Dave Mason is one of the greatest musicians of all time, but sadly one of the most underappreciated musicians of all time. I have seen Dave Mason in concert 102 times. Every concert has been great and he is still touring.
Still touring at 77! He actually played on the Hendrix version of it, backing Jimi on a 12 string. And Hendrix first heard the song on Mason's copy of Dylan's "John Wesley Harding" album.
Dave managed to get fired from Traffic not just once, but twice. He and Steve Winwood seemed to have a personality conflict. Steve claimed that Dave brought in finished songs while Steve wanted the entire band to write songs together. I thought it was just an excuse to hide the fact that Steve was jealous of Dave's ability on the guitar. Steve was actually a pretty good guitarist, but not as good as Dave Mason.
It's completely blocked by Dave and the bass player. Always have to stagger the lead singer on a stage plot. Put them off to the ride cymbal or hi-hat side. Directly in the middle will almost always block the drummer
That was so amazing, I have been waiting to see this in good quality for years. Please upload the whole concert of Dave Mason live 1974-75 midnight special concert. Mike Finnigan on keyboards and Jim Krieger are amazing also just a good band. Dave Masons guitar playing is really good from 1974-5 era plus when Jim Krieger do guitar harmonies together it sounds so good.
@lizzardwizard2000 Thank you that is correct, I think Jimi's version maybe had more air time. Dyan inspired a lot of people but he's a ways down on my playlist.
I always felt Dave was such a great player. He should have gotten the praise of A Clapton as his music is way above grade outstanding!! Does it without a lot of hoopla & fanfare, just pure music.❤
Saw DM with this band at Winterland in the winter of '74 after having his album Alone Together on my turntable for the previous year! I thought it was one of the best concerts I'd been to. And it still stand out in my memory.
Certified Live was an awesome live album! One of the best but hard to find. His house in Malibu was called mariposa de Oro. On his birthday in 1978 we took a card and left it in his mailbox.
You can tell what a great musician he is by the ridiculously long list of all-time greats who have appeared on his albums and those whose albums he played on, in addition those who have covered his songs!
Well, that seals it- The Midnight Special is by far my favorite RUclips channel, bar none. To find and post a true gem like this, how can any fan of rock music- or just about any genre- NOT love this? Fantastic, just fantastic.
Alone Together on Blue Thumb. It was pressed on marble looking vinyl. The sound quality wasn’t that great and one side was pressed off center! The later reissues with a shortened jacket and regular black vinyl sound excellent!
I had the pleasure of seeing Dave Mason first row at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago March 15,1977. It was an all acoustic set and enjoyed it very much but honestly would have preferred some electric also. Jennifer Warnes opened for him. I think it may have very well been this Midnight Special performance two years earlier that turned me on to Dave Mason.
I too have been a lifelong fan of Dave Mason, dating back to the Traffic days and even before. Also had the great pleasure of sitting right at his feet while he played a gig at a small club on Long Island about 10 years ago, mostly acoustic but still fantastic work. IMHO, his solo Album "Alone Together" is one of his finest bodies of work. Does anyone else out there still have the cream-colored vinyl version like me? A real treasure!
I don't know if everyone knows, but I make a suggestion. Listen to their 1976 album Certified Live. One of the most killer live albums I've ever heard. Mike Finnigan on keyboards and vocals is amazing. His version of "Goin down slow" is fantastic and in the intro he evokes Ray Charles. Listen to Ray Charles' version of this blues and confirm. The album is all good.
@@zoomosis Thanks. Fortunately I still have the double album since it came out in 1976. I also have it on CD, which I bought in the 90s. I'm 66 years old 🙂✌️
I saw Dave Mason in 1975. He did have that Gibson Firebird. He had a really hot guitarist and a bass player who overplayed. Actually I went to see Little Feat who should have been the head liner.
Well, Hendrix did it. Why not give it a try? It works. It has it's own personality. Maybe they'll upload "We Just Disagree" and "Let it Go, Let it Flow".
GREAT GUITAR(STEPHEN STILLS PLAYS ONE MAGNIFICENTLY TOO)< GREAT PERFORMANCE< STILL< HENDRIX(IMOHO) IS UNTOUCHABLE IN HIS LEGENDARY VERSION(BOB DYLAN WAS QUOTED AS SUCH)(DYLAN WROTE/SANG THIS 1ST)< THEN COMES " STEVIE RAY VAUGHNS VERSION> DAVE STEWART IS UNREACHABLE IN THE GERMANY " LILYS HERE" DUET W/ CANDY DUFFER!!!!!GIVE THIS A LISTEN< U WONT BE LET DOWN!!!
