Man I miss this Band!! Driving back n forth from school from the U.P. to the suburbs of Detroit, it was impossible to drive the speed limit while listening to the Rockets!! State Police didn't understand.... Imagine that!! R.I.P. Dave, you left us way too soon!! THIS WAS DETROIT ROCK N ROLL!!
We people that grew up in Detroit on the Rockets n The Look will never let there great Rock n Roll music die,they live forever in our hearts souls n on our music systems.
The Rockets were and still are one of my favorite bands. I grew up in Hamtramck and followed them wherever they played in southeast Michigan. Damn....if Dave only stayed away from drugs!! What a shame.
I'd thought he'd done himself in by overindulgence, and maybe it did contribute, but he died from liver cancer. Met him a couple times, once as a clerk at a Quik Pik, me not him, and was in a band called Roadhouse and he sat in at a party. Evidently he later joined that band after I was gone.
I was fortunate enough to see these guys a bunch of times as an opening act for alot of big bands at Castle Farms Music Theater in Charlevoix Mi back in the 80's.
My best friend was from Dearborn and he turned me on to The Rockets. When they came to Fresno, I had to see them. Loved it. Some of the best rock 'n' roll.
Yep, good ole Detroit band that I grew up listening to. I still live in the suburbs of Detroit. A lot of fantastic and timeless musicians have their roots from here! Glad to see someone had some old footage:)
They had it all. Awesome guitarist, great voice, top notch production and their songs had the hook that's usually needed to be a hit. Never understood why they didn't make it either. I still see McCarty around town 2-3 times a year with his band Mystery Train and a couple times a few years ago with Cactus. I've seen pretty much all the greatest guitarist in the world with the exception of Hendrix & consider him to be one of them.
Yea these guys were top notch one of the best detroit ever produced listened to them all the time in the 80s.these guys and april wine shouldve both been bigger I still cant get enough of either,we had such a great scene in detroit back in the 80s damn I miss it
Love the Rockets and Dave but Davids substance abuse issues im sure played a role in them not being able to make it big.....Ted Nugent kicked him out after he was missing rehearsals and such I read.
@@Musique61414 Speaking of PAYOLA, it adversely affected LOTS of Canadian musicians (especially IAN THOMAS & KIM MITCHELL). Ironically, I'm from Detroit, MI but I have a MAJOR affinity 4 Canadian Rock (especially The Band, The Guess Who/B.T.O., Max Webster/Kim Mitchell, Triumph, April Wine, & Ian Thomas). Nvrthlss, this is The Rockets' BEST SONG!!!!!
I was lucky enough to catch these guys live back in 1979 (Notre Dame IN - ACC Auditorum). They openrd up for REO Speedwagon (Nine Lives tour) It was an incredible show! What a great band! Went out and bought the album the very next day
I don’t know why they didn’t. They came close. I was born and raised in Seattle. I saw Loverboy and the Rockets open for Sammy Hagar, New Year’s Eve, 1980. Loverboy was on first, I thought they were kind of lame (I liked their 2nd album, a year or two later). The Rockets were GREAT! I liked them as much as Sammy. The rest of the crowd seemed to like them as well. I think that the Rockets, for whatever reason, weren’t promoted enough. Maybe their record company didn’t want to spend money on them. I think their distribution wasn’t what it could have been. No Ballads should have been a breakout for them. “Taking it Back”, “Sally Can’t Dance”, and ”Desire" should have been singles. But I only know one person who had a copy of No Ballads (I copied onto cassette and played it til it wore out), but I think he got it as a handout at a radio station event. I don’t recall hearing on the radio, or seeing it in record stores. I think they would have done well here.
@@jamesweldon9726 who was their label, RSO? That's probably why. Robert Stigwood was having financial trouble at the time and wound up selling the label to Polydor. Record companies were in dire straits (ha) in the early 80s. I still have a copy of both the albums around downstairs. They still get talked about around here in the Detroit area.
i play guitar. got to hang with dave for a few weeks!wow! he was a handful for sure! but what a great guy! went to a bar with him in union lake,mi., and girls just crowded on on him so he couldnt breathe! bartender sent 3 cases of beer to his dads house, who wasnt home,and we drank,smoked,and snorted till 5 am!!i played old songs i knew,and he sang everyone! no amp,but it didnt matter, he jammed with it all!we laughed,played,dramk,and jammed all night!next morning, he was on radio as mystery guest on "dial a date" with billy squire!dave on the floor with a microphone just throwin in his two cents! man, i heard it and laughed my ass off knowing what he had been thru the night before!Nonethe less, he was a great guy,and down to earth too! miss you dave,and god bless!
