I hope The Guess Who gets their place in the rock and roll hall of fame; they definitely deserve it. And Boston? Oh my goodness, what a band! Their songs are timeless.
That Boston isn’t in The R&R Hall of Fame is another ‘bullet point’ warning to the actual talent from record companies to say “yeah, we’ll make you the star as long as we get all the money! KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT, PLAY THE MUSIC AND BE HAPPY WE TURNED THE SPOTLIGHT ON YOU FOR AWHILE! Signed, The Lawyers.
I can’t believe the Guess Who aren’t in the Hall of Fame. They had a multitude of classic hits. These Eyes, Undun, No Sugar Tonight, Albert Flasher, Laughing, No Time, American Woman, Hand Me Down, Clap for the Wolfman, and my favorite no one has ever heard-Attila’s Blues-it’s a classic Guess Who and their lyrics.
Don McLean's 'Vincent' was always one of those songs when I was a kid that made me stop, listen and really feel what the song was saying... it reminds me still of my dad who struggled all his life with mental illness. I think it truly helped me to have a deeper sense of compassion for my dad.
Although an incredible song, many people didn't get it and it helped reinforce the irrational thought that a person named Vincent was not alright in the head. Ironic as the preceding years before that Vincent was one of the most popular names fro male children.
There's a reason why the 1970's is my favorite music decade. It was a very diverse period with songs. On one radio station you could hear rock, disco, folk, country, and punk. There hasn't been another decade like it before or since then...
@@auldthymer There's also an oddity all-female band from '67. Did one album. Were sort of coerced into being a band by their dad. Widely known as a prime example of "So bad, they're good." You can judge for yourself. The Shaggs. Best idea is to do a search for "Worst album ever made"-- you'll get the full story in animated form... if you're interested.
Mine too. People look at me like I'm nuts when I say that because it wasn't one of their big radio hits, but it's a great song and has one of the best guitar solos ever recorded. Tom was on fire when he recorded that. BTW, Rick Beato has a fantastic "What Makes This Song Great" episode for that song (here on RU-vid). He did one for "More Than a Feeling" too, which is just as good. Highly recommended if you haven't seen them.
Burton Cummings is great. The Guess Who has always been under appreciated, which is surprising due to their large catalogue. It took the Doobies way too long to get into the R&R HOF, hopefully, the Guess Who will follow suit and finally get their due recognition.
Oh but don't worry, Run DMC is in there🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. I lived right up the road just 20 minutes away from the rock hall for 11 years and refused to set foot in the place because they are but not bands like Slade that influenced too many bands to name and Ozzy himself said that Noddy Holder quite possibly has the greatest voice ever in rock, but they're not in there and some of the bands that are, what a joke.
Years ago, I had the exquisite pleasure of attending a Blue Oyster Cult concert. Not only did they play my favorite, Don't Fear The Reaper, but they introduced to me, Godzilla. I've loved it ever since.
BOC is one of the few bands that plays strictly for the enjoyment of their fans. They have been out of the spotlight since the 80s but have continued to tour pretty much constantly since their inception. They will pretty much play anywhere for anyone who will have them and they never disappoint. They have one of the most loyal and rabid fan bases.
@@mikee2923 They still tour and have new music out,The Symbol Remains. JoeBouchard has new music out with Blue Coup and solo. Albert has also released Imaginos the way he intended it to be.
@@snoopy9244 The Symbol Remains was easily the best album of 2020. But I’m an old fart that hasn’t really liked much new music since the early 90s. Both the Bouchard brothers are in Blue Coupe with Dennis Dunaway from the original Alice Cooper band, hence the name. I do need to check them out because I always believed the Bouchard brothers were largely responsible for the early mystique of BOC especially Albert. Joe’s contributions to BOC’s song catalog were musically and vocally some of their best. Dennis was also largely responsible for many of Alice Cooper’s early hits. Sounds like a LOT of talent in a band to me. I for one would love to see the Bouchard brothers reunite with Buck and Eric with Ritchie filling in for the departed Allen. Not that there is anything wrong or lacking in the present BOC lineup, but to me nothing compares to the original.
