The Commodores were a great band. From Machine Gun to In The Pocket they put out some great music. Now I've heard Lionel's solo stuff and the Commodores stuff without Lionel, and I can safely say that neither Lionel nor The Commodores have ever recaptured the magic that they had as a band.
When I get out of this court appointed facility, and go on tour. My back ground Choir will be. The University of Alabama at Birmingham. They really blow.
I get the impression this was a 1980 performance, partly cause of the repertoire itself. Out of all 6 guys, Walter Orange (drummer) was the only music major in school and it clearly shows here. He was, in my opinion, a prodigy. Excellent group of guys with genuine talent.
Jesus ls Love is one of my favorite song by the Commodores. This group is one of my favorite groups. Their music made a cross over into pop, rock as well as the R&B. Truly the Commodores one of the top groups of all times. Their music will live on will be enjoyed for future generations to come. ❤😊
this is one of the best last shows that lionel did with the commodores and inclues the rare celebrate from heroes that was never a hit and should have been.
Lionel Richie playing saxophone...trippy. I recall him once saying that the Commodores used to get blown off stage regularly as the opening act for the Jackson 5 while they got their own sound and show together. Never let it be said he didn't pay his dues as a musician en-route to mega-stardom.
This tour was the first concert I ever saw. I feel sorry for the present generation, except for a few exceptions (Bruno, Lady Gaa Gaa and maybe 1 more) they are living thru the musical dark ages.
Now, this is what you call MUSIC!! Good ol' days and so many many memories!!! They are one of my favorite bands..They don't make music like this anymore!! Is there a time machine anywhere? I'd LOVE to go way bk to 70s!!
It's a complete injustice that The Commodores (original 6) haven't been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame. One of the baddest groups ever assembled.
I know. ... But don't you be too surprised. Remember. ...this is America and as usual it sustains its existence with so many injustices besides this particular one!
There's ALOT of white groups deserving also, what about Journey? All White, BETTER known worldwide than the Commodores. What about the CARS? All white.......the doobie brothers (must be the one black guy holding them back), Motley Crue, Bad company, Bon Jovi, the moody blues, the guess who, BTO.....ALL white.....def leppard, jethro tull, sammy hagar, ted nugent, ....hey guess what color THEY all are......they are all that "privileged color" you know where the cops just wave us on when we're speeding, when we get to go to college for free, but we keep it a secret, and we get jobs without having to apply, and we play in the NBA.......oh wait that's YOUR racist domain.....and us whites get to have Dads in the home and us white males actually care for our kids AND their mothers......oh wait, those last two are true, not sarcasm like the others (have someone explain what sarcasm means). You POH oppressed peeples. Maybe the commodores just need to AX the hall if they can get in
That's not my point at all... But since you went there. .. What about the US government's secret take over of Hip Hop music? Their plan wasn't only to kill Rap Music but as it has been clearly revealed.. to also use this part of the industry to cause a mass depopulation of a certain existing ethnicity. Some artist such as Dirty O Bastard who was a former member of the WU TANG KLAN exposed it by openly speaking out. He even included how he was threatened and how attacks on his life were being directly made from George Bush the 2nd and his henchmen immediately afterwards. Moreover the threats forced him into hiding as he repetitively alerted people and told them these very words... ( if I end up dead .. George Bush killed me ).Where is he now? Tu Pak Sukar also spoke out about the illuminati take over as well and where is he? Of course ...guys were living on the edge with disfunctional choices regards to their crazy lifestyle ... But there's far better musical taste for food we can digest... Such as ( Michael Jackson ) or someone like ( Prince ) Now many... people say drugs was the cause of death but conventional wisdom suspects fowl play for obvious reasons. Before MJ's sudden departure. ... he too spoke out against executive corruption towards black artists in the music industry who he advocated for. Remember MJ fought and successfully bought back the rights to his masters from SONY and look at how he ended up. Prince through a lengthy legal battle as well won the rights to own his catalog from WARNER BROTHERS...and suddenly one month later... his life ended. Prince's body was found in an elevator. The song he wrote LET'S GO CRAZY. ..has a line in it like DON'T LET THE ELEVATOR BRING US DOWN. Anyway when he was asked by LA Reed during an interview what does that mean?. ... his reply was the elevator means going down to Hell where the Devil is. Finally there's more strange things surrounding Prince's death that further certifies the obvious. .. 2008 in an episode of the SIMPSON ' S Tree House of Horror XIX ... Homer Simpson goes on a celebrity killing spree and one of the character's he kills happens to be Prince. .. Some coincidence?... I don't wanna seem like a conspiracy theorist... Plus I don't believe in such thing called RACE WAR either. ... But I would rather believe that there's an ERASE WAR in stead. That's take our attention away from things which are more important in life and keep us all stupidly dumb to the point of fighting each other over worthless means. You love good music and so do I. That matters more and has a sound without color.... At the end of the day what makes us happy does matter and is to be respected in safe and satisfying ways upon which we can both relate. A peace of mind and days where good health holds environmentally firm with us all. That too can all be found in the music we hear.
