George Thorogood - Who Do You Love? Recorded Live: 7/5/1984 - Capitol Theatre - Passaic, NJ More George Thorogood at Music Vault: www.musicvault.com Subscribe to Music Vault on RU-vid: goo.gl/DUzpUF
What I love so much about George Thorogood, other than his talent, his voice, his face, his body and so many other things, is his willingness to give up the limelight to someone else over and over and just keep playing and lovin it. He's a damn good musician and so underrated.
I totally agree, that makes him so relatable and an a great guy, but I love him doing his thing front and center. This guy I wish hadn't stole the stage from the boss this time. But opinions are like assholes, everyone has one, they all stink, and I'm a stinky asshole lol. I enjoyed it anyways.
@@travisbickle1951. ‘Stole the stage’ ...? ...rather than ‘built up a fantastic groove that elated both themselves and the audience...? Your opinion needs a rethink... then dump it. (Sole-brother).
I joined george in aug 2022 at Columbia hall Berlin. He is truly a great guitar Player and a tremendous performer, greetings from germany . We ve all got the blues .
Believe it or not I only found lonesome George recently: house rent blues...and I just love that performance. He just lives it. Look it's 1234 but he delivers it with feeling...:-)
Saw him at a small venue in Dayton Ohio 35 years ago. He walked across the tables in front of us. Grabbed a beer off the table, played slide with it, then took a swig and handed it back. I don't care if he'd done it a 100 times before in 100 different venues, it was the coolest show of musicianship and being part of the crowd I'd ever seen. Awesome show.
I never felt cheated. ( unlike The Stones) I did get to see him & the Destroyers several times. Starting in 79. This is Rock n Roll stripped down to its core. R&B with a hard edge.
My first car was a 1967 Chevelle 2 door hard top. I remember driving it and I remember this song coming on the radio during the 1980’s. Only people who lived during this era understand just how cool that feeling was. By the way, 35 years later......I still own the car. I never sold it.
74dart man 62 was a sweet year, I always loved that curved front windshield post and the grill. My dad had a 64 Impala super sport convertible, black with a white top and silver interior. Impalas are awesome.
I can't believ how many years it took me to recognize it. His songs are so amazing and endlessly kickass they feel like they've always existed! God Damn I love this man. Wish I could go back in time to catch a show in this era. Unfortunately I was a fresh 1 year old at this point.
George has balls like a warship anchor, always delivers. Vocal,guitar, absolutely legendary. Made rock n roll real for me. My guitar hero to this day. 👌🏴
@vanessa fournier If I can copy this I will forward this to you; this is John Hammond: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ms6sf0XfQNc.html
Real music. Real instruments. Real voices, sounding as rich and on-point when performing live as well as in the studio. No autotune, no BS, no need to show their @sses. 'twas a beautiful thing.
agreed, as a muso of 40 plus years I can honestly say I have heard it all, unforetunetly lyrics like this a politically incorrect now in 2021, what a bunch of limp so and so,s we have become , cheers from oz
GT is one of the greatest showmen ever. Saw him for the first time opening for the Stones at the Superdome around 81 or so. He absolutely killed it. Saw him again last year right before COVID hit. He still kills.
I hate to disagree with you Jordan it would take way more than just 10 minutes to get the musicians together to not even come close to making this song the classic it has become
First time I heard him was one bourbon etc in the car. I pulled over and just grooved on the side of the road. Then I went straight to the record store and bought the first Destroyers album. You’re right
Saw George twice at Jones Beach and once at Westbury...At JB he came on stage screamed "are you mother fers ready to rock?", whacked his Gibson and away we went. At Westbury (tiny venue) he was so loud he overpowered the place....we all left with ringing in our ears. One of the BEST stage showmen ever........
i saw george thorogood open for the Rolling Stones at candlestick park in San Francisco around 1980 or 1981, anyway george blew the rolling stones outta of the water, he was so good.
