Rumor is there is a full 3rd damn Yankees album on the shelf...band was paid 1 million NOT to release it...the record labels had decided that the genre was dead..on to grunge...so many great bands lost to the purge of 1992 😢
@@chrisfredericks9777 this is true. Most of those songs have ended up being used on Styx, NR or Teds albums and honesty the 3rd unreleased album wouldn't have been very good
@@chrisfredericks9777 I read that too. That said, Night Ranger is with Frontier Records now... so essentially, they're an indie band. I'm thinking it'd be just a matter of scheduling for the guys who break out the new Damn Yankees album at this point. Here's hoping.
Great choice!! This a "Super Group" Tommy Shaw of Styx, Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Ted Nugent. Thiis was my favorite album my Sr year in high school 90-91. Impressed BJ recognized Ted Nugent! Good eyes BJ! Lots of great songs on this album! Coming of Age. This song Come Again. Run Runaway, High Enough, Mystified...and more.
@@terryconnelly484 no doubt. I’ve just never seen a solo like this before. He knocked this one out of the park. It’s fast, and slow at times. It’s technical, yet has a ton of feel and heart in it. You can see on his face the passion he has for music. I can’t stand the man he is, but his guitar skills are top notch. I will never deny him that. Sometimes you have to separate the man from the art.
After Desert Storm, DAMN YANKEES and WHITNEY HOUSTON did a free concert on base, NORFOLK, NAVAL AIR STATION for all of us that just got back from overseas. It was GREAT!!!! GOOD OLE DAYS, BEST DAYS AND FRIENDS OF MY LIFE!!!!
@@tylerhackner9731 They were both After Desert Storm, same weekend on N.A.S. across from the piers summer 91, that's all I remember except going with everyone from my division, and the rest of the ship 🚢 and base, it was a great time
That is most certainly TED NUGENT And if anyone doesn't think he's a great guitar player just watch him play. And yes this song is the very definition of a POWER BALLAD.
This is your first Damn Yankees song? I'm shocked. I could have sworn you guys did "High Enough", but if not, that's an excellent song that I would recommend next. "Don't Tread On Me" is another great song as well.
HELL YEAH! This reaction made my day for days! Styx was my 1st concert in 1978, Tommy Shaw stole the show then and still does. These guys had a great run, can't say enough about them.
Tommy Shaw had one of the best voices in rock. He’s been in Styx since the mid 1970’s. Incredible talent. I stopped by to see Asia’s smile, and wasn’t disappointed. Good job guys!
The lead singer, blonde guy, is Tommy Shaw from the Great Band Styx! This, is an excellent band these guys put together. Ted Nugent showing off his great guitar playing skills as well. Great job you two!
Tommy Shaw (composer & lead vocals) of Styx, who gave us great tunes of theirs such as Crystal Ball, Man in the Wilderness, Foolin' Yourself, Blue Collar Man, Renegade...
One of my favorite bands of all time! Ted Nugent lead guitar, Tommy Shawn “Styx” lead vocals guitar, Jack Blades “Night Ranger” Bass guitar and Michael Cartellone drums who went and played for Lynyrd Sknyrd after this band. Supergroup for sure only 2 albums though.
Yes BJ it’s Ted! This was a super group that only made 2 albums to the best of my knowledge. The singer is Tommy Shaw from Styx. The other dude is from Night Ranger.
I would definitely call this a power ballad. I haven’t heard it in decades, and what stuck in my mind all those years was the slow intro. I completely forgot about the heavy guitar until just re-hearing it now.
Thank you so much Asia and BJ for doing a reaction to this song! It's one of my absolute favorites and I've been requesting it on my different reaction channels for a while! It is such a high quality song with highly talented musicians and singers and just a🔥song! And yep that is good ol Ted Nugent! Tommy Shaw singing lead vocals and on guitar from Styx with Jack Blades from Night Ranger on Bass/background vocals and Michael Cartellone on drums, who's played with a few major groups! They were a 90s Super Group who unfortunately weren't together for very long! Definitely super talented tho! So thanks!🤘❤️
Tommy Shaw's vocals and any time he records an acoustic guitar is golden! When he joined Styx for Crystal Ball they were already killin' it, and then he helped take them to a whole other level. And what can you say about Ted Nugent...outside of "Stranglehold" this just might be one of the best solos he's ever done for a song. Be sure to give it up for Jack Blades, vocalist and bassist for Night Ranger "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" fame. He is instrumental to the vocals and songwriting as well. This is what a super group sounds like! Guys from highly successful bands join up just to see what they can do:) Freakin' Incredible!
