If you went to a party in the 70's and this song was not played, it was not a real party.

@theresatrapp4532

Жыл бұрын

Truth!

@ericleesmith708

Жыл бұрын

That is very true! I was the social director in our dorm house from 1975 to 1977, and this song was a staple for every Friday nite party!

@vernonloften5248

Жыл бұрын

Them and rainbow etc. i just turned 59 yesterday

@thomasg5968

Жыл бұрын

Flat as a Pancake-great album!!!! Put a speaker outside dorm room door and blasted them up and down the hallway never enough in 1975, my freshman year at TX Tech!!!

@jeffking4176

Жыл бұрын

@@thomasg5968 I don’t think I knew anyone who did not have this album - anyone over the age 12. We all had it❗️ 📻🙂

Hi Jay and Amber. Thanks for playing our song and the great review! What your hearing is the first generation of the Mini Moog. It has 3 oscillators that must be tuned manually which for a live performance can be challenging. It’s over 50 years old and is still taken out on the road and used. Roger had it split in half and created the first “keytar”. This instrument has also been featured on REO Speedwagon “riding out the storm”. Thanks again for the great review! Nathan - Head East P.M.

@jamesdavison2927

3 ай бұрын

I think the REO song is "riding the storm out" 😊

@user-cc1rr7lg7x

2 ай бұрын

Kansas!

@jamesbernsen3516

29 күн бұрын

Could you imagine if Edgar Winter had been in this band?

These guys used to play beer gardens and open festivals all across Illinois. I met them several times. This song was about a band member's wife saving him from drug addiction. I am so glad that you reacted to this. Thanks.

@oldgoat9227

Жыл бұрын

Another great Prairie State band! REO, Styx, Cheap Trick, Dan Fogelburg, Head East, Chicago, .... great music.

@astroworfcraig9164

Жыл бұрын

And they were popular for proms, too.

@Rayray-kj9cc

Жыл бұрын

Same here! I saw them several times and my mom knew one of the guys that went to school a town over!

@richardhillebrand5353

Жыл бұрын

NOTHING TO DO WITH DRUG ADDICTION! Wrote by guitarist Mike Sommerville it's about a girlfriend of his and being on tour and on the road for long time and trying to hold a relationship that ended in a break up I was told!

@flyingburritobro68

Жыл бұрын

@@oldgoat9227 Yea. The Flat As A Pancake album was recorded in Pekin, IL😎

This is another band that deserved to be bigger than they were. So much talent here.

Singer, songwriter, vocal arranger and drummer for Head East, Steve Huston, wrote five of the nine songs on the band's debut album “Flat as a Pancake”. He passed away unexpectedly on July 25, 2023. He was a great man!

@Jessica_Roth

5 сағат бұрын

Oh, damn. I hadn't been back to this recently and I missed the news on Steve. RIP, dude.

The singer for this band is John Schlit, he later became a born again Christian, and played with a Christian hard rock band called Petra, who were huge in the Christian market, they were so big, they got signed by Herb Alperts A&M record.

@canonfodder2068

Жыл бұрын

I remember Petra! Saw them at a festival in the late 80's.

@sourisvoleur4854

Жыл бұрын

Interesting tie-in! I heard about Petra but never got into them.

@BadErnest

Жыл бұрын

I remember Petra too. Didn’t know that!

@paulstewart6203

Жыл бұрын

Thanks herb Alperts. their CD 'No Doubt' has some great songs on it, my fav. Sincerely yours.

@loadedorygun

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, trivia bonus winner! Even knowing Head East did this will win you most contests lol

Head East Singer John Schlitt was in the Christian rock band Petra after he left Head East in 1980. I bought This album in 1975, i was 15 years old. I played the heck out of this album, every song is good. Ticket back to georgia, Love me tonight, city of gold, fly by night lady, brings back great memories.

The sound you guys are wondering about is a synthesizer (played on a keyboard). Standard synth-rock sound for that era -- you'll hear a lot of bands with a similar-sounding synth.

@richardsteiner8992

Жыл бұрын

Steve Miller Band uses it a lot, no?

@marksfarmcraft1888

Жыл бұрын

just about every 70's and 80's rock bands used these keyboards. Roland was a popular brand at the time. They have a pitch bender switch that makes the guitar string bending sound.

