The first time I saw Heart was Easter Sunday 1980 on the Bebe Le Strange tour in Shreveport Louisiana. Awesome show! I thought that half way through the show they were going to pass out but they just turned around and started ripping it up even harder! Absolutely Incredible!
Heart - Kennedy Center Honors Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin is a MUST WATCH! Love your channel! - from Seattle Washington (home of Ann & Nancy Wilson)
And John's son, Jason Bonham, was their drummer! The performance brought tears to none other than Robert Plant, and many smiles to John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page!
Live in Seattle 2002 is a great concert to hear the sisters at their best. Covering Zeppelin's "Battle of Evermore" is a must. "These Dreams" allows Nancy to show off her beautiful voice.
I caught them at Cal Jam II. It's hard to explain to people that even from a distance you could feel Ann's range and power. She didn't have to scream her throat raw to 'belt' out a song.
I can personally attest to how amazing Ann sounded back in their early days. In fact, I saw them at Convention Hall in Asbury Park back on August 16th, 1977. Rick Derringer opened for them. While waiting to go in and see Heart, we found out that Elvis had passed away. Someone had a transistor radio, no smartphones back then. Heart closed out their set with "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin and dedicated it to the King. To hear Nancy sing lead, check out "These Dreams".
this song is FIRE, Ann and Nancy Wilson, two incredible rockers and the band, I grew up rocking out to Heart, Barracuda was one of my all-time most requested songs when I was a DJ, Thank you for the energy boost, I'm feeling better now, "Dog and Butterfly',' Dreamboat Anne',; Stranded' great easy-going songs that are incredible Love you guys
Hey you guys, Give some love to the lead guitarist Roger Fisher. He was every bit Heart as Ann and Nancy. HE WAS THE MAGIC MAN! I saw Heart when they first went out on tour, Roger was off the charts, He was playing things that were so innovative. That whole band blew the roof off. Give me the original band, Nothing like them.
I agree. to me Fisher was indispensable. the band lost much of its fire and soul when he left. They never were as good afterwards, and I progressively lost interest. At the time he was very highly regarded as a guitar player.
@@normandaubry Roger was also a common co-writer and credited as co-producer or producer on most the early albums.... he was the guy laying out most of their sound on record.
This was written as an answer to some of the music industry crap that the few female rockers of the seventies had to endure, and Ann and Nancy dealt with more than most. Not sure how much has changed these days, but back then, there were lots of barracudas lurking everywhere.
I think mostly its about the owner of "Mushroom Records", the original label they were on. He released somewhat "Demos" of tracks that weren't fleshed-out and it was the actual 2nd album "Magazine", and I believe they took legal action. He may be the one also that Ann had said (he) insinuated at times, or wanted to think, the "Sisters" had a (air quotes) relationship with one another! And an ad in Rolling Stone reflected that in a photo with racy caption. Creepy dude!
0:14 so let’s clear things up you’re hearing the studio recording, and whoever mismatched this together it shows at times….. but the great part is you get a sense of there concert atmosphere🎉😂❤
I could be wrong, but I don't think this was live. It was the video made to fit the studio version. As I was writing this, I heard you say you knew it wasn't live so....never mind.😉A couple of Christmas songs for you to consider: "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch" by Small Town Titans & "Please Come Home for Christmas" by the Eagles.
Yep, this is a lipsynced video, but they are fantastic live. I saw them in 1978 on the Dog & Butterfly tour and Barracuda was every bit as good as the studio version if not better.
The first time time I heard this song I was 11 in 1978. I was immediately blown away. I fell in love with Ann’s voice before I even saw what they looked liked. She was the first female rocker I had ever heard
Welcome to my 48 year (and counting) rabbit hole. I actually bought this as a single (a 45 to you youngsters) when it came out. With age comes wisdom, but apparently my taste in music was pretty wise when I was 14. 😎
ONE OF THE GREATEST CLASSIC ROCK VOCALISTS OF ALL TIME, I PUT HER UP IN MY TOP 10 WITH THE BOYS, AMAZING STRONG SMOOTH VOCAL RANGE AND GUYS YOU NEED TO DIVE DEEP INTO OLD HEART, FIRST FEW ALBUMS, CLASSIC ROCK AT ITS BEST 🎤
5:15-Luv this part.While the 1st guitarist solos, the 2nd one's doing a weird " Waah, Waaah, Wahhhrrrr" sound, while Nancy keeps up the chugga-chugga rhythm..can you say teamwork? And hell no, Can't no singer hold a candle to Ann..woman got that pure power voice..Glad u guys finally caught this 10 karat diamond of a record!
I was going to pick Heart for my Dan selection for January a live song from this year 2024 to show how Ann at 74 still is amazing Nancy too..Ann has a cancer treatment right now
When you 1st see this it's incredible. As you 1st look at Anne your like ok . But then that voice!!!! My eyes almost popped out of my sockets. I could not get over it. And the band is just as incredible. Sometimes I forget how good they really are until I see it again. Then I'm reminded once again .
Such a great song written by lead vocalist Ann Wilson, lead guitarist Roger Fisher, drummer Mike Derosier, and acoustic guitarist Nancy Wilson. Ann's powerhouse vocals are phenomenal, Roger & Howard's electric guitars are legendary and Mike's drums are good enough for Zeppelin.
