Anytime I feel like I need to really connect with him, not just with a jump up or fun song, this takes me back to the days, when music meant putting miles on the road and the duties of everyone in the band that made a real connection to the fans. I can feel them hitting site after site, loving what they're doing, but also being exhausted at times while they play their hearts out.
I moved from Cleveland to Arizona three years ago. But I’ll always be a Clevelander❤️❤️❤️. Michael Stanley was a blessing and still a blessing to the “The Land”. I still miss him!!❤️❤️❤️❤️🎸🎸🎸🎸🎶🎶🎶
Ohio will never be the same anyway! Especially my old stomping grounds....Y-town...Columbus...Cleveland. My parents are still there, and they grieve the good times and how very special it was 😔
The Lord uses the good ones, and the bad ones use the Lord. Tears 😢 miss this band so much. I was 10, but even then I knew we were living in a special time. Did anyone else see them at Blossom? We need those days again more than anything! 😔
MSB used to play to sold out clubs throughout the midwest and the "North Coast" they rocked the joint. If you grew-up in the late 70's that whole area was a treat back in the day. Jokers, Lincoln Park, the Agora, Cyrus Erie, MSB rocked it hard.
Hell yeah ! The Flats were rocking hard back then . Michael played a lot of openings for te more famous bands too in larger arenas. I remember a "thank you" concert by WMMS in the old Muni parking lot , and he brought down the house. Damn good times. :)
So so many memories of Michael Stanley Gee and his music. Loved those days. The Palace, the Agora, the Coliseum and of course Blossom Music Center. This by far is my favorite song. The Lord uses the good ones and the bad ones use the Lord. Look forward to his concert in heaven.
I had to walk away and cry. I first heard of the Michael Stanley Band because I lived in Yoselmite National park and my boyfriend was from Ohio. I fell in love with the Michael Stanley Band right away. I LOVED them!! Listening to th ese songs honeslty makes me cry. Great band. Great memories! Such an impact that after 30 years, I still looked them up on utube!
I adore this band. Northern Ohio signature and so much more. It was so nice to see Bob Pelander on a piano rather than an electronic keyboard. The violin was awesome, too. #cannevergetenough
Happiness wrapped up in Music. MSB and Cleveland put the Music in me. Long live this Type of Artistry. Micheal is one of the finest writers and stage performers the world has not know. I could not figure out why most of the country has overlooked this Legend. I now live in Tampa and have for 16 years. I tune in Daily online to 98.5 NCX, Clevelands Classic rock to Hear this legend as a DJ in the Afternoons 2-7. Love this Live acoustic set. So much sentiment displayed by the 3 of them. Good Post!
Amen. There was something about his music when I first heard and saw at Agora - early 70's. Now I listen from Bocas DelToro, Panama - mucho otras have heard ahora tambien!
In my opinion. My pick for top ten greatest rock song and performance. And such great video from that long ago.someone knew this was a hit. Violin, orchestra, briliant.
This is the acoustic format I was first introduced to msb at stambaugh auditorium and was never disappointed no matter how many times I saw them.RIP MICHAEL and the man who brought me in the fold,, RIP THOMAS
63 yrs old, new life for me in Panama starting in 2016, have some problems with my new lover, she has to make a difficult change. Struggles for me, pero, pero I remembered this song from my life in Akron as a young man..... it helps, and I know HE has a plan for us! Thanks MSB...
I remember being at the battle of the bands at I think Solon High school, and I really fell in love with this music. I was at a party where Michael Gee attended in Chagrin Ohio. His real name being Michael Gee and his Father Stanley Gee started his career. I'll never understand why he never made it Nationally or even world-wide. The band was far beyond some of this crap that made it so much farther then him and for No "Good Reason"! Love MSB and I think this will also play at my funeral...lol
Gonna miss your presence on Earth 🌍, Loved the Moments too w/ Kenny Passarelli * Joe Vitale & Joe Walsh as a side kick 🦵. Dang shame I missed every concert w/ you & Jenn up at the plate ! R.I.P
Many thanks for sharing this brilliant acoustic version of one of my all-time anthems of this crazy business we call "show". MSB always rocked, and always will.
just a rendezvous to take you to a lover who was then but never now. This song is one of the jewels of MSB. They used to play at the New Years Eve concerts for a time. Stage Pass has to date the most incredible recording of this song. I ponder if this song is about holding on to the past.
