MONTEREY - Eric Burdon & The Animals (With Lyrics)
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- Crank up that volume.LYRICS:
The people came and listened
Some of them came and played
Others give flowers away
Yes, they did
Down in Monterey
Down in Monterey
The young gods smiled upon the crowd
Their music being born of love
Children danced night and day
Religion was being born
Down in Monterey
The Byrds and the Airplane did fly
Oh, Ravi Shankar's music made me cry
The Who exploded into fire and light
Hugh Masekela's music was black as night
The Grateful Dead
Blew everybody's mind
Jimi Hendrix, baby
Believe me, set the world on fire, yeah
His Majesty, Prince Jones smiled
As he moved among the crowd
Ten thousand electric guitars
Were groovin' real loud, yeah
You wanna find the truth in life
Don't pass music by
And you know, I would not lie
No, I would not lie, no, I would not lie
Down in Monterey - Alright
Three days of understanding
Of moving with one another
Even the cops grooved with us
Do you believe me, yeah?
Down in Monterey
Down in Monterey, yeah
Down in Monterey
Down in Monterey, yeah
I think that maybe I'm dreamin'
Monterey
Monterey, yeah
Down in Monterey
Did you hear what I said?
Down in Monterey
Down in Monterey
I said, Monterey, Monterey, Monterey
Yeah, yeah - Hudba
I really wish I was a young person during this time. It looks like you guys had so much fun. All I listen is to 60s music like this, I was born in the wrong era. The 60s def seemed extremely magical. I’m extremely sad I missed it, I was born in 1989.
How do you know you weren't there? You have reincarnated from that time and now you long to go back to that time. All you have to do is reach out with your right arm in front of you, close your eyes and it will come pouring back into you. Do it you have nothing to lose and do it when you are moved by the music.
I'm still stuck the late 60s. :) Life was simpler.
Marc A that would be cool to think about!!!! I have lot of cool 60’s stories from my parents, but they were little kids the 60’s, so not old enough to have partied at these cool 60’s concerts haha. Their young adult years were the late 70s to the 80’s, which I also am obsessed with, haha. The 60’s were def magical for sure though.
Steven Schlossman what a great place to be stuck in!!!!
Grew in the 60's and lived 60 miles away and wanted to go there but never made it! History was made there before WOODSTOCK. Wish I could go back!
Back then we didn't realize that 60's music would have such a longevity, my cousin was among the crowd,now at 79 she smiles and thinks of the youthful years.
Qué lindo!!!
Tengo 40, pero en mi interior siento que estuve en aquella época.
I’m 72,still listening to Eric Burdon & The Animals!
73 here💕🎶😎
@@PRYNCESSJO
74 here...! Big Animals fan :-)
Rich915 72 here and still listening 😎
I'm 79 and I still listen to Eric burdon
26 here, their music is timeless
I’m 67 now. And yes we were a very blessed generation. We had the music, and a lot more.
Rocky Graziano Did you attend?
I caught the tail end.
AND we went to the Moon.
Today we have tiktok, what a joke
so true, I am in my mid 60's now as well and grew up in the Flint Michigan area and have been involved with live music since I was a kid at 12-13 years old
If you didn't live the 60s you will never understand it. If you did
live it you can never explain it. The 60s was the most magical
decade in American history; never to be repeated. Tom 12/4/2021
Loved this song and could not understand why it wasn't more popular...
Still love it today, 2024...
💯🎶🎵
"Jimi Hendrix made me believe he set the world on fire ...."
One of the best rock songs ever!!!
Nobody can do this now.
И фестиваль был очень хороший,такие исполнители собрались!такого сейчас и не услышишь и не увидишь, а жаль!
I thought those were the lyrics too but they're 'Jimi Hendricks baby believe me set the world on fire'. True enough either way, though. :)
@@gregmendel9052 thanks for giving me the correct lyrics to that great jam!!
Did it.....back from Vietnam in '67....Woodstock in 69....San Francisco the 70's....my God it was electric every day....now 82 and still rocking n rollin.
Avalon Ballroom?Chateau Libertie? My older sister talked about them😊
You must've been the oldest guy there. You bring your kids?
Hell yeah 65 still, rocking
If you want to know the meaning of life don't let music pass you by. One of the best lines ever..
yeah that was a beast line
Right on. Right on . I'm 62 and loving this. Reliving my youth. 4:20 to all ✌🎸💥
2:02 mins
“If you want to find the Truth if life “
@@brianjones566 don't look psychedelic music pass you b.
