Bryan Holmes was an amazing and underrated drummer. While not as flashy, he had all the skills of Stewart Copeland of The Police in his prime - AND he managed to play his dynamic and complex parts while singing background harmony vocals. This was a great band!
as a drummer growing up he along with Stewart were influences. THEN they started playing a college near me. Thank God my friend had a Big Brother (tm) that attended the school. I was 13 or 14 drinking beer listening to THE PRODUCERS!!! WOW
Back 5 years later.... with another comment. The drums aint no joke on this tune. They all are very good but it's the total package of how this song develops and the chorus is so nice. 80s synth rock/pop.... magical times.
Every song they wrote was great. I mean harmonies, structure, fun, etc. I have 2 albums and every song is a masterpiece. I am a musician and starting to play their songs again. Great movers!!! Thank you guys for the great music.
In high school in Baton Rouge in the early 1980’s, the Producers were THE band to see. L.S.U. student radio station KLSU had them and the U.S. Times featured in an all-day concert they put on at the old Alex Box Stadium, home of LSU’s baseball team…incredibly fun!!!😎
Kyle put an end to The Producers. But 3 of them live here in Atlanta area. They have done some reunion shows over the last 10 years. I was ask to play drums with Van Temple in his band Reasons Y. But I was already in a steady band and could not do it. About a year later The Producers started their reunion shows. A choice well made. But still love seeing them.
They were great, use to see them all the time in Atlanta, unluckiest band of all time, should have been huge, wrong music, wrong time, just like Mothers Finest
April 29th 1982 Tulsa,Ok. They opened for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Did a cover of "Hard Days Night" that was freakin' EXCELLENT!! Wayne Famous stole the show. Brings back lots of memories.
Saw these guys in Austin,TX in 1983 and became an instant fan. They rocked the house with great musicianship, clean harmonies and really good songs like this power pop classic. A particular treat was watching Wayne Famous bounce and bob around the stage wearing that keyboard. His expressions and almost comic enthusiasm reminded me of Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen. They were and still are awesome.
This is one of my all-time favorite songs. They've never been on iTunes, and I've never found their albums. Now, I've found this and some of their other songs, most of which I don't think I ever heard because they didn't get the recognition they deserved. This song is like audio espresso to me.
@@joesassenberger Hi Joe, hoping you can help me. I bought the double album on CD of "The Producers / You Make the Heat" for 50 bucks on Amazon, but the last 6 songs weren't readable. I returned the CD and got another, but the last 4 songs weren't readable. The CD is great. It was released in 2000, and both albums were remastered and it sounds really good. So I found the last 4 songs in MP3 form on Amazon, but those are crap sounding, and iTunes won't let me put them all in the same album. I'm wondering of you have .wav versions of the songs: You make the Heat, Merry Go Round, Chinatown, and Domino. It's been arduous to say the least trying to just listen to one of my old favorite bands from the '80s. Thanks
These guys played The Mad Monk in Wilmington NC back in the 80s and I was a fan immediately.. the chemistry between them was so obvious.. Great band.. man those were good times ..
A friend in 1983 introduced this band to me. She had seen them at FSU. Then at USF in Tampa I saw them live for free at the soccer stadium next to the Sundome. Truly underrated.
I used to go see them every time they played in Winston-Salem back in the eighties. I feel they never got all the recognition they deserved. A great band with every member contributing to the vocal responsibilities, and each a master of their instruments! Loved so many of their songs, like: "Domino", "What's He Got", and of course this song "Sheila". I hear they still play out sometimes. Really wish they would come to North Carolina again... I'd go and bring a lot of people with me!