Love me some Burton Cummings. I was absolutely enthralled by his 1976 solo album. I was 16 when it came out, and I played it ALL the time. My favorites were Stand Tall, and I'm scared, but EVERY song was just beautiful. Burton, you ROCK, and should be in the Hall of Fame, with and without The Guess Who.
I've seen Todd solo or with Utopia atleast a dozen times. I've met him a few times too. My all time favorite. A video covering his overall career would connect the dots for most people, who have just heard Todd in the background for 50 years..How About A Little Fanfare!!
I'm a 70 year old Englishman, and love your presentations, give us some of our stuff, sorry, more British stuff ;) Kinks, Small Faces, Yardbirds etc; or 70's Bowie, Mick Ronson, T Rex, Humble Pie. That sort of stuff.
I agree! I'm an English woman, aged 73. Three of these songs I'd never heard before. I didn't know that Suzi Quatro had recorded All Shook Up. Of course, she had massive hits in Britain with Can the Can, Devil Gate Drive and others, and sang the gentler If You Can't Give Me Love with the lead singer of Smokie. I've forgotten his name, but a member of Smokie used to live near me. Was very surprised that Prof thinks that Don McLean's Vincent has been forgotten. I'm sure that it still gets played from time to time on British radio.
Our time was what it was. It defined our youth. The music now is odd to me, doesn't make sense... Well of course doesn't. , it isn't our time under the sun. It belongs to some one else. We were lucky
The only problem with Dream Weaver is it was mixed in stereo as an afterthought. There were stereo mixing methods and effects at the time not used, so what should have been a bigger sound came out rather flat. Imagine that song remastered with the guitar and sax having spatial volume, would make it a more incredible song.
I’m so happy to see the 70s being highlighted. This was an unbelievably creative and prolific era for all music genres. I would love to see something on Elton John. I think his talent and artistry had gotten buried in the camp and glitz pretty early on but during the first half of that decade there was no one bigger or better. Every album from 70-75 was brilliant, just full of depth and emotion, moving from authentically poignant storytelling through evocative dreamscapes into rousing rockers. The man was a force!
Does anyone know the actual title of the tune that has these lyrics: “If ya wanna be happy for the rest of your life, Never make a pretty woman your wife”?
Thank you! That is EXACTLY why I get tired of oldies/70’s stations. They don’t play enough of the great songs. You featured songs that I adore. I turn 60 in 9 days and am starting to feel olde. Your channel has revived me as that number creeps closer.
The Guess Who had so many great songs, their singles are only part of the story. Many of their album tracks are so epic...they were Canada’s best band before Rush and BTO
Many don't understand the meaning of American Woman and it drives me nuts. It was the perfect song for the times and actually even more relevant from 2016 to 2020.
I don’t understand why The Proff considered some of these “hidden” unless a poor kid was from a flyover state without one of the many powerful fm radio stations. Save the Land is a great song and Burton’s story about the Chief on the cover pic was awesome. Hitch a Ride isn’t hidden either. Maybe one could argue it was one of many great songs on the debut but certainly not hidden. I still can’t listen to Vincent without shedding tears. Such a beautiful song with great lyrics. Suzi Q was ok for me and having a woman who wanted to rock as hard as the boys was novel. Blue Oyster Cult was a good band it just happened they were never able to touch Don’t fear the Reaper with any of their other efforts. Didn’t help them that it was the heyday of hard rock bands.
You should have included Linda Ronstadt’s You’re no Good. She was a big deal in the 70’s and it’s weird that classic rock stations ignore her. She was considered the first woman rocker who could fill stadiums. And I remember radio stations playing her music all the time in the 70s. She was on the cover of Rolling Stone four times between 1975 and 1980.
@@alisonmcrae1281 Her back up band was the Eagles. She formed The Eagles. She was bigger than the Eagles until they released Hotel California. Her 1977 album Simple Dreams knocked FleetwoodMac Rumors off the number one spot and stayed number one for 6 weeks. It’s strange to me how forgotten she is today.
Much love for Suzi. Her version of All Shook Up brings back memories of party's in the 70s. We had most of her LPs and Tapes. She blazed the trail for many Great women in Rock. 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎤🥁
There are 2 major groups of Cherokee: Eastern Band, Cherokee Nation of OK plus a smaller band in the southeast US. I’d love to know which group this chief belonged to.
