Billy Squier - Full Concert - 11/20/81 - Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (OFFICIAL)

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  • @TonyVirili
    @TonyVirili 3 года назад +279

    THIS was rock and roll. No fancy, expensive sets. Just 5 extremely talented musicians under some colored lights who could bring the house down. The playing is tight, the vocals are strong. At the time, it never occurred to me that some day it might end.

    • @spencergatlin3960
      @spencergatlin3960 3 года назад +4

      My first concert Saga opened my favorite all time when your in early teens songs reminded you of things that whole album was killer

    • @craigherron1203
      @craigherron1203 3 года назад +5

      100% right

    • @rjonboy7608
      @rjonboy7608 3 года назад +10

      As Bob Seger once sang, "Ain't got money but I got a whole lot of love." We were so rich then. Somehow it all got replaced with the love of Money (and we are sadly re-learning that lesson).

    • @rjonboy7608
      @rjonboy7608 2 года назад +6

      @MetallicBill right. But real rock bands don't care about award shows. They care about concert tickets and album sales. Some of the best are critically unknown but their fans will praise them forever. 😁

    • @johnanderson60
      @johnanderson60 2 года назад +7

      crashing end. grateful I got to live through this era

  • @raymondchapman5990
    @raymondchapman5990 Год назад +56

    This is rock and roll with pure talent and real singing !!!! No bs backing tracks or auto tune. Damn I miss the '80's !!!

    • @rjg2112
      @rjg2112 Год назад

      Highly agree!

    • @gibsonfan159
      @gibsonfan159 3 месяца назад

      Why does every boomer have to mention autotune and backing tracks? Why is that so triggering to them? Imagine Buddy Holly saying "my music was better because it didn't have these synthesizers and guitar effects".

  • @ArcaneWeasel
    @ArcaneWeasel Год назад +38

    Never got the credit he deserved. Fabulous voice and songs

    • @geowillia6325
      @geowillia6325 3 месяца назад +3

      He should have been inducted into the Rock n roll hall of fame!

    • @t.sewell1513
      @t.sewell1513 Месяц назад

      I don’t know man. He was a big deal back then.

  • @bluehappyscrap
    @bluehappyscrap 5 лет назад +287

    Billy Squier should be inducted into rock n Roll Hall of fame.

    • @ronallen4768
      @ronallen4768 5 лет назад +8

      agree

    • @dianamcclam5993
      @dianamcclam5993 5 лет назад +7

      ABSOLUTELY!!!!!

    • @StephenDoty84
      @StephenDoty84 5 лет назад +5

      If you traced his star power across the sky, it fell sharply, moreso than others who eventually made it into the Hall like The Cars.

    • @melodyhislaw3623
      @melodyhislaw3623 5 лет назад +4

      So totally agree!!

    • @SonicVR12
      @SonicVR12 4 года назад +4

      @@ronallen4768 💯

  • @jalkabre5904
    @jalkabre5904 4 года назад +101

    Billy was the jam in the 80s for me. Giving some props to Jeff Golub on lead guitar, he had a great sound.

    • @G8GT364CI
      @G8GT364CI Год назад +11

      The whole band was great.

  • @spiderlegs50
    @spiderlegs50 4 года назад +112

    Billy deserves the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame!!!!! He has earned it and should be presented to Him while he can enjoy it. Don't induct someone after they pass and leave us.

    • @KISStributeNYC97
      @KISStributeNYC97 2 года назад +4

      Totally agree. Why wait 20 more years….put him in…and that incredible band of his…especially drummer Bobby Chouinard, who is no longer with us.

    • @timishere1925
      @timishere1925 Год назад +3

      @Kristyn Dodge Tomorrow is guaranteed to no one, my friend.

    • @jar4584
      @jar4584 Год назад

      @@KISStributeNYC97 who's the other guitar player, I can't remember his name

    • @KISStributeNYC97
      @KISStributeNYC97 Год назад +3

      @@jar4584 Jeff Golub. That guy was Rock and Roll.

    • @jar4584
      @jar4584 Год назад

      @@KISStributeNYC97 thank you very much.

  • @WilliamCarr-tn5qp
    @WilliamCarr-tn5qp 21 день назад +4

    I agree billy squier deserves to be in rock and roll hall of fame

  • @JuneSun1
    @JuneSun1 Месяц назад +5

    Where are you my 80s teens?
    Really, this Sh** makes me cry!
    Billy, You Rock!

