Atomic Rooster 70's band singer eats sandwich on stage live Black Snake

[@acdeucee]

This guy never ceases to amaze me with his sandwich eating antics. One of the best voices that ever graced the land.

[@danporter9705]

Amazing man ..what happened to him.

[@hastobe303]

​@@danporter9705 He continued singing, plain and simple. Mostly blues and soul. He's performed with Pete York and Van Morrison among others and recorded a few albums with Colosseum, the latest one this year.

[@BackToTheBlues]

@@danporter9705 As Hastobe303 says, he's still singing, and is touring with Colosseum this year. His shape has changed somewhat over the years due to his spina bifida, but last time I saw him he was still a very active performer, and still had a great voice!

[@progrockjournal]

Singer, musician and actor... A Real artist, like the other in the band... I also love Vincent's keys style...

[@youtubeillegallydeletesacc1525]

Not his real voice. That's the problem authentic blues singers had with these Europeans. They sang like Mississippi Delta black men, but were English boys from Cabridge doing impersonations. 😂

[@jazzmight]

Everyone else would probably be smokin a cigarette, or sippin on a drink.. Not our man. Owning that sandwich like a boss.

[@vl276]

lol

[@stucknda60s]

And he's still around in 2019. Not all those contemporaries who would have been smoking or drinking are still around in 2019. :)

[@GroovyVintageLady]

I saw that something first one. Rock singer in 70's eating sandwich xD

[@keithgraham8588]

@@stucknda60s Ozzy, Mick and Keith would like a word with you sir. Slash too, he only just recently quit drinking but he still smokes =P

[@markandersen793]

@@keithgraham8588 Yeah, and they all look like lizards with wigs, time hasn't been kind to any of them.

[@awaken77]

Chris Farlowe - vocals, sandwich

[@leaveyofairarmy185]

On the spot!

[@michaelklump4566]

I think the sandwich was epic.

[@Express-420]

@@michaelklump4566 Great song please check out Atomic Rooster - In The Hearing of Atomic Rooster Album Review on my channel

[@hastobe303]

Hey, cut it out! The man was hungry.

[@averyetvspecial1487]

Michael Klump YOU WOULD, SANDWITCH.

[@EthanS1481]

Some singers smoke or drink. Some eat sandwiches. Great one

[@opisthokonta]

+E Schur Sandiwches with sweet mushrooms!

[@Supashamy]

I had to replay the sandwich after reading ur post....lolz I missed it...wtf that's funny.

[@lolwut9089]

He's already high as fuck, doesn't need to drink or smoke.

[@LazyIRanch]

He's tripping balls, but his vocals are still perfection

[@samuelhardy3575]

Also probably starving and was part of the agreement with the beat club.

[@Kris.G]

Ric Parnell, a great drummer - superb feel, excellent sound

[@rafael16759]

Rip

[@joannitaxvi3386]

Paul Hammond was much better

[@roadtonever]

@@rafael16759 He should have known better joining Spinal Tap.

[@cheayunju]

A truly great vocalist

[@SuperBluesman56]

Even with the mouth full of food.

[@edwardthegreat3954]

i am a metalhead and i absolutely love 70s music,especially this band noow. Amazing amazing amazing

[@8o86]

haha i suspect there's quite a number of us around here

[@edwardthegreat3954]

@@8o86 yup😁

[@ДмитрийБирюков-б4ч]

@@8o86 true

[@עמיתפיינשטיין-ב1נ]

Wow! So not only that you love these 70’s english rock band, you also love those 70’s english rock band? Absolutely an amazing wide range of taste in music!

[@edwardthegreat3954]

@@עמיתפיינשטיין-ב1נ yes. My favourite of all time ate Uriah heep

[@renaudgouin6921]

Vincent Crane.... What a groovy keyboard player!!

[@Whiteshirtloosetie]

Music that can only come from one magic short period of time in history. Just awesome!

[@АллаМихальчук-н4ь]

Остоновись мгновенье, ты прекрасно!! Невероятный союз между Atoml Roster и Farlow и очень жаль что он был столь скоротечень.

[@Elnono306]

It's so great the sound, the rock of the 70's....nothing can compare....thanks dude!

[@rogerfournier3284]

15 years later, nothing compares to rock of the the seventies.

