Gong, Steve Hillage, Henry Cow, Hatfield and the North, the Fugs, all that early hippie anarchist music is still sweet and powerful today. Love it. SH is a huge innovator.
I love how we were so fluffly an loved up in those days - first met Steve on a hillside at Stonehenge around '71 or '72 - everyone jammed and Hawkwind used to play all night long - and Steve, totally un-bread-head - undersold and under-rated except by the lucky ones who've listened, dreamed, believed... Love ya man, how rich the world because you are!...
Beautiful, just beautiful. The man's a genius. Period. I've watched gigs for the last 35 years, and this guy's (at Manchester in '76) was the best EVER.
Remember meeting Steve at a Gong gig. He took me back stage to meet my hero at the time, Chris Cutler. What a nice guy! Never forgotten that, nearly 45 years ago!
Oh man, totally cool Hillage clip at his best! I had the best time meeting him and charming galpal Miquette at a Utopia concert in 1977. We got up in the VIP section and they were very cordial, 2 great and LOVELY people. Steve always played out his heart for the fans and was sort of overshadowed by other hot players, unfortunately. His message was of peace, it's sad that more people here could not relate to him and his music. It would be a better world for sure! Thanks for the post!
Steve is one of the most underrated musicians around - i've seen many a guitarist try to emulate Steve's style in the studio and on stage.......his sound and style is unmistakable
Tristan Smyth The people who dig him are all that matters. The rest can go back to their strip malls, where values are king, and listen to the rubbish music that is churned out on a regular basis
This is a much loved clip, and takes me back further than I'd like to remember. I dug my vinyl out just before Christmas and Live Herald was one of the first back on the table!
I saw Hillage during this period. His brand of funk prog has never been bettered... maybe Neverland came close. 2.59 is when you enter heaven. It once brought me to tears. Love those slushy synths and the driving drums and bass. Classic.
Listening back, have to say - that drummer is the mst un-rock-steady I've ever heard - and testament to the skill, attunement and sheer virtuosity of the band members who manage to stay with him on his frenetic cascade through to the end of the song!!! Some pretty wild moments there! Also would like to point out that the recording was not up to today's standards. Many folk have no idea how much it's evolved - and that live performances were the hardest to record then. Fabulous gig that was!
Cette version améliore notablement l'original de Donovan... Le batteur est un peu "bourrin" mais efficace. Onsent quand même ses limites techniques sur la partie rapide du morceau... Steve a travaillé avec un batteur black au style plus "funk-jazz" dont je ne me souviens plus du nom. Se reporter au "Live Herald" sorti en 1977-78. Christian Boulé, à la rythmique assure un travail considérable et, toujours, ce son unique, à fleur de peau, de Steve. Merci pour cette vidéo!!
Like Peter Haycock one of the most underrated guitarists. This is fantastic but Steve's lead on the original studio version of this song is one of the best guitar solos of all time
At Glastonbury '79 i helped a man chop wood for his fire who said he was a drummer for Steve Hillage,it was outside his ti-pi,well he said it was his,I had no reason not to believe him and i would have helped chop him chop his fire wood whoever he was,Drummer for Mr Hillage or not.
If you look in the background during keyboard shots you can see a reel-to-reel tape deck! Antiques Road Show! This is the first album I ever listened to STONED. (1978)
I saw Steve in Chicago, Uptown Theater in early 1977. The guy was F***ing great! He was the warm up act for Electric Light Orchestra. Just an awesome concert.
If I remember right, Donovan liked the studio on L. Steve was a good guitarist for his time and the studio stuff is a trip. Donovan's original version was excellent. I remembah.
This is awesome. I have long searched for Hillage videos and finally got it! I was into his music nearly 30 years ago and have seen him play for the first time today. If I could show this to the me 30 years ago, he would faint in excitement.
This is from a Rockpalast television program in Germany. I had a copy of this entire performance at one point, no longer can locate it & I hope that it makes DVD some day.
Fantastic.This and 'It's All Too Much' brings back happy memories of the seventies.Apart from brilliant versions by Hillage, I was blown away at the time that he played these covers by two guys that deeply influenced my direction in life.Thanks Steve, Donovan and George. P.S Liked the Rhuthun connection below!
jimmythecreep - you have clearly received divine reveleation into the true identity of Hillage. We await your other Scriptures in awe and wonder - that you may speak of radio gnomes, electric camembert and flying teapots, and other wonders and mysteries too....
