The Masters Apprentice: Turn Up your Radio (Psychedelic Rock classic): Reaction 

The blonde in the light colour pants is Glen Wheatley, later to become John Farnham's manager. R.I.P Glen xxxxx This song was so new and radical in the day. We loved it...

The Master's best song was "It's because I love you". Great band. RIP Glen Wheatley, a great musician, a great manger, a great friend and a great guy.

An absolute classic by the masters apprentices , hard to think it was 52 years ago. I’ll just go and get my walking frame now. And yeah, rip glen Wheatley and Jim Keys. and now to the Hoodoo Gurus. Yeah .

Thank you so much. Loved it. For me ‘It’s Because I Love You’ was their masterpiece. It is still one of my all-time favourite songs.

70's Aussie pub rock. Leave the punters wanting more.

They actually won the Battle of The Bands and won a recording session at Apple Studios in London....For some visa issues they could not perform live in London......Check out a track named "Its because I Love You", which is recorded in the same studio as the Imagine Album....

I used to play alto sax in High School and this song is designed to basically fall out of an alto sax, and so every kid learns it. Or used to. It's almost like "chopsticks" on the piano. Just before Jim Keays passed on, he was a patient of mine, and I thanked him for this song . He said that the best song he ever wrote was a song called...and we went into unison "It's Because I Love You". He fixed his eyes on me and said "Most people think that's called 'Do What You Wanna Do Be What You Wanna Be. That song has seen me through a lot of hard times, Matthew." "You've got an ad on at the moment for Jeeps I see." I was referring to the 70 year anniversary of Jeep ads we had featuring a 70 year old ex-footballer called Tommy Hafey I used to train with at the gym. "I do? Shit, Matt, they've used that song to sell everything now." He was more interested in my shitty little pub band, and the people we knew in common. Wanted to know how I knew Tommy, and when he found the singer and guitar player and I were good mates with Tommy's nephew, a very good blues harp player he was so stoked I had trouble getting an IV line in him. He kept jumping around. He didn't live a lot longer, but he was, like most of the former stars I have met, massively down to earth and a decent bloke.

Around that time in Australia, everything was nuts. Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs "Mama, live on GTK" was/is berserk! The funny thing was, it was filmed, drug soaked and manic, a mad jam, shown before the ever so staid 7pm ABC News! It remains one of the great heart starters, an early heavy rock song, one of the first.

So glad I grew up through the seventies and eighties in Oz we had so much great music the rest of the world never heard

I used to dance to The Masters Apprentices (and the other big bands of the time) at "Devil's Disco", held on Friday nights in the Catholic Hall at the back of the convent in Ipswich Queensland 1968-1970 aged 14-15yrs. It was well supervised. Memories.

Yes!! What's My Scene? Hoodoo Gurus!

Stevie Wright - Evie 1, 2 and 3. Undisputed forgotten masterpiece of 1974. It's a roller coaster, marathon of a story but the chart buster of 1974 for sure.

So many great songs in such a short time. "Easy to Lie", "Elevator Driver", "Living in a Child's Dream" "5:10 Man", "Love Is", "Future of our Nation" and more....................

Dejavu. I was all excited for a minute thinking week 3 had started. But more than happy to watch these guys again ...and again!! I really loved the 2nd track as well. Nice flash backs as well

A totally different style and their ultimate track ..... "It's Because I love You" - you'll love it as much as Russell Morriss for sure !

Another great band from little old Adelaide. By the way Chas Chandler was also manager of Slade. What a ripper band

How on earth did I miss this reaction? They wrote this song as a protest to radio stations that wouldn't play their music, because, they said, they were too loud. So they thought, "Loud you say? We'll give you loud!" They also have a beautiful ballad, their first big hit I think 🤔, don't quote me on that, called It's because I love you.

Brian Jones ( Stones)taught Jim Keyes how to play blues harmonica well in London.