So good! Thanks for this. Saw them Nov. 1976 at Winterland in San Francisco. The lineup was Graham Parker and the Rumour, Heart (the "official" second lp "Little Queen", not "Magazine" with Barracuda was not out yet but they were starting to play it at shows which they did at this one), Tommy Bolin (this show was just weeks before he died in Dec.) and Elvin Bishop was the headliner. Amazing show! My girlfriend at the time got a little pissed that I wanted to get near the stage when Heart played. 😂 I think Led Zeps "Rock and Roll" was a staple of their shows even then.
@@mikewoodrow5878 It was great. Unfortunately Tommy Bolin was really drunk/high and was very sloppy playing. I saw him 11 months prior and he was amazing. The crowd kept yelling for Elvin Bishop and started booing Bolin. :( Heart were excellent and Roger Fisher was still the lead guitarist. Saw many many amazing shows at Winterland!
Three guitarists. Ann on vocals Nancy on accoustic. Roger Fisher - lead guitar. Howard Leese - guitar and mellotron. Steve Fossen - bass. Michael Derosier - drums. The drums are taken from Achilles Last Stsnd by Led Zeppelin.
Saw Heart in fall of 1976 for their first tour at Ohio State. Front row center seats $8.00. They were amazing. The following year Bruce Springsteen, and life was awesome back then. Best wishes
Yes, a live concert but with the studio audio dubbed over. Of all the reactions to this video I have watched....only BritPops React reacted to this live video with the actual live audio...have no idea where they found it but Anne's vocals is even more impressive live on Barracuda.
That was definitely the recorded version of the song with live footage synced as you said. The instruments played on Heart's "Barracuda" were: Ann Wilson: Lead vocals Nancy Wilson: Acoustic guitar and backing vocals Roger Fisher: Lead guitar Howard Leese: Rhythm guitar and Mellotron Steve Fossen: Bass Michael DeRosier: Drums Roger Fisher is credited with coming up with the song's riff and musical structure. Rodger Fisher was a Madman on the guitar. After 1979 he was no longer in the band though and they had to replace him. Nancy usually plays rhythm and acoustic on most of the songs but there are times after Fisher left in 79 that Nancy played lead guitar on some songs. The Wilson sisters revealed in various interviews that the song was about Heart's anger towards an ad Mushroom Records placed in trade publications implying that Ann and Nancy were lesbians having an affair. The song focuses on Ann's rage towards a promoter who came up to her after a concert in Detroit asking how her "lover" was. She initially thought he was talking about her then-boyfriend - band member Michael Fisher. After the promoter revealed he was talking about her sister Nancy Wilson, Ann became angry and went back to her hotel room to write the song. Nancy put suitably angry music to the words to complete the song comparing the sleazy side of music to a dangerous fish.
It was overdubbed to the video because the original audio track was damaged somehow enough to make it too noticable. But that doesn't detract in any way from how great they were live. The orig video with the compromised audio is out there on YT somewhere if you search for it.
@markdecker6190 true and I agree. I wasn't stating that with a negative attitude. That's the problem when you read somebody typing something you don't know how they're saying it. I'm kind of a factual person, so I was just sharing fact. So know that I agree with you.
The band was more than just the two sisters. Roger Fisher is the one behind so much of that awesome guitar work in the 70s. "Magic Man," "Barracuda," "Crazy On You," "Straight On," they're all bangers.
I just subscribed to your channel. You guys are so cool. I lovethe reactions to the songs you listen to. I'm 71 years old and hard rock has been in my life since 1969 when a high school buddy of mine introduced me to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Until then all i had ever heard was country music from my parents and soft rock from my sister. I saw Heart in the mid 70' s. Just before they came onto thestage the auditorium lights all went down and the stagewas filled with white fog. As the fog cleared away the band was already standing on the stage. It was truly magical and mysterious. Ann and Nancy looked absolutely gorgeous. They still do. And yes i had a crush on them.❤
Thanks so much for your kind words and support!! It’s great having you and hope you enjoy other great videos the channel had to offer 😃 We love hearing your experience on finding Heart!! ♥️
So the story goes that chugging guitar riff was "borrowed" from Nazareth ("This Flight Tonite") who they toured with. Apparently Nazareth were not pleased.
My local Fish & Chip shop is called Barracuda. Pretty certain it's not run by Canadian hard rockers! Incidentally, when Cameron Crowe made the movie Almost Famous, he was married to Nancy Wilson and they co-wrote some of the Stillwater songs that were featured.
Saw them live on the ‘Dog & Butterfly’ tour and like every other teenage boy there, I fell in love with Ann (and Nancy too…) The Robert Plant comparison is spot on. Zep was a huge influence on the sisters. They were born in Seattle, but the band was formed in Vancouver, so their first 2 or 3 albums were considered Cancon (Canadian content) which meant they got a lot of radio play in Canada. The vid for this song was concert footage, but specifically filmed for this video. If you’d like to see some real live footage, there was a tour documentary made for the ‘Dog & Butterfly’ tour. There’s a live version of “Cook With Fire”, which has a similar vibe and energy to “Barracuda”. BTW, don’t think they’re touring currently. Ann has been getting treatments for cancer…😢
Hello you two! I remember way back when this song/album was released, and best of all I took a few drum courses with the first Heart drummer, Michael Derosier! He's a good guy. Actually I think it was him and Carmina Appice who taught the courses. Take care!
