British guitarist analyses April Wine live in 1982! 

RIP Myles Goodwin. Thanks for making this video and showing respect to a great Canadian band.

April Wine has so many great songs, Myles is such a solid singer & writer, great guitarists. A Canadian Treasure for sure!

April Wine really should have been a much bigger name. They’re great!

I may’ve already said this, but this is one of the most underrated bands in rock history. Their talent and their songwriting is unbelievably good.

Thank you for this. As a Canadian, I've always been really proud of our musical talent. We really went through an extra special time during the 70s and 80s with Rush, Triumph, April Wine, Chilliwack, Fludd, BTO, Max Webster, Harlequin just to name a few. Myles Goodwyn was so prolific as a song writer. His music has been a part of the soundtrack of my life since I was a little kid. Sadly we lost him a few days ago, but his music will always live on.

I love the thunderous drum sounds of Jerry Mercer, especially in this song. He's one of the greatest and underated drummers in my opinion.

They were an amazing band. Sadly we lost Myles a few days ago, but his talent will live on in the music. He had an incredible voice and wrote so many awesome songs . R.I.P. Myles .... you're missed already. Thanks for all the memories.

Great pick! April Wine is awesome and that is not just between you and me. Millions know it. Thanks.

Miles Goodwyn just passed away at 75. RIP and thanks for all the great music. I saw them live in Truro Nova Scotia back in the early 70s before they got big. Good times!!

Wow when I heard that Myles Goodwin had passed I came on here and wanted to hear you talk about their fabulous music that I fell in love with at the age of 16 years old. I got to see them live in my country of Canada in Kamloops, BC when I was 17. I was fortunate and am feeling the loss and thanks for having a great run down of this band!! RIP Myles Goodwin and I know the bass player had passed too. I'm going to check out your playing now!! 💗

April Wine's song 'Roller' is absolutely awesome. 3-part guitar harmonies, driving bass and great drums! You can find it on RU-vid. April Wine is still going and kicks ass!

Hey FIL, sad day here in Nova Scotia, Myles goodwyn died Sunday December 4/2023, AprilWine made a lot of good albums, and Myles wrote almost all of the songs, thankyou for putting them on your Amazing site,

I've come back to revisit this video since the recent loss of Myles Goodwyn. Thanks for all of the years and the memories Myles 🤘✌

Canadian rock legends. Great pick. I got the chance to see them live back in 1998. Great show. They are still going!

You finally found April Wine ! one of our best bands of the 70s and 80s. Myles is one of our great voices and song writers of all time. They have so many brilliant albums and gave amazing live shows for many years. They are still playing live shows today on a much smaller scale but the songs live on with so much power and grace. April Wine - I Like To Rock !

Three lead guitarists create endless possibilities.

I saw them last year in Saskatoon at the annual Exhibition/Fair. Funny thing is, I wouldn’t have gone if it was not for the insistence of my son who was only 11 at the time! No Ferris wheel, no games, he just wanted to see them live! We stood front row, right in front of Brian Greenway, we were not disappointed, glad my son has good taste in rock!

Saw Myles Goodwyn in a songwriter’s setting with Dan Hill a couple of months. Just 2 guys on stage playing acoustic guitars, sharing life stories and their songs. Goodwyn just got into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Thanks for this review. Myles Goodwyn retired a few months ago, but the band plays on and I saw their concert last night (June 14) in Victoria, British Columbia. In the 1970s and into the 1980s, Canadian radio gave April Wine a lot of airplay, and as you note, they had several huge hits in the U.S. as well, both singles and albums. In 1980 at the age of 16, I was planning to see them but there was a heavy police presence at the show, and I could see the cops were frisking each person on admission. I was in possesion of, uh...something that would have landed me in jail at that time, so I didn't go in. In those days, tickets were bought at the gate on the night of the concert, so I wasn't out of pocket. A mere 43 years later, I finally saw them live. As a Canadian growing up in the 70s and early 80s, April Wine was a big part of the soundtrack of my adolescence and early adult life, which made last night's concert a special event. Thanks again for this review of a great concert in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

I saw them on this tour in Billings, Montana! Jerry Mercer on drums. My second concert. First was Eric Clapton.

This was the first record I bought with my own money when i was like 12. Their version of 21st Century Schizoid Man is killer. Great Canadian band! I appreciate your research here man. I didn't even know some of this stuff and I'm a fan since I was kid.

