I really, really like the way you don't shy away from commenting on so many different styles of rock music. I learned a lot from your feature on Suzi Quatro, giving me a whole new way of looking at her and her music.

I first saw Suzi on tv in 1973 and loved her immediately and went out and bought her Can the Can album. She’s a great performer.

It´s funny how You get all this comments & reacts , but then again, you are a fantastic lecturer giving & inspiring us to deeper levels when we watch, and this also counts for Suzie - Thanks

She was on Happy Days! Leather Tuskadaro. Thanks Fil. I never knew all that about her.

This gal has a great voice and can really play bass. I never heard of her, but she is very good, She has a very good band. Sounds like she had an interesting story, thanks Fil. I loved the expressions she used on her face to make her show her enjoyment of what she was doing. I really enjoyed it and also her playing the music she wanted.

Amazing! Saw Suzi for the first time in 1974 in Adelaide Australia!! She rocks.

I had Suzi and Sweet posters all over the walls in my room as a kid. They were my heroes. 🎸👌🕺🥂👍❤️

Great video, FIl. You're spot on about how hard it can be to play bass and sing at the same time, with the vocal melody potentially being at odds with the bassline the singer might be playing. It's much easier to sing while playing chords on guitar when your hands are accompanying the voice rather than playing melody. Thanks!

Nice!. Suzi was far more successful outside the U.S. which is something I could never understand until now.

@scottyh8494

5 жыл бұрын

That had nothing to do with it. Suzi’s music was never pushed in the states her English record producer kept changing labels and her rock material never got any ground. Even so I don’t think the US was ready for Suzi....at that time in the early 70s.

I really love your enthusiasm - being a knowledgeable music fan is easy enough if you put in enough years listening to music, but it's easy to get jaded and start to take great music for granted. Pleas do keep this up!

In my childhood I loved her as Leather Tuscadero on Happy Days.❤😎🥰😍🤩💯🎸📺

Oh Suzi, my first childhood crush. Loved Can the can and Devil gate drive

Nice! Suzi was a schoolboy crush of mine. She played Leather Tuscadero in Happy Days. She's a great performer, bass player and singer: a very talented lady. She is still playing and kickin' it. There was a film made about her a couple of years ago, called Suzi Q, which is well worth watching. 😍

"Aaaaaay! The Fonz approves. 👍"

@seasonofthewatchers1010

5 жыл бұрын

Pinky's sister lol! I remember her too

@adamfox9651

5 жыл бұрын

Maybe we can get Fil to do an analysis of Suzi singing "Do The Fonzie", backed by Richie, Ralph, Potsie, and Chachi. 😁

@geni2906

4 жыл бұрын

@@adamfox9651 I'm not ready for that😂

Hi Fil...Just saw this one! When I think of Suzi I always think of Stumblin In.....loved that song! She was talented! ✌️

Yeah! Suzi I loved everything she did, now I know where she went. Fil, Thank you for sharing so much information about her. Plus she was on Happy Days USA sitcom back in the 70's!

@DoctorQuackenbush

5 жыл бұрын

Leather Tuscadero! Mmmmm....

Fil, nice to see someone actually drawing people's attention to solid, talented, but largely ignored or forgotten artists from the past who well deserve a second (and for many people, first ) viewing... Thanks.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

suzi also wrote autobiography called back to the drive, where she mentioned joan jett being at on e of her concerts. Her father was in a band and was performing right up to to when he died, her first guitar may have been one of his old ones.

Suzi also has a "side" group called QSP (Quatro, Scott [sweet], Powell [slade]). When I saw her in 2018 she opened as QSP for around 30 mins, then interval, then back as Suzi Quatro band. The QSP stuff is ok but the classic Quatro is what the fans want to hear. Nice to see old rockers never die though!