I still put my cassettes in my player here at home and listen to these guys. I have cds..but just something about the tapes man...I so miss these guys.....Dammit. Rocket Roll.........
Great band rockets good memories. Underated band. Live in Windsor Canada. These dudes rock full out start to finish. Just explosive show. And great tunes. Niceee
“Desire” was co-written by Rocket member Dennis Robbins, who would later after leaving the Rockets in 1983, he would move to Nashville, Tennessee and become a multi-platinum country songwriter, co-writing such hits like: “(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes”, “Get Me To The Church on Cumberland Road”, “No Chance To Dance”, “Finally Friday”, “Two Of A Kind (Workin’ On A Full House”, “Too Much Month at the End of the Money”, “Home Sweet Home” and much more.
My 2nd concert ever was the farewell tour at Pine Knob. I love the rockets, listen to them 2 this day(got all the albums) Just a shame it didn't work. Both Gilbert's we're great singers.
I grew up in Pontiac around there they had lots of rock stations they played these guys been looking for them for a long time . Thanks for posting this.
One of the Best bands to come out of Detroit. It still boggles my mind why they never it it big. They had the tunes and the talent. They should've been huge, they really should have! I still listen to their music to this day and it stands the test of time. Dave Gilbert one of the best Rock n Roll vocalist's ever! Was it drugs, lawyers, miss management or all of the above?
This was uploaded in 2009? Time flies. I came to the sad conclusion that there were no Rockets videos in existence that had audio after searching RUclips, which must have been 5 years ago. I must have not searched for them for five years, even though that time frame seems too long. Then again, this video could have been uploaded in 2009, but set to "Private" until recently. I am so overjoyed to have come across this! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Now THIS is fuckin' ROCK AND ROLL!
This song fits in with the best rippin' guitar songs and great fun lyrics - are they best? Maybe close.... what a great song! Definitely on my first song list of my burned CDs - yes, I paid my 99 cents for it.
Looking up some folks from the past. I remember running into these guys a couple times. At the Old Waldorf in San Fran and Record Plant Party in Sausalito. Those were the days..
Dave Gilbert was such a monster vocalist and all around nice guy from what I've heard from friends who knew him. I wasn't fortunate enough to see them live, I had tickets to see them at the Royal Oak Music Theater the night that they recorded their live album, but that fell on my military enlistment date, so I couldn't make the show. At least I have the live CD to listen to when i get Nostalgic. lol I wish someone had the official video that was put out of "Rollin' by the Record Machine", I always loved that song too.
Grew up in the old “Union Lake” area. Dave was a couple of years ahead of me in HS. He was really good friends with my older cousin. I met him a few times, and yes he was a nice guy.
Reply to : 1slidedog Thanks for the insight / background on that particular gig. Yes, both bands (Rockets / REO) went on extremely late that night - so its cool now to know what was behind the delay. I'm 50 years old and have seen quite a few concerts - but that Rockets / REO concert rates as one of the most memorable and one of my most favorite shows.
Saw them at "Day on the Green" Oakland Stadium. July 4th 1979. They opened for Thin Lizzy, UFO, Nazareth, J.Geils and Journey. They kicked off a great day of Rock.
Thank you thank you for posting these! I have been searching for Rockets music on Itunes and here for awhile. I remember playing their albums over and over in high school. Never got to them live tho.
THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST DETROIT ROCK & ROLL BANDS THE WORLD JUST DIDN'T GET THEM THEY SOULD BE AS GOOD AS BOB SAGER WHAT A BAND WITH DAVE JUST LISTEN TO ALL OF THERE WORK DETROIT ROCK & ROLL FORCE PERIOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was fortunate enough to play in a cover band with Donnie, after The Rockets broke up. Played mostly around the Jackson area. Me being 17 at the time, I can't tell you how incredible it was to play with such a talented musician. Wish I knew how to get an email to him.
