I love Jim McCarthy's playing and the fat tone he got out of his Les Paul and Marshall amps. He is a premier player that few can match.. lightening fast, yet never loses control or overplays. That whole band had phenomenal musicians and they could cook in a groove -- wow.

Been listening to blues for at least 3 decades..never heard this before...deep blues for sure.

My little band opened up for Cactus one night. We knew they were gonna be great, bot wow. Out comes 4 Marshall double stacks and they rocked the place. It was a eye opening evening for me.

This performance was at The Isle of Wight Festival and was recorded on the 28 th of august 1970. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Festival_1970

Bogert was a musician with great talent, was an innovator among bass players of his time but Jim's solo in Song for Aries is the most beautiful of all time:the one that all guitarists would have dreamed of doing,he has anticipated and i think that I and all the guitarists honest we should put it at the top of the world,hoping that some talented young genius will in future be surprised overcaming it. My passion...

had this record when i was 12 years old in 1973 an d never knew jimmy lived close by me. Now i know him pretty good!

Yes. I saw Cactus in Akron Ohio's Blossom Music Ampitheater? 1970, I was 11 years old Cactus. Some how, Tim Bogert's bass is not in the mix. But, the drums and guitar really are great to hear. Carmine and McCarty are so damn good

Yes, this very beautiful playing all the way around. Reminds me of Jim's playing on Buddy Miles Express - Electric Church... a song called "Texas." I was elated when Jim was finally recognized by none other than Les Paul himself for the song "69 Freedom Special," off the same LP... receiving a GRAMMY!

I still have this 3 record set. I wore the grooves off the Cactus songs & Mouintain's Stormy Monday. I also had it on 8 track! Catus was the best rock band of the day!

Cactus did appear at the Marisol Pop Festival at Vega Baha, Puerto Rico.. (see Cactus Hot-n-Sweaty, albeit without Jim McCarty on guitar. Jim had joined 'The Rockets" then. For those interested, Santana was also there and the concert was named for recently crowned Miss Universe - Marisol Marilet... Miss Puerto Rico. Tickets cost $13 for the three day festival.

I was at the Atlanta Festival (in Byron, Ga.)

everyone else was video taped during the 2nd annual atlanta pop festival AND at the isle of wight. WHY ISN'T ANY FOOTAGE OF CACTUS'S PERFORMANCE EVER SHOWN?!?!?!?!?

These trips down Memory Lane makes me value all my memories even more..... Ah Fender0052... yes James Gang, haven't heard them for so long, thanks for reminding.... Lio17, thanks for sending this to me, you are a darling for sharing this one with me.

OLD BRO AND THE ANCESTORS says lets fire up the LesPaul Jr. and turn it on 9 let er RIP the good old days are still aliv ein our MINDS

Don't matter it's good stuff and need to be played and heard

My hubby and I were there and saw this

今聴いてもスゲー！

Cactus was my favorite band of the era. never got to see them, but wore many an lp out.my fave was the 2nd lp, "One Way or Another" I always thought that "Rockout, Whatever You Feel Like" shoulda been the national rock and roll anthem. btw.......if you like listening to Jimmy, check out his new band, The Hell Drivers, right here on youtube

Living your Cactus Blues, Hunter!!!

Absolutely the best rock band...

cactus oh listen to tha blues man speechless

unclemoparman - amen, bro - Jimmy McCarty - easily one of the greats!

Jimmy McCarty top 10 all time!

There is film footage of this. This is actually the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival and in 2012 the film footage was cut into a rough film festival version and is expected to be released eventually? No word on Cactus or Bob Seger System footage being used though. I don't think anyone cares about them enough. Gotta include film of Hendrix and other people we have seen a million fucking times. The film was called Hotlanta: The Great Lost Rock Festival

wish there was some video footage of it.

Muy bueno Deracore 🙄

@TheSnake7Plissken:::: Cactus did not appear at Isle Of Wight. They did their gig the same year at Atlanta Pop Festival. Thank you for bring this to my attention, I will correct it.

Oh, Car-o-mine.

Great!

Thanks a lot Ray and Five Big Stars!!!

this is from Isle of wight , not Atlanta......friday 28 aug 1970

@sam4u2004w You can buy Mountain's "Stormy Monday" unedited as an MP3 track at Amazon. It's on their "Off the Top" anthology. And it's worth the buck to get it unedited.

@skeetwood ....don't know...but Crosby, Stills and Nash does

Is their a version of almost cut my hair by Cactus??

cactus rule then and now .................

this is from Isle of Wight

I have this record I never knew it was cactus/

..would it be possible for you to post mountain's version of 'stormy monday' from this lp ? I have searched to internet and it is not available plus the 'upgraded' cd release of 'isle wight / atlanta pop 1970' has omitted mountain's excellent jam... ..from one fan to another, I would really really appreciate it if you could post stormy monday ( even in 2 parts ).... ..thank you, thank you, thank you ( in advance )......(keep the vibe alive)