@neptune9

Жыл бұрын

@@richardsteiner8992 Yes 😄

@brucejacobs4026

Жыл бұрын

@@marksfarmcraft1888 I think there was a thing called aftertouch where you could hold down a key with extra pressure and it could mess with the volume and duration after the initial keypress (they also used a pitch bend wheel in this a lot

@ronjm945

Жыл бұрын

A la Magic Man by Heart…

Head East was a Illinois band, they only charted three songs (this one, my favorite of theirs, charted at #68), the others, Love Me Tonight (#54), and Since You Been Gone (#46). The solos were a pair of minimoog synthesizers, an early analog synthesizer. The band was popular in the Midwest, and came from the same general area as REO Speedwagon. On Never Been Any Reason, the drummer, Steve Huston sings the first half of the lyric, and lead vocalist, John Schlitt sings the second half.

@richardhillebrand5353

Жыл бұрын

Headeaast is from Southern Illimois REO is from Northern Illinois!

@thefoss5387

Жыл бұрын

@@richardhillebrand5353 Heh...Head East members coalesced from a couple of U of I students, and an Eastern Illinois University guy. Broadly speaking, all Downstaters, much like REO members...But, my point was that they were, at their peak, more popular regionally, in the Midwest, than nation wide. It took some time for REO to break nationally too.

@jeffking4176

Жыл бұрын

They charted much higher , Regionally. St.Louis, etc. There were several bands that had huge hits , regionally, but minor hits elsewhere in the country: Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Gypsy, MISSOURI, Mama’s Pride, Head East, Groups like REO Speedwagon, and Kansas did make it bigger Nationally. (( best concert I went to: Missouri, Head East, Kansas, At an all-nighter at 6 Flags - Mid America❗️ 📻🙂 (( oh yeah, I forgot about Aliotta,Haines, and Jeremiah.))

@BigDaddyG65

Жыл бұрын

@@richardhillebrand5353 Head East and REO both came together in Central Illinois in Champaign at the University of Illinois. There was a huge music scene in Champaign in the late 60s and 70s. It was common in the music club scene there to see REO, Head East, Dan Fogelber, Styx..... it was a good time to grow up in Champaign.

@thefoss5387

Жыл бұрын

@@BigDaddyG65...Styx also played the High School auditorium circuit in Chicago, being Southsiders. They played at my High School, Elmwood Park Community HS, a couple of times, in 1973 and 1975, as I recall.

I got a whole new respect for this band years ago prob around the ear;y 90's. I lived in Liberty MO and a friend came by and said they were doing a concert at the community center. I called BS and so we went to check, weather was total crap and I don't think they advertised cause we show up and the place is empty. My buddy is convinced there gonna be there so we check and damned if he wasn't right. However there wasn't hardly anybody there mainly due to the crap weather. There was MAYBE 12 people there to see the show. The band came on stage, apologized for the weather and said, were here, your here, lets have a show. All 12 of us moved right up to the front of the stage and they played as if the place was packed full. Could have blown us all off and nobody would have been surprised, but they played for a handful of people and held nothing back. It was quite personal and awesome of the band. Mad respect...........................

Amber is an absolute catch! She's fun, has great taste, an incredible personality, and she's beautiful on top of all that. Congrats Jay! Stay thankful for her. Y'all are my favorite reactors!

I saw Head East in Tyler TX on Valentines day 2/14/1977. I was fifteen. They are still close to my heart at sixty.

I LOVE HEAD EAST. My top 3 bands are Rush, Kansas and Head East. Head East has so many songs I like. A very underrated band!

@cripes3333

Жыл бұрын

That was in 1977!

@jeffking4176

Жыл бұрын

I saw Missouri, Head East, and Kansas in Concert at 6 Flags Mid America. It was great. 📻🙂

@jeffreymosher6334

Жыл бұрын

Good taste cripes, I've been listening to this song since '77, but I put an objective ear to it during this reaction, before coming down into the comments, and in my mind started seeing a blender mix of Rush, Kansas, AC/DC-lite, and the Cars for this tune.

@skylarlegate9341

6 ай бұрын

Rush is my number 1 with skynyrd number 2.

