Yep, just got finished listening to The Blues Magoos another great band from the same era as us and Spirit too... ruclips.net/video/KfszTWS6mEc/видео.html
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 💫🩵
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🎶❤️🕊️
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”?!😆❤️🎶
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)
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 🤘🤩
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 !!
@@jocelantracey5832 My ol' butt doesn't like the way they use 'our music' in various commercials on TV. Kids hear 'Goin' Up the Country' and think it's a commercial for cell phones. Goodyear does a Steppenwolf song; pharmaceutical ads are the biggest thieves though... The Stones? ...are you kiddin' me?
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
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!
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
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.
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.
@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. ruclips.net/video/ICpxgxThG7s/видео.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! ❤️
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?
If you were successful in the 70’s, an instance of Skunk Baxter would magically appear on stage and sit in on your set, mysteriously disappearing before you had a chance to thank him. Skunks were known to bless multiple shows simultaneously.
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!
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. 🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻
@@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.
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!!
@@bikeman123 : No... probably not - not this time. Firstly, I heard both and there's only a slight similarity. and that similarity can be traced back in time in other works, sometimes in classical music, even in some pieces of ancient music... and Page was knowledgeable in classical, folk, etc. It's been debated enough.
I just can't get enough of this song I been playing this whole song for 2 hours and I still sang this song I know every word for this song oh yes his voice is wow I did have his hair like this
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!
❤ 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!!!
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.
Lead singer/guitarist Randy “California” (born Randy Craig Wolfe) February 20, 1951 - January 2, 1997. Randy drowned in the Pacific Ocean on January 2, 1997 at the age of 45 while rescuing his 12-year-old son Quinn from a rip current near his mother's home at Molokai, Hawaii. He managed to push Quinn (who survived) toward the shore, but Randy didn’t make it. Truly a real mensch.
I'll never forget the time , probably around 67 or 68 I was wandering around D.C. and I hear a band . I kept walking and I find Spirit playing on a sidewalk next to a building . It was so cool .
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!
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.
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.
Great song, great players. I think I saw Bob Welch pn the left. I still have the LPvwhen it first came out. Saw them in Philly at the Spectrum about 1970 I think. They were a very tight band
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.
@@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.
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.
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!
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.
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
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. 😀
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.
60 years old and still gets my blood flowing and old bones grinding about the house! Good times music during the best time with the best friends anywhere.
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.
I was in junior high the first time I heard this song (yeah, I'm old). One of the most underrated American bands in history. I still have Twelve Dreams and it still holds up.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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 !!! 👍🎸😎❤️
My brother in law brought a reel-to-reel player home from Vietnam in 1967 and wouldn't let anyone touch it but he had a tape that said 'Spirit'. This song and 'Fresh Garbarge' ushered my teenie bopper ears into the world of serious rock to my extreme delight! This song tells the very real story of how it happens in an unmistakable, musical story......And Skunk! Insane.
@@ds7675 might have been, honestly can't recall. But it also had 'Alice's Restaurant; on it by Arlo Guthrie. I was just a kid, and quite impressionable by all of it!
@@chazmann108 When you’re a kid you don’t always remember the finer details but it was a nice story that reminded me of someone who did the exact same thing during Vietnam. It was the PACEX (google it) catalogue where service members could buy items rather inexpensively than in regular retail stores. Many an item was sent home during that war.
@@chazmann108 When we’re young we can’t always remember the finer points of makes, models, etc. on musical gear. Your story was similar to someone I knew who was in Vietnam who also bought a reel-to-reel along with the other components to make an excellent listening experience to music. The service members used the PACEX ( google it) catalogue which stood for the Pacific Exchange through the military which meant they could buy pricier items at a great price. It sold many, many items and family members put in their orders as well. One bonus of being in that war but that was about it. Anyway, your story resonated with me so thanks for that comment. ETA: I still love Alice’s Restaurant.
@@chazmann108 I have actually tried 2 times to answer your latest comment and it will not post. It’s either operator error, which is def a possibility, or YT doesn’t like it but I’ve got no clue as to why. I’ll try again Saturday.
I saw them in a small club in Seattle in 1969 or 1970. What a great band. I still have their Spirit album that I play once in a while. As I recall the drummer is Randy California's dad...
