I'm 79 and still loving this classic rocker! 😛

@twagn

Ай бұрын

Rock On!

@bigstuff52

Ай бұрын

72 and still lovin it...

@konarain

7 күн бұрын

this is not it..Aloha

74 years old and I still can't get enough of got a line...

@tomtrana3449

8 ай бұрын

I know what you mean ...

@ahole5388

8 ай бұрын

the song is infectious

@phayzyre1052

8 ай бұрын

Age is just a number, keep on rockin’! 🤘🏽😎🎸

@JBacon1698

8 ай бұрын

Yep, just got finished listening to The Blues Magoos another great band from the same era as us and Spirit too... kzread.info/dash/bejne/fZqn3LaQg5nTdcY.html

@mortalclown3812

7 ай бұрын

Spring chick 66 in Jan, honey. These guys and Quicksilver Messenger Service were my favorites. We had the best music. Nothing close. Rock on. Paz y luz 💫🩵

Class of '74 here, taking a walk back to the days of REAL rock and roll MUSIC.

@edgough9539

3 ай бұрын

Class of '75 here, and yes REAL rock and Roll

@Robert-vs4sm

3 ай бұрын

Thanks for giving me the details of coming out for my top 1000 songs

@robertferguson533

3 ай бұрын

73 here. Same damn thing

@jimshoe402

3 ай бұрын

Me Too 😁😁😁😁😁😁

@thinkingtoomuch7680

3 ай бұрын

Also class of 74. Some boss music on all rock, R&B , soul, progressive stations around that time.

This just never gets old. Love this! Jeff “Skunk” Baxter playing some rhythm and lead guitar. Great session musician! I look at Randy with bittersweetness. Lost in a riptide saving his son..son survived. What a hero! Wish these guys could have given us more brilliant music. Thanks for the music🎶❤️🕊️

@krisjay1558

6 ай бұрын

why is he sitting down? very unusual

@dmlong56

6 ай бұрын

Well,he sits for a short time but his legs are dancing! To me he’s just doing something out of the norm so peeps will say, “Why is he sitting down”?!😆❤️🎶

@BowdenSpace

6 ай бұрын

Yeah I THOUGHT that was Skunk. Great tune !

@harrisfoster1066

6 ай бұрын

Keith K from the Doobies

@dianegodbout2356

5 ай бұрын

it's sad because one can escape a riptide swimming parallel across it to get free

Saw a concert in the 70’s Montrose, Spirit. Spooky Tooth and Humble pie.

@billwolgamott1910

2 жыл бұрын

I passed up Humble Pie & Frampton’s Camel in the early 70’s. What a mistake

@thomasburrow783

2 жыл бұрын

Probably for less than 10 bucks too...

@jaysantos536

2 жыл бұрын

@@billwolgamott1910 May 1973 I saw Frampton's Camel open for Slade at Majestic MOVIE theatre for $6.00 FRONT ROW!

@jaysantos536

2 жыл бұрын

@@thomasburrow783 May 1973 I saw Frampton's Camel open for Slade at Majestic MOVIE theatre in Dallas for $6.00 FRONT ROW!

@blairsterling6141

2 жыл бұрын

Those were great times !!! 70's..60's... girls were so loving and free.. girls were so kind and giving..... the world is so cold now..

I've watched this about 300 times and will keep coming back.

@thow5836

3 ай бұрын

ikr?!

@Patricia-pq4jq

3 ай бұрын

Me too

@JuanVasquez-gx2pu

3 ай бұрын

I love these guys! Guitar 🎸 Land Holmes 🎸⚡⚡🎇🥁🎸🏜️🇺🇲

@nick56677

2 ай бұрын

So u watched it once for every band member?

Jesus Christ. It’s like having Santana, Steely Dan, and maybe The Doobie Brothers all onstage together at once.

@user-ny4ss6bh9f

2 ай бұрын

Hell yeah 😂😂😂

@burtongillies826

Ай бұрын

And Fleetwood Mac.

@Tom-ym7bm

Ай бұрын

My go to wanna get up there now !!!! Rocks Impressive

@user-bb9ow8rb8h

Ай бұрын

Don't forget REO Speedwagon (Alan Gratzer(

@ttiger6912

25 күн бұрын

Amen

Why this wonderful original group is not in the Hall of Fame. Randy California was a superstar and in the end a real life giving his own life to save his son from drowning. One of my favorite groups

@kb9788

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, Frank. If it was really about Rock n Roll he would be in there along with many others. BTW your In Love In Vain album is one of my favorites, love to crank that up on road trips, swings!

@jmharmon

Жыл бұрын

Damn straight on that!!!!!!!!!

