The line where Alex asked "What's Memphis brown?" is actually "Memphis bound". Great choice, guys.

@dreamweaver1603

2 жыл бұрын

Oh good, I always thought it was Memphis Bound, but suddenly thought maybe it was about heroin or something lol. Good to know I wasn’t wrong all these years.

"Highway Song Live", "Wishing Well", "Left Turn on a Red Light" "I Got a Line on You" & "Fox Chase" are ROCKERS ...

@steffg9321

2 жыл бұрын

I Got a Line on You 👍

@kenperk9854

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/h4qXpqqup8-9dag.html COuchois kicking ass, Southern rock at its hardest!

@ralphfiligenzi6180

2 жыл бұрын

"Warped" and "On the Run" are cool heavy songs from Blackfoot also.

@Raittway

2 жыл бұрын

@@steffg9321 definately agree! Great song

@rubbersole79

2 жыл бұрын

You just listed the album........LOL.....yep.......a GREAT album

The harmonica was played by Rickey Medlocke's grandfather, who also wrote the song

@davidyerkey7425

2 жыл бұрын

Shorty rocks!

@JimReuterskiold

2 жыл бұрын

Shorty Medlocke played harmonica on the intro; the harmonica in the body of the song was played by Cub Coda from the Detroit rock band Brownsville Station ("Smokin' In The Boys Room").

@laurawalkerJD

2 жыл бұрын

I love learning from the A&A family - Merry Christmas all!

@terrymckown2441

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a damn Hammond organ, good lord he was ripping.

@dizastro5437

2 жыл бұрын

Hyperventilating on that thing. Dang!

Blackfoot was very popular in the 70s like a lot of southern rock. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers Band, Marshall Tucker Band, Molly Hachet, Blackfoot, Charlie Daniels, Ozark Mountain Daredevils and the Outlaws rocked hard.

@markchase7105

2 жыл бұрын

Black Oak Arkansas also.

@eugenejulson8742

2 жыл бұрын

You forgot 38 special. 🤘🏼🤠

@2715bunky

2 жыл бұрын

Rossington-Collins

@markchase7105

2 жыл бұрын

Black Oak Arkansas also

@sidviscous5959

2 жыл бұрын

Nantuckett

"That woman I'm in love with Lawd, she's Memphis bound" And yes, this track was wore out by many. This, and 'Fly Away', are Blackfoot's only radio hits but their albums are full of quality stuff. Some very hard rock, some authentic rustic blues, some Southern rock, some pop rock a little bit of everything.

@David-iv6je

2 жыл бұрын

Or as some people say, "Memphis Brown." :D

@CarlGoldmam

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t forget Highway Song was a hit too heard when I was growing up in South

@David-iv6je

2 жыл бұрын

@Geo Dio These are nice kids and they can take a little razzing. :)

@jeffkokosinski1784

2 жыл бұрын

Used to here left turn on a red light in balto yrs ago

@mojodojo5533

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffkokosinski1784 love that song.

Rickey Medlocke was one of the two drummers (for a short period) in Skynyrd. He formed Blackfoot. When Blackfoot folded, he joined Skynyrd again as a guitarist currently. The harmonica is played by Shorty Medlocke who was Rickry's grandfather. Blackfoot and Skynyrd are forever intertwined.

Song Facts: This song was written by bluegrass and Delta blues musician "Shorty" Medlocke - the grandfather of this band's frontman Rickey Medlocke. The song is best remembered for its harmonica intro, performed by Shorty, which mimics the sound of a steam locomotive blowing its whistle, pulling out of the station, and accelerating to full speed.

@tommack9395

2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if they were going to catch the fact the harmonica is mimicking a locomotive.

@dennisdickson6210

2 жыл бұрын

And covered rather impressively by Billy Strings

@DiGiDaWgZs

2 жыл бұрын

Shorty Medlocke... A contemporary and almost equal to the best harmonica player ever Little Walter. I'm pretty sure that Shorty was Luke to Little Walters Yoda... Awesome harp player for sure.

