Nancy is the sister playing the guitar. She plays so good and was an inspiration to many young female guitar players in the 70's & 80's, me being one of them. I was and still am a huge Heart fanatic. Magic Man is another really good song to check out.
@timmoser3526 because in that era it was rare to see a female guitarist in a rock band. Some young girls at the time found inspiration in it, that women could be super talented rock stars as well. Simple answer really.
@@iesickboy I know when, I also know that somehow gender race religion somehow changes the narrative! I say it’s demeaning to use any of these to describe a person! The are amazing musicians, period! And they happen to be female!
My husband was a professional musician and met them at a gig. In a world of egos and arrogance, he said they were absolutely lovely. They asked a lot of questions about his music and were extremely interested. Really decent professionals, and so talented!
I went to a house party in 1979 and hung out with Mike Derosier for a few hours. He was the sweetest person. Fast forward 38 years... I went to a Heart by Heart gig and talked with Mike again after the show... he is still a sweet soul. ❤
The Midnight Special was a weekly TV show that featured actual live music. It's how most of us 60s & 70s kids got our music education! It was hosted by Wolfman Jack, a true pioneer in Rock radio!
Gen X was listening to Wolfman Jack before we went to school...I love YT, they have everything! WOLFMAN JACK PLAYLIST ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-sbpDqtb3T_8.html
And Led Zeppelin was a group they really admired ,thats why they stepped up to honor them at the Kennedy Center with that fabulous tribute singing Stairway To Heaven....these sisters are great!
And she kept it. It one thing to have it another to actually keep it. Even stevie as much as I love her I have to say her voice changed (I've seen the interviews with her talking about the coke) most of them lose it with age because they don't stay at it. They don't continue it . Look at vince neil of motley crue.
Ann's voice was and is GOLDEN. Powerful, smooth, clear...perfection. Nancy was a powerhouse musician in her own right. What a duo. Thank for the reaction BP!
Dog and Butterfly kills me. Though I know the song is not about a dog and a butterfly, I had a white female basset hound that loved everything and everybody. Sweetest dog I probably have ever had and always happy. She would follow butterflies and wag her tail. She passed on about a year ago and it broke me for several months. Now when ever I hear that song I tear up. I have never had that happen before and I have had many dogs and cats in my day. This one just etched herself in my heart deeper then the others.
I'm a 55 year old black Bahamian woman. I was totally into Heart with their 80s hits: "Never" and "What About Love". But I was introduced to them at around age 5 by my older sister in the 70s. Love their 70s song, "Magic Man" (the long version). Love them in the Bahamas still. Pray for Ann who has recently been diagnosed with cancer.
Heart done a tribute to Led Zeppelin with their song “stairway to heaven” They got a standing ovation from all of the led zeppelin band members still alive. Absolutely epic
Ann and Nancy's Stairway dedication to Led Zepp is epic, have to listen to that one. Kennedy Arts honor. Both of them have great voices and Nancy backs up Ann very well🙂One of the best voices out there!
@@brucefrank5556 Thanks I didn't check, just went with the title of this video which says first time reaction to Heart so....I don't normally watch his reactions.
Magic man has to be next. I was lucky enough to see them live in Toronto in the early 90s and they kicked ass in every way. Ann's vocals are insane. Great reaction and Peace out ✌️ ☮️ 🙏
She sang Led Zeppelin tunes effortlessly. Not many people can sing Robert Plant, but damn she can. Watch them at the Kennedy Center Honors doing Stairway to Heaven.
Ann (dark hair) and Nancy (blonde hair) both sing songs, write music and play different instruments. Ann is the primary singer and plays flute & guitar. Nancy sings lead on several songs, but mostly secondary vocals, guitars, mandolin, piano and autoharp.
