One of the best of all time!... Early '70s... and thats a CLEAN electric guitar.... Electric guitars get distorted when you turn amps up or use distortion pedals... but ALL electric guitars can sound clean like that if you want them too.... Rock on!
I believe that is either a Stratocaster (very popular at that time) or a Rickenbacher guitar. Very distinct sound. Then came the Gibson SG's and Les Pauls that dominated the 70's and 80's.
That's what I was thinking, too, so I looked it up and it looks like they used Vox guitars...I only knew they made amps, lol. Still, could very well be a Rickenbacker or Strat.
Brad & Lex, their "The Air That I Breathe", "He Aint Heavy, He's My Brother" and "Bus Stop" are next for you!! Allen Clarke on vocals and guitar. They really used some reverb on those vocals!
This is one of my FAVORITE bands - but I feel like I say that an awful lot lol - My favorite song of all time is The Hollies "Bus Stop", but please check out "The Air That I Breathe", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", and "CarrieAnne". Those songs give you a good idea of their 60's sound vs. their 70's sound. THANK YOU!
"The Air That I Breathe" and "He Ain't Heavy" are two big hits from the Hollies that are likely to take you back on a trip to the hippie era. :) BTW, we think nothing of it now, but back then, the intro to this song was fresh and amazing. I wouldn't say it started the trend of having interesting intros to songs, but it probably helped make the case and inspire other musicians.
Yes it was a completely unique song from their ballads of the 70s. The first time that I heard this song, I thought that it was Creedence Clear Water Revival. It is very American sounding.
Automatic smile for me on the first note ..I can remember when I heard this for the first time ..my best friends brother was listening to this song while we were in his car on the way to school he was singing so loud
Hello folks. I'm a guitar player and would like to help you better understand the sound your trying to describe. It's so cool that you've noticed! Basically amplifiers can produce a "clean" sound or a "distorted" sound- also referred to as distortion, dirty, overdriven, fuzz, gain, etc. Modern rock and metal music tends to use distortion because technology has honed it into a really awesome sound. But back in the day guitar players would plug into a "clean" tube amp and turn the volume up just to the point where the signal would start to "break up" and become a little bit distorted, which we refer to as the "sweet spot"... and that's exactly what you're hearing on this track. Good ear! Also, there are different types of electric guitars: solid body, semi hollow, and hollow body. Not sure which type was used on this track but as you can guess, the semi hollow and hollow styles produce a more acoustic like sound.
Best CCR song that wasn't actually by CCR. The guy from the Hollies does a decent job of emulating John Fogarty's singing style, but I've always wanted to hear the actual John Fogarty do a version of it.
@@ninja_tony Yeah. To me that is odd because I was born in 1958 and the first album I bought was CCR's "Cosmos Factory" and they were my favourite band back then. I just can't draw a connection between them, style wise or sound wise. But hey! We're all different! 🤷♂️
The song was written in the style of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Singer Allan Clarke has said he immitated the singing of John Fogerty, particularly CCR's song "Green River".
I grew up in the 70s and there was nothing like listening to radio and hearing all those cool tunes as they were brand new and first heard on the air waves. Music will never be the same....ever!!!
Hey Brad and Lex... as a guitar player I can help you out on the sound. What you are hearing are electric guitars. There are a couple of guitars on that track and mainly clean, with a little overdrive, possibly just from turning the amp volume up during the recording. Tony Hicks, one of the guitar players in the band, used a Phantom 12 string guitar which has an overall fuller sound, but due to its nature, also contributed to the higher sounds you are hearing. These were interesting guitar for the time, because of the many on-board features they had that could change their sound. I believe most of the twangy guitar sound, is coming from a Fender Telecaster guitar that my have also been used on that track. The high twangy sound it what they are known for and they have been a main guitar used in country music over the years.
