Brian's voice was incredible, he could sing anything that was given to him and do a fantastic job of performing it. Each one of the guys were brilliant at what they did in the band but together they were magic, thank you Sweet for all the music and the eye candy I loved every one of you RIP Brian, Mick and Steve you are all sooo missed.
Outstanding group!!! They should be very proud. I loved Brian's vocals and Steve seemed like he was always having fun...love his spirit. All talented!!!! RIP Brian and Mick
Steve Priest seemed to think that the kicking Brian took that nearly ended his career was an inside job carried out by people they knew, shocking if that was the case. The Sweet were a great band if you just look past all the daft 70's glam rock gear they were wearing.
The 'Hell Raiser' track really shows just how amazing this group were.....they were incredibly underrated. Imagine them doing Wembley now......they would bring the entire house down. For my money they were the best British rock group ever. Period.
Much maligned and derided, and dismissed as a teeny boppers' group, Sweet are actually a truly great band and very musically accomplished. Vastly underrated by serious critics. No, you wouldn't play this to your grandma, but it wouldn't be rock 'n' roll if you could!
What stands out in this documentary is that the Sweet, unlike other musical acts of any era, didn't develop an "I'm holier than thou" attitude as a result from their success. Mick clearly said that the band owed their success to their fans who bought their records, "otherwise we wouldn't be here." I've seen videos of the Sweet performing in concert and it was obvious that they wanted to ensure that their fans were enjoying themselves--e.g. they'd get them to sing with them, like: Sweet: "Little Willy Willy won't..." Fans: "go home." I've been to shows where the musical act could care less about the audience and I'd think, "Well he/she seemed to forget who paid to listen to him/her perform." Musically, the Sweet utilized different techniques, I'm speaking about this as a musician. Among what was characteristic of their musical style included their vocal harmonies, sometimes arpeggiated towards Andy's falsetto, Brian's vocal range and versatility as a lead singer and \ Steve's ability to not only be a lead singer but provide his famous "cameo" since "Wig Wag Bam." If I'm not mistaken, all four band members have taken the role as lead singer. Instrumentally, they also made use of arpeggios--best example is the "Fox on the Run" riff--and "call and response"--"Rebel Rouser," as heard in the exchange, "Who is the face that's gonna set the pace?/I'm a rocker, I'm a roller, I'm an outer space" among other musical techniques. OK you're probably bored by all this...I'm saying this from a musician's point of view because I really believe that the Sweet didn't get the full credit that they deserved. When I was introduced to them, I thought that I found "auditory gold."
I mean it might be because they didn’t get that much success tho. There’s a reason everyone says they were underrated, because they were. Its always the people closer to the bottom of the chain who are much closer to reality.
So very true. I saw many concerts in my lifetime. I remember being soooo excited to see The Cars in the 80s. What a sad reality. They sang for maybe a bit over an hour and never uttered a word to the audience, never tried any sort of audience participation etc. It was painful and robotic. Great music, shitty people. Not long ago when singer Rik Ocasek died, it wasn't any shock to me that he left his ex-wife penniless, even though they were still friendly and she stayed with him to nurse him until the disease finally killed him. She had to borrow money for food and he had no one else close to him in life. Apparently, he was a true jerk. Also, Ted Nugent was trash. I was fourth row and all he did was scream and hit on all the girls down front. What he sounded like on records wasn't obvious in concert. Blackfoot opened and they blew him away. My most favorite surprise was Genesis. Free tickets and I definitely did not want to go. Exceedingly great experience. Phil Collins was a hella showman and vocalist, drummer too. Sat front row for Styx in their early 80s prime. THAT was amazing
Been a fan of the band since 1972 when I was ten and still love them now. I have never seen this documentary before and it is so good. A shame it was not longer.
Господи почему так недооценили группу, талантливые, красавцы, Брайан такая внешность и удивительный вокал, супер!!!!❤❤❤❤❤ А ведь квин так на них похожи, тот же бек вокал, Фредди такая же манера вокала, не тембра, а именно манера исполнения, это же так ясно,они основатели глемрока а мы счастливы что жили в одно время с ними респек ребятам!!!!!
@@robroufla did Mike chapman give all of his money to the band? No, it was the kids who paid for the lps and singles that earned the band their money of course!
Eine Antwort auf Deutsch: meine Lieblingsband der 70er Jahre,bin jetzt 65 und höre the Sweet auf CD immer noch sehr,sehr gerne. Leider lebt nur noch einer....schade...schade....💗💗💗
Oh no. I have just heard the news that Steve Priest has died. Tremendous bass player, vocalist and someone who really knew the value gained through hard work. The man who put extra glam in glam, but remained true to his hard rock roots. Thanks for the music Steve
LOVELY!!!!! I haven´t seen this before. I´m so, so happy, that I found this documentary. Watching this documentary made me feel so....joyful, feel different feelings, but only the positive ones. I´m confused. How this band could be SO GOOD !!!! I have always loved The Sweet and it´s one of my favorite bands, I love all their songs and I love all of them: Steve, Brian, Mick, Andy, but especially Steve, I must say. I have seen all of their music videos here in TH-cam and loved them. But I haven´t seen any document films about The Sweet before this. This was so wonderful, that I´m wordless. More document films like this, please!!! I LOVE THIS
The Sweet were are a band of exceptionally talented musicians in a weird time. Mick Tucker is one the best drummers of all times, Andy Scott is a master lead guitarist, Steve Priest is a cool bass player and Brian Connelly was one of the best singers of his day. Together they were the Sweet! Their live album and some of the other live performances are testimony of their talent!!!!! The live acoustic from Sweet live and Mick's 'man with the golden arm' will I've forever! Thanks for the memories!!!!
