So, I agree with you @joflexa, this video is simply magic !!!
@keithkartz79559 жыл бұрын
look how concerts were back then , peace and listen to the music
@cbes-lr5hs7 ай бұрын
We all enjoyed music and we respect each other
@charleslanphier80948 ай бұрын
Large crowd, no guns. What's happened to us? We've lost so much.
@marlenetrimnal43685 жыл бұрын
TIN MAN
@Store-ig8uy5 ай бұрын
Back when NYC wasn't a $hithole.
@unclespeedy Жыл бұрын
Whomever directed and produced this, captured the essence of the time and place perfectly. Summer 1979, NYC, Central Park and vicinity. I believe these were general admission, free concerts (Dr Pepper concerts in the park). I was barely a teenager growing up in Staten Island at the time. Watching this I can smell and taste the city.
@discobean54 Жыл бұрын
We will never replicate this amazing and unique time in NYC ever again. The young ppl living here now will never ever knew what they missed.
@pmbmedical10 ай бұрын
and then there's us, that look on and wish we could have been there, Something about this video makes me think i was actually there in spirit. a strange feeling really i enjoy it, because its mine and i live in that reality, i was there and it gives me something i cannot really explain.
@discobean549 ай бұрын
@@pmbmedical I 1000% know what you mean. It's a world that thrives in my soul as if I was there. I'm writing a story that whenever I go into "storyland" transports me to this world even if in my imagination. It's so real to me, not like I'm conjuring it up in my imagination but rather searching to reconnect with a familiar world I was previously a part of and I seek anything out that brings it to life... From merely a vision in my mind or a feeling to my real life. Whether watching old footage or collecting ephemera. Holding a souvenir of the past. Bringing it to life.
@JulietSpoto-pn2lx8 ай бұрын
Those were the days! ❤
@MarkGrouchАй бұрын
Words can’t express how happy I am this exists.
@williamgallucci9913Ай бұрын
Great memories
@19172612 жыл бұрын
The 70's were great....At least I thought so.
@ricardovieira68726 жыл бұрын
I THINK SO !!!! GREETINGS FROM BRAZIL
@gj86834 жыл бұрын
The music was driven by a broad range of true creativity, concert ticket prices weren't controlled by greedy corporations, health-care costs and insurance weren't big issues, people were in some ways more broad-minded, the diet was better (see all the thin people?), and the political divide, while present, was not polarized to the extreme. Yes, the 70s were great.
@T59-j7k3 жыл бұрын
That were the best
@NEMEPOLYNHA3 жыл бұрын
Yes but there were a lot of serial killers, so...
@ronaldreagan55353 жыл бұрын
Simpler times.
@discobean54 Жыл бұрын
I'm so so so so happy I found this!!! This is the world my heart soul lives in. I hope when I die and go to heaven this is the scene.
@KittyGrizGriz7 ай бұрын
The footage here is fantastic, what a VIBE!! I grew up with the band and love their music. “America” was the 1st album I purchased as a young teen. Ahhh the memories…☀️☀️☀️
@herbcat94 ай бұрын
Me too, wish I still had it because I bought an expensive turntable....back to the roots!!!
@KittyGrizGriz4 ай бұрын
@@herbcat9 I hear you! I’ve got 3 turntables. One is at my “happy place” that has no WiFi it’s where I go to unplug-unwind every summer. Many of the albums there were purchased at thrift stores for $2 a piece. My teen granddaughter is a musician and wants my albums / they’re like gold to me still and I can’t part with them, just yet.
@johnchristen26372 жыл бұрын
Good how I wish we could go back to this time and start over again, 68 years old now, what a great time to be alive then
@bradboardwell82952 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant video!! It seems to capture those awesome summer nights that we all had back in the old days. We did not have the internet, cellphones, 200+ cable tv channels, etc. All we had was the music and each other. It was a time that I would give almost anything to back to. Thanks for the music, guys!!!
@mariehanadi14272 жыл бұрын
Right on! I was just thought the same before getting into the comments! 😍😍☺️
@pmbmedical10 ай бұрын
you said it!!!!
@candycorn8ice12 жыл бұрын
i love how everyone is doing their own thing like dancing, or rollerskating in traffic lol
@ricardovieira68726 жыл бұрын
SO COOL !!!!! HUGS FROM BRAZIL
@TheMaxKids3 жыл бұрын
People danced and seemed happy. Wow.
