Average White Band - Pick up the pieces

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  • Опубліковано 26 січ 2008
  • Average White Band
    Atlantic Records 40th anniversary 1988

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  • @David.962
    @David.962 5 місяців тому +43

    There's nothing better than some Scottish Funk.

    • @lukeriley73
      @lukeriley73 25 днів тому

      No. There. Is. Not. 🕺🕺

  • @jeromebrown944
    @jeromebrown944 3 роки тому +202

    This generation will never know how good music made you feel.... Serious Funk!!!!

    • @jaex9617
      @jaex9617 Рік тому +16

      Ain't *nothing* like a funk band with a solid horn line. Synths and sampling? Nope! Maybe us old folks got to bring this back one more time.

    • @SoundBoss5150
      @SoundBoss5150 Рік тому +6

      Until they get stuck on hold during a phone call lol

    • @SoundBoss5150
      @SoundBoss5150 Рік тому +3

      @@jaex9617 synths & samples should always be used in addition to, not in place of real instruments. Snarky Puppy & Deltron 3000 are both excellent examples of that approach being executed properly.

    • @jaex9617
      @jaex9617 Рік тому +2

      @SoundBoss5150 That's a good attitude. 😅

    • @jabbermocky4520
      @jabbermocky4520 Рік тому +1

      Yeah, you couldn't NOT dance!

  • @RuthAmezcua-rx9gp
    @RuthAmezcua-rx9gp Рік тому +43

    Average White band was one of the best funk music ever we really love it here in California. My respect to these Brothers.

    • @DexterHaven
      @DexterHaven 14 днів тому

      Yeah, anyone who has never heard this band has work to do.

  • @msr1116
    @msr1116 5 років тому +76

    Late '74, early '75 you could not avoid this instrumental. It was EVERYWHERE. I know, I was there and I couldn't get enough of it myself!

    • @brendaseven9828
      @brendaseven9828 6 місяців тому +2

      2023 still listen to this great song almost everyday and….i’m 79 and still rockin’ it😂

    • @DexterHaven
      @DexterHaven 14 днів тому

      Yeah, it was as infectious as covid back then. ;)

  • @danielbrown1724
    @danielbrown1724 4 роки тому +100

    This was my jam as a kid in the 80's. Dad's band used to cover it.
    Always thought it was a black funk band from America as a youngin', oh how wrong I was.
    These blokes couldn't be more white 😆.....and from Scotland to boot 😳
    What a classic!!

    • @sharonkutz8272
      @sharonkutz8272 3 роки тому +4

      So true. Listen to them in the 70s. Love the band.

    • @Erkle64
      @Erkle64 2 роки тому +10

      "These blokes couldn't be more white"
      Ummm... the drummer is Steve Ferrone.

    • @elainewaller-rose9707
      @elainewaller-rose9707 Рік тому +6

      That's perfect though because the "average white band" in the '70s had a brotha in it somewhere. There were several, but the Doobie Brothers and their bassist Tiran Porter comes to mind. Nothing average about that band either.

    • @nicidevine6670
      @nicidevine6670 Рік тому +3

      For sure

  • @HighwayRamos
    @HighwayRamos 6 років тому +401

    Music knows no color, you gotta feel it - can't fake it.

    • @brianglade848
      @brianglade848 5 років тому +1

      My dad has bad breath

    • @kennyb6591
      @kennyb6591 5 років тому +5

      @@brianglade848 It's hereditary then.

    • @brianglade848
      @brianglade848 5 років тому +1

      @@kennyb6591 that's a coded phrase

    • @kennyb6591
      @kennyb6591 5 років тому +3

      @@brianglade848 One I'm not familiar with but it was only banter. No real offence intended.

    • @brianglade848
      @brianglade848 5 років тому +3

      @@kennyb6591 none taken at all, thanks for the nice reply

  • @choliegentry8137
    @choliegentry8137 7 років тому +85

    The funk masters from Scotland!

