real music...real singing...,real instruments ...and real skill ...and no computer enhanced voices bullshit going on here ....gotta love the classic ol rockn roll
His mother lived right next door to my cousin ...he's probably my biggest musical influence...I met him a number of times. He gave my cousin Michelle all his copies of the albums they released until his tragic death in 84....one of the nicest guy's I have ever met. I was all of 9 years old and to this day he is still the reason I sing.
This is top ten Canadian rockin’ roll. From someone who had a 60 case, holding cassettes in the trunk of my 1981 Camaro Z28 medium blue with centreline rims.
Man, Canada churned out some great bands in the Seventies and Eighties. Prism, Trooper, April Wine, Rough Trade, Chilliwack, Payolas, Red Rider, The Spoons, Martha and the Muffins, Teenage Head, Rush, Bryan Adams….Remember how we could see most at the local hockey rink for ten bucks?
From their self-titled 1977 album "Prism". Outstanding keyboard/synthesizer work by John Hall and vocals by Ron Tabak (RIP) - a great live performance......
Awesome! This song still rocks almost 40 years later! I wore out my vinyl copy back in the 70's when i was a kid. One of the best bands Canada ever produced. Ron Tabak was a great singer, very sad the way the doctors and police fumbled his injury.
I saw these guys open up for Rush on their Moving Pictures tour 1982. I am ashamed to say that i had all but forgotten about them till now. Im listening to Prism and the nostalgia is hitting me hard. Thanks for putting this up
On Sunday March 6, 2011 Prism's "Spaceship Superstar" was chosen as the wake up song for the Space Shuttle Discovery crew members. This was a significant point in history as it was the last day that the crews of Discovery and the International Space Station were together before Discovery returned to Earth in the last mission of Discovery
Seeing Prism was my first concert ever. They were phenomenal live and came across more as a hard, rock and roll band. The media referred to them as a pop or bubblegum band and I think it had to do with the arrangements on the records which made them sound a lot tamer than they were live. Ron Tabak had a terrific voice.
I know what you mean! Theres not enough that's for sure! Saw them 78 Canada Jam, worked our way.up within 20 ft of stage just for them! It was worth it!
This is from when music was actually played by musicians. The keyboard player is playing things that today they would just sequence. The human touch makes it that much better for me.
A blurry falling apart video of the epic classic lineup is still 1000x better than a crystal clear video of any shitty lineup that came after.... \m/ \m/ What an amazing talent these guys were!! They had everything that was great about rock 'n roll and made it exciting
I won the Prism album back in the late seventies in a local radio station competition in Liverpool, didn't have a clue who they where, I still don't now really , but boy do I still play that album regularly and still love it. I thought I would do a you tube search to see what's out there and not disappointed to find this, excellent!
i was lucky enough . to see the band . as it is in video . and it was like listening to the record . Ron sang amazing!!!, i really miss . those times . and the music . was the best!!!!!!!!!!
I've got to agree with you, this was my favorite band in the late, late seventies, courtesy of a friend making me a copy of their album on tape, but no one else in South Africa had heard of them
Bought the "See Forever Eyes" album and was hooked on Ron's fantastic vocals.The band sounded well rounded with keys/synth and had somewhat different sound to the mainstream radio stuff.Sad to hear that Ron passed. He was taken way too soon and his legacy with PRISM will live on within my young heart.RIP RON TABAK : Rock n Roll Warrior
Prism was the first concert I ever went to in Grande Prairie Alberta I think it was 1979. I still listen to them quite often Take Me To The Captain was another of my favorites Great Canadian band!
I had their album when I was in high school. It was this song that made me buy it. I didn't know the lead singer died until earlier this year. I think they could have been much bigger if they had the right P.R. behind them as well.
I remember when I invited a friend over to listen to a song on a record my mom had that was compilation of songs from the 70's and he was only interested in a song called More Than A Feeling.
Hard Rock? haha they were my fav band back then and would b considered pop lol I got to meet the band when Darcy C was singing in Sylvan Lake Alberta in 96 or so. Nice guys
Like every other band out there the singer is the key. Prism was no exception as Tabak provided the vocals that made this band go anywhere. Without his unique voice Prism is just a band from the early eighties.