Uncle Buck from his morning show "From the Basement" played this song this morning on WLAV. Very few programs carry true "Classic Rock" in this area. Uncle Buck on Sunday morning out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. WLAV seems to have sold out to corporate these last few months, they didn't announce a program change, they just started adding a bunch of songs that are not true "Classic Rock" and it sucks now. WMMQ With Deb Hart out of Lansing. She is a classy lady and does a wonderful job. Sometimes that other guy that shares the morning mic gets in the way- what a huge ego he has, but you have to put up with a little to get what you want. He puts out trivia questions that few people would know, so the bulk of the population is out of the running, too bad. Way to go Uncle Buck and Deb Hart- love what you do.
Great band! Jim McCarty played with Mitch Ryder, Cactus, jammed with Hendrix (Nine To The Universe lp), Mystery Train. Yep makes you wonder why they never went big time........maybe McCarty wasn't into the record company b.s. of the time. This was his band.
This is the kind of melodic and hard-driving rock and roll I like best. Personally, I hated it when Nirvana came on the scene and totally changed the sound of rock music. I love long guitar solos and gritty vocals, and I love The Rockets.
this video and the "Oh Well" video I posted, are from a VHS tape my older brother recorded. I have an idea what show it came from, but not definite. I had to convert the tape to a digital format because it was rotting when I found it. That's the reason for the "swirly" sound and video in certain places. Thanks for all of the comments. These guys rocked-the-house back in the day, and are still playin' and rockin' today.
I think it is from the midnight special show. You can hear a couple of syllables of Wolfman Jack at the end. Great song from a great and underrated band! Thanks for uploading this.
McCarty and Bee are still rockin', most often in different bands but every once in a while the stars align....facebook.com/events/2855699027975022?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22calendar_tab_event%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark_calendar%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
I saw the Rockets perform here in Edmonton,Alberta,Canada at Commonwealth Stadium during the Alberta World Rock Festival on August 3,1981. All the bands which performed that day in order of appearance were The Rockets,Blue Oyster Cult, Loverboy ,Ted Nugent, Heart
Saw these guys when is was just 16. actually got a bottle of Don Q 151 into concert. These guys warmed up for Pat Traverse Snorting whiskey drinking cocaine. Saw them in Grand Rapids.
Here’s a link to an Paul Leslie Hour interview with Dennis Robbins: ruclips.net/video/gqmhyPOCFV8/видео.html BTW: I love Dennis’s music, his country songs are the bomb diggity. Home Sweet Home is a nice combination of blues, rock and roll, and country. Wish he was a bigger country star.
I thought he was great back then. Watching this video, ooooh boy. I was young and dumb. Sad David passed, he could have been great if he went straight…wow it is weird getting old and looking back….
Jim McCarty and Johnny Bee will be appearing with The Kenny Parker Band at Michigan Ribfest July 7, 2019 at 6pm and The Westland Blues Festival on Aug. 3, 2019 michiganribfest.com/band-lineup/ www.cityofwestland.com/play/blues-brews-bbq-1865
I uploaded these two videos, Desire and Oh Well, again after enhancing the Audio a bit. These 'second attempts' are posted on the right but with fewer 'hits.'
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Man I miss this Band!! Driving back n forth from school from the U.P. to the suburbs of Detroit, it was impossible to drive the speed limit while listening to the Rockets!! State Police didn't understand.... Imagine that!! R.I.P. Dave, you left us way too soon!! THIS WAS DETROIT ROCK N ROLL!!
We people that grew up in Detroit on the Rockets n The Look will never let there great Rock n Roll music die,they live forever in our hearts souls n on our music systems.
"We're gonna rock, how about you?"
The Rockets were and still are one of my favorite bands. I grew up in Hamtramck and followed them wherever they played in southeast Michigan. Damn....if Dave only stayed away from drugs!! What a shame.
I'd thought he'd done himself in by overindulgence, and maybe it did contribute, but he died from liver cancer. Met him a couple times, once as a clerk at a Quik Pik, me not him, and was in a band called Roadhouse and he sat in at a party. Evidently he later joined that band after I was gone.
Johnny B and Jim McCarty...Superb....Miss seeing you guys!
I was fortunate enough to see these guys a bunch of times as an opening act for alot of big bands at Castle Farms Music Theater in Charlevoix Mi back in the 80's.
The first time I saw The Rockets in concert was at Pine Knob.The King Bees opened up for them.It was a good show.
