Triangle man skip Martin came to Michigan about 8 years ago. He played all the hits incredibly. He’s an amazing trumpet player too. All these guys are awesome and talented
My best friend put me on to this one max rest n peace thank u since then I've fell n love with summer madness no one can compare to the original only pay hummangage to the original
Just a guy on YT Halo ODST OST alone is in my top 10 albums. I fall asleep to it everynight. that smooth Jazz feel it has. Soothing! This jam is something amazing!!
My favorite part starts at the 6:55 mark. That joker on those keyboards totally lost his mind. Playing under the keyboards then almost turned it over and didn't miss a key doing it....
Indeed. Kool is the face of the group, and Khalis was the musical genius behind the group's success. But DT was the engine that made it all tie together. Rest in the Higher Plane DT....
I met them in Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris in 1983. He asked me to come back to New York with him but I was on my way to Cairo! Those were the days my friend we thought they'd never end. I've got a couple of pics though.
By the way, Summer madness is the reason I never have Winter sadness!!!!!! some of the sickest musicians l have ever heard !!!!!!!!!! I'm 64 years young & music like this is why I'll stay young!!!!!! in mind if not body!!!!!!!!! the 70's was my hey day & what a heyday l had!!!!!!!!! & I'm lucky to have magical music like this to have savored!!!!! STAY READY. & U NEVER HAVE TO GET READY !!!!!!!! word's to live by. Peace & luv.
It is 5 a.m. in Moscow (May, 25 - 2018). The sun is up! The day will be warm and sunny. And I am listening to this fantastic, warm and delicate track, enjoying the sun, life and that I am alive - to see and understand the beauty of the world! Love each other, people!
Hey im 16 and french of algerian origins(to proud to be african to not say it 🤣🤣😁🇩🇿) , my dad is on that old soul shit since ever so i grew up listening Marvin Gaye, Earth wind and Fire, Billy Paul, Kool&the gang etc, and i’m glad to have been educated with all these Song, like real music, nowadays they listening to sounds not music juste sounds and if you make some off my generation listen to all of this back 1 year ago(before that came back with the tiktoks) 98% would have say that is shit so….
I first heard this song back in the early 70's chillin with my Grandfather washing his Grand Prix in the Driveway. I was 11 yrs old. I miss those days... Blessed to grow up in that time of GREAT music and artist. 70's soul is unmatched
@Dangerm0usse I am now a 62 year old white make. I was brought up with this music outside of Philly. I know nothing but this music. Actually, I blow some dudes minds with what a white boy knows his music...it's kinda funny. Just wanted to tell you that I have hooked back up with my old girlfriend. I was always mad at myself for not pursuing her. Anyway, her husband died of Luekemia, and I am divorced.....watch out. I used to listen to WDAS when I was in high school. Peace be to all....
I have the same music ‘impressions’ with my Dad. 55 Chevy wagon, front door open Motorola cabinet blasting out to the driveway. Memories I hope kids today have a chance to expo.
Incredible. I'm not at all familiar with this band and I'm glad I discovered this song on GTA Vice City. This live rendition is one of the most amazing performances I've ever seen!
I believe anyone who grew up in the late 50s, 60s, and 70s was blessed to experience extraordinary growth pains and pleasures of change in the US and the world. The 80s and 90s tried to hold on but we can clearly see how creativity, love for what, and who you feel is your own. The music, art, love, and respect are taking a downturn. Many of us had hope for progress and a better world just over the horizon. These days when we see another brother or sister who shared those years with us, we nod, say something accepting, and acknowledging with respect. I often feel sorry for these newer generations. They just don't know!
I've seen many shitty triangle players. in many orchestras, the talented one play the drum set, second one on bongos, the shitty one on triangle and shaker. triangle is the soul of soul music, you put a shitty drummer on triangle, then you got shitty triangle.
