HOLY SH!T!!! I was at this concert! The acts were: Yes; Peter Frampton; Gentle Giant; Gary Wright; Rubicon. The show lasted all day and well into the night - it was a 70s thang. What I remember about Gary's performance, is that the low notes coming out of all those old analog synthesizers, really shook the ground. Wow...I was 16-years-old at the time. Thank you for posting this video. For a second there, I was 16 again.
When concerts killed it! I loved the carefree times of the 70's! So glad people had the sense to film concerts like these! Gary Wright still can kill this song!
The 70's songs were much about * LOVE * and falling in love, looking for love, lost love, found love, but mainly LOVE... Real singers real creativity , real voices, real smiles, real people.... now most of the newer music a loss and tragedy ....
I was at that show. 16 years old at the time. He was one of my inspirations for learning to play keyboards, synths, Hammond, etc. The Famous San Diego Chicken was in attendance (known then as the KGB Chicken for the rock radio station) Fond memories for sure.
A few days ago I had the joy and honor of having this same experience ! Gary Wright came to New York City on April 17, 2010. He delivered a fantastic performance at the B.B.Kings club, in Times Square ! Now after 34 years I have finally had my wish granted by seeing him in person. Fantastic !
ALL RIGHT SAN DIEGO! I really like this video--Gary looks like he's having the time of his life up on that stage, playing for thousands...good for him!
Simpler time yes....this song in 76 huge... Philadelphia freedom. & Afternoon delight . 2 songs. Big this era....Watching Captain Kangaroo 😋😋🎧Playing my 45s🎶😲🎵
1976...my favorite year. Bicenntennial, Beer Can Collections, Billy Beer, Flairs, Red Meat Barbecues, Stadium Shows.And this is why SynthPop is still cool today!!!!
Man, look at the size of that audience! What a great band. Holy crap. This is a young Steve Porcaro! They opened for Yes and Frampton? Oh I'm cryin now. I wish I could have gone to that concert!
My Dad carried me to that show. Still have the ticket stubs. I was 7 years old and remember it. We were down there on Vacation. We also seen Three Dog Night one year. Good old days.
On this day in 1976 {July 30th} Gary Wright performed "My Love Is alive" on the NBC-TV program 'The Midnight Special' Three months earlier on April 17th is entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually is peaked at #2 {for 2 weeks} & spent over a half-year on the Top 100 {27 weeks} The record was his second straight release to peaked at #2; "Dream Weaver" stayed at #2 for 3 weeks and stayed on the Top 100 for 20 weeks Mr. Weaver celebrated his 70th birthday three months ago on April 26th
He says right at the end "all right San Diego, good to have you with us" So I take it that's Jack Murphy stadium. That was when people could be civil to eachother, even young people in large masses.
Saw this guy with Peter Frampton in lakeland fla. in 76, My first concert Ill never forget. I was thuroughly wowed out. I was just 14. It was just the begining.....
Gary Wright is one of few singers who could rock his voice just as well live as he could in the studio. One incredible musician, Gary was never given the credit and standing he probably should have had throughout the 70's and beyond. Although Gary did well, he is an incredible talent that should have went on to super stardom with a bunch more of these types of hits!
Absolutely perfect!!! Love the beat, sound, voice and smile......What a song can do to bring back memories, feelings and emotions!! This song is alive eternally alive!. Gary was before his time,,,, rather, before, during and after!!
Sad, but true, it depends a lot on US as parents to rebuild the system, little by little, these videos and postings are a good way to say, let's go back to those days, enjoy good music and learn something nice from that era, take the best out of it of course ! Cheers !
Even though I lived in San Diego at this time I didnt get to go to Balboa stadium to see Gary Wright. One year before this though fleetwood mac played there in the day time too. During a part before Fleetwood Mac went on I was by myself sitting up in those seats to Gary Wrights left up there to his left. You could see all around the back stage area. So after awhile I looked down and saw Christine \Mcvee nd Stevie Nicks strolling together so Like the 17 year old I was I yelled out Hi stevie Hi Christine and then Stevie Nicks looked up and waved to me! That was so nice it made me feel good.
I remember this album coming out. Was it '76? I know Dreamweaver was about '76. This was about the same time. I was in 2nd grade. I remember it was all that was on the radio that summer. My parents owned a record shop at the time so I was exposed to all the music of this time. Can't even tell you how cool this is to me to see it.
