Night Ranger ROCKS!!! You should hear their songs Don't Tell Me You Love Me and You Can Still Rock in America. Also, if you wanna see another great lead singer/drummer, you really need to see Phil Collins perform In the Air Tonight, the live version. Absolute masterpiece!
@CC-qn4ex Me too. I had all their albums up to man in motion on cassette cd and the vinyls themselves and naturally memorized every one of those songs. I went through so many turntables and walkmans. (God I miss Walkmans)
Night Ranger has always been one of my favourite bands since I was a kid in the 80's. Many of their songs get overlooked. A favourite of mine is an unreleased track called Passion Play.
Night Ranger is a great rock band with two lead singers: Kelly the drummer and Jack Blades the bassist. Kelly sings this song and 'Sister Christian'. They alternate leads on my favorite song of theirs 'When You Close Your Eyes'. Drummers who drum for their bands AND are lead singers: Don Henley of the Eagles, Phil Collins of Genesis, Gil Moore of Triumph, Mickey Dolenz of The Monkeys, and even Karen Carpenter of the Carpenters. Just a few examples off the top of my head and some are co-lead singers of notoriety. 'Sing Me Away' (as I've always took it to mean) was almost exactly what you were talking about at the beginning of the reaction video. It's like 'take me back to a time when things were wonderful; life was simpler; love was new" kinda stuff. Even back then when it came out, that's the vibe I got.
Sing me Away - explained in the opening "sometimes my hours turn into days". Basically, take me out of my mind, my current reality, back to a place I'd rather be right now. Make me forget everything that complicates my existence now and take me to that simpler place in time. That time when all I worried about was spending time with my school boy crush - the simple unincumbered life of youth.
Thanks for reacting to my request 😊 Alan "Fitz" Gerald, bass guitar 🎸 and keyboards 🎹, was in Montrose. Sammy Hagar was the lead singer. Denny Carmassi, born in San Francisco, was the drummer 🥁. He quit and joined Heart. The late Ronnie Montrose, RIP, was on guitar. Jack Blades, other lead singer and bass guitar 🎸, and Kelly Keagy, drums 🥁 and lead vocals, Brad Gillis, lead guitar 🎸, were in Rubicon. Brad Gillis also played with Ozzy Osborne but quit after 1 to 2 years. Gillis, Jeff Watson, guitar, and Fitzgerald wete also in Alameda All-Stars. All of them quit in order to form Night Ranger in my hometown San Francisco 🌉. Suggested video 📹: Night Ranger performs When You Close Your Eyes 👀. Other drummers who sing lead vocals: 1 the late Levon Helm, RIP (The Band) 2 Jimmy Marinos (The Romantics) 3 John Dittrick (Restless Heart) 4 the late Karen Carpenter, RIP (The Carpenters). 5 Dave Grohl, sometimes (Foo Fighters) 6 Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees) 6 Gil Moore (Triumph) 7 Rick Astley, sometimes .
Britt -- Sing Me Away, is kind of a look back , some time later, on those early romances... and the girl you remember who took your heart and could make you dream, just with her voice and presence ... imho as an 80's kid ...
I saw them in concert, I think it was in 84. They opened for ZZ TOP. It was an awesome concert. After Night Ranger split up Jack Blades joined up with The motor city madman Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw of Styx, and Michael Cartellone who is currently the drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd, to form the band Damn Yankees. Don Henley was the drummer for the Eagles, he also was the lead singer on a lot of The Eagles songs.
Votes for "Don't tell me you love me" and "You can still rock in America". Great Night Ranger songs. Bass player/Singer Jack Blades also did a stint in Damn Yankees with Ted Nugent and Tommy Shaw (Styx). Worth a try.
I listened to Night Ranger while growing up in the 80's. Then one of my friends joined them as their keyboardist in 2012. I was surprised they were still around, since i'd heard they disbanded while he and I were in high school, but they got back together in the early 90's and have been going strong since. Still constantly touring -- Eric's always posting pics from the tours on his FB page and it's been fun to see where his journey's have taken him, and they even released a new album just a couple of years ago, so theyr'e not just resting on their laurels either.
