Back in those days, an average pop band could not play very good. Steve Marriott could play, sing and compose at the master class. He was a master. R.I.P.
@@Alexander-tj2dnyes they would probably be great on the tech. End of editing in a classic studio environment, fast fingers and accurate as well. It’s all good, right man!❤😘😘😘
I listen to them all. Joe bonamassa , Steve Ray Vaughan, Clapton. Etc. But I always come back to this live performance by. Steve Marriott , being a devoted Jazz and blues fan for the last 50 odd years this is the best . The voice , and the flawless blues guitar.
Brilliant frontman! Brilliant guitarist! Brilliant singer with soul and guts! One of the most outstanding talents British music ever had, from a pint- sized geezer! Surely one of the most underrated and sadly, shamelessly ripped-off artists of all time!!! Totally love this guy, his decline was outrageous! Talent like this is priceless. Just imagine if he ,instead of being in the Small Faces , much as I loved them, had wound up in The Yardbirds. How things could've been so different . This sort of talent is shoulder to shoulder with any Yardbird intern. The Small Faces were beautifully original and innovative! Humble Pie were a force of nature. To have fortunately seen Humble Pie ( 70's) and then Steve solo at The Royal Standard in Walthamstow New Years Eve late 80's is a decline that should never have happened in my opinion. Steve Marriott is someone who should be in the Rock 'n Roll Hall Of Fame no question. A talent that sadly we will never see the like again!! God love this fabulously talented man!!! R.I.P Steve!!!❤️🤘🎸
@@richirich3916 ......and already showed signs of schizophrenia by early 70's, towards end of marriage to Jenny Rylance, but she got the best years with him. Gone far too soon. In Steve Marriott's own favorite saying, "Nice"!
And..... In my opinion...... His audition for a new band, called, led zeppilin Should have gone through, His vocals are better than Robert plants, which plant admitted.
All very true! Steve's vocal range and diversity was truly amazing. Developed as a child and worked at the craft his entire career. As a guitarist, his time was the 1970's on. He was considered a little limited in his playing during the 60's Small Faces. There were better choices at the time for the Yardbirds. He worked hard and by Humble Pie he'd arrived. One of the best. He did go into the Hall with Small Faces 2012.
Saw in a documentary that The reason he left humble pie was that he felt he was not a good enough guitarist, may be what we’re watching here is what he worked on after humble pie, and became a lot better but I always thought it was good anyhow… Amazing how Authentically these guys play the American blues
Humble Pie Fillmore East May 1971 the 2nd night. was there and (don't remember how I got home but) I do remember this Musician Excellent brings me way way back
Hell yes! Just listen to Humble Pie Rockin' the Fillmore. He and Frampton get into some serious interlocking guitar jams. Great stuff for guitar fans...
I'm here to tell you that Steve Marriott is THE great unsung hero of English music. Not only was he a GREAT guitarist -he is rightfully remembered as an excellent songwriter -and is thoroughly un-appreciated as such (back me Noel). He was/is an amazing singer as well. Just an all-around legend who is unrealized and un-heralded. I love him -always. Ogden's Nut-Gone-Flake is a work of GENIUS.
I agree with Julian T. SM never got the credit he deserved for his talent. He was one of the first “Mods” in theUK, but he was such a student of American blues. His acoustic song with The Pie, “Every Mother’s Son” was as good a rural Mississippi blues balled as anyone from Mississippi could do!
To think, he underestimated his own guitar work. The man was an insanely talented musician and jaw dropping vocalist and eye catching performer. RIP Beautiful man.💖
This is quite possibly the best version of this song EVER RECORDED!!! That voice, that guitar-playing, and emotion(stage presence) are all superb! Today we are treated to mindless dicks who "sample", read steal, others' work. SM was a true virtuoso!
his blues playing is extraordinary ... must say I'm a bit surprised after listening to mostly his solid rock guitar all these years, but like they say, it all comes from the blues ..
Today is the 26th anniversary of his death and I never heard this track or saw this performance before, I always thought of Marriott for his vocals in the Small Faces and Humble Pie, and saw a few interviews where others suggest that he wasn't a confident or accomplished guitarist. This definitely shows what a great guitarist and musical force he was. And how sad it is that he isn't around. He's the true mod father and so much more. I'm glad to have lived within living memory of him, Plonk and Mac.
Keith Richards had wanted his pal Steve Marriott to replace the departed Mick Taylor, but Jagger gave it a thumbs down following the rehearsal, not wanting to risk being upstaged by this pint-sized dynamo.
***** True but Jagger & Keef were right in turning him down. The Stones with Marriott would've probably released one or two of the greatest rock records of all time but after that the Stones would be no more. Super bands with super egos don't last!!
Cassio Trocourt Jagger with ego in hand turned him down, which is not surprising. KR would have likely given him the nod, but it didn't matter as veto power was duly exercised. Interesting to note that Marriott was never known as being an egomaniac, and despite the ability to own any stage he preferred to share the spotlight with bandmates, including Frampton and Ridley in Humble Pie and Ronnie Lane in Small Faces. It took manager Dee Anthony to give Marriott the nudge to become a more dominant front man with Humble Pie, and only after Frampton split.
good post. jagger shmagger who cares as long as he loves his mother. steve marriott the real deal. sir mick/ sir rod? the queen never listened to jerry lee lewis so could easily be fooled.
The guys playing in the band are like "how lucky are we???" Marriott was an absolute monster and humble pie in their prime were an amazing live band. Such a shame bad managers constantly ripped him off his whole career.
you see - few thumbs for your comment. people not always smart!..... col parker; norman petty. shitehouse businessmen always messing with artists. oh well.. you and i know the score and can at least tell a few of the next generation.
I got to see him once. Steve Marriott All Stars at the Long Beach Arena...probably 1979? Amazing show...also on the Bill was Robin Trower who just stands there. Blew him off the stage in terms of entertainment value. And yeah SM was a great guitar player too. Bit that voice...unmatched and completely unique!