It was a treat to see this video, so I can only imagine how it was for the peoples that was there to witness this live. One of the greatest band that pave the way.
Only discovered this song a few days ago and I'm addicted to it. It's truly magnificent! I play the keyboard myself and respect the supreme talent the keyboardist clearly has. Also you have to admire his enthusiasm. A joy to watch!
One of my top 5 favorite songs in life. After all these years, it's still good. The groove is just undeniable and plays in my head all the time. Reminds me of getting ready to leave my grandparent's picnic on Sunday afternoon.
I'd like to hear the bass.Beat on my chest and hear the synthesizer.And here are the classical music that has been here and gone.Cause everybody wanna listen to the baby.But now these records are making their way back on the scene.God bless, enjoy these records.They will teach you life's lessons🎉😂
Hands down,for me this is in my top ten favorite instrumentals in my playlist. I enjoy every version of this song, but most especially this rendition,because of the arrangement,plus every musician here,brings 100% + of their talent, and their love of music.There’s nothing like old school smooth music,especially when played live. I enjoyed every second of it as I listen to it over and over again.Also thanks to the camera guys for spotlighting each talented performer and the band as a whole.
I can say you can hear this song one million times and it's sounds makes you feel as if you heard it for the first time. We we're blessed to have heard some hard working musician that made extraordinary music you can dance to or ride to. This thank you goes out to every musician. Thank you for making life just a bit more interesting. Happy 4th 2017...Smooches!
Soft top it along the Jersey Shore and make your speakers ache with summer madness. Loop it until the vibe pierces every being, every wave, the sun sinking on a horizon melting away with joy and longing for those moments in time most worth remembering..
This brings back so many sweet memories. It fits my idealized version of that time, who I was with, what I was doing. The reality of course was much different. But I was young, and couldn’t be put down. So, this song is wonderful.
Sounds better each time. I am a keyboardist and have worked over a year to put all parts in a single keyboard presentation. Lot of stuff going on and of course great keyboards solo by Rusty Hamilton. He and Larry Dunn with the original Earth Wind and Fire are at the top of my list.
this is just a ridiculously good live performance. I've been listening to this one for years and I always come back to it. The introduction is so clean too. Summer Madness 2000, and then 9/11 came and ruined everything.
Wow...being a child of the 70s I already love this song, but this rendition is AMAZING...brother on the guitar sounded like Wes Montgomery. Also, I always knew this song was funky, but I never really caught hold of the psychedelic vibe until now.
That`s a bunch of talented musicians! I`ve listened to various versions of this song but this one (live) and official album release (the recent one) are the best. Practically they improved the original version of 1976 which is not that great but had the merit of discovering this great song. Even if Rusty Hamilton is awsome at keyboards I still prefer Charles Smith at his electric guitar.
No recording devices allowed! Back in the day, We saw Kool and the Gang so many times! They use to play Symphony Hall in Newark NJ, like they owned the joint! The Horns would come out on the stage dancing and playing at the same time! They had on these multi colored outfits that were full length! They used “Sunn” equipment, amps and PA! They played a version of “Stop Look Listen” and the keyboard man “Ricky West” took a solo and at the end of the solo he stood up and walked away from his Fender Rhodes and synth … but the keys kept playing! I said “oh shoot”! ….I wasn’t allowed to curse back then….not even now! I said how do they do that! This was back when I was in the 9th grade (1971) and tech wasn’t nearly what it is today! We, my brother, Bobby Wise and I paid $5 apiece for the concert. We were up in the balcony but trust me, there isn’t a bad seat in the house at Symphony Hall Newark NJ! Black Ivory and Everyday People were on the bill as well! They all were great, and Kool and the Gang were 9 years away from adding JT! ( he probably was a youngster himself at that point) . (I haven’t even mentioned seeing them at the Terrace Ballroom!) They had their protégées The KG’s on that gig! (Everybody’s uptight trying to get their money right, food