[@Leonid-s5i]

Просто даже альбомы писались вживую

[@fastnbulbous406]

I just found out Ric Parnell passed away last year. He was singular in every way. The most interesting roommate I've ever had. RIP RP!! Much love to you, wherever you are.

[@knifelyfe6565]

Johnny Goodsall is with him now.

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

this is the epitome of not just playing a song, but *feeling* the music. LOVE IT!!

[@dougsmith7083]

Atomic Rooster sure had an unbelievable array of mega-amazing drummers...

[@wholeworld399]

From Carl Palmer to Ginger Baker. .plus all in between.

[@williamhuard3860]

Vincent crane the organ behind “fire” Truly one of the greats on the Hammond

[@laszlokelle8603]

A great icon of the progressive jazzrock. Amazing singer with personnel of the band.

[@spookedhorse]

The soulfulness in Chris' voice is incomparable. His vocals here, are just as strong, if not stronger, than the instruments. I've watched this 100's of times. 100's more to come.

[@timbonczyk4116]

Chris came from colosseum before joining atomic rooster

[@spookedhorse]

DUH @@timbonczyk4116

[@CPE1784TKS]

With no shadow of doubt, the 70´s was the best decade for music in all times!!! Bands like this, don´t let lie!!!!

[@LouisWarren-s2p]

When you get the MUNCHIES, you get the MUNCHIES....

[@Krautrock007]

Chris Farlowe, he is awesome.

[@pelurovi]

one of the 4 best hard rock groups of ever.amazing.i like this kind!

[@GeorgeBecos]

INCREDIBLY AWESOME !!! THE BEST VOCALST EVERRRRRR!

[@billflynn6459]

I asked Chris Farlow many years ago, why he was eating a sandwich during the filming, as I remember it he said the band were doing 2 gigs that day and he handnt had the chance to eat .

[@user-fu8no1hs1x]

nice!

[@gvis3880]

Nice trivia fact. Thanks for sharing.

[@dentistguba]

What was in the sandwich?

[@Papitschku]

possibly some yummie magic mushrooms :-)

[@keithgraham8588]

@@dentistguba I like to think it was just a simple ol cheese sammich

[@KeCo77495]

The sandwich part is funny. I don't know why. It's just funny how he takes bite then laughs it out. lol Great band..

[@talpajam]

Prog Hog 513 that sandwich belongs in the RRHOF along with Vincent Crane.

[@lo0ksik]

+talpajam what is RRHOF

[@Kimdino1]

+Looksik here Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

[@pseudoname3159]

He's got the munchies fasure

[@awaken77]

I like that kind of "down to earth" personality of Chris Farlowe. He's kind of saying - im not a superstar celebrity, im an ordinary man, like you and you

[@progrocker9]

I remember seeing this when I was 14. The sandwich eating was big news back then only to be obscured by the great and powerful Oz and his bat and dove antics. I loved this stuff. The grainy film, the handheld cameras, the realtime musicianship! This clip stuck in my mind for 40 years. Thanks for posting.

[@fredfontes3116]

Vince Crane One of the masters of hammond organ in rock and roll! Very underrated band, but awesome feeling and compositions...

[@user-mp9xz8yg4j]

I will never understand how this band did not garner wide attention.

[@thomasbolkanowitsch8227]

In der Zeit gab es so viele gute Bands. Da war jeden Tag Feiertag. 😎😉🤗

[@rickstalentedtongue910]

Unprofessional, eating on stage and taking toilet beaks willy nilly through the set. Got a bad reputation.

[@dagnabbit6187]

@@rickstalentedtongue910If it wasn’t in front of an audience what is the big deal ?

[@mickthemerciless9694]

They only had a small record deal. Record Companies back then signed lots of bands on next to nothing, but only heavily invested in a few.

[@josiahgreen242]

Only in old school 70s rock are the songs long enough to knock down a sandwich and still come back to the mic in time for your part. Gotta love it

[@jonsilence]

Rest in Peace Ric Parnell

[@RLW1967]

Steve Bolton is using a Schaller Roto Sound rotating speaker simulator on this song. His playing is so awesome. Yes, the footage comes from 1972. Ric Parnell is playing the hell out of the drums on here. Vincent Crane, R.I.P., played the hell out of the electric piano and organ as well. Chris Farlowe almost sounds like Tom Jones on here. He has his own singing style.

