Rare Earth Live on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert 1974 and 1975

This is from the first two appearances of Rare Earth on DKRC.
Part one is from Season 2:
October 12,1974-
1. Get Ready
2. Drum Solo
Part two is from Season 3:
September 26, 1975
3. Keeping Me Out Of The Storm
4. Boogie With Me Children
5. (I Know) I'm Losing You
Fantastic Band and a Fantastic Performance
ENJOY!!!

[@johnRpico]

No computers or electronic devices just enjoying live rock and roll. This is the life I lived, old school!

[@LisaBellaDonnaMusic]

One of the absolute best concerts I’ve ever witnessed • RARE EARTH • 🖤 They never got the credit they deserved. Unstoppable talent and such pure soul.

[@chriskroll4166]

I have every rare Earth album ever put out and I saw them three times in concert and they are one of the most awesome jam bands ever. 🙋

[@guitart67]

Boogie with me children and Keeping me out of the storm, LIVE!!! INCREDIBLE!!! Thanks!!!

[@frankbolander2239]

GREAT STUFF!!

[@pgroove163]

Rare Earth was an incredible band...cat was a soulful vocalist and the other band members were monsters on their instrumenta

[@dyrldouglas2087]

Before TOP & AWB, there was Rare Earth, the FUNKEST WB'S EVER!!!!

[@garynash7594]

Guitar 🎸 man in Rare Earth, 👍 Great Rhythm player.👌🎼💥

[@johnkuthe1]

Wish I could have seen them! I was 14 and 15 when these were played. :-)

[@nerensingh5230]

My Opinion: Rare Earth In Concert Is/Was The Best Album Ever Made. Better Than All Other Rock Bands

[@edgarboquin2330]

Absolutely 💯

[@sweetleaf4860]

FAR OUT HAD ACTUALLY WATCHED THIS ONE LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AS A KID AM STILL A KID HA HA .. sigh! Weed Me

[@garryfarnsworth7783]

Trying to remember all of Kirshner concerts they were great late night elevated

[@johnkuthe1]

You too, eh? ;-) I;m 63.

[@chuckmartin6302]

At one time you had to have actual musical talent to be in the music business. We will never see this caliber of musicianship as widespread as it once was.

[@moniqueking627]

That sax!!!!!!! 😍 swooooon

[@Menosauve]

Rare Earth/Poco 1972 Minneapolis armory.

[@fmaykallb]

Fantastic Performance

[@thetangleedgelegacysoffici3348]

Line-ups: Gil Bridges - Saxophone, maraccas & backing vocals, Ray Monette -guitar, Eddie Guzman - congas & percussion, Jerry LaCroix - lead vocals & saxophone, Reggie McBride - bass guitar & backing vocals, Mark Olson - keyboards & vocals(1974), Gabriel Katona - keyboards & background vocals(1975), Barry "Frosty" Smith - drums(1974), Chet McCracken - drums(1975)

[@r.towers4374]

Where is Pete Rivera at this time? Please educate.

[@thetangleedgelegacysoffici3348]

@@r.towers4374 From Wikipedia: In July 1974, the group divided. Mike Urso left the group along with Hoorelbeke(Rivera) and they formed a new band, HUB, with Rare Earth's 1970-1972 co-producer, Tom Baird, using the initials of their surnames (Hoorelbeke, Urso and Baird). HUB went on to record two albums for Capitol Records (HUB and Cheata) but came to a sudden end in November 1975 after Baird was killed in a boating accident.

[@frankflstf]

Not even the same with out PETE RIVERA his voice and drums 💪🔥🐐

[@DesertScorpionKSA]

The guitarist is good. Reminds me a bit of Robin Trower.

[@qg3726]

Look most of Original line up here & yes the drummer & bass player had moved on but this version of Get Ready not bad at all.. The Fans sure were stoked obviously..

[@schepler2]

Rare Earth always had great bassists, including this dude: Reggie McBride.

[@tommyjohnson3294]

Bad ASS!

