This band singularly demonstrates everything that’s right with music and everything that’s wrong with the music industry. They deserved more. More recognition, more promotion, more respect.
I was a huge Fanny fan in the early 70s and I told my friends about them. One guy said to me; "it's bullshit, women can't play rock guitar." Unfortunately his "truth" was prevalent at the time.
They get to the guitar solo and the organist kicks in and I'm a little disappointed cause it's somehow anticlimactic even though it sounds good, then the girl on the Gibson starts busting out all the Clapton licks outta nowhere...adrenaline rush
Don't. Why is everyone so obsessed with this boring and obsolete MUSEUM? RnR has always a thing of the moment, not for conservation - and it did certainly not belong to the critics and the industry, at least not completely. The RnRHoF is a pile of stinking old men conserving what is of no interest so anyone any more. No one cares for that, no one need it except for the company guys who run it. The only ones who got that right were the Sex Pistols when they refused to go there. Let's just acknowledge that these women were great in what they were doing, and period. And so you don't get me wrong: I loved that band already when I was 15, i.e. in 1974.
@@thirdbase6870 I am not sure they would gain anything from that. They would have to pay for their seats in the ceremony, and I don't think they would sell more of their old records - which also would hardly be played more in the radio.
Four amazing musicians, three lead singers, and one of the best drummers in 70s rock. They weren't the only band to be ahead of their time, or to have a record company committed to making them sound bad, but they were one of the most talented. Music doesn't lie. People must have known how good they were.
Actually Alice did lead vocals on the track, Rock Bottom Blues, she's quite the talent with her vocals as well! The lyrics are quite meaningful for the times for females back then & her esp! If you listen closely, Alice drops the F bomb in that recording! It is not showin on lyrics here but it's clear on the track! Lol I've been in every kind of band and show, from Bangor, Maine to Boise, Idaho I’ve had my troubles and I’ve paid my dues, but still I’m saddled with these same old blues I started out when I was young and green; been on the road since I was sweet sixteen Somehow I haven’t sold a single song; somebody tell me where did I go wrong. Chorus: Sittin’ dreamin’ on a street corner, wondering how to keep warm I’m so darn broke, I’m down to my last toke; I’m a child of the windy storm. I took my story to a man who knew; he told me “I can make a star of you.” Took me for everything that I called mine; now I’m stranded on the dotted line I spent a summer in the county jail; my local voted not to pay my bail They’re never with you when the times are hard; I feel like tearing up my union card Chorus: Sittin’ dreamin’ on a street corner, wondering how to keep warm I’m so darn broke, I’m down to my last toke; I’m a child of the windy storm. Rock Bottom blues got me down….. I’ll keep on rolling like the stone of old; through rain and fire and the freezing cold I’m bitten by the rock and roll disease; So, won’t you help me make a record please? Chorus: Sittin’ dreamin’ on a street corner, wondering how to keep warm I’m so darn broke, I’m down to my last toke; I’m a child of the windy storm.
What a GREAT Performance!! Why did they Not Take Off into Stardom? I am 58 and Never heard of them till yesterday....what a Long Lost Waste of experience for me. They were Phenomenal and True Musicians NOT Posers, they ALL had Real Talent.
Jean and Bowie were together for awhile... One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny. They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time. Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
They were too controversial for The Man. The Millington sisters are Filipino, there was some Lesbian aspects to the band; The Man's racism and sexism were a death toll.
Young and Dumb is an absolute tour de force. You can single out each woman's performance as masterful. The fact that they all played brilliantly at one time is mind blowing!!
Its a pity they are not well known here in the Philippines..like me,i only know of them now after stumbling upon these vidoes of them here..and its pathetic that i was listening to the Bangles during the 80's in my teens while i shouldve known about these girls then during my teens!
@Harold de Mure I saw Fanny, Vixen and Birtha! Check out The Warning, three sisters from Mexico, they played Whisky a go go 1-24-19. You may have already heard them, they are just teens!
Wow, what a superb band. Sounds like if Cream, Janis Joplin and Led Zeppelin had a child (predating Heart in a way). All the band members were very proficient as musicians. They should have been famous and more recognized for their talent.