Lord I miss those days. Poor kids today will never know what it was truly like to be free, wild and safe.
Yes.
This was a great time to grow up in. We were safe in an era of innocence, great music, experimentation, questioning things that were not supposed to be questioned before, space travel, lunch boxes, drive-in movies, those 13 TV channels that had more than the 200 or whatever channels of today and on and on and on.
"The Who, ex-plo-ded into fire light. Hugh Mas-a-ke-la's music was black as night" (queue Masakela-style solo trumpet). They don't write 'em like this anymore! Pure poetry ..
Absolutely priceless. The very best of the British invasion bands period! God bless Eric Burdon and the animals!
Music from these times and now comparisin. Just can't touch this or the days of concerts and the bands all number one musician's amen
Eric burdon was pure psychedelic
Eric burdon voice so very 60's. I caught a bit of the 60:s. So grateful for CZcams
@@emilyleo1435 Concerts are still a thing, there is a plethora of good modern bands and artists, music from the 60s wasn't better just different. In the 60s there would have been plenty of people comparing music from their time to 60s music saying the exact same thing people say about modern music. Music doesn't get worse or better over time, it just changes.
Eric Burdon was amazing that he wrote these songs about events etc
what a man , no one comes close , genius .............
I think that maybe I'm dreaming. Still gives goosebumps 56 years later. Brilliant eric burdon and the animals.
One of the greatest rock voices ever
The 60's and 70's had real music, with real instruments and real musicians. No computerized music, no lip syncing. It had purpose and heart. Most of todays generation will never hear this tune. What a shame.
No "auto tune". You either could sing or you didnt sing. It was honest music.
There are even more of those real musicians you talk about, you just don't bother digging past the tripe on the radio to hear quality artists in a multitude of genres. Electronic music was also used as far back as the 60s.
Since you probably only listened to the music that was on the radio (great music by the way) , you most likely didn't bother with the experimental stuff going on then anyway.
@Gary Jackson- Rap at it's best can be really impactful, but nowadays it's just the same old story with chicks, fast cars... etc. It happened with rock, blues, any genre you can think of. I mean a band like Zeppelin talked about that but they had the music and vocals to really express themselves in a unique way, not to mention the writing got better as time went on. Same with the Stones and Cream and all those great bands from a lifetime ago.
Plenty of modern bands don't use autotune or digital instruments, commercial radio music isn't indicative of all music today. The 60s also had fake bands like the Monekeys.
No lip sycn? Pah! I love the 60s but everyone was lip syncing
Eric Burton is a bad ass. Awesome voice. Underated
His musical peak, if you ask me. And no one did.
Eric had some of the best records of the mid to late 60s psychadelic era .... Don't Bring Me Down, Sandoz , When I was Young, Paint it Black, San Franciscan Nights, the Black Plague, Monterey and Sky Pilot. Very cool progressive records.... Vynal jems!!
@@eurostarnamastar3128 The group was the Animals. They had many hits. They were up there with all the popular greats back in the day. Not at all underrated in my world at that time. Met him when I was a child of 14 when the Animals played in my town. He was a very nice guy to a couple of young teen girls.
@@TheDonnalovesmusic colour me envious! He was a huge teen crush of mine lol.Can't complain, though, i've met a few of the greats, ( Paul Rodgers comes to mind) even hung out with some. Would still love to meet Burdon, esp. since he was close with Hendrix & all...great, great music..
@@patriciasoebagio1035 Awww, thank you. I will never forget meeting him. He was so young, maybe 23. Just keep listening to the music!
im 65 and still listening to greatness
The Bass player is insanely awesome. That deep groove wow. Such a tribute to their peers. Eric Burdon👌👍
Danny McCullough ,probably.. Although this second('67-68) version of the band also had John Wieder and Vic Briggs...all 3 were proficient on any stringed instrument.
That was Chas Chandler on bass!
Hypnotic. I come back for the bass.
Indeed. An inspiration for the bass of "You're my Drug" by the Dukes of Stratosphear.
That was Chaz Chandler!
The base player on this song is what impressed me. That dude sure can pluck. As a young man, I used to listen to CKLW outta Detroit when I first heard this song in the late 60s. Still gives me goose bumps.
