Tank, while I always enjoy the knowledge and experiences you share, I LOVE how honest you are about your growth over the years, especially the alcohol related and the Red story. I teach high school students who feel they have to look perfect, and I can only hope they have more people in their loves who are honest about their growth and stories. Keep up the good work!
Thanks a lot, man! Yeah, at a young age, we REALLY care about our appearances and how others think of us. As we get older, we learn other people don't care as much as we think they do, and it's a lot healthier to just love yourself and grow rather than to try and be what you think everyone else wants you to.
Man I love this series Tank. This is absolutely fantastic. I love how you're basing your choices off of experiences and not band status. You're a real one my guy
Tank...I played lead guitar on an Japan Tour for an German band called Crossroads back in 87 or 88...I was 16 or 17 years old at that time and I raised an Alkohol Problem at that time! I just got sober at 19 and struggled with Alkohol for almost 30 year's, but still winning! Be strong! Love your videos!
When you started this, my friends and I each threw in 50 bucks and bet on the last three rounds...two of us tied for the lead. Thought about trying to bribe you to throw it in my favor...but I have watched you long enough to realize you actually have integrity, so I won't insult you with an offer.😄 Love your stuff, brother...keep it up. Oh, yeah, everyone of us has your six on the YT and NW horseshit....
Hey Tank! I just got my Sabaton tickets! I live in Orlando now, but seeing in my hometown! Your channel introduced me to them. Thanks! Now I owe a Blackhawks fan!
I'm looking at this one after you've already been on tour with Electric Callboy and are on tour with them right now in europe. When i see all of this, after seeing your vlog of the electric callboy tour, it's amazing how much you've grown. You're an awesome person!
Good to see you back Tank! Sorry so many small minded turds landed on a previous, well thought out post. Totally value your unique insights into the musical world!
This series has been fantastic, man. Really really really enjoying all the cool insights and BTS stuff from someone who can deliver the stories well too!
It's a lot of fun listening to your experiences. I'd wondered who you worked with. I had some limited maintenance work on electronics with some shows , and what I discovered was it is not glamorous like I had thought. However, I was not crew like you. Can't wait until part 3 , but I suppose I'll have to.
Thank you so much for sharing Tank! Questions for next video: Favorite part of the job vs most challenging part? What your day looked like. A good tour vs a bad tour (since i'm super curious who/why the one tour sucked). And I'd love to hear the octoberfest story. We all have stories from when we were young, dumb, and intoxicated. :)
I kind of said I would maybe roadie for a band because I'm a fan but really I haven't much idea what that means. A video describing the actual job-description would be great. I think they just want a driver with knowledge of pedal board and stage amplification problems who can set up a drum kit and change a string in under 10 seconds whilst selling merchandise. I'm 58 with diabetes & a right hand with a ring finger that doesn't bend, but its something I would have loved to do in my twenties, maybe I should just apologise, withdraw my offer and stop trying to drink from the rock fountain of youth?
Hey Tank, really digging the content you post. A VERY unique and interesting perspective on reactions and gear breakdowns, not to mention the insight into the industry. Out of curiosity, how does one go about getting into something like merch management or some other part of tour support? I think it is seriously interesting
Honestly, it was just being in the right place at the right time. My first gig ever (doing merch and lighting) was working for a band that my old band had been touring with. When I quit playing music, they hired me on as their crew.
Thanks for the cool pictures, I’m going to go find some of the photos and flyers I have from my days being in college radio, I got your back with the whole night wish shit, a lot of people don’t realize this copyright issues have been going on for years, it’s one of the reasons I stopped having on on air show and took a step down as the business manager of the station and ended up just cataloging cds when they were pulled from rotation college radio isn’t as independent as you are made to believe
Very interesting and entertaining videos Tank. Cheers for sharing all that you do. I never knew the origin behind in-ear monitors. That's an awesome piece of trivia. Cheers again man.
Pat Benatar vs Van Halen that has to be tough, I have been a fan of both since their early days and first albums released in the UK, I have seen Pat Benatar continue when a radio mic failed and was heard over the band still, which is crazy. Dave Lee Roth was a maniac in his early days, when he returned to Van Halen is what I am interested in because in the UK we did not hear that much as they pretty much seemed to play the States and ignore us
My money is on a Pat Benatar vs. Dustin Lynch final. Woulnd't it be interesting if Tank does an interview with the winner, even if it is not metal related?
