The Bread Special - 1978 - (Full Concert)

This was taken from an old Philips N1700 Video Tape so please excuse the quality.
One of my favourite video's of Bread.
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[@avcdeal]

I apologise for the intrusive ads, not my doing, and i receive no reward for them being there. Thank you youtube for totally ruining my video. Track Listing: Make it with you/Sunday Rider/Hold Tight/Everything I Own/Your's For Life/Diary/Lorilee/Goodbye Girl/Baby I'm A Want You/Guitar Man/Long Tall Sally/Lost Without Your Love/Mother Freedom/If

[@luizmelomelo8721]

Só faltou take me now

[@joereich686]

Sunday Rider here is a great rockin’ song!

[@pei-lucooke4568]

No Sweet Surrender?

[@avcdeal]

@@pei-lucooke4568 No, i was surprised it was not included. 😄

[@blazemordly9746]

Thank you so much for the upload, great stuff.

[@bepriceless]

Bread is the first band I ever saw live. I was 11 and went by myself to the concert. Walked to the show and walked home. My parents let me go and never even worried. I stood in line after the show and got their autographs. How the world has changed.

[@avcdeal]

Hi, i totally agree, you never even thought about your safety when you went out in those days. Sadly today, it is a different world. 😄

[@billpowers7445]

Yes "bepriceless" you could do things like that back then. But, it's not the world that has changed? It's the people who have changed. And Not for the better either? The kids today have No morals, No Respect for themselves, let alone others? What was & used to be Good & Right. It is Bad & Wrong these days. I'd Hate for people like my Dad and/or Grandparents to see what people are like now. I can bet you that They would Not be happy & would Not put up with it for a second? Dear God. Please Forgive them. For they know Not what they do?🙏🙏🙏

[@justsomegal7921]

@@billpowers7445 Yes, the people have changed. Our demographics have changed from majority White people, high trust, society to allowing the blacks and browns in.

[@sandypeppers6861]

Dang.

[@christymarie3747]

Wow, that must have been awesome and the world sure has changed , and not for the better, so sad........

[@venividivici44bc]

David Gates like Karen Carpenter are two distinct voices that epitomize an era that sadly passed away long ago.I really enjoyed the music and the artists from that period when I was a teenager growing up with a transistor radio.I don't always think that change is a good thing, but it will happen regardless of how I feel.The price of progress.

[@SrTetosalazar]

...David Gates is not dead.....

[@Hawken54]

@@SrTetosalazar I think he was just comparing voices with DG and KC. And the passing of KC only.

[@SrTetosalazar]

@@Hawken54 ....o.k......thank you....sorry......saludos......

[@aacanada]

venividivici44bc totally agree with you! 70's good old times!

[@aacanada]

They were from a time that great talent was condition to make it, that's why they're still remembered. Today's music... Not sure...

[@PAlex-us4ov]

Bread were known for numerous hits during the early 70's, however they weren't taken very seriously as they were "too nice and clean". And yet their hits kept on coming. Great upload.

[@avcdeal]

Hi, thank you for the comment, i am glad you enjoyed it. 😄

[@greglaprade7507]

Fantastic, much appreciated upload!! One I have shared and listened to often. The audience in London LOVED them, too.

[@avcdeal]

@@greglaprade7507 hi greg, glad you enjoyed it.😄

[@jdavidpeacock3687]

That's true!

[@gustavoamador8146]

I love their music, this band was greatly appreciated in many countries, they were huge in Latin America and still are today!

[@M_Raven]

Man, they just don't write songs like these anymore, which is a shame. Reminds me of a more simple and happier time.

[@billpowers7445]

Amen Mark. You got that Right my brother. God Bless!

[@cowsongs]

People don't realize that Bread was made up of David Gates and a super-hot band of studio pros who could all play multiple instruments like virtuosos. That's why they can play so well live like this. GREAT band!

[@funnyandsweetbaby5043]

Agree

[@alanvallazza9781]

You're totally missing the part where Jimmy Griffin also sang some tunes but none of them are put out as a single. In the classic band lineup was David Gates, Jimmy Griffin, Robby Royer and Mike Botts. David sang vocals and played guitar. Jimmy played guitar, keyboards and percussion and also was a vocalist, Robby was mainly the bass guitarist but he also was percussion, flute or recorder and background vocals and finally Mike Botts was the drummer. Ron Edgar and Jim Gordon were used for piano playing on the first albums. Royer left in 1972 and Larry Knechtel took his role over. Larry also played the harmonica on several songs. The band began in 1967 and took a hiatus in 1973 But returned in 1976 only to officially disband in 1978. David Gates went solo but they decided to reunite in 1995 for one tour. When the touring ended they disbanded for good in 1997.

[@alanvallazza9781]

Griffin and Botts both died in 2005. In 2009 Knechtel passed away.