Saw Mr Hillage with band & Shakti Yoni at Leith town Hall in 197-something or other, an at Kelvin Hall with Royal Scottish national orchestra a coupla years before (doing "Tubular Bells" by Oldfield). If the Stones 197? at Wembley were the greatest band I ever saw (NO contest!) then Steve Hillage - Gong - Rory Gallagher - Sensational Alex Harvey Band & Incredible String Band were not far behind. GREAT guitarist. Nice guy
His most viewed video on YT. It's hard to believe how little known the fellow is. I was lucky enough to have some older hipsters introduce me to his music back in the eighties when I lived in England. I'd have probably never have heard of him otherwise. Always a good vibe from his music (-:
His solos on You got me to start using my pinky which wasn't necessary since I'd been 'Blues scale' only prior to that release in the 70s.LOL. Mr Hillside-Village keeps his pinky in the "have-a-cuppa" position relentlessly! No I dig the photo on the back of 'Fish Rising' framing the neglected phalanges...The DVD he released last year is so effin' cool-especially the interview that's tacked on the end. Mike Howlett looks beatific playing the old grooves and it was months before he would croakRIP
seen him do this live with the Scottish National Orchestra amazing, (he was guesting doing tubular bells) can' remember the year, had a good chat with Steve and his good lady.
Let me tell you this isn't even agood recording of this song,and it's still great. I have loved Hillage's work since the mid 70's, and it still is really amazing guitar wanking.
Before Punk happened, real musicianship and virtuosity was respected. Hillage is a musician’s musician. Those who are familiar with him put him up there with any guitar legend you’d care to name: Hendrix Vai, Van Halen, Page, Bonamassa, Emmanuel, whatever! Just watch those fingers!!!
I thought that was Colin! Amazing, and I always really loved Clive Bunker's playing on records like "Stand Up" and "Benefit." And who's that hot girl keyboardist? jeez louis!
Songs from my youth. Seen him play so many times over the years. Saw him play in a barn on worthy farm the night before the festival started sometime in the late seventies. Turned up on stage with Sham69 - reading78 too. :)
Yeah - Jaysus with the Roly Poly Man - what a combination! Love the way Jesus really feels those notes - and how they all take the song soooooo seriously! Christ! Lush solo at the end - and love Jesus' watch too...
Lol, I love it when 2.30 into the song, when it's freakin obvious what it is, a caption saying Hurdy Gurdy Man comes up on screen! hahahaha :) I'm going to get my vinyl back out.
steve hillage is still one of my favs melodic, seaching,so well ochastated it can be over welming. I only wish peaple could take from this and continue on.
one of the most original artists EVER! heard him all my life,first time ive seen him though.people are right,he is does lool like jesus with a guitar but i think hes GOD with a guitar!!!
wow. to be honest i first heard this song because of the cover "neil" from the young ones. i like this. i love them on keyboards. i really wish i had a mini moog and all those old keyboards they were fantastic! i could go for a real rick wakeman set up XD Sadly i missed the whole era or all this creativiy (im 19) DAMN! xD
Funny I dug out "L" the other day. Not heard it for years. Takes me back to seeing our Steve at the Palace Manchester on this tour and then about 6 times after that. Always great. I just think that L was a bit Todd Rundgren - like all things Todd if he produces,it always sounds like Utopia - well they were the backing band for that album. I think I still have Leylines To Glassdom which was on the seat in the theatre on the Motivation Radio tour - or it may have been Green? Anyone confirm that?
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Just one of the greatest British guitarists ever.
Gong, Steve Hillage, Henry Cow, Hatfield and the North, the Fugs, all that early hippie anarchist music is still sweet and powerful today. Love it. SH is a huge innovator.
I love how we were so fluffly an loved up in those days - first met Steve on a hillside at Stonehenge around '71 or '72 - everyone jammed and Hawkwind used to play all night long - and Steve, totally un-bread-head - undersold and under-rated except by the lucky ones who've listened, dreamed, believed... Love ya man, how rich the world because you are!...
