Ann gained weight and they focused on her sister for the video. For some reason that was an issue. Ann was super thin the first part of her career, maybe that is why they focused on that more? According to Ann she was starting to get panic attacks during live performances during the bad animals tour (which featured their new hit song Alone). Her sister would keep her focused to keep her composed enough to finish the tour. I always thought she was beautiful at any weight.
Even when Ann was at her heaviest, she was still one of the most beautiful women in the industry. Her talent outshines all of that then and now. She and her sister are still beautiful and have more talent in their pinky fingers than alot of these industry pop machine turn outs they pushing on the radio these days with autotune.
Ann Wilson is the Aretha Franklin of rock. She is peerless. No one has the resonance, depth and power Ann possesses. She's 73 and can still bring the roof down. And yes, Ann in the 70s was a visual rock goddess. Her genetics caused her to gain weight in the 80s and she was maligned and mocked, etc. by the industry. I was so pissed off about that. Such an incredible talent. BTW, I've met Ann and Nancy many times over the years and they are lovely people. Very nice and they love and appreciate their fans. 😎🤘🎤
@@flickeringboxofficial Make sure you get the version that doesn't cut part of the acoustic intro. Love how Nancy works snippets of other songs into that intro.
Definitely Crazy with Nancy's acoustic intro and Cuda for their youth and one of the most recognizable riffs of all time. Ann's range is fantastic in both.
From what I understand, Nancy was PISSED about the final project how they shot her and Ann in the video. She said Ann was constantly pleading that the corsets they had her in were way too tight and it was hurting her. After I was discharged in the Navy (I was stationed in Washington state between November 1991 & September 1993), I lived in Seattle for another 6 years and my first job out of the Navy was a rental car agent at Sea-Tac International Airport and had the pleasure of meeting Ann Wilson in person. Not only was she so damn nice, but as a gay man, she was so damn beautiful!! Thank you for bringing light to what they put her through in the mid to late 1980s!
Next time you visit Heart you'll need to show her their live cover of Stairway to Heaven, so Alexis can see how good Ann sounds live as an older woman.
@@flickeringboxofficial That and the one on American Idol where they had Fergie trying her damned best to duet with the greatest female rock singer there has ever been :)
Also give BARACUDA a listen. That song is about the music business. Ann & Nancy endured a lot of BS in their careers. I would say their talent won out.
I am flabbergasted that the Anne being big was addressed. THANK YOU. Absolute AFFRONT to Anne. Thank you Alexis for noticing this and being so observant!
Ann Wilson has always been beautiful at any weight. This was the height of MTV and a music video could make you or break you (just ask Billy Squire) and was just as important (maybe more important) then the song itself. I was probably 14 when this came out and even I picked up on the way the video was shot, especially when you compare it to the way Nancy is shot. They did a lot during their 80s comeback that they weren't comfortable with, including the glam look, working with outside song writers, and having the production on their albums being more pop like. When they play those songs today they usually rearrange them to make them sound less pop and more rock. The 80s were pretty much the only time the band gave in to pressure from the industry. I'm sure it was a bitter sweet comeback for them.
Yeah, the only hit of theirs that I don't like came from that era. I hate "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You". I am not alone in that, they hated it also but were pushed to record it and the studio pushed it to become a hit. It was so unlike their stance as strong women.
I certainly don't mind their griping about the sound, the writers, the costuming etc. But have they returned the fame and fortune earned because of that sound, that writing, and that costuming? I agree, there comeback probably was bittersweet. In fact, I think they said as much on the Vh-1 Behind The Music documentary. I believe the metaphor was "It was like we were on boat floating away as we looked back on our artistic selves standing at the dock." Well, life comes with tradeoffs. They made theirs. It gave them some, but not all, of what they wanted. Such is life.
@@flickeringboxofficial It took me by surprise when Alexis picked up on that. I never even noticed until I saw an interview Ann did with Professor of Rock just a few weeks ago. This is the Heart I knew, being a teenager of the 80s, and I was always in love with this Ann. I like the 70s Heart, they were really, really good
It's not really as "sad" as you put it. The times were different back then. Skinny, well built woman were what was considered "attractive" at that time. The 80's were all about an "image". But, today is a different world. An alternate universe... if you will. Now, nearly everyone is overweight. And, it changed the general publics perception of what is "attractive". There are times throughout history where "big" women were considered attractive. And, times where "skinny" women were. It ebbs and flows. It's not "sad". It's human nature evolving with what it has to work with.