prices sky high people don’t wanna buy, people striking everywhere trying to get an equal share, everybody’s uptight trying to get their money right)! I wish I’d had a tape recorder to record the gig! I saw them there again with Graham Central Station and Blue Magic! The saxophone player did a circular breathing thing where he held a note so long that it seemed impossible, but it can be accomplished through learning that breathing technique! A 440 is what he said! What a great show! Blue Magic - Welcome to the club, now you see how sad it feels to be - and Graham - Can ya handle it?! I wish I’d had a tape recorder! I saw different artists at the PNC Arts Center and they must’ve had recording devices there because on the way out they were offering DVD’s of the concert that I had just seen! The Concert was Tina Turner if I’m not mistaken, or it could have been James Taylor! Nut bush Tenn - 25 was the speed limit, motorcycle not allowed in it - and of course - It use to be her town, it use to be her town too. What an amazing world we live in, where in the time it takes you to walk out of a concert, you can purchase a DVD of that concert! Technology is upon us and it is just getting more and more advanced with every passing moment! I talked to one gentleman who even spoke of the possibility of connecting a port to a human being and being able to see everything that was on someone’s mind! Wow! Imagine that in a court of law. You ask a defendant a question and immediately the person has to think of what you asked - sort of like asking not to think of pink elephants - a little too much info would tend too suggest a little too much involvement! I assume guilt or innocence would be a lot easier to establish! Well isn’t every living thing a recording device? A bird, a dog or a fish? Think of it, a dog remembers where his bowl is. A bird remembers where the nest was built! They record and remember things too! Hey, what if there was a way to connect a port to these animals? The person in the woods, all alone, wouldn’t be so alone any more. He’d have an eye witness to what occurred in the woods. The bird, the bear, the deer even! The eternal questions could finally be answered - “Does a bear s**t in the woods” ? - “If a tree falls in the woods and there is no one there, does it make a sound”? You’d simply round up a few animals from that region, hook up the USB port and download! Hey, just wait till Forensic Science catches up with this! Think of it, so many questions answered! I sometimes, being the insomniac that I am, travel down memory lane just for the fun of it…or maybe because of my religious beliefs I am keeping the old memory banks in shape for when I stand before the Almighty! I wouldn’t want to waste His time hymming and hawing! My objective would be to get through those pearly gates! The Lord works in mysterious ways! A little birdie told me that! I’ll be here all week! Youngblood
The best r&b, soul, funk, jazz, instrumental, pop band to me ever. I had the pleasure of meeting Robert Bell, it was a nice experience for me. Summer Madness perfectly reflects its title. Love this song, it evens sounds good performed live.
Words can't explain what listening to this does to me! It makes me feel overwhelmed deep in my soul with emotions I can't even describe, especially when Charles and Rusty do they're thing!
Give it up for homie on the triangle
🤣🤣
Triangle man skip Martin came to Michigan about 8 years ago. He played all the hits incredibly. He’s an amazing trumpet player too. All these guys are awesome and talented
That guys triangle game is on point.........respect
damn this slaps live too
😭💀💯
one of the greatest instrumentals ever done in the history of music.
@Greatbig Swinging8-D naaahh broo this improv is dope af
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Not one of the greatest..its the greatest bro !
The greatest😃
Period!
hope the tiktok people don’t find this
I hope they do. Whatever brings attention to this great music 🎵
May everyone find this music
My best friend put me on to this one max rest n peace thank u since then I've fell n love with summer madness no one can compare to the original only pay hummangage to the original
They will ruin this gem
Me too
I never seen anything like that keyboard solo!
The fucking best I ever saw 👏👏👏🌹
i know right! that guy is crazy! he's on fire! hahahahaha! is't it amazing?
@@TheEcktowner Rusty Hamilton is a bad man
When music was talented improvised music❤🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤!
This version makes me cry. this is real music. this is soul. this is love. this is it. This is music at its best.... wow.