@@PixieintheMainframe It was "rock" music and they were all men. The only 2 real notable "rock" women artists within hard rock's history were Janis Joplin and maybe the 1970s version of Heart and they were all white and you could include Joan Jett and Pat Benatar, but, Bonnie Tyler, Kim Carnes the Go Go's and the Bangles were minor in the grand scheme of rock history. Tower Of Power was a funk band, not a "rock" group, and the white rock establishment never considered another black man or woman as a prominent "rock" artist other than Jimi Hendrix; even Tina Turner was not thought of as a female "rock artist", however gritty her vocals were. Living Colour was the only black group to have some success in the commercial rock world (unlike Fishbone, Bad Brains and 24-7 Spyz) and Prince was never considered a "rock guitarist" and musician really until he appeared live on stage with Tom Petty & friends and played that killer solo on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", and Prince's compositions mostly catered to the "black sound" and sensibilities throughout most of his music. Motown was a black enterprise that was never in rock category during their heyday and that was a commercial and black R&B entity. Your comment is extremely weak with lots of holes; "ect., etc.", my foot. Go educate yourself first before responding to subjects you obviously know very little about.
I notice a lot of comments like this are from the last 60 days...and many of them have been written by myself as well. It's truly puzzling to discover something of quality you've never heard of!
My thoughts EXACTLY! Great vocal harmonies, musicianship and song writing. Not a girl-band but a GOOD band! My hunch is that the music industry wrote them off as a novelty act. Pity.
I am just finishing a theatrical documentary on Fanny that will start touring film festivals soon in 2020... film FB page and film website to be launched in February/March 2020! The title is FANNY: The Right to Rock!
There are very few songs that have ever moved me so much as this version of Young and Dumb. Jean's raw and intense singing gave me the chills. Excellent!
How I wish all the live performances were on DVD,I might even be happy with whatever is on RUclips performances being put together on DVD,I can't stop watching them, Fanny I absolutely love you!!!!!
Jean and Bowie were together for awhile... One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny. They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time. Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
J'ai connu ce groupe que depuis peu sur youtube. J'ai 59 ans, et je n'avais jamais entendu parler de ce groupe. Dommage, car elles méritent d'être plus connues, et d'être cultes. Bonnes musiciennes, et bonnes chanteuses. Merci à RUclips de faire vivre la musique
Stunning. Jean Millington (she makes Mick Jagger sound like a eunuch) sings in Janis Joplin's league, and her sister on the lead g would have made Jimmy Hdx notice. Fantastic musicians... i am discovering now to my great shame, after having basked in Creedence and the Doors for... decades.
One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny. They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time. Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
I saw them on someone's show on tv when I was a little kid, I was a heavy rock lover even that young, I loved their "happiness" while playing, meanwhile Mom didn't like them, maybe the gender thing or the name haha... glad to find them now. I've been finding so much music from back then, love it thanks to the internet!
Living in Long Beach, CA (near LA), we would see Fanny open for many bands in that area circa 70/71. We would also catch them at The Whiskey, as they mention in the clip. The band was amazing live!
Jean and Bowie were together for awhile... One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny. They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time. Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
Jean and Bowie were together for awhile... One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny. They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time. Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
I've played the drums for 40 years now and I can't believe I've never heard of this band until now. Alice de Bruh is as good as anybody behind the drums!
Note to R N R HOF. THIS is what greatness is. It doesn't get any more entertaining than this. I'm 70, was into rock since Feb. 9 1964, and never knew about this band until recently. I need a time machine!
That second song rocks! Jean Millington has pipes! She can play bass like a goddess while howling like a fierce badass. I can't think of a female singer bassist that rocked like that back then.
@J P Glenn Hughes. By the way,you should check the band Last Internationale, the singer is also a female bassist, Delila Paz. She's giving me Jean Millington's vibes.
@J P Suzi Quatro, she played bass & did lead vocals, around the same time period as this, reached small fame in the US, she was a rockstar in Europe, she left Detroit at age 21 had her own all female band up until then, signed & stayed in England. Check out some of her material, another hugely underrated female band. She started & had a pretty successful all female band also, here's a track from The "Pleasure Seekers" Suzi was just 16 years of age here. ruclips.net/video/cil-u8zsAwk/видео.html
I just heard of them...my mind is blown! My guess is that they were strong and proud women who would not get down on their knees for some record producer!
You're right, skills & talent got them their contract & as their career progressed, producers wanted more sexism, they refused to be a novelty, they claim. American R&R culture back then, still very sexist, women can't do R&R or possibly play instruments, men were wrong.!!!! This performance and the sound of this performance was well beyond the times. This is some serious stuff here, including some solo efforts within this track.
More or less. The producers didn't recreate the raw power and live energy in the studio recordings. They shut them out of having a say in the sound except for the live sound, as read in many interviews.