The guitar solo is mainlining straight from heaven... :-)))))))))))
Beautiful, just beautiful. The man's a genius. Period. I've watched gigs for the last 35 years, and this guy's (at Manchester in '76) was the best EVER.
Remember meeting Steve at a Gong gig. He took me back stage to meet my hero at the time, Chris Cutler. What a nice guy! Never forgotten that, nearly 45 years ago!
Oh man, totally cool Hillage clip at his best! I had the best time meeting him and charming galpal Miquette at a Utopia concert in 1977. We got up in the VIP section and they were very cordial, 2 great and LOVELY people. Steve always played out his heart for the fans and was sort of overshadowed by other hot players, unfortunately. His message was of peace, it's sad that more people here could not relate to him and his music. It would be a better world for sure!
Thanks for the post!
i was born in 95, but one can see those were some weird, different times! :)
LONG LIVE PROG ROCK!!!
This is not prog rock😎Great track
Jesus with an electric guitar - sweet! :-) Ah, miss those days when life was so much hipper and happier!
Bloody hell, that's nice. Living the dream I lived in the 60s 70s!!
Steve is one of the most underrated musicians around - i've seen many a guitarist try to emulate Steve's style in the studio and on stage.......his sound and style is unmistakable
Tristan Smyth no he isn't. His fans (the only ones that matter) know he is the greatest.
@@pressureworks That's my point, Steve deserves more accolades not just from his fan base.
Tristan Smyth The people who dig him are all that matters. The rest can go back to their strip malls, where values are king, and listen to the rubbish music that is churned out on a regular basis
This is a much loved clip, and takes me back further than I'd like to remember. I dug my vinyl out just before Christmas and Live Herald was one of the first back on the table!
I saw Hillage during this period. His brand of funk prog has never been bettered... maybe Neverland came close. 2.59 is when you enter heaven. It once brought me to tears. Love those slushy synths and the driving drums and bass. Classic.
Listening back, have to say - that drummer is the mst un-rock-steady I've ever heard - and testament to the skill, attunement and sheer virtuosity of the band members who manage to stay with him on his frenetic cascade through to the end of the song!!! Some pretty wild moments there!
Also would like to point out that the recording was not up to today's standards. Many folk have no idea how much it's evolved - and that live performances were the hardest to record then. Fabulous gig that was!
I saw Steve Hillage in Paris in 1976 and it was awesome! This really brings back memories!
Steve used to play at the outdoor music festivals in France when I lived there in the 1970s. Some great times!
I can't believe i'm hearing this for the first time.
This is so awesome.
I feel high just listening to this again.
And I feel like listening to it again...high.
Cette version améliore notablement l'original de Donovan... Le batteur est un peu "bourrin" mais efficace. Onsent quand même ses limites techniques sur la partie rapide du morceau... Steve a travaillé avec un batteur black au style plus "funk-jazz" dont je ne me souviens plus du nom. Se reporter au "Live Herald" sorti en 1977-78. Christian Boulé, à la rythmique assure un travail considérable et, toujours, ce son unique, à fleur de peau, de Steve. Merci pour cette vidéo!!
how can you not love this solo????
Like Peter Haycock one of the most underrated guitarists. This is fantastic but Steve's lead on the original studio version of this song is one of the best guitar solos of all time
I fully agree
Superb guitar chorus, Hendrix level ...
At Glastonbury '79 i helped a man chop wood for his fire who said he was a drummer for Steve Hillage,it was outside his ti-pi,well he said it was his,I had no reason not to believe him and i would have helped chop him chop his fire wood whoever he was,Drummer for Mr Hillage or not.
The drummer here is Mr Clive Bunker former founding member of Jethro Tull
Genius all the way and still rocking with the babies of the rave scenes (me)
Mr. Hillage is a fantastic musician!
Steve is amazing there's just no doubt about it...
Dude! Hillage! sweeet!
I liked his stuff in Gong!
Always loved Steve's guitar playing! Hope to see him next week in Glastonbury, playing Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells on 30th June!
I knew it! I knew it!. Jesus played a Gibson Les Paul. All those pictures of him playing a Fender Strat are of the devil.