Damn straight Fam.
Good music like this gets me everytime too.
I can recommend the halo 3 odst soundtrack, that stuff is wonderful.
Just a guy on YT Halo ODST OST alone is in my top 10 albums. I fall asleep to it everynight. that smooth Jazz feel it has. Soothing! This jam is something amazing!!
+Ilvin Lopez ME TOO!
Christian Robinson cheers!
My favorite part starts at the 6:55 mark. That joker on those keyboards totally lost his mind. Playing under the keyboards then almost turned it over and didn't miss a key doing it....
At times he even had his eyes closed
I C A N T E V E N
Not a joker but I see a passionate playa’
RIP Dennis Thomas. The co-founder of the group. In the full yellow/gold with the saxophone for the people who don’t know.
Indeed.
Kool is the face of the group, and Khalis was the musical genius behind the group's success. But DT was the engine that made it all tie together. Rest in the Higher Plane DT....
I met them in Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris in 1983. He asked me to come back to New York with him but I was on my way to Cairo! Those were the days my friend we thought they'd never end. I've got a couple of pics though.
@@owiz9212 A ton of the founding members have been lost it seems like lately. Charles passed over 15 years ago. Lost Ronnie too in 2020.
Jared storr: WE KNOW!!!!!
RIP Dennis
Jazz is the "TEACHER " and Funk is the "PREACHER " enough said ! 💯✌🏾🤘🏾🎼🎹🎻🎸🎺🎷🥁
I love that!! Jazz makes you understand the language, funk makes you feel it
Hahaha I love that.
Very nicely stated.
Hey now. I'm stealing that phrase from you, Ronald.
yassss!!!
One of the greatest songs ever made. Make you want lay back and get lost in the moment. That's what good music do to you. :-)
It’ my sleep song!! Knocks me out
Yes indeed!
...parents!!!!!....give your children an instrument!!!!!...this IS one hellava reason why...
By the way, Summer madness is the reason I never have Winter sadness!!!!!! some of the sickest musicians l have ever heard !!!!!!!!!! I'm 64 years young & music like this is why I'll stay young!!!!!! in mind if not body!!!!!!!!! the 70's was my hey day & what a heyday l had!!!!!!!!! & I'm lucky to have magical music like this to have savored!!!!! STAY READY. & U NEVER HAVE TO GET READY !!!!!!!! word's to live by. Peace & luv.
Make music not war!!!
For real
@@ernestbradford3761 "sho u right" ....I know exactly what you mean.....
I listen to this everyday 😂😂😂😂😂
IT'S SO REFRESHING TO SEE REAL INSTRUMENTS GETTING PLAYED AIN'T IT.
It is 5 a.m. in Moscow (May, 25 - 2018). The sun is up!
The day will be warm and sunny.
And I am listening to this fantastic, warm and delicate track, enjoying the sun, life and that
I am alive - to see and understand the beauty of the world!
Love each other, people!
Lead Guitarist Claydes Charles Smith RIP
Arnita Ealey do you know the name of keyboard man? thnks
Arnita Ealey no idea he passed. RIP
Rusty Hamilton on Keybaord/ Snyth
BKPDiddy Paul Sharp i really apreciate your support man. thanks and keep on enjoy this jamz.
RIP
the pure passion and joy coming from the keyboardist is so damn infectious
Lol Yeah, It's too much, Too lit. Check out the video i did to this track on my channel please.
Old funk sure is damn good u can feel it
i knw right! it's like he's talking with his keyboard :D
Freestyle playing , real musicians.
Goodness. How could you NOT like this song.
200 plus folk just wanna be contrary!!
