I hope The Guess Who gets their place in the rock and roll hall of fame; they definitely deserve it. And Boston? Oh my goodness, what a band! Their songs are timeless.
That Boston isn’t in The R&R Hall of Fame is another ‘bullet point’ warning to the actual talent from record companies to say “yeah, we’ll make you the star as long as we get all the money! KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT, PLAY THE MUSIC AND BE HAPPY WE TURNED THE SPOTLIGHT ON YOU FOR AWHILE! Signed, The Lawyers.
Don McLean's 'Vincent' was always one of those songs when I was a kid that made me stop, listen and really feel what the song was saying... it reminds me still of my dad who struggled all his life with mental illness. I think it truly helped me to have a deeper sense of compassion for my dad.
Although an incredible song, many people didn't get it and it helped reinforce the irrational thought that a person named Vincent was not alright in the head. Ironic as the preceding years before that Vincent was one of the most popular names fro male children.
I can’t believe the Guess Who aren’t in the Hall of Fame. They had a multitude of classic hits. These Eyes, Undun, No Sugar Tonight, Albert Flasher, Laughing, No Time, American Woman, Hand Me Down, Clap for the Wolfman, and my favorite no one has ever heard-Attila’s Blues-it’s a classic Guess Who and their lyrics.
There's a reason why the 1970's is my favorite music decade. It was a very diverse period with songs. On one radio station you could hear rock, disco, folk, country, and punk. There hasn't been another decade like it before or since then...
@@auldthymer There's also an oddity all-female band from '67. Did one album. Were sort of coerced into being a band by their dad. Widely known as a prime example of "So bad, they're good." You can judge for yourself. The Shaggs. Best idea is to do a search for "Worst album ever made"-- you'll get the full story in animated form... if you're interested.
Mine too. People look at me like I'm nuts when I say that because it wasn't one of their big radio hits, but it's a great song and has one of the best guitar solos ever recorded. Tom was on fire when he recorded that. BTW, Rick Beato has a fantastic "What Makes This Song Great" episode for that song (here on RUclips). He did one for "More Than a Feeling" too, which is just as good. Highly recommended if you haven't seen them.
Burton Cummings is great. The Guess Who has always been under appreciated, which is surprising due to their large catalogue. It took the Doobies way too long to get into the R&R HOF, hopefully, the Guess Who will follow suit and finally get their due recognition.
Oh but don't worry, Run DMC is in there🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. I lived right up the road just 20 minutes away from the rock hall for 11 years and refused to set foot in the place because they are but not bands like Slade that influenced too many bands to name and Ozzy himself said that Noddy Holder quite possibly has the greatest voice ever in rock, but they're not in there and some of the bands that are, what a joke.
Love me some Burton Cummings. I was absolutely enthralled by his 1976 solo album. I was 16 when it came out, and I played it ALL the time. My favorites were Stand Tall, and I'm scared, but EVERY song was just beautiful. Burton, you ROCK, and should be in the Hall of Fame, with and without The Guess Who.
The Guess Who had so many great songs, their singles are only part of the story. Many of their album tracks are so epic...they were Canada’s best band before Rush and BTO
Many don't understand the meaning of American Woman and it drives me nuts. It was the perfect song for the times and actually even more relevant from 2016 to 2020.
I don’t understand why The Proff considered some of these “hidden” unless a poor kid was from a flyover state without one of the many powerful fm radio stations. Save the Land is a great song and Burton’s story about the Chief on the cover pic was awesome. Hitch a Ride isn’t hidden either. Maybe one could argue it was one of many great songs on the debut but certainly not hidden. I still can’t listen to Vincent without shedding tears. Such a beautiful song with great lyrics. Suzi Q was ok for me and having a woman who wanted to rock as hard as the boys was novel. Blue Oyster Cult was a good band it just happened they were never able to touch Don’t fear the Reaper with any of their other efforts. Didn’t help them that it was the heyday of hard rock bands.
Years ago, I had the exquisite pleasure of attending a Blue Oyster Cult concert. Not only did they play my favorite, Don't Fear The Reaper, but they introduced to me, Godzilla. I've loved it ever since.
BOC is one of the few bands that plays strictly for the enjoyment of their fans. They have been out of the spotlight since the 80s but have continued to tour pretty much constantly since their inception. They will pretty much play anywhere for anyone who will have them and they never disappoint. They have one of the most loyal and rabid fan bases.
@@mikee2923 They still tour and have new music out,The Symbol Remains. JoeBouchard has new music out with Blue Coup and solo. Albert has also released Imaginos the way he intended it to be.
@@snoopy9244 The Symbol Remains was easily the best album of 2020. But I’m an old fart that hasn’t really liked much new music since the early 90s. Both the Bouchard brothers are in Blue Coupe with Dennis Dunaway from the original Alice Cooper band, hence the name. I do need to check them out because I always believed the Bouchard brothers were largely responsible for the early mystique of BOC especially Albert. Joe’s contributions to BOC’s song catalog were musically and vocally some of their best. Dennis was also largely responsible for many of Alice Cooper’s early hits. Sounds like a LOT of talent in a band to me. I for one would love to see the Bouchard brothers reunite with Buck and Eric with Ritchie filling in for the departed Allen. Not that there is anything wrong or lacking in the present BOC lineup, but to me nothing compares to the original.
You should have included Linda Ronstadt’s You’re no Good. She was a big deal in the 70’s and it’s weird that classic rock stations ignore her. She was considered the first woman rocker who could fill stadiums. And I remember radio stations playing her music all the time in the 70s. She was on the cover of Rolling Stone four times between 1975 and 1980.
@@alisonmcrae1281 Her back up band was the Eagles. She formed The Eagles. She was bigger than the Eagles until they released Hotel California. Her 1977 album Simple Dreams knocked FleetwoodMac Rumors off the number one spot and stayed number one for 6 weeks. It’s strange to me how forgotten she is today.
I'm a 70 year old Englishman, and love your presentations, give us some of our stuff, sorry, more British stuff ;) Kinks, Small Faces, Yardbirds etc; or 70's Bowie, Mick Ronson, T Rex, Humble Pie. That sort of stuff.
I agree! I'm an English woman, aged 73. Three of these songs I'd never heard before. I didn't know that Suzi Quatro had recorded All Shook Up. Of course, she had massive hits in Britain with Can the Can, Devil Gate Drive and others, and sang the gentler If You Can't Give Me Love with the lead singer of Smokie. I've forgotten his name, but a member of Smokie used to live near me. Was very surprised that Prof thinks that Don McLean's Vincent has been forgotten. I'm sure that it still gets played from time to time on British radio.
I’m so happy to see the 70s being highlighted. This was an unbelievably creative and prolific era for all music genres. I would love to see something on Elton John. I think his talent and artistry had gotten buried in the camp and glitz pretty early on but during the first half of that decade there was no one bigger or better. Every album from 70-75 was brilliant, just full of depth and emotion, moving from authentically poignant storytelling through evocative dreamscapes into rousing rockers. The man was a force!
Does anyone know the actual title of the tune that has these lyrics: “If ya wanna be happy for the rest of your life, Never make a pretty woman your wife”?
I've seen Todd solo or with Utopia atleast a dozen times. I've met him a few times too. My all time favorite. A video covering his overall career would connect the dots for most people, who have just heard Todd in the background for 50 years..How About A Little Fanfare!!
Our time was what it was. It defined our youth. The music now is odd to me, doesn't make sense... Well of course doesn't. , it isn't our time under the sun. It belongs to some one else. We were lucky
The only problem with Dream Weaver is it was mixed in stereo as an afterthought. There were stereo mixing methods and effects at the time not used, so what should have been a bigger sound came out rather flat. Imagine that song remastered with the guitar and sax having spatial volume, would make it a more incredible song.
Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman - "Stumbling In" To this day that song still amazes me at how simple and beautiful music was back then.- Today's music just can't compare with music from the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's.
I agree with you. The 4 decades of the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's was music at it's very best. Sadly, the 90's started the decline to where we are now.
Much love for Suzi. Her version of All Shook Up brings back memories of party's in the 70s. We had most of her LPs and Tapes. She blazed the trail for many Great women in Rock. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎤🥁
Thank you! That is EXACTLY why I get tired of oldies/70’s stations. They don’t play enough of the great songs. You featured songs that I adore. I turn 60 in 9 days and am starting to feel olde. Your channel has revived me as that number creeps closer.