  • @bb-gc2tx
    @bb-gc2tx 5 лет назад +178

    It's a shame that these great songs rarely get played live.billy is a wealthy man who doesn't need to tour but even if he went out for 2 months one summer I think he would be suprised at the size of audiences waiting for him.

    • @joemacdonald7879
      @joemacdonald7879 4 года назад +13

      Billy Squier gets pretty regular play on Q104-Halifax, NS.

    • @SproutMeansGrow
      @SproutMeansGrow 3 года назад

      This.

    • @mikedr1549
      @mikedr1549 3 года назад +12

      I'm sure he knows there is still an audience.

    • @yeahright302
      @yeahright302 3 года назад +6

      i hear him alot were i live !!

    • @knowsmebyname
      @knowsmebyname 3 года назад +14

      Regardless its time for Boston's own Billy Squire to gain the Rock and Roll hall of Fame.

  • @phinsxiii
    @phinsxiii 4 года назад +98

    Squier needs to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Amazing songwriter and musician. This concert was probably the best lineup of his backing band. Great musicians all around.

    • @indierockyhockey
      @indierockyhockey 3 года назад +4

      I don't get it. Blew the charts up, sampled like crazy. Give some respect FFS 💚

    • @pryderipwyll3479
      @pryderipwyll3479 3 года назад +3

      Nah. The Hall of Fame is only for prolific gods like Del Shannon or Bon Jovi. LOL

    • @phinsxiii
      @phinsxiii 3 года назад

      @@pryderipwyll3479 🤣

    • @indierockyhockey
      @indierockyhockey 3 года назад

      @@pryderipwyll3479 😋

    • @timothyweesner6286
      @timothyweesner6286 3 года назад +2

      Totally agree!! It didn’t matter if you where into rock, metal, blues, pop, whatever. Back in 84-85 Everyone was cranking him up!!! True genius!!!

  • @EricNTammy304
    @EricNTammy304 Год назад +13

    Man! I want 1981 back!

  • @lauralilia3462
    @lauralilia3462 Год назад +12

    I was at this concert as a 15 year old. I feel privileged to have seen the band at its peak.

    • @officialBillySquier_
      @officialBillySquier_ Год назад +1

      Hello Laura
      How are you doing?
      It's nice to have you here!

    • @tellitlikeitis5856
      @tellitlikeitis5856 4 месяца назад

      Me too. Lloyd Noble Arena Norman, ok. They were bad ass!

  • @lisalines781
    @lisalines781 3 года назад +44

    Billy Squier was my favorite Rock group in the 70s , 80s. And he never disappoints so much energy. He will always be one of my favorite. 🎤😄 🎸

  • @TMoody
    @TMoody 6 лет назад +66

    Make America Rock Again!

  • @drewminnich5088
    @drewminnich5088 Год назад +8

    PURE ROCK AND ROLL .. seen Billy locally maybe “37” years ago!!!😮 AWESOME ENTERTAINMENT!!!!

  • @coindigger5392
    @coindigger5392 4 года назад +42

    Billy's voice stands out that can only be his, you can recognize it from the get go anywhere.. beautiful!!!

  • @talleman1
    @talleman1 5 лет назад +87

    Amazing band, they never get the credit they deserve, Billy is only one man.

    • @shelleytharp7324
      @shelleytharp7324 4 года назад +2

      Absolutely ✌️one that gives /his responsibilities are at their highest he 💫🌙💪🏻 knows it owns it🎶

    • @robertilardi6290
      @robertilardi6290 3 года назад +2

      All established musicians great band very underrated.

    • @terrylee5767
      @terrylee5767 3 года назад

      I've been dying to know who the other guitarist is but closest I've come to a name is "Mr. C"
      And that info I got feom someone elses comment so take it as you will...anyway, who is he?

    • @jhg1234
      @jhg1234 3 года назад +2

      @@terrylee5767 his name is Jeff Golub. He passed away about 6 years ago

    • @indierockyhockey
      @indierockyhockey 2 года назад +1

      rest in peace Bobby and Jeff 💚💚💚

  • @kprimm1967
    @kprimm1967 Год назад +9

    This album is one of the very best ever recorded.

  • @MJ-tg6wb
    @MJ-tg6wb 5 лет назад +58

    He opened for Freddie and Queen; both dudes were great showmen, glad we still have Billy Squier! He oozes 80s, made for some good times in my youth!