I saw GT at the Capitol Theatre in 1990, in the second row & I had trouble hearing for 2 days afterwards, definitely one of the best I’ve had the privilege of attending. GT is one of the best talents around
When I hear George Thorogood it reminds me of the first time I ever got drunk: six Budweisers on a Saturday night and I felt so crappy I could not go to school on Monday!
My older brother would buy me and my best friend, Bubba, 8 pack of pony Buds. Couldn’t stand the taste at first, but that didn’t stop us! Great times jamming to George.
OMG, the drummer. To keep that rhythm smoothe and no stop. I was more amazed at that when they played this. Nassau Colisseum. Saw them with ZZTop. Got pissed with ZZ Top didn't allow their encore. They were better.
1987, Hampton Colliseum, Va, one of the flat out best concerts I ever had the chance to attend. No light show, no lasers, no videos, just great musicians playing pure blues based rock and roll.
I saw him open the show for the Rolling Stones in Boulder Colorado in October of 1981...I had never heard of him before. This tour made him famous.... Heart played 2nd....Then the Stones....one of the best concerts I've ever attended....They don't do them like that any more.
The first concert I ever saw was George Thorogood and The Destroyers, on what I’m guessing would have been this same tour. No opener that I recall. He kept playing past the 11 p.m. “official” end time. The lights went up, and he was still playing. They finally cut power to the stage, and announced the show was over. He was yelling to turn the power back on, to no avail. It was a great way to start my concert-going ‘career’. I’ve seen him 3 or 4 times more over the years, and while he may not be quite as fiery as he was in the early 80s, but still always gives a great show. He’ll always be one of my faves.
Thank the Lord in Heaven. There’s still Blues Men out there. Caustic came back from Belzoni Mississippi. Home of the Delta Blues. Stayed on 49 the Blues Hwy. Buried my mother there and all my Ancestors. Thank you George. Keeping that shit alive.
I saw George Throrogood last month and he was awesome! Yes, he didn't look as youthful as he did in this video, but he could still play a mean guitar and belt out the lyrics. It was an amazing show!
First time I saw George and the Destroyers was 1986 in New Orleans. They blew the roof off the joint and blew my mind. Had no idea that a rock & roll show could be so much fun and that a group could kick so much ass. George is the man!
@@jhensel1707 He’s not (far as I know), but the music is. I grew up in the late 60s and 70s and the music was un freakin believable all those years. We thought it would be that way forever. It wasn’t. We were so spoiled, but didn’t know it. Now we do, and so does everyone since who really loves fantastic rock music made by fantastic musicians.
80s kid here. We went to a George Thorogood concert back in eighty-something. He’s probably the only guy who sounds better in person than in the studio! Afterwards, we climbed into Mom’s 77 Caprice Classic, and shoved in a cassette. Since George’s guitar was still playing in our heads, the tape was just horrid. Punched the eject button, and drove home in silence (my ears where ringing). I hope you can understand my point, cause I just took a toke, and I might not even be making sense anymore. But I’ll tell ya one thing, the blues certainly is not dead. Come up to Fargo for the annual bluesfest, or whatever they call it. The blues are especially loved by guitar players. I remember how I felt when my friend taught me my first scale. After I could play that scale, I felt like B B King!
May 1980, Tampa Theater. I was invited at the last minute to George Thorogood and it rocked! George had a 50 foot guitar cord and he jumped out into the audience, man you could just feel his energy! Great concert for my 21 year old ass
As someone born in the early 90s, i look back upon this time of giants i missed through the curse of a late birth, i see these titans of music who walked the earth blowing rooftops off venues and making modern day musicians look like pathetic vapid hacks, and i can't help but feel extreme envy towards all those who lived large through the tail end of the 20th century. You all were something else ❤
@@PK-bh1ww I dont wish to see an ancient white haired rockstar tiringly try and replicate old performances, whisper-singing his way through raspy versions of timeless classics... Does he still sound ok?
This must have been an incredible concert to attend. Often it is only by looking back that we can realise just how fortunate we are to be part of certain events.