Where as Nancy is playing acoustic in the video, the band at that time had 2 other six stringer players, Roger Fisher and Howard Leese. all three could play lead.
Original Heart had three guitar players. Roger Fischer was lead. Howard Leese was rythym/lead and played keyboards. And Nancy generally played rythym acoustic but would later pick up more electric.
I don’t really believe they were trying to fool anyone. This was common practice in this era. Boston, Journey, Kansas, Sabbath, and countless others have videos in this exact same format. The Boston video for More Than a Feeling and Kansas’ Carry On Wayward Son videos practically look like they may have been shot on the same stage on the same day.
One of my favorite songs from Heart. Yes, the video shows them live but the audio is studio. For a real live performance during this time period check out the one performed on the Midnight Special th-cam.com/video/ykvgo0XcKxg/w-d-xo.html. If you want to see the best cover of this, check out Plush th-cam.com/video/ZGxZ6IUEwJk/w-d-xo.html The song came about because of an ad Mushroom Records (their record label at the time) placed in trade publications implying that Ann and Nancy were lesbians having an affair. The song focuses on Ann's rage towards a promoter who came up to her after a concert in Detroit asking how her "lover" was. She initially thought he was talking about her then-boyfriend - band member Michael Fisher. After the promoter revealed he was talking about her sister Nancy Wilson, Ann became angry and went back to her hotel room to write the song
Hola chicos!!! Con este tema probamos y estrenamos el equipo de audio Ken Brown pro Sound 2000 en el año 1979, literalmente nos voló el techo de la casa, mis padres no eran del genero rock y yo apenas con 11 años sentí que la banda tocaba en mi casa.gracias por esta reacción saludos desde Bs As Argentina.
This "Barracuda" was their studio version synced up with some live footage. You can also find the real live footage out there. The Wilson sisters are extremely talented and still going today. I HIGHLY recommend as much Heart as possible (both live and studio) especially from their 70's progressive rock days. Some More Heart Recommendations: "Magic Man" Live 1976 (and Studio version) "Crazy on You" Live 1978 (and Studio version) "Love Alive" "Nada One" "Sing Child" "Heartless" "Without You" (Badfinger cover) "Cry to Me" "Say Hello" "Straight On" "Dog & Butterfly" "Mistral Wind"
This is badass but it is the studio dubbed over an actual show. Look again and you can find this song played live here. It's cool. Sisters chiseled from some fine Rock.
My high school crush dream come true all time Diva Heroine Ann Wilson. Great surprise and fun reaction. No, we need to hear you jam and play Ketchup guitar, and Mustard bass to Barracuda. This should be a fun December looking forward to all the reactions.
Thanks for reacting to this great Heart song. You commented that you thought Nancy Wilson normally played lead guitar and the solos. Nancy is an excellent guitarist and would occasionally do a solo, but it was usually when playing acoustic guitar. The electric guitar solos were mainly handled by Roger Fisher, as in this song, and Howard Leese. They were an amazingly talented band, both in the studio and in concert. Especially with their original band line-up, who performs in this video.
Ann Wilson was sooo freakin' beautiful back then with that hair style too 😍. The riff was ahead of its time, would be a Thrash riff, palm-muted standard. The "Little Queen" album is becoming my favorite after some recent listens (as "Dog & Butterfly" has been my No. 1 for decades now). But that line-up that went up to "Private Auditions" (1982) was THEE "Heart". Its too bad their was a lot of animosity in the band. 1977 was a great year for AOR/Rock and Progressive Rock, and was the year I came back to California from Louisiana for 7 LONG years. The band members ON "Little Queen" were (with the instruments they played): *Ann Wilson* - lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4-6, 8-10); flute (track 2) *Nancy Wilson* - acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-9); autoharp (tracks 2, 4); vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9); mandolin (tracks 3, 4); piano (track 5); electric guitar (tracks 7, 10); blues harp, lead vocals (track 7) *Roger Fisher* - lead guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 10); mandolin (tracks 3, 4); electric guitar (tracks 8, 10) *Howard Leese* - lead guitar (track 1); Mellotron (tracks 1, 4); acoustic guitar, piano (track 2); vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10); Moog bass (tracks 3, 4); electric guitar (track 5); guitar (track 6); grand piano, string arrangements, string conducting (track 7); mandolin (track 8) *Michael DeRosier* - drums (tracks 1, 2, 5-8, 10); tabla (track 2); percussion (tracks 4, 8); timpani, chimes (track 10) *Steve Fossen* - bass (tracks 1, 2, 5-8, 10) You guys NEED to hear a GORGEOUS track from this same album . . . "Sylvan Song/Dream of the Archer" (but Nick may have reacted to it, but can't find it). And a MUST reaction, look up; "Battle Of Evermore (Live) Heart HD" from 2003 Alive in Seattle (a much later line-up). Just as great as the Zep original! Btw - Funny Lexi saying that Ann sounds like Geddy and could do a tribute. Heart got their award at the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame the SAME time RUSH did! They were in shock at the cheers they received. It was later in an interview that Ann did not know their music (except what she heard on the radio) and then said "I need to listen to their music". Yes! MORE Heart! - Tony
Barracuda ist mein Lieblingssong aus 1977. Zuerst war ich in Ann Wilson's Stimme verliebt und als ich die LP hatte .. auch ein bisschen in sie ... als Teenager 🤣
Heart were very inspired by Zeppelin. They covered Rock & Roll, Stairway To Heaven in their early days. Barracuda sounds similar to Achilles Last Stand. Love Alive like Stairway. Babe Le Strange like Kashmir. Their drummer is very Bonham esque, having a identical Ludwig Honey Maple kit with timps & gong
'70's Heart was awesome... from the Dream Boat Annie album on, they were an extremely tight band with some would say folk, rock, and even prog elements but that was just the musical landscape at the time, you could venture where you liked. Their lineup back then Ann with front vocals strong and vibrant and Nancy played mostly acoustic and sang a song on each album... Roger Fisher (lead guitar) cowrote and coproduced much of their material. The Little Queen Album - where this track is from - is a must hear, most of it has songs with Celtic like folk elements of much of it is just to die for...
