Unfairly forgotten band, they were German but sounded like the very best American AOR bands. Great sense of melody, fantastic rhythm section and superb keyboard
One of my favourite albums in the 70´s. Saw them live 1976 in Ludwigshafen, Germany as opening act of Wishbone Ash. My first concert when I was 15 years old.
I heard this song for the first time in the '76 to '77 time-frame. It was in the early fall. I was just starting high-school in Alabama. Yes, Boston / Kansas / Styx / Heart / LRB / Chicago were among the mainstays of that time, but this song floored me. 1/3 of a century later, and I still feel young when I hear it. Though "Key" did "place" on the charts, too bad it didn't take off. They certainly gave it a go. Glad to see that Lake still has their RIGHTEOUS following, here on TH-cam.
My very first concert, by a professional band.....In Villingen-Schwenningen "Messehalle B". My uncle had to drive us there. I won the ticket on the radio "SWF3"..... Wonderful memories!
The definite band from Germany. At the time they did their first 2 albums we were going crazy as it was 100% what we loved. Covering LAKE songs by the dozen :-) Even taking miserable live recordings from the radio. Ah, those times!
They fell under my radar until I found one of those seventies records at a market, remember when you bought albums because the artwork somekindaways talked to you. Recently a friend of mine went into the virtual world and replaced all of his vinyls to me. And among 240 lp's there were 4 more Lake ones, 77 to 81. Killer sound and music although his records have to go to the bathroom.
This is off of Lake's self titled debut album. You can get it at Barnes and Noble. It's available with their 3rd album, Paradise Island as a double CD.
Joohoo! Habe auch fast alle auf Vinyl auf Flohmärkten zusammengesammelt. LAKE ist "The Best German" werde die Platten niemals verscheuern! Dieses Lied birgt soviele Erinnerungen! und Time Bomb. Ich hatte das Glück, James Hopkins kurz vor seinem Tod im Pumpwerk in WHV live erleben zu dürfen (ist lange her...)! Gruss aus Friesland
Da werden alte Erinnerungen wach. Das war mein erstes Live-Konzert, da war ich 13 und mein alter Herr hat mich hingefahren und wieder abgeholt und die Otto-Berndt-Halle hat nachdem Gig ausgeshen wie Sau.......So eine Musik gibt´s heute nicht mehr
Moinsen aus dem Raum Kiel! Ich glücklicher hab alle Lake Scheiben von damals noch auf Vinyl... Die Platten laufen immer noch auf der Anlage von damals! Gut dass ich die Sachen nie weg gegeben habe :-) LG aus dem Norden
Pouco conhecida aqui no BRASIL...Acho fantástica , musicas maravilhosas ..Comprei este LP em uma loja que só vendia LP importados....Não tenho conhecimento de outros discos dessa Banda.
Tanx to a facebookgroup I found this song again after 35 years (!). I just remembered the name of the band; Lake. Really grateful to the person who helped me to find it again:)
@Bremer62 Neee...leider nicht..ich Vollldepp hab´meine ganzen Platten, zusammen mit meinem guten, alten Thorens Plattenspieler, an einen Koreaner verkauft, der mit Sicherheit nicht weiß, was er da für Schätzchen erstanden hat. Allerdings bin ich ich mit der "Greatest Hits"-CD, wo alles Wichtige drauf ist sehr zufrieden :-)
I first heard these guys in my drummers garage after we got done rehearsing. Right away I knew I had a lot of practicing to do. Does anyone know which album this originally came off of? There were a ton of great tunes including "Time Bomb" on it and I cannot find it anywhere.
I found a cassette player in my attic, (I’m 13) end. It has a lake, cassette thingy, and it has this as the first song, but the saying, sounds distorted, how to fix.
@MrBruno0564 Moin,Tja mir gings besser war damals ne CD verweigerer.Fand Vinyl schon immer besser,aber wer Platten verleiht und nicht wiederbekommt hat selber schuld ich Depp.Dadurch ging eine Freundschaft in die Brüche.Eigentlich schade aber Shit Happens.Wünsch dir ne sonniges Wochenende
Unfairly forgotten band, they were German but sounded like the very best American AOR bands. Great sense of melody, fantastic rhythm section and superb keyboard
Oh my gosh! I thought I was the only man in Michigan that
Love's this awesome band
This song helped me get through my adolescence.
Still love this whole album - and this is one of the best on it.
Phenomenal group..............love Lake and all their songs
One of my favourite albums in the 70´s. Saw them live 1976 in Ludwigshafen, Germany as opening act of Wishbone Ash. My first concert when I was 15 years old.
79 in Rheine, Westf.
Super !! Einer der besten deutschen Bands !!
I heard this song for the first time in the '76 to '77 time-frame. It was in the early fall. I was just starting high-school in Alabama. Yes, Boston / Kansas / Styx / Heart / LRB / Chicago were among the mainstays of that time, but this song floored me.