Hey Tank! I think I've seen you backstage in Phoenix a few times over the years, you look very familiar. Just found the channel and love it! Question for you: Red - 2011 or 2012 (dont remember) - Mesa Ampitheater in Mesa, AZ - I was in the front against the barricade on the bass players side and I saw him go into a RAGE when his amp overheated. It was late August in Phoenix, so ya, it was blazing hot. He chucked his amp on the ground after a song, and I saw some poor tech with a tiny fan trying to cool off his amp. Was that you?
Hope you talk about your issues with the country music culture and industry some time. As an european, I have no clue about american country music and what's going on in that industry.
Great stories! I was wondering if you can elaborate on what culturally about country you don't like? Without getting yourself in trouble. I have an idea, but not positive. I'm not a country fan either. I don't care for what I would call the culture as well either. Just curious. Thank you for the great content. Your storytelling and demeanor are really engaging.
So wild to hear about your experiences and how bands truly are when theyre not on stage! I guess like david lee roth and no drafts before their show do any of the final 4 bands have quirks/superstitions similar to that before they go on? Cant wait for the final episode
Of all the things a band could be persnickety about, shutting off drafts before showtime is pretty sensible. DLR's voice is only so good (although his total performance is world class) and he needed to do all he could to protect it. It's kinda like the brown M&Ms thing. They threw that in to make sure at least someone at the venue had read their contract and riders all the way through. Van Halen did some crazy shit, but when it came time to lay it down live, they did what it took to deliver a killer show every time.
Love your insight , a behind the scenes look , I'd still go be a mech seller gear monkey whatever it took to be involved , I bought my first harley last year so I'm guessing it's never too late , I've been riding , for years but took me this long to achieve this dream , ha ha maybe now that covid is not an issue , it could happen .
Dude, we sold so much merch on that tour but I’ve never seen anyone wear one in public. So many people like Nickelback and don’t want to admit it. Haha
That "veteran tough love" crap is about the only thing I've seen to disagree with you about. That shit is for the birds and is only done by old burnouts that think they're band members. The way to tell you about David Lee Roths draft quirk is..."hey man, make sure everything is closed and locked down before they hit the stage." Starting refusing to work for those crews that were with the same bands 30-40 years. Had my own experiences but I always enjoyed younger newer bands when I was touring. Everyone worked as a team. The old heads are stuck in old habits in my experience and a lot of them are just angry old burnouts.
I would like to hear more about working with Van Halen and specifically with David Lee Roth. I grew up in the same area as them and my brother knew the Van Halen brothers. They always wanted to play at me brothers parties when they were still in the playing at peoples backyard parties, and my brother always said no. So sad!!! After they made it big and David left the band, he had quite a reputation around town. He would show up at small local bars and was very interesting as to how he acted, I'm curious if he was the same before he went solo. I can elaborate more after I hear your answer.
@@TankTheTech yeaaaaah that doesn't surprise me lol. Bakersfield is weird in the sense that that downtown area at least like 5+ years ago really didn't have great food. I'm general there is some legit great Mexican food down there though, so if you're ever back in the area worth trying some other places
I saw Garth Brooks , I'm a metal guy , his show was so awesome but he grew up with kiss and he put that style in his arena shows so I was a fan since then
Metal guy myself. Say what you will about country music, but they have the best food and some of the better put together crews. Tour I'm on right now doesn't even provide food. Honestly I've thought about retiring from driving trucks and seeing about getting into merch as a second career. But no idea where to start with something like that. I generally live on the road and have my entire adult life
@@TankTheTech yup. Say what you will, they go hard on making sure everyone is taken care of. Id go out with them just for that even with the general cultural...differences....as youve noted
you make the music industry seem so small and you also make genre loyalty mean nothing when exposing how folks move on to different things in music. I wish more in the industry were as real about making music a livelihood as you.
you mean josh from paramore is now guitar tech ? crazy. I knew paramore when taylor was just their guitar tech.. strange how things change to the opposite.
DLR maybe ego maybe security related. I kind of remember from reading his book that VH hired some biker gang to go beat up people outside the arenas who were selling counterfeit merch. back in the glory days, he said he really got into paying attention to (merchandising) that side of the biz after that.