great songs, " Nothing at all" " Alone" " Crazy on you" " Who will you run to" " All i wanna do is make love to you" " Magic man" and the list of great songs goes on and on...
There will never be music like the 70's and 80's... everyone was unique and brought something new.. nowadays everything is like films remakes, and copies.. lack of emotion in the music... can't wait for A.I. scam already poping up everywhere. Lol peace ✌️
And “Almost Famous” Cameron Crowe’s semi autobiographical movie and Nancy wrote some of the music because they were married at the time. By the way…us 1950’s babies did NOT have teen years like “Almost Famous”…I see comments like that sometimes but my parents would have never let me do anything like that! I went to concerts but beyond that, noooooo! lol!
Yes, we all had a big crush on the Wilson sisters! I lived just 3 hours away from Seattle and wanted to go see them. But I had no money for gas and drivers license. Lol!😄
Nancy Wilson didn't play lead guitar. She was a rhythm player mainly. The lead guitarist was Roger Fisher. Second guitarist/keyboardist howard Leese played lead occasionally as well. Rhythm section was Steve Fossen on bass & Mike DeRosier on drums. Killer band! check out the entire debut album 'Dreamboat Annie'..Fire! T
I’ve listened to Rush from the beginning. I couldn’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve listened to “Temples of Syrinx” Over the last few years I’ve become a bit of a metal head and the main reason for that is a Ukrainian band called Jinjer. Their front woman Tatiana can do things with her voice that still amaze me after several years. The first lines of their song “Cloud Factory” sounds like Geddy’s voice to me. I would love to see what you think of the comparison. Cheers from Texas folks! I love your reactions.
The first time I saw Heart was Easter Sunday 1980 on the Bebe Le Strange tour in Shreveport Louisiana. Awesome show! I thought that half way through the show they were going to pass out but they just turned around and started ripping it up even harder! Absolutely Incredible!
Ann Wilson has a voice that makes other singers jealous. These ladies really know how to rock out and I love the guitar on this track.
One of their great songs that never gets any love is “Kick It Out”. 🔥🤘🏻😎
Ann’s talent is rare - no other singer can replicate the package
The driving drums and guitars, with Ann's voice over the top, is just incredible.
Yes, Kennedy center honors. Stairway to heaven. Imagine playing that song with Led Zep watching.. Ann kills it.
Ann also was amazing doing the Who's "Love, Reign o'er Me" live around the same time
Heart - Kennedy Center Honors Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin is a MUST WATCH! Love your channel! - from Seattle Washington (home of Ann & Nancy Wilson)
It's amazing that ann is 72 when she sang this.
And John's son, Jason Bonham, was their drummer! The performance brought tears to none other than Robert Plant, and many smiles to John Paul Jones and Jimmy Page!
@@kevinmarsh8922 She was 62 in 2012 when they performed this tribute.
Absolutely!!
Live in Seattle 2002 is a great concert to hear the sisters at their best. Covering Zeppelin's "Battle of Evermore" is a must. "These Dreams" allows Nancy to show off her beautiful voice.
Great memories, you guys! I was a year out of highschool in 1977.😂 I've seen them live. Total pros.
I caught them at Cal Jam II. It's hard to explain to people that even from a distance you could feel Ann's range and power. She didn't have to scream her throat raw to 'belt' out a song.
It was one of my high school favorites too!
I can personally attest to how amazing Ann sounded back in their early days. In fact, I saw them at Convention Hall in Asbury Park back on August 16th, 1977. Rick Derringer opened for them. While waiting to go in and see Heart, we found out that Elvis had passed away. Someone had a transistor radio, no smartphones back then. Heart closed out their set with "Rock and Roll" by Led Zeppelin and dedicated it to the King.
To hear Nancy sing lead, check out "These Dreams".
I can't believe I've been listening to Heart for 45 years, one of the best! Magic Man and Crazy On You are 2 great suggestions. 😊
Only since '79? Lol
this song is FIRE, Ann and Nancy Wilson, two incredible rockers and the band, I grew up rocking out to Heart, Barracuda was one of my all-time most requested songs when I was a DJ, Thank you for the energy boost, I'm feeling better now, "Dog and Butterfly',' Dreamboat Anne',; Stranded' great easy-going songs that are incredible Love you guys
Man, 14 year old me with their Bad Animals album almost 10 years after that video and Ann was still looking like a rock godess to me!
First time I heard this song I pulled my pants down opened my window and screamed. This is awesome.
Hey you guys, Give some love to
the lead guitarist Roger Fisher.