Hi. Because of its isolation, Australia had a great little music scene, especially in the 70's and 80's. Bands like Mental as Anything (If You Leave Me Can I Come Too and The Nips Are Getting Bigger), or The Radiators (Coming Home or Give Me Head). We had our Kiwi invasion, bands like Dragon or Misex. It was a great time

Living in a Child's Dream...amazing.

he recalled later he couldnt remember doing this song as he was drunk

That was completely new to me, and I loved it! 🤠

Great band, great track, Aussie rock has always deserved much more international acclaim.

'Nother piece of trivia, the drummer for the Masters, Colin Burgess, was one of the earliest drummers for AC/DC

met Jim quite a few times as his son James was the boyfriend of a barmaid at my local and Jim popped in reasonably frequently. Top bloke!

That was fantastic! We loved Master’s Apprentices.

The Masters Apprentices went to England and recorded at Abbey Road. Jim Keays, the lead singer, spoke to John Lennon apparently.

I recall seeing this band play in Victoria Park, Sydney in '69. Sydney pub scene was out of this world with great live bands. Jolly good fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just as good second time around :P

Absolutely brilliant Aussie band. RIP Jim and Glenn ❤

It's been decades since I've heard the version by the Masters and the Hoodoos, and almost forgotten how good it was.

Wowww, another teaser for Aussie Week 3? It doesn't matter, this was a fantastic double shot. I am going to have to sneak into Patreon and stalk George's 4 'Guru tracks. I am interested to see what he came up with. You guys have the greatest contributors who suggest simply massive material. I love it. Keep the good stuff coming.

G'day This gentlemen is how we grew up down under.

It got through this time gents!😮👍 Glad to see. A classic gem❤️

So bloody fantastic

Funny Glen Wheatley story he was very annoyed when found out that while away one of the assistants had reject a novelty song called "Shaddap You Face' by Joe Dolce No. 1 in Australia for 8 weeks the UK for 3 and reached number one 11 other countries It is the most successful Australian produced single in Australian music history, with sales of over 350,000 copies. and sold over 6 million copies world wide

The pub rock scene in Melbourne in the 60's& 70's was hard and fast loud and rock solid with Billy Thorpe, The Twilights, The EasyBeats, Axiom in the late sixties then in the 70's we had Skyhooks, Sherbert, Hush, Lobby Loyde, Kevin Borich, ACDC Stevie Wright, Split Ends, Dragon, TMG and many more who just made the pub scene huge so every week you had so many choices to go see who ever you wanted but they didn't just play in pub's they played everywhere so if you were to young to get into the pub you could see them in halls and out door's concerts as well it was fantastic

excellent choice gentlemen

Love the Hoodoo’s brilliant live band....

Don't forget "Think About Tomorrow Today"

You bet we had a good time!! Saw The Masters & The Gurus live many times!!

Man the scene in Oz is still pumping get down here and listen to us go OFF!!!

Hey, glad to see it was freed. Watched it on the back channel, will watch it again.

Always reminds me of St Louis by The Easybeats, although they’re very different songs. I think it’s just the delivery and the rock sound with the wall of brass/horns.

Lots of people have already suggested it, but “It’s because I love you” should’ve been a massive international hit. It’s a classic that still sounds great today. Tell your mate in Aus to chuck it on the list for week 3.

I suffer from vertigo and had forgotten how psychedelic this video was 😂 Glad you enjoyed the track; it's considered a seminal song in Oz music history. Because I Love You was the band's other big hit. Completely different feel from Turn Up Your Radio but just as good. As for the Hoodoo Gurus, I saw them several times in my 'yoof' and they are absolutely cracking 😊 My Girl, Bittersweet and The Right Time are worth checking out if you haven't already.

Russel Morris (1970s) and his song/video 'The Real Thing' is THE pschedeliclic masterpiece. His classic, 'Wings of an Eagle' one of Australia's great songs (not many would argue). Please, if you haven't, check Russel out.

Literally heard that again on the radio just yesterday - still getting play time on current FM!