You all can have your opinions about him and how he died. But I gather everybody watched this video and did everybody noticed how awesome of a lead rock singer this man was? I saw this band live at city tv studio's way back when. Sat on the floor directly in front. Sang about 5 songs and have been a fan ever since. Have all the records. If you don't own the record or cassette you should shush and let the people that were there at that time chat. I thank you for your time. For those of you who were born too late and just found Prism, I commend you, you have good taste.
+Zipper 22 wow i didn't know he passed away i saw them play once in MONTREAL opening up for PFM. so sad to hear that i found they were a good band &was hoping to see them again. do you know of what he died of ??
+nick diaz he died years and years ago my dad was best friends with him basically what happened was they got into a bar fight a week later Ron was biking Hilo me and fell off his bike the cops thought he was drunk so threw him into the drunk tank he died of brain swelling from the fight
fucken pigs they think they're gods they could do what the f .k they want to people &get away with it they are so racist bunch of gung ho assholes they're not there to protect us they are there to use n abuse us &their powers which they think they could take people's lives at will . they should have an isis for cops .who need's them .
No matter what anyone says THIS is Prism. A few years ago my wife says Prism is playing in Vancouver and i said NO it isn't Prism. Ron will always be Prism. He is the voice. My brother bought the Armageddon album and i was hooked. That is until the Vancouver police KILLED Ron. Tell me i'm wrong
Agree with you and a thumbs up from me. I too believe with many others that the VPD killed Ron. I'm in Vancouver and I know some of the old Trooper band members and I ran it buy them regarding Ron being murdered buy the VPD. Bassist of the band told me he believes as well Ron got beaten up buy the Vancouver Cops and eventually succumbed to his injuries. No arguements there.
@anthonys3631 you just had to mention Trooper lol another band my brother got me into. He bought the thick as thieves album but a really cool story I have only lived in the lower main land for 20 years before that I lived in Kingston ont. Yes the home of the hip. Anyways I found out Trooper was playing at a bar called AJ's. The ticket cast me a whole $5. I was right at the stage drinking and dancing really really enjoying the concert. Then Brian stopped playing to bend down to shake my hand I was like omg. Then he flicked me his pick. What a night. Going back to Ron he will always be missed after his murder. I want to find his grave to say hi to him
@@kevinm4022 Ron is buried at Forest Lawn in Burnaby. I too want to go visit his grave one day to pay my respects. Donnie Underhill the original Trooper bass player skates out at my ice rink I am employed at out in Delta. He and the drummer still play but not for Trooper they are doing their own thing now. Gotta ask him next time I see him the details. I loved the song 3 dressed up as a 9 and Donnie and the drummer both original band members autographed my Flying Colors CD. Really nice cool guys. Donnie tells me he still talks to RA the lead singer all the time. They are all still good friends. Cheers!
I saw these guys in 1978 at the forum with trooper and both bands were amazing and at the pinnacles of their success,so they both came out hot and it was a great show.Randy Bachman also attended ,I recognized him as everyone was filing out.A very memorable evening in my youth
This is a great video, as it has recorded a great piece of musical history that makes up our world. Nice job on posting this & peace be with Ron's family, cuz we miss him, too...
I am so proud of Prism in that when they were having concerts on the moon, They even let Newfoundlanders up there to watch the concerts, such as my research continues. This , Alas is from a true patriotic Canadian , Mr. Stomp'in Tom Connors .
he was my husbands friend I still love hearing the stories when him and ron would cruise around in my husbands 55chevy hotrod he said it was so cool ron would sing along with his own music blasting out of the old craig power play casset and that was the best after market system of the day
Feb 28, 2020 I found out about Prism just tonight, after seeing a Facebook ad for actress Dorothy Stratten. She has had a few songs written for her, after her tragic death, one notably by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance.
lol, I remember seeing them in concert in 70s, maybe early 80s and Ron was being his usual "over the top" self, and he FELL OFF THE STAGE!!! EVERYONE was laughing at him, even the rest of the band. probably the best laugh I ever had at a rock concert, and I've been to them all.