It doesn't matter because what's more important is that we who are lovers of good and perfect music appreciate their contributions to the music industry and will never forget these greatly gifted sound Masters
Damn good musicians and vocals. Props to drummer Walter Orange for driving that amazing rhythm section. I got to see them in I think 1980 for the Three Times A Lady tour?
Commodores you will always live on in our hearts for all the great songs you shared with the world, you guys are the were better than you were given credit for. God sure blessed you guys with the gift of great deliverance through your music🙏🏽
I realize now how blessed I was to see the Commodores at the original Compton Terrace in Phoenix, 10/16/81. Luther Vandross opened, followed by Frankie Beverly & Maze. Amazing.
1981 Concert!!! When Lionel Richie was STILL with the Commodores..Should have changed nane if babd to Lionel Richie with The Comm9dores instead of total break apart...Am STILL a big fan of Lionel Richie as singer, songwriter, producer, humanitarian, Dad,mentor & judge on American Idol. In 1971, I won expense paid trip with Backstage passes to NYC on our local radio station. I first saw the Commodores in Concert with a dozen yellow roses when they opened for Jackson Five whom I had red dozen roses for... Every year after such,, ( loved it when they opened for Rolling Stones, one year)..but I saw them in upstate....but all over NY sometimes traveling the Northeast.. In 1982 Since Lionel went out on his own, ditto, went to see him at every concert I could till 2016 or so... I remember when JD from Heatwave replaced him....I was BIG BIG fan of funk & Motown back then , still am..& other bands ( Kool & the Gang, EW&F, AWB, KC, Temps, Drifters, Spinners, O Jay's, etc) LOVED Too Hot to Trot in movie. When Grease came out, Them.singing with Frankie Valli...So many concerts for years, always have dozen roses, found it easier to meet them doing security up there in Upstate NY but no more. Was in Commodores 1970s, Lionel's original 1980's fan club,, as am both in his Official Fan Club as well as North American Fan Club group on Facebook. Been big big fan since 1971 in NY, now semi retired in South Florida. LIONEL RICHIE is in concert in Vegas but.Gold VIP tickets are $1500!!! Plus airfare and hotel- how long time fans can afford such is beyond me..*****Wish I could find benefactor ( or be able to sell some of my life's accumulations of things or if LIONEL SAW this as he gets get so many personal tickets- in November, he is in Atlanta OR August Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Inductees concert OR EVEN NEXT year's Jazzfest) to pay for tickets and backstage passes but I can dream. I'd babysit Sylvester during show or keep Lisa Parigi company or yearly concert tickets, would WEED his Rose Garden or..*****I lost my autographs, photos, programs, Commodores, Lionel collection in house fire in 1991...*****Since 2010 Neither Lionel nor Commodores tour in Fort Myers area at Hertz Arena in Estero nor Barbara B Mann as Diana Ross, Temps, Santana with Earth Wind & Fire or Seminole Casino sure do.
