Barclay James Harvest - Berlin 2002

[Samjeno]

 God bless you John Lees

[engantunes]

PURE MAGIC!

[MrSteviebaker]

BJH - ein Stück Weltgeschichte !!!

[catiaetiago2010]

maravilhoso

[HerrKawa12]

Einfach gigantischer Auftritt von Les

[draco4966]

not the same without John Lees guitar

[draco4966]

not the same without John Lees

[ansgarac]

good old time...!

[Fluxon100]

Ein unfassbar schoenes Lied geschieben für die Ewigkeit

[Tjark1409]

Es gibt kein Lied, welches so eindruc

für mich alles......für die Welt zuviel.....

[magicsummer2010]

Berlin - 'A Concert for the People' war meine ertse selber gekaufte LP...

Musikgeschmack inzwischen: Alles mögliche, dabei viel Prog Rock; diese Band and deren Musik sind aber immer noch etwas sehr Besonderes...

Ich denke, daß die Urenkel unserer Urenkel dies mal als 'Klassik' bezeichnen werden, so wie wir die alten Komponisten?

[jadefalke41]

30. 08. 1980 vor dem Reichstag in Berlin ! Ich war dabei. 13 Jahre alt. Ein Konzert das ich niemals vergessen werde!! Ich hab schon wieder ne Gänsehaut! Leider fehlt hier die Version von damals aber wenigstens Hymn ist von damals vorhanden!

[972marion]

@jadefalke41 glükspiltz !!! dieses concert habe ich vermisst !!! konnte leider nicht nach Berlin fahren !!! snif

[musjusik]

thank you...

[mandarine1976]

Magnifique, que de souvenirs sur ce morceau! Merci de l'avoir mise en ligne

[LoneRockFin]

the wall is donwn...peace on earth.... just waiting for bjh to solwe their problems and get back on one.... is it too much to ask?

[Buschenkind1]

es fehlt leider hier die orginal live-version vor dem reichtag aus den 80ern, schade

[cyborgseine]

@Buschenkind1

zum Glück hab ich die auf nem Tonträger in meinem Platteregal :)

[ftopalli]

this is at the top of all other songs..

[kanemartin3]

Les i saw you allin Germany many times when you were massive over there and vertually unknown in the UK, again at the westfallenhalle Dortmund and elsewhere brings back my youth and heyday, thanks guys it was real, Dave Martin

[fox694]

I was a fan, ... but what a pity ....

[yx09yxn]

I had the pleasure of seeing Les Holroyd in Chesterfield a few years ago - still brilliant. Berlin always evokes some incredible emotions - you could be on the airoplane

[tcpdj1]

not as good when he played with the real bjh why doent he get back with john and wooly one more time -or is that once again -just for mel!

[ChantiSoul]

traumhaft,geil,genial

[Haivieh]

great Stuff from Yesterday

remember me

was tomorow

the same great note

and a cold shower runs over my body

miss it

[1dragonleader]

gänsehaut bekomm mal wieder.

hör's mir immer wieder gerne an ;O)

love and peace @ all

[BIGJAUNARD]

Je suis un fan inconditionnel de ce groupe ! Ils sont GEANT...!!!

[thelmaelouise73]

moi aussi je suis fan! ça me rappelle mes 15ans! j'aimerais bien les entendre à nouveau, c'est magique et un peu aussi nostalgique pour moi

[muckybird69]

Les play his songs better than BJH and John plays his songs better than BJH. As long as they are happy we get the benefit.

[kain273]

i like BJH everytimes

[skyway22]

Nice chords ;-)

[razersbest]

amazing...

just wonderful...

[sammya84]

What name? Music..............

[razersbest]

think its called "Berlin"

=)

[gouik1]

One of the most beautiful song of all time, and for a long time.

[lmpetitange]

c'est tout simplement magnifique....... merci

[Feuerschaf]

Reminds me of the legendary "Concert for Berlin" with 100.000 spectators, a huge number for a concert in Germany at this time.

[palaba2666]

les plus beaux souvenir de mes ex 33 tours des légendes-barcley james harvest c'est toujours une passion et des émotions qui me font vibrer toute ma vie, merci messieurs

[brutus68310]

BJH que du pur bonheur à regarder à écouter et à faire partager à ses amis

[kawapilot]

wonderful,beautiful...poetical­.

[Chantale55]

Sublime j'adore,james n'a que de belles musiques.

fantastique,continue à nous en faire écouter.

bises

[Chantale55]

trés belle musique,superbe sublime.

[PostHardCore57]

Looks like Krusty the Clown.

[BiIIyHeinzT]

This is Les's band yes but who is the dickhead in the Hawaiian shirt lol!!!

[inancientdays]

Thats Ian Wilson. He used to be in Sad Cafe.