Heart was and still is a force in rock. Nancy, (blond), is not only very underrated as a guitarist but was never given due credit for her vocals. Ann could outshine anyone, but Nancy is no slouch. For a whole different vibe and see how talent lives on, check out Heart live in Olympia. (I wanna say 2016). Nancy leads on "These Dreams". Ann's back-up is perfect.
This is my all-time favorite song from Heart. I got to see Heart 12 years ago so awesome! I love everything about this song the voice (Ann Wilson) and the guitar riffs and drums!!! Pure Awesomeness!!! ❤
The 70s were magical. Memories of high school flash by in my mind every time I hear Heart. Along with Jimi Hendrix and Nirvana , Heart is Seattle’s pride and joy.
Yes!!!!! 🥰 Saw them open for Journey. I was in the second row when she did it right in front of me... will never forget the laugh she had after she did it. Pure joy watching the crowd go bananas!
Whaaaaaat!!! WHAT!!! My junior high school girlfriend once called me over her house because her mom was working. Alone in the house! I was 13-14 years old and was so nervous for many a reason. But I knew this was it. My first French kiss. Not going to lie, at that age the thought of touching tongues really freaked me out. I went over there so nervous. She answered the door in a blazer and nothing else. Needless to say. I got my first French kiss that day and we listened to Hearts greatest hits. What a memory
Had tickets for their Boise show. They had to cancel due to Ann Wilson being recently diagnosed with cancer and doing chemotherapy now. Prayers out to her for a swift recovery. Such a great voice. Their Led Zeppelin tribute of stairway to heaven at the Kennedy Center is amazing.
Caught them in concert in May 2024, sadly they had to cancel the rest of their tour after Ann Wilson was diagnosed with cancer... she's been real update and hopes to continue their farewell tour in 2025. They were both still great in concert.
You need to react to the Heart's tribute performance of Stairway To Heaven at the Kennedy Center Honors with the members of Led Zepplin with tears in their eyes. Ann and Nancy Wilson blew the roof off the place! Thanks!
Heart, Joan Jett, Pat Benetar, Dixie Chicks, Jopin, LaBelle, and Motown of Supremes, and many women who broke barriers It wasn't easy for them. Cher, Stevie Nicks, and Linda Ronstadt too. Rock had the hardest like Heart.
1. My mom went into labor with me while watching the Midnight Special on May 11, 1973. I've been a music lover ever since. 2. My parents took me to my 1st concert when I was 10, and it was Heart. I've seen them many times over the years, and they are phenomenal.
My sister and I have seen Heart live 4 times. Ann and Nancy are legendary. We were supposed to see them in November 2024. They postponed due to medical issues with Ann.
Such an iconic song. Ann wrote the lyrics, Nancy wrote the sweet acoustic guitar parts and Roger wrote that great electric guitar riff. Roger co-founded Heart, in 1967, with bassist Steve Fossen. Ann auditioned for them in 1970 and they immediately hired her. Nancy joined Heart in 1974.
Yes, please watch Heart's tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center Honors if you haven't already done so. They performed Stairway to Heaven and it was unbelievably good. Led Zeppelin members in the balcony were visibly moved.
Saw Heart live in ‘77 on the beach in Ft. Walton Beach, Fl.(my childhood hometown). It was A-mazzzz-ing!!! It was my very first concert at age 8 with my aunt Bobcat(Lisa)…she was a major life long hippie, Crazy Wild and 8 months pregnant at the time. Needless to say it was an absolute blast!😆🤣🤣
Ann is kicking azz with the vocals, meanwhile, big sister is on full charge jumping around beating her guitar to pieces. So glad you are watching it live. You're missing nothing from the studio and seeing everything live. Nothing but musicians and talent. Great show...
Ann Wilson has a voice like no other- so effortless. Ann and Nancy both have an amazing amount of talent. I also recommend listening to the fully mastered released version too. Chills man.
For a change up, you might want to check out their song, “Dog & Butterfly”. It’s a gentle, mellow song that always struck as a song encapsulating joyful innocence.