So it doesn’t seem like you’ve were a tech for very many heavy metal bands like extreme metal or nu metal or maybe they just didn’t make your list you have any bands like that that you did Tour for
Even if shutting everything so theres no draft is standard procedure for their gigs its still kinda a dick move to not give a new roadie a heads up and just shut them in a truck. Like imagine if that was someone that was claustrophobic or had ptsd or any kind of disability/ desperately needed to pee. Like that kind of tough love mentality that lacks enpathy is maybe why the industry isnt always seen as friendly to women working as crew etc. Although im sure this comment will get the usual youre just a snowflake/ you cant handle the same old school way reply from random dude bros on the internet 😂
Tank, while I always enjoy the knowledge and experiences you share, I LOVE how honest you are about your growth over the years, especially the alcohol related and the Red story. I teach high school students who feel they have to look perfect, and I can only hope they have more people in their loves who are honest about their growth and stories. Keep up the good work!
Thanks a lot, man! Yeah, at a young age, we REALLY care about our appearances and how others think of us. As we get older, we learn other people don't care as much as we think they do, and it's a lot healthier to just love yourself and grow rather than to try and be what you think everyone else wants you to.
Man I love this series Tank. This is absolutely fantastic. I love how you're basing your choices off of experiences and not band status. You're a real one my guy
Tank...I played lead guitar on an Japan Tour for an German band called Crossroads back in 87 or 88...I was 16 or 17 years old at that time and I raised an Alkohol Problem at that time! I just got sober at 19 and struggled with Alkohol for almost 30 year's, but still winning! Be strong! Love your videos!
Stay strong, my friend! 💪💪💪
When you started this, my friends and I each threw in 50 bucks and bet on the last three rounds...two of us tied for the lead. Thought about trying to bribe you to throw it in my favor...but I have watched you long enough to realize you actually have integrity, so I won't insult you with an offer.😄 Love your stuff, brother...keep it up. Oh, yeah, everyone of us has your six on the YT and NW horseshit....
Hahahahahaha. No way. That's amazing!
Hey Tank! I just got my Sabaton tickets! I live in Orlando now, but seeing in my hometown! Your channel introduced me to them. Thanks! Now I owe a Blackhawks fan!
Hahahaha. That's awesome, man! Gonna be seeing them in Nashville on the tour. Can't wait!
I'm looking at this one after you've already been on tour with Electric Callboy and are on tour with them right now in europe. When i see all of this, after seeing your vlog of the electric callboy tour, it's amazing how much you've grown. You're an awesome person!
Good to see you back Tank! Sorry so many small minded turds landed on a previous, well thought out post. Totally value your unique insights into the musical world!
This series has been fantastic, man. Really really really enjoying all the cool insights and BTS stuff from someone who can deliver the stories well too!
Being Tour manager for a global tour must be an extreme amount of pressure….so many details
God damn, I haven´t been this exited for a video in a long time. Time to sit back and enjoy
It's a lot of fun listening to your experiences. I'd wondered who you worked with.
I had some limited maintenance work on electronics with some shows , and what I discovered was it is not glamorous like I had thought. However, I was not crew like you.
Can't wait until part 3 , but I suppose I'll have to.
Your honesty and humility are the reason these are so popular. Cheers Brotha. 🤘🏻🇺🇸
Great vid Tank, love to hear from your experience as a Roadie who has been bart of so many tours and got a lot of memories to share 🐐
Thank you for sharing your life's moments with us. Many of us Don't stop and savor our life's moments,
Love Dustin Lynch and Pat Benatar. Really cool to hear the road stories from all different styles of music.
Thank you so much for sharing Tank! Questions for next video: Favorite part of the job vs most challenging part? What your day looked like. A good tour vs a bad tour (since i'm super curious who/why the one tour sucked). And I'd love to hear the octoberfest story. We all have stories from when we were young, dumb, and intoxicated. :)
I kind of said I would maybe roadie for a band because I'm a fan but really I haven't much idea what that means.
A video describing the actual job-description would be great. I think they just want a driver with knowledge of pedal board and stage amplification problems who can set up a drum kit and change a string in under 10 seconds whilst selling merchandise.
I'm 58 with diabetes & a right hand with a ring finger that doesn't bend, but its something I would have loved to do in my twenties, maybe I should just apologise, withdraw my offer and stop trying to drink from the rock fountain of youth?
Hey Tank, really digging the content you post. A VERY unique and interesting perspective on reactions and gear breakdowns, not to mention the insight into the industry. Out of curiosity, how does one go about getting into something like merch management or some other part of tour support? I think it is seriously interesting
Honestly, it was just being in the right place at the right time. My first gig ever (doing merch and lighting) was working for a band that my old band had been touring with. When I quit playing music, they hired me on as their crew.
