NIGHT RANGER Kelly Keagy recalls Nirvana, singing from the side stage, and more. 

Watson and Gillis absolutely killed it

I was at that show too. I was still in high school and had no plans to go but my girlfriend's mom, who was driving us up there, offered for me to go and then went and bought a ticket off a scalper so I could get in. How cool is that? We were maybe 14 of 15 at the time. Also, I'm remembering my own mom drove me and a friend to see AC/DC - For Those About To Rock tour and waited in the car until it was over. We were in the 6th grade and we thought we were so cool, when in actuality, it was our Moms who were cool.

One of my all time favorite bands.

Yes great band I sure miss the MTV days 😩🤘🔥🎸

Yes, Jeff Watson is awesome!!! Love his style and playing. When they first started playing Don't tell me you love me on MTV, we would always jump up and crank it to 11. When we saw those railroad tracks appear on the screen, we knew it was time to rock! Such a awesome tune. Man I wish I could go back to the early 80's, and do it all over again!!!! There will never be another decade of fresh new music like there was in the 70's and 80's, never!!!!!

Yep. My favorites in N-R and Jeff Watson and Kelly Keagy. What incredible musicians. I wish Jeff was still in the band. But I get it. Stuff happens, and life happens. Doesn't always work the way you want it to.

I know it sounds like nostalgia, but they haven't been the same band since. Now they sound like Aerosmith.. I like Aerosmith, but I would much rather they sounding like Night ranger.

Fitz is so underrated!!phenomenal addition to the band. Never over played. Never underplayed. Perfection!

Awesome Bro! I agree. I think these guys are incredible - as musicians, and as People.

way to expose your child to hearing damage

@@aliassmithandjones9453 thanks for the attempted sarcasm, however my son has always worn plugs at every concert he has ever been to.

this band still rocks every night, I agree.

We are glad you like it!

At night she sleeps is one of my top 5 songs

@@shanewilson199 That's a good one, Bro!

@@jimmyz2098 actually that album is one of the greats of that era. As for dual lead bands, the two of em were so different in styles that most of the time you tell if it was Watson or gillis playing. This boy needs to rock is another killer song.

Mine too had to dig for a day due to a blizzard but made it in time. They were awesome.

Surprising that doesn’t get talked about more ! What he pulled off on short notice was unreal ! Was at the first Oakland show after RR passing ! Brad killed it !

Yep, that's what I thought too. Was surprised no one else commented about that.

@@dimndcristo well said! I agree though. I think a lot of 80’s rock bands aren’t fond of the grunge era because it essentially replaced anything 80’s related overnight. A lot of those bands went from stadium shows to theatre/clubs immediately

Guess you could say 'I could take a liking to Big Life'? :P

Couldn't agree more. Nirvana is one of the most overrated bands in history. The great bands from that era were AIC, STP, and Soundgarden. I think Pearl Jam is overrated too.

@@fivestring65ify we could totally be friends. I'm 100% on board with your comment. Freakin love STP, too. And soundgarden. Dave Grohl is a great talent and a super nice dude and the ultimate ambassador for rock n roll and the fans. he totally gets it. So I have a ton of respect for him, but I never understood nirvana and I never got the foo fighters, either. I guess I'm just old.

Number one, your profile pic is awesome. I got three. Number two, One word: Layne. 🤘🏼

That’s crazy you say that… I took my kids to their first concert 2009. It was The Tubes, Foo, ZZTop. And although, the whole time when FF were onstage, Gene Simmons sat on a speaker right behind Taylor Hawkins drum kit. When The Tubes were onstage, I noticed three guys standing right off the side of the stage, watching intently and after every song, clapped, very serious. It was really cool to see and I fought with myself to not videotape or take a picture. Even though it was Dave, Pat, and Taylor. I wanted to remember it how I remember it. Now, I so wish I had. It was awesome.