[@davidreid6962]

63 years old, brings back many memories of my teen years, music and lyrics from the heart and soul, like real music should be. Thank you for posting :)

[@avcdeal]

Hi David, I totally agree and i'm pleased you enjoyed it, i still watch it frequently. Regards, Terry (avcdeal)

[@mackenziejames6681]

Well, I'm 11 years old and I love all the old music and I'm glad there are still some people that were alive during those times to tell all the people that think modern music is "the stuff" that the oldies were "the stuff". My grandparents always tell me about the oldies and I love hearing the stories they tell me.

[@avcdeal]

@@mackenziejames6681 It's great to hear that young people today can still appreciate the music us oldies used to listen to and love. Music will create many good memories for you throughout your life and when you are an oldie yourself, you will be able to re-live them when you hear those songs that meant something to you.😄

[@mackenziejames6681]

@@avcdeal thanks

[@avcdeal]

@@tjvanpopta I totally agree, being just a bit older than you. 😄

[@randyjordan5521]

"If I had known that my songs would still be popular after all these years, I would have recorded them in a lower key."---David Gates

[@RB-jl8sm]

Why did he say that?

[@randyjordan5521]

@@RB-jl8sm Because for most singers, the older they get, the harder it is to hit those high notes. That's why a lot of older singers now sing in a lower key or sing "unplugged" versions an entire octave lower.

[@killyourtelevision]

This is so spot on.

[@Dmab661]

Randy Jordan 😂😂😂😂

[@seatback6089]

that just exactly perfect key

[@timmoman118]

David Gates is absolutely phenomenal got to meet him several years ago when I lost my albums in a house fire he helped me get my collection back Thanks again David..

[@wmbur510]

Grew up with Bread- graduated in 78 and saw them In concert in Denver that fall with my then girlfriend KC. What great memories!! God Bless Bread!

[@josemazo1519]

True genius in mudic

[@SrTetosalazar]

....wow......oh my god......what a story......

[@natev1956]

Such beautiful song writing... New music can't touch the songs Bread wrote......The melodies the harmonies the chord structure the singing falsetto... Brilliant!

[@farmyardflavours]

I agree. David Gates is sublime

[@stevehaug3603]

They sound just as good in concert as they did on their recordings. You can't say that for a lot of groups.

[@NoTrashInHeaven]

So true!

[@garyallred806]

Where is Jimmy Griffin? He was very unappreciated and underrated.

[@rrdream2400]

it helps when the band is made up of some of the best session players of the time

[@rrdream2400]

@@garyallred806 I think Griffin was kicked out of the group by this time and it was called David Gates and Bread. I agree he added a lot to the group but there seemed to be tension between him and Gates.

[@YankeesFlair]

Bread was truly one of the more underrated bands !! Great melodies and harmonies Today’s music is a joke

[@avcdeal]

Hi, thanks for the comment. I totally agree with you about today's music. 😄

[@chickengnawer]

This Band meant Everything to me, growing up as a Teenager. It Coincided with All my Emotions at the Time. I get Transported right Back to Those Times Still, and find myself getting a bit Misty over it, even yet!

[@avcdeal]

@@chickengnawer i understand just how you feel. 😄

[@lesdixon3031]

David Gates. Nobody does it better, but Jack Jones produced a cover album which is well worth a listen. Bread Winners.

[@goforgold7082]

@@chickengnawer I live on another Continent and the same here, my favourite band of all times. Saw them in concert a couple of years ago when they were much older, but they sounded just as great. Had chills during their performance

[@mjhhoward91]

Only discovered this band a few months ago. I dug my dads old Thorens turntable out and some of his vinyl. Found the album, the best of bread. Every song is immense. Such a wonderful band. Heres to discovering 'new music'!!!

[@avcdeal]

Hi Mike, glad to hear that younger people can still enjoy our older music, which to us oldies, is far better than music today. 😄

[@eddiekwok2079]

Hi Mike, these are David’s solo work, more mellow and melodic. Clouds, Lorelei are my all time favorite !

[@joeyconvery2055]

👍

[@whitworthfields]

Mike Howard Hi Mike, so glad you found your Dad’s collection. I’m hoping my grandchildren will want to investigate my music collection one day, vinyl and CD’s are physical things that can be held touched, smelt and you can read the sleeve notes and look at the photos, not quite the same with downloaded or streamed tunes. I wish you well finding more gems from your Dad’s collection. On a personal note I hope he has some Moody Blues albums in there for you to discover.

[@Marcus_C51]

Hey MIke, so glad that you discovered the Best of Bread, do yourself a favor and get ALL of their albums if you can. There is a treasure trove of incredible songs to be heard! A 5 album "set" collection that I believe Rhino issued that is pretty inexpensive. Enjoy the music!

[@bobwhomn]

That 50 minutes went way faster than I ever imagined... 56 years old.. I remember buying the Best of Bread on cassette and wearing it out... thank you for posting this. A great walk down memory avenue...