Such instrumental depth in this song. Great bass work, complemented with the brass section. Almost like an orchestra.
You don't hear music like this anymore.
i always love to hear some good bass
Cklw the motor cityyyyy lol 👏 born in 62, *60s n 70s babieeeeee
Amazing
Danny McCullough played bass. MGM record producer Tom Wilson put the bass on Monterey high up in the sound mix.
Credit MGM record producer Tom Wilson who arranged it.
Last night I watched a DVD of the Monterey Pop Music Festival. I couldn't get over how GOOD LOOKING almost all of the girls were !!! (I'm now 67 years old). Ravi Shankar and his musicians did the last number on the DVD. After he finished, the crowd gave him an 8-minute standing ovation. That was the music I grew up with...
Of course California girls. I graduated H S the week before, Monterey pop festival from Chatsworth, in CA. Summer of love. 2 yrs later went to 3 day festival in Northridge at Devonshire Downs. A month or so before Woodstock. A lot of same groups.
Now, you cant tell the women from the tattoos.
I'm 70 all the girs back than were good looking. Fat as a way of life was yet to happen, Style was in. Will remember a teen dance 1967. The girl had gloves up to her elbows and a pill box hat. We knew each other only from that dance. we still often communicate guess were both hanging on to that moment
Brad, and to the others who read this. I am now also 67. Growing up in the San Francisco bay. I had seen it all. The music, the girls, the attitude, of the of the people was magical. It saddens me to know, that a moment in time I lived in, will never be repeated. I was very lucky to have lived in that time period. So the years roll by, and the music now is down right terrible. I have always believed that music video, should help promote the song. Now the videos are a separate entity. They compete for the best video. What is wrong with that comparison ? The song. The song is a backround, to beautiful women shaking their stuff. The song just seens to be the second priority. The music video is rubbish. Famous on to its self. In other words, the song should stand by itself. Sorry, off topic, but, this written. Back in the 60s, and the early 70s, a song stood on its own. How many people bought, it and liked it, was the measuring stick. Now??? It is a mystery to me. My thoughts on a Monday night. So to you all that have commented, I think you see what I also see. The music is almost gone, and what is left? A music video of pretty woman dancing in front of a camera. The song they are playing in the background, is suffering, or worse, people buy an album/CD just for the slick video. The music, be dammed.
Dave in Sierra Vista Az
Who & where is the blond girl on the face of this video
That time people were pretty cool. Today no one is cool. They pretend that they are, but they are not! I miss the good old days with good music.
You are exactly right
Were too old to know what is cool today. Check back in 50 years. See what the young people of today think then.
That was another world...😞😞😞
petergorm OK BOOMER 😂😂😂 Yeah nothing good after 1969
@@taurus240467 Es que antes todo era más fácil, Taurus, so easy!
We didn t realize it then but growing up in the 60s and 70s was magical.All the talented groups,singers, and writers.What passes for talent and music these days is a joke.
We should go easy on the young ones....It's not their fault they missed The Renaissance we experienced...
@@oakvue45 Maybe so. Did they even try and open their ears and here what thel older generation grew up on? I think not. Were they forced by the entertainment industry to listen to the crap coming over the radio waves? Did they stand up for themselves? No. Your right, they themselves, may have been trapped in the stuff that they are playing. We the older generation, should have them listen to some of our music. Maybe, that would sway some of them to some of our songs. So to you all, silver dreams.
Dave in Sierra Vista Az.
@@davidewing5605 Your parents generation were saying the same thing about your psychedelic music during the 1960s. It wasn't the classical, or jazz that they grew up with. Maybe they should have had you listen to their music. Maybe, that would sway some of your generation to their songs.
