25-yr old bass player here. Grew up listening to Van Morrison. I was born a generation too late.
@47ToddC14 жыл бұрын
One of the tightest live performances you could see Anywhere! Van Morrison...The King of Blue Eyed Soul..His voice,,,his lyrics and his expressions while singing make Van Morrison one of the true legends of music. You the Man..Van!!
@christophe8412 Жыл бұрын
There is no such thing as blue eyed soul. He's a soul singer. But I agree on the rest ;)
@novation8712 жыл бұрын
God bless Van Morrison! I'd say the world is blessed because of him!
@zstevens713 жыл бұрын
@anxietyevangelist: spot on. He and his father listened to Jelly Roll Morton when he was growing up.
@NuNegus13 жыл бұрын
@rwillis3822 It's a reference to the pianist Jelly Roll Morton, one of Morrison's biggest influences. He was a ragtime, jazz, and early blues musician who was prominent from about the beginning of the twentieth century until the 1930's.
@jonviol13 жыл бұрын
Jimmi Elllis on Selmer MKvi Tenor saxophone. Sooooo GOOOD !!!!!!
@paraworldblue11 жыл бұрын
My life will be a success if I can ever even for a second be as happy as that bassist at 3:15
@dannyelderfield26504 жыл бұрын
That is david hayes
@jamesedwards24964 жыл бұрын
Well he is playing with 'Mr Smiler'
@jab378513 жыл бұрын
To all those wondering what jelly roll means I don't believe it has anything to do with Jelly Roll Morton. It's a sexual reference from old blues songs. The fact that he used the same term in the song "He Ain't Give You None" with an obvious sexual reference makes me fairly certain of this. The line is "Gave you my jelly roll, and he ain't give you none". Then again, maybe that's how Jelly Roll Morten got his name.
@davevz10 жыл бұрын
I must say again...one of my favorite videos on all of youtube.
@Hawaiibusinessvideos13 жыл бұрын
Outstanding! Van's concerts in Montreux are simply amazing...And it stoned me to my soul....
@NuNegus13 жыл бұрын
@seabiscuit152 John Platania: Guitar / John Allair: Keyboards / Jeff Labes: Keyboards / David Hayes: Bass / Peter Van Hooke: Drums / Dahaud Shaar: Drums / Pee Wee Ellis: Saxophones / Mark Isham: Trumpet Most of these guys had just finished working on the 'Common One' album with Morrison in France that same year. I'm not exactly sure why two drummers are present, but it works to great effect, and I think at times, one of them switches to just playing additional percussion, but I could be wrong.
@Ivpodu12 жыл бұрын
No hay palabras para expresar el talento de este hombre
@Agentcoconut113 жыл бұрын
The acoustics are phenomenal in this vid! Better than most stuff that comes out nowadays. Thanks
@kingoftomatoes13 жыл бұрын
Van Morrison - rock music's resident mystic
@Kindbass13 жыл бұрын
Just turned 26.... Van is The Man, and I know a lot of people my age that agree! :D
@daveb67312 жыл бұрын
thanks for explaining the Jelly Roll reference. I have always wondered about that lyric. I always said that Van Morrison was the only person alive that could pull off a line like "it stoned me just like jelly roll" and make it sound cool!!
@BLUESMANRONCHICAGO13 жыл бұрын
great artists like Van Morrison, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel and others are often very ecclectic and on different wavelengths than most of us, but THAT"S what makes them great!!!!!! Wish I could reach that wavelength myself!!
@theoriginalbadbob13 жыл бұрын
VAN'S THE MAN.
@comaradella14 жыл бұрын
OK Van, thanks, it was about time you shared your talent back with the common folk. Hector from Argentina respects and salutes you sir. I wrote to you sorely, when the bigtime operators erased you from the tube. I was pissed, bad words were written, I dont regret it, was my grain of sand to get you back.
@swellofthespeakers12 жыл бұрын
Van Morrison's music makes me happy and brings a strange sense of peace to me. Almost a religious quality to many of his songs.
@HayateJC10 жыл бұрын
I've been repeatin' this for a hour already . Awesome song
@jasoncoulter55549 жыл бұрын
£ol,thatscute
@jasoncoulter55549 жыл бұрын
+Jason Coulter great song
@jayfookinkay12 жыл бұрын
fantastic version of his wonderful song by Van Morrison. i am not a fan of everything he did, but he is a true musical legend from Belfast. In my humble opinion, and I stand to be challenged... this is his finest song and the finest version of it ever committed to tape...
@jajanesaddictions11 жыл бұрын
How can anyone "dislike" creativity? I love this. great voice and at the Montreux in '72. What's not to like?
@denniscampbell618511 жыл бұрын
You've made my day Mr Foster. Van the Reggae Man. Jah Mon.
@annaliedtke85812 жыл бұрын
I cant go a day without listening to him. Just close the eyes and listent to his music and he takes me away.. His band alo do a good job...