I remember seeing them with Stevie Ray Vaughn at NLU Monroe, La. Took a paper banner down after the concert and hung it in my bedroom for a couple of years. Rebels with a cause. Night to remember😂
Saw them last night in Atlanta. Wow, they still have the chops to play these gems. Can hit the notes, tight as if they never broke up. Holmes is an amazing drummer. I don't know his age but he still played it all beat for beat. It's a shame they got so screwed by the industry. I was glad to give them my $25 for a ticket;-)
Saw the Tubes/Producers show back in the fall of 1983 in Nashville. Probably one of the top 3 shows I ever saw. These guys came out, put on a helluva show, then out came Fee Waybill and the boys, and my mind was blown the rest of the way out.
William Harper I caught them twice in Myrtle Beach, SC back in the early summer of 1986, I was 19. I have absolutely loved these guys ever since. This song is IMO one of the better examples of complex pop music from the early 80s, the bass, keys, and drums might make you think this band has prog rock leanings :) ... and there is much more on those two early albums, especially on "You Make the Heat".
I'm still amazed at what footage ends up on TH-cam...I never knew this band played an MTV show...Loved this band, damn they really sounded great live. Wish I coulda been at this show back in the day. Thanks for the post!
I got to see these guys and meet them, probably right around this time when they played a bar out on Long Island outside of New York City. Tuey's maybe, or was it US Blues? Not sure. Great live band and really nice guys, especially Wayne. Their performance just blew and my friends away.
Watched them play Metron in Harrisburg, Pa many times in the early to mid 80’s…The keyboard player would hang upside down from the rafters at our club before the show for 15 minutes or so… it was a ritual I suppose… and man oh man, were they a great band… just unbelievable every time I saw them! Some of the best memories (-:
Some of the guys were locals here in Carrollton Ga. There was also Fortnox who was another great band as well as Ziggurat with Rick Fowler as their guitar player. We, Magician, opened Ziggurat back in the day.
I don;t know how big these guys were on the National Scale but, I grew up in Jacksonville, FL and these guys were HUGE here in the South at the time. They had some amazing songs - and I typically hated "New Wave" - I was listening to bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon, Judas Priest, etc - but I loved The Producers.
Saw them a few times at and around LSU in the early 80’s. They were in heavy rotation on MTV. It would appear MTV success didn’t always equate to “making it” in the music business
These guys were snare drum tight.I have this New Years Eve Ball performance recorded live,and The Producers were probably the best band of the evening as far as music and chops go.
Band should have been a household name Management and bad luck can ruin the best of talent. Such a killer band with awesome tunes. Yet another Atlanta band that was this close, along with Mother’s Finest and Drivn & Cryin.
This is a GREAT example of guys giving a shit about how they came across. The music, the vocals, the performance aspect. They are working their asses off but having fun. GREAT GREAT performance. No one these days can do this. NO ONE
Yeah it's almost frightening how badly the business end of things went for them. I believe you can still get the double CD of "The Producers" and "You Make the Heat" on Amazon. Not sure about "Run For Your Life". I think I still have the vinyl of that somewhere.
Still have the album. Drunk now. Was a freshman in college at UF in 1982. What a great time to be in college. The 80s were special. Had a few crazy years in the early years,an extension of the 70s fake IDs, one night stands were common no condoms then if you can believe it, before AIDS scared everyone or most in 1985. Journey,Def Leppard.Billy Squier,Eddy Money Iron Maiden,Romantics,Go Go s Who was better Van Halen or Randy Rhoades? What a special time.
There was a traveling show band (all cover songs) called The Sensors out of Atlanta, and they could cover The Producers pretty well note for note, lick for lick. This is some good old music : )
@bobsacco The bass player for the Producers was Kyle Henderson - one of the best players Atlanta ever "produced" . He started in a band called White Face from the late 70s - and joined with Van Temple to form the Producers in the early 80s.
Looking forward to seeing the band this Friday night here in Madison, WI. New record (yes, I said 'record') coming out produced by Tab Benoit. Dig it :)
His name is Wayne Famous. He was the band...in a Cheap Trick sort of way. He and Brian Holmes, (the drummer) came walking by us before a gig in Austin, Texas while we were waiting to get in. They were great guys and more than happy to sign autographs. Does anybody have "What She Does to Me?"
