This is an excerpt from"Mandrill Live At Montreux 2002". You can buy this DVD any where on the web.
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@regmoe13 жыл бұрын
NO SAMPLING. NO RAP. STRAIGHT UP 70'S FUNK....MANDRILL STYLE ! DAMN, I LOVE THESE GUYS !!!!!
@GTMOKID5 жыл бұрын
This is one of the so badly underrated bands that came up during the 70s. Amazing Cats.
@Squirrelconga2 жыл бұрын
🎯 waaaay underrated!
@reddrw14 жыл бұрын
Anytime you can sound like the CD and your live...That's Talent...
@jeffreythompson6330 Жыл бұрын
Bro, they sound better than the CD. Amazing!!!! ❤😊
@edwardgraham92803 жыл бұрын
This is among the great funk masterpieces of all time, always a thrill, and operates on its own completely unique level. It just makes you want to jump out of your skin, every time!
@carolynforge8586 Жыл бұрын
AGREED
@rodtrues1 Жыл бұрын
Back when we had real bands all day,,, call the roll!!
@MusicLover-mx4kf8 жыл бұрын
The guitarist just stands there calmly turning out a truly scintillating solo.
@HIJIMO16 жыл бұрын
That's a good friend of mine from Bmore, MD
@inthepocket72485 жыл бұрын
Omar used to play with the same calmness...he never moved but would crush a solo.
@Squirrelconga2 жыл бұрын
..just another day....being awesome 😎
@calebisrael71652 жыл бұрын
That's an amazing solo. No show, just effortlessly beautiful.
@RSMoore72724 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch this, I realize that the people in the audience are truly amazing. because they can sat there almost motionless. I'd be trying to get on stage doing the Robot, breaking or somethin".
@VintageGuy17 жыл бұрын
This piece never gets old ...Mandrill forever!
@GrowingnGrace20128 жыл бұрын
Wow! That's as close to the studio version of this jam as you can get! After all these years.
@VincenzoPickatelli6 жыл бұрын
These guys are musicians!!
@miknice596 жыл бұрын
This sounds almost identical to the record almost note for note even with the guitar on the break ... incredible
@Monkeygroover5 жыл бұрын
Yes! and it's Their Music, and they'res alone :-)
@skinfanjay4 жыл бұрын
Real talk
@johnnaeistewart79584 жыл бұрын
I'd give all of y'all 100's but my dumbass phone won't let me!🙄
@julesroberts58453 жыл бұрын
Mandrill "Fencewalk" Big Tune, every time I hear this live take gives me the chills.
@drumcircles210 жыл бұрын
I bought the Mandrill record with "Fencewalk" on it back in 1971. I grew up in a small farm town up north. When I first heard that deep funk line drop, It introduced me to a whole new world of music that influenced & shaped my musical style. I love playing funk, (that was how I managed to survive the disco years). Thank you Santiago for posting all these great Mandrill videos. I wanted to let you guys know you made a big difference in my life & I imagine it did to countless other musicians too
@thebassplaya343 жыл бұрын
This song still blows my mind all these years later, and seeing it performed FLAWLESSLY live warms my heart even more! The amout of syncopation in the main groove is bananas! That off beat first note on bass sets off a flury of syncopation that still hurts my head trying to keep up with it. OMG!
@barrysokol98047 жыл бұрын
Mandrill was fuckin tough! This is back in the day when we actually had great music produced by the best and brightest in the business. FACT
@gordonaglass55897 жыл бұрын
Very true sir.
@calebisrael71652 жыл бұрын
Word!!
@trystiansmith90126 жыл бұрын
These guys get down .I remember hearing this n the 70,s. They could hold their ground with any band (any where) Straight Up!
@Squirrelconga2 жыл бұрын
Yeah! ...should've been WAR-status.
@Papi_De7 жыл бұрын
This still gets me hype like it did when I was a kid! Those syncopated beats and horns tho...👊🏽💪🏽
@renrah5902 Жыл бұрын
Yep- that's it!!!
@michaeltruthson62626 жыл бұрын
DAMN this sounds like 1970's version they killed this shit RIP Lou Wilson
@victorbarnes30618 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorites - This group "Rocked It!"