[@avcdeal]

Hi, thank you very much for the comment, i'm pleased it rekindled a few memories for you. 😄

[@georgesonlinemusicinstruct2017]

bobwhomn I bought it on a vacation sometime in the early 2000s and listened to it the entire way home over and over. I’ll never forget it! Great band one of my favorites ever!

[@donnadaisy333]

This was simply magical. To see my favorite group as a child, now as an adult, was amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this video with us. I very much enjoyed and appreciated it. ❤️🙏 PS: David Gates is such a cutie. 🥰

[@avcdeal]

Hi Nate, glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the comment. 😄

[@nancydelacruz5968]

Words are not suffice to thank you for sharing this video...truly brings back good good memories of my younger years..i can vividly remembered putting the bread poster as my notebook cover...what a nostalgic feeling while watching this..and to be honest playing it over and over again...

[@nancydelacruz5968]

PS...David Gates is stunningly handsome❤

[@sarahloughlin3724]

David has an angelic voice just like Karen Carpenter did. He is quite handsome and charming too

[@scottwaszak698]

Gates doesn't get enough credit for being one of the greatest songwriters, not to mention the amazing voice.

[@avcdeal]

Hi Scott, i totally agree, he is an amazing talent. 😄

[@Airestotle09]

Most underrated rock/pop group of all time. I put there songs up there with The Beatles or Queen

[@avcdeal]

Hi Air Espenilla, i agree with you, glad you enjoyed the video. 😄

[@jeortiz-luis4288]

led zep and beatles

[@alastairmurray9539]

Not quite.... But I see your point.

[@jamesdillon121]

I agree my friend!

[@angelobajamonde1093]

same bro

[@EmersumBiggins]

One of the best voices in American music. Effortless falsetto🙂

[@pdunay1]

Simply one of the greatest soft rock bands ever. And they could kick it hard in a flash, too. Epic musicianship, solos, harmonies, and especially songwriting. So well crafted, each and every track. Make sure to check out David Gates debut solo album "First", as well. "Suite: Clouds and Rain", among other gems, many outstanding tracks.

[@anondiking7647]

Thank you! Just listened to Sail Around the World, I love it

[@LageNomAiNomAi]

My father found out that I have gotten into the Bee Gees and ABBA at age 34 so he gave me a list of bands to check out which included Bread. Are there any other bands that you recommend?

[@Midge1k]

@@LageNomAiNomAiAmbrosia

[@kiwi5162]

@@LageNomAiNomAi America (the band)

[@隆寺崎]

ソロになってからは　物足りない。　ガッカリしました。

[@jaynefranzinoromero1640]

Magical words. When you listen to the story within each song you realize that the author is a master of poetry and song. Brilliant.

[@PC-dc1kv]

I really love David Gates’ sweet smiling face. He seems like such a good and gentle man as well as a fabulous singer and songwriter. ❤️❤️❤️

[@melenriquez8985]

He was and he is. If you scour for a late 1990s interview, you will find him still ameable. Older and maybe even balding, but still the same down to earth David Gates. You'll also see that he has managed to balance his pro life and family life. His children grew up "normal." And he was married to the same woman still!

[@jamesmack3314]

He reminds me of Don McLean

[@tjvanpopta]

@@jamesmack3314 me too ! Both , Don and David were great singers/songwriters and true gentlemen Their music will Always be relevant .

[@stpaulimdog]

I just knew he was as sweet and nice as the songs he sings. Seeing him in concert and talking only confirms it.

[@CrazyForDeidara11]

Grew up listening to Bread and still have the lyrics in my brain @59yrs.old

[@DavFierrBas]

Is very , very deep that "Everything I own" , was dedicated to his father...precious song , great talent of David Gates.

[@OlyStereomaid]

You never said to much but still you showed the way, and I knew from watching you.

[@richarddangelo4348]

I actually had a spiritual epiphany while listening to this song in grad school. It was in the background while I was studying when I stopped and took a moment to listen to the beauty in the song. Suddenly everything...EVERYTHING around me became beautiful too...my dorm room, the dorm itself, the school and all the people in it...all became known to me that everything is perfect just the way it is. It's an experience I will never forget.

[@Johnny-lr5jt]

Always assumed this song was about some girl. Now that I know the real meaning, it's an even MORE powerful song.

[@rodulfoescobar]

00:00 Make it with you 03:13 Sunday Rider 06:43 Hold Tight 10:00 Everything I Own/Your's For Life 14:02 Your's For Life 17:10 Diary 21:30 Lorilee 25:12 Goodbye Girl 29:22 Baby I'm A Want You 32:00 Guitar Man 37:44 Long Tall Sally 39:50 Lost Without Your Love 42:50 Mother Freedom 46:20 If

[@efrenreynesiii1240]

A hero. 🙂

[@olzerjunck8255]

Legal

[@leedentonmusic]

Bless you

[@leworsmiley]

Wheres Aubrey? Not yet written perhaps?😂

[@lloydjabien6532]

D best of all

[@bernadettecaullay5947]

Their vocals and lyrics are so beautiful...brings back a flood of memories watching this. Tears. Thank you for posting.

