0:00 Straight Shooter 4:38 Got A Feelin’ 8:40 California Dreamin’ 12:01 Spanish Harlem 15:20 Somebody Groovy 19:49 I Call Your Name 26:04 Monday, Monday 29:58 San Francisco 33:29 Dancing In The Street
I used to think it was all Cass Elliott but if you listen to the rehearsals of "Boys and Girls" you will hear how they all work with each other. The girls really complement each other (plus it avoids one voice being double tracked; it sounds more "human" if you layer two individual voices) and you'll see Michelle in a new light and that she can actually sing instead of being JUST the eye candy. What really makes the whole thing shine is John's clever songwriting and switching who sings the main and who harmonises. Brilliant stuff!
Maybe check out her with Dave Mason in several "ultra rare" youtube videos. I've had the vinyl for decades, and just saw videos recently.. they are a PERFECT combination. She plays the organ on this one.. "Sit and Wonder". th-cam.com/video/4B-5VIMztgM/w-d-xo.html
What a beautiful time. We were all searching for the "answer" and yet we didn't know that we were living in the midst of what we were searching for. We didn't know that we had "it" until it was gone.
We lived near the Monterey Fairgrounds and I was 12 so I got to go with my older sister who got a job as an usher there. She went to all the performances but my parents only let me go to the daytime performances since I was 12. It is interesting to see the movie Monterey Pop because I see our school teachers and policemen we knew working there. I saw Janice Joplin, Steve Miller Band, Country Joe McDonald, ,Canned Heat, The Association, Ravi Shankar. But my sister saw the evening performances of the Mamas and Papas, Jimi Hendrix, The Who and many others. I am now 69 and she is 74 and lots of people in the crowd and performed there are now gone. Thanks for the memories !
...to me it was THE REAL WOODSTOCK in fact.....the summer of love is heavy in the air...in the sound of "Flower Power"....don´t forget ALTAMONT....the down spiral BEFORE WOODSTOCK....
@@simplechronology2605 I was aware of that....just articulated confusingly...what I meant was "the down spiral before"...: it all got lost, ugly and dangerous in THE SCENE....The song "American Pie" collects it the best in my opinion...sad how the good and brave spirit of Monterey got stabbed and drowned so easily....heading for times, that to me were getting cold and corporate....Just look at Pink Floyd and their gigantonisms....leading into 80ies Yuppiedom.....a long long time ago....
Amazing how they manage to recreate the vocal harmony of their records in a live concert. There's no doubt Cass Elliot is the keystone, her voice is so crucial to the blend and cuts through everything else. Marvellous!
YEAH! Defo, bossman! i am quite sure the people attending were TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY....mostly by the sheer attack of outstanding talent and far out music,,,they must have "got it": THIS was THE MOMENT!
Me too. Woodstock had great bands but too many people for the restrooms, and food. Rain and mud. We can see the bands in the movie wo. enduring mud & rain. Monterey wasnt overcrowded and had the Who and Mamas and Papas. Eric Burdon, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Laura Nyro, Hugh Masekela, Canned Heat and the Byrds; . I love all these I've mentioned and sev. werent at W stock
Great drummer with a relatively short prominent activity period (1964 to about 1970), but what he accomplished in that time frame was remarkable. Legend has it he got caught up in some of the eccentricities of the era, leading to mental health issues and forcing him out of music and back home to Chicago. He spent much of his last 40 years under supervised care and nursing homes, where he passed in 2015. Thankfully, Monterey Pop captures him in peak form, and may be the only performance video of him.
I am so so pleased and thankful the 60's happened music wise, because the 70's, 80's and 90's would have never happened in the way it did. Brilliant concert and video.
John Phillips was surely one of the finest pop songwriters of the 1960s, and yet is never really spoken about. If it was Brian Wilson or Lennon/McCartney who wrote "Twelve Thirty", "Strange Young Girls", "Dancing Bear", "I Saw Her Again", these songs would be seen as sacred. Mama Cass is rightfully the most well-known figure of the group, but John really deserves massive credit for his songwriting genius.
Mike, Cass is simply the most amazing female lead vocalist of all time, but you can compare the shear volume of great songs by Lennon/McCartney,, Bob Dylan, or Willie Nelson, to a man who wrote a few 4-5 great songs over two year period.
I just noticed following this through to the end that Hal Blaine of the Wrecking Crew was sitting in with Eddie Hoh for a dual drumming closeout @37:04 through 37:09. Hal played on virtually EVERYTHING that came out in that era, inc Mamas and Papas and Simon and Garfunkle, Beach Boys, you name it. Another legend now departed.
I ‘lived’ this group. At 15 I was loving all the very best music of any decade. ‼️ so many memories are filling my heart and soul right now. Best years of my lifetime.
Nobody’s mentioned the crowd pictures. They all look so happy; cuddling, hugging, kissing, riding motorcycles and feeding each other. Many gorgeous smiles and a feeling of serenity coming from everyone. Just like Scott McKenzies song lyrics… “People in Motion” 🌎 ~peace brothers and sisters~
People seemed to look better physically in the Sixties than they do now. Also this was before the hippie movement descended into hard drug use, homelessness.
@@MrRacket991The “hippie” movement involved a very small portion of the more than 80 million baby boomers - they were the anti Vietnam war protestors - thank goodness. Reagan helped that era along; in a very bad way. Peace out💞
I'm 66 years old. Wish I had been an adult in 1967. I remember my mother was going to go to Woodstock but she had 3 kids. No one to stay with us for a week or so. Songs about love. No hip hop kill the police music. A time with less violence.
A time that actually set up all of the problems that we now have. The hippies thought that they were the end of history. They wanted the world to be the Haight Ashbury in SF. Well, that turned into chaos, and now the Baby Boomers are doing it everywhere.
Don't really know about "less violence"? Cops were bashing in heads of anti-war protesters and people of color all over the US at that time w/out consequences. Now, one can sue them and win settlements when your right to protest is violated.
I read in some other interviews that she thought the performance in Monterey was the worst? In her and Cass's backup singing? She could have stepped it up? She was a little far from the 🎤 mic.
