Everyone sleeping on Bobby Cochran soaring guitar playing. He seems to always be in the pocket , and his phrasing is on point.
@TDC52 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
well hey, Mr Tambourine man play a song for me, LOL
@ceeweedsl Жыл бұрын
Cool!
@TheMewoff7 жыл бұрын
Easy to Slip is one of my favorite cover songs of all time,
@THPoppeJr4 жыл бұрын
For sure mine too
@doodahdavesrecords4319 Жыл бұрын
Kenny on bass played on original wLowell George Little Feat
@SomboonCM5 ай бұрын
Totally Tubular and absolutely worthwhile. Opener was really great.
@michaelhunter10939 жыл бұрын
billy cobham is a MONSTER on the drumzzz
@written12 Жыл бұрын
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?
@Shaboobuhwogan10 ай бұрын
@@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
@davidweisgold12624 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad that I was given the opportunity to see Bobby And The Midnites they were a great band
@doodahdavesrecords4319 Жыл бұрын
Agree one of his best nope the best!
@tgoodin11027 жыл бұрын
Long live Bobby!
@nicholasbrush14987 жыл бұрын
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...
@toddstewart56135 жыл бұрын
Bobby Cochran is killing it
@jazwanker2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Never seen a band booed offstage.
@clifflibrescu45336 ай бұрын
welcome to Jersey
@tna4lyfe1588 жыл бұрын
bobby poured his heart out on that easy to slip
@ceeweedsl Жыл бұрын
Easy to Slip was THE best song...Lowell George was an influence in those years, I guess.
@jasonpope48285 жыл бұрын
Never gets old!!
@davidalper26162 жыл бұрын
Cobham AND Kenny Gradney!!!!! amazing
@borgullet33767 жыл бұрын
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....
@rickaloivs40773 жыл бұрын
Someone said they thought Alphanson Johnson on bass, but I think its Kenny Gradney from Little Feat .
@davidstick54972 жыл бұрын
You would be correct.
@bowieaddict31786 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Thanks for uploading! ❤💀💙
@BarrySmith705 жыл бұрын
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.
@scottfab74733 жыл бұрын
i liked the album don't deny it
@michaellapetina46237 сағат бұрын
City girls!!
@PunchandJudyDuo8 ай бұрын
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...
@PunchandJudyDuo8 ай бұрын
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!
@PearlOfTheQuarter238 ай бұрын
It’s so cool that Billy is singing
@danawhite3844 жыл бұрын
Is that Kenney Gradney on bass?
@keithmyre25012 жыл бұрын
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-bl4hb1bq9t2 ай бұрын
Just like Jerry better!
@PearlOfTheQuarter238 ай бұрын
SoAmazing
@mylitng29 жыл бұрын
Go Bobby!!
@jstewartd78 жыл бұрын
This is what happens when you give 80s Bobby an advance copy of "We Built This City"
@jimgroff68805 жыл бұрын
Bravo Jonathan. Just LMFAO 😂😂😂
@theloniouszappa Жыл бұрын
That's fucking hilarious
@ceeweedsl Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
omg dying laughing
@plurisbestia32312 жыл бұрын
It's a hell of a drug! ~R. James
@ArodOwnsU13137 жыл бұрын
The first songs jam is Eyes of the World
@auroracassidyseabearalysem34256 жыл бұрын
my fav
@chinarider80512 жыл бұрын
Ladies & Gentleman, Bobby coked to the gills! lol
@MrMcprodigy6 жыл бұрын
6:40 Sounds like an eyes of the world jam
@soulvigilante2 жыл бұрын
Kinda, except it's E-F#m-A instead of E-Bm but yeah
@KREN12623 Жыл бұрын
👉👍👈
@geoffreyharold9 жыл бұрын
B.C. ROCKS!!!!
@parker66348 жыл бұрын
been there
@rexhaney72817 жыл бұрын
the Grateful Dead is a band of all times
@sneakerfacevids4413 жыл бұрын
Never heard of them.
@elizaclaffy3 жыл бұрын
oh my god
@Johnny.D9 жыл бұрын
I think they must of had a Peavey endorsement based on all the gear. Sounds great though.
@hymedudesilva53765 жыл бұрын
love the women>drumz>Josephine!!!!!
@hymedude73782 жыл бұрын
Nice
@Dreamagic234 жыл бұрын
Easy 2 Slip ; })
@litedawg Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
My man Billy Cobham!!
@ml_gamer83443 жыл бұрын
5:27
@Umberto24 жыл бұрын
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.
@matthewmead23744 жыл бұрын
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.
@esparka2 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Cochran using Weir's old Ibanez Artist
@rexhaney72817 жыл бұрын
Bobby W is the best next Jerry G
@drewyatsertov6 жыл бұрын
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
@indignaldosilva94238 жыл бұрын
O microfone do Weir está muito baixo, não se escuta a sua voz. Os técnicos de som estragaram o show.
@claymationwaves3 жыл бұрын
2 min in they werent kidding about the spit my god haha
@plm85504 ай бұрын
JRZ
@bookmedia678 жыл бұрын
Ahh the Midnites. When Bob took a break from making good music in the '80s.
@sfssecurity71976 жыл бұрын
I'd rather listen to Bobby and the Midnites than Dead & Co..Neither band has Jerry.What's the difference?
@sfssecurity71976 жыл бұрын
It's called a opinion.
@sfssecurity71976 жыл бұрын
.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.
@sfssecurity71976 жыл бұрын
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.
@ricravier9616 жыл бұрын
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.
@emalerocket9 жыл бұрын
is that Skunk Baxter on Keys?