I was there, we had front row. A rocking night for sure!
ONE OF THE BEST LEAD SINGERS IN THE WORLD WHAT A VOICE RIP DAVE !
One of many out of Detroit.
Dave is alive.
Virginia Wolfe, Dave Gilbert died of liver cancer in 2001.
Virginia Wolffe are you thinking of Dave Edwards from The Look?
@@1Phepsi thats a shame
First concert I ever went to was The Rockets w/sg Donnie Iris. Halloween night 1980, Chrysler Arena, Ann Arbor Michigan. I was 14. Never forget it.
I was just singing "love is like a rock" by Donny Iris the other day, lol. Love the Rockets, Im out of Detroit. Great times & great music !
My best friend was from Dearborn and he turned me on to The Rockets. When they came to Fresno, I had to see them. Loved it. Some of the best rock 'n' roll.
When did they come to Fresno. Must’ve been when I was gone away for the army. Great band though.
How have I never heard of this band until today?? Killer rock n roll.
Great American Rock and Roll band from Detroit. Where Rock and Roll Started! Fact! 🤠🇺🇸🐎🇨🇦
Yep, good ole Detroit band that I grew up listening to. I still live in
the suburbs of Detroit. A lot of fantastic and timeless musicians
have their roots from here! Glad to see someone had some old footage:)
Lori what arr you wearing right now? I am in Mount Clemmens, can be there in mintes
I could never understand why this band did not break out nationwide. Lord knows they had the talent.
They had it all. Awesome guitarist, great voice, top notch production and their songs had the hook that's usually needed to be a hit. Never understood why they didn't make it either. I still see McCarty around town 2-3 times a year with his band Mystery Train and a couple times a few years ago with Cactus. I've seen pretty much all the greatest guitarist in the world with the exception of Hendrix & consider him to be one of them.
Yea these guys were top notch one of the best detroit ever produced listened to them all the time in the 80s.these guys and april wine shouldve both been bigger I still cant get enough of either,we had such a great scene in detroit back in the 80s damn I miss it
Love the Rockets and Dave but Davids substance abuse issues im sure played a role in them not being able to make it big.....Ted Nugent kicked him out after he was missing rehearsals and such I read.
It's called the bullshit radio industry, where payola ruled the day. Nobody fronted the 💰But yeah, Dave was a bit of a mess, and hard to replace.
@@Musique61414 Speaking of PAYOLA, it adversely affected LOTS of Canadian musicians (especially IAN THOMAS & KIM MITCHELL). Ironically, I'm from Detroit, MI but I have a MAJOR affinity 4 Canadian Rock (especially The Band, The Guess Who/B.T.O., Max Webster/Kim Mitchell, Triumph, April Wine, & Ian Thomas). Nvrthlss, this is The Rockets' BEST SONG!!!!!
I was lucky enough to catch these guys live back in 1979 (Notre Dame IN - ACC Auditorum). They openrd up for REO Speedwagon (Nine Lives tour) It was an incredible show! What a great band! Went out and bought the album the very next day
Must have been a kick ass show
THANK YOU!!
such an under rated band,saw the Rocket's half a dozen times
each show ROCKED
R.I.P. Dave
I remember seeing them at a music festival in 79 in Charlotte NC. What a fantastic show they put on
🤘😎🤘
Pure kick in the nuts Detroit rock. Too bad these guys never had a national break out.
I don’t know why they didn’t. They came close.
I was born and raised in Seattle. I saw Loverboy and the Rockets open for Sammy Hagar, New Year’s Eve, 1980. Loverboy was on first, I thought they were kind of lame (I liked their 2nd album, a year or two later). The Rockets were GREAT! I liked them as much as Sammy. The rest of the crowd seemed to like them as well.
I think that the Rockets, for whatever reason, weren’t promoted enough. Maybe their record company didn’t want to spend money on them. I think their distribution wasn’t what it could have been. No Ballads should have been a breakout for them. “Taking it Back”, “Sally Can’t Dance”, and ”Desire" should have been singles. But I only know one person who had a copy of No Ballads (I copied onto cassette and played it til it wore out), but I think he got it as a handout at a radio station event. I don’t recall hearing on the radio, or seeing it in record stores. I think they would have done well here.
