Bobby and The Midnites - Full Concert - 08/01/84 - Capitol Theatre (OFFICIAL)

[@stelliumeleven2889]

Everyone sleeping on Bobby Cochran soaring guitar playing. He seems to always be in the pocket , and his phrasing is on point.

[@TDC5]

it still amazes me that bob got cobham in this band for a while. wonder if he got even split. not that there isn't a lot of talent in the rest of the band but holy shit cobham is a beast.

[@geoglobalsatellite9590]

I played onstage with this band, this exact line-up, at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco about two weeks before this concert was taped. I was covering the opening act that night for MTV News. After they were done, I took out my tambourine and started playing in the wings by Billy Cobham. He heard me, and motioned with his head to come onstage. I did. And I played my tambourine and danced around Cobham for the entire set.

[@Acolis]

well hey, Mr Tambourine man play a song for me, LOL

[@ceeweedsl]

Cool!

[@TheMewoff]

Easy to Slip is one of my favorite cover songs of all time,

[@THPoppeJr]

For sure mine too

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Kenny on bass played on original wLowell George Little Feat

[@SomboonCM]

Totally Tubular and absolutely worthwhile. Opener was really great.

[@michaelhunter1093]

billy cobham is a MONSTER on the drumzzz

[@written12]

Yes, he is. No offense to Bobby Weir but why did Cobham decide to play with someone who doesn’t have the jazz chops of the guitarists Cobham typically performed with?

[@Shaboobuhwogan]

@@written12I would assume out of recognition for their mutual influences? And the potential to sell out every show. Also these tunes were probably a breeze for Cobham to play, he essentially gets to relax lol

[@davidweisgold1262]

I'm so glad that I was given the opportunity to see Bobby And The Midnites they were a great band

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Agree one of his best nope the best!

[@tgoodin1102]

Long live Bobby!

[@nicholasbrush1498]

I got this on vhs a few decades ago, not near the quality as this though. It was broadcast on MTV (back when they actually had music) , but just a few songs (Bombs Away, Lifeline, I Want to Live In America, & Rock In the 80s) . So cool to finally see this show in its entirety! Interesting to realize how much the MTV version was edited- quite a bit, on the songs they used. They smoothed out some ruff spots...

[@toddstewart5613]

Bobby Cochran is killing it

[@jazwanker]

Was never a huge Midnights fan, but I was at this show and had a good time. Great to be able to watch it again all these years later. Billy Cobham shines as always. I still remember being embarrassed/ mortified by the rudeness of the crowd, which booed the opening Greg Kihn Band off the stage.

[@HoofHearted6]

Great f#$%ing show. Anyone tells you otherwise is a fool. You'll never ever hear this again by this incredible lineup of musicians. Look at the unbridled joy on Bobby's face during this performance...and his vocals...Tells you all you need to know.

[@done1675]

I guarantee you that whatever Greg Kihn was doing that night was a lot more interesting than what Bob Weir is doing on this night, LOL.

[@ceeweedsl]

Never seen a band booed offstage.

[@clifflibrescu4533]

welcome to Jersey

[@tna4lyfe158]

bobby poured his heart out on that easy to slip

[@ceeweedsl]

Easy to Slip was THE best song...Lowell George was an influence in those years, I guess.

[@jasonpope4828]

Never gets old!!

[@davidalper2616]

Cobham AND Kenny Gradney!!!!! amazing

[@borgullet3376]

Billy playing his Zildjian Day 1984 chrome Tama kit and those "Bat-Day" at Yankee Stadium sized pro-mark 767 sticks.. And the Skunk shows up ! The good ol days....

[@rickaloivs4077]

Someone said they thought Alphanson Johnson on bass, but I think its Kenny Gradney from Little Feat .

[@davidstick5497]

You would be correct.

[@bowieaddict3178]

Excellent! Thanks for uploading! ❤💀💙

[@BarrySmith70]

Sort of the final days of the Midnites. After a disappointing second album (Where the Beat Meets the Street), the band split. An awesome stage show as this performance demonstrates.

[@scottfab7473]

i liked the album don't deny it

[@michaellapetina4623]

City girls!!

[@PunchandJudyDuo]

Epic show! Don't listen to the wook trolls that pile hate on Bobby & The Midnites- This is an underrated band with unique songs, diverse players, and solid jams! A Bobby & The Midnites reunion would be way more exciting than a John Mayer show...