[@avcdeal]

Hi Bernadette, glad you enjoyed it, i hope the tears were tears of joy. 😄

[@raiderdanCA]

What a great 50 minutes, full of their greatest hits. I got their first album wayyy back and remember Larry & Mike from the beginning. David RULES !

[@avcdeal]

Thank you for your comment, i am pleased that you enjoyed the concert. 😄

[@CimarronHopper]

You got them before make it with you wow

[@garyphillips620]

WOW!! Thanks for posting.unbelievable amount of memories came flashing back. One of my favorite bands. No fire and smoke needed.

[@avcdeal]

Hi Gary, thanks for the kind comment, glad it gave you good memories. 😄

[@steveowen65]

Had the pleasure of meeting them all back in 1982 when they came to South Africa. Totally amazing they are, and so humble. Steve Owen. 🎸👈.

[@SebastianGohCS]

Finding a Bread concert video to buy was tough and this is indeed a rare gem to watch. Truly underrated, I put Bread along side The Eagles and America, who are also my favourite bands until this day. Thanks for posting.

[@avcdeal]

Hi Sebastian, thank you for the comment, i am.glad you enjoyed the video. I didn't realise just how rare it was until i put it on youtube, i also love America. 😄

[@daryldeal]

Add Chicago to this list! I also loved Toto! 😀

[@mikezak3473]

I was ACTUALLY AT THIS RECORDING CONCERT,.... spring of 1978 while I was studying in London,....thanks for the memories....

[@avcdeal]

Hi Mike, wow, how amazing that you were there, glad you enjoyed re-living it. 😄

[@allenmurphy7630]

That makes you one lucky man for I would have loved to have been there

[@DerickMichelle0102]

That's amazing, you're lucky. I was born July 1978, wish I was born in the 60s.

[@valbeech972]

Me too..

[@TheMazzimM]

Mike. Lucky man. I was wondering if you remembered if they were hiding a synth player? Or could had their been real strings in the background?? I can't believe they were synching to a recorded string part...I didn't think ir was possible 40+ years ago.

[@basstachira8127]

0:00 make it with you 3:13 sunday rider 6:43 hold tight 9:59 everything i own 14:00 your's for life 17:05 diary 21:30 lorilee 25:11 goodbye girl 29:21 baby i'm a want you 32:00 guitar man 37:43 long tall sally 39:50 lost without your love 42:50 mother freedom 46:19 if

[@sharoncrabtree3304]

Rollins stones

[@sharoncrabtree3304]

Rolling Stones greatest hits

[@davidwise3426]

One of the best voices in rock, part of the '70s soundtrack. Great tunes.

[@avcdeal]

Hi David, yes, i couldn't agree more, exceptional talent. 😄

[@1958marky]

"rock"? Nope. Soft rock, I'd say and even pop ballad... FM top 40 radio but, nevertheless, good music for sure :)

[@davidwise3426]

@@1958marky Sure, that's cool too or easy-listening.

[@neuzapereiradesouza2954]

Gostaria de ter notícias . Por onde andam o grupo. Ou David Gats

[@robertclymer6948]

Just as great live as on the recording. Damm, what talent, all of them. Thanks for the memories.

[@sporting06]

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME WITHOUT A DOUBT.........NO LIPSYNC HERE JUST THE REAL THING,

[@lawrencestaton1010]

Nope sorry it is lip synced. Otherwise who is singing harmony on Everything I own? The bass and other guitar player wasn't. The drummer doesn't have a vocal mic. He does have a boom to pick up cymbals. However it was common in those days due mostly to time and money for all bands to lip sync. The very best you could hope for would for them to sing to a prerecorded track(to give a live feel and appearance). Plus his voice doesn't change volume when backing to and from the mic. That doesn't make them any less great. It was really a money/time thing.

[@lawrencestaton1010]

@zalewskimm please read the WHOLE comment. It very easy could have been synced to a prerecorded live track. Again where are the backing vocalist? He's good. But not that good.

[@lawrencestaton1010]

@@tjvanpopta Please explain background harmonies with no vocal mics and they are not singing. I'm sure Mr Gates is good Just not that good

[@lawrencestaton1010]

@@tjvanpopta really that's your comeback? I do kn ow the other members. Glad you took the time to look them up. Not sure what their names have to do with it. Being a Bread fan as you are please watch the whole video. Everything I Own has harmonies on the chorus. Please listen the watch the video. NO ONE ELSE IS SINGING. NO ONE ELSE HAS A VOCAL MIC. Just sort of odd. No looking for a fight but since I worked for Dick Clark production back in the 70s. I'm aware of what and how certain things were done then. Shit like this always bothered me. Similar to no cords for the guitars. Before cordless came along. Happy Turkey Day.