@Davidbrown-zg1ws2 жыл бұрын
U never lied max👍🏾👍🏾
@Eleventhearlofmars2 ай бұрын
No mobile phones so people communicate and interact with each other, you go anywhere now and people don’t even look where they’re going half the time because they’re buried in their phone instead of being buried in beaver or vice versa lol.
@WTHenry20238 күн бұрын
People were much happier in 79.
@ShakespeareCafe8 ай бұрын
Like a time machine.
@thornbird67686 күн бұрын
I wish ❤ I'd go back right now 😢
@user-em1zh9kt3e10 ай бұрын
great example a life without smart phones
@massimorossi23443 жыл бұрын
Tim Man is one of the 10 most beautiful songs
@MrJadePinwheel13 жыл бұрын
music doesn't bring people together like this anymore. I love this video
@somystery Жыл бұрын
one of the best things about America is the band America.
@aliceIMF11 жыл бұрын
BEST. DECADE. EVER!
@JulietSpoto-pn2lx8 ай бұрын
Im so blessed to see this, I love the song.
@glenmccarthy8482 Жыл бұрын
We are currently living in the most dangerous time in human history. Great to waddle down memory lane to less dire days.
@rg2027x12 жыл бұрын
Those were the days. Not a cell phone in sight
@christocr3 жыл бұрын
That in itself would be worth the time travel back. But the music was fabulous. Yeah, there are always a few good songs out there (and crap), but nothing can touch the 70s (and early 80s), in my opinion. If I never heard a song again not recorded during the 70s, I'd be okay with it. Best music overall.
@johnfisher7473 жыл бұрын
Or a stupid mask
@jemmirza272110 күн бұрын
Such a beautiful song. This vid has captured the essence, flavour and the style of the 1970's. How much I miss the 70's
@tonymiddlehurst843811 ай бұрын
I've never been to NY but this is how I imagined it to be, brilliant.
@hughjardon0912 жыл бұрын
Looks like it was a happier time back in the 70s.
@rimslider3 жыл бұрын
yeah Hugh, a LOT happier time. No internet (which is a biggest library in the world, and a great tool, if used correctly), no cell phones, great 70's music on the car radio....great time to be alive.
@truthof73823 жыл бұрын
You have no idea…such a shame we screwed it up.
@jamesmurray54443 жыл бұрын
Yea, when you used to get excited for simple things.
@LichaelMewis3 жыл бұрын
Yep, globalism, RINOs, and CommieRats destroy what's good.
@gerrydooley9512 жыл бұрын
@@rimslider many problems just like any other decade .
@craigjones45272 жыл бұрын
So adore America since debut album! Now 8 years later in 1979 their concert in Central Park takes us to a higher level. Thanks❤️
@jennapuhl5963 жыл бұрын
The 70s were incredibly beautiful!!
@eseir643 ай бұрын
THe good old days. I miss the simplicity of life that my kids will never know.
@girlvegan112 жыл бұрын
I am a new fan of America as of two months ago. I was a little kid in the seventies but I had 4 siblings 10 plus years older than me so I am familiar with these songs. The thing is I had no idea who the band was or the fact that all these hits came from the same band. I discovered this on YT. WOW! I did a search and America is touring! I have tickets to see them in Lowell MA July 13. I can't wait! Great music will never get old and always get new fans!
@dilmaisabella17203 жыл бұрын
Som MARAVILHOSO!!! Adoro as músicas dos anos 70 ,adoro AMÉRICA. Gerry Beckley lindo D+ !!!😻🎶🎤🎵🎸
@rizalinodelsocorro3209 Жыл бұрын
I'm still singing this song and other America's songs during drinking sessions with my buddies. I used to sing these songs way back 1980's. Now I'm a Senior Citizen in Lanao del Norte, Mindanao, Philippines . . . still singing (25 January 2023).
@Laynefreeborn12 жыл бұрын
What a different time, what a great time....
@JennaP4611 жыл бұрын
Incredible band ..Video..Makes me smile :)))
@newradicals3336 жыл бұрын
I thought that police siren was an amazing synth solo, lol.
@moisesmonza47164 жыл бұрын
Me too kkkkk
@candyjohnson33022 жыл бұрын
Hit after wonderful hit and America was the soundtrack of my early teens. My first boyfriend told me that whenever he heard “I need you,” he always thought of me.