The Guess Who was my first concert. 1968. I was four years old. My parents took me with them. It was an outdoor venue, nice summer evening... I remember dancing around with a bunch of other kids in front of the stage. All that music, the lights, the excitement you could feel.... It was magical and I was hooked on music ever since. My album collection may not be worth much in money because they were just used so heavily....but they're worth everything to me. It's still about the music, to me. That's the real value. I still have (literally) my hundreds of albums, a huge pile of 45s, cassettes,...and if you dig deep enough, don't be shocked if you come across any 78s or 8-tracks. ☺️
Randy does an introduction for a dee jay on a New York City based classic rock station in which he says "this is Randy BACK-man of BAACH-hman Turner Overdrive, and you're listening to".....so i guess it's pronounced both ways, lol.
"Dust In The Wind" began as a finger exercise, Kerry's wife loved it & told him he should do something with it. The documentary " Miracles Out Of Nowhere" is great.🎸🥁
One of my favorite songs from the late 70s is "Strawberry Letter" by The Brothers Johnson. It's such an amazing and addictive tune and it SHOULD be one of the most played songs on classic hit radio. Unfortunately, it isn't played at all. Such a shame. Same with the song "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)" by Bell & James.
There are 2 major groups of Cherokee: Eastern Band, Cherokee Nation of OK plus a smaller band in the southeast US. I’d love to know which group this chief belonged to.
The Moody Blues are great. They brought a new sound and a new dimension to the show. The good thing about records and streaming is we can freeze time to an era of the best music ever.
70's was a great decade to form my introduction to that era of rock music. My Pre Teen days were all about discovery of music on my own terms. Hearing them reminds me of the glorious years of my youth when life was fun and not having to be an adult.
Totally agree 😌. The soundtrack of my youth as well. Luckily I had 3 older sisters with my oldest one that liked the same styles I did. Of all my childhood friends....my best friend was the radio 💗
It’s an outrage that Guess Who and BTO are not in the Rock Hall of Fame. Two bands that became legendary successes from Winnipeg, a prairie town in the middle of Canada, is astounding and yet the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ignores this incredible achievement.
BOC was the first live show I went to back in 80 at the Boston Garden. They are by far my favorite live band and that's where I really feel they are underrated. They never just played a copy of their studio song, but always changed it up a bit without losing it's sound. Of course Buck's solos were also mind blowing.
Share the Land has been a favorite of mine since I was young, I am now 66. It was a song that spoke to my soul the first time I heard it. I've alwaysoved The Guess Who. Thank you, so much, for the work you do to bring all this great information to the rest of us.
"Vincent" By McLean is such a beautiful song(lyrics,composition) made me cry like a baby the first time I heard it. The guitar solo from Godzilla is superb too
🤩 Wow, the 1970's in my opinion is the best musical era of all time. You do realize we had hundreds and hundreds of the greatest most talented musical geniuses ever. You are going to be in this era of music for an extremely long time to give it any kind of justice. Off the top of my head please go through some of the best songs of these 70's band. How about The Sweet (also known as Sweet), Dr Hook (also known as Dr Hook & the Medicine Show), Hot Chocolate because omg you can Not skip the 1970's disco era and bands like Hot Chocolate were fantastic. My fav Hot Chocolate song was Every1's a Winner. You gotta do Gerry Rafferty, please, please. His best two songs ever was was Baker Street (blow your mind sax & guitar solos) and Right Down the Line, both sings 1978. There are so many other great bands and songs but I'll leave my requests at those few so other people have a chance to make their requests and there are going to be tons of requests because we 70's era music fans are countless, especially those of us who actually had the pleasure of living in that era. Thanks. 👍👩🦳
Records were better before everyone started using a click-track to regulate the tempo. Music needs to breathe. Don't get me wrong; there are tons of great records that use click, drum machines, sequencers, etc. But there is a magic that comes from a bunch of great players sitting in a room, letting music happen.
I don't disagree with that and also think that when computers went from enhancing music, to creating music. When technology replaced talent, it saw a downturn in the quality of music. Generally speaking of course because there are some great modern artists.
It's fun to hear Rick Beato beat on this concept all the time. "These were real people, sitting in a room, playing together and GROOVING..." Heck, the tempo of "Ladies Night" by Kool and the Gang speeds up so much over the course of the song I used to use it as an energy/tempo build that would normally take 3 songs or so when I was DJing. Who has the nerve to do that now? No one, because their "phat beat" never changes.
I can't remember which song it was by a more recent rock band I was listening to, and I really liked it, but it lacked something I couldn't put my finger on. I mean, technically, it was all there. Then my girlfriend walked through the room and said, "Oh my god. That's awful. Sounds like it was made by a machine." And that was it. It was too perfect. Everything was pitch-corrected, and the beat was absolutely relentlessly on-time, and I've since learned that drum triggers were used so that every hit on the snare would sound perfect and identical. No variation.
Absolutely love this video and the music! I spent my teens in the 80s and have had a lot of people tell me I'm "too young to know" the music from the 70s - but that was the music I loved! Happily shared that love with my son, now almost 20, who listens to The Guess Who, Suzie Quatro, Three Dog Night...all those great 70s musicians. I attended Burton Cummings' solo concert (just a man and his piano) and had the opportunity to speak with him. I was like a 13 yr old meeting Beiber. He asked me what song of his was the first I heard and loved - and I said "I Will Play a Rhapsody". He laughed and said "You're too young to know that song!" I told him "I am almost 50, but real music, good music transcends time and will enrapture anyone, regardless of their age. I was 10 when that song was released and it will always be my favourite. Stand Tall is a close second and my mom said I would sing along with it when it came on the radio." He was silent for a moment then said "Thank you." The man creates beautiful music.
One of my favorite songs. I’m a huge fan of sad ballads and Don McClain wrote one of the greatest sad ballads I’ve ever heard. It sounds very similar to Vincent, but instead of an Art song, it’s a sad ballad. He paints pictures in that song as well. If you like Vincent and you like sad ballads, treat yourself and listen to McClean’s “ Empty Chairs”.
@@Kevin-zj8ns It was 79. I have it on a K-Tel album I got at Kmart with some other good songs but the main reason I bought it was for that song. They were truly a one hit wonder.
I was like a kid in a sweet shop in the 70's, so much great music at that time, it would take too long to make a list. British and American bands were recording absolutely fantastic albums, the decade for me without a doubt!
Actually if you think about it this is about the only album where every song is in rotation of most classic rock radio stations. I consider this the best album ever recorded because you can hear this album in its entirety every day on classic rock radio even though it has been around for 45 years. I can’t think of any other album, not even Dark Side Of The Moon can lay claim to that.
@@mikee2923 You're very lucky if all the songs on this album are in rotation on your classic rock stations. They're not where I live, but we only have 3 rock stations and 1 is dedicated to new rock. We only get about 5 of the songs. When I was younger I used to hear "let me take you home tonight" but sadly it's been missing from the radio in my area for years. As a person who commutes a long way to work, I get a lot of radio time. I miss the days of radio when DJs played what they wanted to play and corporate analytics didn't determine what songs filled the airwaves. It's also sad to think about how there may never be another album released that comes close to having the abundance of quality material on this one.
They WERE in heavy rotation from 1976 to 1986...every freaking day...multiple times every single day...all day (and night) long. Great songs got played into the ground, unfortunately, but they still are unbelievably perfect, in moderation of course.
(Not related to music, but the word play) My dad used to say, "How long is a china man" I would answer, "I don't know," then he would say, "Yes, he is!"
Having been born and raised in Boston, I'm partial to that band of course. But Don McLean's Vincent brings me to tears every time I hear it. So very poignant and definitely underrated.
As a musician, it always grates a bit when someone is called "underappreciated". There isn't a musician on this earth that doesn't think that Burton Cummings is legendary!