    • @indierockyhockey
      @indierockyhockey 2 года назад +1

      ... and also timeless. still sounds great 💚💚💚

    • @PT9546
      @PT9546 Год назад +2

      They were great friends. He even wrote a song for Freddie when he died called "I Have Seen You Fly". Freddie did the 41 second intro and backing vocals for Billy's Love is The Hero.

    • @everydaystuffandthingsguy4554
      @everydaystuffandthingsguy4554 Год назад +1

      I saw Queen and Mr. Squire live in Cincinnati on the Emotions in Motion tour. My friends and I went to see B.S. and I thank God everyday that we saw Queen.

    • @Your2Agents
      @Your2Agents 5 месяцев назад

      I saw Billy open for Queen in Oakland, in perhaps 1982. Best show in my life

    • @Stratguy420
      @Stratguy420 4 месяца назад

      I was at that show in Boston. It was incredible. I went to see Billy Squier. Queen was a major bonus though.

  • @RussDRocker
    @RussDRocker 7 лет назад +65

    I saw this tour, great show. Billy opened up for Foreigner. Can you imagine how great that was?? Yes, I was alive in 1981, was 15.

    • @musicmamma
      @musicmamma 6 лет назад +1

      So was i!!

    • @DaveAnchovies
      @DaveAnchovies 4 года назад +1

      Bet he blew them off the stage

    • @stevespringer663
      @stevespringer663 4 года назад +5

      @@DaveAnchovies isaw this tour at MSG and yes, he blew them away. Foreigner was lame live while these guys burned the place to the ground.

    • @Jacquiparry44
      @Jacquiparry44 4 года назад +4

      Saw him tour same year opened for whitesnake in liverpool .i was hooked at 18yrs old now 57 still follow him ..

    • @1dswylde
      @1dswylde 4 года назад +3

      I was 17 when I saw him the first time in '81 and 24 the second time in '88.

  • @micheleberara2842
    @micheleberara2842 4 года назад +44

    I just love the fact that he's just as good live as he is when you listen to his albums with the help of the studio. Some bands are not as good live. I also love the way he constantly interacts with his audience!!!! A true professional. Such a talent

    • @mikeroden6631
      @mikeroden6631 2 года назад

      ¹2

    • @robertcarli1969
      @robertcarli1969 2 года назад

      @@mikeroden6631 who was the keyboard player-what a poser !

    • @synchronicity1470
      @synchronicity1470 28 дней назад

      @@robertcarli1969 that's rock, baby!!
      loved the keyboardist and guitar dudes!
      course, I've a girl and loved their personality, showmanship & hair.

  • @timroche8709
    @timroche8709 2 года назад +14

    Billy and his band was awesome put them in the rock and roll hall of fame

  • @UFOROX
    @UFOROX 6 лет назад +60

    Class of 81. Don't Say No one of my favorite albums.

    • @1dswylde
      @1dswylde 4 года назад +5

      Class of '82 here....

    • @jalkabre5904
      @jalkabre5904 3 года назад +3

      Same here....still have it.

    • @bojangles713
      @bojangles713 2 года назад +3

      Agreed..
      Desert Island LP..

    • @daneswanson
      @daneswanson 9 месяцев назад +2

      Love is great,, Sex is fun,, We’re the class of 81

    • @joeylyons4549
      @joeylyons4549 9 месяцев назад

      Class of 84. No filler on this album. Like a time capsule of our youth.

  • @sly_perkins
    @sly_perkins Год назад +3

    Unbelievable. The energy. The talent. The memories of those songs and what they meant to me the Summer of '81,my best Summer ever.

  • @TheNewGranada
    @TheNewGranada 2 года назад +7

    man, that late 70s, early 80s formula of dirty guitars, big drums, solid bass, keys and sweet harmonies will never be beat. billy sure had it all

  • @JohnStraussmusic
    @JohnStraussmusic 6 лет назад +60

    at the moment Billy Squier hit it big ( as I remember ) there was no other that sounded as exciting to me.

    • @StephenDoty84
      @StephenDoty84 5 лет назад +2

      Yeah, I predicted he'd have more staying power. He fizzled while Eddie Money stayed popular.

    • @lucidphreak1137
      @lucidphreak1137 3 года назад +3

      I remember waiting for In the Dark, and The FIXX, and I think something by Duran Duran.. (and im a metal freak) … the 80’s were a great time - never forget The Cars either… another “perfect” band.