  • @otman558
    @otman558 8 років тому +142

    Saw this amazing Scottish band in their hometown of Dundee back in 1981. Perfect vocals and wall to wall funk. Certainly not a one hit wonder, their sound stands the test of time.

    • @volpegregori5348
      @volpegregori5348 2 роки тому +1

      average white band is from the east bay of san francisco , california

    • @otman558
      @otman558 2 роки тому +9

      @@volpegregori5348 that is absolute nonsense. They are a Scottish band. Plenty info online if you care to look it up.

    • @volpegregori5348
      @volpegregori5348 2 роки тому +7

      @@otman558 I apologize and stand corrected . I made an incorrect assumption that because I saw them a few times in the bay area , that is where they were from . puts a whole new slant on the band now . thank you

    • @otman558
      @otman558 2 роки тому +1

      @@volpegregori5348 hey no problem. They are a bit fab though eh!

    • @nickcox2974
      @nickcox2974 2 роки тому +5

      Watch these amazing funk band at a agricultural college blown me out just fabulous wall to wall sound it was the best bring them days back and I still play there sounds in my tractor 🚜 today 2022 what's that tell you real music still alive today well done guys who is still keeping this fabulous band alive playing these fabulous tracks

  • @Loneman_OG
    @Loneman_OG Рік тому +41

    This! This is the _true_ definition of an absolutely timeless classic! 😎❤‍🔥

    • @DexterHaven
      @DexterHaven 14 днів тому

      Kenny G paid tribute to this with a great cover version too, in case anyone missed that great work.

  • @xarzu
    @xarzu 10 років тому +215

    What a wonderful world we live in. I wanted to hear "pick up the pieces". So I search on UA-cam and I get to hear the Average White Band play it recorded live. I love living in the Information Age of the Internet.

    • @onabrebv
      @onabrebv 5 років тому +15

      Better yet, I loved growing up in the 70's. Everything was so good: Music, cars, high school, braless halter tops, midriffs, micro mini skirts, crotch hair and daisy dukes were the norm in high school. Days before aids and herpes.

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart 5 років тому +2

      @@onabrebv I was born in 72, so I mainly remember the 80s.

    • @duran007fan5
      @duran007fan5 5 років тому +5

      @@onabrebv Not to mention hot pants.

    • @Civinprod2
      @Civinprod2 4 роки тому +2

      I'm with you there! Just about everything one could ask for. Getting ready to play this tomorrow night.

    • @Civinprod2
      @Civinprod2 4 роки тому +2

      @@onabrebv, gotta say I love the 70's Playboy.

  • @philbiddle1899
    @philbiddle1899 5 місяців тому +12

    Saw AWB, with support act Kokomo at the Hammersmith Odeon London back in 1976 absolutely awesome night just doesn't get any better AWB, the masters of funk & Kokomo the Pioneers of British funk...

  • @agape4tube
    @agape4tube 8 років тому +338

    One of the best groups ever. Great musicians and vocals. This is just a sample of the excellence I enjoyed back in the 60's & 70's.

    • @andreawhalen4142
      @andreawhalen4142 8 років тому +10

      +Nancy Hickman yeah but remember bt. express!!!!!!!!

    • @agape4tube
      @agape4tube 8 років тому +4

      +Andrea Whalen good one😉

    • @ninthdark
      @ninthdark 8 років тому +2

      +Nancy Hickman I know right... love it. Just good ol' awesome pick me up music.

    • @jamiemalokas3693
      @jamiemalokas3693 8 років тому +2

      +Nancy Hickman I completely agree with you Nancy! EXCELLENT song !

    • @crystalball2469
      @crystalball2469 8 років тому +4

      +SaxyDan54 Forget the hits go and listen to the album Person to Person. Not one bad song. Usually the best songs on any album are never played on the radio.

  • @theodoraporter9423
    @theodoraporter9423 5 років тому +70

    good old funk,theres nothing else to say😍 THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER TIME, LIKE THE 70'S

    • @rondeneef
      @rondeneef Місяць тому

      nederland rotterdam groep* candy dulfer

  • @miracle55able
    @miracle55able 10 років тому +30

    The Saxophone speaks for itself! Hey drummer! Yeah!