Denny and Cass voices are critical to the sound of the Mama’s & Papa’s without these 2 I don’t believe they become stars !! John’s song writing skills on full display here !!Thank You for the music Mama’s & Papa’s
I wish I could have seen them in person, I adored them all. I did see and get to meet Janis Joplin and still have the autograph she gave me. she kissed me on my cheek and told me I was cool. I was a nerdy farm boy in high school at the time. That's my touch in with this beat generation.
The talent, modesty, humor, melodies, compassion, beauty, cohesiveness, and connection. This was an era that has now long since faded into our distant memory. I was so fortunate to grow up in this time period and feel sorry for the youth of today. I truly believe that they have no idea what true living is, what true talent is, what true art, beauty and connection is. I am older now, but I wouldn't trade it for anything to be young in todays world. I have something that no one will ever take away from me....The memories of the events that I lived oh so grandly with my eyes wide open, breathing, moving, laughing, looking into the sky and knowing that I was, and that I am truly alive.
Im 74. Its great to see videos of my favs cause i really didn't get a chance to see them touring back then. It's nice to see them performing in their early years.
I've always loved them since I was 8 years old that was in 1972 I listen to mostly classic Rock but these guys were so GREAT and I had a crush on Michelle 💖
Was 13 in ‘72, love this whole groovvyyy band; you’re correct, Michelle is so beautiful! The visuals from the Monterey Pop ‘67 festival make me long for a Time Machine to experience the vibe ☮️.
Ah! The memories!! Saw them live twice, the first time in a small venue just after California Dreamin" hit the charts. Their live performances were something else! I still have their LPs I bought when they came out. There will never be another group like them!
The music, colorful clothes styles; so wish I’d have been there. Born 10 years too late. Cass Elliot is wonderful! Absolutely love her reaction from audience to Janis Joplin’s performance “Wow man, heavyy” ☮️🎶
55 years ago. So much has happened and changed. Most of those people then are now very old if not gone. They were all so young and healthy. Peaceful and starting to push back against the Viet-Nam war. I was 7 and mostly into the Beatles. I didn't find the Momma's and the Pappa's until I returned to the States in 1975. By then Cass was gone, and the music was Disco. When I lived in San Fransico, all I was into were these festival songs, Donna Sommer, and of course The Beatles. By then, they too had gone their separate ways. I wish I had been a few years older to appreciate and known all these wonderful groups when they were with us and in their prime. Thanks for posting this historic clip. Thanks for the music and the memories RIP.
I was the same age. So wish I’d been able to go to ‘67 Monterey Pop and ‘69 Woodstock. The flower people as some have called them helped stop the war. Remember wearing POW/MIA bracelets at age 13 we were part of the movement too. “Walk for Mankind” also, blisters on feet but we walked miles to raise money. Would have loved to live in San Francisco for the psychedelic 60’s deluge of long haired hippie bands. Where I grew up “Tulsa Sound” we had lots of live music venues, going to them on the wink at age 17/18 dancing with abandon. Glad parents gave me the freedoms to explore great memories.
Geez, what I did then had nothing to do with the M&Ps, but I can say their music permeated American society. They started in the folk/ Hootenanny side of music and evolved into pop because 'that's where the money was'. After all, that's why they hosted this concert. Their band was a kind of false paring, sort of like the Association with its tossed together group of guys who hung out together. Phillips was a total song thief, grabbing things from other more talented writers. His talent wasn't in music but in promotion, mostly himself. I think his life speaks for itself. Mama Cass went off on her own, which is what she should have done. She carried the group, once people got tired of looking at Mama Phillips, they had to listen, and they did to her and Denny. He was great. I guess they're all gone today, except Phillips.
My Mom used to play their albums on the hifi in our living room, '68. This is the first time I've seen/heard this live version, but I still listen to those albums. They're as fresh as the day they were released, 50 years ago. I will never tire of listening to them.
Way cool. I used to wake up on Saturdays to mom blasting Tom Jones, Ray Charles and Herb Alpert and the TJB. I later got her into Zep VH and the Stray Cats. Took her and Dad to see Brian Setzer for her 75th bday. May they both RIP. Good memories for sure 😊
I honestly think I like this music better now than I did when it was new. This is some great stuff right here, eternally etched into the cosmic record. I hope I live to see another incarnation of this level of musicianship and songwriting.
The good music is out there, you just have to know where to look. The indie scene literally has any music you could imagine, just get off the mainstream shit.
This was actually the Mamas and the Papas performing as a trio sonically. Prior to the Mamas and Papas set , some of the microphones were damaged in The Who's performance. Michelle's microphone was not functioning. In these performances, particularly in "I call your name" At the end of the song you can see her frustration with the microphone. She is said to have run off the stage in tears with the anger and frustration. To those who question her contribution to the sound of the Mamas and the Papas the difference is certainly apparent. This performance of the New Journeyman clearly demonstrate all Michelle brought to the sound of the Mamas and the Papas. th-cam.com/video/r6TOk5kI8FA/w-d-xo.html
After Michelle’s affair with Denny, John fired her from the group. The group then realized how important Michelle was to their sound and brought her back.
I was going to make a similar comment. She was a fine singer - not outstanding but her blend made that sound. Without her, it’s definitely missing something. Much like how Linda McCartney wasn’t really a great singer but she, Paul and Denny Laine singing together is what made the Wings sound.
I didn't see her run off with frustration or show any dissatisfaction with the microphone. This is a girl who got whatever she wanted. It was John who swore he'd have Michele's voice removed from all M an P's product- and he did.
@noscrubbubblez6515 I'm sorry I didn't know you were there at the concert. If you care to reference Michelle's biography for the information you will find it there. Cheers
Brilliant band were the Mamas and Papas. My favourite song of theirs was Twelve Thirty, Young girls are coming to the canyon. In 1967 they were ahead of their time. Wonderful harmonies.