What year was this concert? I'd LOVE to go way bk to 70s again!! Their songs NEVER gets old or tiring to listen to! This is dedicated to my momma, I miss & love you, dearly! 💞
Thanks for this posting. I remember watching this concert on HBO in college... I'm upset that they omitted "Old Fashion Love" from this video... They killed that song that night... Thanks +BJ James...
The Commodores and Lionel make my Life J was dancing to this music most every week and have a great time,but now the music chance a lot J feel sorry for that then J always missed that music now we have sad music times but J will always remember
I forgot how fine Susan Anton was. I was more of a Pam Grier and Jayne Kennedy guy. But some of the white girls deserve their props. God put beauty in every race of women.
I agree. But it's also easy to see in this video why he left. At this point it looks like it became the Lionel Ritchie show with the Commodores has his tour band. How the heck do you not play Brick House?
Get off the weed. Lionel was the star of stars. Wished they could have stayed together though. They've been separated about 40 years in May 2020. Guess there won't be a reunion tour. Lol.
I saw this group in 1980. They sounded exactly as they sounded on their recordings. There can be no higher praise.
The Commodores were a great band. From Machine Gun to In The Pocket they put out some great music. Now I've heard Lionel's solo stuff and the Commodores stuff without Lionel, and I can safely say that neither Lionel nor The Commodores have ever recaptured the magic that they had as a band.
Well said!! I totally agree!!
Agreed. My beloved but now deceased father of 6 of us used to say, 'a family has a better meal than one person'.
When bands ACTUALLY STUDIED music and told STORIES of love & heartache to the 🌎 WORLD 🙏🏽
Not only does 53 people have no soul...they also have no color! For this is incredible music! Real music!
OMG!! THE SONGS "STILL" AND "THREE TIMES A LADY" ARE JUST PHENOMENAL. THE LYRICS, VOCALS, AND THE RENDITION ARE GEMS FOREVER.
My great grandfather Bishop Dr. John P. Hubbard founded Tuskegee in 1881. Chartered in 1911.👏💫😇🤙🤝🤗💯💥😎
It 's time for a reunion concert, with all six.😇😎💥💯🤝🤙🤙
When I get out of this court appointed facility, and go on tour. My back ground Choir will be. The University of Alabama at Birmingham. They really blow.
Let's not forget the HBCU.😇🤙🤝💯💥😎🤗
The level of performance. The soul! Incredible!
I get the impression this was a 1980 performance, partly cause of the repertoire itself. Out of all 6 guys, Walter Orange (drummer) was the only music major in school and it clearly shows here. He was, in my opinion, a prodigy. Excellent group of guys with genuine talent.
Yes.
One of them says, "our latest album Heroes", and that album was released in 1980.
The Soul of Country Music...Sail On Lionel and The Commodores😍them!!!
I had forgotten about "Wonderland" that's a great song.
Richie was honing his skills then. I’d love to see a reunion!
Love seeing William King (trumpet) and the rest of the group being fully displayed on their instruments!
This is real music. Today’s artist don’t know how to read music, play any instruments or complete a sentence without cursing. Not all artist
Jesus ls Love is one of my favorite song by the Commodores. This group is one of my favorite groups. Their music made a cross over into pop, rock as well as the R&B. Truly the Commodores one of the top groups of all times. Their music will live on will be enjoyed for future generations to come. ❤😊
this is one of the best last shows that lionel did with the commodores and inclues the rare celebrate from heroes that was never a hit and should have been.
Commodores! this was the funkiest band ever!
I agree 💯 percent MOTOWNS Parliament
Lionel Richie playing saxophone...trippy. I recall him once saying that the Commodores used to get blown off stage regularly as the opening act for the Jackson 5 while they got their own sound and show together. Never let it be said he didn't pay his dues as a musician en-route to mega-stardom.
AND Bootsy said that his band almost got blew off the stage by The Commodores when Bootsy was the main act. Lol!
o know some fok got saved that night n the growd
The Commodores were the band for the Temptations on their classic "A Song For You" album.
