PAT TRAVERS BAND: STATESBORO BLUES Live 1980 *Rockin' Classic!****You Gotta See This One!***

[@RB-pm2ni]

Best lineup, not enough video of the pat thrall era

[@michaelehrhart9670]

This band was SOOOOOO good...Pat Travers, Pat Thrall, Tommy Aldridge and Mars Cowling..lone of THE GREAT rock lineups of all time!

[@jaybirdk7414]

The drum deity Aldridge with the sorely overlooked Mars Cowling!? It doesn’t get much better than that!

[@gmlasam]

This was THE best Pat Travers Band line up.

[@michaeltaylors2456]

gmlasam yup nothing else comes close sadly

[@Scorchinscotty]

Well....YEAH!!! 🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻

[@williamweiss6128]

Oh hell yeah. Seen them twice as a teenager with that lineup, man. BEAST!!!

[@SHENDOH]

58 here. STILL CRANKIN PAT TRAVERS. Tommy Aldridge!!!!

[@jeffgraham7316]

Thanks so much for posting; there is so little from this Pat Travers era.

[@charleswilson9654]

What is really evident, Pat is selfless. Other artists might cringe at having an equal, sharing the stage with them, but not Pat. This shows that "the sound", is more important than any ego. And the sound represents the Pat Travers Band. Just knockout, stellar guitar work that leaves you wanting more. I've always admired Pat for his disposition for going beyond himself in giving the audience the best possible musical experience.

[@TheLongPush]

Agree, absolutely

[@ericortiz6389]

Glad to see this still on here.Used to watch this with my Dad who's been gone 5 years now but the memories of us watching this with shit eating grins on our faces never will.....

[@gbrycki]

Got to hand it to Pat Travers....when he has a 2nd guitarist in his bands, they're usually even better than he is, plus he gives them ample room to solo. I think that's not only the sign of a great guitarist, but a great band leader, to boot.

[@Scorchinscotty]

Amen brother!!!

[@davemoyer505]

Pat’s been rockin a long time. Always gives it 110%, and then some. Should have had a lot more recognition than he’s gotten. Good stuff!👍🇺🇸❤️

[@mlmr11]

Pat Thrall was friggin immense!! Holy shit!

[@TheDogPa]

When we were young there were many reasons we learned to play. Clapton, Beck, Page, and on through the years, etc. All of them inspired. But Pat Thrall is responsible for a large amount our generation playing. He taught half a generation how to play...long before GIT. Many guitar players are in awe of his abilities and many of us also owe it to him that we can play like we can today. Both men are awesome players...and great together. My hat is off to Mr. Thrall for the contribution he made to my life and so many thousands of us...his students! I can still hear Snaker note by note in my head, 40 years later!

[@dsteel7793]

+TheDogpa Yeah!, I'm also one of that generation. Also Homage to Hendrix. Very true man, I learned my soloing from him.

[@TheDogPa]

Amen!

[@dannyhood66]

+D Steel homeage to Hendrix? did you have a pat thrall guitar book also.. came with 45 record that played although it was (cardboard record). you guys probably from bay area anyways .I'm laughin.. Wait. haha

[@TheDogPa]

Danny Hood I hung with some older dudes who...um...taught me a few things...LOL! 3 of them were photographers for Automatic Man (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_Man and turned me on to the guitar player. When I saw a book at the music store (West L.A. Music?) with his name on it I bought it instantly. Good choice! As a side note, if you watch the clip of Blackmore tossing his guitar into the photo pit against the stage at the California Jam you'll see three guys grab it first. One lets go, the other 2 go to the ground in the crowd. They did not get come up with it. Those are the guys I knew! Paul, Dave and Mike...I think it was...from Culver City.

[@TheMichaelseymour]

@@dannyhood66 i had that book....wish i still did now - wow ...he made me the player i am , people always ask me where i learnt my style- between that book and scott gorham of thin lizzy ...it gave me all i wanted and needed ....i loved that book .

[@jimorocks]

Pat is a living guitar legend! he should be filling arenas!! Still making new music to this day!! Hope I get to see you play again Pat!

[@fessparker9399]

I saw this lineup. Yes, they were that fucking good.

[@patmcwilliamsmusic]

Saw him several times with this band. Blew me away, still does. Absolutely beyond anything you will ever see today, 🔥🔥🔥

[@srvcanada]

He was in his prime in the '80s. Having Pat Thrall, Peter "Mars" Cowling and Tommy Aldridge were FINE additions! His best years!