You are correct about Porcaro. Aside from TOTO most folks would very surprised to know how many hit songs he has performed on. His late brother as well. Both were excellent musicians.
my friend was invited to the dream weaver party in the summer of 1975 in the demerest area and he said it was fantastic wilderness and he even referred to it as being "dream land". and in the autumn of that year the record store in paramus park shopping mall displayed the album cover in the front of the display window all the way till the late summer of 1976. and when people in new jersey talk about jersey they always say he comes from bergen county.
I've watched this vid dozens of times and it just occurred to me tonight that he is opening for Yes. Look at the Roger Dean designed pod thing above his head during the low angle shots of him onstage. The props are unmistakably for Yes. View 2:19-2:29. You can see the fantasy creature arm and pod assembly that was part of Yes' stage spectacle on that tour. I can't believe I never saw that, focused on Gary most of the time. That must have been an incredible evening, wow. I wish I was there.
WOW what a rare & wonderful video! The previous comment below mentions the Gary Wright / Peter Frampton tour - right on... one place I know they played for sure is my hometown of Panama City, Florida. Must've been 1976. I won a ticket to the show from a local radio station but being young and stupid I sold it, thus missing the show! Regretted it to this day. Seeing this video helps me get over it (a bit).. thank you!.
The 70's the decade is way before my time but I have seen many concert on youtube and on dvd and seen movies and films and from what I have gathered the decade looks like it was a positive time for young people. To me it seems that everyone is so happy and carefree. Could anyone tell me about the -1970's what life was like in the 70's please.
This artist is originally from the Paramus area + recently the Bergen Mall was playing his original "Love Is Alive" all thru the shopping mall + it was like time travelling back to december 1975 again when all u heard on every radio station was both of his #1 hit songs. it was super cool. i read the songs on that album were developed in a barn type studio in the cresskill area about the year before when they discovered the dwarskill mastodon in Rivervale in the Northern Valley area
I never hear this song on the radio until I heard it on my free SiriusXM subscription that came with my car on the classic vinyl station- this is such a great live version. Brings back the memories of the greatest era.
the tambourine girl is Lorna. in the summer of 1975 there was a party around Closter and my friend went, no doubt the tamborine girl was there. i saw my frend who played on all his old albums @ the april concert and i saw the tambourine girl! she saw me too but i was 2 shy 2 introduce myself. we're all from this same area in the northern valley section of bergen county. he's my hero 'koz wen i 11 all we all loved 2 talk about was his #1 song that got me thru the nite and all my friends .
What a great live version of this tune..........would have been a phenomemal blast to the past to be able to take this in..........energy must've been insane
I Remember Going to The California JAM, It Was Awesome, It Only Cost Me $35 for 3 Days, Whatever Happened to Those Days, Concerts Today Are Way To High $85. They Need To Bring Back These Kind Of Concerts, With Like 12 Bands, For One Low Price
Great synth sound & awesome band. I love the "Dream Weaver" album since it's release in 1975. This is a great live version. Quite different that the studio version. Cheers !!!
560licious; You have to remember, this was at the time synthesizers were first being used and made it possible to "wear" your keyboard. Before this you had to have a full size keyboard/organ/piano,,,, and that was the sound you had, with these the sky was the limit.
Whoever thought taping a publically-broadcasted music video from a nationwide, syndicated TV program would end up doomed "copywright violation" "infringing on ownership rights" "violation of use" & so on. What B.S. says volumes of the devolved corrupt-oration controlled 'society' + PC times we're living in. At least we still got music which is just about the only honest, true thing left that's real..
What a gem of a live video. I wish I could have been there ! I've always wanted to see Gary Wright perform in person. I wish he would come here to New York City !
HOLY SH!T!!! I was at this concert! The acts were: Yes; Peter Frampton; Gentle Giant; Gary Wright; Rubicon. The show lasted all day and well into the night - it was a 70s thang. What I remember about Gary's performance, is that the low notes coming out of all those old analog synthesizers, really shook the ground. Wow...I was 16-years-old at the time. Thank you for posting this video. For a second there, I was 16 again.
When concerts killed it! I loved the carefree times of the 70's! So glad people had the sense to film concerts like these! Gary Wright still can kill this song!
Great song.Thanks for the tunes. RIP
I roadied for them in the 70's out of the union hall. Man what a schedule
18 year old Steve Porcaro on keys. Future Toto Synth Master
This was my first rock concert I attended. I can't believe I found this!