Who still rockin it in 2025?? I was 21 in 1984,,,,what a great f*ckin year!!!!!!!!!!!! Anybody got a time machine or know where Doc & his DeLorean from 'Back to the Future" are??
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.
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!
@@dr.OgataSerizawa 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.
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74 years old and I still can't get enough of got a line...
I know what you mean ...
the song is infectious
Age is just a number, keep on rockin’! 🤘🏽😎🎸
Yep, just got finished listening to The Blues Magoos another great band from the same era as us and Spirit too... ruclips.net/video/KfszTWS6mEc/видео.html
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 💫🩵
I'm now 68 and always loved this song and this performance is MAGNIFICENT!
Me too.
16 yrs after they recorded this gem. Very polished video of them performing this song.
One of my first 45's ever - bought at EJ Korvette's...
Just a great rocker, fits any era!
Agreed
1984 what a party! Great performance. ❤Randy California we miss you. RIP
We lost Dickie Betts today
@@jeffreykabik Dickie Betts was a great talent. He lived to be 80 yo, not bad. RIP Mr. Dickie Betts.
Love this song Wow
Always loved it
Is that Skunk Baxter playing guitar in the background?
@@Mike-yc9td yes
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🎶❤️🕊️
why is he sitting down? very unusual
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”?!😆❤️🎶
Yeah I THOUGHT that was Skunk. Great tune !
Keith K from the Doobies
it's sad because one can escape a riptide swimming parallel across it to get free
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)
Thank you.
Didn't recognize Gary Myrick. He later formed a band called Gary Myrick and the Figures. Remember, "She talks in stereo".
Thank you ❤❤
Awesome song !!
Thank you!! Thought that was Baxter jumping around, later of the Doobies. Steely Dan, and a consultant to the Dept of Defense.
Saw a concert in the 70’s Montrose, Spirit. Spooky Tooth and Humble pie.
I passed up Humble Pie & Frampton’s Camel in the early 70’s. What a mistake
Probably for less than 10 bucks too...
@@billwolgamott1910 May 1973 I saw Frampton's Camel open for Slade at Majestic MOVIE theatre for $6.00 FRONT ROW!
@@thomasburrow783 May 1973 I saw Frampton's Camel open for Slade at Majestic MOVIE theatre in Dallas for $6.00 FRONT ROW!
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..
74 yo and I listen once a day. Great rendition.
72 and I play it often. o/
Me too😂
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 🤘🤩
@jm..72 and once a day..
Skunk tearing it up.
Skunk Baxter?
Im 74 now and believe or not this was my generation
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 !!
i believe it! and it was mine too
@@jimburdin Mine too.....I'm very close to 67
and mine and everyone who lived through it. It was the best by anyone's measure. But tell that to the kids today and they won't believe you.
@@jocelantracey5832 My ol' butt doesn't like the way they use 'our music' in various commercials on TV. Kids hear 'Goin' Up the Country' and think it's a commercial for cell phones. Goodyear does a Steppenwolf song; pharmaceutical ads are the biggest thieves though... The Stones? ...are you kiddin' me?
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
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!
Damn straight on that!!!!!!!!!
Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame is a joke, they had rappers inducted in it… not Rock N Roll, just absolutely embarrassment
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
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 ….
Fantastic. We had so I'm many great groups back then. We were so lucky.
When the royalty checks went out they each got $1.50.
@@kenhuth1762 My thought exactly.
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.
@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.
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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! ❤️
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?
@@ae2yosemitesamvp48 yes....this is the original band
“Underrated” again? 😛
@@KittyGrizGriz what does that mean?
Clear Spirit and 12 Dreams of DR Sardonicus
I'm 79 and still loving this classic rocker! 😛
Rock On!
72 and still lovin it...
this is not it..Aloha
High school song ❤
Me 2
The guitar player playing behind Randy California is Bob Welch from Fleetwood Mac. Spirit lives 2023.
Love his “French Kiss” ‘78 album I still have it!
Good catch.
And of course there is Skunk Baxter "sitting in". Also, I see a very young Mark Andes on bass.
Jay Ferguson was in this band as well.
I've watched this about 300 times and will keep coming back.
ikr?!