He was every bit Heart as Ann and
Nancy. HE WAS THE MAGIC MAN!
I saw Heart when they first went
out on tour, Roger was off the charts,
He was playing things that were so
innovative. That whole band blew
the roof off. Give me the original
band, Nothing like them.
Sorry, but Roger's brother Mike was Ann's Magic Man. Nancy was with Roger.
I agree. to me Fisher was indispensable. the band lost much of its fire and soul when he left. They never were as good afterwards, and I progressively lost interest. At the time he was very highly regarded as a guitar player.
@@normandaubry Roger was also a common co-writer and credited as co-producer or producer on most the early albums.... he was the guy laying out most of their sound on record.
This was written as an answer to some of the music industry crap that the few female rockers of the seventies had to endure, and Ann and Nancy dealt with more than most. Not sure how much has changed these days, but back then, there were lots of barracudas lurking everywhere.
I think mostly its about the owner of "Mushroom Records", the original label they were on. He released somewhat "Demos" of tracks that weren't fleshed-out and it was the actual 2nd album "Magazine", and I believe they took legal action. He may be the one also that Ann had said (he) insinuated at times, or wanted to think, the "Sisters" had a (air quotes) relationship with one another! And an ad in Rolling Stone reflected that in a photo with racy caption. Creepy dude!
Thank you for mentioning this little fact. =)
0:14 so let’s clear things up you’re hearing the studio recording, and whoever mismatched this together it shows at times….. but the great part is you get a sense of there concert atmosphere🎉😂❤
I could be wrong, but I don't think this was live. It was the video made to fit the studio version. As I was writing this, I heard you say you knew it wasn't live so....never mind.😉A couple of Christmas songs for you to consider: "You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch" by Small Town Titans & "Please Come Home for Christmas" by the Eagles.
Yep, this is a lipsynced video, but they are fantastic live. I saw them in 1978 on the Dog & Butterfly tour and Barracuda was every bit as good as the studio version if not better.
Absolutely studio version dubbed onto video.
Anne never took singing lessons! That incredible voice was natural!
The first time time I heard this song I was 11 in 1978. I was immediately blown away. I fell in love with Ann’s voice before I even saw what they looked liked. She was the first female rocker I had ever heard
Welcome to my 48 year (and counting) rabbit hole. I actually bought this as a single (a 45 to you youngsters) when it came out. With age comes wisdom, but apparently my taste in music was pretty wise when I was 14. 😎
ONE OF THE GREATEST CLASSIC ROCK VOCALISTS OF ALL TIME, I PUT HER UP IN MY TOP 10 WITH THE BOYS, AMAZING STRONG SMOOTH VOCAL RANGE AND GUYS YOU NEED TO DIVE DEEP INTO OLD HEART, FIRST FEW ALBUMS, CLASSIC ROCK AT ITS BEST 🎤
I'm 66 years old now and I have seen ❤ 6or 8 times in my life. They never disappoint EVER!
I saw them live at Cal Jam II. Ann didn't need to scream her throat raw to 'belt' out a song. She had range and power.
5:15-Luv this part.While the 1st guitarist solos, the 2nd one's doing a weird " Waah, Waaah, Wahhhrrrr" sound, while Nancy keeps up the chugga-chugga rhythm..can you say teamwork? And hell no, Can't no singer hold a candle to Ann..woman got that pure power voice..Glad u guys finally caught this 10 karat diamond of a record!
I was going to pick Heart for my Dan selection for January a live song from this year 2024 to show how Ann at 74 still is amazing Nancy too..Ann has a cancer treatment right now
When you 1st see this it's incredible. As you 1st look at Anne your like ok . But then that voice!!!! My eyes almost popped out of my sockets. I could not get over it. And the band is just as incredible. Sometimes I forget how good they really are until I see it again. Then I'm reminded once again .
One of my favorite songs by Heart! This is awesome!
"Little Queen" album is very good.
Magic Man, Crazy on You, Straight On, Alone...
Such a great song written by lead vocalist Ann Wilson, lead guitarist Roger Fisher, drummer Mike Derosier, and acoustic guitarist Nancy Wilson. Ann's powerhouse vocals are phenomenal, Roger & Howard's electric guitars are legendary and Mike's drums are good enough for Zeppelin.
So good! Thanks for this. Saw them Nov. 1976 at Winterland in San Francisco. The lineup was Graham Parker and the Rumour, Heart (the "official" second lp "Little Queen", not "Magazine" with Barracuda was not out yet but they were starting to play it at shows which they did at this one), Tommy Bolin (this show was just weeks before he died in Dec.) and Elvin Bishop was the headliner. Amazing show! My girlfriend at the time got a little pissed that I wanted to get near the stage when Heart played. 😂 I think Led Zeps "Rock and Roll" was a staple of their shows even then.
That sounds like an awesome show - all iconic in their time time. And a great venue too.
@@mikewoodrow5878 It was great. Unfortunately Tommy Bolin was really drunk/high and was very sloppy playing. I saw him 11 months prior and he was amazing. The crowd kept yelling for Elvin Bishop and started booing Bolin. :( Heart were excellent and Roger Fisher was still the lead guitarist. Saw many many amazing shows at Winterland!
Three guitarists.
Ann on vocals
Nancy on accoustic.
Roger Fisher - lead guitar.