Agree, but from a different perspective. As it’s all subjective, music is always appreciated or ignored at exactly the right decibel. For me, The Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive, and even Rush (heresy alert) were 70’s backround music. Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and The Band are the musicians who swept down from The Great North and imbedded themselves into the soundtrack of my life. Though TBH, I don’t know why or how Burton Cummings became a punchline for some critics. He does have a strong voice, but neither he nor the lyrics are terribly interesting.
70s has so much to offer. I've been digging on How Long by Ace lately. Great hidden gem I suppose. Lee Michaels Do You Know What I Mean. Many others. Great list here too
I love your passion Adam! Obviously you really dig the music, as well as the artists and stories behind the songs. I enjoy how you ask such interesting questions, which is why the artists open up to you and make your interviews so good. Rock on Professor! 🎵🎸🥁🎹🧑🎤🎵 🙏🙏🙏
There is somethingout the character of Burton Cummings' voice that is SO intriguing. Earthy, slightly raspy? I'm not sure how to put words to it. How about a video featuring distinctive voices of the lead vocalists? Cummings, Bon Scott, Janis Joplin, B-Real from Cypress Hill, Shaggy, Etta James, Eddie Shaw......
Slight brush with greatness: Barry Goudreau, Boston guitarist, is my distant cousin. My great-great-grandfather and his great-great-grandfather were brothers.
Please make a video about Blue Oyster Cult's "Mirrors" album. The first song "The Vigil" hooked me immediately and is, I believe, a hidden gem for which the band never earned enough acclaim. The whole album is an underappreciated classic IMHO.
You are so right my friend. Blue Oyster Cult is my favourite band of all time and to me, The Vigil is indeed their greatest masterpiece. A song that only BOC fans know about when really it should've been played regularly on classic rock radio stations instead of the repetitive threesome(Burning For You, Godzilla and (Don't fear) the reaper. We need to spread the word about this phenomenal track!
The Second Best decade ... 60’s being first. Thanks for including The Guess Who and interview with Burton. From an appreciative Canadian fan. You guys ROCK !!
I’ve been watching The Professor of Rock for just a short while, and I gotta say these videos are absolutely incredible - so informative and entertaining. Thanks! Rock on!
Love your content man. I am a huge Suzi Quatro fan and love hearing from her. But as a child of the 70s the song Vincent caught me at an early age. The haunting passion of the song just touches me deep inside.
BOC was my favorite band then and they're still one of the best, IMO. Every member was underrated and few of their best tunes ever got the airplay it deserved.
Nice interviews. I can't ever forget the music by The Guess Who, Blue Oyster Cult (owned their greatest hits CD since the mid '90s) and Boston (bought their music too) and Don McLean (my best friend loved that song). What a honor Suzi Quatro received, having Elvis invite her to Graceland to perform. Somehow I could relate to her experience, that would have been too much.
Great job, professor. I sure hope there was more to that Blue Oyster Cult interview than just “Godzilla”. That band deserves its own video. BOC forever!
Eureka!!! Professor of Rock is now my favorite RUclips channel to binge! Like a potato chip, you can't devour just one! I am 60 years old, and this channel brings back some great memories. Keep up the great work!!!
Some Jethro Tull songs that deserve more respect include “The Whistler,” “To Cry You A Song,” “New Day Yesterday,” “Sweet Dream,” and “Cross-Eyed Mary.”
Love Jethro Tull, have all their albums. One of many favourite tracks was from the album Stand Up and the track "We used to know". Guitar work is simply awesome and a brilliant track, even today.
Here's some news, then: Surviving Sweet guitarist Andy Scott has assembled a new line-up for the band. They have a new single (a cover of their classic "Set Me Free") & a new album called "Isolation Boulevard".
LOVE that you gave shout out to Hitch A Ride by Boston!! Love all the inside info on that. That's one of, if not, the best guitar solos. Thanks Professor!
My Mama Clyde (cat) and I are having a rough time after this video.....I was patting her on my lap when all of a sudden I hear the name "Share The Land".....my arms flew up in excitement and I shouted out loud. Love that song!!!
Just heard this one Prof, really great, I loved all these people in the seventies. Burton Cummings was one of my favorite singers, Don McClean my favorite song writer, Suzi Quattro favorite for just high energy, rock from a girl,Blue Oyster Cult can't say enough about those guys, and Boston one of my favorite all round Rock bands . Thanks brother. Brother Gary
so glad to have found your channel! i'd be into it even without the interviews with the real people involved, but that just puts you above and beyond. keep up the awesome work and rock on!
GREAT episode, Adam... I grew up with Suzi's nephew, outside Detroit, and got to meet her a few times. I was so smitten! And I had dinner with Don McLean (with my agent) back in 1990 when he came to Lansing, MI... dude was such a weird cat. A true artist. Seriously. He went on tangents that we couldn't follow. It was hilarious. Thanks again for a great episode, man!
I have always loved Boston and considered them probably my favorite classic rock band. While they obviously had their hits and are in most conversations about classic rocks bands I think that most don't know or forget and Tom's genius and skills when it came to actually recording, mixing and mastering their music.
Many, many years ago my older brother called into a Chicago radio station (WXRT) and requested "Godzilla." DJ said she'd try to play it and we listened for what seemed like forever. Then, the DJ said something like, "Here's a song for a listener and his little brother." She played the song and we were both jumping around like crazy -- so excited about getting a shout out on the radio. GO, GO, Godzilla!!
This is a well done piece of work. Some rare info you got from Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma. I’ve been an associate and fan for years. Never heard them speak about this song before, only about the riff being created in a Dallas, Tx hotel room. Great interview. Love to see the rest
Blue Oyster Cult is such an odd group, in that so many of their songs are very niche in topic, Science Fiction and Fantasy stories, Monster Movies, and all kinds of other topics that you wouldn't think would carry any weight with a more general audience, but they did, and they were great.
They have always been a truly unique band, never mainstream. In the 80's their style changed and they sounded like their producer was trying to turn them into a pop band or something but they were still unique. The only other band I can think of that can compare is Uriah Heep. Both of these bands are my top favorites.
In the 70's I sent a self- addressed envelope to BOC fan club and received all their lyrics...and except for Last Days of May and Don't Fear the Reaper you can drive yourself bonkers trying to decipher She's As Beautiful As A Foot Or In The Workshop of Telescopes. But one listen to On Your Feet or On Your Knees and the lyrics became an afterthought. These guys can jam.
Fun fact: the song Joan Crawford came out on their Fire of Unknown Origin album a few weeks before MTV was launched in 1981. MTV did not play their video because of the 'adult themes'. (catholic school girl vampires) and it never got real big. aka "Joan Crawford Has Risen from the Grave". It was a little monster movie of their own,, written by Bouchard et al.
Super lineup, Adam! Here’s a lost gem for you: “Gold” by John Stewart with Stevie Nicks doing background vocals. I’ve loved that song since I first heard it in 1979.
Here's a few gems Doctor Hook Cover of the Rollin Stone, Nazareth Hair of the Dog, Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare, Arlow Guthrie City Of New Orleans or I Cant Help Falling in Love With You another cove of E.P. that is really good one. And so many more
Brad Delp so so so under rated...Delp took me to another realm in the 70s with his flawless vocals and still has same effect in 2024...RIP BOSTON but you're music will never be gone....🎸🎤🎹💯🥁💯🎙️🎤🎸🎹🎤🥁💯🎸🎙️
Saw BOC in concert and loved it! On Godzilla, the guitar sound near the beginning after the 1st verse starts is Buck Dharma sliding his guitar strings against a metal mic stand up the neck, then back down.
Also when they did Born To Be Wild Buck and Eric used to rub the necks of their guitars together in a sawing motion. It was a staple of their 70s shows and is majorly bad ass.
a few candidates for this segment: never been any reason by head east couldn't get it right - climax blues band for songs by artists who had more well known songs: every kinda people - robert palmer love is like oxygen - sweet you can probably devote and entire series of shows to those last two.
Oh man I was trippin on this vid; I was in high school 1970-1973. Such awesome nostalgia and a great job by you. I witnessed the British Invasion and it morphed into '70s music. All these songs played over and over on top 40 radio stations. I was all about acid rock back then, but it seemed all the music was good. A true dawning of an epic musical era. Thanks for the memories.
I totally agree with the choice of Boston's "Hitch a ride". I have always felt that it was their best song ever....the guitar work on that song is an absolute masterpiece! I love how it starts and ends with the accoustic sounds, but has the rockin section in the middle.
