Rick James was/is a "musical genius." Let's not get that twisted. Rick James was just Rick James. He did it "his way" on "his terms." 🎸💯🎸 It is what it is. RJ gone way too soon. 😭
@@MrShenanigans28Nahhhh, disagree! It's very very hard to create your own sound as a musician! Rick is 1 of the few who did it! Genius and respect to Rick James! RIP!
I watch a lot of the videos in the 70s mostly with black bands they always have a white guy playing A Trumpet, Sax or Trombone.. No racism just people getting together and making beautiful Music I love it :)
iM PRETTY SURE RICKS IS FOR SHOW ... CAUSE THERE AINT TWO BASSES IN THE SONG ... HE SHOULD JUST CARRY A GUITAR ITS MORE PLAUSIBLE ... AND I AINT SAYIN HE CANT PLAY CAUSE I KNOW HE CAN
@@kitrik23 In an interview Oscar Alston did he said Rick was great on bass and didn't want the responsibility of carrying and playing mostly during shows! He wanted to move through out freely! Bootsy Collins did an interview on their bass off (bassin, lol) before a concert(Parliament/Funkadelic) in front of the audience also! Basically said same as Alston, he plays great! My personal opinion, I believe Rick has to be called out to do so! They say he did that w/Prince on drums during Fire It Up tour when P was entertaining on a drum set! Rumor, not sure how true it is! Thanks!
The Dave Chappelle comedy sketch was detrimental to Rick James' legacy because it caused young people to identify Rick with drugs rather than his musical body of work, and many completely forget that Rick was a brilliant musician and an artist who influenced many who came after him.
They probably wouldn't know about him,,, plus Rick is a detriment to his own legacy. His abuse of drugs and subsequently women speaks volumes to his character. Alas, I agree his music is certainly good, however, his character when it comes down to it is most certainly not.
@@squigglesmcjr199 So did I, but as a pop-culturally figure, I think many younger people know of him from the Skit or the TikTok version of Super Freak (sped up the song).
Im so excited...Singing with the bass player for Stone city band .... Oscar Alston..on October 9th for the Buffalo international film fest (BIFF) to celebrate The Rick James film Bitchin: the sound of fury of Rick James. This is gonna be Epic...to celebrate my home town idol ... Can't Wait!!!
Dr. Dre= George Clinton DJ Quik= Rick James If you check Quik's catalog Street Gospel and Rhythmalism, you can definitely hear influences of Punk Funk in G Funk! #FireItUp
I can listen to King James all day long. What a talent!! what a persona !! All his songs were smashing hits. The one and only Funk Master . R.I.P… my brother 🙏
Looking forward to seeing both resurrected Prince Rogers Nelson and Rick James in Paradise on Earth praise Jah Heavenly Father in Jesus Name🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
LOVE this funky jam, such a cool funky jam with such a big backing band the Stone City Band, they literally should be called the R-Funk Army like Parliament's P-Funk army, they are totally up there!!! I see the guitarist has an Eddie Van Halen design bumblebee striped guitar too, I wonder what the actual story behind it is, either way it certainly adds flare to the band!
He was the king of "PUNK FUNK " and I was one of his deciples,I had all of his albums.there was always a sleeper hit on many of his records.like "hard to get ", money talk to name a few."RIP. SLICK RICK", Always remembered never forgotten.
@@larrypeters3675 Rick could write sing play every king of instrument when he was in prison he wrote over three hundred songs but he died before he could bring them to the studio.
Rick was a serious master musician, F the dumb stuff! Dude could throw down w/the best of them! Very very underated and R and R HOF ought to be a damned shame of themselves!!!
@@antonyelk.3414He can likely play bass, but he’s always pretending live. The Stone City bass player, Oscar Alston is the man you hear and see to the left. I think RJ sang for Neil Young.
@@jeffrorichard2765 Probably yes. But hes main instrument was the bass and he played bass for Neil, you can google it :) anyways, RJ was a great overall musician who deserve more credit than he gets, he also inspired Prince in many ways which is a reciet of it self!