BC’s voice sadly had gone by the time this video was made. They were great before. Desolation Boulevard was their best album and has a fantastic drum solo on it in which Mick duets with himself on a silver screen ( on timpani)
Rock classics ! I don’t think so . Rock classics begin with Like A Rolling Stone or anything by C C R or the Beatles, the Stones, the Byrds . Never the Sweet
One of the many things I love about Sweet, is that they never seemed to take themselves as seriously as so many of their peers at the time did. In the early to mid 70’s, rock stars were treated like these immortal gods - bigger than life and untouchable to the teeming masses of mere mortal fans... and it really went to their heads in most cases. Sweet seemed like they didn’t play by those rules. I’ve heard many stories from people who saw them back then that they actually liked to meet and mingle with their fans, at a time when most bands just went straight into the limo after the gig. And obviously Steve loved to play the class clown role to the extreme... much in the same way that Rick Nielsen from Cheap Trick did a few years later. They just seemed much more accessible than other big acts of the day, which might be one reason they weren’t taken as seriously by the critics and the music media. They were very ‘punk’ in that way.
The Sweet enjoyed top ten hits around the world, made a ton of cash, were worshipped as glam rock gods and the subject of countless girls' (and boys') teenage fantasies. If that's underrated, I'll take it any day!
I hate when morons use the word underrated. Good hell. sweet hasn't done anything in 40 years. They aren't relevant but they were NEVER underrated. Good hell
I'm just a rock and roll girl I've loved the Sweet since I was 14 and I still love them today 40 yrs later, all their music is my life growing up! Love you guys, miss you Brian and Mick forever Young! you
The little boy at 0.57 is hilarious ! I wonder if he's still around and has seen this ? Was there ever anyone who was enjoying himself so much in the history of the universe ? Bless him !
My guess is that live footage is from 1974. I was barely older than that kid at the time, and it makes me jealous as fuck to see that, haha! I wish so badly I could have seen them back then. I would have been losing my shit just like he was.
Like technology? Visit here! I agree! I tried to turn my nephew on to them but he wouldn’t have any of it! His loss cause today’s music doesn’t hold a candle except very very rarely!
Qué emocion me provoca verlos hablar, no solo cantar. Verlos reir, probarse la ropa linda que usaban en sus conciertos. Por fin los he conocido. Yo tenia 13 años cuando los escuché por primera vez en la radio en Ecuador.. Recuerdo cada una de las canciones que llegaron hasta allá. Se puso de moda la ropa plateada y los zapatos con plataforma en mujeres y hombres y vendian en las tiendas los Tatuines que se mojaban y se presionaban en la piel y se quedaba la figura de colores con brillos, asi como ellos usaban en la cara. Ahora con 63 años me compré el triple CD de ellos y todavia bailo como cuando tenia 13. Sus canciones son tan interesantes y llenas de vida. Son explosivas. Gracias por haber existido. Seguiran vivos hasta el dia de mi muerte.
The Sweet's story indeed was a sad one ...a band that should have done so much more, a band that was never recognised in the UK for their musicianship and vocal quality. A band who should have all remained mates but didn't...a band that crashed and burned too early. And sadly two members who tragically died so young.
rael1999 sweet was my heros when I was young. my first love was Brian. you are right. a sad story. Brian was broken. so many people loved him. only his mother did not want to know anything about him. the insidious attack of 1974. He started drinking. alcohol distroyed him. alcoholism is sickness. Brian was ill. He was sick and lonley. Mick has unfortunaley got leukemia. that is sad. the music lives on. RiP Brian and Mick. you are not forgotten. sorry my bad english
I loved the Sweet as a young girl and I still love them. They are by far one on the best bands I've ever heard. A style all their own!! I never saw who the Sweet were as people until recently and I was so sad to learn of Brian and Mick's passing. They live on through their music and I believe they are in heaven entertaining the angels with their great talent!!! RIP Brian and Mick!!!!
The Sweet belong in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame‼️ They were beyond influential and waaay ahead of their time. Not a ‘teenybopper’ group. All were multi-talented musicians. ❇️
I love all kinds of music I'm not going to say their the greatest band's ever but Brian and Mick are right up there with what they do. And its just turned 2020 and im still listen to them so i rate them right up there and i agree they didn't get the credit they deserved.
Sanctum Sanctorum If they’re elite pompous aristocrats they actually ARE privileged, they’re not acting it. If you’re going to dish out insults at least do it logically. Ok, man of the people?
I agree with Poot Daggy here. To me, Sweet were very much in-step with the times that they were at peak popularity in (ie. 1973-1976). They pretty much DEFINED those times. It’s not a bad thing either. Those were great times! Their music still holds up well even today, but it’s very much a thing of the 70’s. They definitely influenced a lot of bands that came later, but I don’t think I’d say they were ‘ahead’ of their time. They just summed up their time much better than most other bands from the same era. The music still sounds fresh and exciting.
Viper GTS I have to agree with you! They weren’t just a fun band, they could really jam with the best of them! Many bands of this era were bubble gum! Many thought they were too. But when they really started doing their own tunes more and more it proved they were more than a simpleton type band! If they came out in the nineties they would have still produced top hits! Way way ahead of their time!!!
Give us a wink Desolation boulevard Sweet fanny adams Cut above the rest Level headed Strung up ...and all the singles on top of those... Classic band. Huge part of my youth.
The first 45 I bought was The Ballroom Blitz and then Fox on the Run. I never saw who the Sweet were until a month or so ago and I'm blown away!! Unbelievable talent. I love them all.....great songs....great looking too!!