“Jesus is love”
Perfect ending of a wonderfully talented musical concert..!
😂❤😊
Super group!! They had it all. Vocals, instrumentation & choreography!
Love these guys together forever…👍✌🏼😍
Man those vocal harmonies during Sail On were flawless !
This tour was the first concert I ever saw. I feel sorry for the present generation, except for a few exceptions (Bruno, Lady Gaa Gaa and maybe 1 more) they are living thru the musical dark ages.
Now, this is what you call MUSIC!! Good ol' days and so many many memories!!! They are one of my favorite bands..They don't make music like this anymore!! Is there a time machine anywhere? I'd LOVE to go way bk to 70s!!
Love them❤
It's a complete injustice that The Commodores (original 6) haven't been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame.
One of the baddest groups ever assembled.
I know. ... But don't you be too surprised. Remember. ...this is America and as usual it sustains its existence with so many injustices besides this particular one!
There's ALOT of white groups deserving also, what about Journey? All White, BETTER known worldwide than the Commodores. What about the CARS? All white.......the doobie brothers (must be the one black guy holding them back), Motley Crue, Bad company, Bon Jovi, the moody blues, the guess who, BTO.....ALL white.....def leppard, jethro tull, sammy hagar, ted nugent, ....hey guess what color THEY all are......they are all that "privileged color" you know where the cops just wave us on when we're speeding, when we get to go to college for free, but we keep it a secret, and we get jobs without having to apply, and we play in the NBA.......oh wait that's YOUR racist domain.....and us whites get to have Dads in the home and us white males actually care for our kids AND their mothers......oh wait, those last two are true, not sarcasm like the others (have someone explain what sarcasm means).
You POH oppressed peeples. Maybe the commodores just need to AX the hall if they can get in
That's not my point at all... But since you went there. .. What about the US government's secret take over of Hip Hop music? Their plan wasn't only to kill Rap Music but as it has been clearly revealed.. to also use this part of the industry to cause a mass depopulation of a certain existing ethnicity. Some artist such as Dirty O Bastard who was a former member of the WU TANG KLAN exposed it by openly speaking out. He even included how he was threatened and how attacks on his life were being directly made from George Bush the 2nd and his henchmen immediately afterwards. Moreover the threats forced him into hiding as he repetitively alerted people and told them these very words... ( if I end up dead .. George Bush killed me ).Where is he now? Tu Pak Sukar also spoke out about the illuminati take over as well and where is he? Of course ...guys were living on the edge with disfunctional choices regards to their crazy lifestyle ... But there's far better musical taste for food we can digest... Such as ( Michael Jackson ) or someone like ( Prince ) Now many... people say drugs was the cause of death but conventional wisdom suspects fowl play for obvious reasons. Before MJ's sudden departure. ... he too spoke out against executive corruption towards black artists in the music industry who he advocated for. Remember MJ fought and successfully bought back the rights to his masters from SONY and look at how he ended up. Prince through a lengthy legal battle as well won the rights to own his catalog from WARNER BROTHERS...and suddenly one month later... his life ended. Prince's body was found in an elevator. The song he wrote LET'S GO CRAZY. ..has a line in it like DON'T LET THE ELEVATOR BRING US DOWN. Anyway when he was asked by LA Reed during an interview what does that mean?. ... his reply was the elevator means going down to Hell where the Devil is. Finally there's more strange things surrounding Prince's death that further certifies the obvious. .. 2008 in an episode of the SIMPSON ' S Tree House of Horror XIX ... Homer Simpson goes on a celebrity killing spree and one of the character's he kills happens to be Prince. .. Some coincidence?... I don't wanna seem like a conspiracy theorist... Plus I don't believe in such thing called RACE WAR either. ... But I would rather believe that there's an ERASE WAR in stead. That's take our attention away from things which are more important in life and keep us all stupidly dumb to the point of fighting each other over worthless means. You love good music and so do I. That matters more and has a sound without color.... At the end of the day what makes us happy does matter and is to be respected in safe and satisfying ways upon which we can both relate. A peace of mind and days where good health holds environmentally firm with us all. That too can all be found in the music we hear.