@Mat_Gomez23

Жыл бұрын

Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame is a joke, they had rappers inducted in it… not Rock N Roll, just absolutely embarrassment

@phillip01ish

Жыл бұрын

During the Taurus trial with Led Zeppelin, I heard Spirit referred to as a "minor" and "forgotten" band that no one knows about anymore. I'm so glad there are many others beside me that appreciate their enduring music. You are right, Randy is a super-hero in his life and death

@shaunmcdonough9016

Жыл бұрын

People need to stop hoping for rock artists to be in the Hall of Fame in Cleveland. It's a total joke nowadays and not about rock and roll. If it was real, acts like Spirit and many others would be in it. Jann Wenner and Jon Landau (read his review of "Are You Experienced" some time for laughs) don't really like real rock and roll (except that which lines their own pockets) and they are the two people who have had the most influence on who gets in.

3 Maraca Players 3 Cowbell 5-6 Drummers 13 Guitars 2 Basses 2-3 Keyboards , you can’t go wrong ….

@douglasslater5192

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. We had so I'm many great groups back then. We were so lucky.

@kenhuth1762

2 жыл бұрын

When the royalty checks went out they each got $1.50.

@mikerieck306

2 жыл бұрын

@@kenhuth1762 My thought exactly.

@The_Timinator

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this had to have been one of those "Benefit" Concerts that were the "thing" in the 80's. (30 mid level musicians looking for FAME, I KNOW Jeff Baxter was AWESOME , but why was he here?) I'm pretty sure this was Rick Derringer 1:29, 1:57... the others players were probably from Blackfoot, Uriah Heep, Nazareth... bands I never paid attention too but, they opened for Rush, or Ted Nugent, even Robin Trower, so I kind of recognize the faces.

@The_Timinator

2 жыл бұрын

@T0r0nt056 The Worlds GREATEST Tambourine player is Ray Cooper and he plays in England with the Legends of Rock, Clapton, Beck and Page... here he is in all his glory. kzread.info/dash/bejne/e3ek2smxhMutZ9Y.html

This is my #1 favorite song of all time by one of the most underrated groups ever to grace the stage! These guys were way ahead of their time, and their songs sound as fresh and wonderful today as they did many decades ago! ❤️

@ae2yosemitesamvp48

Жыл бұрын

I graduated from high school in 1966 and I remember Spirit and this song from the 60s. Is this the original band? I remember Fresh Garbage as well. Slap on the Ass and a hard hand shake too?

@barbarabeesley7451

Жыл бұрын

@@ae2yosemitesamvp48 yes....this is the original band

@KittyGrizGriz

Жыл бұрын

“Underrated” again? 😛

@barbarabeesley7451

Жыл бұрын

@@KittyGrizGriz what does that mean?

@JusSteve53

Жыл бұрын

Clear Spirit and 12 Dreams of DR Sardonicus

I'm now 68 and always loved this song and this performance is MAGNIFICENT!

I'm 70 and used to play this at the club in the 70's. Packed over 100 on the dance floor.. One of my all time favorites.

Im 74 now and believe or not this was my generation

@giovanni2075

9 ай бұрын

Real musicians No gimmicks No auto tune no pre-recorded backing tracks Just kick ass Guitars Bass Drums percussion great harmonies Great lead singer Keep on Rocking !!

@jimburdin

2 ай бұрын

i believe it! and it was mine too

The guitar player playing behind Randy California is Bob Welch from Fleetwood Mac. Spirit lives 2023.

@KittyGrizGriz

9 ай бұрын

Love his “French Kiss” ‘78 album I still have it!

13th Dream (aka Spirit of '84): Randy California - Guitar, Vocals RIP (Spirit) Ed Cassidy - Percussion, Drums RIP (Spirit) Bob Welch - Guitar, Vocals RIP (Fleetwood Mac, solo) Joe Lala - Timbales RIP (Blues Image, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Bee Gees, actor in movies & TV) Bobby LaKind - Congas RIP (Doobies) Keith Knudsen - Percussion, Drums RIP (Doobies) Jerry Jumonville - Saxophone RIP (Rod Stewart, Doobies) Bruce Gary - Percussion, Vocals RIP (The Knack, session drummer) Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - Guitar (Steely Dan, Doobies) Jay Ferguson - Guitar, Vocals (Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, solo) Howard Leese - Guitar (Heart, Paul Rodgers, Bad Co.) Gary Myrick - Guitar (John Waite, solo) Mark Andes - Bass, Vocals (Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, Firefall, Heart) John Locke - Keyboards (Spirit, Nazareth) Neal Doughty - Keyboards (REO) Curly Smith - Percussion, Drums, Vocals (Jo Jo Gunne, Boston) Alan Gratzer - Percussion, Vocals (REO)

@witoman

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@michaelwolf6424

Жыл бұрын

Didn't recognize Gary Myrick. He later formed a band called Gary Myrick and the Figures. Remember, "She talks in stereo".

@teanytraciable

5 ай бұрын

Thank you ❤❤

@patrickpoland9223

4 ай бұрын

Awesome song !!

@DoofsterDan

3 ай бұрын

Thank you!! Thought that was Baxter jumping around, later of the Doobies. Steely Dan, and a consultant to the Dept of Defense.

74 yo and I listen once a day. Great rendition.