I love that this song made its way to your ears! Damn Yankees was this perfect explosion of sound, wedged in between the end of arena rock and the beginning of grunge. It sounded like nothing else on the radio, and people just ate it up. Tommy Shaw is universally regarded as one of the best rock singers to ever live, but let's give Jack Blades some due credit. That man is hitting an E5 note in chest voice here (right at the end of the verses, and in the "whoa-whoas" of the bridge.) He's also the man behind the insane high notes in the chorus of Sister Christian! And just a magical guitar solo delivered by Nugent. This song has stood the test of time - still sounds sharp and crisp forty years later. Well, the whole album has, actually. One of my favorite albums from start to finish.
I met three members of Damn Yankees backstage in St Louis MO at Riverport Amphitheater in the early 90s, Jack blades was a relative of a friend of mine and many members of his family were also back there, and somebody put a damn Yankees logo sign on the door where the family was, and crossed out Yankees and wrote in family, which made it say "the damn family". I got to talk with Tommy Shaw for about 10 seconds, and Michael cartellone for a couple minutes, and Got a autograph from Ted Nugent.
I remember when this album came out all the writers in the music industry were saying how this would never work. Ted Nugget teaming with singers from Styx and Night Ranger??? Everyone thought it was just too odd of a mix to work. Turns out they recorded two of the best albums from the late 80's/early 90's era. I loved both albums more than any of the albums any of them ever did with their "main" bands. Not a bad song on either album. Some songs are better than others, but I can't say that I ever feel the need to hit the button to skip a song when I'm listening to them. And there are very few albums I can say that about.
Styx is an all time band for me, seen them 4 times, one of them being in Montgomery AL and I drove from Texas. Always been a huge Nuge fan. Michael on the drums is killer, Blades and Shaw are fantastic together. I discovered them in 2005 when I found their 2nd album in a thrift store. Loved it found Come Again and imo is underrated and their best song. I listen to it all the time and never get tired of it.
Damn Yankees was a supergroup formed up from hugely successful members of previous groups. Vocalists are Tommy Shaw who was a major part of Styx (along with Dennis DeYoung) as a co-lead singer and songwriter on some of their biggest hits and Jack Blades. Blades was the powerhouse lead singer from Night Ranger. Their voices sound amazing together. Both are also very accomplished guitarists. Ted Nugent of course had a well established solo career and is an iconic lead guitarist. Michael Cartellone won the spot on drums, for reasons this song makes obvious. And the rest is history.
Ted Freaking Nugent. My wife and I saw him live in concert last month. We have boarding land outside Waco Texas. We hung out before the concert back in a trailer that was setup for him and his band. He is 75 and went out and blew the audience away. 2 1/5 hour set.
The blonde lead singer & guitarist is Tommy Shaw from Styx, the brunette on bass is Jack Blades from Night Ranger, and yes, that *is* The Motor City Madman himself, Uncle Ted, Ted Nugent on guitar! Michael Cartellone is the master on the drums!
Sweet melodic blue eye soul. Been listening to Tommy Shaw since he first joined Styx. Iconic voices in Styx. Even the newest Styx is brilliant. So many amazing artists back in the day. So talented that they had no problems bridging all walks of life. But I also want to hear This Day by Jennifer Holiday! Lotsa love from a white guy. Loved your very natural reactions by the way. I'll stop back again. Great job!! 😊
Yes you are right - it is Uncle Tedley - that guitar is like his third arm!! & they were like a collaborative band every time they played together! A band made up of mvps!! 🎉 Excellent Reaction 😊
Like a fighter jet taxiing to the runway, then hitting the afterburner on takeoff. Confronting the enemy in an all out dogfight and then returning home, landing victorious!
It would great if these guys got back together to make another album. They were a good band. I’ve seen them in their respected bands and Ted doing his solo gig. Ted honestly was the loudest concert I’ve ever been to. My hearing was wrecked for over a week because of him.😂
Yes, that indeed is Uncle Ted! Whether you like him (and his politics) or not, he's one hell of a guitar player! His playing lives up to his moniker as the Motor City Madman! Damn Yankees are definitely a supergroup. Tommy Shaw on lead vocals (Styx), Jack Blades on vocals and bass (Night Ranger), Ted Nugent (Amboy Dukes and soloist), and Michael Cartellone on drums. An unbeatable combination!
