Albert Hammond - Free Electric Band & It never rains.. 2004

[BoexDexKoe]

Seen him live, FUCK YEAH! :D

[1c22x333]

Wow, I was 10 & 11 when they were released, I remember them so well:):) Loved em, Go Albert Hammond!!!! V.

[kevlength]

Even if this is mimed (And it sure looks like it!) The old farts getting down and dirty at 3.44 wouldn't know the difference anyway!!

[ineedatimemachine]

yes the best, go albert go i saw albert 6 years ago now , at ronnie scott in london ,

[gunsorbeer]

おっさん元気だな。でも２曲とも口パクやね。

[BigTerKC]

Who could give him a thumbs down? Are they mentally impaired?

[igorbabyeater]

the audience wants the songs the way they remember , if the artist can no longer perform it then playback is the option that allows them to see the artist and hear the songs they love. when we all get older we lose a little something is it so wrong to want to please the fans? or would it be better if they ruined a great song by going live without that something age stole away?

[wikiriwhi]

Man he looks good.

[RoxySmith13]

what does he say at 3:15? is it german?

[TheColonelsKitchen]

It always strikes me, whenever I see a musician miming (i.e. pretending to sing whilst a precorded song plays), that they look like performing monkeys...

But then, I guess that's what they are... They're a sideshow, there purely for hte amusement of the audience. And once the audience has had enough of them, they are tossed aside, and quickly forgotten... Kinda like old ex-circus animals.

What an interesting parallel.

[sludgegulper]

@TheColonelsKitchen What a sad old fart you really are!

[MRBraveheartscot]

What a pity it was mimed.

[denniswilsonfan]

didn't he also write "air that I breathe" which was a hollies tune?

[cpd1215]

It never Rains in So Cal...sounds just as good as the original version!

[Mintaraga81]

Albert Hammond is a very nice and likeable guy who is one of the world greatest songwriter in the 70s.

He is such a good story teller. He wrote these 2 beautiful long touching stories (especially the second one), and then presented them in an approx 3 min song each ... with memorable catchy melodies. They are certainly classics in the making! Unforgettable! Thank you for posting this video for us.

[Ravensburg4live]

who cares if it is a playback???

it's great!

[TMOTR]

:~)

[myALprojects]

it´s just a playback...

[trevorsdad]

The first song that I can remember ~1973.

[michaelpc64]

Excellent songs from a vastly underrated performer and songwriter. Both remind me of my late brother, who was a big Albert Hammond fan...R.I.P. Marty.

[lildoozcoop]

Wonderful songs, brilliant talent. Inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2008

[steelguitar7]

Albert Hammond - It Never Rains in Southern California.. Beautiful song.

[StuntPilotin]

They both stick up for liberty and they both support the war

Like this song

[54spiritedwill54]

Both of these songs were so under-rated.

[sunbird2]

They were huge hits

[TL250Rider]

What a Great Song reminds me of KDAY 1580 am

Los Angeles in early 1973 ro around that time.

Now L.A. Radio has dies except for KLOS and 100.3

Disco Free KRTH

[tonidmc]

a concert with playback is shit

[davidtpetw]

Nice songs! I listened to these songs in my daddy's car when I was a kid. I loved them so much and started my passion to learn English and see California someday.

[m1noz]

Why the playback!?

What's the point of uploading what should be a live performance, and "cover" it with playback? I hope it wasn't aired like this on the telly. That's just stupid.

[pjc2475]

HE a nice guy... stayed at a nudist resort in Palm Springs with his wife alot where I worked..

[pjc2475]

WOnder why they would put an original recording over this??. what was wrong with the live performance???

[ESPsplit]

My father is a doctor, he's a familiarly man,

My mother works for charity whenever she can,

They're both good clean Americans who abide by the law,

They both stick up for liberty, they both support the law,

My happiness was paid for when they laid their money down,

For Summers in a Summer camp, and Winters in the town,

[clemtorres]

I like this song,i remember this song whin it came out i was only 8 years old.( dont tell thim how you me)love the lyrics.

[RockDave88]

Very glad I'm from the same hometown as such a great legend!

[guyglowmore1]

thanx crypt.

[ciaran1943]

he always looks like hes having a good time during live performances...its nice to see!!

[BruceLeeBelle]

Is this live or playback?

[plasticman6]

Playback...30 YEARS LATER

[TheOwl54]

Two beautiful old songs, which I love since a very long time. Nice performance.

Thanks for the lyrics ! :-)

[manuelej]

Great bilingual singer, in english & spanish and he looks in great form, thank you for posting.

[bnojammymulligan]

Love his songs.....this does not sound like a live version..pity he couldn't trust his fans to appreicate him at this stage in life

[CatStevens1972]

Love Albert, but these sound too identical to recordings... is he (& the 'electric band') amazingly perfect, or LIP sinking? Incredible resume of songwriting... buy his 'Songsmith' CD.

Hope I see him before he's gone. One of my favorite writers.

[guyglowmore1]

still singin. good. still has some hair too. any relation to john hammond or albert sr? definately not albert king or albert lee lol

[cripitto]

He is Albert Hammond Senior his son is Albert Hammond Junior plays in The Strokes as well as records sucessfully he is from gibraltar and is internationally renowned for his song writting credentials , the funny thing is he worte it never rains in sothern california in the uk before he went to make it big in the states , so i dont think he is related to any other Hammonds apart from the those in the Rock of Gibraltar

[gardenalien]

...And Ill tell you more, his family is from Gibraltar, he is part of my family, Im from Gibraltar myself, Ill go further he was raised in the old part of town called Fraser's Ramp. Here in Sunny Gibraltar we are proud of him.

[Capayespada]

Mr. Hammond sigue en plena forma. ¡Excelente!

[Wiley84]

Both of these songs were so under-rated. Great tunes by a great performer. So glad to see he's still around. I was in Panama when these songs were first released.  Thanks so much for posting!!

ps. The two backup singers are so hot!

[Famous193]

geiles lied

[beardblond]

Well, very ok to hear again. Original song, but it was'nt from the concert. If so: Playback big time! But hell - the tune is fine!