Once you hear some of The Hollies later songs, why not delve into the sixties, and hear The Hollies . "I'm Alive" , "I Cant Let Go" , "Stay", "Just One Look" etc
Excellent guitar work by Mr. Tony Hicks! That guitar intro s iconic. Many great songs by the Hollies. I like Carrie Ann, He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother, Bus Stop, Look Through Any Window
From Wikipedia,The song was written initially in the country/rockabilly style of Jerry Reed[citation needed] then adapted over recording more to the swamp rock[4][5] style of Creedence Clearwater Revival, in terms of the vocal, rhythm, and melodic style. Clarke imitated CCR John Fogerty's vocal style, which was based on the Creedence song "Green River". According to Clarke, the song was written "in about five minutes".
Some good old '60s spy music. Like Johnny Rivers' "Secret Agent Man" or Sugarloaf's "Green Eyed Lady." But yes, some of it bled over into the early '70s.
You guys crack me up! This is rock and roll! You can mix an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar, a slide guitar and a bass guitar.. It's still Rock and Roll! Brad was bopping along with Lexi, despite himself trying to figure out the lyrics! LOL! He has to be true to himself. We didn't have the lyrics available while we were listening to this in our car, so we just made them up. The vocals are hard to understand so we filled in the gaps, creatively 😂
I'm a guitar player and think this is the sound of electric guitar without the overdriven amplification that we've gotten used to hearing in rock music where the signal is pushing hard into the amplifier in order to overload the tubes in tube amplifiers creating a distorted sound but not pushing it so hard that we'll burn out the tubes, it's a balancing act. Some of us used to put little razor cuts on our speaker cones so we could get a distorted sound that we liked, All amplification of sound used to be tube amplifiers but with the invention of solid state tech amplifiers got more reliable and lightweight and didn't distort at high gain volume levels, perfect for stereos, TVs and every other use of sound amplification, who all embraced the new tech except for guitarists, we couldn't create the electric guitar sounds we all know and love unless we could overdrive tube amplifiers, we can now create digital effects to create more stable sound effects but it still doesn't feel like driving a tube amp at high volumes till the sound starts to break up and distort,
Electric guitar with lots of reverb. This song brings back so many memories because ir was always playing to our local drive in movie before the the previews and show started.
This made me think of the group Rockapella, who did a good cover of this song. A couple of their better known songs are "Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego" and "Zombie Jamboree".
This is "rockabilly," which is a combination of rock, blues and country sounds. And you're right about this song being a 1970s hit. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 2, 1972.
The sound that you can't put your finger on is it sounds a bit like CCR. In fact CCR tried to sue them about the sound. It is straight up rock and roll, not typical of the Hollies. By the time it was released th singer had left the group, but returned when it was a hit.
The rock song itself is free of white noise as were older songs in that era. Pure musicianship. Without a lot of fill in instruments. A simple beat with guitar/s. Even the sound of the high hats were comfortably low. Maybe an acoustic guitar strumming with the beat/tempo but definitely an electric guitar in there as well.
Yet another song I can vividly remember my dad playing in the car! He just celebrated 73 years yesterday and when I talked to him he was super excited about the Stones supposedly going on tour again 🙂 I told him about me going to see Paul Mccartney in May. My dad said that he hopes he doesn't fall and break his hip! I responded I hope you don't fall and break your hip dad! He busted out laughing. I appreciate y'all looking into all these older songs. I was lucky to have my hippie parents constantly play them all growing up!
I remember in 1972 borrowing my dad's station wagon and cranking up this song when it came on the radio. Well i cranked it up as much as you could crank cheap factory speakers without busting them.
I remember skating to this song so many times when it was released. I was too young to have my own money, so I would beg my older sister's friends to feed the jukebox and play it for me. 50 years later, it's still one of my favorite songs and probably my very favorite guitar intro.