They also used the veil to try to hide the weight in her face. I'm glad Ann was a strong person and perservered. Unfortunately Karen Carpenter bought into her record company's weight crap. She developed anorexia and died way too early.
@@ianfortier6796I was at the Live in Seattle concert. It was magical. Heart is now rock and roll royalty. It took a while but they got the much needed respect they so long deserved as one of the most talented classic rock bands.
"Barracuda" "Magic Man" " Crazy On You" "Straight On" "Never" "All I Want To Do Is Make Love To You" "Dog And Butterfly" among many other songs..They do amazing covers of Led Zeppelin besides "Stairway To Heaven" They do "Kashmir" "Rock And Roll" and a great cover of "The Battle Of Evermore" Yes Ann was thin when they started out in the 70s but Ann began to struggle with her weight coming into the 1980s..Needless to say they would try to hide her in the music videos and showcase her sister Nancy..Both our very beautiful and very talented women..And Nancy is a great guitar player ..She ranks up there with the best female guitar players..And Nancy is a good singer in her own right..Check out the song video of "These Dreams" sung by Nancy..In fact that was there first #1 hit..They had a lot of top 10 songs in their career....They also were inducted into the "Rock Hall Of Fame" back in 2013...
I am a 56 y/old Uber/Lyft driver. Some of my best rides are with younger people where we sort of bridge a gap between this modern generation and how it was when I grew up in the eighties. Watching you two strikes that same chord in a very heartwarming sense. I just discovered your channel today and I subscribed.
Most people underestimate Nancy's vocal talent , she also has an excellent voice as well as being a very talented guitar player. She often sings covers during concerts such as Mona Lisa's and Mad Hatters. See the live version from Seattle.
You should show her Barracuda when Heart was younger. Heart just doesn't seem to get the recognition they truly deserve. Always pissed me off that they screwed Ann over just because she was a little bigger but they showed Meatloaf all the time and he was huge.
@@zmbdog MTV did constantly! You don't remember? Back into Hell was a massive album for him and was everywhere. Are you younger and didn't see when MTV actually played videos? Lol
It is interesting to listen to Ann's voice even in contemporary interviews - instant melt!!! Thank you for taking on Heart and looking forward to more!
Few realize that Alone by Heart is actually a cover song. The original was written by i-Ten. Of course, Heart's version is the definitive one, as they completely remade it in their image and to Ann's incredible vocal.
@robindale7940, you are correct. another big Heart song which was also a cover was the song "What About Love" it was originally performed by the Canadian band "Toronto" 3 years prior in 1982...
Those ladies are both extremely talented, besides great voices they also both play several instruments. I have seen them in concert I think 3 times, would go again in a heartbeat.
I believe when she did the Led Zeppelin tribute she was at least 66 years old and maybe a little older. She is so incredibly talented and beautiful along with her sister Nancy.
The alone video was filmed at a theater in LA. It wasnt a live concert but was done only for the video and audience was fan club members who were invited to be extras. In 1988 Heart was playing arenas. Also, Paula Abul did the choreography for the Alone video. ❤
Ann Wilson was a beautiful woman I was in high school in the 80s and Heart was one of my posters on the wall because I had it bad for Ann She has a voice of an angel.
Hello this is Steven from Montreal Canada you must have loved that song I saw him three times in the seventies the best singer of all time Ann Wilson sends Goosebumps up and down my body every time I hear voice absolutely amazing amazing
Ann Wilson is still a very beautiful lady. I personally am in my 50s and she looks like she's in her 50s as well, and this is someone who is in their 70s now... She looks fantastic and sounds fantastic!
I saw Heart play this song live in Phoenix AZ. Sounded like studio, but with a little extra flare. When Nancy would come to the front of the stage on her solo and bend down, I was praying for a wardrobe malfunction. I was in my mid 20s so yeah. 😅 Was an AWESOME CONCERT. 🤘
Hey guys, happy to have found the channel. Going to the conversation about Ann's physical size, I saw Heart back in 1990 during the Brigade tour at the Kingswood Music theater at Canada's Wonderland in Maple, Ontario, Canada 12th row floors. When Ann first came out on stage she was still fairly big and much like the video where you never see her full frame. It goes to what Alexis was saying about the live shots to the staged shots. Great concert and still powerful from my memory 33 years back.