"Dust In The Wind" began as a finger exercise, Kerry's wife loved it & told him he should do something with it. The documentary " Miracles Out Of Nowhere" is great.🎸🥁
The Moody Blues are great. They brought a new sound and a new dimension to the show. The good thing about records and streaming is we can freeze time to an era of the best music ever.
Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman - "Stumbling In" To this day that song still amazes me at how simple and beautiful music was back then.- Today's music just can't compare with music from the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's.
I agree with you. The 4 decades of the 50's, 60's, 70's, and 80's was music at it's very best. Sadly, the 90's started the decline to where we are now.
One of my favorite songs from the late 70s is "Strawberry Letter" by The Brothers Johnson. It's such an amazing and addictive tune and it SHOULD be one of the most played songs on classic hit radio. Unfortunately, it isn't played at all. Such a shame. Same with the song "Livin' It Up (Friday Night)" by Bell & James.
It’s an outrage that Guess Who and BTO are not in the Rock Hall of Fame. Two bands that became legendary successes from Winnipeg, a prairie town in the middle of Canada, is astounding and yet the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ignores this incredible achievement.
The Guess Who was my first concert. 1968. I was four years old. My parents took me with them. It was an outdoor venue, nice summer evening... I remember dancing around with a bunch of other kids in front of the stage. All that music, the lights, the excitement you could feel.... It was magical and I was hooked on music ever since. My album collection may not be worth much in money because they were just used so heavily....but they're worth everything to me. It's still about the music, to me. That's the real value. I still have (literally) my hundreds of albums, a huge pile of 45s, cassettes,...and if you dig deep enough, don't be shocked if you come across any 78s or 8-tracks. ☺️
70's was a great decade to form my introduction to that era of rock music. My Pre Teen days were all about discovery of music on my own terms. Hearing them reminds me of the glorious years of my youth when life was fun and not having to be an adult.
Totally agree 😌. The soundtrack of my youth as well. Luckily I had 3 older sisters with my oldest one that liked the same styles I did. Of all my childhood friends....my best friend was the radio 💗
@@Kevin-zj8ns It was 79. I have it on a K-Tel album I got at Kmart with some other good songs but the main reason I bought it was for that song. They were truly a one hit wonder.
Share the Land has been a favorite of mine since I was young, I am now 66. It was a song that spoke to my soul the first time I heard it. I've alwaysoved The Guess Who. Thank you, so much, for the work you do to bring all this great information to the rest of us.
"Vincent" By McLean is such a beautiful song(lyrics,composition) made me cry like a baby the first time I heard it. The guitar solo from Godzilla is superb too
BOC was the first live show I went to back in 80 at the Boston Garden. They are by far my favorite live band and that's where I really feel they are underrated. They never just played a copy of their studio song, but always changed it up a bit without losing it's sound. Of course Buck's solos were also mind blowing.
Randy does an introduction for a dee jay on a New York City based classic rock station in which he says "this is Randy BACK-man of BAACH-hman Turner Overdrive, and you're listening to".....so i guess it's pronounced both ways, lol.
Having been born and raised in Boston, I'm partial to that band of course. But Don McLean's Vincent brings me to tears every time I hear it. So very poignant and definitely underrated.
Actually if you think about it this is about the only album where every song is in rotation of most classic rock radio stations. I consider this the best album ever recorded because you can hear this album in its entirety every day on classic rock radio even though it has been around for 45 years. I can’t think of any other album, not even Dark Side Of The Moon can lay claim to that.
@@mikee2923 You're very lucky if all the songs on this album are in rotation on your classic rock stations. They're not where I live, but we only have 3 rock stations and 1 is dedicated to new rock. We only get about 5 of the songs. When I was younger I used to hear "let me take you home tonight" but sadly it's been missing from the radio in my area for years. As a person who commutes a long way to work, I get a lot of radio time. I miss the days of radio when DJs played what they wanted to play and corporate analytics didn't determine what songs filled the airwaves. It's also sad to think about how there may never be another album released that comes close to having the abundance of quality material on this one.
They WERE in heavy rotation from 1976 to 1986...every freaking day...multiple times every single day...all day (and night) long. Great songs got played into the ground, unfortunately, but they still are unbelievably perfect, in moderation of course.
