Morten Aastad Vinyl Community Contest 

We really loved Brent ! One time at the Greek in Berkeley ( 83 or 84 ), the boys played Uncle John's into.. Don't Need Love" and it was the first time the entire band backed Brent on his solo stuff. It was awesome ! Thanks, Randy ✌️

I made this s priority to get this done for Morten. Have a great day, Josh ✌️

These guys are my peeps. Every now and again, I like jumping in on someone's thread or contest. When I searched artists with Norwegian decent.. I wanted to do this, and Morten is s big time supporter of my channel. Thanks, Steve !

Absolutely, I agree about early Journey, Walter. If I find a "Look Into The Future" I will let you know and see if you want me to send you a copy.. I only have my one, right now, but that changes !

@@northernvinylguy Hey Darryl.. Just got off work. All 3 channels are favorites, Steph is a newer one that I watch. Thanks for checking my little video out, I've been listening to early Journey for 2 days ! 🎵

Last night, I listened to the debut Journey album, and the first two songs are stunning.. hard rock with great Greg Rolie vocals. Completely a different band from the commercial years which I like as well. Thanks, Catherine

A quick look at RU-vid.. Fanny Beat Club is the band's best performance, even over the studio LP's. The list is long for Norwegian descent artists !

Thanks, man. Fanny The Beat Club in studio performance from 1971 is the best material by the girls. It's probably my most watched RU-vid vid .. or one of them anyway 🎵

I know you dig those 3 Journey albums.. What a band and Neil is on fire on those early ones ! Thanks, Steve 🎵

Fanny Beat Club on RU-vid is their best material, and from 1971. I was pleased to be able to make a video to help support Morten, and this was a fun premise for a contest ! Thanks, Mike

Morten agrees! 😊

Hey Brian ! Somehow, I thought I responded to your nice comment. Either way.. I love those first three albums and have been listening to their debut for the past two days ! Also, I streamed "Look Into The Future" on my commute to work this morning, I never tire of that 8-minute rock masterpiece. Thanks

Haha Me too !

@@jtsrecordroom3963 No problem and I definitely know what you mean. I've been collecting live concerts and outtakes and things like that for about 30 years and Journey was an incredible band playing those shows before Steve Perry joined right around 1978. And don't get me wrong, I love the Steve Perry years also. But Neal was an incredible guitarist through those years and Gregg Rolie did a great job singing and playing those Hammond keys. One of the things that's really cool in those recordings is when Journey did get Steve Perry and he was new. They were still playing a lot of their old music because they didn't have too much new music yet. And Gregg Rolie and Steve Perry would sing off of each other, harmonize, and it definitely added an extra kick to the band's original songs songs./ You could tell the band was full speed ahead and enjoying it. It's some of the most incredible versions of some of these older songs I think I've ever heard. Even though they were still making new music they played these older songs up through around the beginning of 1981 and then usually didn't play anymore that would require somebody singing. After replacing Gregg who retired from the band at the end of the 1980 Departure tour, they would still do some of the instrumentals From the original albums like Kohoutek, But they had to stop with those songs that lyrically needed Gregg in there too. They really were a great rock band for many years back in the days 🙂 Haha, after all this talking about them, I think I know what I'm about to put on the turntable now 👍

Funny, I commented before, and I agree about Journeys three great first albums ! Thanks, Brian 👍

Yeah, Ben ! Early Journey was in and around 1973-75 hence the frizzed out fro's ! Those girls in Fanny slayed, and Alice de Buhr was the perfect solid hard hitting drummer for June, Jean and Nickey ! Thanks, mate..

Right.. Y&T Montrose and early Journey.. All great SF Bay Area hard rock bands ! I bet you have all 3 of these first Journey LPs. Thanks 🎵

Good suggestion , I love Santana III.. I'll give a listen on my commute to downtown later this morning . The first two tracks on the Journey debut ( 1973 ) are outstanding ! Thanks, Harry

@RandyforRoyals So funny, Randy. I thought of 3 shout outs, Gary, and you came to mind.. I stumbled a little when I started saying things about you and your channel ! Haha. It came out alright, I guess. Check out Fanny Beat Club on RU-vid. The bands best stuff, by far !