Not only a great bunch of musicians, but they had a sense of humor...hence the song "If You See Kay" Lol 😜

You never fail to bring us the best Fil! Was fortunate to see April Wine early in the 1980's at the Philadelphia Spectrum. A very underrated band for certain! Thank you Fil!

Another trip into the memory bank, thank you, you’re like my smile dispenser❣️🇨🇦

Fil, I truly appreciated your enthusiasm and enjoyment watching and analyzing this video. April Wine was a huge part of the soundtrack of my teen years during the 70s. I’m a huge fan. So sad that we’ve now lost Myles Goodwin. He was the integral frontman to this very talented band. Thankfully the music and memories will linger forever.

April Wine was actually better live than on their albums...the live "feel" was incredible

One of the most overlooked musical talents. I loved April Wine. Do yourself a favor and sample the rest of their music. I think you’ll be impressed. They’re a very talented band.

One of my favorite Canadian bands. Along side Triumph. *Sign Of The Gypsy Queen* is also probably my favorite track from them, tied with *Roller...* Very underrated band. Having three guitarists, plus their bassist, they were a rarity. I hear they are still touring. Would love to see them live...🎶🎸🍷

I love how you can tell Fil is really enjoying great, older music.

I’ve seen April Wine live a couple of times ... always a solid show!!!

Yay! A big thumbs up for fellow Canadians!!

Saw April Wine in Germany in late 82 I believe along with Jethro Tull Neil Young and a European group called Cheetah. April Wine blew them all away IMO.

Good band to see live, I think, it was 1981 when I saw them on stage. A memorable concert !!! Great April Wine video, Fil, and I agree that a live tone is best, that's what it's all about. Rock !! 👍👍

These guys were the very definition of guitar rock gods when I was a kid in the mid 70s. Saw them in concert a few times and they put on a great show. Even in an arena, the sound was huge and melodic, the staging was mind blowing.

Such an underrated band! I was in 9th grade when Nature of the Beast was released...and it was huge in the Houston area! We seemed to appreciate bands that had been around for a while yet flew under the radar of most markets; Triumph, April Wine, Sammy Hagar, ZZ Top, etc.

Fil, since 1980 when I visited Canada, I was under the impression that I was the only Brit who had ever heard of April Wine. Now I find there's two of us, let's keep it just between you and me. (See what I did there?)

Used to see them at the original Misty Moon in Halifax. Long long time ago!

April Wine. Just a great super talented band. Love their music. Jerry Mercer rocks big time.

Thank you for appreciation the talent of april wine

Saw this tour and the previous two tours for First Glance and Harder Faster. Amazing live shows. Glad I grew up back when rock and roll still ruled.

They have always been one of my favourite Canadian bands forever. I saw them back in 1980 for the first time (promoting Harder Faster album), then several times after that. Like many great Canadian bands, very underrated.

Ah! April Wine "The Nature of the Beast" I have that one on vinyl too, brother! They were a formidable group in this period. As you said, the three guitars and the great vocals made for some great rock and roll! 😃🤘✌

About time..I love April Wine..they were supposed to play Arrowhead stadium in '82 with Uncle Ted..they cancelled..Triumph took their place..thanks Fil .

I lived in Dartmouth Nova Scotia where Myles Goodwyn came from (waverly) but that is just outside of Dartmouth, and I had the privilege to see the band live in a local pub back many many years ago, and I mean many years ago, then caught a performance at our local forum. The cool thing about Myles is when he should have been listening in the classroom he was was pounding off lyrics. He was a great guy. The last time I saw him play was in another pub in Dartmouth in around 1991 (I could be wrong on that date, I had a few too many). Me, and a few of my friends knew every song April Wine recorded, and he got a kick out of us while we sang right along with him through most of the songs. Well the best we could while taking swigs of our beer. The amusing thing about it all is that he was smiling from ear to ear because he got a kick out of watching us follow right along. Great times.

April Wine played at my high school in Montreal ‘round about ‘72 for Prom Dance. Saw them as well at Lafountaine Park for release of “Electric Jewels”. Long time fan. Myles Goodwin is still touring, after beating health issues and Mercer, the drummer, just retired a few years ago, playing for ‘Wine well into his ‘70’s. 🎸🎸🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Just Between You And Me is another of my frequently played downloads. One of my favorites! Thanks, Fil, for a great one❣️

One of the greatest, most underrated drummers EVER!!! April Wine was just a class act all around Great video

A heavy rock band with a sweet ballad side. Canada had many great trio bands, but April’s Wine added an extra guitar. Incredible.