[ludo281160]

thank U Toggerty!! All the members are still busy and grey, for that let's hope they come around with 3 (Mel is gone what a pity : one of the best drum-players... : he let us know between guitars and synths what real drumming was!) Les+son (Trumpet???) let us make that Barclay James Harvest still exist (with John and Woolly on the other hand...Great last CD from Woolly anyway!

[ludo281160]

This is really a new version of the 1978-Berlin-version, so beware (everyone involved is nearly 60 : so respect!) From a 47-years old Fan : They are 60+ OK?

[TOGGERY]

Les is 60. Ian Wilson is 58, Steve Butler is 50, Mike Byron-Hehir is 55, Colin Browne is 56 and Paul Walsham is 30. This is from Live in Bonn recorded in 2002. Not really a new version just the way Les' band play it.

[yessmancrimson]

Fuck me BJH with balls. Is that a loud guitar solo I hear?

[DobbinMcMuIe]

Yes .....yes it is.

[NBCNewsFlash]

NEWS UPDATE

barajass51 is gay and takes it up the hoop.

Get lives you people.

[NBCNewsFlash]

NEWS JUST IN

BEEJAYFAN IS AN ASSHOLE!!

[beejayfan]

Tedious. Are they alive? they look miserable.they sound miserable.

Come back John. Where are you when we need you?

[nacuoykcocymkcus]

beejayfan fuck you. You're insulting not only the the band but Mel Pritchard. You know where you can find John.

[modalrecords]

Tedious, no, thats the shit you hear on radio one. This is good music, unless of course you have cloth ears. Probably a cloth head as well.

[barajas51]

I agree with you they sounding miserable

Come back John,he´s the heart of the band.

[BillyHeinzT]

John Lees is fucked, retired, out to pasture.

[Jesamine1968]

BHT..You really are a cock, grow up you cretin.

[abodewein]

because your soundcard is shit ( lol )

[keane16ok]

berlin,love it.thanks to my dad bjh songs are the sound tracks to my childhood.wouldnt change it for anything else.supertramp a close 2nd though

[collins5881]

hi, this is my uncle les at his best.he is a great musician.

[toucheda]

this version is sooo sooo amazing LEES is a genious

[TOGGERY]

You mean Les is a genius. You also need to learn how to spell. GENIUS!!!

[MandyLoren]

Oh, I love BJH. This is so wonderful!

It reminds me of my childhood, my daddy loved them as much as I do now. You see I grew up with Barclay James Harvest!!!!

[steviemills]

Well bugger me sideways, is that the famous Ian Wilson (ex-Sad Cafe) on guitar, and also Mike Hehir (ex-Cafe too). Now that was a great band.

[potatoman63]

Yep, it's "Sad Cafe featuring Les Holroyd"

[threshold50]

Whilst BJH might be the 'poor man's Moody Blues'this is a brilliant song from Les. I have followed BJH since 1967.

[bccb2010]

A very great melody, you are right. One of the best band ever.

[Lavenal]

verry great song,so thats all what i write here :)

[muckybyrd69]

What is it with you people? Why are you always knocking Les? I worked with the band in the early 80's and Les and Mel were brilliant to get on with. I love this song and this video is so moving with Mel. They were very close you know.

[yessmancrimson]

One more thing. Les is a stunning bass player and a great writer. If anything his songs are more melodic and accessible and if you want to use the word commercial because they are 'catchy'. Also dont forget that Mel Pritchard, by far the best 'musician' in BJH was part of this too.

[XGirl1993]

I was about to dimiss all this and ignore. But don't you EVER insinuate that I don't appreciate Mel. I will never get over his death and the fact that I never got to see him play. I don't care what you say about me, but please leave him out of it.

I'm not after anargument. Can we please agree to disagree?

[stkop]

Et moi j e les ai vu en 2003 ou 2004 à boulogne sur mer dans un petit theatre archi plein c était la tournée Revolution days .

J ai passé un moment fantastique qui m ' a rappelé mes années ado

[Drgeo]

je les ai vu en1975 à nancy c'etait genial

[stkop]

Vu en concert à boulogne sur mer( eh oui !) il y a 3 ou 4 ans , une vraie parenthèse dans le temps pour un moment super planant

[doucenergie]

super mais .....ou est play to the world

[findyourstar]

C'est si beau...

[62mumu]

magnifique chanson, bouleversant

[BillyHeinzT]

Where do I say this is Barclay James Harvest? I said quote "BJH split a long time ago and this is Les' band". Whats your point and why?

[scruff1953]

Hi Billy,

I was simply pointing out that when you said:-

"He(Les) seems to constantly slagged by old gits who think John Lees and Woolly were BJH."

This is not true, even the most ardent John and Woolly fans accept the "true" BJH were the foursome, JLBJH and for that matter BJHFLH are respective interpretations of the "classic" band ...

Yes there are two factions, some fans prefer one or the other, some like both, so long may they continue to perform great music.