Absolutely love this video and the music! I spent my teens in the 80s and have had a lot of people tell me I'm "too young to know" the music from the 70s - but that was the music I loved! Happily shared that love with my son, now almost 20, who listens to The Guess Who, Suzie Quatro, Three Dog Night...all those great 70s musicians. I attended Burton Cummings' solo concert (just a man and his piano) and had the opportunity to speak with him. I was like a 13 yr old meeting Beiber. He asked me what song of his was the first I heard and loved - and I said "I Will Play a Rhapsody". He laughed and said "You're too young to know that song!" I told him "I am almost 50, but real music, good music transcends time and will enrapture anyone, regardless of their age. I was 10 when that song was released and it will always be my favourite. Stand Tall is a close second and my mom said I would sing along with it when it came on the radio." He was silent for a moment then said "Thank you." The man creates beautiful music.
I was like a kid in a sweet shop in the 70's, so much great music at that time, it would take too long to make a list. British and American bands were recording absolutely fantastic albums, the decade for me without a doubt!
🤩 Wow, the 1970's in my opinion is the best musical era of all time. You do realize we had hundreds and hundreds of the greatest most talented musical geniuses ever. You are going to be in this era of music for an extremely long time to give it any kind of justice. Off the top of my head please go through some of the best songs of these 70's band. How about The Sweet (also known as Sweet), Dr Hook (also known as Dr Hook & the Medicine Show), Hot Chocolate because omg you can Not skip the 1970's disco era and bands like Hot Chocolate were fantastic. My fav Hot Chocolate song was Every1's a Winner. You gotta do Gerry Rafferty, please, please. His best two songs ever was was Baker Street (blow your mind sax & guitar solos) and Right Down the Line, both sings 1978. There are so many other great bands and songs but I'll leave my requests at those few so other people have a chance to make their requests and there are going to be tons of requests because we 70's era music fans are countless, especially those of us who actually had the pleasure of living in that era. Thanks. 👍👩🦳
(Not related to music, but the word play) My dad used to say, "How long is a china man" I would answer, "I don't know," then he would say, "Yes, he is!"
70s has so much to offer. I've been digging on How Long by Ace lately. Great hidden gem I suppose. Lee Michaels Do You Know What I Mean. Many others. Great list here too
Slight brush with greatness: Barry Goudreau, Boston guitarist, is my distant cousin. My great-great-grandfather and his great-great-grandfather were brothers.
I love your passion Adam! Obviously you really dig the music, as well as the artists and stories behind the songs. I enjoy how you ask such interesting questions, which is why the artists open up to you and make your interviews so good. Rock on Professor! 🎵🎸🥁🎹🧑🎤🎵 🙏🙏🙏
Here's some news, then: Surviving Sweet guitarist Andy Scott has assembled a new line-up for the band. They have a new single (a cover of their classic "Set Me Free") & a new album called "Isolation Boulevard".
Great job, professor. I sure hope there was more to that Blue Oyster Cult interview than just “Godzilla”. That band deserves its own video. BOC forever!
There is somethingout the character of Burton Cummings' voice that is SO intriguing. Earthy, slightly raspy? I'm not sure how to put words to it. How about a video featuring distinctive voices of the lead vocalists? Cummings, Bon Scott, Janis Joplin, B-Real from Cypress Hill, Shaggy, Etta James, Eddie Shaw......
The Second Best decade ... 60’s being first. Thanks for including The Guess Who and interview with Burton. From an appreciative Canadian fan. You guys ROCK !!
Eureka!!! Professor of Rock is now my favorite RU-vid channel to binge! Like a potato chip, you can't devour just one! I am 60 years old, and this channel brings back some great memories. Keep up the great work!!!
BOC was my favorite band then and they're still one of the best, IMO. Every member was underrated and few of their best tunes ever got the airplay it deserved.
As a musician, it always grates a bit when someone is called "underappreciated". There isn't a musician on this earth that doesn't think that Burton Cummings is legendary!