John Phillips what is a master at arranging vocal harmonies. He also wrote some wonderful songs. Cass Elliot was, well, she was Cass Elliot. RIP Mama Cass.❤💚☮️😊
I got into the hippie scene in 1970 at 17. Joined the Army at the height of the drug years in Vietnam when there was somewhat of a mutiny among the troops fed up with the politics of the war. I fell in with the hippie GI's "the heads" as they were called and spent my whole tour overseas stoned on drugs. In 1973 after my time in the Army was over I spent some time in San Francisco near the end of the hippie era. It was a 'trip' for sure. Haven't touched any drugs since 1975 when I got saved and became a Christian. God loves you all.
These guys were so good. They may looked strange but could ever sing! Mama's and Papas make great records and John Phillips was an amazing songwriter and vastly under appreciated for it.❤
Purely Awesome, Real Live 4 Part Harmonies, No Tape or Digital Effects, No In Ear Monitors, No Click Tracks, No Auto Tune, Fully Analog, No BS, WYSIWYG… It’s sad this film was tied up in litigation for so long in order to reveal just how incredibly talented all the musicians were at Monterey Pop in 1967!!!
The Late great Joe Osborn, on bass- he played bass on all their hits- and on so many other hits- it's pretty amazing. One of the most recorded electric bassists in history.
Undoubtedly Joe is one of the greatest studio bassists of all time, with a very distinctive pick sound. Perhaps surprisingly Phil Lesh is the only contemporary bassist with such a pick-oriented sound, I can think of. BUT...1) Joe is partially credited with discovering and promoting The Carpenters...yet Hal Blaine says Joe stopped listening so closely during that time. 2) If you listen closely Joe plays a bum note on the outro to Monday Monday that momentarily throws the group. They're all such good musicians that they recover very quickly...but Joe's mistake shows it can happen to the best.
@@helmutsecke3529 Elliot's - in Ordnung. Aber "Helmut's" ist falsch. Der Apostroph hat im Deutschen keine genitivkennzeichnende Funktion, ist immer nur ein Auslassungszeichen. Oder spielt ihr in Sachen Zusatzbuchstaben das Rührmichnichtan, werter Herr?
"Fast" Eddie Hoh on drums, Joe Osborn on bass, Eric "The Doctor" Hord on electric guitar, and Larry Knechtel on piano. Over the years some of the Mamas and Papas members mentioned that there was little to no rehearsal for that Monterey Festival appearance, and while the performance is a little ragged, it's spirited and energetic. Hard to do a gig when your microphones aren't working correctly. Eddie Hoh played drums on the top-selling "Super Session" album. Hal Blaine was probably stuck in Los Angeles cranking out his usual slate of double-scale sessions. Michelle is the only one still living as of this date. That is if you don't count their producer, Lou Adler, who is 89 as I write this.
@@JPcares Thanks for your comment. What I found out since my original comment is that Hal Blaine was actually there at Monterey Pop, and performed along with Eddie Hoh on this tune: th-cam.com/video/S5pyPrz8Z4Y/w-d-xo.html . Eddie did play most of the Mamas & the Papas set by himself though.
GREAT post. Thank you. It's no wonder they were so popular. John Phillips was an excellent songwriter, and the band's vocal harmonies are SUBLIME and second to none.
You are so right, lightsone2. It's one of my most favorite vinyl albums I still own and have ever played. I also have the cassette tape and CD. A fantastic recording by a most fantastic group of musicians!
Monterrey was the Mother of all the great music festivals that followed. Just awesome 'Love Vibes' infused with Ergotine Manna. Man what a Groovy Time it was back then. Music flowed like a river. ❤😊❤
I think that John Philipps was the movie director and filmaker of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. ❤Thank you! for this wonderful presentation on the TH-cam channel, Johnny Montreal Canada 🇨🇦 p.s. Denny Dorothy was also from Nova Scotia or Toronto Canada.
En el 68 tenía quince años y mi padre se había comprado una furgoneta (2 caballos de segunda mano), la familia estaba entusiasmada y encima tenía radio así que salimos con padre y madre a dar una vuelta por la noche , por la carretera desde Barcelona a Castelldefels estaba super oscura pero no importaban nada, y en la radio sonaba The Mamas and the Papas , desde entonces siempre me ha entusiasmado ese grupo californiano, que forma parte de mi . Manel Aisa
Yo no tuve la suerte de vivir esa epoca porque naci en el 67 pero cuando ya mayor escuche por primera vez una cancion de ellos me enamore de su musica por completo y asi sigo hasta el dia de hoy, saludos desde Argentina
Whata band it was !!!! One singer was my Canadian fellow from the Atlantic Province of Nova Scotia !! They were just AWESOME ... even live on the stage !!!! I was in the 3rd year of my Elementary School in Europe, on the other side of so-called: "IRON CURTAIN" !!
Their harmony is spot on. We’ve since learned their time as a group was so complicated. John P wasn’t quite as wonderful as we all thought. It saddened me to read about their true story.😢 I will always remember them with their awesome music forever❤
At least I was lucky enough to see The new Mamas & papas, starring Mackenzie Phillips, and Spanky McFarland, with special guest star Scott McKenzie. This was back in 1989. The same year that the city of Monterey had their second Monterey Pop festival. Granted, nothing can even compare it to the first and original one, but it was a 3-day event, on the very same fairgrounds as the original, and they had a lot of terrific artists. There was Randy Hansen who is the greatest Jimi Hendrix impersonator. I was also able to see a Janis Joplin impersonator too, who was really good. A lot of wonderful local musicians and vendors who were selling arts and crafts. I also got to see Jeff Healey, and Billy Preston. I wore my tye dye shirts, lived off of vendor food, and had to sleep in the backseat of my car, since I couldn't get a hotel room. Great memories! Thanks.
