Soft Machine Live in Belgium 1971 (Full concert)

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Full and color version of the concert that Soft Machine gave on 1/15/1971 at Theater 140, Brussels, Belgium.
The quality of the video was increased by me up to 1080p. The formation of that presentation is the most remembered and for me the best of Soft Machine:
Robert Wyatt (drums), Mike Ratledge (keyboards), Elton Dean (sax and keyboards) and Hugh Hopper (bass)
1. Improvisation 2:44
2. Neo-Caliban Grides 8:53
3. Out-Bloody-Rageous 17:31
4. Kings and Queens 26:45
5. Teeth 42:10
6. Pigling Bland 51:27
7. Esther's Nose Job (excerpt) 53:44
8. '...It's nothing' 56:17
9. Mousetrap 56:52
10. Noisette 1:01:47
#SoftMachine #Live #CanterburySound

Пікірлер: 263

@alsdouble Жыл бұрын

Without doubt, the best jazz, rock, prog wtf they were ever to exist in the universe. I have been listening, playing along on various instruments for 50 years, And the brass work on this...No-one can do it like these lads. Thanks. Ten thousand times, thanks.

@MichelHubert-ff8kq 2 ай бұрын

En plus avec du matos des années 70!

@herrgonfar 26 күн бұрын

I'd agree

@Alun49 4 жыл бұрын

An utterly unique band around this time. They sounded like no-one else and created some utterly peeress fusion music. "Third" was a masterpiece.

@jedwing 3 жыл бұрын

Facts. I thought I was the only one.

@RayyMusik 2 жыл бұрын

You‘re not alone. I‘ve been a Soft Machine fan since 1971, and Mike Ratledge has influenced me a lot.

@dodibenabba1378 2 жыл бұрын

The version that's still touring are worth seeing, 3 original members from 1975....

@theloniousratledge8835 2 жыл бұрын

Anche io sono un "fan" dei Soft Machine.

@theloniousratledge8835 2 жыл бұрын

@@RayyMusik Il mio nome è Thelonious Ratledge 🎹

@theprisoner6666 4 жыл бұрын

Elton’s solo on Kings and Queens is just unbelievable. How someone can play an instrument to that level yet still have feel, is just mind blowing. Man, the early 70’s surely spawned some incredible music.

@roydaviescoleman1 4 жыл бұрын

Masterful.

@krzysztofcybulski5559 Жыл бұрын

Incredible solo indeed!

@bertiradisch7056 Жыл бұрын

Totally true! I love "Slightly All The Time" on their album "Third", a lot, too. Elton Dean was a genius on sax. So much cool feeling, such a brilliance ...

@billlloyd4029 4 жыл бұрын

Finally, cameramen who know what they're doing! And Ratledge is on fire...

@guysegers9796 5 жыл бұрын

I was there, a Milestone in my musical influence !

@kwaapie 5 жыл бұрын

Dan mag je van geluk spreken!

@markterrizzi5768 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for passing that influence on. Heresie is a milestone influence for me.

@davidrobinson9996 Ай бұрын

Wow!!!!!

@burroughscurt 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video of Soft Machine in concert. I must say, Mike Ratledge is for me, the driving force of the S.M. I never tire of listening to him play that fuzz tone organ. Hat's off to this, my favorite incarnation of the band.

@theloniousratledge8835 2 жыл бұрын

È esatto. Ratledge è stato la forza trainante ("driving force") dal 1969 al 1972, dopo ha perso interesse per la musica, infatti dopo il 1973 non ha più composto materiale, lasciando i SM nelle mani di Karl Jenkins.

@mhiraldo 3 ай бұрын

This music simply was, and will always be, out of this world! There are no other bands that sound even close to this, with its original, dadaist, and adventurous charm!

@davidrobinson9996 Ай бұрын

Well said. Saw them on tv round Steve 'stan' watsons house and have not looked back.

@mike9klf Жыл бұрын

What an amazing gift for a long term Soft Machine freak! I have wished for something like this my whole Life...Thanks!

@terrytin7352 3 жыл бұрын

Magical - the peak of creativity.

