Sammy Hagar : All Night Long (1978) - Personal Memories - then and now - Now Spinning Magazine
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- Sammy Hagar : All Night Long : 1978 - Memories and reaction and why this live album is essential listening for fans of Rock Music old and new.
(Released in the UK as Loud and Clear)
In this video, I talk about how this album crept out in the UK via Rock club charts first published in Sounds Music Magazine in 1978. I give a track by track analysis with my thoughts on the album at the time and what I feel Sammy Hagar should do next if he ever gets his hands on the tapes.
Tracklisting
1 Red 4:04
02 Rock ‘N’ Roll Weekend 3:09
03 Make It Last/Reckless
04 Turn Up the Music 3:35
05 I’ve Done Everything For You 3:03
06 Young Girl Blues 7:50
07 Bad Motor Scooter 3:41
08 Space Station #5 5:18. (UK Loud and Clear Version )
Sammy Hagar - lead vocals, guitar
Gary Pihl - guitar, backing vocals
Bill Church - bass guitar, backing vocals
Denny Carmassi - drums
Alan Fitzgerald - keyboards, backing vocals
All Night Long was not released in the UK until 1979. At that time, a new title and cover were chosen. Additionally, a live version of Montrose’s “Space Station #5” was added to the end of the album.
“All Night Long had some energy man. I listened to that record just last year, and I couldn’t believe it. I’m going, ‘This guy’s jacked out of his brain!’ A lot of energy on that record. That’s a real live record, too, you know, there’s no fixing up, no overdubs, no nothing.” Sammy Hagar
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Well, where do i start. I am 58 and have the exact recollection as you as a teen here in the states given this in junior HS when this came out for a birthday present from one of my best friend’s that i still have today. I was a fan as you from the first Montrose album and bought Nine On A Ten Scale during that period before this epic live album. I don’t want to digress for you captured everything just as i would on how this is one of the greatest unsung albums of the late 1970s. The one thing that i can say is that afterwards when he joined VH i have to admit that i never purchased a Van Hagar album…. I do have live without a net on DVD but i will always as an old guy love all his Montrose and Solo Stuff much better. Thank you sir for your review of one of OUR favorite Sammy Live Albums was spot on… long live MUSIC 🎶🎸🎶🎸🎶!! And by the way, the solo from Young Girl Blues is hands down the best live solo he has ever put down… I had so much more respect as a guitarist the day i was sitting on my bed at 14 listening to that solo…
Thank you for watching and sharing your memories of this excellent album - Phil :)
This is a great album. I first picked it up in 1980 and it's been on my turntable in a regular capacity since then. Whoever made the decision to fade Bad Motor Scooter during the outro solos needs shooting. One would hope that a reissue would rectify this aberration. Let's hope we get a deluxe version of this album before we're both below ground. Another live album that suffers the same fate is Rory Gallagher's Stage Struck, where someone decided to fade Shadow Play early, just as Rory started soloing again. Blasphemous. BTW, I just found your channel and am enjoying your content. Cheers from Adelaide.
Hi Rock n Roll Music ( a great name!) thank you for watching and welcome to the Now Spinning Spinning Channel. This is indeed a fantastic album and I also hope a deluxe version appears one day. Bob Seger's Nine Tonight Live album also fades on the last track as well! Phil
Hi Phil from Australia, I found this album in a bargain bin in a local record store. I remember saying, That's the singer from Montrose! Hey, Denny and Phil also from Montrose! I bought it on the spot and have loved it ever since. More people should know about! You said everything that needed to be said about Young Girl Blues. A great review.
Hi Lex, thank you for watching and sharing your story. It should have been a double but I guess at the time his star was not shining as bright as it would do later. Phil :)
Actually it was Denny and Bill Church from Montrose.
Make It Last - Brilliant!
This album has always been in my top 5 favorite albums. I was at the Winterland show in San Francisco where parts of the album was recorded. We need to really thank the mighty energy of Denny Carmassi that always makes any record he's played on sound just a bit better.
Hi Steve, wow, you saw him in 78, how amazing. This line up was on fire and I have only this album to tell me that. What fantastic memories you must have ! Phil :)
@@NowSpinningMagazine Yes, it was May 1978, He was just winding up a tour opening for Alvis Lee & Ten Years After, but since this was Hagar's home turf they switched the billing and Alvin Lee & Ten Years After opened the show for Hagar. My good friend Denny Carmassi didn't play that night, it was Chuck Ruff on drums. Denny & Sam had a little financial squabble about the up coming live album project, they are still close friends though. During the last few songs that night, Hagar brought out Neal Schon from "Journey" and Eddie Money to play sax in those last songs. In fact, the red T-shirt you see Sam wearing on the album cover also had Eddie & Neal's names on the shirt but they covered their names in that picture.
