The original 16mm footage of 1968 Rome Pop Festival. Including many famous artists. To order 75 min. DVD - romepopfestival68@gmail.com Here can be downloaded a full-resolution file to check the actual quality - www42.zippysha...
@@giulioluzzardi7632 I have a cousin, 50 something, that has lived there his entire life. He told me there is no city cooler than Rome. So many times I was supposed to go visit, but something always got in my way. Due to my health, my chances are gone.
This has got to be the weirdest collection of pop snippets I’ve ever seen: The Association’s sterile college pop, Alvin Lee’s perm, Keith Emerson’s attempt at singing, Donovan’s fling with jazz, The Band doing Gershwin and the FOH engineer desperately fighting feedback. That backline looks awesome though, and those Vox UL amps are rare as hen’s teeth.
@@burtramone765: You’re right. I was thrown off by the bassist, who sort of resembled Rick Danko, and I guess whoever put up this video made the same mistake. I went and googled the original festival line-up and there wasn’t a ‘The Band’ to be found. Phew, narrow escape for the boys…
I was an American teenager in Rome in the late 1960's. I saw the Who live, there, and went to discos as often as possible. I also had a R&R band, and one of our tunes was Feel A Whole Lot Better ....by the Byrds. It had double lead vocal and double back-up vocal, with great harmonies. I met Donovan back then. I love Alvin Lee and 10 Years After, .....and I also love Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger's band. Her vocals would drive any song like a locomotive. Thanks for the video.
@@mrJimCharles I'm not saying that she was the most beautiful babe of the 1960s. We all know that this was Margaret Rutherford. 😁But Sandie Shaw was a prime contender in the field of female singers and actresses (along with Katherine Ross and the late Francoise Hardy). But that is only my humble and subjective opinion. And I like Julie Driscoll singing "Road to Cairo".
I was an American teenager in Rome in the late 1960's. I saw the Who live, there, and went to discos as often as possible. I also had a R&R band, and one of our tunes was Feel A Whole Lot Better ....by the Byrds. It had double lead vocal and double back-up vocal, with great harmonies. I met Donovan back then. I love Alvin Lee and 10 Years After, .....and I also love Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger's band. Her vocals would drive any song like a locomotive. Thanks for the video.
This was a 4 evening event… March 4-7, 1968. I attended three of four nights and was attending international high school in Rome (my father worked at the U.S. embassy). While the video shows some small clips it missed some major bands ( while including The Band, who were not there as someone has noted). Missing were Buffy Sainte Marie, Traffic, Fairpoint Convention, The Move ( which later became ELO), The Soft Machine and four or five other groups.
1:45 rare footage indeed. Alvin Lee of Ten Years After hair is in a short-lived transitional phase that is not often seen. It’s still curly from the ill-advised fro , but getting longer, becoming the iconic mullet. ⚡️✨🎸✨⚡️
@@brianfergus839yep that was his poorly documented Jimi tribute phase. Never previously noticed the Jimi ‘stache. His mum was a hairdresser. Dunno who did Clapton’s Jimi perm.
A time capsule. Besides the great footage of the bands/artists and the music, there's all the vintage instruments, equipment, clothes, and hair styles. A blast from the past. What an awesome festival. A treat to see this video. Ty
I remember as a young boy watching a live group in a backyard jam , it was 1971 and everyone was so into the music ,my first concert I guess you’d say but it was noise to me . The Byrds were so in tune to their sound at an early onset . I attribute that to the formation around bluegrass notes in the roots of American style , well voiced and spot on lyrical tones . They were at the epicenter , we so much long for that style of musicianship .
The Nice did an album where one side consisted of a Bob Dylan cover, She Belongs To Me. The title is shouted out at the start and then it is all instrumental. It was live from USA I believe and they were introduced as "A most distinguished group from England, The Nice". When Bob played the Isle of Wight in 1968, it was so popular they added a free concert the evening before it opened. Nice were on there and Emerson had a great time playing two upright pianos facing each other as he played both, rocking them back and forth till they nearly fell.over; terrific fun..
I never thought I'd see The Byrds play 'Mr. Spaceman' in any visual format. Least of all the Roman Colosseum???? And I thought seeing Barbara Feldman drumming along with The Electric Prunes on The Mike Douglas Show was weird. (!!)