[@roscoepcoltrane23]

Killer stuff

[@michaeltaylors2456]

This particular band was ridiculous . Saw em twice. Loved the stereo flanging effect

[@mikelib100]

until he went to smokin whiskey i was in awe. saw him play this and it just turned the worm. for me

[@markrobinson8410]

ADA flanger they are worth a fortune now.

[@ianpett9414]

I was there that night with AC/DC fan he was blown away by Pat travers OH WHAT A NIGHT

[@zzerovisibility]

Sure wish there was more Video of this line up!

[@billwhite92]

And that ladies and gentlemen is how you do it!

[@sandyhanson6082]

Love ta see Boom Boom from this same time period with Tommy on drums. Something in 80 at UCLA. Amazing!!

[@williamwallace1148]

Too bad the audio and video is so poor as I saw these guys and it' was the best guitar duo I've ever seen!

[@00Mickx]

They were the best guitar duet I've ever seen!

[@sonofren]

Now Travers is a great guitar player and a great singer, but I came here for Pat Thrall. He is just such an inspiration for me as a guitar player myself. He and Travers were such a pair

[@bbbolster1]

Pat Traver's Kick's Serious ass and ROCK'S, I have always been a Tommy Aldridge fan ever sense his first appearence with Black Oak Arkansas. In any music setting he Kicks and Rocks the stage . I miss these guys together making music !!!! They truly gave us great music and performances.

[@kevinhuber8723]

PT's band was kickin' in high gear! My favorite line up all time is when Pat Thrall was in the band. Makin' Magic is one of my all time favorite albums. Thanks PT>X2!!!!!!

[@santyrush]

I like very mucht Black pearl album, and Hot Shot too, congratulations, I`m from Spain and a big fan.....and guitarrist too. sincerely santy

[@madstork43]

As a fellow professional musician, I could not agree more!!! Great band, and Pat Thrall freaking kicks ASS!!!!!!

[@williamapolinar1018]

I built my first guitar around pat thralls guitar. I used a srtatoblaster preamp , DiMarzio x2n and Bill Lawrence pickups. At the time I was using a small Peavey amp but I still was louder than the guys with bigger amps. What a life! Peace

[@lukemanify]

So cool maybe the best guitar duo ever

[@mikedreucci4236]

lukemanify they fed off each other, pushing each other

[@loilt5091]

They’ve got it down pat‼️

[@buschnic61]

..saw this band open for everybody back yonder...definitely T.A.'s biggest challenge and his best playing..great tone ,great balance..a real rock and roll machine this bunch..

[@GotLotsaFaith]

Pat Thrall was an absolute sorcerer and an innovator. One of my favs of all-time from this era.

[@couch63]

saw Travers and Thrall open for RUSH in 78. They killed

[@Scorchinscotty]

couch63 - oh my...🤯

[@Cinemagoer_64]

I bet they gave rush a run for their money!!

[@jaybirdk7414]

@@Cinemagoer_64, I’d love to hear Lerxst get out there in the mix. Lemme hear the twin Saint Patricks cutting heads with Saint Alexander!

[@DirtyDrummer]

I witnessed it live, it was incredible. This lineup was the best live rock band I have ever seen and I have seen a lot and been in some.

[@SourSnatch]

Happy Birthday P.T.!!!

[@flamecolumn]

I saw this tour. Agora Ballroom in Atlanta. Utterly devastating. One of the best shows I've ever seen and I've seen hundreds. Mars is the most underrated bassist of all time, a true genius. Tommy Aldridge was the most badass sonuvabitch drummer in the world and when he soloed and started beating his drums with his hands the audience went insane. Then you have two fantastic guitarists weaving in and out and around each other, both obviously having a great time. An amazing memory.

[@trip866]

@flamecolumn - If you saw them in 79, then it was probably across the street at the Fox Theater. I saw them there in 79 , and youre right about Aldridge - he was doing an incredible solo, then throws his sticks into the crowd and proceeds to just bash the hell out of the drums with his hands lol....incredible! The whole concert was amazing! The Agora was great, saw ACDC there in 79 also. Tickets were $5

[@CaptainKeithM]

i saw pat travers in san antonio (my home town) just before the crash and burn album was released. the opening act was 'scorpions' (first time in s.a.) then pat travers band, then sammy hagar headlined......OMG!!! LOL it was a totally HOT show! but honestly as a professional musician, my opinion is .... Pat Travers - Pat Thrall - Mick 'Mars' Cowling - and - Tommy Aldridge ...STOLE THE F***ING SHOW!!!!!