We desperately need someone like him today. Everyone is manufactured to hell and there is no heart in music these days. Instant fame has taken the guts & soul out of music, everyone's at it so there no-one special any more. Maybe I'm just getting old. Hell! I am old!!!
Actually the closest band out there that i've heard that comes close to them are the Black Crows . Check out their song Black Betty and you'll be hooked , you will then want to listen to alot more of them . Happy listening . Peace .
billbluez Black Crowes and The Fabulous Thunderbirds both had that soul. after that, not any real ideas come to mind. and that is a sad sad thing, indeed.
Brenda Mayne have a look on here for a british blues/rock band called king king Brenda,you might be pleasantly surprised Brenda,they on fire at the moment and fantastic live
Great blues guitarist but Steve Marriot also is one of the best blues singers in the world!!! Just love that raspy whiskey voice and his blues vocal interpretation. 🎸🌟👍
After the departure of Mick Taylor in 1975 from the Rolling Stones, Marriott was considered as his replacement; however, Mick Jagger blocked the move after Marriott acted like a frontman, and upstaged Jagger. According to Ronnie Wood, Marriott was Richards' first choice to replace Taylor.
I love Zeppelin but have to say Stevie would upstage both Page and Plant at the same time. Maybe the English Stevie Ray Vaughan would be a better comparison. Saw him in Hyde Park with Humble Pie in '71, they were utterly awesome. When I get my hands on a time machine I'm going back there, I was 12-years old and - obviously -broke but they were the best days of my life, mainly because of the music . . . that and Lebanese Black!
@@stevenhendry841 I have...what I noticed is how much he IMPROVED when he played w Frampton in HP. IMHO he sounds better rockin that Epiphone and Gibson than when he was in the Faces playing Gretsch n Tele. He also expanded, blew more harp n played is B3 organ.
What a legend! I’m rediscovering this guy. Listened to Tin Soldier and Itchycoo Park back in my teen years and heard the first one again recently. Grabbed my guitar and learned to play it. Great song, intro, chord progression, middle etc. No-one can match his voice and performance. He started his first band when he was 12! Dude! He was rockin’ it at 16 and writing great songs in his teens. Rock on Mr Marriott, where ever you are!
What a talent Steve was, I did'nt realise he was THAT superb a guitar player, I seem to remember that at one time he considered giving up playing because he thought he was'nt good enough, WHAAAAAT !!!!!
It is such a shame we lost Steve at such an incredible time in his life. Can you imagine where he would have gone? A large number of musicians are legends, like Stevie Ray Vaughn, but Marriott was SO innovative he could make old stuff sound new and new stuff was beyond. Incredible talent like Rory Gallagher.
Sorry cut off in mid flow! I have never experienced a more loved and influential performer as Steve Marriott who has been so badly treated and neglected in the music business! A true sadly neglected legend. God love him!!!
I'm proud to remember that a young Stevie - showed me my first lick - he'd learnt from 'Jeff' the day before at some gig. Steve showed me how to play the Scotty Moore lick over an open E chord - all down at J60's in Manor Park. God Bless him
Aaron Woolley i knew Steve from 86’ onwards ( my flatmate rich newman was playing drums for him. Steve showed me how he set his amps up ( i play guitar).. grear memories , a funny man , quick witted and wise , always passed some knowledge on somehow. Unbeleivable singer and guitarist. As you say , God bless him.
@@humbuck59 we were good friends - i'd go down to J60s on a Saturday drawl at all the guitars - STEVE worked there - always had his sunburst Tele with him - I was 15/16 - and he'd show me stuff in-between serving customers. I bought my first real guitar - a Cherry red 335 from him - my Dad went guarantor . I had a band - the other guys were all close to 20 - we'd play at the local youth club once a month on a Monday nite and get 5 pound for the whole band :) We were setting up to play one particular Monday - Steve and his band came up to us - asked if they could do the gig instead of us - but we keep the money They had a single coming out in about a month and were off on a Sheffield area tour (North England) - They played - That was the VERY first Small Faces gig - and we got the 5 quid :) - they were just amazing !! - truly electric - and what a voice. A month later they were in the charts 'Watcha Gonna Do Bout it' and the rest is history - sadly never saw him again to chat. I still have a Hofner pick he gave me
I saw Steve about this time period at the FM Station bar in North Hollywood. I don't know if this video is from that show or at Dingwall's in London, but it was the same guitar, etc. They tore the place up. "Heavy Metal" was big at the time, and several Metal dudes were in attendance. Steve schooled 'em good. I was more of a 70's rocker, so I knew all about Steve. You should have heard those poodle-haired 80's metal dudes screaming when the show was over. It sounded like 100 people screaming, "FUUUUUUCCCCKKKKK!!!!!" over and over. I'd be willing to bet that some of those guys went home and burned their Pepto Bismol pink pointy guitars with the Floyd Rose tremolos on them that night. LOL. I went home and played my 335.
love what you've written here!! wish that there was more up (same vid quality, same sound quality) of this gig. killer!!!!!!!!!! also .. don't miss Mollie Marriott, his daughter. she doesn't play guitar, but boy she got a voice on her.
Love all this British blues rock. Think of all the great artists and groups that ermerged out of bands like the Small faces. Humble pie ,Jeff Beck group. Peter Frampton solo , The Faces , Rod Stewart.