@kirkymac151311 жыл бұрын
The year I was born...was only in the 70's for 30 days but am so glad I was there...and so thankful to my parents for introducing me to this band when I was a teenager..thank you so much for posting this amazing video! :)
@JennaP4611 жыл бұрын
God..How i miss those sweet days :))
@saleconomos4736 жыл бұрын
Think many of us around then still do. Lucky us.
@JennaP469 жыл бұрын
This is so awesome, I lived in Florida and America was my favorite band in that day!!! I was so young I couldn't have made it there in New York if I had tried,lol
@jcollins130511 жыл бұрын
NYC in 1979 what a treat. What a song.
@cbes-lr5hs7 ай бұрын
No racism we just enjoy everyone.
@genzanese6210 жыл бұрын
one of the first songs I learned to play the guitar
@hardlines412 жыл бұрын
A time when we had REAL music!!!! Thank- you Dewey for this classic!!!
@4tuneagent3 жыл бұрын
No assigned seating here.. if your were first in when the doors opened, you got the best seats!.. ahh, the good old days of General Admission..
@BabyBoomerChannel5 ай бұрын
I went to a lot of these concerts in Central Park in the late 70’s. They were a great event. Everyone chilling in the park.
@gibsonguitarplayer3 ай бұрын
I am now 69. Was a junior in HS when their first lp came out. Had it on 8track. There was no racism…everyone was happy, having fun..in love…..First lp reminds me of my first love, second lp reminds me of my second love and Hearts was when I met my future wife in 1975, married her in 78……still married today! So many wonderful memories when we hear America.
@danicegewiss8622 ай бұрын
There definitely was racism. You just weren't a victim, so it didn't touch you.
@achillesmercado9094 жыл бұрын
Ahhh 70's..so fresh and simple..i miss it.
@andradejurk3 жыл бұрын
Amazing 70's, amazing NY, amazing America! Regards from Brazil.
@ElisaSilva-s3y Жыл бұрын
Os anos 70 eram fantásticos as pessoas sabiam se divertir ouvir boas 🎶 músicas viviam tranquilas .....Sdds!!!!!
@Blissfulone8212 жыл бұрын
I was born in the wrong time period!!!
@DannyHood-j5 ай бұрын
I didn’t think ‘America’s’ audience was young? Now I’m old I was kid playing baseball didn’t get into music. Unless it was Hendrix, KISS, radio never played to good stuff. My older friends said Am radio used to play ‘into the void’. I said get F”* out? Radio never played that? They wouldnt say anything just walk off. Didnt waste time talking to me? Laughing
@JennaP4612 жыл бұрын
I could watch and listen to this everyday..Just to make me smile :)))) I am so amazed at the Quality and sound Malabu.....much thanks...
@sweetied22112 жыл бұрын
I have this concert on dvd. I would like to go back and be an America groupie. Very fortunate to have rediscovered their music. Even more fortunate that Gerry and Dewey still tour and I got a chance to see them recently. Will be seeing another America show in June.
@tinaandrews9912 жыл бұрын
I love this group! Video is amazing!
@georgieporgie61032 жыл бұрын
I love this video so much! Here's a link to the film this clip was taken from if anyone's interested kzbin.info/www/bejne/kH3Jnop-fbJ3bpY
@d.b.42012 жыл бұрын
Just look how these young men SHINE!! Innocence is on every corner. Innocence of a much diff time. Just look at the excitment in the streets & a fresh feel in the air! The park where the skaters are hanging together & dancing. Then of course, the young men of America itself! At .44 seconds in you can hear it in the giddiness of their voices & see it in the dimples of Gerry’s grin! (Have mercy☺️❤️👌). He is very open here as he admits that he had been terrified of the Big City. This is the way life shld be. As we go, slowly expanding our horizons as we grow. Now it is happening way too fast & we are desensitized as very young children & nothing is a thrill anymore. We lose parts of ourselves that we’ve never even gotten to know yet. Something has to come! Breaking us free from the bondage we can not see but certainly can feel the results of its presence lost. Nothing but God putting it right again will suffice, NOTHING!!!
@nuendo24962 ай бұрын
Ah yes….no cell phones…no tattoos…no overweight young people…..
