This performance by Booker T was absolutely Brilliant!! The man's Hammond could touch your soul!!! I love the fact that the crowd was being very still and allow this song to come out so smooth and hear every artist do his thing!!! Steve Cropper had th guitar humming My goodness!! To have this in an album I would not hesitate to buy it!!!
I don't give a fuck what anyone has to say to me, but this is possibly the greatest live musical performance, at least that i've ever seen. The problem is people dont realize when you listen to something like this you have to completely indulge yourself into the music and listen in complete silence and soak up every single layer of the music, that's why I love this crowd their almost in completely silent the entire song with occasional cheers. and the passion in those solos...no words
@anklebreaka03 you're absolutely correct, I love this song around the 4:02 mark the guitar player is getting N2 the groove, but around 4:09 he takes my soul because he really lets it rip.
this is one of the best performances I've ever seen. I saw the group War once, they did a version of "slipping into darkness" that had me drunk, I had the best seat in the house up front, I stood up, dance the whole night and I'll never forget the drummer gave me his drumsticks after the show ,I was in heaven.
@TheNorthernSoulKing Booker T.'s organ is a Hammond B-3 with a rotating Leslie Speaker. I used to do stage work and let me tell you those Hammonds are HEAVY as can be...!(ballbusters...LOL)
@robertdeltajohnson I am thinking about buying one. Do all Leslie Speakers have rotating? Is there a certain kinda of Leslie that has the best sound or are they all the same?
@TheNorthernSoulKing As far as I know, there is basically one model. I have seen an updated model about a year ago in Vintage Guitar magazine, it has a self contained amplifier inside the cabinet. The cabinet weighs approx. 135 lbs. If you want to hear what a guitar sounnds like coming through a Leslie, listen to Cream's, "Badge". On the break, where you hear Clapton do the familiar refrain, he's using a Leslie. The speed of the rotation affects the sound and is controlled by the player...
@ScottMck80 Check out Otis Redding.Booker T. & the MG's were his backup band on record and during a European tour in 1967, not to mention at Monterrey Pop Festival in 1968.(check out videos) Tom Dowd(of Atlantic Records) was the recording engineer on most of Redding's records. They(Dowd/MG's) were working on "The Dock of the Bay," three days before Otis died in a plane crash. Steve Cropper(guitarist/MG's) said later that he could barely finish it because he was so broken up over Otis' passing...
Reading Jet Magazine, I came across this fabulous man Solomon Burke: King of Rock and Soul... he was the robust, regal preacher-turned-singer who defined soul music in the '60s and continued to perform and minister for decades. He made his transistion and will be missed by many!
Absolutely beautiful. The MGs were the masters of cover songs. They could take any song and make it a million times better. Just listen to McLemore Avenue, it's a Booker T & the MGs album where they just play Abbey Road covers. Abbey Road is one of my favorite albums ever, but after I heard the MGs version, I find it hard to go back. The final medley on the album culminating with I Want You (She's so Heavy) is my favorite piece of music ever.
Collins was on Alligator Records. Him and Waters.... all the blues greats, really. I think I was the only kid in an all-white Indiana farm town that had more black bluesman records than most people had John Cougar. lol
I started playing guitar in '81. I bought a Telecaster in '82. Cropper was the biggest influence on my style (him and Albert Collins). In my band, the other guitartist was trying to be the next Van Halen, and when it came time for me to solo...... out came "the Cropper." What's so funny was that the girls really dug it. So I kept it up! Still sound like him today. I remember the other guitarist getting frustrated about it. I just said "Go buy some Stax records, man." He never did. His loss... :)
The original vinyl has the most incredible finish of any song I have ever heard in my entire life...thanks to whoever found this. I have played it at least 25000 times. Saw them play in Atlanta in the 70's. I just sat there and never touched my drink. Close your eyes when u listen to this song....
why does everyone want to listen to shit over the music starting from the blues in about the 20s through to the metal of the 80s? its lost its way. the shit thing is that music can never revert back to this and be liked. good thing some know real music when they hear it.
thats not necessarily true though, my generation of lovers of proper music will drill this type of music into their kids. Hence making your grandkids have the same experience u had listening to this for the first time, as for the live experience, it's not only a shame but it's also a pity that they will never have that experience.
Good point. Tough drills ahead. Too much counterpoint and crescendo from rap, hip-hop, rock and pop 'innuendo'. Don't quit tho'.
