Bob Seger is my favorite he has such a great talent his band is awesome I have seen him 5 times wish I could have seen him more. I am proud to say he is from my home state he has so many great hits and just a great person he made sure his audience had a great time.
Bob the Legend!!!! 1980 shooting pool on a barstool at 7 years old listening this this man on 8-track... great memories, still m favorite singer of all time!!! As far as singing off tones and melodies, Robert Plant and Bob Seger were masters of their craft!!!!
Thank you so, so, so much for this!! I was a young mom in the 70''s and 80's. Bob Seger was my favorite singer. Thank you for putting a smile on this old lady!!!
One of the great American musical story tellers. It was a 9 hour drive to college for me 27 years ago, use to play Bob Seger greatest hits the whole way!
I grew up near Boston and went to college at FIT in Melbourne, FL in the mid 80's. I remember the first time I drove alone from Boston to Melbourne when I kept driving all night. I was in the middle of South Carolina at about 2am, and felt very alone and far from home. I remember "Main Street" from Bob Seger came on the FM radio station I was listening to. It sounded so good as I was driving alone in the pitch darkness. For some reason I've always remembered that moment. And I've always loved "Main Street", it's such a great song.
@@bostonwhofan I started at FIT in 1979 and graduated in 1983 ~ I became a HUGE Bob fan when I was 13/14 and heard Live Bullet for the first time ~ I saw Bob at Rock Super Bowl Vlll on April 5, 1980 at the Tangerine Bowl, Orlando ~ I saw him my last time on October 19, 2019 in Pittsburgh just 2 before he played his last show in Philly on November 1st ~ Main Street is a great song!!
Bob Seger songs were getting plenty of radio rotation when I was High School age. We were living his lyrics back then. Whenever I listen now it takes me back to those glory days.
The genius of "Night Moves" is the pace. Never in a hurry, the pauses, no craming in lyrics simply to fill time. Takes his time, savors the moment. A work of art. "Try Like a Rock" for the logical conclusion.
This song would play on the radio - when I was in the backseat - working of mysteries without any clues. Late at night - I start humming a song from 1977 - and wonder what she's up to.
I saw him in concert twice in the early eighties. The sax player showed up in the upper balcony for a solo. What a great live show! My favorite Bob Seger songs are Traveling Man/Beautiful Loser and Turn the Page. Thanks for this Mr GB.
You need to check out "Live Bullet" which is a double album that came out just ahead of the "Night Moves" album. It shows Bob's chops as a blues rock-n-roller playing to his hometown crowd in Detroit. Widely regarded as one of the best live albums of all time the whole album is worth a listen. If you liked "Her Strut" you'd love this album. My favorite cut is "Travelin' Man/Beautiful Loser" but "Turn the Page" is probably the best known cut from this album.
Live Bullet is in my top ten favorite live albums. Thought I'd get tired of it after listening to it all these years, but it's just too damn good. Although I love his studio albums it's also my favorite album by him.
Bob Seger was a hit machine. I've been a fan for many years. Live Bullet Album was probably my favorite, maybe you can cover that on a marathon sometime. Thanks for the reaction.
I saw Bob Seger in concert right after the Against the Wind album was released. One of the BEST concerts I've ever seen, and he's one of the greatest rock singers of all time ... he blew the roof off that 16,000 seat arena. The only other singers who would compete with that were Ann Wilson and Paul Rodgers. My favourite songs from these three albums are Night Moves, Mainstreet and The Fire Down Below from the Night Moves album, Still the Same, Till It Shines and The Famous Final Scene from the Stranger In Town album and Against the Wind, Her Strut and Fire Lake from the Against the Wind album. An amazing artist! So genuine and soulful!
Greybeard does it again. One of the best of the 1970s rockers. Especially as a piano player. Great reaction, Nick. But of course you can always trust Greybeard.🔥⚡️❤️🔥 One of my great regrets is never having seen him in concert.
The vocals are the star of the song Night Moves. Seger's voice MAKES these songs. Hollywood Nights was another chart buster from the 70's. Nice marathon.
As far as I'm concerned Live bullet by BOB SEGER and the SILVER BULLET band is the best Live concert album of ALL time! , I'm from a town 40 miles from Detroit, had 8 or 9 Live bullet albums on 8 track and that many on Cassette! I'm 69 years old now! .