@kristinekrohn7231

3 күн бұрын

Absolutely. Let's not forget triumph ❤

Crazy that you would do this band not long after the Rainbow song "Since You Been Gone" - I was going to post a comment there saying that I preferred Head East's version of that song, but didn't -- and now here you come with this... pretty awesome! This was a party classic back in the day!

@jeffking4176

Жыл бұрын

Head East’s version,definitely better. 📻🙂

@censorshipsucks9493

Жыл бұрын

Rainbow's is better, but Never Been Any Reason rocks.

@greglegakis4177

Жыл бұрын

After listening to both just now I have to give the Rainbow version the edge. Stronger vocals, more punch overall. Both are good though.

@dianahohimer1107

Жыл бұрын

Great 🎵

@ScottDeBerg

Жыл бұрын

Their version of "Since You Been Gone" is in the same vein - good old rock & roll. They're from Illinois - midwestern boys. And that solo instrument is a sythesizer.

If you ever revisit Head East again, check out their version of Since you've been gone.

My first concert!

It's a good old fashioned analog synthesizer making that sound. Back in 1975 they were still pretty new and this song has such a nice fat sound on the synth solos.

This Classic HITS LIKE A BRICK!!,, The Ides Of March "Vehicle"

@omind1

Жыл бұрын

I think the Ides guy wrote " eye of the tiger". Good call strong tune.

@RayfordRaySiegel

Жыл бұрын

@@omind1, Yeah. He did. I just recently watched a video about it, by the professor of Rock. It was written about him (Jim Peterik) giving his wife, then ex-girlfriend rides to art class.

i would strongly encourage you to listen to the live version from their live album. it takes this song to a completely different level. the energy is off the charts. in fact, the first 3 songs (on the album) can be played at the same time since they play them like one big song. they start out with a cover of a song that you just reacted to by rainbow. "since you been gone" blends into "it's for you" and then right into "never been any reason". it is nearly impossible to play one of those songs without hearing all 3. love you guys. rock on

@55itsme

Жыл бұрын

One of the best ever live albums imo. Very underrated.

@CANDOKNOWHOW

Жыл бұрын

You’ve peaked my interest.. I’m totally gonna check out this album now. I’ve always loved this song and remember my brothers playing the “pancake” tape in the truck when we spent the summers at the local lake. Coming down to the comments section and learning about great records I can search out is one of the major bonuses of these reaction videos for me. Thanks for sharing the info!

@hog7203

Жыл бұрын

Yep, that's live album is great. Back in '79, I checked that album out from the library, took it home and made an 8track copy.

@maxovernyter9189

Жыл бұрын

I was gonna make the same suggestion!!! That, and Jefftown Creek. Deep cut but an awesome song!!

@55itsme

Жыл бұрын

@@hog7203 You were a pirate! Arrr!

John Schlitt (the second voice here) STILL has the voice to this day! He recently sang on my husband (John DeGroff, another Petra alum) 's album , and can still nail the notes to the wall!

Hey Jay and Amber, long time listener here. The funky sound you were hearing is a synthesizer/ Keyboard. They were the first band I saw in 1977 Summerfest in Milwaukee. Love you both. Keep the music, keep the faith.

@RobSquadReactions

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that info!!!

@odisco2191

Жыл бұрын

He's right

@jjalt95

Жыл бұрын

Moog synthesizer

@Copperwise

Жыл бұрын

I was there!

@cripes3333

Жыл бұрын

My first concert was also Head East opening up for Styx at the Faribault County Fair in Minnesota. They killed it!

Head East! Great hard rock band from Illinois, '70s and '80s. Jay says old school rock, southern rock sound, kind of true! Cowbells is very '70s and '80s, too! Also, thats the synthesizers yall hearing. Kind of a new wave sound lol. Kind of Pink Floyd, The Cars, Rush, SAGA, Styx sounding. Big song that was feel good. "Since youve been Gone " is another great song from them. I like Amber's hair BTW, pretty lady. You'd fit right in the hippie era.

I don’t know how anyone could not love this.

