Classical Composer Reacts to GRETA VAN FLEET: HIGHWAY TUNE | The Daily Doug (Episode 737) 

They wrote this song when they were 14 yrs old. They listened to the blues growing up and really appreciate the history of music. They are all self taught on all thier instruments. Listen to more, you won’t be disappointed! I subscribed because I think you will listen to more!

black smoke rising has to possibly be my favourite rock song of all time

Hey Doug, another great song from GVF is Heat Above🙂👍

The vocalist by this band has a very huge vocal range (A2-E6). Many high notes he hits in live concerts.

A few years ago I heard the first 15 seconds of Safari Song (please make that your next listen), paused it and went online and ordered their EP From the Fires. I then went back and listened to the rest of the song. Saw them live just prior to the covid lock down. Pure and simple rock and roll like we used to listen to in the 70's. A breath of fresh air in today's music.

Gotta ❤ #HeadbanginDoug !! 😂😂 Love him or hate him .. that boy can SAAAANG! You ain't heard NOTHIN' yet, Doug! 🤘😎🤘

I had the ideal situation to hear this song for the first time: driving down a four-lane with the radio turned way up. My jaw dropped when those vocals kicked in; my initial Zeppelin album was the fourth, bought when it hit the shops. When Josh's voice wailed out it was the eeriest feeling of deja vu and joy.

It's awesome they rock. Excellent voice! Thank you love your videos!

Anything Greta Van Fleet Red Rocks Act 1, 2, 3, and encore on RU-vid is amazing. Especially Age of Man in Act 2!!

Their last 2 albums I believe you would be gobsmacked by. They only keep getting better with each one. They’ve all expanded their musical abilities, including Josh, the singer…he’s worked really hard on his voice, and he has total breath control. Please do some of their newest ones, like Meeting the Master and The Falling Sky.

Sir! Prepared to be blown away!!! They are amazing !!! I'm obsessed with this band and their music!!!

The twins are only 19 in this video! They are a true classic rock band. Believe it or not, i think they sound even better in concert. SO much talent! You should definitely check out more. Josh’s voice is AMAZING!

First time I heard them,I thought it was a lost Led Zeppelin demo!🤘🤘🤘

Another couple of good ones to check out are Flower Power and from their latest album Meeting The Master. Both great songs and will show the growth of the band and how they have changed over time.

Try: Broken bells Meeting the master Weight of dreams The Archer The falling sky When the curtain falls YOU WILL LOVE THEM

As a classical composer, I bet you would really like any of the songs they did live in what they called the candlelight sessions. In particular, I'd recommend Broken Bells to start with.

I think “Age of Machine” and “The Weight of Dreams”would make great reaction videos. Their 3rd album is a masterpiece

Oh man, wait til you listen to their albums. Seriously...Lover, Leaver, Taker, Believer...oof. Broken Bells, Heat Above, Meeting The Master.... Wait till you discover the Gretaverse.. and you realize that their songs are all tied together to create a whole universe. Wait till you discover that it's album oriented rock. That every song is a BANGER. And wait till you hear them on Starcatcher. Wait till you hear Josh belting out MTM or The Archer... vs what you just listened to. Their immense musical growth has been quite the journey. If you're blown away now, just wait. You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet! (Couldn't resist!) Btw......Sept '23, they SOLD OUT MSG! And in July '24, they're playing the Royal Albert Hall. ❤️✌️& GVF *PS: If you really want to have your socks knocked off.... watch the entirety of Red Rocks...... and, while you're watching/ listening, just remember they were kids.

Just a good hard rocking band, like the old days!

Loved your take on this. Love Greta Van Fleet!!! Great music and absolutely amazing live!!! I highly recommend it. Just saw them last year at Madison Square Garden and it was outstanding 👍👌

Gotta a follow to hopefully see more GVF reactions. Love that you did your research on them. They are true artists ✨

I was at the gym first time I heard this and it was confusing because I was thinking “how is there a zeppelin song I’ve never heard “ got the album and really enjoyed it. “Edge of darkness “ should be next.

That is the type of song you get a speeding ticket when driving down the road.. great song.

Please do th official video for "Heat above". It is a life changing experience!!

IReally fantastic review! It's refreshing to get some feedback that isn't just staring at the screen and gasping. I suggest their Age of Man performance from Red Rocks, as well as their song Heat Above! I'm excited to see your next reaction to them!

Wait until you hear their new works on Live from RCA Studio A - oh my.