  • @billbill5326
    @billbill5326 3 роки тому +46

    2021 and song is still one of the funkiest tunes ever. Great live performance!

  • @Fuff63
    @Fuff63 7 років тому +79

    Great band man. Drummer has a great pop and touch...this is how a drum set should sound.

    • @kiranlovelove
      @kiranlovelove 7 років тому

      Dооn't miss out оn milliоns оf s*ху girls nеаr уоu => twitter.com/dbfed53af9dd71e59/status/801992405775826944 Аvеrаgе Whitе Bаnd Рiсk uр thе рiесееееs

    • @andrewfurst5711
      @andrewfurst5711 2 роки тому +9

      Steve Ferrone. He went on to be Tom Petty's drummer for over 20 years.

    • @wmjoca
      @wmjoca Рік тому +2

      @@andrewfurst5711 drummed for Chaka Khan too

    • @vincenteades207
      @vincenteades207 Рік тому +1

      STEVE IS A TRUE FUNK MACHINE WITH EVERYONE HE HAS PLAYED FOR!!!!!!!!!!! BUT, EVERYONE WHO HAS NOT LISTENED TO THE ENTIRE BAD ASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSED ALBUM "LIVE AT THE APOLLO" , AWB THIS ENTIRE ALBUM, WAS SMOK'IN, SUPER DYNAMITE SOUL FUNK!!!!!!!!!

    • @vincenteades207
      @vincenteades207 Рік тому +1

      THE NAME OF THE ALBUM / CD IS "PERSON TO PERSON" ANS WAS RECORED LIVE AT THE APOLLO

  • @bluemanlou3082
    @bluemanlou3082 12 років тому +84

    I will never get tired of hearing that song, even after playing the grooves off the double live album, "Person to Person". Such an under rated band. Thanks for posting this!

    • @OldSchoolChicano1974
      @OldSchoolChicano1974 Рік тому +7

      That's how I discovered this band spinning my Uncles 70's LPs in the late 80s🤔🧐🤓💯👏👐👊✊✌

    • @ronniesmith8941
      @ronniesmith8941 Рік тому +1

      I still have that album

    • @ronniesmith8941
      @ronniesmith8941 11 місяців тому

      I still have the Person To Person double live album

  • @FranciscoRamirez-sk4fx
    @FranciscoRamirez-sk4fx 4 роки тому +18

    Molly Duncan has taken his Sax to Heaven leaving all us AWB fanatics to Pick Up Pieces.
    R.I.P. Mr. Duncan you will missed in this world.

  • @raymondmorgan7589
    @raymondmorgan7589 4 роки тому +10

    RIP Molly Duncan Thank you for the great music. - Philly

  • @southerncuzass
    @southerncuzass 8 років тому +49

    Dude blowing that Sax Solo did this song justice! This is STILL one Bad Song!!! One of only a few that made the radio waves heavy back in the day and was all instrumental. That's saying something. ;)
    #SALUTE

  • @tinaBabe4
    @tinaBabe4 8 років тому +56

    They're SCOTTISH!!!! 💯

  • @idaho4586
    @idaho4586 9 місяців тому +5

    Oh my god this version goes incredibly funky, I love this so much

  • @amirahmetahmad896
    @amirahmetahmad896 Місяць тому +1

    The best from the best forever , beautiful .beautiful I am from Babylon and I feel like an Angel so thank you .realy the best Dr Amir

  • @heresjohnny999
    @heresjohnny999 9 років тому +161

    People couldn't believe this band was white when they came out. James Brown went to see them live and his entourage/musicians were talking to the AWB members and were like "YOU ARE FROM SCOTLAND! WTF". Music has no colour.

    • @alpha02omega
      @alpha02omega 9 років тому +10

      ***** DUDE, these guys are WAY MORE than a one hit wonder....there music lives TODAY in so many samples and is revered in the Contemporary Jazz community.

    • @TheresScienceToDo
      @TheresScienceToDo 9 років тому +5

      ***** they are well known for this song, sure, but listen to any song from their first three albums and you won't be disappointed.