There are definitely acoustic guitars that you can plug into an amp. In this case it's an electric guitar played without the distortion. That's what the different pick-ups on the guitar are for. Where on an acoustic the sound is made solely by the body of the guitar. Then there are 1000's of petals you can run the guitar through to get an entire range of sounds.
ok, ok we all know that this is a rockin' song, that brings back childhood memories. we all love watching Brad's eyes and facial expressions has he tries to figure out what the song's about, and we all adore seeing Lex just bopping and being just our Lex. BUT.... did anyone note her shirt?? What a way of honoring your man. Good on you Lex. (by the way I originally thought YKWIM meant You Know We're Interested (or Into) Music. Which meant sense since this is a music reaction channel. Had to look up the acronym now I know it meants You Know What I Mean
Supposedly, the story goes that the band had broken up, it was 1972 , the singer did this song for his own solo album, but the bands last album needed one more song to finish it. He did all the writing, singing and instruments, and donated it to the bands " last" album. It became one of the bands biggest hits- so, the band got back together and promoted it, and remained together a few more years. Ps: if the details are wrong, its not from me, this was from an oldies radio show i used to listen to back in the 80s.
The Hollies had 2 songs that were in this genre. The other one was "The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee". You just GOTTA listen to this one!!
My most fond memory of this song was it was the first song I heard through the planes stereo headphones as I was taking off in Germany (to come home back in 1976) after spending 3 years stationed in the ARMY over there just east of Frankfurt. UH-1 Huey aircraft mechanic/assistant crew chief/door gunner, and one of the greatest jobs I've ever had.
GREAT TUNE!! ❤️❤️ Best When Driving in an AMAZING RIDE!! Another Banger I used to Crank in All My Vehicles!! My 89 Nissan Pathfinder had a 14 inch Kicker in the back!! Sounded AMAZING!! Listenin to this!! 🎸😁❤️❤️❤️🤘💯🎸👍🔥
No it's not acoustic guitar...It's an electric with a clean sound instead of distorted like you normally hear. Most guitar amps have two channels..One is clean like this and the other is dirty distortion like black sabbath, van halen , etc..His vocals slamming through that heavy reverb unit is what made this tune so appealing..
This is just straight up classic rock. My parents played and still play a lot of these kinds of tunes. The guitar work back than was on a level of its own. There's countless tunes from the classic rock era that you can make an entire catalogue/section on just that.
Good Stuff. The Hollies are a British rock and pop band that formed in 1962. They regularly reinvented their sound throughout the 60’s & 70’s Lotsa Great Suggestions for other Songs to check out.
I watch a lot of your videos and it cracks me up when you don't know what instrument is being played. Most of the time it IS an electric guitar. LOL! Peace out! Keep cranking out the videos. Love them.
One of the top 10 opening guitar riffs in rock
5*
This is just a straight up up great rock song. Period.
One of the best ever
I was thinking there was a little honky tonk sound mixed in there
@@Trifler500 there british
@@jenifferschmitz8618 Yes they are!..This is a different sound to what came before, check it out...
2 yrs later and period!
Just a bunch of dudes with talent , no auto tune, no effects, no heavy mixing....just real music. MY GOD i miss real talent ! Keep rocking guys :)
Well there was a lot of reverb on the mic but that was normal lol
There’s plenty of real talent out there today, you just don’t know where to find it because you’re old and stuck in your ways
@@CloudCollapse I’m
Not old
@@CloudCollapse HAHAHA...bite me .
One of the grooviest songs ever written and yet I never ever really understood the lyrics. Cool. Thanks for that Brad and Lex.
That's the beauty of Rock and Roll, there is no fixed sound
One of the best of all time!... Early '70s... and thats a CLEAN electric guitar.... Electric guitars get distorted when you turn amps up or use distortion pedals... but ALL electric guitars can sound clean like that if you want them too.... Rock on!
Allan Clarke
I believe that is either a Stratocaster (very popular at that time) or a Rickenbacher guitar. Very distinct sound. Then came the Gibson SG's and Les Pauls that dominated the 70's and 80's.
That's what I was thinking, too, so I looked it up and it looks like they used Vox guitars...I only knew they made amps, lol. Still, could very well be a Rickenbacker or Strat.
Yes!