Best Brit soul singer ever and my favourite musician of all time! I have (almost) every bit of plastic he has released. In the Humble Pie days I have seen him described as a guitar maestro but, in truth, his guitar playing was always just good solid support of Frampton and especially Clempson, (who is himself grossly underestimated). I saw the Pie many times live between '69 and '75 then in their various guises, Marriott's All Stars etc for a few years after. He was always amazing onstage. Freddy Mercury used to hold the audience spellbound in his hand during his solo "Day-oh-ee-da-day" solo spot, but I've seen Marriott do the same audience interaction years before filling a huge hall while standing in front of his mike stand singing unamplified! It seems that Steve had real confidence in his vocal abilities but was a little doubting of his guitar playing. Well here is Marriott doing what he always wanted to, showing that at last he is up there with the best of them on guitar, and still way beyond them on vocals. This is utterly AWESOME! It's a true masterclass of how to play electric blues guitar and sing. How sad he had to go when he was at last reaching this degree of skill. Genuine soul like this is found in only a select few each generation. "Bald headed fat little has been"? Couldn't be further from the truth Steve!
I've never seen this clip before. Steve Marriott has just become one of my favorite blues guitarists of all time. The tone coming from that guitar in his hands is just... Whoa!!! I'm reeling from the impact of what I've just heard.
Totally stunned - what have I MISSED? Thougt I knew Steve, as the most outragious singer from the sixties and so on.... stage animal…. never knew he was such a great bluesguitarist. I mean GREAT....
I am a Clapton fan but he does become boring and predictable at times. Now this performance is raw and pure unadulterated blues. Just the way it should be. Love his playing. And that voice..... wow.
Had the pleasure of seeing him live many times - meeting and getting to know him - late '80's up until his tragic death. Never mind that unbelievable, amazing voice, he was a great guitarist, certainly underrated in the latter department. A lovely, generous man with a wicked - and often self-deprecating, sense of humor.
good post. i only saw small faces when they were "packaged" - missed the main man in his prime [don't think he toured south america - did see/hear stan getz in Lima. something to remember]. at least some good shxt on you tube. Eat my shorts, mr jagger. steve the real thing.
S j f , how absolutely dead on. I don't really get the impression he cared too much about anything but music. No ego, no greed. I wish I could say I owed him just a tenner!
Jeeeeeeezzz! I also knew Stevie was the greatest blues-rock singer of them all, but I never knew he could play guitar, never mind like that. Why is this guy virtually forgotten?
So sad that he says "this bald headed,fat has been! In the totally sublime performance is tragic beyond words! This outstanding talent should be more recognised!! Hall Off Fame !!! This was a remarkable talent, and Im
I was lucky to see Steve many times and he always gave his all. His talent was unlimited but to me his performances were tinged with sadness because of what he could have achieved. I could have cried when I saw him perform with "The Packet of three" at the Buddle in Wallsend which only held 150 people max. I know the lady who ran the venue and and she told me that she first met Steve when he was having a cup of tea with the cleaners. She told me that he was just a smashing bloke with no ego whatsoever. He is sadly missed!
+Mary Hodgson a lot of people still do this. And i think you should really not only listen to music of the 80s and say that they don't do 'this' anymore because that's just bullshit. A lot of great artists out there not ripping off. you ignorant piece of shit.
Thanks for your accepting words - you may find that throughout your life that some people don't think exactly as you do and that's okay. No need to be insulting, mean and rude. Live and let live brotha. But if you can't , that's on you. Peace.
well, one might say that your words are insulting, mean and rude. For example to all the people who are still making great music this day. Your ignorance is more than insulting, it is more than mean. Don´t give me the ´be nice speech´ when you can´t be nice yourself. ´everyone´s a rip-off' you say, can't think of something more insulting. sry.
+hans zimmer you are an unhappy angry person who reads and iinterprets things the way you see fit - i an not an angry person and never meant disrespect. Your reaction is violent, you can disagree without being so rude. Peace. I hope you find it someday.
+Mary Hodgson . Im lucky to live near a small bar where a great artist Kevin Breit ( Norah Jones guitar player) shows up once a month. Check out some of his performances on here. There is amazing music happening, probably right now . Probably more in NYC lol
Oh my god! How could I have missed this guy all these years??? I knew quite a bit of the Small Faces stuff (which I liked - but not too much of it). But I only 2nite discovered Humble Pie and Steve's solo stuff. One word: A.W.E.S.O.M.E!
The bands he was in were quite well-known as opposed to his name. You might have heard his work without knowing it was him. The Small Faces and Humble Pie were two successful bands. Steve always saw the bands as a collective, never wanting to put his name above the others.
The blues had a baby 🍼 and named it rock n roll... Then rock n roll had a sexy side chick that birthed a legend, Steve Marriott ... the man could do it all. Absolutely amazing talent, soul, heart and a set of vocal chords that could make the Mona Lisa feel the blues.....
Such tasty classy melodic and deeply thoughtful playing here by Steve..... just brilliant. We swapped guitars in 1967 (i think it was), he loved my beaten up sunburst Telecaster so he gave me his pink 59 Les Paul for it, both are on you tube vids. Then i did the sound engineering on the 1978 Small Faces Reunion Tour, great crazy good fun time was had by all. He and i sat up all one night in my hotel room until dawn, exchanging r&r and life stories, after a gig in Germany...... he gave me a harmonica which still works great and i absolutely treasure it. What a really lovely great fun guy. Rip dear Steve👍❤🎸🇬🇧
@@allenmcdaniel1470 Check out Jerry's memoir "Best Seat in the House". Fun stories about life with Pie and and a touching tribute to his "big brother" Steve Marriott.
Oh my lord that guitar work is top shelf 👍. I was only 9 years old at this 1985 point. I’d have chopped my little finger off to see this gig now. I will forgive his denim dungarees for the first few licks of chords on this one. Even reminds me of Hendrix some of that guitar work. Breathtaking.
A shining star that blazed . 67 I saw The Who and Smalls @ Festival Hall in Melbourne . Steve is gone , the Ox is gone and Mad Moon long ago . They both tore up the venue but Steve still responsible for some Anthems that will live till the earth Implodes . Cheers from the Ancient Metal Guy .