A classic reaction to a classic song.

Have a look at 5:10 man - and my personal favourite Living In a Childs Dream. They were in the UK for some time by the way

My mother had this song play as we carried her coffin out, it’s very special to me

RIP drummer Colin Burgess, later to be the original drummer for AC/DC. Up there now with his old Masters bandmate Jim Keays.

Love your show. I hate to say this but the Master's Apprentices plagerised the main guitar rift from Tommy James & The Shondells - Hanky Panky 1966 ! . . check it out

Masters Apprentices became super popular again in the late 80s - we were right into them when I was in high school. I think it was when their greatest hits album was released and this track was all over the radio. It used to pack the dance floor at a school formal. I'm pretty sure we were the only country where the DJ at a school formal followed a Prince Song with Turn up your Radio.

as rough and corny Prisoner could be every episode had a gem of humanity it . And the old lady was Lizzy or Elspeth Florence , great show and still current

Australian bands found it nearly impossible to break into the British and American live circuit's.

wow... um... ah.. yeah. I don't know whether to hate it or love it.😜. OK, It's fun. The last bit got me!

The Masters were it! We were sooooo isolated in Oz in the 60s but we had these amazing blues based fiends of players. Chain, Easybeats, Billy Thorpe. Evie by Stevie Wright is the killer track. Parts 1, 2 and 3. Heartbreaking. I still listen to it 50 years later. And the second version is just fantastic. All great players. Rick Grossman on bass, Faulkner would have been in awe of Keays. Wheatley, so good.

It's Because I love You Is a number 1 classic by the Masters

Hi Guys the guy doing the video just got into their stash, best fun you could have for 10 bucks in the 70 s. Great pub bands everywhere in Oz Cheers

Great band in Phase Two of its life had a mild hit in UK with Because I live you and a great first hit with Undecided Like The Easybeats fate music tastes changed from Rock to psychedelic music

The second video was the Masters Apprentices with the Hoodo Gurus, another great Australian band.

I hope your man has the saints on his list. I'm stranded was the world's first punk song but it's their song KNOW YOUR PRODUCT that I want you to see. A punk song with trumpets doesn't sound like something anyone would want to hear but it's great.

Classic song built around a simple rock riff. Saw this band live in the late 60's playing this song - no horn section but the band was so loud you'd swear there was.

Looks like both bands together and everyone present.... gurus and the masters.

Looking for Masters Apprentices from the legendary Swedish band 'Opeth' I bumped into this Australian treat of yours: The Masters Apprentice, never heard of them too, fantastic footage, great energie. These tracks do remind me of The Sonics ("live at easy street" is great) from the sixties, they are probably the inspiration for this Aussie band. Check it out, you will see/hear the resemblance. The Hives from Sweden are in the same genre, they are the modern equivalent, a super energetic live band, for years they were headlining the big festivals. Back to the start; Swedish Opeth: don't do them, not here, not in private, it really is to heavy;-) Bye.

What! What ! What ! Has Week 3 started? No-one told me! This is a recording-Remember to do the newer band, The Teskey Brothers. Loved the second, updated version of 'Turn Up Your Radio' with the MAs AND the HGs.

Billy Thorpe "Some where over the rainbow" Enjoy.

Great song.. best song was their first "Undecided".... just pure raw rock n roll

An absolute fav from childhood, another for you could be Powderfinger - (Baby I've Got You) On My Mind, official vid is very reminiscent of my garage band days..lol

"In 1970...Jim Keays was recording an album with the Masters at Abbey Road at the same time Lennon was recording his first solo album. Keays was left speechless when Lennon stood alongside him to pee at the Abbey Road urinal. “Because it was John Lennon, I couldn’t utter a syllable, and I went ‘Aaah, aah, waah, waah!’ And he finished his wee and walked out.”

Off kilter, must be an English term for getting old. Greetings from Sydney.

