PAT TRAVERS BAND: MAKIN' MAGIC Live 1977 *Rare Vintage Classic!*

[@levelheaded6214]

wow - my best friend (he died shortly after this jam) - Ummm... he just came to my mind - loved him so much. We shared a band - Makin Magic was the bomb for us. Vegas man! - And tonight I thought of him and we bought on TAPE and listened to it on my alpine in the car on the way home. He died shortly a week or so - Thanks man - this stuff is totally rare indeed. I saw Pat Live - sure did. Right after this - Wow -

[@franchapman2422]

Mars Cowling is a MONSTER player, he is so UNDERRATED, its sad.

[@JubileeValence]

Damn!!! Pulled that off LIVE and nailed the studio version major!!!! Thanks for this masterpiece!!!!

[@BloozeRockJunky]

Right on, friend! Mars was THE MAN, and I'm willing to bet he could still blow the lug nuts off most of today's bassists!

[@mgerakos]

PT was definitely one of my guitar heroes-amazing how he nails all the rhythm parts while he's singing. Not easy! And those hip R&B-inflected arrangements, and the feeling he gets when he plays!

[@mrgeorgebailey1]

Thanks for the post. Pat could certainly rock the house back in those days. However, the band became much better with the additions of Tommy Alldridge on drums and Pat Thrall on backup guitar. I highly recomend their live album Go For What You Know.

[@alanaddington]

I liked Jerry better than pat thrall, but they were both incredible. Tommy has been my one of my favorites since BOA. Pat played with some greats, thru out his career. He told me once, he would die before he hit 40. He almost did!

[@eklaysea]

Like so many of "these type" of tv to video, the quality isn't great but it proves one thing for sure... Pat was and is the real deal. One of my favorite PT tunes, and he just RIPS it APART!

[@jjtcorsair]

I would have exploded from within if I had seen this video in 1980 when I first discovered Pat.

[@madamblue7229]

love the videos that are older of PT. thanks for the post!

[@gbpphat76]

Love what Pat can do with a guitar. He's totally unique.

[@markrobinson8410]

He can sing good too

[@dannyrazor6888]

A comment from the official PT KZbin page...very cool. Rock on!

[@MUCKER1314]

Making Magic was one of the very first LP's I bought, and still stands the test of time!!

[@alancanham6632]

Truly awesome!!!

[@classicrockstation]

RIP Mick Dyche and Peter "Mars" Cowling

[@GuitarfreakRick]

Thanks for posting this great vintage video!

[@savinsavin8387]

Mr Mars is a killer bass player...Rip

[@steveanderson3161]

I saw pt in 1978 at Beginnings in shaumburg Illinois and Tommy Aldridge was on drums and no rythum guitar just pt....awsome show ..He brought out carboard telecasters and let people in the crowd go and jam with him it was great

[@trinzeon]

Absolutely. MC was awesome. Trying to play him note for note off the Go for what you know album was the thing to do when I was in high school.

[@manny667]

Exelente tema,muy buenos musicos,manifica epoca.

[@photopicker]

vocals sound great ... nice mix. I saw PT open for Dickie Betts at Winterland and Day on The Green Oakland; AC/DC, VanHalen, PT, and a couple of headliners like Foreigner. Bon Scott, first time VanHalen experience (first album) all from the balcony behind the stage.

[@zzerovisibility]

Pat was such a good writer back then what happened to that funky progressive style? Pat is a great legend!! I just love the first five albums!!

[@07kitara]

futuriste guitariste pat travers inteligent style music 1970 a 1980 helo zzero . kosta

[@BloozeRockJunky]

Clive Edwards on drums. This particular lineup of the PTB was only together a short while.

[@Joegrant501]

god i wish the audio was better !! this cranks !!

[@alancanham3647]

Mars Cowling always played through an Ampeg combo.If you stood close it was bearable but 25 feet away it felt like being disinbowled Haha!!

[@Drewzker]

check this out on "Go for what you know" the live album... killer

[@raymondvaughan6262]

This is pat in his prime could rock it up then also Peter mars cowling on bass

[@doridriver]

I've got a really good recording of this on an old BBC CD.

[@BloozeRockJunky]

Yeah, the PT BBC live CD is still available and features live material from 1977 and 1980. It would be great if the BBC Sights & Sounds TV show featuring Travers was officially released. They released the Nazareth show from 1977, so maybe the PT program will be available in the future....

[@56BUICKRiviera]

@bcfc1961 O man Concerts were loud in the 70s. Nothing at all like nowadays.

[@RaPutaDaButa]

peter mars cowling

[@alancanham3647]

YES!!!

[@rexparker22]

check out that armstrong lucite BASS- Mars was a bad dude

[@heartfanjim01]

I like the Go For What You Know version best but this and the studio versions are great also. I have this on CD and is much better quality.

[@guylamson6555]

Very Grand Funkish. Pat got hosed do to the fact rock was in a bad place in 77 record companies were more into promoting their bread and butter #DISCO.

[@therockplumber1]

Clive Edwards,awesome drummer Andy barnett

[@BloozeRockJunky]

Pat Thrall wasn't in the band at this point--it's a guy named Mickey Dyche on guitar. This was recorded in the summer of 1977 and Thrall didn't join until the end of that year.

[@ccmkoho]

Blooze RockJunky , from sniff n tears

[@ToppDuq]

Who is playing drums? At that time (which is about when I saw him, opening for Rush) Mr. Nico McBrain, who would later join Iron Maiden. I never understood why IM needed a drummer like Nico. It was like retirement for him, but with paychecks.

[@timothyhutton200]

Let's not forget Nico McBrain on drums

[@santyrush]

oh oh, It`s a cristal bass guitar,that I see??????? who is the bassist?is peter mars C.?

[@hillsmith]

What's Pat Thrall playing? Is that an Ibanez Artist?

[@janiterinadrum1627]

Prince flat out, stole the ending guitar solo from this song from the live version.. I’m princess song let’s go crazy check it out

[@Pierrro83]

if you think Frank Marino good listen to this guy Pat Travers .riffs wthin riffs raw edgey playing he should have been Bigger!

[@TopJimmyWinn]

Stop that giggiling down there,,,