@BugsBunnysBrother8 жыл бұрын
+john rocket .....Yes he produced Where The Beat Meets The Street
@Yobanero2 жыл бұрын
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!
@davidjacuk42866 жыл бұрын
Turbo cheese !
@JackofRoses879 жыл бұрын
wasn't that a movie with Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall?
@CaptainMidnightBand9 жыл бұрын
did Jeff Skunk Baxter jump on organ for Bed Time?
@ehotel9 жыл бұрын
Captain Midnight Thats gotta be him. i was thinking the same thing on Rock In the 80's. lol
@stephenjones1012 жыл бұрын
@Captain Midnight , In the writeup for Jeff Skunk Baxter,, Wikipedia says he played keyboards at this concert.
@marcusbailey26323 жыл бұрын
Jerry's birthday
@michaelhunter10939 жыл бұрын
(I Want To Live In) America is the worst mtv video ever made
@glyn4208 жыл бұрын
+mike hunt in a way it is also the best. lol.
@jeffbeck2628 жыл бұрын
False! Dancing in the Streets by Paul Mcartney and Bowie is the worst mtv video ever made!
@jeffdarr47507 жыл бұрын
That would be Mick Jagger and David Bowie but agreed
@jacobtunney86866 жыл бұрын
looks like a bunch of heads in the audience are confused
@porterhouse72604 ай бұрын
Peruvian Marching Powder
@jordankuchukian67828 жыл бұрын
no dancing in the crowd:(
@smokynmonkee50544 жыл бұрын
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-bc5wf2nj3z4 жыл бұрын
Jordan Kuchukian I was!!
@roberthunter36656 жыл бұрын
Let's be honest, this not great music. I'm watching to catch Billy Cobham's work here. He's always great.
@smokynmonkee50544 жыл бұрын
Robert Hunter I have some photos I took of him on an earlier tour, the one with Matt Kelly
@chrisgrabowski26783 жыл бұрын
let's be honest: you're not thee Robert Hunter.
@HoofHearted6 Жыл бұрын
Let's be honest. This is a freaking great show!
@infraredruby28 жыл бұрын
Don't get me wrong they were still performing at the top of their game...but the record company ruined them.
@ceeweedsl Жыл бұрын
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?
@gng2282 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
Fun at parties eh asshole? Only have taste in your mouth...
@douglasiceman1382 Жыл бұрын
Bob weir and Kenny Gradney are pretty good also Skunk Baxter is a hack??
@gng228 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@infraredruby28 жыл бұрын
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.
@puseykev7 жыл бұрын
Gradney
@marcbernicker2065 жыл бұрын
Gradney is a fine bassist but alphonso and Cobham kick ass
@toddmorrissey8372 Жыл бұрын
I love Cobham. But....c'mon that 1st, opening drum fill was absurd.
@hubbsllc2 жыл бұрын
No love for the first album's songs, it seems.
@ricravier9616 жыл бұрын
I think that is actually Alphonso, as in Will Smith's TV Brother...
@Umberto24 жыл бұрын
no, Alphonso had left the band by this point. This is Kenny Gradney of Little Feat on bass.
@sneakerfacevids4414 жыл бұрын
It was a joke, Umberto. He’s saying Gradney looks like another Alphonso on a tv show.
@ArodOwnsU13137 жыл бұрын
This is pure cheese
@Umberto24 жыл бұрын
i like cheese. my favorite is mozzarella
@ceeweedsl Жыл бұрын
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..
@thomaspeffer47588 жыл бұрын
bobby sniffed it all up ... the rest of the band did not even get one line ...
@parker66348 жыл бұрын
+Thomas Peffer ..i got as line good shit from mexical
@horpsnark8 жыл бұрын
yessir
@kennyrobertson35076 жыл бұрын
Grew up with this love it
@jerrygarcia92448 жыл бұрын
Bob has this look on his face like, "Where are the rest of the GD"
@smokynmonkee50544 жыл бұрын
Jerry Garcia oh he loves to sing about poison ivy and all that you know , Youngblood
@Joshua-se4qp2 жыл бұрын
Nah; he was saying dANG THIS blow is the bombs away!
@stevesick14 жыл бұрын
Wow.......cocaine?
@finarollerz4 жыл бұрын
I prefer Kingfish.
@mongobanger5 жыл бұрын
comments are funny , yea bobby & the midnights .....not really .
@wilsgetchell64209 жыл бұрын
Alphonso Johnson on Bass
@blackknife18 жыл бұрын
+Wils Getchell I believe it's Kenny Gradney (Little Feat)
@wilsgetchell64208 жыл бұрын
+Jeff Steinert that is right for this show, saw them that summer on the Pier in Atlantic City and Alphonso was bass player.
@blackknife18 жыл бұрын
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.
@Umberto24 жыл бұрын
negative. he had left the band by this point. this Kenny Gradney of Little Feat
@jerrygarcia92447 жыл бұрын
bob is coked up
@berniemack73025 жыл бұрын
that,s what I thought
@nicholasfadely97718 жыл бұрын
Yeah definitely some booger sugar consumption! Sounds good though, worth a listen. I still prefer Ratdog 2002-2007, some priceless shows.
@horpsnark8 жыл бұрын
booger sugar lmao man
@parker66348 жыл бұрын
this show mirrors ratdog ziggys 9/2001
@marcbernicker2065 жыл бұрын
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.
@berryseinfeld67722 жыл бұрын
Yeah there’s much worse music out there lol
@SanFranciscoFatboy7 жыл бұрын
how many "bands" does this dude have. none of then r that great to me. including the mayer/weir dead old peoples show