I was 8 years old when I heard this band for the first time. And it's thanks to them that I started listening to rock. In the 70s, The Sweet was part of the "Glam Rock" musical movement. The group still exists but only with the guitarist, the other 3 have died. They started in 1968 and have sold, I think, over 40 million albums. Thank you for this analysis.
Urban dictionary says 'Sweet FA' is nowadays taken to mean 'sweet f*** all' i.e. nothing. It is also suggests that this is an alternative way of saying 'Sweet Fanny Adams', which means the same thing - nothing, in other words.
They wanted to call the album Sweet F*ck All but RCA wouldn't let them so they changed the name to Sweet Fanny Adams which means the same as Sweet F*ck All in British slang. IE, it means "Nothing".
Sweet F.A. was from their second album called Sweet F.A. Their third album Desolation Boulevard was released in 2 versions. The RCA for Europe and the Capitol version for United States, Canada and Japan.They put Sweet F.A. on the Capitol release. Fox On The Run, Solid Gold Brass and The Six Teens was the only three songs that was on both versions. The Capitol track list looks more like a compilation of hits from Sweet F.A. and singles. Check out songs like No You Don't, Spotlight, Breakdown, Set Me Free and Turn It Down. There are a phenomenal live performance with several of these tracks from Musikladen 1974.
Do you have a stood for Fanny Adams that was the import version of the lp desolation boulevard sweet was a hard rock and hardcore band what's fortunate enough to see him at the Aragon ballroom here in Chicago around 1977 I want to say fantastic concert Mick Tucker was one of the most underrated drummers that ever lived may he rest in peace
You've finally gotten a tase of Sweet. Looks like you enjoyed it. Hopefully you've checked out more since your first listen? I'd recommend any of their albums between Sweet Fanny Adams(1974) and Off the Record(1977). They definitely have many sides to them and are quite versatile but their hard and heavy stuff is a highlight for me. My favorite song of theirs is Set Me Free.
This song is a perfect example of how they were a bridge between the heavy metal of Sabbath, Priest & Purple and new metal like Maiden. In fact, Sweet's guitarist Andy Scott even produced an album by NWOBHM band AIIZ. By-the-way, Mick Tucker is a major league drummer.
sweet was kiss before kiss came along. sweet was queen before queen came along too. other songs from sweet; fox on the run, action, ac-dc, love is like oxygen. andy (the guitarist), is the only original member left but continues to tour.
This was probably Sweet at their heaviest. It has extremely misogynistic lyrics but it was a deliberately provocative retort for some criticism they were receiving around that time: "people think we fake it" and then "all a bluff", so a bit tongue in cheek. From memory, this song, as well as being off the brilliant Sweet Fanny Adams album, was also the B side of single The Sixteens. As people mention here, Set Me Free is a masterpiece of rock, with real Ace of Spades vibes. My fav. of that album is Restless.
Sweet began recording the songs on Sweet F.A. In 1972 but after an incident when someone kicked Brian Connolly in the throat, it was delayed. It was released in April of 1974. This was their second album. The band formed in 1968. Queen’s first album also came out in 1974. Queen formed in 1970They were contemporaries and both albums were recorded in London. I’m sure Queen was inspired by some of what Sweet were doing. If you get a chance, there are some RUclips videos of performances for Musikladen that a kick a$$.
THEY WERE GOING TO CALL THE ALBUM SWEET FUCK ALL BUT THE RECORD COMPANY FORCED THEM TO CHANGE IT TO SWEET FANNY ADAMS WHI CH WAS MORE POLITE.....APPARENTLY
THE SWEET WERE JUST SIMPLY THE BEST HAD loads of thumpy singles and rifts which made them hit the charts every time the b sides were far heavier like sweet fa you have to check out there albums give us a wink sweet fanny adams Desolation boulevard Off the record Strung up which will blow you away live concert And then a completely different direction with level headed lm telling you will be a sweet fan for like which our harmony are sweets not qween kiss said they wondnt be around only for sweet motty crew posion def leopard all influenced by my heros and I'm now 63
"Sweet F.A." means sweet f**king A$$, so you know and it's from the "Desolation Boulevard" album, which also had "Fox on the Run" & "Ballroom Blitz", both radio hits of the 70's...............you mentioned "Queen-like".... they were pre-Queen, actually they started all about the same time
No, it means Sweet F*ck All. But I'll give you that about Queen. Sweet were before Queen so if Sweet and Queen sound the same, then it's Queen who sound like Sweet, not the other way round.