@heydadd

6 ай бұрын

72 and I play it often. o/

@hudly83

6 ай бұрын

Me too😂

@teanytraciable

5 ай бұрын

I'll be 54 soon and had forgotten about this song till a new friend about 10 years my senior ( wait , I said that right ,right ? 😂 Anyway he put it on the smart TV and I said ahhh Yes! Blasty from the pasty and I prob most assuredly was not a twinkle in my parents eyes yet when this came out but ❤ I love them. This. That. 😊 Everyone have the best day 🤘🤩

This is what happens when you have written and recorded one of the greatest songs in Rock and Roll history: You get an incredible mega collab version years later that itself is a legendary classic. RIP Randy California. 🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻

@unclefuggly7149

2 жыл бұрын

Did I see Jeff Lynne in there?

@philcig

2 жыл бұрын

@@unclefuggly7149 Don't think so. But I saw Jeff Baxter, Bob Welch, and, I believe, Brian Setzer in the crowd.

@jaysantos536

2 жыл бұрын

EASILY a TOP TEN rock song of the 60s,

@normanbuffett4642

2 жыл бұрын

@@philcig I thought I saw Mick Ronson too

@1leadvocal

2 жыл бұрын

@@normanbuffett4642 I don't think so. None of his mannerisms (he never looks down at his guitar) and I haven't seen him ever in a suit like that. Not to mention, stop the video andlook at his face. Not Mick. I wish I knew who it was, I think it's Howard Leese from Heart.

Only Randy California could gather a group of musicians like this. Jeff "Skunk" Baxter absolutely rockin it and shredding the plexiglass.

@sierraseven3680

2 ай бұрын

He's the madman in the black shirt and light blue jeans, right? The video quality isn't very good, but it looks like him.

@danabuch324

2 ай бұрын

@@sierraseven3680 Yep, and notice he's playing a Plexiglas Telecaster

@lindabergman3127

Ай бұрын

It’s 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@stdio44.32

Ай бұрын

Skunk Baxter might have been doing a friendly nod to Randy California's Dan Armstrong lucite guitar. Not sure if he recorded the song with it, but there's a 1970 Spirit TV appearance on YT where California is playing it.

Keith Knudsen, Jeff Skunk, and Bobby LaKind from The Doobie Brothers assisting. You can't go wrong. Wonderful.

@donv21pa

Жыл бұрын

thank you - knew Skunk couldn't ID others

@PalmerEldritch23

Жыл бұрын

Bob Welch, Joe Lala, Bruce Gary (The Knack), and Howard Leese (Heart) too!

@catheline51

Жыл бұрын

I remember and loved that song, but don't remember anything else they did. Then they disappeared, or I stopped paying attn, maybe. This video shows there were some great musicians in that band. Are any of them now playing in other groups, anyone know? One last note: if captions did not indicate....there's no mistaking that was done sometime in the 80's, haha. The Big Hair Decade. Anyway, thank you for posting this!

@jmharmon

Жыл бұрын

Phukin A!!!!!!!

@harrisfoster1066

Жыл бұрын

Bob Welch...Joe Lala

63 and still dig this! Makes me dance around the house..

Jimi Hendrix named Randy Wolfe "Randy California". Randy perished when a riptide sucked him out to the sea. He saved his son during the ordeal. A real hero! And a Rock and Roll hero too!! I love Spirit! Dr. Sardonicus is a legendary album that is ingenious. This song "I Got A Line On You" is and will always be awesome!! The Zeps liked these guys allot too!!

@moritz0911

2 жыл бұрын

Randy want to save his son in Hawai- in the sea- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_California

@bikeman123

2 жыл бұрын

Page loved Spirit's Taurus so much he nicked the riff for Stairway.

@joeolson9251

2 жыл бұрын

Led Zeppelin was the opening act for Spirit and Vanilla Fudge here in Denver CO 12-26-1968

@greeremalachi926

2 жыл бұрын

I did too.............😀

@JohnnyNation

2 жыл бұрын

I've read somewhere in the past that Hendrix actually wanted Randy C to come to England with him but his parents refused as he was underage at the time !!!###

That's a whole lot of guitars! Love how animated and into it Skunk is! Loved Spirit and this song since I was a kid.

@brianbytheocean

2 жыл бұрын

this looks like 4 different bands met in the parking lot, smoked some weed and said let's see if we can ALL play at the same time.

@wjewell63

2 жыл бұрын

Ditto man. ..

@timbonczyk4116

2 жыл бұрын

I like blackfoots cover better

@PAKiller1

2 жыл бұрын

I liked Alice Coopers version best

@tcat7576

2 жыл бұрын

Skunk Baxter playing an old Dan Armstrong plexi! How cool is that?

1984 what a party! Great performance. ❤Randy California we miss you. RIP

@jeffreykabik

3 ай бұрын

We lost Dickie Betts today

@PattyHamilton-kv1pz

3 ай бұрын

@@jeffreykabik Dickie Betts was a great talent. He lived to be 80 yo, not bad. RIP Mr. Dickie Betts.