@jasonlucas278310 жыл бұрын
I always thought they were underated back in the day, but they could hold their own with any group, including EWF and others. Still sound great.
@yvettegibson88894 жыл бұрын
Yezzzzzzzzzzz I was in ,7thgrade babbbbe
@michaelgamboa5933 жыл бұрын
They say they were the EWF at that time . And then EWF show up.
@webbgems673 жыл бұрын
I have always Said that... Pound for Pound 💪🏾
@GaryTisdaleFungkSta13 жыл бұрын
@@michaelgamboa593 I was about to say they inspired EWF cause they were the first to come out playing funk, rock, latin and jazz, with a killa brass section and Claude Coffee Cave was wicked on them keys
@jamesbondjr.852 жыл бұрын
I always considered them more like a WAR, East Coast.
@sherwinfitz10 жыл бұрын
You know why music was better back then? I know precisely why. There was no artificial, computer generated music then. Bands could perform the music live, and it sounded like the actual studio recording!!! You can't do that with this half fake,synthetic junk we have today. Awesome performance, Mandrill!!!
@renrah5902 Жыл бұрын
Amazing!!!! I have no words...😍
@humble1259 Жыл бұрын
Demonic presence can't dwell in the instruments like they can in the synthesizers beat and sound. This is pure funk we know the source and it is not demonic.
@anthonytaylor7928 Жыл бұрын
They didn't sound like a studio recording actually thats an insult to a live performer u do different live ad libs improvisation thats what the greats do
@nathancooper4206 Жыл бұрын
RIGHT!!
@rodtrues110 ай бұрын
We had to actually play a real instrument, non of this computer crap, learn how to read music,,,,
@newsjoe14 жыл бұрын
Mandrill's still got that funk, awesome!!!
@kylebourne68393 жыл бұрын
Real funk!!! Love me some Mandrill...Tower of Power...Cold Blood....real OG music!
@edwardhill1279 Жыл бұрын
Me and a few of my homies saw Mandrill live at the Robin Hood Dell East in Philly along with WAR..hands down one of the best concerts we've witness and this was around 2000
@scottiewallace364812 жыл бұрын
Mandrill don't need no hall of fame. Mandrill IS the hall of fame!!!!!!!
@edwardmoney81182 жыл бұрын
This song is 48 years old and it has stood the test of time super heavyweight funky love it
@naderiranfar2 жыл бұрын
A pleasant musical combination that deserves this excellent performance with this level of accuracy!
@beigenegress29795 жыл бұрын
This amaze balls! I was about 10 yo when this was being played and I bought the album. Man, these guys sound fantastic!
@rlb2k15 жыл бұрын
Fencewalk is THE JAM
@106salem3 жыл бұрын
They were an incredible band! I still have this album on vinyl!
@rjlnell885 жыл бұрын
Compare them to no one..they were awesome when fence walk originally Came out..and they are still awesome .Thanks for this Great post .!!!!!
@neftalisantiago14 жыл бұрын
Dear Martin, Thanks allot I really appreciate when people recognize our talent. Gods blessings to you.
@djshelleymack4 жыл бұрын
In that case, I can tell you that songs such as Fat City Strut are among my constant faves of all time! Such groove! Thank you!
@dwaynejones11463 жыл бұрын
Bless Up.
@GaryTisdaleFungkSta13 жыл бұрын
@@djshelleymack I still wear out Suzie Caesar, Wind on Horseback, Get It All & Hang Loose 🎯🎼🎹🎷🎺🎶
@user-zj1ig9ni3r9 ай бұрын
They’re killing it. This is Real Music!!!
@ornealm10 жыл бұрын
As a high school kid in the mid 70`s in the Virgin Islands, most of my friends had a Mandrill, Bob Marley or Osibisa Album. It was a great period where most of us became conscious of culture. Another group with a great horn section was Tower of Power, however Fence walk is a classic. WBLS in NYC jogged my memory last week with a birthday celebration and I have listened to the music more than fifty times since. Thank You!
@gwendolynbutler2 жыл бұрын
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@elbeem200012 жыл бұрын
As a Caribbean citizen - I can so relate to your sentiments!! I was introduced to Mandrill, long before Osibisa, Tower of Power, War, and all the others who came after ... but still none can touch MANDRIL!!!