Sounds like a vox 12 string judging from the harmonics
classic song, classic band
There is no typical rock sound. That's why rock is so good.
Brad & Lex, their "The Air That I Breathe", "He Aint Heavy, He's My Brother" and "Bus Stop" are next for you!! Allen Clarke on vocals and guitar. They really used some reverb on those vocals!
YES! All of the above!!!
they won't listen to any of those songs... and they never respond to comments...
Love Long Cool Woman, but hate The Air That I Breathe. My mom likes that one a lot though.
Bus Stop is one of my all time faves! So good. It’s only fault is that it’s not longer. Lol.
Bus Stop blows.
That was a "normal" electric guitar. No effects, just straight through the amplifier. Very early rock sound!
Definitely used effects... just not a lot of overdrive
That's a lot of reverb on that gitar...
Sounds like a Telecaster
@@SoloGuitar1000 lol... yes it does
@@SoloGuitar1000 it's a Gibson with the pick up covers removed
They're just clean electric guitars in a straightforward rock and roll song. No great mystery. Classic and timeless.
This is one of my FAVORITE bands - but I feel like I say that an awful lot lol - My favorite song of all time is The Hollies "Bus Stop", but please check out "The Air That I Breathe", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", and "CarrieAnne". Those songs give you a good idea of their 60's sound vs. their 70's sound. THANK YOU!
My favorite genre as a whole is thrash metal but "Bus Stop" I think is an all-time best ever song.
Love Bus Stop!
"The Air That I Breathe" and "He Ain't Heavy" are two big hits from the Hollies that are likely to take you back on a trip to the hippie era. :)
BTW, we think nothing of it now, but back then, the intro to this song was fresh and amazing. I wouldn't say it started the trend of having interesting intros to songs, but it probably helped make the case and inspire other musicians.
Yes it was a completely unique song from their ballads of the 70s. The first time that I heard this song, I thought that it was Creedence Clear Water Revival. It is very American sounding.
This song always brings a picture of a speak easy to mind when I hear it.
One of the coolest songs ever🎸
Right on.
60's... This was back in the day when Effects for Guitars had not come around yet.. Straight Amp & Guitar
Classic summer tune!!!
They are another great band. Also and very deservingly in the Rock N Roll hall of fame. They had many hits.
Nice chill rock banger. Love this swamp vibe ccr style songs. Bus stop is another good song by them.
Automatic smile for me on the first note ..I can remember when I heard this for the first time ..my best friends brother was listening to this song while we were in his car on the way to school he was singing so loud
I play this in our band with an electric guitar with a clean channel with a bit of reverb.
Hello folks. I'm a guitar player and would like to help you better understand the sound your trying to describe. It's so cool that you've noticed! Basically amplifiers can produce a "clean" sound or a "distorted" sound- also referred to as distortion, dirty, overdriven, fuzz, gain, etc. Modern rock and metal music tends to use distortion because technology has honed it into a really awesome sound. But back in the day guitar players would plug into a "clean" tube amp and turn the volume up just to the point where the signal would start to "break up" and become a little bit distorted, which we refer to as the "sweet spot"... and that's exactly what you're hearing on this track. Good ear! Also, there are different types of electric guitars: solid body, semi hollow, and hollow body. Not sure which type was used on this track but as you can guess, the semi hollow and hollow styles produce a more acoustic like sound.
When I was a little kid in the 70s I always thought this song had a Creedence Clearwater Revival type vibe. ☺
I thought it was CCR also🤣
CCR obviously influenced this song. The Hollies never had any song that sounded like this until well after after CCR had become a major band.
Best CCR song that wasn't actually by CCR. The guy from the Hollies does a decent job of emulating John Fogarty's singing style, but I've always wanted to hear the actual John Fogarty do a version of it.
Fogerty sued the Hollies over this song.
ROCK-N-ROLL baby!
Love your videos. Brad is "What's this about?" and Lex is vibing about how it is about it...
Straight rock and roll 🎸
The Hollies doing their best CCR. Great tune.
It does have a CCR vibe.