Howard Leese - guitar and mellotron.
Steve Fossen - bass.
Michael Derosier - drums.
The drums are taken from Achilles Last Stsnd by Led Zeppelin.
Saw Heart in fall of 1976 for their first tour at Ohio State. Front row center seats $8.00. They were amazing.
The following year Bruce Springsteen, and life was awesome back then. Best wishes
Love love love the ELO shirt!!! Great reaction to a great song!
100% rock and roll! 🤘
You both should check out heart “alone” is an amazing song and Ann is just unstoppable in her vocal ability!!!!
Yes, a live concert but with the studio audio dubbed over. Of all the reactions to this video I have watched....only BritPops React reacted to this live video with the actual live audio...have no idea where they found it but Anne's vocals is even more impressive live on Barracuda.
That was definitely the recorded version of the song with live footage synced as you said.
The instruments played on Heart's "Barracuda" were:
Ann Wilson: Lead vocals
Nancy Wilson: Acoustic guitar and backing vocals
Roger Fisher: Lead guitar
Howard Leese: Rhythm guitar and Mellotron
Steve Fossen: Bass
Michael DeRosier: Drums
Roger Fisher is credited with coming up with the song's riff and musical structure. Rodger Fisher was a Madman on the guitar. After 1979 he was no longer in the band though and they had to replace him. Nancy usually plays rhythm and acoustic on most of the songs but there are times after Fisher left in 79 that Nancy played lead guitar on some songs. The Wilson sisters revealed in various interviews that the song was about Heart's anger towards an ad Mushroom Records placed in trade publications implying that Ann and Nancy were lesbians having an affair. The song focuses on Ann's rage towards a promoter who came up to her after a concert in Detroit asking how her "lover" was. She initially thought he was talking about her then-boyfriend - band member Michael Fisher. After the promoter revealed he was talking about her sister Nancy Wilson, Ann became angry and went back to her hotel room to write the song. Nancy put suitably angry music to the words to complete the song comparing the sleazy side of music to a dangerous fish.
It was overdubbed to the video because the original audio track was damaged somehow enough to make it too noticable. But that doesn't detract in any way from how great they were live. The orig video with the compromised audio is out there on YT somewhere if you search for it.
@@markdecker6190 It's a music video.
@markdecker6190 true and I agree. I wasn't stating that with a negative attitude. That's the problem when you read somebody typing something you don't know how they're saying it. I'm kind of a factual person, so I was just sharing fact. So know that I agree with you.
@@michaelmacdermott6340 I know sir, I was just elaborating on what you said.
@markdecker6190 no sir, I worked for a living in the military lol.
Got goosebumps to saw. Them in Erie Pa mid 70s very cool
The band was more than just the two sisters. Roger Fisher is the one behind so much of that awesome guitar work in the 70s. "Magic Man," "Barracuda," "Crazy On You," "Straight On," they're all bangers.
Hola gente,tengo ese vinilo desde el 78, hermoso disco gracias por acordarte de las mejores!!! Un abrazo y un beso desde Mar del Plata Argentina!!!
Hola Mis Amigos!!! gran banda para mi y mi hermana, que lo escuchaba todo el día y me los hizo conocer a mis 7 años!!! saludos y ABRAZOS del ALMA!!!
I just subscribed to your channel. You guys are so cool. I lovethe reactions to the songs you listen to. I'm 71 years old and hard rock has been in my life since 1969 when a high school buddy of mine introduced me to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Until then all i had ever heard was country music from my parents and soft rock from my sister. I saw Heart in the mid 70' s. Just before they came onto thestage the auditorium lights all went down and the stagewas filled with white fog. As the fog cleared away the band was already standing on the stage. It was truly magical and mysterious. Ann and Nancy looked absolutely gorgeous. They still do. And yes i had a crush on them.❤
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Saw them live in 1978, in a stadium with two other bands (Bob Welsh) (Little River Band). The sound was adjusted incredibly well
"White Lightning and Wine" is a rocking, can't miss funky banger.
So the story goes that chugging guitar riff was "borrowed" from Nazareth ("This Flight Tonite") who they toured with. Apparently Nazareth were not pleased.
I wish I could hang out with you guys and tell Heart stories 😅❤.
Tour Bus Tales 😂
My local Fish & Chip shop is called Barracuda. Pretty certain it's not run by Canadian hard rockers!
Incidentally, when Cameron Crowe made the movie Almost Famous, he was married to Nancy Wilson and they co-wrote some of the Stillwater songs that were featured.
Heart Were Huge Zeppelin Fans And Even Included Their Version Of "Rock'N Roll" On Their 1980 Greatest Hits Album.
♥️ Finally!!♥️
Saw them live on the ‘Dog & Butterfly’ tour and like every other teenage boy there, I fell in love with Ann (and Nancy too…)
The Robert Plant comparison is spot on. Zep was a huge influence on the sisters.
They were born in Seattle, but the band was formed in Vancouver, so their first 2 or 3 albums were considered Cancon (Canadian content) which meant they got a lot of radio play in Canada.
The vid for this song was concert footage, but specifically filmed for this video. If you’d like to see some real live footage, there was a tour documentary made for the ‘Dog & Butterfly’ tour. There’s a live version of “Cook With Fire”, which has a similar vibe and energy to “Barracuda”.