[@SHACOBES123]

The falsetto he sings after the organ solo always gets me man. Wish I had his range of tone

[@Super241946]

Is Ric Parnell Jack Parnell's (blg band drummer) son?

[@cianmerne7961]

Yes, I believe so.

[@cianmerne7961]

I saw Steve Bolton playing recently with the current Rooster line up, he's still one amazing guitarist.

[@terrancel108]

Can you imagine if Farlowe got the part when Jimmy Page tapped him for vocalist in his "new band".

[@ruf154]

Впервые я эту группу слушал на папиной катушке 1972 года, магнитофон АСТРА-206

[@tollyt7465]

"Chris Farlowe is probably the best male blues singer the UK has produced" - Van Morrison. In his 70's, still performing, and his voice is almost as good as ever.. Took "Out of Time" and made it his own with Jagger and Richards singing backing vocals. Anyone who's heard his version of "Handbags and Gladrags" (which Mike D'abo wrote with him in mind to record) would laugh at the phonics version.. His work with Atomic Rooster, and Robert Plant is just timeless.. Anything he sings, its impossible to imagine anyone else doing it justice.. True legend...

[@jeanpoiraud7071]

I listen to Elmore James ,Hound dog Taylor ,Frankie Lee Sims ,Johnny Winter ,George Thorogood among others ,he is not in their league . I'd rather listen to John Mayall or Tony Mcphee or Peter Green

[@stingray4real]

He performed with Otis Redding and Eric Burdon on Ready Steady Go Special .

[@tachikomakusanagi3744]

totally agree, but the UK has produced a lot of amazing blues singers, its absurd actually

[@dqqb3762]

Chris Youlden

[@tobewills2665]

James Dewar...

[@HawkFoxman]

Holy Canolies, the organ player is absolutely unreal, killer tone and energy. The sandwich looks okay. 🥪

[@mleef.s1153]

Chris "lead sandwich" Farlowe😘❤💙

[@BenjamminClark]

This drummer has fucking groove

[@cortezmack8611]

This bands so legendary his voice always gives me chills

[@jasminaogrady7470]

Perfect example how to sing and have a sandwich at more or less the same time! Chris Farlowe should go in the Guinness Book of Records for doing this! So layed back, just singing his heart out!

[@latrellmitchell348]

Hi I'm fan Atomic rooster and deep purple love this songs black snake and Friday the 13th and my favorite guitarists Jimi Hendrix and Tony iommi aAnd Robert Johnson and blues rock hard rock and metal im black guy love music .

[@RocknJazzer]

Good taste my man, great music knows no color, a mix of influences from contributions by all from blues to rock, classical, jazz etc.

[@lennyvarvillejr.3788]

Now Holy Smokes is this frign just Awesome. The vocals are so great. The Keyboardist is playing Bass and Melodies masterfully and the Drummer OMG!! Don't forget the Guitar adding a wah effect to the background . Wow great sounding band.

[@FighterPilot1945]

Bands rarely now dont write or perform songs like this anymore...content,good writing,good music,performance.the Great atomic rooster.

[@Toyboy789]

Excellent quality on such an old piece! Great to see a live version of this choice, juicy cut! Brings the early 70s back with a mind-buggering rush!

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

That falsetto singing is haunting

[@bradbier]

The munchies can strike without warning

[@noelgonzalez5994]

Hahahaha!!

[@AndyMangele]

Yep! ;)

[@rowanmark21]

he was not shy to be free with his voice .wonderful song!!!!!!!

[@Innerspace100]

Ah, the totally brilliant Colosseum Live album, a double at that, recorded at some of the dates of a UK tour they did in the spring of '71... One of my absolute favourite albums of all time, that. Farlowe sings fantastic on tracks like Rope Ladder to The Moon.... Highly recomended, if you haven't heard it allready.

[@kamarillobrillo4898]

i TOTALLY Agree about Farlowe's fantastic vocal performance in Rope Ladder; I must point out that John Hiseman shone on that song

[@clouddog2393]

l was at the gig at the Big Apple club in Brighton . A brilliant set well captured on the album .

[@grifftrain]

Thanks for the recommendation. I am gonna check out the live Coleseum album now

[@janbingegard5913]

I love Vincent Crane and Chris Farlowe. And the rest of the band

[@ThomGeigenschrey]

great supergood performance legend farlowe!!!