Fun fact, Ron Tabak is my Cousin twice removed (or something like that, I'm dutch so I'm not sure how that whole system works). I see his direct family once every 2-3 years or so in Vancouver.
This was great....awesome Charisma / Showmanship. Guitar, Loud and Sustaining, Drums and Bass HEAVY. Just wish there was a HQ Version of this performance. Are there any HQ Live Performances out there featuring Prism With Ron?
I posted on here years ago about this raging battle you all seem to be having about my long gong friend Ronnie. And yes I'm still in touch with Al Harlow. This (as far as anyone knows) is what happened. Ronnie was cocaine and alcohol free for a long, long time. That I know for to be 100% for sure. Trust me. He was on his way to Al's place for some Christmas cheer. Al had offered to pick Ronnie up, to bring him to his place. Ronnie had said no, he would ride his bike. He was hit albeit lightly by a car. He fell and hit his head. The rest you all know. He was taken from Burnaby General, to a jail cell, because he became obnoxious. Not his fault. Please lets not argue and fight about this. Ronnie was a good soul, and a great singer, and my friend. Al if you see this and wish to add more, please do. God bless.
drumheadthe1st Hes gone so stop okay? Just stop He loved the nose candy as did most musicians' back in the day and he never stoppedI was a bouncer at a bar hed frequent and hooked him up with blow not 3 weeks before he kicked Also still drank..lots ...so whateverHes dead he wont read what your write its pokey to spill the beans...lol
+drumheadthe1st Still in touch with Jim at all? I know he has frequented Sturgeon Falls often because his wifes family is there and met him a couple of times (Nice guy). I was playing some local gigs and Jim would show because his brother in law was the bass player Art (Joe) Paiement who died a few years ago. We played on and off together many years. I used to go watch Prism when I was younger and I really enjoyed them :)
+tς๏ฬק™ wow your a cool tough dude your a real bad ass hooking up the dude with blow do you feel special in any way i think you should keep your mouth shut about things like that &keep it to yourself !! instead of bragging about it !
So glad I got to see the original band, it was the See forever eyes tour, they called the freeze your ass off tour! and I think Bryan Adams opened , but yeah they were great and Ron was the great frontman, ,seen them again the following year for the Armageddon tour with Loverboy opening , but Ron was all wasted and forgetting lyrics almost falling off stage, as it was clear the rock star life had gotten to him , but the band still rocked like the pros they are! sadly that was the last time I'd seen the original band as news came years later that Ron had died a very suspicious and sad death, R.I.P. RON!
I bought "Small Change" when it first came out and thought they were a light pop band. Little did I know they were SOOOoooOO awesome! Ron is indeed a MAJOR frontman. Was? Is. Yes is. Regarding his death...weird. Wiki says we rode his bike to the band meeting to "get some exercise". Um...on a snowy Christmas eve night? In canada? Weird man. really weird. He could very well have been hit or fell and suffered an unobserved brain injury. Back then easy! To totally blame the cops is really REALLY messed up. Regardless...band is great and stands up as one of Canada's greatest and really...one of the better rock bands ever. And I say that as a Rush, Triumph, April Wine, I Mother Earth etc fan as BOC, Foghat, Floyd, Iron Maiden etc etc fan . Enjoy it. Ron would want us to listen and spread the word. Not dwell on negative.