    • @SuperStuey2
      @SuperStuey2 8 років тому +2

      +heres johnny LOL...ya..like when I 1st heard Living Color on the radio...they're what?...Indeed music is color blind.

    • @realcoolbreeze
      @realcoolbreeze 8 років тому +1

      +Andrea Llewellyn Naw.don t think so.England was heavily influenced by Chuck Berry and the Doo Wop and Soul music and black artists and groups from the late 50 s and 60 s.That s where the British invasion came from in in the ewarly and mid 60 s.

    • @heresjohnny999
      @heresjohnny999 8 років тому +1

      *****
      I never said he was in shock, read what i said.

  • @yearke9904
    @yearke9904 9 років тому +50

    Yes, soul and funk have no color, just STYLE.
    AWGB have consistently been funky.They have just always broken through the styles.
    The way they have punched through, live, in concert is very wonderful.
    I don't know how long it took, but they finally, consistently have played through their great stuff. I saw that in person 2 years ago. I'm stupid right now but probably most agree with me.
    Yes: AWB is a really great band to see live. So Natural and human. I have a feeling that they are the same wherever they go.

  • @clarkadams9845
    @clarkadams9845 5 років тому +21

    1974 we rocked out to this jam!! It gets my toes tapping!!

  • @AndreaAltgayer
    @AndreaAltgayer 7 років тому +22

    These guys are BRILLIANT!Now THIS is what you call musicianship!

  • @brianwilson9937
    @brianwilson9937 4 роки тому +33

    What a band they were.Owen Onnie McIntyre on Rhythm Guitar.Hamish Stuart on Lead Guitar and vocals.Alan Gorrie on Bass Guitar and Vocals.Steve Ferrone on Drums and the Dundee Horns.Roger Ball on Sax and Malcolm Molly Duncan on Tenor Sax,who sadly passed away today.R.I.P Molly.

    • @Sherman62
      @Sherman62 2 роки тому +4

      Great song. The horns are magnificent!

    • @kolerains2167
      @kolerains2167 Рік тому +3

      RiP Malcolm Molly Duncan!

    • @arthurgarner3674
      @arthurgarner3674 Рік тому +4

      Yes I had the Golden opportunity to see the original band AWESOME!

    • @alhudson
      @alhudson Рік тому +1

      @@arthurgarner3674 me too! One of their first - if not THE first - at the Fulham Place Road Greyhound. It was advertised as Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, and all the speaker cabinets had the BAOE stencil all over them.

  • @powerwindow2
    @powerwindow2 7 років тому +253

    there aint nuthin average 'bout THIS white band.

    • @v6monza535
      @v6monza535 5 років тому +8

      They were just bad to the bone!!!!

    • @kitsune9726
      @kitsune9726 5 років тому +3

      According to Wiki, "The band name was initially proposed by Bonnie Bramlett; the band backed Bramlett on her first solo outing, 1973's Sweet Bonnie Bramlett, an album that presaged the Disco movement."

    • @constancejenkins3867
      @constancejenkins3867 4 роки тому +2

      Amen

    • @MrRhurbarb
      @MrRhurbarb 4 роки тому +3

      Aint much white neither except the color of their skin.

  • @nealjones84
    @nealjones84 4 роки тому +9

    Still listening in 2020🔥😀👍

  • @tombeyer375
    @tombeyer375 5 років тому +17

    Gettin' down for sure! Awesome! Sooo many memories from those days!

  • @ralphmiklic4225
    @ralphmiklic4225 2 місяці тому +2

    I will never get enough of listening to them 😎🙏

  • @budwickman446
    @budwickman446 8 років тому +7

    Back in late '71 or early '72 at our EM (Enlisted Mans) club in Gelnhausen Germany, I heard the original AWB band play this. OMG ! I was SO taken ! (Being a garage band drummer, prior to drafted in '70 into the Army) WOW ! These guys got it going on ! What an AWESOME tune ! Then after being discharged in ' 72 I came home and when I heard them on the radio, I thought, It's about time !!! A song that will last through the ages. Thanks Guys ! INCREDIBLE SONG !!!