[@desmonddickson6133]

Live Klassics, I am the nephew of Gil Bridges who is the founding member and saxophone player for Rare Earth Who is featured in this video, and this is absolutely incredible footage would love to find out where are you retrieved it .

[@desmonddickson6133]

And just wanted to say thank you for posting

[@liveklassics5112]

I obtained this about five years ago. It most definitely came from one of two places - Either "The Traders Den" or " Dime A Dozen". This is the only video I have of Rare Earth from that era. If you join International Echoes Hub, you can download the complete DVD from my "Live Klassics" files.🤘

[@chriskroll4166]

Gil had great hair 😁

[@desmonddickson6133]

@@chriskroll4166 Best hair in the Biz ! I always told him that

[@desmonddickson6133]

@Michael Gant Right on! My uncle would have appreciated you as a fan and enjoying their music for the all those years!

[@goyomendoza306]

Karaoke stuff if it aint peter rivera it aint rare earth

[@AccurateCrabLegs]

My cousin has a large “Rare Earth” tattoo around his belly button

[@dyrldouglas2087]

Get Ready should have been last, go back and edit that put Kirshner's intro 1st , then put Get Ready after I'm loosing you.

[@affirmativeaction1]

No Peter Rivera? Is this an impersonator band?

[@edgarboquin2330]

Pete Rivera wasn't there

[@frankluna1592]

Not the Original singer.... Doesn't cut it!!!!

[@abdelabdel3872]

It's the first line up ?

[@thetangleedgelegacysoffici3348]

3rd and 4th

[@moshemosh7792]

Good but not the original band

[@WatchingwaitingG2D]

Without Pete, no beat.

[@cesarulisesrodriguez9724]

This is not Rare earth without..Pete Rivera..and the real bass player.....John persh

[@liveklassics5112]

Don't kill the messenger, you could be watching 16 and Pregnant on MTV😁

[@cesarulisesrodriguez9724]

@@liveklassics5112 I don't care..is the true

[@JuniorFarquar]

​@@liveklassics5112 Perfect response. Thank-you.

[@marcthomas2153]

Unfortunately the only footage of John Persh was from the ed Sullivan and the original line up in 1970. In 1972 he left and Mike urso replaced him.

[@cesarulisesrodriguez9724]

@marcthomas2153 yes I know he was my favorite..I saw them here in Miami at the. Miami marine stadium they were recording the Rate earth in concert double Lp..

[@frankbolander2239]

NO PETER RIVERA THAT SUCKS!!

[@garycolvard347]

These are great songs and talented musicians, but when the drummer played part of his solo without sticks, he's imitating John Bonham. Not very professional or creative.

[@robertroach8892]

The Drummer Frosty Smith, taught Bonham this method.... Bonham was a huge fan of Frosty's playing....

[@robertroach8892]

Former Texas Music Office director Casey Monahan recalled hearing about how Smith influenced the playing of Led Zeppelin’s John Bonham, teaching Bonham how to play solos with his hands.

[@cesarulisesrodriguez9724]

This guy can't play bass like John persh

[@donkeyshot8472]

with all due respect to the great original live version of "get ready" on "in concert" (which I`ve been listening to for fifty years now), but the bass solo here is every bit the equal of persh`s solo, if not more virtuoso. this is no surprise btw, as the bassist is none other than stevie wonder`s bass player (on "superstition", etc.), reggie mcbride.

[@JuniorFarquar]

​@@donkeyshot8472 preach it.

[@cesarulisesrodriguez9724]

@@donkeyshot8472 you crazy you need to listen to the in concert bass solo.....the best...

[@user-su4ow4ed2r]

I guess the rest of the music industry was mistaken considering he played on over 100 albums including Stevie Wonder, Elton John, B.B. King, Ziggy Marley, Eric Burden, Herbie Hancock, Rod Stewart and a multitude of others, but they were probably not as qualified to judge talent as you are... Regardless of your opinion of who played best, why not just kick back and enjoy the music that is here to listen to? Not all that many recordings of their concerts exist, so enjoy what's there.