Holy Christ, the solo, the voice... THIS is the way to do it. Just the calm way his approach guides all of it & how easy is it to trust him. Third time & can't get enough of this.
i hate to say that growing up as a teen in the 80s i was into metal then punk and goth and the worst thing in the world was 70s style classic rock, and the Steve Miller band along with The Eagles in particular were two bands i really really REALLY hated and honestly still do, even though A LOT of other 70s and classic rock has grown on me and i love it. this particular song was one i especially hated whenever Millers version would come on the classic rock station at work in the 90s. i had NEVER even heard of or had ANY idea who Paul Pena was until i assume like many the "Genghis Blues" documentary came out, i watched it and it was great, i absolutely teared up all through it at the beautiful and kind soul of this gentle man and all the hard times he had been through. when they mentioned that he had wrote "Jet Airliner" i had to look it up because i didnt even know what song that was, i had heard hundreds of times through the decades on the radio and classic rock stations but never knew the name of the song, hell i didnt even understand what he was saying in Steve Millers version "here come venus dimilo" is just one of the many weird nonsensical things i thought he was saying during that line. but then as soon as i heard Pauls version i was just instantly blown away by the groove and the funkiness, it really is one of those times where you just think "why the hell was this version not a hit and getting played all those years instead. hoe come no one knows who this guy is?". then i got the album and from moment one i was hooked in, the sheer joy and exuberance of ""Gonna Move" then the beauty and soul of "New Train", what a great album and its only barely started. it breaks my heart that this wonderful man had so many struggles and i hope that something exists somewhere where he is happy and at peace.
I happen to love Steve Miller Band and a lot of the glorious, corny ass "classic rock" radio bullshit that you're referring to, but I appreciate the honesty and I know exactly where you're coming from. It's not a hill that I'll die on because a lot of it is, yes, mainstream record industry garbage. But when one does as you did, digging and researching, you'll discover with the original composers of a lot of these tunes, they put a lot more soul into their first cuts and demos than the industry stars who made them famous. Cheers 🤘🏼
I grew up on the classics, listened to punk, metal, thrash and still appreciated the blues. I will say my respect goes out to Steve Miller, he paid Paul Peña royalties for jet airliner which supported him for several years. Paul was great, honestly should have been a huge star if his management wouldn’t have screwed him over.
This is an incredible performance. No flash, no pitch correction, just total command, by everyone. I think Paul was pretty ill here, but he nails this anyway. His vocal is expressive and spot-on (should’ve been turned up in the mix). Max is not a blues drummer, so he’s righty on the beat as opposed to a little behind (compare to the studio version), but he’s so good that it works anyhow. The rhythm guitarist/bkgrd vocalist is also killer. They all clearly wanted to crush this for Paul, and they did.
“🍄”As I stepped beyond the threshold, I entered another world-like Dorothy walking into Oz. A slight breeze swirled the leaves and branches and blossoms of the garden, brushing the skin on my arms. Soft air and clear light caressed my face. Just then, the music stopped. It took me a moment to realize that the music in my head was actually in my iPod and the iPod must have run out of power. I took out the ear buds and a far more fantastic music flooded in, leaves rustling, birds chirping, insects buzzing, the distant shoosh of tires on the road invisible behind the trees. I sat at the wrought-iron table and put my feet up. The crystalline light astonished me. The air, neither hot nor cold, was invigoratingly dry. I felt energy radiating from my body into the air, mingling with the radiations emanating from all the life surrounding me. I scanned the back yard. The ornamental grasses had begun to shoot out golden tufts; the crepe myrtle, hydrangea, stone crop, petunias and geraniums all had covered themselves in blossoms. Figs grew large and heavy on the fig tree, which exploded tropically in one corner of the yard, and fat red tomatoes swelled on the still leafing vines in another. Tendrils of Virginia creeper and wild grape dripped from the pines across the back fence, persimmons hung from the persimmon tree like Christmas ornaments. I had seen all this the previous morning, and many other mornings before that. But now I had stepped into a page from an illuminated fairy tale. Just as that thought