@stevea3271

2 жыл бұрын

Believe it or not, Dolly Parton covered this song, too! She did a great job with it, more back to Shorty`s country / bluegrass roots

@armadillotoe

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevea3271 The more I learn about Dolly Parton, the stronger my respect and admiration are for her as a person. I was never a big fan of her music, but I enjoyed a few of her songs.

Savoy Brown "Hellbound Train" 9 minutes of classic rock blues A must listen if you are a classic rock junkie.

@stevieb3098

2 жыл бұрын

absolutely !!

@daveguitarnowski4402

2 жыл бұрын

I'm going down the road....

@reallynow1445

2 жыл бұрын

Tell mama was a great cut

Blackfoot did a killer rendition of the band Free, “Wishing well” it’s on the same Album! 🎸

@Hobodeluxe960

2 жыл бұрын

yeah that's a fun one to play too. Our band used to cover that tune. Throw down your hat Kick off your shoes I know you ain't goin' anywhere...

@rubbersole79

2 жыл бұрын

They sure as hell did. Maybe the best song on the album.

@michaeladams2380

2 жыл бұрын

Memphis bound you dork.

@daveguitarnowski4402

2 жыл бұрын

Not enough props given to that song!

@MarkCox21125150

2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic version! Absolutely!

Props to Andy for not overanalyzing and just being a dude rock'n out with Shorty's boy Rickie.....Fun talking cars on the chat and props to Alex for knowing about the 69' Chevelle...one of my favorites. I had a 79 Trans Am, and yes...with a Pioneer unit and Jensons everywhere! Fun Fellas!

@kenperk9854

2 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/h4qXpqqup8-9dag.html ROLL THE DICE FROM HUNTSVILLE, Alabama..kick ass Southern Rock

@Meandmymirror

2 жыл бұрын

My boyfriend in high school had a 69 Chevelle. He tried to get a license plate called “1fine69” They wouldn’t allow that!

@1177kc

2 жыл бұрын

My high school boyfriend had a Chevelle. Still my favorite muscle car. Interestingly enough, our first date was that tragic night in October 77 when his favorite band Skynard crashed.

@ghaasl78

2 жыл бұрын

I can tell you it’s been played in my ‘68 numerous times.

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

Train Train came out in 1979 lol SWEEEEEEET

You also need to hit Rossington Collins Band. 4 of the members are from the original Lynyrd Skynrd lineup. Dale Krantz is the female lead singer. You will love her voice. Don't Misunderstand Me was probably their biggest hit.

@laurakali6522

2 жыл бұрын

Got to see them in New Haven Ct. Great show.

@lizabethlu8824

2 жыл бұрын

I forgot about that song, thanks for bringing it up.

@gregusmc2868

2 жыл бұрын

Did some of these guys end up in Black Oak Arkansas? I’m serious. I don’t remember.

@pambeck2124

2 жыл бұрын

I saw them in Tulsa in 1979 and still have that awesome album on vinyl.

@laurakali6522

2 жыл бұрын

@@pambeck2124 that debut album was pretty awesome.

Local bar music that you didn't hear because you were to busy ordering drinks for you and your friends. But you still applauded at the end of the song to be polite.

I graduated high school in 1982. I had a ‘72 Chevelle with a small block V8 and Cragars/Lifters (damn I wish I still had that car). I had a Pioneer sound system with Jensen speakers. Blackfoot was in heavy rotation on road trips along with Skynyrd, Molly Hatchett, Robbin Thompson Band, and The Outlaws. I grew up in Virginia and Southern Rock / British Metal were our jam back in the day.

Blackfoot are great. Saw them several years ago in a bar in Chattanooga and actually sat on stage just a hands reach from Ricky. Strikes was on heavy rotation in my Mustang's 8 track player.

@MagravatorMag

2 жыл бұрын

I'll bet you had all the track changes memorized too. Then when you heard it on the radio, it messed you up. 😄 Glad 8 track didn't last. BTW, Bill Lear of Lear Jet fame, invented the 8 track player. His wife had a gold replica of it in her office.

@centuryrox

2 жыл бұрын

I saw them in the early 80s as the headliner of a concert, with Kix and Def Leppard opening for them!

@rubbersole79

2 жыл бұрын

Except for "Best of Bread" on date night.........LOL.

