The Brothers Johnson - The Real Thing Live 1981

[@bkkersey93]

Terribly underrated as an album, among my top 3 albums of theirs.

[@walterpagano7698]

What a great pièce of Music Thank you so much ! Fabulous Bros Johnson

[@rolandverboon2745]

In the shadow of EWF and Commodores, but not to me! Stomp! was a revelation to me. It ignited my soul! And again with this groove! Bros. Johnson: thank you!

[@Mellomel]

Amen!!

[@donaldbaker4634]

Agreed Stomp amazing track, the brothers johnson deserve more recognition

[@drewphillips2359]

I totally agree with you about "Stomp" because the Bass Solo caught my ears as a 10 year old child. I never heard anything like it in my life. It had inadvertantely put me on the path to becoming a human beatboxer. I owe that to the legendary and true "Thunderthumbs". RIP Louis!!!!

[@steviesly7908]

I DONT CARE WHAT YOU SAY BROTHERS JOHNSON ALWAYS GIVE A LIVE CONCERT! 10 20.

[@epelidaucakacaka8025]

One of the Beautiful, favourite & inspiring songs too!!!

[@hughesjr]

This sounds better than the record! They should have released this version as a single.

[@lenardshaw6037]

Nice🔥

[@haylotroutman5871]

I love this song from the Winners album, another song from that album that is another favorite from that album is "I Want You" That song was so underrated! I wish I could find a live version of that song. The guitar solo and that song is absolutely phenomenal. I taught myself to play it when I was a teenager lol. These guys were my whole childhood. My dad didn’t like me playing bass because I was a young lady, and my mom didn’t want me having rough looking hands lol 😂so I had to use cocoa butter a lot. 🙄

[@afrosensuous]

MAN, THIS IS SOME CLASSIC FOOTAGE! EXCELLENT!!!

[@mspk4450]

You will be miss!!! It was a great pleasure to have worked with you!!! R.I.P. Louis! Your boy Patches!!

[@thomasbridges7323]

What a sound they had drums and them horns where are they now hot band

[@jayskywalker5049]

Well the brothers Johnson are just 2 brothers George(guitar)and louis(bass guitar)...and unfortunately louis has passed a few years back...but man they were AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@

[@dslapster64]

This is brilliant

[@Multiplicityme2too]

R.I.P. Louis.

[@woodchuck40]

VERY underrated song!!!

[@soulchildsacomin]

I read on wikipedia that there was a music video for "The Real Thing" One of my fav Brothers Johnson songs is "Keep Me Comin' Back (12 inch version)."

[@ShowaFeeling]

The Feeling is Opened Fully!

[@thomasbridges7323]

Thinking back when bands came to the burgh we had big places where the sound was good sound men was good we had a place where as the artists who came to play had to pay to have this dome open wow the weed smell was in the air back then no fights and i mean all band that came jammed

[@charlesbrazell2136]

I listened to the entire album again, about ten years ago, after it was first released in 1981-when I first bought it(in 1981) I said 'it's not that good of an album'; I definitely liked certain cuts more than others at that time, but after all of the years going by and then listening to it again, I then said, 'this was really a nice album, well produced-maybe their best'-not in terms of any one song or any no. of tunes that could've been singles, but in the collective sense, every song on the album had 'something to say', perhaps more so than any album they did before! And I agree with you, "1980Triumph" if I understand you correctly when you say, the reason the album didn't do as well as any of the previous albums is because QJ was not their producer on this one; I think a lot of people had that same conclusion after finding the album didn't sell as well as the previous ones. I will note that it(the album) did get quite a bit of airplay when it was first released, at least in my hometown of Detroit it did; maybe the same was true for most other markets, where the album would've received quite a bit of airplay, like it got in Detroit-maybe in spite of the airplay, it didn't do well, because of, like you said, lack of 'name recognition', w/respect to Quincy's name not being on the lp. Oh well, it's history now but it's nice to see someone remembered this lp! P.S: I think I like this live version better than the album version-they're jamming on this video! 12-13-24.

[@1980Triumph]

It seems that the reason given from what I read was that the album wasn't successful because it didn't have Quincy on it, it is suggested that had he produced it then the album would have marketed it better or promoted it more. I can't confirm but that is what I had read years ago. I think we all have revisited albums and had that feeling, for me it is certain songs that I ignored or didn't capture me at first yet became some of my all time favorites. "Can't Let Go" by Earth Wind and Fire comes to mind. I'm glad to know it got airplay, always amazing that an album somehow doesn't stick with audiences for various reasons. I have not been a fan of their work really after this, only one song off the next album/compilation in 82. I really like The Great Awakening and the Gospel album Louis made.

[@charlesbrazell2136]

@@1980Triumph Like you said, their albums after "Winners" didn't get the airplay of the previous ones, and I think that may have been due to the lack of direction, or input, w/respect to those albums, compared to the previous lps. And like you said, Quincy's lack of presence as producer on the Winners album may have, or did indeed, contribute to it's lack of success, compared to it's predecessors-and thanks for your reply! 1-2-25.

[@everettbutler4300]

thanks! love this band!!!

[@renj6531]

this sounds better than the album the guitar and bass is more pronounced and funkified .