Great decade - great music! This is probably my 5 for this particular list (forgotten gems). (5) I Robot - Alan Parsons Project (4) You Supply the Love - Toto (3) Little Willy - Sweet (2) Long, Long Way from Home - Foreigner (1) The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night
The Guess Who - Clap for the Wolfman, don't know why I like that song so much. It's hard to believe anything from Boston's 1st album is underplayed but I do tend to focus my own collection now.
@@inconnu4961 I felt that way about laughing, hated it at first but I think you gain appreciation for a group's other songs when you become a fan of their mass consumption music. I also did that with Grand Funk, I only liked their main songs at first then learned to prefer their other music.
Fun fact. Any live version of any BOC song is a gem. Extraterrestrial Live is KILLER!!!! Black Blade, Hot Rails to Hell, Cities on Flame, Psychic Wars, Godzilla, Reaper, Joan Crawford.....list goes on!! I don’t know why but BOC live shows are just so much better than the studio recordings. One of the best live bands ever.
I'm sorry I didn't read your comment before I posted my own. When I was watching the professor's video I thought for sure he was going to say Cities on Flame, but then he said Godzilla, I was disappointed. Our local radio station played Godzilla and Don't Fear the Reaper endlessly. I "rediscovered " Cities on Flame a couple of years ago and have kept it in my play list ever since. I have to admit that when I saw BOC at Weedsport in the early 80's, I did like the giant animatronic Godzilla though.
After this video, I'm loving your Channel even more! Loved every one of your featured songs. I thank my brother for turning me on to B.O.C. Their album 'Cultosaurus Erectus' is one of my go-tos. Love to play that in my car on a solo road trip and just crank it UP! And, Boston, what can I say? Such an iconic album which brings back fond memories of my youth. I'm so thankful I grew up when I did and these bands existed at that time. They all left an everlasting impression on my soul. Okay, I'll stop now before I develop the urge to go buy a twelve-pack and cruise around in my car with the stereo at full blast!!!
I hope The Guess Who gets their place in the rock and roll hall of fame; they definitely deserve it.
And Boston? Oh my goodness, what a band! Their songs are timeless.
That Boston isn’t in The R&R Hall of Fame is another ‘bullet point’ warning to the actual talent from record companies to say “yeah, we’ll make you the star as long as we get all the money! KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT, PLAY THE MUSIC AND BE HAPPY WE TURNED THE SPOTLIGHT ON YOU FOR AWHILE!
Signed, The Lawyers.
Don McLean's 'Vincent' was always one of those songs when I was a kid that made me stop, listen and really feel what the song was saying... it reminds me still of my dad who struggled all his life with mental illness. I think it truly helped me to have a deeper sense of compassion for my dad.
He’s coming to the theater I usher at in a few months- can’t wait! I know Vincent will bring me to tears.
Although an incredible song, many people didn't get it and it helped reinforce the irrational thought that a person named Vincent was not alright in the head. Ironic as the preceding years before that Vincent was one of the most popular names fro male children.
We named our son after that song.
Beautiful 😔
I can’t believe the Guess Who aren’t in the Hall of Fame. They had a multitude of classic hits. These Eyes, Undun, No Sugar Tonight, Albert Flasher, Laughing, No Time, American Woman, Hand Me Down, Clap for the Wolfman, and my favorite no one has ever heard-Attila’s Blues-it’s a classic Guess Who and their lyrics.
Neither is foreigner and they should be
These Eyes was my very first 45 I bought in high school.
There's a reason why the 1970's is my favorite music decade. It was a very diverse period with songs. On one radio station you could hear rock, disco, folk, country, and punk. There hasn't been another decade like it before or since then...
Suzi Quatro to me will always be the song “Stumbling In,” truly a great 70s classic
I was thrilled she was included! She's a bad-ass
For early Suzi, check out
her '60s band Pleasure Seekers
(also featuring other Quatro sisters)
& the song "What A Way To Die!"
@@laustcawz2089 That was freakin' AWESOME. Thank you, thank you.
@@auldthymer
There's also an oddity
all-female band from '67.
Did one album.
Were sort of coerced
into being a band by their dad.
Widely known as a prime example
of "So bad, they're good."
You can judge for yourself.
The Shaggs.
Best idea is to do a search
for "Worst album ever made"--
you'll get the full story
in animated form...
if you're interested.
@John Fray
Probably just the only song
you ever heard by her.
BTO and The Guess Who deserve more respect for their contributions to Rock & Roll.
I've seen Burton Cummings twice
At Medina Ball Room
He did A 10 minute These Eyes
Omg moments
@@dennybarlau8065 Nice.
@@dennybarlau8065 Jealous.
You had to have lived under a rock not to heard of either of those bands...🤨
Burton Cummings had one of the all time great voices. Could sing mellow or wail equally great!
I'm a fan of Ventura Highway, Tin Man, and Horse with no name by America (of course 😉). I never get tired of those songs. They remind me of my dad.
“Hitch a Ride” has always been my favorite Boston song. It’s perfection.
YES!!!!!! Boston - Tom Scholz and Brad Delp especially- have never gotten the recognition they deserve!!!
Mine too. People look at me like I'm nuts when I say that because it wasn't one of their big radio hits, but it's a great song and has one of the best guitar solos ever recorded. Tom was on fire when he recorded that. BTW, Rick Beato has a fantastic "What Makes This Song Great" episode for that song (here on RUclips). He did one for "More Than a Feeling" too, which is just as good. Highly recommended if you haven't seen them.
@@Ken5244 Thanks, I think I’ll check that out.
@@DianeKelley-His4evr77 Wholeheartedly agree with you!!
Those guitar solos are from heaven
Burton Cummings is great. The Guess Who has always been under appreciated, which is surprising due to their large catalogue. It took the Doobies way too long to get into the R&R HOF, hopefully, the Guess Who will follow suit and finally get their due recognition.
I couldn't agree more
Oh but don't worry, Run DMC is in there🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣.
I lived right up the road just 20 minutes away from the rock hall for 11 years and refused to set foot in the place because they are but not bands like Slade that influenced too many bands to name and Ozzy himself said that Noddy Holder quite possibly has the greatest voice ever in rock, but they're not in there and some of the bands that are, what a joke.
I totally agree with you. --Wendy
But biggie made it with rap figure that out
@@dukecraig2402 And Nirvana.
Love me some Burton Cummings. I was absolutely enthralled by his 1976 solo album. I was 16 when it came out, and I played it ALL the time. My favorites were Stand Tall, and I'm scared, but EVERY song was just beautiful. Burton, you ROCK, and should be in the Hall of Fame, with and without The Guess Who.
"She's Come Undone"; who can't resist singing along to that tune???
CHEVY VAN By SAMMY JOHNS , A great song OF MY 70s Child hood ,,, And ROCK ME GENTLY By Andy Kim ,, The 70s Baby
"Good Canadian Kids!" as Grapes would say.
Guess Who
Yes, called Udun. Randy Bachman studied under the late Canadian jazz guitar virtuoso Lenny Breau.
The Professor wanted to add that song to the list, but it was too late.
The Guess Who had so many great songs, their singles are only part of the story. Many of their album tracks are so epic...they were Canada’s best band before Rush and BTO
Still are the best. Share the Land is on my play list
Share the Land is still a staple on Canadian radio
Many don't understand the meaning of American Woman and it drives me nuts. It was the perfect song for the times and actually even more relevant from 2016 to 2020.
I don’t understand why The Proff considered some of these “hidden” unless a poor kid was from a flyover state without one of the many powerful fm radio stations. Save the Land is a great song and Burton’s story about the Chief on the cover pic was awesome. Hitch a Ride isn’t hidden either. Maybe one could argue it was one of many great songs on the debut but certainly not hidden. I still can’t listen to Vincent without shedding tears. Such a beautiful song with great lyrics. Suzi Q was ok for me and having a woman who wanted to rock as hard as the boys was novel. Blue Oyster Cult was a good band it just happened they were never able to touch Don’t fear the Reaper with any of their other efforts. Didn’t help them that it was the heyday of hard rock bands.