@@AMD1 Hi yes, my mother idol was Elvis. Your right, I did not like him much, As my mom liked Elvis. Santra, she did not like. She said he was a jerk, I saw what she said watching him on TV, he was a jerk. AHHH, now let tell you my moment of comming to terms: In 1975, I am in California driving down highway 101 just south of San Francisco heading north. I will never forget even the small details of what happened. The radio was on. I drove from Georgia to California. I was in the army, I was going to visit my dad in Windsor, California. I was going to S Korea in about 3 weeks. So while on the road, it was set to AM radio. I was listening to that while crossing the the country. The news comes on. They said that Elvis Presley had died. I did not think much about it. Right after the the DJ was talking about Elvis. Than he puts on this Elvis song I never heard of. He puts on, The Ghetto. I did not change the channel, like normal, I listened to that song start to finish. I lost it, I had to turn off 101 to the SFO exit. Than I pulled off the road, and cried my eyes out. I could not belive the sexey snake, Elvis, ever sung a song like that.... So yes, I love the music I was brought up on. But, even I a hard core rock and Roller likes some of my moms songs, and Tony Bennett, and even Elvis, especially The Ghetto. So I learned the hard way, not to dismiss my mom's generation of songs, I just like mine better. As for Elvis, The Ghetto, Suspicious Minds and even others. I admit I like. This is about Monterey Pop and the music I love. You asked me a question I could not slide a slick answer to you. I think you wanted my truth to the question you asked. I hope you got my answer. The answer may not be right or wrong, but it is honest, from my heart. And all typed, or tapped out on my phone, that is how bad I wanted to answer you. I have a lot of comments here under Monterey Pop. Please read them. Dave in Sierra Vista Az.
RIGHT.
I could just image what listening to the radio in the sixties would have been like, my god, every day a new incredibly hit masterpiece!
It was magical although we did not realize this at the time. There were so much good music! I had hundreds of albums.
FM radio didn’t even start until the late 60s. AM got it done though 👍🏼.
Not old enought to by records and the radio in Sweden have one hour on saturday...with "popmusik" early sixties was like....stoneage
We were surrounded by wonder.
We were blessed!
I feel blessed I was a teenager in the 60s, this song more or less sums up
That era
You can say that again!!
same here--music-the arts, culture was at peak
Right there with your brother
I miss lsd, I use to experiment alot with it back then and had alot of great times with my lady friends doing well stuff on it..you can just use your imagination haha but the music played a major role on it and influenced a Multi Generation movement of stopping the hate and spreading peace and love and I was glad to be a part of it. Cheers Fellas ✌
You were lucky. :)
And I was born in the end of this beautiful generation 1966, but I have a hippie soul, and I do remember some things. Wished I knew more of all this... ❤️☮️
I’m 76, grew up in that era. I would agree, from a musical standpoint it was a very creative time. Monterey is probably my favorite from Eric Burdon and the video images are perfectly edited in. Also note that Eric assembled the Funk group, War. He sang often with them. Don’t let Me be Misunderstood is another of my Burdon faves. It talks about my life. Great to see and hear this classic on CZcams. Thanks for uploading.
Thank you, for this. 👍🏼
"You wanna find the truth in life
/ Don't pass music by". Eric, thanks for reminding us this.
This song is absolutely brilliant.
81 and still rockin!
Genius of Eric Burdon and New Animals!!!!!!
This is one of the best Jams ever Eric Burdon was so far ahead......
I was there back in the day with the British invasion and I’ll tell you this, as soon as Eric 💋💋came out with the boys the Beatles went into fourth place and the stones went into second place third place went to the Dave Clark five for me(Mike Smith) R.I.P.
I have on DVD both Monterey Pop and Woodstock.
@@billybergendahl3515 Hang on to them They are where it all began Missed Monterey but I sure didn,t miss Woodstock Peace Bro
Saw Eric Burdon about 15 years ago.. he was great, and this was the best song of his set
I saw him a couple of years ago at Broadbeach Blues and he was in his seventies and still killing it.
I am 71 now and lived through this time. It was so exciting we had so much freedom to create and explorer new things. We had the greatest cars, music, best looking girls, Everyday to seem to get better until 1972 after the war ended in Vietnam every thing changed.
Grew up listening to eric burdon still rockin at 65yrs keeps me alive love music no other way peace😊❤
Before Woodstock .... Before Anything Was Monterey ...... Never Ever Forget Monterey .........An Amazing Song Which Accurately Describes a Monumental Time In America's History . Eric Burdon and The Animals Laid It Down As Only A Person Who Was There Could. Monterey Changed Music Forever ............. A Time A Place A Movement ,,,,Monterey Amazing
As a musician myself, the music really was better back then. You would be surprised at the number of "Kids" who have discovered that.
Same here , that's why they freak when they hear real music LOL.. Like coming out of a dark tunnel into sunshine .
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It is romered that Harrison Ford fimed this
TAKE ME BACK TO THOSE TIMES PLEASE✌️
Me to! i have enough of today's garbage! Let's Rock again!!!