You are hearing a mini-Moog keyboard. It was the latest synthesizer around that time with a really cool sound! John Schlitt, is the other lead vocalist. He became the lead singer for the Christian rock band Petra for many years, a great vocalist.

saw them in a bar for a quarter. there was a huge snowstorm so there were only about 5 of us in the bar. they still played the whole album. very professional. this was late 74/early 75. the singers' brother also had a pretty good band. this was in western Illinois.

@richardhillebrand5353

Жыл бұрын

Jeff Schlitt is the person you are talking about in Western Illinois band!

@karenmandeville7116

Жыл бұрын

​@@richardhillebrand5353 yes, his name was Jeff. thanks for the memory!

@RGBado

Жыл бұрын

Jeff Schlitt was in a Christian rock band called Petra. One of the biggest bands of that genre. Don't know if they are still together now.

@richardhillebrand5353

Жыл бұрын

@@RGBado Jeff Brother former original lead singer of Headeast John Schjitt was the leadsinger of Petra! they retired a few years ago but from time to time they get together and do a show Just did a reunion show awhile back for the most part Petra retired!

@Hanzyscure

9 ай бұрын

This song was recorded in 78

This song was featured in a movie called "Dazed and Confused". One of my all time favorite songs. By the way, the sound you cannot determine, it is not a guitar you are referring to, it is a synthesizer.

@davidogg5269

Жыл бұрын

This song is also on the soundtrack to the movie "Sahara"

@juliemanarin4127

Жыл бұрын

I love that movie! I was 16 in 1976 when that movie takes place and I find it so nostalgic...was pretty close to how things really were!

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

Good 70s movie ,,,

@scott1395

Жыл бұрын

Dazed and confused is so much like my teen years, I can actually use the characters and put friends names to them! I think we were much wilder than those guys were! Smoking weed, classic cars, hitting on the hottie teachers! Oh those we the days! Always lookin for a party!!!

Head East wrote one of the greatest party songs in rock history; "Get Up and Enjoy Yourself" Make this reaction a priority !!

This was a party anthem in 1975 in central Illinois and the midwest. They came from St. Louis, the sound is a keyboard with a synthesized effect. They recorded this album in Pekin Illinois (outside of Peoria) about 50 miles from my home and when I was at Illinois State University they played our college and that night they walked on at a couple of local bars and killed it there as well. The album was called Flat As A Pancake and the other single that was great was Love Me Tonight. Later the song Since You Been Gone in 1978 was great too. The lead singer went on to do some Christian rock, great band.

Sweet!! They sound like "38 Special" That wasn't a guitar playing, it's called a synthesizer, keyboard instrument. Great song, awesome band!! Saw them in 1979! Awesome reaction, guys!!

@juliemanarin4127

Жыл бұрын

I love .38 Special!

@bigbobvub

Жыл бұрын

@@juliemanarin4127 Right! So do I! Donnie Van Zant, brother of Lynard Skynard's Ronnie Van Zant started .38 Special. The south produced some pretty awesome rock n roll stars!

This is a great old song from the 70s in my youth. Head East weren't a "one hit wonder" band, as they made a few albums. This song had to be their biggest hit. Thanks

@jeffking4176

Жыл бұрын

Only a “one hit wonder “ outside of the Mid West. A couple other songs from this album , and Since You’ve Been Gone, we’re also big hits - regionally. 📻🙂

Amber, that sound was made by a synthesizer. This song is such a great vibe!

I Saw Head East with Kansas in 1976. Great show.

Very cool. Flat as a Pancake, the album this song is off of, was one of the first 8-tracks I bought when I was 16. In the same week or so I bought this, Fool for the City by Foghat and a live tape by REO Speedwagon. The 70's were a great time to be a teenager in the rural Midwest. Thanks for playing this guys.

@CharlesBryan1

Жыл бұрын

Oh, god... I almost forgot about 8-tracks! I remember having The Worst of Jefferson Airplane and one by Eric Burdon, or was it him in War? They were hand-me-downs but I did own the 8-track player. :)

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

In Kodiak Alaska was a blast being a teen I loved being a 70s brat In the fishing capitol of the world Kodiak Alaska My dad was a shrimp fisherman So my mom cooked us the best fish n chips ALL WAYS ,, I lived by a very pretty lake Island lake Kodiak Alaska ,You can see it on youtube ,I was a teen that loved music in the 70s I Had my own 8 track player i took it ever where with me ,, I wish i could live it all over ,, The 70s were a BLAST

@wendybutler1681

Жыл бұрын

I bought the all same music! Head East was for driving.