Neil Young was the best singer song writer, too come out of Canada.. they can keep rush
One of the most underrated songs of the 70s is Baby Blue by Badfinger.
Didn't Breaking Bad use it on the soundtrack?
Anything by Badfinger! Day After Day is a beautiful classic and the entire Straight Up album is one of the greatest ever.
Great song, day after day
Underrated band from that time is Badfinger. Such a good band.
One of the most underrated bands. Also, this band has one of most tragic stories in the history rock.
Years ago, I had the exquisite pleasure of attending a Blue Oyster Cult concert. Not only did they play my favorite, Don't Fear The Reaper, but they introduced to me, Godzilla. I've loved it ever since.
BOC is one of the few bands that plays strictly for the enjoyment of their fans. They have been out of the spotlight since the 80s but have continued to tour pretty much constantly since their inception. They will pretty much play anywhere for anyone who will have them and they never disappoint. They have one of the most loyal and rabid fan bases.
@@mikee2923 They still tour and have new music out,The Symbol Remains. JoeBouchard has new music out with Blue Coup and solo. Albert has also released Imaginos the way he intended it to be.
@@snoopy9244 The Symbol Remains was easily the best album of 2020. But I’m an old fart that hasn’t really liked much new music since the early 90s. Both the Bouchard brothers are in Blue Coupe with Dennis Dunaway from the original Alice Cooper band, hence the name. I do need to check them out because I always believed the Bouchard brothers were largely responsible for the early mystique of BOC especially Albert. Joe’s contributions to BOC’s song catalog were musically and vocally some of their best. Dennis was also largely responsible for many of Alice Cooper’s early hits. Sounds like a LOT of talent in a band to me. I for one would love to see the Bouchard brothers reunite with Buck and Eric with Ritchie filling in for the departed Allen. Not that there is anything wrong or lacking in the present BOC lineup, but to me nothing compares to the original.
Did you get hit with the laser? Watch the movie the Stoned Age lol
You should have included Linda Ronstadt’s You’re no Good. She was a big deal in the 70’s and it’s weird that classic rock stations ignore her. She was considered the first woman rocker who could fill stadiums. And I remember radio stations playing her music all the time in the 70s. She was on the cover of Rolling Stone four times between 1975 and 1980.
She opened for the Eagles in 197?.something don't remember.
Probably a payola issue of some kind.
@@alisonmcrae1281 Her back up band was the Eagles. She formed The Eagles. She was bigger than the Eagles until they released Hotel California. Her 1977 album Simple Dreams knocked FleetwoodMac Rumors off the number one spot and stayed number one for 6 weeks. It’s strange to me how forgotten she is today.
@@RJS1974 They were called the "Stone Ponies" back then...
She lost a lot of fans when she started singing too slow. She couldn't help it, she had a governor on her.
I'm a 70 year old Englishman, and love your presentations, give us some of our stuff, sorry, more British
stuff ;) Kinks, Small Faces, Yardbirds etc; or 70's Bowie, Mick Ronson, T Rex, Humble Pie. That sort of stuff.
T.Rex! Marc Bolan is GOD! 🥰
Stones?
@@CMissShelleyMichelle Of course.
I agree! I'm an English woman, aged 73. Three of these songs I'd never heard before. I didn't know that Suzi Quatro had recorded All Shook Up. Of course, she had massive hits in Britain with Can the Can, Devil Gate Drive and others, and sang the gentler If You Can't Give Me Love with the lead singer of Smokie. I've forgotten his name, but a member of Smokie used to live near me. Was very surprised that Prof thinks that Don McLean's Vincent has been forgotten. I'm sure that it still gets played from time to time on British radio.
I’m so happy to see the 70s being highlighted. This was an unbelievably creative and prolific era for all music genres. I would love to see something on Elton John. I think his talent and artistry had gotten buried in the camp and glitz pretty early on but during the first half of that decade there was no one bigger or better. Every album from 70-75 was brilliant, just full of depth and emotion, moving from authentically poignant storytelling through evocative dreamscapes into rousing rockers. The man was a force!
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatter's...
Does anyone know the actual title of the tune that has these lyrics:
“If ya wanna be happy for the rest of your life,
Never make a pretty woman your wife”?
@@edryba4867 "If You Wanna Be Happy" by Jimmy Soul in 1963. It hit #1 on the Hot 100 and Top 40. Was also a #1 R&B hit as well.
Madman across the water.. not the version release in America, but the 7 plus minuet version..
that is pure gold!!
I’d love to see you do ANY video about Todd Rundgren whose influence on rock is SO under reported and appreciated!
I've seen Todd solo or with Utopia atleast a dozen times. I've met him a few times too. My all time favorite. A video covering his overall career would connect the dots for most people, who have just heard Todd in the background for 50 years..How About A Little Fanfare!!
I know few people who remember "Dream Weaver" and "Children of the Sun", which boggles my mind because those songs are so unique and perfect.
That's hard to believe. Dream Weaver was over-played on Philly stations at the time.
Two epic tunes
Our time was what it was. It defined our youth. The music now is odd to me, doesn't make sense... Well of course doesn't. , it isn't our time under the sun. It belongs to some one else. We were lucky
I remember both of those. You have a great taste in music.
The only problem with Dream Weaver is it was mixed in stereo as an afterthought. There were stereo mixing methods and effects at the time not used, so what should have been a bigger sound came out rather flat. Imagine that song remastered with the guitar and sax having spatial volume, would make it a more incredible song.
Heart, Ted Nugent, Robin Trower, Aerosmith, All premiering in the '70's with arguably some of the greatest albums of all time.
mahogany rush, yes, triumph, gfrr, king krimson, dpurple, capn beyond, uriah heep, elp, zappa...
Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman - "Stumbling In"
To this day that song still amazes me at how simple and beautiful music was back then.- Today's music just can't compare with music from the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's.
100% agree, those 4 era's were the golden ages of music
Just love that song!
There video together of this song is priceless. One of my favorite performances of all time. There’s a comical quality of it that is so fun to watch
I agree with you. The 4 decades of the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's was music at it's very best. Sadly, the 90's started the decline to where we are now.
Totally agree. Whenever I hear the name Suzy Quatro "Stumblin' In" immediately comes to mind. What a killer tune!
Much love for Suzi. Her version of All Shook Up brings back memories of party's in the 70s. We had most of her LPs and Tapes. She blazed the trail for many Great women in Rock. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎤🥁
Thank you! That is EXACTLY why I get tired of oldies/70’s stations. They don’t play enough of the great songs. You featured songs that I adore. I turn 60 in 9 days and am starting to feel olde. Your channel has revived me as that number creeps closer.
The Guess Who was my first concert.
1968. I was four years old. My parents took me with them. It was an outdoor venue, nice summer evening...
I remember dancing around with a bunch of other kids in front of the stage. All that music, the lights, the excitement you could feel....
It was magical and I was hooked on music ever since. My album collection may not be worth much in money because they were just used so heavily....but they're worth everything to me. It's still about the music, to me. That's the real value.
I still have (literally) my hundreds of albums, a huge pile of 45s, cassettes,...and if you dig deep enough, don't be shocked if you come across any 78s or 8-tracks. ☺️
Hitch a Ride is one of my favorite tunes. That ending guitar solo is beautiful.
Rick Beato did a show on best guitar "outros" which he rated this solo very high.
HAIR OF THE DOG BY NAZARETH 1975 OOOO YAAAAH
Just by listening to Burton Cummings' speaking voice I can tell he is one of the greatest singers of all time.
I'm 56, and until this video, I'd never heard the name pronounced as BACK-man; always (I'll be) BAACH-man.
Yeah, I always knew as (Baak man). Never heard it as (Back-Man)
Blame the radio stations from that time, they always said Baach, not Back.
I say Baach-man.
Randy does an introduction for a dee jay on a New York City based classic rock station in which he says "this is Randy BACK-man of BAACH-hman Turner Overdrive, and you're listening to".....so i guess it's pronounced both ways, lol.
Tomato tomahtoh, They Rock! Yes bachman is how they pronounced it...
Don’t forget Triumph! Canada’s other 3 man rock band with amazing guitar, vocals, and lyrics. My favorite Triumph song...Lay it on the Line.