@kiwigeordie13 жыл бұрын
i love this grumpy old angry rude guy, Van is THE MAN
@NuNegus14 жыл бұрын
My favorite version of this classic. Some say this has a reggae tinge to it; I can definately hear it. Reggae is my favorite genre, but I'm not sure a reggae feel was deliberate for Van. That said, though, it doesn't have to be; he's so into the moment and the music that whatever he creates is unique with an energy and a life all its own. My Dad says, and I agree, that Van Morrison is one of those great individuals who has some 'poetry from God.' Thanks for posting. Respect from Seattle
@neilwatkinson232510 жыл бұрын
He IS the man...right on brother!
@Dane333W11 жыл бұрын
I love the reggae feel of this song
@eazeyo13 жыл бұрын
@jab3785 probably a reference to the classic "I ain't gonna give nobody none of my jelly roll"
@lawrencefinch-hatton62314 жыл бұрын
I love everything about this performance, but fave things are the brass arrangements and Van's voice is ON FIRE.
@stringpanicjunkphish13 жыл бұрын
You don't need to smile when you got soul like that!!!
@maxthoman53311 жыл бұрын
Van is my favorite. I too have to listen to him every day. Thanks for explaining the Jelly Roll reference as it always confused me too. To me, it seems like every song he has done is a hit ! Boy, he has brought a lot of joy and comfort to many people and that is probably what life is all about, but I'll Van explain that.
@tommymcnally10012 жыл бұрын
Oh how this cheers me up.....oooh the water,let it run all over me!!
@seabiscuit15213 жыл бұрын
Nunegus: thanks much my friend...Van has blown me away since my early 20's. Love the musicians he chooses to play with him and he is underrated as one himself...
@ogbsaint7514 жыл бұрын
I had the sunshine in my eyes last night.....I'm playing this thing out Shane..... what a great rendition.... Can't find it on a CD or itunes.....only on the Montreux DVD....
@NuNegus13 жыл бұрын
@pdorn777 That's John Platania. He does a brilliant job.
@kidynamite5813 жыл бұрын
It stoned me to my soul, if only we were always surrounded by people who could lead us there.
@markcronin711011 жыл бұрын
Pleasing to the ears , soothing to the soul
@MrChrisayre11 жыл бұрын
it's about being a boy from the rainy city with no money and having a chance to go fishing on a nice sunny day outside of the city and it still rains and it's fun and you go home and you realise you are just the same as them blues cats you love...
@jkosmdd14 жыл бұрын
I like this quickened version. But then, I like everything this guy does.
@scottysoxfan13 жыл бұрын
nice reggae feel to one of my fav morrison tracks
@AlexanderStarchild10 жыл бұрын
Prefer the studio version, but this was bloody awesome! Just my opinion, wish everyone else could realise their opinions are just that - stay happy people. And don't let reptiles ruin your life!
@dinahdavyd13 жыл бұрын
very nice video thanks for sharing hugs
@1986graceland13 жыл бұрын
I really love this this even more then the studio version! i wish it was on a album!
@whipcrack2593 жыл бұрын
God, I needed this video tonight.
@sakuthegreat12 жыл бұрын
best version. Can't listen to the slow version cause of this vid
@THALIDO11 жыл бұрын
The song refers to him fishing the Ballystockart river, near Comber N.I in his youth.
@OurFantasyLife13 жыл бұрын
Wow I really like this version. Swingy, upbeat, and clean.
@MrSargenti9 жыл бұрын
The musicians are grinning @3:16 from ear-to-ear and Van never changes that dead-pan expression of his. I wonder if it is even possible for Van to appreciate how great he is, how great his music is, or if it is all just hard work to him. He never looks happy. :(
@BerishStarr9 жыл бұрын
+MrSargenti I've heard that he suffered from severe stage fright at times during his career , could be why. :P
@gordonm.73879 жыл бұрын
He is happy, he has a family who loves him. He is ecstatic when the divine sounds start ringing out, believe me! He just has that demenour, that stoic thing. Dylan gets giddy, grins, so does Leonard Cohen, Neil Young is a face full of fun on stage, but Van is Van! There is no understanding what's behind our masks...
@Hemulen4013 жыл бұрын
Stones me too .
@seabiscuit15213 жыл бұрын
can anyone list the musicans in one comment ? its driving me crazy paging thru all of the comments thanks ! PS : a great musican himself, Van hires nothing but the best !!
@Hoekb0310 жыл бұрын
Great song, great video!
@boo6614 жыл бұрын
@NuNegus It's deliberate. They're a well-rehearsed band and know exactly what they're doing!
@NieckOz12 жыл бұрын
He's amazing!!
@FoleyonBass14 жыл бұрын
great bass playing here!
@NuNegus13 жыл бұрын
@seabiscuit152 No problem =P I just turned twenty-three and I've listened to Van Morrison for most of my life thanks to my Dad. It's impossible not to love him. His musicians are always top-notch because he's always top-notch himself. He has a reputation for being an introvert and a curmudgeon in a lot of ways, which is probably why he's had such a close-knit circle of musicians for that last thirty-five years or so. He's an enigma, but I think, in a way, that's what draws people in.
