Saga - Don´t be late - HD Version - live Mannheim 2007 - by b-light.tv 

Try over 40 years !

what is the make of Ian Crichton's guitar

Music from another dimension ^^

I feel triple guilty because they never were a big deal in Canada 🇨🇦 there home country but the Tragically Hip is worshipped like Gods. 🤦‍♂️🙄

100% agree, when I was a teenager they were one of those off the radar bands that sounded so different than mainstream, so alluring. I wish I could've seen them live!

They have so many good songs, don't know what is the best song of Saga. Maybe "wind him up"

Grew up with this band, got to know them at the age of 18 during my military service ind Germany of course ;-) Now, I'm 60 and my God, do they still sound as good as the very first time.Hope to see them again one day.

I've been saying that for years! One of the most underrated bands ever!

Kenne SAGA seit fast 40 Jahren, war auf einem kleinen Konzert, war Spitze

@@jurgenbolte3022 ich sag ja, bis heute bin ich Saga, Manfred man und Depeche mode treu geblieben 😍

I saw this whole Rock am Ring concert on tv in new years evening 1985. I watched it on vcr so many times that the tape worn out. Fortunately, someones have saved their tapes and share them here. I´m still thinking that there were two bands "above over others" , Saga and Marillion.

The first time in a rock concert to enjoy my favorite band ever, 1981 San Juan, Puerto Rico!

The lyrics of this song are so strange, do you know what this song is about? I cant find an explaination anywhere on internet.

I suncribe all that words, iam from Puerto Rico and saga is very loved over here.

Tuve el privelegio de trabajar para Alfa Rock 105 (luego la extinta 106) ese Concierto fue inolvidable. UNICO. Saga es uno de los Grupos más querido en Puerto Rico.

John gatti - well known in Norway

In the galaxy

And Puerto Rico please Google it and you will see

John gatti Indeed!

Fortunately you are in error, at least in Venezuela the generation of the 80's are full SAGA, they even had a transcendental influence on all the bands that emerged at that time.

Juan Mousset I was there too!

Unforgettable experience I was there too 🎵💕

hey brother (in music) I was there with my group of friends (all Saga Die-hard fans) " El Poliedro".. The sound was awesome.. like u said: Unforgettable

I saw them in early 1982 I believe at University of Missouri Columbia it was a great concert ! At age 19 I was in awe of this groups sound and showmanship

I was there , Poliedro de Caracas 👍🏻

warner kurt maybe Saga is a bit better....related to the time, they raised.....one of the most underrated bands ever.. imo

amein!

I'm not America, but I've lived in the States since 1977. Listened to Saga in my college days. I'm astounded they never made it in this country; they're so excellent

@@spa97229 I have a few friends in the American midwest who are into Prog Rock and followed Saga from early on. Back in the 70s and early 80s, there still were some radio stations in the U.S. that were independent operations and/or DJs had a lot of control over what was played. Perhaps my friends in the U.S.A. lucked-out with a good local stations? There are a lot of excellent bands that never got the attention in the U.S.A. that they deserved. Here's my explanation, which is not intended as any form of judgement, but merely observation & analysis... (1) Some of it has to do with the large population & the huge number of American bands that were/are trying to make it big. It's easy for any band to get lost in the crowd. (2) Another reason is that tastes & playlists were very regional until all the stations got bought up by the big corporations. So word of mouth back then didn't travel everywhere, and some parts of the U.S.A. may not have had many stations interested in playing Saga's music. (3) Also, so much of the U.S.A. had/has a more conservative mindset than much of Canada & Europe. Consequently, the nation tends to be 'culturally isolationist', so without considerable hype, Americans (on-average) are less quick to embrace change than people in urban Canada or Europe. (N.Y. and L.A. are obvious exceptions) That is reflected in the arts, and (4) Finally, there is an undercurrent of patriotism in the U.S.A. that leads to a form of 'cultural protectionism', plus a belief that everything American is better (a mis-interpretation of "American Exceptionalism" that was/is pervasive), so many people in the U.S.A. are less interested in looking outside their borders for cultural or political inspiration. Obviously I don't want to paint everyone in the U.S.A. with the same brush, and there are plenty of exceptions to what I have stated, however, overall, I think these are some of the factors that tend to make it harder for bands from outside the U.S.A. to get a nation-wide, mainstream following there than it is for those bands to 'make it big', in other nations around the world. (an exception...perhaps bands from the U.K.?).