@@massF1 That is an amazing story. I would love to chat with you in a podcast about your stories they sound amazing. I am also a big fan of Eddie Money, what an amazing night that must have been - Phil :)
@@NowSpinningMagazine I was born, raised and still live in Oakland California, and in the 70's ... because they are both older than I was, I discovered my older sister grew up with Denny Carmassi, his family live just six blocks away from us, I got to know Denny twenty two years ago when I interviewed all four original members from the first Montrose album for a local music magazine. In the 70's I did get to know Denny's younger brother Billy who is also a fine drummer, and played shows with Sam often. In 1978 there was a lot of talk in my neighborhood about a local guy named Eddie Money who has a great album that just came out, I asked friends more about him and found that before and during his first album, he was living in a duplex house about nine blocks away from my house, and he spent a lot of time at McNalley's pub which is still on College Ave. six blocks away. I also found that his girlfriend who he called "Lucinda" on the back of the album cover, and wrote all those love songs about was Cindy Burke, who I went to elementary school with. She lived closer to my house, sadly she passed away very young from an overdose. She was a very sweet girl.
First time I heard this album was when a muso mate lent me Loud and Clear back in the day. Sammy’’s guitar duel with Gary Pihl was absolutely incredible! Great album and review - interesting observations about the different audience positions of UK and US live albums. I’d perceived the difference in terms of theatre and stadium venues
Hi Derek, thank you for watching. I think your observation about difference audience listening positions being about the size of the venues is more correct than mine. That would make a lot more sense. Thank you - Phil :)
@@NowSpinningMagazine Hi Phil and many thanks for your reply - actually, I think your original take on seating location is a very good one and I’d say it’s a combination of the two - close to the stage in a UK theatre and further away in a US stadium 👍
I was lucky enough to see Denny Carmassi with Gamma and Heart - what a great drummer and Bill Church’s bass playing is phenomenal! And to see Sammy Hagar on his Standing Hampton UK tour - incredible energy from the Red Rocker 🎸 They were great gigs :)
I love Sammy’s voice! He still sounds great! He’s still a very active musician
One of my favourite vocalists as well - Phil :)
Never owned this album Phil, but very familiar with it due to old school "file sharing" whereby we all swapped LPs around one another. They all ultimately got ruined, of course, but it was the best way of widening your listening horizons. Great review.
Hi Chris, there is a Rock Candy Remaster of the original album now. It misses off Space Station No5 which was on the UK release of Loud and Clear.
Love this album Phil. Only ever knew it as 'Loud and Clear'. Bought it on cassette originally and played it to death in my car. Unfortunately, car stereos of the period would often bite the musical hand that fed them and my tape was a casualty. Fast forward to 2011 and getting the remastered CD. The writer of the liner notes expressed similar puzzlement over this not being a double set. Picked up a near mint copy in red vinyl last year at a S/H store (£8) and yes the bass playing of Bill Church is a bit special.
Hi Peter, thank you for watching and your interesting comment. I have learn't a couple of things on this, one it once came in a gatefold sleeve and it was on red vinyl! I presume you are also talking about the Rock Candy Remaster which I do not have ...at the moment! Thanks, Phil
Top 10 live album all time.. the band is smoking hot and I literally wore grooves in this lp.. still throw it on from time to time.. Sammy was always a great performer
Hi Richard, thank you for watching. Great to meet another fan of this album. Phil :)
This should be up there with the greats of 70s live albums. Fingers crossed they find more live material from that evening or tour. Didn't you do a review of the "Red" album?
Hi Jonathan, no Red is still in my to do list ! Phil :)
Great Video!!!! Never seen this Album Ever!!! !!!!! Loud And Clear I had, but not on that "Red Vinyl" (More Common Than The Black Vinyl ?). Red Vinyl and a Red Trans Ams, the American Car nearly overshaddowed how good the Album Loud and Clear was according to Sounds Music Paper Review. It was reported that he had Very Bad Flu/Cold for the UK Tour I saw him and the band Riot may have been the support. Some great Studio Album and he never ever let his fans down, "This Planets On Fire" wise words!
