Taj Mahal - You're Going to Need Somebody on Your Bond

[@russellsnodgrass9374]

This is one of those unbelievable, rarely captured performances, palpably off the charts energy. But just now, listening to it again on my crappy phone speaker and it's just jumping off the stage. It hits revival level energy at least half a dozen times. And you can still get a copy of it with that original cover. Probably worth being in anyone's library. It wears well.

[@nartnygaminginc6409]

He signed the album for my dad years ago, it it on my wall framed. so many awesome memories

[@kurcbuzdegan6005]

Saw him with his "heavy brass" band, April 23rd, 1971 at Billy Graham's Filmore West in San Francisco, and have been a fan ever since. Day after, was in the 156,000 person SF peace march, protesting the Vietnam war, 45 years ago today. Time passes way too quickly, but great music is truly timeless.

[@WildDismay]

Thankfully all of the "Heavy Brass" gang are still around and performing: HoJo (Howard Johnson), Bob Stewart, JoDa (Joe Daley) and Earl McIntyre. They released a new album together (and with the rest of Gravity) last year, "Testimony", here's a cut: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWOamoJpYqZoma8

[@malbuff]

Wild Dismay HoJo and McIntyre made up two-fifths of the horn section for the Band's "Rock of Ages" shows, same year.

[@WildDismay]

@@malbuff From what Joe Daley tells me, Taj would hire as many of the "Gravity" gang as possible whenever he could. This was an amazing collection of low brass specialists who are still going. Search for "Blood, Sweat and Tears tuba solo" to find Dave Bargeron laying it out. Dave was and still is a part of that group.

[@stevenlingard1218]

Saw him with a couple of guitars (mississippi nat'l) in a big barn, ALONE @ Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA. 1972. What a show, it was jammed!

[@malbuff]

This tune was a fixture on the original WHFS-FM, 102.3, Bethesda, Maryland, in the early 1970s. And I was blessed to see Taj sit in with the Earl Scruggs Revue on Austin City Limits about 1973 or so. What a blast!

[@georgekello6849]

Also a staple at Progressive WOWI-FM 102.9, Norfolk, VA.

[@jtaztar]

Bought this album when it came out on vinyl. Saw Taj in SF after he released Giant Step and was a fan ever since. Great singer and musician. Saw him again years later in Houston at Big Johns. This album (The Real Thing) was one of the greatest he ever did.

[@staceylazarus5482]

loved this album ever since it came out, only one I love even more is his first self titled album with Ry Cooder.

[@jameskennedy6647]

Excuse me for a being a tad late, but love and now can perform some of the awesome tunes the Taj gifted us with

[@daskitten1]

yep; had it on vinyl, then bought the cd for the additional tune; "my baby caught the katy & left me a mule to ride". great bass by the under appreciated Billy Rich. he drives every tune like a steam locomotive coming down the track..

[@Bluze1King]

Great song and lyrics. Love it!

[@lathanhill3390]

THE BEST

[@evansarzin6516]

We were 1st row at this concert Even better than this great recording.

[@Argotero]

When they ask you what is groove music...just play that song and follow Bill Rich on bass then you have the answear, Taj Mahal, Howard Johnson on Tuba, John Simon on piano, etc..thats the real thing"

[@monoped8437]

the horns......

[@domenicgalata1470]

They are monsters on this album. What a performance.

[@patrowan7206]

This recording looses too much of the gospel and soul, and yes, musicality, of Taj's Giant Step album version of this beautiful song. I've never heard this one before, but it strikes me as an attempt to commercialize (aka: cheapen) the appeal of that first version.

[@j.gonzalez6152]

the horns.......