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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 16, 2024 13:37:09 GMT -5
"Taking Care of Business" gets most of the airplay, but "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" & "Roll On Down The Highway" (Fred Turner) my favorites The local classic rock station plays those three songs, along with "Hey You & Let it Ride" all the time. BTO had two modest hits where Bachman showed some of the jazz-infused touches he earlier used in "Undun." One was BTO's first charting single "Blue Collar" and another was "Looking Out For Number One." Two of my favorites from them. They also had some success with "Take It Like A Man" which is somewhat similar to "Taking Care Of Business." Little Richard plays piano on the song and Bachman throws a shoutout "play it Richard" toward the end of the song. |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 16, 2024 13:58:34 GMT -5
I'm guessing some younger fans discovered the Guess Who from Lenny Kravitz covering "American Woman". I was a bigger BTO fan than the Guess Who, but they're good too. My wife used "These Eyes" to my daughter when she was baby. Still reminds me of that every time I hear that song. Aww, great story about "These Eyes" Chi. BTO kicked in about six or seven years after Guess Who got started, so they're closer to your wheelhouse (although still a little early, but then again you're into Zep and they were earlier still.) I've heard stories that Bachman left Guess Who because as a Mormon he had trouble reconciling to the lifestyle. But I've also heard that the band wanted him out because of creative differences. I don't know, but they didn't seem to have any problems getting back together in later years. "Creative differences" is the reason for a lot of band breakups. Just too many egos for one band. I know over the years Bachman had reunion tours with the Guess Who and BTO, but I don't they ever combined forces and toured as one super band. It could have worked since Bachman played guitar, Cummings keyboards and Turner was a bassist. |
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 16, 2024 14:06:00 GMT -5
"Creative differences" is the reason for a lot of band breakups. Just too many egos for one band. I know over the years Bachman had reunion tours with the Guess Who and BTO, but I don't they ever combined forces and toured as one super band. It could have worked since Bachman played guitar, Cummings keyboards and Turner was a bassist. I think "creative differences" is just a euphemistic catchall for "we can't stand each other anymore"...much like "irreconcilable differences" in divorces. |
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Post by Renfield on Aug 16, 2024 14:39:17 GMT -5
The local classic rock station plays those three songs, along with "Hey You & Let it Ride" all the time. BTO had two modest hits where Bachman showed some of the jazz-infused touches he earlier used in "Undun." One was BTO's first charting single "Blue and another was "Looking Out For Number One." Two of my favorites from them. They also had some success with "Take It Like A Man" which is somewhat similar to "Taking Care Of Business." Little Richard plays piano on the song and Bachman throws a shoutout "play it Richard" toward the end of the song. Sorry I missed this discussion so far. The story I heard about the piano player on Takin' Care of Business (since the piano part is referenced above) was that he was a pizza delivery guy who was making a delivery to the studio and heard BTO playing. Said he was a musician temping as a delivery guy and asked if he could sit in on keyboards later. Somebody in the band or production staff let him come back later and he laid down the track you hear on the song. They later had to call around to local pizza places to find out who he was because nobody knew his name and they needed to give him credit on the record since they decided to use his piano playing. At least that's the story I heard. Saw BTO at the height of their fame and I think You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet had just gotten to #1. Let It Ride is easily my favorite BTO song. |
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Post by rizzuto on Aug 16, 2024 20:21:47 GMT -5
I was a bigger BTO fan than the Guess Who, but they're good too. "Taking Care of Business" gets most of the airplay, but "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" & "Roll On Down The Highway" (Fred Turner) my favorites I once convinced my niece that BTO's singer for "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" had a stutter.  |
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Post by pippsheadache on Aug 16, 2024 20:37:40 GMT -5
"Taking Care of Business" gets most of the airplay, but "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" & "Roll On Down The Highway" (Fred Turner) my favorites I once convinced my niece that BTO's singer for "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" had a stutter. Some actual stuttering singers include Mel Tillis, Bill Withers, Carly Simon, Marc Almond, John Lee Hooker and Ozzy Ozbourne. Porky Pig used to sing now and then too if memory serves. |
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Post by inger on Aug 16, 2024 21:53:25 GMT -5
“Undun” is one of the most impressive vocals I have ever heard”…
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Post by inger on Aug 16, 2024 21:59:30 GMT -5
"Taking Care of Business" gets most of the airplay, but "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" & "Roll On Down The Highway" (Fred Turner) my favorites I once convinced my niece that BTO's singer for "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" had a stutter. According to what I read, his brother, who also was in the band did. They were practicing and ragging on him and the stutter was not written into the song. Their producer walked in and loved and it became a part of the song… |
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Post by inger on Aug 23, 2024 21:21:19 GMT -5
Moving this over to the music thread, I’m continuing my Billy Hoel fest tonight. I also dropped in for 5 of my faves from MATCHBOX 20.
The Glass Houses album absolutely cemented Joel’s genius for me. It also pissed some of his fans off who thought he had “sold out” to produce hits. As Joel himself said, “he wrote them and people happened to like them.”…
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 24, 2024 22:52:38 GMT -5
Moving this over to the music thread, I’m continuing my Billy Hoel fest tonight. I also dropped in for 5 of my faves from MATCHBOX 20. The Glass Houses album absolutely cemented Joel’s genius for me. It also pissed some of his fans off who thought he had “sold out” to produce hits. As Joel himself said, “he wrote them and people happened to like them.”… Some fans just want artists to make the same kind of album over and over again. I give credit to those that mixed it up and try things different. |
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Post by inger on Aug 25, 2024 3:56:42 GMT -5
Moving this over to the music thread, I’m continuing my Billy Hoel fest tonight. I also dropped in for 5 of my faves from MATCHBOX 20. The Glass Houses album absolutely cemented Joel’s genius for me. It also pissed some of his fans off who thought he had “sold out” to produce hits. As Joel himself said, “he wrote them and people happened to like them.”… Some fans just want artists to make the same kind of album over and over again. I give to those that mixed it up and try things different. Gotta stay up with the times…or… Get put in the back On the discount rack Like an another can of beans 🫘… |
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Post by chiyankee on Aug 25, 2024 10:22:51 GMT -5
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Post by fwclipper51 on Aug 25, 2024 14:20:29 GMT -5
The local classic rock station plays those three songs, along with "Hey You & Let it Ride" all the time. BTO had two modest hits where Bachman showed some of the jazz-infused touches he earlier used in "Undun." One was BTO's first charting single "Blue Collar" and another was "Looking Out For Number One." Two of my favorites from them. They also had some success with "Take It Like A Man" which is somewhat similar to "Taking Care Of Business." Little Richard plays piano on the song and Bachman throws a shoutout "play it Richard" toward the end of the song. BTO like The Zombies had jazz influence songs in their musical catalog. |
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Post by laurenfrances on Aug 25, 2024 15:39:32 GMT -5
As reportrd, when Spike Lee ask if his son like to attend Yankees game this weekend with him. His son replies I rather hang with my friends.That comment brings his thoughts of Cat Stevens' "Cats in the cradle" which I believe it was written by Harry Chapin
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Post by azbob643 on Aug 25, 2024 15:42:18 GMT -5
When Spike Lee ask if his son like to attend Yankees game this weekend with him. His son replies I rather hang with my friends.That comment brings his thoughts of Cat Stevens' "Cats in the cradle" which I believe it was written by Harry Chapin Harry Chapin would write a song describing brushing his teeth in great detail... |
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