My Mom once sorta met Jack Blades. They passed each other in a pharmacy aisle and he gave her a nod and smile on his way out. She had no idea who he was. Had to learn it from the pharmacist in the back who had tickets to that night's show and was completely wigging out.
Hi Asia and Bj it's me Marty here in Vegas I'm back for some kick ass rock and roll. Seen theses gentlemen in 91 and 92 in L.A. and phinex best rock band from the 90s peace talk soon.
FKN amazing song! The sad part is I tried to get you both to react to this one about 3 years ago!!! One of the greatest guitar solos ever. Their live performance of this on RUclips is jaw-dropping with Teds solo. The singer on this one is Tommy Shaw - of Styx (Renegade, Blue Collar Man, Crystal Ball, Man in the Wilderness). But he isn't the only singer - the bassist is Jack Blades also lead vocals on some songs and is from the band Night Ranger. And of course Ted is no stranger to the mic, either.
Tommy Shaw sang most of Styx's greatest hits,(And still tours with them today) Jack Blades was in Night-Ranger, Uncle Ted needs no introduction, and Michael Cartellone was relatively unknown at that point. He went on to work with a ton of artists and has been Lynyrd Skynyrd's drummer for the past 23 years. Also, the harmonies of Shaw/Blades is utterly stunning and they went on to do a couple? of albums under the name Shaw/Blades.
Jack, Tommy, Ted and Michael were frickin awesome, all had great careers with their own bands before coming together to form this super group. They disband after having so many hit, a record label payed them like 2 million dollars to not put out another record
@@poeslanding I saw them twice on that tour with Bad Company. The first time they opened up. By the time they came around a second time, High Enough was a huge hit and Bad Company opened for them.
Damn Yankees was what was known as a "supergroup" as everyone in the band was famous from elsewhere. Tommy Shaw (main vocals) was the "rocker" from Styx. (Songs like Too Much Time on My Hands and Renegade were his.). Jack Blades was from Night Ranger, who were big in the very early 1980's. And Ted Nugent was of course one of the best guitarists ever. They only did two albums but the songs were almost all spectacular. Were big right around 1990-1992. Ted Nugent was kind of always a lone wolf and left to be his own thing again and Damn Yankees ended in 1994. But this song in particular always was one of my favorites and really was peak non-grunge rock right around when the golden age of rock was ending. Everything from the vocals to Nugent's playing was at the top of their game and this song in particular the guitar solo is just about epic and shows why Nugent was always considered like in the top five guitarists ever. It is really hard to believe one guy can do that with a guitar. He is on a whole other level. Sound really holds up and I have seen a revival of them on radio and other platforms because the sound does not sound "1980's" dated and it just so good and they were all so talented, but they are of course all kind of old now. For a group that only did two albums, you cannot do two better than they did.
Supergroup Damn Yankees. They made 2 albums, both really good albums with lots of hits. The band consists of Tommy Shaw of Styx on guitars and vocals, Jack Blades of Night Ranger on bass and vocals, Ted Nugent on guitar and vocals, and a Michael C. On drums who wasn’t from any band I knew of. Tommy, Jack, and Ted are all lead vocalists and sing lead on Damn Yankees songs.
Great Reactions! Pot Luck Rock N' Roll on this one. The drummer went on to play for, "Lynard Skynard" after this but, "Nugent", "Styx", & "Night Ranger" are all the musical flavors in it. Peace
Tommy Shaw and Jack Blade from Night Ranger. What can you expect from two of the most underrated musicians in rock history? and of course Ted Nugent a great guitarrist with great techniques.
ive seen ted 13 times live..freakin madman..there were times they would have to drag him off stage..diff a rabbit hole to check out...double live gonzo album is a good pick tommy shaw from styx and bass was jack blades from night ranger..believe it or not the drummer was painting baby beds....what a super band..great reactions as always😎👍
My favorite supergroup and my favorite sing by them. Yes, it is a power ballad. Uncle Ted can play. I've always been a Tommy and Jack fan. Michael impressed me. I didn't know who he was before this. I know he was with Lynyrd Skynyrd, but don't know if he still is.