Great reaction. Heart is a great band and I would really like to see more of them on your channel. Regarding how Ann Wilson was shown in the video, it reminds me of Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips, who had to go through the same treatment. Chyna Phillips was usually front and center in their videos then look at how Carnie was shown in "The Dream Is Still Alive" which she does lead vocals on.
Thank you Lisa, I actually was not going to. My plan was to bring it up on our next video because it is a little depressing but since she pickup up on the stand shooing style I kind of had to at that point. She is a smart "cookie"
@@flickeringboxofficial I was glad she picked up on it very happily surprised. They are tough as nails as a band though...ty for adding they are still rockin👍
Definitely introduce Alexis to Heart's "Stairway to Heaven - Kennedy Center Honors," but make sure it is the FULL 7:59 version since there are some chopped versions. Their first #1 hit was "These Dreams" where Nancy has lead vocals. As great as the studio version is, I highly recommend "These Dreams - Live in Seattle" as you get a better feel for Nancy's vocal range, along with it being a great acoustic version of the song. And finally, in regard to Nancy's excellent acoustic guitar work, the opening guitar solo on "Crazy on You" is all Nancy.
It's amazing that you touched on the weight thing...I remember how it pissed me off SOOO much! I have seen Heart maybe 5 times, the last time was Ann (no pun...) alone...solo tour. I remember one tour during that low part you spoke of, Kansas opened for them...but the arena was only half full. But both bands kicked ass and got ovations. But that is the first time I saw that she had gained weight, it surprised me, but didn't bother me...what did was the guy behind me making fat jokes half the set. She was still beautiful...with the voice of an angel. To me she has ALWAYS been beautiful...Nancy too...both still are. Fun Fact: Ann played the flute like a beast!! Did so on the first few Heart albums.
Great reaction! Good catch that they only show Ann’s face.. it’s because the record company thought she was too heavy to show here complete figure.. pretty crazy!
Nancy Wilson is a VERY underrated guitarist. Some of the greatest guitarists in the world have spoke of her talent. There is an album that is fully accoustic called “Heart - The Road Home” where they slow this song down a lot. Also an amazing version of this song.
The Kennedy Center Honors performance was in 2012 when she was 62. She and David Draiman just did a duet on Disturbed's album, "Divisive," that came out in November 2022, though. Check it out - the Queen still slays in her early 70s!
You've teased Kennedy Center Honors, now you gotta do it. In interviews Ann, and Nancy, said they were terrified doing that cover. They'd been covering Zeppelin for years. In fact I saw them do "Rock n Roll" as the last song of night on the day Elvis died, August 16th 1977. These Dreams feature Nancy singing lead.
There was an interview many years after this period of their career where Ann & Nancy talk about how they were handled at this time. It was the 80s and image was everything in the still fairly new world of MTV and music videos. They were literally told by those in charge that Ann had the face and Nancy had the body and they were going to be marketed that way. Mind you that they were both in their mid 30s by this time and they decked them out in current 80s fashion and loaded on the makeup. They created a new image in lock step with the times and they brought in outside song writers and not only ressurrected their career but raised them to even higher levels. They regret the fashion and image part but they still embrace this song in particular as on the level of their 70s stuff.
The absolute best of the best female artists. Ann and Nancy absolutely mesh perfectly. Ann’s voice is unsurpassed. Many greats out there (Pat Benetar is a phenom) but Ann’s range is amazing. I remember the comments about Ann’s weight. They can kiss my arce… just shows sex appeal sells. She was devastated but the strength this woman displayed by not caving in to the pressure makes me love her more.
Love you two and your comments and reactions! I was lucky enough to see Heart in the beginning when they were first playing clubs in Seattle and Vancouver! Magic Man, Barracuda, Crazy on you! All great rock songs! They played Led Zep covers back then as well! Glad I came across your channel! I enjoy your selections a bunch! Very cool!
What's really crazy about Heart is, all of the great songs they had, "These Dreams" was their first number one song and it was also the first (and maybe the only song) Nancy sang lead on.
She had children and that changes your body, it just shows how much we have changed as a society, at least some of us, Crazy On You has to be near the top of my favorite songs they did but so is Dog and Butterfly, I could name so many more but those are my top two.
I saw an interview with Ann and she was told that she had the face and Nancy had the body so they shots them that way to make it more "appealing". They're so good you'd think that they wouldn't have to put up with that. After all, the fans didn't care because the music was awesome.