One of the badass tunes of the decade and beyond, i crank this up big time, and hell im 67 years old

@lindabergman3127

3 ай бұрын

Yep can’t listen to this Too loud❤❤❤❤

This track is one of the first digital recordings of all time = why the sound is spot on. The singer, Randy Wolfe, was named Randy California by Jimi Hendrix while in his 1st band: Jimmy James and the Blue Flames. Interesting that Randy California wrote the guitar intro to Stairway To Heaven as the song "Taurus" which was copped by Jimmy Page after he saw the transfixed crowd reaction when Spirit was opening for Zeppelin and performed it (Zep of course never stole anything). Spirit was scheduled to open for Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock but was nixed by mgr. Lou Adler who must've been smoking something (he did discover Cheech Chong). The complete list of musicians performing live with Spirit are: Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Jimi Hendrix, Steely Dan, Doobie Bros.) - guitar Bob Welch (Fleetwood Mac, Bob Welsh) - guitar, vocals Joe Lala (Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr,,,) - percussion Matt Andes (Heart, Spirit, Jo Jo Gunn, Firefall) - guitar, vocals Howard Leese (Heart, Bad Company) - guitar Gary Myrick (Stevie Wonder. Eagles...) - guitar Neal Doughty (REO Speedwagon) - keyboards Jerry Jumonville (Doobie Bros, Rod Stewart...) - saxophone Curly Smith (Boston, The Who...) - percussion, drums, vocals Keith Knudsen (Doobie Bros.) - percussion, drums Bruce Gary (Rod Stewart, Johnny Lee Hooker...) - percussion, vocals Alan Gratzer (REO Speedwagon) - percussion, vocals Bobby LaKind - (Doobie Bros.) - percussion

@juansurfcity1605

Жыл бұрын

thanks for the complete list, Guy! sure you noticed jay ferguson and john locke are not there... I spotted skunk, welch and lala, and some i couldn't name... grew up in santa monica/malibu area and saw spirit a few times; (including at the Corral there in the canyon) definitely great! they lived in topanga right near the center by the creek... I was at the "reunion" show at the santa monica civic theater when a drunken (apparently) neil young wandered on to the stage and tried to sing harmony, and randy pushed him away, not knowing it was neil, and the resulting broo-ha-ha was said have have broken up the group for good...

@AlmostReady504

Жыл бұрын

Jumpin Jerry Jumonville Yeah yeah

@StandingStones1776-vb6zn

Жыл бұрын

hi Thank you for the list who is playing drums the bald dude in black ? he was in the original band right? i shoudl know more about this band then just a couple songs but they didnt get air play here back in the 70's like they should have just like Arthur Lee and Love.. two LA bands. Another band that was just underthe radar was the Music Machine but they were considered a One Hit Wonder but had some great music...

@KittyGrizGriz

Жыл бұрын

@@StandingStones1776-vb6zn Ed Cassidy is the powerhouse drummer. He was Randy C’s step~father.

@StandingStones1776-vb6zn

Жыл бұрын

@@KittyGrizGriz thanks Kitty.. appreciate the answer

"You know the winter's almost over and the summer's she's comin' on strong." One of my favorite lines of all time.

@ladyofthecreek279

2 жыл бұрын

Poetry 👏🏼

@anthonynelson9136

2 жыл бұрын

Just think how much more of a favorite it would be if you actually used the correct words instead of what you posted.

@Lg-cd5ls

2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonynelson9136 LOL

@dr.jamesolack8504

2 жыл бұрын

@@anthonynelson9136 What’s your problem?

@anthonynelson9136

2 жыл бұрын

@@dr.jamesolack8504 What do you mean?

I was lucky enough to be able to pick up Spirit at the airport in Omaha for their gig at the Ranch Bowl in the 80s. Randy and his step father Ed Cassidy on drums couldn't have been any nicer. I picked them up in my bosses BMW. First things they did once in the car was fire up a Doogie. I took them for a radio interview 30 min later. Randy was talking about UFOs. Pretty cool. I asked my friend to record it....of course he didn't record it. I even got Chinese food for them before the show. An experience I'll never forget.

@bryanwolof8742

6 ай бұрын

You lucky SOB! I am sooooo jealous!!!

Was dreaming with this song playing in my head when i woke up! Too Cool, what a good dream!

❤ Randy California one of the BEST voice's I've EVER heard... not to mention a "SUPER" cool guy & a totally RAGING guitarist!!! ❤❤❤❤ Greatful for these life long KILLER memories!!!

@angelaallen340

Жыл бұрын

Me also

@jackdavis8616

8 ай бұрын

I second that ❤

@steveludwig4200

5 ай бұрын

100%

Oh man, loved this song as a young teen growing up. This performance is firing on all cylinders!!! 👀 🍭 for dayyss too 😘! Whew!!!

@briansauer6695

Жыл бұрын

I loved the original as a kid, but I'm liking this version of it too, just not as much as I like the speeded up version. Sometimes it's nice to hear an alternate version. Motorhead has a few versions of their song "Motorhead". Lemmy, I believe, wrote it for Hawkwind when he was in the band and their version is sooo different, utilizing Saxophones and violins in it. Sounds REALLY cool!