I was 3 years old at the time of this concert, born Oct 1964 & technically a boomer but this whole scene, music, culture is so opposite of how it was when I graduated high school in 1982! New Wave was what we listened & danced to, we were young Republicans & voted for the 1st time for Regan. We were too young to really understand the Vietnam war & nobody my age was ever drafted for a pointless war. I was so blessed to be born when I was. ❤
And back in the 80's cocaine was our drug of choice! Thank God fetenal wasn't around then like it is now cuz most of us wouldn't have made it to our 30's. 😢
Class of 81' here! When I was 13, my older brother brought home some albums. Amongst them were Black Sabbath Paranoid, The Soundtrack to Easy Rider, and a compilation of car songs, on an album called "Shut Down" Changed me forever! Then I was fortunate to meet some friends with older siblings, that listened to Classic Rock. I carried an 8-track to school like a book in 1980-81! Almost immediately hooked up with all the "cool" kids. Good times! 😎✌️
Merci pour ce beau moment incroyable et magique avec de magnifiques personnes pleines de simplicités et de talents : des voix harmonieuses et des chansons toujours aussi belles et indémodables .
I will always love the mamas and the papas, by the time I was born in 70, they were done and Cass left us in 75, there will never be another group like them RIP mama Cass you got the raw end of the deal you will always be loved
0:00 Straight Shooter
4:38 Got A Feelin’
8:40 California Dreamin’
12:01 Spanish Harlem
15:20 Somebody Groovy
19:49 I Call Your Name
26:04 Monday, Monday
29:58 San Francisco
33:29 Dancing In The Street
Great stuff Mama Cass is a singular force.
Been there and wore the exact same dress as Scott McKenzie
I saw this live. $5.00
@@paulvon2378 Awesome Paul thanks for sharing.I like Monterey better than Woodstock.Jimi had a crowd to play to.
@@paulvon2378 Nice
Cass Elliott was the Powerful Voice that made The Mamas and Papas!! Rest in Eternal Peace Dear Cass!!! 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
What nonsense
@@thomastimmann6200 - who was it then Scoobie, your Grandmother?
I used to think it was all Cass Elliott but if you listen to the rehearsals of "Boys and Girls" you will hear how they all work with each other. The girls really complement each other (plus it avoids one voice being double tracked; it sounds more "human" if you layer two individual voices) and you'll see Michelle in a new light and that she can actually sing instead of being JUST the eye candy. What really makes the whole thing shine is John's clever songwriting and switching who sings the main and who harmonises. Brilliant stuff!
The group was incredible but honestly it is Cass Elliot who stands out above the rest, she had a unique charisma and personality.
Mama Cass - unforgettable. Each time I hear "It's getting better" I regret those days are gone. But their songs stay alive.
That and they have Michelle's mic completely off, esp on Straight Shooter, LMAO.
@@PurrBiteMeowis that true, because I can hear only Cass Elliott's voice.
Denny Doherty was damn good also !
She was a gentle and lovely butterfly .
Cass Elliot's voice is heavenly - just perfection.
Maybe check out her with Dave Mason in several "ultra rare" youtube videos. I've had the vinyl for decades, and just saw videos recently.. they are a PERFECT combination. She plays the organ on this one.. "Sit and Wonder". th-cam.com/video/4B-5VIMztgM/w-d-xo.html
What a beautiful time. We were all searching for the "answer" and yet we didn't know that we were living in the midst of what we were searching for. We didn't know that we had "it" until it was gone.
Like how you put that 🎯✌️
That's Life
Exactly I was in my prime I was 18yrs then
They weren’t together that long. Epitomized the best of those years and here we are, hope my treasured CD lasts forever.
❤
We lived near the Monterey Fairgrounds and I was 12 so I got to go with my older sister who got a job as an usher there. She went to all the performances but my parents only let me go to the daytime performances since I was 12. It is interesting to see the movie Monterey Pop because I see our school teachers and policemen we knew working there. I saw Janice Joplin, Steve Miller Band, Country Joe McDonald, ,Canned Heat, The Association, Ravi Shankar. But my sister saw the evening performances of the Mamas and Papas, Jimi Hendrix, The Who and many others. I am now 69 and she is 74 and lots of people in the crowd and performed there are now gone. Thanks for the memories !
Wow! Beyond cool - for you both - and - good parents 😊👏
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I saw them in concert once. I'm lucky. In fact, I am lucky and thankful for having grown up in the 1960s.
Lucky Man...🎉🎉🎉✌️
Me too! Love your videos George! Have a great weekend!🥰
Never did see them in concert but I got their first alblum for Christmas 1966. A fan then and now.
🎼🎶I did a review of the doco on The Monterey PoP Festival for a Arts° course a few years ago...the spirit still lives, etc.✌️😎🌈🎶
@@v3student Great times, great music, not to be repeated I think.
Monterey 67 was the warmup for the Woodstock Festival of 69 . This film is historic and a pleasure to see .
...to me it was THE REAL WOODSTOCK in fact.....the summer of love is heavy in the air...in the sound of "Flower Power"....don´t forget ALTAMONT....the down spiral BEFORE WOODSTOCK....
@@osirispausch9152 Altamont was four months after Woodstock.
@@simplechronology2605 I was aware of that....just articulated confusingly...what I meant was "the down spiral before"...: it all got lost, ugly and dangerous in THE SCENE....The song "American Pie" collects it the best in my opinion...sad how the good and brave spirit of Monterey got stabbed and drowned so easily....heading for times, that to me were getting cold and corporate....Just look at Pink Floyd and their gigantonisms....leading into 80ies Yuppiedom.....a long long time ago....
Amazing how they manage to recreate the vocal harmony of their records in a live concert. There's no doubt Cass Elliot is the keystone, her voice is so crucial to the blend and cuts through everything else. Marvellous!
They all together harmonious singing of the sixtys,my hats off to John for putting the band together,
No she is (Not!) All equally add to the (SOUND!)
Cass had such a powerful voice!
@@johngoguen361 john didnt want cass in the band. Lou Adler is the one you can thank
@@creativeblunder Then why did John go out of his mind when Cass died? It makes no sense
If I could have attended only one concert in my lifetime, Monterey Pop would be it.
YEAH! Defo, bossman! i am quite sure the people attending were TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY....mostly by the sheer attack of outstanding talent and far out music,,,they must have "got it": THIS was THE MOMENT!