@wendybutler1681

Жыл бұрын

Got to see Foghat.

@wendybutler1681

Жыл бұрын

Recently got this album in digital.

Love these guys! Met the current lead singer’s wife at a free show they did last year for an all-class reunion. She got all the guys to sign my Flat As A Pancake album cover for me, and current guitar player Glen Bridger threw me one of his picks at the end of this song! Next you guys gotta check out Jefftown Creek from this same album, and If You Knew Me Better off their album A Different Kind of Crazy. 🙌💯

@richardhillebrand5353

Жыл бұрын

Darren Walker wife Jill Waiker great lady alot of fun being around at shows!

I've seen Head East live quite a number of times..... a - very - long - time - ago. I'm old(er).

Save my life I'm going down for the last time. Woman with a sweet lovin' Better than a white line.... Ultimate 70's Rock Lyrics..!

Hey Jay and Amber!!! Like someone already said, that outer space sound you heard was synthesizer/keyboards. The second singer, the one Jay likes is John Schiltt. He later became the lead singer of one of the biggest Christian Rock bands to come out of the 70's, Petra. If you like his voice you should look in Petra. Early 80's and forward. While I'm on the subject, a metal that I think you would like is Called STRYPER! A Christian metal band that came out in the 1983. Killer vocals and guitar. I think you would appreciate their music.

Great song! My friend's father in law, Tony Juodis, was a drummer for Head East at one time. They've been through many band members.

Small story, worked at ATT store as a manager, and I had an opportunity to bring this band and others between 2006 and 2009. Head East, Weird Al( which was the best show) April Wine and Ted Nugent. And three other bands of mention. I was in my mid 40's and that were brilliant all of them. Thank you for seeing these men. They did a open concert at my highschool and had to the city park for the next day. I was enjoying the river in Clarkston WA. This was in 1975 . It was a stop over and open air i rember the feeling of people who could really play. I still now live in the same area after decades of living where it's crazy. Head East!!!

This was High School! We grew up with the greatest music. 😁❤️

My favorite album of all time. Head East, Flat as a Pancake. I wore out the album and eight-track tape so many times that I cannot count the number of times I purchased Flat as a Pancake.

So glad to see you reacting to this. Just saw Head East opening for Styx last year. They still sound amazing and this was of course the closing song. Was just a huge jam session to end out the concert.

@bretcantwell4921

Жыл бұрын

That sounds amazing.

I have heard this song for my entire life, and yet never knew who performed it. They are all from Southern and Central Illinois, Skynard influenced for sure. They are still touring out and about the Midwest, from MO and IL up to MN.

I’m from St.Louis, so Head East was a standard. I went to a concert at 6-Flags Over Mid America. Groups: MISSOURI, Head East, KANSAS. Best concert I ever been to ❗️ 📻🙂

Thank you, thank you... this is one of my favorite songs. The vocals are prime, the band is full of talent and the keyboards superbly mixed to slide from one ear to the other.

One of my favorites when I worked night shift stocking groceries years ago. It came across the intercom twice a night. 😎

I GOT ALL THEIR MUSIC !......ROCK ON !

In 1974 Headeast recorded there 1st album Flat as a pancake at PYRMID Records in Pekin Illinois with only 5000 records and 500 8 tracks made! Then in 1975 A&M Records signed them remaking Flat as a pancake the difference is the covers look different and side 1 on the A&M record is on side 2 on the pyrmid record! Of corse i have both Albums with autographs of band my A&M record is on loan to the Southern Illinois Hall of fame wall at Swing City Music! Have alot of signed Headeast things my proudest thing I have other then the 1974 Flat as a pancake is my metal Headeast sign there only 8 as of now ever been made! THANK THANK THANK YOUS FOR ALL YOU DO AND GIVING HEADEAST A LISTEN KEEP ON ROCKIN!

This was released in 1975, and it was played at all the parties! That sound you're wondering about is a synthesizer. I believe synthesizers were just starting to be used more during this time. Great reaction choice. Thank you! 💙✌

This song got everyone onto the dance floor, often as the final tune for the night. Awesome!!