@olly8

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like they're doing SLOWER version of a real Rocker. Tempo just way slow. Will listen a few more times to see if I like it or pass.

@lindabergman3127

Жыл бұрын

@@olly8might be because they’re kinda loaded😂

@surferpam1

9 ай бұрын

TURN IT UP!

As a drummer, I was blown away to see all the percussionists rockin out on this song. Great band, great song.

@ronitennant5253

Жыл бұрын

Just the right amount of cowbell!

@rickhibdon11

Жыл бұрын

As a drummer..... how much would you have paid to shared the stage with this crew?

@fmmaj9noname332

Жыл бұрын

That old bald dude playing the drums was Randy's stepfather, Ed "Cas" Cassidy. He was known for those huge orchestral bass drums tilted on both sides. He was an ancient 44 years old when he started playing for 16 year old Randy's new band Spirit (after Randy had already been playing with Jimi Hendrix for a year or two). He passed away in 2012 aged 89, and is in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest rock drummer.

@whiplash8277

Жыл бұрын

@@fmmaj9noname332 I did not know he'd passed recently.

@RobertHasselle

11 ай бұрын

Cassady was an awesome (and underrated) drummer!

That, my friends, is what I'm talkin bout!! Anybody that graduated from high school in the 70's danced to that one! Thank God it's still alive today! I"ma watch that again!

@Rael64

23 күн бұрын

I graduated in the 80s and I danced to that one :)

I'm so glad I grew up listening to music like this.

@Patricia-pq4jq

5 ай бұрын

Me too

I forgot how clean and crisp this was! Randy California's vocals are just divine!

@rgsxyz1105

Жыл бұрын

I always thought it said... "I got a lot on you, babe"......like inside info, gossip etc....kind of liked it better that way....lol.....

@KittyGrizGriz

Жыл бұрын

@@rgsxyz1105think the “line” meant; in his line of vision…kinda sexy and to the point but who really knows…

@nick56677

Жыл бұрын

@KittyGrizGriz Yeah, that's what line meant. In other words, he has her in his sights locked on.

@Athena-999

Жыл бұрын

@@nick56677 Yes, that's what it means.

@rgsxyz1105

11 ай бұрын

@@KittyGrizGriz , yea but got and lot rhyme better... :)

I had the original back in 1968 while in high school. Always thought this was a great but wholly underrated song. Really liked this 1984 version.

Class of 77 here. What great times & music we had!!!!!!!😊

I was in 7th or 8th grade when this tune hit the airwaves....LONG before this 1984 Video. I have NEVER heard it so ballsy in my life.....what a stroke of luck to have stumbled into this by accdt. OK.....who are the players here....got a mix of 2 or 3 bands I see. Damn this sounds so good.....even to a 67 yr. old rocker who still has that burning, rock SPIRIT. God Bless us all. jbeinarizona

@roadking99jokerst60

2 жыл бұрын

Always cool to run across a great tune that's been in your head for decades.

@maxp9793

2 жыл бұрын

I've been singing this song in my head for the last few days and I had to hear it, so I came here. This version is better than the original. Love the energy. 😀

@tundrawomansays5067

2 жыл бұрын

68 gonna be 69 soon. Remember when we went to concerts and they actually sounded like the tune we heard on the air or the record? You can “OK, Boomer” all ya want: Admit it, some songs are simply timeless.

@randyanderson2161

2 жыл бұрын

@@tundrawomansays5067 -- +1. I'm almost 72 and rockin' without a chair.

Just gotta love “Skunk” Baxter in this video! His energy is off the charts!

@dr.jamesolack8504

2 жыл бұрын

“Cocaine is a hell of a drug”. Rick James

@BellanGracie

2 жыл бұрын

I had never seen Skunk this animated ever before! But, he did still have his chair..

@shuroom57

2 жыл бұрын

@@dr.jamesolack8504 I knew somebody would bring this up. You know, kids act like this. Are they hopped up? Sometimes adults let the music take them away; they become kids again. Without a urinalysis, I am going to have to respectfully disagree with your tacit diagnosis.

I saw Spirit at the Circle Star Theater in San Mateo, CA in circa 1978 and again at a club in San Francisco in circa 1982. Great venues! And God, I loved that group! Their albums included some pretty crappy songs, but they also had many, many terrific songs, and they played their best songs in concert. A vastly underrated band with a wonderful legacy of music.

@KittyGrizGriz

Жыл бұрын

So Lucky!! Randy C. is a great frontman, absolutely love his voice, performance! Great band!!

@tixximmi1

Жыл бұрын

I loved Circle Star.

@chipusas1161

Жыл бұрын

That was at Stow Lake Boathouse in SF. Cassidys' birthday I remember, seems like seventy something at the time. Ahhh the good ole days

@pepp4560

Жыл бұрын

@@chipusas1161, thanks for your comment, but no, that must have been a different concert. The one we saw was in North Beach. I think it may have been at Bimbo's 365 Club.

