Thumbs up if you feel Spirit should be in the R & R Hall of Fame. It'll add some class to Cleveland!

In 1976-7 Spirit was playing a little club in NYC. I was in the Army on a weekend trip. I had on a Jimi Hendrix t-shirt , I took it off and walked up to him on stage, offered him the T and he took it. Miss him and admire him.

What a great great band, but I think the most incredible thing was the way An Angel Randy California (Randy Wolfe) was, by giving his life for the saving of his son. What a life, what a life, what a life and what an exceptional selfless departure.

Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus was a masterpiece the day it was released, and remains one all these years later. Stunning.

Ich war live dabei ... mit Randy California und Ed Cassidy an Fuzzy Night !!!

Musician, artist, poet, father, hero.R.I.P. Randy.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Hendrix's influence on California is undeniable. Fantastic!

The Family That Plays Together... has consistently been in my top ten favourite albums list since I bought it n 1969. A really intelligent, engaging and wonderful band.

Wow what a cool band. The more you listen to them the more you want to listen again. RIP Randy and Ed 🙏🌈

This is an absolute delight. Repeated viewing is rewarding. 'Nuff said. Love to all who appreciate it and to those who don't too.

Randy was inspirational to me & allowed me to play keyboards on his last album CALIFORNIA BLUES on the song "Call on Me"...I also videotaped several of his concerts in Florida 1976 & Detroit, MI 1978. Fun times & beyond!

Once I had the pleasure to shake Ed's hand. Spirt were playing The Borderline, Charring Cross, London 1985. I jumped on stage at the end of the gig and shook his hand. His hand was massive. I said "You're a top class drummer, and I love the music of Spirit." He said "Gee thanks. I just love coming over here and playing to you guys." And that was it before I was whisked off the stage by security. I was tripping on some really good acid and I remember dancing all the way through the gig. I couldn't believe that there was only thirty or so people in the audience. I saw the gig advertised in the centre pages of the NME, and among lots of bands names in small print was 'SPIRIT.' I took the chance and me and three friends went along and we were all blown away. They were a three piece but their sound was so full. The music was amazing and I felt like I'd been beamed up to a celestial planet where the sonic vibrations of their music held me in a rapture of ecstasy. I remember after the gig sitting in my mates old V8 rover, and he was driving and couldn't find his way out of central London due to the acid. We drove around for hours but eventually made it back home to suburbia. Many years later I played The Borderline with a band that I was drumming for and as I walked down the stairs of the venue there was a list of all of the bands that had played there. Low and behold there it was.. SPIRT. 1985 R.I.P. Randy and Ed and thank you for your music. _/|\_

Unbelievable,Drummer Ed Cassidy's age at this concert was 55,he died 2012 at the age of 89.Great gig!

Einer der grossen Gitarristen 🎸 das rockpalast Konzert gehört zum besten was ich live gesehen haben..die Vielfalt eines Musiker wie randy california sein Stiefvater Ed cassidy..und am Bass. Larry.. fuzzy.knight..bringt die halle zum beben..Hammer klasse.. great.Spirit..🎸.

What a way to begin the concert! Ed cassidy, drum beating! Randy awsome! RIP both.

I remember watching the live broadcast through the night back in 1978 in Germany, great show - Spirit played along with Mother's Finest and Dickie Betts and the great Southern that night.

How can we not miss Randy..the guitar work on its all the same...and downer...and so much more of his work..enjoying note for note...

Back in 1975 I was on a road trip with a friend in his old van. We ended up in southern California, and one evening while cruising the strip at some beach I notice the name 'Randy California' on a sign outside a little nightclub... Of course, we went in! I'll always remember that evening seeing the late Randy California shred the guitar with his teeth while ripping "All Along the Watchtower". "Purple Haze" among other great tunes... What a night!

I loved this band the moment I heard them in a Google Play 60s psychedelic rock playlist. The artistry! The unbelievable musicality. So far ahead of its time. Pure genius.

Spirit !! Always ahead of their time with Great songs, the best lyrics, etc,... an awesome band that way too many people today have forgotten to think about ,.... please don't get so caught up in the Kinks and the Who and Bowie and Zep and Zappa that you forget how awesome Spirit was ,..............