@@osirispausch9152 yep 🙃
Me too. Woodstock had great bands but too many people for the restrooms, and food. Rain and mud. We can see the bands in the movie wo. enduring mud & rain. Monterey wasnt overcrowded and had the Who and Mamas and Papas. Eric Burdon, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Laura Nyro, Hugh Masekela, Canned Heat and the Byrds; . I love all these I've mentioned and sev. werent at W stock
I'm 73 and Monterrey was far superior to Woodstock, the sound quality, the visual, the lineup...the overall feel. @@granthurlburt4062
me too
Eddie Hoh on drums…played on many records of that era, then disappeared. Passed away a few years back. RIP
It's really great, what a drums!!
Great drumming
Great drummer with a relatively short prominent activity period (1964 to about 1970), but what he accomplished in that time frame was remarkable. Legend has it he got caught up in some of the eccentricities of the era, leading to mental health issues and forcing him out of music and back home to Chicago. He spent much of his last 40 years under supervised care and nursing homes, where he passed in 2015. Thankfully, Monterey Pop captures him in peak form, and may be the only performance video of him.
Thanks. I was wondering who he was.
Great drummer, so fluid and tasteful. Outstanding performance from him.
Music from the Sixties was the absolute best.
Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974.
I am so so pleased and thankful the 60's happened music wise, because the 70's, 80's and 90's would have never happened in the way it did. Brilliant concert and video.
Michelle was quite the looker !❤
@barrypeters3578 TOOK THE WORDS outta my mind, 25 secs ago, your comm popped up. My comm : she got more beaut later on, a late bloomer. Still here.
Un sourire d'elle, et je quitte ma mère.
*** One smile from her, and I leave mah muther.
John Phillips was surely one of the finest pop songwriters of the 1960s, and yet is never really spoken about. If it was Brian Wilson or Lennon/McCartney who wrote "Twelve Thirty", "Strange Young Girls", "Dancing Bear", "I Saw Her Again", these songs would be seen as sacred. Mama Cass is rightfully the most well-known figure of the group, but John really deserves massive credit for his songwriting genius.
pity John was a pedophile eh
I like how she got the best applause as they introduced themselves. She was the most popular of the four.
> and yet is never really spoken about.
Because he poked his daughter, didn't he...?
Praise the music, disdain the composer...
Mike, Cass is simply the most amazing female lead vocalist of all time, but you can compare the shear volume of great songs by Lennon/McCartney,, Bob Dylan, or Willie Nelson, to a man who wrote a few 4-5 great songs over two year period.
@@robertpincus6528 I don't really think she was that great.
I just noticed following this through to the end that Hal Blaine of the Wrecking Crew was sitting in with Eddie Hoh for a dual drumming closeout @37:04 through 37:09. Hal played on virtually EVERYTHING that came out in that era, inc Mamas and Papas and Simon and Garfunkle, Beach Boys, you name it. Another legend now departed.
I ‘lived’ this group. At 15 I was loving all the very best music of any decade. ‼️ so many memories are filling my heart and soul right now. Best years of my lifetime.
Nobody’s mentioned the crowd pictures. They all look so happy; cuddling, hugging, kissing, riding motorcycles and feeding each other. Many gorgeous smiles and a feeling of serenity coming from everyone.
Just like Scott McKenzies song lyrics…
“People in Motion” 🌎
~peace brothers and sisters~
People seemed to look better physically in the Sixties than they do now. Also this was before the hippie movement descended into hard drug use, homelessness.
Owsley purple haze?
Scott McKenzie's song lyrics were written by John Phillips.
@@MrRacket991The “hippie” movement involved a very small portion of the more than 80 million baby boomers - they were the anti Vietnam war protestors - thank goodness. Reagan helped that era along; in a very bad way. Peace out💞
@@KittyGrizGriz Not here to “talk” politics”..🙄 Your lunatic fringe is showing, Kitty.
I'm 66 years old. Wish I had been an adult in 1967. I remember my mother was going to go to Woodstock but she had 3 kids. No one to stay with us for a week or so. Songs about love. No hip hop kill the police music. A time with less violence.
A time that actually set up all of the problems that we now have. The hippies thought that they were the end of history. They wanted the world to be the Haight Ashbury in SF. Well, that turned into chaos, and now the Baby Boomers are doing it everywhere.
No reguetón, no gangsta... Thanks..!
Don't really know about "less violence"? Cops were bashing in heads of anti-war protesters and people of color all over the US at that time w/out consequences. Now, one can sue them and win settlements when your right to protest is violated.
I go along a 100 % with you there !
No violence in the 60s? Get real... Birmingham, Watts, Chicago, Vietnam...
Mamma Cass is awesome!
Holy crap...56 years ago! All those kids are at least 74 now.
That's not true at all..its just the performers that got old .... ...ha ha ...
YES we are and still loving the music!
Cass had such a great voice.
Mama Michelle, hope you're doing well, girl. National treasure this band was...
I read in some other interviews that she thought the performance in Monterey was the worst? In her and Cass's backup singing? She could have stepped it up? She was a little far from the 🎤 mic.
I was but a wee lad of nine in 1967 but I remember hearing this Groovy songs on the radio the 60s were magical ✌🎸🎶
This band's "hipness" was completely overshadowed by their commercial success and "pop" ularity. In retrospect, they were quite a cool group.
Denny and Cass voices are critical to the sound of the Mama’s & Papa’s without these 2 I don’t believe they become stars !! John’s song writing skills on full display here !!Thank You for the music Mama’s & Papa’s
They were all critical to the band
I wish I could have seen them in person, I adored them all. I did see and get to meet Janis Joplin and still have the autograph she gave me. she kissed me on my cheek and told me I was cool. I was a nerdy farm boy in high school at the time. That's my touch in with this beat generation.
The talent, modesty, humor, melodies, compassion, beauty, cohesiveness, and connection. This was an era that has now long since faded into our distant memory. I was so fortunate to grow up in this time period and feel sorry for the youth of today. I truly believe that they have no idea what true living is, what true talent is, what true art, beauty and connection is. I am older now, but I wouldn't trade it for anything to be young in todays world. I have something that no one will ever take away from me....The memories of the events that I lived oh so grandly with my eyes wide open, breathing, moving, laughing, looking into the sky and knowing that I was, and that I am truly alive.