Love this song and hope there's a version of Open Soul Surgery on TH-cam somewhere, which I seem to recall was the second hit off this album, at least stateside or California, anyway, as I seem to recall it got a bunch of airplay on KLOS and KMET, the once Mighty Met. (And I think I remember hearing it on KKDJ and K-WEST, although neither of those radio stations survived past the 70s, sadly. Anyone else remember those cool L.A. stations besides me?) Although O.S.S. was not quite as huge a hit as Spaceship Superstar. Did want to address the fact you mention being a fan of Canadian rockers Triumph, Rush, April Wine, and I Mother Earth, all of whom I love, also. But then you list Blue Oyster Cult, who are American (New York), Pink Floyd, who are British, Foghat, definitely British, and Iron Maiden, who were part of the original New Wave of British Heavy Metal, along with Def Leppard, etc. Just wanted to point that out. Huge fan of all those bands, too, but they're not Canadian. Sorry to burst your bubble, dude. I'm guessing you probably know all that, so maybe consider updating your post to say something like "along with these other decidedly non-Canadian bands..." Just a thought. Otherwise, great post.
@bladekiller990 You know it man! Bill Henderson and Randy Bachman live on our island. Bill is a Hell of a nice guy while Randy really keeps to himself. I drive past his place every day.
man this is so cool thanks for sharing this..i didn't expect to find live footage..man watchen Ron Strut belten out the notes..i gotta believe Sebastian Bach was heavily influenced..awesome thanks again
Seem to remember seeing them at Massey Hall in Toronto .Some how Goddo is in my thoughts from that same night . Can someone help me out or was I really messed up in the 70 `s ?? Lol
real music...real singing...,real instruments ...and real skill ...and no computer enhanced voices bullshit going on here ....gotta love the classic ol rockn roll
Amen, brother.
His mother lived right next door to my cousin ...he's probably my biggest musical influence...I met him a number of times. He gave my cousin Michelle all his copies of the albums they released until his tragic death in 84....one of the nicest guy's I have ever met. I was all of 9 years old and to this day he is still the reason I sing.
This definitely should be on Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 OST!!!
On some level...they're in Space. I just read on their bio on spotify they were included in the final Discovery mission....
@@wombatcube They sure did. It was there wake up song before returning to earth.
This is top ten Canadian rockin’ roll.
From someone who had a 60 case, holding cassettes in the trunk of my 1981 Camaro Z28 medium blue with centreline rims.
Centerlines were “the shit” back in the day. I had a set too lol
I borrowed our old pale brown Vega. I hated guys like you.
Man, Canada churned out some great bands in the Seventies and Eighties. Prism, Trooper, April Wine, Rough Trade, Chilliwack, Payolas, Red Rider, The Spoons, Martha and the Muffins, Teenage Head, Rush, Bryan Adams….Remember how we could see most at the local hockey rink for ten bucks?
From their self-titled 1977 album "Prism". Outstanding keyboard/synthesizer work by John Hall and vocals by Ron Tabak (RIP) - a great live performance......
Seen them live, summer 1978: Parkland Agri-Plex, Yorkton, SK Canada 🇨🇦 . . . Opening band for Burton Cummings
@@DennisWassill Saw them live in Hanover, Ontario about the same time. A memorably enjoyable concert. Loved these guys.
Great voice...before auto tune and fake pre recorded background vocals!
My dad is John hall
Ron and I were musical competitors in high school (NWSS) back in the early 70's...he could sure sing even then...RIP Ron...RC Johnston.
Could you talk more about?
Same here. Must be a great story there.
Awesome! This song still rocks almost 40 years later! I wore out my vinyl copy back in the 70's when i was a kid. One of the best bands Canada ever produced. Ron Tabak was a great singer, very sad the way the doctors and police fumbled his injury.
Me too...
No shit man. What a sad day that was
I think the VPD killed him and covered it all up just like the Myles Gray case.
am I the only one here that is absolutely floored by the synth solo at the end of the song......
I think, can't say for sure, that's John Hall. I can say with absolute certainty he's playing an Oberheim 4-voice.
Canadian classic. R.I.P Ron.
what could have been.
I saw these guys open up for Rush on their Moving Pictures tour 1982. I am ashamed to say that i had all but forgotten about them till now. Im listening to Prism and the nostalgia is hitting me hard. Thanks for putting this up
By 82 I think this Prism version was no longer there.