+Al Kroboth lmao my thoughts exactly
vade retro satanas.Fender is the key of the garden of Eden
Music magic.You made a joke two years ago and I laugh today in Argentina
Don't you blaspheme!
@@mikejaz2 lol if only all guitarists were steve hilllage :)
wow this is just great ... can't find the words. this guy rocks so hard!
If you look in the background during keyboard shots you can see a reel-to-reel tape deck!
Antiques Road Show!
This is the first album I ever listened to STONED. (1978)
Fantastic memories of the late 70's. Superb thanks for posting.
I saw Steve in Chicago, Uptown Theater in early 1977. The guy was F***ing great! He was the warm up act for Electric Light Orchestra. Just an awesome concert.
If I remember right, Donovan liked the studio on L. Steve was a good guitarist for his time and the studio stuff is a trip. Donovan's original version was excellent. I remembah.
Good to see this again
This is awesome. I have long searched for Hillage videos and finally got it! I was into his music nearly 30 years ago and have seen him play for the first time today. If I could show this to the me 30 years ago, he would faint in excitement.
This is from a Rockpalast television program in Germany. I had a copy of this entire performance at one point, no longer can locate it & I hope that it makes DVD some day.
Excellent!!!
Brilliant - and your evident pleasure was a pleasure to watch
Loved him back in the day. I probably have an album of his in the loft somewhere, God in a Wooly Hat.
Very cool! I'd never even heard of this guy.
I must smile when i see Jesus plays the solo :)
Freue mich tierisch, diesen Mann am 11.10.2009 in Oldenburg live zu sehen!!! Absolut tolle Rockmusik!!
Fantastic.This and 'It's All Too Much' brings back happy memories of the seventies.Apart from brilliant versions by Hillage, I was blown away at the time that he played these covers by two guys that deeply influenced my direction in life.Thanks Steve, Donovan and George.
P.S Liked the Rhuthun connection below!
Steve & Miquette Giraudy great combination....just chill & enjoy
jimmythecreep - you have clearly received divine reveleation into the true identity of Hillage. We await your other Scriptures in awe and wonder - that you may speak of radio gnomes, electric camembert and flying teapots, and other wonders and mysteries too....
Psychedelic music is best! Hillage is a great contributor of Psychedelia.
Love it. Brings back so many memories.
hurdy gurdy man ,is a trippy song to begin .but steve takes
it through another door,
brubeck_108 what do you mean? This sounds god awful
@@Mediocre_Magus we listening to the same track bruh???
Saw Mr Hillage with band & Shakti Yoni at Leith town Hall in 197-something or other, an at Kelvin Hall with Royal Scottish national orchestra a coupla years before (doing "Tubular Bells" by Oldfield).
If the Stones 197? at Wembley were the greatest band I ever saw (NO contest!) then Steve Hillage - Gong - Rory Gallagher - Sensational Alex Harvey Band & Incredible String Band were not far behind.
GREAT guitarist.
Nice guy
Wow Steve Hillage!!! This is amazing....
His most viewed video on YT. It's hard to believe how little known the fellow is. I was lucky enough to have some older hipsters introduce me to his music back in the eighties when I lived in England. I'd have probably never have heard of him otherwise. Always a good vibe from his music (-:
Saw him live a couple of times in the 70's... Just brilliant to experience...
Back in the day... wow.. brilliant...
crickey, I haven't heard this for about 48 years!
His solos on You got me to start using my pinky which wasn't necessary since I'd been 'Blues scale' only prior to that release in the 70s.LOL.
Mr Hillside-Village keeps his pinky in the "have-a-cuppa" position relentlessly! No I dig the photo on the back of 'Fish Rising' framing the neglected phalanges...The DVD he released last year is so effin' cool-especially the interview that's tacked on the end. Mike Howlett looks beatific playing the old grooves and it was months before he would croakRIP
seen him do this live with the Scottish National Orchestra amazing, (he was guesting doing tubular bells) can' remember the year, had a good chat with Steve and his good lady.
he blew me away in manchester'77...still worked now!!!...great to see
So many heart players. Drums, Synth sounding out, base snuck in perfectly
Let me tell you this isn't even agood recording of this song,and it's still great.