ONE OF THE BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE I'VE SEEN SO FAR
Hey im 16 and french of algerian origins(to proud to be african to not say it 🤣🤣😁🇩🇿) , my dad is on that old soul shit since ever so i grew up listening Marvin Gaye, Earth wind and Fire, Billy Paul, Kool&the gang etc, and i’m glad to have been educated with all these Song, like real music, nowadays they listening to sounds not music juste sounds and if you make some off my generation listen to all of this back 1 year ago(before that came back with the tiktoks) 98% would have say that is shit so….
This is hopeless, in 2 years they are all gonna came back at their sounds 🤦🏻♂️
@@malekp7236 Nice! I got my son listening too!
That keyboard solo is simultaneously one of the most impressive and comically extra things I've ever seen 😭😭😭
Bro has me dying every time I watch the solo 😭
Read this comment before I saw it and it didn't disappoint one bit
yes extra plus
Best believe!
I accidentally paused the video @8:47 🤣
I don't think I have ever gotten the chills so many times watching a live performance on my computer
I first heard this song back in the early 70's chillin with my Grandfather washing his Grand Prix in the Driveway. I was 11 yrs old. I miss those days... Blessed to grow up in that time of GREAT music and artist. 70's soul is unmatched
Tell us plebians more about that time you lucky sob! 😜
@Dangerm0usse I am now a 62 year old white make. I was brought up with this music outside of Philly. I know nothing but this music. Actually, I blow some dudes minds with what a white boy knows his music...it's kinda funny. Just wanted to tell you that I have hooked back up with my old girlfriend. I was always mad at myself for not pursuing her. Anyway, her husband died of Luekemia, and I am divorced.....watch out.
I used to listen to WDAS when I was in high school.
Peace be to all....
I have the same music ‘impressions’ with my Dad. 55 Chevy wagon, front door open Motorola cabinet blasting out to the driveway. Memories I hope kids today have a chance to expo.
Fortuitous.
This is the most chill song in the history of chill songs. Pure, absolute chill.
Incredible. I'm not at all familiar with this band and I'm glad I discovered this song on GTA Vice City. This live rendition is one of the most amazing performances I've ever seen!
I believe anyone who grew up in the late 50s, 60s, and 70s was blessed to experience extraordinary growth pains and pleasures of change in the US and the world. The 80s and 90s tried to hold on but we can clearly see how creativity, love for what, and who you feel is your own. The music, art, love, and respect are taking a downturn. Many of us had hope for progress and a better world just over the horizon. These days when we see another brother or sister who shared those years with us, we nod, say something accepting, and acknowledging with respect. I often feel sorry for these newer generations. They just don't know!
How right you are😊
I myself met kool.and the.gang.in Germany in 1972 and they were great
All I can say this is complete fire! Felt this in my spirit.
You know the keyboardist really loves what he does. He has an incredible gift and that gift is music
All the synthesizers in the world can't replace a solid horn section. This is a classic!
After work I play this every night to unwind ! Beautiful song .
Charles Claydes Smith on Lead Guitar.
RIP 2006
He was a co-founder of Kool and The Gand
keyboardist did this song justice!
D Malamatenios
4:02 This man is playing that triangle to the best of his abilities.
Ricky Worshman and he's doing one HELL of a great job.
I've seen many shitty triangle players. in many orchestras, the talented one play the drum set, second one on bongos, the shitty one on triangle and shaker. triangle is the soul of soul music, you put a shitty drummer on triangle, then you got shitty triangle.
Was that supposed to be funny because after I saw it I laughed way too hard
True love for the instrument
I can jam with him anytime.
THIS SONG 🔥🔥 ... No Matter What Version ... WILL NEVER grow old with me ❤❤
Better grab it while you can I'm 76 years old it's still digging it.
One of baddest jams of all time.
amazing, and my man on the keyboard went IN!!!!!
Favourite song of all time, literally couldn't live without it. Just beautiful
who is listen to this great song in 2023 , let me see Originals who listen to this master piece
Awesome
Im listening 9/2024
Those super musicians are the kryptonite for the current desperate R n B.
RESPECT!