Ann Wilson had the perfect female Rock voice. She moved effortlessly between her head and chest. No one sounds quite right when they try to do that "CRAZY". The way she slides down and belts at the same time... I love her so much. I wanted to be her.
I love the way you keep going on about in ears. In ears are still about 20 yrs away at this point. Until the early to mid 90s you had to rely on floor monitors
@@BlackPegasusRaps oh and PS if you want to react to unique name and fun song I submit to you Dr Hook and the Medicine show. The song would be Cover of the Rolling Stone. Enjoy your week and look forward to more great reactions
Love Heart and got to see them as the opening band to April Wine in 1975 and they were awesome! Anne has just been diagnosed with cancer and has had to stop touring. Wish her the best of luck with her treatment and hope for a full recovery. Love your reactions, thanks for sharing.
I love it when Luke Skywalker comes in with the electric guitar. One of my favorite bands growing up. I love Dog and Butterfly. Her voice is just incredible.
Heart is from Seattle, and we have been raised with them here. Lucky us. I never see reactors react to a great song of theirs, Dog and Butterfly. It would be nice to see a reaction to that song. Your reaction was fantastic. This band is legendary and deserves any props they get. Ann Wilson is the best female rock vocalist of all time.
Killer song! The Wilson sisters kick A$$. They can rock with any male rock group. Nancy can hold her own on guitar and Ann's vocals are just incredible. So many good songs to listen react to. One of those bands that sounds as great live as they do on albums.
This performance was on "Midnight Special". It was a TV Show that showcased different bands back in the early 1970s and all performances were just like this, live, unfiltered, and raw. Really cool to look back and remember how music was then.
I saw Heart on the Dreamboat Annie Tour. It was fantastic. Love the sound of that Ovation guitar on the intro. Anne's voice has gotten better and better over the years. In concert back then they always did a few Led Zeppelin songs in addition to their own stuff.
When the sisters watched the Beatles on tv they were about 10-13 years old. Most of the girls watching wanted to date or marry the Beatles. The Wilson sisters decided that night they wanted to be the Beatles. Tremendous catalog from the 70's. Although they have a few performances out there from more recent vintage. Unbelievable show from 2002 in Seattle with many of the songs performed acoustically by the two sisters. I think that version of "Alone" is the best I've heard them perform that song. And as others have mentioned, the 2009 performance of Stairway to Heaven (where they're anything but alone) shows Ann could still sing at age 59.
Back then, we expected the artists to sound very similar to their studio versions when in concert. Since most were great musicians and artists to start with working with raw instruments and voice in the studio, many pulled it off.
Anne and Nancy were inspired to become rock musicians by "Lead Zeppelin". When Lead Zeppelin became a National Treasure at the Kennedy Center, Heart performed "Stairway to Heaven" for them as a tribute to them. I strongly recommend you react to that live performance.
Heart got their big break in 1975 backing up Rod Stewart in Montreal. I was at that show..as a teenager, there was nobody like Heart. They were a rock inspiration for teenage girls like me. Through the years I've seen them 2 other times. They still have it!
Heart, One of my all-time favorite groups! Ann's voice is so powerful and incredible. Thank you so much for reviewing them. (Also, I think you are one of my favorite reactors.)