I love her duo with Steve Norman Stumblin In.. The 70’s Shag haircut was big. Great analysis.🤟🤟

I really enjoy the fact that you explore the musicians that you feature. The deeper back story that you supply adds so much the analyses. :D

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I'm 50 years old from the east coast USA and love your videos and streams. Growing up when and where I did I always appreciate when you highlight someone like Roy Clark or someone like that but I love all music. You in fact introduced me to Bucket Head and I haven't stopped listening since. I remember watching Suzi on Happy Days as well. So much better looking than Pinky :) That being said, I think your hair beats hers by a tiny bit. Well done :) Thanks and keep them coming.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob!

Suzie is a great musical inspiration to me - thinkTom would be proud Thanks Fil !!

Also known as Leather Tuscadero from Happy Days (American TV sitcom). Thanks for covering my suggestion, Fil. I appreciate you covered a bassist like Suzi. Awesome analysis!

@glennkimata3491

5 жыл бұрын

Haha thats what i was gonna say...l used to have a crush on her lol

@adamfox9651

5 жыл бұрын

She glommed Fonzie's wallet.

@rtt1961

5 жыл бұрын

Cripes, I never knew that. Thanks.

@bekind6763

5 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm talking about. Ha ha!

@hashtag415

5 жыл бұрын

Pinky Tuscadero

I think that I remember her more from the TV show "Happy Days" than as a musician. I didn't get to listen to rock or pop until MTV started because my dad was into country music. I m glad that I got to see the video on Fanny before it was taken down. I didn't get to see the interaction tho. I did track down one of the limited edition 4 CD box sets that was released in the early 2000s. There several great songs on it.

I was checking here to see if tonights analysis was here yet, it wasn't but this was. Suzi Quatro was a real bass player. You can't tell this by the video here but she started playing a Fender Precision Bass at 14 (a gift from her musician father) In defense of no good "hand photography" here I found it tough to find a video (of this song) that featured the bass player,hard to find. Some fleeting seconds with TP and a bit better in a Foo Fighters cover of "Breakdown". Suzi has been quite prolific.She has released 15 studio albums, 10 compilations, and one live album, with total sales exceeding 55 million. OK, tonights analysis is here (darn,it was blocked). Thanks Fil.

I grew up in love with Suzie Q as a teenager in the 70s!

What a perfect follow-up to Joan Jett! She makes this favorite Tom Petty song her own... never heard her rendition, I loved it! Awesome research into her history, too. That stuff is right up my alley (or street, if I were in Britain)!

@scottyh8494

5 жыл бұрын

Suzi was long before Joan Jett. Joan idolised her.

@firebird7479

3 жыл бұрын

Suzi predates Joan Jett. Jett copied Quatro.

@mikephillips8810

2 жыл бұрын

@@firebird7479 yes even down to the hairstyle and leathers!

@mikephillips8810

2 жыл бұрын

@@scottyh8494 I think Lynn meant this channel had recently featured Joan Jett, before this Suzi one.

Suzy Quatro! Thanks for this analysis Fil, she rocks ❤

@scottyh8494

5 жыл бұрын

It’s Suzi

My pet peeve watching old footage like these are the camera shots.I know they weren't filmed with musicians in mind but, it's like " Ok they are breaking into the guitar solo let's zoom in on the singers' face." Things have gotten much better in that field thankfully.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

😂👍

Her documentary "Suzi Q" is amazing.

I have always loved Suzi since my childhood and 'Can The Can' was one of the very first singles that I bought back in 1973 !

@sjwillis1137

5 жыл бұрын

You are probably British ???? Mais non ??? Ha ha ha . Love Suzi Q ❤

@TheHumbuckerboy

5 жыл бұрын

I'm from Belfast and my local radio DJ told the listeners that he once found himself sitting next to Suzi during one particular plane flight and he said that she was very friendly and talkative .

...Wow, what an amazing performance! Thanks Fil -- I had never heard of Suzi Cuatro , until now -- she actually made Petty's song her own -- beautifully done! I'll have to hear more!... Wonderful analysis, Fil -- as always! From Harlem, New York -- rock!✌🏼💖🎶🎵

I just love Suzie. I had a crush on her as Leather Tuscadero Pinky's musical sister on Happy Days. I thought she was just an actress playing a musician on the show till she came out with Stumbling in. I had many great nights at the skating rink with that song blasting over the sound system. Thank you Fil for that vid. It reminded me once again of a tomboy girl that most boys fantasize about. She is such a fine musical talent.