    • @StONed-mb1iv
      @StONed-mb1iv 2 года назад +1

      When THE STROKE came on the radio…people turned it up and shut up 🤐…..

    • @rjonboy7608
      @rjonboy7608 2 года назад +1

      I didn't think he fizzled so much as accomplished what he wanted. He didn't pursue the fame and fortune circuit because he was too talented to compromise.

  • @markmcarthy596
    @markmcarthy596 2 года назад +4

    Back in This day you could only see your favorite bands live or occasionally on TV-like Don Kirshner’s Rock concert around midnight on the weekend.
    Now I just grab My phone and Voila! Billy Squire in concert!! Damn we’re spoiled

  • @danieldmramos
    @danieldmramos 4 года назад +8

    Im from south of Brazil, 37 yo, discovered this artist today, this is exactly my kind of music, amazing, beautiful and powerful songs. The guitarist is wearing a Brazil shirt, hahahahaha, awesome.

  • @codword
    @codword 9 лет назад +40

    Props to Billy Squier - every live performance I've seen of him, to this day, sounds just like the studio version. Few live acts pull that off. Great performer!

    • @pdrocks123
      @pdrocks123 3 года назад +2

      40 years later and I'm still rocking with Billy!

    • @humanbeing2420
      @humanbeing2420 Год назад

      It's more that the studio albums were recorded to capture the energy and sound of his live act.

  • @lovingit4450
    @lovingit4450 4 года назад +10

    Now I'm listening to Ol Billy to escape this coronavirus for a little bit.
    Going back in the day ( time) when there was a life
    Is this the the reality for US and our children and grandchildren Now??
    Time machine where are you

    • @hollycusack5550
      @hollycusack5550 10 месяцев назад +1

      You read my Mind Exactly…. We going sooooon!!🎉❤️‍🔥🥰

  • @mushroomflyer6312
    @mushroomflyer6312 8 лет назад +104

    RIP Bobby Chouinard. Your twirling drumstick gave me something to do for the entire summer of '83.

    • @ireneruthfox
      @ireneruthfox 8 лет назад +21

      +Dennis Lohr
      My old High School buddy. And a monster drummer at age 13. He sure made us laugh. RIP BC.

    • @lisellesloan3191
      @lisellesloan3191 8 лет назад +6

      +Tom Howland Sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. He passed away due to a heart attack, according to Google.

    • @swind2492
      @swind2492 6 лет назад +9

      Other than Neil Peart, Bobby was and will always be my favorite drummer.. He was a really nice guy too

    • @howardjohny
      @howardjohny 5 лет назад +4

      @@swind2492 #RIPNeilPeart :-(

    • @punkalex14
      @punkalex14 4 года назад +1

      Blue Sky

  • @tobyharris9233
    @tobyharris9233 8 лет назад +118

    really a great musician. you had to be from the early 80s era to really appreciate his music.

    • @BRUTUSPLAC
      @BRUTUSPLAC 8 лет назад +9

      Bily's MUSIC will survive over time, its 35 years +/- now.

    • @mchlwilson1
      @mchlwilson1 7 лет назад +11

      Billy Squier really owned 1981.

    • @gregorymacdonnell7914
      @gregorymacdonnell7914 6 лет назад +3

      MTV played that concert almost every weekend and clips from the show all day long in 81-82

    • @ToploadedGaming
      @ToploadedGaming 5 лет назад +8

      I was born in 82’. I love this dudes music. With the lack of good music at least what is heard by the masses, it is far easier to find older good music than it is to find good new music, that is why this stuff will live on.

    • @brder4ev
      @brder4ev 5 лет назад +6

      Seriously, every piece of music was a masterpiece

  • @FunnySunset-hd8mt
    @FunnySunset-hd8mt 8 месяцев назад +5

    This was when I saw him. Pure raw talent. We all rocked out! Best of times

  • @tyrannystopper4972
    @tyrannystopper4972 5 лет назад +19

    Thank you Billy Squier for your music.

  • @michaelschwartz3618
    @michaelschwartz3618 5 лет назад +25

    He wrote songs critical of the music business. His irony is what I loved most about him. He was cool.

  • @jeffreyklaproth7794
    @jeffreyklaproth7794 10 месяцев назад +2

    I love listening to unfixed raw lead vocals, with warts and all!

  • @melprophet1936
    @melprophet1936 6 лет назад +25

    Don't Say No was the album of my high school years. It's just a flat out pleasure to find this concert here.