@@ewancarmichael3412 I'll admit I may be wrong, I was soing on what I'd been told,,,,,, however, I did Google it and their answer is far different than mine or yours...... it oeiginated in Victorian England and was used in reference to the brutal murder of "sweet Fanny Adams" in the village of Alton in Hampshire........I guess the "meaning" has changed accoeding to what you think
@@lloydmetevier5052 The band wanted to call the album Sweet F*ck All but RCA wouldn't let them. I'm sure they'd have actually sang "Sweet F*ck All" rather than "Sweet FA" if they'd been allowed to. You're correct about what Sweet Fanny Adams means, which is basically the same as Sweet F*ck All except its politer.
I knew some of these guys in the picture, back in the early 90s. Steve DeLong (the singer) mostly. They opened for Winger when they played Indianapolis.
Give 'Set me Free' a listen. Banger!
Love this band Love is like oxygen! The six teens!
This song is great but Set Me Free is even better.
F--k All! The band always really cooked on the b-sides of their 45's.
One of the greatest bands ever! Thank you for reacting to this masterpiece!
I was 8 years old when I heard this band for the first time. And it's thanks to them that I started listening to rock. In the 70s, The Sweet was part of the "Glam Rock" musical movement. The group still exists but only with the guitarist, the other 3 have died. They started in 1968 and have sold, I think, over 40 million albums. Thank you for this analysis.
it's so hilarious to hear younger listeners take this in. What we grew up wit!
This guy have to listen 1974 Sweet fanny adams album!
No click track here. These guys could play
You need to listen to Windy City from their 1977 album "Off The Record".
listen to solid gold brass awsome song by Sweet!!
Big rabbit hole to go down. So many great songs.
Sweet doesn't sound like Queen.
Queen did their best to sound like Sweet.
Whatever Sweet did, Queen tried to copy.
Urban dictionary says 'Sweet FA' is nowadays taken to mean 'sweet f*** all' i.e. nothing. It is also suggests that this is an alternative way of saying 'Sweet Fanny Adams', which means the same thing - nothing, in other words.
This was 50 years ago.
Organized chaos.
Tucker was one of the best unknown drummers ever.
FA stands for Fanny Adams.
Correct
or Fuc....´s All
Technically it’s stands for “Fu•k All” but even if the 70’s were free, they were not that free 😂
They wanted to call the album Sweet F*ck All but RCA wouldn't let them so they changed the name to Sweet Fanny Adams which means the same as Sweet F*ck All in British slang. IE, it means "Nothing".
First metal band
They were right up there hey
Sweet F.A. was from their second album called Sweet F.A. Their third album Desolation Boulevard was released in 2 versions. The RCA for Europe and the Capitol version for United States, Canada and Japan.They put Sweet F.A. on the Capitol release. Fox On The Run, Solid Gold Brass and The Six Teens was the only three songs that was on both versions. The Capitol track list looks more like a compilation of hits from Sweet F.A. and singles.
Check out songs like No You Don't, Spotlight, Breakdown, Set Me Free and Turn It Down. There are a phenomenal live performance with several of these tracks from Musikladen 1974.
Do you have a stood for Fanny Adams that was the import version of the lp desolation boulevard sweet was a hard rock and hardcore band what's fortunate enough to see him at the Aragon ballroom here in Chicago around 1977 I want to say fantastic concert Mick Tucker was one of the most underrated drummers that ever lived may he rest in peace
Sweet came first and when Queen appeared many pointed out that they copied many aspects from Sweet...Including Sweet themselves.
You've finally gotten a tase of Sweet. Looks like you enjoyed it. Hopefully you've checked out more since your first listen? I'd recommend any of their albums between Sweet Fanny Adams(1974) and Off the Record(1977). They definitely have many sides to them and are quite versatile but their hard and heavy stuff is a highlight for me. My favorite song of theirs is Set Me Free.
This song is a perfect example of how they were a bridge between the heavy metal of Sabbath, Priest & Purple and new metal like Maiden. In fact, Sweet's guitarist Andy Scott even produced an album by NWOBHM band AIIZ. By-the-way, Mick Tucker is a major league drummer.
sweet was kiss before kiss came along. sweet was queen before queen came along too. other songs from sweet; fox on the run, action, ac-dc, love is like oxygen. andy (the guitarist), is the only original member left but continues to tour.
This was probably Sweet at their heaviest. It has extremely misogynistic lyrics but it was a deliberately provocative retort for some criticism they were receiving around that time: "people think we fake it" and then "all a bluff", so a bit tongue in cheek. From memory, this song, as well as being off the brilliant Sweet Fanny Adams album, was also the B side of single The Sixteens. As people mention here, Set Me Free is a masterpiece of rock, with real Ace of Spades vibes. My fav. of that album is Restless.
SWEET s best album. From 1974. Same year came also Desolation Boulevard, a Great album as well.😊
Sweet began recording the songs on Sweet F.A. In 1972 but after an incident when someone kicked Brian Connolly in the throat, it was delayed. It was released in April of 1974. This was their second album. The band formed in 1968. Queen’s first album also came out in 1974. Queen formed in 1970They were contemporaries and both albums were recorded in London. I’m sure Queen was inspired by some of what Sweet were doing. If you get a chance, there are some RUclips videos of performances for Musikladen that a kick a$$.