@@lp5920 "This is some serious stuff here, including some solo efforts within this track." Either June or Nickey could solo within the context of the song without making you lose your concentration on the song as a whole. Another band that comes to mind that could do this consistently is The Band.
I just watched the PBS special and unfortunately heard about Fanny for the first time. I have been watching every video I can find and this is the best one despite the low production quality. They were on FIRE!
I recalled (barely) one of their songs (Butter Boy) upon hearing it again on an old compilation album I bought in 1996 that triggered memories of when I was about 6 or 7, when that song was released. Just now I was watching some of Fanny's past performances on youtube and they blow me away! These ladies were nothing short of inhabiting straight up-raw, heartfelt, energetic, vocally mesmerising, mind-blowing rock and roll talent that would, without a doubt, impress and amaze the young generation of Rock and Roll fans today. Judging by the comments I have read, there are quite a few others who, like me, have only recently become aware of, or fully taken note of, and fully appreciated what a SUPER band Fanny was. I'm grateful to live in a time where technology can transport some elements from the past into our present lives so I could rediscover a band that I know I would have really loved, enjoyed, and been a great fan of had they not been so unjustly overlooked, underpromoted, and allowed to fall through the cracks of the contemporary music scene. With that being said, I'm also glad that Fanny's rediscovery is something being experienced by many others as well, making it a life event which is taking place beyond "just me" and therefore, that much cooler!
I consider myself a big music fan, especially of rock and pop from the 60s on forward, but somehow I have never heard of this group up until I read about them yesterday on Kathy Valentine's Substack page. I am blown away by their sheer talent. Unfortunately they didn't get the attention they deserved most likely because they are women
It's happening now, and it's wonderful. Check out the Get Behind Fanny Podcast. The goal is to revivify Fanny (as Bowie wished) and hopefully get them into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
@@marthajbaldwin5897 The "revify" Fanny was a statement by Bowie in 1999 I believe. The revivify came about due to technological days of our culture, thankfully! I say thankfully because I am 62 years of age & had never heard of them. It was purely accidental that I clicked on one of the suggested clips a year ago....... & wow! Obviously most musicians put a heavy weight on the RRhoF. Not all but most. Myself, the resurgence in their CD sales, the overwhelming complimentary comments in all of these forums 50 years after their original music says more about how good they were & what they had to overcome & their place in RR history & the respect they now have than an election into the hall, at least from my viewpoint!
@@lp5920 I don't see a lot of respect in the comments... and you didn't have to prove to me that they are good, I figured that out ;) I wouldn't say "obviously most musicians" plenty play just to play, not to get into a snooze fest museum made for profit. good to hear about "resurgence" I'm really happy for them. Hey by chance, do you know how many records they sold back in the day?
These girls are amazing. I was about 10 or 11 when I heard of them. Probably on Midnight Special. Mama and Daddy went on to bed,but myself and younger brother stayed up late on Friday and Saturday nights until the TV went off air. Their fashion really influenced me at the time.
This is great. In this video they are playing a rock show, not a TV show and they're cranked up accordingly. The drummer is worth her weight in gold, just kicking some a** back there.
This is the footage I didn’t know I was waiting for. I always want to hear what a band sounds like in a bigger louder setting. 10/10 would go to this concert any time. They just do everything right.
Michael McLoughlin I used to see them live at Max's Kansas City (N.Y.C.).I'd sit in the first row, my feet on the stage. The place was always jammed,. Thy were fantastic-my ears would ring the next day from the amplifiers. I always came back the next night. They were great, I don't why they never made it to the top.
I only heard of the existence of this band as a kid playing bass in the 70s. If only I had been able to see these films or get a hold of the albums, it would have changed everything as a female guitarist. I clung to the Runaways but this is a whole other level.
This band singularly demonstrates everything that’s right with music and everything that’s wrong with the music industry. They deserved more. More recognition, more promotion, more respect.
Well said!
I was a huge Fanny fan in the early 70s and I told my friends about them. One guy said to me; "it's bullshit, women can't play rock guitar." Unfortunately his "truth" was prevalent at the time.
The industry doesn't care about any of that shit. The industry only wants to make money.
It was the fans who were the misogynists.
They get to the guitar solo and the organist kicks in and I'm a little disappointed cause it's somehow anticlimactic even though it sounds good, then the girl on the Gibson starts busting out all the Clapton licks outta nowhere...adrenaline rush
Induct them into the Rock-'n'-roll hall of fame...Now!
My good God they were so good. It is a travesty, an utter, unconscionable travesty that they weren't afforded the recognition they so richly deserved.
