Original Max Webster Reunion-The Party

[kody1962]

one of the best guitar player/songwriter in the country.

[patriciamaria57]

Saw them at my highschool in 75, loved them since and love Kim always. He is a Canadian institution!!

[surferofromantica]

I love love love love love LOVE Max Webster. What a band!!

[wiltner]

The Canadian Frank Zappa. Great band.

[itfahkenichz]

one full minute of ending!!! yesss!!!

[sandbucket1]

That is the best ending to any song i have ever heard. In 50 years I haven't heard anything better. It'll be the last thing you hear at my funeral

[santyrush]

is this song is extremely extrahordinarie and stunningly magnificent, with a complex composition and perfect.one of my fav of MAx Webster. great great great.

[64stretch1]

thanks for sharing 

[Ontariosound]

Was at this show in deepest Mississagua. Seb Bach glared at me on the way in for not wearing a leather jacket I think. It was the day of the Joe Carter, Roberto Alomar trade to the Blue Jays F.Y.I. National Velvet was good this night, but everyone was there to see Max.

[Ontariosound]

Was at this show in deepest Mississagua. Seb Bach glared at me on the way in for not wearing a leather jacket I think. It was the day of the Joe Carter, Roberto Alomar trade to the Blue Jays F.Y.I.  National Velvet was good this night, but everyone was their to see Max.

[wombsquid]

MAX FUCKING WEBSTER

[rodkrell1]

have you ever noticed how max webster and kim mitchell have the same hair line?

[zzerovisibility]

@rodkrell1 Maxwebster is the name of the band fronted by Kim Mitchell

[wheresthejam]

Yes.

[LoveMetalForever100]

Saw Kim and the boys back in the summer of '79 at Victoria Park S.S.. That was a very cool way to see them, up close and personal.  Of course the dubes were going around in line waiting to get in. Great memories!!

[DLRisVH]

Max Webster & RUSH. Canada's greatest!!!

[LeagueOfRock]

Tapped a vein there didn't they!... wow.

[24547377]

I am so lucky to see this band live. Isaw them at the manchester apollo England, when they were supporting rush on their hemesphere tour. I dont usually watch support bands, but these blew me away. even though i had never heard of them before i went out and bought everything i could. One of Canada's best kept secrets.

[musicmann555]

I was there....it was awesome...all i remember is the crowd after yelling "we want max"...live Tv was freakin out..lol

MAX Webster Forever!!!!

[ROBINBIEBER101]

@musicmann555 I was to what a show it was at the old rpm

[tal4jesus]

Awesome musicians

[anishnaube]

I spent many a day with my Max Webster albums! This is awesome...thanks!

[radarradarradarrider]

That was fucking awesome !!!! Back in the day I would love to have seen them live.

[radarradarradarrider]

I saw him on Vancouver Island in Nanaimo around this time but it wasn't the re-union. It was outside on the soccer pitch and there were only about 150 people there. A few of us were yelling out Max Webster tunes to play but he stuck to strictly his solo stuff. He's an awesome performer but I was disappointed he didn't play any Max tunes. After all, I'd been waiting around 12 years at that time to see Max. (By the time I was nineteen, I left Ottawa and was living in remote northern B.C.)

[sawmonkey]

Yep.  A super-tight band that never got their due. Everyone forgets how Kim can make that Gibson howl...

[derby069]

i got the original set of drums from Paul because he married my step sister.

[derby069]

yes that is true

[silverdog49]

Original line-up?  Didn't Gary McCracken replace Paul Kersey on drums after "Blockheads"?

[derby069]

@silverdog49 yes that is true

[wheresthejam]

Going to bed happy.

Thank you.

[derby069]

this is not the original line up, the oriigingl drumer was Paul Kersay.

[saselstine]

show us your body, show us your curls

[saselstine]

show us your body, show us your curls

[Lerxst3333]

Thank Darryl! - (Jammed with Ward 3 on this song a week ago, what a riot!)

[wiltner]

There is a touch of Frank Zappa to this band. But they are brilliant no doubt about it.

[SosakanSama]

Amazing performance - does justice to the original and then some. I only saw Max (or Mitchell) once, opening for Rush in 1977, and they just cooked...pretty much just like this.

Is there a DVD of this show? I'd kill or die to get one. Failing that, please upload more tunes from it! Moremoremore!

And somebody tell Mr. M. to grow his hair back! Kim Mitchell without the hair is like Elton without the glasses or Trower without the lemon-eating pucker.

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[Whatevery1Nose]

excellent! I saw Kim in Montreal in '86, but this is the bomb!

[klank67]

I was at this show and it was fabulous!

[SqueekyDc]

Kim Rules !!!!!!

[santyrush]

MAGNIFIC AND FANTASTIC SOLO GUITAR...... is amazing.....

[bigmopettin]

loved webster,not a bum note you say?they never wrote a good one! only kiddin Kim,i painted bust the busters screw the feeders make the healers, on my wall in Glasgow when this came out.