Just fukkin awesome! Mick Tucker around the 17.30 mark...Hellraiser - get in, man if I had a time machine....can't bring myself to go see them these days, how can they compete with this?
The Sweet, my favorite group of youth, great themes that I will not forget as long as I live. Mick Tucker one of the best, for me the best! his performance in London with the song Hellraiser is awesome! Brian Connoly Mick Tucker forever in the memory.
Vastly underrated in The States. Pretty much a radio singles band that still got noticed for some over-the-top singles. They've got a great sound with the crunch guitar providing a counterpoint to the tremendous saccharine vocal harmonies. Speaking of the harmonies they're just super. A band with four vocalists and great range. I wish they could have continued longer and grown more because they really had something different to bring to the 70's which had plenty of great heavy acts, but without the fantastic vocal harmonies and sweet crunch of The Sweet.
@Dion St. Michael They had five huge hits in North America in the 70s: Little Willie, Ballroom Blitz, Fox on the Run, Action, and Love is Like Oxygen. They peaked in 1975 and sold a lot of records in Canada. That's when your mother's boyfriend most likely stumbled on them.
Ernestine, I presume you are a comedian 😂 Sweet had chart hits for a couple of years before Queen released their first album. In 1973 when Queen released their first album Sweet had a number 1 single and two number 2 singles in the UK all of which made the top of the charts all round Europe. Thanks for the laugh at your comment tho 😂
@@Brewzerr As I understand it, Sweet went through a "transformation" to get them away from being a bubblegum band. I think part of that change was going after the Queen thing. I really don't know if Queen mimicked or were influenced by them, though.
I'd pay money to see a movie about them,they seemed so close at different times.Its just tragic what happened to them and really sad what happen to Brian.
The Sweet were insanely talented - Mick Tucker alone was one of the best drummers of the 70s - and they had the songs, the looks, the image. What they did not have was a record label that understood their value as an album act as well as a singles act. And then came poor Brian's illness. But, what a great damn run they had. AMAZING band.
They were right up there with led zeppelin, the who, david bowie, queen, bto, black sabbath, deep purple and just about any of their contemporaries. Lots of comments say they were underrated. ...they did sell millions of records...but they could have been promoted more so that even more people would have supported them because to know them is to love them. In the end, what matters is they left the world with great songs. They were ahead of their time ....you hear their influence in many popular bands...but they invented their own style. Also, they had allot of variety so their repertoire was also interesting. They did enjoy lots of success..they did live the rock and roll dream... Well that could be true
Sweet were my favourite band back then (and still are, along with the mighty Nazareth). Have bought all their albums on all formats as they have been released over the years. Been a long time since I saw this documentary. Nice to see Phil Wainman getting his face shown and speaking. He was very influential in their recordings until Mike Chapman decided he wanted full control (or tried to. Andy had other ideas) over the recording process. Phil never really got the credit he deserved at the time and was shabbily treated in the end. Even Andy has gone on record to admit as much. Love the clip of Your Not Wrong For Loving Me shows how good they were. The harmonies are sublime
I was born in Ex. Yugoslavia and my first ever record was single record : "The Sixteens" with B side "Burn onThe Flame" i did buy it in 1975 - when i was 14 years old.Since then i loved the band with all my heart and ears. Long time gone now. Now i am 58 and i don't listen anymore the Sweet but from time to time i go on UTube to remind myself on the best years of my life. I think their album " Sweet Funny Adams was their far the best album though all their albums were musically exellent .
Bila su to divna vremena. Ja sam pocela da ih slusam 73e sa 13 godina. Zalosno je kako su Mik i Brajan zavrsili. Omiljeni mi je bio Endi dok su druge devojcice sve volele Brajana...
@@xfiles0082 : I muški i ženski obožavatelji su ih voljeli mnogo. Bili su zaista ekstravagantni s oblačenjem i s odličnom muzikom. Drago mi je da ima naših dosta iz ExJugoslavije koji su slusali njihovu muziku. Naźalost , i Steve Priest je bas nedavno umro u 72 goj godini. Samo je tvoj omiljeni Andy Scott jos uvijek živ.
Greetings from Biełaruś (Ex.USSR), dear Slavonic sisters and brothers! Vièlmi padòbnaja històryja. Bubblegum'avuja pièsieńki The Sweets bylì pièršymi šturškàmi, što skiravàli maju dušù û bok rock-music'i 🎸.
a lawsuit happened one way or the other Queen and Sweet, I heard, re copyright/plagiarism of material...maybe re Bohemian Rhapsody...I heard another one happened Sweet vs Mott the Hoople maybe..
@@KateLickerThere was never a lawsuit. Bohemian Rhapsody is a song with 50 cords, mostly classical cords, Freddie Mercury started writing the song in 1968. It is progressive rock. Queen was never a glam rock group, they did hard rock, progressive rock and metal in their early years, their albums are full of songs about King, Queens, ogres and fairies. The only song that you could perhaps describe as glam rock is Killer Queen, it is still a far more complex song then the usual glam rock (with 29 different cords). The Sweet is a great band, but they did basic 4 - 6 cord rock, there is nothing wrong with that, but it is simply a very different sounds, it is like comparing apples and oranges. During this time a lot of people pretended to be camp, Freddie Mercury was naturally camp, it was not a show he put on. Queen also wrote all of their own material, and that makes a big difference. Queen remained popular and a high charting band for over 20 years, The Show Must Go was a top 5 charting song one month before Freddie Mercury's death, and he also did some of his best singing just before his death. It is really difficult to remain relevant and productive for so long. The Sweet was a really talented band, they definitely had potential to do more. They were starting to do some interesting stuff in the late 70's, so it is a shame they could not remain together for longer. They are really perhaps the only glam rock band that really had potential beyond glam rock.
