oooh, baby! never seen a live version of this classic. the album version is very produced (almost over-produced) - i'm loving this stripped-down version. give me curtis and a guitar over anything on the radio today. btw, is this available on dvd? never seen this set.
Yes it is, "The ...( 4 months ago by Superflyguy187)
Yes it is, "The best of The Old Grey Whistle Test"
Curtis. True Genius ...( 3 months ago by RolexTharsus)
Curtis. True Genius. Roots is a perfect lp.
I love this song( 3 months ago by sonicjazz)
I love this song
Ahhhhh..beautiful.. ...( 2 months ago by dreadmorayeel)
Ahhhhh..beautiful..just beautiful...such a joy to hear a band in such mastery of delightfully delicate dynamics..so soft...subtle...deft..speaks so much louder than LOUD things...Lucky is so "on it" on the bass..yeh..loving the one handed hi-hat shuffle at the end-but it's all just sublime..
Yeah,,, what ...( 2 months ago by lunigal)
Yeah,,, what dreadmorayeel said! Love it
he acually plays ...( 2 months ago by miniknielsen123)
he acually plays great guitar... you can really hear where Jimi got hes awesome chordald.imrpovisation rhythm work from... his almost as good as jimi ^^
what year is this ...( 2 months ago by mrcarterxxl)
what year is this from that looks like a 1966 strat maybe '68 just because of the head stock and that classic tone.
MAYFIELD FORM THE ...( 2 months ago by jocbox123)
MAYFIELD FORM THE COTTON FIELD, ROOTS
This man is awesome ...( 2 months ago by LovelyOnyx)
This man is awesome! I LOVE this cut. It's smooth and mellow and the chord changes are just infectious. That guitar and the that deep, rich bass gives this song a melody that strikes the soul. Mayfield was a genius. May he rest in peace. His band was tight.
Brilliant.( 1 month ago by sct30)
Brilliant.
the guy's beyond ...( 1 month ago by kingyagu)
the guy's beyond criticism, brilliant
Every Curtis ...( 1 month ago by 1000RedBallons)
Every Curtis Mayfield song is my favorite song! thanks funk for sharing this
Definately! I never ...( 1 month ago by spikedawg71)
Definately! I never thought Curtis got his just due. In my opinion, every bit as good, if not better than Marvin Gaye or Al Green.
It makes me sad ...( 2 weeks ago by roboshuffle)
It makes me sad this video only has 200,000 views and bullshit Lil' Wayne remixes have like 10 million views. Oh well... I love you, Curtis.
He, Willie Hutch, ...( 2 weeks ago by FredGuadalupe)
He, Willie Hutch, and Donny Hathaway are easily the greatest and most under appreciated soul men music has ever seen. They are all dearly missed.
I agree 100% - When ...( 2 weeks ago by FredGuadalupe)
I agree 100% - When I started out playing I was so into Hendrix. And while he raised guitar playing to a new level, Curtis heavily influenced his style. But something I picked up from Curtis is the way he plays with his fingers. It gives the chords a richer, deeper tone that you lose when playing with a pick. Very great video!!
you forgot to ...( 2 weeks ago by dirtydodger)
you forgot to mention me.
You have to ...( 2 weeks ago by rjam1974)
You have to consider the kind of crowd that lil wayne attracts. His crowd is of a younger generation and they are more youtube oriented. If Mayfield came along during the current period, game over lol.
You may not agree ...( 2 weeks ago by rjam1974)
You may not agree with this but Mayfield was more militant in message and that may have played a role in in. Also Gaye and Green had that sex appeal more so than Mayfield. In terms of voice sound, Mayfield has the more sensual voice. Too smooth to even comprehend
This song could ...( 1 week ago by artistknownas)
This song could have been played for this years election, and you would have never known it was done in the 70's....it's about as true and timely as a Marvin Gaye cut. Excellent.
this song is simply ...( 1 week ago by sct30)
this song is simply billiant. the lyrics, voals, melody just hit it right. I would imply that u were an alright guy.
that's true dude, ...( 1 week ago by pooflanger)
that's true dude, i've never thought about it that way
btw, is this available on dvd? never seen this set.
just because of the head stock and that classic tone.
thanks funk for sharing this
Oh well... I love you, Curtis.
Excellent.