Doesn't sound like CCR at all. If anything this sounds like T-Rex's "Bang a Gong."
@@maruad7577 Agree
@@ToddSauve It sounds like both to me. It has a lot of the T-Rex sound, but definitely has some of that swamp rock feel that CCR has.
@@ninja_tony Yeah. To me that is odd because I was born in 1958 and the first album I bought was CCR's "Cosmos Factory" and they were my favourite band back then. I just can't draw a connection between them, style wise or sound wise. But hey! We're all different! 🤷♂️
Pretty much a staple in every classic rock station in the radio
The song was written in the style of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Singer Allan Clarke has said he immitated the singing of John Fogerty, particularly CCR's song "Green River".
I grew up in the 70s and there was nothing like listening to radio and hearing all those cool tunes as they were brand new and first heard on the air waves. Music will never be the same....ever!!!
its a clean electric guitar sound, with no fuzz, delay, with some good reverb
Brings me back to my hippie days!
My favorite Hollies tune and yes, it’s early 70’s too….
Love the guitar in this great tune. It’s what I call a “bop”. No nonsense or fancy stuff, just a groovy guitar and a catchy tune
Good jukebox song!!! I remember hearing this as a kid but never knew the word. lol
One of the most iconic guitar riffs of all time.
When i was young I thought this was a Creedence song....very cool beat and great vocals
Hey Brad and Lex... as a guitar player I can help you out on the sound. What you are hearing are electric guitars. There are a couple of guitars on that track and mainly clean, with a little overdrive, possibly just from turning the amp volume up during the recording. Tony Hicks, one of the guitar players in the band, used a Phantom 12 string guitar which has an overall fuller sound, but due to its nature, also contributed to the higher sounds you are hearing. These were interesting guitar for the time, because of the many on-board features they had that could change their sound.
I believe most of the twangy guitar sound, is coming from a Fender Telecaster guitar that my have also been used on that track. The high twangy sound it what they are known for and they have been a main guitar used in country music over the years.
Once you hear some of The Hollies later songs, why not delve into the sixties, and hear The Hollies . "I'm Alive" , "I Cant Let Go" , "Stay", "Just One Look" etc
"station wagon vibes" Love it!
Excellent guitar work by Mr. Tony Hicks! That guitar intro s iconic. Many great songs by the Hollies. I like Carrie Ann, He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother, Bus Stop, Look Through Any Window
The Hollies are such a great band. Thanks for bringing this one today. This song is so good with that iconic guitar riff.
From Wikipedia,The song was written initially in the country/rockabilly style of Jerry Reed[citation needed] then adapted over recording more to the swamp rock[4][5] style of Creedence Clearwater Revival, in terms of the vocal, rhythm, and melodic style. Clarke imitated CCR John Fogerty's vocal style, which was based on the Creedence song "Green River". According to Clarke, the song was written "in about five minutes".
Hollies are a key British band from the mid-1960s through early to mid-1970s.
I used to listen to this song on those K-Tel albums with all the different hits from different artists back in the 70's when I was a kid
Some good old '60s spy music. Like Johnny Rivers' "Secret Agent Man" or Sugarloaf's "Green Eyed Lady." But yes, some of it bled over into the early '70s.
An early 60's band, The Hollies were nearing their end with this song in 1972. Their final hit would be 2 years later with "The Air That I Breathe".
Growing up and hearing this music when it was new was GREAT!
Brad & Lex: Billy Joel (Scenes from an Italian restaurant) Great song!
This song also has a kinda of a "secret agent man" vibe to it, like Bond movies music or Johny Rivers song.
CCR meets Johnny Rivers
For the longest time, I thought this was CCR. The singer just reminds me of John fogerty and the twang of the guitar was just CCR-ish
You guys crack me up! This is rock and roll! You can mix an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar, a slide guitar and a bass guitar.. It's still Rock and Roll! Brad was bopping along with Lexi, despite himself trying to figure out the lyrics! LOL! He has to be true to himself.
