Not really fair to say. Bob had been making music just as long. He came into Island Records right on the heels of Jimmy leaving. The Harder They Come came out in '72, Catch A Fire came out in '73.
@@bossfan49 Israelites is also on the Harder They Come soundtrack deluxe edition (not on the original soundtrack, but included on the bonus crucial Reggae 1968-1972). La and Che should react to the movie
@@bossfan49Yeah, Bob had already been a hit maker in Jamaica with The Wailers, released their first in ‘64 with the original version of “One Love” and their really big Early Ska hit “Simmer Down”. Being raised in the US, reggae was a lot more elusive for me, but I do remember hearing the Jimmy Cliff tune “Wonderful World, Beautiful People” on the radio in the early 70’s, as well as Johnny Nash’s “I Can See Clearly Now” later on, which was everywhere when it came out. Unfortunately, I ended up hearing of Bob through Eric Clapton’s cover of “I Shot The Sheriff”, and it wasn’t until the early 80’s when I finally heard Bob, and really turned on to his great music after he had sadly passed.. but I don’t remember the radio ever playing him, and couldn’t even afford buying records till that time. I’ve always felt pissed that radio stifled so many great artists in that respect, and I completely freaked out about it when I finally got to dig deeper into James Brown, who I had only known from “I Got You”. So much great music from those times in the 60’s-70’s.. it’s really like the stars aligned and artists began competing with themselves moreso than with each other and truly started sharpening their A game.
This doc. in my opinion, it is the best music doc. that I have seen. Alica Keys voice makes the hair on my arms stand up and get goosebumps! Rick Hall had more than his share of horrible heart breaks! Thanks for sharing this, cannot wait for the next. As always, fellas excellent reaction!! It is much appreciated.🙂❤️🙏
Thank you for taking the time to explore the great story of what is Muscle Shoal's, an informal institution of sound that has reached around the world!
The Language of Music, The Story Of Tom Dowd one of the best engineers then producers in the biz, worked for Jerry Wexler at Atlantic recorded Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, The Allman Brothers so many jazz greats, amazing story!
Just an FYI, the song Alicia Keys sings “Pressing On” is a song Bob Dylan wrote and recorded for his gospel album Saved which was recorded in Muscle Shoals. Not one of his most successful or appreciated albums, but to me it’s near perfect. Thanks for taking the time to react to this documentary. More people need to see this.
I saw the Saved tour in Portland. Spooner Oldham played with him on that tour. Fred Tackett, later of Little Feat on guitar, Tim Drummond on bass and Jim Keltner on drums. Exceptional show.
Thanks for sharing this, so much great music came out of this. Other documentaries worth checking out are The Wrecking Crew, Twenty Feet from Stardom, Rumble, Amazing Grace and Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice.❤
Terrific documentary about a MUCH overlooked and under appreciated time/place in music history! As a native Alabamian who lived “across the river” in Florence, it’s always been a source of pride for me! RIP Rick, Jimmy, Roger, Barry…you sure made us proud! I highly recommend y’all check out Greg Allman’s last solo album “Southern Blood” recorded at Fame with Rick shortly before both passed. (In fact Greg was too ill to complete a couple of vocal tracks) Try “My Only True Friend” and “Song for Adam”. Gives me chill bumps and a lump in my throat every time! Greg brought it back full circle and finished his career where Duane’s began…
Great reaction guys. When I first saw this documentary a few years ago I was floored that one of my favorite vocalists, Jimmy Cliff, had recorded one of my favorite songs, “Sitting in Limbo,” with the Swampers. Truly amazing history down there.
Muscle Shoals was and still is a hidden gem thank you for doing this documentary I think all the artist who recorded there knew this was kinda like a secret little place they could go and record with some of the best session players that nobody knew about and get away from some of the bigwigs from the labels they were recording on and all the pressures of the big studios and just lay down some music and be themselves and do it their way and the results speak for them self being from Alabama and growing up on the Tennessee river I know just how special it isThank you guys for giving at the credit it is long over due for and Deserves .Roll Tide!
That was Jimmy Cliff who's hit The Harder They Come was the title track for the 1973 Jamaican movie in which he basically played a role based on his life.
Phenomenal documentary. I'm so glad they took the time to document all the great music that was made in Muscle Shoals, all the great local musicians, the Swampers & the Fame Gang, Rick Hall, and all the great artists who came to record there, to feel the magic. We the listeners greatly benefited. Thanks to La & Che for reacting to this.
Drive past Fame studios four of five times a week .... Very unassuming place.. If you didn't already know you'd probably never know... Thanks for letting folks know fellas.... We love you guys down here..✌❤🎶🎸..!