  • @bemcgovern
    @bemcgovern 9 років тому +18

    So many happy memories of seeing AWB in the 70's and 80's, what a band, what a time, what a privilege!!

  • @alherrera9920
    @alherrera9920 8 років тому +56

    Still the jam after all these years!

    • @v.dargain1678
      @v.dargain1678 4 роки тому +3

      True .

    • @rustypeterson5920
      @rustypeterson5920 2 роки тому

      I'll never forget jamming to these guys , freaking awesome, learned how to play the sax. Yeah got a lot of girls

  • @squirrelattackspidy
    @squirrelattackspidy 8 років тому +18

    Dude is rockin a kilt!

    • @lialane3961
      @lialane3961 8 років тому +6

      He is indeed !! Loving it !!

  • @lukehorn4286
    @lukehorn4286 10 років тому +422

    James Brown said these are the funkiest white men alive! :D

    • @hotrod3able
      @hotrod3able 5 років тому +17

      AND HE WAS SO SO RIGHT OUR GODFATHER OF SOUL THE MUSIC MAN

    • @rocjackson5975
      @rocjackson5975 5 років тому +7

      CORRECT!!

    • @marmar9507
      @marmar9507 5 років тому +9

      After 40 years listening to their way too funky beats had the chance to meet them and talked to them too!

    • @cjohnson7251
      @cjohnson7251 5 років тому +1

      Mar Mar Which players did you meet? In the 90’s every original player but one had left. Just Onnie Mcintyre left. They got there asses handed to them by the Tower of Power that night.

    • @terryakuna66
      @terryakuna66 5 років тому +1

      I thought that James Brown said that about Wild Cherry and was surprised the band members where white.

  • @emmathomas2011
    @emmathomas2011 10 років тому +27

    Boy oh boy this brings back great memories

    • @v.dargain1678
      @v.dargain1678 4 роки тому +2

      Right .

    • @sharonkutz8272
      @sharonkutz8272 3 роки тому +2

      Yes it does. Living on my own early 20s and listening to music like this 🙌 😌 👌 life was 👍 🦸‍♂️ 🦸‍♀️ 🧧 🤞 🤳

  • @MrBlackbass59
    @MrBlackbass59 Рік тому +2

    Hamish is ROCKIN’ that kilt, man!

  • @rondepinto3139
    @rondepinto3139 8 років тому +29

    cant get enough of that funky stuff

  • @johnny4blues
    @johnny4blues 6 років тому +28

    Steve Ferrone!! What an awesome drummer...

    • @julio_scissors
      @julio_scissors 6 років тому +6

      He's absolutely crushing it on this. On point and in the pocket.

    • @jayskywalker5049
      @jayskywalker5049 4 роки тому +5

      johnny4blues one of my personal heroes and reason for drumming he gave me hope that maybe one day I'll be able to join the band cause I'm black too 😂😂

  • @justincredible214
    @justincredible214 9 років тому +102

    Steve Ferrone on drums can make any song stand out that much more.

    • @ocean4315
      @ocean4315 9 років тому +5

      He's very good! I actually heard him first on a Chaka Khan record playing along with Anthony Jackson.

    • @huss03
      @huss03 8 років тому +3

      justincredible214 The actual studio recording of this song is not Ferrone...it's a white guy...And it's even funkier...

    • @therasound
      @therasound 8 років тому +6

      Its true...that said...this drummer is seriously in the pocket and rock steady for sure...good quick fills...

    • @brianmullins5157
      @brianmullins5157 5 років тому +6

      Yea, the original drummer Robby Macintosh died shortly after the record came out, cocaine OD. RIP. Steve filled his shoes well!

    • @leighstreet8298
      @leighstreet8298 5 років тому +2

      He was also with Duran Duran too

  • @richardmitchell8213
    @richardmitchell8213 9 днів тому +1

    There’s nothing “Average” about this song. It’s one of the greatest funk pieces ever written. I dig funk personally, it just has this groove that can’t be beat and some of the best bass and horn licks you will ever hear.