@Hobodeluxe960

2 жыл бұрын

@@rubbersole79 never owned that one. but I did have Heart's Dreamboat Annie that the girls seemed to like.

@rubbersole79

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hobodeluxe960 Ha! you're too young bro! "Bat out of Hell" by MEATLOAF was another girl getter......

I was lucky enough to see a mash up of Blackfoot and Molly Hatchet back in the 80s. It was in a small town here in NW Ohio and the venue had less than 100 people. Got to chat with the band afterwards, Great experience! Have a good holiday guys!

@Dan-dk7sw

2 жыл бұрын

You my friend are 1 lucky S.O.B. !!!!

Merry Christmas everyone. Thank you A&A for another entertaining and incredible year. ❤️✨🤍✨🥰

@Shadowrider1872

2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas Susan!!!!

@johnhughes3214

2 жыл бұрын

Susan: Thanks for all of your great comments this year!

@susanklasinski1805

2 жыл бұрын

@@Shadowrider1872 Merry Christmas John. Hope you’re staying warm. 🥰

@susanklasinski1805

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnhughes3214 Thanks I try my best ❤️

@allisonreed7682

2 жыл бұрын

Merry Christmas!!!

Cops love this song, they never wrote so many speeding tickets before it.

Yes!! You are soooo spot on! I used to listen to this song playing full blast while driving around in my 1969 Mach I Mustang 😂

@tonyborton1544

2 жыл бұрын

I was driving a ‘67 Mustang back then. I wore a couple of copies of “Strikes” out in that Pioneer stereo. Got a couple speeding tickets while jamming this tune, too. Strikes, Tomcattin’, and Merauder may be the best three album stretch from any band, ever. Thanks for the memories!

@normapadgett4209

Жыл бұрын

I still do ~ lol

If you are looking to find more in the era look no further than when Gary Rosington and Al Collins from Lynyrd Skynyrd formed the band Rosinton/Collins Band in 1979 two years after the plane crash." Don't Misunderstand Me" was the song that got the most air time around the same time "Train Train" was playing.

@fredhall6525

2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding song.

As a teenager, I wore out this song and album driving around on Friday nights with my friends! Played at Volume 10, of course!

“Left Turn On A Red Light”, “Fly Away”, “Fox Chase”. All great songs. I got to meet them on the tour for this album. Front row center on the barricade. I have some good photos. They were opening for RUSH.

Killer song!! I bought this album back in the day for this song. - More awesome harmonica on early 70’s J. Geils Band songs.

@TheCybertiger9

2 жыл бұрын

Being a Northern boy wasn't fully into Southern rock, but i did buy this album also

@shauncronin3961

2 жыл бұрын

J Geils live are the best Magic Dick on the harmonica is the greatest

@daveguitarnowski4402

2 жыл бұрын

@@shauncronin3961 I was thinking they need to listen to Whammer Jammer....

Andy hit the nail on the head. When I had my first 68 Chevelle super sport, running a 454 engine (I had the original 396 engine she was sold with) we would roll slowly through the parking lot of United Skates of American (roller rink) with THIS VERY SONG blaring out of my blazing (for 1978) Kenwood 8-track player, just signaling all the young ladies waiting in-line, that “The boys were back in town! Wow. Does THAT bring back some memories. Old enough to drive, but too young to go to the campus bars. We would queue it up to so they would hear the last of the harp, and right into the heavy riffs. We’re Legendary (in out 16 year old brains) Think opening scene from Dazed and Confused! Lol. It’s a banger! I feel like kinda old! 😂😂👍. Still trying to get back onto your Patreon account so I can at least do something (however small-I have a son and daughter in college) that will help fund your efforts. You guys are hands-down, my go-to “reaction channel.) Merry Christmas and Or Holidays, to everyone out there in cyberspace and, most especially, you two and your crews. Happy 2022 as well! Semper Fi from the old jarhead! 👍👍🤘

LOL!! The car comments were spot on! In 1975, a guy friend in HS bought a '64 Mustang and installed a top of the line 8-track player and speakers and treated us all to some of the best music ever made! Refitting one's ride, no matter its vintage, with the best quality players/speakers was quite the competition back then. Coming of age in Florida in the mid-1970s we'd cruise to a local beach, park our cars next to one another's, pop the trunks and sample the sounds from each other's systems. Among other things. :)

Merry Christmas. Stumbled across you guys this year and I am very glad I did. You offer the best reactions on You Tube. You are in for a treat with Train, Train. A classic banger. S-tier.