Gee Sheri, I will join you happy trails lass.
Sheri Peters I hear ya. no government controlling us no political correctness!!! the government feared us!!!! hippies. peace man!!!! "Wanna ride, where ya going"? hitchhiking was a way of transportation lol
frannie banani it’s the grown up hippies that are destroying everything! They lost their moral compass at Woodstock!!!
Sheri Peters let's all jump in a Big -Ass time caspule & "Split"!
The Animals were one of the most underrated bands of the 60's.
Eric Burdon was a genius who had so many fabulous songs like this one & yet hardly gets mentioned when they talk about the great bands of the 60's.
It's a shame that this great song hardly gets played on the radio.
No they weren’t. They were very credible with the industry and non industry liking them. Dumb statement
Well, actually, they were very well known and well recognized. I entered my teens in the 1960's and we heard them all the time. Maybe in retrospect they are less well-known than the Beatles and the Stones but that is how media works. You also wouldnt know that Traffic existed if you watch rock documentaries.
@@granthurlburt4062 I'd like to agree with you, but I don't think many people know who the Animals were, especially the younger set.
They're just not mentioned as obviously the Beatles & the Stones, but not even as the Zombies, the Hollies, the Yardbirds, the Kinks, Herman's Hermits......etc.
I just don't think that they were as mainstream as these other bands because of their rather deep lyrics as in this song. Of course, this is just my humble opinion.
That “word” again…🙃
@@chazhernandez6933 I guess 14 people so far didn't think it was a "dumb statement".
I respect your opinion, but just because you don't agree with someone else's opinion doesn't make it a "dumb statement".
Just reliving some of my favorite groups of the 60's and none are better than the Animals with Eric Burton. Theynhad so many songs and each with as much feeling as the next. To bad there is nothing like them today for the young people, they missed out.....God Bless !D
Love, love, love this magical song. Always did, always will. There was an enormous variety of music back in the day - and all of it so good. There wasn't one type - so many and you'd have favorites in so many areas. When they say nowadays "the soundtrack of our lives" - I just remember how music keeps us going! Rock on!
I'm 69 the 60ds and 70ds were a magical time for misic and love. Only people in there late 50ds and 60ds will truly know. Johnny Burns.
@@johnnyburns7346 yup!!!!!! you had to be there and ALIVE!!!!!!
Pure bliss ... Did not remember a.o. this awesome bass guitar! Mindblowing and psychedelia at its best.
I love this song - a social commentary on the day, the magic. Brilliant use of fills in the style of different stars, putting them in this video even more brilliant. Great song, well arranged, produced.
I’m very happy happy and totally surprised to see so many groovy comments people have made! ❤️☮️🎼✊🏾 The song is like a peaceful mindfunk that cannot be ignored. I’ve been in love with this for decades. I was born in 69 so I was right on in there. I’m all over every element of this. Every artist is represented in the lyrics and the music is crazy. And Eric, dude!!! He could spill that wine all over me, with or without WAR!!! I’m a dark and lovely black chick and I completely dig into this . For my 50 years, I’ll be stuck there...sweet and low.....
The FIRST true jazz rock song. Made me pull my car over to the side of the road to listen. Man, those were the best days ever 🙏🥰😎
What's jazz about it?
@@silverapples75 time signature and chord structure and feel. Horns accent the rhythm 😎 if you were around then it didn’t sound like songs for the time
@@stonyhil More like soul, a lot like The Snake by Al Wilson. Dreadful whatever it is, that cheesy sitar nonsense. About as psychedelic a s a tin of sardines.
@@silverapples75 😂 obviously you’re not a musician and perhaps not from that era. Electric sitar was kind of a first for that too. Since then a lot of musicians use it for effect. I suggest perhaps opening your musical boundaries as all music has some redeeming aspects. Not your cup of tea, that’s fine. I love it 😎🙏
I was 15 when i heard Born to be wild for the first time. I was alone driving my father's Pontiac Le Mans... I floored it for the duration of the song!
Incredible...
Eric Burton brought others he surrounded himself with to his level.
Van Morrison, Jackson Browne etc, these guys are true musical legions.
Sitting here in Monterey watching this video. I think that maybe I'm dreaming...
When women and men were mesmerized by each other's presence
Also when Men were men & Women were women----no confusion.
Respect
Not really, unless they were high on something. I lived during those times, and the passage of time DOES play funny tricks on your memory.