There are a few moments of self deprecation and hurt I remember in recorded performances. This one near the end sews a lot up when Marriott refers to himself as a short bald has been...what a testimony to some of his inner thoughts. All this while he rips and wails on guitars and lays down one of his great soulful wrenching amazing vocal performances. Oh yeah, the other moment that comes to mind is where Scott Munni interviews Alex Chilton on the live at WNEW tapes where Chilton makes a good short diatribe on how the music business sucks.
This vid played w/ Ten years After: Recorded Live - Slow Bluse in C is the perfect duet. One of the best jamers & one of the best voices in Rock & Roll history. I saw this vid and knew it sounded like Alvin Lee.
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Back in those days, an average pop band could not play very good. Steve Marriott could play, sing and compose at the master class. He was a master. R.I.P.
Now they can´t play at all, only use machines.
Use machines for the voice too....@@Alexander-tj2dn
@@Alexander-tj2dnyes they would probably be great on the tech. End of editing in a classic studio environment, fast fingers and accurate as well. It’s all good, right man!❤😘😘😘
I listen to them all. Joe bonamassa , Steve Ray Vaughan,
Clapton. Etc. But I always come back to this live performance by. Steve Marriott , being a devoted Jazz and blues fan for the last 50 odd years this is the best . The voice , and the flawless blues guitar.
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THE GUY CAN REALLY SING THE BLUES THERE'S NO ONE TO MATCH HIM IT'S SAD THE WAY IT ALL ENDID FOR HIM, REST IN PEACE STEVE GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN. 😎✌️
Who could be so clueless to thumbs down a musical genius ? Pure gold!
PURE GOLD WITH DIAMONDS.
STEVE HAD IT ALL.
STEVE COULD DO IT ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STEVE WAS THE MAN A TRUE LEGEND. PEACE TO YOU ALL MY FRIEND'S. 😎✌️
Brilliant frontman!
Brilliant guitarist!
Brilliant singer with soul and guts!
One of the most outstanding talents British music ever had, from a
pint- sized geezer!
Surely one of the most underrated and sadly, shamelessly ripped-off artists of all time!!!
Totally love this guy, his decline was outrageous!
Talent like this is priceless.
Just imagine if he ,instead of being in the Small Faces , much as I loved them, had wound up in The Yardbirds.
How things could've been so different .
This sort of talent is shoulder to shoulder with any Yardbird intern.
The Small Faces were beautifully original and innovative!
Humble Pie were a force of nature.
To have fortunately seen Humble Pie ( 70's) and then Steve solo at The Royal Standard in Walthamstow
New Years Eve late 80's is a decline that should never have happened in my opinion.
Steve Marriott is someone who should be in the Rock 'n Roll Hall Of Fame no question.
A talent that sadly we will never see the like again!!
God love this fabulously talented man!!!
R.I.P Steve!!!❤️🤘🎸
But to much Alcohol
@@richirich3916 ......and already showed signs of schizophrenia by early 70's, towards end of marriage to Jenny Rylance, but she got the best years with him.
Gone far too soon. In Steve Marriott's own favorite saying, "Nice"!
And..... In my opinion...... His audition for a new band, called, led zeppilin
Should have gone through,
His vocals are better than Robert plants, which plant admitted.
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All very true! Steve's vocal range and diversity was truly amazing. Developed as a child and worked at the craft his entire career. As a guitarist, his time was the 1970's on. He was considered a little limited in his playing during the 60's Small Faces. There were better choices at the time for the Yardbirds. He worked hard and by Humble Pie he'd arrived. One of the best. He did go into the Hall with Small Faces 2012.
Steve was the complete package - amazing voice and a damned good guitarist
Steve the dogs bollocks
Valerie Worboyes ......Steve was the whole dog!
Saw in a documentary that The reason he left humble pie was that he felt he was not a good enough guitarist, may be what we’re watching here is what he worked on after humble pie, and became a lot better but I always thought it was good anyhow… Amazing how Authentically these guys play the American blues
He's got it (had it).
Good vert ex tra guitariste so long
Humble Pie Fillmore East May 1971 the 2nd night. was there and (don't remember how I got home but) I do remember this Musician Excellent brings me way way back
I didn't realise what a great guitarist he was.
Yep!! Oh yea he can sing too and play the hell out of harp.
User58747 his call and answers w Frampton were so cool
Far better than w Clemson
Same,I had no idea he was this good of a blues player.Frickin awesome!
Hell yes! Just listen to Humble Pie Rockin' the Fillmore. He and Frampton get into some serious interlocking guitar jams. Great stuff for guitar fans...
I reakon!!
saw him in 1971, 1972 , 1973, 1974, 1976 ....true english blues rock. best front man ever! ask Keith Richards...
What a devastating display of rock prowess. His blues playing is without a doubt as good as any I've ever heard.
This man lived the blues, playing the blues came natural to him.What a great performance
I'm here to tell you that Steve Marriott is THE great unsung hero of English music. Not only was he a GREAT guitarist -he is rightfully remembered as an excellent songwriter -and is thoroughly un-appreciated as such (back me Noel). He was/is an amazing singer as well. Just an all-around legend who is unrealized and un-heralded. I love him -always. Ogden's Nut-Gone-Flake is a work of GENIUS.
You got that almost down to a nutshell cause Steve was so much more than that.
I agree with Julian T. SM never got the credit he deserved for his talent. He was one of the first “Mods” in theUK, but he was such a student of American blues. His acoustic song with The Pie, “Every Mother’s Son” was as good a rural Mississippi blues balled as anyone from Mississippi could do!
Yes ! I´m a big fan from Sao Paulo city, Brazil.
@@nilsonpompeo3322 Welcome, from arizona.
@@alanroberts7916 Thanks !
This clip leaves no doubt Steve was more than a singer songwriter he was top blues guitarist just phenomenal !!!
The 2 people who disliked this probably need a doctor.
thank you; got a laugh!!!!!!
man, he is missed.