[@coughingowloutdoors8579]

Nope...not lip sync....if you watch the credits at the end it even names the backing vocalist....probably in the wings. This is a live performance for sure.

[@lindenhardy9021]

This was real, honest, beautiful music. Not like the garbage that is spewed out today.

[@eugeniomorais7041]

I agree.

[@jenkins80526]

You mean that auto tune trash that lets anyone sound heavenly? No we're not really fooled by it lol!

[@reason5591]

Not sooo fast, there is still new beautiful music out here, you just have to not listen to radio music. Check out the indie labels you might be amazed Im a product of the 60's and 70's and now 61 yrs old. Trust me, if you open music outside of the plastic, computerized faked radio music you will be so happily surprised ✌💜

[@catviewchan9000]

Totally agree

[@kibitznec700]

Yeah like the katy perra shit

[@heavenlyguitar5913]

This sounds like it’s actually live! These boys could play! The way David talks to the audience is great and friendly.

[@ramnilmaglangit2656]

I'm 33 and I grew up listening to their songs. Thank you for this. I'm crying. Their songs reminded me of my mom who passed away due to cancer.

[@avcdeal]

Hi Ramnil Maglangit, i am so sorry to hear about your mum, music can bring back both happy and sad memories unfortunately. I am glad you liked the video in spite of being sad. I have 2 cancers so i understand very well. 😞

[@Nethanel773]

@@avcdeal I was never a fan of Bread, even when I got older and stared collecting 70s albums and all. Maybe for some it takes time to tune in closer, and this live concert helps. I'm replying to both of you, as my own mother is suffering through a second round of breast cancer, God help her. Ramnil, my heart goes out to you, and I understand how these songs can bring out those tears. It hurts, but it can help and not keep everything pent up for long. Likewise, avcdeal, I hope there is some healing for you and your spirits lifted. Count it a good deed to you that you shared out this old recording of a live show. And it's a bonus seeing how David Gates and the group seem to be enjoying themselves with the audience in this performance. Thank you for sharing this.

[@avcdeal]

@@Nethanel773 thank you so much for your kind comment, i really appreciate it. I'm glad you eventually began to enjoy Bread. I still watch this video from time to time myself. 😄

[@heideggerdowson]

So sorry to hear that - Music is always there for us in moments of deep need

[@evimlck4579]

So sorry for your loss. My generation listens to 70's, 80's more than ever, and we will see our loved ones soon. God bless.

[@cliffmoher1096]

Unforgivably overlooked and underrated. Great band, great songs

[@jeffreyblue627]

“Everything I Own” was my mother’s favorite song, and I played and sang the song at her funeral. Thanks David.

[@carbon2010]

Man thanks for this I love David Gates and bread! Going to be watching this again and again!!

[@jonfrancis6374]

Gates was one of the very best writer/performers of the 70s. How did he fade from view...?

[@jillettaturner6995]

I'm 55 yrs old, and I remember Bread since '73. They recorded Dismal Day in 69. I still listen to Bread, and they will always be my favorite band. Their songs have meaning and make me think of yesteryear. Such beautiful memories. 💖

[@tims4768]

For fellow Bread fans, watch the videos of Larry Knectel. Definitely a musician's musician...On 'Guitar Man' Jimmy Griffin was having a hard time coming up with the guitar line, so Larry steps in and pounds out a gem....among others, Simon and Garfunkel were recording 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' and were looking for the piano part, and Larry comes up with the iconic piano piece that really defines the song....A true master...RIP Larry.

[@avcdeal]

Thanks Tim, that is interesting, i will take a look. 😄

[@joeyricci7168]

Tim S - Yes! Larry played on so many other hits since the early 1960’s when he was just a kid! Then man was truly an AMAZINGLY GIFTED MUSICIAN. He was a main player in The Wrecking Crew, in the 1960’s. He played on Frank Sinatra’s “Strangers In The Night” smash hit, and too many others to mention.

[@dannyhemphill7618]

Larry was part of THE WRECKING CREW of the late 60s in LA. Played on many hit records

[@ankihansen2489]

I love his work on "Let Your Love Go", that harpsichord gives me a very good time.

[@thefamilygreg]

That was actually Dean Parks on lead guitar, Jimmy Griffin had left the group for a second time in 1977.

[@bobreno2060]

I'm sure the diary song was a part of everyones life at some point.

[@stevenharrison488]

Certainly was for me my girlfriend bought me a Bread album dairy still brings her to 42 years later it`s on my phone and while working headphones on I have to smile when it comes on.

[@ankihansen2489]

It hurts a lot for me, but hey, that's life...

[@ShaneKennedy1969]

Nope.

[@bobreno2060]

@@ShaneKennedy1969 you're da lucky guy.