Glenn Frey (pronounced Fry) was a really good friend, he actually sang background on Bob's first hit, "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" in the late 60s. Bob was actually friends with all the Eagles guys. Felder, Timothy B.Schmitt, Henley, Frey and Walsh have all worked with Bob and Bob co-wrote Eagles' "Heartache Tonight".
I lived in that time thats now called nostalgic. Wouldnt trade it for any other time. Bob Seeger, and the music and groups of the 60's to some late 70's is my music and I Love It!!!!
Great marathon! Bob's music was played on our local stations from the start, with his bands The Last Heard and The Bob Seger System. Check out "Heavy Music" and "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man." Bob was born in Detroit, but raised in Ann Arbor from the age of five. My son went to the same high school as Bob, about 50 years later! 🎵❤️🎵
I'm really amazed that more people haven't mentioned his earlier stuff. Nothing against his 'later' stuff like these songs at all, but his earlier music had more soul and grit to it. Later on it was more 'polished'.
Her Strut portrays a woman who has amazing legs "strutting" down the street in high heels with wild eyed boys in awe... "In spite of all her talking, once she starts in walking the lady will be all they ever dreamed - Oh ! They love to watch her strut! The primal drum beat of the song structure reinforces the messaging of the lyrics. It's primal feeling is communicating the desire stirred up by the songs "inspiring" lady. Unashamedly I might add!
I'm very nostalgic for Bob Seger's music, I grew up with his music playing on the stereo as a kid. My dad and uncle played in bands together, and my uncle has a voice like a cross between Seger and Joe Cocker, so he was perfect to sing their stuff. He's like the midwestern Springsteen, people make that comparison a lot, though I'll take Bob every time. He pre-dates Bruce as well. He's from Detroit so there's a lot of that Motown influence in his music, especially in the early stuff, and one from Night Moves called "Come to Poppa".. Frey and Henley do backing vocals on "Fire Lake", and Seger co-wrote "Heartache Tonight" with The Eagles, so there's a friendship there. Bob pretty much stayed true to his sound his whole career, except one song I know where he strayed to the pop side on "Shakedown" from the Beverly Hills Cop 2 soundtrack. It always baffles me how people can post videos of songs and entire albums and it's fine, but reaction channels have to be so careful.
BOB SEGER and GLENN FREY were friends long before Shakedown or Heartache tonight! BOB wrote and Sang a Song for his good friend GLENN FREY called GLENN s Song ! After his Passing 👋😌😪🤧💕 !
I definitely understand the pauses. I hope to see your reactions for a long time to come. Love love love me some Bob Seger. Really love early Bob Seger. Bob Seger System. Glen Frey made his studio debut on Ramblin Gambin man.
The first time I loved his work was when I was eight or so. My dad bought me 'The Distance' for my eighth birthday and I soon fell in love with it and the legendary 'Live Bullet'. Bob is a national treasure and the treasures of his discography are a mile thick. Enjoy!
Great choices Greybeard. !! Nick, have loved Seger since the beginning. He had a big hit in 68, then nothing on the radio for years, many thought he was a one hit wonder, then came Night Moves, and they just kept on coming.
We called it contemporary Rock the day! Eagles, Dobie Brothers ect. Would fall in that category! Half a century of the greatest musical generation the world has ever seen!🌎!
Love Bob Seger. From my great state of Michigan. You should check out "Turn the page", "Like a rock", "Katmandu", "Main Street". Too many great ones to list.
plus you have barely touched segers best hits and he has a ton that just as good songs that were not even hits... Pure rock and roll genius in writing and arranging and then that voice and performance.. it is unmatched!! 3 phases of bob. early bob is amazingly good but badly produced. He had his last tour few years ago I was at 26 of those shows. He is done performing with his band. His sax player and my friend Alto died as well so he will not do any touring without him. He may have one more album in him with studio musicians for the most past cuz his bass player and him are at odds now as well.
Hey Nick, I know you said you’ve never heard Bob Seger before, but I bet you’ve hear “Old Time Rock n Roll” and you just didn’t know who it was. It’s in a famous scene in the movie “Risky Business”- the scene where Tom Cruise dances around in his underwear.
Night Moves was the first song of his I heard when it came out been a fan ever since. Fun little fact about "Her Strut" was inspired by Jane Fonda walking away from a camera. Heard that from Bob in an interview.
Yay! My favorite artist and a hometown boy. A great storyteller. The images he's able to create are fantastic! Strut can be used in the ways that you read, but in the song Her Strut, he's implying a sexy walk. If you want to really hear something you should go back to his earliest days with The Bob Seger System and the song "2+2=?"
