Al Kooper/Mike Bloomfield: Season of the Witch (Live)

[kezie666666]

fab

[liptoniuss]

Bloomfield forever. No one can copy his style. It's awesome. with those scalerunnings.

[TimBirkenholz]

sick bassline 

[blemaire505]

I saw this guys when I was a kid hanging in the Village - Fillmore East was my hangout. Thanks for the memories almost forgot how cool music was then.

[0live0wire0]

i could listen to this all day long. Both Al and Mike are awesome. And thanks to Donovan for writing the actual song of course.

[papafirelin]

Yesss!!!thanks for the upload!!!

[snortbag]

Oh Yea!

[noahf67]

Would have liked that riff at 6M to have gone on for awhile...they could have really

gone crazy with it, but they were probably on the clock, and as Kooper attested,

the inter-group synergy just wasn't there.

[beyondalohas]

you forgot Stephen Stills. he was way-out in front in the album

[bamboosa]

The Stills version on Super Session is, in my opinion, Stills best guitar work - he kills on the wah-wah. Bloomfield - top 10 guitarists of all time, along with Hendrix and Django. Not his best work here.

[CowbellProfessional]

Damn, is this rhythm section ON or what? That is one slinky, sexy groove.

[8269998]

STRANGE- S T R A N GE - MUST  BE THE SEASON OF ROBESPIERRE

[RaumVogel]

You aren't Alice Cooper...you failboat.

[surfguideperu]

DIFFERENT but GOOD......

[CAS1xtz]

@surfguideperu - are you unaware R&R MEANS different!

Zep does a Beck song, Stewart does a zep song, etc,,,

QUALITY BEGETS QUALITY!

THAT WAS THE 60's!

[notoriodtc]

This is a fantastic album! Anyone who digs this tune, I highly reccomend picking it up. Bloomfield in top form like days with the butterfield blues band.

[TumbrelJockey]

I think it was a "Super Session" anytime these two shared the stage...

[ernesto56052]

trabajo de culto

[MrJommycross]

Masterpiece, its name is Masterpiece...

[upstatenyphann]

recently got turned on to bloomers. ive been eating up all the live stuff i can find

[GnonplussedGnome]

Freaking Awesome!

[chadchap]

listen to Eric Clapton for the same guitar but 3 years earlier..nuff said.

[eric1love]

What a Quality recording/mix, I love analog recordings!!

[oicsaywhat]

@eric1love Clapton is my guitar idol, But I dont think Mike Bloomfield sounds anything like Clapton except maybe the tonal characteristic, and thats because they played Les Pauls at the time....Great song by the way

[INDIANA383]

@oicsaywhat I agree I play blues, 28 yrs. now, learned starting on the "BEANO" albumn with JOHN MAYALL CLAPTON. I hear a lot of difference in their styles. I think MB was a really great improvisation player. I loved him and JOHNNYWINTER together, (My greatest influence in blues, with KIM SIMMONS and Lonesome DAVE Prevett. INDIANA 383

[oicsaywhat]

@INDIANA383 dang I heard that name Lonesome Dave, I use to play with a cat named Rodney who is from Indiana, who introduce me to his band for the life of my I cant thank of the name, but he does a cool version of Big Legged Woman by Freddie King....

[ScottAln05]

Lousy version, except if you're making a porno and need a soundtrack.

[pdorn777]

Phenomenal. As Eric Burdon of The Animals once said, rock and roll blues this good "took the mud of the Mississippi Delta to Venus".

[jsilence418]

@pdorn777 Wow what a comment wow! what a genius, and all this time I thought burdon was a washed up dumb lil drunk! wait he is!

[lennycohenfan]

It is truly the season of the witch.

[boblippold]

Wow. I'm actually ashamed I haven't heard this before. This is really great. Great sound, great playing, so fucking hip. Thanks for posting.