@francisslam14574 жыл бұрын
It has a mean reggae groove! The musicians are trying to keep it interesting for themselves and not give a half-baked rendition of what you have in your mind anyway since 1970. I friggin' love that feel!
@Patrick1122312 жыл бұрын
sounds really good, VAN THE MAN
@oldnikonian13 жыл бұрын
This live version is twice as fast as the studio version (from the album), which I must admit to preferring (do a search on here for it). Mind you, people will probably prefer whichever one they heard first.
@llamaclipz14 жыл бұрын
thanks for the upload, this video is so hard to find
@malcolor14 жыл бұрын
and great jazzy guitar solo..!!
@Hemulen4012 жыл бұрын
This time Van prefferred gettin stoned real f a s t ! I luvs it .
@docgima4 жыл бұрын
I’ve watch a few of the “Live in Montreux” videos from the late 70’s / early 80’s and the artist tend to put a different spin on their hits. This was a good jam, and I enjoyed the lively pace.
@cuerollen12 жыл бұрын
It speaks souly for itself.
@bergui13 жыл бұрын
Extremely Awesome.
@kidblastone13 жыл бұрын
From DVD "Live in Montreux", amazing sound and picture quality, turn it up, little bit higher!
@docgima4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@singeroflove13 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@THALIDO13 жыл бұрын
Van The Man!!!
@inatizzy212 жыл бұрын
It "stoned" me to my soul........
@seabiscuit15213 жыл бұрын
also - best video, audion i;ve enjoyed on U - Tube !!
@clovergannon13 жыл бұрын
3:15, the happiest bassist on the planet.
@tommymagee43026 жыл бұрын
XXXXXX 100%100%, XXXXXX YOU CAN'T BEAT A LIVE, PERFORMANCE, XXXXXX. FRESH LIVE, XXXXXX. STONED FRESH, XXXXXX.
@sharonanne11613 жыл бұрын
The tempo is definately faster than the original studio recording but Van loves to mix it up in his live performances. Listen to "Live at the Grand Opera House" you'll hear songs you dont initially recognize because he's so totally changed the tempo and tenor. It's one of his greatest talents. Saw him in Spanish Harlem, NY in 2008, awesome performance. VAN IS THE MAN!
@NuNegus14 жыл бұрын
@rudieblah I think that's a fantastic description of it. Country; blues; reggae; and Belfast Soul -- it's a brilliant hyprid.
@tobysloan799810 жыл бұрын
like this song
@mattmartyy13 жыл бұрын
Van The Man
@HDN195613 жыл бұрын
@DirtyDeck : That's John Platania, who worked with Van earlier in his career.
@mythtree13 жыл бұрын
good morning, afternoon, night, everything, everyone everywhere in the world...
@ronroberts12819 жыл бұрын
iF i DON'T SEE YOU THREW THE WEEK i'LL SEE YOU THREW THE WINDOW!
@Hewster12 жыл бұрын
It's Jelly Roll Morton, a Jazz musician and it's also the American name for a Swiss Roll which is a dessert. The song deliciously doesn't let on which Jelly Roll is being sang about but one assumes it's the muscian.
@PSherwood7812 жыл бұрын
I'm playing this loud the next time I drive down a country road @85mph with all the windows down. Gettin cold up here. #heatedseats
@bmackrea12 жыл бұрын
Disagreed with all the fast haters. Love the reggae vibe, and it really is an upbeat song at heart. Plus, you can go listen to the album if you want to hear it slower right? :P
@inatizzy213 жыл бұрын
@NuNegus U got that right for sure! Van soothes my soul!
@menosmalus13 жыл бұрын
Sublime. Good work, @emfoster71 Thanks!
@BLUESMANRONCHICAGO13 жыл бұрын
@jab3785 in reference to this song, he is referring to Jelly roll Morton and how the music stoned him when he first heard him, although it does have other references as well.
@Actorman8613 жыл бұрын
Love the bass player at 3:18. Rocking it out.
@malcolor14 жыл бұрын
and great latin jazzy guitar solo!
@txswinterry6513 жыл бұрын
Did the guitar player tour with Skip Taylor a few years back?
@BLUESMANRONCHICAGO13 жыл бұрын
@NuNegus Van has the unique talent to do many different versions of songs and make them all sound good. that is the mark of a true blues artist, to take the feeling at the moment and translate it to the song. I do that with several songs, however i feel at the time is the way i present it, i have done stormy monday blues many different ways and with many different styles on the vocals, but it came out as it did cause that's the way i felt at the moment
@MsVOICES113 жыл бұрын
LOVE!!!!!!
@roughra111111 жыл бұрын
Its great to be from Belfast
@warrenhargraves11 жыл бұрын
UNREAL
@sheilabarron55324 жыл бұрын
He may have rushed it ,but it still the sounds were Good GodBlessLovePeaceToAllNations