I grew up on the border of Vermont and Quebec in NY State. I grew up listen to CHOM 97.7 in Montreal, got a ton of April Wine, Tragically Hip, Rush, Saga, Loverboy, Brian Adams and every other great Canadian band. I'm 55 now, live in Virginia and miss CHOM and WIZN out of Vermont.
Criminally underrated band here in the US. Saw them live at the Warfield way back in the early 80's with Loverboy; what a great show! Introduced them to my son-in-law who'd never heard of them; now he has all their records.
America's loss was our gain - Canadian Rock Bands struggle to get gigs in the US through the 70s and 80s. Either they were too unknown or too good to open for American Headliners. First time hearing Loverboy was performing in our very small local pub on Vancouver Island.
Glad to see some April Wine here! April Wine, Max Webster (and Kim Mitchell), The Tragically Hip, Triumph, The Spoons, Sloan, Red Rider, BTO, The Guess Who, Blue Peter and many many more Canadian bands to discover.
wow... blue peter.. that's a name i haven't heard in many years. I remember learning of them from New Music (same way i learned of Yaz). Side note: So weird to see JD Roberts on Fox years later...
54-40, Prism, Harlequin, Trooper, Spirit of the West, Goddo, David Wilcox, Matthew Sweet, Great Big Sea.. lol sorry, I got carried away. Thinking of great summers at Key to Bala in 80's / 90's Totally agree.. Kim Mitchell / Max Webster are/ were epic. However, I found they could be a bit of acquired taste.
This song is on almost every play list I've ever made. Never sick of it. Saw them at the old Exhibition Stadium in Toronto 1980 - Loverboy was the backup. Amazing concert - great band.
Great selection guys... April Wine opened for Rush in the early 80's ... Amazing live band. These guys were legit. Not fabricated. They played their music. Extremely tight band. Double Drummers. Fantastic!!
Ahhh another great Canadian band....Alwaus did gigs in small venues too. Ohh the many years nice small bars, here at home in Toronto we had a blast, we got 2.5 hrs . Womderful rabbit hole. Just between you and me, Sign of the gypsy Queen! Cheers
Yep! Two different time signatures: Drums on a 4/4, but everyone else at 6/8. Gives it a funky sound with some very nice fills as they periodically resolve. Awesome!
Originally from Halifax, Nova Scotia, they moved to Montreal, where they signed their first record deal and were primarily based out of there or Toronto for the rest of their career. They released 16 studio albums and 4 or 5 live albums. They toured in the US a bit as an opening act for acts such as The Stones, Rush, and Styx but only saw limited commercial success in the states, while in Canada they were regarded as stars.
Victoria, BC. Vancouver Island, Canada - caught their live arena rock shows twice annually all through the entire 80s decade. Grateful to have been in my *20s in the 80s* but regret taken all our Canadian rock talent for granted, usually too high to really appreciate them fully.
Great reaction guys!! Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada is where April Wine calls home! These guys really know how to rock (and sing some great ballads too!) HIGHLY recommend an early 'hard' rock track called Weeping Widow if you want your socks blown off. Other musts: Sign Of The Gypsy Queen, Roller, This Could Be The Right One, Rock Myself To Sleep, I'm On Fire For You Baby, I Wouldn't Want To Lose Your Love and especially, Fast Train! Great 70's/80's rock! Cheers!
You know your WINE bruh! This brings back such an innocence. Motown Love and Rock and Roll harmony. It was all good. April Wine could definitely hit the heavy jams too. "Roller" probably to my memory was the song that raised the roof at parties and bars in college. One of the best party rock songs ever really.
@@Greg-io1ipthanks! Love me some Wine! They've passed through my hometown, about an hour south-west of Toronto, plenty of times. Pretty much the ultimate bar band! Roller is one of my faves. Cheers.
@@EchoesDaBear All great music brings the brotherly love ... And sisters too. Back then the agents targeted males because we had the jobs. But those concerts would have women everywhere back then if they had their own money. I do remember April Wine brought in more women than Rush. Even Alex, Geddy and Neil joked about it their whole careers!!! But it was simply guys mostly had the extra spending money.
They are Canadian 🇨🇦 Great band! Three lead guitars. Myles Goodwin the lead vocalist just passed recently. I see you did Roller before. Bad Side of the moon Sign of the Gypsy Queen are a couple more. Canada rocks! 🇨🇦✌️
Canada ROCKS. My absolute favourite band when I was teenager growing up in the 70s in Nova Scotia where the band was from originally. Loved their music ever since. RIP Myles Goodwin, Jerry Mercer and Jim Clench.