[nebnis81]

@boblippold LIsten more and see how this band and it's contents influenced so much of the 1965 to 1973 hip music. The Grateful Dead LOVED seeing Bloomfield jam.

[fleetwoodmac1982]

6:05 to 6:15 sounds similar to Henrdix's Message to Love!

[wholeinmytree]

My god, I already bought Super Session. But I want to experience the live power. Gonna buy the "Lost Concert Tapes" AND "The Live Adventures". And Highway 61 revisited.

[fleetwoodmac1982]

if you could not satisfy with these albums, try Kooper's solo album titled 'Naked Songs'. Though it's not a so-called Session album, i guess you can get the similar feeling in it.

[thirdstone3]

Ya, dude - pick up anything you can by Michael Bloomfield. Beyond insane blues music.

[KennethKatona]

OMG!!!5:50-6:25 is so awe inspiring to all true musicians.If your not 18+ then please get off the net.Focus on your academic studies before you think about what it means to live an adult life-style.

[donnyoh]

Al Kopper founded BS&T - He and Mike Bloomfield moved on before it became a pussy band but they gave us "Child Is Father to the Man" a transformation in rock, maybe the best fucking rock album ever made...If you haven't heard buy it and enjoy. It's at iTunes

[jimh432]

Mike Bloomfield was never in BS+T.and Kooper was kicked out of BS+T

[Pacificdreamgirl]

Saw it in townhall , NY 69. Great music.

[daoerx]

Amasing, simply amasing. It's a shame i was only born in 1987, i missed all the greats of music :( 60ies artist continue to amuse me, simply briliant gig this one.

[BilliHeathMusic]

12/13/68 This was my first Fillmore East Show.

The line up was Earth Opera, Super Session ( Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield), and Sam and Dave review with Steve Crooper and Duck Dunn, Booker T and Matt Guitar Murphy with a couple of Hot Go-Go girls dancing on stage. I didn't like Earth Opera. We got ticket to see Super Session thinking Steve Stills was also playing as on the Album, but he didn't. I guess he was starting to work on CSN. I did liked Super Session show with Al and Mike.

[skaterocknroll]

so lucky you got to see that!

[RicochetRabbit101]

Man! How can you remember so many details? I saw so many concerts between '67 and '73 I can't remember half of them off the top of my head and when I do remember them, I have trouble remembering which band(s) was at which venue and what year it was. LOL

[SheldonLefkowitz]

Did I just hear "Terry Reid lookin' over my shoulder..." at 2:04? Why would they reference a very insignificant cover version and not give credit to Donovan or Vanilla Fudge (two nuch more important rock acts who did the 2 best versions of this tune)? The Fudge version is so much better than this slow boring Koopfield version or the Terry Reid version. Kooper and Bloomfield are so over-rated it's ridiculous.

[werobanks]

have to agree with you. best thing Al Kooper did was play organ for bob dylan and that he did do great. no one could have topped him for his style with that. other wise, ho hum.

[experience45]

Donovan wrote it

[valiantwagonguy]

I was at this show!

[comcasthal]

funkin' remarkable!!!!!!!

[happychappygirl]

CRAP!!! They took this song off and it was one of my fav's! Would love to have it back on, or be able to get it for my own personal collection. WAAHHH!

[taildragger51]

Classic song from a time when people actually played their instruments! Killer song. Bloomfield was one funky guitar player.

[ralphsims]

@taildragger51

Love that Hammond B3!

[9mej]

great thank for your news

[TJTele52]

I was at this show or this weekend of shows and it was Earth Opera, Super Session, and Sam and Dave review Fillmore East. It was also the first time I finally got to meet Mike Bloomfield in 1967 I was 15 and he was my guitar idol, still is he was great came out and sat next to me and a friend and watched Sam and Dave with us with Steve Crooper and Duck Dunn, Booker T and Matt Guitar Murphy he raved as to how great they were, he was like that thrilled by other great performances!

