Graham Central Station - Release Yourself

[@bdurty00]

You talking to me exnewsanchor? My dad got me hooked on these cats.....they are a little before my time. But I love old music. I know a WHOLE lot of oldies....these cats now a days ain't doing nothing, they hide behing studios and all kind of tricks. This is real music!

[@FunkyCosmicGirl]

Whoo hoo!! Love it. I feel that this is one of the most under-rated artists ever. They influence so many others with that funky bass and unique sound.

[@vinan23]

I was in love with Patryce Choc late Banks when I was little and as a grown still in love with Patryce.

[@jody808]

Rev. Graham playing to the congregation, still lovin' GCS

[@Veolette]

Absolutely!!!!!❤

[@FunkyCosmicGirl]

Whew!! One of the greatest and most under-rated bands ever.

[@CuzCutz]

Virtually impossible to listen to this legendary groove and not be totally energized!

[@ITucker29]

Just a feel good jamm! Gospel vibes all around this for sure!! Good to see the original members! Funk in its highest form!! G.C.S. is the best!!! Love the bridge!! took it to another place!

[@muzikman183]

Chocolate was all over that tamborine huh!??! lol shakin that fro like she knew she was killin it! gon girl!

[@1Linzrob]

All the ol school bands were great. THIS is my ALL time FAV. Live in concert? SMOKIN!

[@stephaniehowel2479]

Look at all of that music harmony on that stage, that is recipe for good dancing .Now just listen to that music and tell me where there is a racial divide , WHAT COLOR is MUSIC, EXACTLY!!!!

[@Blkojo]

Larry Graham did it all...writing, singing, bass, guitar...even a little choreography.

[@3121destiney]

this is hands down one of my personal favorites!

[@HatianHurricane]

WOW! I can't believe that I have never heard of this group! Official! Black is Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!

[@johiggins661]

😶

[@mrmoore1970]

This is so damn funky...not only did I feel the funk, but it blew me away!!! Damn I was only a kid when this came out but I'm glad I grew up in this era of music

[@amd77j]

We jammed to this one. In concert Larry and the group would be jumping while they played this one.

[@TheDavid2222]

Larry Grahams hair is so awesome!!!!

[@811ceceq]

The bass is blowing my mind too. beyond belief !! Larry Graham best bassist in the world .

[@sylviahorton8396]

THIS SONG IS MY FAV FROM THM!!!!!!!!!! LARRY GRAHAM WAS STRAIGHT JAMMIN!!!!!!!!!! LOVE THE GROUP!!!! SHE SAID" I LOVE THE LORD, HE HEARD MY CRY, U SEE I LOVE THE LORD HE HEARD MY CRY, I LOOOOOOOOOOVE!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!! NO MUSIC LIKE THIS ANYMORE.

[@amd77j]

another undervalued funk band with a serious history behind them.

[@tinapbutler]

I remember my sister playin this when i was a little and how Larry's voice just stayed stuck in my head. I mean you had to be really good to keep my attention. Larry is the greatest base player ever. Luv this!!!!!!!!

[@LRayWilliams]

C and I communicate every now and then. I know they were blown away !

[@LRayWilliams]

That was one of the things that got me hooked on GCS when this came out waaaaaay back in seventy-foe!

[@moviechick007]

I am a 53 year old (young) woman, and I want to play BASS!!! NOW!!!

[@NextLevelSlapBass]

Probably the earliest example of the double thumbing in history. Way before Victor Wooten. 🥰

[@LRayWilliams]

Happy Belated Birthday David I met you once in 1977. Rest in Peace

[@LRayWilliams]

this was my my first graham central station album that i purchased back in 1974 i think i was in the 10th grade ... by the way the lead guitar player was David Dynamite Vega he recently past November 2007 R.I.P. David Dynamite

[@retawdee]

G....CS..THE BADDEST GROUP FROM EAST TO WEST!!!!!!!!!!! (repeat 4 times.)

[@bdurty00]

Graham Central Station is so cold! They ripped those bass runs and piano chords straight from the church and flipped it hard. These cats can really play. GOOD MUSIC!

[@hilltopboots]

I wasn't aware of David Vega's passing. RIP. GCS had the baddest music from East to West. A funk box is an electronic unit that emits sounds such as drum beats.

[@EmpressElizabeth1920]

This is a hot song, I also like "The Jam"

[@jameskinard2744]

THE BEST bass line ever created (beside HAIR)... This is my ring tone !!!

[@rrrockhard]

Larry rules so much. What a great video.

[@lewdrum73]

That was the first album I ever bought because of that tune.

[@LRayWilliams]

2:30 Choc'Let's FRO !!!!

[@BHawkMusic]

Bass is hypnotizing!!

[@Ouizit]

The best song from GCS to me.

[@VamboMags]

I've got this on the Warner Bros Music Show album (59p)... LUVVIT x

[@swamijohnson]

One of the funkiest jams in the universe.

[@ainslieberrafella]

man this is so fckng solid. Awesome stuff.

[@InfinityNebula]

This is when music was music and had something to offer and say!

[@Mongo76]

@eazye07 Yeah Drake's Dad is Dennis Graham, Larry Graham's brother.... So Larry is his uncle not his dad. My mistake. Thanks for pointing that out.

[@dave69812]

saw them in concert when I was a youngin and they did kick ass

[@tanitagreen9638]

I ❤️this song. I just found this. Never knew it existed. It has a gospel feel. Isn’t it ironic that he looks like Black Jesus 😂

[@Serious_George]

the funkiest tune of all time.