Im 74. Its great to see videos of my favs cause i really didn't get a chance to see them touring back then. It's nice to see them performing in their early years.
Better late than never Bobby
I've always loved them since I was 8 years old that was in 1972 I listen to mostly classic Rock but these guys were so GREAT and I had a crush on Michelle 💖
And so did I, Big Time!!
Was 13 in ‘72, love this whole groovvyyy band; you’re correct, Michelle is so beautiful!
The visuals from the Monterey Pop ‘67 festival make me long for a Time Machine to experience the vibe ☮️.
Ah! The memories!! Saw them live twice, the first time in a small venue just after California Dreamin" hit the charts. Their live performances were something else! I still have their LPs I bought when they came out. There will never be another group like them!
What an absolute treat to hear the Mamas and the Papas so RAW!
The music, colorful clothes styles; so wish I’d have been there. Born 10 years too late. Cass Elliot is wonderful! Absolutely love her reaction from audience to Janis Joplin’s performance “Wow man, heavyy” ☮️🎶
I'd love to be a time traveler and go back to see this concert!
And the Doors at the Whiskey A Go Go !
i'd love to be a time travelling audio tech and fix michelle's microphone
55 years ago. So much has happened and changed. Most of those people then are now very old if not gone. They were all so young and healthy. Peaceful and starting to push back against the Viet-Nam war. I was 7 and mostly into the Beatles. I didn't find the Momma's and the Pappa's until I returned to the States in 1975. By then Cass was gone, and the music was Disco. When I lived in San Fransico, all I was into were these festival songs, Donna Sommer, and of course The Beatles. By then, they too had gone their separate ways. I wish I had been a few years older to appreciate and known all these wonderful groups when they were with us and in their prime. Thanks for posting this historic clip. Thanks for the music and the memories RIP.
I was lucky. I was 8 when the Beatles stormed over into the US. Got in on the ground floor of one of the greatest groups of all time.
I was the same age. So wish I’d been able to go to ‘67 Monterey Pop and ‘69 Woodstock. The flower people as some have called them helped stop the war. Remember wearing POW/MIA bracelets at age 13 we were part of the movement too. “Walk for Mankind” also, blisters on feet but we walked miles to raise money. Would have loved to live in San Francisco for the psychedelic 60’s deluge of long haired hippie bands. Where I grew up “Tulsa Sound” we had lots of live music venues, going to them on the wink at age 17/18 dancing with abandon. Glad parents gave me the freedoms to explore great memories.
They were young but not healthy. Mamas and Papas were a very heavy drug band.
@@MrRacket991 Michelle Phillips seems to have lived to a very ripe old age; good for her.
Geez, what I did then had nothing to do with the M&Ps, but I can say their music permeated American society. They started in the folk/ Hootenanny side of music and evolved into pop because 'that's where the money was'. After all, that's why they hosted this concert. Their band was a kind of false paring, sort of like the Association with its tossed together group of guys who hung out together. Phillips was a total song thief, grabbing things from other more talented writers. His talent wasn't in music but in promotion, mostly himself. I think his life speaks for itself. Mama Cass went off on her own, which is what she should have done. She carried the group, once people got tired of looking at Mama Phillips, they had to listen, and they did to her and Denny. He was great. I guess they're all gone today, except Phillips.
Denny Doherty...what a voice..oh yeah😊
It’s ridiculous that I’ve never heard of him! My bad!! Known about Mama Cass & John Phillips since I was about 10!!! My bad again!!
The voice of the M&P.😊
Amazing! This is a piece of music history. Both the images and music.
One of the best band during hippie time . Thanks
Great to hear Scott Mackenzie. Loved his song about if you are going to San Francisco to wear some flowers in your hair. Great voice!
Guitars are out of tune, unfortunately.
Yes, love that line! A young lady has white flowers haloing her head in vid; beautiful!🌼🌸
John Phillips composition. He and Mckenzie were old band mates in the folkie days.
@@grouchomarxist666: Yeah, I agree - what was with THAT??!!
@@jg6698 i guess that's where mackenzie phillips gets her name
My Mom used to play their albums on the hifi in our living room, '68. This is the first time I've seen/heard this live version, but I still listen to those albums. They're as fresh as the day they were released, 50 years ago. I will never tire of listening to them.
Way cool. I used to wake up on Saturdays to mom blasting Tom Jones, Ray Charles and Herb Alpert and the TJB. I later got her into Zep VH and the Stray Cats. Took her and Dad to see Brian Setzer for her 75th bday. May they both RIP. Good memories for sure 😊
I honestly think I like this music better now than I did when it was new. This is some great stuff right here, eternally etched into the cosmic record. I hope I live to see another incarnation of this level of musicianship and songwriting.
wouldn't that be something!
The good music is out there, you just have to know where to look. The indie scene literally has any music you could imagine, just get off the mainstream shit.
@@AnArchyRulzz Mainstream has some good music, but it's not even the tip of the tip of the tip of the iceberg considering what else is out there.
I loved it then and I love it now.
This was actually the Mamas and the Papas performing as a trio sonically. Prior to the Mamas and Papas set , some of the microphones were damaged in The Who's performance. Michelle's microphone was not functioning. In these performances, particularly in "I call your name" At the end of the song you can see her frustration with the microphone. She is said to have run off the stage in tears with the anger and frustration. To those who question her contribution to the sound of the Mamas and the Papas the difference is certainly apparent. This performance of the New Journeyman clearly demonstrate all Michelle brought to the sound of the Mamas and the Papas. th-cam.com/video/r6TOk5kI8FA/w-d-xo.html
Michelle was a fine singer
After Michelle’s affair with Denny, John fired her from the group. The group then realized how important Michelle was to their sound and brought her back.
I was going to make a similar comment. She was a fine singer - not outstanding but her blend made that sound. Without her, it’s definitely missing something.
Much like how Linda McCartney wasn’t really a great singer but she, Paul and Denny Laine singing together is what made the Wings sound.
I didn't see her run off with frustration or show any dissatisfaction with the microphone. This is a girl who got whatever she wanted. It was John who swore he'd have Michele's voice removed from all M an P's product- and he did.
