Always will be one of my all time favorite funk bands. I wonder how many kids were born after "Love Of Your Own" came out? This band just had "IT". Makes you wanna go back in time. Love AWB.
I saw AWB back in '81 or there abouts at the Hollywood Palladium. Steve Ferrone had already replaced Robbie McIntosh, who died in a car accident. The band was great and very funky. I liked their knack for mixing two guitars in a funk mode. If you listen to their 1st album, AWB, with Robbie M. on drums, he was quite differnt from Steve Ferrone, who I found sometimes bland and straight forward. Getting Steve may have proved to be a hasty move because Robbie was so much better, but who knows.
When I first heard AWB I thought that they were one of the funkiest bands I had ever heard for a bunch of guys from Scottland. Then I went to see them in concert at The Front Row in Cleveland, Ohio and they blew my mind. They were awesome and me being a drummer made Steve Ferrone my idol of drummers. He was and still is the best pocket drummer ever. I still love these guys today. Music is not like this no more...AWB for life
Saw these guys in Miami in "76 in the Miami Jai Alai Fronton. Venue held about 5,000 people. People were actually sitting in the aisles!! No frills, they just came out and destroyed!!! One of the all-time great r&b groups of all time....
They fell into the disco trend and it killed them. There were a fantastic live band...straight funk. I misss Hamish Stuart and his lead vocal so much. Seeing them today without him just doesnt get the groove. Especially on all the ballads they had. Really a shame. Listen to"A Love Of Your Own" half way the though this...It Was crazy!!
Absolutely killer band... with this line-up, but especially with original drummer, the late, great Robbie McIntosh (heard on the 'AWB White Album' and debut 'Show Your Hand'. As stated elsewhere, there was a near telepathic relationship within the band, though most notably with Hamish Stuart and Alan Gorrie... the vocal interplay was incredible. This was a good period for the band, but it was the start of the end... The afore mentioned albums and 'Cut the Cake' and 'Soul Searching' are the ones.
I agree , like I said before , there was something Magical when the vocals of HAMISH and ALLAN were together. These days seem to be lost , where the band , either in the studio or on stage sounded great . AWB , EWF and all the other initials of the 70's .
The original line up will never be beaten, they knew each other inside out, that's why they were so tight, saw the a few times way back...........amazing
I happen to be reading some comments about AWB's greatest hits. Listening to their songs on the radio, I would have to include Person To Person and of course, on my way to school, I have to also include School Boy Crush. Do many AWB's fans agree with me here that these two were also hits??
I happen to reading some comments about AWB's greatest hits. Listening to their songs on the radio, I would have to include Person To Person and of course, on my way to school, I have to also include School Boy Crush. Do many AWB's fans agree with me here that these two were also hits??
,,,they share a level of popularity that rivals band's like 'Frankie Beverley & Maze' or 'Tower of Power'. They're meant for 'Everyone' but everyone just 'don't get it'.
I've never said that this was not a great group in there day.......But three hits of your own does not make you prolific so get over yourself RacmanRhythm.
They were great at one time but now there just average....Thats not a knock nothing good last forever...............It's important to note that most there hits were "covers"
I think I've seen you make this comment on at least two of their videos now. Do you have an example besides the Isley's "Work to Do"? I'd say their biggest hit was Pick Up the Pieces - not a cover, and I still hear "Cut the Cake" - not a cover in stores sometimes.
Saw them live in Liverpool, late seventies, they were mindblowing ( without daft drugs - we did not need them!! ) they came out for an encore and did a twenty minute version of 'heard it through the grapevine' the place was "on fire"
Saw them on their tour of California. A few days before Robbie passed away. R.I.P. Great show. Songs to this day are superiour to quite a bit of what is out there. I would love to see this group do a reunion tour.
Ahoy, '09 Mates and Pirates, Ooh,,ooh,,, ah,ah,, this is so smoothe, much better than the lousy, Labor Day Week End, no water, no power(nix the A/C and stove) at the lousy Pepper Tree Manor on bad arsed Antoine St. in North Houston, the one in Texas. One Fried Dock Rocker in mediocre standing w/ her MdDS Supp. Site, Smixed by them too. I will survive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO HAPPY I FOUND THIS ONE..thinking this is the year I met them...and fell for Molly......what a surprise?..he is way beyond AWESOME..would love to see some his new stuff on utube...still wailing..he is fantastic...!!!!!
Awesome funky jive... WTF, I could be yours tomorrow... just wire me enough funds to get out of this rathole called WDC. (okay, just kidding, it just so happens that I like my town, you come here instead!)
Your so rite! 1st time I seen these guys in Detroit at the Ford Auditorium 1975! 18 yrs old. Been hooked ever since! AWB has a special sound! Love the smooth romancing music! Funk, R&B, Soul and Jazz they got it!
this song always make me feel better im so glad i found this hamish a god send and a real gentel man class all the way from a real AWB fan to roger ball and the crew thanks
Hi,I totally agree with what you say about Hamish.I saw him play at a Music Festival last month and he was as brilliant as ever! They are all truly a wonderful bunch of guys.Molly Duncan is my brother! LOL..I thought your comment was very nice,thankyou! Take Care.
the baddish white boys other then hall&oats they don't make blue eyed soul like this you would have to go back to the 60's 70's that's it badd m$#+++f!
good music transcends race. the band touring now just isn't credible. there is no AWB without hamish. it would be like the beatles with out paul or john. same for EWF without maurice.
Am I missing something here?!? Are AWB from scotland?!?!?
How does music so good come out of Scotland.... Scotland are responsible for franz ferdinand for gods sake!!! Only messing. Awesome band....Mogwai too. ;-)
Average White Band is a phenomenal group! They can hang with Anyone. Anywhere, Anytime! Taking us along on a Soulful Strut. These are some heavy and very upper-crust Cats, laying down a thick and fat groove for all to enjoy.