Because they weren't in the "system". .!
You got that right brother!
They’re too great to be ignored any longer ...let’s fight to get them inducted into the RR hall of fame!!!!
Don't. Why is everyone so obsessed with this boring and obsolete MUSEUM? RnR has always a thing of the moment, not for conservation - and it did certainly not belong to the critics and the industry, at least not completely. The RnRHoF is a pile of stinking old men conserving what is of no interest so anyone any more. No one cares for that, no one need it except for the company guys who run it. The only ones who got that right were the Sex Pistols when they refused to go there. Let's just acknowledge that these women were great in what they were doing, and period. And so you don't get me wrong: I loved that band already when I was 15, i.e. in 1974.
@@ernsthergenbeck872
Don't want Fanny in the RnRHoF 'cause it would tarnish 'em. 'Though it would set 'em up for life re: coin.
@@thirdbase6870 If it were so, so be it. But I am not so sure about that.
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@@thirdbase6870 I am not sure they would gain anything from that. They would have to pay for their seats in the ceremony, and I don't think they would sell more of their old records - which also would hardly be played more in the radio.
I don't know why but I could watch Alice play them drums all day long...great band.
watch the Thursday afternoon Monday morning Podcast 11-25-21 from Bill Burr! In talk with Alice! Very cool Chick to this day!
I know why.
Because she killed them there drums baby!
Alice de Buhr freaking killing it! Everybody in this band is outstanding. Love Fanny
Agree. When I first heard them the drummer first got my attention.
And she is a fine vocalist too.
AdB strikes again!
I just can't believe how seasoned they were on their instruments. A band that should have made it huge.
They rehearsed constantly, just a ton. Gifted and young, the energy!!
*wow... I can't believe at 50 I am now just discovering the mighty Fanny... they are awesome...beautiful... and they R-O-C-K!!!!!*
"Fanny" 1970 Great Women's Band is active again 2018 !! :D
Also 50 and just discovered this five minutes ago. I am blown away.
Same situation with me..They were layin' it down when I was in diapers......
57 and in the same boat,
@@larryhajdasz220 Better late than never 😉
Four amazing musicians, three lead singers, and one of the best drummers in 70s rock. They weren't the only band to be ahead of their time, or to have a record company committed to making them sound bad, but they were one of the most talented. Music doesn't lie. People must have known how good they were.
Actually Alice did lead vocals on the track, Rock Bottom Blues, she's quite the talent with her vocals as well! The lyrics are quite meaningful for the times for females back then & her esp! If you listen closely, Alice drops the F bomb in that recording! It is not showin on lyrics here but it's clear on the track! Lol
I've been in every kind of band and show, from Bangor, Maine to Boise, Idaho
I’ve had my troubles and I’ve paid my dues, but still I’m saddled with these same old blues
I started out when I was young and green; been on the road since I was sweet sixteen
Somehow I haven’t sold a single song; somebody tell me where did I go wrong.
Chorus: Sittin’ dreamin’ on a street corner, wondering how to keep warm
I’m so darn broke, I’m down to my last toke; I’m a child of the windy storm.
I took my story to a man who knew; he told me “I can make a star of you.”
Took me for everything that I called mine; now I’m stranded on the dotted line
I spent a summer in the county jail; my local voted not to pay my bail
They’re never with you when the times are hard; I feel like tearing up my union card
Chorus: Sittin’ dreamin’ on a street corner, wondering how to keep warm
I’m so darn broke, I’m down to my last toke; I’m a child of the windy storm.
Rock Bottom blues got me down…..
I’ll keep on rolling like the stone of old; through rain and fire and the freezing cold
I’m bitten by the rock and roll disease; So, won’t you help me make a record please?
Chorus: Sittin’ dreamin’ on a street corner, wondering how to keep warm
I’m so darn broke, I’m down to my last toke; I’m a child of the windy storm.
All four of them sang, like Utopia or the Beatles. Any two of them singing together was absolutely weaponized, especially when it was Jean and Nickey.
Unlinke the Beatles, all four sang _very_ well, great voices, tight harmonies.
The depth of talent in this band in crazy.
Yes indeed… ALL of them. June, Jean, Nicole, Alice…
You got that right !!!!!!
What a GREAT Performance!! Why did they Not Take Off into Stardom? I am 58 and Never heard of them till yesterday....what a Long Lost Waste of experience for me. They were Phenomenal and True Musicians NOT Posers, they ALL had Real Talent.
Jean and Bowie were together for awhile...
One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny.
They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time.
Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
Alice looks like she’s stalking prey, while killing it on the drums.
They were too controversial for The Man. The Millington sisters are Filipino, there was some Lesbian aspects to the band; The Man's racism and sexism were a death toll.
Young and Dumb is an absolute tour de force. You can single out each woman's performance as masterful. The fact that they all played brilliantly at one time is mind blowing!!
Si
I have watched this version so many times...I cannot get enough.
Alice had to be one of the best rock drummers! She is amazing!
....she's channelling Ginger Baker _BETTER THAN GINGER BAKER!!_
Agreed. Saw this band opening for another act in NYC back in the day. They were great but Alice was an absolute beast on the skins. Soooo good.
Can't stop watching these Fanny videos. Perfect on every level.
They are more than just an all female, they are among the greatest bands , male or female, every one of the members are a superb talent..
Dig that! So fu.......good. I was lucky enough to find out about them in 1970. Those records are some of my most cherished vinyl.
The Millington sisters. Phillipines greatest gift to the world.
Don’t forget Manny Pacquiao ;)
great contribution to Rock, worthy representatives in the female genre and spearhead for other similar groups, congratulations 👏
Not balut...?
Its a pity they are not well known here in the Philippines..like me,i only know of them now after stumbling upon these vidoes of them here..and its pathetic that i was listening to the Bangles during the 80's in my teens while i shouldve known about these girls then during my teens!
Cute too.
No auto tune, 100% live, absolutely kicking some ass.
No matter if they are female or male, they are one of the best live bands ever.
this was definitely the best all-girl group in the world!
Angel’in Heavy Syrup is pretty good too.
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And Girlschool too.
Look into... The Pleasure Seekers.
Milkcan
@Harold de Mure I saw Fanny, Vixen and Birtha! Check out The Warning, three sisters from Mexico, they played Whisky a go go 1-24-19. You may have already heard them, they are just teens!
Wow, what a superb band. Sounds like if Cream, Janis Joplin and Led Zeppelin had a child (predating Heart in a way). All the band members were very proficient as musicians. They should have been famous and more recognized for their talent.
And more than a hint of Grace Slick in the vocals.
this gives me so much encouragement. I have small hands, so seeing gals rock the shit out of guitar and bass gives me great hope.
This band is wonderful - Just found them and they should have had more attention.
Just discovered them too. Incredible!!!
White people were in charge.
@@skineyemin4276 Which means absolutely jack - Jimi Hendrix, Tower of Power, Motown etc etc...
@@PixieintheMainframe It was "rock" music and they were all men. The only 2 real notable "rock" women artists within hard rock's history were Janis Joplin and maybe the 1970s version of Heart and they were all white and you could include Joan Jett and Pat Benatar, but, Bonnie Tyler, Kim Carnes the Go Go's and the Bangles were minor in the grand scheme of rock history. Tower Of Power was a funk band, not a "rock" group, and the white rock establishment never considered another black man or woman as a prominent "rock" artist other than Jimi Hendrix; even Tina Turner was not thought of as a female "rock artist", however gritty her vocals were. Living Colour was the only black group to have some success in the commercial rock world (unlike Fishbone, Bad Brains and 24-7 Spyz) and Prince was never considered a "rock guitarist" and musician really until he appeared live on stage with Tom Petty & friends and played that killer solo on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", and Prince's compositions mostly catered to the "black sound" and sensibilities throughout most of his music. Motown was a black enterprise that was never in rock category during their heyday and that was a commercial and black R&B entity. Your comment is extremely weak with lots of holes; "ect., etc.", my foot. Go educate yourself first before responding to subjects you obviously know very little about.
@@skineyemin4276 Yeah, you could say all this stuff about Eminem and Vanilla Ice in Hip Hop/Rap, but then again...No one gives a shit.
Has took me till 2020 to discover these rockers, easily in my top ten.
Yep, instantly they became my favorite band. Weird how that worked.
What an AMAZING band!
Why have I never heard of them before today? Why weren't they better known?
It doesn't make any sense.
I notice a lot of comments like this are from the last 60 days...and many of them have been written by myself as well. It's truly puzzling to discover something of quality you've never heard of!
My thoughts EXACTLY! Great vocal harmonies, musicianship and song writing. Not a girl-band but a GOOD band! My hunch is that the music industry wrote them off as a novelty act. Pity.
Well at least we have them now.
Dude, you obviously don't understand how the world works.
I am just finishing a theatrical documentary on Fanny that will start touring film festivals soon in 2020... film FB page and film website to be launched in February/March 2020! The title is FANNY: The Right to Rock!