You should cover how Kerry Livgren came up with Carry on Wayward Son and Dust in the Wind for Kansas. What a 70s story!
I concur
"Dust In The Wind" began as a finger exercise, Kerry's wife loved it & told him he should do something with it. The documentary " Miracles Out Of Nowhere" is great.🎸🥁
One of my favorite songs from the late 70s is "Strawberry Letter" by The Brothers Johnson. It's such an amazing and addictive tune and it SHOULD be one of the most played songs on classic hit radio. Unfortunately, it isn't played at all. Such a shame. Same with the song "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)" by Bell & James.
AGREE!
Both were among my faves back in the day. Strawberry Letter still is. Classic!❤
Strawberry Letter 23 was a cover. It was written and recorded by Shuggie Otis
I've known the Cherokee Chief story for years, it's a great tale!
"Stand Tall" was one of Burtons best songs ever!
There are 2 major groups of Cherokee: Eastern Band, Cherokee Nation of OK plus a smaller band in the southeast US. I’d love to know which group this chief belonged to.
The Moody Blues would be a great 70s introspective
OMG! The very Great Moody Blues! My favorite after the Beatles.
They’ll SAY they’re just a regular rock n roll band - but they dared to question the universal
Definitely! I love The Moody Blues!
The Moody Blues are great. They brought a new sound and a new dimension to the show. The good thing about records and streaming is we can freeze time to an era of the best music ever.
70's was a great decade to form my introduction to that era of rock music. My Pre Teen days were all about discovery of music on my own terms. Hearing them reminds me of the glorious years of my youth when life was fun and not having to be an adult.
Totally agree 😌. The soundtrack of my youth as well. Luckily I had 3 older sisters with my oldest one that liked the same styles I did. Of all my childhood friends....my best friend was the radio 💗
70’s are THE best decade of music. I was born in 1982 :)
Lady of the lamps That's unusual but refreshing. Most people born late 60s to 1980 prefer 80s music.
@@bigolebot ya I'm going off of what I've heard.
Yep. I was born in 69 and I can tell you what happened. The browning and their narcos derailed ALL.
It’s an outrage that Guess Who and BTO are not in the Rock Hall of Fame. Two bands that became legendary successes from Winnipeg, a prairie town in the middle of Canada, is astounding and yet the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ignores this incredible achievement.
Couldn't agree more..The hall is just a complete joke
@@fuiplu Totally agree. Unfortunately, like most things nowadays, it is too political as opposed to the pure talent and artistry as criteria.
Uh...isn't Neil Young from Winnipeg? I mean, you can make it from there, just sayin.
I was 21 and remember when that Boston album hit, it was like a paradigm shift in rock music.
BOC was the first live show I went to back in 80 at the Boston Garden. They are by far my favorite live band and that's where I really feel they are underrated. They never just played a copy of their studio song, but always changed it up a bit without losing it's sound. Of course Buck's solos were also mind blowing.
Don't forget 'Stand Tall' by Burton Cummings. Amazing vocals
I Loved "These Eyes by BTO
Oh wow. You just took me back.
Yeah! And "Break it to them Gently" and "I Will Play a Rhapsody" - golden!
@@Tammyperry1 These Eyes by " The Guess Who"
@@Tammyperry1 Yep! Great song!
Share the Land has been a favorite of mine since I was young, I am now 66. It was a song that spoke to my soul the first time I heard it. I've alwaysoved The Guess Who. Thank you, so much, for the work you do to bring all this great information to the rest of us.
"Vincent" By McLean is such a beautiful song(lyrics,composition) made me cry like a baby the first time I heard it. The guitar solo from Godzilla is superb too
🤩 Wow, the 1970's in my opinion is the best musical era of all time. You do realize we had hundreds and hundreds of the greatest most talented musical geniuses ever. You are going to be in this era of music for an extremely long time to give it any kind of justice. Off the top of my head please go through some of the best songs of these 70's band. How about The Sweet (also known as Sweet), Dr Hook (also known as Dr Hook & the Medicine Show), Hot Chocolate because omg you can Not skip the 1970's disco era and bands like Hot Chocolate were fantastic. My fav Hot Chocolate song was Every1's a Winner. You gotta do Gerry Rafferty, please, please. His best two songs ever was was Baker Street (blow your mind sax & guitar solos) and Right Down the Line, both sings 1978. There are so many other great bands and songs but I'll leave my requests at those few so other people have a chance to make their requests and there are going to be tons of requests because we 70's era music fans are countless, especially those of us who actually had the pleasure of living in that era. Thanks. 👍👩🦳
Records were better before everyone started using a click-track to regulate the tempo. Music needs to breathe.
Don't get me wrong; there are tons of great records that use click, drum machines, sequencers, etc. But there is a magic that comes from a bunch of great players sitting in a room, letting music happen.
I don't disagree with that and also think that when computers went from enhancing music, to creating music. When technology replaced talent, it saw a downturn in the quality of music. Generally speaking of course because there are some great modern artists.
@@lwaves You can make great music with modern tech, but it won't rock the same way.
It's fun to hear Rick Beato beat on this concept all the time. "These were real people, sitting in a room, playing together and GROOVING..." Heck, the tempo of "Ladies Night" by Kool and the Gang speeds up so much over the course of the song I used to use it as an energy/tempo build that would normally take 3 songs or so when I was DJing. Who has the nerve to do that now? No one, because their "phat beat" never changes.
I agree. Metronome killed rhythm. It (metronome) help musicians in keeping the time but time is not rhythm or groove. Rhythm or groove has feelings
I can't remember which song it was by a more recent rock band I was listening to, and I really liked it, but it lacked something I couldn't put my finger on. I mean, technically, it was all there. Then my girlfriend walked through the room and said, "Oh my god. That's awful. Sounds like it was made by a machine." And that was it. It was too perfect. Everything was pitch-corrected, and the beat was absolutely relentlessly on-time, and I've since learned that drum triggers were used so that every hit on the snare would sound perfect and identical. No variation.
"Oh no, there goes To-ky-o, go go Godzilla!"
I always thought it was "Oh no! Godzilla!" But the guitar simluating the Godzilla roar is what keeps that song on my personal playlist.
They were MAGNIFICENT, live!!!!!!!!!!! Munich, 1977
It's all about Astronomy
Absolutely love this video and the music! I spent my teens in the 80s and have had a lot of people tell me I'm "too young to know" the music from the 70s - but that was the music I loved! Happily shared that love with my son, now almost 20, who listens to The Guess Who, Suzie Quatro, Three Dog Night...all those great 70s musicians. I attended Burton Cummings' solo concert (just a man and his piano) and had the opportunity to speak with him. I was like a 13 yr old meeting Beiber. He asked me what song of his was the first I heard and loved - and I said "I Will Play a Rhapsody". He laughed and said "You're too young to know that song!" I told him "I am almost 50, but real music, good music transcends time and will enrapture anyone, regardless of their age. I was 10 when that song was released and it will always be my favourite. Stand Tall is a close second and my mom said I would sing along with it when it came on the radio." He was silent for a moment then said "Thank you." The man creates beautiful music.
Don McLean created the most perfect song of all time with Vincent. Don did not write this song - he painted it. Beautiful.
One of my favorite songs. I’m a huge fan of sad ballads and Don McClain wrote one of the greatest sad ballads I’ve ever heard. It sounds very similar to Vincent, but instead of an Art song, it’s a sad ballad. He paints pictures in that song as well. If you like Vincent and you like sad ballads, treat yourself and listen to McClean’s “ Empty Chairs”.
Wishing you wldve asked abt the American Pie songs meaning
I named my youngest son's middle name after the song Vincent.
absolutely 💜💜💜
Boring
Driver Seat by Sniff N The Tears!! One of my all time favorite songs!
Great song!
Turns out, it was a good album as well. Listened to it a couple weeks ago. Buuut, and no offense here, its an 80's song/album.
Seems it was 79. My bad, thanks Google..
Thats my jam!
@@Kevin-zj8ns It was 79. I have it on a K-Tel album I got at Kmart with some other good songs but the main reason I bought it was for that song. They were truly a one hit wonder.
Dream weaver is the song of the decade for me. A close second would be Baker Street.
"Dream Weaver" is a great song - it's been a long time since I've heard that one.