1/3 of a century later, and I still feel young when I hear it.
Though "Key" did "place" on the charts, too bad it didn't take off. They certainly gave it a go. Glad to see that Lake still has their RIGHTEOUS following, here on TH-cam.
My very first concert, by a professional band.....In Villingen-Schwenningen "Messehalle B". My uncle had to drive us there. I won the ticket on the radio "SWF3"..... Wonderful memories!
This is a great band, including live. Lots of first rate songs. A handful, including this one, as good as I have ever heard.
The definite band from Germany. At the time they did their first 2 albums we were going crazy as it was 100% what we loved. Covering LAKE songs by the dozen :-) Even taking miserable live recordings from the radio. Ah, those times!
oh my gosh thought I was the only Lake fan in America Michigan girls LOVE Lake! Thanks for sharing!
DIfreighter watcher your not sweet heart i was list n to them years ago an am rite now
Hello American Lady,your not the only one!!!My Wife and I like them too. Graet Music.So your not alone.
they do not make music like this anymore
Yes we Michigan girls do! They were awesome, but underrated in the States,sadly.
Love to all the Lakers❤
This is great music that I always seem to find again after I had forgotten.
Great talent. Underappreciated.
Still one of my favourite bands!
one of my favorit rock groups in the seventies
Wow, great memories of this band from my discovery of them as a teen - solid, creative, polished...
As The years gather , the words become more powerful
🎉❤ still my favorite
Timeless❤❤❤❤
Very sentimental ❤
They fell under my radar until I found one of those seventies records at a market, remember when you bought albums because the artwork somekindaways talked to you. Recently a friend of mine went into the virtual world and replaced all of his vinyls to me. And among 240 lp's there were 4 more Lake ones, 77 to 81. Killer sound and music although his records have to go to the bathroom.
This is off of Lake's self titled debut album. You can get it at Barnes and Noble. It's available with their 3rd album, Paradise Island as a double CD.
Lake is my fav
They played St. Louis in 1977 at the KSHE-95 10th Birthday Party. Lined up: Lake, Prism, and Robin Trower as headliner. I was there too!
Joohoo!
Habe auch fast alle auf Vinyl auf Flohmärkten zusammengesammelt. LAKE ist "The Best German" werde die Platten niemals verscheuern! Dieses Lied birgt soviele Erinnerungen!
und Time Bomb.
Ich hatte das Glück, James Hopkins kurz vor seinem Tod im Pumpwerk in WHV live erleben zu dürfen (ist lange her...)!
Gruss aus Friesland
Da werden alte Erinnerungen wach. Das war mein erstes Live-Konzert, da war ich 13 und mein alter Herr hat mich hingefahren und wieder abgeholt und die Otto-Berndt-Halle hat nachdem Gig ausgeshen wie Sau.......So eine Musik gibt´s heute nicht mehr
In Darmstadt?
@@georgehunter1812 Ja
@@MrBruno0564 ach Gott.. den Song habe ich immer in der Krone gehört
@@georgehunter1812 Da bin ich um diese Zeit immer mit dem gefälschten Schülerausweis mittags zur Teenie-Time rein
This band was unbelievably good ... this song and time bomb. I love the vocals
Awesome album! Amazing group ;)
Moinsen aus dem Raum Kiel!
Ich glücklicher hab alle Lake Scheiben von damals noch auf Vinyl... Die Platten laufen immer noch auf der Anlage von damals! Gut dass ich die Sachen nie weg gegeben habe :-) LG aus dem Norden
heard this again on KSHE sunday, it has been 40 years since i v heard this,brings back memories
I remember the song "Time Bomb" they did back then.....
First heard these guys in Alaska in the late 70's early 80's, Good memories
aka "Mad Dad" Commenting in the year 2022, As a DJ for many, many
years, this band did not receive the recognition they deserved here in
the U.S.
Pouco conhecida aqui no BRASIL...Acho fantástica , musicas maravilhosas ..Comprei este LP em uma loja que só vendia LP importados....Não tenho conhecimento de outros discos dessa Banda.
Simply excellent. ....Rommel
What about Rommel???Are you crazy???
This brings back memories...
Brings back memories of 1978 for me! I have been waiting forever for someone to post them here - thanks for doing so! These guys are talented!
I’m a lifelong St.Louisan who remembers when this and Lake’s other tracks got played a lot on KSHE-95!👍
Whoever gave me 👍-thanks! KSHE was the only STL station that played Lake songs & they really supported them! 1 of the best progrock bands!!!
Sunday morning, st.louis KSHE 95 classics..Killer..
Kevin Hanlon I 2nd that! KSHE95-STILL The Best!No ifs ands buts OR maybes!!!
@To the point. I 2nd that! Long live Sweetmeat and KSHE-95! 🤘 Rock on!!!
