White Bird (live) - Its A Beautiful Day (1971)

[Souljahna]

Thank you for this. It took me on a lovely time-travel reverie. And the light show was a perfect addition. What a sweet band they were.

[CloudClimber7]

Love this song!!!

[willdogg1954]

I saw them on tour with the Allman Brothers band, Leon Russell, and a band called Pacific Gas & Electric in the early 70s here in Austin TX....good memories of that show...

[willmpet]

I actually saw this wonderful group at an outdoor concert with The Allman Brothers on Saturday at a stadium in St. Paul, They were wonderful, though they must have been jaded from touring. They will be with me forever.

[dgelcaganer10h]

OMG, I hadn't heard their name even mentioned in twenty years. I had one album that I loved with this song on it but then they seemed to go into obscurity. I have the vinyl some where in my collection. I loved their music it was a great alternative to the heavy metal and rock of the day on the idea of the Moody Blues and Shawn Philips. Total flashback...

[whitefalcon74]

the Fillmore dvds are missing the boz skaggs song

[guitarharpsichord]

truthfully I thot them to be one of the least likely rock bands at the time..1971..to be accepted or covered..sounds more like opera to me..

yet everyone who listened to the album thot they were wonderful..that really surprised me...lol

[jakins49]

Never saw this band live at Old Filmore, Avalon, or Winterland but did own the album 'till it was stolen ... It was not uncommon, though, to go to Filmore on Tues.nites and for $0.75 see The Airplane, Dead, Quicksilver, Janis & Big Brother, and either Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Paul Butterfield & guys, Sandy Bull, BB King, (you get the idea) all for that money. Plus $0.25 GGBridge toll, & same each for gas ... Talkin' 1966 and '67, people. Good Times Rolled.

[jlsherwood]

A heady Saturday afternoon in Bath.....1970.......

[jlsherwood]

A heady Saturday afternoon in Bath.....1970.......

[rosskstar]

she was pretty much hanging out there....nice! camera must been by a chick though ;(

[sunnyjay1]

Saw 'em LIVE in a Missouri Farmer's field back in '70. What bliss!

[zorrogash]

Kansas City ,,summer of 1973...electric ..had a guitar player who played a black Les Paul ,Deluxe,,they were very good..that tour,ill never forget it..

[cupofkona]

First band I saw live...in Monterey. Still have the vinyl, also. Great!

[SuperGrandma42]

thanks for this group....such talent...unbelievable talent.....shows it like it was.......thanks..memories been so many years ago; but, listening to this brings back how it was........whew.... l

[borntrippin]

Thank you very much for the video, wonderful stuff!

[Longshotsblues]

WOW!

Absolutely Beautifully exceptionally done Video Display. You know I never dropped acid once back in the day but i would like to think or rather hope it would of been a magical trip you managed to capture.

Awesome group of musicians that in my opinion never really got their due. White Bird a beautiful song displayed in a fabulous video.

Thank You for the non-drug trip.

[chachalarue22]

I listened to this album at least 200 x .. i finally got to see the beautiful couple singing it.. thanks for posting.. i put this song on every mix tape i make..

[Mrsilversmith69]

Never saw IABD livebut much love to them. I did however get to see what is now The Bermuda Triangle as a trio doing White bird at East Tn State U. Just a fiddle, bass,drum and believe it or not an electrified thru a Moog autoharp. It was astounding. I do have an original White Bird album, it will be the last to go.

[aurora1957A]

@Mrsilversmith69

hang onto that vinyl - it was very hard to get at one time, my copy is a german import

:)

[1jefry]

wow, much faster tempo than the canned song, gotta love it LIVE!

thx & blessings for sharing this, ahhh.....

;)

[whitefalcon74]

i commend you great job of keeping the flame of our culture and music alive as well as you tube.

peace!

[grahame1952]

so good to find this stoned new years eve 2011 gonna have to listen again but louder(*_*)

[grahame1952]

new yr s2011uk just found this fantastic!!so beautiful (*_*).

[OakBluffer]

I saw them at the Filmore one night when the concert was an impromptu benefit for the Grateful Dead (who had been busted in New Orleans for possession). On the venue that night: Nicky Hopkins and Lightning, Santana, Quick Silver Messenger, Doug Hicks and the Hotlicks, Jefferson Airplane, and It's A Beautiful Day. This HD version because of its light show captures the essence of that night completely: behind the stage and on the ceiling, someone had performed similar magic.

