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Chordplay - The Chords Of Spirit
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- čas přidán 2. 12. 2022
- Hey everyone! Here's the next episode of Chordplay with The Chords Of Spirit. Spirit formed in Los Angeles in 1967 and quickly made a name for themselves on the scene with both music fans and musicians alike - including a young Jimmy Page.
When the late-great guitarist Randy "California" was just a teenager he made friends with Jimi Hendrix and actually played with him during his "Jimmy James And The Blue Flames" club days. While Jimi wanted Randy to join his new group and move to England, it was Chas Chandler who "sort of" pushed Randy out of the picture within The Experience. Randy eventually formed Spirit not long after his early beginnings playing alongside Hendrix, and was only 16 years old when Spirit released their debut album in 1968.
The ideas shared in this lesson include classic chord-based Spirit songs such as 'I Got A Line On You,' 'Fresh Garbage' (which Led Zeppelin used to cover in their early days), 'It's All The Same,' 'Dark-Eyed Woman,' 'Free Spirit,' and the legendary song 'Taurus' - which directly inspired Jimmy Page's historic and monumental Led Zep classic 'Stairway To Heaven.'
If you're a Randy California/Spirit fan, interested in late 1960s/early 1970s blues-rock music, or a player searching for some new chord-based and rhythm guitar ideas to play around with - this lesson is totally for you! Give this episode a view, leave some comments/feedback, and please subscribe to Late Night Lessons - THANK YOU!
I'm not even a guitarist and really enjoyed this. Spirit was was so talented and deserved more. thanks
i was a folkie in the 60s. jimi hendrix came on an AM folk station. that psychedelic stuff lured me into rock. then 'mechanical world' and 'fresh garbage'! the kinship between randy and jimi was obvious; the guitar was a musical instrument more than the gymnast equipment it has become. appreciate your grasp of it!
Oh my God...my favorite human and guitarist.
Died saving his son.
I will never achieve his level
Thanks Dave ....Love Spirit ...I got a line on you !!!
love Spirit, they played at my High School back in 1968
Got to know some of the band, produced and played a little bit on Twelve Dreams Of Doctor Sardonicus : Redux, our band 13 Dreams did a tribute remake of their masterpiece, Steve Fossen formally from Heart played bass on Nature's Way and my friend Doug Yule from The Velvet Underground was a creative consultant on the project already knew Randy a little bit before he past, John Locke gave us some promotional ideas for our Cd, and became very close to Ed Cassidy through the years after our Cd was released Jay Ferguson was so kind to me and Mark Andes I met at the Bummershoot festival in Seattle. Spirit changed my music life when I first heard them and I became a die hard fan! Thanks so much for this great video!
Very impressive lesson.
Spirit was one of my favorite bands. The.band that was credited on those albums were fabulous live.
Randy California was so cool, I didn’t ever meet him or know him but I sensed that he was a good soul . I have watched a couple of his interviews over the years. And he came to the UK and played on the old grey whistle test on UK television. Look to the West was one of the songs that he played. May he rest in peace 🌠🕊🌌🕊🌅🕊🙏
Somethin' about a dark-eyed woman, I believe!🤩😎
Very Interesting telling of One of My Favorite Bands!! Thank You for posting!!
Thank you! Randy was my favorite guitarist
I really like how the chord voicing choices echo Hendrix without initiating his style. True inspiration. Thanks for the lesson Dave!
Yasssss!!!!
Spirit might have the most fascinating story of any band ever
Very very cool. Spirit was an awesome band. Timeless music.
Now I am going to have to learn how to play Fresh Garbage. :)
His story was quite remarkable and unbelievable to me when a friend tried to really turn me on to them in the mid 70's. Cafe Wah wasn't a bar but just a place with food, milkshakes, etc. Now that I know that and more of the story, the 3 months Jimi played 6 sets a night, 6 days a week with Randy California at 15, became believable. He was in NY with his Jazz drummer step dad Ed Cassidy for that short time. There are some enlightening CZcams videos on Randy. Jimi gave him his name, there were 2 Randy's in the band, so we have Randy California and Randy Texas on drums, I think in Jimi James and the Blue Flames. Much oh Jimi's first album was being played at Cafe wah
Downer off of the Kapt. Kopter album is still one of my favorite tunes. Noel Redding sat in on bass I believe. KILLER!
Lol I just noticed the similarities with i forget which early Tull song fresh garbage has.... obviously Martin was listening to Randy also.... imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I got to see Spirit at winterland when I was a kid... it's been a great life. Thanks once again Dave for your hard work...
I love you sense of musical history!
Bravo! One of my favorite bands & one of my favorite guitarists. Thank you for this lesson!
Another great video David, always been a fan of Randy, love his guitar style. Check out his version of “Hey Joe” from the hard to find “Spirit of 76”. Apparently it’s was Jimi that gave him the name “California”.