We didn't have the lyrics available while we were listening to this in our car, so we just made them up. The vocals are hard to understand so we filled in the gaps, creatively 😂
I'm a guitar player and think this is the sound of electric guitar without the overdriven amplification that we've gotten used to hearing in rock music where the signal is pushing hard into the amplifier in order to overload the tubes in tube amplifiers creating a distorted sound but not pushing it so hard that we'll burn out the tubes, it's a balancing act. Some of us used to put little razor cuts on our speaker cones so we could get a distorted sound that we liked, All amplification of sound used to be tube amplifiers but with the invention of solid state tech amplifiers got more reliable and lightweight and didn't distort at high gain volume levels, perfect for stereos, TVs and every other use of sound amplification, who all embraced the new tech except for guitarists, we couldn't create the electric guitar sounds we all know and love unless we could overdrive tube amplifiers, we can now create digital effects to create more stable sound effects but it still doesn't feel like driving a tube amp at high volumes till the sound starts to break up and distort,
Electric guitar with lots of reverb. This song brings back so many memories because ir was always playing to our local drive in movie before the the previews and show started.
This made me think of the group Rockapella, who did a good cover of this song. A couple of their better known songs are "Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego" and "Zombie Jamboree".
The song came out October 8, 1971. There is two electric guitars
That song is 70's but they go back to '62. They cross periods and it shows in their musical style.
Everytime I hear this song I think of Helicopters flying patterns in Vietnam during the war!
Brad: "is this a mix between electric and acoustic?"
Us: "It's just music Brad " :)
I've always loved this song.
It's just a clean sounding electric guitar.
This RIFF is iconic.
Yes, Lex. I own an Acoustic Guitar with a "Pick-up". Meaning I can plug into an amplifier. But this song has no acoustic guitar.
Now we’re talking!!
Very strong CCR vibe.
This is "rockabilly," which is a combination of rock, blues and country sounds. And you're right about this song being a 1970s hit. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 2, 1972.
The Hollies generally had a bass guitar, an electric guitar and an acoustic guitar in their songs. They are all Brits.
The sound that you can't put your finger on is it sounds a bit like CCR. In fact CCR tried to sue them about the sound. It is straight up rock and roll, not typical of the Hollies. By the time it was released th singer had left the group, but returned when it was a hit.
The rock song itself is free of white noise as were older songs in that era. Pure musicianship. Without a lot of fill in instruments. A simple beat with guitar/s. Even the sound of the high hats were comfortably low. Maybe an acoustic guitar strumming with the beat/tempo but definitely an electric guitar in there as well.
Yet another song I can vividly remember my dad playing in the car! He just celebrated 73 years yesterday and when I talked to him he was super excited about the Stones supposedly going on tour again 🙂 I told him about me going to see Paul Mccartney in May. My dad said that he hopes he doesn't fall and break his hip! I responded I hope you don't fall and break your hip dad! He busted out laughing. I appreciate y'all looking into all these older songs. I was lucky to have my hippie parents constantly play them all growing up!
I remember in 1972 borrowing my dad's station wagon and cranking up this song when it came on the radio. Well i cranked it up as much as you could crank cheap factory speakers without busting them.
The Hollies are just plain AWESOME! "The Air that I Breathe" has to be next...please!
I've been listening to this song for 50 years and I only knew about half the lyrics. Now I know them all. Thanks!! BTW this was totally 60's.
You don't always have to explain a song in words, it's art imo . It hits emotions.The Hollies are 70's soft rock and fantastic.
Its just a electric guitar without distortion and bass down and treble turned up. Classic.. Play it all the time..love the hollies
I remember skating to this song so many times when it was released. I was too young to have my own money, so I would beg my older sister's friends to feed the jukebox and play it for me. 50 years later, it's still one of my favorite songs and probably my very favorite guitar intro.
Those were the days….
They called themselves the Hollies in honor of Buddy Holly.
And his band's name, The Crickets, was an inspiration for The Beatles.