Agree, but from a different perspective. As it’s all subjective, music is always appreciated or ignored at exactly the right decibel. For me, The Guess Who, Bachman Turner Overdrive, and even Rush (heresy alert) were 70’s backround music. Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and The Band are the musicians who swept down from The Great North and imbedded themselves into the soundtrack of my life. Though TBH, I don’t know why or how Burton Cummings became a punchline for some critics. He does have a strong voice, but neither he nor the lyrics are terribly interesting.
Please make a video about Blue Oyster Cult's "Mirrors" album. The first song "The Vigil" hooked me immediately and is, I believe, a hidden gem for which the band never earned enough acclaim. The whole album is an underappreciated classic IMHO.
You are so right my friend. Blue Oyster Cult is my favourite band of all time and to me, The Vigil is indeed their greatest masterpiece. A song that only BOC fans know about when really it should've been played regularly on classic rock radio stations instead of the repetitive threesome(Burning For You, Godzilla and (Don't fear) the reaper. We need to spread the word about this phenomenal track!
Great decade - great music! This is probably my 5 for this particular list (forgotten gems). (5) I Robot - Alan Parsons Project (4) You Supply the Love - Toto (3) Little Willy - Sweet (2) Long, Long Way from Home - Foreigner (1) The Show Must Go On - Three Dog Night
Some Jethro Tull songs that deserve more respect include “The Whistler,” “To Cry You A Song,” “New Day Yesterday,” “Sweet Dream,” and “Cross-Eyed Mary.”
Love Jethro Tull, have all their albums. One of many favourite tracks was from the album Stand Up and the track "We used to know". Guitar work is simply awesome and a brilliant track, even today.
Fun fact. Any live version of any BOC song is a gem. Extraterrestrial Live is KILLER!!!! Black Blade, Hot Rails to Hell, Cities on Flame, Psychic Wars, Godzilla, Reaper, Joan Crawford.....list goes on!! I don’t know why but BOC live shows are just so much better than the studio recordings. One of the best live bands ever.
I'm sorry I didn't read your comment before I posted my own. When I was watching the professor's video I thought for sure he was going to say Cities on Flame, but then he said Godzilla, I was disappointed. Our local radio station played Godzilla and Don't Fear the Reaper endlessly. I "rediscovered " Cities on Flame a couple of years ago and have kept it in my play list ever since. I have to admit that when I saw BOC at Weedsport in the early 80's, I did like the giant animatronic Godzilla though.
High school grad of 1967. Love it. I know classic rock. I worked in a record shop in1969. Doors, L Zepp., Aretha Franklin, Jethro Tull, Beatles, the Byrds....yeah!
I’ve been watching The Professor of Rock for just a short while, and I gotta say these videos are absolutely incredible - so informative and entertaining. Thanks! Rock on!
Love your content man. I am a huge Suzi Quatro fan and love hearing from her. But as a child of the 70s the song Vincent caught me at an early age. The haunting passion of the song just touches me deep inside.
I have always loved Boston and considered them probably my favorite classic rock band. While they obviously had their hits and are in most conversations about classic rocks bands I think that most don't know or forget and Tom's genius and skills when it came to actually recording, mixing and mastering their music.
One of my favorite songs. I’m a huge fan of sad ballads and Don McClain wrote one of the greatest sad ballads I’ve ever heard. It sounds very similar to Vincent, but instead of an Art song, it’s a sad ballad. He paints pictures in that song as well. If you like Vincent and you like sad ballads, treat yourself and listen to McClean’s “ Empty Chairs”.
Blue Oyster Cult is such an odd group, in that so many of their songs are very niche in topic, Science Fiction and Fantasy stories, Monster Movies, and all kinds of other topics that you wouldn't think would carry any weight with a more general audience, but they did, and they were great.
They have always been a truly unique band, never mainstream. In the 80's their style changed and they sounded like their producer was trying to turn them into a pop band or something but they were still unique. The only other band I can think of that can compare is Uriah Heep. Both of these bands are my top favorites.
In the 70's I sent a self- addressed envelope to BOC fan club and received all their lyrics...and except for Last Days of May and Don't Fear the Reaper you can drive yourself bonkers trying to decipher She's As Beautiful As A Foot Or In The Workshop of Telescopes. But one listen to On Your Feet or On Your Knees and the lyrics became an afterthought. These guys can jam.