@noscrubbubblez6515 I'm sorry I didn't know you were there at the concert. If you care to reference Michelle's biography for the information you will find it there. Cheers
60's child here. I grew up with this stuff.
Brilliant band were the Mamas and Papas. My favourite song of theirs was Twelve Thirty, Young girls are coming to the canyon. In 1967 they were ahead of their time. Wonderful harmonies.
John Phillips what is a master at arranging vocal harmonies. He also wrote some wonderful songs. Cass Elliot was, well, she was Cass Elliot. RIP Mama Cass.❤💚☮️😊
Don’t overlook Lou Adler’s pivotal role as producer - amazing addition!
I can't believe ive not seen this whole set before. The Mamas & the papas sound great live. Fantastic film.
What a great show, Mama Cass was an amazing singer. My 13 year old daughter loves the Mamas and the Papas. Thank you for the video.
Till 83 I was a hippie and now keep on listening to them. I love M&P.
Why only until 83? What happened to change that?
So much turbulence and pain was to come but for a brief moment all was well in the world.
This is fantastic! Thank you. God, Cass was amazing - so smart, funny, supportive and what a voice!
The ACID kicked in the middle of DANCONG IN THE STREET! Thank you for this very rare video that is FINALLY seeing the light of day. What a group!
Cass, Denny and John are most certainly tripping from the beginning of the set!
Not a rare video. Been available for years
I got into the hippie scene in 1970 at 17. Joined the Army at the height of the drug years in Vietnam when there was somewhat of a mutiny among the troops fed up with the politics of the war. I fell in with the hippie GI's "the heads" as they were called and spent my whole tour overseas stoned on drugs. In 1973 after my time in the Army was over I spent some time in San Francisco near the end of the hippie era. It was a 'trip' for sure. Haven't touched any drugs since 1975 when I got saved and became a Christian.
God loves you all.
These guys were so good. They may looked strange but could ever sing! Mama's and Papas make great records and John Phillips was an amazing songwriter and vastly under appreciated for it.❤
Mama Cass apaixonante! Maravilhosa 🇧🇷 RIP my dear 🌹❤️
Great finally seeing them singing Live.
Yup ditto...Big THX! Gotta ❤️ TH-cam, right?!?
agree..all their tv apperances were lyp-synched
Purely Awesome, Real Live 4 Part Harmonies, No Tape or Digital Effects, No In Ear Monitors, No Click Tracks, No Auto Tune, Fully Analog, No BS, WYSIWYG… It’s sad this film was tied up in litigation for so long in order to reveal just how incredibly talented all the musicians were at Monterey Pop in 1967!!!
Cass leading and keeping ‘Dancing In The Street’ on track was a beautiful thing to watch, she was such a great performer, I’m amazed, sheeesh!
Great 30 minute set, probably their best live set ever.
One can discuss her attitude towards free love and stuff, but I will always be amazed by the beauty of Michelle Phillips.
Brilliant aren't they WAHOO!!my favourite's Mama's n Papa's beautiful singer's💜✌️
The Late great Joe Osborn, on bass- he played bass on all their hits- and on so many other hits- it's pretty amazing. One of the most recorded electric bassists in history.
who's the drummer ?..damn good
@@englandshope689Eddie Hoh, yes he is!
Undoubtedly Joe is one of the greatest studio bassists of all time, with a very distinctive pick sound. Perhaps surprisingly Phil Lesh is the only contemporary bassist with such a pick-oriented sound, I can think of. BUT...1) Joe is partially credited with discovering and promoting The Carpenters...yet Hal Blaine says Joe stopped listening so closely during that time. 2) If you listen closely Joe plays a bum note on the outro to Monday Monday that momentarily throws the group. They're all such good musicians that they recover very quickly...but Joe's mistake shows it can happen to the best.
The arrangements here are more harder-edged and rocking than on vinyl - good to see.
I love Cass Elliot's voice!
Cass Elliots voice is so powerful. Amazing to see this concert, it was such a turning point in American music
"Elliot's"
@@helmutsecke3529 Wow do you just go around the internet looking for grammar errors?? Hope your life gets better
@@wetfertitchiebalz3058 Hope your life gets better"." 👍
@@helmutsecke3529 Elliot's - in Ordnung. Aber "Helmut's" ist falsch.
Der Apostroph hat im Deutschen keine genitivkennzeichnende Funktion, ist immer nur ein Auslassungszeichen. Oder spielt ihr in Sachen Zusatzbuchstaben das Rührmichnichtan, werter Herr?
"Fast" Eddie Hoh on drums, Joe Osborn on bass, Eric "The Doctor" Hord on electric guitar, and Larry Knechtel on piano. Over the years some of the Mamas and Papas members mentioned that there was little to no rehearsal for that Monterey Festival appearance, and while the performance is a little ragged, it's spirited and energetic. Hard to do a gig when your microphones aren't working correctly. Eddie Hoh played drums on the top-selling "Super Session" album. Hal Blaine was probably stuck in Los Angeles cranking out his usual slate of double-scale sessions. Michelle is the only one still living as of this date. That is if you don't count their producer, Lou Adler, who is 89 as I write this.
Thanks. I was wondering about the drummer. Fast" Eddie Hoh on drums is really bring it!
@@JPcares Thanks for your comment. What I found out since my original comment is that Hal Blaine was actually there at Monterey Pop, and performed along with Eddie Hoh on this tune: th-cam.com/video/S5pyPrz8Z4Y/w-d-xo.html . Eddie did play most of the Mamas & the Papas set by himself though.
Some rare shots of the great Eddie Hoh on drums
GREAT post. Thank you. It's no wonder they were so popular. John Phillips was an excellent songwriter, and the band's vocal harmonies are SUBLIME and second to none.
The Byrds harmonies are great
"Fast Eddie" Hoh played drums on Bloomfield, Kooper and Stills "Super Session Lp, released in 1968. An excellent album.
You are so right, lightsone2. It's one of my most favorite vinyl albums I still own and have ever played. I also have the cassette tape and CD. A fantastic recording by a most fantastic group of musicians!