It was a treat to see this video, so I can only imagine how it was for the peoples that was there to witness this live. One of the greatest band that pave the way.
Cool and the Gang one of the unmistakable soundtracks of my adolescensce. Beautiful ❤
This tune will remain as TIMELESS as nonesuch, thank you for this everlasting masterpiece.
my fav part is from 6:55 to 8:00--keyboards unreal
Definitely 😀
absolutely unreal, best song ever
whatt ever In complete agreement on that!!!!!
trance
Only discovered this song a few days ago and I'm addicted to it. It's truly magnificent! I play the keyboard myself and respect the supreme talent the keyboardist clearly has. Also you have to admire his enthusiasm. A joy to watch!
In my young days, I'd run my bath water by this tune then take the best baths in history!!!!!!!!!!!! circa 1976
Renee Gregory Here I am taking a bath, listening to this song and reading your comment. Why did you stop?
1976 a hella year!
Meant to say one hellava year! 1976 graduate here! Summer in madness ya'll!
@@mkariymah '76....me, too.
@@mkariymah 76 graduate also!! Great, great year & even greater music!!!!
One of my top 5 favorite songs in life. After all these years, it's still good. The groove is just undeniable and plays in my head all the time. Reminds me of getting ready to leave my grandparent's picnic on Sunday afternoon.
And, what are the other 4 songs in your list? I'm curious...
@@EddynsonDuque IDK about hers but I could give you mine. Just look for it in the comment section. Txs
Nunca lo sabremos.
I'd like to hear the bass.Beat on my chest and hear the synthesizer.And here are the classical music that has been here and gone.Cause everybody wanna listen to the baby.But now these records are making their way back on the scene.God bless, enjoy these records.They will teach you life's lessons🎉😂
One of the greatest songs of all-time , and legendary live performance
Fui criado na periferia de São Paulo nos anos 70 e 80...confesso que nunca ouvi esta OBRA PRIMA desta BANDA GENUÍNA ÚNICA!😊❤
Best Song Ever ------ like ever...
much love from South Africa 2018
I remember going to the Apollo Theater in the 60's and Kool and the Gang were the house band!
You know when something hits your SOUL, feeds your soul and feel it it every cell in your body. This is it. Damnnn this feeds me. AMAZING!
@3:27 Skip is PLAYING that triangle lol!!!
The best version of this hands down.
Mr. Rusty Hamilton (Summer Madness) owned that set, no doubt.
They don't come any better beauty and music I even feel the breeze.
This is what real music is suppose to do let your mind run wild in Ecstasy........Chills you down deep into your freakin Soul....
rrrickster3137 Ikr...
Musical Genius' before their time. This jam NEVER gets old. God bless everyone.. Stay Safe & Sane!! 💜💜💜💋
Hands down,for me this is in my top ten favorite instrumentals in my playlist. I enjoy every version of this song, but most especially this rendition,because of the arrangement,plus every musician here,brings 100% + of their talent, and their love of music.There’s nothing like old school smooth music,especially when played live. I enjoyed every second of it as I listen to it over and over again.Also thanks to the camera guys for spotlighting each talented performer and the band as a whole.
Excuse me while I pick my mind up off the floor
I can say you can hear this song one million times and it's sounds makes you feel as if you heard it for the first time. We we're blessed to have heard some hard working musician that made extraordinary music you can dance to or ride to. This thank you goes out to every musician. Thank you for making life just a bit more interesting. Happy 4th 2017...Smooches!
Soft top it along the Jersey Shore and make your speakers ache with summer madness. Loop it until the vibe pierces every being, every wave, the sun sinking on a horizon melting away with joy and longing for those moments in time most worth remembering..
this is one the best songs to date! mad vibes
Loving this song. Absolutely one of the best instrumentals ever. Live it so much that it is my ringtone.