So many great songs by them in the 70s and 80s. Nancy's guitar work is so underrated, I still can't get over that, and living in the Seattle area I've talked to quite a few people who had them just like drop in on their performances. Lower level bands just doing the club circuit and that kind of thing, and they said they were always kind and professional and just really generous with their time. And the fact that they stood up in a wild west of male performers and held their own and got everybody's respect is a big deal. Like you said, they were an inspiration for a lot of females; that you didn't just have to be the object of songs or the object of fantasies. That you could also get out there and be the artist yourself, and make your voice heard when you're talking about things that are different than what the guys would talk about in that situation. The industry really did Ann dirty in the 80s. She had gained some weight after ending her relationship that was the inspiration for quite a few of the songs from the 70s, and they kept filming only her face like she was some kind of ogre they couldn't show... and then they really kind of did Nancy dirty too by making her play a caricature in those 80s music videos. She had to basically act like the guys did, dry humping around while playing. It was really dumb, because obviously when she plays without anybody telling her to do that stuff, she plays like a focused and professional person and not like somebody who's trying to f*** their guitar, and it's just really frustrating how they sexualized them in such a really gross way in the 80s. This song, if you pay attention to the lyrics, is an anti-war song, and it's really profound actually. Where there are those moments where the world is going insane and everything is awful and you don't understand why people can't just get their s*** together, and all you really have left to do when you're wondering if a bomb will drop tomorrow is go crazy on each other if you have somebody to do that with, and try not to think about it and just celebrate the fact that at this particular moment, you actually are alive. Intense stuff.
It was 1973 or so me and friends were at an outdoor concert . it rained about 11pm and most people left before Heart the last to play came on. My row spot was in front of Ann and it was “Schwing,” “party on. Before Heart ELO lit the sky with lasers not far above our heads coming from all over. It was trippy. Love the channel too.
These two sisters are insanely good! Great choice and reaction! I hope you will do more Linda Ronstadt. Her catalogue is huge, diverse and amazing. 🌸✌️
I saw them in Jr. High stationed at Barksdale AFB Bossier City around 1977 and was blown away, was 3rd row from the stage. My jaw was dropped the whole damn concert, I rocked out !! 🔥
Nancy is one the the best ever rhythm guitarist!!! I've heard stories from the grunge players from Seattle sitting and jamming with her until their hands were shredded and she is still ripping along. Great player!!!!
Heart was a favorite of mine since they hit the radio. Here's a little something that will blow your mind. Their dad was the Commandant of the Marine Corps and a member of the joint chiefs of staff early in my USMC career and I am pretty sure her was still there at the time of this recording. I remember seeing Nancy playing this song and the back of her guitar was a giant USMC round metallic seal. If you ever see her later in life I am sure she still keeps one on the back of her acoustic guitar. They have earned it - Semper Fi Nancy and Ann!
Would love to hear you do Dog and Butterfly. Another rabbit hole would be to pick an episode of Midnight Special to showcase. It would be a long reaction but worth it. I just watched the one where Richard Pryor hosted. That's a good one. It had Olivia Newton John and Boz Scaggs just to name two artists
Thanks BP for the reaction. I love Heart! So much talent and so many hits. Listen to " Dog And The Butterfly " to hear a beautiful song and Ann's beautiful voice. The song was inspired by a scene they witnessed from their tour bus of a dog chasing a Butterfly through a meadow. When you hear the song you can visualize the scene
One of my favorites still to this day. I got to see them perform once, but Nancy was on maternity leave. It was still amazing. I understand that Ann was an introverted person... and then discovered her powerful pipes. They were nicknamed "Little Zeppelin", if I remember correctly. Their tribute to Zeppelin doing Stairway to Heaven was awesome. Definitely check out more Heart. An older, softer tune I'd recommend is "Dog and the Butterfly," but there's also Magic Man, etc. 😊
hey, a born Seattlite . as a girl in 1970's and 1980's, it was a pride thing knowing Heart was from Seattle--the radio deejays reminded us of this. they were considered a rock band.
I can listen to Heart all day! Ann & Nancy are legends and definitely inspired me to play music. Magic Man should be next, but to hear their amazing harmonies, you have to react to Straight On and Dog & Butterfly
❤❤ it I saw my 1st concerts in 1975...my 1st 5...Doobie Brothers, Peter Frampton, Queen,Rush, Heart & Jethro Tull...Heart was SO Awesome...to see Girls do kick ass Rock!! ❤❤ Love the reaction Rock On Pegasus ❤❤