@dannycruz54468 ай бұрын
Was gona comment that the beginning had a similar type of energy as zep's live film but i see at the end that that the same director was involved.
@SuperMcabral7 ай бұрын
It was indeed the times we lived, never another generstion like us! 😎✌️♥️
@LJW554 ай бұрын
Such a shame Dan Peek decided to leave the band in '77... He didnt sing lead on many songs but I loved "Lonely People" which I felt was maybe how he was feeling within the group. They were a great trio but then became a duo with a backing band... R.I.P. Dan
@danicegewiss8622 ай бұрын
He actually was their main l singer. I have yet to see a video he isn't singing, many times he is the only one singing.
@LJW552 ай бұрын
@@danicegewiss862 I think you'll find that Beckley and Bunnell were the main singers in the group although Peek did contribute as backing singer on all of their biggest hits and lead on a few. He wrote or co-wrote 4 Top 100 hits including "Lonely People" which he wrote with his wife Catherine.
@FOSTERGIRL11812 жыл бұрын
Gracias, por subir este video, soy de Peru y amo a este grupo...!! muahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
@MIGUEDEHOJALATA3 жыл бұрын
Yo también amo este grupo, es mi favorito. Tengo la fortuna de haberlos conocido en persona hace ya algunos ayeres. Este video es el que más me gusta. Saludos desde México.
@debkelley59552 жыл бұрын
OMG…brings back so many concerts I went to in the 70’s. Unfortunately I never saw America, but EVERYTHING captured in this video was EXACTLY the way I remember. What a cool “flashback”. Those days were so easy and carefree.💗
@KittyGrizGriz7 ай бұрын
I had the hugest crush on Gerry Beckley, he’s so handsome here
@drummer8568011 жыл бұрын
AWESOME MUSIC - FUN VIDEO CLIP HERE - AMERICA ROCKS. THOSE WERE THE DAYS & TIMES. I LIKE IT.
@kathybates922212 жыл бұрын
So Lovin' this!!!Man...If I Could Go Into The "Way-Back Machine"....Sure Do Miss These Times.But Thank God For Such A Great Video...And Yes The Sound Quality IS GREAT!!!! :)))))
@LucasRodrigues-sb1uc8 ай бұрын
3:33 Steve Perry?? (Journey vocalist)
@marciopiza51802 жыл бұрын
No mesmo ano que gravaram o filme "The Warriors" no Central Park em 1979.
@ambersalcove13 жыл бұрын
Dewey and Gerry sure picked the easiest name for this band when they started America I love it!
@Sitcommer11 жыл бұрын
The fountain at 1:33 is the same fountain they used for "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" in Godspell (the movie).
@alejandrooviedo142 жыл бұрын
Qué excelente este grupo.Yo tuve ese Long Play, solo el recuerdo me queda en la mente.
@waltermameli20265 жыл бұрын
Central Park, NYC......Doesnot get any better than that if you are a rock band.....and they were a ROCK BAND.....
@LauroRM7 жыл бұрын
Pena não termos mais a qualidade musical das bandas dos anos 70.
@ricardovieira68726 жыл бұрын
SIM ! É UMA PENA ! HOJE SÓ LIXO QUE INUNDA OS NOSSOS OUVIDOS ..VALEU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@altwavee5 жыл бұрын
agora só tem esses funks de putaria, caramba hein
@ellietebrito2806 Жыл бұрын
Músicos maravilhosos! Bons, saudosos e felizes anos 70 e 80!
@georgieporgie61032 жыл бұрын
I would love to know: what is the name of the dance the two men are doing towards the beginning? It looks so fun!
@ilovegoodsax2 жыл бұрын
The dance is called disco swing. It was popularized in the late 70s disco clubs.
@peterobbo75122 жыл бұрын
Having more fun than the grim doom laden rap audiences. Great stuff.
@josephweaver53852 жыл бұрын
My Wife and I visited New York and Yes it still has the street performers( who are very good) and all the taxis, and yes the horse drawn carriages in Central Park. New Yorkers should hold their heads up High. For such a metropolis its a beautiful place with a lot of History!
@groberts39674 жыл бұрын
They truly are the definition of rock stars at this time At first I thought it was a shot from a blimp since I’m unfamiliar with views from penthouse suites at ritzy NYC hotels .. it’s still only 2/3 of America without Dan .. Willie Leacox is the poster musician for70s soft rock drumming 🥁
@marvinlassegue95110 ай бұрын
The song not the voice that sells.