Disagree, All 4 were equally valuable, the band wouldn't be what it was otherwise..each one had such a unique persona and brought something special to the band, all were extremely talented musicians, and each had a strong distinctive singing voice.
Steve Priest with probably the most prophetic statement in Rock n Roll. "Now we are gonna earn our lifes wages in a few years"
Raven Kahne - “We’re gonna last ten years.” 😮
RIP Steve
Rip Steve priest 😔🙏
He was so happy see video of him and Brian he was so nice to him when he and Brian hugged it was great
The Sweet’s harmonies and musicianship were as good as Queen’s. Great documentary!
Jobb volt mint a Queen!
Better than Queen, agreed
Sweet's harmonies remind me some what of Yes's harmonies ( I've seen All Good People)
Before Queen 🎼🇬🇧
Brian's voice was incredible, he could sing anything that was given to him and do a fantastic job of performing it. Each one of the guys were brilliant at what they did in the band but together they were magic, thank you Sweet for all the music and the eye candy I loved every one of you RIP Brian, Mick and Steve you are all sooo missed.
Outstanding group!!! They should be very proud. I loved Brian's vocals and Steve seemed like he was always having fun...love his spirit. All talented!!!! RIP Brian and Mick
Mick Tucker, one of the best drummers of all time.
One listen to any of Sweets songs and this jumps out at ya!
Your right dude superb drummer 👌
I liked hearing comments , you know the real appreciated drummers talking points on his gift the doing . He sounds really good
Great talented guy
THE best drummer of all time!
Steve Priest seemed to think that the kicking Brian took that nearly ended his career was an inside job carried out by people they knew, shocking if that was the case.
The Sweet were a great band if you just look past all the daft 70's glam rock gear they were wearing.
They should be in the Hall of Fame They are so wonderful!!!❤❤❤❤🙏🏻
Thank you Sweet for what you gave to us 70's kids.
The 'Hell Raiser' track really shows just how amazing this group were.....they were incredibly underrated. Imagine them doing Wembley now......they would bring the entire house down. For my money they were the best British rock group ever. Period.
Block buster also
Мне 61 а люблю Sweet с 1976
Much maligned and derided, and dismissed as a teeny boppers' group, Sweet are actually a truly great band and very musically accomplished. Vastly underrated by serious critics. No, you wouldn't play this to your grandma, but it wouldn't be rock 'n' roll if you could!
What stands out in this documentary is that the Sweet, unlike other musical acts of any era, didn't develop an "I'm holier than thou" attitude as a result from their success. Mick clearly said that the band owed their success to their fans who bought their records, "otherwise we wouldn't be here." I've seen videos of the Sweet performing in concert and it was obvious that they wanted to ensure that their fans were enjoying themselves--e.g. they'd get them to sing with them, like: Sweet: "Little Willy Willy won't..." Fans: "go home." I've been to shows where the musical act could care less about the audience and I'd think, "Well he/she seemed to forget who paid to listen to him/her perform." Musically, the Sweet utilized different techniques, I'm speaking about this as a musician. Among what was characteristic of their musical style included their vocal harmonies, sometimes arpeggiated towards Andy's falsetto, Brian's vocal range and versatility as a lead singer and \ Steve's ability to not only be a lead singer but provide his famous "cameo" since "Wig Wag Bam." If I'm not mistaken, all four band members have taken the role as lead singer. Instrumentally, they also made use of arpeggios--best example is the "Fox on the Run" riff--and "call and response"--"Rebel Rouser," as heard in the exchange, "Who is the face that's gonna set the pace?/I'm a rocker, I'm a roller, I'm an outer space" among other musical techniques. OK you're probably bored by all this...I'm saying this from a musician's point of view because I really believe that the Sweet didn't get the full credit that they deserved. When I was introduced to them, I thought that I found "auditory gold."
GlamGal 710 :
I’m not getting bored. Info like that broadens my understanding why I did , and still , like their music so much. Thx.
Batphink Reynolds Thanks very much!
I mean it might be because they didn’t get that much success tho. There’s a reason everyone says they were underrated, because they were. Its always the people closer to the bottom of the chain who are much closer to reality.
Agree with you 💯✌️👍
So very true.
I saw many concerts in my lifetime. I remember being soooo excited to see The Cars in the 80s. What a sad reality.
They sang for maybe a bit over an hour and never uttered a word to the audience, never tried any sort of audience participation etc. It was painful and robotic. Great music, shitty people. Not long ago when singer Rik Ocasek died, it wasn't any shock to me that he left his ex-wife penniless, even though they were still friendly and she stayed with him to nurse him until the disease finally killed him. She had to borrow money for food and he had no one else close to him in life. Apparently, he was a true jerk.
Also, Ted Nugent was trash. I was fourth row and all he did was scream and hit on all the girls down front. What he sounded like on records wasn't obvious in concert. Blackfoot opened and they blew him away.
My most favorite surprise was Genesis. Free tickets and I definitely did not want to go. Exceedingly great experience. Phil Collins was a hella showman and vocalist, drummer too.
Sat front row for Styx in their early 80s prime. THAT was amazing
These guys are the epitome of a great 70s rock band 🎉
God Bless Steve Priest. Rest in Peace (1948-2020).