@@jamesweldon9726 who was their label, RSO? That's probably why. Robert Stigwood was having financial trouble at the time and wound up selling the label to Polydor. Record companies were in dire straits (ha) in the early 80s. I still have a copy of both the albums around downstairs. They still get talked about around here in the Detroit area.
yup. the description says they're from Cali. I came to the comments to see if I am having memory problems. it is detroit.
Jim the guitarist plays Bowling Alleys now
@@hackiehackerson No, it says live in California. Not from California.
Thanks for posting! Harpos Detroit baby….
The Bee owning that kit..
Most definitely. Guy came up w/ a buncha cool patterns those LPs of theirs.
My first concert. They opened for REO Speedwagon and played this first. Got me hooked on going to concerts. Thanks for posting.
It;s been awhile since I've heard this one, even in Detroit! Thanks for posting!
i play guitar. got to hang with dave for a few weeks!wow! he was a handful for sure! but what a great guy! went to a bar with him in union lake,mi., and girls just crowded on on him so he couldnt breathe! bartender sent 3 cases of beer to his dads house, who wasnt home,and we drank,smoked,and snorted till 5 am!!i played old songs i knew,and he sang everyone! no amp,but it didnt matter, he jammed with it all!we laughed,played,dramk,and jammed all night!next morning, he was on radio as mystery guest on "dial a date" with billy squire!dave on the floor with a microphone just throwin in his two cents! man, i heard it and laughed my ass off knowing what he had been thru the night before!Nonethe less, he was a great guy,and down to earth too! miss you dave,and god bless!
I still put my cassettes in my player here at home and listen to these guys. I have cds..but just something about the tapes man...I so miss these guys.....Dammit. Rocket Roll.........
Great band rockets good memories. Underated band. Live in Windsor Canada. These dudes rock full out start to finish. Just explosive show. And great tunes. Niceee
I remember these dudes and they rocked.
Historically underrated band. They still sound fresh. Of course, look at the band. Plenty of hard earned talent there.
Another badass band from Detroit. Where else?
“Desire” was co-written by Rocket member Dennis Robbins, who would later after leaving the Rockets in 1983, he would move to Nashville, Tennessee and become a multi-platinum country songwriter, co-writing such hits like: “(Do You Love Me) Just Say Yes”, “Get Me To The Church on Cumberland Road”, “No Chance To Dance”, “Finally Friday”, “Two Of A Kind (Workin’ On A Full House”, “Too Much Month at the End of the Money”, “Home Sweet Home” and much more.
Detroit spawned so many outstanding talents! Rock! Soul! Punk! And everything in between! Damm!!
My 2nd concert ever was the farewell tour at Pine Knob. I love the rockets, listen to them 2 this day(got all the albums) Just a shame it didn't work. Both Gilbert's we're great singers.
Great Rare Footage! Thanks
I grew up in Pontiac around there they had lots of rock stations they played these guys been looking for them for a long time .
Thanks for posting this.
I just love this band The Rockets are PURE DETROIT ROCK AND ROLL,
Detroit had so many great bands in the early 80's!!!
Rocks, love Bee's steady beat ; )
One of the Best bands to come out of Detroit. It still boggles my mind why they never it it big. They had the tunes and the talent. They should've been huge, they really should have! I still listen to their music to this day and it stands the test of time. Dave Gilbert one of the best Rock n Roll vocalist's ever! Was it drugs, lawyers, miss management or all of the above?
I'm friends with Dave Gilbert's cousin and he told me once that drugs are what killed Dave.
I should have looked here first. Been looking for this tune forever. Great tune. Thanks.
I had the No Ballads album on vinyl way back in 1979-1980. Lost it somewhere between there and here. Great band, great Michigan summers.
This was uploaded in 2009? Time flies. I came to the sad conclusion that there were no Rockets videos in existence that had audio after searching RUclips, which must have been 5 years ago. I must have not searched for them for five years, even though that time frame seems too long. Then again, this video could have been uploaded in 2009, but set to "Private" until recently. I am so overjoyed to have come across this! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Now THIS is fuckin' ROCK AND ROLL!
the were on the Midnight special!!
Saw these guys in 1979 when they opened for KIϟϟ in San Diego.
i saw them open for Kis in Albuquerque NM,,still have the ticket stub
This song fits in with the best rippin' guitar songs and great fun lyrics - are they best? Maybe close.... what a great song! Definitely on my first song list of my burned CDs - yes, I paid my 99 cents for it.