This was part of the soundtrack of my college years in Cleveland in the 1970s. I was a pretty good rock and ice climber by the standards of the day, but "You'd better know the way back down" would pop into my head unbidden when I pushed my limits too hard and got into a scary situation. 😃
Thanks for posting this, first time I've heard it played acoustically, absolutely outstanding! I love the version on the lp Stage Pass, not quite sure but I think I like it even better acoustically! Love the MS band! 😀 PS: The more I listen to this acoustic version the more I like it, I think this version is better than the one on the album Stage Pass! 😁
I know why we in the Heartland got it. I don't understand how nobody else got it. It was very good music, a very good voice, and face it!... Incredibly recognizable musicians. Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, Clarence Clemens, Joe Vitale, David Osborne!
While at Baldwin-Wallace I was studying broadcasting. Had my own show on the college station and did an internship at WMMS. I met MSB at their height. Saw them many times. The girls were mad about Michael.... envied that dude!
Same version he played before it was MSB. He played at Mennor (Mentor) High School in the early 70's as a solo act. This is in my opinion the best version of this song.
Back in the day when I was youg Cleveland was pure rock n roll. Now it's bullshit an era lost. As long as I live I am that rock n roll spirit Cleveland Ohio style.😐
After being bummed out Saturday, took a drive Sunday and hiked in North Florida then ended up for dinner at Stinky's Fish Camp in Santa Rosa Beach #30a and noticed a sign on the wall for Widespread Panic, for some reason it caught my eye and today I stumble across this comment watching a Michael Stanley video. Strange world sometimes. Now I gotta see Widespread Panic version.
It takes luck in addition to talent, Michael had tremendous talent and great band members as well, I guess he lacked the "luck." However, to really understand why Michael never made it "BIG" you really need to look at the competition he was up against at the time. Chicago, Kansas, Boston, Moody Blues and many many more.
I think their songwriting was a bit uneven, to be honest. But, as well, they were too diverse and musically talented for their own good. They did this opus, long and with all kinds of instruments, plus they did a lot of songs that were more pop rock. So, back then, those that liked pop rock didn't want to go to a more pure rock concert, and vice-versa. But, at any rate, the harmonies between the powerful blues-rasp of Stanley and the smooth, soulful tenor of Kevin Raleigh were some of the best in rock and roll, and worth the price of admission alone!
The north coast rocks, why did he move out of a great sound, I don,t care for his new stuff.May be a groupie, saw him many times and heard a song cut the bull---- and play a little rock and roll, I wish I could find it!!!!
Anybody that knows anything about great music, is listening to this a million times!!!! Thank you MSB!!!!!!!
SAF
I'm working on my share.
Anytime I feel like I need to really connect with him, not just with a jump up or fun song, this takes me back to the days, when music meant putting miles on the road and the duties of everyone in the band that made a real connection to the fans. I can feel them hitting site after site, loving what they're doing, but also being exhausted at times while they play their hearts out.
The USA may have Elvis as the King of Rock. But here in Ohio we have Michael as the King of the North Coast.
3-6-21.... RIP Michael Stanley 💔 Heaven just got even better, but Cleveland is a much sadder place today. Thanks for the music and memories 🎸💔
Cleveland has always been a 'sad place', figuratively speaking. LOL
Amen
I moved from Cleveland to Arizona three years ago. But I’ll always be a Clevelander❤️❤️❤️. Michael Stanley was a blessing and still a blessing to the “The Land”. I still miss him!!❤️❤️❤️❤️🎸🎸🎸🎸🎶🎶🎶
I still have all my teeth and most of my hair, I want to go back to something that doesn't exist anymore. I'm glad I was a part of it.