entered my mind, three large yellow butterflies appeared, flitting in spirals around me. I laughed aloud: I was in Oz after all🌄… …I can’t think of any other way to put this but to say the sky opened, and grace poured down all around me. Light itself had transformed into a palpable substance, spilling down as if from a fountain. But it was more than light. It was blessings of every kind, goodness incarnate, flowing inexhaustible and immutable from above. I didn’t say to myself, “What is this?” I didn’t guess. I knew, I saw, I was in the presence of God. This wasn’t a God with whom I could have a conversation, at least not two-way. I think I said, or shouted, “Ok, I am DEFINITELY not an atheist,” but God was mute, or rather, I understood, or perceived, that the only response God would ever make was the boundless bounty of beauty cascading over me. After the shock and awe, my first thought was that this gift absurdly overmatched anything I could possibly have deserved. I thought, and said aloud, “Why me?” Instantly, that seemed too pleased with myself. I could just look at this phenomenon that confronted me, this Niagara Falls of beauty pouring down, and know that I hadn’t been “chosen.” I was no one special. This was just what God was, a permanent condition that somehow had remained invisible to me until this moment..” reset.me/story/tried-psychedelic-mushrooms-35-years-saw-light/🌈 🍂🌄🍄🌄🍂
I appreciate this being on here to listen and see Paul's originality within a live stage a billion props to the yourube channel💯❣️. I've been trying search the information to the original cut and why this isn't on Conan's channel. Does anyone know? I'd appreciate the info thanks🙏🏻💯.
Magnificent! Sad we don't have more music from Paul Pena due to music business hassles in the 70's. His self titled album and New Train are fabulous in every way.
Paul was so much more then what you saw, Earthquake, as he was called by the Tuvan people who were so impressed with his Throat Singing during the filming of the award-winning film Genghis Blues. I had the good fortune of running into Paul several times through PJ Norris, aka Big Bones the harmonica player out of San Francisco and bay area. Big Bones and Paul were longtime musical partners, they played together at the SF Blues Festival in 1990 and ten years later in 2000. I just published song #8 called "untitled", it was the from the independent release of Big Bones and Paul Pena - Giant Killers. Recorded at the Freight and Salvage in Feb 1991 it features Alvin Youngblood Hart on the mandolin along with Big Bones and Paul Pena. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/dlEEw3i4fOI/видео.htmlsi=x-WZGXvqFeiB-aBd
RIP for sure ... but Paul survived on Steve Miller"s royalties at the end when he was totally blind and unable to perform so A big thanks out to Steve for asking to use the song
A common misconception. My father knew him personally. He pronounced it exactly the way Conan did. That's the correct pronunciation. It could be the Cape Verdian pronunciation, or perhaps he decided on it himself.
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Paul Pena was a genius.
Yes indeed!& live no less , I love original artists doing their thing !
Damn im1976 man and I can dig it man. Way down in my soul.
The guy could write a song, a mega talent, and even as an old man, and a shadow of his former self, his version is better than that other one !!!!
Totally agree!
Holy Christ, the solo, the voice... THIS is the way to do it. Just the calm way his approach guides all of it & how easy is it to trust him. Third time & can't get enough of this.
DITTO
One of the most under appreciated musicians ever.
i hate to say that growing up as a teen in the 80s i was into metal then punk and goth and the worst thing in the world was 70s style classic rock, and the Steve Miller band along with The Eagles in particular were two bands i really really REALLY hated and honestly still do, even though A LOT of other 70s and classic rock has grown on me and i love it. this particular song was one i especially hated whenever Millers version would come on the classic rock station at work in the 90s.
i had NEVER even heard of or had ANY idea who Paul Pena was until i assume like many the "Genghis Blues" documentary came out, i watched it and it was great, i absolutely teared up all through it at the beautiful and kind soul of this gentle man and all the hard times he had been through. when they mentioned that he had wrote "Jet Airliner" i had to look it up because i didnt even know what song that was, i had heard hundreds of times through the decades on the radio and classic rock stations but never knew the name of the song, hell i didnt even understand what he was saying in Steve Millers version "here come venus dimilo" is just one of the many weird nonsensical things i thought he was saying during that line.
