msymmes
(Toronto, CA) | | Posted: May 16, 2013 - 10:46 | |
Nice to hear Bill read the post on air !
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JrzyTmata
| | Posted: May 16, 2013 - 10:43 | |
ch83575 wrote:
Bill reading this quote at the end of the song just made me cry.
me too. the song that follows (You Dance) is perfect. |
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Lazarus
(Bethany) | | Posted: May 16, 2013 - 10:43 | |
Cynaera wrote:I can't and won't critique Richie Havens' work. All I know is that every time I hear one of his songs, the sun comes out, even when it's winter. Stuff grows, even when there's two feet of snow on the ground. I dance, even when I feel like I can't lift my arms or move my fingers.
Richie Havens has this weird life-force that flows into me when I'm at my lowest. I just need to remember to listen to his music when I feel like I simply can't go on anymore. He's rather amazing, no matter what the music. Miss you so much, Cynaera... |
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Webfoot
(Eugene, Oregon) | | Posted: May 16, 2013 - 10:41 | |
Cynaera wrote:I can't and won't critique Richie Havens' work. All I know is that every time I hear one of his songs, the sun comes out, even when it's winter. Stuff grows, even when there's two feet of snow on the ground. I dance, even when I feel like I can't lift my arms or move my fingers.
Richie Havens has this weird life-force that flows into me when I'm at my lowest. I just need to remember to listen to his music when I feel like I simply can't go on anymore. He's rather amazing, no matter what the music.
Nice comment Bill. |
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ch83575
| | Posted: May 16, 2013 - 10:41 | |
Cynaera wrote:All I know is that every time I hear one of his songs, the sun comes out, even when it's winter. Stuff grows, even when there's two feet of snow on the ground. I dance, even when I feel like I can't lift my arms or move my fingers. Bill reading this quote at the end of the song just made me cry. |
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kaviksdad
(Mission Control...) | | Posted: May 16, 2013 - 10:41 | |
I give this a 10 - there are some performances that transcend the music and become something more.
This is one of those performances.
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d-don
(Oregon) | | Posted: May 16, 2013 - 10:37 | |
I played this song for my Lyricism classes when he passed recently. The kids sat spellbound watching this performance and loved his exit. RIP, Richie.
Bill, thanks for reading Cynaera's most eloquent quote.
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Sweet_Virginia
| | Posted: May 16, 2013 - 10:35 | |
Hearing the intro I expected it to break into a live version of Psycho Killer....
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oppositelock
(On the road) | | Posted: Apr 23, 2013 - 07:11 | |
Jambo70 wrote:I'm from Canada and got to England in July '70 as a 17 year old. I got to the Isle of Wight about a week before the festival started and talked my way into a job and a back stage pass. Richie Havens closed the show, I'd slept about 15 hours in the last 5 days and I was 10 feet from him as he played 'Freedom' to end it. He walked to the side of the stage where he just kept strumming his guitar and singing in a low voice as if in a trance. I approached this big guy and after a few minutes and in true Alberta style reached out my hand and said something like "Man, that was the most amazing thing I've ever seen or heard" He reached out with both arms and enveloped me in a hug that lasted a couple of minutes. Didn't change my life, but it was one of the signposts.
Great story. I was not at Woodstock but I will always remember that performance of Freedom. Richie Havens will be missed. |
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Jambo70
| | Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 17:00 | |
I'm from Canada and got to England in July '70 as a 17 year old. I got to the Isle of Wight about a week before the festival started and talked my way into a job and a back stage pass. Richie Havens closed the show, I'd slept about 15 hours in the last 5 days and I was 10 feet from him as he played 'Freedom' to end it. He walked to the side of the stage where he just kept strumming his guitar and singing in a low voice as if in a trance. I approached this big guy and after a few minutes and in true Alberta style reached out my hand and said something like "Man, that was the most amazing thing I've ever seen or heard" He reached out with both arms and enveloped me in a hug that lasted a couple of minutes. Didn't change my life, but it was one of the signposts.
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jpfueler
(Alvarado, Texas, (A Bit FurtherSouth o' Ft Worth)) | | Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 16:45 | |
An old boss of mine had his ticket for woodstock framed. By the time he got there it had gone free and he just walked in ... that is about all he really remembers of the deal.
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unclehud
(now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | | Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 16:44 | |
Cynaera wrote:I can't and won't critique Richie Havens' work. All I know is that every time I hear one of his songs, the sun comes out, even when it's winter. Stuff grows, even when there's two feet of snow on the ground. I dance, even when I feel like I can't lift my arms or move my fingers.