Amen!!!!
Me too 😔
Cleveland is PROUD that you are OURS!!!!. Your music livea on Michael!!! It's TIMELESS!
Ohio will never be the same without this musician--a real icon--RIP
Ohio will never be the same anyway! Especially my old stomping grounds....Y-town...Columbus...Cleveland. My parents are still there, and they grieve the good times and how very special it was 😔
I always liked the live version, but I would love to hear any version just one more time. R.I.P.
The Lord uses the good ones, and the bad ones use the Lord. Tears 😢 miss this band so much. I was 10, but even then I knew we were living in a special time. Did anyone else see them at Blossom? We need those days again more than anything! 😔
R.I.P. Michael Stanley. Your time on earth may be over but your music will always live on. Thank you for the memories!
❤❤❤❤❤❤
Nice version. This is my favorite song bar none. I listen to it (the studio version) almost every week. It will be played at my funeral.
Mine too
Good choice..👍
Thanks for making this beautiful acoustic version available to all those who love Michael Stanley's songs !
MSB used to play to sold out clubs throughout the midwest and the "North Coast" they rocked the joint. If you grew-up in the late 70's that whole area was a treat back in the day. Jokers, Lincoln Park, the Agora, Cyrus Erie, MSB rocked it hard.
Hell yeah ! The Flats were rocking hard back then . Michael played a lot of openings for te more famous bands too in larger arenas. I remember a "thank you" concert by WMMS in the old Muni parking lot , and he brought down the house. Damn good times. :)
So so many memories of Michael Stanley Gee and his music. Loved those days. The Palace, the Agora, the Coliseum and of course Blossom Music Center. This by far is my favorite song. The Lord uses the good ones and the bad ones use the Lord.
Look forward to his concert in heaven.
Don't forget the front row that's where I saw him once.
One of the best rock songs ever.
I had to walk away and cry. I first heard of the Michael Stanley Band because I lived in Yoselmite National park and my boyfriend was from Ohio. I fell in love with the Michael Stanley Band right away. I LOVED them!! Listening to th
ese songs honeslty makes me cry. Great band. Great memories! Such an impact that after 30 years, I still looked them up on utube!
I adore this band. Northern Ohio signature and so much more. It was so nice to see Bob Pelander on a piano rather than an electronic keyboard. The violin was awesome, too. #cannevergetenough
Happiness wrapped up in Music. MSB and Cleveland put the Music in me. Long live this Type of Artistry. Micheal is one of the finest writers and stage performers the world has not know. I could not figure out why most of the country has overlooked this Legend. I now live in Tampa and have for 16 years. I tune in Daily online to 98.5 NCX, Clevelands Classic rock to Hear this legend as a DJ in the Afternoons 2-7. Love this Live acoustic set. So much sentiment displayed by the 3 of them. Good Post!
Amen. There was something about his music when I first heard and saw at Agora - early 70's. Now I listen from Bocas DelToro, Panama - mucho otras have heard ahora tambien!
In my opinion. My pick for top ten greatest rock song and performance. And such great video from that long ago.someone knew this was a hit. Violin, orchestra, briliant.
I hope you get well Michael. Been a fan for over 40 years!!! CLEVELAND ROCKS!
This is the acoustic format I was first introduced to msb at stambaugh auditorium and was never disappointed no matter how many times I saw them.RIP MICHAEL and the man who brought me in the fold,, RIP THOMAS
63 yrs old, new life for me in Panama starting in 2016, have some problems with my new lover, she has to make a difficult change. Struggles for me, pero, pero I remembered this song from my life in Akron as a young man..... it helps, and I know HE has a plan for us! Thanks MSB...