Greatness comes in all Colors!!!!! Only the man upstairs is the Master of the Jams!
to: jmack80 Mr. Jimi Hendrix said that Mr. Terry Kath( original guitarist for Chicago Transit Authority), was better than himself.
BrassAttack1 Get yourself the Firefox browser, then go to Tools, Add-ons, Get Add-Ons, and type in DownloadHelper to the searhc box. Then hit the little magnifying glass. Once you have installed DownloadHelper, you can save Youtube vids! ;-)
Oh ok!!Since it's like that i guess then blacks beat whites at rock n roll..Long before you were born there was a guy named Jimi Hendrix...What white guy is better than him....Lenny Kravitz oops!!He's black..Remember Living Colour the black Metal Band..Look nimrod black people created rock n roll but white people stole it..Know your history before u talk to me...See i don't have to b politically correct!!!
chuck berry is probably the one i would peg as the inventor of rock n roll. come to think of it...when i was a skinny white kid growing up in the midwest, most of my favorite guitar players were black. vernon reed? awesome. kravitz? living god. hendrix? no PERSON was better than him, white or black. greatest ever
How many of u cats out there r old enough to remember James Brown answer to Awb..He put together a group called AABB..It was a combo of 2 groups of his...Fred Wesley's Horny horns and Maceo and the Mack's..Oh by da way AABB stood for Above Average Black Band...Was James crazy or what?
Bro. u are so stupid..You must be young be cause you don't have a clue..They had a black drummer {Steve Ferone}Who replaced Robbie Mcintosh who was killed in a car wreck after they released their 1st album which had da smash hit person to person..Anyway youngsta AWB transcended race because these white cats played with more soul.. ..Awb were a group mostly made up of white guys that played with soul..It's not black or white it's soul!!Grow da @#*! up!!
Does anybody out there have the ability to put two of my favorites on here?......"Everybody's Darling" and "Sunny Days".....both songs show their smooth side....absolutely masterful tunes.
Not only one of the best R&B bands of all time, but,their songwriting was and is off the chain!! Songs like Chaka's "What'cha gonna do for me", were written by Hamish Stuart and Alan Gorrie.
One of the best musical groups over the last 30 years, irrespective of race, colour or creed. AWB was always ahead of its time, and this is so clear now as one goes back in time to their heyday. Great music from very talented artists. Their music shall live on for many years to come, without a doubt.
What the fuck are youz arguing about. Funk is more than just music, its an attitude and one of the main things about the funk religion which pretty much all "real" funk bands sing about is having an open mind and not dissing. AWB will always be wicked and they have the're own sound which if you explore has at least a couple of undeniably funky as arangements. Everyone has different taste and music is a language, there is no better or worse, its just who you understand. Chur. Daj NZ
lord of the blunts. theres nothing worse than someone who talks shit and really has no idea what they're talking about. 7 platinum albums!!!!!!! amongst the largest concert draws of the late 70's-early 80s. do some research before you talk shit..........bro.
tonyskins19, the co-lead singer (guy on Alan Gorrie's left, facing us) is Hamish Stuart.He left to "do his own thing",when AWB decided to split up. He landed with Paul McCartney & Wings,as Paul's guitarist/backup vocalist,and even did a solo project.Alan Gorrie,along with Onnie McIntyre, an original AWB member & guitrist,reformed the group and started going on tour and have released several of their own projects,under the Average White Band name.....still puttin' out the funk I might add.
how well did their other projects sell and did they get radio play,i nrver heard of the other records,i heard these guys were broke no money living in poverty
Fake ass Earth Wind and Fire. Talented group but NO originality. THats why they arent and will never be mentioned amongst the great soul/funk acts of the past.
hey lordoftheblunts-they were like many musicians from around the world..they grew up listening to,admiring and idolizing AMERICAN SOUL,BLUES & JAZZ ARTISTS !! The fact that they were so funky is attributed to the music they liked !! they never tried to be like E,W & F.
hey lordoftheblunts-they were like many musicians from around the world..they grew up listening to,admiring and idolizing AMERICAN SOUL,BLUES & JAZZ ARTISTS !! The fact that they were so funky is attributed to the music they liked !! they never tried to be like E,W & F.
lordoftheblunts, is it because you've had a "blunt force trauma" to your stupid ass head, or smoking too many blunts? AWB was a totally different sound than EW&F...never tried to copy their sound. EW&F was a huge, full stage ensemble and stepped over into the pop music scene. AWB was a pure funk band with only a handful of members, and just like thousands of successful bands in history as well as today, they developed a "cult like" following of loyal fans and didn't try to cater to the masses.
stupid ass head?You are fucking retarded.I can tell you have no clue about music, AWB is just a rehash of "ReaL" funk. THats why they were never big in the states. You say EW&F is pop? Somebody needs to break into your home and smash your stupid ass computer for making that comment. EW&F got more funk in there toes then AWBs whole bodies. Theres a reason there called "Average WHite Band" 99.9% of true funk fans in the U.S. dont even recognize them as even relevent to the Funk era conversation.
if thats true why do black folk and there kids kids go see awb whenever they play,the term average white came from a white friend who went to africa and could not stand the heat there and said this is no place for the average white man
And you're a teabagger! Bring your punk-ass on down to Louisiana, break into my home yourself, and try trash talkin' to my face like that. You can count on nothin' less than this 6'-4", 235 lb. Cajun ripping your pussy ass head off, boy!.
And another thing lordofthepunks, I never said EW&F was pop. I said their music tended to cross over into pop/mainstream music. And at age 49, I know more about soul/R&B music than you'll ever dream about. I can name old school groups that I have CD's of, that you've probably never even heard of. Sounds like your panties are most likely in a wad about AWB because of your racist, punk ass attitude, and having a personal issue with an awesome funk band with WHITE in their title.