Loved her badass poster in the booth on "WKRP in Cincinnati".

Fantastic cover !!!

Always enjoy your videos, so much information, so much great analysis. Thank you for taking the time to create these videos!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

I only knew of her by name and only one song I knew was Stumbling In but did not know her musical career history. And I remember her bit of acting in the 70s on a TV show here in the States called Happy Days.... thanks Fil!...✌❤🤘

@victorwaddell6530

5 жыл бұрын

I remember Stumblin' In , a duet with a Scottish guy I can't remember the name of . The name Quatro reminds me of the band Quarterflash , as in Harden My Heart . Who was the female front of that band ?

@loripond1839

5 жыл бұрын

@@victorwaddell6530 ...Rindy Ross

@victorwaddell6530

5 жыл бұрын

@@loripond1839 Thanks , She is Boss on saxophone .

@loripond1839

5 жыл бұрын

@@victorwaddell6530 ... Like Fil has said whenever a track has a really melodic riff no matter what instrument plays it, 🎷🎸🎹🎺🎻 you're able to sing it 😀😀😀 because it's that memorable. I can do that with the saxophone solo on Harden My ❤....🤘😁

@sjwillis1137

5 жыл бұрын

Lori , she was so massive in England . BRITAIN ; in the early 1970's . She was a major part of the massive Glam Rock scene here . Way back then . She was huge !!! I loved and admired her . I was 10 / 11 years old . Glam was enormous here in the early 70s. A certain ...Gary Glitter was a massive part of that too . But we're not allowed to mention him anymore . Stopspeak. It's all getting very George Orwell. Suzi rocks !!!!

I have the pleasure of meeting Suzy at the NAMM show in Anaheim in the 90's. She is so cool. Her Bass guitar is taller then she is. She is so beautiful.

My first musical crush. I was a prepubescent boy at the time, but that leather-clad goddess rocked my little world. ♥️🎸 I had the pleasure of seeing her play in Luton many years ago.

@shegocrazy

5 жыл бұрын

I had her poster on my bedroom wall. The image was her in a skin tight gold (or silver?) jumpsuit with the zip half way down. Oh my did my teenage hormones jump whenever I looked at it ;)

The Queen of Rock n' Roll. 🤘

Thank you Fil, glad to see the coverage on these female artists. She really owns this cover of TP giving the song a charismatic quality. Rock!

Wow? Just when I think your Channel could not get any better. Then Bam!!! It does. Very cool Bro. Keep em coming Please!!!!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Loved her version of the song . Wish I could like more than once👍👍👍 Thanks, Fil❣️

I'm showing my age, but I love your videos, so here goes: I was a teenager when Suzi Quatro came on the music scene. She was revolutionary, bc she wasn't a sweet little girl pop singer or folkie, which is what women in the rock & roll world usually were up to that point (w/ the exception of Janis Joplin). Suzi could rock just like the guys. Suzi played as well or better than the guys. Suzi had the swagger. Suzi had the chops. Suzi Quatro & Joan Jett told women that it was ok to love hard driving rock & roll & to PLAY hard driving rock & roll.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@sjwillis1137

5 жыл бұрын

That's just it . Yeah . She could rock like the guys .So true .😉

@SGTJDerek

4 жыл бұрын

Are you forgetting Heart? They Rocked just as hard as anyone. Plus Ann's voice was surreal.

@vdavis4785

2 жыл бұрын

Please check out Fil's analysis of the Godmothers of Women Who Rock, Fanny. Check out their Beat Club video on YT.

@JohnLnyc

2 жыл бұрын

@@vdavis4785 Suzi’s sister Patti was in Fanny replacing June Millington on lead guitar for their last record in 1974.