This album “Strikes” is all bangers. They do incredible originals, and amazing covers of “Wishing Well” and “I Got A Line On You”. Also, the lead guitarist’s father did the opening Harmonca. I saw them perform 4-5 times in the late 70s early 80’s, and for one of those shows Ricky brought his dad Shorty on stage to perform it.

@johnhurkett778

2 жыл бұрын

I could be wrong but I thought he was his grandfather , regardless what fun for the ears. I personally saw Blackfoot when they opened for the Who in '80. Killer show

Andy: 'They did things with a harmonica I thought couldn't be done' Johnny Popper : 'Hold my beer'

We were so lucky to have grown up listening to music like this. I remember in my 73 z28 and cranking this up every time it came on.

This song is in my personal category of rockers with Ram Jam's "Black Betty," The Knack's "My Sharona," Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein," Foghat's "Slow Ride," The Allman Brothers' "Whipping Post," Zep's "Black Dog," Yes' "Roundabout" and, yes, Skynyrd's "Free Bird." Some are one hit wonders; some are standouts in a massive catalogue, but they are all phenomenal rock 'bangers' that I would string together for a jam session just to appreciate the magnificence of the daring artistry. Thanks for giving us this moment of appreciation.

Why does this channel not have 300,000 subs? Thank you for a great year of delving into the music of my youth.

That transition though... we knew what was coming so it gave it an anticipation aspect so it works.

I was in high school 1980-1984 AND I am from the Jacksonville Fl area. This was a HUGE local hit. Pretty much everyone personally knew someone from a famous Southern Rock band. You described my high school parking lot perfectly. We all had the cars that used to be cool (I had a 1964 Ford Ranchero), and we were blasting this on 8-track or cassette until the tape wore thru.

@dunhill1

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers to a fellow Jacksonville resident. I went to Wolfson 85 -87. Rock 105 was the channel that had this song on heavy rotation. Now I live off Girvin Rd.

Merry Christmas A & A, and peace on earth to all! 🎄✌❤

Saw Blackfoot at Randy's Rodeo in San Antonio. I believe it was 1976. Started out with a pitcher of beer at my table, but ended up in front of the stage screaming my lungs out. Awesome band live. It was a memorable night for sure.

I was driving a 66 mustang I bought from my cousin in 77 and loved this song in 79. Perfect!

The harmonica lead in is an imitation of what an old steam train engine would sound like. When the harmonica suddenly speeds up and then slows back down is the sound that steel wheels make when they are slipping trying to gain traction on the rails.

"Memphis bound". On a train, train.

@scottstewart5784

2 жыл бұрын

so is the train brown?

My first concert 1980 Blackfoot opened up the night for the Nazareth concert. Detroit Michigan Cobo boys that was one hell of a show.

There is a strong influence on this song from the great country music legend Jimmie Rogers, who is widely considered the father of Country Music. He was the first to do train songs and was known as the Singing Brakeman. Rogers has been dead for 89 years now but his influence is still felt today.

One of my all time favorite Southern Rock songs. ❤️

I lived Andy's story. In 1979 I was seventeen years old and bought my first car. It was a '69 Camaro. Blackfoot was in the 8-track. If you want more rockin' harmonica, check out The J. Geils Band. Their live albums are wall to wall bangers.

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

This song came out in 1979 Did you have 79 Camaro ?

This song was written by “Shortie Medlocke”, the grandfather of Ricky Medlocke of the band Blackfoot. Shortie wrote TRAIN TRAIN in 1929.

Awesome tune! Thanks for doing this one! My uncle wore this 8-track out and bought a second one.

Very true about the muscle car comment. My first car was a 1970 Chevy Nova with a pretty hot motor and 4 speed. Have some great memories of driving around in that car and definitely played this song many times. Still have the car but needs restoration.

setting the scene, early 80's at the strip(the place everyone drove to and then loitered up and down making your presence known, people watching, gathering the talk on where the party is going to be, who is going to be there, and social networking for young adults), when the DJ played an unpopular song or one that just didn't meet the demand of the moment, this was on the tape that everyone went to in its place. Music was played loud and hard and this song carried respect in all the genres of groups of people.