Asia absolutely right that this is not only a power ballad, but one of THE BEST POWER BALLADS of all time. The song is a ballad, because the lyrics are about longing, love, even lust, and has a slow, quiet, almost sad verse set... then, boom. Power rock. Then soft outro. Asia's right on. Saw some eye-shine when Tommy snatched at his shirt... Listen to the ladies when they tell you it's a ballad. ;) If you liked this... one of their more obscure sexy southern hits is "Mystified" -- same album.
Grew up a block away from Tommy Shaw, listened to him at Keglers Kove Lounge in Montgomery Alabama late 70's- 80's before Styx hired him. He has been with Styx for several decades now. He and Jack Blades harmonize better than most people in music. Mi heals power drumming is great, and Ted Nugent has always been as baddass as they xome on guitar. There were several "Super Groups" in the past combining talented musicians. Always thought Damn Yankees was top of the list. You should do more of their stuff. Y'all appreciate good music, and they definitely make some
Michael Cartellone, Tommy Shaw, Jack Blades and, Ted Nugent. The Damn Yankees.
Kick ass band indeed!
Great job, Asia and BJ!
Tommy Shaw and Jack Blades voices together is magical
They did an album under the name Shaw Blades.
I would love to hear a new album from Damn Yankees after all these year. They were a killer band. 🔥
@@tammydean3003 they actually did 2 albums
Rumor is there is a full 3rd damn Yankees album on the shelf...band was paid 1 million NOT to release it...the record labels had decided that the genre was dead..on to grunge...so many great bands lost to the purge of 1992 😢
@@chrisfredericks9777 this is true. Most of those songs have ended up being used on Styx, NR or Teds albums and honesty the 3rd unreleased album wouldn't have been very good
@@chrisfredericks9777 I read that too. That said, Night Ranger is with Frontier Records now... so essentially, they're an indie band. I'm thinking it'd be just a matter of scheduling for the guys who break out the new Damn Yankees album at this point. Here's hoping.
Great choice!! This a "Super Group" Tommy Shaw of Styx, Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Ted Nugent. Thiis was my favorite album my Sr year in high school 90-91. Impressed BJ recognized Ted Nugent! Good eyes BJ! Lots of great songs on this album! Coming of Age. This song Come Again. Run Runaway, High Enough, Mystified...and more.
lol my senior year as well. loved these guys, so many memories
This was easily Ted Nugent’s best guitar solo. One of the best solos I’ve ever heard.
Agreed
Pretty good but stranglehold is classic
@@terryconnelly484 Agreed , Stranglehold Iconic solo ..
I agree!!
@@terryconnelly484 no doubt. I’ve just never seen a solo like this before. He knocked this one out of the park. It’s fast, and slow at times. It’s technical, yet has a ton of feel and heart in it. You can see on his face the passion he has for music. I can’t stand the man he is, but his guitar skills are top notch. I will never deny him that. Sometimes you have to separate the man from the art.
After Desert Storm, DAMN YANKEES and WHITNEY HOUSTON did a free concert on base, NORFOLK, NAVAL AIR STATION for all of us that just got back from overseas. It was GREAT!!!! GOOD OLE DAYS, BEST DAYS AND FRIENDS OF MY LIFE!!!!
For Whitney, I think that was the welcome home heroes concert in 1991
@@tylerhackner9731 They were both After Desert Storm, same weekend on N.A.S. across from the piers summer 91, that's all I remember except going with everyone from my division, and the rest of the ship 🚢 and base, it was a great time
@tylerhackner9731 maybe I don't remember it right, it was a LONG TIME ago for me
This trend is interesting 🤔🫣. I guess likes are what matters .....
Everyone leaves the drummer out, but he is a damn good drummer. Michael Cartellone. So, give him his due.
Only because the other 3 were front and center of their respective bands. Yes Mike is very good.
Last I heard he was playing for Lynyrd Skynyrd.
He has been since 1999.
Michael tears it up
Yes, did you see how passionate the drummer was I. This video? He gave me chills.
Yep! That's Uncle Ted, the Motor City Madman!! So Underrated because of stupid Politics! Ted is one one of the best 15 guitarists ever!
we have choices hate or not
If you haven't already? Watch a documentary on Uncle Ted! Incredible man!
That is most certainly TED NUGENT And if anyone doesn't think he's a great guitar player just watch him play. And yes this song is the very definition of a POWER BALLAD.
The solo on this song is one uncle Ted's finest
Uncle Ted is one of the best guitarists out there.
he supports TREASON now...
the Whack-master!
the Motor City Madman!
the only artist that says he doesn't do drugs, and i believe it!