Getting back to you somewhat late in the day . 9 months . A baby is born . Suzi is so cool . You are younger than me ...obvs ..I remember getting a feather cut hairstyle in 1972. On the London road, Dover..East Kent .Big Norman castle . The English channel . Hairdresser was called Richard. .

Devil Gate Drive. What a track!

Gotta love Suzi! Brilliant! ❤️

This is awesome! I don't know how I missed her back then. In 79 I was transferring from community college to university.

Another sensational rockess who hit the 70s scene like a sledgehammer! Great songs and her vocals along with her bass playing was epic! Great analysis Fil and really informative! Cheers Mario! 😎🤘🤘

QUEEN of ROCK...

This is great!! She made a couple of appearances on the hilarious Brit comedy "Absolutely Fabulous", so good.

Another great artist Fil. very good version of Breakdown by Suzi Quatro and the band. great analysis! Mickie Most was another record producer witch had a great roster of artist and bands he work with. thanks for this one Fil.

I had always wondered about the surname. Suzi's a great entertainer and it comes through in her songs.

I grew up in ohio in the 70s. First time I heard her was a song called "48 crash." Loved her.

I was 10 years old in 79. I remember her more for singing with Chris Norman of Smokie.

It always seems weird to me that Quatro is so much more well-known in the U.K. than the U.S. She was a thing while i was in high-school, but my perception was likely a bit skewed since i was in Cleveland, OH then. Cleveland was a hotbed for new rock in those days, and everyone from Detroit had a shot there. In fact, although Suzi plays down her influences in devising her own pioneer shtick, but there's no way she came out of Detroit at that time without picking up some vibes from the MC5 and Iggy Pop. Suzi is one of those that cultivated a raunchy persona, so maybe peoples' parents kept her underground, a little just like those guys. The laugh was on them, though, because next you had the Runaways, L7, and the Plasmatics. What fun! Anyhow, i'm always trying to think of something to show you, (all), here. I don't think Walter has come up. Watch him give his drummer the stinkface with his opening lick. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y6N3qrOandfAfrg.html

@jamesgordonakacrazylegs8222

5 жыл бұрын

Bass promoting trout what has the world come to. Great link had to watch it twice with a doobie in between and some Justin Johnson for dessert

@mikephillips8810

2 жыл бұрын

To me as a Brit, and living through the era when Suzi hit the big time in the U.K. (well I was at school), she is 'our' female Jimi Hendrix - another American who like Jimi, made it big first in the U.K. Shame she wasn't as big in her home country, though she did later get fame there of course, and opened the door (or as she says, kicked it down), for rocky/raunchy female artists who followed her.

@JohnLnyc

2 жыл бұрын

Suzi was signed by British producer Mickie Most. (Jeff Beck, The Animals) He took her to London and she recorded on his label RAK Records. Her band were all from the UK. She married her lead guitarist co song writer a Brit and they had two children. She was based in England for most of her career. Most and RAK likely had contracts with other companies regarding NorthAmerican releases and promotion. Not a situation where she was going to be heavily promoted here. As an actor she garnered a lot of notice for her role as “Leather Tuscadero” in “Happy Days.”

Yes indeed... really top quality performance and a great singer.

Saw Suzi Q & band open for Alice Cooper (Nightmare tour) in 1975. Nice seeing '70s-era Fenders and Gibsons in pristine condition. Again, these audiences in that time were, what, on 'ludes? :-)

Please review her duet with Chris Norman of "Smoky" in Stumbling In. Such a great song by two great artists! I play it over and over.

Thanks for reminding me of this.

She is a much loved performer in Australia - and she comes here regularly.

Please, make another video with another Suzi song!

Can't imagine Suzi or Joan without their guitars belting out a tune. They seem to enjoy being on stage and hitting those high notes almost screaming them out. Around 1979, there was another band with a female lead singer - Blondie, but she was a different type of wild compared to Suzi. The early 70's had some great UK bands like The Sweet, Slade and TRex.