Always loved the Rockets! Kick as and take names later! OOPPS! We forgot the paper!
i used to have the lp's, good to hear this stuff again.
Looking up some folks from the past. I remember running into these guys a couple times.
At the Old Waldorf in San Fran and Record Plant Party in Sausalito.
Those were the days..
I Seen this band in the 80s at the Mid Hudson Civic Center in Poughkeepsie NY Warmed up for BOC GREAT SHOW
What a throwback
Dave Gilbert was such a monster vocalist and all around nice guy from what I've heard from friends who knew him. I wasn't fortunate enough to see them live, I had tickets to see them at the Royal Oak Music Theater the night that they recorded their live album, but that fell on my military enlistment date, so I couldn't make the show. At least I have the live CD to listen to when i get Nostalgic. lol I wish someone had the official video that was put out of "Rollin' by the Record Machine", I always loved that song too.
Grew up in the old “Union Lake” area. Dave was a couple of years ahead of me in HS. He was really good friends with my older cousin. I met him a few times, and yes he was a nice guy.
1979 Joe Louis arena dec.31 what a concert John cougar rockets
Johnny the B. Pounding away just like back in the day with the Detroit Wheels.
johnny b is one seriously bad ass drummer, a true legend.
He was totally underrated
Dave Gilbert always had the scream.
A thousand thanks for posting this !
I have the lp on vinyl,awesome,
we in detroit would like to have more footage puuulease.especially the band members themselves
they opened for kiss November 26 for kiss, at cow palace. they had an immediate impact on the people there . love them , wish they had more
1979
Reply to : 1slidedog
Thanks for the insight / background on that particular gig. Yes, both bands (Rockets / REO) went on extremely late that night - so its cool now to know what was behind the delay. I'm 50 years old and have seen quite a few concerts - but that Rockets / REO concert rates as one of the most memorable and one of my most favorite shows.
Jimmy McCarty is a GAWD on that les Paul
Back in the day would work a speed bag to this.. loved it!
Saw them at "Day on the Green" Oakland Stadium. July 4th 1979. They opened for Thin Lizzy, UFO, Nazareth, J.Geils and Journey. They kicked off a great day of Rock.
Thank you thank you for posting these! I have been searching for Rockets music on Itunes and here for awhile. I remember playing their albums over and over in high school. Never got to them live tho.
fuck... one of the biggest songs in my youth.
THIS IS ONE OF THE GREATEST DETROIT ROCK & ROLL BANDS THE WORLD JUST DIDN'T GET THEM THEY SOULD BE AS GOOD AS BOB SAGER WHAT A BAND WITH DAVE JUST LISTEN TO ALL OF THERE WORK DETROIT ROCK & ROLL FORCE PERIOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ow..ow..ow....gimme some sugar.....Rocket Roll.....Thanks Dave!
Rockin' Roll..Nice. Remember this well
I was fortunate enough to play in a cover band with Donnie, after The Rockets broke up. Played mostly around the Jackson area. Me being 17 at the time, I can't tell you how incredible it was to play with such a talented musician. Wish I knew how to get an email to him.
Great band , pdx 1983
Uncle Buck from his morning show "From the Basement" played this song this morning on WLAV. Very few programs carry true "Classic Rock" in this area. Uncle Buck on Sunday morning out of Grand Rapids, Michigan. WLAV seems to have sold out to corporate these last few months, they didn't announce a program change, they just started adding a bunch of songs that are not true "Classic Rock" and it sucks now. WMMQ With Deb Hart out of Lansing. She is a classy lady and does a wonderful job. Sometimes that other guy that shares the morning mic gets in the way- what a huge ego he has, but you have to put up with a little to get what you want. He puts out trivia questions that few people would know, so the bulk of the population is out of the running, too bad. Way to go Uncle Buck and Deb Hart- love what you do.
Those were the days!!!!! I was there at the Re Carprt Lounge in DETROIT scum city I played in a band that supported them in LOTTSA a gigs.
Oh,I love it!
Great band! Jim McCarty played with Mitch Ryder, Cactus, jammed with Hendrix (Nine To The Universe lp), Mystery Train. Yep makes you wonder why they never went big time........maybe McCarty wasn't into the record company b.s. of the time. This was his band.