@rd264Ай бұрын
dan peek already gone ....
@TodaysTomSawyer-lm8fu4 жыл бұрын
Going to a concert, 1979. Its just not the same in 2019....!
@sharonstark1014 Жыл бұрын
I saw saw America in concert in the late 70's, great concert. This looks like it was an outdoor concert with "festival seating" meaning there were no assigned seats. So people got there early so they could get good seats.
@charmes67244 жыл бұрын
How awesome was that? Wow! how times have changed
@SB-mm9zhКүн бұрын
Did anyone see any grossly overweight people anywhere in this film? This was before processed foods really took over and it's obvious what has happened since then. If you also look at footage of the original Woodstock concert it's the same - there didn't appear to be any grossly overweight young people in that footage. Apart from the fact that it's a fabulous film of America and their music, what we see are loads of slim, active, attractive Americans IMO. It's an inspiring film and makes you feel good just watching it.
@BackyardBeeKeepingNuevo2 жыл бұрын
I saw these guys a couple of months ago in Reno, NV. They’ve still got it.
@POLO-sj6og2 жыл бұрын
RENO SUCKS
@girlvegan112 жыл бұрын
America is the most impressive band I have ever seen! It took me 43 years but they are It! Lol Go see them! Venturahighway website has dates. Holly hell...Total icons! p.s. Gerry is a hottie....Dewey is too... Love AMERICA!!
@kyolym10 жыл бұрын
if any one has one of these tee shirts sold at the show please let me know will pay $100
@sweetied22112 жыл бұрын
I have rediscovered America and I saw them two times this year and meet Gerry and Dewey both times. You will totally enjoy the show and they are very accessible to their fans so I hope you get a chance to meet them. Get the America Live Musik Laden on Amazon and enjoy them back in the day (great session with all three of them.)
@mikereininger1028 Жыл бұрын
I guess that was the beginning of the U.S.'s downward spiral. Just imagine today in comparison. So, did the real American end at that time? No. The real American ended already way back in 1960. Today we're just living off of the fat, if any remains.
@maily838811 ай бұрын
In the 70s, there was not many fat people or i could say none. What has changed in our diets, why everyone’s getting fat?.
@jarredconnorg29806 ай бұрын
Cocaine.
@KittyGrizGriz6 ай бұрын
No high fructose corn syrup/plastics/chemicals in our foods back then, people ate at home and not at fast food places, like nowadays.
@mayaugust57776 ай бұрын
The govt has been adding unknown experimental chemicals in our food and water supply for years without our knowledge. So have foreign countries, that's why we need to be independent again.
@user-nq9gz4xf7f2 жыл бұрын
Raw early 70s freedom vibe
@loiseaunoir1021 Жыл бұрын
It's a very tight performance
@MsSillygirl7711 жыл бұрын
Wow...never have seen this. KZbin always amazes me. America forever!
@sebolddanielАй бұрын
Wow! We males could show a little thigh when we went jogging in the seventies. What a free country we were. Not so sexist. Still love America--the band.
@dianefiske-foy47174 ай бұрын
Gerry Beckley reminds me of the lead singer of Ram Jam (Black Betty song).
@cesarmirabal17345 ай бұрын
How come these images are so clear, what camera did they record this with in 70’?…it’s amazing!
@guillermoangeles5342 жыл бұрын
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@smashrunner89545 жыл бұрын
Somebody , had the name of this concert or documentary ?
@nicholaskovacs2073 жыл бұрын
Yes its America live in 1979 at central park....just google it....i have the live dvd and u should still be able to purchase it in good music stores🤗🤗🤗
@CA18171912 жыл бұрын
surprised I didnt see this as a kid. great intro into the film
@phatbackbeat65532 жыл бұрын
Is this Willie on drums ?
@ilovegoodsax2 жыл бұрын
Yep (RIP)
@barbarasutherland80005 ай бұрын
To be young again nice video.🌍👍🌍💯🌍🙏🌍🌟🌍🎼🌍🎉🌍👏🌍🎁🌍💃🌍😘🌍✌️🌍
@boo124699 жыл бұрын
Is that Steve Perry from Journey at 3:33? I swear it looks just like him! lol
@christocr9 жыл бұрын
Rick Booska That is definitely a Steve Perry lookalike!