@nicholasj233710 жыл бұрын
Neftali, you have no idea what these videos mean to me. Thank you my brother!! Dude on keys has Claude Coffee Cave's riffs down to the max. Even with extensive personnel changes Mandrill is as tight as ever. That's professionalism. That's Mandrill.... Love you all my lifetime.
@inthepocket72485 жыл бұрын
one riff he didn't play. but I like it.
@skinfanjay4 жыл бұрын
Real talk
@458northmain13 жыл бұрын
What can one say, that hasn't been said already....the band is just hoooot! I'm from Waterbury, CT and back in the day 1970's we were on it...plugged in and tuned into Mandrill. Thank you Neftali Santiago, and all of members of the band for sharing your talents, gifts and music! The funk was so thick, you needed a chain saw to cut through it...and that's good! Cause that's the way we love it! Again, that you...thank you....thank you! Peace & Love! John Green
@TheUmmahFightCamp7 жыл бұрын
This is what you get when people play LIVE instruments.
@yvettegibson88894 жыл бұрын
Speak and preach 🙌 I love live music!!!!
@charlese.websterjr.83735 жыл бұрын
I NEVER LEAVE THEE BEGINNING OF THIS SONG , PAUSE N PLAYBACK....FUNKY !!!
@anthonytaylor79285 жыл бұрын
Man I listen to this a lot bro this is what you call a tight sound bro
@darnellparker4884 Жыл бұрын
They gave you a show, live just doing what they loved, most were self taught, and you'd be surprise to know most were in college, these were some of the best bands to ever hit the stage, never forgotten where they came from best music ever
@conradsunkiojack2538 Жыл бұрын
In his fiery solo lead guitar mastery in Mandrill's "Fencewalk", Omar Mesa claimed a spot in the chronicles of the greatest forever. ✌️♥️👍
@lamarjohnson498510 ай бұрын
Mandrill was a kick ass band and that's an understatement!
@jeffreygrimes7313 Жыл бұрын
One great horn section and key boards and a great powerful band wow
@Izess12 жыл бұрын
Bought the dvd years ago...still one of my favourite live music dvd:s and it came with a hand written thank you note from Ric WIlson, which was really cool! Big fan from Finland.
@nattyhead59884 ай бұрын
I first heard Mandrill as an 11 year in London. I love the music they played, so original. It has stuck with me all through the years.
@Cody152416 жыл бұрын
Man! How I remember these guys from back in the day! Still baaaaddd!!!!
@miltoncosten2632 Жыл бұрын
When I was teenager at the party and this jam started you had no choice but to start dancing , as the song climbed and the sweat poured it made no difference if your dance partner was keeping up or if you had a partner. I WHOLELY AGREE VERY UNDERRATED GROUP
@musikfanat5 жыл бұрын
I saw the original band in 1973. One of the best shows that I ever saw!
@JonnyLynn5 жыл бұрын
That's amazing!!! You're a lucky man
@davebrown97145 жыл бұрын
They came to the Warner theater i was front row fantastic show hell of a band 👍🏾
@successschhoolofmotoring Жыл бұрын
One of the funkiest bands that walk this earth, truly. 💯
@michaeljoyner37078 жыл бұрын
Act like ya know ! these are the Founding Fathers of Caribbean Funk...Learn It!!
@greaterustreettheatregroup3965 жыл бұрын
Uhhh...these cats are FF of funk period! This was 1970. This hit was a monster. The drum beat was “must learn” for anybody playing drums then. This set the stage for much to come. Especially that drum beat
@IrwinNoel4 жыл бұрын
@@greaterustreettheatregroup396 I couldn't believe it was so long ago and they still rock, I grew up on mandrill, the era of funk
@JeffGrimes-bo4cc5 ай бұрын
A great powerful band so many great tunes wow the whole great thank you wow
@nphilip11934 жыл бұрын
Boss Group. Great Musicians!
@alricwilliams17902 жыл бұрын
Seeing Mandrill performance on Soul Train 1973 I’ve been fan ever sense , Mandrill is the epitome of a Funk Bands of the 70s
@georgemercado8052 жыл бұрын
Many people don't know them, but I saw them in Carnegie hall and was blown away. That was real music not the stuff they have today
@theoriginalkilox75923 жыл бұрын
A little dose of madness, can lead to extraordinary things. "G" up since I remember in 1972...Here today, Gone tomorrow!
