Dixie Dregs live at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Jul 1978. Steve Morse: guitar, Andy West: Bass, Rod Morgenstein: drums, Mark Parrish: keyboards, Allen Sloan: violin
Steve Morse´s guitarsolo in this song is John Petrucci´s favorite solo and also one of his main influences when it comes to speedpicking Hard to believe but true
Wow, in 1977, I was privileged to interview the band, including, Twiggs Lyndon, their road manager, and the Allman Brothers band's road manager too! Steve, Andy, Rod, Allen, all super guys. We all had beer during the interview, at Stony Brook University. Afterwards, Twiggs took me and my friend/photographer Bob Towler, into his van for a special treat! Twiggs had "Duane Allman's" 1959 Cherry sunburst Les Paul! He actually let me play it for a good 10 minutes! I havn't been the same since! :^)
My band opened for the DD in 1977 in a small club near Macon Ga. I was so intimidated to get up there and play with them standing in the back of the audience. This was right after "Freefall" came out and they were really still a southern phenomena. Freefall is still my favorite tune of theirs.
It's amazing to watch Steve FLY on that fret bar like he does, let alone hear the magic he is capable of! And then there is Alan Sloan.. OMG what he plays on that fiddle/violin is astounding! All Of these musicians are Top Shelf, cream of the crop!!
Omair Sheikh Exactly !! I mean, Blackmore is great, but whatever his fans would say, Steve is much more innovative, even in Deep Purple, but people get blinded by big names.
Elías Baez Tabe Lol, no one can surpass the legendary Blackmore. He has created a lot of rock anthems and made history with two bands (Deep Purple and Rainbow). Sadly, Steve Morse didn't.
@@SteveKaynan Steve graduated from U of Miami he played with the Jazz Ensemble group at UM while I was there. In fact, this entire band formed at the U of Miami school of Music.
My older brother brought this home and played it for me when I was 17. steve Morse became my fave guitarist/composer for the next 10 years. If you type my name (Michael Gregory) into TH-cam, you can see my version of this tune, done in tribute. My band opened for Steve & the Dregs on several occasions. Always an honor and a joy.
I listened to these guys in the late 70's when I lived near Macon, GA. They were fairly popular, but radio airplay was limited to songs like "Take it Off the Top." It's great to see such great musicianship!
you can hear how precise Steve Morse is he plays with no distortion so it comes out clean and clear players use to play fast only with distortion so that when the mess up a bit it isn't heard
Steve Morse beats all the other great tele-slingers, live, for all to see and hear. Tone, Taste, and Timing, it's all there. One of the best guitar performances ever recorded... Incredible.
I've been a Dregs fan for three decades, have listened to this tune for almost as long on Night of the Living Dregs, had pictured what it would have been like to see this live and now to see it...I don't know what to say, it's like a miracle. Never thought it would happen :) Thanks so much for posting!
This is the best medicine if you've had a bad day this brings an instant smile. Amazing! Steve morse is an insane guitarist. Every time I watch this I just wait for that violin to catch on fire :D
There was colour TV back in 1978, but black and white TVs were still available. Tuning in to this must have inspired a lot of kids to pick up a guitar.
I got the pleasure of seeing these boys that year. Changed the way I've thought about music from that moment on. This is still one of my favorite live songs
It seemed like an endless solo, perfectly done, I don't think there was a note that wasn't meant to be played, incredibly accurate, clean, fast, and oh so tasty.!! Was amazing to hear this, let alone SEE it!! Good GAWD!!
This is much more hadbanging song than most punk or metal songs today (which I preffer usualy). Not to mention instrumental viruosity, which is not only stupid speed scales and arpeggios up and down, but has dynamics and color. Together it hass balls like hell!!!
Morse has always had such a unique, very cool combination of pick-ups and the variation between them.. I see the synth he used to trigger, old style, back then! I never thought I would get to "SEE" this song be played, that I first heard when I bought Night of the Living Dregs back in about '78. Then I was hooked... Then I got their album 'What If' ... ....An amzing album, my opinion, their best..
@metamorphosis67 I am glad that the music of DP can still be performed! I went to a concert two months ago. And yes, Jon Lord isn't there and Ritchie isn't there, but at least their music survives!