@user-xi9kp8dg4n

9 ай бұрын

@@pepp4560 i remember the Bimbo's show...i can't remember if it was 82, maybe 83 as i was still drinking alot then..great show though

Full out rock. NO gimmicks here just lots of musical talent and a real groove. Bands today are not musicians they just ramble ballads. Spirit and real rockers like them have immense musical skill.

Randy’s voice is clear, strong, and with a range that hadn’t lost anything 15 years after the song’s release. He is missed. His song still rocks and always will!

@kaysmith5495

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I love his voice!

@ptownscribe1254

Жыл бұрын

Can't believe I don't know this, but Jay Ferguson didn't sing this song?

@brettrick8100

Жыл бұрын

Yeah,he was hitting his prime there.

If this doesn't get you going, you don't know rock and roll. What a lineup. RIP Randy and your great stepdad drummer.

@leaann7807

2 жыл бұрын

Really. How can anyone sit still listening to this one?

@jhondoe5147

2 жыл бұрын

Speaking of lineup, who all is this? It looks like a jam from a benefit concert kind of deal. Normally I am pretty good at picking out personnel on things but not on this. I'd really like to know, some help?

@michaellake5269

2 жыл бұрын

@@jhondoe5147 Skunk Baxter is on guitar.

@jhondoe5147

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaellake5269 Ya Goof........lol That one i knew. But thanks for making me smile.

@jeffhammers5677

2 жыл бұрын

Think it's his father in law

This is the best version of “I Got a Line on You” that I’ve heard so far! Love this!

@garyfowler6928

Жыл бұрын

FYI...there's a longer version of this same video out there somewhere. It last about 7 minutes and continues where this one ends. Seen it a number of years ago but it musta got yanked.

@lisa.user-xm7kz2tb6x

Жыл бұрын

Y E S, I agree. 😊

@lalremtluangakhawlhring8639

Жыл бұрын

@@garyfowler6928 this is the 7 minute version kzread.info/dash/bejne/iImszNqdddrLYZc.html

@marksauce2383

4 ай бұрын

Ditto...

I saw SPIRIT at the Baltimore Civic Center in the 60's. There were lots of groups that played that night but Spirit was absolutely the best. I miss the 60's so much. You could go to a concert and see 6 to 8 groups for $12.50. I saw the Beatles once, the Stones twice, the Beach Boys twice, the Moody Blues three times and many other great groups. What an era to love music and get all you wanted.

@peterpandemonium3336

Жыл бұрын

First major concert I went to was Led Zeppelin at the Baltimore Civic center in 70 or, maybe 71. I was in the very top row. The band was 3 hours late with no opening band and they looked like ants way down there. It was great!

@roncurtis2375

Жыл бұрын

@@peterpandemonium3336 I had just gotten home from flying choppers in Nam and a friend bought my wife and I tickets in the 15th row. We thought we had died and gone to heaven...until the band came on and everyone in the back rushed down to the front and you couldn't see shit but the sound was incredible. This would have been in March of 1972

@michaelwolf6424

Жыл бұрын

@@peterpandemonium3336 Led Zeppelin wasn't my first concert but not far from it. I saw LZ in Tampa, Fla under similar circumstances. Waaaaay the hell up in the cheap seats. Of course, the band members were barely visible. Worse, with only a few underpowered amps, you couldn't hear what they were singing. My gf got sick halfway through the show and we had to leave early. Sorry, but that was far from . . .great. Never saw them again.

@peterpandemonium3336

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelwolf6424 Bummer, man!

Changed my mind. This is one of the best versions ever.

@kimberlygraeber9215

Жыл бұрын

Check out jeff healy band. Their version is really rockin

Awesome! Those were the days when there was really great music that meant something and they played with heart and soul.

That's what I call Rock n roll! A real all star band! Rock On!❤

One of the most.under rated bands of all rock and roll time. Ooriginal song writing in so many ways. I saw them doing 360's in white tuxedos jumping thru strobe lights at a festival.

38 years and this still Rock 'n Roll!!!!

@rahkinrah1963

Жыл бұрын

Is that your age? If so congrats. This came out in 1969, 1970? It is 53 years now!

@vaman5591

Жыл бұрын

@@rahkinrah1963 And we were there! Sweet rockin on the fm dial!

@ellensugarmag3759

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely..................

@Longrider1

Жыл бұрын

@@rahkinrah1963 the video was 38 years old at that time. Yeah I know when the original release was, I lived that era, what I can remember of it!

@john-dz6wk

8 ай бұрын

I think this song was out in 1969 54 yrs.

Newsflash. Spirit is officially inducted into the "People's" Hall of Fame. ❤❤❤❤❤

As a surfer of the late 60s and 70s this was my warm up for a "Big Wednesday Day". Spirit snd Santana always focused my energy.

Having Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on stage with you ain't no bad deal either!!