Rest in peace Michael Stanley may your soul fly free. Thanks for all the great songs I'll sing them always
he is cleve favorite son he never left i.m stuck in texas miss those days the music wmms the buzzard miss and cherish those days the cleveland agora
934johno .Wmms 101 Fm The Home of The Buzzard
934johno I’m stuck here in Texas too.. I graduated in 1984 in Medina OH ... tears 😭
I remember being at the battle of the bands at I think Solon High school, and I really fell in love with this music. I was at a party where Michael Gee attended in Chagrin Ohio. His real name being Michael Gee and his Father Stanley Gee started his career. I'll never understand why he never made it Nationally or even world-wide. The band was far beyond some of this crap that made it so much farther then him and for No "Good Reason"! Love MSB and I think this will also play at my funeral...lol
@@Stellabyestarlight Living in Medina OH... listening to some MSB... He's seriously ill and has taken himself off of 98.5 WNCX... Great talent!!!!
Gonna miss your presence on Earth 🌍, Loved the Moments too w/ Kenny Passarelli * Joe Vitale & Joe Walsh as a side kick 🦵. Dang shame I missed every concert w/ you & Jenn up at the plate ! R.I.P
Msb favorite for over 40 yrs from Akron Ohio you'll always be the best
Many thanks for sharing this brilliant acoustic version of one of my all-time anthems of this crazy business we call "show". MSB always rocked, and always will.
RIP my Cleveland friend.
Never heard this version before. It’s beautiful! I grew up in Elyria and moved away in 1978. Great Ohio memories!
Same with me, I didn't move till 1979. Small world
You have to love the violin and piano accompaniment to this. Along with Michaels voice and guitar skills.
just a rendezvous to take you to a lover who was then but never now.
This song is one of the jewels of MSB. They used to play at the New Years Eve concerts for a time. Stage Pass has to date the most incredible recording of this song. I ponder if this song is about holding on to the past.
I have had the pleasure of them, The Micheal Stanley Band. I still do, thank you!
Thank You for this Rendition
To my late brother Rand. You gave me so much ! LOVE, forever.
I miss the sax. on this rendition.
Rest in Piece
One thing to remember when you're climbing to the top, you better know your way back down ❤ MSB
This is one of my fav. all time bands from the 70"s
This song is a CLASSIC!!!!!
His best song ..timeless
Awesome performance. Michael Stanley concerts Lit Cleveland Ohio ❤. RiP
Still lovin' this Ohio band!! Many greats from Ohio!
Been a MSB fan since the 80's. Had not heard this until this am on XM Deeptracks. Had to look this up; this is stellar Michael Stanley!!!
WoW!!!! 😃 Excellent!
Oh my. This is wonderful.
This was part of the soundtrack of my college years in Cleveland in the 1970s.
I was a pretty good rock and ice climber by the standards of the day, but "You'd better know the way back down" would pop into my head unbidden when I pushed my limits too hard and got into a scary situation. 😃
one of the Best songs ever!!
Still love ya Michael.
Always my favorite band still love them from Akron Ohio rock in heaven Michael
Awesome man was soo.. talented miss you Mr.Stanley♥️🌹
Thanks for posting this, first time I've heard it played acoustically, absolutely outstanding! I love the version on the lp Stage Pass, not quite sure but I think I like it even better acoustically! Love the MS band! 😀 PS: The more I listen to this acoustic version the more I like it, I think this version is better than the one on the album Stage Pass! 😁
I know why we in the Heartland got it. I don't understand how nobody else got it. It was very good music, a very good voice, and face it!... Incredibly recognizable musicians. Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, Clarence Clemens, Joe Vitale, David Osborne!
Sorry, I meant David Sanborne. I was just listening to MSB and I am stoned.
Great post .Thanks. Saw him live a few times always great.
This never gets old.