Yeah he was a testosterone driven touring traveling troubadour of unparalleled ability to sing out the American experience in its fullness. Man oh man he was something to see!
Great marathon Greybeard! As classic as classic rock gets. No need to explain about the pauses, anyone watching a reaction channel at this point should know the gig and if they don't, fuck em. Great reactions Nick!
Bob Seger and Glenn Frey were good friends and Seger actually co-wrote the Eagles classic "Heartache Tonight"--though he declined to take a writing credit, which cost him $$$.
one of the best highway cruising artists. Boston to Denver and back in my pickup truck with two big black labs. Back and forth for a few years. Seger was a mainstay for me and the pups. Along with John Popper and his band Blues Traveler and Stevie Ray, those artists were never not played. Playing drums in a band which played all the big biker festivals nationwide we always covered some upbeat Seger.
Bob Seger! The pride of Ann Arbor although he is usually associated with the Detroit rock scene which was a really solid music area. Being raised in Michigan myself I had the good fortune to see him as he was still a regional artist for a few bucks at places like high school gymnasiums. Live Bullet was on every turntable in 1976 and deservedly so. Great reaction Nick. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
I had the opportunity to see Bob Seger and the Last Heard, and Bob Seger and the Bob Seger System, starting in 1967 through 1969, when they played a club near the Ohio State campus. I saw them play about 40 times, and they always put on a good show, lots of energy, and got to see a lot of their early songs, like Heavy Music, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man, and others. Always a lot of fun to see a band that got famous later.
The Jimmy Johnson you mentioned is a famous session guitarist and producer from Muscle Shoals. He's played with everyone. You will love the Live Bullet album if you ever get a chance to listen to it. One of the best live albums out there. Bob Seger has always been one of my favorite artists.
Another use of the word 'strut' in regards to walking is to walk in a graceful, predatory manner. It implies a conscious confidence that the person walking is dangerous, status-conscious, or aware of how much attention they're drawing. It's not necessarily arrogant, but very confident.
All respect but the best way to do a Seger Marathon is just put on Live Bullet and let it roll. Absolute banger through and through and one of the best live albums ever.
One of my favorite artist ever! Love all these songs but some of his greatest songs besides Night Moves are Turn the Page(live), Old Time Rock and Roll, Main Street, Against the Wind, Still the Same, Fire Lake, and Like a Rock!
Nick, I understand your frustration with song blocking. Please continue to pause if it saves your channel! Bob Seger managed to cross over into the country charts, to a surprising degree for a rock star. Night Moves is a great song to learn for beginning guitarists!
Born in Detroit, raised in Ann Arbor (Go Blue) Starts with 2 Killer Songs, a great mix Greybeard. Thanks NIck, really enjoyed it. It was so cold up North here, even the Lawyers were putting their hands in their own pockets.
Thank you for jamming Bob Seger ❤Love all his music 💯🤘Trun the page is a great song to hear also Metallica jammed that with Bob's permission which sounds awesome too💯 You might want to play those on your channel? But of course any song from Bob Seger will make everyone happy 😅. Love your show ❤ Rock on and Rock hard 🤘💯🤘🎧
Nice selection of songs from Bob's popular period. Those of us who go back to the beginning would consider the lack of anything from prior to 1977 a huge omission. Ramblin Gamblin Man, Get Out of Denver, Katmandu, Beautiful Loser -- check these songs out next time.
Loved from the beginning. Old Time Rock and Roll should be next. We played it in high school. Like a Rock is also fantastic. I read this past fall he retired from touring.
So many great artists have come out of Detroit. Glen Frey was a Detroiter, before he went west, and became a member of Linda Ronstadt’s band, he and Bob Seger shared a long time friendship, long before The Eagles. A few if the tracks you played were recorded at the famed Muscle Shoals studio, and feature the equally famed house band, “The Swampers”, mentioned in Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama”. The were the backing band that recorded “Night Moves”. Stellar! Nice one Greybeard!
Funny you mentioned Rod Stewart. Bob and Rod were friends. Bob told rod that he was doing Tom Waits Downtown train, then Rod stole the ideanand released it before Bob could. Bob eventually bob released his version nearly 30 years later.
Jimmy Johnson is a guitar player for the legendary Muscle Shoals "Swampers". Bob Seger recorded several albums at Muscle Shoals and the Swampers played in the studio for the recordings. You and Lex should watch the documentary "Muscle Shoals". It's an amazing movie and an important part of musical history. Highly recommended, I know you'll love it!