"Oh,here it comes!" was Ronnie Van Zant vocal cameo. Blackfoot is also pure Southern Rock

@flyingburritobro68

2 жыл бұрын

Ronnie did not do a cameo on this. He died two years before Blackfoot recorded it

S tier all the way! Theres a reason why so many of us have been pushing for this BlackFoot song. Their entire Strikes album is stellar, and worth you checking it out. Merry Christmas and thankyou boys for the awesome reactions throughout the year.🎄❤🔥

Rickey Medlocke founding member and member of Lynyrd Skynrd, was guitarist. His grandfather, Shorty Medlocke, wrote this song and played the harmonica on it.

GOOOOOOOD MORNING A&A FAMILY!!! ☮️❤️♾️ 🎄🎁🧑‍🎄❄️☃️

@allisonreed7682

2 жыл бұрын

I hope y’all have a wonderful Christmas, @John H! It’s going to be 76 degrees here tomorrow! 🥵

Dr. John "Right Place, Wrong Time" for some New Ortleans' funk.

Blackfoot Strikes is epic! And that was Rickey Medlocke's grandfather Shorty playing harmonica in the intro.

When this album broke I saw Blackfoot in a NJ bar The Showplace. I lived in Soprano Land (the Caldwells) at the time attending HS. Blackfoot had also lived in N Jersey and had made some noise. I was attending a house party when a friend said they were going to see a band. As it was snowing big time I said " why "? He said he was going to see a band of Indians that played Southern Rock and one of them was in Skynyrd. I said " this I have to see ". So we got to the bar they had enough gear to play a 2000 seat theater. Then the roadies came on stage and started throwing cotton balls into the folks down front. Great show! To hear that album live that fresh was fantastic. They were a well rehearsed machine. Most people don't know that a lot of the Southern rock bands came to NJ for a chance to break and get paid

My first concert... Alpine Valley outdoor amphitheater East Troy, WI (Where Stevie Ray Vaughan died) 1982, Outlaws and Blackfoot. My 2 favorites when I was 18. What a time!

I actually saw Def Leppard on their High N Dry tour open for Blackfoot in ‘81. GREAT show!!!

@rogerwilcojr

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, a bunch of young kids came out for Def Leppard, who I loved, but I told them to stick around for the main show and Blackfood blew them off the stage. I think Blackfoot limited the volume for Def Leppard - lol.

Andy listening with his hands making “rock horns” as they rest is awesome.

My first live Rock Show at Robertson Field House .Peoria. about 75 or so, my ears are still ringing.

That was Rickey Medlocke's grandpa on the harmonica, he also wrote the song. I love Blackfoot, they bring back great memories of my younger party days. And the woman was Memphis bound, as in going to Memphis! Please do "I Got a Line on You" next.

Rattlesnake Rock N Roll Roller with Shorty Medlocke on banjo is epic. The whole Marauder album rocks.

My ‘69 Chevelle cost $400 in 1976. And this song sounded great 3 yrs later, blasting from my 8-track player.

Blackfoot came thru my hometown when "Train, Train" was hot on the radio as a double bill with UFO. Blackfoot hit stage first and the crowd never stopped screaming for them. UFO played 2 songs thru the chants of "Blackfoot, Blackfoot..." and left the stage.

If you want killer harmonica check out "BLUES TRAVELER" . John poppers approach is as aggressive as ian andersons flute playing in jethro tull.

I don’t think there was ever a time when I was in high school that anytime even remotely tried to figure out this song so deeply.

I first heard of Blackfoot, and this song in 1979, on the New City area's FM radio station. That same day, like I usually did after hearing a great new song, from an unfamiliar band, I drove to the record store and bought the album.