[BillyHeinzT]

Dont fucking Hi Billy me twat. I dont want a discussion about this.

[scruff1953]

Don't worry.

Les is welcome to you.

[yessmancrimson]

Don't worry.

Les is welcome to you.

What's that supposed to mean?

You must be one of the 'old farts' then.

Just accept that Barclay James Harvest are no longer what they were like all the other proggy bands of the 70's. This is a better version of Berlin than when last I saw BJH and I'm a big fan.

[scruff1954]

I meant there is no need for anyone to resort to abuse just because someone doesn't agree entirely with someone elses viewpoint, totally uncalled for...

I agree with you this is a wonderful version of Berlin,

Les is and always has been one of my favourite musicians...regarding Mel I even took time off work to attend his funeral and pay my respects to a great guy, a very sad loss..

[XGirl1993]

Don't worry MWF, we know what we know.

Come back to us, I miss you! lol

xx

[doucenergie]

Hi do you know play to the world.......if yes could you send it to you tube...... thank

[scruff1953]

Just to clarify

I think BJHFLH are EXCELLENT (all of them, especially Mike)...So good in fact that I will be going to see them for the THIRD time in the last few years.

But they are not Barclay James Harvest. They ceased to be in either 1979 or 1997 depending on your point of view..........

THAT was my point.

Madwoollyfan

[latimeralder]

Very nice music - but BJH died forever when Mel did. I would be happy to go see them (and I think I saw the real BJH about 35 times). They live in my memory as one of the best bands ever.

They can never be reformed - just like Genesis (also one of the best bands ever) could never be reformed after Peter Gabriel left.

Long live the true BJH - in our hearts if not in our ears

[cornishman4]

Dont understand.There is no question of reforming. I saw them live recently in concert,and apart from the drummer who died,with John and wooly playing, that for me is B.J.H. Carlos

[yessmancrimson]

With a name like that you will be old fart then.

[latimeralder]

I saw a lot of bands when I was an undergraduate in the 70s - but BJH (and Be Bop Deluxe) were always my favourite. Must have seen them 30 times. Long live BJH!

[SilenceinStudio]

Perfect! More nothing!

[Astoringehanssen]

En fantastisk bra melodi (som også har et viktig historisk moment).

A very beautiful melody.

[jeanlucrigo]

je vais les voir demain a verviers (belgium) :-)

[BillyHeinzT]

BJH split a long time ago and this is Les' band. He seems to constantly slagged by old gits who think John Lees and Woolly were BJH. Woolly was important and John wrote some good songs but Les has got this band and they do justice to his songs. I've seen them twice and they blew me away. Shame Les's songs did not sound like this with Mr Lees.

[scruff1953]

Barclay James Harvest WERE John, Les, Mel and Woolly.........

This lot are NOT Barclay James Harvest, they are Les Holroyd's interpretation of the group that existed pre 1979 when Woolly left...(and very good they are too, especially MBH)

Madwoollyfan.....(An old git)

[TheBanginMan]

Ahhh MadWoolyFan - Also MadSimplyDead fan,

We will never agree on this! I like the (very short) Woolly era of the Band, but the longer and more successful/popular era was after he left. This version of BJH is Better than the John Lees version - if that still exists - which includes Woolly! This is probably the best version of Berlin, but that is one of Les's weaker songs.

[octoberon76]

Thought it was going to break out into Fanfare for a Common Man, but then it just whimpered out and sent me to sleep.............what a dirge!!!!!!

[XGirl1993]

True. BJH were John, Woolly, Mel and Les.

True this lot aren't BJH.

Miss P.E. Dantic

[yessmancrimson]

Fuckoff!

[XGirl1993]

That was inpsired and very polite. I wasn't being horrible to you or any fans. I'm just stating an opinion, I don't know for sure, but I would imagine you're old enough to know better

[yessmancrimson]

Dont write crap then.

[Jesper1962]

A great moment in my life,thanks so much to make us share this again;BJH was really a great band.

[critaut]

so wonderful, i'm crying always when i listen it. lot of history in this song and i always in my mind the end of the wall with this song

[TOGGERY]

Brilliant stuff!

[ppb811]

Supers souvenirs de Faculté... que du bonheur

[brotherofmine]

Great song! Thanks for post. Remember this song very fondly from The Glasnost album.

[willou1976]

what a wonderful song, very rare in video, thanks

[jdwilkins2000]

What an excellent live rendition of this BJH classic. Seems somehow sad to not have Mel's killer drumming, as it was such a big part of the live versions from "Berlin" and "Glasnost". Thanks again for sharing this with the YouTube community, and for helping to keep "BJH-awareness" alive and well.

Peace,

Jim

[jamesgoodlad]

:-) Great Band, Great Song Thx. :-)

[petertbriggs]

excellent source of bjh tunes mate,ta