[wildwall]

@TJTele52

I was at that show also! My first Filmore Concert! Sam and Dave had Cropper and company backing them up~

[papafirelin]

@wildwall Id like to know about that concert...or what you keep in mind...my best regards

I saw some of the greatest bands of those days....

[BLUESMANRONCHICAGO]

@TJTele52 i went to same high school as Mike, New Trier East north of Chicago, though he was a senior in 61 and i didn't graduate til 10 years later. My brother knew him, was an awesome talent in NT jazz band, glad he hooked up with Paul and later Al, they did some great stuff

[elieattie]

great cover

[noahf67]

The limitations of the ensemble at hand were evident. Al talks in the liner notes of the less than present synergy between the bass and drummer, but Al and Mike really ad-hoc their way through it brilliantly.

[phantomgromus]

yes...freakin' hell yes

[9jem]

thanks for that i belive from the readings that last fm by the way that is a music internet radio and music down load site the read the track listing as over 5 mints long so you may have a good chance you can also listern to any music on that site providing they have it

[9jem]

can we have don't through your love on me so strong on you tube from this album a great tune

[KingofMars62]

I've put it on my 'to do' list. As long as it doesn't run more than 10:59 You Tube will let me post it.

[KingofMars62]

I posted it, finally... 8-)

[pinkfloydfoolforlife]

im wondering what this would be filed under at best buy, they might not even have it they didnt have super sessions i had to order it in the store, and then it got lost in the mail and had to reorder it, really grinded my gears man i tell you, any way this is fantastic thanks friend =)

peace and love

[RobEye79]

I feel your pain man. You can't get great music in stores anymore. I always go through Amazon. In fact that's where I got this CD. Great great stuff.

[jimbosity002]

So I'm in an oldies store yesterday with a shopping list that included Mike Bloomfield and the owner hands me this! I'm still grining

Great post King of Mars02!

Check out the Jimi Hendrix inspired lick that Mike plays at 6:06 too.

[jamietabs]

Yeah, it was stills in the studio version..there's a really unique style to how he plays the wah on it.. Shouldve never sold that LP..it was QUAD as well.. I sold off all my vinyl a few months ago.. needed the cash..

That album, Tough Guys/Issac Hayes, Vampiros Lesbos, and a handfull of donovan albums are some that I regret most as they are hard to find..

Also one from this montreal band "the Haunted'

check them if ytou like 60s garage..

babbling.. peace

[KingofMars62]

No problem...I babble all the time. I kinda like it, lol.

Wow that is a shame you sold that stuff. Hopefully you got the money you should have for it.

60's garage sound? I will definitely keep my eye open for The Haunted. The only Montreal bands/artists I am into right now are April Wine and Frank Marino/Mahogany Rush. I like what I've heard coming from Montreal.

LOL...now my turn to ramble on.

[CAS1xtz]

@KingofMars62 babble means R&R in its best meaning - LOL :O)

[CAS1xtz]

@jamietabs - R&R means babble, in its grandest meaning :O)

[KingofMars62]

If I remember right on the studio version Stills was playing the guitar for this track. Nice to hear a version with Mike...

[vanu49]

I second jamietabs and for kingofmars69 tks a lot for sharing. its great to hear Mike B.(rip) it was a great loss.

tks and greets.

[KingofMars62]

Hi...

Glad you like it...I REALLY like sharing great music. 8)

Yeah a shame about Mike...he got into the worse drug he possibly could have and it killed him MUCH too young.

[jamietabs]

this is incredible..never heard it before.. used to have the 'super session' lp

[KingofMars62]

Yeah I have Super Session. I ran across this cd while I was browsing in my favorite music store and immediately bought it. It's a great version of the song.

[KingofMars62]

My pleasure...glad you like it. 8)

What a great group of musicians...all of them. RIP Mike Bloomfield...what a guitarist he was.

[evanfrmheaven]

This is Great! Thanks... the tone of the Bass!