Saw them in Denver in 1982 on this tour.. Eddie Money opened and did a great set. These guys came out and just killed it. Amazing show💜

One of the few good things about being older is to have seen this band at least 3 times live. Always a good show!

Thankyou for featuring this video! April Wine was a huge music influence for me! I saw them live many times. They always put on a fantastic show and the drummer was spellbounding! Loved your comments/reaction to the video! Please please do a David Cassidy video!

Great breakdown Fil. April Wine was my first concert they opened for the Beach boys and Steve Miller. The Nature of the beast is a great album especially "big city girls". First Glance is my favorite though. " Hot on the wheels of love". Myles really show his range on Roller in the opening. Also that double lead is only second to Thin Lizzy's. Canada put out some great bands back then, can't forget Triumph and Rush. That's when you could see two great bands under $10🤟

Seems like all the bar bands back in the day played the hell out of April Wine. So that means they got Crazy Legs moving more than once. Oh the good old days. Thanks for the smiles. Peace Boogie Woogie

Wonderful! April Wine is a favorite of my husband, I can’t wait to show him this. I had not heard of them until I met my husband in 1983. Your analysis is so informative and interesting! These guys are one of the best.

Probably the best break down of April Wine I've ever heard, and I've been a Wineo for 50 years now. Thank you.

Nice, Fil! This band was one of my introductions to rock music when I was a kid. I still listen to them now!

I seen this concert but in Kamloops B.C, Canada. Was my first concert and it rocks today just as much as it did back then. Love this band!!

I was a jr in high school. This was a homecoming song as I remember. Thanks for reviewing this band. 👍🏼🇺🇸

Weird I just put on my Nature Of The Beast album and this vid pops up.

Highly underrated band. High roller is another amazing tune.

Very cool intro to this track. great analysis and rundown on the band and what it mean to listen to a live performance. thanks for April Wine. keep Rockin' through the years Fil.

Great Canadian hard rock! Memories of the first year on MTV, they played the hell out of this show!! I love their follow up record “Power Play” with the single “If you see Kaye” 😹🤘🏻

Fantastic and very accurate analysis, I guess I shouldn't be surprised. Other Canadians here have already said most of what I wanted to say. I first heard them in 1972,and several times after that. Seeing them up close in small clubs, and then later in larger venues was amazing. Myles has to be one of my favorite artists of all time. Glad you did this version, which is a great recording. Nice to hear you researched them so well too.💖

Lot of people say April Wine is under rated, I think that is incorrect. They were/are very under appreciated. One of the best live bands ever and Gary Moffet was an incrdible player and with Mercer keeping the beat, not many that could top them performance wise. Edit: Sad day in music again, Myles Goodwynn (lead singer/song writer of April Wine) passed away yesterday at age 75. A great loss for all the April Wine family and fans.

April Wine was a very successful touring rock band here in Canada during the 1970s & 80s. If you're in the USA or UK, check out every single album that they made as they are all very well produced, quality classic rock!

Thank you . Great analyses on Canada's hardest working and one our best bands. Kudos to you .

Don't you just love the older humbucker tone?

RIP Myles. All of Dartmouth Nova Scotia and the world misses you! I have seen these guys live more times than I can count and so lucky to be raised in the 70's & 80's. The last time was the mid 90's at a Parle Beach festival with Def Leppard as the headliner.

I have no idea how I missed this one...April Wine has always been one of my favorites.. Hope you're doing well Fill..

I love that in 2022 you can go on RU-vid and hear a British bloke talk about a Canadian band from the 1970's! I always thought April Wine was a bit of a "best kept secret". Looks like the secret's out. Thanks for the video.

great pick, saw them a half dozen times in the 70's and 80's, they played a Canada Day concert here just four weeks ago, they can still kick it !!!!

I had heard of the band but have to admit I'm not familiar with them. This was very cool! Loved it Fil . Great analysis! I will listen to more of them now. \m/

The second concert I ever saw was April Wine, on this tour. Since then I've seen them several times, in front of 50 000 plus at outdoor festivals or in small town bars where they carried on conversations with the audience. Always a great show. The band started in my home province of Nova Scotia, in later years they would often do shows in small towns around the province, presumably for the fun of it as there weren't enough seats to make much money. Classic Canadian rock and character.