@rondeezy1215 жыл бұрын
I used to love playing this song live we had a four piece horn section and a tight rythym section and we would kill it, Mandrill I saw them play this song in Cincinnati and they were sick!!!!
@skinfanjay4 жыл бұрын
One of the ALL. TIME Great songs. EVER
@clintcheeseboro2553 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely one of the greatest group to ever walk the face of earth God blessed
@busivideos12 жыл бұрын
True! It's not what you say, it's what you do! Love it.
@derrickbrennan14785 жыл бұрын
Mandrill one of the best Funk band's in the world. now you know how to do it. Rick Brennan from change All Love guys The Funk Go's On .2019 .
@davebrown97145 жыл бұрын
👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾👍🏾
@kendricthomas64626 жыл бұрын
The solo is just phenomenal. Great band.
@demonaard45358 жыл бұрын
My father told me that I was listening to noise and asked me if I want to hear "real music". One of the best music lessons I ever had and still have to this day. Love It. They do not make music like this anymore
@motherearth99716 жыл бұрын
Demona Ard lol right!!!
@veramorris33415 ай бұрын
This is my jam. 1970 something when it came out. It's not what you want, true words
@basilshahid29056 жыл бұрын
Nobody wanted to get into a battle with the Drill! They were the baddest HANDS DOWN!!! Love y'all!
@noway53176 жыл бұрын
Basil Shahid Wait a minute?! Like who? Did they ever battle Funkadelic? Bootsy's Rubberband? Graham Central Station? Or WAR?
@atilla196211 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt. I was a young kid when I saw them on soul train. Living in Willingboro nj. Peace dude!!
@douglashenri28833 жыл бұрын
I am from Garfield East those were the days 💯💯
@thegeenius2 жыл бұрын
damn.. - spot on.. can't believe how amazing this is live-,, da Fawnk!!!
@butchheyward29029 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite bands from the 70"s. They rocked that!
@djladyfantasy13 жыл бұрын
They still look young, go!!!! Still got it going on
@walteradams87945 жыл бұрын
There’s no computer generated music here, nothing but talented musicians and band members that can really sing
@jody80814 жыл бұрын
aahh...much love to Mandrill, so good to see these guys back out doing their thing again
@trouse0013 жыл бұрын
Mandrill had the funk no substitute for them!!! Love it!! Steve Washington and the Williams Brothers in the hometown on the weekend used to do Mandrill and do it well LIVE!! we were all still in High School then but funking!!!!
@tommycardwell30808 жыл бұрын
This is one if the funkiest bands I have seen.
@BKHoliwell Жыл бұрын
I used to blast this album ecstatically at UCLA WAY BACK IN THE 70s!!!!
@neftalisantiago14 жыл бұрын
Fudgie Kae was the best bass player I have ever performed with. RIP
@ronniecrenshaw66462 жыл бұрын
I agree. Can you tell me which equipment he used (Bass / Amp)?
@EarthWindandFirepower09908 жыл бұрын
DEM BOYS STILL CAN BRING IT.
@charleswilliams1767 жыл бұрын
Mandrill as tight as they come, FUNKED UP 70' S
@colors138713 жыл бұрын
i was at Ft Dupont Park on Aug 13th and Mandrill KILLED IT. the entire show was classic.everyone was grooving and on their feet dancing (including your's truly). what was incredible was how well they played after all these years and how closely they sounded like the original recording. What a show.What a concert.What a band. Mandrill; quintessential funk.
@renrah5902 Жыл бұрын
Omg when was that? I remember going to the park as with my Auntie and it was a beautiful time. Now I live there...😊
@gaccino13 жыл бұрын
i've found you just a month ago and it was the best discover of my life! i just love all your album, from mandrill to getting in the mood!
@ahabahab98342 жыл бұрын
I was first 13 years old when I heard you guys. I was introduced to mandrill at the same time as the band War. The music of mandrill still plays today and is current with listening pleasure today. In other words, your music was way ahead of its time. God bless you mandrill !!