Richie Havens has this weird life-force that flows into me when I'm at my lowest. I just need to remember to listen to his music when I feel like I simply can't go on anymore. He's rather amazing, no matter what the music. Bump. |
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jhorton
(Trailer Park on Cape Cod) | | Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 16:41 | |
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unclehud
(now 50 feet above the planet in Boston) | | Posted: Mar 14, 2013 - 16:39 | |
The first 60 seconds of this are one of the slickest "tuning checks" I've ever heard. FREEDOM, BROTHER!
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zepher
| | Posted: Feb 11, 2013 - 08:02 | |
 Is that Freedom Rock Man? Turn it up!  |
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rpdevotee
(San Jose, CA) | | Posted: Jan 10, 2013 - 23:39 | |
This gets an 11 rating and epitomizes what Woodstock was and stood for.
Richie has so much passion with this song! You must see the video to fully appreciate this performance!
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kcar
| | Posted: Dec 10, 2012 - 14:46 | |
pvg44 wrote:I guess you had to be there to appreciate this song. Not that I was there, but yes: the crowd went wild even though Havens had to improvise because the acts scheduled to follow him were stuck in traffic. From http://woodstock.wikia.com/wiki/Richie_Havens : Richie Havens has stated he was told to "kill time" on stage and has claimed (on more than one occasion) that he played a long time at Woodstock... He did improvise a lot. "Freedom" for instance, was created right on stage as an encore. Richie Havens' career skyrocketed after Woodstock. Hope you're enjoying life in my hometown. |
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MojoJojo
(Indianapolis, IN USA) | | Posted: Dec 10, 2012 - 14:35 | |
A jaw-dropping performance! Inspired me to learn the PSD button.
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scoote
(In a junk filled room) | | Posted: Nov 09, 2012 - 06:02 | |
A jaw-dropping performance! Inspired me to learn the guitar.
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pvg44
(Wayland, MA) | | Posted: Nov 09, 2012 - 06:00 | |
I guess you had to be there to appreciate this song.
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ajlept
(Athens, GA) | | Posted: Oct 08, 2012 - 21:05 | |
jhorton wrote:
Hmmm.....love Ritchie, but I thought it was pretty well documented that Dave Mason brought the new Dylan album to a party in London, played it for Hendrix, and they recorded it that same night in London, all on the same day it was released?
Also, just as an aside, Jimi could have figured out those chords in about fifteen seconds, tops.
Dave Mason's version of All Along the Watchtower is a close second to Jimi's (IMHO). Never heard this story before, but I can see how both versions are most excellent. |
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cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.) | | Posted: Sep 07, 2012 - 07:45 | |
fitzworld wrote:It doesn't get any better than this!!
If you haven't seen Richie Havens lately he is truly remarkable. He exudes a Zen-like "wise man" quality that is mesmerizing. What a special, special musician, and a very grounded human being. What's even more interesting, those qualities do not seem to have come, so much with age, but with a special spirit. He opened Woodstock, right? Came out on stage in front of hundreds of thousands of people, and had to stretch his set because other artists were late (or drunk or stoned or who-knows-what). Did he freak out, as any normal young musician would? Naw, he just performed with poise and grace, and knocked 'em dead. That's a class act, with maturity beyond his years. |
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max_p
| | Posted: Sep 07, 2012 - 07:39 | |
ch83575 wrote:Holy crap is RP on fire right now!! Thanks Bill!! yes flashing back to the movie, Richie with his thumb on the fretboard |
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zitherica
(Rijeka, Croatia) | | Posted: Sep 07, 2012 - 07:39 | |
oh yeah, finally some richie havens!  |
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ch83575
| | Posted: Sep 07, 2012 - 07:36 | |
Holy crap is RP on fire right now!! Thanks Bill!!
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On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet) | | Posted: Aug 07, 2012 - 00:23 | |
Hmmm, 6 songs after the solo version of "Psycho Killer".
Those acoustic guitar riffs are not that far apart.
The lyrics however . . .
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oldviolin
(Esse Quam Videri) | | Posted: Jun 04, 2012 - 14:46 | |
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oppositelock
(On the road) | | Posted: May 03, 2012 - 20:56 | |
fitzworld wrote:It doesn't get any better than this!!
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fitzworld
(The Big A) | | Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 11:40 | |
It doesn't get any better than this!!
If you haven't seen Richie Havens lately he is truly remarkable. He exudes a Zen-like "wise man" quality that is mesmerizing. What a special, special musician, and a very grounded human being.
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gemtag
(Texas) | | Posted: Mar 01, 2012 - 11:40 | |
Best musical exit ever, as he danced off the stage. Definitely a piece of musical history.
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