Just PURE Talent!❤ These Guys!Ever Since 81,on MtV,of Course!😮😮😮😮!😊❤!These Guys Were Huge,To Me!Saw Them Live,back in 85!😊❤
Bryan Holmes was an amazing and underrated drummer. While not as flashy, he had all the skills of Stewart Copeland of The Police in his prime - AND he managed to play his dynamic and complex parts while singing background harmony vocals. This was a great band!
Lmao ! YES ! to me he was a Hybrid of Copeland and Cobham.. MONSTER
And sings!
Underrated Drummer and Band. Awesome live as well. Back in the day I never missed a show in my area. This is in my playlist on my phone.
as a drummer growing up he along with Stewart were influences. THEN they started playing a college near me. Thank God my friend had a Big Brother (tm) that attended the school. I was 13 or 14 drinking beer listening to THE PRODUCERS!!! WOW
Still does!
Wayne Famous had a Stage Presence that was second to none -
A True Performance Artist
He was the second coming of Rick Nielsen!
And a helluva nice guy!
SMOKIN' !!!!
No way around it that song
KICKS ASS !!! Good Tune,
Great Band!!👍👍👍👍felt young again for a shiver of a second!
AWESOME!
Timing? Management? Record Company? Bad Deal? All of the above. Yes, they should have been HUGE!
They just sounded too similar to the Police ...
Back 5 years later.... with another comment. The drums aint no joke on this tune. They all are very good but it's the total package of how this song develops and the chorus is so nice. 80s synth rock/pop.... magical times.
Every song they wrote was great. I mean harmonies, structure, fun, etc. I have 2 albums and every song is a masterpiece. I am a musician and starting to play their songs again. Great movers!!! Thank you guys for the great music.
In high school in Baton Rouge in the early 1980’s, the Producers were THE band to see. L.S.U. student radio station KLSU had them and the U.S. Times featured in an all-day concert they put on at the old Alex Box Stadium, home of LSU’s baseball team…incredibly fun!!!😎
There are no bands like that anymore. The Producers were "Golden!!!"
I loved them SO MUCH in 1984 and still love them as much today! When I need a lift, they are a great go to! Suddenly it’s back in time :)
The band deserved much more..the world got cheated not getting more of them...wonderful amazing!
True that. So much more. Sounds as fresh today as it did then
Not in Dominican Republic. There they ARE the greatest one EVER!!!!!
Agreed a classic!
Kyle put an end to The Producers. But 3 of them live here in Atlanta area. They have done some reunion shows over the last 10 years. I was ask to play drums with Van Temple in his band Reasons Y. But I was already in a steady band and could not do it. About a year later The Producers started their reunion shows. A choice well made. But still love seeing them.
I'm 46 and I'm just discovering this band! It's a mix of Cheap Trick , The Knack , and The Police . Awesome!
Yup. Good assessment
This track gets all the credit. It is good. “Here’s to You” is so good.
They were great, use to see them all the time in Atlanta, unluckiest band of all time, should have been huge, wrong music, wrong time, just like Mothers Finest
April 29th 1982 Tulsa,Ok. They opened for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts. Did a cover of "Hard Days Night" that was freakin' EXCELLENT!! Wayne Famous stole the show. Brings back lots of memories.
My guess is that they blew Joanie and co. out of the water.
@@crapple009 Was really close.
Just damn near perfect pop. 🎉
Saw these guys in Austin,TX in 1983 and became an instant fan. They rocked the house with great musicianship, clean harmonies and really good songs like this power pop classic. A particular treat was watching Wayne Famous bounce and bob around the stage wearing that keyboard. His expressions and almost comic enthusiasm reminded me of Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen. They were and still are awesome.