Jane Millerick
Sadly I only discovered him after his death, but I am glad I did.
+HungryHumbucker I don't need NO doctor ;)
I don't need no doctor
Fucking idiots how could anybody not like it.
To think, he underestimated his own guitar work. The man was an insanely talented musician and jaw dropping vocalist and eye catching performer. RIP Beautiful man.💖
A legend!!!
too fuckin right
I had no idea just how amazing Steve was, totally badass . Thanks to you tube !
Exactly fantastic thanks youtube for these uploads and yeah I ddnt know till now what a wicked talent steve marriot really is
One of Steve’s best performances.
He always gave 100% when he played. Musicians today could learn a lot from him. 👍👍
Never got the credits he deserved ! Way way better than Rod !
says you. i liked them both
you arnt co
paring steve to rod stewart??? raspy rod i used to call him .
Rod's singing appeals to me more but neither is better than the other. Don't you get it?!? Enjoy!
Steve deserves way more acknowledgement he was amazing
This is quite possibly the best version of this song EVER RECORDED!!! That voice, that guitar-playing, and emotion(stage presence) are all superb! Today we are treated to mindless dicks who "sample", read steal, others' work. SM was a true virtuoso!
Buddy Guy does this justice !!!!!!!!!!
his blues playing is extraordinary ... must say I'm a bit surprised after listening to mostly his solid rock guitar all these years, but like they say, it all comes from the blues ..
Yes really good, I didn't realize how good his guitar playing was.
Today is the 26th anniversary of his death and I never heard this track or saw this performance before, I always thought of Marriott for his vocals in the Small Faces and Humble Pie, and saw a few interviews where others suggest that he wasn't a confident or accomplished guitarist. This definitely shows what a great guitarist and musical force he was. And how sad it is that he isn't around. He's the true mod father and so much more. I'm glad to have lived within living memory of him, Plonk and Mac.
Keith Richards had wanted his pal Steve Marriott to replace the departed Mick Taylor, but Jagger gave it a thumbs down following the rehearsal, not wanting to risk being upstaged by this pint-sized dynamo.
***** True but Jagger & Keef were right in turning him down. The Stones with Marriott would've probably released one or two of the greatest rock records of all time but after that the Stones would be no more. Super bands with super egos don't last!!
Cassio Trocourt Jagger with ego in hand turned him down, which is not surprising. KR would have likely given him the nod, but it didn't matter as veto power was duly exercised. Interesting to note that Marriott was never known as being an egomaniac, and despite the ability to own any stage he preferred to share the spotlight with bandmates, including Frampton and Ridley in Humble Pie and Ronnie Lane in Small Faces. It took manager Dee Anthony to give Marriott the nudge to become a more dominant front man with Humble Pie, and only after Frampton split.
Absolutely right...Steve was a very inclusive musician...for him it was all about the music...he had a relatively small ego for such a huge talent!
good post. jagger shmagger who cares as long as he loves his mother. steve marriott the real deal. sir mick/ sir rod? the queen never listened to jerry lee lewis so could easily be fooled.
Better to add Steve, keep Mick Taylor and get rid of the chicken trying to do a Rooster.
Praise God that we can hear this. God loves loud music read the palms. This is the best music that you can call the blues
The guys playing in the band are like "how lucky are we???" Marriott was an absolute monster and humble pie in their prime were an amazing live band. Such a shame bad managers constantly ripped him off his whole career.
you see - few thumbs for your comment. people not always smart!..... col parker; norman petty. shitehouse businessmen always messing with artists. oh well.. you and i know the score and can at least tell a few of the next generation.
Nice to see jerry on drums from the pie
My hero as a school boy, right till he passed in such a tragic way.Steve was the full score!
Any aspiring blues guitarist or vocalist could learn from this.
To sing the blues, first you must LIVE the blues. Feel the pain.
My Soul Feels Every Note.
The best Blues Soul singer to come out of the UK.....
.R.I.P Steve Marriott
Excuse me while I pick myself up off the floor.
I loooove this fantastic performance.
Way to go Steve, wish I could have seen you in person.
Is that Jerry Shirley from The Pie?
+Bill H Yep :)
Yes it is Jerry
Saw Pie in 1973 Cobo Arena Detroit, Mi. Absolutely Smoked!
Longshotsblues Lucky you!!!
so one of the greatest voices in rock could really play some sweet blues guitar too. fantastic. thanks so much for this.
One of the best live musicians ever. Im talking about Steve Marriott.
pbstratocaster a men 🤘🎸
I saw Pie in 1980 and totally agree. Still remember being blown away by Stevie Marriott.
You know it
Humble Pie, 1969, Amsterdam. With Peter Frampton, fantastic.
I got to see him once. Steve Marriott All Stars at the Long Beach Arena...probably 1979? Amazing show...also on the Bill was Robin Trower who just stands there. Blew him off the stage in terms of entertainment value. And yeah SM was a great guitar player too. Bit that voice...unmatched and completely unique!
We desperately need someone like him today. Everyone is manufactured to hell and there is no heart in music these days. Instant fame has taken the guts & soul out of music, everyone's at it so there no-one special any more. Maybe I'm just getting old. Hell! I am old!!!
Actually the closest band out there that i've heard that comes close to them are the Black Crows . Check out their song Black Betty and you'll be hooked , you will then want to listen to alot more of them . Happy listening . Peace .
billbluez Black Crowes and The Fabulous Thunderbirds both had that soul. after that, not any real ideas come to mind. and that is a sad sad thing, indeed.
the thing about being old is at least we saw all the great bands :)
Brenda Mayne check out the rival sons
Brenda Mayne have a look on here for a british blues/rock band called king king Brenda,you might be pleasantly surprised Brenda,they on fire at the moment and fantastic live
Great blues guitarist but Steve Marriot also is one of the best blues singers in the world!!! Just love that raspy whiskey voice and his blues vocal interpretation. 🎸🌟👍
After the departure of Mick Taylor in 1975 from the Rolling Stones, Marriott was considered as his replacement; however, Mick Jagger blocked the move after Marriott acted like a frontman, and upstaged Jagger. According to Ronnie Wood, Marriott was Richards' first choice to replace Taylor.