Who else performed in that stadium during the event?
Clarence Aaron Jones Gentle Giant, Peter Frampton and Yes.
Wow. What a concert to be your first!
I was only 3 when this was going off...but I'd give my right arm to have seen this show live.
Tom Hogue You were at this concert?
zero Yes, I was about 12 years old at the time.
This song has such an infectious groove to it. Once it's in your head, you're riding this song ALL day!!!
Glad I'm not the only one haha
Exactly haha
Funky. Cant say no to da FUNK.
Spacy too. Also.
Such a great voice, great performer. RIP Gary - we'll miss you.
The 70's songs were much about * LOVE * and falling in love, looking for love, lost love, found love, but mainly LOVE...
Real singers real creativity , real voices, real smiles, real people.... now most of the newer music a loss and tragedy ....
I was at that show. 16 years old at the time. He was one of my inspirations for learning to play keyboards, synths, Hammond, etc. The Famous San Diego Chicken was in attendance (known then as the KGB Chicken for the rock radio station) Fond memories for sure.
Omg I was too it was longgggg I didn’t make it to see YES too much pot, beer and sun. But it got dark by then I think
Great live performance!!! I will never ever never get sick of this song!!!!!
gary wright was great in the late 60's hard rock band... spooky tooth.... a band that deserves much more recognition!!!!
RIP Gary. Grew up with your awesome music.
A few days ago I had the joy and honor of having this same experience ! Gary Wright came to New York City on April 17, 2010. He delivered a fantastic performance at the B.B.Kings club, in Times Square ! Now after 34 years I have finally had my wish granted by seeing him in person. Fantastic !
smokin! --can't believe how killer this performance is --- and i lived this in the 70's
Thumbs up 10 years after for using 'smokin' in a sentence...My all time favorite '70's descriptor 👍🌫🌫🌫
ALL RIGHT SAN DIEGO! I really like this video--Gary looks like he's having the time of his life up on that stage, playing for thousands...good for him!
One of the greatest songs ever.
Greatness! Back when music was freaken awesome!
AMEN
I was 5 in 75 and it seems like a funky mellow friendly dream. dr scholls, my mom drinking tab, walking up to bicentennial parade
Cherry Garcia amen sister, I was the same age. Love our childhood. Kimberlee
Simpler time yes....this song in 76 huge... Philadelphia freedom. & Afternoon delight . 2 songs. Big this era....Watching Captain Kangaroo 😋😋🎧Playing my 45s🎶😲🎵
I want to go back in time to the 70s and get stoned . No doubt about it the 70s were the best years of my life .
This concert is July 17, 1976 @ San Diego Stadium. Remember how fantastic that summer was?
1976...my favorite year. Bicenntennial, Beer Can Collections, Billy Beer, Flairs, Red Meat Barbecues, Stadium Shows.And this is why SynthPop is still cool today!!!!
Zammataro Stradivarius But the 1970's was the best. After the 1970's everything started to suck artistically.
Says it all ! My soul is on fire ! My Love is like a wheel that's burning !!
my Love is Alive !! M y Love is ALIVE HELL YEAH !
Live in San Diego CA. Summer of 1976. What a great time in America to be a teenager.
Lovin all the people having fun, and without masks! Those were the days.
Man, look at the size of that audience! What a great band. Holy crap. This is a young Steve Porcaro! They opened for Yes and Frampton? Oh I'm cryin now. I wish I could have gone to that concert!
The great Gary Wright, discovered by none other than the great George Harrison.
My Dad carried me to that show. Still have the ticket stubs.
I was 7 years old and remember it.
We were down there on Vacation.
We also seen Three Dog Night one year.
Good old days.
Knew this song but didn't know it was by Gary. A nice slice of the 70s. Dreamweaver is, of course, timeless.
This was a HUGE song in the 70’s. Radio all the time. One of the best of that decade.
On this day in 1976 {July 30th} Gary Wright performed "My Love Is alive" on the NBC-TV program 'The Midnight Special'
Three months earlier on April 17th is entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; eventually is peaked at #2 {for 2 weeks} & spent over a half-year on the Top 100 {27 weeks}
The record was his second straight release to peaked at #2; "Dream Weaver" stayed at #2 for 3 weeks and stayed on the Top 100 for 20 weeks
Mr. Weaver celebrated his 70th birthday three months ago on April 26th
such a GREAT song!!!! i don't hear it enough. Mid 70`s music was the bomb
And probably the best year in all of music.