Also the Buddy Miles Express
Which led to his jam with
Jimi H
Tough, melodic rock and roll that still sounds great. I like the way that David Gilbert yelps like Little Richard.
This is the kind of melodic and hard-driving rock and roll I like best. Personally, I hated it when Nirvana came on the scene and totally changed the sound of rock music. I love long guitar solos and gritty vocals, and I love The Rockets.
great video
this video and the "Oh Well" video I posted, are from a VHS tape my older brother recorded. I have an idea what show it came from, but not definite. I had to convert the tape to a digital format because it was rotting when I found it. That's the reason for the "swirly" sound and video in certain places.
Thanks for all of the comments. These guys rocked-the-house back in the day, and are still playin' and rockin' today.
bluedanbass I’m pretty sure this is The Midnight Special. I’m glad you preserved it for us to enjoy
I think it is from the midnight special show. You can hear a couple of syllables of Wolfman Jack at the end. Great song from a great and underrated band! Thanks for uploading this.
McCarty and Bee are still rockin', most often in different bands but every once in a while the stars align....facebook.com/events/2855699027975022?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22calendar_tab_event%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark_calendar%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D
I saw the Rockets perform here in Edmonton,Alberta,Canada at Commonwealth Stadium during the Alberta World Rock Festival on August 3,1981. All the bands which performed that day in order of appearance were The Rockets,Blue Oyster Cult, Loverboy ,Ted Nugent, Heart
I have the vinyl LP
Edward Gallerito me too, I haven't played it in years. I haven't had a turntable in years.
he's not screaming live here like he do on the record
Saw these guys when is was just 16. actually got a bottle of Don Q 151 into concert. These guys warmed up for Pat Traverse Snorting whiskey drinking cocaine. Saw them in Grand Rapids.
The Rockets kicked some major ass.
Who's the lead singer on this album?
Dave Gilbert. He died back on 1994
Detroit rock n roll
one of the best drummers they say
Pam Bryce The backbone of this band was Jim McCarty and Johnny the B, just like they were with the Detroit Wheels.
I remember these guys back around 1981 opening up for ZZ Topp, they ripped it up ! (Matt)
Where in the hell did you find this? Saw these guys at Hara Arena, opened for The Outlaws. Great show
@bluedanbass It's from Midnight Special.
Too bad Dave couldn't keep it together. He was a real Rock & Roll front man.
Anyone know what ever happened to Dennis Robbins after his country music run? Thanks.
Here’s a link to an Paul Leslie Hour interview with Dennis Robbins: ruclips.net/video/gqmhyPOCFV8/видео.html
BTW: I love Dennis’s music, his country songs are the bomb diggity. Home Sweet Home is a nice combination of blues, rock and roll, and country. Wish he was a bigger country star.
Used to see them at the Red Carpet in Detroit.
goin to see then tonite with j geils in detroit
from a friend of the band i need to ask you if there is any more video available? great stuff thanks for both posts.
Saw them open for KISS
Happy Birthday upload to my Mom.k.a.s
I thought he was great back then. Watching this video, ooooh boy. I was young and dumb. Sad David passed, he could have been great if he went straight…wow it is weird getting old and looking back….
No Ballads
Jim McCarty and Johnny Bee will be appearing with The Kenny Parker Band at Michigan Ribfest July 7, 2019 at 6pm and The Westland Blues Festival on Aug. 3, 2019 michiganribfest.com/band-lineup/ www.cityofwestland.com/play/blues-brews-bbq-1865
I uploaded these two videos, Desire and Oh Well, again after enhancing the Audio a bit. These 'second attempts' are posted on the right but with fewer 'hits.'
Saw then open for KISS
Me too at the Toledo "Smoke" arena in 1979
For me it was Philadelphia but i can not remember the year.
Yep i saw them open for Kiss Jan 78' Detroit Olympia stadium
I saw them at 'The Cow Palace' in San Francisco 1979
Sam them Atlanta Omni 79 opening for REO
Fuckin Eh! Love it!!!!!!!!!!!
MC5!! Enough said.
West side six/24 karet club. 6 mile: Telegraph. Rockets,Romantics,Muggsy, Curbstone Beauties...........
Just as crazy as you..k.a.s
+Kimberly Simpson i dig your point of view...... YAH YAH YAH!