[@LRayWilliams]

GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION was awesome in CONCERT lip sync was a SOUL TRAIN thing most groups did it on that program. But they performed like NOBODY's BUSINESS I met them in 1977

[@melodysanger103]

HAPPY 73TH BIRTHDAY LARRY GRAHAM (AUGUST 14, 2020)

[@DidYaServe]

All kinds of awesome.

[@lionqueen728]

I LOVE IT!!!!

[@kwmoonccmoon]

ラリーグラハムは優しいような難しいような・・・、でも何故か好き！！！？２

[@mmkorn22]

That bass is blowing my fucking mind.

[@GreenGearMood]

TAILS, STOP RUNNING INTO THE BOMBS. I ONLY HAD 3 RINGS TO GO. GODDAMMIT, TAILS.

[@freein2339]

I hear you man...

[@melodysanger103]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PATRYCE "CHOC LET" BANKS (OCTOBER 21, 2020)

[@effthisneffu]

unreal!!!

[@KarenOQuinn]

Tha BASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!

[@rodtrues1]

It’s funny to watch Soul Train trying to dance to GCS,, some of the grooves to me were meant to bop to , not dance to,,,,

[@sereneamani1713]

It can be danced to, but you have to reach waayyy back to our African roots to keep up. Hips & shoulders LOL

[@jimy0803]

@wolfpackleader6 of course they're lip-syncing. most of the artists on Sout Train did, save for a few exceptions. btw, has anyone noticed that Soul Train's cameras for the most part, didn't always switch to the person whom was singing on each verse? that was a bad habit imo.

[@johiggins661]

Why have a whole band and lip sync?

[@LRayWilliams]

Did you attend school With Hershall? I met him after a Graham Central Station Show Norfolk Va in 77.

[@LRayWilliams]

AMEN

[@LupenVanLuxus]

Hello! I am looking for a " GCS Release yourself" house cover dated around the year 2000. I think it was on an Ibiza compilation- not sure dough, since my dad used to have a copy and not the original. It would mean the world to me, cause my dad lost this particular CD and I can't seem to find any info on this particular cover. Thank you in advance.

[@LRayWilliams]

Rest in Peace Robert "Butch " Sam Original Organ(piano on this track ) player for GCS

[@onealdawg]

It was lip synced. But all GCS fans that saw them circa 1974, live and in concert, probably are STILL on cloud nine. Best described as a trip to Mars and back! The original band was unreal when they hit their stride.

[@timothy790110]

Is it the Antoine Clamaran one? Or is is based around the GCS song?

[@LRayWilliams]

2:38 sing CHOC LET

[@PerdueHappyNinja]

he look more like a Funky Black Jesus who can play a lot of funky beats with his bass guitar from funk heaven

[@GregorioLonewolf]

Great comment and info. I wholeheartedly agree. Don't know where you live but if in the San Francisco Bay Area check out my band, Funkanauts, on the 17th with Patryce Choc'late Banks; Velmas Blues N Jazz Club 2246 Jerrold Ave. San Francisco, Ca. October 17, 2009 9pm -until your party shoes have WORN OUT!!. The Funkanauts and Special Guest, Patryce ChocLet Banks Formally of Graham Central Station presenting her newly released book..."Déjà View: Memoirs of a Funk Diva"

[@kevinx4402]

real music

[@theBlackCerimoner]

true!!!

[@FreakinKoolMedia]

@megaboxxx is that really dave?

[@omar-the-omar]

Dat bass

[@jauntin]

is this song a 'playback' ?

[@bloots23]

maximum funk

[@EmpressElizabeth1920]

Whatever happened to the female lead singer

[@lokismig]

Gail Muldrow is the female singer?

[@adc2327]

No. Gail, my school mate, came years later. She was just out of high school when this was filmed. That is Patrice Banks.

[@lokismig]

@@adc2327 Ahh thank you very much! It's true, when I saw the video I would have a silly day. And that I have Patrice as a friend on Facebook ... is to die for!

[@Dajandosmith]

Just..Nasty.BTW,did anybody notice the proto keytar?

[@savannah58]

He is also the rapper drake uncle

[@megaboxxx]

dave navarro @ :55!!!!! lmao!!!

[@LRayWilliams]

Willie Wild Sparks on drums on this vid

[@tonoslim]

LOL! Larry looks like the cowardly lion from the Wiz.

[@TheThennecan]

1:12, bass playback?

[@soulgirl66]

@2dkoda LOL! I know that's right!

[@scratotimista9662]

sonic 2 bonus

[@verdemanthe1]

black jesus's sermon on the funk

[@yladoma]

No dude, what you hear is taping,with his left hand, he slap with his right hand

[@kenta2206]

if only they weren't so big on synchin back then

[@Yosed100]

But who cares? This is real music!

[@LRayWilliams]

most SOUL TRAIN performances were LIP SYNC

[@ugmogog]

Nice fucking hair! I think those afros could be used as aviaries for birds.

[@SAMUELSAAVEDRA1]

Black Jesus?

[@jody808]

he's Jehovah Witness

[@HumanRockDictionary]

A band full of badasses! The funk is so orgasmic and it's making me cringe.

[@Mongo76]

Drake's daddy ..... ha...interesting

[@FreakinKoolMedia]

LMFAO the drummers not even playing the drumbeat

[@freein2339]

Drummer's not even playing...lip sync for sure

[@vanxl9]

This song is horrible. Michael jackson is better

[@LRayWilliams]

2:38 sing CHOC LET

[@LRayWilliams]

2:38 sing CHOC LET