Great job responding to this documentary. You had some insightful things to say. The guy you missed the name of was Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican reggae star who made "The Harder They Come." I strongly recommend (again) that you next react to the "The T.A.M.I. Show," which completely captures the magic of everything that was happening in '65, including soul, rock and pop, headlined by the Rolling Stones and James Brown. It's fantastic.
Guys, thank you for reacting to this documentary. I think it is one of the best documentaries of all time. I would highly recommend the wrecking crew and sound city. The wrecking crew were similar to the swampers, but they were in Los Angeles.
You guys need to check out the documentary about The Wrecking Crew the musicians in Los Angeles that played on a lot of hit records in 60s and 70s thanks guys for all the great reviews love it❤
Wow, I’m 63 y/o and I’ve always loved “Patches” but, never knew the backstory before. I’m not ashamed to tell you that story brought tears to my eyes 🥲. Rick just had the proverbial “golden ear”.
There are some engineers who became big producers, such as Alan Parsons (engineered Dark Side of the Moon and Atom Heart Mother, the Beatles Abbey Road and Let it Be), Geoff Emerick (engineer for the Beatles on Sergeant Pepper). Johnny Sandlin who played with the brothers Allman before they were the Allman Brothers, but played drums for Jaimoe on Duane's solo album demos, was working as an engineer at Fame, then Capricorn, and became a big producer as well. The king of the engineers turned producers is probably Glyn Johns who had massive success as engineer in the mid-60s on songs like (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, You Really Got Me, My Generation, then as a producer and engineer for albums like Who's Next, the Eagles's first 3 albums, he engineered Led Zeppelin's first album, too, and was both for most of the Rolling Stones's big albums. The Swampers were fairly unique as they were musicians, engineers, and producers all, and as you saw, they were involved in some of the most popular music of the last 60 years. Barry Beckett, keyboardist in the Swampers became a noted producer as well.
Cando Staton had a hit song with "young hearts run free" disco era. Jimmy Cliff was awesome, "Wonderful World, Beautiful People". You gotta do the Wrecking Crew next!
I think you two would like the 1970 documentary "Gimme Shelter" by the Maysles Brothers. It's starts off as a film about the Rolling Stones 1969 North American tour but ends up being about the free concert at Altamont Speedway, (near San Francisco), in Dec. 1969. That concert was labelled the anti-Woodstock because it wasn't peaceful. In exchange for free beer, the Hells Angels provided security, (what could go wrong?). Great concert footage of the Stones, Jefferson Airplane and Tina Turner. Also extended film of the Stones at Muscle Shoals studio. Fascinating time capsule.
The "human element" is what's gone from popular music today. Everything is computer-corrected. When it all sounds too perfect, the magic of the moment is lost. Muscle Shoals was a place where music magic was made.
In the 70s my father in law was an A & R guy for Atlantic records and worked for Jerry Wexler. He also knew Rick Hall and watched him work in the studio. He said Rick had his hands on everything and was a ball buster like no other producer he has ever seen.
Thank you for showing the Muscle Shoals documentary on all the iconic music and bands that chose these studios to record songs that made music history!! I live about 45 minutes from Muscle Shoals and for a long time I didn't even realize just how important Fame and the Jackson Highway (Muscle Shoals Sound) studios were!! This was not only entertaining, but educational as well!! Bravo, guys!! ❤❤
Not only was Muscle Shoals instrumental in producing all the hit records, there was The Wrecking Crew, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-C1raFH68JwI.html who had one of the bass players CAROL KAYE ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vh9zoO4xUKI.html
Fellas, what Rick had is what you have- an ear for good music. It sounds simple but it’s not. I enjoy watching you two react because you both approach and appreciate music, all types of music, with an open mind to hear what someone put their soul into. This four part series has been my favorite reaction to date. Thanks.
Simply one of the best documentaries on the early years I have ever seen. I saw this several years ago and have been trying to spread the word since then. KUDOs to you for doing it. It needs to be seen by everyone. Want another lesson on early history start going thru Angelina Jordan's library and you will get a history lesson from one of the best singers in the industry today. 😊♥👣
You guys need to come down for a visit. Check out both studios. It's really mind blowing to experience this little Alabama town on the Tennessee River. The fact that so much great music comes from a place that few people know exists is staggering.
Finally! Rick Hall had so much tragedy in his life!! 😢 He was an engineer too! He built the studio n rigged it all himself! Jimmy Cliff! Listen to The Harder They Come soundtrack album, especially MANY RIVERS TO CROSS!!!
