Probably my favorite song off Spectres. Something about cruising around with the windows down in the summer night by yourself listening to this tune. Reminds me of my youth.
Perfectly said! I have done this exact thing and it is absolute bliss cruising with this song playing in the car at night exactly as you’ve described. It is DEFINITELY a touchstone to my youth, and it hits me right in my soul every time. It’s a treasured song for sure.
I love the night Out in the air, cool and clear, it’s free It’s the only way to be I love the night Once hidden wonders now are there to see They were pointed out to me This is the other verse not on the studio version: Now I never rise until the sun falls And my vision knows no walls I’m looking for ladies walking alone They forget the day When they hear me say...
This song has been playing in my head since I first heard it way back. Great to hear it live but I like the studio version better. Buck Dharma is one of the greats in my book.
One of my favorite BOC songs. Hell, one of my favorite songs, period! I don't think I've seen them play this one live but I did get to see another favorite off of Spectres at a club show once: "The Golden Age Of Leather."
i always listen to this after visiting my parents, when i'm rolling into the city by train late on sunday night, seeing the flashing neon lights knowing i'll soon be back to work and boring daily routines - but there's still a few hours of peace left
My wife got tickets to see BOC in Laughlin, NV, on September! 28, 2024! I haven't seen them since 1981! I am so fucking stoked! Got them for my birthday, which is a few days before the concert! I can't wait! I love this tune!
@@Rosolem1991Awesome! Buck still kicks ass! Played Cities on Flame to close the encore! Played Then Came the Last Days of May, Buck's Boogie, Hot Rails to Hell, Reaper, Burn'in for You, Godzilla, Golden Age of Leather, etc..Sat by two big fans from California...had a great time. Wanted to hear this and Astronomy, but did not play either.
@@jeffwarren4938 Nice to here it! I'm eager to see them live. But I live overseas. I need to figure out a way to make it happen while we have them touring
My 1st BOC show ever was the summer of 1977, the Spectres Tour...lasers & mirror balls, row 3, floor seats. Unfortunately, we never heard this one, that day...but this Night's doing it for me❗
Its been a while, maybe 10 years but I was so disappointed that BOC didn't play this song in Greensburg PA. whatta song!! The rest of the show was great!!!
This is one of my favorites from BOC i like prettymuch everything they play,Ive seen them 32 times in concert firt time was in 1980 in Salem Oregon jam
I never knew they performed this live. Next to Death Valley NIghts, one of my ultimate fav's off of Spectres. Thank you for giving us BÖC fans a true gem in live performances.
I lived this when she found me strolling the beach My life stopped and my existence began Now I drink moonlight and the cabernet of mortals' lives Sustaining ~ I --- * --- ¿ ~
There are so many great BOC bootlegs... unless you're looking for a 1983 show with "I Love The Night" on it. The suddenly there is nothing I can find. Would you know the date and venue for this performance? Thanks.
Buck Dharma stated that the Producer, the late great Sandy Pearlman, convinced him (Buck Dharma) to edit the song because he thought it would be a radio hit and needed to cut down the length of the song.
He changed the words. One of my all time favorite BOC songs. Theres so many layers in the studio version. Hard to reproduce live. I think they did a good job. Just weird that he changed the words
There was always talk of an additional verse that Buck did not use for Spectres, I have heard it elsewhere on youTube and it's typically wonderful. I don't think that Buck was entirely comfortable with the live vocals for this one or Golden Age of Leather so they were underplayed, both fabulous songs.
@HiddenTruth666 I hear a couple of words differently. Here's what it sounds like to me: "I love the night. Out in the air, cool and clear, it's free. Its the only way to be. I love the night. Once hidden wonders now are there to see. They were pointed out to me."
Two things I think of when I hear this song,one almost in a way a sequel musically to Don't fear the reaper and secondly I picture the scene in From Dusk till Dawn where Salma Hayek is dancing in that skimpy outfit with the snake on her shoulders even though she didn't dance to this but,just imagine that's all. Afterall it is a song about vampires,is it not?