Wot a band!!!.....so so underrated. I did work with Brian back in 87 in Norwich at a venue, lovely gent. Mick Tucker deffo top 20 world class drummers
Been a fan of the band since 1972 when I was ten and still love them now. I have never seen this documentary before and it is so good. A shame it was not longer.
Такой Супер группы больше не будет.
Simpler times... the wonderful 70s.... Thank you Brian, Mick , Steve and Andy....unparalleled talent x
Wigwam Bam!!!!!
Господи почему так недооценили группу, талантливые, красавцы, Брайан такая внешность и удивительный вокал, супер!!!!❤❤❤❤❤ А ведь квин так на них похожи, тот же бек вокал, Фредди такая же манера вокала, не тембра, а именно манера исполнения, это же так ясно,они основатели глемрока а мы счастливы что жили в одно время с ними респек ребятам!!!!!
Yes another crap single
"WE OWE IT ALL TO THE KIDS WHO BOUGHT THE RECORDS, BECAUSE NO ONE ELSE ELSE HAS HELPED US"
not even Mike Chapman ?
Why thank you on that. I bought Sweets Little Willy, Fox on the Run and Love is Like Oxygen. USA
@@robroufla did Mike chapman give all of his money to the band? No, it was the kids who paid for the lps and singles that earned the band their money of course!
@@b.p4958 haha hahaha
Spinal Tap
Eine Antwort auf Deutsch: meine Lieblingsband der 70er Jahre,bin jetzt 65 und höre the Sweet auf CD immer noch sehr,sehr gerne.
Leider lebt nur noch einer....schade...schade....💗💗💗
Geht mir genauso. Bin 63 und höre Sweet sehr gerne . L.g. aus Deutschland .
Oh no. I have just heard the news that Steve Priest has died. Tremendous bass player, vocalist and someone who really knew the value gained through hard work. The man who put extra glam in glam, but remained true to his hard rock roots. Thanks for the music Steve
I agree...Steve was amazing...so super talented....I'm heartbroken....he will definitely be missed!!!💔🎶
Sad news. So , the only one remaines- Andy Scott. And he is in a good condition, as far as I know.
The mascara industry owes him such a debt of gratitude. As a bassist in a Sweet cover band in the 80s, I miss him on a level I can't even articulate.
Love you Steve
The best GLAM ROCK band EVER!!!!!!!!
Brian is gorgeous and a voice like a angel 😇 Rip miss you so much Brian
Mia it's not just brain Connolly who's gorgoeous sos Andy Scott and Mick Tucker and Steve priest
Exuse me mia its not just brain Connolly whos gorgeous and handsome so is andy scott andy scott and steve prest and mick tucker
Oh Yes he is gorgeous. I agree.
Brian was adorable and he was such a good singer.
His hips
LOVELY!!!!! I haven´t seen this before. I´m so, so happy, that I found this documentary. Watching this documentary made me feel so....joyful, feel different feelings, but only the positive ones. I´m confused. How this band could be SO GOOD !!!! I have always loved The Sweet and it´s one of my favorite bands, I love all their songs and I love all of them: Steve, Brian, Mick, Andy, but especially Steve, I must say. I have seen all of their music videos here in TH-cam and loved them. But I haven´t seen any document films about The Sweet before this. This was so wonderful, that I´m wordless. More document films like this, please!!! I LOVE THIS
The Sweet were are a band of exceptionally talented musicians in a weird time. Mick Tucker is one the best drummers of all times, Andy Scott is a master lead guitarist, Steve Priest is a cool bass player and Brian Connelly was one of the best singers of his day. Together they were the Sweet! Their live album and some of the other live performances are testimony of their talent!!!!! The live acoustic from Sweet live and Mick's 'man with the golden arm' will I've forever! Thanks for the memories!!!!
exactly! an exceptional combination of talent and style...so Sweet!
@@elainewalmsley1217, exactly
Stllno oh my goodness Mick Tucker was an awesome drummer
I reckon Brian's vocals could match anyone's anytime - what a loss!
They were and are great
Mick Tucker was and is the best drummer all times! I"m from Ukraine.
As a 54 year old American, I just discovered that the Sweet were responsible for some of my favorite rock classics from the radio! Love me some Sweet!
Yes
i grew up in the 70s uk ...this band is ingrained.
BC’s voice sadly had gone by the time this video was made. They were great before. Desolation Boulevard was their best album and has a fantastic drum solo on it in which Mick duets with himself on a silver screen ( on timpani)
Rock classics ! I don’t think so . Rock classics begin with Like A Rolling Stone or anything by C C R or the Beatles, the Stones, the Byrds . Never the Sweet
Same
All four really amazing : all singers, brilliant soloists on instruments, every song a masterpiece. They tought everybody what Rock & Roll can be.
I was immensely privileged to a teenager in the 70s the best ever era Sweet were at the pinnacle of that era what a band RIP Brian Mick and Steve .❤
One of the many things I love about Sweet, is that they never seemed to take themselves as seriously as so many of their peers at the time did. In the early to mid 70’s, rock stars were treated like these immortal gods - bigger than life and untouchable to the teeming masses of mere mortal fans... and it really went to their heads in most cases. Sweet seemed like they didn’t play by those rules. I’ve heard many stories from people who saw them back then that they actually liked to meet and mingle with their fans, at a time when most bands just went straight into the limo after the gig. And obviously Steve loved to play the class clown role to the extreme... much in the same way that Rick Nielsen from Cheap Trick did a few years later. They just seemed much more accessible than other big acts of the day, which might be one reason they weren’t taken as seriously by the critics and the music media. They were very ‘punk’ in that way.
These guys BELONG in the rock n roll hall of fame.
The 70's were definitely the greatest. Can I go back and stay there.