Hi David, thank you for watching. This Planets On Fire, you are so right, that track was way ahead of its time. Riot were also such as great band back then. Phil
Phil, will you be reviewing his "Marching To Mars" album since there is a Montrose connection? I think it's Hagar's best studio album, very powerful, great songs. Sam had just departed Van Halen, and if this album was an "I'll show them" Sam won with flying colors on this album. Plus we get the treat of hearing one track played by the Montrose reunion, you can hear they never lost it after twenty-two years of not playing all together. Denny Carmassi played on the entire album. Denny told me that it was like they never split up, he said that when they got together for the first rehearsal for the album track they did, Denny just started playing the intro to "Rock Candy" the rest followed, and they sounded like it was still 1974. Denny gave me a cassette of that version, and it does sound like they never split up as a unit..
Hi Steve, I love the Marching To Mars album and reviewing that would be a great idea. I just hope i can do it justice! Phil
When I saw sammy on the same tour as you, Riot were supporting. They were brilliant. Love this album
Thank you 🙏 I love Riot as well - Phil
:)
Do you think we will ever get a Sammy Hagar Solo album box set? It's about time he had a remaster. I've just purchased the rock candy version of Street Machine, hopefully it will be as good as the Montrose stuff. I saw him on that tour in 1980, caught him at The De Mont in Leicester, a few dates of that tour were postponed to April and the support we had was Riot. It was an awesome gig, still one of my top 5 gigs ever.
Hi Neil, thank you for watching. I hope so! Street Machine is a good album and the Rock Candy Remaster is excellent. Phil
Thanks Phil, your review has got me fired up and on the look out for this one, sounds like it's a bit of an overlooked gem, by me anyway, until now ! Saw Sammy when he was with Montrose, on the Warner Bothers tour way back, a great night in Manchester that was....Thanks again for the review, I'm off on the look out !
Hi Bob, thank you for watching, I think you will like it a lot! I am very envious of you seeing the Warner Brothers tour with Montrose. I have the sampler album that was used to promote the tour. Phil :)
@@NowSpinningMagazine The Warner Brother tour was a brilliant idea, getting together a real mixture of musical styles over the two nights in Manchester, I found some great new music that way. Yes, I've still got the tour sampler, and the postcard package of all the bands. Elton John on keyboards during The Doobie Brothers set was an eye opener as well !
@@bobdarlington4634 What amazing memories. Elton John with the Doobies as well! I am going to dig out the sampler to play today. - Phil
@@NowSpinningMagazine Good man Phil, I've just checked out my copy, 59p, money well spent then. Yes, I'm happy to say those memories are continuing to be collected to this day. I'm a massive gig goer still, (didn't we used to call them concerts back in the olden days ?). Obviously not too many in the past couple of years but now the dates are starting to come together again. My nearest venues are usually in Bristol, a 140 mile round trip but so worth it, there are some amazing new bands on the scene these days. Loving the site chum, such great fun !
However ... the album does need to re edited and made into a double album length. And no fade out's on the audience response, no silence between songs. The only format that silence between songs is allowed is on an 8-track tape. And if there isn't any more tape from 1978, Sam, Bill, Denny could always wrangle up a few more musicians and record a new live set of the other songs that weren't on the original 1978 album as bonus tracks.
Hi Steve, thank you for watching and for your informative info. Great to meet another fan of this album! A double would be great ! Phil
i got this as an import at flyover records opposite Hammersmith Odeon at the time including it's gatefold sleeve that they left off of the british release for some strange reason, being tight i'm guessing, and being a fan i stumped up for the british version when it was out a few months later, i was mad back in the day! and then after seeing his first tour over here they go and re-issue it with the alt cover, ok i got it on coloured vinyl but still feel it was a rip off especially as they released the added track as single or b-side, , great live album all the way though but if you want to see what he was playing at the time, check out the 2 winterland shows from 77 & 78 here on youtube, i just checked out a couple of live tapes i have from this period and no i've done evrything for you on them, so they might have just dropped it in and out in the setlist, and bad motor sccoter was always the last track and didn't seem to go into anything else but looking at the times from the tapes i'm guessing they edited it because both versions i have clock in at 13 minutes not the 7 on the actual album if that's any help
Hi Ian, thank you for watching and for sharing your story. That is very interesting and useful. I will definitely check out the concerts you mention. Thanks Phil
i know hagar with montrose : but i never listen solo lp's...