I stumbled across this band in the late 1970’s well into their careers. This whole album “Harder Faster” is really quite good along with the proceeding album “First Glance “ and the later one “Nature of the Beast” They came with a 3 guitar attack Myles Goodwyn lead vocals/ guitar Brian Greenway guitar/ lead vocals Gary Moffit guitar Steve Lang bass Jerry Mercer drums - Jerry’s drumming was always so good, I always dug the sound of his toms on his fills.
April Wine are so overlooked, amazing catalogue. "Roller" , "Weeping Widow" or the classic "I Like to Rock". Oh and "Oowatanite" or "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" or "You Could Have Been a Lady" or "Rock & Roll is a Vicious Game" or "Drop Your Guns"....... You get the picture guys
Early 80's in the U.S. (I graduated 81) I had a '73 Dodge Charger SE. 4 - Jensen Triaxals in the back shelf, 2 - Co-axis in the front. I would pop the trunk, open the front door, and the party was officially on with this song! lol.
Great Canadian rock band, lead singer, guitarist Myles goodwyn passed away last month, great reaction gentlemen, peace and love from Atlantic canada, where AprilWine started from in Nova Scotia
1969 to present. This Album, Harder Faster , 1979 is great. 3 guitar's, all taking turns at rhythm, fills n leads. No keyboards in this track. With 16 studio albums, multiple greatest hits and live recordings, theirs is a deep catalog to choose from. Their biggest international success years are 1978 to 1983. Myles Goodwyn 1948-2023, RIP.
I'm old enough to remember when their covers of Bad Side of the Moon, and You Could Have Been a Lady were hits on the radio. And they had the cojones to take on 21st Century Schizoid Man. Also old enough to have see them live with Heart as their opening act. Watch the in studio version of I Like To Rock recorded at Le Studio in Morin Heights. Some of my other faves, Oowatanite, Tonight is a Wonderful Time to Fall in Love, Lady Run Lady Hide, and Like a Lover, Like a Song.
@@davidedwards3838 OK , yes big in Canada , I guess I should have stated that out side of Canada , they , like many other great Canadian bands , did not get the love they deserve. Sorry I had to spell that out for you
@michellefranco5648 There is nothing to spell our. They are canadian. They got the love they deserve. Making it in the us isn't the end all and be all. It's more money, yes. But in the grand scheme of things. Who cares if American didn't know who they were.
Damn, this is why I love reaction channels, I forgot how great this song is! Be sure to explore this band, they have so many great hits that is song has been overshadowed. Great reaction
"I LIKE TO ROCK", "ROLLER" AND "ALL OVER TOWN" are their best...! (I like to rock video is in the same studio as RusH videos, I believe The Police do a video there as well)
Here's another one of their very big hits to give a listen, if interested. April Wine - Just Between You and Me" (by the channel: April Wine) --This song is a single from their ninth studio album and the song was a top #25 hit here in the US it peaked at #21. Wonderful Canadian band lots of beautiful tunes to explore. Thanks for sharing.
I can't believe you guys are doing this song! Time signatures being mixed you picked up on that. I think it's 6/8 over 4/4. If you haven't already "I Like To Rock" is a must by them.
April Wine was very big in Texas in the late 70s and the 80s. I moved to Atlanta in 90 and called the Rock station to request them. He said AW wasn't on their playlist, and even more he had never heard of them! And he wasn't a kid. It was their album rock station. I still think that was weird. Apparently AW just wasn't as big throughout the whole country as they were in TX. And they are Canadian, which I'm sure others have told you by now.
The same band that did “Oowatanite”. You reacted to that , and liked it too. Really hope to see you check out the official video for April Wine “Roller”.
Love it! One of my favorite April Wine tunes. BUT...there are ***no keyboards*** used on this song, its all done with guitars. It least that is my understanding. Here is the list of musicians who played on the album 'Harder...Faster.' Myles Goodwyn - vocals, guitars, Brian Greenway - vocals, guitars, Gary Moffet - guitars, background vocals, Steve Lang - bass, background vocals & Jerry Mercer - drums.
Did a deep dive on April Wine after Myles died last month and this song kept coming to the top of mind. Must be the crazy time signatures that make it so addictive.