I never left..........
I'm going with u
I want my Trans Am back.
Yeeeees
70S RULED
Criminally underrated! One of the greatest bands ever!
yes
The Sweet enjoyed top ten hits around the world, made a ton of cash, were worshipped as glam rock gods and the subject of countless girls' (and boys') teenage fantasies. If that's underrated, I'll take it any day!
They were very well known. Popular at their time.
I hate when morons use the word underrated. Good hell. sweet hasn't done anything in 40 years. They aren't relevant but they were NEVER underrated. Good hell
I agree,the more videos I watch the more I like it. I liked the songs before I ever saw them in a video.
Brian was so beautiful.
Young teenage girls can be really scary.... What a storm inside.....
I'm just a rock and roll girl I've loved the Sweet since I was 14 and I still love them today 40 yrs later, all their music is my life growing up! Love you guys, miss you Brian and Mick forever Young! you
And now Steve. Sad day. RIP
I ' m with you in it.🎧🎸
Gee Brian Francis Connolly had a great voice,👍👍👍👍👍✌️💯♥️
The teenage Rampage everybody wants a piece of the action
Fantastic Band! True Rock Stars!!!! Love this Band!!!
The little boy at 0.57 is hilarious ! I wonder if he's still around and has seen this ? Was there ever anyone who was enjoying himself so much in the history of the universe ? Bless him !
My guess is that live footage is from 1974. I was barely older than that kid at the time, and it makes me jealous as fuck to see that, haha! I wish so badly I could have seen them back then. I would have been losing my shit just like he was.
That was me at 6 in 1972 when I discovered the song Little Willy! Still love that song, just can’t move that fast anymore!!
sarah butterworth I can still move that fast when I am dreaming!
sarah butterworth are you really mrs. Butterworth?
Like technology? Visit here! I agree! I tried to turn my nephew on to them but he wouldn’t have any of it! His loss cause today’s music doesn’t hold a candle except very very rarely!
Beautiful Brian We all miss you
All brilliant vocalists and musicians
Лица молодые,музон ураган,красавцы все,и все было все далече,иных уж нет,смотрим и ловим ка....ф.!
These four boys were singers, composers and instrumentalists, what a beautiful band they were!
Спасибо за это видео. Всегда пересматриваю по несколько раз. Потому что нравится!!!!
Én is❤😊
Cколько интересного увидел, уникальные кадры, спасибо огромное.
Qué emocion me provoca verlos hablar, no solo cantar. Verlos reir, probarse la ropa linda que usaban en sus conciertos. Por fin los he conocido. Yo tenia 13 años cuando los escuché por primera vez en la radio en Ecuador.. Recuerdo cada una de las canciones que llegaron hasta allá. Se puso de moda la ropa plateada y los zapatos con plataforma en mujeres y hombres y vendian en las tiendas los Tatuines que se mojaban y se presionaban en la piel y se quedaba la figura de colores con brillos, asi como ellos usaban en la cara. Ahora con 63 años me compré el triple CD de ellos y todavia bailo como cuando tenia 13. Sus canciones son tan interesantes y llenas de vida. Son explosivas. Gracias por haber existido. Seguiran vivos hasta el dia de mi muerte.
Te entiendo, están en mi lista topten
The Sweet's story indeed was a sad one ...a band that should have done so much more, a band that was never recognised in the UK for their musicianship and vocal quality. A band who should have all remained mates but didn't...a band that crashed and burned too early. And sadly two members who tragically died so young.
rael1999 sweet was my heros when I was young. my first love was Brian. you are right. a sad story. Brian was broken. so many people loved him. only his mother did not want to know anything about him. the insidious attack of 1974. He started drinking. alcohol distroyed him. alcoholism is sickness. Brian was ill. He was sick and lonley. Mick has unfortunaley got leukemia. that is sad. the music lives on. RiP Brian and Mick. you are not forgotten. sorry my bad english
I loved the Sweet as a young girl and I still love them. They are by far one on the best bands I've ever heard. A style all their own!! I never saw who the Sweet were as people until recently and I was so sad to learn of Brian and Mick's passing. They live on through their music and I believe they are in heaven entertaining the angels with their great talent!!! RIP Brian and Mick!!!!
They lasted more than 10 years - but like most bands didn't get the credit they deserved.
That's about the most precise description of this band. Makes me so very sad. They could have been so much bigger!
that about sums it up totally
This group never got the recognition they deserved.
Brian so honest
We want Sweet, We want Sweet....damn right we do!
The Sweet belong in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame‼️ They were beyond influential and waaay ahead of their time. Not a ‘teenybopper’ group. All were multi-talented musicians. ❇️
Why not in hall of fame?
What an amazing band they were!
One of their best songs was / is “you’re not wrong for loving me” - bloody awesome harmonies! 😎
I love all kinds of music I'm not going to say their the greatest band's ever but Brian and Mick are right up there with what they do. And its just turned 2020 and im still listen to them so i rate them right up there and i agree they didn't get the credit they deserved.
When Brian died, Sweet died.
*THE SWEET ARE LEGENDARY*
I like how in the first scene as they exit the car, they all thank the driver politely. Says a lot about their character.
Young people were still raised with and used good manners, in those days.
@inside outside upside downside Me too!
Sanctum Sanctorum If they’re elite pompous aristocrats they actually ARE privileged, they’re not acting it. If you’re going to dish out insults at least do it logically. Ok, man of the people?
Gregg Vandenbosch I love Sweet but they were actually known as a difficult band
no just the time
I don't know how often I have looked at this documentation! Very often and I have a look at it again. Magnificent!