He's like an updated Rick Nielsen, like a Max Headroom :)
I actually saw them open for Cheap Trick in 83 (may have been late82) in Santa Barbara. Fantastic band.
Saw them in San Antonio that same year and yes they were great.
Do you remember the venue? Club Foot? Opry House?
This is one of my all-time favorite songs. They've never been on iTunes, and I've never found their albums. Now, I've found this and some of their other songs, most of which I don't think I ever heard because they didn't get the recognition they deserved. This song is like audio espresso to me.
+Eric Highsmith I have all albums on cd and MP3... let me know if you want copies!!
@@joesassenberger Hi Joe, hoping you can help me. I bought the double album on CD of "The Producers / You Make the Heat" for 50 bucks on Amazon, but the last 6 songs weren't readable. I returned the CD and got another, but the last 4 songs weren't readable. The CD is great. It was released in 2000, and both albums were remastered and it sounds really good. So I found the last 4 songs in MP3 form on Amazon, but those are crap sounding, and iTunes won't let me put them all in the same album. I'm wondering of you have .wav versions of the songs: You make the Heat, Merry Go Round, Chinatown, and Domino. It's been arduous to say the least trying to just listen to one of my old favorite bands from the '80s. Thanks
they have an FB page... and they sell stuff.
You're right love this song and band...amazing live saw them many times at the Metron in Harrisburg, Pa great times!
Just download this video off TH-cam, convert it to mp3 and add it to your iTunes manually. : )
You're welcome.
These guys played The Mad Monk in Wilmington NC back in the 80s and I was a fan immediately.. the chemistry between them was so obvious.. Great band.. man those were good times ..
Man, these guys could really bring it live.
And how !!!!
This was an absolutely awesome band! Never received the recognition they deserved.
A friend in 1983 introduced this band to me. She had seen them at FSU. Then at USF in Tampa I saw them live for free at the soccer stadium next to the Sundome. Truly underrated.
Fred Truby I was also there at FSU, truly amazing...I think the other band there was called “Shark Attack”
@@flawlessrides22 The opening band was Metal Lester from Enterprise, Alabama.
I'll be seeing them tomorrow night in Tallahassee, FL for the 2nd time. AND, they still do every song in the original key!!
Still rocking and kicking ass in 2024.
the 80s ..gone forever, but this takes you back, thanks for posting this.. My old band in VAbeach, we played this!!!!
Haven't heard this song in probably 30 years. I stumbled upon it accidentally here on TH-cam. Will add this song to my collection.
I don’t remember this band from back in the day. Marvelous 3 brought me here. They do a killer cover of this.
Marvelous 3. Now there's a band from my past.
@@mccarthyfamily6824 they released a new album this past year and it’s fantastic.
So underrated ! Great songs and never should have ended! And should be rediscovered!!!!
I used to go see them every time they played in Winston-Salem back in the eighties. I feel they never got all the recognition they deserved. A great band with every member contributing to the vocal responsibilities, and each a master of their instruments! Loved so many of their songs, like: "Domino", "What's He Got", and of course this song "Sheila". I hear they still play out sometimes. Really wish they would come to North Carolina again... I'd go and bring a lot of people with me!
Gold for anyone trying to learn Wayne Famous' iconic intro.
I remember seeing them with Stevie Ray Vaughn at NLU Monroe, La. Took a paper banner down after the concert and hung it in my bedroom for a couple of years. Rebels with a cause. Night to remember😂
One of the most underrated bands of the 80s. Fantastic.
One of my favorites! Saw them in Memphis almost twice. 2nd one got rained out.
Que gran banda!!,un clásico q no m canso d escuchar,este tema sonó mucho al igual q I love Lucy,THE PRODUCERS FOREVER!! 🎸
The made their reputation playing highly energetic live shows. Obviously, they should have experienced greater fame.
I will always love this song. ♥
Awesome band that didnt get the big time as they should have.
Neither, of course, did the woman that played Sheila in the original promo video!