Page and Plant rolled into one.
For sure!
@Jen Robbie SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TRUE BABY.
I love Zeppelin but have to say Stevie would upstage both Page and Plant at the same time. Maybe the English Stevie Ray Vaughan would be a better comparison. Saw him in Hyde Park with Humble Pie in '71, they were utterly awesome. When I get my hands on a time machine I'm going back there, I was 12-years old and - obviously -broke but they were the best days of my life, mainly because of the music . . . that and Lebanese Black!
Better than both
Marriott's still better than both of them, combined.
steve was such a underated guitarist
Totally agree Dave. Damn, that was sweet blues.
@@mikehayes4433 A Jimmy Page and Robert Plant in one being. Truly exceptional.
Even if you go back to the small faces stuff and listen carefully to it Steve's guitar playing was superb then as well
@@stevenhendry841 I have...what I noticed is how much he IMPROVED when he played w Frampton in HP. IMHO he sounds better rockin that Epiphone and Gibson than when he was in the Faces playing Gretsch n Tele. He also expanded, blew more harp n played is B3 organ.
That was unreal!!! I always knew Steve could play but never heard him like this. Outstanding!
Stephen Peter Marriott I miss you 🎵🎼🎶🎤🎸😭🙏
What a legend! I’m rediscovering this guy. Listened to Tin Soldier and Itchycoo Park back in my teen years and heard the first one again recently. Grabbed my guitar and learned to play it. Great song, intro, chord progression, middle etc. No-one can match his voice and performance. He started his first band when he was 12! Dude! He was rockin’ it at 16 and writing great songs in his teens. Rock on Mr Marriott, where ever you are!
What a talent Steve was, I did'nt realise he was THAT superb a guitar player, I seem to remember that at one time he considered giving up playing because he thought he was'nt good enough, WHAAAAAT !!!!!
Thank You Willy For This Fantastic Post!!! Marriott The True Blues Man!
Very underrated guitar player...
Fantastic voice, great guitar...and his keyboard and harmonica playing weren't bad either! Sadly missed...legend ...and REAL. x god bless him!
This one makes me feel young again! I'm gonna be rockin till I'm not in this body anymore!!!
It is such a shame we lost Steve at such an incredible time in his life. Can you imagine where he would have gone? A large number of musicians are legends, like Stevie Ray Vaughn, but Marriott was SO innovative he could make old stuff sound new and new stuff was beyond. Incredible talent like Rory Gallagher.
You’ve just completely summed up how I feel
Sorry cut off in mid flow!
I have never experienced a more loved and influential performer as Steve Marriott who has been
so badly treated and neglected in the music business!
A true sadly neglected legend.
God love him!!!
I'm proud to remember that a young Stevie - showed me my first lick - he'd learnt from 'Jeff' the day before at some gig.
Steve showed me how to play the Scotty Moore lick over an open E chord - all down at J60's in Manor Park. God Bless him
Aaron Woolley i knew Steve from 86’ onwards ( my flatmate rich newman was playing drums for him.
Steve showed me how he set his amps up ( i play guitar).. grear memories , a funny man , quick witted and wise , always passed some knowledge on somehow.
Unbeleivable singer and guitarist.
As you say , God bless him.
lucky. he was my favorite. at least I met Scott More
JEFF BECK!!!
That’s an awesome story mate!
@@humbuck59 we were good friends - i'd go down to J60s on a Saturday drawl at all the guitars - STEVE worked there - always had his sunburst Tele with him - I was 15/16 - and he'd show me stuff in-between serving customers.
I bought my first real guitar - a Cherry red 335 from him - my Dad went guarantor .
I had a band - the other guys were all close to 20 - we'd play at the local youth club once a month on a Monday nite and get 5 pound for the whole band :)
We were setting up to play one particular Monday - Steve and his band came up to us - asked if they could do the gig instead of us - but we keep the money
They had a single coming out in about a month and were off on a Sheffield area tour (North England) - They played - That was the VERY first Small Faces gig - and we got the 5 quid :) - they were just amazing !! - truly electric - and what a voice.
A month later they were in the charts 'Watcha Gonna Do Bout it' and the rest is history - sadly never saw him again to chat. I still have a Hofner pick he gave me
25 too long years.....God how I miss this man. Best pipes of Rock and Blues in history.
Aggree!
Longshotsblues and a superb guitar player... 🎸👌
Longshotsblues-- I concur
if somebody like him burst onto the scene nowadays, people would lose their shit---in a good way.
Michael Colombo--Marcus King.
used to follow him all over London area great live and sorely missed R.I.P.
Wish I could've seen them on the other side of the pond!! Saw him lots on This side tho! Cheers!
I saw Steve about this time period at the FM Station bar in North Hollywood. I don't know if this video is from that show or at Dingwall's in London, but it was the same guitar, etc. They tore the place up. "Heavy Metal" was big at the time, and several Metal dudes were in attendance. Steve schooled 'em good. I was more of a 70's rocker, so I knew all about Steve. You should have heard those poodle-haired 80's metal dudes screaming when the show was over. It sounded like 100 people screaming, "FUUUUUUCCCCKKKKK!!!!!" over and over. I'd be willing to bet that some of those guys went home and burned their Pepto Bismol pink pointy guitars with the Floyd Rose tremolos on them that night. LOL. I went home and played my 335.
Awesome story :)
love what you've written here!!
wish that there was more up (same vid quality,
same sound quality) of this gig. killer!!!!!!!!!!
also .. don't miss Mollie Marriott, his daughter.
she doesn't play guitar, but boy she got a voice on her.