Me too - Brian getting his rollers put in - a sight for sore eyes lol!
Well,well,well!! Lookie here,lookie here,it`s the GLAM-Sisters!! Ellen & Helen....Glam it up,girls!! ;-D
Brian, I hope you meet me, when I die!
11:16 You're Not Wrong For Loving Me, one of the most beautiful songs I've heard
Samantha Marshall the harmonies are utterly beautiful..such an underrated group they are!!!
I started to tear up at that point. My god, what a beautiful voice and beautiful song.
Sweet was WAY ahead of their time.
So fucking good!!!!
I think they were just men OF their time. Not ahead but dead in the middle it.
Well there's the understatment of the century!
I agree with Poot Daggy here. To me, Sweet were very much in-step with the times that they were at peak popularity in (ie. 1973-1976). They pretty much DEFINED those times. It’s not a bad thing either. Those were great times! Their music still holds up well even today, but it’s very much a thing of the 70’s. They definitely influenced a lot of bands that came later, but I don’t think I’d say they were ‘ahead’ of their time. They just summed up their time much better than most other bands from the same era. The music still sounds fresh and exciting.
Viper GTS I have to agree with you! They weren’t just a fun band, they could really jam with the best of them! Many bands of this era were bubble gum! Many thought they were too. But when they really started doing their own tunes more and more it proved they were more than a simpleton type band! If they came out in the nineties they would have still produced top hits! Way way ahead of their time!!!
2024 ❤ Brian ❤ Andy ❤ Steve ❤ Mick
Привет ! Команда отличная ! Профессионализм на высоком уровне !!!
In the states they were really loved and appreciated , they made 1970' s such a great time to be a teenager , thanks guys
Give us a wink
Desolation boulevard
Sweet fanny adams
Cut above the rest
Level headed
Strung up
...and all the singles on top of those...
Classic band. Huge part of my youth.
How Sweet Co-Co Can Be.( there 1st LP)
RIP Steve Priest....will never be fogotten💓
The live performance of hell raiser at the end of this video says it all. They were such a tight band.
Wonderful Sweet. My first fave band and more than 40 years later I am still a fan.
my 1st ROCK band, love 'em then. still do, thank god for youtube.
me too
David Chalmers me too
The first 45 I bought was The Ballroom Blitz and then Fox on the Run. I never saw who the Sweet were until a month or so ago and I'm blown away!! Unbelievable talent. I love them all.....great songs....great looking too!!
Oh me too!! ♡♡♡♡
been listening to the same sweet songs for 40 something years.
there's just something special about this band.
Just fukkin awesome! Mick Tucker around the 17.30 mark...Hellraiser - get in, man if I had a time machine....can't bring myself to go see them these days, how can they compete with this?
I am so with you on this! Mick's performance is absolutely orgasmic there!
Mambo del Gardo .
The Sweet, my favorite group of youth, great themes that I will not forget as long as I live.
Mick Tucker one of the best, for me the best! his performance in London with the song Hellraiser is awesome!
Brian Connoly Mick Tucker forever in the memory.
The best band ever to be denied success. I listen to them and enjoy them weekly. Love 'em.
Fantastic Boys- ❤❤👍💥BRIAN..ANDY..MICK and STEVE
Mick Tucker one of the most absolutely under-rated drummers of all time.
Vastly underrated in The States. Pretty much a radio singles band that still got noticed for some over-the-top singles. They've got a great sound with the crunch guitar providing a counterpoint to the tremendous saccharine vocal harmonies. Speaking of the harmonies they're just super. A band with four vocalists and great range. I wish they could have continued longer and grown more because they really had something different to bring to the 70's which had plenty of great heavy acts, but without the fantastic vocal harmonies and sweet crunch of The Sweet.
Except Queen, who they mimicked.
@Dion St. Michael They had five huge hits in North America in the 70s: Little Willie, Ballroom Blitz, Fox on the Run, Action, and Love is Like Oxygen. They peaked in 1975 and sold a lot of records in Canada. That's when your mother's boyfriend most likely stumbled on them.
Ernestine, I presume you are a comedian 😂 Sweet had chart hits for a couple of years before Queen released their first album. In 1973 when Queen released their first album Sweet had a number 1 single and two number 2 singles in the UK all of which made the top of the charts all round Europe. Thanks for the laugh at your comment tho 😂
@@erestube More like the other way around. Sweet predates Queen by several years.
@@Brewzerr As I understand it, Sweet went through a "transformation" to get them away from being a bubblegum band. I think part of that change was going after the Queen thing. I really don't know if Queen mimicked or were influenced by them, though.
One of my very favourite rock bands ever...all their songs are great classics
Thank you for this high quality version ! Great to see...
I'd pay money to see a movie about them,they seemed so close at different times.Its just tragic what happened to them and really sad what happen to Brian.
The Sweet were insanely talented - Mick Tucker alone was one of the best drummers of the 70s - and they had the songs, the looks, the image. What they did not have was a record label that understood their value as an album act as well as a singles act. And then came poor Brian's illness. But, what a great damn run they had. AMAZING band.
Mit einer der geilsten Gruppen der 1970er Jahre, ich habe sie ❤ geliebt
They were right up there with led zeppelin, the who, david bowie, queen, bto, black sabbath, deep purple and just about any of their contemporaries.
Lots of comments say they were underrated. ...they did sell millions of records...but they could have been promoted more so that even more people would have supported them because to know them is to love them.
In the end, what matters is they left the world with great songs.
They were ahead of their time ....you hear their influence in many popular bands...but they invented their own style.
Also, they had allot of variety so their repertoire was also interesting.