[muddshshshark]

i watched maessrto fresh wes gettiin popped at the door for ssneakin apitcher of beer out to his limo lol

[Fishyneil]

Best ending in rock and roll history.

Fishy

[sawmonkey]

Tight , tight fuckin' band.

[S2Sturges]

Seen them 4-5 times, always superb.... never a bum note and always polished and tight

[lickknob11]

Saw them July 1996. We bootlegged the show. Watkinson was out of his mind crazy and McCracken was amazing on the drums

[santyrush]

@lickknob11 que suerte has tenido de ver MAx webster concierto en vivo. me gustaria mucho. gracias.

[lickknob11]

i don't know Spanish/

[santyrush]

@ lickknob11 that luck has been to see Max Webster live concert. I like a lot. thanks.

[warrinerC]

fucking amazing band man, too bad they hate each other lol. I would fucking love to see them jam again!

[dharmaseed]

Really? They really hate each other? That's too bad. Well, a lot of talented musicians can't get along. Look at Zappa and Beefheart.

[warrinerC]

I was pretty sure they did, things change though.

[woodyinpinal]

too sweeeet- Welcome back Mike Tilka! Wish I coulda been there!

[TheTrueFortress]

Max frickin' Webster! Does it get any better? Kim is a Canadian treasure, and a man who has never properly gotten his due. I mean, his guitar playing ALONE is worthy of reverence.

I so wish I was at this gig.

To the guy who suggests Kim throw 'Drive and Desire' back into his sets ... hells, yes!

[simonhead666]

This was the Toronto Music Awards.. somewhere in Missisauga close to the airport.. I was there!!

Wow thanks for the blast from the past!!

[sadisticsteve]

The Place was called Superstars....

[erniew1961]

It was at LULUS in Kitchener on New Years bro, it was early nineties...i was there.

[almostfloating]

my name is jim chevalier,i played with kim in a premax band called zoom,i was at this show,came up with gary who played in my band at the time,this was the first real reunion and possibly the most anticipated,i know it was a big deal for the band and much enjoyed....it was the toronto music awards and the crowd continued to chant for max throughout the presentations after they played :)  ya gotta love it!

[iluvmystache]

wooo the max machine!! greatest band ever, anyone know where i can find this tab???

[doyleaudio]

I so wished they would do it again!!!!

Great Classic Canadian Rock.

This is one of the bands that got me into my occupation.

Making the World a louder Place. LOL

[subtlenuance]

Love the extended solo

[xanadu77]

Tremendous guitarist.......

[GWBsux]

Max Webster rules!!

Kim Mitchell is one of my favorite singers and guitar players!

[cupboy1970]

goddamn does the Max Machine Rock,

caught Max reuion but it was later in the 90's....saw them at Lulu's on New Years and at a club in Buffalo....and was lucky enough to score a ticket for the Q107reunion..........Kim and the boys should start playing Drive and Desire again!

[iluvmystache]

anyone know where i can find tabs to this amazing song?

[crankerny]

Got to see Maxs in Buffalo and Rochester, New York during the Million Vacations l.p. somewhere around 1978 79. Also saw them at Maple Leaf Gardens on New Years Eve 1979 with Goddo and Geddy Lee came out for Battlescare.. Always kicked major-Ass !!!

[erniew1961]

If t his was the reunion at LULUS in Kitchener, i was there and it was the BEST!!!!

It was UNBELIEVABLE!! I was there with a bunch a friends on New Years EVE.

LOVE LIVE MAX

[88reltih88]

No dude Frank Zappa was a master Kim loved FZ Back in the 70's kim would practice with some Zappa between sets....

[darkoanton5]

I did read about Kim Mitchell in a who's who in Canada. It did list the guitar instructor he studied under. If I get a chance, I'll go back to that library and find out for you.

[derekkiltie]

i saw them supporting rush in the late 70s and they were excelent listen to [beyond the moon] from the album, mutiny up my sleeve. AMAZING.

[mrTodd1968]

I saw this reunion show. This is from 1990 at the Toronto Music Awards. Look at Tilka. He was so happy.

[smitty9999]

terry watkinson is amazing

[La3man]

Man, I wish Kim and the boys would go back on the road together! They were one of the first bands I saw in concert. I believe that was in Trenton. Kim was wearing a pink tuttu!

Max will live on forever on YouTube!

[santyrush]

oh my god, my dream on video, MAx Webster, and one of my fav songs, incredible,supermagnific.. who is the keyboard? I think plays better on album studio. gracias

[smoothmama2002]

Gotta love Kim ( and Max too). Never gets old

[hympa30]

these guys are the kings of progrock for sure

one of my favs

[dexterriley]

where is that? Gasworks? Rock n Roll Heaven maybe?

[Craigman65]

When will people realize these guys kicked ass? I guess you really got to have a taste for Kim Mitchell's crazy lyrics, love his guitar playing though 2:18

[floouk]

sorry to be picky but I think you'll find that PYE DUBOIS usually wrote the lyrics for the band.