Gosh you lucky man I wish I could have seen this legend live thank God for TH-cam
Love all this British blues rock. Think of all the great artists and groups that ermerged out of bands like the Small faces. Humble pie ,Jeff Beck group. Peter Frampton solo , The Faces , Rod Stewart.
I didn't realize that Steve could play guitar like that!
Me neither but that's bad ass
@@kevindore6120 he was awesome on guitar as well as the piano, drums, harmonica and of course those vocals.
Best Brit soul singer ever and my favourite musician of all time! I have (almost) every bit of plastic he has released. In the Humble Pie days I have seen him described as a guitar maestro but, in truth, his guitar playing was always just good solid support of Frampton and especially Clempson, (who is himself grossly underestimated). I saw the Pie many times live between '69 and '75 then in their various guises, Marriott's All Stars etc for a few years after. He was always amazing onstage.
Freddy Mercury used to hold the audience spellbound in his hand during his solo "Day-oh-ee-da-day" solo spot, but I've seen Marriott do the same audience interaction years before filling a huge hall while standing in front of his mike stand singing unamplified!
It seems that Steve had real confidence in his vocal abilities but was a little doubting of his guitar playing. Well here is Marriott doing what he always wanted to, showing that at last he is up there with the best of them on guitar, and still way beyond them on vocals. This is utterly AWESOME! It's a true masterclass of how to play electric blues guitar and sing. How sad he had to go when he was at last reaching this degree of skill.
Genuine soul like this is found in only a select few each generation. "Bald headed fat little has been"? Couldn't be further from the truth Steve!
good interesting comment. makes a change!
I hear what you're saying but I find his vocals a little harsh...not soulful like Paul Carrack....JMHO....
@@dinopappous6639 try the small faces, pipes were in better shape
Ever heard of Terry Reid ?? also an amazing singer guitarist.. check him out at Glastonbury 1971 with David Lindley on lap-steel very similar guys :)
@@dinopappous6639 years of smashing it probs took its toll ,plus 5he fact as ya get older your voice matures
So sad He's gone. He was the best ever!
I've never seen this clip before. Steve Marriott has just become one of my favorite blues guitarists of all time. The tone coming from that guitar in his hands is just... Whoa!!! I'm reeling from the impact of what I've just heard.
I agree, and why isn't Marriott in the same conversation with Beck/Clapton/Hendrix/Green/Page as the greatest British guitarists?
Totally stunned - what have I MISSED? Thougt I knew Steve, as the most outragious singer from the sixties and so on.... stage animal…. never knew he was such a great bluesguitarist. I mean GREAT....
Totally agree
What a performance! I didn’t know that he was that good!..He is as good as Clapton maybe even better!
ya' know, I just listened to Clapton's version and I agree with you, this is raw, bluesier, nastier and, well better to my ears!
ya' know, I just listened to Clapton's version and I agree with you, this is raw, bluesier, nastier and, well better to my ears!
I am a Clapton fan but he does become boring and predictable at times. Now this performance is raw and pure unadulterated blues. Just the way it should be. Love his playing. And that voice..... wow.
Best blues singer ever
The HUMBLE PIE rockin the filmore album is the best ever. Marriott and Frampton together.
This is great. I did not know Steve Marriott could play guitar like this. I thought he was just a singer.
Me neither. This man is the epitome of rock n roll. Wow.
Had the pleasure of seeing him live many times - meeting and getting to know him - late '80's up until his tragic death. Never mind that unbelievable, amazing voice, he was a great guitarist, certainly underrated in the latter department. A lovely, generous man with a wicked - and often self-deprecating, sense of humor.
good post. i only saw small faces when they were "packaged" - missed the main man in his prime [don't think he toured south america - did see/hear stan getz in Lima. something to remember]. at least some good shxt on you tube. Eat my shorts, mr jagger. steve the real thing.
Didn't realise he was this good. Knew he was soulful
I saw him in Humble Pie & was blown away but didn’t realize he had these guitar chops, this is the blues to R & R invention here!
Soul,Blues,Country,Rock.He could do it all. none better.Tops!
never realized he was so damn good at the guitar, gotta say he's the real deal
Genius. Never to be forgotten.
I didn't think anyone could rival Buddy Guy's version of this, but I think Stevie edges it.
In fact this is better than any Buddy's performance. Steve isn't playing the blues here, he LIVES it!
So much soul spills from this man so underrated
Gotta love a bit of the Marriott!
such talent. I saw him at the Tunnel Club, Woolwich. sadly missed, he owed me a tenner.
must be worth a tenner to have all his shxt on you tube? best wishes
S j f , how absolutely dead on. I don't really get the impression he cared too much about anything but music. No ego, no greed. I wish I could say I owed him just a tenner!
Damn I knew he could sing but didn’t know he played liked that. Sorry Mr. Frampton but you did right by leaving. This man is unreal
Jeeeeeeezzz! I also knew Stevie was the greatest blues-rock singer of them all, but I never knew he could play guitar, never mind like that. Why is this guy virtually forgotten?
My favorite rock and roll artist of all time. Great singer, great guitar player, great songwriter. RIP the little human dynamo Steve Marriot.
So sad that he says "this bald headed,fat has been! In the totally sublime performance
is tragic beyond words! This outstanding talent should be more recognised!!
Hall Off Fame !!!
This was a remarkable talent, and Im
Howard Tyler Yeah. They all deserve a Hall of Fame nod. Maybe before Kenny goes?
@@howardquinn5911 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Small Faces....2012.
@@sandypompilii6901 tx!
I was lucky to see Steve many times and he always gave his all. His talent was unlimited but to me his performances were tinged with sadness because of what he could have achieved.
I could have cried when I saw him perform with "The Packet of three" at the Buddle in Wallsend which only held 150 people max.