On Sunday March 6, 2011 Prism's "Spaceship Superstar" was chosen as the wake up song for the Space Shuttle Discovery crew members. This was a significant point in history as it was the last day that the crews of Discovery and the International Space Station were together before Discovery returned to Earth in the last mission of Discovery
Seeing Prism was my first concert ever. They were phenomenal live and came across more as a hard, rock and roll band. The media referred to them as a pop or bubblegum band and I think it had to do with the arrangements on the records which made them sound a lot tamer than they were live. Ron Tabak had a terrific voice.
I didn't know any live footage of these guys existed. thanks!
Sadly, not nearly enough
I know what you mean! Theres not enough that's for sure! Saw them 78 Canada Jam, worked our way.up within 20 ft of stage just for them! It was worth it!
Used to see them headline concert at the Edmonton Coliseum along with April Wine, Trooper, Harlequin, Streetheart, Nazareth
This is from when music was actually played by musicians. The keyboard player is playing things that today they would just sequence. The human touch makes it that much better for me.
A blurry falling apart video of the epic classic lineup is still 1000x better than a crystal clear video of any shitty lineup that came after.... \m/ \m/
What an amazing talent these guys were!! They had everything that was great about rock 'n roll and made it exciting
Prism were the first band I saw in concert here in Montreal (1977)
They were opening for Styx.
Thanks for the nice "souvenir" !!!
I won the Prism album back in the late seventies in a local radio station competition in Liverpool, didn't have a clue who they where, I still don't now really , but boy do I still play that album regularly and still love it. I thought I would do a you tube search to see what's out there and not disappointed to find this, excellent!
i was lucky enough . to see the band . as it is in video . and it was like listening to the record . Ron sang amazing!!!, i really miss . those times . and the music . was the best!!!!!!!!!!
when I first heard GnR, Rose reminded me of Tabak. I was a big fan of Prism.
good to hear this one again!
I thought the same of Axel Rose except by the time GnR became popular, Ron had already passed away.
Too awesome for my little mind
Such a huge part of my youth and musical youth growing up. Long live Ronnie.
I just feel fortunate to have seen these guys twice in their heyday and even opened for them in '88 when they reformed. Very cool !!!!
I've got to agree with you, this was my favorite band in the late, late seventies, courtesy of a friend making me a copy of their album on tape, but no one else in South Africa had heard of them
these guys were so good tabak's voice was great this takes me back to high school in the 70's
Saw Prism live in 1977 at the rec center in Campbell River B.C. it was my first concert I ever saw and I still can remember it like it was yesterday.
Bought the "See Forever Eyes" album and was hooked on Ron's fantastic vocals.The band sounded well rounded with keys/synth and had somewhat different sound to the mainstream radio stuff.Sad to hear that Ron passed. He was taken way too soon and his legacy with PRISM will live on within my young heart.RIP RON TABAK : Rock n Roll Warrior
Prism was the first concert I ever went to in Grande Prairie Alberta I think it was 1979. I still listen to them quite often Take Me To The Captain was another of my favorites Great Canadian band!
Another fantastic Canadian band. Great tunes that you will sing in your car, in the shower, anywhere all the time.
One of the most underated bands of all time.
I had their album when I was in high school. It was this song that made me buy it. I didn't know the lead singer died until earlier this year. I think they could have been much bigger if they had the right P.R. behind them as well.
I saw these guys here in Chicago in 1979 when they opened for Angel.
I have a 1980 live in Nanimo BC (vancouver island) Prism tour shirt still deadstock
That guitar is the epitome of Rock. God Bless Prism.
I used to know them back then. Great guys and normal.
I'm top of all the charts on Mars,
I'm a spaceship superstar!
Just how good was that!!! Love it!
This song from the 70's!!! Woo hoo. so amazing, grew up with this song..a 45"...Love Prism :)
Oh baby! Now this is Prism! That voice is unmistakable.
I went to prism concert. Was amazing. ❤
I remember when I invited a friend over to listen to a song on a record my mom had that was compilation of songs from the 70's and he was only interested in a song called More Than A Feeling.
This takes me back stellar rocknroll...yeahhhhh
great song they've been playing this song on the radio quite often recently
Me birthed 1963 in BC, so these guys were my go to band as a 14 year old 1977, and onward. World Klass band right in our high school gym.