  • @schnitzjr
    @schnitzjr 8 лет назад +72

    I recorded this off of the King Buscuit Flour Hour in 1981. Still have the cassette. lol

    • @ratso1963mikel
      @ratso1963mikel 5 лет назад +3

      Same here...Love me some free cassette recording gs of king biscuit. Sundays midnight?

    • @kaloncar
      @kaloncar 5 лет назад +3

      Loved that radio show! Used to sit and tape off from it for hours.

    • @farrington7971
      @farrington7971 5 лет назад +1

      I was there Def Leppard opened it was SICK...They actually blew Billy off the stage...

    • @jackjohnson7396
      @jackjohnson7396 4 года назад

      BCN i remember..

    • @CuzzinVinny100
      @CuzzinVinny100 4 года назад +1

      They showed this concert on Mtv back when they used to show live concerts on Saturday night.

  • @laudanum669
    @laudanum669 5 лет назад +14

    I saw Billy in 82' and Def Leppard was the opener. I was 17 with my girl in my 76' Fire Bird . Damn, life's been good to me.

    • @susanb2015
      @susanb2015 5 лет назад

      There's still time for it to not be.

    • @purrangels9585
      @purrangels9585 5 лет назад +1

      Def def leopard opened for billy? No way

    • @1dswylde
      @1dswylde 4 года назад +1

      Ratt was his opener the first time I saw him and King's X and Blue Murder were the openers the second time I saw him... the 80's were effing great for rock and metal!

    • @timothykeenan3705
      @timothykeenan3705 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@purrangels9585yes way ! I saw that tour too

  • @eileenmcelyea1868
    @eileenmcelyea1868 9 лет назад +56

    I will never forget this! Those were the days.Really miss this :(

    • @AJGUNNER
      @AJGUNNER 5 лет назад +5

      Best Decades Ever! Good Time's, Care Free and Loving It!

    • @artwerkonline
      @artwerkonline 5 лет назад +4

      Hell Yeah!!!!

    • @davidg8626
      @davidg8626 4 года назад +2

      For sure!! I was eleven years old then. And already a big music fan. Great time to be a kid.

  • @karenberry7119
    @karenberry7119 5 лет назад +14

    My God this is the REAL THING
    Now that's perfection when you sound like the recording studio
    God knows I Miss This
    Damn I love Mr. SQUIER.HIS BAND WAS THE SHIT!!!

  • @Ifbeethovenwerealive
    @Ifbeethovenwerealive 3 года назад +24

    RIP Jeff Golub-What a guitarist/Always great to see this band in action/Amazing !

    • @mikeroden6631
      @mikeroden6631 2 года назад +1

      Life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you're going to get it's a sad shame RIP jeff gulob an outstanding guitarist.

    • @mikeroden6631
      @mikeroden6631 2 года назад +2

      Jeff definitely kicks ass this whole band is ass kicking live, no doubt.

    • @jeffhodge7272
      @jeffhodge7272 Год назад +1

      ​@@mikeroden6631According to what I read Jeff wasn't with B.S.until '82?

  • @guitarkevin
    @guitarkevin 9 лет назад +79

    Great footage from a very underrated musician and his band! That Les Paul he plays in Lonely Is The Night is SWEEEEEET!!!!

    • @TheCHAGO77
      @TheCHAGO77 7 лет назад +7

      That is the truth man, pretty underrated.

    • @williamthomas4125
      @williamthomas4125 3 года назад

      @@MikeMarden1 I doubt that is a 50s burst. It has a flame top, the finish is bright and the tuners are chrome. Probably something newer at that time. But it would definitely be vintage now.

    • @kevinanderson9492
      @kevinanderson9492 2 года назад +1

      Jeff Golub was one of my favorite guitarists back in the day.

    • @darineller6768
      @darineller6768 Год назад

      @@williamthomas4125 2 years later I reply. Haha! It’s a 58 burst. 🤘🏻

  • @hibhibb5429
    @hibhibb5429 2 года назад +6

    I really miss Bobby's smile. Never will you be forgotten. RIP Bobby!!

  • @skippy1138
    @skippy1138 5 лет назад +19

    Damn the band he had with him kicks ass-wow........

    • @boqueronsocarrao696
      @boqueronsocarrao696 4 года назад +3

      I recommend you to buy the King Biscuit Flower Hour live cd. It'll rock your socks off.