Rick James is Not playing bass,he's wearing it.Look at his hands as he " plays". I don't even think there's a guitar cable. Big fan of him,by the way......🤔😇🙏
Rick was such a great performer and a musical artist one of the greatest to ever do it, stone city band were fantastic. Just to add this song slaps like five fingers to the face
Bass. Is really funky
Rick was many things, genius, crazy, wild. But never subtle
When musician were forced to be subtle to please the public and their label, Rick James just didn't gave a Damn ! Mad Respect for what he done ! RIP !
He was actually a very mediocre musician
Rick James was/is a "musical genius." Let's not get that twisted. Rick James was just Rick James. He did it "his way" on "his terms."
🎸💯🎸
It is what it is. RJ gone way too soon. 😭
@@MrShenanigans28Nahhhh, disagree! It's very very hard to create your own sound as a musician! Rick is 1 of the few who did it! Genius and respect to Rick James! RIP!
Rick James is one of the greatest to ever do it. RIP Rick
Rick James was way ahead of his time. One of the greatest ever!
PreaChhhhh
He a l ı v e
Rick had so many funky hits that would make you get up to get down.
There was not a better band than Rick James & the Stone City Band. This video has everything you want in entertainment. The sound is amazing!
The Revolution would say oh how I beg to differ 😂
I watch a lot of the videos in the 70s mostly with black bands they always have a white guy playing A Trumpet, Sax or Trombone.. No racism just people getting together and making beautiful Music I love it :)
People are trying to get into the USA because it is the least racist place
And everytime you see the white dudes and more than proud to be a part of Rick James roster !
@@devilshaircut9 nan it's not
@@devilshaircut9 hahaha
RIP Rick James (February 1, 1948 - August 6, 2004), aged 56
You will be remembered as a legend.
I wouldn't either. LOL
No way you can't love Rick James.
Loving the lead bass and rhythm bass combo.
iM PRETTY SURE RICKS IS FOR SHOW ... CAUSE THERE AINT TWO BASSES IN THE SONG ... HE SHOULD JUST CARRY A GUITAR ITS MORE PLAUSIBLE ... AND I AINT SAYIN HE CANT PLAY CAUSE I KNOW HE CAN
@@kitrik23 In an interview Oscar Alston did he said Rick was great on bass and didn't want the responsibility of carrying and playing mostly during shows! He wanted to move through out freely! Bootsy Collins did an interview on their bass off (bassin, lol) before a concert(Parliament/Funkadelic) in front of the audience also! Basically said same as Alston, he plays great! My personal opinion, I believe Rick has to be called out to do so! They say he did that w/Prince on drums during Fire It Up tour when P was entertaining on a drum set! Rumor, not sure how true it is! Thanks!
The Stone City Band is their name. Rick James and the Stone City Band.
That’s definitely unique
Supposedly Quincy jones heard the bass line and asked James if he could use it for the song thriller. If that’s true that’s sick
OUTSTANDING! Rick James was one great entertainer!!!!!
The back-up singers 🎤🎤 were slay’n!!! 💯✌🏿
Legend, real rockstar
Man, I miss this sound in music!!
Me too! Just groovy!
I mean... It ain't live, but it's Slick Rick and I'll take it. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The Funk is it´s own reward !
Brilliant observation
@@davidzedner4286 brother I shall recognize that those words are brilliant because George Clinton said it 😁
Stingray and Rickenbacker..... 😆
Stone City is the best band from the back ups to those horns.
The Dave Chappelle comedy sketch was detrimental to Rick James' legacy because it caused young people to identify Rick with drugs rather than his musical body of work, and many completely forget that Rick was a brilliant musician and an artist who influenced many who came after him.
I disagree that was only for the ignorant few like this ignorant statement
Totally agree
They probably wouldn't know about him,,, plus Rick is a detriment to his own legacy. His abuse of drugs and subsequently women speaks volumes to his character. Alas, I agree his music is certainly good, however, his character when it comes down to it is most certainly not.
Na, i liked rick james music before the chapell show.
@@squigglesmcjr199 So did I, but as a pop-culturally figure, I think many younger people know of him from the Skit or the TikTok version of Super Freak (sped up the song).
There is no doubt Rick was smashing those background singers!