@lordoftheblunts If AWB is just a rehash than why have they've been sampled more than any other group??? Let me see,Janet Jackson,Bobby Brown,TLC and P. Diddy among the 200-plus(at last count)to have borrowed riffs from their repertoire..How are they any different than those other soul/funk bands aside from being white and from Scotland??
Uma boa banda com sua influencia a música negra, acredito até que tenha guiado outras bandas a esse caminho. Porem faltou uma musica e vou continuar a procurar.
Since first getting turned on to that blue-eyed soul way back when "Pick Up The Pieces" first hit the airwaves back in the 70's, AWB has been my favorite group of all time. Being white myself, and loving that old school R&B even before they came along, it was so great having some white boys that put out such awesome funk. It tore me up when they split up, but I own all their projects, and still enjoy them just as much today.
I recorded this from my tele onto tape using a microphone balanced next to the speaker into my brand new music center in 1979. suprisingly it worked, had that tape for years. This rolls back the years timeless.
That is so funny! Kids today would not have a clue what we did for entertainment! You have got the memories of being a teenager in the early-late 70s flooding back! Did you ever record the Top 30 off the radio on a Sunday night?!!LOL :)
I agree. On side note give me: WAR, AWB, TOP, EWF and Chicago and I'm good for life. Life is short the who what when where and why is not important love the music and enjoy your life rather your a $10.00 an hour guy or a millionare. Love, family, friends it's the same for all of us. If your really honest with yourself you know the TRUTH. Oh by the way dajakaal you are right on Brother.
Dude, Clyde Jones came along just a few years ago, waaaaayyy after the group split, then reformed to go on the "oldies tour". The two guys out front on this video are the original two lead singers, Alan Gorrie and Hamish Stuart, with Alan being the one to reform the old group. Currently it's only he and guitarist Onnie McIntyre as the only two remaining origianl members.
woah! Sounds like Hamish has some bad blood going going against Alan and Onnie, is this true based on you talking to him? i hope not. I just hope hamish left to pursue other interest and still in good terms wtih the other members.
When Will You Be Mine, this is a classic. Does anyone have a recording from the 2004 version in BB Kings House of Blues, the sound is excellent on that CD.
steve is so nasty. hes got the best groove. i love garibaldi but i almost like steve better cus he lays it down a little funkier... in a simpler more defined way
I have nothing against Steven Ferrone great drummer but David Garibaldi you can't get a much funkier grove than him I'm just glad he's back with T O P
Hi again,I'll try and remember to ask him why he changed the into,the next time i speak to him,although i doubt that he'll remember.The whole song is slightly different in this video,isn't it,i have never heard them play it this way before,maybe they just felt like a bit of a change!I prefer the classic version myself,what do you think?Do you mean a 10 minute limit in the length of the video,i'm not very sure either.Take Care.
fantastic it fulels my memories, the only concert in those days of going to national record mart store and purchasing concert ticket. on awb first tour in the u.s., i waited and was first in line and had my pick of any seats. when awb played all they had the oncored with i heard it through the grapvine! thank you jbow drohegda
What a band!!! It still sounds as great today as it did back in the day it's stood the test of time. Love ya boys. Just a shame you're not still doing it together but I always love seeing you at the 606 Hamish. Love H.xxxx
Cant remember the title of the album this was off, but i had it in 1979. It was great and this track in particular was superb. Hard to believe theyre British with the sound they have. Obviously superb live, such a good sound!
Incredible post, thank you X20 for it. I always heard AWB on the radio and was blown away when I saw an albulm (yes kids, and ALBULM) in the store and saw that they were all white. SO much funk in the scottish lads. Damn.
AWB is truly one of the greatest funk bands ever. Hamish Stuart's voice was an often used element for their unique kind of soul / R&B. Most of all, he is a awesome guitarist.
i got to know these guys and their music because of my guitar teacher and since them i just can´t get enough of that funky stuff...it just has that special groove...and especially THEY have that kinda groove :)
that stinks. like...my bathroom has this funky stink. Its like a hundres year lod stink deep inside the soul of this old house. its in the pipes. its lived ther for years. it is settled....it is there and it aint going away. its an AWB kinda funk. stinky and with no end. funky shit that makes you apologize to visitors that cant quite understand how you live with it. keep on gettin funky cuz i aint moving. i love that funk. its home. its who i am.
I was there! A 30 minute version was repeated on BBC 4 last Friday, edited with much clearer picture quality and spotted myself up on my mate's shoulders turning round to the camera. The great shame is that the broadcast segment was followed by a fantastic 25 minutes Pick Up The Pieces which gave me goose pimples all over at the time.
One of the funkiest bands of the 70's that's still fresh even today.True lovers of funk,soul and r and b..no pretenders in this band.Wish the original members would play again..
What wonderful memories...cruising the LA freeway at night with AWB cranked up and the music permeating me and my love. Can't ever get enough of these guys!!!
What wonderful memories...cruising the LA freeway at night with AWB cranked up and the music permeating me and my love. Can't ever get enough of these guys!!!
Always will be one of my all time favorite funk bands. I wonder how many kids were born after "Love Of Your Own" came out? This band just had "IT". Makes you wanna go back in time. Love AWB.
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I saw AWB back in '81 or there abouts at the Hollywood Palladium. Steve Ferrone had already replaced Robbie McIntosh, who died in a car accident. The band was great and very funky. I liked their knack for mixing two guitars in a funk mode. If you listen to their 1st album, AWB, with Robbie M. on drums, he was quite differnt from Steve Ferrone, who I found sometimes bland and straight forward. Getting Steve may have proved to be a hasty move because Robbie was so much better, but who knows.
juandangas 1 month ago
When I first heard AWB I thought that they were one of the funkiest bands I had ever heard for a bunch of guys from Scottland. Then I went to see them in concert at The Front Row in Cleveland, Ohio and they blew my mind. They were awesome and me being a drummer made Steve Ferrone my idol of drummers. He was and still is the best pocket drummer ever. I still love these guys today. Music is not like this no more...AWB for life
michaledp 1 month ago
excellent music from a great bunch of guys from Scotland - used to go see the every 2nd Sat in Cragburn - Gourock.
arlin4591 2 months ago
Saw these guys in Miami in "76 in the Miami Jai Alai Fronton. Venue held about 5,000 people. People were actually sitting in the aisles!! No frills, they just came out and destroyed!!! One of the all-time great r&b groups of all time....