Light My Love!

I love GVF. They are fantastic in concert!

I have been hearing ABOUT GVF for YEARS, and I just never took the opportunity to listen. My gym has been playing "Light My Love," a piano ballad. And Josh sings it well, but from the beginning he delivers this wail that is just ... beyond Plant-ian to me. I had to go to the monitor to see who the artist. Aha.... and from there I looked for "Highway Tune" and "Safari Song".

another great song from this album is Black Smoke Rising

Incredible sounding band. You've gotta listen to these next, in order... When The Curtain Falls, Black Smoke Rising, Safari Song, Heat Above. So many great sounding tunes. Age Of Machines is a cool one and Broken Bells has a clear Pink Floyd influence in the bridge. Very classic sounding band. Love it.

It's that classic rock blues feel that takes me right back to the Zeppelin of the 70's. Just fantastic.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this band! If you are about to go down the rabbit hole of GVF, i'm a new sub. Josh has a voice that soars! A song from Starcatcher, "Meeting the Master" really shows what a great singer he is. Four talented guys! Anything from The Candlelight Sessions is amazing. Great reaction Doug! ❤

You will not be disapppointed by ANYTHING they put out. Their love of music and innate sense of what constitues a good song will blow you away. Natural musicians down to the tips of their toes, all 4 of them. And it doesnt hurt that as they grew, they were steeped in good old fashioned rock and roll, blues, and folk. They don't let anything go out half-finished or less than stellar. Also-they are even more fun to watch in their LIVE performances. Please do more Greta Van Fleet reaction videos! Please!

A GVF song you would love is the archer from the album starcatcher. My personal favorite song of theirs!

Your mind be blown by Heat Above! And, When The Curtain Falls is another kind blower! These boys are legit!!!!

When I first heard about them I was prepared to dismiss them as the next derivative LZ type band. But when I started to really examine the music they have really got something special going on. Excellent musicians, a fantastic singer, great interesting songs and riffs. I'm 66, LZ are dead and gone, sure the music lives on and always will now.....but GVF are heading up classic rock for the younger generation. More power to them........

Oh man, you should see them live! 🫠 They will melt your face, SOO good!! 🔥 Gardens Gate is a fantastic masterpiece of an album. Their newest album is pretty solid, too. Enjoy listening to more Greta!! 🤍

Heat Above, Broken Bells, Safari Song, Age of Machine and Weight of Dreams are all good choices. BTW, Robert Plant likes them, and Elton John suggested they wear stage costumes that reflect the groups of the 70’s, so you’ll notice a definite change in their style. And they are amazing live and have a fan base that ranges from teens to people in their 70’s.

I love it. He never heard the song before, but seems to know the lyrics, the rhythm and the beat.

"You're the one I Want" and "Meet the Master" are more ballad-ish. Boyee can saaang! So glad you got a listen in.

These gyys are excellent!! Watch more. This was their very first song as young teens! Try their When The Curtain Falls.

Doug. After you've heard more of their songs, Ì'd love to hear your take on the other members -- not just Josh, and on the progression of their compositions.

Was at my local dive bar and slightly hammered on whiskey and playing some of the best pool of my life when I heard this song for the first time. Felt like I was in a movie!

Please, as a fellow Michigander, more Greta reviews as they have a few albums behind them now! Carrying the Traditional Rock sound torch to a new generation!

Doug, you have to do Meeting the Master. A-mazing!

Love this! Make sure to listen to “Light My Love”

Glad you’ve found GvF😊 Please listen also Broken Bells or Heat above

Gresties have been summoned! Enjoy going down rabbit hole! They are amazing!!

You have to listen to Heat Above. his voice is crazy. He does this sort of yodeling in it!

Saw them live as a warm up act for Guns and Roses in Denmark

I saw them in concert in April and if you get a chance to see them live, do it. They put on a great show. Falling Sky is one of the best songs off their new album and that was the song they opened their concert with in April.

Hey Doug, great look at GVF, love them so much, glad you enjoyed your first run past them here I would suggest Meeting The Master from their latest album. Very different feel but in my opinion, an absolute masterpiece of a song. Well worth a look

Great reaction I love the way they sound so vintage

Essa banda é sensacional ❤ Josh é um vocalista incrível ❤

Thank you for such an awesome review! You did your homework 🙂

GVF: A great, great band out of Frankenmuth, Michigan, my home state!