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Agreed!!!!
Saw them last night in Atlanta. Wow, they still have the chops to play these gems. Can hit the notes, tight as if they never broke up. Holmes is an amazing drummer. I don't know his age but he still played it all beat for beat. It's a shame they got so screwed by the industry. I was glad to give them my $25 for a ticket;-)
Way jealous man sorry I missed it!!!!
They screwed themselves. The industry didn't screw them. Bad decisions were made.
@@pcs56 hmmmm do tell
@@pcs56 yes tell us how they did that to themselves....
@@idig63 Ask Kyle about the Pat Benatar concert.
I remember this new years eve show ... Great song ..my top 40 band outs highschool used to love covering this gem
THEY REALLY PRODUCED GOOD MUSIC!!! HEEEYYYY>>>
Saw the Tubes/Producers show back in the fall of 1983 in Nashville. Probably one of the top 3 shows I ever saw. These guys came out, put on a helluva show, then out came Fee Waybill and the boys, and my mind was blown the rest of the way out.
Bob Kidd - that's a great double bill
Yes, I saw them in Youngstown, OH in 1982 and they were great.
The Tubes & these Guys would have been epic !!
I saw them, 1984 in Dominican Republic, SOLD OUT in Altos de Chavón, Casa de Campo, La Romana. Dominican Republic fallen in love these guys!!!;
Awesome band, I saw them at a frat party in 1987
William Harper I caught them twice in Myrtle Beach, SC back in the early summer of 1986, I was 19. I have absolutely loved these guys ever since. This song is IMO one of the better examples of complex pop music from the early 80s, the bass, keys, and drums might make you think this band has prog rock leanings :) ... and there is much more on those two early albums, especially on "You Make the Heat".
I'm still amazed at what footage ends up on TH-cam...I never knew this band played an MTV show...Loved this band, damn they really sounded great live. Wish I coulda been at this show back in the day. Thanks for the post!
I saw these guys at Wembley. They are fantastic.
Just found them out now, and wow they are amazing! They play really well and I love the look on Wayne Famous face.
I totally love this song! I had forgotten all about it, totally!
My absolute favorite 80's group! I can't stop smiling! Great song too!!
I got to see these guys and meet them, probably right around this time when they played a bar out on Long Island outside of New York City. Tuey's maybe, or was it US Blues? Not sure. Great live band and really nice guys, especially Wayne. Their performance just blew and my friends away.
awesome band and performance........ LOVE
My favorite pop band
the greatest pop band that never was!
Such a great song.
These guys should have been huge.
awesome live version of a great 80s song
Now that must have been awesome, great performance.
fucking awesome live and real vocal performance .no substitute for talent and experience .what a tight pro/elite band .
Saw these guys several times at The Boat House in Norfolk, VA in the 80's. They always put on a great show. Wayne Famous is awesome!
Watched them play Metron in Harrisburg, Pa many times in the early to mid 80’s…The keyboard player would hang upside down from the rafters at our club before the show for 15 minutes or so… it was a ritual I suppose… and man oh man, were they a great band… just unbelievable every time I saw them! Some of the best memories (-:
good band in the eighties,good vibes.
I've read that modified OBX gave Wayne back trouble later in life. Great band!
carriersignal I bet. Glad he wasn’t rockin the Oberheim 8 voice. Heavy and detuned often. Ask Gary Wright or Jeff Porcoro
Love this band!
Awesome! Loved them the minute I heard them!
Man, Van's voice......effortless. Killin' it!
A lot of people don't know that Bryan Holmes the drummer was responcible for drummers gloves. He made a fortune.
Very listenable. Memorable melody.
I saw you guys in the 80s in corpus Christi an amazing show
Some of the guys were locals here in Carrollton Ga. There was also Fortnox who was another great band as well as Ziggurat with Rick Fowler as their guitar player. We, Magician, opened Ziggurat back in the day.
