BREAD Live in 1972 - Tecolote & Guitar Man (Rare)

Live 1972 concert audio of Bread. 'Tecolote'-- vocals by James Griffin. 'Guitar Man' -- vocals by David Gates. Both written by David Gates. The guitar solo at this end of this version of Guitar Man is great...better than any of the video versions currently on YouTube. These guys were just as good or better live than they were in the studio. Phenomenal group of musicians.

This is an audience recording (not a soundboard), so the quality is inferior. Live recordings of this group are extremely rare, so appreciate this for what it is.

Bread in 1972:
~ David Gates
~ James Griffin
~ Mike Botts
~ Larry Knechtel

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• Bread
• James
• Griffin
• David
• Gates
• Mike
• Botts
• Larry
• Knechtel
• Tecolote
• Guitar
• Man
• live
• rock
• concert
• rare
• 1972
• liteofyourmind

[angelisabamf]

Was this DAR Constitution Hall? This was the first Concert I ever went to @ 17 years old.

[LiteOfYourMind]

Yes!

[DaisyMclintock]

Was it the world who wanted that soft beautiful voice or was it the music label that wanted that voice? At any rate, how would the label know what the public wanted? A big guess? A sample of the radio comments? The rock side of Bread was brilliant, and rightly so, with Griffin's voice leading the way.

[LiteOfYourMind]

The record label made the decision, based on the fact that Gates had the first hit single for the group, therefore they determined that his sound was the most commercial. They stuck with the sound that had already been accepted, so the public never really got the opportunity to hear Jimmy's songs. The public was fed Gates, and it became the only Bread sound they recognized. But both Gates and Griffin did ballads and rockers with equal grace. The rougher songs were not just Jimmy's.

[Markgr122]

strong performance ,was Griffin the lead player on this cut?

[LiteOfYourMind]

Which song are you asking about? I assume you mean lead guitar. It's difficult to say, since they often switched off with lead. It was likely either Griffin or Gates on the first song. Second song was probably Knechtel.

[therealcaesar]

who playes the solo? Larry Knechtel is playing bass I assume...?

[Mikeyt53]

Caught this tour in Houston. Great show. They definitely changed my mind about being a pop band. They rocked several tunes. Tecolote was always one of my underground favorites, off the Guitar Man album.

[Blanchefort1]

Very good performance!

[utubuser10]

the guitar riff in telecote sounds just like beatles' song, "i want you."

[utubuser10]

@mwowm123 sure it wasn't an ozzy concert?

[TheEngewatt]

Esta é uma das boas Bandas que em 1974 faziam independente de gênero ou estilo musical músicas para nós jovens da época. Coerência musical, harmonia musical, sentimento e principalmente capacidade criadora por vezes passavam quase despercebidas, mas hoje são totalmente perceptíveis e tangíveis em apenas uma das composições, e são muitas delas... A partir já do final da década de 70 os sinônimos declarados anteriormente se tornaram raros ou escassos, e infelizmente no principal deles, a criação.

[MoMoneyMan]

Thanks for posting and keeping this memory alive ! James Griffin RIP

[tplayer73]

I was born in 1973, but I sure do love this group! Wish more people my age or younger appreciated groups like Bread, which in my opinion are musical geniuses (is that the right word?)

[fffp1]

this is awesome man, it will be great if you find a video of this performance

[mwowm123]

I remember this show. The lead singer bit the head off a bat during the guitar lead. Or maybe I was hallucinating. I don't remember now. I was pretty high at the time.

Anyway, it was a wicked show. I almost lost my virginity that night.