[happyjack39]

Did he ever take lessons from 'Frank Zappa'....give them???? Ha ha ha ha!!!

[SosakanSama]

WOW! The single best live Max vid I've ever seen/heard! Is the full show available on DVD? Max was the first band I ever saw live, opening for Rush at the Fargo Civic Center on May 5(6?) 1977 - KM ran out on stage in a huge pink felt cowboy hat with his Strat seemingly grafted to his hip, and I just stood there with my jaw hanging. They debuted tunes from "High Class," which came out a couple months later. I gotta see these guys live again! Rock WILL rise again from the retro-90s muck!!

[imagent86]

Saw Max Webster 100 times or more. One of the best was a New Years Eve at Seneca Collage with Pat Travers and Wireless, talk about being blasted what a party no chairs nothing fantastic when people could get along like that back then not like now.NOW sucks. Im no racisit but why have things changed?

[hghstick]

Would someone please bring back rock n roll just like this so we will not be subjected to the crap they play on the radio. KIM MITCHELL ROCKS!!!!

[Dabomb782]

Kim kinda reminds me of David le Roth, dontcha think?

[rory5543]

One of the best riffs ever to end a song!

[tacomadc]

Super talented band. They should do it all again! The fans would come out of the woodwork, but dude, get a hat.

[antoniosoul]

Max Webster should've been huge - like, global major stars huge! What was it- were they too quirky? Too original? Too un-classifiable? Cheers to whoever posted this.

[bowiemott]

Who really knows ? Lots of quirky bands never got their due including Max Webster. I felt the same way about BeBop Deluxe. I've always been in awe of Max Webster - their great chord progressions, leads, tight arrangements, and bizarre lyrics (usually from Pye Dubois).

[shippy19]

seen max webster supporting rush glasgow apollo years ago still fantastic

[FloydFactor]

Phenomenal!! Max was the best Toronto band, period. Check out our page - Floyd Factor featuring Terry's daughter Chloe Watkinson.

[dostfez]

Thanks for the vid!...A band that NEVER got it's due!

[wraxtor01]

Wonderful! I love "The Party". MW were the best band to come out of Canada ever. And I mean ever. One of the most underrated, with some of the wittiest and most intelligent songs. I saw them support Rush on their European "Hemispheres" tour in 1979 and sat there listening with my eyes and ears wide wide open.

[anthonyfreemont]

Outstanding! Great solo by Terry Watkinson and a treat to hear Mike Tilka (formerly of Blues Train !!!). Wish Kim Mitchell had played that Gibson for all the old live shows - great sounding axe for his style.

[guitardude57]

That's the same guitar he played the first time I saw them in 1979, so he must have played it in the old days sometimes.

[GWBsux]

Kim Mitchell is amazing!!  I love Max Webster -- one of the best bands, ever!!

[eshtehar]

thats right they did play peachesregal..by zappa here among the cats first song first set

[Britdrumphil]

Max were totally unknown to me until I came here in /78.I was immediately impressed,wicked band for sure.Kinda like a more commercial Canadian Zappa influenced rock band, brilliant.

Kim is totally under=rated!!

[eshtehar]

hey any videos of paul kersey drumming he only played with the band for 10 years or more .....some reunion

[berjo33]

MW - the best classic Canadian band, ever!!!

[mikemerkus]

just happened upon this video and realized iwas in the audience ..i believe this was the toronto music awards it was really cool because the bands playing that night sat right along with us in the crowd .I remember Rush was there Gowan, Lee Arron (in her prime,black minidress/undies)and I remember Maestro Fresh Wes being refused at the door because he got caught sneaking pitcher of beer out to his limo haha!

[EcksAddikMcAddik]

It's been 4ever since I last experienced the Max Machine at its finest.

Back in the day, if u were down with the Max, u were down with The Party here among the cats from the streets to paradise skies.

So why let go the line when you can simply come off the moon? Give it up for Kim, Terry and the boys. Big up, Bigben!

[migjp7]

This guy is one of the undiscovered greats!

"Universal Juveniles" is a must for any up and coming shredder.

Wish I could've seen him play live back in the 80's.

No wonder Geddy, Alex and Neil like this guy soooo much!

Kim Mitchell you rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Snoware]

While I had to live through all the Disco crap that passed for Music, I saw Max Webster many a time at the Coronet Motor Hotel in Kitchener as well as fronting Rush at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. I remember one Memorial Auditorium concert where I felt Kim and his guys outperformed Rush. Sitting 15 feet from these guys at the Coronet was amazing. I thought that all the slugs in the basement watching the strippers were missing a great show.

[Musicman144]

Max Webster is from my hometown! The best thing ever to come out of Sarnia, Ontario

[PatChaos2]

Kim Mitchell is one of the all time greats!

[alanmorri]

Greatness..True Balls to the wall greatness these guys!Thanks for sharing Bigben...I'm climbing a cloud now!