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..sorry, just on the first track..
just listen to this singing on A love of your own..
and there never was a band with 2 such gifted bass players..
mctribble 4 months ago
..sorry, just on the first track..
mctribble 4 months ago
One of the best grooves of all time.. I would have fired the keyboard player for getting too fast near the end.. probably pissed up..
mctribble 4 months ago
They fell into the disco trend and it killed them. There were a fantastic live band...straight funk. I misss Hamish Stuart and his lead vocal so much. Seeing them today without him just doesnt get the groove. Especially on all the ballads they had. Really a shame. Listen to"A Love Of Your Own" half way the though this...It Was crazy!!
suntrvlr 6 months ago
Absolutely killer band... with this line-up, but especially with original drummer, the late, great Robbie McIntosh (heard on the 'AWB White Album' and debut 'Show Your Hand'. As stated elsewhere, there was a near telepathic relationship within the band, though most notably with Hamish Stuart and Alan Gorrie... the vocal interplay was incredible. This was a good period for the band, but it was the start of the end... The afore mentioned albums and 'Cut the Cake' and 'Soul Searching' are the ones.
MrCherryJuice 6 months ago
Would love a time machine, go back 30yrs and watch these...
slightlycurvedcube 7 months ago
Saw them in 77 with Harold Melvin and the blue notes at the Hollywood palladium in there prime. I went with my dad. We both had a good time.
benthemiester 9 months ago
love that version of a love of your own, very beautiful musicianship. looked like a great concert to be at.
rkc415 9 months ago
I agree , like I said before , there was something Magical when the vocals of HAMISH and ALLAN were together. These days seem to be lost , where the band , either in the studio or on stage sounded great . AWB , EWF and all the other initials of the 70's .
bolling717 11 months ago
The original line up will never be beaten, they knew each other inside out, that's why they were so tight, saw the a few times way back...........amazing
Davenjon 11 months ago
This made me know a white boy had a shot at a funky sound. I wore their albums out back in the day.
sabertoothpanther 1 year ago
Nobody grooves like this..
mctribble 1 year ago
We were definitely steppin' in Chi-twn to I'm the one in the '70's.
wp8954 1 year ago
High school wouldn't have been high school without AWB; Class of '77
wp8954 1 year ago
Fantastic! Filigree!
OBender1980 1 year ago
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I happen to be reading some comments about AWB's greatest hits. Listening to their songs on the radio, I would have to include Person To Person and of course, on my way to school, I have to also include School Boy Crush. Do many AWB's fans agree with me here that these two were also hits??
P90X490104 1 year ago
I happen to reading some comments about AWB's greatest hits. Listening to their songs on the radio, I would have to include Person To Person and of course, on my way to school, I have to also include School Boy Crush. Do many AWB's fans agree with me here that these two were also hits??
P90X490104 1 year ago 2
,,,they share a level of popularity that rivals band's like 'Frankie Beverley & Maze' or 'Tower of Power'. They're meant for 'Everyone' but everyone just 'don't get it'.
aammirr 1 year ago
I've never said that this was not a great group in there day.......But three hits of your own does not make you prolific so get over yourself RacmanRhythm.
haweye79 1 year ago
Drugs diminished talent, gigs, overall output, etc., etc. A shame. So soulful, so talented.
girljazzlvr 1 year ago
They were great at one time but now there just average....Thats not a knock nothing good last forever...............It's important to note that most there hits were "covers"
haweye79 1 year ago
@haweye79
I think I've seen you make this comment on at least two of their videos now. Do you have an example besides the Isley's "Work to Do"? I'd say their biggest hit was Pick Up the Pieces - not a cover, and I still hear "Cut the Cake" - not a cover in stores sometimes.
flicko7769 1 year ago
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flicko7769 1 year ago
@haweye79 Pick Up The Pieces, Cut The Cake, Lets Go Round Again, theres 3 of there biggest hits that was not covers, so that theory blown to bits
RacManRhythm 1 year ago
Great band. Thanks for posting it
sundaydrummer 1 year ago
Great music Guys, Great Musicians. they are very underated! and i agree Nothingbutsoul they belong with the rest.
myronn369 1 year ago
I wish I lived in the 70s, they really had good music back then!
Luckey2007 1 year ago
What is the title of the first song?
etis84 1 year ago
one of the absolute tightest bands ever.
jmccombs 1 year ago
BaDD!!
kennyp54 1 year ago
Saw them live in Liverpool, late seventies, they were mindblowing ( without daft drugs - we did not need them!! ) they came out for an encore and did a twenty minute version of 'heard it through the grapevine' the place was "on fire"
TiggersRace 1 year ago
great shit!
dsozwald1 1 year ago
pockeT central
bobbysbackingtracks 1 year ago
WOW! Thanx for the post! I just found it on here and I am LOVING IT!
brickstuff34 2 years ago
i was only 1 when this was recorded but it still sounds great in2010
sammybee 2 years ago
One of the best funk songs of all time..
mctribble 2 years ago
They rocked the Hollywood palladium in 76 with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes.
benthemiester 2 years ago
Saw them on their tour of California. A few days before Robbie passed away. R.I.P. Great show. Songs to this day are superiour to quite a bit of what is out there. I would love to see this group do a reunion tour.
melvisbuddha 2 years ago
Went to the Coliseum at Richfield Ohio back in 1976 to see them. ITwas great and all those drugs lol.