You're playing a HARMONY part to "I"ve Got a Line on You." I just listened to the record. It's octaves, alright, but not the ones you're playing. But otherwise I think you're spot on. Great idea for a youtube instructional vid. I especially like that you chose this topic. I'm going to subscribe and see what else you've done. great teaching!!
So something like that means... That exactly how it is🙂. Awesome stuff
Thank you !
I saw Spirit in 60s at Grande Ballroom in Detroit. They were so influential and inspiring. I remember Randy had a magic black box right on his guitar ; seemed like a compression device on steroids allowing him to sustain any note forever with great control.
Thanks for posting this.
I didn't even watch yet so if you mention it forgive me, but related to Spirit is Jo Jo Gunne (Andes bros) and they had self titled lp of the quintessential boogie rock that is worth its own episode
I was listening to Spirit the other day and thought how cool if you did a chord play episode on them !
The only reason I heard of him is Chris Haskett wearing a band T-shirt on the back of Rollins Band's Weight. Great band with varied output. Personal fabourite California moments : Mechanical World & Street Worm.
2:00 bingo! ya zep almost made that their own song, at least on one early tour. And it wasnt Randy that had anything to do with the stairway lawsuit thing. I think Randy was just thrilled to hear Zeppelin playing his song (fresh garbage) live and really doing it justice.
I'm a longtime Spirit fan and I've never heard any mention of Chas Chandler pushing Randy California out of Jimmy James & The Blue Flames. Chandler didn't become Jimi's manager until he met him in England after Randy California had already left The Blue Flames. Randy was only 15 years old at that time and his parents wouldn't allow him to go to England with Jimi due to his young age.
That's a cool legacy that he was able to save his son
Love Spirt, was a great band. Got lucky to see them once in the early 90's opening for the Doobie Brothers at a free concert in Long Beach CA.
Will always be one of my favorite bands of the 60's.
Thanks for another incredible video.
I saw Spirit open for John Kay & Steppenwolf in St. Louis MO., 1982. It was an awesome show!
Tripping while listening to The 12 Dreams of Dr Sardonics is amazing
that openeing riff/chords were just soo late 60s.....sort of thing we played back then....but we've moved on since......cheers....as always.
🎵mR. late night and the Spirit r0cks 0n 🎵
They were a cool band. Thanks for this lesson. Jay Ferguson (Thunder Island) was a part of this band once upon a time too…
great content
Now cover the 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonacus.......that is Spirits Abbey Road...Cheers !
Absolutely sgree, one of the great all time albums
Yup. Totally agree.
Came out the same time as Sgt. Peppers which overshadowed it’s brilliance. Still one of the greatest albums of all time. RC was a great guitarist.
I saw spirit live in Worcester MA just before The Family that Plays Together was released. The were on the bill with the early JGeils Blues Band and Canned Heat. Canned heat we heard was delayed getting there. So Randy came out and said they would play another set of their soon to be released 2nd album. He started with the screaming echoplex going from High to low and launched into "It's all the Same" They were so great! I was there with my band and we were huge fans. You've got it wrong on I got a line on you by the way. Randy hits a power chord (root fifth Octave) on the first chord then adds the third of the chord to follow. Beat wise its Octave on: One, Two, then a chord on (two and, three, three and) see and hear for yourself:czcams.com/video/VZ0CzaeicMQ/video.html
Anyhow I enjoyed your vid..-best regards, -d
Ed Cassidy was a jazz drummer who had a huge influence on Spirit as well. Several of the songs on that debut album had jazzy interludes (Topanga Windows, Gramophone Man for example) and in 1967 they covered Coltrane’s Tunji
czcams.com/video/UDcvoKcExzM/video.htmlsi=V1GV42OM0TGPOchs
They strayed away from jazz in later albums.
Lets not forget to mention drummer Ed Cassidy who played 282 one-nighters in 17 states long before joining Spirit. Whew. I think he was the jazz influencer in the group. Played with Ry Cooder, Taj Mahal and was 20 years older this band mates. Look for the bald head behind the kit.
Dark Eyed Woman from Clear
Randy apparently had a bad fall off from a horse during the recording of Dr Sardonicus. John Locke discussed this during an interview in Keyboard magazine I believe. My theory is that he suffered a head injury during the fall, because what came afterwards was never quite up to the standards of what he accomplished on the first 4 Spirit albums.
lot of 25 done listening to them
I think that if Randy's parents had allowed him to go over to England with Jimi he may have become part of Experience at it's start.
What rig are you using to get that thick tone?
Taurus was pretty cool song besides, you can clearly hear Randy' C's fingers squeaking down the fretboard on his classical style guitar..with John Locke's harpsichord playing Bach type riffs..
a needed band for the 70's music to move on
Thanks always for the music and history you share.