Hi Nick, this is a great marathon. My favourite track isn't on here, which is, "Still The Same", and I also love the live version from San Diego 1978 ... Watched it so many times, but this is an excellent selection. Glad Night Moves was included. Thankyou. Byee Jim X
lol is Glenn Frey but you say it like Fry..... Glenn was on Bob's 1st album cuz they were friends as teens before Glenn went to cali. Bob's last album is dedicated to Glenn. Eagles are the background on Against The Wind and many songs... Bob is on one of theirs and co wrote Heartache Tonight.
Rocking Robert. Michigan Man!! Maybe you'll take a listen to his early tunes he did with early bands like Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System like "Heavy Music', "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man', and "Back in '72".Rockin' garage tunes.
As for Bob's musical style or genre, he's most often regarded as Heartland Rock (along with the likes of Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, Southside Johnny and Bruce Springsteen) which is a type of roots rock that focuses on blue collar themes and usually has a strong dose of piano and/or Hammond B3 organ.
2 drummers on Hollywood NIghts ... amd ya man it is Pure Rock and Roll. His song Rock and Roll Never Forgets is The quintessential rock and roll song. And bruce aint got shit on Bob!! lol
Bob Seger was a huge part of the soundtrack of my youth, the man has an iconic voice and his songwriting is second to none.
The best thing about Bob Seger was his live show! He was electric. Live Bullet album is fantastic!
Bob Seger is my favorite he has such a great talent his band is awesome I have seen him 5 times wish I could have seen him more. I am proud to say he is from my home state he has so many great hits and just a great person he made sure his audience had a great time.
Bob the Legend!!!! 1980 shooting pool on a barstool at 7 years old listening this this man on 8-track... great memories, still m favorite singer of all time!!! As far as singing off tones and melodies, Robert Plant and Bob Seger were masters of their craft!!!!
Thank you so, so, so much for this!! I was a young mom in the 70''s and 80's. Bob Seger was my favorite singer. Thank you for putting a smile on this old lady!!!
One of the great American musical story tellers. It was a 9 hour drive to college for me 27 years ago, use to play Bob Seger greatest hits the whole way!
I grew up near Boston and went to college at FIT in Melbourne, FL in the mid 80's. I remember the first time I drove alone from Boston to Melbourne when I kept driving all night. I was in the middle of South Carolina at about 2am, and felt very alone and far from home. I remember "Main Street" from Bob Seger came on the FM radio station I was listening to. It sounded so good as I was driving alone in the pitch darkness. For some reason I've always remembered that moment. And I've always loved "Main Street", it's such a great song.
@@bostonwhofan I started at FIT in 1979 and graduated in 1983 ~ I became a HUGE Bob fan when I was 13/14 and heard Live Bullet for the first time ~ I saw Bob at Rock Super Bowl Vlll on April 5, 1980 at the Tangerine Bowl, Orlando ~ I saw him my last time on October 19, 2019 in Pittsburgh just 2 before he played his last show in Philly on November 1st ~ Main Street is a great song!!
Seger definitely has some great road trip music!
Bob Seger songs were getting plenty of radio rotation when I was High School age. We were living his lyrics back then. Whenever I listen now it takes me back to those glory days.
The genius of "Night Moves" is the pace. Never in a hurry, the pauses, no craming in lyrics simply to fill time. Takes his time, savors the moment. A work of art. "Try Like a Rock" for the logical conclusion.
Spot on. The pacing is perfection. I get chills every time he says “with Autumn closing in”
Bob is a brilliant arranger, he lets the music breathe and then lets it build to a wonderful ending.
BOB SEGER IS THE FULL DEFINITION OF CLASSIC
"working on mysteries without any clues" I love that lyric.
Story of my life . . . 😋.
He was an amazing lyricist. One of my favorite lines in music is "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" (Against the Wind)!
This song would play on the radio - when I was in the backseat - working of mysteries without any clues. Late at night - I start humming a song from 1977 - and wonder what she's up to.
One of America’s greatest songwriters. Glad you did this. It’s a Christmas gift to yourself.
Thanks for watching it 🎄
Absolutely!
I saw him in concert twice in the early eighties. The sax player showed up in the upper balcony for a solo. What a great live show! My favorite Bob Seger songs are Traveling Man/Beautiful Loser and Turn the Page. Thanks for this Mr GB.
He may be rock's best poet. Great, great lyrics & story telling. Good choices from Greybeard.