blueyesoul1l 2 years ago 2
yeah, the colliseum.
i saw zep there in 1977, and a bunch of other shows.
still preferred public hall.
dawggybonz 2 years ago
They are here at House of Blues January 13th, can't wait to see them.
macdaddybill 2 years ago
Ahoy, '09 Mates and Pirates, Ooh,,ooh,,, ah,ah,, this is so smoothe, much better than the lousy, Labor Day Week End, no water, no power(nix the A/C and stove) at the lousy Pepper Tree Manor on bad arsed Antoine St. in North Houston, the one in Texas. One Fried Dock Rocker in mediocre standing w/ her MdDS Supp. Site, Smixed by them too. I will survive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jogschneider 2 years ago
I'm trying to fine their song back in 67 awesum song an sound gotta here that has any1 out their got it?
firdaussi1 2 years ago
show your hand....i tunes.
funkeebassman 2 years ago
i cant stand here drinkin all night.
dawggybonz 2 years ago 2
SO HAPPY I FOUND THIS ONE..thinking this is the year I met them...and fell for Molly......what a surprise?..he is way beyond AWESOME..would love to see some his new stuff on utube...still wailing..he is fantastic...!!!!!
AmayaMahalia 2 years ago
Awesome funky jive... WTF, I could be yours tomorrow... just wire me enough funds to get out of this rathole called WDC. (okay, just kidding, it just so happens that I like my town, you come here instead!)
SuddenSparkles 2 years ago
awb they still funk it up after 30 odd years !!!!!.
dave101955 2 years ago 4
What a pure funky groove. AWB definitely belongs in the same catagory with all of the other funky and soul groups of the 70's
MrNothingbutsoul 2 years ago 9
@MrNothingbutsoul
Your so rite! 1st time I seen these guys in Detroit at the Ford Auditorium 1975! 18 yrs old. Been hooked ever since! AWB has a special sound! Love the smooth romancing music! Funk, R&B, Soul and Jazz they got it!
AWBXJG26 8 months ago
this song always make me feel better im so glad i found this hamish a god send and a real gentel man class all the way from a real AWB fan to roger ball and the crew thanks
michaelmikaeel 2 years ago
Hi,I totally agree with what you say about Hamish.I saw him play at a Music Festival last month and he was as brilliant as ever! They are all truly a wonderful bunch of guys.Molly Duncan is my brother! LOL..I thought your comment was very nice,thankyou! Take Care.
strawberryblonde47 2 years ago
For me one of the best grooves of all time.. congrats Glasgow - Hamish is king!
mctribble 2 years ago 2
30 yrs later and i am still blown away
xxxabri 2 years ago 2
AWSOME!
CoOlTy3000 2 years ago 2
the baddish white boys other then hall&oats they don't make blue eyed soul like this you would have to go back to the 60's 70's that's it badd m$#+++f!
ranfoc 2 years ago
good music transcends race. the band touring now just isn't credible. there is no AWB without hamish. it would be like the beatles with out paul or john. same for EWF without maurice.
pgonzo98 2 years ago 3
Am I missing something here?!? Are AWB from scotland?!?!?
How does music so good come out of Scotland.... Scotland are responsible for franz ferdinand for gods sake!!! Only messing. Awesome band....Mogwai too. ;-)
djkidfix 2 years ago
awb is soul this from a black kid from the bronx about the time of the advent of rap hip hop and awb is hip hop
JPJASONPOWER 2 years ago 2
Robbie McIntosh died from a drrug overdose at a party.Cher kept Alan Gorrie from dying by keeping hom awake until the ambulance got to the party
jwjeffrey 3 years ago 2
Songandgroove
Whatta statement my friend♪
5 stars fellow
I guess they aren't that famous cos they dont enjoy playing the clowns on stage... &co.
AWB the best Funk BAND ever!
Slàinte from Alba / Scotland
Virpatrick 3 years ago 3
Are you sure AABB didn't also stand for the AABB musical form? If you're a musician you'd probably think that.
luisamarte2000 3 years ago
Great band from great country. Seriously underrated!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mhlinschoten 3 years ago 3
Berserk as an Alligator. Yo.
mikemckv 3 years ago
sh#t the sax player got chops
tedagr 3 years ago
The Dundee Soul Orchestra at its finest
jdoyle321 3 years ago
They are SO underated! Why arent they as famous now as other bands???? Average white band, we bow down to you!
Songandgroove 3 years ago 15
@Songandgroove they are ! They sellout when they come to BBKing's in NYC! They come several times each year !
sonny2215 1 year ago
Average White Band is a phenomenal group! They can hang with Anyone. Anywhere, Anytime! Taking us along on a Soulful Strut. These are some heavy and very upper-crust Cats, laying down a thick and fat groove for all to enjoy.
Greatness comes in all Colors!!!!! Only the man upstairs is the Master of the Jams!
to: jmack80 Mr. Jimi Hendrix said that Mr. Terry Kath( original guitarist for Chicago Transit Authority), was better than himself.
Arythmnmaker1 3 years ago
Is this video concert available on dvd? AWB was a great band . . .
BrassAttack1 3 years ago
Loving this!! They are so cool.
BrassAttack1 Get yourself the Firefox browser, then go to Tools, Add-ons, Get Add-Ons, and type in DownloadHelper to the searhc box. Then hit the little magnifying glass. Once you have installed DownloadHelper, you can save Youtube vids! ;-)
sikorski 3 years ago
How come you could upload 30 minutes?