Im so excited...Singing with the bass player for Stone city band .... Oscar Alston..on October 9th for the Buffalo international film fest (BIFF) to celebrate The Rick James film Bitchin: the sound of fury of Rick James. This is gonna be Epic...to celebrate my home town idol ... Can't Wait!!!
bet ricks dressing room had the ' do not disturb' sign up for a good few hours after this gig
Then hes get coked up and getting high
Rick James will always be legend and never forgotten.😎👍🙏🎶🎼
Dr. Dre= George Clinton
DJ Quik= Rick James
If you check Quik's catalog Street Gospel and Rhythmalism, you can definitely hear influences of Punk Funk in G Funk!
#FireItUp
I didn't realize Eddie Van Halen was already selling his striped guitars in the late 70s😱
That sure looks like EVH - are you sure it isn't?
@@devilshaircut9 It isn't Eddie
@Rob Mikels Tom Rocked it. Listen to the Rick James song Rock and Roll control. Tom really rocks that one.
@Rob MikelsKuule!! The whole band is great. And Rick James was one of the greatest musicians ever. Those flutes on Mary Jane are amazing! Enjoy!
Rick needs to be in the Rock and Roll HOF like yesterday! Can't wait until his bio pic drops! It should be super entertaining!
Fire it up is such an underrated album along with many more ‼️
That catsuit the back up singer is wearing is FIRE.
I have all his albums.....Rick was the best.
Real music. Seen him in concert just AWESOME💋
You were so lucky!
He was unbelievable and a great singer RIP brother
The Man The Myth Thee LEGEND!!!
Hot damn that rick James and band was something else
Real talent upfront and raw love it ✨😍
Im Rick James Biaatch
😂😂😂👍
Incredibly talented, Rick James was.
This song is so beautiful I feel like dancing RIP🙏❤️🌹💐🌷🌺🌷💐🌹❤️🌺🙏🙏
The amazing Slick Rick and the Stone City Band. Funkalicious as always. Way to start the weekend.
Absolute revolution as far as music is concerned.
Such a great arrangement! Masterful. What a great song! Rick James & the Stone City band Rocked & Rocks!
I can listen to King James all day long. What a talent!! what a persona !! All his songs were smashing hits. The one and only Funk Master . R.I.P… my brother 🙏
Old school or no school 🤘🏾
Great Artist Great Band Great Music
Um rockstar do funk!
Looking forward to seeing both resurrected Prince Rogers Nelson and Rick James in Paradise on Earth praise Jah Heavenly Father in Jesus Name🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Million dollar backups
This song is absolute gold
LOVE this funky jam, such a cool funky jam with such a big backing band the Stone City Band, they literally should be called the R-Funk Army like Parliament's P-Funk army, they are totally up there!!! I see the guitarist has an Eddie Van Halen design bumblebee striped guitar too, I wonder what the actual story behind it is, either way it certainly adds flare to the band!
He was the king of "PUNK FUNK " and I was one of his deciples,I had all of his albums.there was always a sleeper hit on many of his records.like "hard to get ", money talk to name a few."RIP. SLICK RICK", Always remembered never forgotten.
Rick James is not King of a damn thing George Clinton is was out way before Rick
Coked up... Cool backup Singers..🎸🎸🎼. Bang bang
Classic Slick Rick!!!!
Ty..
Yes !!!
That bass is DOPE
The most talented entertainer ever.
Nah... sorry
@@larrypeters3675 Rick could write sing play every king of instrument when he was in prison he wrote over three hundred songs but he died before he could bring them to the studio.
@@josephgraham7199 did anyone else put on shows this awesome in the 80s??
Love the Punk Funk Horns on this song!!!
“I got my bang bang bang”…Rick is amazing with fade out ad libs
Rock on Rick James then and now January 2022
i never knew eddie van halen was in ricks band
Loooooool
True? Where did you see him? 🤔🤔
That's not Eddie Van Halen. His name is Tom McDermott.
He was apart of the Stone City Band.
@@mothertwinkles4198 these comments tho lol only true fans knows Rick James and the stone City band members
This never saw radioplay in the bay area regular radio stations....Kpoo would roll it though. This was an underground HIT!
Rick James - Love Gun (Live) 1979
Are they running two bass guitar’s for this song? Seems like Rick playing bass and the other guy is playing bass as well ..
A funk legend...