Jimmy Cliff songs you should react to: You Can Get It If You Really Want Many Rivers To Cross The Harder They Come Sitting In Limbo Viet Nam Let Your Yeah Be Yeah Wonderful World, Beautiful People
Add that David Hood, the bass player for the Swampers, has a son, Patterson Hood who sings and plays guitar with the Drive By Truckers. Very big band, sort of a generation down Southern Rock band, though they are more introspective than that description sounds.
If you can find the time to read Keith Richard's autobiography "Life", it's so good I've read it twice. It's a fascinating look at how Keith describes The Rolling Stones as "simply being at the right place at the right time". Especially notable is The Stones first tour of the USA when they were a blues cover band, not writing their own songs yet, and touring the deep south. Brown Sugar is a song inspired by their experiences then. Keith wasn't allowed into the USA at one time because the U.S. government considered Keith to be an illegal substance because he did so much heroin. Also, Jimmy Cliff was the first Reggae performer from Jamaica signed to a major record contract and the first artist signed to The Rolling Stones record company. 🎶✌️🫴🍁🎶
All of these shots of The Rolling Stones from the 60s, the older shots of the Stones, were taken from the documentary film "Gimme Shelter"! You guys should check THAT film out!! It follows the Stones in 1969 through one of their tours in the US which culminated in a free concert at the Altamonte speedway just outside of San Francisco!! The Hell's Angels motorcycle club was hired as bodyguards and security and before the night was over they had stabbed someone to death!! That happened in I believe December of 1969!! It's a great documentary and if you watch it you'll recognize all of these shots that are being shown in this doc!!
This! The Stax story is very similar to Muscle Shoals. A ton of great R&B and Soul came out of Stax in Memphis, including Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, the Staples Singers and Isaac Hayes.
Need to check out the wrecking crew, which was the LA base studio musicians, including Glen Campbell. They played on Frank Sinatra Beach boys, and with Bill Spector and the wall of sound
32:03 .. 'Pressing On' was written by Bob Dylan .. yup, that little Jewish kid from Minnesota wrote some of the greatest Gospel songs too :) #theMaster
the Stones , it took a bunch of alcoholic social outcasts to kick start the Muscle Shoals story into the limelight and then all the musicians who came to record their songs & with all of us millions of music lovers who have come to jam them into perpetuity , life is in a better place giddyup Airplay
I'm sure you'll know the Candi Staton disco record Young Hearts Run Free when you hear it. And shit, guys, you need to watch the classic Jamaican movie The Harder They Come, starring Jimmy Cliff as a singer-cum-outlaw. Not just a great film but one of the best soundtrack albums ever. Swampers bassist David Hood's son, Patterson Hood, has a band called The Drive-By Truckers who are the best songwriters that southern rock has produced in the last 30 years. I'm sure you'd dig them. Their album The Dirty South is well worth a reaction or two. Have a good weekend and thanks for doing this documentary.
Standing In The Shadows of Motown and of course the great 10 episode Jazz, by Ken Burns. and film series The Blues- produced by Martin Scorsese, features 6 films by 6 different directors including Scorsese and Clint Eastwood.
@@bossfan49Man, I’ve been wanting to see Ken Burns Jazz Series for ages now, I think I need to go ahead and pull the trigger on that one cause his series “Baseball” is one of my favorite docs ever!
@@CANDOKNOWHOW Yes, Ken is a master. His "Civil War" should be required viewing in schools. Thank God for Ken and PBS. Everything I've seen from him is amazing: Civil War, Baseball, Jazz, Unforgivable Blackness- Jack Johnson, The National Parks, Prohibition, The Dust Bowl, Jackie Robinson, Country Music..
Hey guys, watch the Jamaican crime/music film The Harder They Come (1972)... starring Jimmy Cliff..who wrote and performed the title track, and several other songs. The soundtrack is basically a brief anthology of reggae music at the time, featuring The Slickers, Desmond Dekker, Toots and the Maytals, The Melodians, Scotty...pretty much every important Jamaican artist at the time BUT Bob Marley.
Appreciate you guys doing this one. Such a cool story. It’s one of those quintessentially American stories & I really enjoyed it. Also, Alicia Keys is so fine, lol..
I think you guys would like to react to the Rock version of this documentary called Sound City. About the California Studio which produced tons of famous records which you would be familiar with.
The Stones were always scruffy and messy musicians especially live but that was what made them the Stones cos it still had the energy and soul. It was Punk before Punk.
Thanks for doing this. The story needs to survive, The example set must be handed down to the next and future generations. The current entertainment industry is a wasteland of mediocrity and debauchery.