Britt love ur reactions...awesome...plus u have a kick ass voice...check out mother father from journey with deen castronovo singing....hes the drummer...its live.... Nightranger is insanely good
Growing up in the 80s, I can confidently say there was no better time to grow up than this era. We just wanted to have fun, didn't want to hurt anyone, and weren't concerned with stupid political stuff in everyday life. Music, style, TV, and movies reflected this outlook all the time. I am so sad that my children have grown up in today's world. It's just a bad time to be around, much less growing up with all of the pressures and confusion they have and everyone is scared of their own shadows. It's almost impossible for kids to have an actual fun-loving childhood now. I really miss the simplicity of the 80s. Glad to see others enjoying this better time of life.
Why do so many people act like it violates the laws of physics when a drummer sings as he plays? It is just like a guitar player singing, or a piano player singing.
Britt these guys were so incredibly talented, yes Kelly sang a lot of the lead vocals but Jack Blades did most of them, the thing is, they had a lot of great songs and I have talked to a lot of guitar players they don't cover Night Ranger because Brad Gilles and Jeff Watson's abilities to intertwine and be seem less makes bands scared to try.
🤔 Hellooooo... Remember Karen Carpenter of The Carpenters, Don Henley of the Eagles, Phil Collins of Genesis and several others all were lead vocalist and drummers for their respective bands. I'm sure you just had a brief memory lapse... ❤ I enjoy the channel each day. Thank you!
Don Henley of the Eagles plays drums and sings, someone should request her to react to an Eagles live video with Henley singing like One of These Nights.
You say “wrong song” on about two thirds of your comments (Bonnie Raitt & Sugarland just to name two). Why don’t you start your own reaction channel and do all the right songs since you seem to have declared yourself to be the ultimate authority on the “right song” for every band that ever existed. 😁
Night Ranger ROCKS!!! You should hear their songs Don't Tell Me You Love Me and You Can Still Rock in America. Also, if you wanna see another great lead singer/drummer, you really need to see Phil Collins perform In the Air Tonight, the live version. Absolute masterpiece!
Being a teenager and young adult in the 80's, this is the music I grew up with.... Takes me back to better times. The best time of my life!
@CC-qn4ex Me too. I had all their albums up to man in motion on cassette cd and the vinyls themselves and naturally memorized every one of those songs. I went through so many turntables and walkmans. (God I miss Walkmans)
One of my faves from Night Ranger and a great band “Live”
Agree!
In Japan!
Night Ranger has always been one of my favourite bands since I was a kid in the 80's. Many of their songs get overlooked. A favourite of mine is an unreleased track called Passion Play.
I saw them live last year. They're still damn good.
Let her run is my favorite Night Ranger song = great vocals.
*Let Him Run
Night Ranger is a great rock band with two lead singers: Kelly the drummer and Jack Blades the bassist. Kelly sings this song and 'Sister Christian'. They alternate leads on my favorite song of theirs 'When You Close Your Eyes'.
Drummers who drum for their bands AND are lead singers: Don Henley of the Eagles, Phil Collins of Genesis, Gil Moore of Triumph, Mickey Dolenz of The Monkeys, and even Karen Carpenter of the Carpenters. Just a few examples off the top of my head and some are co-lead singers of notoriety.
'Sing Me Away' (as I've always took it to mean) was almost exactly what you were talking about at the beginning of the reaction video. It's like 'take me back to a time when things were wonderful; life was simpler; love was new" kinda stuff. Even back then when it came out, that's the vibe I got.
Levon Helm
Don,t forget Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad.
Plays and sings flawleesly!!!!!!!!!!!
My take has always been. When I want to think back to a better time and place there is always a song I can listen too to take my mind back in time.