[@pumasgoya]

When I got the live album I thought that Pat T. Played all the solos, but after listening over and over I realized that the other Pat T. Was joing in. I finally figured out that Thrall was outplaying Travers. I wish there were more videos of them together.

[@jimsaldana7208]

One of rocks best line-up!

[@dougrmoe]

That was the line up ! Mars was a beast ! Tommy and all on stage !

[@CaptainKeithM]

(cont.) ...they were literally to this day the hottest-tightest rock and roll band i have ever seen live! (more to follow lol)

[@DetVen]

I saw PT open for Foghat in 1980 at Detroit's Cobo arena...that was one helluva performance by PT, Foghat just couldn't do, PT stole the show that night.

[@jmroxx1]

This band kicked any bands ass that would ever go on before or after them.

[@robinbolton6064]

Not many guitarists played the Melody Maker. Part of Pat's unique tone. His tone and pedals combination sounded so different and it stood out to me anyway. Used to go see Pat here in Ottawa many times until he moved to London.

[@DPEXP]

See kids, thats how its done!

[@17drumhead]

I agree BB! Saw this line-up in 1980 in Lakeland, Fl and they friggin' tore the place down!! One of the BEST shows I've ever seen, and I've seen quite a few. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better rock n roll line-up than this crew!!

[@DIAMONDBACKBANDCT]

P.T. at his best!!! ripping!

[@Danh103663]

Some great end of the 1970's excess!

[@teamodave]

Fantastic. Thanks for the upload. I saw these guys on this tour in San Francisco at the Warfield Theatre and they kicked ass. I still have the tape I had my buddie's Mom tape for me off the radio of that show. The two Pat's, Mars and Tommy were definitely an amazing collection of musicians. Too bad it was not to last.

[@backthisway]

@wahwahcolin he has been to me for at least 33 years since I heard him with Automatic Man then with PT.

[@snatchsour]

Happy Birthday Pat!!!

[@jerlu69]

My favorite version of this song,P.T. Rocks!!!

[@kirkmckim2685]

Hey! What an epic lineup. I think they complemented each other great. We should not be comparing but we should be thankful that they were able to make music for a short period together. Pat Thrall is currently the in house engineer at a well known studio in Las Vegas. Travers is still touring and making records. Just released a new record last year called "Can Do".. Check it out!

[@BloozeRockJunky]

Thanks for posting, Kirk. Rock on!

[@thedevildog-hv9eg]

***** Yeah, they were great together. I also like Pats current guitarist. He's not too bad!

[@dannyhood66]

Pat thrall? I heard pat thrall used to practice guitar at least 4 or 5 hours a day.. Travers said guitar player magazine 1980 crust .. i was fried Cross-eyed high on PCP dust.. called (lovely).. Haha...i called it crust.. people died.. its not funny anymore. I wouldn't even joke bout Thaaat .. brah's

[@Scorchinscotty]

kirk mckim - I know it’s six years later, but what’s the name of the studio? And, does he still work there? It would be worth it to buy some studio time just to hang with the guy! Beg him to play on my music-even to just record a jam!!!

[@dukeofkbs]

Yeah..the Reading show would be great ..I've been listening to the audio for ages...originally when it was broadcast on the BBC Rock Hour and later when it was released as a CD on Windsong Records...that was a great show!!

[@dameke1]

Saw him in Dover. He rocked

[@TruthSurge]

Two Pats in one band? How many times does THAT happen in history? Travers was a good guitarist. Solid. Good style and tone but Thrall was so much more technical. The solo in this is amazing for any era but 1980.. that's almost 10 years before the whole GIT Paul Gilbert/Greg Howe/et al shredfest happened. I bet if you asked 100 guitarists today if they have heard of Pat Thrall, 99 will say Pat who?

[@eltigre8978]

Exactly! Well said. Pat Thrall is totally underrated.

[@Theweeze100]

It’s such a shame that they don’t know who he is. This was one of the best rock/blues bands that ever played together. Tommy Alldredge, Mars Cowling… It’s an all-star band!