but then as soon as i heard Pauls version i was just instantly blown away by the groove and the funkiness, it really is one of those times where you just think "why the hell was this version not a hit and getting played all those years instead. hoe come no one knows who this guy is?". then i got the album and from moment one i was hooked in, the sheer joy and exuberance of ""Gonna Move" then the beauty and soul of "New Train", what a great album and its only barely started.
it breaks my heart that this wonderful man had so many struggles and i hope that something exists somewhere where he is happy and at peace.
the "Genghis Blues" documentary is where I heard him for the first time also.
I happen to love Steve Miller Band and a lot of the glorious, corny ass "classic rock" radio bullshit that you're referring to, but I appreciate the honesty and I know exactly where you're coming from. It's not a hill that I'll die on because a lot of it is, yes, mainstream record industry garbage.
But when one does as you did, digging and researching, you'll discover with the original composers of a lot of these tunes, they put a lot more soul into their first cuts and demos than the industry stars who made them famous.
Cheers 🤘🏼
I grew up on the classics, listened to punk, metal, thrash and still appreciated the blues. I will say my respect goes out to Steve Miller, he paid Paul Peña royalties for jet airliner which supported him for several years. Paul was great, honestly should have been a huge star if his management wouldn’t have screwed him over.
Max is such a strong drummer.
Just excellent.
This song now has SOUL! So glad I heard this.
To bad miller band missed the soul in this song, they ruined it, Paul Pena 🙏
Never knew he wrote this. Wow. I love being an old fart & learning new things!
check out his song Cosmic Mirror, it sounds like a Hendrix tune.
Yet more proof the original is almost always better!
Phenomenal song writing
Wow didnt know who he was love his version better
Love how the Weinberg group applaud Paul at the end.
That's how you know how good he was. Max was even calling to him, telling him how good he was.
Having Max Weinberg drum for you is a dream come true. One of the greatest rock drummers of all time
And Jimmy Vivino on guitar! What a backing band!
I'd guess that playing with Paul Pena was a highlight for Max and all of the band as well.
He was amazing. Rest in peace Paul
OR-GASMA-TRON !!!! SUPERB , SUBLIME , SERENELY SWEET SOUND !!! UNFORGETTABLE !
I discovered Paul today through The Professor of Rock channel. Now I'm sad that I was deprived of the beauty of his music IRL. What a talent!
I always thought that Steve Miller wrote this masterpiece. I learned who actually wrote this on the Professor of Rock also.
When TV was great!
F---in' tight !!!
F...IN "A" 💣
Thank you, bet u spent some time remastering this … so important!
This is an incredible performance. No flash, no pitch correction, just total command, by everyone. I think Paul was pretty ill here, but he nails this anyway. His vocal is expressive and spot-on (should’ve been turned up in the mix). Max is not a blues drummer, so he’s righty on the beat as opposed to a little behind (compare to the studio version), but he’s so good that it works anyhow. The rhythm guitarist/bkgrd vocalist is also killer. They all clearly wanted to crush this for Paul, and they did.
Outstanding!!! This rocks!!!