@joebeeber8693 2 жыл бұрын

THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU PUT THIS MANY GENUISS TOGETHER!!! LONG LIVE SOFTMACHINE

@thomasseabolt9385 Жыл бұрын

Including the film crew.

@paulkelly-cy9hl 3 ай бұрын

the great canterbury scene

@markdarnell614 Жыл бұрын

Perhaps it's because they were British, and a bunch of pasty White Dudes, but Soft Machine did not receive the respect and accolades they deserved! True...there were some Amazing Jazz-Rock units beginning at this time - after the dissolution of Miles Davis's peerless Quintet, and his "Bitches Brew" Project: Herbie Hancock's "Sextant", Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Return to Forever - but from what I can see and hear in this live video - Soft Machine more than held their own! I think what is astonishing here is - How fucking GREAT a drummer Robert Wyatt was before his terrible accident! Elton Dean, and Mike Ratledge are obviously virtuosic, but Wyatt is the Engine, and Centrifugal Force holding it all Together! I love ALL of Robert's work post Soft Machine, as well.

@haraldjakobsen9770 3 ай бұрын

Soft Machine were much more interesting than all the jazz-rock groups mentioned here, in my opinion.

@acornvillage107 2 ай бұрын

I think they were better than Floyd and the Fusion groups..in both spheres.. just more original and organically creative without sounding 'alike' or emulating anyone. First 4 albums are like 4 giants banquets for the ears

@written12 2 ай бұрын

I think you’re partly right about their “image” hurting them. Of course, the bands you mentioned had the benefit of containing ex-Miles musicians, guys whose names and reputations were more widely known.

@klaus8456 Ай бұрын

Soft Machine is equally as important as Miles davis in the creation of fusion, they were releasing their important records right around the same time but i think that Soft Machine was ahead of Miles since they were playing their (then) unreleased repetoire live quite a long while before it got released.

@die2no Ай бұрын

Pastry white dudes?Stop the self loathing

@jehki-sammeli 2 жыл бұрын

The best music in the world. This is just wow!

@lukethebelgian 4 жыл бұрын

I was there !!!

@yellowclouds3722 Жыл бұрын

It was in 1996 when I listened to Slightly All The Time on their Third album for the first time. In the middle section what its amazing chords I cried bc I couldn't believe what I was hearing...! The moment I fell in love with Jazz since then.

@dominicgriffiths8125 3 жыл бұрын

My favourite band in , arguably, its finest incarnation

@theloniousratledge8835 2 жыл бұрын

Si, senza dubbio il periodo 1969/1971-72 è stato il periodo più creativo dei Soft Machine.

@jillsandwitch67 Жыл бұрын

inarguably, indisputably, certainly, definitely, without the possibility of argument or debate

@jedwing 5 жыл бұрын

Jazz rock at it's finest. And a great documentation of the amazing Robert Wyatt. I saw them around 1975 after he had the accident.

@yhwhrevength622 5 жыл бұрын

Shh jazz rock doesn't exist you dunce

@jedwing 5 жыл бұрын

@@yhwhrevength622 You are just ignorant. Jazz rock is what they used to call fusion. I know because I was there.I'm 63 and saw many of those bands at the time. Also we had a subscription to Downbeat Magazine. That is what it was called. It had electric and psychedelic elements of rock and the advanced structural, melodic and harmonic aspects of jazz. You are clearly young and arrogant and mostly wrong. PS I have a Bachelors degree in Performance (percussion, drum set) so i have the academic backing as well. Have a nice day,

@yhwhrevength622 5 жыл бұрын

@@jedwing sure sure yah dunce LOL

@jazzdude7014 4 жыл бұрын

@@jedwing you are wright .I was there too (65) and also a musician. The term "Jazz Rock" was used for Jazz Musicians using Rockdrums and setups with electric instruments/Amps. Best known example would be Miles Davis Bitches Brew. The Elitist Jazz people hated him. "Fusion" didnt exist back then, thats a term of stupid Music journalists. Rock-Jazz was used for Bands like Colosseum, Chicago, Flock, Blood Sweat and Tears, when only some Jazz Phrases were in the songs and maybe Horn players were in the Band. These Bands were commercially successful. Big difference. Fusion is something from the 80s when all the "originality" was already gone. Everything after the 80s (MIDI was invented) is a copy of some earlier ideas, and from then the whole music culture went down fast.