[@PunchandJudyDuo]

A lot of these songs were ahead of their time, in style, sound, structure- forerunners of the 90s jam-band sound. With the diverse mix of world music influences, pop sensibilities, jammy extended solos, and clean studio production many of these songs sound a lot like what String Cheese Incident, ekoostik hookah, etc. were doing 10 years later. Long live The Midnites!

[@PearlOfTheQuarter23]

It’s so cool that Billy is singing

[@danawhite384]

Is that Kenney Gradney on bass?

[@keithmyre2501]

You Bobby haters make sick. You all sound like whiny little schoolgirls. You got the right barbie for christmas, but it had the wrong shoes and the wrong dress. Him and Mayer were great when I saw them two months ago ( June 2022). I completely agree these ain't great songs, but its always a treat to hear him sing and perform. The day you're as good of a musician and person as him, I'll pay to watch you too! Why all the hate? Some of the best nights of my life have been watching him and Phil. Both with Jerry (26 times) and without.

[@user-bl4hb1bq9t]

Just like Jerry better!

[@PearlOfTheQuarter23]

SoAmazing

[@mylitng2]

Go Bobby!!

[@jstewartd7]

This is what happens when you give 80s Bobby an advance copy of "We Built This City"

[@jimgroff6880]

Bravo Jonathan. Just LMFAO 😂😂😂

[@theloniouszappa]

That's fucking hilarious

[@ceeweedsl]

It was in the air! Or the water. Even Go to heaven had the sound. Some strange combination of cocaine and short shorts of the era. But hey, there was a lot going on past the superficial seasonings.

[@litedawg]

omg dying laughing

[@plurisbestia3231]

It's a hell of a drug! ~R. James

[@ArodOwnsU1313]

The first songs jam is Eyes of the World

[@auroracassidyseabearalysem3425]

my fav

[@chinarider8051]

Ladies & Gentleman, Bobby coked to the gills! lol

[@MrMcprodigy]

6:40 Sounds like an eyes of the world jam

[@soulvigilante]

Kinda, except it's E-F#m-A instead of E-Bm but yeah

[@KREN12623]

👉👍👈

[@geoffreyharold]

B.C. ROCKS!!!!

[@parker6634]

been there

[@rexhaney7281]

the Grateful Dead is a band of all times

[@sneakerfacevids441]

Never heard of them.

[@elizaclaffy]

oh my god

[@Johnny.D]

I think they must of had a Peavey endorsement based on all the gear. Sounds great though.

[@hymedudesilva5376]

love the women>drumz>Josephine!!!!!

[@hymedude7378]

Nice

[@Dreamagic23]

Easy 2 Slip ; })

[@litedawg]

EVERY time I see a Bobby and the Midnites video he’s wearing the same Polo shirt . Can someone buy this man some clothes?

[@ceeweedsl]

Notice when there are crowd shots it's not a forest of phone cams blocking everything? I've been guilty but think there should be some strong taboos outside of given sections, just like taping...

[@toddmorrissey8372]

My man Billy Cobham!!

[@ml_gamer8344]

5:27

[@Umberto2]

No air conditioning in the Cap obviously, but no stage fans either? Wow, the sweat by mid-show is so heavy, I can almost feel it myself.

[@matthewmead2374]

How did Bobby Weir assemble such an impressive cast of musicians? I mean, Billy Cobham?!? Then again, this is a dude who at 16 was roommates with Neil Cassidy, he was surrounded by amphetamines, LSD and beatnicks at an age where most of us still had curfews. I mean come on, lord (or oscar wilde) only knows what happened to a handsome 16 year old boy alone in a room with cowboy neil. He joined what would become the highest grossing live rock band at 17 despite barely knowing how to play his instrument. He grew up to become a man who would excite and titilate a generation with his short shorts and hot pink ibanez guitar. I guess it shouldnt be to surpising.

[@esparka]

1st thing, 2nd thing, 3rd thing & 4th thing here deserve no response; however, Bob did NOT "titillate a generation" w/ your listing of your personal fetish obsessions, with respect to his style of appearance. No, Bob Weir won over *several generations* by being an ever-hardworking denizen of places housing the cutting edge masters of the music scene on an evolving basis. Such talent as: Tom Constanten, Jerry Garcia, Ron McKernon & Phil Lesh, etc., and by keenly being on the cutting edge of technology & the trends of the day as they evolved, too....