    • @skippy1138
      @skippy1138 4 года назад +2

      @@boqueronsocarrao696 Cool I'll check it out!!! :)

  • @sweetpea0424
    @sweetpea0424 4 года назад +9

    I FELT 18 YEARS OLD AGAIN WHILE WATCHING BILLY. LOVED HIM THEN, LOVE HIS MUSIC STILL.

  • @williamweiss6128
    @williamweiss6128 5 месяцев назад +1

    Huh, real, live, loud r&r. Concept! Bring it back, man. Miss it.

  • @MrMuzikProductions
    @MrMuzikProductions 5 лет назад +11

    I saw Billy LIVE in about 1983 at the Long Beach Arena, CA and that show was one of the single greatest Live performances I’ve ever been to. He was just incredible. Every song sounded just like the album tracks. He was just a superbly amazing performer. Why has he been forgotten?

    • @humanbeing2420
      @humanbeing2420 2 года назад +2

      Because of the video for Rock Me Tonight.

    • @Ken5244
      @Ken5244 Год назад

      @@humanbeing2420 Yep. It's a shame, but that's the reason. Billy himself has said so in several interviews. It was a terrible video, but good artists should be allowed to make mistakes and it shouldn't have ruined his whole career.

  • @richhaller7508
    @richhaller7508 Год назад +2

    2024 and I still absolutely love Billy Squier! An amazing voice and guitar player!

  • @jimlutz6691
    @jimlutz6691 3 года назад +9

    He's one of the ones I missed - he stopped too early, so under appreciated - Great Rock & Roller -Great Music - Thank You, Billy

  • @johnellizz
    @johnellizz 8 лет назад +20

    His Rock music is a cut above everything else from the 1980's

  • @metricdeep8856
    @metricdeep8856 4 года назад +8

    I listen to Billy every day on Spotify. Great singer. Great music.

  • @laudanum669
    @laudanum669 9 лет назад +41

    I saw Squier on this tour in St. Paul, MN. Def Leppard was the opening act. I was 17 with my girl, it was awesome. Great memories.

    • @ClassicRock-gx8hd
      @ClassicRock-gx8hd 6 лет назад +3

      I saw him in concert on that tour too. It was awesome!

    • @beenaplumber8379
      @beenaplumber8379 5 лет назад +3

      Woot! I lived either in Maple Grove or Northfield, MN when you saw that show! I'm maybe 2-3 years younger. Billy just floored me in those days. He was such a great songwriter. Whenever the show was, I know I heard about it on KQRS, and I was envious of kids like you who got to go.

    • @judithzummo7115
      @judithzummo7115 5 лет назад +2

      I think that was the emotions emotions tour so the same thing had the shirt

    • @wadewoodard3792
      @wadewoodard3792 4 года назад +2

      Def Leppard opened for the Emotions in Motion tour a couple of years later.

    • @pastorofmuppets1968
      @pastorofmuppets1968 2 года назад +1

      I lived in Inver Grove Heights by South St. Paul. I was there as well!! I think I might have the Squire and Pyromania shirts around here somewhere.

  • @LisaBusch
    @LisaBusch 3 года назад +9

    I just found this....what a great way to bring back so many memories! Thank you Billy and I your band. I do wish I could have seen you all back when this was recorded. I would have been so happy!!!!!! 🥰

  • @themom0586
    @themom0586 10 лет назад +29

    OMG LOVE THIS!!! I am a teenager again back in that front row - and the smiles I got from him I still remember today! Love his song writing style - intelligent and well done!

  • @1dabirdman68
    @1dabirdman68 9 лет назад +44

    With my 1st electric guitar & a "Don't say no" album,i locked myself away for a year & learned how to play guitar & this album note for note..For that i'm eternally grateful to Billy Squire..Dude was a top tier performer back in the day...A hit machine & a hell of a guitarist too..He'll always be one of my heroes along with several others who inspired me over the years..

    • @tracynewsom4711
      @tracynewsom4711 7 лет назад

      Listen to him play... I love it....

    • @artwerkonline
      @artwerkonline 5 лет назад

      Yes indeed he is awesome!

    • @douglasjankey7580
      @douglasjankey7580 9 месяцев назад

      Truly amazed of your dedication and determination…..this is a superhuman feat. Billy would be proud of you and what you accomplished. A+++

  • @jonnydarkroast
    @jonnydarkroast Год назад +1

    My day has just been made !