Just got back from being stationed in Germany for 2 years!! July 76!! Lake & K-she 95!! 👍😀❤️🇩🇪🇺🇸🍻⚾🏒
Wat ´n geiles Stück !!! See the people run ...... !!!!!!!!!!!! Einfach G E I L !!!!!!!
Wie ALLES von LAKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RIP , Scotsman
Ne deutsche Band........grandios!!!
Had their first album on 8-track. Used blast it in my car though a set of mindblower speakers. Fantastic group.
Thanks for posting this, lost my CD collection and really missed this, my favorite Lake track.
einer der BESTEN Lake-Songs!!!
DANKE fürs Einstellen :-)
Und auf einem LP-Cover ist
schon die Flut von NRW und Rhein-Land-Pfalz abgebildet.
Alex Conti bester deutscher Guitarist. Hab auch alle LP'S aufgehoben, jetzt freut sich meine Tochter,
Hallo? Auch wieder son toller Song! Mehr davon! Bassvolker
So awesome, So many memories....
Under- appreciated lost classic !
Been a solid fan since 1977
Still sounds fresh after such a long time too!
what great sound !!!
Awesome!!! A friend put me on these guys and right away loved it!
Tanx to a facebookgroup I found this song again after 35 years (!). I just remembered the name of the band; Lake. Really grateful to the person who helped me to find it again:)
I have this album somewhere 🤔
revisited it when this guy i work with gave me the album, i had all of them when i was a kid. forgot how good this stuff was..
My favorit song since Young
I really like this song. Thanks, miraculeux2006!
J'aime bien ce groupe allemand, ils sont très bon, seul pas connu ici au Brèsil.......Bons musiens avec un rock demi-progressive bien agreable
Erinnert mich an meine große Liebe Christa!!! Lange her, aber unvergessen!!! U.
Seen Lake in 1977 STL. , MO
Brad Wallace, I was there also
i wish I was there
Ich durfte diese geniale Band in den End 70ern in der Originalbesetzumg im Zirkus Krone erleben
Und Ich kurz vor dem tragischen Ende von meinem Lieblings-Schotten im Pumpwerk in Wilhelmshaven .............. RIP !
Ralf Gärtner
Und ich stand ein paar Jahre später mit James Hopkins Harrison und Dieter Ahrendt am Tresen im Alabama zu München
1979. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
I have this album
Nice!
Info: Otto Waalkes spielte nur auf einem Stück: Album 3, Lake-Paradise Island 1979 Song: Into the Night !!
i have this vinyl!
Saw Lake along with Nektar & City Boy in Cleveland, OH (1977 or 1978)
Epic tom-fills!
Thank goodness KSHE 95 play them on the classics
@Bremer62 Neee...leider nicht..ich Vollldepp hab´meine ganzen Platten, zusammen mit meinem guten, alten Thorens Plattenspieler, an einen Koreaner verkauft, der mit Sicherheit nicht weiß, was er da für Schätzchen erstanden hat. Allerdings bin ich ich mit der "Greatest Hits"-CD, wo alles Wichtige drauf ist sehr zufrieden :-)
Thanks MADLIB
thats fact, as you say, about german bands.
You should hear ELOY- colours, Triumphirat- Spartacus, Haindling- Depp Du, Krachmusikoff....
LOG G.
Lake was not a German/American Group, but a German/Scottish group
Echte Rarität!Bekommt man später viel für die Platten!
Hab´ fast alle ...Jooo ....Und werde die VERERBEN !!!!!!!
Thank You :) QC
I used to listen to the shit out of this.
I first heard these guys in my drummers garage after we got done rehearsing. Right away I knew I had a lot of practicing to do. Does anyone know which album this originally came off of? There were a ton of great tunes including "Time Bomb" on it and I cannot find it anywhere.
Moin aus Bremen, sag mal hast du die Live von Lake falls ja bitte reinstellen
I found a cassette player in my attic, (I’m 13) end. It has a lake, cassette thingy, and it has this as the first song, but the saying, sounds distorted, how to fix.
muito bom
Can you get this on CD?
Peachy Moore liked this
Does anybody know what this song is about? Is it about death?
@MrBruno0564 Moin aus Bremen,mußdir voll zustimmen Hast noch Vinyl von Lake?
By the Way...............a German Band!!!!
Excuse me , I'f Uploaded another Song of Lake, By
Lyrics?
Va Lake har varit bra tidlöst?
Like their stuff, but is this a christian rock band? They have that one "Jesus Came Down" song.
@MrBruno0564 Moin,Tja mir gings besser war damals ne CD verweigerer.Fand Vinyl schon immer besser,aber wer Platten verleiht und nicht wiederbekommt hat selber schuld ich Depp.Dadurch ging eine Freundschaft in die Brüche.Eigentlich schade aber Shit Happens.Wünsch dir ne sonniges Wochenende
Wow c'est gros ca.