  • @luknuk4726
    @luknuk4726 Рік тому +4

    I was at this show in the 2nd row. HBO special. Awesome to see all those bands from Atlantic records. And around midnight Zeppelin finally hit the stage.

  • @jerryhorton5708
    @jerryhorton5708 Рік тому +5

    Never get tired of this song

  • @sallyserrano
    @sallyserrano 8 років тому +17

    Average White Band awesome musicians and awesome music

  • @terryralla1314
    @terryralla1314 Рік тому +2

    One of the greatest tunes ever hadn't heard it for ages

  • @chrisredrup1480
    @chrisredrup1480 10 років тому +45

    Funky White Boys!!! An ABSOLUTE CLASSIC!!!!!!!

  • @pumpkin19521
    @pumpkin19521 10 років тому +69

    These guys could play their butts off this was one of my favs.

  • @RogerCharlesCourtney
    @RogerCharlesCourtney 8 років тому +7

    Sure did rock my New Years Eve Party.

  • @chgosatrap
    @chgosatrap 11 років тому +2

    Yes it is necessary. That is the official name of the band, and it didn't bother us back in the 70's (contrary to what mainstream society may have thought). We loved them as much as we did Motown.

  • @irenecara3572
    @irenecara3572 8 років тому +19

    Brings back happy memories of my youth when I knew these legends personally growing up in NYC !! LOVE It -"The Way We Were" !

  • @sony197
    @sony197 7 років тому +170

    Sad thing is You don't hear jamz like this anymore.

    • @rorozxzx
      @rorozxzx 7 років тому +13

      I totally disagree. Check out Papa Grows Funk, Galactic, Vinyl, Greyboy, etc. AWB was incredible back in the day, but there are a ton of great bands carrying on that legacy.

    • @daviswhitlock9161
      @daviswhitlock9161 5 років тому +4

      Vulfpeck

    • @jimmoore826
      @jimmoore826 5 років тому +2

      You need to get out more is all! cheers.

    • @j.parrish385
      @j.parrish385 5 років тому

      I'd go see them right now.💜💛💜💛💜💛💜love them.

    • @marygillespie1993
      @marygillespie1993 5 років тому

      sony Rolling Stones hot stuff

  • @tomrawley6549
    @tomrawley6549 5 років тому +5

    been a fan since I wa seventeen, a long time ago ! the best soul /funk band ever to come out of my country, keep soul searching my brothers !!

  • @sylviaross5486
    @sylviaross5486 5 років тому +2

    Love that kilt, Hamish of the House of Stuart!!!

  • @daphnesmith1812
    @daphnesmith1812 5 років тому +15

    I saw them live and was amazed. Some of the greatest musicians around.🎵🎵🎵 Dang this is AMAZING. Hamish is working that kilt!!

  • @bobboggano9201
    @bobboggano9201 Рік тому +3

    It was good to hear and see the music being played. What a treat, thanks utube for us old guys being able to see the musicians in action.

  • @weltmeisterbayernmunchen6308
    @weltmeisterbayernmunchen6308 7 років тому +75

    this is pure funk music,no rock here!!! 👍👍👍👍

  • @arthouston7361
    @arthouston7361 10 місяців тому +2

    I love how tight this groove is.

  • @amirahmetahmad896
    @amirahmetahmad896 25 днів тому

    it is the best jaaz music ,it was in hamburg in disco club names Mojo Club .ja it was firsr time when I heared this beautiful mustc and i saied wwooww .thanks to mojo club in hamburg .it waa nice time with ypu . so thank you so much . I love Mojo Club in every Town .Its Mojo Dr, Amir

  • @cowlico
    @cowlico 10 років тому +49

    Always tight!!