Had the good fortune of listening to Steve, Andy, Rod, T., & Allen several times in the '70's, incl once at Stewart Theater at NCSU (great acoustcs). Owned 6 of their Lp's, incl DDL's 1/2 sp re-issue of "Dregs of the Earth". Listened to some of Steve's "solo" Lp's on my friend's Linn. These guys are amazing!
That is fantastic older footage of a dynamic band. Believe me there were very many young axe slingers picking up on Steve Morse's technique and style and he was a profound influence on many future speed and thrash metal guitar players. He was a legend in the hard rock metal community before he joined Deep Purple.
@sbbytor I miss them, too. I'm so glad that this is posted here in good quality. And as jc129543 says, it really doesn't get any better than this for musicians and music lovers. I'm also happy that they put the Dixie back in the Dixie Dregs!
bought al their albums, cassettes, CDs and mp3's. Steve mentioned he was pretty senstive about illicit recordings in 1981. Now I see all these great shows again! Where's the "Great Spectacular" from Dregs of the Earth? Can't find it anywhere...it the best. I graduated in 77 and they were only known to musicians in San Diego.
Stunning! The Dregs have long been a favorite of mine... but I never saw them in performance live OR on video! This is just wonderful. Thanks for posting it for us all to enjoy.
@Bundy1 That is actually a Telecaster Delux. I bought one in '74 only mine had a maple neck. I sold it in '82 and am still kicking myself for it. I think they only made them for a few years. He has a humbucking (or two) and a single coil strat pickup. Mine had two humbuckings, one had a splitter so I could get a great strat sound too. What a fool I was to sell it. Ugh.
michael angelo and the most shereders only play patterns, sweep, down and upstrokes. this guy can play chicken picking, incredible melodic control, real speed picking, beautyful bending, high speed, clean like a brand ferrari, modes, great taste. very artistic. please mr. morse, leave the purple! i need you in this styles...
what if is really an excellent album, each song is so good that i can't pick my favorite; in fact, it changes all the time, one day my favorite is travel tunes, next day take it to the top, then ice cakes, etc
Saw these guys at the Philly Zoo in June of 82 opening for the Hooters. We left after they went off knowing full well there was nothing left to see. Killer show.
Panic!! Sometimes it even seems Steve is finger pickin' a 5 string banjo. I agree he's one of top notch alternate picking masters around. Awsome. Thanks
Before this i was only familiar with Steve Morse in the context of Deep Purple, but this gives me a new appreciation for him. (and since i'm a die-hard Blackmore fan, he had to work for my appreciation!)
Long time Morse fan and I only just now discover where the breakdown part to this song came from: Drifters Polka-Roy Clark. I probably saw this on Hee Haw at one time as a youngster in the early 70's.
@DebrisHut - No, it's not a telly deluxe, though the neck might fool a lot of people. It's Steve's famous Frankenstein telecaster that he put together himself. Telly body, Strat neck, Gibson 335 humbucker at the neck, Synth pickup at the bridge, and a twelve string trapeze style tailpiece. Definitely an interesting guitar
Steve Morse´s guitarsolo in this song is John Petrucci´s favorite solo and also one of his main influences when it comes to speedpicking
Hard to believe but true
I am proud to say I went to middle school with Steve in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
The precision during Steve's solo is insane
The lick Steve does at 4:24 in this just blow me outta my sneakers, good gawd. And yes, Steve is razor sharp, ALL of these guys are.
Absolutely, 01:50 is just mind blowing!!!
@@iblockpuncheswithmyface1490 Those are the riffs he's acclaimed for. That cross picking riff is absolutely insane.
Good
God
Not only Steve's precision, and everyone else's precision, but that they all play so precisely TOGETHER, and with such nonchalance.
Wow, in 1977, I was privileged to interview the band, including, Twiggs Lyndon, their road manager, and the Allman Brothers band's road manager too! Steve, Andy, Rod, Allen, all super guys. We all had beer during the interview, at Stony Brook University. Afterwards, Twiggs took me and my friend/photographer Bob Towler, into his van for a special treat! Twiggs had "Duane Allman's" 1959 Cherry sunburst Les Paul! He actually let me play it for a good 10 minutes! I havn't been the same since! :^)
Steve was on it so hard in this period if time way before tendonitis
Yeah . the arm. But the brain still works. His songwriting has always been the thing for me.