I have a few friends in the American midwest who have been big fans from Saga's first album on, so you're not alone. 😎🙂

You're not and I agree.

I've had the album Worlds Apart on vinyl for about a decade now. New to drag out the turntable and give it a listen.

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Wowww

ich war auch dabei!

one of the best bands ever iwas there too

True that! Wicked freakin' awesome! :-) - That drummer is phenomenal!

Robert Ballot Well said!

One of the first videos on MTV .very special to me and my Dad

@@williamneedham245 I'm glad you caught it. As an avid MTV watcher in those early days, I know it came and went pretty quickly and I don't think it made it to more than medium rotation. I already was a huge Saga fan by then, discovering their first album in the record store bins and taking a flyer on it. I found it incredibly impressive, second track to last (first was no better than so-so and left me wondering whether I'd like the rest on first listen). So when "Don't Be Late" made it to MTV I felt both pride and immense happiness that they had more majestic music in them. Took a long time to find Silent Knight, however, in record stores. Saga had gone dark for me for three years. In those days there was no way of knowing about album releases other than the radio and what the stores carried. So you can imagine my surprise to learn that two more albums had followed the debut. Eventually found it in a record store in Syracuse, where I went to college. Didn't take that warmly to it for a long time (inner sleeve sucked and that always, subliminally, was part of the experience for me). But now I really do like it. I don't have Images of Twilight anymore, but I remember feeling, it too, was a big step down from the first album. How I would love for time to have proved me wrong on that one too. Should seek it out.

S F . yes . clear sound , top performance.

Me too! I had to work dammit!

I'd like to know from a German fan, why was Saga such a hit in Germany?

ben vad Because they had that uniquely magical sound, that seemed to fit the time and the spirit back then. All at once, pretty much everyone I knew, listened to them and I got swept away as well. I guess it was just the right time and the right setting for a band like this. And now - 30 years later, I still get chills when I hear their music, because it seems to be part of the soundtrack of my life. Except now - more than back then, I seem to have a sudden understanding of the intelligence and artistic craftsmanship that lies in their work.

MarlowCpt Funny as a Canadian they were almost unknown. Sad really.

The best

The drummer is Chris Sutherland.

@@parisbercy the original drummer was Steve Negus, I went to school with him

@@kimhandy6117 The question was: Who is the drummer in this video? This is not Steve Negus! And not who was your classmate.

Times Up was the first song I heard from them

In 1979 in Puerto Rico

Ich auch,ist zwar schon ein paar Jährchen her,aber die sind live der absolute Hammer

Absolut!!!

Alan Vaughan better than Rush? Sorry man...

The “force” is definitely with him!

He is the source.

Norman Guzmán tuve la dicha de estar alli las dos veces

Igualmente amigos: ¡los dos conciertos!

Que depinga yo también estuve ahí.... Teresa carreño. Porque luego vinieron con otro cantante que no cuadró mucho. Saludos desde Caracas

Excelente Saga, los vi en el poliedro,impecable presentación en vivo.

+maria alejandra rodriguez de fernandez das sind die besten !!!

Damals die Party-Alternative zur NDW 👍

They were successful in Canada way back when, but TBH they've become a forgotten band.

Read my comment and you will see why they are embedded in us kids of that era when they first played outside of Canada, and the heavy promotion on the Rock station of that time, Alfa Rock 106. Yes, Saga was big in our turf. Read my comment and you'll see why.