HI FIL. SHE WAS COOL. FIRST TIME I HAVE HEARD HER .LOL. SHES GOOD.. I HEARD OF JOAN JETT. AND HER SONGS. NICE VIDEO. LOVED IT. THANKS .STAY COOL. STAY SAFE OUT THERE. PEACE AND LOVE

I loved Suzi as a teen. I saw her in concert in the mid 70’s, she opened for Alice Cooper, in Los Angeles. Her path seemed to leave the USA, many never heard of her, but I listened to her music and loved her voice, such a talent! Thanks fil. xoxo

Great historical insight Fil. Thanks 👍

Fil, I like that you featured Suzi Quatro, as I was really a fan of her back in the 70's and one of the bands I played with was on a bill with Fanny as well. I also can relate to the 'acting' association as a performer. In the 60's, after I finished art college and was playing in a rock band, I took a university theater/acting course because I felt that presenting a song as a performer meant 'playing a character' and I wanted any skills I could develop for those perfornances.

@tonyeckman4822

5 жыл бұрын

dlux Damn. You got to play a show with Suzi AND Fanny? Fucking awesome. I admire you.

Saw her perform recently 40 years after this. She still rocks!

Suzi's first band was The Pleasure Seekers, consisting of Suzi and her sisters Arlene and Patti and two other young women. They achieved some regional notoriety in the Midwest (USA). Patti did go on to play on the last Fanny album after June Millington left the band. June is the Fanny guitarist in the Beat Club videos. kzread.info/dash/bejne/hIulqK96mrKYkZs.html

I had such a crush on Suzi Q back in the 70's

Unless you watched Happy Days, or remember her one US hit with Chris Norman, *Stumbling In* , she'll be unfamiliar. Wish she had done more here in the US...

@TheMDJ2000

5 жыл бұрын

Well, unless you grew up outside the US :-) She was huge in Oz at the time.

@Deborahtunes

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheMDJ2000 ~ I'm aware of that... I'm just saying, she wasn't as big here...

@Leathernives

4 жыл бұрын

America's loss

Great video. Been a fan of Suzi since 1973. She is the best !!!!!!

I feel like I'm having a weird dream.

Being from Michigan, we saw Suzie and her Brother Micheal (keyboard player) quite often in the local bar scenes. She played the Michigan Palace in Detroit several times as a warm up Band. One memorable show was Suzie Quatro, Kiss, and Blue Oyster Cult, in April 1974

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@CaptainRon1913

5 жыл бұрын

@@wingsofpegasus Haha, imagine that, Kiss warming up for BOC. It was when they were first starting out and gaining traction.

Nice! Billie Holiday was a powerful female role model. I still have my Dad's collection of 78RPM records she did and played often!

Love these details and background- we may lose track of these terrific musicians but thankfully they have been plugging away.

I have a patient that has a problem with his neck after an auto accident. He played an Ibanez and I worked with him so that he had less pain. We had to shorten the strap and put a padding on his leg when he played sitting down. Now he is playing on a Gibson and it is at least 2 kg heavier. I know that magicians use wires to create illustions of levitation. Is there such a device for guitars? It would be nice since I think the position causes many problems for guitarists. Another area that could be important would be to have an ergonomic strap.

Thanks for giving background on artist you highlight.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

No problem!

One of the guitarist is pretty relaxed chewing gum. Wicked voice on Suzi.

That's why she looked so familiar to me! Happy Days, one of my favorite sit coms, back in 1975, Leather Tuscadero (spelling) The Fonz's girlfriend! HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!

@bak-mariterry9143

5 жыл бұрын

Correct on the spelling . 😃

@paulablissett9396

5 жыл бұрын

@@bak-mariterry9143 Thanks for that, i always do that because my spelling skills leave a lot to be desired, lol!

Very good rundown about this great song. Although I will critique you on a couple of things. This version of Suzi's is from 1978 from the If you knew Suzi album. Suzi had another No 1 hit in 1974 with her signature song Devil Gate Drive. Apart from that you did good with your analysis.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@scottyh8494

5 жыл бұрын

No problem. Could I send you a link to another Suzi Quatro song? if you would be interested in doing another review on her?