The Master E
Steven Vela I've said this for last 10 years.
It doesn't matter because what's more important is that we who are lovers of good and perfect music appreciate their contributions to the music industry and will never forget these greatly gifted sound Masters
This ish made me smile when I didn't wanna. people forget that these boys here were on the tip top.
Thank God I grew up in a time of this amazing music. Nothing comes close to this these days...sad.
Damn good musicians and vocals. Props to drummer Walter Orange for driving that amazing rhythm section. I got to see them in I think 1980 for the Three Times A Lady tour?
That was the Natural High tour in '78. I saw them in Detroit on that tour. And A Taste of Honey (Boogie Oogie Oogie) opened up for them!!
I thank God that I was able to see the Commodores in Concert!
They were better than Earth Wind and Fire!
Mystical Man thank you pointman says different I like EW&F but they couldn't touch The Commodores
thank you ewf was bad band but they had nothing on the commodores
@@MrMichael19631963-Ronald LaPread said they blew EW&F off the stage & I believe it 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽, this performance backs it up !!!
They brought me so much joy in my life…👍✌🏼❤️
THE COMMODORES são os melhores .....
Commodores you will always live on in our hearts for all the great songs you shared with the world, you guys are the were better than you were given credit for. God sure blessed you guys with the gift of great deliverance through your music🙏🏽
LOVE those outfits! So outrageous, but for a performance, very cool!
When music was real !
These were the days of great music featuring one of the greatest groups ever Lionel Richie and The Commodores
I realize now how blessed I was to see the Commodores at the original Compton Terrace in Phoenix, 10/16/81. Luther Vandross opened, followed by Frankie Beverly & Maze. Amazing.
Commodores best ever
Maaaaan I been looking for this whole concert video!! Back in '81 a rock station played the whole audio part of this.
1981 Concert!!! When Lionel Richie was STILL with the Commodores..Should have changed nane if babd to Lionel Richie with The Comm9dores instead of total break apart...Am STILL a big fan of Lionel Richie as singer, songwriter, producer, humanitarian, Dad,mentor & judge on American Idol. In 1971, I won expense paid trip with Backstage passes to NYC on our local radio station. I first saw the Commodores in Concert with a dozen yellow roses when they opened for Jackson Five whom I had red dozen roses for... Every year after such,, ( loved it when they opened for Rolling Stones, one year)..but I saw them in upstate....but all over NY sometimes traveling the Northeast.. In 1982 Since Lionel went out on his own, ditto, went to see him at every concert I could till 2016 or so... I remember when JD from Heatwave replaced him....I was BIG BIG fan of funk & Motown back then , still am..& other bands ( Kool & the Gang, EW&F, AWB, KC, Temps, Drifters, Spinners, O Jay's, etc) LOVED Too Hot to Trot in movie. When Grease came out, Them.singing with Frankie Valli...So many concerts for years, always have dozen roses, found it easier to meet them doing security up there in Upstate NY but no more. Was in Commodores 1970s, Lionel's original 1980's fan club,, as am both in his Official Fan Club as well as North American Fan Club group on Facebook. Been big big fan since 1971 in NY, now semi retired in South Florida. LIONEL RICHIE is in concert in Vegas but.Gold VIP tickets are $1500!!! Plus airfare and hotel- how long time fans can afford such is beyond me..*****Wish I could find benefactor ( or be able to sell some of my life's accumulations of things or if LIONEL SAW this as he gets get so many personal tickets- in November, he is in Atlanta OR August Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Inductees concert OR EVEN NEXT year's Jazzfest) to pay for tickets and backstage passes but I can dream. I'd babysit Sylvester during show or keep Lisa Parigi company or yearly concert tickets, would WEED his Rose Garden or..*****I lost my autographs, photos, programs, Commodores, Lionel collection in house fire in 1991...*****Since 2010 Neither Lionel nor Commodores tour in Fort Myers area at Hertz Arena in Estero nor Barbara B Mann as Diana Ross, Temps, Santana with Earth Wind & Fire or Seminole Casino sure do.