My favorite performance on RU-vid of this song is where Gary is playing a Strat. Unbelievable sound!!

Great analysis! April Wine kicks ass, I saw them on the NOTB tour in 81 in a small theater it was amazing! Thanks Fil! Rock on

Seen this band so many times. Every time they came to town I was there. Every time they played a show it was awesome!

Opened for Styx at Spectrum in Philadelphia, 1980; they rocked very hard. Yeah, I'm old.

Just a great, extensive, well-informed analysis of one of our great bands. The history is accurate. The musical assessment is bang on. Tipping my hat to the enthusiasm and informed assessment. Just brilz.

Saw them open for Rush in 1979 with front row seats thanks to a popular radio DJ at the time who thought me & my friends were cute, lol. What an experience seeing both those bands that night-they were both GREAT.

Rockin as usual Fil! I used to love their music. They were a wonderful group and very talented musicians. Great to hear them again. Thank you!

I loved those guys back in the 80s. Bramalea Ontario 1979 - 1984! Woohoo! Wish I was old enough to see them open for the Stones at “the ElMo” in ‘77 but I did see them I think it was the summer of 1982 because I was 16 at the Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand. Awesome!

Damn, Fil- I'd totally forgotten about these guys... I sense another trip down the RU-vid rabbit hole in my future, lol. Growing up in the 80's ROCKED!! We had the best of 70's rock, and 80's stuff as our soundtrack.

Omg!!!! Riding the bus to track meets listening to these guys!!! Saw them in SanAntonio Texas. 80’s!!!!

Love April Wine. Saw them in concert around this time. They rocked!

The Classic Rock is so damn cool! I not only love the great music. April Wine is an excellent band. I also love the long haired guys. What a mix! Those long haired boys could get you in trouble. I'm the 67 year old, and I still have a crush on Fil! ❤️😍❤️

Back in the day, my high school hosted April Wine for a school dance/concert in the mid 70's. Fantastic memories!

Fortunate to have seen April Wine twice. Very talented band. Go Canada!

April Wine played my high school in the early 70s. They had recently released their first single and were just becoming popular in Canada. Fast forward 10 years and I saw them at the Montreal Forum at the "homecoming concert" after a long North American tour. 20,000 of us were treated to what may have been the best concert I ever saw. They were a great live band. When Jerry Mercer started banging a big red fire alarm bell behind his kit during the second encore, we knew it was for Oowatanite and the place erupted. Great band. Great LIVE band. Thanks for resurrecting wonderful memories!

My all time fav. April Wine song...haven't seen this live version before...still amazing. Thanx Fil. Great breakdown..brought me me back to my youth... 👍👍

Such a great band... musically and vocally ...great guitar tone ....thx Fil 👍

Thanks for covering April Wine. Myles Goodwyn lives not far from me & plays locally from time to time. He is a terrific talent with song writing & guitar playing.

Just f'n awesome!! Plain and simple.

I had no idea that April Wine were a thing outside of Canada. They played the high schools when I was a student in suburban Toronto. Rush, Fludd, Leigh Ashford, A Foot In Cold Water, Edward Bear, Motherlode. I'm about a year younger than Geddy Lee. He went to Newtonbrook High School when I was attending Downsview Secondary less than two miles apart. Rush played in our cafeteria where dances were set up. Pics are in one of the yearbooks. Over my later years i've managed to make acquaintances with musicians of that era. They still live to gig and they still put on a good show.

They had already been around for several years, but when Harder Faster hit the market in 1979 it was like these guys just came out of nowhere and blew us away.

One of the great Canadian rock bands! Considering how many changes, they have always sounded great! Thanks, Fil.

Being Canadian they are my all time favorite next to "Loverboy". Have all their albums. "Stand Back" is my favorite of all time. I had that on album, cassette and now disc !! Wishing one could go back in years sometime. ! Thanks for the review, you never disappoint !!

Nearing 40 years and I still recall the lyrics.

Seen them twice, the latest in 2017 and they still sounded great and super loud!

Thanks for exposing people to music they would not have otherwise have known about. I love April Wine.

April Wine was one of the better live shows I attended. They were opening up for Tesla, but Tesla was having a bad night, Jeff Keith had a bad cold & step throat and he couldn't sing that night, but April Wine was awesome