I sing this with my sister in law sometimes. My sons band plays this and we always sing it. It's been.our jam for years. God bless yall. We love ya here

Lead guitarist Mike Somerville far right in picture was one of my bff! We lost him almost two years ago already. He was an incredible musician! I'm writing this on somebody else's tablet right now at 2 am but just had to comment. Fyi Mike hated " since you've been gone" it was an album filler. Rip Mike, love and miss terribly!!!

Wow this song brings a lot of memories! This hit was huuuge. 😃

Love Head East! They never cracked the US Top Forty but I think they were more popular here in the Midwest than other parts of the country. Their live album is fantastic but one of my favorite songs of theirs is Open Up the Door.

@angelajakem366

Жыл бұрын

South Western Ontario as well.

@jeffking4176

Жыл бұрын

All across the Mid-West. They were from Illinois. There were a lot of Regional bands that had more regional hits. They couldn’t play it enough in St.Louis, and I don’t think I knew anyone under the age of 12 that did not have the album - Flat As A Pancake. 📻🙂

@mikereiss4216

Жыл бұрын

Although I grew up in the 80s on the east coast I never heard them on the radio (and I listened to a lot of radio). I never heard or hear them on classic rock radio here (Philly area) now either. I'm not sure how I even know of them but I heard this song somewhere along the line and not until the 2000s. I did however see a band play this after a baseball game but they seemed to play obscure stuff (or at least stuff that is somewhat obscure these days- another song they played was Stealin by Uriah Heep and you don't hear that song much either). So anyway, yeah not well known on the east coast but a good band.

@mikereiss4216

Жыл бұрын

@@jeffking4176 Sometimes I feel like I'm one of the few east coast people who knows about them and also Shooting Star, Pavlov's Dog and Starcastle.

@55itsme

Жыл бұрын

@@mikereiss4216 some of my all time favorites are the more obscure rockers. Maybe because they aren't played as much. Stealin, Wells Fargo, Lady Put the Light On Me...

The answer to the sound you can't place is...a 1968 Moog. It was double tracked for the recording giving it just a bit fatter sound. The organ in the back ground is a 1957 Hammond B3 with Leslie 157 cabinet to give it the growl it has. The first half of the verse was sung by Steve Houston (drummer) and the second part was John Schlitt (lead vocalist) oh went on to sing with Petra. These boys are from Central Illinois. Oh, I am the live mix engineer for Head East and have been for the past 8 years. We did a stint in 2021 opening for Styx and REO Speedwagon. Speaking of REO, this moog was also used on their hit Ridin' the Storm Out. It creates the opening air raid slide sound on their song. The band still plays between 40 and 60 shows a year. Have a great one!!

I saw them in concert during their 25th anniversary tour with Paul Rodgers and Bad Company, Molly Hatchet and Kansas in 1998,, look on youtube for their concert at the Herrinfest in Herrin Illinois

I remember going to see them in Denver and part way through the show there was a disturbance kinda backstage and they even stopped the song. Suddenly out onto the stage walks Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and company. They were passing through and decided to stop by and say hi to their friends. Stuck around and played 3 or 4 songs (I was pretty stoned so I can't remember exactly, but I know they played Black Dog and Stairway To Heaven). Totally rocked and what a night. Pay for Head East and get Led Zeppelin. It was epic

Front row to their concert in the 70s. Still have an autographed album of theirs. Got out of middle school and went straight to the concert and waited in line for 4 hours.

Cowbell ... oh YEAH!

My brother was good friends with Steve Huston, the drummer. Sad to say that Steve passed away a couple of weeks ago. I had their Flat as a Pancake album on cassette! (that really dates me). :)

Excellent choice!!!

Argent "Hold Your Head Up"...Nuff Said.

@bigsteve9279

Жыл бұрын

You know yer tunes! 👍

@happymethehappyone8300

Жыл бұрын

@@bigsteve9279 Thanks,, I Suggested This One As Well.

@theresatrapp4532

Жыл бұрын

Wow!!! Haven't heard that song in forever!