The Best Guitarist - Composer on this Planet !!! Morse is King !!!
Word.
Absolutely - Hereafter and Old World prove it.
The last man standing after Beck
Morse was such a beast at young age, amazing guitar player
My band opened for the DD in 1977 in a small club near Macon Ga. I was so intimidated to get up there and play with them standing in the back of the audience.
This was right after "Freefall" came out and they were really still a southern phenomena. Freefall is still my favorite tune of theirs.
I saw them at Suny Albany mayfest in ‘81. One of the greatest shows i’ve ever seen.
Loco me estaba hundiendo hace un rato no más... y esto me está salvando la vida
What is truly amazing is that these guys were all in their early 20's when this video was made.
HOLY CRAP, Morses interpretation is amazing, I never saw any guitar player do the picking like this, STEVE MORSE FOREVER
It's amazing to watch Steve FLY on that fret bar like he does, let alone hear the magic he is capable of! And then there is Alan Sloan..
OMG what he plays on that fiddle/violin is astounding! All Of these musicians are Top Shelf, cream of the crop!!
Awsome and beautiful play 😢
If only Deep Purple fans knew ...
+Elías Baez Tabe Agreed hard. I thought getting into DP would cause fans to check his older material, sadly it still goes under the radar.
Omair Sheikh Exactly !! I mean, Blackmore is great, but whatever his fans would say, Steve is much more innovative, even in Deep Purple, but people get blinded by big names.
The Dixie Dregs has Steve Morse' best music for me
Deep Purple fans know and appreciate it. Always and only top players in that band. This video is anyway one of my favourite things from Mr. Morse...
Elías Baez Tabe Lol, no one can surpass the legendary Blackmore. He has created a lot of rock anthems and made history with two bands (Deep Purple and Rainbow). Sadly, Steve Morse didn't.
Thank you YT algorithm for dropping this in my path today. JFC - such amazing players!!😳😳
Saw these guys at the University of Miami in 1979 on campus.
Amazing. Unbelievable.
Man Miami must have been much different back then cause I've had no luck finding guys to play with down here lol
@@SteveKaynan Steve graduated from U of Miami he played with the Jazz Ensemble group at UM while I was there. In fact, this entire band formed at the U of Miami school of Music.
@@mayito714 right on! I left Miami during the holidays, I was very disapointed, don't know what happened lol
My older brother brought this home and played it for me when I was 17. steve Morse became my fave guitarist/composer for the next 10 years. If you type my name (Michael Gregory) into TH-cam, you can see my version of this tune, done in tribute. My band opened for Steve & the Dregs on several occasions. Always an honor and a joy.
I listened to these guys in the late 70's when I lived near Macon, GA. They were fairly popular, but radio airplay was limited to songs like "Take it Off the Top."
It's great to see such great musicianship!
jaysuuuuuuzs... this makes me happy to discover a new gold mine. enjoy everyone
Unreal!! The Dregs were absolutely killing it back in the day I had 8 tracks of them in late 70s savage playing!!
you can hear how precise Steve Morse is
he plays with no distortion so it comes out clean and clear
players use to play fast only with distortion so that when the mess up a bit it isn't heard
Why’d they stop? I could listen all day!
Steve Morse beats all the other great tele-slingers, live, for all to see and hear. Tone, Taste, and Timing, it's all there. One of the best guitar performances ever recorded... Incredible.
It is. This performance even for Steve himself is a cut above. He's always been a special player but he was double special this night.
I saw these guys once at UCSB when I was about 14yrs old. I remember that they did this song, it was an unbelievable show!
Bull Bash at The College of Charleston! Thanks for the memories of some FINE playing!
Dad,
Thank you so much for having great musical taste and raising me on band such as the DIxie Dregs
I remember buying their cassette tape specifically for this song. I played it over and over 1000 times...lol! Steve and the band were amazing!
Divieto Dregs . Grande gruppo di virtuosi !