[aurora1957A]

@OakBluffer

Why thank you! Glad you like my light show. That show must be quite a memory, and you give me quite a compliment. Although the entire audio of this performance exists, the film itself was lost when storage became too expensive, and I added the visualizations to fill in where there was no video. Kinda trippy, huh?

:)

PS what a lineup for that show you describe, eh?! I've seen most of those folks, but never all in one spot!

[zinkklug]

Class act back then! Always loved listening to IABD! As we said back then...."far out! Would love to hear them today!



[jgbullat]

My favorite part was "no bra"!

[TheSpottyBody]

this song will always remind of Peace rally's of the 60's in Modesto and surrounding areas. I still play this song often, I miss the old days.

[jcs7884]

A beautiful song...

[muskratbill]

Awesome!!!

[blubuhda2000]

I was stationed on a lonely mountain out post in Vietnam. My girl friend sent me this album. I would volunteer for the last guard duty so I could watch the sun come up over the South China Sea and listen to this song with my dog Whiskey. The comet kahoutec was in the sky for three days and nights after I recieved this album and I took it as a very special sign from Great Spirit

[MalibuColonyPlaza]

I know Matthew Katz and I think he's cool!

[visionz45]

David LaFlamme and It's A Beautiful Day at the last Fillmore Concert.

[hskrfnatic]

I like a lot of these early 70's hippie songs; this one in particular...but the non-bathing thing always gives me the creeps.

[babaluboo123]

It was nice and sad to hear Bill do the intro.

[LesbianVampireLover]

Saw 'em in Atlanta in 69 or 70 and probably a few other times at the various festivals of the day. They were such a great band. They don't make 'em like that any more.

[jjondd]

I saw this video a long time ago on late night TV and now seeing it again...Patti Santos is wearing a very revealing blouse. I want to say her tits are just out there! which is not too unusual for the times.

[PolarBearAtRest]

1971, and 24 years old. It is gone like a dream scape.

[KnowledgeClips]

One of my all time favorite tunes. I never heard the live version before. Thanks for posting.

[NuclearLullaby]

I always thought they had a Sitar in the opening! I NEVER in a million years thought that could be done on Violin !!!

[Exzeluke]

I saw them live in Austin in '69 when Linda was still with them (yeah, I'm pretty old). David played with such passion his violin smoked and strings were flying everywhere off his bow. I have waited YEARS for someone to upload a live version of this song. THANK YOU so much.

[MinniMoose11]

Definitely with the exception of the almighty QMS !

[westpalmscott]

One of the first true progressive bands. Studio recordings never did them much justice. They had a crook for a manager who because of his mishaps with Jefferson Airplane and Moby Grape, prevented them from getting a decent gig in Frisco early on. He shafted them badly.Even owned rights to the band's name. Musically speaking, they were miles ahead of many of their contemporaries, with the possible exception of Santana and Quicksilver Messenger Service.

[aurora1957A]

@westpalmscott

yeah I've heard their manager was a real dick; and that he's still sticking to them by taking all monies from sales of the CD version of IABD's first LP

pity.

Saw D & L LaFlamme a couple of years ago; they were really great but had to be billed as "Performing the Music of It's A Beautiful Day"

[westpalmscott]

That scumbag bilked The Airplane pretty good b4 they shit canned him. Don't remember his name off the top of my head, but I bacame aware of David's problem with him when I went to write a review on Amazon several yrs ago when I saw another reviewer urging people not to purchase the 1969 IABD becuase David and bandmates were getting nothing from the sales. It's worse than the John Fogerty mess was

[sheitman51]

I believe a dickhead named Matthew Katz was their manager.

[sheitman51]

Matthew Katz is their infamous managers name...real dick-head!

[sheitman51]

Matthew Katz is their dick-head manager's name.

[augwest45]

always loved this song, one of my faves from the 60's. this live version is hot!

[catweasel28]

It's A Beautiful Song!

[XaurreauX]

Saw them at a concert at UMass in 1972. They were excellent. By the way, there was this new kid on the bill who nobody had ever heard of--Bruce Springsteen.