Me too
I love these guys! Guitar 🎸 Land Holmes 🎸⚡⚡🎇🥁🎸🏜️🇺🇲
So u watched it once for every band member?
I never get tired of sharing this comment I came across on another video: “It's worth being old now to have been young then.”
Oh my God, that is brilliant.
@davezuda6146
I can see a t-shirt/car sticker with that on it. I’d buy one of each.
‘What a long, strange trip it’s been’. H.S. class of 70.
Class of '74 here, taking a walk back to the days of REAL rock and roll MUSIC.
Class of '75 here, and yes REAL rock and Roll
Thanks for giving me the details of coming out for my top 1000 songs
73 here. Same damn thing
Me Too 😁😁😁😁😁😁
Also class of 74. Some boss music on all rock, R&B , soul, progressive stations around that time.
If you were successful in the 70’s, an instance of Skunk Baxter would magically appear on stage and sit in on your set, mysteriously disappearing before you had a chance to thank him. Skunks were known to bless multiple shows simultaneously.
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!
I graduated in the 80s and I danced to that one :)
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. 🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻
Did I see Jeff Lynne in there?
@@unclefuggly7149 Don't think so. But I saw Jeff Baxter, Bob Welch, and, I believe, Brian Setzer in the crowd.
EASILY a TOP TEN rock song of the 60s,
@@philcig I thought I saw Mick Ronson too
@@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.
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!!
Randy want to save his son in Hawai- in the sea- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_California
Page loved Spirit's Taurus so much he nicked the riff for Stairway.
Led Zeppelin was the opening act for Spirit and Vanilla Fudge here in Denver CO 12-26-1968
I did too.............😀
@@bikeman123 : No... probably not - not this time. Firstly, I heard both and there's only a slight similarity. and that similarity can be traced back in time in other works, sometimes in classical music, even in some pieces of ancient music... and Page was knowledgeable in classical, folk, etc. It's been debated enough.
I'm so glad I grew up listening to music like this.
Me too
Yep
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.
"You know the winter's almost over and the summer's she's comin' on strong."
One of my favorite lines of all time.
Poetry 👏🏼
Just think how much more of a favorite it would be if you actually used the correct words instead of what you posted.
@@anthonynelson9136
LOL
@@anthonynelson9136
What’s your problem?
@@dr.OgataSerizawa What do you mean?
I'm 68 and still blast this song and the original every time I hear it. Awesome music!
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.
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.
Ditto man. ..
I like blackfoots cover better
I liked Alice Coopers version best
Skunk Baxter playing an old Dan Armstrong plexi! How cool is that?
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.
Me too, one of my first 45's way back when....sigh.
I just can't get enough of this song I been playing this whole song for 2 hours and I still sang this song I know every word for this song oh yes his voice is wow I did have his hair like this
Wow! Brings back so many memories
Keith Knudsen, Jeff Skunk, and Bobby LaKind from The Doobie Brothers assisting. You can't go wrong. Wonderful.
thank you - knew Skunk couldn't ID others
Bob Welch, Joe Lala, Bruce Gary (The Knack), and Howard Leese (Heart) too!
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!
Phukin A!!!!!!!
Bob Welch...Joe Lala
Awesome! Those were the days when there was really great music that meant something and they played with heart and soul.
I forgot how clean and crisp this was! Randy California's vocals are just divine!
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.....
@@rgsxyz1105think the “line” meant; in his line of vision…kinda sexy and to the point but who really knows…
@KittyGrizGriz Yeah, that's what line meant. In other words, he has her in his sights locked on.
@@nick56677 Yes, that's what it means.
@@KittyGrizGriz , yea but got and lot rhyme better... :)
One of the badass tunes of the decade and beyond, i crank this up big time, and hell im 67 years old
Yep can’t listen to this Too loud❤❤❤❤
❤ 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!!!
Me also
I second that ❤
100%
Having Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on stage with you ain't no bad deal either!!
This is the best version of “I Got a Line on You” that I’ve heard so far! Love this!
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.
Y E S, I agree. 😊
@@garyfowler6928 this is the 7 minute version ruclips.net/video/VUxjxdEwe14/видео.html
Ditto...