@@jamesanthony5681 sound like you spent most your life on dope lol
@@richardshane2080 Nope, never touched the stuff.
One of the greatest guitar solos of all time.
It's a sitar solo
Vic Briggs on electric sitar.
I wish I had been there. This must always be one of the best music festivals of all time. Eric, you are sensational!
Even the Cops grooved with us, "Do you Believe me Yeah?" DOWN IN MONTEREY..........AND ☮💜🎶🎵💘
This was one of the great events of the 60's. If you have never visited this venue, put it on your bucket list. It will give you the chills
Dieser Song geht unter die Haut, kann ich Stundenlang immer wieder hören! Er hat viele gute gemacht, dies ist der Beste!
Love that wicked bass line.......
I'm a year late for commenting but yeah, that bass is absolutely wicked and it's a shame that all most people hear is Eric Burdon and Ravi Shankar...but that's understandable I guess lol. My #1 bass performance is from Jack Bruce on the Crossroads track from the "Wheels of Fire" album, that performance is an absolute masterpiece. If you've never listened to the song put it on, crank it up, and listen to a master bass player at his finest. Peace
@@ricko2486 Jack was a legend, I remember reading that Ginger Baker, fired him from Cream, but he would show up at every gig anyway, he finally got the job. If you want to hear a wicked bass line, try Heaven and Hell, with Ronnie James Dio, BLACK SABBATH, Live HQ......or "PLEASUREDOME" LIVE, by Frankie goes o Hollywood, kind of GLAMROCK, but what a bass line....
Danny McCullough on bass.
"Ten thousand electric guitars were groovin' real loud". Gets me every time.
Currently listening to this masterpiece with my grandpa. So worth it..
I hope he told you lots of stories as well!
All the great music was written and performed in the sixths and seventies .
Those days are pure interacting betw singers and audiences,unlike today where they just record with smartphone n post on you tube
True statement.
Time will bear this out
A little bet throughout the 80s too, but generally, I agree.
My Retro Best. Best of 2019. Out.
50’s
Reminds me of Fall, 1968...5th grade going to school in the morning listening to KILT-610 AM radio in Houston, TX and remembering hearing this cool song...loved it ever since.
QUE HERMOSO REGISTRO DE ERIC BURDON, UNA JOYA, FELICIDADES Y QUE CHINDO COMO DECIMOS LOS MEXICANOS!!
Hola Claudia , que es chinco ? Soy DE Brasil
An absolutely awesome song.
We were very lucky to have experienced authenticity and originality ...everything was new and fresh...it all seems so over processed and synthetic now...
"You want to find the truth in life " Dont pass music by" This man was way ahead of everyone
The first time I heard this song was when I was 16. I had just taken a job delivering pizzas in my hometown of West Covina, California, and it really blew me away when it came on the air on that night in December, 1967. Musically speaking, there was no better era.
Jim Gardner 1967 best musical era? True. I have a friend who claims today’s music is just as good. For Christmas I’m giving a big box of Q-Tips
I can remember when that came out, the Animals were already my favorite band, but this song just rocked my entire world, took it to a whole new level. Such wonderful memories. 🥰 I still adore the music. 🥰 It was a magical time to be a teenager, the lead-up to the commencement of the Age of Aquarius which we are now living in.
Being young then was so fabulous there are no words. The talent and innovative music and the clothes, culture, just everything was a hundred worlds away from the sorry place we find ourselves in now, but we have our memories.
Better times for sure
Was a teenager in the 60s, the Animals were my band. Loved this song and San Francisco. Went to the US from Australia 2010 to San Fran and to Monterrey, dream fulfilled 50 years later.
fortunate to have lived through this time!!!!!
Absolutely priceless from Eric Burdon and the animals. My all time favorite song from the Amazing Animals. BLESS YOU ERIC BURDON. AMEN! RAVI SHANKAR RULES!
I'm so glad I grew up in that era. The music, pop culture, fashion, and artwork couldn't be beat especially if you were between the ages of 15 and 30. Talk about making America great! It was an eye-opener, and a very positive and peaceful one. Vietnam was the only downside. President Nixon ended that but it sure took a long time to heal. I think that America's embrace of the 60s music, culture, etc. helped a great deal. Just my 2 cents.
mweb9 Consider my 2 cents added also. It was awesome. So glad I grew up in the 60’s
Tony Harris Priceless
May God bless everyone at Monterey and R.I.P to all who sadly didn't make it to Christmas Eve 2019
Just...