[@toddmorrissey8372]

Cochran using Weir's old Ibanez Artist

[@rexhaney7281]

Bobby W is the best next Jerry G

[@drewyatsertov]

1978 roxy show on Sunset In Hollywood was tight, hot, .. bob weir was tight clear vibe ..background vocals were unreal .. The vibes were holding.. Much different than The band at the wolf and rismiller country club show in the 80s. Roxy show was tight loud holding . 80s shows had more open vibe. Secret. At roxy 78 hippie level was changed- slacks And dress shirts were worn by some..by the 80s Izod. From Drewsy

[@indignaldosilva9423]

O microfone do Weir está muito baixo, não se escuta a sua voz. Os técnicos de som estragaram o show.

[@claymationwaves]

2 min in they werent kidding about the spit my god haha

[@plm8550]

JRZ

[@bookmedia67]

Ahh the Midnites. When Bob took a break from making good music in the '80s.

[@sfssecurity7197]

I'd rather listen to Bobby and the Midnites than Dead & Co..Neither band has Jerry.What's the difference?

[@sfssecurity7197]

It's called a opinion.

[@sfssecurity7197]

.It's probably not ignorance.I saw hundreds of Grateful Dead shows between 1973 and 1995.Many Midnite's shows as well.I happen to like Bobby in the context of his own material.Case in point,Ratdog were good in '96 when Bob was still playing his songs.I saw Jerry sing Bird Song too many times to enjoy Bob singing it.That's my opinion.Nice use of palpable to make your statement seem intelligent.Forever Grateful.

[@sfssecurity7197]

I have a very open mind.It's not ignorant to have a differing opinion.Just because I don't like what you like doesn't mean my mind is closed.I always check things out before I form an opinion.You can call it ignorance.It surely does not make it so.

[@ricravier961]

I'll listen to Bobby Cochran all day long. Have you ever heard Kindred (as in the band that toured with 3 Dog Night?) Bobby Cochran is an awesome guitar player. And Bobby and the Midnites first rendition, thanks to NAMM and Ibanez, was actually pretty awesome.

[@emalerocket]

is that Skunk Baxter on Keys?

[@BugsBunnysBrother]

+john rocket .....Yes he produced Where The Beat Meets The Street

[@Yobanero]

Yikes! This is REALLY bad. Leave it to Bobby to waste all this collective musicianship with terrible songwriting and weird bad singing. And it takes a lot for me to not like something when Billy Cobham is involved!

[@davidjacuk4286]

Turbo cheese !

[@JackofRoses87]

wasn't that a movie with Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall?

[@CaptainMidnightBand]

did Jeff Skunk Baxter jump on organ for Bed Time?

[@ehotel]

Captain Midnight Thats gotta be him. i was thinking the same thing on Rock In the 80's. lol

[@stephenjones101]

@Captain Midnight , In the writeup for Jeff Skunk Baxter,, Wikipedia says he played keyboards at this concert.

[@marcusbailey2632]

Jerry's birthday

[@michaelhunter1093]

(I Want To Live In) America is the worst mtv video ever made

[@glyn420]

+mike hunt in a way it is also the best. lol.

[@jeffbeck262]

False! Dancing in the Streets by Paul Mcartney and Bowie is the worst mtv video ever made!

[@jeffdarr4750]

That would be Mick Jagger and David Bowie but agreed

[@jacobtunney8686]

looks like a bunch of heads in the audience are confused

[@porterhouse7260]

Peruvian Marching Powder

[@jordankuchukian6782]

no dancing in the crowd:(

[@smokynmonkee5054]

Jordan Kuchukian sometimes at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic NJ , when they were filming ? , they would make everyone sit down. I remember the bouncers , yes I said bouncers! , yelling at people to SIT DOWN. I was in the 7th row on 3/31/80 and saw two deadheads get thrown out for dancing and they were right in front of their seats! You had to go with the flow there. If it was a slow song and everyone sat and you were standing you became a target. Saw a lot of shows there anyway.Check out the early Grateful Dead videos from this place and you'll see the people sitting.

[@user-bc5wf2nj3z]

Jordan Kuchukian I was!!

[@roberthunter3665]

Let's be honest, this not great music. I'm watching to catch Billy Cobham's work here. He's always great.

[@smokynmonkee5054]

Robert Hunter I have some photos I took of him on an earlier tour, the one with Matt Kelly

[@chrisgrabowski2678]

let's be honest: you're not thee Robert Hunter.

[@HoofHearted6]

Let's be honest. This is a freaking great show!