This ending is as good as any live encore ever. The longest, the best longest. Spirit lives today in 2014, you never went anywhere. RIP Mr. Cassidy, a drummer for all time.

Synth way over powers just about everything. Love watching Cassidy work it out.

I saw Spirit play every chance I could while living in California in the latest 70s early 80s. Always my favorite.

My boyfriend and I saw Spirit many times in the early 70's in Connecticut. They used to play often at the University of Hartford and this is just the way I remember them.

The drumming is so simple and clean and ahh, I love Spirit!

Oh man, to find this concert of the band Spirit has made my day, and night. How great were they? fantastic band!

My favorite band from the late 60’s and through the 70’s . . . Always loved Randy’s guitar 🎸 work and voice, and of course Ed on the drums 🥁 👍

Somehow they reached the ultimate with 12 Dreams...it is perfect...the best then and the best now and always....

OMG : Randy was breathtakingly gorgeous and what a performer. This is how you should treat your audience. What a fantastic show!!

I met Randy that summer in NY.... the COOLEST dude nice people always treated me good at their shows but he was like that with everyone RIP

Unlike most rock videos, they actually keep the camera on the soloist during solos! How novel! Good for them!

I saw them in that night live on TV with Mother`s Finest, 14 years old, what an experience. Their music and many other bands and artists escorted me my whole life, Rock`n Roll never dies. 😎

Ed was in a Class all unto itself. Loved Spirit, and Ed Cassidy just made Drumming Fun and Exciting; as it should be.

Spirit. Played at the parking lot at Thomas Mall. In 1986. I think. Ferguson, Cassidy, Randy, Locke, And some horn guy that was terrific. I lived close by. My first house. In Phoenix AZ.

I was there / Great Show 🎵🎼🎶🎸👊 "Randy Califórnia" (R.I.P)

The Family That Plays Together. What a masterpiece! When I first heard "Aren't You Glad" on underground FM radio, I was blown away. It was '67 or '68, but my favorite on that LP was "Poor Richard". What an awakening right after "Silky Sam". Although somewhat under-rated, Spirit is one of my top five favorite bands.

Damn, how GREAT this is! I remember seeing this live on television in the middle of the night at 15. I had our family TV set (a tiny b&w Tandberg, long gone) moved into my room and recorded the audio through an old '50's mono mike (another Tandberg product) in one channel on my newly bought cassette stereo deck (of unknown origin), the other 'mike' being my cheap headphones. It actually worked, and I played the tape again and again for many years, loving it to pieces.

Happy Birthday and may you rest in peace Mr.Skin Ed Cassidy, fabolous drummer, unfinished taste, tasty fills and fantastic style. I hope you and Randy are jammin' non stop with smiles on your faces and peace all around.

I did a light show with them in '67 (the lineup was Spirit, Moby Grape, Country Joe and the Fish. Great all the way round and back in the days when concert tickets were less than $5...!!). And they and Country Joe are still in my playlist rotations.... ...with Fresh Garbage as true a statement as it ever was...

I was fortunate to have seen Spirit in concert in Tampa, 1976 I think, at Curtis Hixon Hall. Randy was always one of my favorite guitarists. It's a shame Randy is rarely mentioned in the list of great guitarists. He is criminally under-rated !!

Always loved Spirit....... saw them in 1970 with Jay Ferguson on vocals, few years later with Cassidy, Locke and Staely brothers on guitars, then as 3 piece in 1978 with RCalifornia

Everybody talking about Ed, Randy was unreal, unbelievable... Great video...

I dig Randy California's voice, when I saw them in 69 they were doing all there music from the second album, there best stuff, also Nature's Way witch was ahead of its time.

The Best... their focus and message far surpasses today

A truly talented group... surfaced at a time... with a message. Love them

I saw Spirit twice, the classic lineup in the late 60s at a sports arena and trio in the 70s at the Bottom Line NYC. Two wonderful shows.

Spirit and Randy! Much enjoyed back in he day. Randy has quite a history in how he grew up as a an artist

We were sitting in our smoky student digs in East Germany with crates of beer up to the ceiling and celebrated this great moment with the best NDR stereo sound together with our brothers and sisters of the same age in Essen/Germany. They were as far away from us as the moon... . An unforgettable night - we salute you up there by the stars - Randy.