They had alot of good songs. Not just Sister Christian. Idk what your talking about. Bands today don't have the level of talent these guys did

Bro u shallow n this era

@@dizzyred1390 The current era couldn't be anymore shallow and I ain't your bruh clown

You are exactly right. Back then the song of the summer would last 20 years. Now there are 10 songs of the summer and you hear them 8 months later and think to yourself I remember that song. But I could see millennials and generation Y not understanding. The entertainment industry as a whole is a completely different animal now compared to Is 30 or 40 years ago

Uh margarita ville is biggest example Jimmy buffet is a billionaire off of one song. Saw an ad for margarita ville shoes yesterday

Grunge doesn't suck. You should be able to appreciate both. I have friends that pigeon hole themselves into only.listening to one type of music or one genre of rock. A person loses out when they do that. I was raised by my parents on classic rock. To me, Led Zeppelin is the greatest band ever. Then I listened to alot of 80s. Loved alot but didn't think it was all grand. Night Ranger were great. I loved Brad Gillis and especially Jack Blades. Saw Dokken. Saw LA Guns. Saw KIX live and they were great. They weren't as popular as some of the other hair bands, but they were great live. Tesla were phenomenal. I liked alot of other great bands that started in the 80s that you probably never touched or thought of. Most are still around today in some form. Pixies. Soul Asylum were epic. The Replacements. Dinosaur Jr, Husker DU. Grunge was awesome. You can't tell me you didn't like any Nirvana? Pearl Jam. Soundgarden with the now deceased Chris Cornell? He had the voice of a generation. It gave birth to the Foo Fighters. One of the very finest and talented bands of the past 25 yrs, and one of my all time favorites

@@sdc7823 it's called an opinion...grunge does suck, and so does today's music....

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@@tttarms1970 If you say so.......I guess Grunge bands have all sucked themselves into the Hall of Fame and sold more albums than Night Ranger ever thought about selling.

@@sdc7823 that hall of fame has no credibility what so ever....when you induct...public enemy donna summer and all the other shit....and thin lizzy is still not I. There?? So your comment means shot, and by the way selling more does not mean your better. Like metallica being the "best" metal band out there.... not even fucking close...

It's so hard for fans of metal, hard rock and hair bands to admit that that genre imploded on itself; it had been dead and bloated for at least a couple years by the time Nirvana hit.

He was the other guitar player opposite Brad Gillis. Check out some of the 80's and early 90's albums. Very good. Beck took his place. He used to play for Winger.

Gothic, all our music is created for the MRB. Glad you like it.

Saw cannibal corpse in GJ….oddest place I ever thought I’d see those guys.

Maybe he doesn't include the time they broke up?

cool band but in no way metal, even back then.

Seriously. Commercial hard rock, but definitely not metal.

It died when Kurt died.

I agree. A couple of 80s bands (Def Lep, VH) went that route and I'm like 🤦‍♂️.

@@sappersteel532 I know what you mean

Sure it does - Nirvana songs are still played regularly on rock radio and they're still popular with young rock fans in their teens and early-to-mid 20's (the small percentage that still like rock, that is).

And 90s rock is pure noise.

@@sappersteel532 ok boomer

Fail #2, but keep playing. You're probably use to participation trophies, eh?

@@sappersteel532 boomer tears are the saltiest The irony- who here is offended? Lol get fucked

@@Plisken65 it’s aged better than 80s hair metal lmfao Your still able to grow a mullet and keep your Trans Am on the road?

First album was the best.

@@dimndcristo Not sure how you got that from what I wrote, but okay. 😀

Stick with Nirvana which in terms of cheese was ass cheese.

@@Plisken65 like this band?

Excellent observational theory. Never thought of it that way. Just as my older brothers were into Chicago and Elton John in the early 70s I was into Kiss and Led Zeppelin and eventually Iron Maiden and Judas Priest and so on

Added. But I still pick up CDs at yard sales and swap meets and still will go to a show if it’s someone worth seeing or free tix!