You need to check out "Live Bullet" which is a double album that came out just ahead of the "Night Moves" album. It shows Bob's chops as a blues rock-n-roller playing to his hometown crowd in Detroit. Widely regarded as one of the best live albums of all time the whole album is worth a listen. If you liked "Her Strut" you'd love this album. My favorite cut is "Travelin' Man/Beautiful Loser" but "Turn the Page" is probably the best known cut from this album.
Bob WAS born in Detroit, but grew up in Ann Arbor from the age of 5. My son went to the same high school as Bob, about 50 years later!
Live Bullet is in my top ten favorite live albums. Thought I'd get tired of it after listening to it all these years, but it's just too damn good. Although I love his studio albums it's also my favorite album by him.
Live Bullet is my favorite of his. A must listen!!
Nutbush City Limits! Lol
This guy is the best American song writer ever!!!!!
Bob Seger was a hit machine. I've been a fan for many years. Live Bullet Album was probably my favorite, maybe you can cover that on a marathon sometime. Thanks for the reaction.
I saw Bob Seger in concert right after the Against the Wind album was released. One of the BEST concerts I've ever seen, and he's one of the greatest rock singers of all time ... he blew the roof off that 16,000 seat arena. The only other singers who would compete with that were Ann Wilson and Paul Rodgers. My favourite songs from these three albums are Night Moves, Mainstreet and The Fire Down Below from the Night Moves album, Still the Same, Till It Shines and The Famous Final Scene from the Stranger In Town album and Against the Wind, Her Strut and Fire Lake from the Against the Wind album.
An amazing artist! So genuine and soulful!
Greybeard does it again. One of the best of the 1970s rockers. Especially as a piano player. Great reaction, Nick. But of course you can always trust Greybeard.🔥⚡️❤️🔥 One of my great regrets is never having seen him in concert.
I never seen Greybeard in Concert either. He must have been Something!
The vocals are the star of the song Night Moves. Seger's voice MAKES these songs. Hollywood Nights was another chart buster from the 70's. Nice marathon.
Strut is a get down dirty song. Love it. I love the way the drums bounce between 2-4 and 1-3 beats.
Great riff!
Glad you're discovering Bob! Please check out his epic live record "Live Bullet" as it's one of the top 5 live recordings IMHO....
As far as I'm concerned Live bullet by BOB SEGER and the SILVER BULLET band is the best Live concert album of ALL time! , I'm from a town 40 miles from Detroit, had 8 or 9 Live bullet albums on 8 track and that many on Cassette! I'm 69 years old now! .
Nine Tonight better live album
I played "You,ll Accompany to my Girl back in 1980, she is still with me today thank goodness. Song must of worked LOL.
Classic rock at its best!! Great song selection. I would also add "Mainstreet" and the live version of "Turn The Page" for sure!
an amazing storyteller Bob know's how to paint pictures for your mind with words! the Silver Bullet Band always brought it!
Excellent choices, Nick! You must have Lex with you to react to "Turn the page," and "Katmandu" is a hoot!
The live versions are the best of both classics! Look for the Live Bullet versions
I was darn near stunned "Turn the Page" wasn't one of the songs recommended in the list.
Terrific singer and the stories in the songs are classic.
Glenn Frey (pronounced Fry) was a really good friend, he actually sang background on Bob's first hit, "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" in the late 60s. Bob was actually friends with all the Eagles guys. Felder, Timothy B.Schmitt, Henley, Frey and Walsh have all worked with Bob and Bob co-wrote Eagles' "Heartache Tonight".
SEGER also sang background in Heartache tonight!
I was just going to say this, glad I read some comments, being from Detroit, he is second only to God here.
Bob is a great story teller. His songs wil live forever.
Great scratch of the surface.... Bob is simply amazing!!
I lived in that time thats now called nostalgic. Wouldnt trade it for any other time. Bob Seeger, and the music and groups of the 60's to some late 70's is my music and I Love It!!!!
Great marathon! Bob's music was played on our local stations from the start, with his bands The Last Heard and The Bob Seger System. Check out "Heavy Music" and "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man."
Bob was born in Detroit, but raised in Ann Arbor from the age of five. My son went to the same high school as Bob, about 50 years later!
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I'm really amazed that more people haven't mentioned his earlier stuff. Nothing against his 'later' stuff like these songs at all, but his earlier music had more soul and grit to it. Later on it was more 'polished'.
@@NoviJimB Maybe everybody didn't hear the early stuff as much as we did in the Detroit area! We were lucky.