What a rocker ! RIP to Randy, & all in this vid who have passed . Skunk's goin off the chain & I love it . -------------MJL, 75 y/o

@terrylemonde7049

Жыл бұрын

skunk gets into the musis and his guitar! always movin😁

@thomaswatt8995

Жыл бұрын

We were house band in aclub, summer of '69, doing Rascals, Hendrix, Cream, etc When we played this song, the place would go nuts!

@xaspirate8060

11 ай бұрын

Coulda knocked me over with a feather if you told me Jeff Baxter in this bandj !!!!! I love all his stuff--- hate to admit but if you told me he played on this I would have argued with you because it is too hard to distinguish on this particular song. IMHO.

This is a really good song..the cast of characters in the band is priceless..

@lindabergman3127

Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤ hell yeah👍👍👍

Ah…the soothing sounds of Mr. Randy California and Spirit. He had a silky smooth voice. Great stuff here!

My Boy Skunk just killing it. Love that guy!!!

holy cow - I haven't heard this song in years. This is AWESOME

One of my top 5 and play at my funeral. Real Rock & Roll, no BS. I saw then in Chicago in a smaller venue and there was only 3 people in the band. Didn't matter, when they cut into this song, everybody was up and moving. They played it 3 times and no one wanted them to stop.

@lindabergman3127

Жыл бұрын

I know I would have been on my feet for this🔥🔥🔥🔥

@johnny69ify

10 ай бұрын

Was it at the Aragon Theater perhaps? I saw a lot of great shows there.

@dbeaus

3 ай бұрын

@@johnny69ify no, it was small club pretty much at the end of their ride. Maybe 600 people. The Aragon was called the Cheetah.

Randy was a Jimi Hendrix protégé' as you know. That in itself is a great story and how he almost went on tour with Jimi. You can hear Jimi's influence on the "Kapt. Kopter and the (Fabulous) Twirly Birds" album. "Downer" is one of my favorites, but "I Got A Line On You" is one of my ALL time favs. It one of those songs that reminds me of Summer and "girls". Thank You Randy.

I love this group!!! This is Rock N' Roll!! I love this Band!!!, especially the rocking guitarist sitting with the cool shades!!!

@tracynonumbers

Ай бұрын

what do you think of twelve dreams ?

As an 11 year old, I discovered Thunder Island by Jay Ferguson, which stands as my all-time favorite song. His Shakedown Cruise a little over a year later in ‘79 is way up there too. Then I discovered Jo Jo Gunne because I had heard Run Run Run. Then, it was Spirit. I remember seeing this video on MTV, and I recognize Bob Welch, Jeff Skunk Baxter, and I think that was Graham Nash in the video as well. And Jay has gone on to so much success writing music for movies and tv - he wrote the theme to The Office and played all the instruments I believe. This video is a delight to see after so many years! And Spirit belongs in the Hall Of Fame, no doubt about it.

There will NEVER be such heartfelt, soulful music produced like the music of the 60's and the 70's! There were NO STUPID RULES and everyone listened to everything! That's before the "powers to be" decided that we would be more controllable if they divided to conquer us... God bless and take care...

If I could I’d list this as the best rock video of all time !

@TCKiddd

Жыл бұрын

You can and it is.

Saw Spirit, Traffic & Moby Grape at SF’s Winterland 😱 We sure had it good…

At 63, this is one of the best if not the best music video ive ever seen. Every instrument definable and perfect continuity!!

Wow !!!! What a hoot !!! Some of the best collaborative percussion ever ❤️ Seen Deep Purple; Rory Gallagher and Fleetwood Mac in 73. Edmonton Alberta Canada. When Morrocan Gold Hash was aplenty. Acid, too.

One of the greatest underrated bands of all time , Spirit were fantastic and Randy California was on fire when he played.

Still sounds as incredibly awesome as it did 38 years ago.

@mikeberg5003

2 жыл бұрын

38? I was 13 when this song came out in 1969. This sucker is almost 55 years old

@timhuggins7069

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeberg5003 we are watching a video from 1984 so yes that would be 38 years ago.

@chriswoosley3883

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikeberg5003 yeah,this song is from the sixties ,..not the 80's

@michelterral5907

2 жыл бұрын

@@chriswoosley3883 correct !

@chriswoosley3883

2 жыл бұрын

38???????????????????????????????

My husband loved this group. He gave me the album in 1970. Every time I hear this song it makes me smile

Saw these guys in the early 70s in Waikiki Shell. There was a riot outside and we took down 50 yards of chainlink fence. Cops came and tear gassed everybody. Best time I ever had. True story. Aloha.😎🤙

Still an awesome song today.❤

Song sounds just as great as the original recording 15 years earlier.

This hits like a sledgehammer!! Love it!

I was so impressed by their music. I actually thought they would rival the Beatles in popularity. Silly me. Still; every album was a thrill. Dr. Sardonicus still blows me away. Randy California is a guitar genius

@dmlong56

7 ай бұрын

Played the grooves off “12 Dreams of Dr Sardonicus”.

An awesome band that personified great music for any era.

When Rock and Roll was fun. I lived it.