@LaurentCarty 3 жыл бұрын

@@yhwhrevength622 as Miles put it "Call it anything" you want !

@Innerspace100 4 жыл бұрын

What a sweet find! Excellent! This is undoubtedly one of those historic recordings that need to be listed as prime cultural heritage. What a band this was!

@SpaceRocco 3 жыл бұрын

Inner space is the place where I like to explore. To go places...

@croiners4166 Жыл бұрын

100%

@paulvd2815 2 ай бұрын

Wow... If this was in Antwerp, in a place called Vrede (Peace)... I was there. And had after the concert a card with their photos signed by all three. Remember that much men and women left before the end of the quite 'heavy' concert. Thanks for posting!!!

@moisealgayon8785 4 жыл бұрын

On y entend un jardin extraordinaire de sons en mouvement. Thank you.

@igorrodrigues97. 4 жыл бұрын

The bassline on Kings And Queens is mindblowing

@dominicgriffiths8125 3 жыл бұрын

yup... really minimalist... opens up the space for the others to explore

@mikebassy 8 ай бұрын

Love this band . My ep fusion underclass by the Mike Edmonds Quintet is on here or Spotify. Suppose we play music in this area . I’m mates with friends or other musicians who knew Elton

@mikebassy 8 ай бұрын

Yeah the bass is great

@spiritof6663 6 ай бұрын

As are Robert Wyatt's fills.

@javiertrivino3295 4 жыл бұрын

Canterbury Sound Rules

@orio723 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating performance!Ty for posting this gem.Highly recommended for every music lover. 1.Improvisation - 2:44 ; 2.Neo-Caliban Grides - 8:53 ; 3.Out-Bloody-Rageous - 17:31 ; 4.Kings and Queens - 26:45 ; 5.Teeth - 42:10 ; 6.Pigling Bland - 51:27 ; 7.Esther's Nose Job (excerpt) - 53:44 ; 8. '...It's nothing' - 56:17 ; 9.Mousetrap - 56:52 ; 10.Noisette - 1:01:47 . Hugely talented musicians. R.I.P Hugh Hopper and Elton Dean.

@akarshrastogi3682 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the stamps

@toobisgoobis7753 2 жыл бұрын

33:10 - 37:10 Eamonn Andrews

@theloniousratledge8835 2 жыл бұрын

15:30, Wyatt smette di suonare, non è la sua musica...

@SUBLIMINAL_ANGEMERKT Жыл бұрын

@@theloniousratledge8835 Right ! Cause you like Mike Radledge - have you ever heard Hansson & Karlsson ?

@stevekatz4372 3 ай бұрын

I am a very long time of Prog Rock Music and although this band is Great, I think Weather Rep[ort is right up there with this group!

@progisloveprogislife4501 5 жыл бұрын

The first 15 minutes are strangely ipnotic

@luciosantoro831 4 жыл бұрын

Stesso anno 71 a Bergamo. Indimenticabile con i miei 20 anni. Chapeau!!!!

@jchrbe Жыл бұрын

I was 12 in '71 and only met the THIRD in '77. My favourite band, on its best period ("Two" to "Fourth"). Now I know better jazz, and I can appreciate how far the four of them were.

@blackcatcentralmusic 5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad someone found a better quality film of this amazing concert. A definitive version of "Teeth" starting at 42:17.

@carladiratz7090 5 жыл бұрын

we're all going to thank you forever for this !!!

@johnvanbeek5671 4 жыл бұрын

Wow that takes me back. Saw them a few times in Rotterdam. Still play their reccords regularly. Btw has anybody ever seen Mike smile ? 😉

@klaus8456 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, he smiled in the interview of the Bilzen festival performance.

@TVsMrHappyTalk 3 жыл бұрын

@@klaus8456 Don't go and spoil it!

@dominicgriffiths8125 3 жыл бұрын

I met him at a rock workshop at York Uni in 1975.. I was a star-struck young bass player. (16ys old) .... he was charming... and did indeed smile... !

