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 💫🩵
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)
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”?!😆❤️🎶
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?
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 !!
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!!
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, 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 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!!!
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!
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
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
Rip bro! Wasn't the biggest fan of the band, but I was of this song. I really didn't understand it till I got Grey! Now it just tears at my insides. They journey of my life.
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?
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!
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.
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 !!! 👍🎸😎❤️
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.
Loved them from day one early 70s, finally saw them in Miami FL at Art Stocks Playpen South 1980, stage was right behind the bar they danced around our drinks as they performed, I kept screaming for this song and they finally asked me to be patient that they would get to it and they did, so awesome,
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 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.
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...
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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!
@@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
@@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.
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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
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 💫🩵
Love this song Wow
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.
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
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.
I'm 79 and still loving this classic rocker! 😛
Rock On!
72 and still lovin it...
this is not it..Aloha
High school song ❤
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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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.
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
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 🤘🤩
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.
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
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.”
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.
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.
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?
Jesus Christ. It’s like having Santana, Steely Dan, and maybe The Doobie Brothers all onstage together at once.
Hell yeah 😂😂😂
And Fleetwood Mac.
My go to wanna get up there now !!!!
Rocks
Impressive
Don't forget REO Speedwagon (Alan Gratzer(
Amen
I'm so glad I grew up listening to music like this.
Me too
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.............😀
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 !!!###
"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?
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'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.
Newsflash. Spirit is officially inducted into the "People's" Hall of Fame.
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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 :)
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
Having Jeff "Skunk" Baxter on stage with you ain't no bad deal either!!
❤ 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%
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!
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.
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❤❤❤❤
Awesome! Those were the days when there was really great music that meant something and they played with heart and soul.
Changed my mind. This is one of the best versions ever.
Check out jeff healy band. Their version is really rockin
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
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...
Jumpin Jerry Jumonville
Yeah yeah
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...
@@StandingStones1776-vb6zn Ed Cassidy is the powerhouse drummer. He was Randy C’s step~father.
@@KittyGrizGriz thanks Kitty.. appreciate the answer
holy cow - I haven't heard this song in years. This is AWESOME
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!
That's what I call Rock n roll! A real all star band! Rock On!❤
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...
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.
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... :)
This hits like a sledgehammer!! Love it!
This song just puts you in the mood no matter what!!! I never tire of this song!!! ❤❤❤
Rip bro! Wasn't the biggest fan of the band, but I was of this song. I really didn't understand it till I got Grey! Now it just tears at my insides. They journey of my life.
63 and still dig this! Makes me dance around the house..
if i could walk well i would also.. gets us up
If this doesn't get you going, you don't know rock and roll. What a lineup. RIP Randy and your great stepdad drummer.
Really. How can anyone sit still listening to this one?
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?
@@jhondoe5147 Skunk Baxter is on guitar.
@@michaellake5269 Ya Goof........lol That one i knew. But thanks for making me smile.
Think it's his father in law
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.
Skunk tearing it up.
Never tire of this song. Play the CD in my truck a lot. Never gets old.
Was dreaming with this song playing in my head when i woke up! Too Cool, what a good dream!
Just a TOTAL CLASSIC song!! Love THIS rendition.....
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.
My Boy Skunk just killing it. Love that guy!!!
Epic. Insane talent everywhere, but zero pretentiousness and loads pure great music and fun. This performance just crushes. it.
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 !!! 👍🎸😎❤️
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
SPIRIT...one of musics' finest!
If I could I’d list this as the best rock video of all time !
You can and it is.
Loved them from day one early 70s, finally saw them in Miami FL at Art Stocks Playpen South 1980, stage was right behind the bar they danced around our drinks as they performed, I kept screaming for this song and they finally asked me to be patient that they would get to it and they did, so awesome,
I remember the days of a 'line on you'.. literally! Thankfully, I don't party like a rock star anymore.
Such a great video!
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 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 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.
Skunk: "Going live in 2-minutes. If nobody wants these last three lines on the mirror, can I finish them before we start?"
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I saw Spirit in Detroit, Michigan, back in the early/mid 70s and they ROCKED! Ahhhhh the memoriesssss
An awesome band that personified great music for any era.
So much passion in their performances. The gift of joyful music to my ears.
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...
Song sounds just as great as the original recording 15 years earlier.
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.
You lucky SOB! I am sooooo jealous!!!
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.
Saw Spirit, Traffic & Moby Grape at SF’s Winterland 😱
We sure had it good…
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.
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.
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 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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Great performance Great Song Nice guitar riffs, all of it ROCKS!!!! Thanks Spirit!!!
Still an awesome song today.❤
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.
When Rock and Roll was fun. I lived it.
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.
I like a song that is not complicated by lyrics that you might not understand. IT JUST KICKS ASS.
My kinda song.
Randy wrote a lot of songs post Spirit that had simple lyrics but complex lead guitar. Such a physically beautiful man!
Darn right ❤️❤️❤️❤️
WOOOW ITS REALY REALY GOOD ROCK I DONT WONT NOT TO STOP HEARING 🎸
You said it@@kaysmith5495
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.
That’s jamming Man! Don’t get any better then that, had not heard it in years, still sounds good
I remember the song.
I had no idea that they had so much talent.
It must have been remarkable to hear live.
The version of this song played on the radio was good but this is amazing!
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.
Almost 69 and still remember it vividly
This is a really good song..the cast of characters in the band is priceless..
❤❤❤❤❤ hell yeah👍👍👍
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
Played the grooves off “12 Dreams of Dr Sardonicus”.
I picked them up at the airport in Omaha to play at the ranch bowl. His step father Ed Cassidy playing drums
Love this jam
My husband loved this group. He gave me the album in 1970. Every time I hear this song it makes me smile
WOW, have I been in a cave or what! First time I've heard this rocker and blown away. Will now listen to their other music
They could have extended the song for another several minutes and nobody would’ve minded.
...hours
Pure gold! What a performance!
It can't get any better than this❤️ awesomeness
65 here, this is what legends are
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.
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!
@@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
@@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.
@@michaelwolf6424 Bummer, man!
AN ALLSTAR group of GREATS!!!..................Outstanding!!!.......PLAY...it...LOUD!!!.....RIP, My Good Buddy, Bob Welch!!!