Best way Steve is their best live studio performance in the UK on RU-vid. Fanny The Beat Club.. Check a bit out when you have a chance. Thank you

The first two songs on their debut will hook you, or just about anyone who likes great rock music. Also, Look Into The Future" is an epic tune ! Thanks, Craig

Hey Sam ! Yeah.. Brent was the man !! He really added a lot to the Dead and that whole decade was partially great because of his addition in 1979. Awesome that you got to see Greg Rolie perform those iconic songs that he sings ! Busy Sam, Sean started 5th grade at a charter school. Take care ✌

They're really good, Cristian. Check out Fanny Beat Club on RU-vid.. Those girls ROCK !! I just got Judas Priest "Killing Machine" in the mail.. Good record, and with their Peter Green cover "Green Manalishi" ✌

The first two tracks on the debut Journey are infectious ! The riff on the first track is amazing throughout and then they break into some of the tastiest fusion rock, ever ! You can tell I really like the early stuff ! Talk soon ✌

Yeah, Steve.. I could have shorted out 2 other newer channels, but hopefully some other folks discover Randy and Gary, and that's who I thought of pretty much right away. Stephanie has a good channel, too ! Namaste.. I like it, ancient Sanskrit ! ✌

Jack, I bought the re presses of my two Fanny records, they sound good, but their Beat Club performance is the best thing they ever did ! Have a good rest of your day, and thanks !

Those 3 first Journey albums. Love them more than the younger ones. Only came across them in a 3 CD budged thing back… in 22? Listen to them a lot. Oh, Jackson Browne is so so good. Music that actually heals what ails you in my nuggin at least 😊 Hope you find the time.

The early Journey albums are by far my favorites.. They really were a super group from the SF Bay Area formed by Ross and Neil in 1973

I first heard the Jackson Browne debut 52 years ago sitting around passing, you know what ! I've been a massive fan ever since ! Thanks for checking out my entry

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@@jtsrecordroom3963 Ahhh yes passing it around and doing “Shotguns” as we called it 🎶🎶🎶

Thanks, Mike ! When you have a little time, check out Fanny The Beat Club on RU-vid. We all loved Brent while going to lots of Dead shows, for me ..From 1981 until he passed in July of 1990. Go To Heaven is a good studio album as well, you might have it.

I had to do this one, Morten. You had asked me, and I liked the premise anyway ! It's my shout-out to you, really ! I just listened to the debut Journey last night, and the first two tracks are amazing ! The rest of the album showcases their arrangements with hard rock / jazz fusion.. What a band they were early on ✌

@@jtsrecordroom3963 They were just, sort of, everything bands from that period were and weren’t by not being totally prog or soft pop, or west coast or Tower of Power. I guess the… pigeonholing came later with the success. Was that a bad thing to say? I’m very happy about your entry and video and made my day John 😊

That about says it, although they were so unique with the jazz fusion and hard rock elements like and not like Montrose and Y&T also from San Francisco. Neil Schon slays heavily on all 3 early Journey albums, and a big reason why he needed to go out on his own. I knew his wife, Beth at Lake Tahoe.. Really nice person !

@@jtsrecordroom3963 Wow, cool adition to your fandom 😊

Are you still in Denmark ? This was fun to do, Morten. I bumped my other video.. This one was in my heart to do..

You will be surprised. I googled musicians with Norwegian heritage.. Pretty long list ! Man, I'd love to find Charity Ball , hopefully on a big dig I'm going on this Sunday. No wonder why they changed their name to Fanny Hill once they hit the U.K.!

@@jtsrecordroom3963 I have the UK pressing. I think 'Fanny Hill' was the nick name of the house they rehearsed in. Musicians like Lowell George were frequent visitors.

Interesting, Bruce ! I did read that a couple of years ago about the name change.. I am such a fan of the girls, especially in their prime, back in 1971-74. Have you seen the Beat Club video ? Thanks so much for checking my entry to Morten's contest out

When I do shout-outs, I don't add links, personal preference 😊

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Hey there, Mark ! Do you have the first Journey album ? And I think you mean favorite hat that Morten has worn on his channel. There is just one that I liked, and that would be his San Francisco Giants ball cap ! 😊

@@jtsrecordroom3963 I don't have any Journey albums. I have my brothers old records he has some Journey but Vinyl you can't take it anywhere. On cd my collection No Journey.

@@jtsrecordroom3963 I like His A's hat , Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres and that Denver Broncos!

I guess I really only noticed my team.. Pretty cool though that Morten wears our American baseball team hats 👍 A's tickets are pretty inexpensive right now..

Do you watch or listen to music on RU-vid ? If you do, check out the first 2 songs on the debut Journey album..