Hard Rock? haha they were my fav band back then and would b considered pop lol I got to meet the band when Darcy C was singing in Sylvan Lake Alberta in 96 or so. Nice guys
Saw them at Alberta Jam one, way back in the late 70's or early 80's...headlining too, they were big and prooved it...great show
I has the pleasure of working with Prism in a few occasions.
Like every other band out there the singer is the key. Prism was no exception as Tabak provided the vocals that made this band go anywhere. Without his unique voice Prism is just a band from the early eighties.
You all can have your opinions about him and how he died. But I gather everybody watched this video and did everybody noticed how awesome of a lead rock singer this man was? I saw this band live at city tv studio's way back when. Sat on the floor directly in front. Sang about 5 songs and have been a fan ever since. Have all the records. If you don't own the record or cassette you should shush and let the people that were there at that time chat. I thank you for your time. For those of you who were born too late and just found Prism, I commend you, you have good taste.
+Zipper 22 wow i didn't know he passed away i saw them play once in MONTREAL opening up for PFM. so sad to hear that i found they were a good band &was hoping to see them again. do you know of what he died of ??
+nick diaz he died years and years ago my dad was best friends with him basically what happened was they got into a bar fight a week later Ron was biking Hilo me and fell off his bike the cops thought he was drunk so threw him into the drunk tank he died of brain swelling from the fight
fucken pigs they think they're gods they could do what the f .k they want to people &get away with it they are so racist bunch of gung ho assholes they're not there to protect us they are there to use n abuse us &their powers which they think they could take people's lives at will . they should have an isis for cops .who need's them .
No matter what anyone says THIS is Prism. A few years ago my wife says Prism is playing in Vancouver and i said NO it isn't Prism. Ron will always be Prism. He is the voice. My brother bought the Armageddon album and i was hooked. That is until the Vancouver police KILLED Ron. Tell me i'm wrong
Agree with you and a thumbs up from me. I too believe with many others that the VPD killed Ron. I'm in Vancouver and I know some of the old Trooper band members and I ran it buy them regarding Ron being murdered buy the VPD. Bassist of the band told me he believes as well Ron got beaten up buy the Vancouver Cops and eventually succumbed to his injuries. No arguements there.
@anthonys3631 you just had to mention Trooper lol another band my brother got me into. He bought the thick as thieves album but a really cool story I have only lived in the lower main land for 20 years before that I lived in Kingston ont. Yes the home of the hip. Anyways I found out Trooper was playing at a bar called AJ's. The ticket cast me a whole $5. I was right at the stage drinking and dancing really really enjoying the concert. Then Brian stopped playing to bend down to shake my hand I was like omg. Then he flicked me his pick. What a night. Going back to Ron he will always be missed after his murder. I want to find his grave to say hi to him
@@kevinm4022 Ron is buried at Forest Lawn in Burnaby. I too want to go visit his grave one day to pay my respects. Donnie Underhill the original Trooper bass player skates out at my ice rink I am employed at out in Delta. He and the drummer still play but not for Trooper they are doing their own thing now. Gotta ask him next time I see him the details. I loved the song 3 dressed up as a 9 and Donnie and the drummer both original band members autographed my Flying Colors CD. Really nice cool guys. Donnie tells me he still talks to RA the lead singer all the time. They are all still good friends. Cheers!
RIP ...Ron , Sept.25,1953-Dec.25,1984.....I can't believe its been 25 years.....miss ya
First concert I went to. Backed up by Loverboy.
I miss hearing new tunes from Ron. Tragic. But wow, the music he left us...
Love this song. 😊
I saw these guys in 1978 at the forum with trooper and both bands were amazing and at the pinnacles of their success,so they both came out hot and it was a great show.Randy Bachman also attended ,I recognized him as everyone was filing out.A very memorable evening in my youth
My fav song of Prism
prism is in my top 4 favorite bands of all time-boston, prism, april wine, the cars ( no particular order) :D
This is a great video, as it has recorded a great piece of musical history that makes up our world. Nice job on posting this & peace be with Ron's family, cuz we miss him, too...