Damn, these are great memories! Back when shows were an event, B.Y.O.B., and $10 a ticket.
He says right at the end "all right San Diego, good to have you with us"
So I take it that's Jack Murphy stadium.
That was when people could be civil to eachother, even young people in large masses.
Was 10. This song was HUGE!
Saw this guy with Peter Frampton in lakeland fla. in 76, My first concert Ill never forget. I was thuroughly wowed out. I was just 14. It was just the begining.....
Gary Wright is one of few singers who could rock his voice just as well live as he could in the studio. One incredible musician, Gary was never given the credit and standing he probably should have had throughout the 70's and beyond. Although Gary did well, he is an incredible talent that should have went on to super stardom with a bunch more of these types of hits!
@2000mmar I was there. Awesome concert. Went with friends from School Without Walls, Wilson, Gonzaga & St. John's. Great time to be alive.
I was there 1976 San Diego balboa stadium he was with peter frampton, yes and gentle giant
pappy I was there to jump the fence gaurd got my shoes slip out of them and enjoy the concert
I was 9 years old when this happened in San Diego..Im a native from SD..I wonder what I was doing when this concert was going on...Cool!
Absolutely perfect!!! Love the beat, sound, voice and smile......What a song can do to bring back memories, feelings and emotions!! This song is alive eternally alive!. Gary was before his time,,,, rather, before, during and after!!
Sad, but true, it depends a lot on US as parents to rebuild the system, little by little, these videos and postings are a good way to say, let's go back to those days, enjoy good music and learn something nice from that era, take the best out of it of course ! Cheers !
Even though I lived in San Diego at this time I didnt get to go to Balboa stadium to see Gary Wright. One year before this though fleetwood mac played there in the day time too. During a part before Fleetwood Mac went on I was by myself sitting up in those seats to Gary Wrights left up there to his left. You could see all around the back stage area. So after awhile I looked down and saw Christine \Mcvee nd Stevie Nicks strolling together so Like the 17 year old I was I yelled out Hi stevie Hi Christine and then Stevie Nicks looked up and waved to me! That was so nice it made me feel good.
I was at the YES/FRAMPTON / Gary Wright/ Pousette-Dart band JFK STADIUM, PHILADELPHIA Pa.,
Saturday 12, 1976.
Hot day, cool night, GREAT show!
I went to the same concert in the Washinton D.C. area. Not sure where exactly. Great memories!
I was at this concert at Miami Baseball Stadium. My first Rock concert!.
1975 and 1976's "Dream Weaver Tour" swept the U.S. ans Europe like a tidal wave.
Steve Porcaro of Toto on the other keyboard!
Best song From The Class of '79 :)
I remember this album coming out. Was it '76? I know Dreamweaver was about '76. This was about the same time. I was in 2nd grade. I remember it was all that was on the radio that summer. My parents owned a record shop at the time so I was exposed to all the music of this time. Can't even tell you how cool this is to me to see it.
I was at this show! Yes and Peter Frampton headlined, Gentle Giant also played and Gary Wirght opened.
You are correct about Porcaro. Aside from TOTO most folks would very surprised to know how many hit songs he has performed on. His late brother as well. Both were excellent musicians.
Please let this be embedded. There are more of us who love this than you think.
Wow this LIVE version really touched me!
Great vid! Iwas 12 years old when this was made. I still have the 45 single.
God I wish I could go back to 1976
The great Steve Porcaro on keys as well...pre-Toto!
All right, San Diego! Good to have ya with us!
my friend was invited to the dream weaver party in the summer of 1975 in the demerest area and he said it was fantastic wilderness and he even referred to it as being "dream land". and in the autumn of that year the record store in paramus park shopping mall displayed the album cover in the front of the display window all the way till the late summer of 1976. and when people in new jersey talk about jersey they always say he comes from bergen county.
Incredible song and vocalist !
He spreads it far and wide.thank you mr. Gary Wright
LOVE IS ALIVE !!
I've watched this vid dozens of times and it just occurred to me tonight that he is opening for Yes. Look at the Roger Dean designed pod thing above his head during the low angle shots of him onstage. The props are unmistakably for Yes. View 2:19-2:29. You can see the fantasy creature arm and pod assembly that was part of Yes' stage spectacle on that tour. I can't believe I never saw that, focused on Gary most of the time. That must have been an incredible evening, wow. I wish I was there.