I always love watching live performances of my favorite artists. But as a drummer, my one complaint with Midnight Special is that they consistently ignore the drummer in their films.
Well Dave played the 12 string acoustic on Hendrix version...he did struggle with it a bit, and did Jimi replace it later? Who knows, but this is ok. But I agree Hendrix version is a masterpiece
@@douggauzy6258 nope acoustic guitar.... struggling with it but it was a guitar. Mason did try the bass but was replaced by Jimi later..Jimi played the bass part
Dave Mason is one of the greatest musicians of all time, but sadly one of the most underappreciated musicians of all time. I have seen Dave Mason in concert 102 times. Every concert has been great and he is still touring.
Still touring at 77! He actually played on the Hendrix version of it, backing Jimi on a 12 string. And Hendrix first heard the song on Mason's copy of Dylan's "John Wesley Harding" album.
He happens to be best friends With Mark Farner and Rick Derenger They Call them selves The 3 Christians
Very underated guitarist
@@RobertMeyer-tc2ol Yeah I gotta agree. One of those guys who has gotten overlooked for too long.
Awesome guitarist 🎸 he was also great in the band Traffic with Steve winwood.
Dave managed to get fired from Traffic not just once, but twice. He and Steve Winwood seemed to have a personality conflict. Steve claimed that Dave brought in finished songs while Steve wanted the entire band to write songs together. I thought it was just an excuse to hide the fact that Steve was jealous of Dave's ability on the guitar. Steve was actually a pretty good guitarist, but not as good as Dave Mason.
@@schuberttimhilarious.. you are delusional
The drummer is killing it through the whole song😂
It's completely blocked by Dave and the bass player.
Always have to stagger the lead singer on a stage plot. Put them off to the ride cymbal or hi-hat side. Directly in the middle will almost always block the drummer
Reminds Rita Lee's drummer at "Agora só falta você".
ruclips.net/video/JJhKbpjfXnQ/видео.html
The bassist and drummer are phrukkin' UNREAL!!!
@@tonylamosa3 that's 👍 good
Rick Jaeger on drums, I believe.
A terrific multi-talented musician from an era that had many of them. This channel deserves a Best on RUclips award.
Much of his stuff wasn't credited either, and others made bank.
@@andrewmantle7627because he sucked
This is an amazing rendition of the song! Dave does a fantastic job! 🎶🤘🏻
You know he played on the famous version.
@@bertbecker7532yes I do😊
Had no idea Dave was such an accomplished guitarist - what a treat - amazing!
You must’ve been under a rock
@@williamjoyal3553 Yeah really, I guess every time I've seen him in vids or tv it was him playing "We Just Disagree." - Dude has chops!
In an alternate universe he could be as famous as Stills or Clapton.
us music fans from the ‘70s know all about Dave’s guitar playing; check out his Headquarters LP
@@williamjoyal3553 a few of them...
Always got into Dave Mason's guitar tone and style of playing. An underrated player to be sure. Thanks for posting!
This is his song, hands down. No one can compare Dave Mason. Had the pleasure to see him twice. Always perfection!
That was so amazing, I have been waiting to see this in good quality for years. Please upload the whole concert of Dave Mason live 1974-75 midnight special concert. Mike Finnigan on keyboards and Jim Krieger are amazing also just a good band. Dave Masons guitar playing is really good from 1974-5 era plus when Jim Krieger do guitar harmonies together it sounds so good.
Mike Finnigan on organ. And a helluva singer in his own right (RIP)
Dave Mason always did the best arrangement of that
Mike Finnegan on organ... RIP, Mike.
A personal hero of mine...
-Skip Edwards
Great performance! Best music channel on RUclips is here!
Drummer is KILLING IT
Usually, I immediately can detect when a set of musicians have that upper-level skill. THIS is one of those outfits. Hands down.
Back when musicians composed and performed magnificent, soul-inspiring sounds.. Thank you Bob, Jimi, Jerry and Dave.
Dave Mason is a legend.
Living!