Great sounding record. I haven’t thought about it in long time. I ‘ll have to pull it out this weekend!
@@g.m.pinnere7561 : very well spoken, comrade!
I wouldeth e'en say better : "an excellent album" !
Saw them in New Orleans with Scott McKenzie of “San Francisco” fame in the band……a John Philips song. Great band, great music.
Denny's lead on Monday Monday is spot on.
Cass Elliot's vocals really standout!
It really was good to see the Mamas & Papas in concert in 1967. Thank you :)
Monterrey was the Mother of all the great music festivals that followed. Just awesome 'Love Vibes' infused with Ergotine Manna. Man what a Groovy Time it was back then. Music flowed like a river. ❤😊❤
This version of Spanish Harlem! This one man. The Absolute. I just melted.🌟🌹
One of the best band during hippie time . Thanks ❤
I never thought they were soooo good 😂👍🏻👍🏻🎸🎸🌹🌹
Phantastic! Classic! Vocally best Group ever! Whished i had see them for only one time!
The (BEATLES!) Yeah!
not even close
They were something else... true spokespeople of their time and generation.honestly a little before my time..i only wish I could have been there.
I've said here on TH-cam adnozzium that Cass had such an unbelievable voice and a great spirit, my god I do miss her !!
MaMa Cass and her voice elevated them.
Yes! And her personality, I would have loved to have been her friend, exuberant and so darn funny!
I think that John Philipps was the movie director and filmaker of the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. ❤Thank you! for this wonderful presentation on the TH-cam channel, Johnny Montreal Canada 🇨🇦 p.s. Denny Dorothy was also from Nova Scotia or Toronto Canada.
En el 68 tenía quince años y mi padre se había comprado una furgoneta (2 caballos de segunda mano), la familia estaba entusiasmada y encima tenía radio así que salimos con padre y madre a dar una vuelta por la noche , por la carretera desde Barcelona a Castelldefels estaba super oscura pero no importaban nada, y en la radio sonaba The Mamas and the Papas , desde entonces siempre me ha entusiasmado ese grupo californiano, que forma parte de mi . Manel Aisa
Yo no tuve la suerte de vivir esa epoca porque naci en el 67 pero cuando ya mayor escuche por primera vez una cancion de ellos me enamore de su musica por completo y asi sigo hasta el dia de hoy, saludos desde Argentina
En esa epoca creo que ya habia autovía.
@@Alexander-tj2dn si bueno, era la autovía hasta el Poal
Never knew their entire performance was on film and with all the other bands putting in incredible performances this shows how good they were
Whata band it was !!!! One singer was my Canadian fellow from the Atlantic Province of Nova Scotia !!
They were just AWESOME ... even live on the stage !!!!
I was in the 3rd year of my Elementary School in Europe, on the other side of so-called: "IRON CURTAIN" !!
Cass: “My Butterfly’s Bent”…and her maniacal scream…she’s so funny!
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This video is an example of True Love. What I would give to go back and fall in love again. I miss what we used to be.
Their harmony is spot on. We’ve since learned their time as a group was so complicated. John P wasn’t quite as wonderful as we all thought. It saddened me to read about their true story.😢 I will always remember them with their awesome music forever❤
Sadly, drugs destroyed him
The pinnacle of the sixties! Beautiful! ❤
At least I was lucky enough to see The new Mamas & papas, starring Mackenzie Phillips, and Spanky McFarland, with special guest star Scott McKenzie. This was back in 1989. The same year that the city of Monterey had their second Monterey Pop festival. Granted, nothing can even compare it to the first and original one, but it was a 3-day event, on the very same fairgrounds as the original, and they had a lot of terrific artists. There was Randy Hansen who is the greatest Jimi Hendrix impersonator. I was also able to see a Janis Joplin impersonator too, who was really good. A lot of wonderful local musicians and vendors who were selling arts and crafts. I also got to see Jeff Healey, and Billy Preston. I wore my tye dye shirts, lived off of vendor food, and had to sleep in the backseat of my car, since I couldn't get a hotel room. Great memories! Thanks.
I was 3 years old at the time of this concert, born Oct 1964 & technically a boomer but this whole scene, music, culture is so opposite of how it was when I graduated high school in 1982! New Wave was what we listened & danced to, we were young Republicans & voted for the 1st time for Regan. We were too young to really understand the Vietnam war & nobody my age was ever drafted for a pointless war. I was so blessed to be born when I was. ❤
And back in the 80's cocaine was our drug of choice! Thank God fetenal wasn't around then like it is now cuz most of us wouldn't have made it to our 30's. 😢
Class of 81' here! When I was 13, my older brother brought home some albums. Amongst them were Black Sabbath Paranoid, The Soundtrack to Easy Rider, and a compilation of car songs, on an album called "Shut Down" Changed me forever! Then I was fortunate to meet some friends with older siblings, that listened to Classic Rock. I carried an 8-track to school like a book in 1980-81! Almost immediately hooked up with all the "cool" kids. Good times!
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Yes! Wasn't it an amazing drug! Lol! But I agree how fortunate that fentanyl wasn't around cuz I wudda been dead by 21!
Beautiful Times
I was there. I lived in PG 10 minutes away from the Festival.
How old does that make you now???
I was also there. I was 12. (see my post above)
Denny wearing his living room rug just for this occasion.
You can hear Denny count off the vocal at 1:20. So cool.
That was awesome. Their performance is outstanding.
THE premiere harmonizers of the 1960s. Miss that vocal syncopation.
Merci pour ce beau moment incroyable et magique avec de magnifiques personnes pleines de simplicités et de talents : des voix harmonieuses et des chansons toujours aussi belles et indémodables .
L♡Ve this compilation video
✨️🌟⚡️✨️🌟✨️🌞amazing setlist, too.
I will always love the mamas and the papas, by the time I was born in 70, they were done and Cass left us in 75, there will never be another group like them RIP mama Cass you got the raw end of the deal you will always be loved
Mamas & Papas. Peace & Love 4ever & Ever!❤✌
When people were nice, kill with kindness now days.
Cause they were peace loving Hippies.