Lead singer/guitarist Randy “California” (born Randy Craig Wolfe) February 20, 1951 - January 2, 1997. Randy drowned in the Pacific Ocean on January 2, 1997 at the age of 45 while rescuing his 12-year-old son Quinn from a rip current near his mother's home at Molokai, Hawaii. He managed to push Quinn (who survived) toward the shore, but Randy didn’t make it. Truly a real mensch.
I'll never forget the time , probably around 67 or 68 I was wandering around D.C. and I hear a band . I kept walking and I find Spirit playing on a sidewalk next to a building . It was so cool .
Been listening to Spirit since about 1971. Take a listen to the album "Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus." You won't be sorry.
IF YOU DONT LIKE THIS SONG
I FEEL SAD FOR YOU
Oh man, loved this song as a young teen growing up. This performance is firing on all cylinders!!!
👀 🍭 for dayyss too 😘!
Whew!!!
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!
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.
@@olly8might be because they’re kinda loaded😂
TURN IT UP!
Great song, I was a young 33 year old in 1984, just married, and now an old man but still loving the Rock & Roll music of my era!
63 and still dig this! Makes me dance around the house..
if i could walk well i would also.. gets us up
holy cow - I haven't heard this song in years. This is AWESOME
Never tire of this song. Play the CD in my truck a lot. Never gets old.
damn they sure dont make music like this no mo, i had a young cat said we was lucky as hell to have all that killer music then, no shit
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.
As a drummer, I was blown away to see all the percussionists rockin out on this song. Great band, great song.
Just the right amount of cowbell!
As a drummer..... how much would you have paid to shared the stage with this crew?
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.
@@fmmaj9noname332 I did not know he'd passed recently.
Cassady was an awesome (and underrated) drummer!
Great song, great players. I think I saw Bob Welch pn the left. I still have the LPvwhen it first came out. Saw them in Philly at the Spectrum about 1970 I think. They were a very tight band
Pole 19 is the most popular place to park
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.
So Lucky!! Randy C. is a great frontman, absolutely love his voice, performance!
Great band!!
I loved Circle Star.
That was at Stow Lake Boathouse in SF. Cassidys' birthday I remember, seems like seventy something at the time. Ahhh the good ole days
@@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.
@@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
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
skunk gets into the
musis and his guitar!
always movin😁
We were house band in aclub, summer of '69, doing Rascals, Hendrix, Cream, etc
When we played this song, the place would go nuts!
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.
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!
Yes, I love his voice!
Can't believe I don't know this, but Jay Ferguson didn't sing this song?
Yeah,he was hitting his prime there.
This song just puts you in the mood no matter what!!! I never tire of this song!!! ❤❤❤
That's what I call Rock n roll! A real all star band! Rock On!❤
Almost 69 and still remember it vividly
Song sounds just as great as the original recording 15 years earlier.
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.
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
Always cool to run across a great tune that's been in your head for decades.
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. 😀
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.
@@tundrawomansays5067 -- +1. I'm almost 72 and rockin' without a chair.
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.
I had a reel to reel recorder back in the early 70’s. Probably recorded it off the radio. Loved this song.
60 years old and still gets my blood flowing and old bones grinding about the house! Good times music during the best time with the best friends anywhere.
I saw Spirit and Jo Jo Gunn in the 70s in.Long Beach. I am 70 now and still enjoy their music.
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.
I saw Spirit in Detroit, Michigan, back in the early/mid 70s and they ROCKED! Ahhhhh the memoriesssss
Epic. Insane talent everywhere, but zero pretentiousness and loads pure great music and fun. This performance just crushes. it.
I was in junior high the first time I heard this song (yeah, I'm old). One of the most underrated American bands in history. I still have Twelve Dreams and it still holds up.
38 years and this still Rock 'n Roll!!!!
Is that your age? If so congrats. This came out in 1969, 1970? It is 53 years now!
@@rahkinrah1963 And we were there! Sweet rockin on the fm dial!
Absolutely..................
@@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!
I think this song was out in 1969 54 yrs.
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.
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...
Was dreaming with this song playing in my head when i woke up! Too Cool, what a good dream!
So much passion in their performances. The gift of joyful music to my ears.
I first heard these guys at age 12 in 1970. Been a fan ever since. Such a great and underrated band.
R.I.P. Randy California 😢
When you're so good Zeppelin "borrows" your stuff.
