April Wine is a Canadian institution, part of the musical fabric of this country. Electric Jewels and Nature of the Beast are indelible icons of Canadian AM radio airplay back-in-the-day. I will always remember driving home from Cub-Scouts on Thursday nights before and after stopping at Mr. Donut for a huge chocolate donut and a coffee, and hearing April Wine on my Dad's '71 Plymouth Valiant one-speaker AM radio. It was all reassuring for me Canada was still moving forward in those days.
April Wine is one of those bands that just slipped through the cracks for me. I never listened to a full album or ever considered them a band i would like. It's weird how that happens with certain bands.
This Could Be the Right One was my formal introduction to April Wine. I might have heard older songs before without knowing whose they were. But 1983/84 was when I was first really exploring hard rock and heavy metal and I watched Friday Night Videos and Good Rockin Tonight every weekend waiting for heavy metal videos. So I remember This Could Be and the band sounded okay but too pop rock for me. I heard it a few times and could always remember the chorus. I also remember Saga’s Scratching the Surface from those days.
@@GrantsRockWarehaus Here's what you need to know - Tim knows this. In Canada we had the Pepsi Power Hour. It was my gospel. They played Helix all the time and never once played April Wine. So I grew up without them. When I started at the Record Store, everyone (everyone!) there hated April Wine. So I never heard them!
I bought Nature of the Beast when it came out and that was my introduction to April Wine. For me that's been my hands down favorite. My Capitol/Aquarius OG vinyl did not have Caught in the Crossfire on it so it was nice to find it on the CD version. I picked up Power Play after that and thought it was just ok. I like harder rock and it was more radio friendly, so it didn't measure up to Nature for me. Now I appreciate it much more than I did back then. Only recently did I look back to the earlier stuff and realize how great Harder Faster is. My only complaint is it's too short at only 8 songs (and 1 of those is a cover). So for me it's 1 Nature. 2 Harder. 3. Power. 4. First Glance. 5 Attitude (great return to form). I need to spend more time with the other albums.
@@GrantsRockWarehaus Yes. I just thought I got a bonus song with the CD and now I realized I just got robbed a song with this pressing. Wonder why they left it off.
I might have mentioned it b4 in a video but I was able to see April Wine early 80s with Nazareth.Great show obviously but for the encore April Wine came out and with Nazareth they did cocaine great ending to the show
Today it's my favorite AP album, but tomorrow it could change. Miles Goodwin tribute show will premiere tomorrow (Dec 18th @ 7PM EST). Hope you can make it.
Walking Through Fire is the only album I don’t have. I’ve listened to songs on TH-cam and I don’t like it. The drums sound like popping balloons. The keyboards suck! Way too mid-eighties.
It had some good songs, and they did a great version of "Rock Myself to Sleep", but knowing the whole story how they were essentially forced to do it due to contractual obligations and the fact 3 members didn't even bother to show up and they had to use studio musicians really tainted the product.
@@LIONSFAN-t1u I agree that two things to improve the album would be to have had the band record it and then to replace most of the keyboard solos with guitar solos!
I have loved April Wine since I was 12 in 74......Myles RIP.
April Wine is a Canadian institution, part of the musical fabric of this country. Electric Jewels and Nature of the Beast are indelible icons of Canadian AM radio airplay back-in-the-day. I will always remember driving home from Cub-Scouts on Thursday nights before and after stopping at Mr. Donut for a huge chocolate donut and a coffee, and hearing April Wine on my Dad's '71 Plymouth Valiant one-speaker AM radio. It was all reassuring for me Canada was still moving forward in those days.
John, that is a wonderful story..thanks for sharing :-)
@@GrantsRockWarehaus I would love to be on your show someday.
we had a 72 valiant lol. my mom called it Valerie.
@@fila6243Those cars didn't look very sporty, but man could they fly down the highway.
April Wine is one of those bands that just slipped through the cracks for me. I never listened to a full album or ever considered them a band i would like. It's weird how that happens with certain bands.
It always comes back to April wine😁😄😄😄👍
this is the last episode...it was a great run!\
great panel guys! loved this band since i heard drop your guns in 72 on my transistor radio. yes I'm old.