The version of this song played on the radio was good but this is amazing!

I remember the song. I had no idea that they had so much talent. It must have been remarkable to hear live.

So much passion in their performances. The gift of joyful music to my ears.

Randy LOVED sharing the stage!!! He knew what he had,,,,,

@rickhibdon11

2 жыл бұрын

Randy was a showman of the highest order... Remember when music was THIS good?

Man..what an ..Awesome.. lineup...Jeff on guitar... Kenny on drums , Randy and all the 100 other guitarists .. Plus...Cowbells...Damn.....Mr Dilly love... Spirit !!! 👍🎸😎❤️

From the 1st Lp Spirit with so many absolutely great songs to Dr. Sardonicus “we’ve got nothin to hide we’re to the same bride” Not only a good band but a truly great one. Lou Adler again finds talent and it kicks ass. Randy you just kept going with Ed ( a classic) RIP. Love em

AN ALLSTAR group of GREATS!!!..................Outstanding!!!.......PLAY...it...LOUD!!!.....RIP, My Good Buddy, Bob Welch!!!

Great performance Great Song Nice guitar riffs, all of it ROCKS!!!! Thanks Spirit!!!

I got this album in High School way back in the day. It fell and broke and this was the only time in my life that I went right out and bought another one. What a great band.

@mortalclown3812

7 ай бұрын

I definitely understand. These guys and Quicksilver Messenger Service were sooo underrated ❤❤❤❤❤

That sure brings back memories. That's what rock was. What you just witnessed. Gives me a feeling inside that I can't explain. Wish I could do it all over again. Rock on!

@robinlewis5374

Жыл бұрын

Gm They are great! Zeppelin insisted they wrote the riff to Stair way to Heaven, good article from Rolling Stone article where Robert Plant let every body know all songs had doe, ray, me in them and he was very. O Zeppelin is one one of several bands thatdicbf .

Randy California and Spirit with friends it's a rock orchestra. Everything they did was great Randy gone way too soon.

I like a song that is not complicated by lyrics that you might not understand. IT JUST KICKS ASS. My kinda song.

@kaysmith5495

2 жыл бұрын

Randy wrote a lot of songs post Spirit that had simple lyrics but complex lead guitar. Such a physically beautiful man!

@lindabergman3127

2 жыл бұрын

Darn right ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@annikadimitriou1269

2 жыл бұрын

WOOOW ITS REALY REALY GOOD ROCK I DONT WONT NOT TO STOP HEARING 🎸

@SunnyPark-he7kt

5 ай бұрын

You said it​@@kaysmith5495

Great song. Great album. Great under-rated band!

SPIRIT...one of musics' finest!

Skunk: "Going live in 2-minutes. If nobody wants these last three lines on the mirror, can I finish them before we start?"

@mortalclown3812

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Just a TOTAL CLASSIC song!! Love THIS rendition.....

J’suis dingue de ce morceau depuis la première écoute en 70 mais cette version live 84 est à tomber par terre !!! Tuerie pure et simple 😊🤩

@nozzledrich

Жыл бұрын

What he said,,,I guess?

@gmgorski

Жыл бұрын

"I've been crazy about this song since the first listen in 70 but this live version 84 is to die for!!! Outright killing." Google Translate

Thank you to the genius folks who had sense enough to film this back in the day. Magnificent!!!!

Every time I see this, I think wow, imagine figuring out the cut for each musician after the gig. Especially when they were up and coming. Obviously they play out of love for the music as you can see here! Love it!

@SopranoPizzaJMFNJ

10 ай бұрын

This was only done for the video. The song had originally been recorded many years earlier.

@lukequigley121

10 ай бұрын

Even at 100,000 , that would be only 7.90 each😀😀

@lukequigley121

6 ай бұрын

YES, Even at 75,000 , thats only 3.95each😀😀

OUR band covered this song in about 1975...always brought down the house! What Memories!!

Never tire of this song. Play the CD in my truck a lot. Never gets old.

Spirit is Super Band All Time Ever................❤❤❤❤❤❤

This is the epitome of the 80's. You just know these guys got "right" for this song. How much coke? How much whiskey? All the big smiles, all the energy...for the night anyway. You never want it to end. Brings back memories. Too bad life can't always be this much fun.

@jamesfroberg3590

Жыл бұрын

Saw Spirit, Iron Butterfly, and Cactus in 1975. Great show, and tix were only $6. Those were the days.

Also if ya dig this song by the band Spirit on youtube you may enjoy Where Roses Grow Live by Rez Band. I remember hearing the song by Led Zepp " In My Time of Dyin " during my drug years and made me think about death and Jesus. Then a hippy friend that dug Jesus told me more of Jesus love and forgiveness and how I could also know Jesus love. So in 1981 I cried out to Jesus and wow man He came into my life and I had and have so much joy and peace and now know that through Jesus when I die I will be with Him in Heaven. Hey Jesus loves each of you also and yall can know Him if you are at all open. Just cry out to Him and also read the Gospel of John in the Bible or check out the movie on KZread. 😀