As much as I love the musicians and the music, the most amazing thing about this is the camerawork. Truly incredible.
Love this band and Steve Morse is still my favorite guitarist.
I've been a Dregs fan for three decades, have listened to this tune for almost as long on Night of the Living Dregs, had pictured what it would have been like to see this live and now to see it...I don't know what to say, it's like a miracle. Never thought it would happen :)
Thanks so much for posting!
LOVE IT.. At 3:56 Alan looks like he is ready to square off in a duel with Steve... lol
Incredible talent they ALL are!!
This is the best medicine if you've had a bad day this brings an instant smile. Amazing! Steve morse is an insane guitarist. Every time I watch this I just wait for that violin to catch on fire :D
this is breathtaking
Have no idea how many times I have seen them. Truly blessed!
Jaw dropping goodness. Love it.
There was colour TV back in 1978, but black and white TVs were still available.
Tuning in to this must have inspired a lot of kids to pick up a guitar.
They loved revamping songs and melodies. Great musicians.
Amazing!!
Amazing stuff. Really love this.
I bought Night of the Living Dregs in '79....wow...this was an album that sounded great LOUD! Thanks!
John Petrucci has this listed this song as a huge inspiration for his guitar playing. Love the bluegrass stuff!
Steve Morse is the best
Steve Morse is always amazing...its just strange seeing him with sleeves on his shirt hahaha
HAHA!! TRue!
Country music on speed - Brilliant.
Holy Crap! 1 minute and 37 seconds in and I've already died and gone to heaven. God, Steve Morse is such an amazing guitar player.
I got the pleasure of seeing these boys that year. Changed the way I've thought about music from that moment on. This is still one of my favorite live songs
The first guitar solo is so incredible, maybe the all time best solo from Steve.
It seemed like an endless solo, perfectly done, I don't think there was a note that wasn't meant to be played, incredibly accurate, clean, fast, and oh so tasty.!!
Was amazing to hear this, let alone SEE it!! Good GAWD!!
HEARD IM FREAKING OUT IN 1980 WENT AND BOUGHT THE ALBUM DREGS OF THE EARTH
WOWOWOWOWOWOWW!!!!!!!!
Amazing group. Grateful to have finally seen them on their latest tour.
This is much more hadbanging song than most punk or metal songs today (which I preffer usualy). Not to mention instrumental viruosity, which is not only stupid speed scales and arpeggios up and down, but has dynamics and color. Together it hass balls like hell!!!
GG steve morse,and even more GG the gtr+violin unison btw the music is VRY HAPPY N SME WHT FUNNY
Morse has always had such a unique, very cool combination of pick-ups and the variation between them.. I see the synth he used to trigger, old style, back then! I never thought I would get to "SEE" this song be played, that I first heard when I bought Night of the Living Dregs back in about '78. Then I was hooked...
Then I got their album 'What If' ...
....An amzing album, my opinion, their best..
Thanks for posting - This is fantastic!!!
Morse is just the greatest!
@metamorphosis67 I am glad that the music of DP can still be performed! I went to a concert two months ago. And yes, Jon Lord isn't there and Ritchie isn't there, but at least their music survives!
nice. just now discovered this band and ...may
be life changing.
Steve is the man - and that fiddler flat out smokes
The great Allen Sloan.
I Still got my button "Dregs Do It With They're Fingers" Great old footage!
I have immese respect for Steve Morse. And I have had that same respect for 35 years.
Had the good fortune of listening to Steve, Andy, Rod, T., & Allen several times in the '70's, incl once at Stewart Theater at NCSU (great acoustcs). Owned 6 of their Lp's, incl DDL's 1/2 sp re-issue of "Dregs of the Earth". Listened to some of Steve's "solo" Lp's on my friend's Linn. These guys are amazing!
Yes thanks posting!! I played the heck out of that album from time I bought it when it came out!!
Daaaaamn the O. G’s
That...is beyond brilliant!!!
Thanks so much for posting that.
Amazing sound...
That is fantastic older footage of a dynamic band. Believe me there were very
many young axe slingers picking up on Steve Morse's technique and style
and he was a profound influence on many future speed and thrash metal
guitar players. He was a legend in the hard rock metal community before
he joined Deep Purple.