[@richardduncan8536]

On my first date with my first girl friend, and she asked, "Do you like Bread?" I knew she was right for me.

[@brianruyack7632]

Wow! I hope people realize what an all star band this is! Never knew Mike Botts could sing. Check out Dean Parks' list of people he's recorded with over 45 years, and Larry Knechtel, of course, is a studio superstar in addition to all his work with Bread. Great show thanks for posting!

[@avcdeal]

Hi Brian, thanks for the comment, you are so right regarding their talent. 😄

[@rizalitoalojado334]

a man good composer, writer, great love song smiling face, gentleman my favorite love song band since in 1970s!

[@avcdeal]

Thank you for your comment, i am glad you enjoyed it. 😄

[@fabsnaggle730]

Best soft rock group ever!

[@norbertgreise7408]

I don't know much about his pre Bread singles but David Gates gave Saturday's Child to The Monkees and Michael Nesmith did some pre Monkees singles and called himself Michael Blessings!!!

[@mariotimado7554]

like the BEATLES, David Gates the BREAD , I grew up w/ their beautiful timeless songs, listening to it bringing you back memories.

[@PC-dc1kv]

Fabulous singer and songwriter

[@Beachcheeka]

Ok WOW....just WOW they could do it all...i miss these moments...Thank you for posting. Needed it! 🌴😎🌴👍🇺🇲🙏

[@weet123]

I can't thank you enough for this video. In my humble opinion, David Gates is the greatest writer of love songs ever! I never get tired of listening to his music. The best of the best: David Gates First. I've played this album way more than any other that I own. It's perfection from beginning to end. I've been to so many of David's concerts and had a short meeting with him. Sure wish I could have a long sit down. I wouldn't have to "Sail Around the World" to meet him, but I would sure fly across the country to do so.

[@avcdeal]

Hi Peter, i'm really pleased you enjoyed the video, when i first posted it 2 years ago i didn't realise how rare it was and how many people would enjoy it. 😄

[@aBeatleFan4ever]

avcdeal - Thanks for sharing this full show with us. It is great to see the entire show from this 1978 performance. It is too bad that James Griffin had quit the group before this was recorded. Griffin was a very big part of the group - and they are not the same without him. He co-wrote a lot of their songs and his vocals (both lead, backing and harmonizing with Gates) were one of the highlights on Bread albums. When the group got back together for the last time in the 1990s - it was Gates, Griffin, Botts and Knechtel. Those were some fantastic live shows - and I wish there was a professionally recorded concert from that period. There are some nice home made recordings of songs from those shows and they are quite good.

[@avcdeal]

Hi, thank you for your comment, i think most bread fans would agree about James Griffin. 😄

[@uhdudewhy7980]

That's kind of what I was thinking. JG isn't in it. Bummer.

[@nealsausen4651]

aBeatleFan4ever : Larry Knechtel; Beautiful piano Intro and part on Simon and Garfunkel’s “ BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER” (1969 original recording). Classic!

[@jamesmack3314]

Why did he quit?

[@georgebur]

@@tjvanpopta Drugs!

[@jkevinmcg]

At or around the 38:00 minute mark, Mike Botts (May he Rest In Peace) sings the best ever version of Long Tall Sally!!

[@peterperry268]

David Gates, such a natural vocal, so rare, I would give my soul to have a talent like his.

[@avcdeal]

Hi Pete, i totally agree, it must be wonderful to be that talented. 😄

[@theonemodifier]

I've been saying that for 45 years. Love his voice! Great writing too

[@mikejohn0088]

Best keep your soul and just hum.

[@hirunibhagyaveewansapura5754]

Bread is definitely one of the est bands in history. Thank you so much for adding this video!!!!

[@sherrystacyrn589]

Such a treat watching this. ............Thank-you for the upload.

[@avcdeal]

Glad you enjoyed it 😄

[@jeffkahl]

Awesome awesome awesome! One of my favourite groups and more than just a few minutes! Thank you for posting this!

[@avcdeal]

Hi Jeff, thank you for your comment and i'm glad you enjoyed it. I recorded this from BBC tv in 1978 on one of the first video tape recorders available and just kept it. I'm surprised the BBC don't seem to have ever shown it again. Regards, Terry (avcdeal)

[@ninod1502]

What a gem! Very few actual live performances from Bread.

[@avcdeal]

Hi, thank you for the comment, i was surprised that my video was quite so rare but pleased people are enjoying it. 😄

[@halholiday9388]

He's the equivalent of DaVinci with music...Masterpieces

[@greglaprade7507]

19:00 "The love she's waited for was someone else not me"... Has a more gripping lyric ever been written about love? Wow. So powerful! He paints the picture like none other.

[@richarddangelo4348]

How about, "And when my love for life is running dry, you pour yourself on me."? Incredible lyrics for that whole song.

[@kensongs4666]

Ripped my heart out at the time. The girl responsible introduced me to this song. ;)

[@onumahobart8832]

No. You just gave me goosebumps.