Wayne Famous was such a nut. Van Temple sings his ass off. Love this band.
I don;t know how big these guys were on the National Scale but, I grew up in Jacksonville, FL and these guys were HUGE here in the South at the time. They had some amazing songs - and I typically hated "New Wave" - I was listening to bands like Iron Maiden, Saxon, Judas Priest, etc - but I loved The Producers.
I'm going to see them this weekend in Carrollton, GA!
Love the Producers. I can still remember going to see the Producers in New Orleans on the Riverboat. The Topcats would open up for them.
The greatest band of all time…
Marvelous 3 IV rules ALL kids!! Great tune covered on it She Shelia!!!!
Saw them a few times at and around LSU in the early 80’s. They were in heavy rotation on MTV. It would appear MTV success didn’t always equate to “making it” in the music business
Love this song still.
What an amazing performance!
These guys were snare drum tight.I have this New Years Eve Ball performance recorded live,and The Producers were probably the best band of the evening as far as music and chops go.
Take me back to when I was 13 years old and I saved up every dime I had to go by this at the local mall’s Musicland on cassette.
Same here. I walked 3 miles to go buy this album in 83. What a great time.
Band should have been a household name
Management and bad luck can ruin the best of talent. Such a killer band with awesome tunes.
Yet another Atlanta band that was this close, along with Mother’s Finest and Drivn & Cryin.
They're playing in Houston at Last Concert Hall on September 7th 2024 - My band is opening, come out and see!
This is a GREAT example of guys giving a shit about how they came across. The music, the vocals, the performance aspect. They are working their asses off but having fun. GREAT GREAT performance. No one these days can do this. NO ONE
And that is a benchtop keyboard he's carrying around with a cable, dedication!!!!
our go-to band in the early 80-s... I guess a well kept secret - too bad they didn't make it huge
I saw these guys in 1983 at Zero's New Wave Lounge in Dallas.
Good lord that drummer is straight up legit!
Yeah it's almost frightening how badly the business end of things went for them. I believe you can still get the double CD of "The Producers" and "You Make the Heat" on Amazon. Not sure about "Run For Your Life". I think I still have the vinyl of that somewhere.
And a 'Beatle Bow'. Love these guys.
I remember watching this live at 13 years old.
thanks for posting. Perfect !
Man they rocked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still have the album. Drunk now. Was a freshman in college at UF in 1982. What a great time to be in college. The 80s were special. Had a few crazy years in the early years,an extension of the 70s fake IDs, one night stands were common no condoms then if you can believe it, before AIDS scared everyone or most in 1985. Journey,Def Leppard.Billy Squier,Eddy Money Iron Maiden,Romantics,Go Go s Who was better Van Halen or Randy Rhoades? What a special time.
There was a traveling show band (all cover songs) called The Sensors out of Atlanta, and they could cover The Producers pretty well note for note, lick for lick. This is some good old music : )
Wow.
@bobsacco The bass player for the Producers was Kyle Henderson - one of the best players Atlanta ever "produced" . He started in a band called White Face from the late 70s - and joined with Van Temple to form the Producers in the early 80s.
Wayne takes a heavy as F Oberheim portable!!!! Awesome!!!
the band that should've been....i know the truth.....producers rock!!!!
Very underrated band!
Looking forward to seeing the band this Friday night here in Madison, WI. New record (yes, I said 'record') coming out produced by Tab Benoit. Dig it :)
So underrated
Awesome!
Thanks 9AirMcNair 4 posting this!! Peace....
His name is Wayne Famous. He was the band...in a Cheap Trick sort of way.
He and Brian Holmes, (the drummer) came walking by us before a gig in Austin, Texas while we were waiting to get in. They were great guys and more than happy to sign autographs.
Does anybody have "What She Does to Me?"
Music from a much better time......
Awesome band ! They shouldve been more popular. Not sure what happened. They had some great songs .