SAGA 1981 "A Briefcase" (3) www.sagaplanet.de

[SuperRidex]

à tout les amateurs de percussions ! dans les années 80 il y a eu la new technologie et si je regarde en arrière !!! depuis je n'ai pas entendu ce genre de mélange !!!! de vrai fut et l'électronique ! superbe !!!!!!!

[BigCatLenny]

Hysterical! Steven Tyler would be laughing his ass off, being a former drummer. On a musical level, this is pure fun. It's not very good with timing so crummy it's 'bad at best'. (Genesis duals were REAL!) Yet it shows how much that lead vocalist was NOT just a "singer", or even 'a good vocalist who played keyboards too'. Jon Anderson comes to mind but Jon never showed this much sheer joy of being onstage sans "serious" music. I'd always wondered about the electronic drums. Now I know. LOL!

[TotalNekro]

When I was a kid my brother used to sit me on his lap and play this on air drums with me.

[dougdurst67]

I'm looking for a clip of briefcase from a Frankfurt Germany concert from 81 through 84 sometime that had 3 drum sets playing at the same time. Has anyone seen this or know what I'm talking about?

[0008DEVA]

WOW! Da kann sich so mancher heute ne Scheibe abschneiden. Ich dreh gleich ;-)))))

Jiiiihaaaaaa

[MrMegaFredzeppelin]

I USED TO LISTEN TO THIS ON A 33 1/3 RPM back in the day,I hate using that phrase as we ALL age.

[luismfjesus]

Is he good or what? Where are this solos today?

[kerzwhile]

I don't think most people realize how far ahead of their time they truly were! Electronic drum pads, in a Briefcase, IN 1981??? Obviously using a Simmons brain But That is deff. A one off prototype! One of the BEST bands Ever!!

[bytor55110]

You want to talk about a good drum solo (... or duet)? This is it!

[Eznirt007]

This shows again SAGA is top of the bill.

Play it loud in car or at home.

Maybe your neighbours wont like it.

And than once again.

You like it more and more and more....

[Finnvikarocks]

This is so cool , listen to this tune on a good 5.1 or 6.1 system - I guarantee that will save your day...

[mrspeed41]

Nice Pornstach!!!

[mikew4001]

@Mentalguru21century : bass guitar as well!

[galocan1]

The drummer is one of the best in the world....very underrated

[PHMBE]

Le top

[cressav]

Saw Saga 6 times in the 80;s and it was never,ever boring, great group, great following.........enjoyed every concert, well worth each pfennig........

[golfrick007]

I saw this live in 85. They smoked the opening act!

[mkfalcone]

Very Cool precussion duo from Saga, I've always love listening to it!

[filipefil15]

I love SAGA

[Snakeafs]

geilomat

[Alxscode]

Saga definitely one of my favorite groups.

[aajoeyjo]

Cool!

[MorganKhane]

Wow, it was great seeing this again. I saw this live in Oslo, Norway, and none of us had even ever heard of digital drums at the time. It hasn't even crossed my mind that this clip might be on Youtube before now. Good stuff!

[n8tureboy]

@MorganKhane

What year was that? I saw them do this live also, around 83' if I'm remembering correctly?

[Coversyl]

Well, that's a bit of a revelation! For the last 27 years, I thought that Steve was the only guy playing anything in that song.

[eheister2006]

I know is a something they do in between songs. I thought it was just Steve Negus playing this alone though. I did't know it have Sadler playing the "suitcase" drums.

[spongebobber46]

good song!

-saga lover

[eheister2006]

I like Saga, but this is so lame.

[mhFRYZ]

watch headlong chapters

[syddws]

This brings back memories! I remember sitting in my brothers lap at age four(ish). Him holding my arms as we played this on air-drums together. Pure love. If it wasn't for this song, I'd been a completely different person. And I still love you Christer, I miss you every day.

[kongpolar]

one of my old fave bands, still playing em sometimes:)

[BreezyHawk]

Great quality - thanks for posting! Been a big fan since 1981.

[unit181]

The briefcase came from their live album "In-Transit".

A set of live digital recordings. One of the groups to due so.

[GVike]

Are the pads broken becuase they used to slam the briefcase on the floor? I read somewhere that they would throw the electronic thing down and it would trigger like crazy...

[Peekingduck]

Saw them back in the mid 80's before their low point.

They were outstanding at having fun!

thanks for the video

[Kingsnake77]

Terrific

[prosoloist]

That was very cool!  Don't recall the 'song' but I don't know all of Saga.

[blasimuki]

OK, know this song, but i've never seen the performance. Superb quality, it's a vhs-rip, isn't it? I love it!