@happymethehappyone8300

Жыл бұрын

@@theresatrapp4532 I Heard It Yesterday,, It's On My Music Playlist On My Phone.

@bigsteve9279

Жыл бұрын

@@happymethehappyone8300 I wish I could get em’ to do ‘the Grassroots’ 🤷🏻‍♂️

I met head east and Molly hatchet at a concert witch featured local bands I ran sound for a band my brother was in

It was,an earlier synthesizer called a Moog, this particular track has 2 mini-moogs synthesizers together.

I met John Schlitt several years ago at a Petra concert and he is a genuinely nice guy and can still sing great. Head East was big in the college circuits...and they were loud. They do a great version of "Since You've Been Gone" and it's possibly better than the original.

@Dreamstalker8002

Жыл бұрын

I still have the first Petra album 😁

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

THIS WAS THE MID 70s AMBER ,,

That sound you are trying to place is a double track of a minimoog (an old analog synthesizer) solo. They recorded it twice and accidentally left both tracks playing at the same time when they played it back, and said WHOA that sounds cool! It was a total accident. Also, they have a photo on the back of this album (called Flat As A Pancake) with them sitting in Olivette Diner in St. Louis County. I grew up right down the street from that diner, and dad often took us there for breakfast on Saturdays.

Remember cruising through the countryside in Indiana in the late 70s cranking this song up, windows down, Pioneer cassette deck, amp/graphic equalizer, and four Jensen speakers in my 68 Nova.

I'm so glad you got to this , this is from the album Flat as a pancake, if you want a real trip check out the Edgar Winter group and the song is Frankenstein, the live video

My favorite

My go to cruising song back in HS. Volume UP and windows DOWN on my ‘70 Olds Cutlass! Check out Jefftown Creek from same album. This band’s harmonies were killer!

@richardhillebrand5353

Жыл бұрын

Wrote by drummer Steve Huston!

@vikkiwhite6243

Жыл бұрын

Jefftown Creek and lovin me along, MUST LISTEN!!!🤘

Jay and Amber I love you both madly. I am old enough to be your mom. Yours clearly did a great job with you 2. Smart, Cute and CHILL. I was the coat check girl at a rock club back in the day called "The Primitive Scene" and this tune always played "Last call for Alcohol" circa late 70's. HA! **blows kisses** m

These guys are STILL touring, saw them here in Kansas a couple of years ago. The keyboard player had a portable keyboard on a strap, played it over his head, behind his back, etc. They do a pretty good live show.

Banger!!!

That was good guys

The sound is a keyboard synthesizer and was most likely a Moog synth, which was the prominent brand during this time.

1975. I still recall a warm Summer's day in my brother's room in South Tulsa. Man, what a summer it was. Awesome LP, "Flat As A Pancake". 🥸

The instrument they used was a Minimoog synthesizer.

This song is from Head East's best album "Flat As A Pancake." The instrument you're wondering about is an electronic synthesizer. "Lovin Me Along" is another good song from the same album and has great synthesizer solo at the end. "Jefftown Creek" is another banger from the same album too.

Sidewinder sings this song and does it well. If y’all haven’t ever heard any Mother’s Finest you have to look them up. We used to see them all over ENC in the 70’s and 80’s. They still tour here and in Europe. THERE IS NO OTHER. 🎶🎶🎶 TO COMPARE TO YOU!🎶🎶🎶 Oh baby love!

Alright Head East Great Choice! After recovering from Major Surgery at 15 years w O I had spent my whole 9fh grade year in Hospital and Home home my oldest Brother had a Great collection of Classic Rock Albums and Head East was one I studied really hard and loud the very first time I was attorney get out of the house after recovering my oldest Brother took me to my very first concert and we were close and Head East just Blew Me Away that was all it took to now I have gone to almost 700 concerts towards the later 80s and some original Band members were no longer in the Band a Very Talented Good Friend I grew up with became Singer Guitarist another friend played drums and Head East played a lot of Caron’s Dallas even an Air Force Base and we traveled with The Band and so much Fun! The original lead Singer of Head East was with a Really big Christian Rock Band that won Grammys

That sound that you guys listened to is the classic sound of the MOOG Synthesizer invented in 1960s very futuristic sounding like can imitate any type of instrument including guitars 🎸🎶

Man you are on a roll today . Love movie selection , love the music. Thank you for doing this one 1975 was a year. Big groups , Head East, Boston, ELO, and Lynard Skynyrd. It is cow bell and guitar making most of the instruments. Much love and you made me smile today .