Yes as Steve was winning every guitar poll.
This song brought a tear to my eye cause its so awesome
Rock on Steve
There should be a 6 star rating. I've had his solo on this memorized for years. how great to see it
stunning
Who ain't gonna like this? Wheee......
Damn... this is so cool. Simply beautiful.
Forgot how great this band sounds been along time since I heard their music
@sbbytor I miss them, too. I'm so glad that this is posted here in good quality. And as jc129543 says, it really doesn't get any better than this for musicians and music lovers.
I'm also happy that they put the Dixie back in the Dixie Dregs!
almost speedmetal :)
steve morse is great guitarist, hard working, perfect in any genre
bought al their albums, cassettes, CDs and mp3's. Steve mentioned he was pretty senstive about illicit recordings in 1981. Now I see all these great shows again! Where's the "Great Spectacular" from Dregs of the Earth? Can't find it anywhere...it the best. I graduated in 77 and they were only known to musicians in San Diego.
I was a diehard fan in the 70s... this causes me to look-up Steve and se what he's cookin' up in the new century.
Brilliant guitar and violet work!
Steve Morse is one of the best guitarists (my opinion).
Awesome song, 5/5.
Stunning! The Dregs have long been a favorite of mine... but I never saw them in performance live OR on video! This is just wonderful. Thanks for posting it for us all to enjoy.
@Bundy1 That is actually a Telecaster Delux. I bought one in '74 only mine had a maple neck. I sold it in '82 and am still kicking myself for it. I think they only made them for a few years. He has a humbucking (or two) and a single coil strat pickup. Mine had two humbuckings, one had a splitter so I could get a great strat sound too. What a fool I was to sell it. Ugh.
michael angelo and the most shereders only play patterns, sweep, down and upstrokes. this guy can play chicken picking, incredible melodic control, real speed picking, beautyful bending, high speed, clean like a brand ferrari, modes, great taste. very artistic.
please mr. morse, leave the purple! i need you in this styles...
Tell me about it! Purple's relentless touring has destroyed Steve's picking-hand wrist.
One of the most intense songs ever written.
and I LOVE the vilolin - guitar duet, is AMAZING
Also available on their album "Night of the Living Dregs" with three other songs recorded live there on 23 July 1978 and four studio recordings.
Thanks for posting this. I have been following Steve Morse for years. What a blast!
Seen them 3 times at Slim's in San Francisco and seen Steve's solo tour at the Omni in Oakland. They always put on a great show.
4:19 preparing for keyboard manoeuvre.
4:30 he made it and he's chuffed.
It really doesn't get any better than that.
they are fantastic
WOW! Stevie Morse is the dawwwwgggggggggg's! \m/
and why don't you hear this on radio? even public radio, why doesn't radio play music this good? this is classic just off the charts
what if is really an excellent album, each song is so good that i can't pick my favorite; in fact, it changes all the time, one day my favorite is travel tunes, next day take it to the top, then ice cakes, etc
old but gold.....
amazing
Saw these guys at the Philly Zoo in June of 82 opening for the Hooters. We left after they went off knowing full well there was nothing left to see. Killer show.
Panic!! Sometimes it even seems Steve is finger pickin' a 5 string banjo. I agree he's one of top notch alternate picking masters around. Awsome. Thanks
I remember seeing this live on Long Island at My Fathers Place.
Miss this band bad.
fantastic stuff
Before this i was only familiar with Steve Morse in the context of Deep Purple, but this gives me a new appreciation for him. (and since i'm a die-hard Blackmore fan, he had to work for my appreciation!)
Long time Morse fan and I only just now discover where the breakdown part to this song came from: Drifters Polka-Roy Clark. I probably saw this on Hee Haw at one time as a youngster in the early 70's.
really awesome!!
@DebrisHut - No, it's not a telly deluxe, though the neck might fool a lot of people. It's Steve's famous Frankenstein telecaster that he put together himself. Telly body, Strat neck, Gibson 335 humbucker at the neck, Synth pickup at the bridge, and a twelve string trapeze style tailpiece. Definitely an interesting guitar