This is my rendition of that altered verse, it's what i could make out.. let me know what you think of what i have! "I love the night. up in the air, cool and clear so free, its the only way to be. i love the night. once hidden wonders now are vague to see, they were pointed out to me."
Albert who was a finesse drummer (& on the studio recording in 1977) left the band in 1981. The guy who took over was a brute of a drummer (in a good way).
Bloom the weakest link of the band. Hardly contributed anything. Albert was more important and he got the boot. No coincidence the most of their albums sucked after Fire of Unknown Origin which was Al's last as a band member. back to Eric: Allen was the second guitarist.
Bloom had a massive influence at times, he was probably the leading contributor to the Fire album for example. His vocals were great around that that time (check out the concert footage from 09/10/81 for Veteran of the Psychic Wars, excellent job from Eric). Albert was a massive loss but the band (including his own brother) voted him out.
BalladOfThinMan - That should give you some idea of the strength of the band. Eric Bloom was arguably the greatest singer of the genre during the mid 70s. He was nowhere near the instrumental prowess of the other four band members. Donald Roeser was in a league all by himself. Allen Lanier could have played lead guitar in any band. So could Joe Bouchard, though he was BOC's bassist. Albert Bouchard could have played anything in any band, except lead singer. Bloom did more than an admirable job fronting the band despite what he lacked as an instrumental musician.
Yes Eric "tinkers" on guitar & keyboards ... but he wrote some good songs & for me he had a great rock voice until recent years that suited material like Astronomy, Flaming Telepaths, Veteran, ETI etc ...
@@JohnHoulgate Hi John, Respectfuly disagree.. Al sang cities on flame, Sinful love, and a couple others off AOF. He added energy to the original line up. His issues were he couldn’t show up on time among others. His drumming was awesome. Love BOC
Probably my favorite song off Spectres. Something about cruising around with the windows down in the summer night by yourself listening to this tune. Reminds me of my youth.
Perfectly said! I have done this exact thing and it is absolute bliss cruising with this song playing in the car at night exactly as you’ve described. It is DEFINITELY a touchstone to my youth, and it hits me right in my soul every time. It’s a treasured song for sure.
Brilliant song, long live BOC .
This is an 80s song released in the late 70s! It was ahead of its time!
Saw them live in the 80s I think
It’s 2024 and song we heard over 45 years ago and we’re still listening and talking about it. Still fresh and relevant.
I love the night
Out in the air, cool and clear, it’s free
It’s the only way to be
I love the night
Once hidden wonders now are there to see
They were pointed out to me
This is the other verse not on the studio version:
Now I never rise until the sun falls
And my vision knows no walls
I’m looking for ladies walking alone
They forget the day
When they hear me say...
beautiful lyrics! thank you from the future.
This song has been playing in my head since I first heard it way back. Great to hear it live but I like the studio version better. Buck Dharma is one of the greats in my book.
That guitar tone is out of this world!
the solo is just plain sick, incredible
Yup!!
I first heard this in 30 years ago ... I could NOT get the bass riff out of my head ... amazing
I'm having that same "problem" now 😅
One of my favorite BOC songs. Hell, one of my favorite songs, period! I don't think I've seen them play this one live but I did get to see another favorite off of Spectres at a club show once: "The Golden Age Of Leather."
i always listen to this after visiting my parents, when i'm rolling into the city by train late on sunday night, seeing the flashing neon lights knowing i'll soon be back to work and boring daily routines - but there's still a few hours of peace left
My wife got tickets to see BOC in Laughlin, NV, on September! 28, 2024! I haven't seen them since 1981! I am so fucking stoked! Got them for my birthday, which is a few days before the concert! I can't wait! I love this tune!
THE MOST OVERRATED BAND.
EVER!
PUT THEM IN THE
ROCK N ROLL
HALL OF
FAME.
✌️😎✌️
HOW WAS THAT??
@@metaldog1Overrated? Are you kidding!
@@Rosolem1991Awesome! Buck still kicks ass! Played Cities on Flame to close the encore! Played Then Came the Last Days of May, Buck's Boogie, Hot Rails to Hell, Reaper, Burn'in for You, Godzilla, Golden Age of Leather, etc..Sat by two big fans from California...had a great time. Wanted to hear this and Astronomy, but did not play either.