And Tommy shaw is so underrated with both vocals and guitar! Then there's Jack Blades! Plus th infamous Nuge! Seen them many times in Maine! AWESOME
Great Song
Great Vocals
Great Guitar
Great Bass
Great Drums
Great Song
Great Comment
So under rated. 4 guys from 4 different bands, got together and created perfection.
This is your first Damn Yankees song? I'm shocked. I could have sworn you guys did "High Enough", but if not, that's an excellent song that I would recommend next. "Don't Tread On Me" is another great song as well.
HELL YEAH! This reaction made my day for days! Styx was my 1st concert in 1978, Tommy Shaw stole the show then and still does. These guys had a great run, can't say enough about them.
Tommy Shaw had one of the best voices in rock. He’s been in Styx since the mid 1970’s. Incredible talent. I stopped by to see Asia’s smile, and wasn’t disappointed. Good job guys!
The lead singer, blonde guy, is Tommy Shaw from the Great Band Styx!
This, is an excellent band these guys put together.
Ted Nugent showing off his great guitar playing skills as well.
Great job you two!
Uncle Ted 'The Nuge' Nugent was one of the fastest guitar players ever. So cool they filmed his playing.
Yes Ted Nugent and Tommy Shaw of Styx were part of this band!
Damn Yankees was TED NUGENT, TOMMY SHAW from STYX, and Jack Blades from NIGHT RANGER😊
and Cartellone on drums!
Drummer - Michael Cartellone. Super group drummer.
Tommy Shaw (composer & lead vocals) of Styx, who gave us great tunes of theirs such as Crystal Ball, Man in the Wilderness, Foolin' Yourself, Blue Collar Man, Renegade...
Damn Yankees can be summed up as the Greatest All Star Super Band!!!!
One of my favorite bands of all time! Ted Nugent lead guitar, Tommy Shawn “Styx” lead vocals guitar, Jack Blades “Night Ranger” Bass guitar and Michael Cartellone drums who went and played for Lynyrd Sknyrd after this band. Supergroup for sure only 2 albums though.
Yes BJ it’s Ted! This was a super group that only made 2 albums to the best of my knowledge. The singer is Tommy Shaw from Styx. The other dude is from Night Ranger.
Thanks for the info!
They actually made a third that never saw the light of day. Sony screwed up the mix and the industry moved on to grunge...$#!+&#,#*#&
@@barryreid4290 wow I didn’t know that! I wonder why today they can’t recover that album and get it out! That would be great!
I would definitely call this a power ballad. I haven’t heard it in decades, and what stuck in my mind all those years was the slow intro. I completely forgot about the heavy guitar until just re-hearing it now.
One of the first super groups. Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw from Styx, and Jack Blades from Night Ranger
Thank you so much Asia and BJ for doing a reaction to this song! It's one of my absolute favorites and I've been requesting it on my different reaction channels for a while! It is such a high quality song with highly talented musicians and singers and just a🔥song! And yep that is good ol Ted Nugent! Tommy Shaw singing lead vocals and on guitar from Styx with Jack Blades from Night Ranger on Bass/background vocals and Michael Cartellone on drums, who's played with a few major groups! They were a 90s Super Group who unfortunately weren't together for very long! Definitely super talented tho! So thanks!🤘❤️
The guitar player is ted nugent
Yes it is I saw these guys in the 80s If I can remember correctly
Tommy Shaw's vocals and any time he records an acoustic guitar is golden! When he joined Styx for Crystal Ball they were already killin' it, and then he helped take them to a whole other level. And what can you say about Ted Nugent...outside of "Stranglehold" this just might be one of the best solos he's ever done for a song. Be sure to give it up for Jack Blades, vocalist and bassist for Night Ranger "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" fame. He is instrumental to the vocals and songwriting as well. This is what a super group sounds like! Guys from highly successful bands join up just to see what they can do:) Freakin' Incredible!
One of my all time favorite songs. Just a fantastic talented group of players.
Yes. This is a power ballad. Very powerful .