I thought it was 10 max?
stormbringer67 3 years ago
Oh ok!!Since it's like that i guess then blacks beat whites at rock n roll..Long before you were born there was a guy named Jimi Hendrix...What white guy is better than him....Lenny Kravitz oops!!He's black..Remember Living Colour the black Metal Band..Look nimrod black people created rock n roll but white people stole it..Know your history before u talk to me...See i don't have to b politically correct!!!
jmack80 3 years ago
chuck berry is probably the one i would peg as the inventor of rock n roll. come to think of it...when i was a skinny white kid growing up in the midwest, most of my favorite guitar players were black. vernon reed? awesome. kravitz? living god. hendrix? no PERSON was better than him, white or black. greatest ever
mybossisadipshit 3 years ago
How many of u cats out there r old enough to remember James Brown answer to Awb..He put together a group called AABB..It was a combo of 2 groups of his...Fred Wesley's Horny horns and Maceo and the Mack's..Oh by da way AABB stood for Above Average Black Band...Was James crazy or what?
jmack80 3 years ago 2
Bro. u are so stupid..You must be young be cause you don't have a clue..They had a black drummer {Steve Ferone}Who replaced Robbie Mcintosh who was killed in a car wreck after they released their 1st album which had da smash hit person to person..Anyway youngsta AWB transcended race because these white cats played with more soul.. ..Awb were a group mostly made up of white guys that played with soul..It's not black or white it's soul!!Grow da @#*! up!!
jmack80 3 years ago 3
robbie mcintosh died in a freak drug overdose when he snorted heroin thnking it was coke
wonkavella 3 years ago
@jmack80 robbie died of a drug overdose
wonkavella 1 year ago
Does anybody out there have the ability to put two of my favorites on here?......"Everybody's Darling" and "Sunny Days".....both songs show their smooth side....absolutely masterful tunes.
ondabayou11 3 years ago
legends when I first heard them 30 years ago & still legends!
Favourite song "When they bring down the curtain"..love it
moa1girl 3 years ago
Not only one of the best R&B bands of all time, but,their songwriting was and is off the chain!! Songs like Chaka's "What'cha gonna do for me", were written by Hamish Stuart and Alan Gorrie.
e37a 3 years ago 4
ever knew they wrote for rufus.that's an awesome piece of info thanx
wonkavella 3 years ago
One of the best musical groups over the last 30 years, irrespective of race, colour or creed. AWB was always ahead of its time, and this is so clear now as one goes back in time to their heyday. Great music from very talented artists. Their music shall live on for many years to come, without a doubt.
coralwave59 3 years ago 2
Hamish Stuart on bass!
mojo81 3 years ago
These guys pwn funk and jazz.
Deathonneptune 3 years ago
avw rochester ny on friday
bazookasax 3 years ago
What the fuck are youz arguing about. Funk is more than just music, its an attitude and one of the main things about the funk religion which pretty much all "real" funk bands sing about is having an open mind and not dissing. AWB will always be wicked and they have the're own sound which if you explore has at least a couple of undeniably funky as arangements. Everyone has different taste and music is a language, there is no better or worse, its just who you understand. Chur. Daj NZ
dajakaal 3 years ago
lord of the blunts. theres nothing worse than someone who talks shit and really has no idea what they're talking about. 7 platinum albums!!!!!!! amongst the largest concert draws of the late 70's-early 80s. do some research before you talk shit..........bro.
pgonzo98 3 years ago
what ever happened to the guy left of him,the one who sang a love of your own,you never see him anymore and whats his name
tonyskins19 3 years ago
tonyskins19, the co-lead singer (guy on Alan Gorrie's left, facing us) is Hamish Stuart.He left to "do his own thing",when AWB decided to split up. He landed with Paul McCartney & Wings,as Paul's guitarist/backup vocalist,and even did a solo project.Alan Gorrie,along with Onnie McIntyre, an original AWB member & guitrist,reformed the group and started going on tour and have released several of their own projects,under the Average White Band name.....still puttin' out the funk I might add.
ondabayou11 3 years ago
how well did their other projects sell and did they get radio play,i nrver heard of the other records,i heard these guys were broke no money living in poverty
tonyskins19 3 years ago
Hey, where can I found "Queen of my soul" "If I evr loose this Heaven" ot " Atlantic avenue"
videos?
toyloco17 3 years ago
Fake ass Earth Wind and Fire. Talented group but NO originality. THats why they arent and will never be mentioned amongst the great soul/funk acts of the past.
lordoftheblunts 3 years ago
They can out before Earth Wind and Fire and they are from Scotland to boot. They have made some great music. Stay open minded.
peterh1948 3 years ago
hey lordoftheblunts-they were like many musicians from around the world..they grew up listening to,admiring and idolizing AMERICAN SOUL,BLUES & JAZZ ARTISTS !! The fact that they were so funky is attributed to the music they liked !! they never tried to be like E,W & F.
nola2laca 3 years ago
hey lordoftheblunts-they were like many musicians from around the world..they grew up listening to,admiring and idolizing AMERICAN SOUL,BLUES & JAZZ ARTISTS !! The fact that they were so funky is attributed to the music they liked !! they never tried to be like E,W & F.
nola2laca 3 years ago
lordoftheblunts, is it because you've had a "blunt force trauma" to your stupid ass head, or smoking too many blunts? AWB was a totally different sound than EW&F...never tried to copy their sound. EW&F was a huge, full stage ensemble and stepped over into the pop music scene. AWB was a pure funk band with only a handful of members, and just like thousands of successful bands in history as well as today, they developed a "cult like" following of loyal fans and didn't try to cater to the masses.
ondabayou11 3 years ago
stupid ass head?You are fucking retarded.I can tell you have no clue about music, AWB is just a rehash of "ReaL" funk. THats why they were never big in the states. You say EW&F is pop? Somebody needs to break into your home and smash your stupid ass computer for making that comment. EW&F got more funk in there toes then AWBs whole bodies. Theres a reason there called "Average WHite Band" 99.9% of true funk fans in the U.S. dont even recognize them as even relevent to the Funk era conversation.
lordoftheblunts 3 years ago
if thats true why do black folk and there kids kids go see awb whenever they play,the term average white came from a white friend who went to africa and could not stand the heat there and said this is no place for the average white man
tonyskins19 3 years ago
And you're a teabagger! Bring your punk-ass on down to Louisiana, break into my home yourself, and try trash talkin' to my face like that. You can count on nothin' less than this 6'-4", 235 lb. Cajun ripping your pussy ass head off, boy!.