[@michaelbattista1334]

Yeah man Pat Thrall was the man here. He held back too because he could of blown Travers off the stage if he wanted to. Amazing guitarist. I saw them live a few times back in the day.

[@srvcanada]

Oops, my mistake. I was thinking about the Live album "Go for what you Know" 1979 on PolyGram/Polydor. There's 8 songs on it. Wonder if there's any video footage of the same (?)

[@WilsonEatsASMR]

The best lineup ever!

[@lachlanbuckley4325]

absolutely amazing

[@heartfanjim01]

This line up was great. The current line up with Kirk,Rodney and Sandy is right up there with them.

[@Cinemagoer_64]

Thrall was great no doubt. PT had it all the guitar style, great player. great voice and he looked good!

[@MrKiss5150]

Awesome thanks for posting.. Those who saw this live are very lucky. Pat has never made it down to Australia but is very known to guitar players. I agree with flamecolumn well said brother!!

[@MrSmokeydog]

Man, I get so angry with people that have a problem with Pat Travers. He cant play clean or accurate enough for you .? but his ability to write the songs and sing them besides performing them still makes you knock him. Geez show me all the great hits from Pat Thrall. other then with Glenn Hughes.

[@backthisway]

If this was Hammersmith Odeon March 1980, I was there and it was a friend who filmed it .. Simon Fallon .. is that right ??

[@1HandGuitar]

yea!

[@ravbav73]

i have a version of this on the b side of boom boom,its awesome.wish there was live footage of that

[@petro062]

Great job dudes. Good sound. Great song too. UR smoken.

[@tonymerritt7141]

Back when it took TWO awesome guitarists to cut heads. Now there isn’t one good enough to stand in the round!!

[@condocord7544]

Nice. Was not dragged out.

[@Gearbob]

@srvcanada An insane line up!!

[@markgillespie7591]

This version of ptb definitely had chemistry,videos of this particular line up seem to be few and far between

[@BLASTZONE-qp9un]

Hi Kirk, nice to read your post :-) funny the places you can meet….and ? let's hear from you. waiting for your review on the last music that I sent ya. and importantly-hope your doing good. Cheers Eliot

[@Claymor621]

I actually think PT's singing was a bit underrated. Great rock voice.

[@Scorchinscotty]

Claymor - the guy is an all-around master rock ‘n’ roll musician, with one of the greatest rock voices OF ALL TIME!! Just like Pat Travers knew how to pick monster band members, Pat Thrall knew how to pick monster vocalists: Pat Travers and Glenn Hughes! Unbelievable!

[@dah960]

Daddy. IS this what TV looked like when you were a kid? Maybe this is a copy of a copy of a copy of a degraded old vcr tape on its last leg. Still so cool to see the sound is still mostly intact.

[@marcusmclendon3539]

Epic

[@mhiraldo]

Pat Travers was never a heavy metal band. There's always a clear rock n roll undercurrent.

[@boatingguy6469]

The peak before they “crashed and burned”. The cocaine destroyed what would have been a phenomenal future for this line-up. I rate the Crash and Burn album as in top five of my rock and roll album list. It is an amazing album. I have seen interviews from Tommy Aldridge and Pat Travers stating they were on the cusp of greatness and drugs ruined an amazing band. Cocaine was the excess that blew them away.

[@SugarBear0199]

Loudest band I've ever heard live...def worth the hearing loss...haha!

[@DIAMONDBACKBANDCT]

PT ROXX

[@dancingonfire]

Do you have any other videos from this show? or the whole show... I'm looking for any good quality PT shows from the 70s and 80s... the only good ones I have is The 76 Rockpalast DVD and 90 Toronto DVD

[@christschinwon]

I'm not sure why he fired Nicko but Tommy's heavy style with 2 guitarists can't be argued with

[@BloozeRockJunky]

Video from Travers' peak period is VERY RARE--not too much exists. I have posted stuff from '77 and the 1990's--check it out.

[@Adipsia1]

Thanks for uploading this. I don't know what went wrong for Pat Travers. I saw him three times in the UK around this time and he had an incredible band... Peter 'Mars' Cowling is one of the best bass-guitarists that I've ever seen. OK... Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai and numerous others since, but it seems that the bottom fell out of the world for Pat Travers shortly after this.