I would never judge! Thanks for commenting!
I love all your discussions and your rankings. I’m inspired to do my own!
Do it!! 👍
Great Show Boys..Awesome cast.
Thank you, sir :-)
Hello, Grant.
I've been hoppin' around TH-cam since Myles passed 2 days ago.
I am absolutely gutted ,and shows like this bring a little solace.
Absolutely, We are doing to do a Miles tribute next week. Stay tuned!
This Could Be the Right One was my formal introduction to April Wine. I might have heard older songs before without knowing whose they were. But 1983/84 was when I was first really exploring hard rock and heavy metal and I watched Friday Night Videos and Good Rockin Tonight every weekend waiting for heavy metal videos. So I remember This Could Be and the band sounded okay but too pop rock for me. I heard it a few times and could always remember the chorus. I also remember Saga’s Scratching the Surface from those days.
Myles could always write a good hook!
I don't know April Wine well enough to comment except to say I trust these guys.
You know Helix, but not April Wine. I need a moment to process this..
@@GrantsRockWarehaus Here's what you need to know - Tim knows this. In Canada we had the Pepsi Power Hour. It was my gospel. They played Helix all the time and never once played April Wine. So I grew up without them. When I started at the Record Store, everyone (everyone!) there hated April Wine. So I never heard them!
@@GrabAStackofRocKstill though…lol
Whoa my list would've been out of step with the brain trust.
oh...
I bought Nature of the Beast when it came out and that was my introduction to April Wine. For me that's been my hands down favorite. My Capitol/Aquarius OG vinyl did not have Caught in the Crossfire on it so it was nice to find it on the CD version. I picked up Power Play after that and thought it was just ok. I like harder rock and it was more radio friendly, so it didn't measure up to Nature for me. Now I appreciate it much more than I did back then. Only recently did I look back to the earlier stuff and realize how great Harder Faster is. My only complaint is it's too short at only 8 songs (and 1 of those is a cover). So for me it's 1 Nature. 2 Harder. 3. Power. 4. First Glance. 5 Attitude (great return to form). I need to spend more time with the other albums.
Was it the "green line" Capitol budget pressing of NOTB?
@@GrantsRockWarehaus Yes. I just thought I got a bonus song with the CD and now I realized I just got robbed a song with this pressing. Wonder why they left it off.
Stand Back
a classic!
I might have mentioned it b4 in a video but I was able to see April Wine early 80s with Nazareth.Great show obviously but for the encore April Wine came out and with Nazareth they did cocaine great ending to the show
what tour?
@@GrantsRockWarehaus It was early 80s don't remember what tour.Jeez Grant I'm old
Harder….Faster. The best!
Today it's my favorite AP album, but tomorrow it could change. Miles Goodwin tribute show will premiere tomorrow (Dec 18th @ 7PM EST). Hope you can make it.
@@GrantsRockWarehaus If “Roller” was on that album, it would be my favorite rock album of all time.
Forever For Now was released in 1977 not 1975.
Well..there's a lot going on on this episode. Thanks for pointing it out. Thank god no one was hurt ;-)
RIP Myles
Miles Goodwin tribute show will premiere tomorrow (Dec 18th @ 7PM EST). Hope you can make it.
the video for enough is enough is so bad its great! they are in the trailer of a semi goin down the highway. c,mon man!
It was a product of it's time. I agree... it has hasn't aged well.
@@GrantsRockWarehaus Actually, I still really like that video, but "That's Love" is my favorite one they did.
Walking Through Fire is the only album I don’t have. I’ve listened to songs on TH-cam and I don’t like it. The drums sound like popping balloons. The keyboards suck! Way too mid-eighties.
It's a hard listen for me
It had some good songs, and they did a great version of "Rock Myself to Sleep", but knowing the whole story how they were essentially forced to do it due to contractual obligations and the fact 3 members didn't even bother to show up and they had to use studio musicians really tainted the product.
@@LIONSFAN-t1u I agree that two things to improve the album would be to have had the band record it and then to replace most of the keyboard solos with guitar solos!