WOW what a rare & wonderful video! The previous comment below mentions the Gary Wright / Peter Frampton tour - right on... one place I know they played for sure is my hometown of Panama City, Florida. Must've been 1976. I won a ticket to the show from a local radio station but being young and stupid I sold it, thus missing the show! Regretted it to this day. Seeing this video helps me get over it (a bit).. thank you!.
Sounds like the crowd noise is dubbed in. It appears the music is truly a live recording though - well done, good tune.
Awesome video, talk about bringing you back. Thanks for the time capsule. ...
The 70's the decade is way before my time but I have seen many concert on youtube and on dvd and seen movies and films and from what I have gathered the decade looks like it was a positive time for young people. To me it seems that everyone is so happy and carefree. Could anyone tell me about the -1970's what life was like in the 70's please.
Great times!! I miss it!
Schweeet performance. Always loved this song.
This is amazing..Steve Poarro adding to an already stellar song..wow...
My love is alive but i too shall keep it together..cause this heart is only so strong 💔
They're opening for Yes - That's the Crab Nebula stage right behind them!
Wow. Thanks for the heads up!
BRING ME BACK TO THE 70's PLEASE!!!!!!
This artist is originally from the Paramus area + recently the Bergen Mall was playing his original "Love Is Alive" all thru the shopping mall + it was like time travelling back to december 1975 again when all u heard on every radio station was both of his #1 hit songs. it was super cool. i read the songs on that album were developed in a barn type studio in the cresskill area about the year before when they discovered the dwarskill mastodon in Rivervale in the Northern Valley area
I never hear this song on the radio until I heard it on my free SiriusXM subscription that came with my car on the classic vinyl station- this is such a great live version. Brings back the memories of the greatest era.
the tambourine girl is Lorna. in the summer of 1975 there was a party around Closter and my friend went, no doubt the tamborine girl was there. i saw my frend who played on all his old albums @ the april concert and i saw the tambourine girl! she saw me too but i was 2 shy 2 introduce myself. we're all from this same area in the northern valley section of bergen county. he's my hero 'koz wen i 11 all we all loved 2 talk about was his #1 song that got me thru the nite and all my friends .
Awesome Two KEYTARS !!!!!
THAT 70's show!
This song rocks!!
oh 1976....great times
Just saw him with Ringo----he still sounds amazing! Good memories !! I saw Gary in the 70's too----what a great show --then & now !! Peace/Love
WOW!..very nice one....thanks laura for the share....
pretty much best video ever
Even Chief Wiggum is boogie-ing in the wings!
I love this. I don't think I have to say anything more. I LOVE THIS.
I was THERE... whoo hoo!!! Ah... the memories :)
What a great live version of this tune..........would have been a phenomemal blast to the past to be able to take this in..........energy must've been insane
My love is alive!
This is so Exciting and Awesome ! I wish , I could have been there . Wow ! Thanks for sharing ! 💖
I Remember Going to The California JAM, It Was Awesome, It Only Cost Me $35 for 3 Days, Whatever Happened to Those Days, Concerts Today Are Way To High $85. They Need To Bring Back These Kind Of Concerts, With Like 12 Bands, For One Low Price
Looks a lot like Rock Super Bowl X in Orlando in 1981. Packed. That concert had Heart and Cheap Trick. ROCK ON GARY!
Great synth sound & awesome band. I love the "Dream Weaver" album since it's release in 1975. This is a great live version. Quite different that the studio version.
Cheers !!!
Fantastic!!!
560licious; You have to remember, this was at the time synthesizers were first being used and made it possible to "wear" your keyboard. Before this you had to have a full size keyboard/organ/piano,,,, and that was the sound you had, with these the sky was the limit.
Still got his records since then
great love , thanks.
Whoever thought taping a publically-broadcasted music video from a nationwide, syndicated TV program would end up doomed "copywright violation" "infringing on ownership rights" "violation of use" & so on. What B.S. says volumes of the devolved corrupt-oration controlled 'society' + PC times we're living in. At least we still got music which is just about the only honest, true thing left that's real..
What a gem of a live video. I wish I could have been there ! I've always wanted to see Gary Wright perform in person. I wish he would come here to New York City !
still love it!
Nice to hear 'my love is alive' for a change as opposed to 'my ho is dead'.
Love it!