Couldnt agree more chaps ...if that was an english or yank track- it would be a worldwide classic to this day

Have you heard of Gerry Humphreys and his band The Loved Ones? A great band from the 60s.

Another pysch classic from that time worth a listen is Russell Morris the Real thing produced by Aussie ledgend molly meldrum.....so many Oz rock tunes never made their way to the rest of the world But DEFINITELY HAVE A GO AT THE REAL THING!!!!!!

dogs up north like licking the cane toads because they get high!!!

Brilliant track but I was 5. 11 years later off the groundbreaking album days of innocence the most Aussie track you could react to, busting loose by moving pictures...or I'll send my auntie Joan round to convince you...Joan Ferguson, think you know her as the freak 🤣

A boatload of acid. You betcha, I had my share, but something more rare, but I had access - was Mescaline. I have no way of telling how muych damage it did to my young brain, but there was some benefits - as Leary said, drop acid, and experience god. After so many years literally hearing this on the radio, and turning it up, this is the first time I have seen the original video. I actually liked the camera work. Quite mad for the time. The Masters were brilliant. But I do love the Hoodo-Gurus version even better. Such a great Aussie classic song.

Can highly recommend Daryl Cotton from Zoot (Rick Springfield used to be with them.) Russell Morris and Jim Keays Live at the Basement. Gosh it was great. 🇦🇺🎸⚡️🤘🏿🤘🏼💋🎸

I've always liked Hoodoo Gurus and I've never heard this song version... but Dave Faulkner's voice for this song... he's got nothing on Jim Keays

Not convinced this has stood the test of time, I would be surprised if Jim could talk after the recording. Cheers.

Those dancers at the end tag take me back to the old English imported shows with the Pan's People (I think) dancers and those othe dancers called the Young? or New? Generation. When I see the backing dancers on The Graeme Norton Show these days, I think that nothing much has changed in that department over there, except that there are no more brollies, shiny macs and gumboots. We had copies of those type of backing dance routines in the 60's/70's too which Gina Riley (Kim of KATH AND KIM) sent up hilariously. Still on you tube. THE SATURDAY SHOW.

Cell Block H is actually called Prisoner. It was renamed in the UK.

They had a world wide number 1 with It's Because I love You

Try Skyhooks, Sherbet. Two Great Aussie 70s bands. And Zoot!

Doug Ford, the guitarist, was still playing around Brisbane recently.

Take a look at The Party Boys doing the John Kongos classic "He's Gonna Step On you Again". Great musicians and a great singer with a little known Englishman on bass (great player).

I remember in Oz in the late 60s there was a dispute between the radio stations and English labels (probably over money / royalties or something) that resulted in the stations having a ban on most if not all english music. Can't remember how long it went for but I do remember a mate saying " Oh great now all we're gonna have to listen to is the Beach Boys' cotton fields . We were both very depressed at the prospect. Perhaps that event had something to do with the evolution of Oz Rock.

Look up Zoot. They did a version of Elenore Rigby that is awesome. Top song in Aus in 1970??

Party song of all party songs , Jim Keays had some amazing gigging stories . In the 70s you could just leave your job sign on to the dole and not look for work thanks to the Labor Government , there were bands everywhere and live pub gigs everywhere , Some bands would play 3 gigs a night ,no one was getting rich you could do it because you had a dole check coming in

John Butler, Ocean studio Yep

I’m amazed nobody has mentioned The Saints yet. One of the earliest punk bands anywhere in the world. You gotta check out “Stranded”

BTW in Australia we new Cell Black H as Prisoner

A lot of Aussies are divided on who were the best 60s band …The Masters or The Easybeats !

That's gotta be a classic comment...the cameraman licked a toad. Havin fun here.

The great Billy Thorpe

Wars or Hands of Time ….a great anti war song by them.

This is from the Australian TV show "Uptight" where that camera zoom in & out was used a lot. Even in '68 I found Uptight cringeworthy.

Stuff just got real

Dont forget songs by the loved ones in the 60s