ondabayou11 3 years ago
And another thing lordofthepunks, I never said EW&F was pop. I said their music tended to cross over into pop/mainstream music. And at age 49, I know more about soul/R&B music than you'll ever dream about. I can name old school groups that I have CD's of, that you've probably never even heard of. Sounds like your panties are most likely in a wad about AWB because of your racist, punk ass attitude, and having a personal issue with an awesome funk band with WHITE in their title.
ondabayou11 3 years ago
obviously you know fuck all blunt heed ya nob,typical sceptic tank knowall,away and bile yer heed laddie!
cass2112 3 years ago
@lordoftheblunts If AWB is just a rehash than why have they've been sampled more than any other group??? Let me see,Janet Jackson,Bobby Brown,TLC and P. Diddy among the 200-plus(at last count)to have borrowed riffs from their repertoire..How are they any different than those other soul/funk bands aside from being white and from Scotland??
mrgb46 1 year ago 2
Uma boa banda com sua influencia a música negra, acredito até que tenha guiado outras bandas a esse caminho. Porem faltou uma musica e vou continuar a procurar.
Wilson
Brasilia-DF
O verdadeiro som não tem fronteira e nem tempo
javalybranco 3 years ago
jbow, Thanks for posting AWB. The music still is good.
jhnet2611 3 years ago
Since first getting turned on to that blue-eyed soul way back when "Pick Up The Pieces" first hit the airwaves back in the 70's, AWB has been my favorite group of all time. Being white myself, and loving that old school R&B even before they came along, it was so great having some white boys that put out such awesome funk. It tore me up when they split up, but I own all their projects, and still enjoy them just as much today.
ondabayou11 3 years ago
I recorded this from my tele onto tape using a microphone balanced next to the speaker into my brand new music center in 1979. suprisingly it worked, had that tape for years. This rolls back the years timeless.
knightrider124 3 years ago
That is so funny! Kids today would not have a clue what we did for entertainment! You have got the memories of being a teenager in the early-late 70s flooding back! Did you ever record the Top 30 off the radio on a Sunday night?!!LOL :)
1960gal 3 years ago
ABSOLUTELY, Totally underated band. Saw them live in 2005 Ebbw Vale South Wales. Even without original members were amazing. Seriously funked up!
jonjon1964 3 years ago
I agree. On side note give me: WAR, AWB, TOP, EWF and Chicago and I'm good for life. Life is short the who what when where and why is not important love the music and enjoy your life rather your a $10.00 an hour guy or a millionare. Love, family, friends it's the same for all of us. If your really honest with yourself you know the TRUTH. Oh by the way dajakaal you are right on Brother.
gumpdog36 3 years ago
better than hall and oates,and those guys was great
gic465 4 years ago
Why does it miss out the intro to When Will You Be Mine? that has to be the coolest song intro to any song ever.
BGarcia02 4 years ago
Man you are so right.
JOETIZZIE626 4 years ago
I'll tell you one that's equally good, shining star by earth wind and fire... magic.
BGarcia02 4 years ago
best blue eyed soul band ever!!!
pgonzo98 4 years ago
I am so glad to run on the the AWB concert. This band was so damn good! I am not sure if any other band has ever come close to their white soul!
Tomcatherv 4 years ago
Question; how come Hamish Stuaet dont sing with the group?
951137 4 years ago
Hamish sings on this track. He has not joined the reformed band because no one has asked him
RMF500 4 years ago
Not true! Hamish left of his own will. He has no intentiom of re-joining... he never has!!! How do I know?????.......... He told me last week
snowbound72 4 years ago
Well its because of Clyde Jones, hes in the new band and his voice is fantastic, his upper register is incredible.
JetForceF22 4 years ago
Jetforce, Nothing to do with Clyde Jones.... Clyde appeared 20 years later!! Where do you get your info???.. or are you only guessing?
snowbound72 4 years ago
Dude, Clyde Jones came along just a few years ago, waaaaayyy after the group split, then reformed to go on the "oldies tour". The two guys out front on this video are the original two lead singers, Alan Gorrie and Hamish Stuart, with Alan being the one to reform the old group. Currently it's only he and guitarist Onnie McIntyre as the only two remaining origianl members.
ondabayou11 3 years ago
woah! Sounds like Hamish has some bad blood going going against Alan and Onnie, is this true based on you talking to him? i hope not. I just hope hamish left to pursue other interest and still in good terms wtih the other members.
relimes 3 years ago
Thanks for the reply.
Only a handful make the blue-eyed soul Hall of Fame. Elvis, Bill Medley, Bobby Hatfield,Dusty Springfield,Teena Marue Joe Cocker
951137 4 years ago
Hamish should join the Low Rider Band, many awards would ensue, why Hamish never gets his due, i will never know
haasy 4 years ago
Does anybody have the version of pick up the pieces from the 40th. anniversary of Atlantic records ...from 1988 I guess .
Thanxs
Virpatrick 4 years ago
One of the bands I truly dig. I remember the first time i bought heir LP...that was unforgettable...I even saved my money just to have one...
od98 4 years ago
One of the great 70s bands.If these guys dont get you moving,youre dead...lol
uncutcamfun 4 years ago
Too bad they didn't have Klyde Jones then, that man has got a voice wow.
JetForceF22 4 years ago
When Will You Be Mine, this is a classic. Does anyone have a recording from the 2004 version in BB Kings House of Blues, the sound is excellent on that CD.