Sing me Away - explained in the opening "sometimes my hours turn into days". Basically, take me out of my mind, my current reality, back to a place I'd rather be right now. Make me forget everything that complicates my existence now and take me to that simpler place in time. That time when all I worried about was spending time with my school boy crush - the simple unincumbered life of youth.
Very well put!!! 👍
@@tinalinge2782 Thank you
Awesome band! Don't Tell Me You Love Me and You Can Still Rock in America are great hard driving songs. Goodbye is an awesome ballad
Thanks for reacting to my request 😊
Alan "Fitz" Gerald, bass guitar 🎸 and keyboards 🎹, was in Montrose. Sammy Hagar was the lead singer. Denny Carmassi, born in San Francisco, was the drummer 🥁. He quit and joined Heart. The late Ronnie Montrose, RIP, was on guitar.
Jack Blades, other lead singer and bass guitar 🎸, and Kelly Keagy, drums 🥁 and lead vocals, Brad Gillis, lead guitar 🎸, were in Rubicon. Brad Gillis also played with Ozzy Osborne but quit after 1 to 2 years. Gillis, Jeff Watson, guitar, and Fitzgerald wete also in Alameda All-Stars. All of them quit in order to form Night Ranger in my hometown San Francisco 🌉.
Suggested video 📹: Night Ranger performs When You Close Your Eyes 👀.
Other drummers who sing lead vocals: 1 the late Levon Helm, RIP (The Band) 2 Jimmy Marinos (The Romantics) 3 John Dittrick (Restless Heart) 4 the late Karen Carpenter, RIP (The Carpenters). 5 Dave Grohl, sometimes (Foo Fighters) 6 Mickey Dolenz (The Monkees) 6 Gil Moore (Triumph) 7 Rick Astley, sometimes .
They had two singers, Drummer Kelly Keagy who sang this one and many others and Jack Blades who is also the bassist
Britt -- Sing Me Away, is kind of a look back , some time later, on those early romances... and the girl you remember who took your heart and could make you dream, just with her voice and presence ... imho as an 80's kid ...
Saw them open for KISS back in '83 on KISS's Creatures of the Night tour. Went out the next day and got their debut album Dawn Patrol 🤘
My favorite song of theirs. Thanks for reacting to it.
Night Ranger has two lead singers: Jack Blades on bass and Kelly Keagy on drums. Both ROCK! Recording and touring still today.
You hit the nail on the head....80s were a great time to grow up in.❤
This song just makes ya smile
I saw them in concert, I think it was in 84. They opened for ZZ TOP. It was an awesome concert. After Night Ranger split up Jack Blades joined up with The motor city madman Ted Nugent, Tommy Shaw of Styx, and Michael Cartellone who is currently the drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd, to form the band Damn Yankees.
Don Henley was the drummer for the Eagles, he also was the lead singer on a lot of The Eagles songs.
Off the top of my head, 😊Phil Collins of Genesis and Don Henley of the Eagles also played drums and sang lead.
Also Don Brewer of Grand Funk Railroad and Gil Moore of Triumph comes to mind.
I'll be going to see them in October. Still rockin'
Great song
Votes for "Don't tell me you love me" and "You can still rock in America". Great Night Ranger songs.
Bass player/Singer Jack Blades also did a stint in Damn Yankees with Ted Nugent and Tommy Shaw (Styx). Worth a try.
Jack Blades the Bass Player (also of Damn Yankees) sang most of their songs.
Need to check out their song "Goodbye".
I listened to Night Ranger while growing up in the 80's. Then one of my friends joined them as their keyboardist in 2012. I was surprised they were still around, since i'd heard they disbanded while he and I were in high school, but they got back together in the early 90's and have been going strong since. Still constantly touring -- Eric's always posting pics from the tours on his FB page and it's been fun to see where his journey's have taken him, and they even released a new album just a couple of years ago, so theyr'e not just resting on their laurels either.