  • @JustDarrenJ
    @JustDarrenJ 6 лет назад +16

    Thank you Billy, for the soundtrack of my life.

  • @davidlittlewood8752
    @davidlittlewood8752 6 лет назад +12

    MY ONLY REGRET IN LIFE IS I DIDN'T GET TO SEE THIS ICON BACK IN 80'S OR EVEN NOW,

  • @dr.rainerwiegand7798
    @dr.rainerwiegand7798 8 лет назад +14

    This was MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @re8746
    @re8746 Год назад +1

    I remember listening to this in jr high thru my early 20’s. What I would to go back to 1981-89.

  • @HaHaHa-TRUMPSYOMAN
    @HaHaHa-TRUMPSYOMAN 10 месяцев назад +2

    In The Dark
    The way we live in 2024 !

  • @vaneipontes3824
    @vaneipontes3824 Год назад +1

    Mr. Billy "Robert Anthony Plant" Squier 🎤
    What a Sound What a Show ⚡🔥💪🤘😎

  • @michaeloedy1568
    @michaeloedy1568 3 года назад +12

    “You got your hopes and you pocket your dreams. You’d trade it all to avoid an unpleasant scene.” Great line!

    • @indierockyhockey
      @indierockyhockey 2 года назад +2

      I am who I am, whaddya want from me?! 💚💚💚 If only others would understand that!! 👍

  • @TheCarlzincksr
    @TheCarlzincksr 6 лет назад +7

    Good days, good times, good memories, good rock, Saga, Squier, Feb 23, 1983, Lubbock Municipal Coliseum..& still listening to both these days at 52..getting old but still rockin' just as hard.

    • @stereotype5868
      @stereotype5868 6 месяцев назад

      I saw billy idol and the cult at the same about time and place.

    • @j.michaeledwards2892
      @j.michaeledwards2892 13 дней назад

      Me too! Just turned 55...😢
      I wanna go back to those wonderful 80's!!! This was music 🎶!!! "Signs of Life" was my favorite LP.....if he had just picked another director for the "Rock me Tonight" video!!! 😢
      Billy will always be a fantastic guitarist, singer and showman!!! Rock on Billy!!!!

  • @realcancan
    @realcancan 4 года назад +7

    BILLY SQUIER BLOWS THE DOORS OFF THE ARENA! What a sick show, I am so bummed to have missed it. Thankful I got to see him in the early '90s. Started with "Don't Say No" vinyl LP and I was hooked. Much love Billy ✌️

  • @rodneywoodcock8235
    @rodneywoodcock8235 3 года назад +5

    "Don't Say No" is still one of my all time fav albums. He was on top at that moment.

  • @stroker-ve4ru
    @stroker-ve4ru 7 лет назад +12

    Absolute awesome band from back in the day,pure and genuine rock n roll.

  • @yeahright302
    @yeahright302 3 года назад +5

    love billy squier,such a great singer and player!!never underrated at all and deserves all his success he has had!!!

  • @jackiejermeay6568
    @jackiejermeay6568 Год назад +1

    Billy squire is the 80's thanks Billy for getting me thru the hard years!

  • @dcfanchris
    @dcfanchris 6 лет назад +5

    Billy grew up in the same town and went to the same HS I did!

  • @micheleberara2842
    @micheleberara2842 4 года назад +3

    He should definitely be in the Rock n Roll hall of fame!!!!

  • @TheTruthseeker59
    @TheTruthseeker59 8 лет назад +21

    saw golden earing and billy squire in 83 at the notre dame campus! what a show! the eighties were good to us!

    • @cherobinson6371
      @cherobinson6371 8 лет назад +7

      The last great decade.

    • @Stewieboy1995
      @Stewieboy1995 5 лет назад +3

      Golden Earring I Love that band, such great tunes. Very underrated sadly here in North America. That would have been an amazing concert with Billy and Golden Earring

    • @iconicon7354
      @iconicon7354 5 лет назад +1

      We can create another era that's totally freakin' fabulous like the unforgettably wild '80s // It's reptilian corporate entities that are soulless, money-driven, unimaginative and they're controlling everything through the master and slave dichotomy of conventional economics. The system is a plutocracy impeding natural human evolution.

  • @tomsanchez993
    @tomsanchez993 3 года назад +1

    Growing up in Albuquerque and hearing Billy Squire on 94 Rock every day, what a pleasure! Than to see him live as Def Leppard opened for him! Yes, one of the most underrated, lost classic artists of all time!