JetForceF22 4 years ago
i love this so much....play it over and over
funkyclaude 4 years ago
this orginally set with steve ferrone on drums makes the band to breath.
trasivijf 4 years ago
steve is so nasty. hes got the best groove. i love garibaldi but i almost like steve better cus he lays it down a little funkier... in a simpler more defined way
ocdrumboy1 4 years ago
I have nothing against Steven Ferrone great drummer but David Garibaldi you can't get a much funkier grove than him I'm just glad he's back with T O P
taximan55 3 years ago
David Garibaldi! There's a name I haven't heard in a while... awesome
theundisputed7 3 years ago
haha its been favorited 420 times ROCK ON AWB
SmoKenDePot 4 years ago
angel get an autograph for me.
Alphamale69 4 years ago
sz!!i avnt reli seen alot of him he lives abroad !!! ive actually only met him once when i was younger!!!
angelfaeheaven 4 years ago
lol its ma uncle on da sax!!! gr8 music
angelfaeheaven 4 years ago
Sure is. These guys are good friends of mine I speak to Steve on the email quite a lot and see Hamish at the 606. You must be very proud!!!!
freshias 4 years ago
im not actually joking!!! hes from my mums side of the family
angelfaeheaven 4 years ago
I'm an old friend. I don't know Molly or Roger as well as I
know the others. I've a feeling he lives back here Hamish told me a few weeks ago Or it could have been he's moved over there. I can't.
freshias 4 years ago
Nice one! When you next talk to him can you ask him why he changed the into to Love of your own?
I thought there was a 10 minute limit on utube.
dreamsofhaegum 3 years ago
Hi again,I'll try and remember to ask him why he changed the into,the next time i speak to him,although i doubt that he'll remember.The whole song is slightly different in this video,isn't it,i have never heard them play it this way before,maybe they just felt like a bit of a change!I prefer the classic version myself,what do you think?Do you mean a 10 minute limit in the length of the video,i'm not very sure either.Take Care.
strawberryblonde47 3 years ago
fantastic it fulels my memories, the only concert in those days of going to national record mart store and purchasing concert ticket. on awb first tour in the u.s., i waited and was first in line and had my pick of any seats. when awb played all they had the oncored with i heard it through the grapvine! thank you jbow drohegda
drohegda 4 years ago
please excuse the grammical errors! drohegda
drohegda 4 years ago
If anyone tries to tell you there was no good pop music in the 70s just send them to this concert.
dandiacal 4 years ago
white boys can jam no doubt...
scorp2122 4 years ago
What a band!!! It still sounds as great today as it did back in the day it's stood the test of time. Love ya boys. Just a shame you're not still doing it together but I always love seeing you at the 606 Hamish. Love H.xxxx
freshias 4 years ago
heya !!! jus thought you'd lyk 2 no they r still playin a couple of gigs!! x
angelfaeheaven 4 years ago
Cant remember the title of the album this was off, but i had it in 1979. It was great and this track in particular was superb. Hard to believe theyre British with the sound they have. Obviously superb live, such a good sound!
jhanlon18 4 years ago
The album title was Feel no Fret
geminisandiego 4 years ago
The album is Feel no Fret.
freshias 4 years ago
What a wonderful sound.
henrybradshaw 4 years ago
Incredible post, thank you X20 for it. I always heard AWB on the radio and was blown away when I saw an albulm (yes kids, and ALBULM) in the store and saw that they were all white. SO much funk in the scottish lads. Damn.
Theo80126 4 years ago
AWB is truly one of the greatest funk bands ever. Hamish Stuart's voice was an often used element for their unique kind of soul / R&B. Most of all, he is a awesome guitarist.
jeromefreymond 4 years ago
actualloy to me he has always sounded like he was a black vocalist.
hawkfunk 4 years ago
These guys know they can jam!!
frankievernon 4 years ago
i got to know these guys and their music because of my guitar teacher and since them i just can´t get enough of that funky stuff...it just has that special groove...and especially THEY have that kinda groove :)
GroovesauBerlin 4 years ago
These scottish boys are what funk is all about. They need to come out with a new albun
frankievernon 4 years ago
that stinks. like...my bathroom has this funky stink. Its like a hundres year lod stink deep inside the soul of this old house. its in the pipes. its lived ther for years. it is settled....it is there and it aint going away. its an AWB kinda funk. stinky and with no end. funky shit that makes you apologize to visitors that cant quite understand how you live with it. keep on gettin funky cuz i aint moving. i love that funk. its home. its who i am.
drewhyyz 4 years ago
that was a smelly stanky rap my friend
aliceevelyn 4 years ago
surrey uni- ha!
bnftzptrck 4 years ago
I was there! A 30 minute version was repeated on BBC 4 last Friday, edited with much clearer picture quality and spotted myself up on my mate's shoulders turning round to the camera. The great shame is that the broadcast segment was followed by a fantastic 25 minutes Pick Up The Pieces which gave me goose pimples all over at the time.
alistairburns 4 years ago
One of the funkiest bands of the 70's that's still fresh even today.True lovers of funk,soul and r and b..no pretenders in this band.Wish the original members would play again..
candysweets53 5 years ago
You and me both!!!
frankievernon 4 years ago
How'bout those moustache's?
rogerzoom 5 years ago
These guys REEK of FUNK so bad, I can SMELL IT!
WHEW!! SMELL da Funk!
dadaddo 5 years ago
Damn right !
First white boyz band that got on the motown label.
nut 4 nutt'n
Gman4MF 5 years ago
30 minutes of pure pleasure....thanks jbow
terracottagazebos 5 years ago
What wonderful memories...cruising the LA freeway at night with AWB cranked up and the music permeating me and my love. Can't ever get enough of these guys!!!
stanshappywife 5 years ago
So nice, so good, so right; thanks.
beowulven 5 years ago
What wonderful memories...cruising the LA freeway at night with AWB cranked up and the music permeating me and my love. Can't ever get enough of these guys!!!
ConservatoryGuy 5 years ago
never mind L A, im still blasting it out driving around Kirkcaldy,Fife Scotland!
cass2112 3 years ago