[@infraredruby2]

Don't get me wrong they were still performing at the top of their game...but the record company ruined them.

[@ceeweedsl]

I enjoyed this band, love to hear Weir do the covers but it's true that the original song quality is, with a few exceptions, forgettable pop. I mean, plenty of songs this caliber become hits but not with me. Nor with Weir apparently as I doubt he's pulling any of these out for Wolf Bros...or am I wrong?

[@gng228]

They should have set up the stage with Billy Cobham front and center. He was the only guy in that band worth watching. One of the best drummers of all time. They must have paid him a lot of money to sign on for this sh*t show.

[@Sleepy_Alligator]

Fun at parties eh asshole? Only have taste in your mouth...

[@douglasiceman1382]

Bob weir and Kenny Gradney are pretty good also Skunk Baxter is a hack??

[@gng228]

@@douglasiceman1382 Skunk Baxter was not a member of the original band. Apparently Skunk, believe it or not, is now a military defense expert. So weird. That guy was great.

[@infraredruby2]

Alphonso had left the band, that's Kenny. Grandney (?) on bass. This was a band on decline, backing a shitty pop album. For a few years they were an awesome band.

[@puseykev]

Gradney

[@marcbernicker206]

Gradney is a fine bassist but alphonso and Cobham kick ass

[@toddmorrissey8372]

I love Cobham. But....c'mon that 1st, opening drum fill was absurd.

[@hubbsllc]

No love for the first album's songs, it seems.

[@ricravier961]

I think that is actually Alphonso, as in Will Smith's TV Brother...

[@Umberto2]

no, Alphonso had left the band by this point. This is Kenny Gradney of Little Feat on bass.

[@sneakerfacevids441]

It was a joke, Umberto. He’s saying Gradney looks like another Alphonso on a tv show.

[@ArodOwnsU1313]

This is pure cheese

[@Umberto2]

i like cheese. my favorite is mozzarella

[@ceeweedsl]

It's in Bobby's DNA. He's hot and cheesy! We would sometimes exclaim at dead shows "Oh Bobby!" It's actually a loveable trait if you take it right. Jerry indulged him it seemed like..

[@thomaspeffer4758]

bobby sniffed it all up ... the rest of the band did not even get one line ...

[@parker6634]

+Thomas Peffer ..i got as line good shit from mexical

[@horpsnark]

yessir

[@kennyrobertson3507]

Grew up with this love it

[@jerrygarcia9244]

Bob has this look on his face like, "Where are the rest of the GD"

[@smokynmonkee5054]

Jerry Garcia oh he loves to sing about poison ivy and all that you know , Youngblood

[@Joshua-se4qp]

Nah; he was saying dANG THIS blow is the bombs away!

[@stevesick1]

Wow.......cocaine?

[@finarollerz]

I prefer Kingfish.

[@mongobanger]

comments are funny , yea bobby & the midnights .....not really .

[@wilsgetchell6420]

Alphonso Johnson on Bass

[@blackknife1]

+Wils Getchell I believe it's Kenny Gradney (Little Feat)

[@wilsgetchell6420]

+Jeff Steinert that is right for this show, saw them that summer on the Pier in Atlantic City and Alphonso was bass player.

[@blackknife1]

I worked (security) a midnites show in Providence around that time, partied with the band in the dressing room until 3 am. Kenny was a real character! I have a string envelope signed by the band from that night.

[@Umberto2]

negative. he had left the band by this point. this Kenny Gradney of Little Feat

[@jerrygarcia9244]

bob is coked up

[@berniemack7302]

that,s what I thought

[@nicholasfadely9771]

Yeah definitely some booger sugar consumption! Sounds good though, worth a listen. I still prefer Ratdog 2002-2007, some priceless shows.

[@horpsnark]

booger sugar lmao man

[@parker6634]

this show mirrors ratdog ziggys 9/2001

[@marcbernicker206]

Wow, too many losers out there. If you don't like this then go elsewhere for your musical gratification.IMO this is an excellent band.

[@berryseinfeld6772]

Yeah there’s much worse music out there lol

[@SanFranciscoFatboy]

how many "bands" does this dude have. none of then r that great to me. including the mayer/weir dead old peoples show

[@DO-GD]

Kingfish is ill

[@marcdematteo1984]

👌

[@berryseinfeld6772]

Let the man breathe. He can do what he wants.

[@davenelson9505]

When Bobby came out of the closet.