Rare Earth with Peter Rivera - I Just Want To Celebrate

Incredible wonderful!!!! I could like to be there and sing it with you!!!!

I never noticed that before, but most from the 60's and 70's are thinner - I think it's just more noticeable now cause most americans are heavier now than ever before.

i agree.....

is it just me or are these the tallest,skinniest white musicians ever love the song and band saw them at hippie fest a few years ago(whoever was in that version of the band)

I actually sing this at church!!! I love the lyrics!!!!

well some stuff are good... like Better faster stronger harder, something like that... by Daft Punk, the only song I like from them...

I do agree that today's "Hip Hop" stinks. This generation isn't utilizing it's real talent. They're taking the lazy way out and getting paid by kids who don't know it's crap!
Yep, our generation was the last of the majority original artists and musicians. Sad to watch.
We do, however have some new R&B artists who are completely talented and using it. John Legend comes to mind. As does Jill Scott. There are others, but too many to mention here.

Interesting theory. Not sure I follow the reasoning behind it, though.
RocknRoll and Disco were two entirely different genres. Different purposes. Disco was for people who liked to dance to music.
Rock wasn't really. You just listened and grooved to it. I remember all the white kids walking around with tshirts saying "Disco S**ks ". Used to make me laugh every time. lol

Great post - thanks!

The Stooges and the MC5 cant compare. Rare Earth was the best band playing in Detroit in 1970!

Cheer up! The same decrease of quality is happening to IT these days. When it finally becomes too boring to play with, people may pick up the occasional guitar, again...
Or more frequent power-cuts will bring relief.

Thanks for all those uploads. I feared I lived on an empty island but how shall I hate YouTube, now...

Wow! Had it on 45!

in my school we are using this in our school musical for a theme song

Who said white boys aint got no FUNK in their soul!

Agreed - Rare Earth is a great band with real talent and chops. IMHO very few, if any, modern so-called "R&B", "Hip Hop" or "Soul" artists even come close to the soul and groove these guys lay down... nothing on the charts, anyway. For one thing, Rare Earth are actually playing their own instruments - the music's not laid down by computers, turntables and samplers, and that seems to be an increasingly rare thing these days ;)

Many thanks for the compliment.

My theory is that disco caused the dismantling of talented groups like Rare Earth. They were too advanced for record executives and the less hip listeners.

Rare Earth was blurring the genre lines in some very innovative and unique ways.

People brag about the soulfulness of Justin Timberlake, Eminem, Michael McDonald and even Sting. But Pete Rivera was a bona fide soul brother with street cred in every neighborhood; and with every race. Long Live Rare Earth!

I just checked out your website. You ROCK dude. I respect what your doing and wish you much success in doing it.

You're my age and you understand. What happened to the good music? It was our generation in time. It will never be repeated. Thank God we were there to experience it. Our generation is when Rock and Roll peaked.

I used to carry that album around as if it was a backpack. :)

Then later I bought a backpack/book bag that looked just like that Rare Earth album.

Rare Earth was a very special group. Their audience was one of the most diverse audiences in all of rock.

Rare Earth was very, very special. They were easily as good as Zepplin and Hendrix.

Great band... and this song five stars category---- Tks bozonono13

F'n AWESOME! Peter Rivera rocked it out!

What's about that album? I have it too (and it's brillant btw!)

Lucky you! Wouldn't you just love to see some of it on YouTube??

Pretty amazing, isn't it?

I have that back pack album.