Drew Abbott was the lead guitarist of the silver bullet band, the eagles involvement is through Glenn Frey him and Bob Seger are both Michigan boys
Her Strut portrays a woman who has amazing legs "strutting" down the street in high heels with wild eyed boys in awe... "In spite of all her talking, once she starts in walking the lady will be all they ever dreamed - Oh ! They love to watch her strut!
The primal drum beat of the song structure reinforces the messaging of the lyrics. It's primal feeling is communicating the desire stirred up by the songs "inspiring" lady. Unashamedly I might add!
I'm very nostalgic for Bob Seger's music, I grew up with his music playing on the stereo as a kid. My dad and uncle played in bands together, and my uncle has a voice like a cross between Seger and Joe Cocker, so he was perfect to sing their stuff.
He's like the midwestern Springsteen, people make that comparison a lot, though I'll take Bob every time. He pre-dates Bruce as well. He's from Detroit so there's a lot of that Motown influence in his music, especially in the early stuff, and one from Night Moves called "Come to Poppa"..
Frey and Henley do backing vocals on "Fire Lake", and Seger co-wrote "Heartache Tonight" with The Eagles, so there's a friendship there. Bob pretty much stayed true to his sound his whole career, except one song I know where he strayed to the pop side on "Shakedown" from the Beverly Hills Cop 2 soundtrack.
It always baffles me how people can post videos of songs and entire albums and it's fine, but reaction channels have to be so careful.
BOB SEGER and GLENN FREY were friends long before Shakedown or Heartache tonight! BOB wrote and Sang a Song for his good friend GLENN FREY called GLENN s Song ! After his Passing 👋😌😪🤧💕 !
I definitely understand the pauses. I hope to see your reactions for a long time to come. Love love love me some Bob Seger. Really love early Bob Seger. Bob Seger System. Glen Frey made his studio debut on Ramblin Gambin man.
You can learn a lot about life ,listening to Bob Seger songs.
The first time I loved his work was when I was eight or so. My dad bought me 'The Distance' for my eighth birthday and I soon fell in love with it and the legendary 'Live Bullet'. Bob is a national treasure and the treasures of his discography are a mile thick. Enjoy!
Great choices Greybeard. !! Nick, have loved Seger since the beginning. He had a big hit in 68, then nothing on the radio for years, many thought he was a one hit wonder, then came Night Moves, and they just kept on coming.
We called it contemporary Rock the day! Eagles, Dobie Brothers ect. Would fall in that category! Half a century of the greatest musical generation the world has ever seen!🌎!
You & Lex need to listen to his Live album with the Silver Bullet Band. Double Live album
Absolutely, the whole thing completely SLAYS!
LIVE BULLET Album !
Love Bob Seger. From my great state of Michigan. You should check out "Turn the page", "Like a rock", "Katmandu", "Main Street". Too many great ones to list.
Yay Michigan!❤️❤️❤️
Bob Seger. Classic rock at its best. Great voice, the band was talented and Bob was also an amazing song writer….as you can hear.
plus you have barely touched segers best hits and he has a ton that just as good songs that were not even hits... Pure rock and roll genius in writing and arranging and then that voice and performance.. it is unmatched!! 3 phases of bob. early bob is amazingly good but badly produced. He had his last tour few years ago I was at 26 of those shows. He is done performing with his band. His sax player and my friend Alto died as well so he will not do any touring without him. He may have one more album in him with studio musicians for the most past cuz his bass player and him are at odds now as well.
Hey Nick,
I know you said you’ve never heard Bob Seger before, but I bet you’ve hear “Old Time Rock n Roll” and you just didn’t know who it was. It’s in a famous scene in the movie “Risky Business”- the scene where Tom Cruise dances around in his underwear.
Night Moves was the first song of his I heard when it came out been a fan ever since. Fun little fact about "Her Strut" was inspired by Jane Fonda walking away from a camera. Heard that from Bob in an interview.
Yay! My favorite artist and a hometown boy. A great storyteller. The images he's able to create are fantastic! Strut can be used in the ways that you read, but in the song Her Strut, he's implying a sexy walk.
If you want to really hear something you should go back to his earliest days with The Bob Seger System and the song "2+2=?"
Bob Seger is one of those artists that you come to feel like is a wise friend. Nick & Lex thank you for all you do- Cheers !
"Her Strut" and "Come to Pappa" were in constant rotation in every topless bar in America in the late 70's and early 80's!💯🤭❤️✌️
Yeah he was a testosterone driven touring traveling troubadour of unparalleled ability to sing out the American experience in its fullness. Man oh man he was something to see!