@williampointer77129 ай бұрын
Yeah like other underrated group their talent shines thru
@JeffGrimes-bo4cc Жыл бұрын
The great horns drums the whole great band and singers wow
@btinsley14 жыл бұрын
This has more clarity than the studio version!! hearing this makes me realize more than ever: you can never go home.
@kelli35852023 ай бұрын
I literally just discovered this band on a live music station on Spotify! I absolutely love them! The live stuff is way better than the recorded version of this. Y’all rock!
@teddy7544 Жыл бұрын
If you want to have a Smokin Group back in the day you must have a Great horn section. Mandrill Kick Ass.
@ericb584710 жыл бұрын
i sneak this groove in when me and my guys are jammin. i play keys and sing, so i set up the structure. before you know it, they all get plugged in so hard to this groove and don't even know what they're getting into. it's a blast.
@johnbraboy8287 Жыл бұрын
Real music right here its what i grew up on
@matsnilsson5657 жыл бұрын
MANDRILL...The best of the best from the early seventies, this was a time when FUNK was the hype and everybody copied JAMES BROWN (the inventor) in some way or another. MANDRILL is ´til this point my all time best group that took JAMES' rule and made it into a global groove affair! To bad this wasn't a concert from when MANDRILL really mattered, back in the days i imagine this group kicked some serious behind!
@webbgems673 жыл бұрын
I just loves me some mandrill 👍🏽🙌🏽
@raelsackey1046 ай бұрын
My favorite band in the 70s! They came to the US Virgin Islands, with a local band from my neighborhood opening for them. I had a ball as a “high” school kid, if you know what I mean! Stay up!
@Mystique2u10 жыл бұрын
The BEST horn section ever; even surpassing Chicago! Thank you for posting because this is a gem!
@calebisrael71652 жыл бұрын
I just listened to a couple live Chicago cuts. Mandrill were in a class by themselves! Unbelievable musicians.
@stevenmaylor Жыл бұрын
I listened to those guys in the 70's while serving my country they were great
@lawrencebarr38205 жыл бұрын
Band had that edge ....sigituare HIT!Rehearsing.....live...
@DIAMONDGIRL574 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!! Great to see them okay instead of still on an album cover!! Great music never dies. 1973 high school East Side High, East St. Louis, Illinois. State Street and Alhambra Court.
@randyc2316 Жыл бұрын
There were so many great artists and groups in the 70’s. Competition was major. Some artists and groups didn’t get the deserved recognition.
@noelzwiseman77506 жыл бұрын
Nice live version. Takes me back. Thumbs down? Are you crazy?!! This is serious funk....with real instruments.
@quietstorm29197 жыл бұрын
Used to love playing this song back in the day.........
@vinceedwards39783 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!! I listened to this album all the time because of my parents
@6strbassplayer14 жыл бұрын
One of the first bass lines I ever learned. My cousin brought a Mandrill album home from college and hip me to it. I was a Fudgie Kae fan from the first bar. He is the "Reason I Sing"..... Peace!
@IrwinNoel4 жыл бұрын
I have listened to this song since it was first released in the 70s when I purchased the album , and I never really wrapped my mind on the lyrics because the music was that good and you sing along not really digesting the meaning of the lyrics, and now, after almost 50yrs, I gasp the message, it's like poetry, I have heard Rachel Mardow use the opening lines so many times on msnbc that I thought that it was her signature piece only to realize that her quote is properly older than her, a song for all ages
@nelsona.jenkins33658 жыл бұрын
In the words of Little Richard when commenting on Jimi Hendrix's guitar playing..."It made my big toe shoot up in my boot".....:-)
@adrienneburrows34905 жыл бұрын
Love it!
@19brittani2 жыл бұрын
had a Mandrill poster on my wall in my dorm room 1978 .. git it all was my jam....
@macho294312 жыл бұрын
They definitely got my vote, when I was in H.S. we used to rock out listening to Mandrill going through the motions as if we were actually playing, I never missed a beat. This was the s..t back in the day. Never got the recognition they deserved. "Damn Shame"
@ericbush61242 жыл бұрын
Seen this Group 4 times beginning in 1973 almost a pilgrimage put on a Super show