Hello Doug, quick question: How far “under a rock” does a music professional have to hide in order to hear any given band’s music for the very first time about a decade after its release? You heard songs from Van Halen 1 for the first time about a week ago. How is that possible?

Yes, it sounds like classic rock….that’s why we love them!

More GVF Dougie !!! Heat Above is a great next reaction video ...

I recommend songs like Age of Machine, Meeting the Master and The Archer.

Please, listen to their Candlelight Sessions songs & be blown away from their many talents! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

thanks for a great tune from GVF

LOOK at Doug rocking hard!!!!!! 🤣🤘🤘🤘🎵🎶🎶

Again: "The Rover" with "Dancing days" and "Whole lotta love".

I have primarily onlg listened to rap my entire life but i heard a snippet of heat above on youtube and that sent me down tbe Gvf rabbit hole and theyve been all ive listened to for the past month!!! Crazy!

Waiting for rival sons

Need to do meet the master live

candlelight sessions is a must or age of man from red rocks

Another band that's tastefully tapped into the 70's is Canadian duo Crown Lands. Saw them live awhile back, so tight, so full for two people. A lot of Rush and Triumph coming through with them. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HraeHp8GmAg.html

Saw them open for Metallica at PNC Park Pittsburgh. Closed their set with this song.

they are sick live dude

Love how your hair gets messier with the song 😅

I don't care if they are derivative (It's not like Zep never stole anything...) - they are carrying the banner for great rock and I have loved all their albums.

With names like Joshua, Jacob, Samuel, and Daniel, you'd think they were a gospel group! Greg in TN 😀

be prepared to be blown away...their music is brilliant...Josh is brilliant.....check out Edge of Darkness as you make your way up the Ladder...I love the live version in Toronto!! so many more to come....they are the best out there right now💥💖✨❤️‍🔥

LOVE GVF!!!

First time I've heard "when the curtains fall" I thought it was some lead zeppelin tune that was new to me

Omg! One of my favorite Band ! You must listen to Sacred The Thread, Light my Love, or Age of man.. They are Beautiful songs. Far from Led zep to me. Sorry for my English. Love "je t'aime" Gvf❤ Hi from France Mister Doug🖐 Always nice to see you discovering new good things

Do yourself a favor a check out the song Black Smoke Rising. Absolutely fabulous.

Greeting Doug! my internet Friend - please do more GVF!😊

Have you done the weight of dreams? Or fate of the faithful anything gvf does is amazing ❤

Age of Man at Red Rocks!

I am always curious why some tracks sound as though they were 40 years old, as though they were classics. This is one example, I Believe in a Thing Called Love by Darkness is another. Both are from the 21st century already!

You should check out their newest album, "Starcatcher", it's just amazing. I highly recommend "Fate of the Faithful" and "The Indigo Streak".

Please react to more Greta Van Fleet! I love this band and Josh is one of my all time favorite singers. I saw them live in my hometown Cleveland and they were soooo good. Here are some songs I’d like to see you react to Heat Above When The Curtain Falls The Falling Sky Age of Machine

I liked Meeting the master by them.

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you must react to some songs from their album Battle At Gardens Gate!! i suggest Heat Above, Built by Nations and My Way, Soon

I haven't heard a bad song from Greta yet, but Meet on the Ledge (the Fairport Convention cover you mentioned) would be a good one to do next. It's less Zep-sounding than most of their stuff, but yet still along the same lines and with a nice long guitar solo.

hope you can eventually do Black Smoke Rising from Greta Van Flee such a good song with amazing vocals. I hear it's of there less Zeppelin sounding songs, but idk enough Zeppelin to say for sure.

The drummer is actually a guitar player. Shades of Dave Grohl, right? To be in the band he opted to play drums.

I don't think Highway is even in their top 10 best tracks 😁 I saw them live in London a couple of years ago and they're so good, the vocals are impeccable. My current favourite band.

It was funny that the singer said he didn't consider Plant an influence. Robert Plant found that kind of humorous

Polacks from Frankenmuth!! I’m a Polack so I can say that. And Zehnder’s in Frankenmuth had THE BEST LAKE PERCH EVER!

There are already copies of GVF. Check out Meeting The Master

Must listen to newer tunes preferably live they sound more like Rush, and Queen u will not b disappointed which ever song u choose

The riff sounds like Rainbow’s «The Shed»

The Damned by Plasmatics is a timeless banger

I’d love for you to review Age of Machine by them