One of the best rock bands ever.
Absolutely brilliant!
There are very few songs that have ever moved me so much as this version of Young and Dumb. Jean's raw and intense singing gave me the chills. Excellent!
Thanks for naming what song this was. I agree this was an incredible vocal performance by Jean.
@@lanajeanvecchione9659
Composed by Ike Turner
En fuego baby!
Talk about paving the way. These girls were some serious fucking bulldozers !!!
Check out Blind Alley. Nickey said something to Alice about mashing those drums like an incoming freight train at speed. Mission accomplished!
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WOW ! Awesome. Thanks for the heads up.
How I wish all the live performances were on DVD,I might even be happy with whatever is on RUclips performances being put together on DVD,I can't stop watching them, Fanny I absolutely love you!!!!!
Without a doubt one of the all time best rock bands, male or female!
Jean and Bowie were together for awhile...
One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny.
They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time.
Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
J'ai connu ce groupe que depuis peu sur youtube. J'ai 59 ans, et je n'avais jamais entendu parler de ce groupe. Dommage, car elles méritent d'être plus connues, et d'être cultes. Bonnes musiciennes, et bonnes chanteuses. Merci à RUclips de faire vivre la musique
Great, thank you for this. Great band
No wonder Bowie rated them so much. Great band.
No wonder Bowie dated the bass player. Good looking girl :-)
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Jean was more than just a looker.
He should have performed at least one song with them.
Jean was with Bowie for a long time... he's kinda' the reason these gals got what airplay that they did. He even helped them in Europe.
Jaw droppingly brilliant.
Playing their instruments live comes as naturally for Fanny as breathing does to you and I. They were meant to be, it's that pure and simple.
Si
Wish I could like this a few thousand times.
Stunning. Jean Millington (she makes Mick Jagger sound like a eunuch) sings in Janis Joplin's league, and her sister on the lead g would have made Jimmy Hdx notice. Fantastic musicians... i am discovering now to my great shame, after having basked in Creedence and the Doors for... decades.
They are absolutely on fire with these performances.
@deepspacepilot
That is typical for them.
I think I may have singed me fingers! Alice
@@alicedebuhr6457 WOWZERS!!!!
@@marthajbaldwin5897 Indeed! I LOVE this footage! Best, Alice
@@thirdbase6870 Thanks, thirdbase6870! Alice
Damn, they were great!
Excellentissime cover of Cream's Badge"... Fanny was one of the best rock bands of the early 70's, indeed !
I am mesmerized! Stunning talent.!!
Awesome band!
That a former Beatles producer couldn't capture this on tape, makes me truly sad.
Just WOW!💖🤙🏼
Granted the audio is a little rough, but goddam this was a tight band!
I love the fuzz sound! HEAVY
One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny.
They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time.
Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
Awesome band.... fabulous girls playing like must be the 🤘 🎸 rock
Fanny had swing, timing and talent; damn...that drummer especially glued things together.
Alice de Buhr
I got into Fanny wayyyy back when they started...it's sad they didn't get airplay, they are incredible..
I saw them on someone's show on tv when I was a little kid, I was a heavy rock lover even that young, I loved their "happiness" while playing, meanwhile Mom didn't like them, maybe the gender thing or the name haha... glad to find them now. I've been finding so much music from back then, love it thanks to the internet!
Living in Long Beach, CA (near LA), we would see Fanny open for many bands in that area circa 70/71. We would also catch them at The Whiskey, as they mention in the clip. The band was amazing live!
@@rodoza66 Jean was with Bowie for a long time.
Jean and Bowie were together for awhile...
One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny.
They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time.
Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
These girls are absolutely amazing!! About to purchase their cd's
one of the great bands! so glad we can rediscover these treasures...
Jean and Bowie were together for awhile...
One of the most important female bands in American Rock has been buried, without a trace.. and that is Fanny.
They were one of the finest Rock bands of their time, in about 1973... they were extraordinary. They're as important as anybody else who's ever been, ever; it just wasn't their time.
Revivify Fanny, and I will feel that my work is done. - David Bowie
I've played the drums for 40 years now and I can't believe I've never heard of this band until now. Alice de Bruh is as good as anybody behind the drums!
Thank you, Craig! Alice
Note to R N R HOF. THIS is what greatness is. It doesn't get any more entertaining than this. I'm 70, was into rock since Feb. 9 1964, and never knew about this band until recently. I need a time machine!
