Samson (with Bruce Dickinson) - Riding With The Angels (Reading 1981) - Part 4 of 5 video free download


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Samson (with Bruce Dickinson) - Reading Festival, England, Aug. 28, 1981.This is the last Bruce's concert with Samson,and Mel Gaynor's third gig.

Bruce Dickinson - vocal

Paul Samson - guitar

Chris Aylmer - bass guitar

Mel Gaynor - drums

Riding With The Angels [Lyrics]

Katie was a kid, I guess she hid her thoughts from everyone

Went to school at eight, she was never late

Didn't know the meaning of fun

Every night Katie prayed to God above

But her daddy gave her everything but love

She woke up one day, said: "I'm on my way"

Her mummy read the letter, It did say:

"I'm on my way, I'm on my way"

Riding with the angels

She's having fun fun fun

Rode around and every boy in town tried to win her back

It was no go, cause she rode with Joe, he was the leader of the pack

People ran for cover when they rolled to town

The night was black, rain on the ground

Engines scream, running too fast

They knew the ride would be there last

They're on their way,

They're on their way

Riding with the angels

She's having fun fun fun

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'Riding With The Angels' is a song from the ''Riding With The Angels'' single by Samson, released in 1981.

Samson was a British hard rock band formed in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Paul Samson. They are best known for their first three albums with future Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson, then known as "Bruce Bruce", and drummer Thunderstick (real name Barry Graham), who wore a leather mask and performed on stage in a metal cage. Drummer Clive Burr was also member of the band, both before and after his tenure with Iron Maiden. Drummer Mel Gaynor also had a successful music career being a member of Simple Minds for over 20 years.

In a gig by hard rock band Samson at Bishop's Stortford, Dickinson came onstage and performed one of their songs, "Rock Me Baby".He was offered the job as the band's vocalist immediately.They released their debut album, Survivors, in 1979 on an independent label. Dickinson did not appear on the original version, as it had been completed two months before he joined them.During his time in Samson, he went by the name "Bruce Bruce", derived from Monty Python's Bruces sketch.The other band members knew they had improved things by hiring Dickinson, but it took some time for the fans to "catch up".Dickinson was shocked after finding out that all rock performers were not as great artists as he had thought them to be.Most of them, like Samson, didn't think of popularity, but just "to have a good drink, a good shag, and take some drugs". It was very difficult for him to relate to that kind of living.He had smoked before, but in Samson it was more like a habit. Dickinson had to smoke joints in order to communicate with other band members. He called it, "the price that had to be paid", as it was a step towards his goal being a rock n' roll singer.

Comments

8 years ago

Chris Jester

For everyone saying it's a rip off of Deep Purple, the band didn't write this song. It is a cover tune. Russ Ballard is the writer. Blame him. 

8 years ago

Sasquach Troll

he looks like kevin sorbo from hercules

9 years ago

Stephen Sok

So glad to see this! Unbelievable! Thank you for posting. 

9 years ago

Carnalite119

Wow the concert has video, thats very cool

9 years ago

Михаил Куршев

Заебись!!!!

9 years ago

Luciano Pereira

Guys... it's totally possible that Samson was influenced by Purple. Bruce himself said lots of times that he was influenced by Gillan's and Purple's sound... For the ones who read his biography, it's said the band was trying to follow the great band at that time... BTW, it's good to see Bruce so young some years before joining with the guys in Maiden... It's not Purple, it's a band which was looking for a direction in the late 70's.

9 years ago

DreamWizard9

He was the perfect choice for Iron Maiden!

10 years ago

Black Sun

Ese mi Brucito es tan hermoso! ♥

10 years ago

toni Makkonen

wtf? the riff is just like highway star? lol :D

10 years ago

glorox

The riff sounds pretty similar ...

10 years ago

ChinoRojoIronMaiden

GO GO POWER RANGERS !!

11 years ago

Robearwgl

God bless Bruce Dickinson. this shit sounds pretty good.

11 years ago

Derek DePrator

wow really dude

11 years ago

Danny Seymour

could have been a good band if they could write better songs!

11 years ago

repetita Juvant

it s highway star!!

11 years ago

Macdeth1717

A diamond in the rough. He had more energy then the entire band!!! You can hear that razor factor in his voice that we would hear on the scream intro to number of the beast and the end of run to the hills! Up the irons!!

11 years ago

FourPie

Yes they did! :D

11 years ago

Ze Bigode

Conhecido como BRUCE BRUCE nessa época rsrsrsrsrs

11 years ago

SignOfCross

Those people didn't knew they were in front of a god yet.

11 years ago

Sele Sanguinetti

Fuck I love his hair :D

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