[psi4rick]

I didnt know Bruce Springsteen was in this band! But that all makes a lot of sense now. Thank you

[XaurreauX]

Actually, Springsteen performed on the same bill, but as a completely separate act. To my knowledge he has never been associated with It's A Beautiful Day. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

[sekhmetraptah]

aaahh..david laflamme..hypnotic. bogart has stood the test of time...such a wonderful word

[DaveH001]

It's amazing to me how so much music from 40 years ago is just as fresh and wonderful today as when it was new. Music that continues to resonate generations later is the work of genius. How great would it be for each of us to create even one lasting work of art? Many thanks to aurora for posting this terrific performance of a lovely, lovely song.

The scenes of the National Guard seem pretty tame these days after the recent videos of the armored and faceless police in action in Pittsburgh.

[jimbronxny]

So sad that music today is so blahhhh and ........ I'm sorry I never got to see them. I did however get to se many of the other bands from the 60's and 70's. It pays to be little older sometimes. PEACE

[papafirelin]

VENGA!!! for the good old days!!!! its a beautiful day!!!

[mrwilson41]

The ultimate version of thjs song can be found on the Album "Live At Carnegie" Probably one of the best guitar solos in history. This song is legend I tell you, legend

[ohchino]

Thanks for the info Mr. Wilson, gonna search.

Danny the menace.

[mrwilson41]

Ohchino, the album is Its a Beautiful Day Live at Carnegie Hall. Available on cdnow and most places

[crosscatch]

Unfortunately, that album didn't do them any favors. They were better when I saw them at the Kinetic Playground. I believe David and Linda weren't in the band at that time but won't swear to it.

[mrwilson41]

David was in till 1974 when they broke up.. Linda left before 1970. The singer above is the beautiful Patti Santos(she came in on the debut cd 1969) who died in a car accident in 1989. The David Laflamme band still tours today. Best version of white bird is on the Live at Carnegie hall cd from 1972

[irlandos1]

first class! (video,song and performance-even without Linda) ..thx for sharing..

[creativeabyss]

(cont.) Years later & we made it. Now it's time for a new generation and the causes that accompany them. Gods speed be with you. You'll need it... Peace

[creativeabyss]

This is a great composition both visually and musically. Thank you, I graduated in 71, this song took me there and many other places. Oh yes, it was as radical as it was peaceful. The world was changing and without the music of the day we could not have made it. The war was ending, people were changing, racial riots were around us, politicians were old school and the Cold War was on our shoulders. Thank God we had this musical escape to save our souls from all the chaos. (cont.)

[jimbronxny]

I agree 100%. I'm 58 and have seen the best of bands in my time. When a concert didn't cost a fortune. I saw Pink Floyd in Carnegie Hall for 7.50. Numerous bands at the Schaffer Music Festival in Central Park NYC, general admission 5.00. Can we go back? Don't bogart that joint my friend...PEACE

[ohchino]

Hi, jimbronxny:

What a life!

Please, enligth me: what precisaly bogart the joint means?

Here at Perú came many hazzy words at early 70s but bogart?...have no clue, man.

Peace to you too.

[DrSamba1]

"Bogart the joint" means to hold on to a marijuana cigarette instead of passing it around.

[ohchino]

Thanks Dr, so, basically same way as when jimbo gives no clue

[SeattleLA]

@jimbronxny excellent comment. Yes, we can go back.

[Playback007able]

@jimbronxny Times in the music biz has changed so greatly. Use tio be that the music sales were where the money was. Now the music is like a "lost leader", especially so with share files and the web, and the live shows, the T-shirts-bling" and related paraphenalia is where the coin is. Sucks!

[Jimmy61stl]

Fantastic!

[ajgottesman]

can't thank you enough, saw them open for John Mayall and The Flock was the third group, the Fillmore E. was, well, you had to be there. aurora you made my day. keep comin' back.

[dg0557]

This song is a classic! Thanks for posting....

[B52sguy]

This is good, but without Linda, just a commercial copy, though a beautiful composition.

JF

[deepcosmiclove]

What? Who do you think you are kidding? "Commercial copy." Get real.

[PissedOff803]

I saw them at The Bodega in Milpitas in late 70's/early 80's. They were SPECTACULAR. Thanks for posting this great version! Brings back memories!

[FLHTP07]

I have been waiting for a quality version for a long time. Thank you.