@Douglas Farshtey June has popped in on comments for other live videos too. It's wonderful to see their feedback :)
Killing it on that hi-hat
Toco bateria também e realmente Alice é grande
That "distorted" audio quality only adds to that "way, way back" experience.
Really! I totally agree! Alice
Indeed, was just thinking the same, it's so raw!
The fuzzed out sound is HEAVY
Analog totally.
cant get enough of this band!!!
Four part harmonies - How many bands do you know that can nail that live!! It's a shame these guys weren't bigger.
I had never heard of them, they're amazing, they kick ass on those guitars!
June & Jean grew up playing ukulele's!! lol Their American father wanted them to be doctors!
I am in LOVE with this band. They rock so hard my face hurts...
Love this. I wish I had heard them live. Badge perfection.
That second song rocks! Jean Millington has pipes! She can play bass like a goddess while howling like a fierce badass. I can't think of a female singer bassist that rocked like that back then.
@J P Glenn Hughes. By the way,you should check the band Last Internationale, the singer is also a female bassist, Delila Paz. She's giving me Jean Millington's vibes.
@J P Suzi Quatro, she played bass & did lead vocals, around the same time period as this, reached small fame in the US, she was a rockstar in Europe, she left Detroit at age 21 had her own all female band up until then, signed & stayed in England. Check out some of her material, another hugely underrated female band. She started & had a pretty successful all female band also, here's a track from The "Pleasure Seekers" Suzi was just 16 years of age here. ruclips.net/video/cil-u8zsAwk/видео.html
Maybe Suzi Quatro did at the same time or just afterwards. Jean is killing it in every way.
I may have commented on this before, but this is Grade A. Rocks hard.
Man.... they are just one of the greatest live rock bands I've ever heard- ever.
I just heard of them...my mind is blown! My guess is that they were strong and proud women who would not get down on their knees for some record producer!
You're right, skills & talent got them their contract & as their career progressed, producers wanted more sexism, they refused to be a novelty, they claim. American R&R culture back then, still very sexist, women can't do R&R or possibly play instruments, men were wrong.!!!! This performance and the sound of this performance was well beyond the times. This is some serious stuff here, including some solo efforts within this track.
More or less. The producers didn't recreate the raw power and live energy in the studio recordings. They shut them out of having a say in the sound except for the live sound, as read in many interviews.
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"This is some serious stuff here, including some solo efforts within this track."
Either June or Nickey could solo within the context of the song without making you lose your concentration on the song as a whole. Another band that comes to mind that could do this consistently is The Band.
I just watched the PBS special and unfortunately heard about Fanny for the first time. I have been watching every video I can find and this is the best one despite the low production quality. They were on FIRE!
Hallelujah!! New footage of this AWESOME band!! Thank-you!!
I recalled (barely) one of their songs (Butter Boy) upon hearing it again on an old compilation album I bought in 1996 that triggered memories of when I was about 6 or 7, when that song was released. Just now I was watching some of Fanny's past performances on youtube and they blow me away! These ladies were nothing short of inhabiting straight up-raw, heartfelt, energetic, vocally mesmerising, mind-blowing rock and roll talent that would, without a doubt, impress and amaze the young generation of Rock and Roll fans today.
Judging by the comments I have read, there are quite a few others who, like me, have only recently become aware of, or fully taken note of, and fully appreciated what a SUPER band Fanny was. I'm grateful to live in a time where technology can transport some elements from the past into our present lives so I could rediscover a band that I know I would have really loved, enjoyed, and been a great fan of had they not been so unjustly overlooked, underpromoted, and allowed to fall through the cracks of the contemporary music scene.
With that being said, I'm also glad that Fanny's rediscovery is something being experienced by many others as well, making it a life event which is taking place beyond "just me" and therefore, that much cooler!
Si
I got goose bumps right from the start.
I consider myself a big music fan, especially of rock and pop from the 60s on forward, but somehow I have never heard of this group up until I read about them yesterday on Kathy Valentine's Substack page. I am blown away by their sheer talent. Unfortunately they didn't get the attention they deserved most likely because they are women
This just came out of nowhere. How could this just have completely disappeared for so long??? I had NEVER until this day heard of this band!!!
Wow. Fantastic! Really glad I found this amazing band! Thanks!
Love love love from Sweden! What a band they were back then..!
They play in my heart,wonderful. THANK YOU !!!!
What a shame they didn’t get their due...regardless of their name!
They did better than people on here give them credit.
I saw them twice during this era ('72/'73) and the knew what they were doing. :-)
It's happening now, and it's wonderful. Check out the Get Behind Fanny Podcast.