Sharon Mc oh... Iol happy New year 2020
yeah, the goddamn war took a lot.
@@axiomist4488 awful dirty war that never needed to happen at all
Great Music May 1967. I was 14 years old at the time.
Stephen Herndon : I was 14 too ! Great Music, Great Group !
A prime example of someone’s music improved with age.Eric Burden
Che musica!!!!!!❤️💪👍
Che voce quella di Eric Burdon!!!!!!❤️💪👍
Best voices ever "BackintheDay": Eric Burdon, Jim Morrison, Denny Doherty and the list goes on!
Never seen Denny Doherty is anybodies list👍🏼😎
Down in Monterey love the energy and groove of this; crowd pics and Ravi Shankar are top notch. Eric Burdon is one cool singer, man.😅
Such a great song… still sends tingles down my spine to this day! Of all the legendary pop festivals, this was the one I’d have loved to have seen. I visited the Fairgrounds site on a road trip about four years ago & was thrilled to see it almost unchanged from how it was in 1967. I got onto the stage & definitely ‘had a moment’ remembering all the rock / pop & soul legends who had performed in that exact same spot!
50 Years ago, the mother of all future Pop Concerts, "The Monterey Pop Festival" HAPPENED !
And what a "Happening" that turned out to be.
I draw from the "blurb" on the great DVD of that momentous occasion, for my acknowledgement of that wonderful occasion, for my homage to Monterey Pop Fest. "On a beautiful June weekend in 1967, at the height of the "Summer of Love", the First & only Monterey Pop Festival roared forward, capturing a decade's spirit and ushering in a new era of rock and roll. Monterey would launch the careers of Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Otis Redding (RIP), but just a few among a wildly diverse cast, including Simon & Garfunkel, The Mamas & the Papas, The Who, Hugh Masekela and the extraordinary Ravi Shankar.
Luckily for us this Mother of Pop Festivals was captured on film by DA Pennebaker & immortalized those moments that have become LEGEND. I hold myself fortunate to have the box set as part of my collection & will be indulging in it, celebrating in true style & gratitude for the road that was laid down by what proved to be a stunning moment in time. Pete Townsend arguing with Jimi who would "go on first" as neither wanted to be outdone by the other... Who could EVER OUT DO JIMI ! Well Pete came close, when he destroyed his guitar & much of the equipment & Keith Moon kicking his drums into the crowd, well almost ! The Mr Voodoo Man, Jimi, topped that by setting alight his guitar in what must rank as one of the most jaw dropping display in Pop History. The other being the show that Janis put on, making the fullest of jaws, that of Mama Cass, literally DROP.... And it's all captured for posterity on the DVD. Also requiring mention was the stunning show which Ravi Shankar gave on sitar. He became the Jimi of Sitar ! In addition to this was the fact that Ravi's tuning up (15 minutes worth), was roundly applauded by those in the audience, who, unaccustomed to that instrument, thought he has started one of his "Ragas" !!!
"Prince Jones" wandered around with Nico of the Velvet Underground, both dazed.... The Byrds were fragmenting, David Crosby briefly joined Buffalo Springfield, much to the disdain of Roger McGuinn and "Owsley" gave just about everybody "a lift of another note".
I think I'll let Eric Burdon, further elaborate on his groundbreaking accolade to the Monterey Pop Fest..... Let us never forget.... This was the SUMMER of LOVE, in all its psychedelic multicoloured splendour.... And the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius.....
Peace, Love & all that went with it.....
John Knottenbelt what a wonderful way of summing up those times. Great time to grow up in. I feel blessed to have been part of it
I was only 14 in 67 But I was groovin on the music
not to glorify it, but.. . . you ought to mention that Owsley had outdone himself for the Pop festival, in creating "monterey purple" which without question was the high electric-field energy source thst fueled the incredible psychic-synergistic-mystic group flashes that just kept happening at/throughout that event...
jimi hendrix re-branded monterey purple as purple-haze. which if anything sort of further intensified the effects.
the nuance aspects of Owsley's products were incredible. orange was often agreed by all the heads as strong but very balanced feeling, red definitely mellow (even when an entire hit was ingested)... green as always was edgy and sometimes none too pleasent. purple was interesting, an interesting choice for fhe event... the consensus was ourple gave a far-out feeling sort of like being out in a space, that exists behind our everyday world, owsley purple sometimes had a slightly science fiction feel to it.