[@ethosyourbro]

I can't believe I haven't liked this video sooner. Totally underated band . Have a couple of records. Pure magic.

[@RLW1967]

I love the phase shifted guitar sound that Steve Bolton has on this live version of "Black Snake."

[@danporter9705]

Absolutely amazing 👏

[@valanme]

I never heard of this band before but they are awesome! Love the tone of the drums, the organ, and the way the singer used the vocals as an instrument. You don;t hear stuff like this anymore.

[@brunoforzanapoli8358]

Nella primissima formazione, alla batteria c'era Carl Palmer.

[@janotricard5559]

Franck Zappa

[@jeffmorrison7928]

Saw them in lakenheath Raf base in the early seventies with America.

[@charlesrobinson7469]

The first time he sings "black snake living in black hole" made the song for me. Love it!👍

[@ThePanospeter1986]

the coolest guys ever!!!

[@seamensailor8044]

Realy 70-s. Thanks!

[@AndyMangele]

My favorite Atomic Rooster line-up!

[@paulahrendt1766]

I love how well drum & keyboards are synced up together. Singer is great !

[@irishwanderer4206]

This guys a legend I only found in 2019 my god was it this good back then he's eating a sandwich

[@bencolemanart]

Atomic Rooster had a great run, the first 4 albums are excellent.

[@ghostdogsmith4447]

I never thought rooster was the same after sandwich left the group...

[@ronaldwharton1589]

lst time i listened to AR was 1971.was totally impressed by death walks behind you LP. was really blown away by in hearing of AR. most underrated musical tracks ever spit-out.BTEAKTHROUGH & BLACKSNAKE ultimately carved in time.

[@jethrotull6358]

Crane- genius

[@andersonpollack7274]

Vincent crane usava a alma no teclado...tocava demais!!!!

[@kevinkiso2334]

Groove Kings Supreme. British White Soul at it's superb finest. How this singer so obviously listened to Ray Charles, Otis Redding, et cetera, and churned out this beauty - just incredible.

[@soso5221]

C'est une sacré performance vocale, ainsi qu'instrumentale. J'ai découvert ce groupe y a peu de temps et ils synthétise tout ce que j'aime dans le rock des annees 60/70

[@sandrino2358]

When you realized, that was magic mushrooms in the sandwich instead tuna 1:01

[@macthedrummer1]

Lol yeah @1:00

[@rosssteuck4989]

Dumb PRICK .......it was peanut butter !!!! Go lay DOWN by your dish .......

[@MrTumolo]

@@rosssteuck4989 Brown bread sandwiches ,Cheese and pickle. British tea time.

[@foodank_atr817]

Lmao

[@jtwoodboyne278]

OMG, Beautiful 😍

[@danielwarne4693]

Just amazing

[@FeloMateo]

INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE, SO GREAT !!!

[@wearyoldman]

Of all the gems I have found on KZbin, this has given me the biggest thrill . Well done Chris Farlowe and well done progjazzfusion. I never thought I would ever see this again.

[@PoteDaGanancia]

What a voice! What a voice!!

[@ThomGeigenschrey]

i love bread chewing natural gospel singer Farlowe..such a lovely guy.... met him 3 years ago in berlin......so sweet guy..

[@themcgeachys]

Chris farlowe , brilliant with coliseum

[@oleandreasjensen5263]

Wooaw, Awsome band and with Chris Farlow on vocal, this is dynamite. Thank you so much for sharing

[@iagovulture4678]

Bom de ter irmão mais velho com um ótimo gosto musical 💕 jamais conheceria essa pedrada

[@brunocamara9223]

chaming mans! eu sou de belo horizonte minas gerais-brasil ! brazilian portugese (great band !!!!)

[@Blodfjez]

Thanks for posting this... Been years since I saw it on some dudes rarity-dvd, and it fuckin' rocks..!! Real attitude... real emotions, real people (allthough perhaps stoned/tripped out)... Right up my alley!

[@petersouthworth8381]

stumbled upon this last week. love the sound. great vocalist/ drummer. all drums should sound like this

[@elmothman]

Excelente version de Black Snake...Chris siempre ha demostrado su gran talento vocal wwoooww como destroza la version clasica, para mi gusto esta es mucho mejor...pero MUCHO mejor!!! GREAT POST GREAT VIDEO!!!!... thank you brother.