And have NEVER seen a bass player as energetic as the GREAT Jack Blades! 😂♥️
One of the best solo's by any guitarist ever and Nugent has several of them
I love that this song made its way to your ears! Damn Yankees was this perfect explosion of sound, wedged in between the end of arena rock and the beginning of grunge. It sounded like nothing else on the radio, and people just ate it up. Tommy Shaw is universally regarded as one of the best rock singers to ever live, but let's give Jack Blades some due credit. That man is hitting an E5 note in chest voice here (right at the end of the verses, and in the "whoa-whoas" of the bridge.) He's also the man behind the insane high notes in the chorus of Sister Christian! And just a magical guitar solo delivered by Nugent. This song has stood the test of time - still sounds sharp and crisp forty years later. Well, the whole album has, actually. One of my favorite albums from start to finish.
I met three members of Damn Yankees backstage in St Louis MO at Riverport Amphitheater in the early 90s, Jack blades was a relative of a friend of mine and many members of his family were also back there, and somebody put a damn Yankees logo sign on the door where the family was, and crossed out Yankees and wrote in family, which made it say "the damn family". I got to talk with Tommy Shaw for about 10 seconds, and Michael cartellone for a couple minutes, and Got a autograph from Ted Nugent.
I remember when this album came out all the writers in the music industry were saying how this would never work. Ted Nugget teaming with singers from Styx and Night Ranger??? Everyone thought it was just too odd of a mix to work. Turns out they recorded two of the best albums from the late 80's/early 90's era. I loved both albums more than any of the albums any of them ever did with their "main" bands. Not a bad song on either album. Some songs are better than others, but I can't say that I ever feel the need to hit the button to skip a song when I'm listening to them. And there are very few albums I can say that about.
Styx is an all time band for me, seen them 4 times, one of them being in Montgomery AL and I drove from Texas. Always been a huge Nuge fan. Michael on the drums is killer, Blades and Shaw are fantastic together. I discovered them in 2005 when I found their 2nd album in a thrift store. Loved it found Come Again and imo is underrated and their best song. I listen to it all the time and never get tired of it.
vocals and harmonies are amazing, saw them in concert twice !
Damn Yankees was a supergroup formed up from hugely successful members of previous groups. Vocalists are Tommy Shaw who was a major part of Styx (along with Dennis DeYoung) as a co-lead singer and songwriter on some of their biggest hits and Jack Blades. Blades was the powerhouse lead singer from Night Ranger. Their voices sound amazing together. Both are also very accomplished guitarists. Ted Nugent of course had a well established solo career and is an iconic lead guitarist. Michael Cartellone won the spot on drums, for reasons this song makes obvious. And the rest is history.
Great great band. Listen to more of them. You will love it.
I love how Asia’s face lights up during a killer guitar solo. Genuine.
Ted Freaking Nugent. My wife and I saw him live in concert last month. We have boarding land outside Waco Texas. We hung out before the concert back in a trailer that was setup for him and his band. He is 75 and went out and blew the audience away. 2 1/5 hour set.
The blonde lead singer & guitarist is Tommy Shaw from Styx, the brunette on bass is Jack Blades from Night Ranger, and yes, that *is* The Motor City Madman himself, Uncle Ted, Ted Nugent on guitar! Michael Cartellone is the master on the drums!
Uncle Ted never disappoints this was his creation
Uncle Ted !!! So good !! Lead Singer is from the band Styx. DY is a “super group”
Their big power ballad was High Enough
Sweet melodic blue eye soul. Been listening to Tommy Shaw since he first joined Styx. Iconic voices in Styx. Even the newest Styx is brilliant. So many amazing artists back in the day. So talented that they had no problems bridging all walks of life. But I also want to hear This Day by Jennifer Holiday! Lotsa love from a white guy. Loved your very natural reactions by the way. I'll stop back again. Great job!! 😊
The singer is Tommy Shaw from the STYX band
Yes you are right - it is Uncle Tedley - that guitar is like his third arm!! & they were like a collaborative band every time they played together! A band made up of mvps!! 🎉 Excellent Reaction 😊
Singer is Tommy Shaw. One of the two singers from Styx.
Like a fighter jet taxiing to the runway, then hitting the afterburner on takeoff. Confronting the enemy in an all out dogfight and then returning home, landing victorious!
It would great if these guys got back together to make another album. They were a good band. I’ve seen them in their respected bands and Ted doing his solo gig. Ted honestly was the loudest concert I’ve ever been to. My hearing was wrecked for over a week because of him.😂
This was a Super Group !!! Tommy Shaw(Styx) Ted Nugent, Jack Blades ( Night Ranger) and Michael Cartellone.
Michael Cortellone kicks it on the drums..absolutely tears it up!