Some singer/drummers : Don Henley (Eagles), Levon Helm (The Band), Paulina (The Warning), Karen Carpenter, Ringo, Phil Collins.
Lead singers/drummers - See Don Henley (Eagles), Phil Collins (Genesis), Ringo Starr (Beatles) and Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters)!
Thanks for letting me know!!
Also Gil Moore [ Triumph ], Don Brewer [ Grand Funk Railroad ].
" when you close your eyes" is one i highly recommend
Love this song. NR are such a fantastic band
Nightranger, awesome and huge catalogue
Britt love ur reactions...awesome...plus u have a kick ass voice...check out mother father from journey with deen castronovo singing....hes the drummer...its live.... Nightranger is insanely good
Anyone who hasn't heard their 2017 song " comfort me", it reminds me of their golden era
Singer/drummer Phil Collins and Don Henley come to mind.
You would be so cool in the 80"s. My era my band.
Huge night ranger and britt fan. Good day today.
It was definitely 80s and I wore this cassette out.
Rumours in the air, don't tell me you love me , 4 in the morning ❤
As others have said they have 2 lead singers. The bass player tends to sing the harder songs.
Well, they sang you away to 1982. ;-)
Growing up in the 80s, I can confidently say there was no better time to grow up than this era. We just wanted to have fun, didn't want to hurt anyone, and weren't concerned with stupid political stuff in everyday life. Music, style, TV, and movies reflected this outlook all the time. I am so sad that my children have grown up in today's world. It's just a bad time to be around, much less growing up with all of the pressures and confusion they have and everyone is scared of their own shadows. It's almost impossible for kids to have an actual fun-loving childhood now. I really miss the simplicity of the 80s. Glad to see others enjoying this better time of life.
Why do so many people act like it violates the laws of physics when a drummer sings as he plays?
It is just like a guitar player singing, or a piano player singing.
Karen Carpenter of the Carpenters sang lead and played the drums.
Phil Collins too.
Britt these guys were so incredibly talented, yes Kelly sang a lot of the lead vocals but Jack Blades did most of them, the thing is, they had a lot of great songs and I have talked to a lot of guitar players they don't cover Night Ranger because Brad Gilles and Jeff Watson's abilities to intertwine and be seem less makes bands scared to try.
Drummer sings about 1/3 songs bass player sings rest. check out their newer stuff, also great
this song is from the 80s or 90s excellent reaction from 🇺🇾 a 💋 great video 🤟🤪
Not the lead but he sings and writes. If you've never reacted to Sister Christian please do so. He wrote and sang that song also.
Awesome ❤️🔥
If you've never seen a drummer be the lead singer of a band, you haven't seen the Eagles or Genesis.
I knew you'd like it! Try this one...
Holliday - Nazareth
Check out SKYHIGH by JIGSAW another drummer that sings 70's.Bless you all!!!
I will keep it in mind, thanks!
🤔 Hellooooo... Remember Karen Carpenter of The Carpenters, Don Henley of the Eagles, Phil Collins of Genesis and several others all were lead vocalist and drummers for their respective bands. I'm sure you just had a brief memory lapse... ❤ I enjoy the channel each day. Thank you!
But I turned back when I was a kid in the 80s Night Ranger came to mine
Britt can sing too.
Don Henley of the Eagles plays drums and sings, someone should request her to react to an Eagles live video with Henley singing like One of These Nights.
Yeah sure and get copyright striked. Many people I know sing and drum at the same time. It truly is nott that weird anymore.
I was a sophomore in 83
I'm gonna be honest. This is an odd song choice for Night Ranger. There are soooo many songs that were bigger hits than this.
Great band. Wrong song. I am convinced that whoever is choosing your songs has more money than musical taste.
You say “wrong song” on about two thirds of your comments (Bonnie Raitt & Sugarland just to name two). Why don’t you start your own reaction channel and do all the right songs since you seem to have declared yourself to be the ultimate authority on the “right song” for every band that ever existed. 😁