of course there was a practical reason for purple coloring.. it compromised the simple color/ID test kits then in use at police stations (of potential interest to any attendees unfortunate enough to have a cop interaction)
as these concerys became more about JUST music, hook-ups and of course "getting really f'd up" ... the mystical magical energy that had permeated the psychedelic scene from 1963 onward receded into the background.
and btw... the year 1967 really marked the end of the psychedeluc subculture.
yes, it has re-merged.. sort of.. but thst high voltage electrical feel acid opened up, is gone.
the news media sort of discovered this was all going on in 1967/68.
but in truth.. they were late taking noteice . . .. street acid (usually sandoz, diverted from a gov/university run psychiatric research center, began showing up occasionally in LA & SF in 1963.
John Knottenbelt
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The Age of Aquarius. Dear God, IF ONLY, MY BROTHER! IF ONLY!
Where in the hell, have we gone so, so, wrong in the past 50 years since. I could scream my head off and bawl my eyes out, just, thinking about it.
Can we ever, revive this scene again? Dear God, I SO, SO, Hope So.
All My Hippy, Retro, Best. Best of 2019. Out.
Very well put.
Music like this is timeless.....so you haven't missed out...live and enjoy now....
Hey brother you talking to me from the spirit world
....no Johnny but who knows, we may be kin, or perhaps kindred spirits.....
I want my youth back (sigh).😟
I can feel you....
I sure do miss the 70s, 80s and 90s. The music today is not even the same. Sometimes I wish I could find a time machine and go back in time. Life was much easier and everyone enjoyed life! Is this your favorite song?
Best Vocals Off All Time Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon in my mind is the greatest singer of all-time.
In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked Eric Burdon No. 57 on the list of the 100 Greatest Singers of all Time.
Will never forget those times
Nope, I don't like her sock it to me voice but Aretha Franklin was 1
AGREE 100% NICK
Mick and that guy from the Who an Boston And Chris Cornell
"You wanna find the truth in life Don't pass music by" Outta sight!
You got that right!!!
skeena59 groovy man lol
I was 14 and lived three blocks away, sat outside listening to the music.
men I envy you
I was 13 and lived 5 miles away
BennyCFD
I was 3 blocks away from Rays garage where the Doors would practice. Isnt it great to be the witness to greatness before the world hears them. Before they even know their full potential. Ya, its great.
@@curquhart317 Incredible !
Voz privilegiada e impactante como pocas existentes,quedo registrada para siempre para disfrute de las generaciones venideras.
I work around the corner from the Fairgrounds. It is a still a magical place because of those 3 days back in 1967........
Que de souvenirs !!! J'écoutais ce morceau tous les soirs en 1969, au "Pop Club" de José Artur (France Inter) vers minuit...! J'avais 19 ans et je l'écoute encore avec des frissons...et j'ai 70 ans... Quelle épique époque !
Moi aussi !!!!!!!!
Eric vit maintenant dans la banlieue d'Athènes avec son épouse Mariana
Je l'ai rencontré plusieurs fois...
My dad got me into The Animals, The Kinks, Charlie Musselwhite, Paul Butterfield - just to name a few. Very appreciative of those influences.
I am almost 69 and I have always loved Monterey more than Woodstock. Cleaner, less chaos, more food and toilets and I can go on.
Monterey is on the very short list of best songs ever!!!!!!
The bass on this song kicks total ass !!!!!!
Esta canción define y determina la historia del estilo hippie que vivirá a través de este excelente grupo. Los Animales únicos y extraordinarios.
the bass line in Monterrey!!
My favorite song from the late 60s. For me, it sums up the sense of life of the young people of that age, which is so sympathetic to me (although I was only two years old at the time of the festival).
These were truly great times! Monterey was fantastic magic. Remembering!
Que rooooolota.. Por Dios!!!!! No me canso de escucharla.. Los arreglos musicales están soberbios... Magistrales y con esa Inmaculada voz de Eric.. Uf.. Ningúno como él.
Yes Eric very good
I so miss this era.
I live in Monterey county and it makes this song seem so much more magical
It's gotta be one of the best rock and roll songs ever!
Yeah!!! I can Play it a Million times and never get tired of it.....!!
I agree...👍😎