Yes, that indeed is Uncle Ted! Whether you like him (and his politics) or not, he's one hell of a guitar player! His playing lives up to his moniker as the Motor City Madman! Damn Yankees are definitely a supergroup. Tommy Shaw on lead vocals (Styx), Jack Blades on vocals and bass (Night Ranger), Ted Nugent (Amboy Dukes and soloist), and Michael Cartellone on drums. An unbeatable combination!
Great catch BJ! Yes Ted Nugent...he was a part of this supergroup with Tommy Shaw of STYX(the lead singer) and 2 other prominent famous members.
You are on the cusp of going on a huge Styx binge. Tommy Shaw is a great dual threat guitarist and lead singer. One of my favorites!
My Mom once sorta met Jack Blades. They passed each other in a pharmacy aisle and he gave her a nod and smile on his way out. She had no idea who he was. Had to learn it from the pharmacist in the back who had tickets to that night's show and was completely wigging out.
Hi Asia and Bj it's me Marty here in Vegas I'm back for some kick ass rock and roll. Seen theses gentlemen in 91 and 92 in L.A. and phinex best rock band from the 90s peace talk soon.
FKN amazing song! The sad part is I tried to get you both to react to this one about 3 years ago!!! One of the greatest guitar solos ever.
Their live performance of this on RUclips is jaw-dropping with Teds solo.
The singer on this one is Tommy Shaw - of Styx (Renegade, Blue Collar Man, Crystal Ball, Man in the Wilderness). But he isn't the only singer - the bassist is Jack Blades also lead vocals on some songs and is from the band Night Ranger. And of course Ted is no stranger to the mic, either.
Awesome song. Singer is TOmmy Shaw from Styx. Bass player is from Night Ranger. and, of course, Ted Nugent
Tommy Shaw sang most of Styx's greatest hits,(And still tours with them today) Jack Blades was in Night-Ranger, Uncle Ted needs no introduction, and Michael Cartellone was relatively unknown at that point. He went on to work with a ton of artists and has been Lynyrd Skynyrd's drummer for the past 23 years.
Also, the harmonies of Shaw/Blades is utterly stunning and they went on to do a couple? of albums under the name Shaw/Blades.
Yes! A great song! Their best in my opinion
Jack, Tommy, Ted and Michael were frickin awesome, all had great careers with their own bands before coming together to form this super group. They disband after having so many hit, a record label payed them like 2 million dollars to not put out another record
Tommie Shaw sings vocals on some of the songs from the band Styx.
That’s Ted…..their live version of the Styx song Renegade is awesome. It’s worth a watch,even if you don’t react.❤️🎼❤️
Saw them in Pittsburgh and they played Damn Yankees, Styx , Night Ranger and Ted Nugent. Met them after the show best time of my life
Tommy Shaw was from Styx.
Some good Styx songs with him singing lead:
Renegade
Blue Collar Man
Too Much Time on My Hands
Crystal Ball
Fooling Yourself
Saw these guys in concert🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Glad to see you two still out there doing your thing and listening to great music together
Yes, that is Ted Nugent. I saw them in concert once back in early 90's .
Me too when they opened up for bad company with Brian and Howe on vocals. Great show!
@@poeslanding I saw them twice on that tour with Bad Company. The first time they opened up. By the time they came around a second time, High Enough was a huge hit and Bad Company opened for them.
I love this song. I suggested this song a while ago. Glad you got to it. Thank you.
Hope you enjoyed it!❤
Damn Yankees was what was known as a "supergroup" as everyone in the band was famous from elsewhere. Tommy Shaw (main vocals) was the "rocker" from Styx. (Songs like Too Much Time on My Hands and Renegade were his.). Jack Blades was from Night Ranger, who were big in the very early 1980's. And Ted Nugent was of course one of the best guitarists ever.
They only did two albums but the songs were almost all spectacular. Were big right around 1990-1992. Ted Nugent was kind of always a lone wolf and left to be his own thing again and Damn Yankees ended in 1994. But this song in particular always was one of my favorites and really was peak non-grunge rock right around when the golden age of rock was ending. Everything from the vocals to Nugent's playing was at the top of their game and this song in particular the guitar solo is just about epic and shows why Nugent was always considered like in the top five guitarists ever. It is really hard to believe one guy can do that with a guitar. He is on a whole other level.