[Holleybe]

This is an AWSOME video! What a light show and WHAT TALENT!

[aurora1957A]

Those guys really knew how to make music right, didn't they? Thanks for your comment.

:)

[Holleybe]

I was thinking of the talent of the person who put the video together mostly, but it is actual good music, which is rare these days.

[TheDutchHippie]

I ( a young fan of this music ) love this. This is great. I'm in a band too- wish we could make this sort of music.

Love this.

[Holleybe]

You CAN! Just DO it.

[Danielmutt]

I just don't know :(  you all can give me a thousand "thumbs down" but ... To me this song should not be raced through. These lyrics are meant to be song slow and with passion. That's all. Go ahead hate me...

[bckm54]

Thumbs DOWN? Hate you? NO! I agree...Igave u a big thumbs UP! :)

[w9j15g]

They must have been reloading all the cameras for a while there. That would explain the news footage and the acid trip visual effects in the middle.

[aurora1957A]

y'know, that just could be!

In the film Graham is talking over the song, lamenting the end of an era. I tried to sync the audio from the CD with the video from the film, and stuck in some visuals where there was no video at all (the solos were not included in the film).

[unprevarication]

Nope. That was the thing (new a VERY cool at that time) called the "Joshua Light Show". It went on behind the bands all night while the pretty music played. .... MEMORIES.....

[aurora1957A]

not to be make a big thing about it - but I did the visuals in imitation of the light shows in this video

:)

[unprevarication]

Yeah..... I knew that (but the OP didn't..... don't TELL them! LOL). Nice job you did too!

[bodhiveeren]

Great! Goose pimples in my neck! They were great live! Thanks so much!

[Baddoggone]

Brings back some old memories, caught them back in the 60's in SF

[BRIANJAMESTOMLINSON]

REST IN PEACE - PATTI SANTOS - "You sing just as pretty as you look."

[Peruanas0]

Thank you a lot for posting

It's a masterpiece of the psychedelic music ever. After my family destroy my vinils in 1994 never hear till today.

5 stars! I like the video edition

[roadrocket7]

Thanks Aurora1957A for posting the best of all

the Fillmore West concert performances of this

great band and Quicksilver too. I wish this

great film (Fillmore) would come out on DVD.

You are turning on a whole new generation of

fans to these classic San Francisco bands.

[schmember]

Words are not enough to express my feelings for this. This is God-inspired harmony.

This song was our favourite when my wife and I fell in love (1984). Twentyfive years later it still sounds fresh to our ears.

The whole album is great!

I'm lucky enough (old enough?) to have both the vinyl LP and the CD.

There's also a special place in my heart for "Girl with no eyes" ...

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

[Rick000888]

love that folk-jazz-fusion-etc. but all that civil strife (looks like mostly berkeley) was very disturbing. but "it was real", i guess

[madamparanecia]

WOOOOOOOOW!!!! AMAZING thanks a lot for this brilliant video of one of my favourites songs...Love it!!!!

[unviciouscircle]

Perfection ...just perfect...timeless classic ..brilliant upload aurora

[WhiteBirdMustFly1]

Ah, I see one of my favorite oldies but goodies! David LaFlamme still Rocks! Saw him first in 1971 or two at Humboldt State University, with Taj Mahal, Lamb and other greats. Met him at a concert recently in San Luis Obispo, CA.  He and Linda are looking real good! The band was terrific and I reintroduced myself once more. Thanks a lot!

[nhbright]

I don't know why this isn't on the radio more. Art Bell can't be the only radio guy to appreciate IABD. It also turned me on to Maxfield Parish.

[revdrstevedd]

I remember many a day visiting the band in the back of a Musical Instrument store in Daly City. My roommates found this amazing store one day in the 60's when looking for better microphones for their own performances. And, to find the band members of It's A Beautiful Day practicing in the back room of the store was awesome. Talking with them, and watching them perform (even in practices) was very mesmerizing and so filled with Love of the times. Where are they all now? Thank you for the memory!

[backstreetdrums]

Music like this is truly a lost art...

[dankton1976]

Dziękuję z całego serca!

(thank you with all my heart!)

[Wordsworth1942]

The very best I have heard. Glad to see this on YouTube. My vinyl might not make it into the next generation. Great sound and visual.

[Koinzidenz]

Danke. Wunderschön.