[@valbeech972]

I was at this concert at the BBC theatre. My husband was in the RAF on the Queens Flight and we were taken there on block! I'll never forget it because up until then I was a huge fan. So pleased to have found this.

[@billsmith9966]

@@valbeech972 on block?

[@alexanderdavegamil2132]

Though I was not born in this best era of music but I am still grateful am able to listen to this band.

[@edgarreyes4647]

Real live playing...very rare thing back then on live TV - raw and no fillers or thrillers...LOL! This type of TV show is long gone and part of history, doesn't happen anymore...

[@virginialachance7047]

Love David's voice!

[@virginialachance7047]

So perfect and smooth!

[@virginialachance7047]

And handsome!!!

[@virginialachance7047]

I want to feel the rhythm of your love!!

[@virginialachance7047]

Hold tight!!

[@stevejorfi9086]

Thanks avcdeal. They were part of the soundtrack of the 70's they carved out a niche in that period and now their music is timeless and classic.

[@avcdeal]

Hi Steve, I quite agree and thank you for commenting.😄

[@maria-elenalaflam4685]

I have loved listening to Bread since I was a teenager in the 1970s, but I had never seen them perform live. This is an awesome treasure. Thank you for posting. I love that Goodbye Girl is there, but what happened to, my all-time favorite, Aubrey? :(

[@joereich686]

Another interesting fact about this tour and video..... Carol Parks (Dean Parks late wife) sang back up vocals here. Rest In Peace Carol Parks. You were also a gem 💎 in the music industry, along with Dean. 🙂

[@chriscampbell5544]

Thank you. I was wondering...

[@Canyon2023]

Really great songwriter and really beautiful voice. The drummer has chops too! The band looks like they have wonderful camaraderie. Nothing beats the 70s for diversity in music and original talent across the spectrum. We were so lucky and spoiled every day through the 70s!!

[@neatstuff1988]

This was just wonderful. Make it with you was done live you can tell because David changed some of the rhythm. I love it when they do a live performance rather than lipsync. This had to have been the best concert of all time. Close to original tunes but enough apart that you can tell they're playing it. Thank you DG

[@manguera9]

Dean Parks played in the studio recording with Larry Carlton, Tommy Tedesco

[@msr1116]

The early 1970s would not have been the same without this band's wonderful soft rock on the radio or on a turntable. Such timeless music that only real talent can produce.

[@avcdeal]

Hi msr111, i quite agree and i am sure their music will continue to endure. Regards, Avcdeal

[@msr1116]

😊😊😊😊

[@AdvantageYT]

ALONG WITH HIS LOVELY VOICE, LOVE HIS SMILEY FACE AND THE WAY HE LOOKS AT THE CAMERA AS HE IS SINGING

[@philiptucci2458]

Wonderful music from the legendary David Gates and Bread, top of the line solid gold standard of excellence, proud fan for over 50 years, thank you for sharing this great video

[@maureen6776]

Thank you for posting this beautiful concert! They were a fabulous group of musicians. What wonderful memories for all of us.

[@avcdeal]

Maureen, thank you very much for your nice comment, i am glad you enjoyed the video. 😄

[@patrickrozario4157]

Many thanks n much appreciation for this videos..It would be great if more videos of Bread are posted...Met David Gates n wife in the 90s in Singapore Marco Polo n attended their concerts..Happy Easter

[@avcdeal]

Glad you enjoyed the video. 😄

[@theresafoster2353]

The year we got married, 45 years still together ❤️

[@karenbryant8538]

That’s the year that my husband & I married, also. June 23, 2024, would have been 45 years, married. Sadly, he passed away January 21, 2024. I’m still devastated. It was totally unexpected. He retired 12/31/23, & died 3 weeks later.

[@kimkowneo216]

November 2019 still listening.

[@bigkim2251]

Good music NEVER gets old....no matter how old WE get!!!

[@kimbless7462]

Old but Gold

[@todddrummer4350]

DEC 2019 ...still

[@Ciro4832]

@@todddrummer4350 29/01/20 and forever

[@ToTheRegiment]

I never knew it was a tribute to his late Father, To me its changed the meaning of the song in a wonderful way Thanks for sharing the video 👍

[@avcdeal]

Hi David, glad you enjoyed the video.😄

[@CarlosTavaresTavares-l7d]

GOSTARIA DE SABER QUAL MÚSICA É HOMENAGEM AO SEU PAI??

[@ieronimo18]

Without question one of the best musical acts of the 70's.

[@willswalkingwest7267]

RIP Mike, Jimmy and Larry. I loved this band. Glad I got to see them in the day,,,,just good, solid easy listening stuff.

[@roseblake5803]

There’s not a bad song on this list. Guitar Man will put chills on you. What talent these guys had. Thanks so much for this !!!!!!!