@scottyh8494

5 жыл бұрын

Hi Phil! Could you please do a critique of the Suzi Quatro song Lipstick. Radio refused to play it when it was released because it sounded too much like Gloria from Van Morrison. Wow how times have changed. Here is the link kzread.info/dash/bejne/dnWEyKifo9XgnZM.html&start_radio=1 Thank you! Scott

Gotta love any rock chick playing a guitar as big as herself! Always loved Suzi... Also, it's even harder playing a bass line while singing the melody. Suzi had some big hits in Australia in around 1973/74.

Great vid again. You keep on killing it Fil.

A funny little information. You talking about her popularity and hits. In Denmark her 1974 recordings, such as "The Wild One" and "Devil Gate Drive" her actually bigger hits than "Can The Can" and other stuff from the previous year. In 1975 there was a show in danish television. I'm another sure if it was recorded in Denmark. I was just 8 years old at the time. But I remember her playing all the songs we kids knew. And I tell you: at that point almost every schoolboy in Denmark was in love with Suzi. Then she faded. Jumped up again a pair of times. "If You Cannot Give Me Love" and "She´s In Love With You" were hits. But in the late 70´s - to put it that way - most of the boys had taken down their Suzi-poster from the wall, and instead they were kisiing Debbie Harry goodnight. Interesting to hear, that things were so much different over in U.K. - Of course I know she was born in Detroit and all that. But living in U.K. at that time, it was sort of her home base. So it is actually a bit curious, if she wasn't that popular over at your side at the time she peaked in Denmark.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Cool!

She also ended up marrying Len Tuckey her long time guitar player seen here with the Les Paul. She certainly is her own self & a great musician be it pop or straight up rock & roll. Nice review on one classy rock goddess. She did fantastic cover of Rock n Roll Hoochie Coo that cooks .

Awesome (again) thanks and cheers! I love all types of music (rock, blues and earlier jazz have a very special place in my heart) as for women rockers like Suzie, Janice, Joan, Lita (and again countless others) the sad thing is that they gave music so much more to music than what they got out of it (don't get me wrong I know they've each achieved a lot and continue to achieve in their careers(sans Janice RIP), but I feel they deserve more notice and you're helping with that!)...with that said and keeping this rockin' women theme...(forgive me if I missed it) but what about something on Rosetta Tharpe? Regardless, keep all your vids coming!

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

She's here somewhere!

Oh how I loved Suzie(Leather Tuscadero) .....

Back when HAPPY DAYS went straight from 1956 to 197?. As a musician I can tell you that it's in STRUMMING GUITAR that teaches you how to place a vocal melody's rhythm that goes counter the rhythm timing.

She's still doing at Cough cough years old . The 70s was a great time to be a Teen :)

Her dad didnt buy her the precision. He gave her his and she taught herself to play it. She had classical piano and percussion lessons prior to that.

Oh my.....Leather Tuscadero!

OMG! I haven't seen her since Happy Days. Tom's version will always be my favorite. :)

Nive video..all Kudos to suzi

She was not a headliner, but a good opening act. Definitely remember her big duet hit Stumblin In.

Great musician and role model for many female and male musicians. I like the fact, she was her own self, and carved out a career without sacrificing her integrity to the powers that be who run the music industry . Breakdown is one of my favorite Petty songs, she owned it on this cover. I really like Chris Norman of Smokie and Suzie Quattro's duet and video of Stumblin' In. The chemistry between the two in that video could've melted tungsten in an instant, phew!!!!🔥 Just love the unbridled realism and true musicianship of artists in the Seventies.

' I JUST WANT TO BE A ROCK STAR ' , she yelled as she plummeted to her death down the ravine towards the black rapids. Black as tar . Black as night . What a drama queen. 🎭🙄. Rock !!!!!

Great Channel mate! entertaining and informative, your "Breakdowns" are very insightful. liked and subbed.

@wingsofpegasus

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Leather Tuscadero LIVES ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great analysis of a very good performance! Have you done a video of The Dirty Diary yet? He has a unique sound.