Keep searching … you’ll find another rarity. Gene Clark’s brief return was caught for TV. I think there’s two or three vids of some lineup doing the song. ✌️
Yes, Keith Emerson did sing on a couple of what I call 'knockabout funny' tracks for the Nice. This is another thing that ELP copied off them in the form of Jeremy Bender, Are you ready Eddy, The Sheriff and Benny the bouncer. These tracks were used in both bands to lighten the mood on an album and they worked in that context. Although Keith didn't sing on the ELP ones they served their purpose for both bands.
@@andrewhudson8966 lt may very well be Gram Parsons , however with the sunglasses on , l thought it might actually be Gene Clark on one of his on/off returns to the Band. Also the song Mr. Spaceman is more to do with the psychedelic period of The Byrds. Gram was more to do with the cosmic country sound they later had. l suspect it is Gram strumming along on this mimed clip , to a song he wasn't originally involved with.
Thanks for this.. We stared a concept to record every show on this small U.S tour on a cassette player and this was the only one that lasted but I’ve never heard it ever since/ the tape deck broke down anyway..
Wonder how much footage of this concert festival actually still exists? Quality sure looks good from these snippets. Wonder why more hasn't been commercially released!
I have the albums, and i have two copies of the webb sessions, i can still hear it on magnavox counsole, ya know the big wood furniture piece with a stereo inside, zenith was sneaky like that with a 5 watt tube amp what a warm sound to match the music playing, a tramp shining, the yard went on forever, then later in 71 my boy, but glenn also sang webb too, and he had a voice. The 1960s, as a young boy, was a great place to be. My old Converse sneakers smell like the Mohawk River from exploring fishing swimming. And the yard went 👉 forever.
This classic along with Demon Queen, Blessed Wild Apple Girl and Ill Starred Man were originally scheduled to be included on the 'A Beard Of Stars album but were withdrawn after Steve "Peregrine" Took's departure in 1969.
The best sound/performance of the snippets was with Donovan and the great sound from the Jazz-inspired piano piece in the background. Also, gotta love Roger Mcguinn singing with the Byrds (live or not). "Keep on Rockin' in The Free World"
Many years ago,i heard a rare Pink Floyd song in FM radio. It came out during this time period and was about 6-7 minutes long and featured an upbeat,renissance sounding organ melody and a middle 8 trippy guitar solo. The singer was probably Rick Wright because the words were close to his lyrical style,telling of someone reminiscing about a past love affair with movements still flowing in his mind. This was,i believe a post Syd song. If anyone thinks they know this song title,drop in your ideas. Thanks!
FYI, college stations back in th 80s and early 90s were known for playing vintage treasures!. I don't have a clue back in 1992 what bootleg comp they dug up this Pink Floyd song from but soon,hopefully,we can get the definitive title!🖖🖖🖖
No,sorry wish I knew more Think of the renussance,classical,waltz music but with a dreamy,psychedelic pop sound. That's what this song was plus it's a rare studio cut. I don't know if that helps
@@calliopivogiatzis2235 Hmm difficult. I was thinkin about maybe Remember a Day, Paintbox, The Scarecrow, Carefull with that axe Eugene, or See Saw? But i guess it's something rarer.....
Here,I can give you what I REALLY thought were the BEST guesses from some folks so far: 1.A saucerfull of secrets, pt.4 2.Egor I Opizoinevshie 3.Roger's boogie? 4.Behold the temple of light 5. 370 Roman yards as a possible lp where this song can be foound
I agree - shame they lost his vocal: was the whole performance like that? If not, why put the Magic Band minus Beefheart in the highlight clips? There is great footage of this band in France, probably the same month. Would like to see that whole set.
This is not fair, it's not a full concert of a muzik festival but more of tidbits or freesamplings of some of the greatest muzicianz @ that moment in time. Is there a FULL version of this, somewhere somehow, please let me know. If COMPLETE, this would be an AMAZING event to WATCH in full!!! length length
Superbe document video ❤👍but it's only sole short vidéos or we can found the dvd of each one ...somwhere in the shop in new york ? Or in others place ...in usa...or in england....?
Absolutely NOT the City/Place for This Conglomeration of Bands ! ONLY Reason I Checked It Out Was I Thought MAYBE 10 Years After Might Have Done “I’d Love to Change the World” Which WOULD BE Appropriate for Rome Even Though My Reason for Being a 10 Years After Fan is Alvin’s KILLER BLUES 🎶🥰🎶‼️
Is that a joke? Incredible bill... The Floyd still with Barrett? The original Nice with O'List? The Association, the Byrds, Beefheart in Europe, how could that?