ヤバイめっちゃ鳥肌！
verry cool！！
This brings back so many sweet memories. It fits my idealized version of that time, who I was with, what I was doing. The reality of course was much different. But I was young, and couldn’t be put down. So, this song is wonderful.
The baddest summer jam ever! Thanks kitosan1986!
I’ve never seen someone play the hell out of the triangle before. THAT was AWESOME!
that is the shit old school
Sounds better each time. I am a keyboardist and have worked over a year to put all parts in a single keyboard presentation. Lot of stuff going on and of course great keyboards solo by Rusty Hamilton. He and Larry Dunn with the original Earth Wind and Fire are at the top of my list.
this is just a ridiculously good live performance. I've been listening to this one for years and I always come back to it. The introduction is so clean too. Summer Madness 2000, and then 9/11 came and ruined everything.
This song (especially live) takes me away. The vibe is crazy
GOD DAMN!!... GOD DAMN!!
Oh My God! Musically talented artist playing instruments...What a concept!
Imagine how that used be?!
Mr. rusty hamilton, y'all!
Love Charles Smith aka "Claydes x" on guitar one of my all-time favorites thank you for the music R.I.P.
Oh Hell Yeah !!! Summer Madness. "Light of Worlds." My favorite Kool and the Gang album.
Wow...being a child of the 70s I already love this song, but this rendition is AMAZING...brother on the guitar sounded like Wes Montgomery. Also, I always knew this song was funky, but I never really caught hold of the psychedelic vibe until now.
Absolutely a Wes Montgomery vibe!
I said Wes Montgomery by the second bar!
That`s a bunch of talented musicians! I`ve listened to various versions of this song but this one (live) and official album release (the recent one) are the best. Practically they improved the original version of 1976 which is not that great but had the merit of discovering this great song. Even if Rusty Hamilton is awsome at keyboards I still prefer Charles Smith at his electric guitar.
No recording devices allowed!
Back in the day, We saw Kool and the Gang so many times! They use to play Symphony Hall in Newark NJ, like they owned the joint! The Horns would come out on the stage dancing and playing at the same time! They had on these multi colored outfits that were full length! They used “Sunn” equipment, amps and PA! They played a version of “Stop Look Listen” and the keyboard man “Ricky West” took a solo and at the end of the solo he stood up and walked away from his Fender Rhodes and synth … but the keys kept playing! I said “oh shoot”! ….I wasn’t allowed to curse back then….not even now! I said how do they do that! This was back when I was in the 9th grade (1971) and tech wasn’t nearly what it is today! We, my brother, Bobby Wise and I paid $5 apiece for the concert. We were up in the balcony but trust me, there isn’t a bad seat in the house at Symphony Hall Newark NJ! Black Ivory and Everyday People were on the bill as well! They all were great, and Kool and the Gang were 9 years away from adding JT! ( he probably was a youngster himself at that point) . (I haven’t even mentioned seeing them at the Terrace Ballroom!) They had their protégées The KG’s on that gig! (Everybody’s uptight trying to get their money right, food prices sky high people don’t wanna buy, people striking everywhere trying to get an equal share, everybody’s uptight trying to get their money right)!
I wish I’d had a tape recorder to record the gig!
I saw them there again with Graham Central Station and Blue Magic! The saxophone player did a circular breathing thing where he held a note so long that it seemed impossible, but it can be accomplished through learning that breathing technique! A 440 is what he said! What a great show! Blue Magic - Welcome to the club, now you see how sad it feels to be - and Graham - Can ya handle it?!
I wish I’d had a tape recorder!
I saw different artists at the PNC Arts Center and they must’ve had recording devices there because on the way out they were offering DVD’s of the concert that I had just seen! The Concert was Tina Turner if I’m not mistaken, or it could have been James Taylor! Nut bush Tenn - 25 was the speed limit, motorcycle not allowed in it - and of course - It use to be her town, it use to be her town too. What an amazing world we live in, where in the time it takes you to walk out of a concert, you can purchase a DVD of that concert! Technology is upon us and it is just getting more and more advanced with every passing moment!