I have loved Hillage's work since the mid 70's, and it still is really amazing guitar wanking.
It was in Essen called "Grugahalle" - a greatfull "Rockpalast- Night"
what an artist
Before Punk happened, real musicianship and virtuosity was respected. Hillage is a musician’s musician. Those who are familiar with him put him up there with any guitar legend you’d care to name: Hendrix Vai, Van Halen, Page, Bonamassa, Emmanuel, whatever! Just watch those fingers!!!
I thought that was Colin! Amazing, and I always really loved Clive Bunker's playing on records like "Stand Up" and "Benefit."
And who's that hot girl keyboardist? jeez louis!
miquette giraudy
I had one of his albums, man Gotta find it.
It was green(the LP) and had a fish on th ecover
Excellent guitar!
Songs from my youth. Seen him play so many times over the years.
Saw him play in a barn on worthy farm the night before the festival started sometime in the late seventies.
Turned up on stage with Sham69 - reading78 too. :)
Fantastic
Just got into steve hillages solo work; and im damn glad i did
Im going to see him live in november, Can't wait ^^
Yeah - Jaysus with the Roly Poly Man - what a combination! Love the way Jesus really feels those notes - and how they all take the song soooooo seriously! Christ! Lush solo at the end - and love Jesus' watch too...
The ultimate spaced out hippy.
Lol, I love it when 2.30 into the song, when it's freakin obvious what it is, a caption saying Hurdy Gurdy Man comes up on screen! hahahaha :) I'm going to get my vinyl back out.
this is why i love the 70s ! superb guitarist :)
love it
steve hillage is still one of my favs
melodic, seaching,so well ochastated it can be over welming. I only wish peaple could take from this and continue on.
@mfactor88 It's Clive Bunker (ex Jethro Tull drummer) on drums...
the one with the fish on the front is "Fish Rising" an earlier album than "green". Hillage rocks and will rock me to my grave.
great version. love this.
Brilliant player,saw him at The Kursaal in Southend on sea Essex,and as one of the supporting artists to Queen in Hyde Park !!!
one of the most original artists EVER! heard him all my life,first time ive seen him though.people are right,he is does lool like jesus with a guitar but i think hes GOD with a guitar!!!
Last two minutes of that is some fucking awesome guitar playing....
Pure nostalgia... reminds me of who i used to be if i had hair i would grow it again :-)
Buy the DVD. You get the CD as well. Steve, you're still up there with the greats!
That'll be Miquette Giraudy.
Steve took that song one step ahead~!
super...
saw them with gong in amsterdam
hillage usualy goes with an euphoric laugh spreading till way beyond of his ears
wow. to be honest i first heard this song because of the cover "neil" from the young ones. i like this. i love them on keyboards. i really wish i had a mini moog and all those old keyboards they were fantastic! i could go for a real rick wakeman set up XD
Sadly i missed the whole era or all this creativiy (im 19) DAMN! xD
Great playing! he´s got the late '60s Peter Green look! cool
Saw him at the kursaal in southend,and with queen at the hyde park festival they headlined around 76
I have always loved Steve's touch
Donavan would be proud
Oh heck yeah.
Hey, I assumed that's what you meant :) Listening to the rest of your songs now - many thanks
Orc on drums indeed! I think you'll find that's the great Clive Bunker. No self-respecting orc would be called "Clive".
Funny I dug out "L" the other day. Not heard it for years. Takes me back to seeing our Steve at the Palace Manchester on this tour and then about 6 times after that. Always great. I just think that L was a bit Todd Rundgren - like all things Todd if he produces,it always sounds like Utopia - well they were the backing band for that album. I think I still have Leylines To Glassdom which was on the seat in the theatre on the Motivation Radio tour - or it may have been Green? Anyone confirm that?
j'ai vu la chance de voir steve hillage au Palais d'Hiver à Lyon qui a été détruit depuis
concert mémorable
"Captured somewhere in germany"
sounds like your talking about bigfoot, or something
nice rendition...loved the intro
@Biggins363 yes he does, you would be amazed watching him live is a major treat.
awsome to catch the times back : 77 !!
77 when the Pistols and the Clash where exploding the roots rock's lights in a raw power way
magnificent!