BTW, don’t think they’re touring currently. Ann has been getting treatments for cancer…😢
Hello you two! I remember way back when this song/album was released, and best of all I took a few drum courses with the first Heart drummer, Michael Derosier! He's a good guy. Actually I think it was him and Carmina Appice who taught the courses. Take care!
I saw a few shows on this tour. Great time. Climax Blues Band opened for them. “Champagne and Rock and Roll Is What I’m Living On”.
The Barracuda was the devious record company executive.
One of the best things to ever come out of Seattle! Heart is the real deal. Thanks for sharing this one.
This is a live performance. The video is on youtube and it is great!
Where as Nancy is playing acoustic in the video, the band at that time had 2 other six stringer players, Roger Fisher and Howard Leese. all three could play lead.
"Mistral Wind" will blow Nick's mind. ESPECIALLY with Nick's reference to Robert Plant & Led Zeppelin.
Original Heart had three guitar players. Roger Fischer was lead. Howard Leese was rythym/lead and played keyboards. And Nancy generally played rythym acoustic but would later pick up more electric.
Roger Fisher was the true lead guitar player for the first four albums. Nancy was more rythym and sometime leads, Howard Leese played guitar and keys
Heart can’t fool us with the video - this is the studio version over band footage. Doesn’t matter though, still kicks ass.
I don’t really believe they were trying to fool anyone. This was common practice in this era. Boston, Journey, Kansas, Sabbath, and countless others have videos in this exact same format. The Boston video for More Than a Feeling and Kansas’ Carry On Wayward Son videos practically look like they may have been shot on the same stage on the same day.
Their first #1 hit was, These Dreams, with Nancy as lead.
Sweet Darling. Ann at her best. Mostly just her and the piano. Unbelievable!
When this came out it blew us away and my first thougt was why haven't female rock leads come out sooner.
One of my favorite songs from Heart. Yes, the video shows them live but the audio is studio. For a real live performance during this time period check out the one performed on the Midnight Special th-cam.com/video/ykvgo0XcKxg/w-d-xo.html. If you want to see the best cover of this, check out Plush th-cam.com/video/ZGxZ6IUEwJk/w-d-xo.html
The song came about because of an ad Mushroom Records (their record label at the time) placed in trade publications implying that Ann and Nancy were lesbians having an affair. The song focuses on Ann's rage towards a promoter who came up to her after a concert in Detroit asking how her "lover" was. She initially thought he was talking about her then-boyfriend - band member Michael Fisher. After the promoter revealed he was talking about her sister Nancy Wilson, Ann became angry and went back to her hotel room to write the song
Hola chicos!!! Con este tema probamos y estrenamos el equipo de audio Ken Brown pro Sound 2000 en el año 1979, literalmente nos voló el techo de la casa, mis padres no eran del genero rock y yo apenas con 11 años sentí que la banda tocaba en mi casa.gracias por esta reacción saludos desde Bs As Argentina.
Keep going with Heart!!
This "Barracuda" was their studio version synced up with some live footage. You can also find the real live footage out there. The Wilson sisters are extremely talented and still going today. I HIGHLY recommend as much Heart as possible (both live and studio) especially from their 70's progressive rock days.
Some More Heart Recommendations:
"Magic Man" Live 1976 (and Studio version)
"Crazy on You" Live 1978 (and Studio version)
"Love Alive"
"Nada One"
"Sing Child"
"Heartless"
"Without You" (Badfinger cover)
"Cry to Me"
"Say Hello"
"Straight On"
"Dog & Butterfly"
"Mistral Wind"
Saw Heart In The Late 70's At The CNE In Toronto. They Opened For Styx (Pieces Of Eight Tour) 2nd Act And Bob Welsh Opened The Evening.
There is one band that matches Anne Wilson's vocals in Lzzy Hale of The Heavy Metal band Halestorm.
Love the vibrato!
Nancy has always played Acoustic Roger Fischer is lead guitar and that was a TV show they were playing on. All in one day.
This is badass but it is the studio dubbed over an actual show. Look again and you can find this song played live here. It's cool. Sisters chiseled from some fine Rock.
My high school crush dream come true all time Diva Heroine Ann Wilson. Great surprise and fun reaction. No, we need to hear you jam and play Ketchup guitar, and Mustard bass to Barracuda. This should be a fun December looking forward to all the reactions.
The audio was the studio track, synced to a live performance as best they could. Still awesome, and I'd love to have heard the live performance.
Thanks for reacting to this great Heart song. You commented that you thought Nancy Wilson normally played lead guitar and the solos. Nancy is an excellent guitarist and would occasionally do a solo, but it was usually when playing acoustic guitar. The electric guitar solos were mainly handled by Roger Fisher, as in this song, and Howard Leese. They were an amazingly talented band, both in the studio and in concert. Especially with their original band line-up, who performs in this video.
Ann Wilson was sooo freakin' beautiful back then with that hair style too 😍. The riff was ahead of its time, would be a Thrash riff, palm-muted standard. The "Little Queen" album is becoming my favorite after some recent listens (as "Dog & Butterfly" has been my No. 1 for decades now). But that line-up that went up to "Private Auditions" (1982) was THEE "Heart". Its too bad their was a lot of animosity in the band. 1977 was a great year for AOR/Rock and Progressive Rock, and was the year I came back to California from Louisiana for 7 LONG years.