[@1980Triumph]

100

[@renj6531]

anyone know the chords i researched it on line but they only had the ones for major hits like stomp

[@megacrab]

2:35 man on the right with white trousers tapping his feet! The only person in the audience with any movement!

[@sergioluizfrazao5190]

Thank you for sharing !

[@sscreemin]

This was shot at the A&M sound stage in June of 1978 for a charity event that I believe was produced by Quinncy Jones. I had just finished a tour of the US with Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio. The Bros Jos performed and were just fucking awesome! I had never seen them before. I would love a piece of that show if anyone out there has the whole thing. It was a very memerable day. I would love to have the perfromance of Raydio. Please reply. Thank you so much.

[@diogoca]

Meu como pode um som louco desse e a galera assistindo tudo sentado? How this may sound crazy and the guys sitting watching it? Let's dance, feel this energy!

[@tweedledee5365]

Good stuff! They rocked!

[@1TICKHAND]

THANKS FOR POSTING THIS!!!!

[@djrobert85]

good music i have a singel vinyl!

[@GQBlue3]

The Winners album is actually really good. George said once that A&M set out to destroy them and I actually agree. Though Q was not involved it is quality stuff.

[@donaldbakerman_db52edenhaz75]

A and M didnt know what they were doing these guys changed the face of groove and music back in tge 70s

[@cehayes74]

GQBlue3 Once MJ’s “Off The Wall” brought in boatloads of cash for QJ Productions & he left A&M & joined Warner Bros. with Qwest Records, the Brothers Johnson were left on their own !!!

[@saj8]

@@cehayes74 True. The Brothers Johnson were done dirty when Q left. A&M had no clue how to promote them post-Quincy.

[@cehayes74]

saj8 A&M should have let them go with “Q” over to Qwest/Warner Bros. b’cuz they were pretty much done on A&M !!!

[@johnshaw359]

Tremendous energy and groovy as 'uck, like this mix much more than the released version, the released version should have had the trumpet line featuring a bit more.

[@hommerecorder7003]

very good title from brothers jonson.

[@dailmcdavid5883]

Who's the gorgeous woman in blue

[@donnellguy8238]

my muther jam

[@1980Triumph]

I don't think so, I missed the Behind the music special with them on it. It is a shame because they are awesome and missed many years together, but I believe everything is fine now.

[@1980Triumph]

I think they have a myspace page together and they did that concert video a couple of years back

[@thomasbridges7323]

Nice how it was done back in the day killer jamming the sound could had been a little better still great to see any kind of live stuff from back in the day

[@thomasbridges7323]

Tight

[@1980Triumph]

i may put up "Streetwave" or "Closer to the one you love" up next, not sure though.....we'll see

[@1980Triumph]

There was a music video website years ago that had it on there listing, I should of bought it years ago, but I was in high school and broke

[@1980Triumph]

Could not of been 1978, the album didn't drop until 1981

[@clever072004]

@dontyoudar Yes they are still feuding, which is a Crime...!

[@clever072004]

@1980Triumph Please put up street wave I am playing the sax on that song..!

[@ronaldhenriquez1269]

El publico fome. no dance and music is very nace with energy.

[@caistervet]

love to get the full show myself,i think i have the same 30 minute version as u do.Think it was only shown once on japanese tv....shame really not sure if the complete version exists anywhere

[@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION]

The album was missing the "Brother's Johnson Secret sauce...And, that's Louis Johnson's bass solos.. There was any .. Not One!! It's was doomed.. Yes, QJ was not part of it, but it was missing Louis's killer Bass Solo's...

[@thebionicbassplayer]

Hi, Winners did have one bass solo on a song called "Dancing Free", but you have a point, Louis bass playing should have been showcased more...

[@PearsonJd2]

I agree totally, the album was good but not great because for whatever reason Louis bass playing was toned down,especially odd considering George and Louis Johnson produced the album. Without Quincy Jones on production though A&M barely promoted the album and basically left them high and dry. A platinum selling group who's label just gives up on ridiculous.

[@HWolfeIII]

@@PearsonJd2 You are spot on. After Blast the group broke up but reunited for Out of Control, another underrated and undrpromoted album.

[@michaeloflannagen]

Who is the drummer in this concert?

[@lydiasetordjiedaley3424]

The audience members are as stiff as boards. How can they not "get involved?"

[@marcelortfontenelle3081]

Well said Lydia. If that venue was here, in Brazil, audience would be in extreme ecstasy.

[@wilsondassumpcao2089]

Terrible audience indeed.

[@uniqueorganicshaircare9880]

No soul lol

[@rogergenders1]

Is there any possibility pf the live in japan cd being posted or copies sold?

[@ddesign63]

Are you Kidding..., White Folks in those days were not into R&B. They called it "Jungle Music". There were a lot of Great Rock Groups that they would follow. There were only a select few White folks as R&B followers. Today I believe that would not be the case. But in the Hood........, we loved the 'Brotha's'!!! They were a bit clean and commercial...., but gave then Love just the same!!!

[@salvador9863]

Who is backing vocal ? anybody Know?

[@JTThomas82]

the chick singing looks like the chick from "A TASTE OF HONEY"

[@khobia2]

How the heck those people could just be sitting there as if there are listening to some choir or something. get to your feet funk is in the place.