Live music...could return. Just eliminate the Walkman, Discman, CD, DVD, MP3, MP4, downloads & mobile phones, eh? Tough! Really tough!
Don't get me wrong. I'm on your side. And I don't like what I see happening. Nothing we say or do changes anything until the time comes for it to change.
The age of hiphop, rap modern music put shortly, is my age of music, yet after listening to a lot of music and thinking rationally about whats good and whats bad and more important why this is so, i decided for myself which music i like best. I trust any rational thinking person to do the same, despite their time of living or cultural background. For instance one of my friends is a quite well known hiphop dj, yet he only listens to this kind of music, he makes hiphop he listens to funk and soul.
As for the cd, dvd, mp3, etc. if it wasnt for these things i wouldve never heard this music. Without having that heard on cd first I never wouldve went to the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Netherlands. I'd say that the age of information had a really positive effect on my choice of music and making me willing to see that music live. My exact point is that my grandchildren will never be able to see Booker T and the MG's live. It's a narcistic point of view more than a rational one.
Strong point made about seeing the performers live. I lived in New York in the early '80s. Rap and breakdancin' were relatively new then. It meant something then. My point is now music is all over the place being whatever it wants to be. Music and musicianship are rooted in performance. There's something real and truthful about feedback, buzzing amps, torn guitar strings, faulty mics and all that.
le plus que parfait !
UBOAT1954 4 months ago
This performance by Booker T was absolutely Brilliant!! The man's Hammond could touch your soul!!! I love the fact that the crowd was being very still and allow this song to come out so smooth and hear every artist do his thing!!! Steve Cropper had th guitar humming My goodness!! To have this in an album I would not hesitate to buy it!!!
TheMrrick58 9 months ago
My absolute favorite of all time.
lkbrown5 9 months ago
My absolute favoirte of all time!
lkbrown5 9 months ago
I don't give a fuck what anyone has to say to me, but this is possibly the greatest live musical performance, at least that i've ever seen. The problem is people dont realize when you listen to something like this you have to completely indulge yourself into the music and listen in complete silence and soak up every single layer of the music, that's why I love this crowd their almost in completely silent the entire song with occasional cheers. and the passion in those solos...no words
anklebreaka03 11 months ago 2
@anklebreaka03 you're absolutely correct, I love this song around the 4:02 mark the guitar player is getting N2 the groove, but around 4:09 he takes my soul because he really lets it rip.
this is one of the best performances I've ever seen. I saw the group War once, they did a version of "slipping into darkness" that had me drunk, I had the best seat in the house up front, I stood up, dance the whole night and I'll never forget the drummer gave me his drumsticks after the show ,I was in heaven.
MRFUNKYBASSLINE 10 months ago
I am going to get a Hammond B3 soon. Is it better to have the speaker built in or stand alone?
TheNorthernSoulKing 1 year ago
What type of organ does Booker T playe in most of his songs?
TheNorthernSoulKing 1 year ago
@TheNorthernSoulKing Booker T.'s organ is a Hammond B-3 with a rotating Leslie Speaker. I used to do stage work and let me tell you those Hammonds are HEAVY as can be...!(ballbusters...LOL)
robertdeltajohnson 1 year ago
@robertdeltajohnson I am thinking about buying one. Do all Leslie Speakers have rotating? Is there a certain kinda of Leslie that has the best sound or are they all the same?
TheNorthernSoulKing 1 year ago
@TheNorthernSoulKing As far as I know, there is basically one model. I have seen an updated model about a year ago in Vintage Guitar magazine, it has a self contained amplifier inside the cabinet. The cabinet weighs approx. 135 lbs. If you want to hear what a guitar sounnds like coming through a Leslie, listen to Cream's, "Badge". On the break, where you hear Clapton do the familiar refrain, he's using a Leslie. The speed of the rotation affects the sound and is controlled by the player...
robertdeltajohnson 1 year ago
@TheNorthernSoulKing Je suis un Fan de Booker T , j'ai une cabine Leslie 122 (la meilleur) à vendre ...
radome2222 11 months ago
@radome2222 I apologize did not understand what you typed tried to translate it can you type in English? Please and thank you
TheNorthernSoulKing 11 months ago
@TheNorthernSoulKing He said: "I'm a fan of Booker T, I have a Leslie 122 (the best) for sale"
olliegee1 11 months ago
@olliegee1 Thank you for translating. I got a Concord. Do you know much about them?