I saw Prism this year in Trochu Alberta it was fuckin awesome!!!!
I am so proud of Prism in that when they were having concerts on the moon, They even let Newfoundlanders up there to watch the concerts, such as my research continues. This , Alas is from a true patriotic Canadian , Mr. Stomp'in Tom Connors .
Very underplayed and under appreciated band!!!!
he was my husbands friend I still love hearing the stories when him and ron would cruise around in my husbands 55chevy hotrod he said it was so cool ron would sing along with his own music blasting out of the old craig power play casset and that was the best after market system of the day
seems . to me . craig was 8 track . , pioneer had great cassette decks
What a great song and group
Love this song
Looked this up because I saw a poster for the band on WKRP. Cool song!
saw them live back in the day. Great song.
Feb 28, 2020
I found out about Prism just tonight, after seeing a Facebook ad for actress Dorothy Stratten. She has had a few songs written for her, after her tragic death, one notably by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance.
Incredible, Just Incredible!
Ron Tabak was such an awesome hard rock vocalist. Up there with the best
I partied with him in Edmonton way back in the day! Unfortunate what happened to him. Hell of a nice guy, RIP Ron!
@@mikelitoris312 Awesome!
lol, I remember seeing them in concert in 70s, maybe early 80s and Ron was being his usual "over the top" self, and he FELL OFF THE STAGE!!!
EVERYONE was laughing at him, even the rest of the band.
probably the best laugh I ever had at a rock concert, and I've been to them all.
Today would have been Ron Tabaks 59th birthday....happy birthday Ron....we miss you and you're incredible talent.
Fun fact, Ron Tabak is my Cousin twice removed (or something like that, I'm dutch so I'm not sure how that whole system works). I see his direct family once every 2-3 years or so in Vancouver.
I went into a wilderness and this band was there!
Loved listening to these guys when I was growing up! I think I wore out the vinyl at one point and had to buy another one.
Always Amazing band
Rip Ron Tabak :(
HOLY SHIT....Is that the legendary Oberheim Four-Voice?!
Dennis DeYoung rocked that synth all over "The Grand Illusion" album (1977)
I need more cowbell!
but seriously, this is the soundtrack to being a Canadian teenager in the '70s.
Still a great song for hitting the open road.
This was great....awesome Charisma / Showmanship. Guitar, Loud and Sustaining, Drums and Bass HEAVY. Just wish there was a HQ Version of this performance. Are there any HQ Live Performances out there featuring Prism With Ron?
I posted on here years ago about this raging battle you all seem to be having about my long gong friend Ronnie. And yes I'm still in touch with Al Harlow. This (as far as anyone knows) is what happened. Ronnie was cocaine and alcohol free for a long, long time. That I know for to be 100% for sure. Trust me. He was on his way to Al's place for some Christmas cheer. Al had offered to pick Ronnie up, to bring him to his place. Ronnie had said no, he would ride his bike. He was hit albeit lightly by a car. He fell and hit his head. The rest you all know. He was taken from Burnaby General, to a jail cell, because he became obnoxious. Not his fault. Please lets not argue and fight about this. Ronnie was a good soul, and a great singer, and my friend. Al if you see this and wish to add more, please do. God bless.
drumheadthe1st Hes gone so stop okay? Just stop
He loved the nose candy as did most musicians' back in the day and he never stoppedI was a bouncer at a bar hed frequent and hooked him up with blow not 3 weeks before he kicked
Also still drank..lots ...so whateverHes dead he wont read what your write its pokey to spill the beans...lol
+drumheadthe1st Still in touch with Jim at all? I know he has frequented Sturgeon Falls often because his wifes family is there and met him a couple of times (Nice guy). I was playing some local gigs and Jim would show because his brother in law was the bass player Art (Joe) Paiement who died a few years ago. We played on and off together many years. I used to go watch Prism when I was younger and I really enjoyed them :)
+tς๏ฬק™ wow your a cool tough dude your a real bad ass hooking up the dude with blow do you feel special in any way i think you should keep your mouth shut about things like that &keep it to yourself !! instead of bragging about it !