Thanks for the cool pictures, I’m going to go find some of the photos and flyers I have from my days being in college radio, I got your back with the whole night wish shit, a lot of people don’t realize this copyright issues have been going on for years, it’s one of the reasons I stopped having on on air show and took a step down as the business manager of the station and ended up just cataloging cds when they were pulled from rotation college radio isn’t as independent as you are made to believe
Very interesting and entertaining videos Tank. Cheers for sharing all that you do. I never knew the origin behind in-ear monitors. That's an awesome piece of trivia. Cheers again man.
Hey Tank, hope you enjoyed NZ! Stoked to know I was at a concert where you were... how small this world is hahaha
I’m glad I found this channel, good stories and host us one fine looking fellow , woof
Pat Benatar vs Van Halen that has to be tough, I have been a fan of both since their early days and first albums released in the UK, I have seen Pat Benatar continue when a radio mic failed and was heard over the band still, which is crazy. Dave Lee Roth was a maniac in his early days, when he returned to Van Halen is what I am interested in because in the UK we did not hear that much as they pretty much seemed to play the States and ignore us
My money is on a Pat Benatar vs. Dustin Lynch final.
Woulnd't it be interesting if Tank does an interview with the winner, even if it is not metal related?
Wouldnt Pat Benatar be a fantastic pod guest? I mean, we´re talking legends status right there.
DUDE WHY AM I ALMOST CRYING AT THE PART WHERE THEY GOT YOU A BIRTHDAY CAKE THATS SO SWEET
Tank, you could write a book.
Hey Tank! I think I've seen you backstage in Phoenix a few times over the years, you look very familiar. Just found the channel and love it! Question for you:
Red - 2011 or 2012 (dont remember) - Mesa Ampitheater in Mesa, AZ - I was in the front against the barricade on the bass players side and I saw him go into a RAGE when his amp overheated. It was late August in Phoenix, so ya, it was blazing hot. He chucked his amp on the ground after a song, and I saw some poor tech with a tiny fan trying to cool off his amp.
Was that you?
That was 100% me, and the show that I quit/got fired at. 😂
@@TankTheTech Wow, small world. Well I'm sorry that happened but it sounds like you guys did mend the fence so that's good.
ok.... Octoberfest Story. Inquiring minds want to know. You brought it up so, Yes let's hear it.
I still have a pair of Ultimate Ears IEMs from the Jerry Harvey era. They are still my control to compare any other IEMs I get.
Hope you talk about your issues with the country music culture and industry some time. As an european, I have no clue about american country music and what's going on in that industry.
Great stories! I was wondering if you can elaborate on what culturally about country you don't like? Without getting yourself in trouble. I have an idea, but not positive. I'm not a country fan either. I don't care for what I would call the culture as well either. Just curious. Thank you for the great content. Your storytelling and demeanor are really engaging.
really loving these videos, i will say though, im pulling for pat benatar lol
So wild to hear about your experiences and how bands truly are when theyre not on stage! I guess like david lee roth and no drafts before their show do any of the final 4 bands have quirks/superstitions similar to that before they go on? Cant wait for the final episode
Of all the things a band could be persnickety about, shutting off drafts before showtime is pretty sensible. DLR's voice is only so good (although his total performance is world class) and he needed to do all he could to protect it. It's kinda like the brown M&Ms thing. They threw that in to make sure at least someone at the venue had read their contract and riders all the way through. Van Halen did some crazy shit, but when it came time to lay it down live, they did what it took to deliver a killer show every time.
Love your insight , a behind the scenes look , I'd still go be a mech seller gear monkey whatever it took to be involved , I bought my first harley last year so I'm guessing it's never too late , I've been riding , for years but took me this long to achieve this dream , ha ha maybe now that covid is not an issue , it could happen .
Pat Benatar is SO amazing. Even though I don't know her personally, you can just tell that she is pure light on stage and in past interviews.
Hi Tank, was the Lifehouse Auckland show around 2015? I was there!
Iam having a blast watching u videos Tank u rock dude.🤘😈🍻
I saw Pat and Neil 3 times, Rutland Vermont(with REO) then Hampton Beach NH and most resent Essex Vermont. Wonder if you were at any of those?
I've definitely done Hampton Beach with them, but don't know about the other two.
I always found it funny how many metal heads will talk shit on Nickleback but I can guarantee they all know the words to the songs lol
Dude, we sold so much merch on that tour but I’ve never seen anyone wear one in public. So many people like Nickelback and don’t want to admit it. Haha
That "veteran tough love" crap is about the only thing I've seen to disagree with you about. That shit is for the birds and is only done by old burnouts that think they're band members. The way to tell you about David Lee Roths draft quirk is..."hey man, make sure everything is closed and locked down before they hit the stage." Starting refusing to work for those crews that were with the same bands 30-40 years. Had my own experiences but I always enjoyed younger newer bands when I was touring. Everyone worked as a team. The old heads are stuck in old habits in my experience and a lot of them are just angry old burnouts.