Dam it suck. With out Michale Stanley. I love his music. I will always listen to his music. He way too young to passed away.🎉😂😢😅❤
While at Baldwin-Wallace I was studying broadcasting. Had my own show on the college station and did an internship at WMMS. I met MSB at their height. Saw them many times. The girls were mad about Michael.... envied that dude!
simply awsome
Just a tremendous song.
Hey Ronnie!!! Still have not forgotten 1975 !!!
Great songs are so easy to play. Thanks, Michael.
Haunting....great stuff....the original version will forever be a rock classic in my book....in St Louis, commonly known as a KSHE Classic....
Praying for a recovery. He's got more music to write
I agree. Said a prayer for Michael Stanley
Oh This Man!! 💞
Tormados2010 - that'd be one helluva HELL freakin YEAH man! Nothing better period! LOVE IT!!!
AMAZING
Unbelievable such a great man RIP sweet angel
rock on
That's a BIG, Hell, Yeah!!!!
R.I.P 💘
Same version he played before it was MSB. He played at Mennor (Mentor) High School in the early 70's as a solo act. This is in my opinion the best version of this song.
Rick Matsumoto ..They Played in Newbury High too where Kevin wife worked as a librarian when I was young back in the 1970's..Newbury Ohio
same here saw him perform solo at a high school gym
Grateful
HELL YEAH!!!
MSB - a staple in Ohio... Great talent!!!
Very much saddened and missed
ty ty ty ty
Back in the day when I was youg Cleveland was pure rock n roll. Now it's bullshit an era lost. As long as I live I am that rock n roll spirit Cleveland Ohio style.😐
MSB: I love them! Ich liebe sie! The fiddler does a great job!
His music will live forever
RIP my friend 3/6/21
this Made My Day :) QC
One of my favorite songs from Wide Spread Panic. Nice version here.
JB's a Cleveland boy, which is why they covered it...
Widespread Panic sent me here. Thankful.
As good a song thats ever been written, and Ed Caner is the man !!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Check out Widespread Panic version ... very mind blowing as well..
After being bummed out Saturday, took a drive Sunday and hiked in North Florida then ended up for dinner at Stinky's Fish Camp in Santa Rosa Beach #30a and noticed a sign on the wall for Widespread Panic, for some reason it caught my eye and today I stumble across this comment watching a Michael Stanley video. Strange world sometimes. Now I gotta see Widespread Panic version.
Cleveland's best and greatest son
It takes luck in addition to talent, Michael had tremendous talent and great band members as well, I guess he lacked the "luck." However, to really understand why Michael never made it "BIG" you really need to look at the competition he was up against at the time. Chicago, Kansas, Boston, Moody Blues and many many more.
I think their songwriting was a bit uneven, to be honest. But, as well, they were too diverse and musically talented for their own good. They did this opus, long and with all kinds of instruments, plus they did a lot of songs that were more pop rock. So, back then, those that liked pop rock didn't want to go to a more pure rock concert, and vice-versa.
But, at any rate, the harmonies between the powerful blues-rasp of Stanley and the smooth, soulful tenor of Kevin Raleigh were some of the best in rock and roll, and worth the price of admission alone!
No matter what version of this tune I need more watts than WMMS to satisfy me.
The north coast rocks, why did he move out of a great sound, I don,t care for his new stuff.May be a groupie, saw him many times and heard a song cut the bull---- and play a little rock and roll, I wish I could find it!!!!
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RIP
People do not realize how talented this band was. Not a clue! Tony Paulsey
john you still live in bsngkok
Jersey had Springsteen... Detroit had Seger... we had Michael Stanley. RAW DEAL!
Huh?
@@laurenekupper5610 In other words, since you can't 'connect the dots', he sucked!
Cleveland lost its musical voice.
What 'hall'?
:) QC
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sounds good but nothing can touch the sax in the original.
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One of his best songs, local Cleveland guy, always put on good shows....
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