Love this song and Rick James forever
Hey forget what that lil lady in the back said🔥 I'm Rick James bitch 🔥
A MASTERPIECE!! No one topped Rick James!
💕 love gun Rick jàmes. Oh. Yes he's jamming.
First I thought that's EVH on the guitar
This is cool! Why I haven't heard it before?
Ppl think I’m Jamaican or a Rasta until I tell them look at Rick James. Then they understand what time I’m on.
3:33 - Full Retro Crush Activation. Building time machine now. I think she may be the one.
Rick James' music was as funky as any, bar none. Misunderstood and underappreciated. Respect and RIP.
So this is Rick James. Dave Chappelle brought me here LOL
Same just wanna hear him say"get of ma couch BIATCH" but i think its elsewere so just enjoy the funky funk
His music is actually really awesome and it’s unfortunate that he’s become a caricature. He’s one of my favorite musicians.
@@MrGeronimo300 Who is Dave Chappelle?
Rick was a serious master musician, F the dumb stuff! Dude could throw down w/the best of them! Very very underated and R and R HOF ought to be a damned shame of themselves!!!
@@MrGeronimo300 I agree and it's very annoying.
Rick James was a bad Mo Fo an a gifted singer who was funkie!
Strange that he didnt became as big ss Prince and Michael Jackson?
I’m screamin’ because Teena Marie realized she was in love with Rick when he performed this song. Girl! LMAO!
Rick james was simply a bad ass!! Move over micheal jackson!
He was playing some serious bass, legend.
He’s actually never playing …. The bass player behind him is.
Rick James was originally a bassist and if you look clously he is actually playing the bass, not only him though. He also was Neil Youngs bassist :)
@@antonyelk.3414He can likely play bass, but he’s always pretending live. The Stone City bass player, Oscar Alston is the man you hear and see to the left. I think RJ sang for Neil Young.
@@jeffrorichard2765 Probably yes. But hes main instrument was the bass and he played bass for Neil, you can google it :) anyways, RJ was a great overall musician who deserve more credit than he gets, he also inspired Prince in many ways which is a reciet of it self!
Guitarist from stryper or coincidently looks like him
That's Tom McDermott. He went to the Eddie Van Halen school of fashion!
I mistook him for Glenn Tipton in the Eddie Murphy Party All The Time video
Theres Still Glitter In his hair from super freak xD
Wasn't the Super Freak video recorded later?
The "Fire It Up" album is from 1979, "Street Songs" is from 1981.
1:11 You wanna shoot me with desire?? Why? What'd I do?!
this the hit all time
Funktabulastic.
The king of punk funk !
Amo 💟👏👏👏
“Live” 😂
The woman in the red glasses is stunning.
No Gimmicks..maybe a little Pyro....but all......Rick James!!
I’ll love Rick and his music forever!! Bang! Bang!
This song is the shit. Love the trumpet and the girls .
Is this actually live or playback? This the exat same song as the one on spotify.
Anyways, Rick James is one of the greatest artist of all time, RIP
all time fav this classic, first heard this melony in the womb mid to late 80zz
Your mom was pregnant...like Guiness' World Record Book like.
This is music, so many instruments a extremely good band and legendary Rick James performing with all that funk
hEY! Never seen this one before!
Rick James is Not playing bass,he's wearing it.Look at his hands as he " plays". I don't even think there's a guitar cable. Big fan of him,by the way......🤔😇🙏
Rick played bass and many other instuments.
What did the five fingers say to the face?!?
well, it aint KISS...and one of the few things from roughly the same time the better for it. RJ Rules
I heard he was inspired after attending a KISS concert and wrote this! Now that's talent! Cool!
King of Punk Funk!!
Rick was such a great performer and a musical artist one of the greatest to ever do it, stone city band were fantastic. Just to add this song slaps like five fingers to the face
🎵 RICK JAMES ♨
legendary
soul
rocker
▶▶ ♠
Why are Rick James and The Stone City Band not in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 🤔🤔
Legend! Could randomly play his tracks and not miss.
A LEGENDARY. ICON..!!! THAT WOULD GET. ANYBODY. UP DANCING!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉. RICK JAMES...FOR EVER!!!!😁
I think I know why there was two bass players. Rick wasn't plugged in.