The goal is to revivify Fanny (as Bowie wished) and hopefully get them into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
@@applescruff909 is that really the goal?
@@marthajbaldwin5897 The "revify" Fanny was a statement by Bowie in 1999 I believe. The revivify came about due to technological days of our culture, thankfully! I say thankfully because I am 62 years of age & had never heard of them. It was purely accidental that I clicked on one of the suggested clips a year ago....... & wow! Obviously most musicians put a heavy weight on the RRhoF. Not all but most. Myself, the resurgence in their CD sales, the overwhelming complimentary comments in all of these forums 50 years after their original music says more about how good they were & what they had to overcome & their place in RR history & the respect they now have than an election into the hall, at least from my viewpoint!
@@lp5920 I don't see a lot of respect in the comments... and you didn't have to prove to me that they are good, I figured that out ;) I wouldn't say "obviously most musicians" plenty play just to play, not to get into a snooze fest museum made for profit. good to hear about "resurgence" I'm really happy for them. Hey by chance, do you know how many records they sold back in the day?
Amazing band... a true discovery !!!
WOW.....this is just incredible!!! What an awesome find, this is really special stuff.....
Good God!!!!!!!!!
They rock, and very chilled out in the interview.
These girls are amazing. I was about 10 or 11 when I heard of them. Probably on Midnight Special. Mama and Daddy went on to bed,but myself and younger brother stayed up late on Friday and Saturday nights until the TV went off air. Their fashion really influenced me at the time.
Damn fine drumming 🥁!
WOW it's ALL XLNT!
One of the best live bands ever!
Greaaat!!!!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS! Unreal! so much soul and passion!! everyone just givin it all up on stage!!!
I wish the cameraman have filmed Nickey more... we barely saw her in this amazing performance
Majestic !!! -Audrey and Kate have a look - all you girls keep rockin- what a treat to discover Fanny
What an awesome band!!!
Just excellent. That 2nd track reminds me of the best of 70s rock, actually probably is the best.IMHO.
This is great. In this video they are playing a rock show, not a TV show and they're cranked up accordingly. The drummer is worth her weight in gold, just kicking some a** back there.
Why thank you, Benjamin. I LOVE this footage! I just wish the sound was a bit better..... Rock on! Alice
Agreed!
Is that you?
This is one of my favorites.
Awesome reply, from Alice.
Epic drums! 'Nuff Said. ☮️
Holy SH@T!! ...raw, heavy, pure rock fury.....kick ass. So good it's a crime.
Someone call the police!!!
JEAN MILLINGTON man she can belt it out what a singer and bass player. WOW.
This is the footage I didn’t know I was waiting for. I always want to hear what a band sounds like in a bigger louder setting. 10/10 would go to this concert any time. They just do everything right.
Where the hell have I been that I never heard of them ??!!! Awesome ✌🏼
Having finally heard them (after waiting for decades) Fanny kicks butt more than I'd ever thought they could.
Hi Mark, Yes, we did do a little butt kicking back in the day! Alice
@@alicedebuhr6457 You deserved to be a lot bigger than you were, like Free and Little Feat.
They could certainly rock! The playing and singing excellent. Those dear Millington sisters,
Powerful vocals. Alice slamming away on those drums. Nicki organ playing excellent
wow, its like putting 4 janis joplins plus one hendrix as a female band
Moron
Moron
Including one John Bonham + one Jon Lord :-)
@@baracca58 exactly .
Nah she's not as good as hendrix lol. But it is a bit like that I suppose
Michael McLoughlin
I used to see them live at Max's Kansas City (N.Y.C.).I'd sit in the first row, my feet on the stage.
The place was always jammed,. Thy were fantastic-my ears would ring the next day from the
amplifiers. I always came back the next night. They were great, I don't why they never made
it to the top.
Absolutely amazing classic band!!!!👏👏👏❤🖤
Brilliant band. They should have been far more famous. All the band are great.
I only heard of the existence of this band as a kid playing bass in the 70s. If only I had been able to see these films or get a hold of the albums, it would have changed everything as a female guitarist. I clung to the Runaways but this is a whole other level.
This is amazing.
My favorite female band covering my favorite male band ! Just perfect
Way ahead of their time... Sadly I just heard them for the 1st time days ago
This is the wolrld's best rock concert part I have seen! I love it. Better than the LP. You are the BEST!
They melted my face. 😮
Nothing against Cream, but these girls took their tune and ran with it. Love these live videos! Fanny rocks!
100%
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