James Taylor "Stand and Fight" "In our Hands" live event NY 1982

[@nondeblah]

When life rocked. Before the corporations and politicians took over.

[@Cindy-qu3gc]

Whew! That was fun!!! I wonder if James looks back on these concerts (1979-1982) as the “rock star years”? This must be the same concert as the “long hair/lonesome road” video you post a few weeks ago? That was a great trip in a Time Machine! Who else remembers trying to sneak cameras and small cassette recorders into concerts

[@kenrehor]

Definitely that was a loud era! In ‘79 with The Section plus Waddy, then in 81-82 Lee Sklar and Waddy were joined by Rick Marotta and Dan Dugmore. I saw them in ‘81 and I clearly remember Waddy playing that red Strat so hard during “Country Road” that he broke a string and had to change guitars mid-solo.

[@Cindy-qu3gc]

@@kenrehor haha! The “loud era”!! Yes I suspect this sound is more to the liking of “the Section” guys, now know as “The Immediate Family”. I have always wondered if JT encouraged the sound escalation, or if these guys sort of ganged up on him and just got louder over time? Do you have any insights?

[@kenrehor]

This is fantastic! Where did you obtain this footage? It looks almost like a TV broadcast.