Ich habe selbst Spirit damals im Rockpalast Live in Essen/Grugahalle Germany erlebt.....man was konnte der Gitarre spielen, wie Hendrix..... sogar mit den Zähnen konnte er sie spielen!! Superklasse.......😉👍👍👍🎵🎼🎶🎤🎸👍🎶🎼🎵🎤🎸💕🌷💖

Rockpalast concerts are always epic!

You MTV / Internet raised kids would never understand the previous generations who could not see their favorite bands live until they came to town on tour and rarely late at night on weekend concert TV shows like Midnight Special or Don Kirshner's Rock Concert. Back then it was not about lip-synching to studio tracks while playing "live" but the experience of hearing and seeing the band live as a memorable thing unto itself and audiences were very forgiving if a band didn't sound like a studio recording. Don't judge a Classic '57 Chevy by today's automobiles and expect it to make sense why it was popular back then. What, no GPS or video rear view camera? Tuners were your ears back then too btw.

The much missed RC - saw him the following year on a UK tour with Ian Gillan - his set was f'in awesome. Never forget his bass layer was called Memphis, must have been 7Ft tall - Thanks for the music Randy.....

Concerto bellissimo! Gli Spirit sono la mia band rock preferita, Randy California è per me un mito

Spirit was an awesome band...Caught 'em once at the Fillmore East on a 1970 triple bill with the Kinks and the wonderful Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band. (God bless ya Bill Graham for that triple bill...) But there's so much talent in this band, Randy California of course, but also Jay Ferguson, John Locke, and Marc Andes...and Ed Cassidy is one of the great unsung drumming heroes of that era! Thanks for posting that!

Saw the originals while in high school, 1970, maybe 71' or 72' in Phoenix. A huge fan and played their music so often. Loving what they are doing here, simply GREAT!

I saw them twice at The Fillmore East. Brilliant band live. This was back when you actually could play different kinds of rock and roll and still have a fan following. Not nearly as much pigeon holing as there is now, when if you don't play a VERY SPECIFIC TYPE of rock and roll you won't get any airplay.

A great band that i think should have got way more recognition for their masterful songs.

I still remember us friends sitting next to the tv screen listening to this great concert all night - that "Spirit" being a criminally underrated band, by the way. We spent many nights like that - long live Rockpalast!!!

My very first concert was Spirit in 1977 at the Royal Oak Music theater.

Jay Ferguson is currently soundtrack composing for TV's NCIS LA. a good gig, I'm sure.

Fun Fact: Randy Wolfe met Jimi Hendrix at age 15 in NYC. Hendrix asked Wolfe to be in his band, Jimmy James & The Blue Flames, but already had Randy Foster whom Jimi nicknamed Randy Texas. Hendrix nicknamed Randy Wolfe, Randy California after Wolfe's birth state...the rest is rock history.

Superb iconic rock. I saw them at the Rainbow Theatre in London on the same tour. Their support band was The Police with Mr Sting hehe. I love this concert.

I saw these guys open for Jeff Beck group, four nights in a row at the Fillmore West/Carousel ballroom back in December '68, never knew they included Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, that must have come later...

Thanks so much for this post -- just finding it. They were one of my favorite bands.

Randy lost his life saving his son's life, I'm sure his spirit soars in heaven, this may not be the classic line up but he's doing what he loves I like it.

Natures Way gives me chills!

I saw Spirit in St. Louis in 1982. Randy, Ed, & an known bass player. They performed a great show!

I'm a product of the 60s and 70s jam... and it's hard to believe I never heard of this band until today....I've been listening to this music for 12 hours straight... Hendix reincarnated!!!!!! Unbelievable Jamming!!!! And I learn Randy California died so tragically too! Life is so precious just to allow you to experience such talent!

Spirit!! I really liked these guys back when. Mechanical World , Mr Skin, Nature's Way, I Got A Line On You, were cool songs as were some of their others. No, they weren't real popular but to some of us back in late 60's early 70's, we dug these guys. Granted this concert wasn't too great but some of their albums were good!!