Welcome to the soundtrack of my teenage years.
THEY WERE GOING TO CALL THE ALBUM SWEET FUCK ALL BUT THE RECORD COMPANY FORCED THEM TO CHANGE IT TO SWEET FANNY ADAMS WHI CH WAS MORE POLITE.....APPARENTLY
Sweet F.A. is also a song by Love and Rockets. A totally different song, not a cover.
Def Leppard, Krokus and Steve Stevens did covers of their songs as well as many other artists.
THE SWEET WERE JUST SIMPLY THE BEST HAD loads of thumpy singles and rifts which made them hit the charts every time the b sides were far heavier like sweet fa you have to check out there albums give us a wink
sweet fanny adams
Desolation boulevard
Off the record
Strung up which will blow you away live concert
And then a completely different direction with level headed lm telling you will be a sweet fan for like which our harmony are sweets not qween kiss said they wondnt be around only for sweet motty crew posion def leopard all influenced by my heros and I'm now 63
The band in the thumbnail is “Sweet F.A” not “Sweet” 😭
burning is fire ; )
F.A. is a term used here in the U.K. (i.e. "Did you find any good records? Nah..., F.A. really")
F..A has many meanings so Google it and pick your favorite!
sweat F.a MEANS SWEAT FUCK ALL
Sweet F...s All
Hello,just check the “SWEET “ from 70’s. And Queen copied them,not viceversa.🤓
SWEET FANNY ADAMS 😊
Hi. It's not Sweet in your photo. It's a different group.
Fox on the Run; Ballroom Bitz; The Sixteens. as many said and I have to agree...Love is Like Oxygen
"Sweet F.A." means sweet f**king A$$, so you know and it's from the "Desolation Boulevard" album, which also had "Fox on the Run" & "Ballroom Blitz", both radio hits of the 70's...............you mentioned "Queen-like".... they were pre-Queen, actually they started all about the same time
No, it means Sweet F*ck All.
But I'll give you that about Queen. Sweet were before Queen so if Sweet and Queen sound the same, then it's Queen who sound like Sweet, not the other way round.
@@ewancarmichael3412 I'll admit I may be wrong, I was soing on what I'd been told,,,,,, however, I did Google it and their answer is far different than mine or yours...... it oeiginated in Victorian England and was used in reference to the brutal murder of "sweet Fanny Adams" in the village of Alton in Hampshire........I guess the "meaning" has changed accoeding to what you think
@@lloydmetevier5052 The band wanted to call the album Sweet F*ck All but RCA wouldn't let them. I'm sure they'd have actually sang "Sweet F*ck All" rather than "Sweet FA" if they'd been allowed to.
You're correct about what Sweet Fanny Adams means, which is basically the same as Sweet F*ck All except its politer.
I knew some of these guys in the picture, back in the early 90s. Steve DeLong (the singer) mostly. They opened for Winger when they played Indianapolis.
No, you did not. This is the classic line up from the 70´s!
@@micknordstrom2591Yes, I certainly did. It's NOT Sweet in the pic. The song is, but the band in the picture is Sweet FA.
@@micknordstrom2591 The thumbnail most certainly IS Sweet FA from Indianapolis, but carry on.
Sweet Fanny Adams. Sweet F.A.
I always thought it meant sweet f'n attitude!
sweet f.a means sweet fark all
You mean Queen sounds like Sweet and not the other way.
It means Sweet Fuckn' A
Medusa
On the import version of desolation boulevard fa stood for Fanny Adams
Or Sweet fu-- all
If I'm not mistaken, the idiom 'sweet fanny adams' means some ridiculous bullshit
Fuck all mate
Queen copyed sweet
Sweet fanny Adams, queen ripped off Sweet.
We called this Bubblegum Music at the time.
Try- Live for Today
Action,Lies in your eyes,Fox in the Run,Ballroom Blitz,
Sweet FA album all bangers🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘👌🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
I support!
I even like the ChinnyChap track.
The song know you don't is even better
❤ SWEET SO TALENTED🤘🇦🇺
REMEMBER THIS IS THE 70s Sounds current and BETTER🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🇦🇺
That pic is not Sweet🤔its some 80s hair band
Yeh, it is. Just one of their phases
@@Harromuso No, it's the band Sweet FA from Indianapolis.
@Montylicious 69 You're right. Definitely late 80s/early 90s band Sweet FA, from Indianapolis.
It's the British glam-rock band. We saw them so many times on T.V. in the 70's here in the U.K.
@@susanlongb4 have a good look, close up. It's the original band