Sound really holds up and I have seen a revival of them on radio and other platforms because the sound does not sound "1980's" dated and it just so good and they were all so talented, but they are of course all kind of old now. For a group that only did two albums, you cannot do two better than they did.
Teddy was hittin' switches during that solo 🤘
Saw them in Sacramento, extra points for BJ, catching Ted 🎉😊
This song is fantastic! Damn Yankees stopped way too soon. ❤ Yep , that's Ted the man!!!!
Supergroup Damn Yankees. They made 2 albums, both really good albums with lots of hits. The band consists of Tommy Shaw of Styx on guitars and vocals, Jack Blades of Night Ranger on bass and vocals, Ted Nugent on guitar and vocals, and a Michael C. On drums who wasn’t from any band I knew of. Tommy, Jack, and Ted are all lead vocalists and sing lead on Damn Yankees songs.
Yes, it's Ted Nugent
I concur
Short lived super group. Damn Yankees knew how to rock
this is high school music all day for me. love it. And High Enough by these guys was also huge
Great Reactions! Pot Luck Rock N' Roll on this one. The drummer went on to play for, "Lynard Skynard" after this but, "Nugent", "Styx", & "Night Ranger" are all the musical flavors in it. Peace
YAY!! You finally found it!! ♥️🎶The original video is so simple but straight FIRE!! 🥰 🔥
Just 4 guys singing playing actual instruments magic next level kind of thing
Uncle Ted playing band member (instead of band leader) lettin' it ALL hang out! A true American ripper!!!!!! 👍😎
One of my favorite songs. Not just from them. Great song. Thanks for doing this one!!
Tommy Shaw and Jack Blade from Night Ranger. What can you expect from two of the most underrated musicians in rock history? and of course Ted Nugent a great guitarrist with great techniques.
When you take some of the best minds in rock and put them together, this is what you get. Complete awesomeness.
Bj, way to go. It’s Uncle Ted. The Motor City Madman. Tearing it up!
Probably the best rock "super group" ever.
She's got that guitarist face down 😜 ..! It is lovely too 😘
Blond singer is Tommy Shaw from Styx and Jack Blades from Night Ranger and long hair guitarist is Ted Nugent....
Power Group! Uncle Ted, singer from Styx, Drummer from Night Ranger. Moment in time! 💕
Tommy Shaw (Styx)said:
“If it’s too loud, blame Ted”
…..indeed
And Tommy Shaw and Ted are still tight Friends!
ive seen ted 13 times live..freakin madman..there were times they would have to drag him off stage..diff a rabbit hole to check out...double live gonzo album is a good pick tommy shaw from styx and bass was jack blades from night ranger..believe it or not the drummer was painting baby beds....what a super band..great reactions as always😎👍
My favorite supergroup and my favorite sing by them. Yes, it is a power ballad. Uncle Ted can play. I've always been a Tommy and Jack fan. Michael impressed me. I didn't know who he was before this. I know he was with Lynyrd Skynyrd, but don't know if he still is.
Asia absolutely right that this is not only a power ballad, but one of THE BEST POWER BALLADS of all time.
The song is a ballad, because the lyrics are about longing, love, even lust, and has a slow, quiet, almost sad verse set... then, boom. Power rock. Then soft outro.
Asia's right on.
Saw some eye-shine when Tommy snatched at his shirt...
Listen to the ladies when they tell you it's a ballad. ;)
If you liked this... one of their more obscure sexy southern hits is "Mystified" -- same album.
My favorite Damn Yankees song and one of my all time favorite rock songs.
A super group that ended too soon.
"High Enough" is another one to checkout.
Grew up a block away from Tommy Shaw, listened to him at Keglers Kove Lounge in Montgomery Alabama late 70's- 80's before Styx hired him. He has been with Styx for several decades now. He and Jack Blades harmonize better than most people in music.
Mi heals power drumming is great, and Ted Nugent has always been as baddass as they xome on guitar. There were several "Super Groups" in the past combining talented musicians. Always thought Damn Yankees was top of the list.
You should do more of their stuff. Y'all appreciate good music, and they definitely make some
You guys are friggin' awesome. Never stop what yall do. Yall bring people together man. Through music!! ❤❤
Amazing! And these guys are still good friends and still play shows together.
All I have to say about that is UNCLE TED!!!!!! So underrated.
Tommy Shaw from the band Styx has next level vocal range!!
I think night ranger is kind of underated too. One of my favorite songs back in the day was " you can still rock in America"