While I enjoy Jimi and his music this version by Mason is every bit as good.
I thoroughly enjoyed it too.
It’s Bob Dylan’s song.
@lizzardwizard2000 Thank you that is correct, I think Jimi's version maybe had more air time. Dyan inspired a lot of people but he's a ways down on my playlist.
the rhythm section of this band just lays down such a driving vibe . . . wow. besides the great guitar work by Mason
yes rick jaeger on drums absolutely killing it
Just saw Dave Mason in concert in May. It was great!
I always felt Dave was such a great player. He should have gotten the praise of A Clapton as his music is way above grade outstanding!! Does it without a lot of hoopla & fanfare, just pure music.❤
FAN FRIGGN TASTIC!!!!!!!!💥💥💥💥 That freaking drummer is phenomenal 😁 Mitch Mitchell would LOVE IT ..RIP MITCH...
That's a very good point!
Wow, that was great!! He killed it!🔥
Dave’s great and his solo debut album Alone Together is outstanding.
Dear friend thanks for a trip down memory lane.
I love the look of Dave Mason’s guitar.
Classic Gibson Firebird. Johnny Winter played one for many years.
@@mikefannon6994 Now I want to build one.
@@mikefannon6994 Yes. Echoes of Johnny in parts of Dave's playing here. (Stephen Stills often played a Firebird, too.)
Great band! Great cover!
My favorite version, bar none. It has a sense of tension and urgency no one else achieves. Deep, intense emotion, but not frantic or overdone.
This is my favorite version of this often recorded song
Studio quality, session playing here. None better. These guys are all pros
Saw DM with this band at Winterland in the winter of '74 after having his album Alone Together on my turntable for the previous year! I thought it was one of the best concerts I'd been to. And it still stand out in my memory.
Certified Live was an awesome live album! One of the best but hard to find. His house in Malibu was called mariposa de Oro. On his birthday in 1978 we took a card and left it in his mailbox.
Thanks for the info!
Rock and roll hall of famer who gets almost no airplay.
Amazing performance, feel and arrangement.
Wow , never saw this. Great rendition! Incredible band.
I heard Dave Mason's rendition of All Along the Watchtower long before I knew who Jimmy Hendrix was...love this !
You can tell what a great musician he is by the ridiculously long list of all-time greats who have appeared on his albums and those whose albums he played on, in addition those who have covered his songs!
Such an underrated guitarist and possessed a distinct voice. This channel will be burning up my smart phone.
Probably seen dave 10 times over the years always good show . Played with derek and the dominos , traffic , delaney and bonnie , and more........
Well, that seals it- The Midnight Special is by far my favorite RUclips channel, bar none. To find and post a true gem like this, how can any fan of rock music- or just about any genre- NOT love this? Fantastic, just fantastic.
absolute genius
Gotta luv those old Midnight Special Shows hosted by Wolfman Jack on NBC on Friday Nights !
Great Dylan song & great version by Dave Mason !!
brilliant
Dave mason..great 🎸
Dave Mason is fabulous.
I'm lovin' it. Oh yeah. 😁👍🍺🇺🇸
I just saw Dave Mason in concert in Tonawanda New York! He had a small meet and greet at the end and everybody got their stuff signed
The bassist and drummer are phrukkin' UNREAL!!!
WHO ARE THEY???
The drummer is called Rick Jaeger and the bassist... I don't know 😁
I agree. While I love Gerald Johnson, the bass player is killing it
Love that mighty Hammond organ !! Mon that was great.
Dave Mason actually played Bass guitar on Jimmy Hendrix recording . He knows this song well . This is fact !
He played a 12 string , a fact !
Oh that beautiful guitar!😍
Happy Birthday!!!
Love Dave and always loved Midnight Special performances
Anyone remember his LP with psychedelic vinyl?
Yep, if I recall correctly it was on a label called Blue Thump and Dave was wearing an Abe Lincoln type hat standing in front of some bolders
Alone Together on Blue Thumb. It was pressed on marble looking vinyl. The sound quality wasn’t that great and one side was pressed off center! The later reissues with a shortened jacket and regular black vinyl sound excellent!
There is a FULL Bob Dylan Midnight Special concert from 1976 I hope they have it in th archive. It never "aired" but they taped it!!