I talked to one gentleman who even spoke of the possibility of connecting a port to a human being and being able to see everything that was on someone’s mind! Wow!
Imagine that in a court of law. You ask a defendant a question and immediately the person has to think of what you asked - sort of like asking not to think of pink elephants - a little too much info would tend too suggest a little too much involvement! I assume guilt or innocence would be a lot easier to establish!
Well isn’t every living thing a recording device? A bird, a dog or a fish? Think of it, a dog remembers where his bowl is. A bird remembers where the nest was built! They record and remember things too! Hey, what if there was a way to connect a port to these animals? The person in the woods, all alone, wouldn’t be so alone any more. He’d have an eye witness to what occurred in the woods. The bird, the bear, the deer even! The eternal questions could finally be answered - “Does a bear s**t in the woods” ? - “If a tree falls in the woods and there is no one there, does it make a sound”? You’d simply round up a few animals from that region, hook up the USB port and download! Hey, just wait till Forensic Science catches up with this! Think of it, so many questions answered!
I sometimes, being the insomniac that I am, travel down memory lane just for the fun of it…or maybe because of my religious beliefs I am keeping the old memory banks in shape for when I stand before the Almighty! I wouldn’t want to waste His time hymming and hawing! My objective would be to get through those pearly gates!
The Lord works in mysterious ways!
A little birdie told me that!
I’ll be here all week!
Youngblood
Robert Youngblood
TL; but I actually did read and enjoy every word of this rant.. lol, bless you, mate.
Wow "Kool and the gang", in Jersey, Symphony Hall, Terrance Ball Room, I love this story thank you for taking me into your world, The good old days😍
Astounding....
This is so great.
Oh my god….
I don’t know why I’m crying and smiling after watching this music.
It’s just fantastic.
Thanks for sharing!
I think if i was only given 20 minutes to live, I would play this twice
Dead right!
Mercy! Me too, Love❤
No me canso de escucharla. Bellisima melodía. Que época! me hubiera gustado vivirla. Forever Summer Madness!!!
Cool and the Gang at their very best i never get tired of playing this and the original studio recording pure summer magic
tony tonysouldays Kool and the gang
@@Juhkwez Right? Can you believe he spelled with a C?....lol. My husband works for Kool. He travels with them.
this is just soothing... makes you feel in the right place.
" REAL MUSIC FROM THE GUT, HEART, AND SOUL "
Girl: "What them fingers do?"
Me: "Rusty Hamilton at 8:52"
Love this live version. Thanks for sharing. Happy Summer Solstice.
Best instrumental song ever and every instrument my favorite is that saxophone.
Back in the day, this was the baddest jam of all time!
This guitar player is the bomb!
Not gonna lie, it might be my favourite 🎸 solo, ever.
The best r&b, soul, funk, jazz, instrumental, pop band to me ever. I had the pleasure of meeting Robert Bell, it was a nice experience for me. Summer Madness perfectly reflects its title. Love this song, it evens sounds good performed live.
Mind blowing...
...And you know, the Madness never stopped! Ladies & gentlemen ... KOOL & THE GANG !!!
just how cool are kool and the gang ? wow, just fuvking wow !
This the original anything after this to me is giving Kool gang is a compliment rightly deserved
This is the by far the greatest instrumental song ever made period I always was a fan of Kool and the gang even in the early days of the group
Ever!
SOUL FUNK HEROES!! Thats all..
rest well brother Charles Smith
Taha Abduse Saddiq 😥
@Big Elite And Clifford Adams and Dennis Thomas🥺
Words can't explain what listening to this does to me! It makes me feel overwhelmed deep in my soul with emotions I can't even describe, especially when Charles and Rusty do they're thing!
Just enjoying listening to this amazing music ! 🎼🎧🎶🎸🎷👀