Pardon typos, Susan Anton was top model at time, so this is around 1980 or so..
Those were the days..We baby boomers got to experience them and others..
One of my favorite bands ever...right there with EWF!!!!
Aww❤❤"Commodore's." 🍓
Caught them in Rotterdam, Holland, circa 1978... A great show. The original Bad boys..!
great group, incredible front man
Wow! What a great band!!!!
OthaBrotha1
i remember the day when they had a concert in Manila back in the 80's they were awesome! thank you!!
What year was this concert? I'd LOVE to go way bk to 70s again!! Their songs NEVER gets old or tiring to listen to! This is dedicated to my momma, I miss & love you, dearly! 💞
Me sinto presenteado por ouvir e ver este material maravilho, de um lugar tao distante, tanto no espaço, quanto no tempo... Brasil, julho de 2023.
Amo ❤️ cada vez mais!
EXCELLENT LR
Thanks for this posting. I remember watching this concert on HBO in college... I'm upset that they omitted "Old Fashion Love" from this video... They killed that song that night... Thanks +BJ James...
Clint C Brantley i hated they omitted Brick House on here too...
rondmc44 I agree with you totally... I been trying to get my hands on this HBO special, but to no avails... I'll keep on trying until I find a copy...
Good old times!
Tuskegee is in fact in the house !!! The honorable Booker t. Washington would have to concede after hearing and seeing this.
NWA gets in R & R Hall of Fame, but not the Commodores?
The Commodores and Lionel make my Life J was dancing to this music
most every week and have a great time,but now the music chance a lot J feel sorry for that then J always missed that music now we have sad music times but J will always remember
My group and music
I feel SANCTIFIED!
Saw this show in the Superdome! Wasn't a dry eye in the house at the end!
What year was this? Late 70s Early 80s
Einfach nur klasse!!!
EXELENTE COMMODORES, BUENOS TIEMPOS Y EXELENTE MUSICA.
wow sweet
Extraordinarios músicos!!
I saw this either on showtime or HBO back in 81 or 82.
wow verry nice song
Great ones never die
I forgot how fine Susan Anton was. I was more of a Pam Grier and Jayne Kennedy guy. But some of the white girls deserve their props. God put beauty in every race of women.
Big C Rock!
Thank you for sharing this.
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💜🌸🌹🌷🌹🌸💜
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Lionel was better with them then solo in my book
I agree. But it's also easy to see in this video why he left. At this point it looks like it became the Lionel Ritchie show with the Commodores has his tour band. How the heck do you not play Brick House?
I've been saying that for years now.
Mistachill What's ironic is that Walter "Clyde" Orange is actually the better vocalist of the two.
Get off the weed. Lionel was the star of stars. Wished they could have stayed together though. They've been separated about 40 years in May 2020. Guess there won't be a reunion tour. Lol.
Canzoni.melodiche.stupende.
Kisses infinity
Nothing will ever keep us apart...
How do the Commodores still get along with Lionel?
What happened to R&B groups they just up and disappeared so sad. sixty baby's stand up
thanks for posting
GREAT!
I,v been tryimg to get yoi out for quite some time
William King is The only Original member still in The Band in 2023
They still performing?
SUPER
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I love you most!!
Tremendous Afro by Lionel!
funk yeah
Great concert, but the picture in picture is driving me crazy lol
What? That was the hight of technology at the time. Lol
Where's Midnight Magic? There's a part of this show where they play that song.
I swear, though, that lady Lionel was singing to resembled Farrah Fawcett to a T!!
Susan Anton
@@nivak11
I did hear him call her name but just the same. Her and Farrah could have been sisters!!
Who's that pretty blond girl with m. Richie ?
what year people thanks
I 💘 sorry i won t do it again
gpod and old
Good songs but a lot of hopping around
Well duh of course Lionel was with the Commodores we all know that?
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