked for a better first live show, definitely no disappointment. I followed Everlast closely in the following years and I've seen him live probably 6-7 times, although it's been quite awhile. When I heard H.O.P. was touring together again and coming to my area I thought I might croak from excitement. So of course I'm off to the show tonight, which fittingly will be the last concert I attend. From what I've heard, they still bring it and fans leave happy. I am confident they won't disappoint.
These guys are awesome! Still killin' it after all these years, what a time, playing some of the bangers still looking rough and tough as if they just started but with a touch of experience in there. I would see these guys anytime they come around and recommend that any fans do as well you will not be disappointed, they rock hard they get the crowd going and if you seen them before they are "the same as it ever was" (for those that don't know that's one of there songs) always awesome and hope you guys keep rocking parties..until the next time HOUSE OF PAIN! What a blast and from the past.
- D.J.
Show was OK. Danny Boy wasn't even there! Just Everlast and DJ Lethal.
Not too many people showed up either. Venue was inside a casino. No bathrooms inside venue!! Had to walk out into casino to piss. Overall was expecting a little more for a 25th anniversary tour.
Cracking night good memories brought back great venue as always ! So glad I got to see these 3 guys ! Sound was great one gig ticked off the "to do list" !!!!
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