“🍄”As I stepped beyond the threshold, I entered another world-like Dorothy walking into Oz. A slight breeze swirled the leaves and branches and blossoms of the garden, brushing the skin on my arms. Soft air and clear light caressed my face. Just then, the music stopped. It took me a moment to realize that the music in my head was actually in my iPod and the iPod must have run out of power. I took out the ear buds and a far more fantastic music flooded in, leaves rustling, birds chirping, insects buzzing, the distant shoosh of tires on the road invisible behind the trees. I sat at the wrought-iron table and put my feet up. The crystalline light astonished me. The air, neither hot nor cold, was invigoratingly dry. I felt energy radiating from my body into the air, mingling with the radiations emanating from all the life surrounding me. I scanned the back yard. The ornamental grasses had begun to shoot out golden tufts; the crepe myrtle, hydrangea, stone crop, petunias and geraniums all had covered themselves in blossoms. Figs grew large and heavy on the fig tree, which exploded tropically in one corner of the yard, and fat red tomatoes swelled on the still leafing vines in another. Tendrils of Virginia creeper and wild grape dripped from the pines across the back fence, persimmons hung from the persimmon tree like Christmas ornaments. I had seen all this the previous morning, and many other mornings before that. But now I had stepped into a page from an illuminated fairy tale. Just as that thought entered my mind, three large yellow butterflies appeared, flitting in spirals around me. I laughed aloud: I was in Oz after all🌄…
…I can’t think of any other way to put this but to say the sky opened, and grace poured down all around me. Light itself had transformed into a palpable substance, spilling down as if from a fountain. But it was more than light. It was blessings of every kind, goodness incarnate, flowing inexhaustible and immutable from above. I didn’t say to myself, “What is this?” I didn’t guess. I knew, I saw, I was in the presence of God. This wasn’t a God with whom I could have a conversation, at least not two-way. I think I said, or shouted, “Ok, I am DEFINITELY not an atheist,” but God was mute, or rather, I understood, or perceived, that the only response God would ever make was the boundless bounty of beauty cascading over me. After the shock and awe, my first thought was that this gift absurdly overmatched anything I could possibly have deserved. I thought, and said aloud, “Why me?” Instantly, that seemed too pleased with myself. I could just look at this phenomenon that confronted me, this Niagara Falls of beauty pouring down, and know that I hadn’t been “chosen.” I was no one special. This was just what God was, a permanent condition that somehow had remained invisible to me until this moment..”
reset.me/story/tried-psychedelic-mushrooms-35-years-saw-light/🌈
🍂🌄🍄🌄🍂
Just love the guy’s vibe, there is only one version, his own.
Love this original by Paul! Steve Miller does it justice, imho.
Paul made most of his income from writing that song. Sad story that his second album didn't get released until many years later.
I've only known this as Steve Miller's hit - so good to hear it from the source.
Thank you KR
ezt nagyon jó,, Pena csodálatos tehetség volt..
Thank you so much Glen!
He played amazing guitar with his thumb.. wow
I appreciate this being on here to listen and see Paul's originality within a live stage a billion props to the yourube channel💯❣️. I've been trying search the information to the original cut and why this isn't on Conan's channel. Does anyone know? I'd appreciate the info thanks🙏🏻💯.
Magnificent! Sad we don't have more music from Paul Pena due to music business hassles in the 70's. His self titled album and New Train are fabulous in every way.
Paul "Earthquake" Pena!
Paul was so much more then what you saw, Earthquake, as he was called by the Tuvan people who were so impressed with his Throat Singing during the filming of the award-winning film Genghis Blues. I had the good fortune of running into Paul several times through PJ Norris, aka Big Bones the harmonica player out of San Francisco and bay area. Big Bones and Paul were longtime musical partners, they played together at the SF Blues Festival in 1990 and ten years later in 2000. I just published song #8 called "untitled", it was the from the independent release of Big Bones and Paul Pena - Giant Killers. Recorded at the Freight and Salvage in Feb 1991 it features Alvin Youngblood Hart on the mandolin along with Big Bones and Paul Pena. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/dlEEw3i4fOI/видео.htmlsi=x-WZGXvqFeiB-aBd
I do love this much better 2024
Super sick. Best thing ever.
Badass
Is that Frank Carillo on guitar? What a original !!!🎸
Its like a JJ Cale joint snd this guy wrote the song.
RIP Legendary. F Steve Miller
RIP for sure ...
but Paul survived on Steve Miller"s royalties at the end when he was totally blind and unable to perform
so A big thanks out to Steve for asking to use the song
Usually it is an honor to have a song you wrote covered by a major rock band.
Too bad about the whole contract fuck'n he took.
Conan screwed up his name... LOL
Conan pronounced Paul's name correctly, in fact! He used the long E pronunciation in Pena.
Painya ,Gringos i swear
A common misconception. My father knew him personally. He pronounced it exactly the way Conan did. That's the correct pronunciation. It could be the Cape Verdian pronunciation, or perhaps he decided on it himself.