  • @teresamiller7732
    @teresamiller7732 9 років тому +35

    Yes no one could belive they were white! Love it we all sure dance our butts off to this.Oh an cut the cake was great! :)

    • @bsmith9506
      @bsmith9506 5 років тому +1

      Cut the cake............ple-e-e-e-e-e-a-s-e

  • @perpetualseeker
    @perpetualseeker 7 років тому +6

    Used to love the 1980's FM Simulcasts. TVs back then had crappy speakers. Enjoyed listening to this on my B&O stereo.

  • @beauregardb6108
    @beauregardb6108 8 місяців тому +1

    On the studio track, the tightness of the saxes was amazing. To see them this tight live... Jeebus!

  • @gphillips6
    @gphillips6 8 років тому +22

    love this song and the group

  • @ginanichols1170
    @ginanichols1170 2 роки тому +7

    They were and are phenomenal ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @robschannel4512
    @robschannel4512 4 роки тому +1

    The gift of music knows no color or creed. You have it or you dont.

  • @GingerGoss
    @GingerGoss 10 років тому +6

    I saw Ya'll back in 1978 @ the Portland, OR coliseum....Gr8 show

  • @ginahall8708
    @ginahall8708 5 років тому +4

    Love this as much now, as I did when I first heard it!!!

  • @anthonys1959
    @anthonys1959 6 років тому +3

    I'm black, I can listen to them jam
    all day, every day. Love some AWB!!!

    • @rondeneef
      @rondeneef Місяць тому

      look at her solo. the sax. candy dulfer

  • @DexterHaven
    @DexterHaven 14 днів тому

    One of my fave morning grooves.
    The head of their USA fan club lived down the street from me in Swampscott, Mass.

  • @dennismartinez545
    @dennismartinez545 8 років тому +13

    Band still kicks ass!!

  • @acdegrees421
    @acdegrees421 10 років тому +14

    Man, that ish is DOPE!!!!! Raw as a rash!!! Can't stop watching the intro!!!

  • @blowe3401
    @blowe3401 Рік тому +2

    FUNK, FUNK, FUNK...NOTHING BUT FUNK!!!!

  • @ralphmiklic4225
    @ralphmiklic4225 6 місяців тому +1

    Love the Band. Never listened to this song but two years ago and WOW❤❤❤❤🙏😎

  • @bryanchatham143
    @bryanchatham143 3 роки тому +3

    I was fortunate enough to meet these Guys backstage at the opening UK show in Bristol on their 1984 tour ....on the afternoon sound check . and was there for that evening's gig. The band I played in was supposed to be the support band too the AWB ,but the UK players got the support gig . however our horn section(I play Alto Sax) was allowed to go to that gig. we meet Molly and Roger and the rest of the band , they were brilliant and very Gracious towards us . A lasting and Treasured moment in time

  • @user-ky6vw5up9m
    @user-ky6vw5up9m 7 років тому +53

    There is a part-time all-female funk band in U.K. Called "Average Wife Band"

  • @chrispowell6663
    @chrispowell6663 4 роки тому +4

    Loved them all my life ...been playing their music since the eighties...seen them twice live ...just great!!!!!

  • @saxon1177
    @saxon1177 13 днів тому

    I grew up watching "Soul Train", love the funk! I hope it makes a big comeback and knocks hip hop out of the park!

  • @realrobh
    @realrobh 8 років тому +58

    They are having fun, like its the first time they came together in a jam session.

    • @thomasedmundrichards
      @thomasedmundrichards 6 років тому +2

      Mwangamizi Ogun they wouldn’t be that tight if it was their first jam session

    • @amackay9108
      @amackay9108 5 років тому +2

      tom richardson think he's meaning that it's so carefree and all just occurring naturally 👍

    • @realrobh
      @realrobh 2 роки тому

      @@amackay9108 Thank you

  •  8 років тому +5

    Amazing performance! Such a heavy sound on drums and bass! Great!

  • @jtrujillo866
    @jtrujillo866 Місяць тому

    I remember doing 'the bump' to this back in '76 !!

  • @estellebevan3387
    @estellebevan3387 3 роки тому +3

    Honestly you cannot get any FUNKIER than this 🤩😍😎😄😁sooo cool!!!!! Oh MG I had forgotten how good they sound 🥰❤️

  • @206BenJammin
    @206BenJammin 8 років тому +485

    The band is white
    The crowd is black
    Life is GOOD!