I was like a kid in a sweet shop in the 70's, so much great music at that time, it would take too long to make a list. British and American bands were recording absolutely fantastic albums, the decade for me without a doubt!
I passed your comment Keith & summed it up for me also! Thank you 🌟
(Led Zep)
Bostons debut is a masterpiece. I always like "let me take you home tonight." But really every song on the album should be in rotation on the radio.
Actually if you think about it this is about the only album where every song is in rotation of most classic rock radio stations. I consider this the best album ever recorded because you can hear this album in its entirety every day on classic rock radio even though it has been around for 45 years. I can’t think of any other album, not even Dark Side Of The Moon can lay claim to that.
@@mikee2923 You're very lucky if all the songs on this album are in rotation on your classic rock stations. They're not where I live, but we only have 3 rock stations and 1 is dedicated to new rock. We only get about 5 of the songs. When I was younger I used to hear "let me take you home tonight" but sadly it's been missing from the radio in my area for years. As a person who commutes a long way to work, I get a lot of radio time. I miss the days of radio when DJs played what they wanted to play and corporate analytics didn't determine what songs filled the airwaves. It's also sad to think about how there may never be another album released that comes close to having the abundance of quality material on this one.
Boston Boston is one of the greatest rock album's ever recorded every tune on it is a masterpiece.
They WERE in heavy rotation from 1976 to 1986...every freaking day...multiple times every single day...all day (and night) long. Great songs got played into the ground, unfortunately, but they still are unbelievably perfect, in moderation of course.
@@mikee2923 Props.We just laid down a 21 track instrumental and definitely has a Boston air.Tom Scholz is a genius and Brad's pipes man.
The whole time our kids were growing up, when we heard The Guess Who on the radio, we would say “guess who this is”? They fell for it every time lol.
(Not related to music, but the word play) My dad used to say, "How long is a china man" I would answer, "I don't know," then he would say, "Yes, he is!"
Having been born and raised in Boston, I'm partial to that band of course. But Don McLean's Vincent brings me to tears every time I hear it. So very poignant and definitely underrated.
Truly a masterpiece!
As a musician, it always grates a bit when someone is called "underappreciated". There isn't a musician on this earth that doesn't think that Burton Cummings is legendary!
He is an amazing singer.
That Midnight Special performance of American Woman in that white suit is 🔥
@@bigolebot are you joking I hope.
@@bigolebot I thought she was over appreciated and overrated.lol The only song I liked was the one she moaned all the way through.lol
Agree, but from a different perspective. As it’s all subjective, music is always appreciated or ignored at exactly the right decibel.
For me, The Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive, and even Rush (heresy alert) were 70’s backround music. Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and The Band are the musicians who swept down from The Great North and imbedded themselves into the soundtrack of my life.
Though TBH, I don’t know why or how Burton Cummings became a punchline for some critics. He does have a strong voice, but neither he nor the lyrics are terribly interesting.
70s has so much to offer. I've been digging on How Long by Ace lately. Great hidden gem I suppose. Lee Michaels Do You Know What I Mean. Many others. Great list here too
@@bigolebot i go 70s, 80s, 60s, 90s, and kinda whatever after.
Check out 'Why Did You Do It' by Stretch.
"Jackie Blue" by The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
@@donaldfewell8908 oh gosh! I remember that one!
I love your passion Adam! Obviously you really dig the music, as well as the artists and stories behind the songs. I enjoy how you ask such interesting questions, which is why the artists open up to you and make your interviews so good. Rock on Professor! 🎵🎸🥁🎹🧑🎤🎵 🙏🙏🙏
Blood, Sweat, and Tears is a band I don't hear often enough on classic rock stations.
As a trumpet player Lee Soloff was one of my heroes.
There is somethingout the character of Burton Cummings' voice that is SO intriguing. Earthy, slightly raspy? I'm not sure how to put words to it. How about a video featuring distinctive voices of the lead vocalists? Cummings, Bon Scott, Janis Joplin, B-Real from Cypress Hill, Shaggy, Etta James, Eddie Shaw......
Slight brush with greatness: Barry Goudreau, Boston guitarist, is my distant cousin. My great-great-grandfather and his great-great-grandfather were brothers.
Cool !
That's awesome!! I love Barry- especially when he and Brad Delp recorded together after Boston!!!
I'd throw in Then Came the Last Days of May for Blue Oyster Cult, it was lyrically different from most of their other songs as well.
To this day, I still cry 😢 when I hear "Vincent" Thank you for your music Don McLain!!
Always love to hear about BOC!
So glad to finally see Don McLean get some love. He's really amazing
So much respect for including BOC in your list. Thank you so much for helping to keep their amazing work alive.
Please make a video about Blue Oyster Cult's "Mirrors" album. The first song "The Vigil" hooked me immediately and is, I believe, a hidden gem for which the band never earned enough acclaim. The whole album is an underappreciated classic IMHO.
You are so right my friend. Blue Oyster Cult is my favourite band of all time and to me, The Vigil is indeed their greatest masterpiece. A song that only BOC fans know about when really it should've been played regularly on classic rock radio stations instead of the repetitive threesome(Burning For You, Godzilla and (Don't fear) the reaper. We need to spread the word about this phenomenal track!
"The Vigil" is one of the best B.O.C. tracks of all time!!
The Second Best decade ... 60’s being first. Thanks for including The Guess Who and interview with Burton. From an appreciative Canadian fan. You guys ROCK !!
Let’s settle this...how about 65 to 75,the best decade?
You are Right
I agree! (Fellow Canadian)
@@AZ-vg6li Works for me.1967 was the most innovative year in rock..60s stuff before that was a bit too yummy yummy yummy for my tastes.
I’ve been watching The Professor of Rock for just a short while, and I gotta say these videos are absolutely incredible - so informative and entertaining. Thanks! Rock on!
I was born in 1964 and my favorite decade is the 1970s. I can't get enough of music from that decade. --Wendy
Love your content man. I am a huge Suzi Quatro fan and love hearing from her. But as a child of the 70s the song Vincent caught me at an early age. The haunting passion of the song just touches me deep inside.
BOC was my favorite band then and they're still one of the best, IMO. Every member was underrated and few of their best tunes ever got the airplay it deserved.
Nice interviews. I can't ever forget the music by The Guess Who, Blue Oyster Cult (owned their greatest hits CD since the mid '90s) and Boston (bought their music too) and Don McLean (my best friend loved that song). What a honor Suzi Quatro received, having Elvis invite her to Graceland to perform. Somehow I could relate to her experience, that would have been too much.
Great job, professor. I sure hope there was more to that Blue Oyster Cult interview than just “Godzilla”. That band deserves its own video. BOC forever!
Eureka!!! Professor of Rock is now my favorite RUclips channel to binge! Like a potato chip, you can't devour just one! I am 60 years old, and this channel brings back some great memories. Keep up the great work!!!
Some Jethro Tull songs that deserve more respect include “The Whistler,” “To Cry You A Song,” “New Day Yesterday,” “Sweet Dream,” and “Cross-Eyed Mary.”
Heavy Horses, Aqualung.
Love Jethro Tull, have all their albums. One of many favourite tracks was from the album Stand Up and the track "We used to know". Guitar work is simply awesome and a brilliant track, even today.
@@maxsdad538 along with This Was, Thick as a Brick, & Songs from the Wood: the 5 JT albums I wouldn't want to live without...
Yeah, and Tull is many multitudes better, musicianship-wise, than any of the bands he mentioned.
Those tunes were particularly great!
Sweet's album "Desolation Boulevard" is another one of my favorites.
Here's some news, then:
Surviving Sweet guitarist
Andy Scott has assembled
a new line-up for the band.
They have a new single
(a cover of their classic
"Set Me Free")
& a new album called
"Isolation Boulevard".
@@laustcawz2089 I'm listening to that album on Spotify now. They rock!
@@smdias65
Maybe they'll finally get some
recognition from the RRHOF next year. They're sure long overdue!!!
A perfect album! Perfect band
LOVE that you gave shout out to Hitch A Ride by Boston!! Love all the inside info on that. That's one of, if not, the best guitar solos. Thanks Professor!
Loved Blue Öyster Cult's campy and rockin' Godzilla as kid, still love it today. Much respect for the recognition.