'Shave and a haircut - two bits' - that's what Bo Diddley's rhythm was called. Just ask the Rolling Stones. I saw George Thorogood at the Town Hall, Auckland - circa 1980s. Loudest concert I've ever heard, except perhaps for AC/DC.
George is in my top 3 live shows ever, other two are Pink Floyd and a Big Sugar club gig for Bothers and Sisters. Never seen Hammond but his album Wicked Grin where he covers Tom Waits is freakin fabulous. One Bourbon one scotch and one beer baybee!!!
Just like what Jimi Hendrix did for Bob Dylan's All Along The Watchtower, George Thorogood made this song his own and turned it into something truly amazing.
@@sezles1 Nope, Juicy Lucy formed in 1969. All Along the Watch Tower was written and recorded by Bob Dylan in 1967. Here is some additional information: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Along_the_Watchtower
@@MB-ke9mi am referring to who do you love, not all along the watchtower. I saw Jucy Lucy perform who do you love in Liverpool back in the day when it had just charted in the UK.
Long time fan of George. I first saw him playing a pedal slide guitar, long before fame. Years later I ran into him at a local gas, coffee place in PA. We were neighbors. He drove that ol black checker car. He also helped and built baseball diamonds all around Newark DE. I last saw him live during this tour but at the Dell in Philly. Bad to the Bone fer sure, but a great guy. My wife surprised me with his autograph that year. I never told her we chatted once in a while in Kemblesville PA while making coffee.
I saw George Thorogood back in 1989 @ the Civic downtown Albuquerque, NM (Civic) doesn't exist anymore, the concert started with this song and George just ripped it!!! He jumped offstage girls ripping his shirt off, he didn't even care just ripping his guitar strings away...Great concert and Great Rock God! George delivers!!!
'67 350SS Camaro built on a Wednesday, white vinyl over navy with white stripe around the nose, all black interior, Muncie M-21, radical jet change on the Quad carb, HD springs on the valve train and the distributor, timing altered, tightened suspension and best of all, no-draft windows! Pulled like a 383, would do an honest 135+ mph and it wound way past Detroit's red line. Dodge pilots didn't like me one bit. Or the OPP, or the QPP (Canadian provincial boys like your state troopers; outran/smarted them both on their own turf). Young and deeeeeranged! Did a midnight run Ottawa Bronson Ave to the Trench in Montreal on 125 miles of 2 lane blacktop in 48 minutes because I asked the chick next to me if she wanted a coffee in Montreal and she said yes. Five point harness on both seats, btw, good and tight. Around 2.5 miles / minute. She thought the coffee was ok. And the music was outstanding... and loud. LONG live George and the blues, brothers. Sweet ride and a sweet girl, all you need when you're 22 and bulletproof. These days (age 73) 1100cc Yammie with sticky tires that only last a season, but that was the plan. Pegs and pipes all scratched to hell and a bigazz grin behind that smoked shield full face helmet Now its pork-belly Harley pilots that don't like me. Yeah, you can definitely get the front wheel off the ground with a '99 Virago. Sold my last cage about 10 years ago. ; D
Used to see him at the Armadillo World Headquarters In Austin, Texas in the early 1980s. Always great shows. Steve Ray Vaughn was the opening act in one of the shows.
It reminds me of La Bamba! Esai Morales on his Harley. That man was some kind of handsome. Lol! Every time I hear this song he flashes through my mind. 👍😍
Thanks for your sweet words you have really touched my heart thanks for the loving my music I really I'm grateful you can write me on georgelawrencethorogood20@gmail.com
I first was made aware of John Hammond in the fall of 1964 when I moved to Detroit to go to college. I bought one of his lps and that was the beginning of my admiration of John Hammond.
I'm a YankeeN.Y living in idaho saw you in idaho( live there) in Kellogg over a decade ago, best time I ever had. Your brother is hot so are you. I invite you to my house in the hoodoo of idaho spirit lake priest river need some RNR ThE come on by TNT