The Sound is an Electric Guitar without any effects, no fuzz tone, no gain, no distortion, just plain old time electric guitar. Mid 1960's
This was early 70s BUT.....They had been around about 10 years by that time so they were a 60s sounding band.
There are definitely acoustic guitars that you can plug into an amp. In this case it's an electric guitar played without the distortion. That's what the different pick-ups on the guitar are for. Where on an acoustic the sound is made solely by the body of the guitar. Then there are 1000's of petals you can run the guitar through to get an entire range of sounds.
Is this accoustic or electric? Who cares, this is music.
ok, ok we all know that this is a rockin' song, that brings back childhood memories. we all love watching Brad's eyes and facial expressions has he tries to figure out what the song's about, and we all adore seeing Lex just bopping and being just our Lex. BUT.... did anyone note her shirt?? What a way of honoring your man. Good on you Lex.
(by the way I originally thought YKWIM meant You Know We're Interested (or Into) Music. Which meant sense since this is a music reaction channel. Had to look up the acronym now I know it meants You Know What I Mean
This song is best heard on AM Radio, in a Jeep CJ-7, while cruising with the top and doors off.
I love how you fell into the words to the song
There are electro-accoustic combinations of various formats, but this is an electric guitar using mainly the pickup closest to the bridge.
The Hollies are a British Band. "He ain't Heavy, He's my brother," and "Bus stop," etc. Great classic Rock Band, from the 60s and 70s.
All these people say to listen to "The Air That I Breathe", but I can't listen on account of it makes me get all blubbery.
This is one of the songs in the movie "RETURN OF THE TITANS",love This movies,which is based on a true story
CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've loved this song for 50 years and this is the first time I actually saw the lyrics. Lol
Supposedly, the story goes that the band had broken up, it was 1972 , the singer did this song for his own solo album, but the bands last album needed one more song to finish it. He did all the writing, singing and instruments, and donated it to the bands " last" album. It became one of the bands biggest hits- so, the band got back together and promoted it, and remained together a few more years. Ps: if the details are wrong, its not from me, this was from an oldies radio show i used to listen to back in the 80s.
The Hollies had 2 songs that were in this genre. The other one was "The Day That Curly Billy Shot Down Crazy Sam McGee". You just GOTTA listen to this one!!
My most fond memory of this song was it was the first song I heard through the planes stereo headphones as I was taking off in Germany (to come home back in 1976) after spending 3 years stationed in the ARMY over there just east of Frankfurt. UH-1 Huey aircraft mechanic/assistant crew chief/door gunner, and one of the greatest jobs I've ever had.
I love watching young adults diggin' and rocking out to great classic rock. You guys are awesome.
GREAT TUNE!! ❤️❤️ Best When Driving in an AMAZING RIDE!! Another Banger I used to Crank in All My Vehicles!! My 89 Nissan Pathfinder had a 14 inch Kicker in the back!! Sounded AMAZING!! Listenin to this!! 🎸😁❤️❤️❤️🤘💯🎸👍🔥
Love this jam!
Long cool woman. Lex springs to mind! 😁
Exactly!
You must be thinking of Long Cool Brad. Lex ain't long at all.
No it's not acoustic guitar...It's an electric with a clean sound instead of distorted like you normally hear. Most guitar amps have two channels..One is clean like this and the other is dirty distortion like black sabbath, van halen , etc..His vocals slamming through that heavy reverb unit is what made this tune so appealing..
This is just straight up classic rock. My parents played and still play a lot of these kinds of tunes. The guitar work back than was on a level of its own. There's countless tunes from the classic rock era that you can make an entire catalogue/section on just that.
Good Stuff.
The Hollies are a British rock and pop band that formed in 1962.
They regularly reinvented their sound throughout the 60’s & 70’s
Lotsa Great Suggestions for other Songs to check out.
I watch a lot of your videos and it cracks me up when you don't know what instrument is being played. Most of the time it IS an electric guitar. LOL! Peace out! Keep cranking out the videos. Love them.