[@Scorchinscotty]

Peter Marshall -I could be wrong, but I remember hearing something-decades ago-about him being blacklisted by the industry. I have no idea why. Maybe I’ll check his Wikipedia entry-I’ve never read it. Could’ve been the usual stories: drug problems, or just a lame, unsupportive, record company. A few of my favorites-such as Hughes/Thrall, Altered State, or World Trade, could’ve been huge if they had support from the biz. Sad, really.

[@joynthis]

Talk about mud flaps, my girl's got em.

[@BloozeRockJunky]

Not sure how you could compare this version of the PTB to Spinal Tap...

[@brianholihan5497]

I'm suddenly inspired to log off, go to my sound-proofed room, plug in, and blow the fucking roof off.

[@jarlath6815]

Is there a full concert tape?

[@pottery27]

Ole Pats got the cocaine grind going on!!

[@MrSmokeydog]

@srvcanada Hell Yeah his best lineup by far and his best albums were from back in those early years. Puttin it Straight. Makin Magic, Heat in the Street and Live " Go for What you Know ". most of my favorite bands are from Canada April Wine, Rush, Loverboy, Triumph, Bryan Adams

[@Twotontessie]

Sort of surprised Thrall didn't end up in Ozzy at least in a transitional role after Randy.

[@patthrall2567]

Actually they asked me to come over and play but I was doing the Hughes/Thrall album so I gave them Brad Gillis phone number. We are both from Alameda CA

[@hardlykinda]

Pat Thrall was the first guy I phoned.

[@zsnake2]

Tommy asked me to come and have a play with them but I was doing the Hughes/Thrall album. I recommended Brad Gillis.

[@dannyhood66]

I seen rainbow open for pat travers , I guess was okay, he had short hair rockers with short hair pissed me off, He played snortin whisky twice, crowd particapant standing ovation.. anyways i accidently smoked a joint laced with pcp dust, that was 1981, i walked home lookin for fun , got my weinie got stuck in a double bun, was good 81 , saw judas priest in 82 back then i couldnt dress like you,, I got thrown in slammmer in good ol peru, back in 82 , Now in 1983 ,i was finally free , out for some hynie, got busted disturbing the priest, drunk n high out befor the sun touched the sky,

[@pumasgoya]

you seem to still be high

[@dannyhood66]

+pumasgoya high? Shit I wish , my brain fried . total cross eyed..

[@pumasgoya]

ha ha ha ha

[@jmroxx1]

travers opened for rainbow not the other way round

[@donsmith5385]

Son of a bitch! Pat Thrall!!!

[@NikkoCorfu]

No really guys, I absolutely love them. No offence meant, they're fab. Just a bit y'know, Spinal Tap. But they go all the way to eleven!

[@Scorchinscotty]

That’s about the only similarity!

[@robertaustin1945]

Pat thralls tone is better

[@TheMichaelseymour]

pat thrall is a better player ...well according to this video .

[@NikkoCorfu]

I loved this band but looking at it now, it's very Spinal Tap

[@Scorchinscotty]

Nick Peacock ...huh?!? Uh....these guys are master musicians....Spinal Tap is a hilarious classic, but they are not even from the same planet as these guys, and would tell you so. 🤔

[@NikkoCorfu]

@@Scorchinscotty Hi Scotty. You are right, of course, these guys are master musicians and if you read my comment, you will see that the first thing I said was that I love this band. Indeed, I was playing it in the car this morning. I bought this album when it first came out in 1977 (I'm old), and still love it today. All I was saying is that, if you look carefully, you can see some of the elements of rock music at the time that This Is Spinal Tap was parodying. Also, if you watch carefully, Spinal Tap was a very affectionate parody, the guys in it clearly loved the music/bands that they were gently parodying, there is no maliciousness there. These 2 things exist in total harmony, I'm sure that Mr Travers himself would not be upset by my reference. I'm sure that he would recognise the similarities and in no way did I denigrate this magnificent performance. As the great Frank Zappa asked - Does Humo(u)r belong in music? You know the answer to that..... Peace and love.

[@huntersingle]

Trall was better (solos)

[@powerkraut4378]

Travers was a better lead pedal wah wah player.

[@CaptainKeithM]

they are nothing like spinal tap LOL its just that this perticular video has really loud and shitty sound