Een many concerts , Bob Seger 12 times1st in1977 and my last 2019.... Best live show ever. He only got better with age
Great marathon Greybeard! As classic as classic rock gets. No need to explain about the pauses, anyone watching a reaction channel at this point should know the gig and if they don't, fuck em. Great reactions Nick!
Bob Seger and Glenn Frey were good friends and Seger actually co-wrote the Eagles classic "Heartache Tonight"--though he declined to take a writing credit, which cost him $$$.
one of the best highway cruising artists. Boston to Denver and back in my pickup truck with two big black labs. Back and forth for a few years. Seger was a mainstay for me and the pups. Along with John Popper and his band Blues Traveler and Stevie Ray, those artists were never not played. Playing drums in a band which played all the big biker festivals nationwide we always covered some upbeat Seger.
Straight up midwestern rock & roll, is what it is.
Bob and the band puts on a excellent show.
Bob Seger! The pride of Ann Arbor although he is usually associated with the Detroit rock scene which was a really solid music area. Being raised in Michigan myself I had the good fortune to see him as he was still a regional artist for a few bucks at places like high school gymnasiums. Live Bullet was on every turntable in 1976 and deservedly so. Great reaction Nick. Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
I had the opportunity to see Bob Seger and the Last Heard, and Bob Seger and the Bob Seger System, starting in 1967 through 1969, when they played a club near the Ohio State campus. I saw them play about 40 times, and they always put on a good show, lots of energy, and got to see a lot of their early songs, like Heavy Music, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man, and others. Always a lot of fun to see a band that got famous later.
The Jimmy Johnson you mentioned is a famous session guitarist and producer from Muscle Shoals. He's played with everyone.
You will love the Live Bullet album if you ever get a chance to listen to it. One of the best live albums out there.
Bob Seger has always been one of my favorite artists.
Another use of the word 'strut' in regards to walking is to walk in a graceful, predatory manner. It implies a conscious confidence that the person walking is dangerous, status-conscious, or aware of how much attention they're drawing. It's not necessarily arrogant, but very confident.
Can't go wrong with Bob. I can't think of a song of his I didn't care for. WTG Greybeard!
All respect but the best way to do a Seger Marathon is just put on Live Bullet and let it roll. Absolute banger through and through and one of the best live albums ever.
He is the best! Do everything from the 60's to 2022
One of my favorite artist ever! Love all these songs but some of his greatest songs besides Night Moves are Turn the Page(live), Old Time Rock and Roll, Main Street, Against the Wind, Still the Same, Fire Lake, and Like a Rock!
Nick, I understand your frustration with song blocking. Please continue to pause if it saves your channel! Bob Seger managed to cross over into the country charts, to a surprising degree for a rock star. Night Moves is a great song to learn for beginning guitarists!
Country? Not much, SEGERS more ROCK and ROLL than anything else!
@@jerryparks6123 Of course I agree. But I used to hear his stuff all the time in country bars.
“With autumn closing in” ♥️
Born in Detroit, raised in Ann Arbor (Go Blue) Starts with 2 Killer Songs, a great mix Greybeard. Thanks NIck, really enjoyed it. It was so cold up North here, even the Lawyers were putting their hands in their own pockets.
When Bob used to tour he had Don Brewer on drums and Craig Frost on keyboards from Grand Folk Railroad. Great band
Grand Funk Railroad!
@@jerryparks6123 yeah didn't catch the auto correct! lol
He is probably my favorite classic rock artist of all time
Night Moves... you need to hear it like 50 times, then and only then, will you understand the greatness of this song and the artist.
Thank you for jamming Bob Seger ❤Love all his music 💯🤘Trun the page is a great song to hear also Metallica jammed that with Bob's permission which sounds awesome too💯 You might want to play those on your channel? But of course any song from Bob Seger will make everyone happy 😅. Love your show ❤ Rock on and Rock hard 🤘💯🤘🎧
Nice selection of songs from Bob's popular period. Those of us who go back to the beginning would consider the lack of anything from prior to 1977 a huge omission. Ramblin Gamblin Man, Get Out of Denver, Katmandu, Beautiful Loser -- check these songs out next time.
Greybeard the greatest!
ALWAYS the perfect selections.
One of the best songwriters of all. Night Moves is one of my favorite songs. You have to check out Still The Same
Loved from the beginning. Old Time Rock and Roll should be next. We played it in high school. Like a Rock is also fantastic. I read this past fall he retired from touring.