I saw them at the Golden Bear. Ten Years After.
Ten Years After!! Yeah!!!
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.
I know I would have been on my feet for this🔥🔥🔥🔥
Was it at the Aragon Theater perhaps? I saw a lot of great shows there.
@@johnny69ify no, it was small club pretty much at the end of their ride. Maybe 600 people. The Aragon was called the Cheetah.
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.
I definitely understand. These guys and Quicksilver Messenger Service were sooo underrated
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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 !!! 👍🎸😎❤️
What a great song! On my playlist that I listen to almost every day! These guys rocked it.
So glad I was a teen when this was big. Great memory. Great song.
This hits like a sledgehammer!! Love it!
Class of 77 here. What great times & music we had!!!!!!!😊
class of 68/ love it too
If I could I’d list this as the best rock video of all time !
You can and it is.
My brother in law brought a reel-to-reel player home from Vietnam in 1967 and wouldn't let anyone touch it but he had a tape that said 'Spirit'. This song and 'Fresh Garbarge' ushered my teenie bopper ears into the world of serious rock to my extreme delight!
This song tells the very real story of how it happens in an unmistakable, musical story......And Skunk! Insane.
Was it a TEAC??
@@ds7675 might have been, honestly can't recall. But it also had 'Alice's Restaurant; on it by Arlo Guthrie. I was just a kid, and quite impressionable by all of it!
@@chazmann108 When you’re a kid you don’t always remember the finer details but it was a nice story that reminded me of someone who did the exact same thing during Vietnam. It was the PACEX (google it) catalogue where service members could buy items rather inexpensively than in regular retail stores. Many an item was sent home during that war.
@@chazmann108 When we’re young we can’t always remember the finer points of makes, models, etc. on musical gear. Your story was similar to someone I knew who was in Vietnam who also bought a reel-to-reel along with the other components to make an excellent listening experience to music. The service members used the PACEX ( google it) catalogue which stood for the Pacific Exchange through the military which meant they could buy pricier items at a great price. It sold many, many items and family members put in their orders as well. One bonus of being in that war but that was about it. Anyway, your story resonated with me so thanks for that comment. ETA: I still love Alice’s Restaurant.
@@chazmann108 I have actually tried 2 times to answer your latest comment and it will not post. It’s either operator error, which is def a possibility, or YT doesn’t like it but I’ve got no clue as to why. I’ll try again Saturday.
I saw them in a small club in Seattle in 1969 or 1970. What a great band. I still have their Spirit album that I play once in a while. As I recall the drummer is Randy California's dad...
Just a TOTAL CLASSIC song!! Love THIS rendition.....
My Boy Skunk just killing it. Love that guy!!!
Who still rockin it in 2025?? I was 21 in 1984,,,,what a great f*ckin year!!!!!!!!!!!! Anybody got a time machine or know where Doc & his DeLorean from 'Back to the Future" are??
70 years old every day I play and watch this- Randy California RIP keep playing up in heaven
Randy & Ed were Spirit...both unique players unleashed with this all-star accompaniment. Thank you, great post.
When Rock and Roll was fun. I lived it.
I'm 66 year old I can't believe I still love this song wow I'm here in Raleigh north Carolina USA
My husband loved this group. He gave me the album in 1970. Every time I hear this song it makes me smile
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.
Newsflash. Spirit is officially inducted into the "People's" Hall of Fame.
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I remember the song.
I had no idea that they had so much talent.
It must have been remarkable to hear live.
Randy California and Spirit with friends it's a rock orchestra. Everything they did was great Randy gone way too soon.
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!
This was only done for the video. The song had originally been recorded many years earlier.
Even at 100,000 , that would be only 7.90 each😀😀
YES, Even at 75,000 , thats only 3.95each😀😀
I remember the days of a 'line on you'.. literally! Thankfully, I don't party like a rock star anymore.
Such a great video!
For some reason when this was on the radio I thought it was paul revere and the raiders. What a talent Randy was. This song still rocks!
Just gotta love “Skunk” Baxter in this video! His energy is off the charts!
“Cocaine is a hell of a drug”.
Rick James
I had never seen Skunk this animated ever before!
But, he did still have his chair..
@@dr.OgataSerizawa 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.