RIP Randy and Cass. Champions and Legends

Exactly what I need right now so thank you for posting this!😜💙💋

I was in college Miami FL never heard this cause i didn't party hes so awesome.. rip sweet heart ❤️

Mr Randy California and Dickie Betts two of the finest guitarists at work!Ed Cassidy on Drums doesn’t get better and fabulous bass player!Ed Cassidy was one of the oldest drummers at that time active!What a player! Rest in Peace Randy!!!

I watched this live on TV that night. It was already 4 a.m. when they entered the stage. What an amazing concert.

My first rock concert: November, 1969, Denison University, Granville, Ohio...

There was such a wealth of amazing talent in the late 60s. To my mind, the Beatles and The Kinks came from more of a ballad tradition which really has its roots in folk but these guys seem to evolve from jazz and blues. I can't help wondering, since Randy played in Hendrix's early band if his incredible stage style was inherited from Hendrix or if Hendrix picked up on Randy's style? All their LP's are a treat to hear, including the later Rapture In The Chambers.

One if not the favorite bands of mine since i heard them when I was 13. Now in almost 69 and still love the music

I saw Spirit at the Winterland Arena San Francisco.10-31-1977,With Ike and Tina Turner I was in the middle of the crowd center stage as Spirit left the stage last encore.I shouted out give me your drum sticks to Ed Cassidy.To my delight and total suprise ,Ed walked out center stage and handed them to me.I still have them today.Sadly one of my so called friends just A total asshole broke the tip off of one of the sticks I glued it back years ago.It was A great show and time.

Legends

when he sings the words to Watchtower. He enunciates. For the first time I hear the words

randy grew up behind the stages of sunset blvd as a kid...ed cassidy...from the 30's originally...my comment is that I ran in to them dozens of times in san diego (including the san diego swap meet...50 cents). The point is they had decent music but were so cool to talk to and hang with. And the randy California story is true....

Jesus mercy on this man. Randy. I love him . Jesus loved him too.

I saw them in 69 ,I missed the stones but not spirit.what a treat.

Le groupe légendaire Spirit. C'est un régal musical. Je vous invite à regarder ce concert.

Best of their time, or ANY time

I've seen them in 1981 at the venue theater in London. That day with 4 friends we jump in an alpha romeo julietta, drove from brussels to ostende on the belgium coast, embarqued on the boat cross the chanel, drove from dover to London. It was a great concert with amasings guitar solos and ed playing the drums with is hands without sticks. I should say we were higth on lsd that nigth. well an unforgetable souvenir.

AWESOME !

Having this record of a real performance is great because every memory link with these beautiful people is to be treasured, simple as that. Lots of great stuff musically even when you want to get critical too. Their spirits shine oh so bright - we should try to join with them too.

I love their version of "Like A Rolling Stone" here.... ✌✌👍👍

Again i say, still love Spirit & Randy California - Randy performed with his heart & soul !!! So Awesome...Great Band & Mr. Skins! So hoping this be remastered and I can watch this full concert on a new CD sometime soon!

The moog Taurus pedals are used by countless bands, Rush, Yes and Genesis among them and it is not annoying, the problem is its volume is high up in the mix, bring it down a little and it will add a nice color and timbre to the songs.

I was there shit what has happened to good and powerful. Thank God.

Me gusta mucho sprit.pero no sabia de este video .quede muy sorprendido al verlo .de hecho lo vi dos veces seguigo .gracias por compartir este video

Mr. Skin is a great drummer!!

Thanks for this! One of my favorite bands back in the day...check out their first 2 albums-total classics!

SPIRIT was one of the unsung heroes of real rock music... one of the best. Randy California was outstanding!

fantastic band, it never grows old,

The amazing baldness of Ed Cassidy; and the man with the guitar, RIP Randy California.

Great moment at 54.52 where a guy in the front row passes randy a spliff!!!

I used to run into Ed quite often at a record shop I worked at in the 80's. He was a really cool guy and traded records, I got a signed GG Allin LP that I still have (it was signed to Ed which makes it a bizarre collectible). He always dressed all in black with black shades and drove a black Cadillac (1959 or 60). Great memories, humble guy and a great drummer.