I had the pleasure of seeing Dave Mason first row at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago March 15,1977. It was an all acoustic set and enjoyed it very much but honestly would have preferred some electric also. Jennifer Warnes opened for him. I think it may have very well been this Midnight Special performance two years earlier that turned me on to Dave Mason.
I too have been a lifelong fan of Dave Mason, dating back to the Traffic days and even before. Also had the great pleasure of sitting right at his feet while he played a gig at a small club on Long Island about 10 years ago, mostly acoustic but still fantastic work. IMHO, his solo Album "Alone Together" is one of his finest bodies of work. Does anyone else out there still have the cream-colored vinyl version like me? A real treasure!
WOW
As good as I would have hoped it was and better live
Good playing around 4:00 into it. Pinky tapping.
3:56
I love his passion. His leg and his little dance makes it feel he's really doing it great tho
来日して欲しい！ ロックはギターだ。 70年代洋楽は本当に素晴らしく宝石箱。
Nobody does it better
I don't know if everyone knows, but I make a suggestion. Listen to their 1976 album Certified Live. One of the most killer live albums I've ever heard. Mike Finnigan on keyboards and vocals is amazing. His version of "Goin down slow" is fantastic and in the intro he evokes Ray Charles. Listen to Ray Charles' version of this blues and confirm. The album is all good.
Oddly unavailable on any of the usual streaming services. Found the CD on eBay, though.
@@zoomosis Thanks. Fortunately I still have the double album since it came out in 1976. I also have it on CD, which I bought in the 90s. I'm 66 years old 🙂✌️
One of the best live albums ever. Gerald Johnson on bass
I saw Dave Mason in 1975. He did have that Gibson Firebird. He had a really hot guitarist and a bass player who overplayed. Actually I went to see Little Feat who should have been the head liner.
Its in the Frak’n Walls!
I had no idea. 😮
Well, Hendrix did it. Why not give it a try? It works. It has it's own personality. Maybe they'll upload "We Just Disagree" and "Let it Go, Let it Flow".
Great songs of his! I hope they do!
Feeling Alright ! Mystic Traveler! Only
You know and I know
Mason played the acoustic on Hendrix’s recording.
Mike Finnegan on keyboards.
Yes Thanks! I thought I recognized him but couldn't place the name.
great , Mason paying a tribute to Dylan .
GREAT GUITAR(STEPHEN STILLS PLAYS ONE MAGNIFICENTLY TOO)< GREAT PERFORMANCE< STILL< HENDRIX(IMOHO) IS UNTOUCHABLE IN HIS LEGENDARY VERSION(BOB DYLAN WAS QUOTED AS SUCH)(DYLAN WROTE/SANG THIS 1ST)< THEN COMES " STEVIE RAY VAUGHNS VERSION> DAVE STEWART IS UNREACHABLE IN THE GERMANY " LILYS HERE" DUET W/ CANDY DUFFER!!!!!GIVE THIS A LISTEN< U WONT BE LET DOWN!!!
I always love watching live performances of my favorite artists. But as a drummer, my one complaint with Midnight Special is that they consistently ignore the drummer in their films.
is that an epiphone firebird?
Mike Finnegan on hammond, Bob Glaub on bass and Rick Jager on drums?
Yes, is it.. Rick Jaeger
8/12/23 🎸😎
Pueden subir la de bee gees wind of change por favor 😊
wow ! Dave mason is a solid guitar player!!!!! he should have stay with the experience and jimi.
What year was this?
1975
Who’s the drummer?
Rick Jaeger
@@delmedeiros3570thanks bro
Who is that on keyboards?
Mike Finnigan
I really like all versions of this song, except Bob Dylan's who actually wrote it.
Nah! This is natural Dylan/Hendrix territory. Even Stevie Ray Vaughan couldn't have cut it.
Well Dave played the 12 string acoustic on Hendrix version...he did struggle with it a bit, and did Jimi replace it later? Who knows, but this is ok. But I agree Hendrix version is a masterpiece
@@babydaddy1930. Bass guitar not 12 string
@@douggauzy6258 nope acoustic guitar.... struggling with it but it was a guitar. Mason did try the bass but was replaced by Jimi later..Jimi played the bass part
I remember this version, he sounded like he was channeling Clapton.
Decent rendition, nothing too fancy. I give it a B-.
Dave Mason was his own version of Eric Clapton.