@YuriDeryous 3 жыл бұрын

Dang, Elton Dean was something else!! what a voice, such incredible, magickal melodies

@2hours458 4 жыл бұрын

Best video of the Softs I've seen so far, and that is mainly due to the excellent camera work.

@javierroa52 Жыл бұрын

que Maravilla ! una bomba esta presentacion , a mi parecer insuperable esta formacion

@thewordofgord 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for this quality upgrade. it is much appreciated. The opening duet between Wyatt and Ratledge is priceless. And that's just for beginners.

@egbert193 Жыл бұрын

A fantastic live set, really excellent. Thanks.

@MyBaltimora 16 күн бұрын

semplicemente geniale

@kwaapie 5 жыл бұрын

godbless the world this has been recorded

@alanburns538 5 жыл бұрын

LOVED Bob's cheeky little pint-in-hand, self-depricating aside before the encore. Wot a geezer.

@peterbongers2232 3 жыл бұрын

Great, saw them live in this line up in Amsterdam. Legendary!

@rikk7041 4 жыл бұрын

“Jazz fans are THE best fans. They will sit there and *take it*" - Stewart Copeland

@danburke2817 5 жыл бұрын

Bless you for doing this!!!

@PlinthYT 5 жыл бұрын

Stunning footage of incredible music. Thank you!

@m.a.g.3920 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite band ever, both in jazz, psychedelia and rock..

@htonino 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful performance of Teeth, which is a complicated piece…

@davidpasicznyk6521 3 жыл бұрын

Best video I have ever seen f Soft Machine. Thank you!

@cesarvargas5550 5 жыл бұрын

Extraordinary

@rodthelimey 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this

@tonylarossa8445 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading this. Smiling from ear to ear, absolutely wonderful. Glad to know "it's nothing " I've always wondered.

@ukaszleszczynski6706 4 жыл бұрын

Beatifull music!!! 😀. Great apllause!!! 👏. Fan beatifull music from Poland!!! 🇵🇱 💓 🎸 🎷 🥁 🎹

@rogeredouard5481 5 жыл бұрын

Les "Pink Floyd" étaient des "branleurs", à côté... Soft Machine avait découvert les secrets de l'amour... sous toutes leurs formes "esthétiques"... UNIQUE !

@christophelardeau7623 4 жыл бұрын

Et quel batteur ce Robert Wyatt

@marvinhagler4721 Жыл бұрын

Love Soft Machine.....late just discovered them 10 years ago

@oliveira9268 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@peterbongers2232 Жыл бұрын

What a great performance of Kings And Queens. Absolutely fabulous!

@RyanWStevensonmusic 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for uploading! ; this is a superb piece of musical history. What an amazing band! Mike Ratledge was an underrated player in my opinion. If it wasn’t for his use of fuzz organ (inspired by Hendrix’s advice while they toured with him), then we wouldn’t have had the same tonalities produced by the likes of Hatfield, Egg and National Health. I also think Ratledge is a mystified character and it fascinates me how he just left the group and abandoned any attachment to Soft Machine since the late 70s. A magical group!

@stefanofocacci 3 жыл бұрын

You forgot Caravan.

@mistymorning7816 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely underrated! Mike Ratledge brought such a innovative sound and life into the music.

@dominicgriffiths8125 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed... some of his organ solos were blistering !!!

@dominicgriffiths8125 3 жыл бұрын

Also true about their legacy, Ryan.. good shout, mate

@bigdave1253 2 жыл бұрын

What was Hendrix’s advice?

@jasonpp1973 5 жыл бұрын

The Saxello is an awesome instrument!

@yhwhrevength622 5 жыл бұрын

How so

@jedwing 4 жыл бұрын

@@yhwhrevength622 It's a soprano or an alto. And it has reedy sound, almost like an oboe or musette.

@antilusion6960 5 жыл бұрын

Thaanks verymuch for this¡!

@TheRealFriar 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice, Thank you.