My Mama Clyde (cat) and I are having a rough time after this video.....I was patting her on my lap when all of a sudden I hear the name "Share The Land".....my arms flew up in excitement and I shouted out loud. Love that song!!!
Never get tired of BTO/TGW. So many good songs.
I loved Boston! I got to see them in concert just after the release of their debut album.
Just heard this one Prof, really great, I loved all these people in the seventies. Burton Cummings was one of my favorite singers, Don McClean my favorite song writer, Suzi Quattro favorite for just high energy, rock from a girl,Blue Oyster Cult can't say enough about those guys, and Boston one of my favorite all round Rock bands . Thanks brother.
Brother Gary
I saw Aldo Nova and BOC in 1983.
Excellent show !
so glad to have found your channel! i'd be into it even without the interviews with the real people involved, but that just puts you above and beyond. keep up the awesome work and rock on!
GREAT episode, Adam...
I grew up with Suzi's nephew, outside Detroit, and got to meet her a few times. I was so smitten!
And I had dinner with Don McLean (with my agent) back in 1990 when he came to Lansing, MI... dude was such a weird cat. A true artist. Seriously. He went on tangents that we couldn't follow. It was hilarious.
Thanks again for a great episode, man!
I have always loved Boston and considered them probably my favorite classic rock band. While they obviously had their hits and are in most conversations about classic rocks bands I think that most don't know or forget and Tom's genius and skills when it came to actually recording, mixing and mastering their music.
Many, many years ago my older brother called into a Chicago radio station (WXRT) and requested "Godzilla." DJ said she'd try to play it and we listened for what seemed like forever. Then, the DJ said something like, "Here's a song for a listener and his little brother." She played the song and we were both jumping around like crazy -- so excited about getting a shout out on the radio. GO, GO, Godzilla!!
This is a well done piece of work. Some rare info you got from Eric Bloom and Buck Dharma. I’ve been an associate and fan for years. Never heard them speak about this song before, only about the riff being created in a Dallas, Tx hotel room. Great interview. Love to see the rest
Blue Oyster Cult is such an odd group, in that so many of their songs are very niche in topic, Science Fiction and Fantasy stories, Monster Movies, and all kinds of other topics that you wouldn't think would carry any weight with a more general audience, but they did, and they were great.
They have always been a truly unique band, never mainstream. In the 80's their style changed and they sounded like their producer was trying to turn them into a pop band or something but they were still unique. The only other band I can think of that can compare is Uriah Heep. Both of these bands are my top favorites.
In the 70's I sent a self- addressed envelope to BOC fan club and received all their lyrics...and except for Last Days of May and Don't Fear the Reaper you can drive yourself bonkers trying to decipher She's As Beautiful As A Foot Or In The Workshop of Telescopes. But one listen to On Your Feet or On Your Knees and the lyrics became an afterthought. These guys can jam.
Fun fact: the song Joan Crawford came out on their Fire of Unknown Origin album a few weeks before MTV was launched in 1981. MTV did not play their video because of the 'adult themes'. (catholic school girl vampires) and it never got real big. aka "Joan Crawford Has Risen from the Grave". It was a little monster movie of their own,, written by Bouchard et al.
I Love The Night and Going Thru The Motions on the BOC Spectres LP are also great great songs.
Super lineup, Adam! Here’s a lost gem for you: “Gold” by John Stewart with Stevie Nicks doing background vocals. I’ve loved that song since I first heard it in 1979.
Totally agree. I love that song
john stewart had an interesting career. he was in the seminal folk group, the kinston trio and later on wrote the monkee's #1 hit daydream believer.
Love that song. Can't beat the classics
California bloodlines is by far John Stewarts best song period!
I love that song too.
Here's a few gems Doctor Hook Cover of the Rollin Stone, Nazareth Hair of the Dog, Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare, Arlow Guthrie City Of New Orleans or I Cant Help Falling in Love With You another cove of E.P. that is really good one. And so many more
Most under rated bands from the 70s Slade and Sweet music way before there time
Slade is criminally underrated
Sweet for sure
*their
Brilliant bands
I never knew that Slade first did Come On Feel the Noise, until I was creating a video list of songs I liked.
Brad Delp so so so under rated...Delp took me to another realm in the 70s with his flawless vocals and still has same effect in 2024...RIP BOSTON but you're music will never be gone....🎸🎤🎹💯🥁💯🎙️🎤🎸🎹🎤🥁💯🎸🎙️
Saw BOC in concert and loved it! On Godzilla, the guitar sound near the beginning after the 1st verse starts is Buck Dharma sliding his guitar strings against a metal mic stand up the neck, then back down.
Also when they did Born To Be Wild Buck and Eric used to rub the necks of their guitars together in a sawing motion. It was a staple of their 70s shows and is majorly bad ass.
@@mikee2923 yes, I have an old photo of that somewhere. Great stuff!
a few candidates for this segment:
never been any reason by head east
couldn't get it right - climax blues band
for songs by artists who had more well known songs:
every kinda people - robert palmer
love is like oxygen - sweet
you can probably devote and entire series of shows to those last two.
Never been any reason is a very good choice!
@@AnyangU GREAT tune !
LOVED “Couldn’t Get It Right” when playing records on the radio was my JOB!
Oh man I was trippin on this vid; I was in high school 1970-1973. Such awesome nostalgia and a great job by you. I witnessed the British Invasion and it morphed into '70s music. All these songs played over and over on top 40 radio stations. I was all about acid rock back then, but it seemed all the music was good. A true dawning of an epic musical era. Thanks for the memories.
I totally agree with the choice of Boston's "Hitch a ride". I have always felt that it was their best song ever....the guitar work on that song is an absolute masterpiece! I love how it starts and ends with the accoustic sounds, but has the rockin section in the middle.
Great decade - great music! This is probably my 5 for this particular list (forgotten gems).
(5) I Robot - Alan Parsons Project
(4) You Supply the Love - Toto
(3) Little Willy - Sweet
(2) Long, Long Way from Home - Foreigner
(1) The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night
It's "I'll Supply the Love" . Lyrics are " You supply the Night baby, I'll supply the love."
Good list! As far as Alan Parsons, also "Turn of a Friendly Card" And most of "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"
The Guess Who - Clap for the Wolfman, don't know why I like that song so much. It's hard to believe anything from Boston's 1st album is underplayed but I do tend to focus my own collection now.
I like that song alot too! hated it the first few times i heard it, but it grew on me! 'Laughing' was another favorite.
@@inconnu4961 I felt that way about laughing, hated it at first but I think you gain appreciation for a group's other songs when you become a fan of their mass consumption music. I also did that with Grand Funk, I only liked their main songs at first then learned to prefer their other music.
"Cities on flame with rock and roll" my BÖC gem.
Fun fact. Any live version of any BOC song is a gem. Extraterrestrial Live is KILLER!!!! Black Blade, Hot Rails to Hell, Cities on Flame, Psychic Wars, Godzilla, Reaper, Joan Crawford.....list goes on!! I don’t know why but BOC live shows are just so much better than the studio recordings. One of the best live bands ever.
Then came the last Days of May best song ever
I'm sorry I didn't read your comment before I posted my own. When I was watching the professor's video I thought for sure he was going to say Cities on Flame, but then he said Godzilla, I was disappointed. Our local radio station played Godzilla and Don't Fear the Reaper endlessly. I "rediscovered " Cities on Flame a couple of years ago and have kept it in my play list ever since. I have to admit that when I saw BOC at Weedsport in the early 80's, I did like the giant animatronic Godzilla though.
Cities on Flame is an Albert Bouchard gem.
Joan Crawford and Black Blade are my two.
After this video, I'm loving your Channel even more! Loved every one of your featured songs. I thank my brother for turning me on to B.O.C. Their album 'Cultosaurus Erectus' is one of my go-tos. Love to play that in my car on a solo road trip and just crank it UP! And, Boston, what can I say? Such an iconic album which brings back fond memories of my youth. I'm so thankful I grew up when I did and these bands existed at that time. They all left an everlasting impression on my soul. Okay, I'll stop now before I develop the urge to go buy a twelve-pack and cruise around in my car with the stereo at full blast!!!