I love Head East!! I saw them at an outside concert!! Such a great afternoon!!

This song was featured on the Huckabee show a few weeks ago, with John Schlitt still singing at 73. Still rocks. All the good rock and bands are on social security.

Never heard of them before so the RSR Family introduced me to something new also. It sounds late 70's early 80's. Why do I get a Boston type vibe?

@jen_alanfromchicago53

Жыл бұрын

Central Illinois

As an Illinois boy from my youth, this band was my high school memories. Incredible guitar work, masterful keyboard and soaring vocals. Try MISSOURI “Movin’ On”

@scottgraham1055

Жыл бұрын

You’ve GOT to be a KSHE listener 👍

Hi kids! Watch your show. Yeah bought got trampled going to see them in Aberdeen, so. Dak. Back in 79, it was crazy we had a blast, went home all excited spent the night playing Spades, partied, all at 17 years old, good pick.

Great song!! NEW ARTIST ALERT!! Soooo, checking out your catalog, there are two bands you have not heard yet that you MUST HEAR! #1 is Mountain. Their song "Mississippi Queen" is one of the staples of classic rock. 2nd band is Montrose. That was Sammy Hagar's first band and the song to hear from them is "Rock Candy". BANGERS!!!!!!

☮Amber has hippie hair! I love it!

A great song.

I grew up in southern Illinois in the 70s, and Head East was definitely *our* band.

Saw them at Kings Head Pub late 1980's , Marietta ,Ga.

If you're looking for more great stuff from Head East, their other songs which were most-played on the radio are "Get Up & Enjoy Yourself" and "Since You Been Gone" (the same tune as the one you just did by Rainbow the other day).

I hit that watch button so fast, I’ve been waiting for you guys to do this one! (Now I’ll watch it, 😂)

The are from Southern Illinois, definitely southern rock influenced with a synthesizer (that was what instrument you could identify) 2 vocalists Love me tonight and Fly by Night lady are great tracks also off this album

Love your hair Amber👍👍💯💯💯. This is totally a 70s song!

One of the movies you need to react to is "Dazed And Confused". It's an early 90's movie set in 1976. It really captures what it was like being a teenager in the 70's. This song as well as many other rock classics are featured.

I'm not a big fan of live recordings but the live version of this is even better.

@lethiapage4767

Жыл бұрын

Not a fan of live recordings? OMG to each their own but I cannot imagine not having them. This is where you see what a band can really do without do-overs, perfect recording conditions, and all playing at once without Frankenstein-ing tracks together. Studio album is going to give you that precision you want from the intricate soloes and harmonies and it's beautiful to hear that stuff. I love studio versions of the Eagles, Pink Floyd and Crosby Stills and Nash. But live versions even if they can be a bit sloppier are unmatched for energy. You get to hear subtle differences in the songs and sometimes whole new versions as the years go by. Most important...you get that crowd feedback where they chime in and how you how much they love you. Whaaaaaat would Benny and the jets be without that whistle from the crowd at the end or that yeeeeeah and whoooop in seven bridges road? The Eagles did Spanish style hotel california for hell freezes over. I heard a version of breakdown by Tom Petty once where the audience sang pretty much the whole song. And journey 1981 Houston show recorded for captured and cheap trick live from budokon are both bananas. Springsteen and Yes... Garth Brooks would be nothing without their live shows. But hey it's all good. 😘 (Now go to the corner put on some live recordings and think about your life choices.) 😂

@ncexnyc4466

9 ай бұрын

So true! The studio version is very toned down and doesn't catch the energy that this band brought to the table.

Head East originated in Illinois, my friends! The keyboard player (playing the cool synth stuff you liked) was actually one of my wife's professors in Nursing School.

It was an old scool sythisizer. And had a knob to make it bend higher notes. Love this band. They still tour. John Schlitt ov high vocals had a band in the 80s called Petra and they went thru the 2000s and still perform. Love this channel yall. Keep it rockin.