@@jeffwarren4938 Nice to here it! I'm eager to see them live. But I live overseas. I need to figure out a way to make it happen while we have them touring
Buck`s guitar play is outstanding. Not from this earth.
My 1st BOC show ever was the summer of 1977, the Spectres Tour...lasers & mirror balls, row 3, floor seats. Unfortunately, we never heard this one, that day...but this Night's doing it for me❗
Its been a while, maybe 10 years but I was so disappointed that BOC didn't play this song in Greensburg PA. whatta song!! The rest of the show was great!!!
This is one of my favorites from BOC i like prettymuch everything they play,Ive seen them 32 times in concert firt time was in 1980 in Salem Oregon jam
i used to have this on a crappy maxell cassette , rendered useless a decade ago, now I stumble upon this chesnut!
bless u
Beautiful.
BOC's best song.
Agreed. My favourite on Spectres, too, and one of my all-time favourite BOC tracks.
if you are talking about MFP on long island you just made me CRY.....what a great place
Love this song. Have never heard it live. Brings back so many memories. The Specters album is a rock classic and this is my favorite song!
I have seen this band more time than any other ! They ARE the soundtrack of my "Formative" years ! GREAT BAND !
Gotta say I loved that haunting song back in 78 one of my favorite songs
Nice - I saw them in Arkansas in 83 and they played a long, stretched out version of this song, beautiful, like this one.
One of the best live performences
Thanks for posting this! Always good to hear live BOC from the pre-camcorder days.
Love this song.
Que música, senhores!
🤘🎸🎶
Thank you Steve for sharing-Jim from Fresno
I never knew they performed this live. Next to Death Valley NIghts, one of my ultimate fav's off of Spectres. Thank you for giving us BÖC fans a true gem in live performances.
Wow! How Beautiful Is That? Saw Them Many,MANY Times Around The Tri State Back In The Day but Never Heard Them Play this favorite. Thanks For Posting!
I've seen them 3 times and I've never Buck in better form and just unbelievable soul
Far out! Way old BOC! This is good stuff whomever posted this!
Like a friend once told me..."the Cult will always rule."
Man, this is the real music n great fucking preformance! I think i would cry if i was there, great, MASTERPEACE!!
Jovan Nećakov I’ve seen this live and it’s quite emotional 😭 🖤
Fkn great song.
I seen them play this about five years ago. I forgot they had done this at the time. So good. Great band. Still sound as good today as yesteryear.
Thats an Amazing amount of BOC shows! I've seen them twice.
I had been curious about that. Buck Dharma himself told me there was another verse that had to be left off of the studio cut for length reasons.
made sure the DJ played this song at my wedding
I lived this when she found me strolling the beach
My life stopped
and my existence began
Now I drink moonlight and the cabernet of mortals' lives
Sustaining
~ I
--- * ---
¿ ~
Only 3,080 views? I'm responsible for at least 1000 of them. :-)
One of my favorite songs by the BOC❤️
There are so many great BOC bootlegs... unless you're looking for a 1983 show with "I Love The Night" on it. The suddenly there is nothing I can find. Would you know the date and venue for this performance? Thanks.
Thankyou from the Glen Oaks Crew
Buck is a smart guitar player.
This is awesome! Please post some more. Thanks
Great band , great song.
Stunning
Very nice. What BOC always needed was two Allen Laniers on stage to really fill out the songs.
Buck Dharma stated that the Producer, the late great Sandy Pearlman, convinced him (Buck Dharma) to edit the song because he thought it would be a radio hit and needed to cut down the length of the song.
It certainly should have been a hit.
I think the other lyrics in the extended version don't really add anything though, and it's better shortened.
A San Francisco station used to play this song in the eighties . But only on Halloween. Lol
Sandy underestimated the Philistinism of the music industry.
thank you...perfect.....
Totally right on! Thanks!
Brilliant stuff.
Incredible!