mario d.c If you cant handle the truth then shut your fucking mouth douchebag
mario d.c If you cant handle the truth...fuck off...lol
So glad I got to see the original band, it was the See forever eyes tour, they called the freeze your ass off tour! and I think Bryan Adams opened , but yeah they were great and Ron was the great frontman, ,seen them again the following year for the Armageddon tour with Loverboy opening , but Ron was all wasted and forgetting lyrics almost falling off stage, as it was clear the rock star life had gotten to him , but the band still rocked like the pros they are! sadly that was the last time I'd seen the original band as news came years later that Ron had died a very suspicious and sad death, R.I.P. RON!
I bought "Small Change" when it first came out and thought they were a light pop band. Little did I know they were SOOOoooOO awesome! Ron is indeed a MAJOR frontman. Was? Is. Yes is.
Regarding his death...weird. Wiki says we rode his bike to the band meeting to "get some exercise". Um...on a snowy Christmas eve night? In canada? Weird man. really weird. He could very well have been hit or fell and suffered an unobserved brain injury. Back then easy! To totally blame the cops is really REALLY messed up.
Regardless...band is great and stands up as one of Canada's greatest and really...one of the better rock bands ever. And I say that as a Rush, Triumph, April Wine, I Mother Earth etc fan as BOC, Foghat, Floyd, Iron Maiden etc etc fan .
Enjoy it. Ron would want us to listen and spread the word. Not dwell on negative.
+Steve K one will never know my friend
Love this song and hope there's a version of Open Soul Surgery on TH-cam somewhere, which I seem to recall was the second hit off this album, at least stateside or California, anyway, as I seem to recall it got a bunch of airplay on KLOS and KMET, the once Mighty Met.
(And I think I remember hearing it on KKDJ and K-WEST, although neither of those radio stations survived past the 70s, sadly.
Anyone else remember those cool L.A. stations besides me?)
Although O.S.S. was not quite as huge a hit as Spaceship Superstar.
Did want to address the fact you mention being a fan of Canadian rockers Triumph, Rush, April Wine, and I Mother Earth, all of whom I love, also.
But then you list Blue Oyster Cult, who are American (New York), Pink Floyd, who are British, Foghat, definitely British, and Iron Maiden, who were part of the original New Wave of British Heavy Metal, along with Def Leppard, etc.
Just wanted to point that out. Huge fan of all those bands, too, but they're not Canadian. Sorry to burst your bubble, dude.
I'm guessing you probably know all that, so maybe consider updating your post to say something like "along with these other decidedly non-Canadian bands..."
Just a thought.
Otherwise, great post.
angel of light
Love the hair.
"got a solar powered laser beam guitar." someone like Drake could never touch this epic awesomeness...
drake who😂
@@intheclouds666 wdym drake who? There’s one drake
Pure Magic!
the Canada jam 1978 mosport race track my husband was there he was a friend of rons
wicked sounding axe.
@bladekiller990 You know it man! Bill Henderson and Randy Bachman live on our island. Bill is a Hell of a nice guy while Randy really keeps to himself. I drive past his place every day.
man this is so cool thanks for sharing this..i didn't expect to find live footage..man watchen Ron Strut belten out the notes..i gotta believe Sebastian Bach was heavily influenced..awesome thanks again
Seem to remember seeing them at Massey Hall in Toronto .Some how Goddo is in my thoughts from that same night . Can someone help me out or was I really messed up in the 70 `s ?? Lol
awesome footage...who didn't axl borrow from
Awesome band!
Anyone know where this concert took place? It looks like Empire Stadium in Vancouver BC (PRISM's home town).
The Prism Revival continues!!
Guitarist and bassist have great rock voices also
f ya! thanks for uploading this!!!!!
Случайно нашёл эту группу, песня щикарная. Странно , что группа практически неизвестная.
Hello. Huge fan here. Any idea where I can watch this whole concert?
Awesome.