  • @edwardprzydzial
    @edwardprzydzial Год назад +1

    i photographed this show! great times to be 19 and at a rock concert!

  • @wndowpayne
    @wndowpayne 4 года назад +3

    Too Daze Gone..such an underated song..

  • @timothyhilton3408
    @timothyhilton3408 Месяц назад

    I played that cassette into the ground. Saw him in 81 when he opened for Pat Benatar in Seattle. Incredible show.....

  • @ClassicRock-gx8hd
    @ClassicRock-gx8hd 6 лет назад +13

    One of my favorite artists of all time. I like a lot of his stuff but the perfect "Don't Say No" was on repeat for many years. Still listen to it today.

  • @racheld.1273
    @racheld.1273 4 года назад +2

    Being a teenage during this time was awesome also loving Billy Squier !!! Saw him in concert twice best times of my life!!!!

  • @bronyraur7439
    @bronyraur7439 6 лет назад +9

    I like Billy's music. I remember first seeing BIlly Squire on MTV in 1981 or 1982. It was the video Stroke Man. Super cool song.

  • @trismahaffay2813
    @trismahaffay2813 9 месяцев назад +1

    Magic! The band was killer. And those vintage Marshall's baby ! I met Jeff Golub super nice guy and killer guitar player.

  • @frisbeeshawn5356
    @frisbeeshawn5356 7 лет назад +10

    Squier forever !

  • @TheCHAGO77
    @TheCHAGO77 7 лет назад +6

    They sounded awesome , great band, 80s Forever!!!

  • @CBrady-jw8ps
    @CBrady-jw8ps 3 года назад +1

    What a year 1981 was. Such great rock and roll.

  • @rafaelsale6364
    @rafaelsale6364 Год назад +1

    This guy should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was the definition of rock and roll. It was criminal what his record label did to him, after that rock me tonight video debacle.

  • @lindabergman3127
    @lindabergman3127 5 лет назад +4

    Love need some Billy Squire🤩👍he Rock's 👍🤩

  • @damonsdeliberatedetour492
    @damonsdeliberatedetour492 3 года назад +3

    Glad I stumbled across this! Man I grew up on Billy Squire. Many of nights at the local party cranking Squire tunes!!

  • @andrewminty3250
    @andrewminty3250 4 года назад +3

    Defining song of the 80’s

  • @razbruce3330
    @razbruce3330 Год назад +1

    Saw this lineup in Edmonton in '82, they could give classes on how to be a LIVE R&R Band.

  • @kitten_purrrs73
    @kitten_purrrs73 5 лет назад +5

    I miss his music 😻

  • @guitarlessons205
    @guitarlessons205 6 лет назад +8

    AWESOME... Billy tearing up the strat while the LES paul coming in STRONG....

  • @micheleberara2842
    @micheleberara2842 4 года назад +1

    I totally agree, Billy Squire and his band never got the recognition that they so deserve!!!!

  • @BrianStevenson-q5f
    @BrianStevenson-q5f Год назад +1

    HALL OF FAME!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @angusorvid8840
    @angusorvid8840 13 дней назад

    This was filmed in my hometown of Santa Monica. Although I wasn't lucky enough to catch this show, I was already a fan. I didn't find out about the show till after the fact when a neighbor told me how great it was. I was totally bummed out. I wish I could have been there.

  • @davemorr64
    @davemorr64 8 лет назад +7

    I have his albums on vinyl, no CD or MP3 versions. It's really great to hear these again! The sound quality is awesome! Takes me back to the early 80's.

  • @stevetash5032
    @stevetash5032 4 месяца назад +1

    The man at his peak. Wow! Good memories

  • @jonasbardt5662
    @jonasbardt5662 4 года назад +3

    Hi From Brasil !!!
    Watching in 2020.
    Nice T-shirt

  • @TheCarlzincksr
    @TheCarlzincksr 10 дней назад

    Me again back at 58 (59 is right around the corner)....✌️🤘 STILL Rockin' !!!!!

  • @Ibaneddie76
    @Ibaneddie76 2 года назад +1

    Another kick ass hard rock band that MTV blew it for! Great freaking show!

  • @davidgrisco1939
    @davidgrisco1939 4 года назад +2

    New Year's Day 2021! Still rockin' the 80's! "Whadda you want from me?"