He changed the words. One of my all time favorite BOC songs. Theres so many layers in the studio version. Hard to reproduce live. I think they did a good job. Just weird that he changed the words
There was always talk of an additional verse that Buck did not use for Spectres, I have heard it elsewhere on youTube and it's typically wonderful. I don't think that Buck was entirely comfortable with the live vocals for this one or Golden Age of Leather so they were underplayed, both fabulous songs.
one of the few good mid 70's groups prior to punk
My Fathers Place-I was at this show.
Lucky you. Sort of the end of the beginning if you know what I mean.
reaallyygood
Yup. Talent.
@HiddenTruth666 I hear a couple of words differently. Here's what it sounds like to me: "I love the night. Out in the air, cool and clear, it's free. Its the only way to be. I love the night. Once hidden wonders now are there to see. They were pointed out to me."
A deleted verse from the original song.
Buck, The guitarists' guitarist.
Two things I think of when I hear this song,one almost in a way a sequel musically to Don't fear the reaper and secondly I picture the scene in From Dusk till Dawn where Salma Hayek is dancing in that skimpy outfit with the snake on her shoulders even though she didn't dance to this but,just imagine that's all. Afterall it is a song about vampires,is it not?
Def. the best track off of Spectres. One of my favorites from BOC.
How many songs about vampires did they do, anyway? Four? Five?
Nosferatu was one, also off of Spectres. Tattoo Vampire from Agents of Fortune.
@@chrisevans9553 After Dark off FOUO ..
@@stevenwilkinson1265 now we have Tainted Blood as well
They did that in a lot of places.
Nice version, but miss Albert's drum fills. Letting Albert go was BOC's biggest mistake.
Wow
GOOD?
How about one of the best?
Are there more deep cuts from this performance? Awesome, reliving my college days at NIU in Dekalb, IL....
Far 0ut
BOC all day!!
I guess we know where Jane's Addiction stole their style from.
Damaged262 Jane Says
This is my rendition of that altered verse, it's what i could make out.. let me know what you think of what i have!
"I love the night. up in the air, cool and clear so free, its the only way to be. i love the night. once hidden wonders now are vague to see, they were pointed out to me."
Twilight before Twilight :-)
It was like death but nobody died.
I just don’t understand why there aren’t any snare fills in any live versions of this.
Albert who was a finesse drummer (& on the studio recording in 1977) left the band in 1981. The guy who took over was a brute of a drummer (in a good way).
This sounds like it was recorded after Al left the band.
guitar solo is epic, where is this from?
Spectres
Awesome song,I wish they would play it like it was on the Album instead of adding more riffs...sorry I'm a purist.
I fucked that all up but you get it
Check out my cover version of I love the night if ya get a chance, it's stripped down vocals & a 12 string
SWANS AT LONESOME NIGHTSEAS*
Bloom the weakest link of the band. Hardly contributed anything. Albert was more important and he got the boot. No coincidence the most of their albums sucked after Fire of Unknown Origin which was Al's last as a band member. back to Eric: Allen was the second guitarist.
Bloom had a massive influence at times, he was probably the leading contributor to the Fire album for example. His vocals were great around that that time (check out the concert footage from 09/10/81 for Veteran of the Psychic Wars, excellent job from Eric). Albert was a massive loss but the band (including his own brother) voted him out.
BalladOfThinMan - That should give you some idea of the strength of the band. Eric Bloom was arguably the greatest singer of the genre during the mid 70s. He was nowhere near the instrumental prowess of the other four band members. Donald Roeser was in a league all by himself. Allen Lanier could have played lead guitar in any band. So could Joe Bouchard, though he was BOC's bassist. Albert Bouchard could have played anything in any band, except lead singer. Bloom did more than an admirable job fronting the band despite what he lacked as an instrumental musician.
Yes Eric "tinkers" on guitar & keyboards ... but he wrote some good songs & for me he had a great rock voice until recent years that suited material like Astronomy, Flaming Telepaths, Veteran, ETI etc ...
Ballad, every reply to your incorrect post is thoughtful and correct.
@@JohnHoulgate Hi John, Respectfuly disagree.. Al sang cities on flame, Sinful love, and a couple others off AOF. He added energy to the original line up. His issues were he couldn’t show up on time among others. His drumming was awesome. Love BOC