@Unknownfanatic0 5 жыл бұрын

Setlist 0. All White (Intro) 0:00 1. Fletcher's Blemish 1:21 2. Neo-Caliban Grides 8:53 3. Out-Bloody-Rageous 17:39 4. Kings And Queens 26:46 5. Eamonn Andrews 33:26 6. Kings And Queens (reprise) 37:05 7. Teeth 42:04 8. Pigling Bland 51:27 9. 10.30 Returns to the Bedroom 54:49 10. Slightly All The Time / Noisette (Encore) 56:47 11. All White (Credits) 1:02:48

@flabaire 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks !!

@sfpillay 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome Concert!!!!!!!

@krzysztofcybulski5559 Жыл бұрын

It's incedible how they nailed such a complex composition as "Teeth" in a live performance!

@Phlakaton88 5 жыл бұрын

Grazie!!

@mineheadX1 5 жыл бұрын

wow, thank you !

@yhwhrevength622 5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome

@MichelHubert-ff8kq 2 ай бұрын

Mais quel voyage !! merci,.

@jeanwilliquet4035 3 жыл бұрын

A very momentous accomplishment.

@alinaghdy791 Жыл бұрын

Dean and Ratledge, what a perfect duet.

@harrythomson6035 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! I was 7 at the time, but was fortunate enough to see the latest incarnation of the Softs a couple of times recently. This is brilliant though! :)

@kofferfischii 4 жыл бұрын

Saw this in London. Too young to fully dig it.

@psychupmelodies 4 жыл бұрын

Great upload, thanks to poster and subscribed

@MartijnHover 3 жыл бұрын

Saw them around that time in Breda, Netherlands.

@alittlepastmidnight Жыл бұрын

I Have been Listening to these Guys since like 1971. they are one unique interesting Band. making Music like nobody else!! Yes, I Agree with the other Guy "THIRD" was a Masterpiece!

@gordonmorris6359 2 ай бұрын

THANKS!!!!!

@lo-fitronics 5 жыл бұрын

Unbelievable! thanks!

@dfb2k 4 жыл бұрын

Man, i was there. Jam-packed theater too!

@jillsandwitch67 2 жыл бұрын

Hugh's playing on Teeth is some of his best ever

@zigzag2510 5 ай бұрын

THIS, is a kind of magic!!!❤

@kentxx12 3 жыл бұрын

This is so good :)

@josecofre622 4 жыл бұрын

Muy bueno, excelente,bravo

@jjones7837 2 жыл бұрын

These guys seriously an amazing band. It's crazy how on time they are.

@teiltje 7 ай бұрын

In the Netherlands they named it Progressive Rock

@ZabbyBrand Жыл бұрын

Saw this tour in Manchester, 71. Going to see the current incarnation this week.

@patpao6933 4 жыл бұрын

grazie grazie stupendo incomparabile

@querenciaxx 4 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@McDoinky 3 ай бұрын

Super tight bass-drums

@juliohernannunezsandoval3460 4 ай бұрын

Tremendo

@flavioallman1393 4 жыл бұрын

Que performance sensacional!

@ivansagati203 Жыл бұрын

Olha só o meu ponto de vista,,,, essa banda soft é um espetáculo muito evoluído para a época! Mas King crimpsom é melhor em, mesmo estilo 😎👾👍

@udomatthiasdrums5322 3 жыл бұрын

still love it!!

@stuartcertain6363 2 жыл бұрын

Great encore.

@lelielelie7582 Жыл бұрын

It’s very good !

@user-qb2fi3il8r 3 жыл бұрын

Супер 👍

@haizeagerian6654 8 ай бұрын

Soft Machine bere garai onenean (II &III). Nik zuzenean ikusi nituenean, 1975ean Donostian, guztiz aldatuta zeuden. Orduan jazz-rock egiten zuten (Bundles). Beti goi mailan!

@dimakubikov4863 4 жыл бұрын

спасибо бро

@strollingjack1493 3 жыл бұрын

Everytime man....big ups

@jasonpp1973 5 жыл бұрын

Never knew Wyatt used timpani mallets on Kings and Queens!

@ghislaindesrosiers8074 7 ай бұрын

WOW!

@croiners4166 3 жыл бұрын

Mult-camera Action cinematography on par with Beat-club!

@jasonpp1973 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Elton Dean's Neo Calaban Grides was originally intended for Fourth? They went with Fletcher's Blemish instead. Of course it appeared later on his debut solo Just Us album.