Link Wray "Rumble" "Rumble" is an instrumental by American group Link Wray & His Ray Men. Released in the United States on March 31, 1958,. "Rumble" utilized the techniques of distortion and tremolo, then largely unexplored in rock and roll. The single is the only instrumental ever banned from radio in the United States. Bob Dylan once referred to "Rumble" as "the best instrumental ever",[12] and the piece has remained widely used in various entertainment media. It has been used in movies, documentaries, television shows, and elsewhere, including Top Gear, The Warriors (in the deleted opening scene), Pulp Fiction,[13] Screaming Yellow Theater with host Svengoolie, Independence Day, SpongeBob SquarePants vs. The Big One, Blow, the pilot episode of the HBO series The Sopranos, StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, Riding Giants, Roadracers, and Wild Zero. In the 2008 documentary, It Might Get Loud, featuring guitarists Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White, Page, the Led Zeppelin founder and guitarist, appears playing a 45 rpm single of "Rumble," apparently from his personal collection. Page discusses the record, and performs air guitar along with it. Intercut with this footage is a portion of a conversation between the three guitarists, in which Page talks about listening to, "anything with a guitar on, when I was a kid [...] but the first time I heard "The Rumble" [sic], that was something that had so much profound attitude to it."[14] "Rumble" was sampled by experimental hip-hop trio Death Grips in "Spread Eagle Cross the Block" from their 2011 mixtape Exmilitary.[15] In an interview with Stephen Colbert on April 29, 2013, Iggy Pop stated that he "left school emotionally" at the moment he first heard "Rumble" at the student union, leading him to pursue music as a career.[16] The title of the record serves as the title of the 2017 documentary film Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World which features, amongst others, the work of Wray and his impact on rock music as a man of Native American descent. IT'S TIME!!!

You boys nailed exactly what this song was all about when it came out for us Southern Rockers and we wore it out playing it. And funny enough - my across-the-street neighbor - Brian White - had a green '69 Chevelle and this song was rocked in that car many, many a time!

Blues Traveler is the sh$t when it comes to harmonica. Definitely check it out.

I owned the car stereo before I bought my first car in 1980. I bought a 1970 Nova. I played the hell out of this album on cassette. I sold that car and bought a 71 Mustang. Continued to play the hell out of this album!

Elvin Bishop Live is absolute fantastic as well

Memphis bound. She's on a train to Memphis.

Guys, you got to check out the first song I ever heard with a lead harmonica, Whammer Jammer by J. Giels with Magic Dick on lead harmonica.

There is one great band you guys haven’t indulged in yet, and really should: The Hollies. From “Bus Stop” to “Long Cool Woman” to “He Ain’t Heavy” to “The Air That I Breathe”. They’re one of those bands where everybody knows and loves their songs, but doesn’t know who the hell they are. Yet. You two can change that...

@bonniealbo3324

2 жыл бұрын

LOVE The Hollies! Great suggestion!

@raymiller8555

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Hopefully they will get to The Hollies.

I wore the cover off that album! You gotta do "Fox Chase," " Good Morning" or "Rattlesnake Rock'n'roller" by them. For a more somber tune, check out "Diary of a Working Man:" that song pulled me from the grips of suicide.

@hog7203

2 жыл бұрын

Diary of a working man is a very underated and underplayed song in general. Medlock's vocals are off the hook in that one.

My favorite Blackfoot song

Absolute banger. Had this LP back in the day. Saw them live in 1979.

Merry Christmas guys - thanks for all the fun and laughter this year, and some great reactions too! Cheers to 2022 🥂

What you call a "cool fade" ending, I call "nothing but rumble" Medlock's the man

Killer Album Cover. You know your going to get bit!!!! Happy Holidays everyone. 🎄❄️🎄

Classic jam. Takes me back to the days when had a FM radio station here in Austin Texas called..... Z-102 Austins Album Rock

@Maydoggie

2 жыл бұрын

How about KLBJ?

Blue 1969 Chevelle with a 396 Big block and four speed jamming to this song on the Pioneer cassette deck through Jenson Tri-ax speakers every summer night.