The band members ON "Little Queen" were (with the instruments they played):
*Ann Wilson* - lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4-6, 8-10); flute (track 2)
*Nancy Wilson* - acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-9); autoharp (tracks 2, 4); vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9); mandolin (tracks 3, 4); piano (track 5); electric guitar (tracks 7, 10); blues harp, lead vocals (track 7)
*Roger Fisher* - lead guitar (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 10); mandolin (tracks 3, 4); electric guitar (tracks 8, 10)
*Howard Leese* - lead guitar (track 1); Mellotron (tracks 1, 4); acoustic guitar, piano (track 2); vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10); Moog bass (tracks 3, 4); electric guitar (track 5); guitar (track 6); grand piano, string arrangements, string conducting (track 7); mandolin (track 8)
*Michael DeRosier* - drums (tracks 1, 2, 5-8, 10); tabla (track 2); percussion (tracks 4, 8); timpani, chimes (track 10)
*Steve Fossen* - bass (tracks 1, 2, 5-8, 10)
You guys NEED to hear a GORGEOUS track from this same album . . . "Sylvan Song/Dream of the Archer" (but Nick may have reacted to it, but can't find it).
And a MUST reaction, look up; "Battle Of Evermore (Live) Heart HD" from 2003 Alive in Seattle (a much later line-up). Just as great as the Zep original!
Btw - Funny Lexi saying that Ann sounds like Geddy and could do a tribute. Heart got their award at the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame the SAME time RUSH did! They were in shock at the cheers they received. It was later in an interview that Ann did not know their music (except what she heard on the radio) and then said "I need to listen to their music".
Yes! MORE Heart!
- Tony
This is my late teen era, and my absolute favorite album is Dreamboat Annie. You will love it. The mood is sweet.
M'y fav band ever.. thank uu
Barracuda ist mein Lieblingssong aus 1977. Zuerst war ich in Ann Wilson's Stimme verliebt und als ich die LP hatte .. auch ein bisschen in sie ... als Teenager 🤣
Heart were very inspired by Zeppelin. They covered Rock & Roll, Stairway To Heaven in their early days. Barracuda sounds similar to Achilles Last Stand. Love Alive like Stairway. Babe Le Strange like Kashmir. Their drummer is very Bonham esque, having a identical Ludwig Honey Maple kit with timps & gong
'70's Heart was awesome... from the Dream Boat Annie album on, they were an extremely tight band with some would say folk, rock, and even prog elements but that was just the musical landscape at the time, you could venture where you liked.
Their lineup back then Ann with front vocals strong and vibrant and Nancy played mostly acoustic and sang a song on each album... Roger Fisher (lead guitar) cowrote and coproduced much of their material.
The Little Queen Album - where this track is from - is a must hear, most of it has songs with Celtic like folk elements of much of it is just to die for...
Crush is right! Ann and Nancy Wilson, Carly Simon, Stevie Nicks. Pretty easy to have crushes on all of them.
great songs, " Nothing at all" " Alone" " Crazy on you" " Who will you run to" " All i wanna do is make love to you" " Magic man" and the list of great songs goes on and on...
This galloping guitar riff was “borrowed” from Nazareth’s version of “This flight tonight “.
Love the ELO retro T-shirt Alexa ❤
There will never be music like the 70's and 80's... everyone was unique and brought something new.. nowadays everything is like films remakes, and copies.. lack of emotion in the music... can't wait for A.I. scam already poping up everywhere. Lol peace ✌️
I so love Heart. Unfortunately, I never got to see them in concert, so I will likely die with a broken heart :(
The drumming is outstanding.
Que lindo que hayan reaccionado a éste tema!!! Los felicito!!
And “Almost Famous” Cameron Crowe’s semi autobiographical movie and Nancy wrote some of the music because they were married at the time. By the way…us 1950’s babies did NOT have teen years like “Almost Famous”…I see comments like that sometimes but my parents would have never let me do anything like that! I went to concerts but beyond that, noooooo! lol!
Yes, we all had a big crush on the Wilson sisters! I lived just 3 hours away from Seattle and wanted to go see them. But I had no money for gas and drivers license. Lol!😄
I saw Heart live on their Dog And Butterfly tour back in the late 70s as a teen. Ann was smoking hot back then.
Nancy Wilson didn't play lead guitar. She was a rhythm player mainly. The lead guitarist was Roger Fisher. Second guitarist/keyboardist howard Leese played lead occasionally as well. Rhythm section was Steve Fossen on bass & Mike DeRosier on drums. Killer band! check out the entire debut album 'Dreamboat Annie'..Fire! T
Try Sylvan Song and Dream of the Archer. Should be played together.
I’ve listened to Rush from the beginning. I couldn’t begin to tell you how many times I’ve listened to “Temples of Syrinx”
Over the last few years I’ve become
a bit of a metal head and the main reason for that is a Ukrainian band called Jinjer. Their front woman Tatiana can do things with her voice that still amaze me after several years. The first lines of their song “Cloud Factory” sounds like Geddy’s voice to me.
I would love to see what you think of the comparison. Cheers from Texas folks! I love your reactions.
Ann excludes feminine power perfectly, without trying to be masculine as so many others do
So good plus many more. My 2 favs are 'Magic Man' and especially 'Dreamboat Annie'.
Heart Live in Seattle 2002, the acoustic version of "Alone." Trust me!