I know the lady who ran the venue and and she told me that she first met Steve when he was having a cup of tea with the cleaners. She told me that he was just a smashing bloke with no ego whatsoever. He is sadly missed!
Goosebumps on my goosebumps wish I could have saw this amazing blues rock singing playing man
Oh I could never forget Peter Green RIP but also the Late Great Stevie Ray Vaughn RIP who is def a top favorite of mine so Blue~~~
I`m so sorry... I didn`t know Steve was such a great guitarplayer.. Damn!!
oh my.....thats a blues clinic...im taking notes
God I miss this real live music - no one does this today - NO ONE Everyone's a rip-off
today - this man was the real deal!
+Mary Hodgson a lot of people still do this. And i think you should really not only listen to music of the 80s and say that they don't do 'this' anymore because that's just bullshit. A lot of great artists out there not ripping off. you ignorant piece of shit.
Thanks for your accepting words - you may find that throughout your life that some people don't think exactly as you do and that's okay. No need to be insulting, mean and rude. Live and let live brotha. But if you can't , that's on you. Peace.
well, one might say that your words are insulting, mean and rude. For example to all the people who are still making great music this day. Your ignorance is more than insulting, it is more than mean. Don´t give me the ´be nice speech´ when you can´t be nice yourself. ´everyone´s a rip-off' you say, can't think of something more insulting. sry.
+hans zimmer you are an unhappy angry person who reads and iinterprets things the way you see fit - i an not an angry person and never meant disrespect. Your reaction is violent, you can disagree without being so rude. Peace. I hope you find it someday.
+Mary Hodgson . Im lucky to live near a small bar where a great artist Kevin Breit ( Norah Jones guitar player) shows up once a month. Check out some of his performances on here. There is amazing music happening, probably right now . Probably more in NYC lol
Wow! Steve Marriot does BB King! I never knew he could play like that; great singer also
What a loss. Steve Marriott’s vocal ability is permanently filed under “White-hot Soul” and his playing here is exceptional.
i would say purer and better than Clapton's (and I like Clapton). Steve was a beautiful loser/guitar player/shouter
White boy is one of the Best I ever Heard!!! ... white soul!!
Greatly underrated Best frontman ever. A true musician and performer
Wow, what a talent, as good as the best anywhere, anytime.
You Sir were never, and never will be a "has been" Great under rated performer of all times
Such a sad loss.. He was my favorite male vocalist ❤
Miss this guy
What a talented man he was !!
Awesome singer and good guitar player too...
For me still the best bluesrock singer.
Best white blues/soul voice ever.. No one else could do it like this man!..n i smile when I hear my grandsons blasting him out..bless you Steve.💕
Oh my god! How could I have missed this guy all these years??? I knew quite a bit of the Small Faces stuff (which I liked - but not too much of it). But I only 2nite discovered Humble Pie and Steve's solo stuff. One word: A.W.E.S.O.M.E!
Ralf Henke I've never been a 'huge' SF fan... but Humble Pie & here I love it...
Isn't he amazing? Underrated and under appreciated.
Better late than never! :)
How the HELL have I never heard of him? I'm speechless. Absolutely amazing artist.
The bands he was in were quite well-known as opposed to his name. You might have heard his work without knowing it was him. The Small Faces and Humble Pie were two successful bands. Steve always saw the bands as a collective, never wanting to put his name above the others.
@@jayanxietySmall Faces.
The blues had a baby 🍼 and named it rock n roll... Then rock n roll had a sexy side chick that birthed a legend, Steve Marriott ... the man could do it all. Absolutely amazing talent, soul, heart and a set of vocal chords that could make the Mona Lisa feel the blues.....
Such tasty classy melodic and deeply thoughtful playing here by Steve..... just brilliant.
We swapped guitars in 1967 (i think it was), he loved my beaten up sunburst Telecaster so he gave me his pink 59 Les Paul for it, both are on you tube vids.
Then i did the sound engineering on the 1978 Small Faces Reunion Tour, great crazy good fun time was had by all.
He and i sat up all one night in my hotel room until dawn, exchanging r&r and life stories, after a gig in Germany...... he gave me a harmonica which still works great and i absolutely treasure it. What a really lovely great fun guy.
Rip dear Steve👍❤🎸🇬🇧
Pure rock...Pure blues...Pure soul..The greatest of all time..
3:56 what a riff combination!
Legendary bassist Jim Leverton and former Humble Pie Drummer Jerry Shirley layin' it down!
Love Jerry Shirley.....what's 'E doin lately?
@@allenmcdaniel1470 Check out Jerry's memoir "Best Seat in the House". Fun stories about life with Pie and and a touching tribute to his "big brother" Steve Marriott.
Simply amazing, Steve Marriott was the best...........
Oh my lord that guitar work is top shelf 👍. I was only 9 years old at this 1985 point. I’d have chopped my little finger off to see this gig now. I will forgive his denim dungarees for the first few licks of chords on this one. Even reminds me of Hendrix some of that guitar work. Breathtaking.
A shining star that blazed . 67 I saw The Who and Smalls @ Festival Hall in Melbourne . Steve is gone , the Ox is gone and Mad Moon long ago . They both tore up the venue but Steve still responsible for some Anthems that will live till the earth Implodes . Cheers from the Ancient Metal Guy .
There are a few moments of self deprecation and hurt I remember in recorded performances. This one near the end sews a lot up when Marriott refers to himself as a short bald has been...what a testimony to some of his inner thoughts. All this while he rips and wails on guitars and lays down one of his great soulful wrenching amazing vocal performances. Oh yeah, the other moment that comes to mind is where Scott Munni interviews Alex Chilton on the live at WNEW tapes where Chilton makes a good short diatribe on how the music business sucks.
This vid played w/ Ten years After: Recorded Live - Slow Bluse in C is the perfect duet. One of the best jamers & one of the best voices in Rock & Roll history. I saw this vid and knew it sounded like Alvin Lee.