They did enjoy lots of success..they did live the rock and roll dream...
Well that could be true
Sweet were my favourite band back then (and still are, along with the mighty Nazareth). Have bought all their albums on all formats as they have been released over the years. Been a long time since I saw this documentary. Nice to see Phil Wainman getting his face shown and speaking. He was very influential in their recordings until Mike Chapman decided he wanted full control (or tried to. Andy had other ideas) over the recording process. Phil never really got the credit he deserved at the time and was shabbily treated in the end. Even Andy has gone on record to admit as much. Love the clip of Your Not Wrong For Loving Me shows how good they were. The harmonies are sublime
Still listening 50 years later. I'd call that staying power.
They were ahead of their time! The real hard rock pioneers! Should be in rocknroll hall of fame! Ages ago!
I was born in Ex. Yugoslavia and my first ever record was single record : "The Sixteens" with B side "Burn onThe Flame" i did buy it in 1975 - when i was 14 years old.Since then i loved the band with all my heart and ears. Long time gone now. Now i am 58 and i don't listen anymore the Sweet but from time to time i go on UTube to remind myself on the best years of my life. I think their album " Sweet Funny Adams was their far the best album though all their albums were musically exellent .
Bila su to divna vremena. Ja sam pocela da ih slusam 73e sa 13 godina. Zalosno je kako su Mik i Brajan zavrsili. Omiljeni mi je bio Endi dok su druge devojcice sve volele Brajana...
@@xfiles0082 : I muški i ženski obožavatelji su ih voljeli mnogo. Bili su zaista ekstravagantni s oblačenjem i s odličnom muzikom. Drago mi je da ima naših dosta iz ExJugoslavije koji su slusali njihovu muziku. Naźalost , i Steve Priest je bas nedavno umro u 72 goj godini. Samo je tvoj omiljeni Andy Scott jos uvijek živ.
Greetings from Biełaruś (Ex.USSR), dear Slavonic sisters and brothers! Vièlmi padòbnaja històryja. Bubblegum'avuja pièsieńki The Sweets bylì pièršymi šturškàmi, što skiravàli maju dušù û bok rock-music'i 🎸.
My uncle Andy the only one left now it's sad steve and he stopped talking lives too short uncle sweets as we called him.
How is he doing now?
@@gabbygossett7812 I mean him and the boys made a new album
Steve is so cute and hilarious ❤ 😂😂
RIP
@@Brewzerr 💔😭RIP Steve 🙏
beautiful, angelic looking Brian
Brian was absolutely angelic looking!!! What a great Lead Singer!!
So so agree about Brian!
Glad you think that about our Scots Brian!
So underrated it's unbelievable! As a drummer I can say Mick Tucker was way ahead in so many ways-the most underrated drummer of all time.
Summer of 73 ,l was 10yrs , still sound good all these years later 🥰🏴
I was twelve that year, and you’re so very right!
Ich will die Zeit zurück stellen 😍😍😍
Ja, das würde ich auch so gerne!!
Геніально. Королі "ґлем рока". "Квін" багатоголосся здерли,а Іан пейс "нервно курит в сторонке", отвечаю
These guys are on a Queen level, with their talents. Even some of the same sounds, but of course they came first.
a lawsuit happened one way or the other Queen and Sweet, I heard, re copyright/plagiarism of material...maybe re Bohemian Rhapsody...I heard another one happened Sweet vs Mott the Hoople maybe..
They were the original
@@KateLickerThere was never a lawsuit. Bohemian Rhapsody is a song with 50 cords, mostly classical cords, Freddie Mercury started writing the song in 1968. It is progressive rock. Queen was never a glam rock group, they did hard rock, progressive rock and metal in their early years, their albums are full of songs about King, Queens, ogres and fairies. The only song that you could perhaps describe as glam rock is Killer Queen, it is still a far more complex song then the usual glam rock (with 29 different cords).
The Sweet is a great band, but they did basic 4 - 6 cord rock, there is nothing wrong with that, but it is simply a very different sounds, it is like comparing apples and oranges. During this time a lot of people pretended to be camp, Freddie Mercury was naturally camp, it was not a show he put on. Queen also wrote all of their own material, and that makes a big difference. Queen remained popular and a high charting band for over 20 years, The Show Must Go was a top 5 charting song one month before Freddie Mercury's death, and he also did some of his best singing just before his death.
It is really difficult to remain relevant and productive for so long.
The Sweet was a really talented band, they definitely had potential to do more. They were starting to do some interesting stuff in the late 70's, so it is a shame they could not remain together for longer. They are really perhaps the only glam rock band that really had potential beyond glam rock.
I couldn’t agree more. I also hear the Sweet’s influence in Queen’s music.
?? Queen copied Sweet, Andy told Queen as called Smile pre Queen used to visit Sweet gigs & some year after copying Sweets singing style & more...
I love them when I was young and still love them today.
They were great in the 70’s and we could do with a lot more of that energy in music now. Modern stuff is just bloody boring.
i luved them as a teenager but luv them more the older i get☝🏻rock on bro🤘🏻
Brian Connelly was the biggest part of this great band.
Disagree, All 4 were equally valuable, the band wouldn't be what it was otherwise..each one had such a unique persona and brought something special to the band, all were extremely talented musicians, and each had a strong distinctive singing voice.
They’re before my time, but hands down the best band ever, absolutely the most underrated band in history, every song should have been a number 1 hit
what a band and what a legacy!!! LOOK ouuuuut!
Как им это удалось?! Сейчас также цепляет!
WOW...I like the sound of sweet ...they make the 70ies great