"Old Time Rock 'n' Roll" is the iconic Tom Cruise "dancing-in-his-undies" song from Risky Business.
So many great artists have come out of Detroit. Glen Frey was a Detroiter, before he went west, and became a member of Linda Ronstadt’s band, he and Bob Seger shared a long time friendship, long before The Eagles. A few if the tracks you played were recorded at the famed Muscle Shoals studio, and feature the equally famed house band, “The Swampers”, mentioned in Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama”. The were the backing band that recorded “Night Moves”. Stellar! Nice one Greybeard!
Like me, Glenn Frey was born in Detroit, but grew up in a suburb of Detroit- Royal Oak. We had the same piano teacher!
Love bob. Great voice.
Sweet I just joined a Bob Seger Tribute Band “Beautiful Loser” Great stuff!!!!!
BOB is a LEGEND . Bob and Glenn FRY were friends back in michigan and Bob was like a mentor to Glenn.they do respect her BUTT.damn straight
They do Respect her ( BUT) They love to Watch her STRUT ! Get Your STORY STRAIGHT!
Funny you mentioned Rod Stewart. Bob and Rod were friends. Bob told rod that he was doing Tom Waits Downtown train, then Rod stole the ideanand released it before Bob could. Bob eventually bob released his version nearly 30 years later.
Roll Me Away, Horizontal Bop, Betty Lou and The Famous Final Scene are 4 more to add to the list!
I agree especially on 'Roll' and 'Famous'. I believe 'Famous' is an underrated masterpiece.
Turn the Page is another great song.
Jimmy Johnson is a guitar player for the legendary Muscle Shoals "Swampers". Bob Seger recorded several albums at Muscle Shoals and the Swampers played in the studio for the recordings. You and Lex should watch the documentary "Muscle Shoals". It's an amazing movie and an important part of musical history. Highly recommended, I know you'll love it!
Most played song in 1980 across all platforms and all artists was Her Strut by Bob Seger!!!
Sometimes vanilla is the best flavor. Just a tad of rich chocolate added and you get a masterpiece. This is one of those moments.
Hi Nick, this is a great marathon. My favourite track isn't on here, which is, "Still The Same", and I also love the live version from San Diego 1978 ... Watched it so many times, but this is an excellent selection. Glad Night Moves was included. Thankyou. Byee Jim X
Best concert I ever went to. Was at The Richmond Mosque in downtown Richmond Virginia (my old stomping grounds) right b4 my 17th bd.
lol is Glenn Frey but you say it like Fry..... Glenn was on Bob's 1st album cuz they were friends as teens before Glenn went to cali. Bob's last album is dedicated to Glenn. Eagles are the background on Against The Wind and many songs... Bob is on one of theirs and co wrote Heartache Tonight.
Night moves is a great classic. Don’t worry about the pauses. Good song requests Greybeard and reaction. Gotta say I love that Walter Becker shirt. 😊
This man is a treasure
you missed main street !
Rocking Robert. Michigan Man!! Maybe you'll take a listen to his early tunes he did with early bands like Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System like "Heavy Music', "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man', and "Back in '72".Rockin' garage tunes.
Yay Michigan!❤️✋❤️
As for Bob's musical style or genre, he's most often regarded as Heartland Rock (along with the likes of Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, Southside Johnny and Bruce Springsteen) which is a type of roots rock that focuses on blue collar themes and usually has a strong dose of piano and/or Hammond B3 organ.
Strut when your proud and you feel that you let people know where you stand so. Come on!! Look up the word.
Thnx. Im a huge fan also.
Uncle Bob helped raise us.
Turn the Page, Main Street, Come to Poppa and Roll Me Away. Great next four. OR any 4 Seger songs- consistently good stuff
as in: "to strut your stuff"
Also just listen to the music, the instumentals the entire masterpiece behind the incomparable VOICE
Not blocked in Europe so far 🙂
This was very enjoyable. Just what I needed right now!
Her Strut was written about Jayne Fonda ... Chrsty Brinkley inspired Hollywood Nights from her cover on Rolling Stone.
2 drummers on Hollywood NIghts ... amd ya man it is Pure Rock and Roll. His song Rock and Roll Never Forgets is The quintessential rock and roll song. And bruce aint got shit on Bob!! lol
Gah...brings back SO MANY MEMORIES.... esp Hollywood Nights and Feel Like a Number. SO GOOD!