TheNorthernSoulKing 11 months ago
@TheNorthernSoulKing I know absolutely nothing about them man, sorry. Could only translate the message.
olliegee1 10 months ago
@olliegee1 Its ok thank you for replying
TheNorthernSoulKing 10 months ago
anyone know any other bands like booker t & mg's?
ScottMck80 1 year ago
@ScottMck80 Check out Otis Redding.Booker T. & the MG's were his backup band on record and during a European tour in 1967, not to mention at Monterrey Pop Festival in 1968.(check out videos) Tom Dowd(of Atlantic Records) was the recording engineer on most of Redding's records. They(Dowd/MG's) were working on "The Dock of the Bay," three days before Otis died in a plane crash. Steve Cropper(guitarist/MG's) said later that he could barely finish it because he was so broken up over Otis' passing...
robertdeltajohnson 1 year ago
george lucas on bass.
GoGoNards 1 year ago
from 2:25 to 3:33.... i wanna see chimp spanner do that.. this guy pwns noobs..
alaunc 1 year ago
It is simply the BEST
Buzzer9999 1 year ago
This song is so soothing. I listen to it while I lay in bed whenever I don't feel good.
I first heard this song in the "Legend of Tennessee Moltisanti" episode of The Sopranos.
Wiseguy453 1 year ago
Reading Jet Magazine, I came across this fabulous man Solomon Burke: King of Rock and Soul... he was the robust, regal preacher-turned-singer who defined soul music in the '60s and continued to perform and minister for decades. He made his transistion and will be missed by many!
ZeeCee57 1 year ago
Billy Stewert's full verson of this song is the best, Janis close second, but this was an awesome version also my opinion ;-)
Billybike1 1 year ago
Lazy old sumer breeze
hopdirtstone 1 year ago
absolutely amazing
PhilpKeith 1 year ago
Good ; better; Best !!!!!
No one better than Booker T.at last.
woerdingsa 1 year ago
Dunn's bassline is sublime.
retrodude666 1 year ago
LOOOVE THIS VERSION! so smooth and relaxed. but i still prefer Billie Holiday's version better.
erykahbadu172 1 year ago
i bet the organ player was unbeatable at international track and field on the playstation
amfpimp 1 year ago 2
ASTOUNDING
JohnJoeJack 1 year ago
best instumental ST money can buy.
autogyro100 1 year ago
wow it is mindblowing, so beautiful!!
peedee1124 1 year ago
wow, this shit is great. I only knew Green Onions until now!
slugworth99 2 years ago
Yeah Green Onions was the most popular, but the real one was "Melting Pot" before that, even better.
6irondriver 2 years ago 2
some of the best shit ive ever seen in my life. thanks man
Julo87 2 years ago
Wonderful. Thanks for sharing.
jhharlaar 2 years ago
Classic Song. Classic Band. Perfect.
TiredLionMusic 2 years ago 3
love booker t ,but and i know its not the same vibe ,but big brother and the holding co,with janice knocked this out ,park
brianlowdown 2 years ago
The best fit to this song I've seen!!! Smokin!!
christysviewable 2 years ago 2
Listened to these cats on 8 track in Dad's truck. Had to order "Melting Pot" on CD for $20- well worth it... Damn.
6irondriver 2 years ago
Righteous.
tiptopsound 2 years ago 3
I have a friend who does this on a sax and it sounds great
bigguy4570 2 years ago
another great song to listen too
goodtotheend1 2 years ago
I love booker Ts organ!!
Chugulung 2 years ago 10
An awesome version of a great song.
MindsiMedia 2 years ago 4
Yeah !!
That's what it's all about !!
Real musicians ! Real Soul ! No wonder Stax records were so successful !
tonto4848 2 years ago 3
Absolutely beautiful. The MGs were the masters of cover songs. They could take any song and make it a million times better. Just listen to McLemore Avenue, it's a Booker T & the MGs album where they just play Abbey Road covers. Abbey Road is one of my favorite albums ever, but after I heard the MGs version, I find it hard to go back. The final medley on the album culminating with I Want You (She's so Heavy) is my favorite piece of music ever.
gpcl16 2 years ago 12
And their version of "Something" was a masterpiece in my opinion.