Fun fact: the song Joan Crawford came out on their Fire of Unknown Origin album a few weeks before MTV was launched in 1981. MTV did not play their video because of the 'adult themes'. (catholic school girl vampires) and it never got real big. aka "Joan Crawford Has Risen from the Grave". It was a little monster movie of their own,, written by Bouchard et al.
Super lineup, Adam! Here’s a lost gem for you: “Gold” by John Stewart with Stevie Nicks doing background vocals. I’ve loved that song since I first heard it in 1979.
Saw BOC in concert and loved it! On Godzilla, the guitar sound near the beginning after the 1st verse starts is Buck Dharma sliding his guitar strings against a metal mic stand up the neck, then back down.
Also when they did Born To Be Wild Buck and Eric used to rub the necks of their guitars together in a sawing motion. It was a staple of their 70s shows and is majorly bad ass.
Nice interviews. I can't ever forget the music by The Guess Who, Blue Oyster Cult (owned their greatest hits CD since the mid '90s) and Boston (bought their music too) and Don McLean (my best friend loved that song). What a honor Suzi Quatro received, having Elvis invite her to Graceland to perform. Somehow I could relate to her experience, that would have been too much.
The 70s were the peak of musicianship, imo because it was before auto tune and digital where you can hide things but it was a few decades after Rock was invented so it had to time to evolve. The top range vocalists are always from this era too.
The Guess Who - Clap for the Wolfman, don't know why I like that song so much. It's hard to believe anything from Boston's 1st album is underplayed but I do tend to focus my own collection now.
@@inconnu4961 I felt that way about laughing, hated it at first but I think you gain appreciation for a group's other songs when you become a fan of their mass consumption music. I also did that with Grand Funk, I only liked their main songs at first then learned to prefer their other music.
LOVE that you gave shout out to Hitch A Ride by Boston!! Love all the inside info on that. That's one of, if not, the best guitar solos. Thanks Professor!
Many, many years ago my older brother called into a Chicago radio station (WXRT) and requested "Godzilla." DJ said she'd try to play it and we listened for what seemed like forever. Then, the DJ said something like, "Here's a song for a listener and his little brother." She played the song and we were both jumping around like crazy -- so excited about getting a shout out on the radio. GO, GO, Godzilla!!
Boston was one of my brother's favorite bands. One day, when teens, we were soaking up the sun in our back yard and he said you've just got to hear this song. It was Hitch a Ride. He passed in '95 at 29 years old. When I listen to this song - "Head to the other side... freedom on my mind" (he had brain cancer) I just see him in Heaven. Well, I always see him as being in Heaven but this just kind of seems like he knew it was coming and wanted this song to help comfort me after he passed.
a few candidates for this segment: never been any reason by head east couldn't get it right - climax blues band for songs by artists who had more well known songs: every kinda people - robert palmer love is like oxygen - sweet you can probably devote and entire series of shows to those last two.
I believe Suzi Quatro had her greatest chart success in the UK, whereas Americans pretty much just knew her as Leather Tuscadero. She didn’t really have many big hits in the US except for Stumblin’ In duet with Chris Norman.
Ever since the 1970s, I've considered "Hitch A Ride" as the most beautiful song on that first Boston album. (Yes, absolutely, hard to choose from so many fantastic songs on the album!) I always go back to that piece as my first pick as a preeminent example of just how much Boston blew everyone away when the album was released in 1976.
Brad Delp so so so under rated...Delp took me to another realm in the 70s with his flawless vocals and still has same effect in 2024...RIP BOSTON but you're music will never be gone....🎸🎤🎹💯🥁💯🎙️🎤🎸🎹🎤🥁💯🎸🎙️
Here's a few gems Doctor Hook Cover of the Rollin Stone, Nazareth Hair of the Dog, Alice Cooper Welcome to My Nightmare, Arlow Guthrie City Of New Orleans or I Cant Help Falling in Love With You another cove of E.P. that is really good one. And so many more
Oh man I was trippin on this vid; I was in high school 1970-1973. Such awesome nostalgia and a great job by you. I witnessed the British Invasion and it morphed into '70s music. All these songs played over and over on top 40 radio stations. I was all about acid rock back then, but it seemed all the music was good. A true dawning of an epic musical era. Thanks for the memories.