    • @tonyroy8123
      @tonyroy8123 8 років тому +8

      +Boise BenJammin Which world do you live in dude? This is 1977!

    • @fdavyes
      @fdavyes 8 років тому +5

      +Boise BenJammin Peace bro! Cheers.

    • @donaldclark7705
      @donaldclark7705 8 років тому +5

      +Boise BenJammin In the baddest drummer in the WORLD IS BLACK.

    • @funkyfillbeats
      @funkyfillbeats 8 років тому +7

      +Tony Roy 1988 actually .

    • @rogerleemeyzindi1218
      @rogerleemeyzindi1218 6 років тому +13

      STEVE FERRONE IS BLACK

  • @arnoczkyzoltan6158
    @arnoczkyzoltan6158 10 років тому +7

    Jesus, what a drum groove!

  • @perpetual61
    @perpetual61 4 роки тому +1

    I Thank Scotland for Producing such a Legendary Band nothing Average or Ordinary about these guys.

  • @timothyproksch2915
    @timothyproksch2915 Рік тому +1

    You had to be there. When the world was looking for the next big thing after rock and roll and the excitement of the music explosion

  • @anthonydennis7869
    @anthonydennis7869 9 років тому +3

    When this song came out in 1974, I dug it, and I also thought to myself that for some cats from Scotland, these cats were funky!

  • @bravepursuit
    @bravepursuit 10 років тому +9

    Talent man, talent without all the digital BS which usually hides a lack of talent - OMG THIS GOOD!

  • @DiEdraStinson
    @DiEdraStinson 4 роки тому +2

    Oh, I love that he's wearing a kilt!!

  • @lightblueeyedgirl1442
    @lightblueeyedgirl1442 11 місяців тому

    I had bought this 8-track (yes, I said that) sometime in the mid 70s. Most I knew thought it was on the disco side......until one night I had a car full with my boyfriend and his friends. Every one of them was bobbing their head to the music. I looked in my rearview mirror at them and said "told ya!"

  • @oscarvega1751
    @oscarvega1751 5 років тому +8

    always dug this jam,
    don't know how to dance...but when I hear this...I sure as Hell try😉💃

  • @moethe1488
    @moethe1488 7 років тому +79

    Play that funky music whtie boys. lol

  • @margiegreen7886
    @margiegreen7886 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you guys for reminding us that soul has no color.... They kicked that thing right down the lane... We loved y'all ❤️💙💙💙💙♥️

  • @minochervania2179
    @minochervania2179 8 років тому +31

    I was living in 1970's Switzerland when they came out, we thought they were from Mowtown USA.

    • @DSAK55
      @DSAK55 4 роки тому +3

      I was living in the USA when they came out, I they were from Mowtown

    • @sharonkutz8272
      @sharonkutz8272 3 роки тому

      Exactly 💯

    • @minochervania2179
      @minochervania2179 2 роки тому

      @@margaretfitzgerald4664 😂👍

  • @CarlyWaarly
    @CarlyWaarly 8 років тому +5

    Quality and class, a fabulous band, a favourite track of the many they did, who would have thought this came from Scotland at the time of the American influences.

  • @MrChristian
    @MrChristian 3 роки тому +8

    For the first time ever, I just heard how the horns riffs directly influenced Blondie’s Rapture!

  • @jayskywalker5049
    @jayskywalker5049 4 роки тому +3

    THIS was the moment for me when music went color blind my dad took me to see them in 1976 in Detroit Michigan and was blown away still have the tour book one of my favorites still to this day and they had a great band logo as well (AWB with the females butt being the W) and they are still in rotation on ALL my musical gadgets

  • @lakehousefor2
    @lakehousefor2 7 років тому +6

    Whoo! Love iiiiiittttt!!!! Thanks!

  • @dxb1986
    @dxb1986 10 років тому +28

    Yeah.. Scottish funk brilliant.