The Blues Project - Introduction (Electric) Flute Thing (Live Version at Town Hall) (Rock) (1967)

Here is the awesome version of Flue Thing from the 1967 album Live at Town Hall released on Verve Forecast.

[@johndutton6993]

I studied at night to KMPX and this song. I remember it like today.

[@theresenoonan4476]

Me too. KMPX was the best.

[@thomaskelly3362]

It's hard to express how incredible it was to hear this in 1966. Old norms were being shattered in every sphere of society and the Blues Project were right in the thick of the creative explosion in music. Andy's use of reverb in live concerts was simply mind-blowing. That's a way over-used term now, but back then, coming out of the stodgy sameness of pop music (and much of American culture), you had this incredible creativity and it sometimes was life-changing. Thanks for posting this.

[@thomaskelly3362]

BTW, when I wrote "hear this in 1966," I meant in a concert.

[@dawgydaddy]

@@thomaskelly3362 can't imagine...we freaked over the album

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

You never forget the first ones: -Blues Project : Live at the Cafe au Go Go -Paul Butterfield Blues Band -Paul Butterfield Blues Band : East West -Charley Musselwhite: Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's Southside Band

[@BigStar303]

Minor correction: while there was reverb on Andy Kulberg's flute, it was an Echoplex that made for the "mind-blowing" extreme delay effects in his solo section. Delay and reverb are two different things.

[@marcosofsky2605]

I remember my way cool older sister had these two lps by Blues Project, along with some Donovan, Dylan, Richard & Mimi Farina and some other folkies (Patrick Sky, Phil Ochs) The 2 records by the Blues Project were my favorits and I had never heard a flute played like that-I had hard some flute playing in my dad's classical music collection-but this was new, fresh, beautiful and mind-expanding-an entire world of music came rushing in!

[@annalisa14]

Looooooved this when i was 15 years old in Los Angeles.

[@deborahbrown6408]

@Anna Lisa Me too!! I haven't heard it for a long time, but I still like it, I'm 67 now!!😘🤔🎶🎶

[@thomaskelly3362]

@@deborahbrown6408 youngsters, both. Great band live.

[@upstateaudio]

Thanks for posting. Note new music recorded by the band. Just Blumenfeld and Katz are left of the original band though. Release planned next month.

[@tomwilkins3865]

Katz and Blumenfeld were the real core of the group. Overlooked.

[@mr.kiggleshasanopinion1713]

This used to be piped out out front porch on Halloween night 🎃

[@ondashertzianas]

Años enteros buscando esta versión, misma que conocí en 1984, a través de la emisora radiofónica de México D. F., Radio 6-20, en uno de sus espacios dedicados al rock de vanguardia, llamado: "Una Idea Cada Mañana". Gracias infinitas por compartirla y saludos cordiales. David López C.

[@ogrebattle22763]

Never got into this band but I have to say that this isn't a bad live album at all.... I was told that they have a better live album than this one...

[@ferdburfle7106]

Not blues

[@TheBlueCream]

wrong..its a minor blues..u not a musician

[@thomaskelly3362]

@@TheBlueCream Thank you, and in addition, why do ignorant people feel compelled to take time to knock something? It was incredibly innovative in its time (I saw this band in 1966).

[@Hydjack1]

so if it was a tune by the monkeys you'd say they weren't monkeys? It's the band's name...Blues Project

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

The Blues Project, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Charley Musselwhite's Southside Band: they all had diverse influences and it showed. I love the fact that they mixed blues, rock, folk-rock, jazz, classical...they played what they knew and created a unique blend of great memorable music.

[@tomwilkins3865]

"they don't care nothing bout a flute playing' band it ain't what Ferdberf calls the blues!"