[@avcdeal]

Hi Rose, thank you for your comment, glad you enjoyed it. 😄

[@avcdeal]

@Steve Shortridge no, you are quite right, but i hope you still enjoyed it. 😄

[@evabalan483]

Some of the great songs during my younger days.... David Gates one of the BEST composer.

[@elsagarcia54]

BREAD music never gets old...great lyrics xoxo

[@jimflys2]

Mike Botts was such a great drummer. And Larry Knechtel could play anything...keys, guitar, bass. Amazing.

[@john497]

Thanks for the upload. Not an underrated band they were given their due. "The Guitar Man" @ 32:00 may just be a masterpiece and the band did it well live. God Bless.

[@theonemodifier]

Larry Knechtel lead work and tone is perfection on studio version

[@HectorCruz-wf6wg]

Rock and roll hall of fame without a doubt. Their music is timeless!!!!!!

[@jerrymuzak4534]

Larry K, was a beast of a talent. Mike Botts, too. Rest in peace.

[@fwdthinker]

I am currently reading a biography about them called "Bread: A Sweet Surrender" and you never would know the problems they were having around the time of this production. David Gates smiles like they don't have a care in the world. He was a strong family man and pretty smart businessman. He's the only surviving original member and was always the most financially secure. Because while he was writing those songs, he was smart enough to know about retaining rights, setting up legal entities, and establishing production credits. Some people forget that it's called the Music BUSINESS for a reason.

[@CPaiva99]

Thank you for this Great Gem of a Concert pack with outstanding musicians! David Gates music is just timeless and genuine by touching every soul and heart whenever is played ! 2019 and beyond !👊

[@avcdeal]

Hi Carlos, thank you for your comment, i totally agree with you. 😄

[@magneto7930]

Always loved Bread, music for the heart and soul. Thank you for the upload!

[@kennybarbier1927]

Love the music of Bread. I bought the 8 track , cassette,and cd.

[@freddiemontanez8461]

Em Jay, Same here.

[@joereich686]

I can’t stop watching this video! My girlfriend is going nuts 🥜 hearing me sing 🎤 these songs to her! 🥴

[@avcdeal]

Ha Ha Joe, perhaps you should form a Bread tribute band. 😄

[@PC-dc1kv]

I wish someone would sing these songs to me 😌

[@vilmatoledo2675]

Lol! David Gates’ speech after Everything I Own

[@avcdeal]

Hi Vilma, it's one of the nice things about having the full concert, you get to hear all the comments from David between the songs. Thanks for the comment. 😄

[@pitusiray]

Very good live recording.

[@rhuephus]

very rare to find a real "live" recording. Most are actually lip sync or redubbed, totally ruining the real flavour of a live one. Can tell because (1) David sings most of these at a slightly different pitch/tone than a studio version, and (2) all the wires and cords are actually hooked to the instruments and mics -- very rare

[@lylesmith9547]

Great video, Botts was a very underrated drummer, fun seeing this concert

[@DeNakish]

I Saw them in the same year in Amsterdam. One of the best concerts I have ever attended. Gates is a genius!

[@thedrifter6180]

So Everything I Own was written in the memory of his father. I've always thought it was a romantic song

[@ericindiongco6802]

David's father passed away just before Bread's ascent. In a way, EIO was still a love song, just not strictly boy-meets-girl stuff.

[@richarddangelo4348]

And you can think of it as such, it works both ways.

[@broerymarantika853]

The Beauty of songs and lyrics. You lived all your life hearing the song and thinking of your girl, but when you get older, like I do, oh I see its for your passing Dad. Well it suits both ways, thats a Great lyrics at work, the genius of David Gates, using double meaning and metaphorical idioms.

[@coughingowloutdoors8579]

Thanks for posting this treasure! Sure takes me back...David Gates seems to sing so effortlessly....Karen Carpenter also had that same quality...in my opinion. Thanks again...really enjoyed it!

[@avcdeal]

Hi, thank you for the nice comment, i agree totally with you. 😄

[@michaelnotigan7796]

avcdeal: Thank you for uploading the wonderful concert. It takes me back. As enjoyable the concert performances are, it's very touching to read all of the comments here. Bread made an important impression on every commenter here, myself included. A time that has passed and will never come this way again, but we have the memories, including this great concert.

[@avcdeal]

Thank you Michael, i'm pleased you enjoyed the concert and i agree the comments are worth reading. 😄

[@c.r.6172]

Pure wholesome and meaningful songs from a super talented and decent band of my generation. Miss you guys...

[@williampapadopoulos8145]

The 70’s were when some of the greatest love songs were born!

[@turtledove3424]

Never get tired listening to your songs til now 2020😘

[@vladimirguadamuz3805]

I USED TO LISTEN TO THEM ON 8 TRACKS GOOD OLD DAYS 70'S RULES!!!!

[@lydiavivero8154]

Bread is one of my favovite bands. David Gates and his beautiful songs!💖