One of the hardest working bands back in the 70's/80's when I was growing up. Saw them open three different shows in 2 months once. Always a good time

A lot of people say that Rickey was just a "studio musician" for Skynyrd when he played drums for them, but that's an easily provable load of BS. Look at the Skynyrd's First & Last / re-released as the Complete Muscle Shoals album (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skynyrd%27s_First_and..._Last) Rickey has sole or co-writing credits on 6 songs. How many bands will spend their money to record songs written by the studio musician??? Nobody. Also, don't forget Blackfoot Bassist Greg T. Walker also played Bass for Skynyrd around the same time that Rickey played drums for them (he's on the F&L/MS album too). These guys lives and bands are totally intertwined -- friends growing up, friends together in various incarnations of their bands, friends forever. Oh, and Preacher's Daughter is an absolute BANGER!

Once you reference to Led Zeppelin I'm surprised you didn't mention When the Levee Breaks because that is a fantastic use of harp as well. But the thing is man I grew up around a lot of blues bands and even alternative rock bands that borrowed from that older blue style and it was so common to me and I loved it, so many people were really really good at it. And I love to hear it, it's music to my ears. So for example it's almost always the case where you play the harp by cupping your hands around it and literally resting against a microphone, and then you run it through a guitar amp just the same way you would with an electric guitar that you want to be heavy and dense and saturated and distorted with at least some feedback. And it's a whole art. And it steals the show and it's done well for sure. It's one of the greatest things to experience live.

One of my favorite songs. One of my favorite bands.

I saw Blackfoot Summer Jam 82 with Joe Perry Project,Cheap Trick & Krokus!!!!

Train Train REALLY rocks!! As you now know! Great suggestion and more induction into the southern rock pantheon.

Play the intro! So cool. It explains what Blackfoot and Rickey Medlocke were all about, short and sweet. Shorty Medlocke wrote "Train, Train" and was one hella good musician.

Their live performance is awesome.

Merry Xmas to Alex, Andy, Adam and to this, the best of all possible KZread comment sections.

If you want the best Blackfoot. Check out the whole album Tomcattin. It's Excellent. Foxchase, Gimme Gimme Gimme, the whole album was Blackfoot at their best

@rubicon-oh9km

2 жыл бұрын

Spendin' Cabbage

Saw them in concert in the 80s. One of the best live shows I’ve ever seen, second best only to Rush.

Merry Christmas Andy and Alex!!! Thank you for what you bring to all of us throughout the year

When the Levy Breaks may be the song your thinking about.

The Rockets are a southern band out of Detroit Michigan. They had quite a few songs on the radio back in the day. Don't Hold On (banger) Desire, Is It True, Lucille, Turn up the Radio, Rollin' by the record machine, Sally can't dance, Can't sleep, Takin' it back. The No Ballads album basically didn't have a bad song on it. Worth a listen for anyone that isn't familiar with them.

Been Listening to BLACKFOOT Since I was 10 Years Old

The harmonica "distortion" is probably about the microphone that was commonly used by "harp" players, the Shure 520 "Green Bullet", that fits in the hand and distorts when overdriven.

Also mentioned before search Fanny-original gig watch it and pick whatever song you want. So many bands mentioned them as inspiration, they are so tight, and all they deserve RRHOF status Jean Millington: bass guitar, vocals June Millington: guitar, vocals Nickey Barclay: keyboards, vocals Alice de Buhr: drums, vocals. Love them all quintessential professionals, when they get to jamming I don't want it to quit. Alice just destroys it on the drums, Nicky's piano, and vocals. All their covers are seriously great renditions of the originals, such as the Beatles Hey Bulldog, Cream's Badge, Steven Stills Special Care. David Bowie was spot on with his assessment.

The Cars Moving In Stereo. All their other greatest hits are all good.

Saw them. Jacksonville FL. 79 or 80. .38 Special opened. Then Blackfoot. Shorty played and the coliseum erupted. Nazareth headlined and the exodus began. I left but my buddy stayed. He said half the crowd left and the lead singer was so high he could barely sing. Best event I ever saw. It was like the ghost of Skynyrd arisen

*The Ballad Of Curtis Loew* an Ode to the old blues guitarists a mid-tempo acousticish banger!!!!

You got it....I had a 67 Mustang in the late 70's. We didn't get new cars when we were kids. Love Train, Train. For southern rock need to check Atlanta Rhythm Section smooth rock, Harder, Black Oak Arkansas , 38 Special, Blackfoot... Some great music out thwre