[@egotrippin121]

God Damn it Marina how many time i'm I going have to listen to this song.

[@CarolinaPoet]

1:00 that moment when you've been singing about a black snake so much that you think you see one.

[@N0rmad]

This tune,and this performance in particular, is such a banger.

[@JugbandBlues93]

I'm 99% sure Chris Farlowe is Kylo Ren

[@andicasos316]

hahahahahaha same 😂

[@jonhellproductions4327]

hahahahaha

[@shayneoneill1506]

hahahahaha

[@jamiewesson898]

who

[@nicolasdoglio]

Best comment on this video, haha.

[@ottomueller4425]

Awesome jams.

[@AceFurley]

It takes a talented singer to be able to work a sandwich into the act without anyone resorting to the heimlich maneuver! Let's see ol' David "Fancy Pants" Coverdale try that! (rumor has it that he couldn't even swallow 3 sesame seeds without Tawny Kitaen jumping onstage for an atomic (no pun intended) suplex just to keep him from choking!) What an freakin' amatuer, Chris was definately the man! When it comes to multi-tasking while singing, he was always # 1!!!

[@csabacharlie6617]

just a wow, thank u mam. lovely chris/ thank u so much. much love ; tell me brother

[@thedelta88]

black snake eatin' on a sandwich...

[@victorsantiago5470]

better wolf down that sandwich (solo) before the next verse starts.

[@Jellybeantiger]

hiding in the crumbs

[@ebbiebbinghaus7450]

Yes! Chris is awesome!

[@ogrebattle22763]

Vincent Crane was an excellent keyboard player in my humble opinion it's a shame the guy suffered from bi-polar disorder for most of his life ultimately committing suicide back in 1989 at the age of 45.....

[@ogrebattle22763]

Re membered what?

[@ogrebattle22763]

Re membered Yes... indeed... it's a shame too...

[@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY]

ogrebattle22763 Vincent was my cousin. I only met him once, at a family funeral. We had an instant bond.

[@awaken77]

We remember him, Vincent was one of the innovators of keyboard-driven rock genre (apart of Keith Emerson)

[@mardiantichannel7788]

ogrebattle22763 mm

[@ichbinzehn]

Thats music Chris Farlowe forever! Only the best!

[@ihrescue]

Chris Farlow has survived as a vocalist for decades fitting the need for bands like Atomic Rooster and doing covers. If it works keep on doing it.

[@WoodRatGirl]

I love KZbin, because you discover cool vids like this. Cool music as well!

[@lo0ksik]

THIS IS SO FUKING GOOD !!!!!!!!!

[@francklenoire2293]

Chris Farlowe : so good !

[@mljansson]

@witchman1 I love this and all of Chris F and Atomic Rooster I LOVE IT VRY GOOD

[@odg8820]

Farlowe is a great talent

[@cortezmack8611]

Chris farlowes voice is so unique and legendary and it just makes you flow and move into the sky

[@loucostello3111]

Freak band! Love 'em. RIP. Vincent.

[@hm9990]

i think i saw them at Salford Uni, only remember Carl Palmer and only being 3 (69?). Good? i remembered them.

[@hm9990]

3 ? what was i on when i wrote this? much the same i suspect. I'm 73 now.

[@user-ut3hj4mf8m]

1% of comments: Chris Farlowe has great voice 💕 1% of comments: Vincent Crane was such a great keyboard-player 🖤 98% of comments: he's eating a sandwich 🥪 lol XDD WITH MAGIC MASHROOMSSSS, HAHAHA!!!! 🦄🧚🏻🍄🌈✨

[@anthonychmielewski3112]

Love this lineup. Been listening for over 40 years. Also love Winter from "In Hearing Of" and others. Trapeze "Medusa". One of the best r&r lps ever Glenn Hughes amazing vocals great songwriting.

[@maximuskhan2100]

yea but........a sandwich!!!

[@edwardthegreat3954]

amazing voice maan

[@Express-420]

Great song please check out Atomic Rooster - In Hearing of Atomic Rooster Album Review on my channel

[@edwardthegreat3954]

@@Express-420 ok dude i will do it soon.thanks

[@dalchimsky]

You can't get more 70s than this... they're the real deal

[@Dude-Smellmyhelmet]

In '71 the seventies were still the sixties. Haha