I would like to hear more about working with Van Halen and specifically with David Lee Roth. I grew up in the same area as them and my brother knew the Van Halen brothers. They always wanted to play at me brothers parties when they were still in the playing at peoples backyard parties, and my brother always said no. So sad!!! After they made it big and David left the band, he had quite a reputation around town. He would show up at small local bars and was very interesting as to how he acted, I'm curious if he was the same before he went solo. I can elaborate more after I hear your answer.
Dang lol, I used to live in Bakersfield and I think I was at that show, happy late birthday I guess!
Hahahaha. Thanks! Fun fact, I got food poisoning that night from a Mexican restaurant around the corner from the arena. Haha
@@TankTheTech yeaaaaah that doesn't surprise me lol. Bakersfield is weird in the sense that that downtown area at least like 5+ years ago really didn't have great food. I'm general there is some legit great Mexican food down there though, so if you're ever back in the area worth trying some other places
I enjoyed the video. It seemed like your best tours were when you were on merchandise. Were the tours that you tech'ed not as good?
Please watch out for "Little Big"...
There clips rocks hard❤️
I saw Garth Brooks , I'm a metal guy , his show was so awesome but he grew up with kiss and he put that style in his arena shows so I was a fan since then
Really cool videos, but you leave me curious… What about country isn’t your vibe? 1. Politics
2. Accents
3. “Weird” family relations lol
Metal guy myself. Say what you will about country music, but they have the best food and some of the better put together crews. Tour I'm on right now doesn't even provide food.
Honestly I've thought about retiring from driving trucks and seeing about getting into merch as a second career. But no idea where to start with something like that. I generally live on the road and have my entire adult life
I agree. The country industry is run extremely well, and usually takes care of its crews a lot better than other genres in the industry.
@@TankTheTech yup. Say what you will, they go hard on making sure everyone is taken care of. Id go out with them just for that even with the general cultural...differences....as youve noted
I would love to hear stories from NZ (Selfishly haha)
Great stories
Maybe you could talk about some of the other country acts that that you’ve toured with
you make the music industry seem so small and you also make genre loyalty mean nothing when exposing how folks move on to different things in music. I wish more in the industry were as real about making music a livelihood as you.
Hey I may have missed it but have you never toured with a metal band? You seem really into metal I was just curious
Tank, why are you a metal version of Al Borland?
Neil kicks ass
you mean josh from paramore is now guitar tech ? crazy. I knew paramore when taylor was just their guitar tech.. strange how things change to the opposite.
I don’t think you learned anything or that any of these tours meant anything to you. I don’t know, I don’t get that sense. Great video, sir!
Gotta be VH !!
i love RED
New Wind Rose single out tank.
And what happened to the clip channel?
Getting strikes for some of the reactions so I'm laying low on it for a bit.
@@TankTheTech Ah well, that's a pity. But understandable, have a great day anyways!
Pat B rocks
Why did he care so much about drafts in the arena? Is it like a vocal chord thing? Or just a power move thing?
DLR maybe ego maybe security related. I kind of remember from reading his book that VH hired some biker gang to go beat up people outside the arenas who were selling counterfeit merch. back in the glory days, he said he really got into paying attention to (merchandising) that side of the biz after that.
Dude…..if you Choose Fkng Lifehouse over Van Halen I’m not sure if I can enjoy your videos any longer lmao
Nickelback fucked up my bracket
😂
So it doesn’t seem like you’ve were a tech for very many heavy metal bands like extreme metal or nu metal or maybe they just didn’t make your list you have any bands like that that you did Tour for
I haven’t done many metal acts, no.
Long story short
Sheesh…
Even if shutting everything so theres no draft is standard procedure for their gigs its still kinda a dick move to not give a new roadie a heads up and just shut them in a truck.
Like imagine if that was someone that was claustrophobic or had ptsd or any kind of disability/ desperately needed to pee.
Like that kind of tough love mentality that lacks enpathy is maybe why the industry isnt always seen as friendly to women working as crew etc.
Although im sure this comment will get the usual youre just a snowflake/ you cant handle the same old school way reply from random dude bros on the internet 😂
It is a dick move by people who have power over people who do not
Long story short