staxmantim 2 years ago 2
@gpcl16 too true gpc
gezunder 1 year ago
@gpcl16 that album was actually produced by george harrison pretty cool huh Mclemore avenue
TheKeitharoon 6 months ago
Collins was on Alligator Records. Him and Waters.... all the blues greats, really. I think I was the only kid in an all-white Indiana farm town that had more black bluesman records than most people had John Cougar. lol
TeleKeith 2 years ago
I started playing guitar in '81. I bought a Telecaster in '82. Cropper was the biggest influence on my style (him and Albert Collins). In my band, the other guitartist was trying to be the next Van Halen, and when it came time for me to solo...... out came "the Cropper." What's so funny was that the girls really dug it. So I kept it up! Still sound like him today. I remember the other guitarist getting frustrated about it. I just said "Go buy some Stax records, man." He never did. His loss... :)
TeleKeith 2 years ago
The original vinyl has the most incredible finish of any song I have ever heard in my entire life...thanks to whoever found this. I have played it at least 25000 times. Saw them play in Atlanta in the 70's. I just sat there and never touched my drink. Close your eyes when u listen to this song....
Captainpos 2 years ago 2
magic..
nounoukos 2 years ago
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Captainpos 2 years ago
Booker T --> the god of the hammond organ
Hectorschizoidman 2 years ago 2
just so talented, music at its best!!
davonoidus 2 years ago
Booker T COMIN HARD
HisRoyalMarkness 2 years ago
this is one complex song and it sounds sooo good. 5000 stars to the performers on this one!!
horatiuroman 2 years ago 2
omg i think i just jizzed in my pants
steviedee107 2 years ago 3
I can play a hundred Stax songs,can you?
tomthefunky 2 years ago
super cool
amcclarron 2 years ago 2
For goodness sake, what more do you want? These dudes got together and spilled out the jams. This is some good soul music.
durandsynkula 2 years ago 2
Heard this one yesterday live in Einhoven, Netherlands. So awfully beautiful...
CyclingStartlists 2 years ago
why does everyone want to listen to shit over the music starting from the blues in about the 20s through to the metal of the 80s? its lost its way. the shit thing is that music can never revert back to this and be liked. good thing some know real music when they hear it.
qwerly45 3 years ago
Couldn't agree more! Our grandkids will never have it this good...maybe NEVER AGAIN!
r2dege 2 years ago
thats not necessarily true though, my generation of lovers of proper music will drill this type of music into their kids. Hence making your grandkids have the same experience u had listening to this for the first time, as for the live experience, it's not only a shame but it's also a pity that they will never have that experience.
Keygeneratormusic 2 years ago
Good point. Tough drills ahead. Too much counterpoint and crescendo from rap, hip-hop, rock and pop 'innuendo'. Don't quit tho'.
Live music...could return. Just eliminate the Walkman, Discman, CD, DVD, MP3, MP4, downloads & mobile phones, eh? Tough! Really tough!
Don't get me wrong. I'm on your side. And I don't like what I see happening. Nothing we say or do changes anything until the time comes for it to change.
r2dege 2 years ago
The age of hiphop, rap modern music put shortly, is my age of music, yet after listening to a lot of music and thinking rationally about whats good and whats bad and more important why this is so, i decided for myself which music i like best. I trust any rational thinking person to do the same, despite their time of living or cultural background. For instance one of my friends is a quite well known hiphop dj, yet he only listens to this kind of music, he makes hiphop he listens to funk and soul.
Keygeneratormusic 2 years ago
As for the cd, dvd, mp3, etc. if it wasnt for these things i wouldve never heard this music. Without having that heard on cd first I never wouldve went to the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Netherlands. I'd say that the age of information had a really positive effect on my choice of music and making me willing to see that music live. My exact point is that my grandchildren will never be able to see Booker T and the MG's live. It's a narcistic point of view more than a rational one.
Keygeneratormusic 2 years ago
Strong point made about seeing the performers live. I lived in New York in the early '80s. Rap and breakdancin' were relatively new then. It meant something then. My point is now music is all over the place being whatever it wants to be. Music and musicianship are rooted in performance. There's something real and truthful about feedback, buzzing amps, torn guitar strings, faulty mics and all that.
r2dege 2 years ago
Couldnt agree more.
Keygeneratormusic 2 years ago
i enjoyed that so much, thank you for posting this, this way people can remember what real music sounds like.
benjamminwoodhouse 3 years ago 5