Nancy is also very beautiful, both are precious, avoiding showing her body was simply falling into stereotypes that would affect the acceptance of the video.
People are unaware of how important Heart was to the"Grunge" movement. They opened a recording studio in their hometown of Seattle. It was at that studio that most of the grunge bands recorded at.
Loved your catch and analysis on how and why Annie wasn't in the video. We noticed it then and weren't happy. Thus a major problem with the music/music-video industry.
This comment comes a year after you reacted, but since you were discussing the treatment of Ann, I have an example I wanted to share to illustrate that it wasn't just super stars like Ann, but women in general in the 80's. Heart was my favorite band and Ann my favorite vocalist. I worked hard as a singer, and went to an audition and was asked to sing Straight On by Heart, which is a seriously hard and high song to sing. I killed it, Mouths dropped! People surrounded me, amazed at my vocal chops..but I didn't get the gig. Why? Because I would t have fit in the size zero outfit. So, it didn't matter how great I sounded, but rather they were disappointed I was too fat. I was around 125 pounds! That was the 80's. Nancy as phenomenal a guitarist and singer, she was put in a corset with her boobs out and thrown out on stage like a pornographic Barbie doll, while Ann (in one video) was hidden by oil drums and a welders mask (which considering how absolutely beautiful she was,) was devastating to Ann and Nancy. Just wanted to color in the era for us women singers back in the day.
These women were Queens Lita Ford, Ann n Nancy Wilson, Pat Benatar, Stevie Nicks. Because in a male dominant genre of music they were the trailblazers for Front Women for Rock music. They stood in front of criticism and naysayers and belted out Rock music and gave a platform for future Queens in the Rock Genre today. Lzzy Hale, Amy Lee, Cristina Scabbia etc etc
Ann and Nancy Wilson. No one can come close. You need to show the early days to explain their history! Teaching the young of real talent without technology! The 80's made a machine out of Heart. Hear their stuff live today will make you absolutely weep..................ok now...as I'm watching more...you are filling in this history. Show the early stuff!
:smiles: Oh how this takes me back so :) Whenever my wife and I were out driving and we had Heart on the stereo and this song was on we both used to sing a sotto voce response to the "How do I get you alone?" line ... "Just ask!" :D Back in her younger days Ann Wilson was the very definition of female beauty to me and my missus knew it :) And Nancy is without doubt one of the greatest rhythm guitarists of her era (note I don't say generation as she spans at least two!)
Ann Wilson: Apex female vocalist in her genre from mid-'60s to 1987. The 'unsung guitarist'-sister played at least 4 different instruments & had great harmonies. Transcendent female duo.
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Ann gained weight and they focused on her sister for the video. For some reason that was an issue. Ann was super thin the first part of her career, maybe that is why they focused on that more?
According to Ann she was starting to get panic attacks during live performances during the bad animals tour (which featured their new hit song Alone). Her sister would keep her focused to keep her composed enough to finish the tour.
I always thought she was beautiful at any weight.
They did show Ann in the live clips. She is wearing a long black KILLER coat. She does a twirl, at 6:25.
@@LoriCurl Yes, you are correct. I pointed out that they were "back shots" and from a very long focal length.
@@flickeringboxofficial I didn't catch it, my bad!!
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Even when Ann was at her heaviest, she was still one of the most beautiful women in the industry. Her talent outshines all of that then and now. She and her sister are still beautiful and have more talent in their pinky fingers than alot of these industry pop machine turn outs they pushing on the radio these days with autotune.
@@sparksdrinker5650Your comment is gross
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Ann Wilson is the Aretha Franklin of rock. She is peerless. No one has the resonance, depth and power Ann possesses. She's 73 and can still bring the roof down. And yes, Ann in the 70s was a visual rock goddess. Her genetics caused her to gain weight in the 80s and she was maligned and mocked, etc. by the industry. I was so pissed off about that. Such an incredible talent. BTW, I've met Ann and Nancy many times over the years and they are lovely people. Very nice and they love and appreciate their fans. 😎🤘🎤
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Alexis has to hear Crazy on You and Barracuda to truly see Ann's voice range and power, and also Nancy's guitar virtuosity
I am thinking Crazy on you for the acoustic intro for sure.
@@flickeringboxofficial My thoughts exactly... plus in that one Ann goes from almost a whisper to full on belt in a heartbeat
@@flickeringboxofficial Make sure you get the version that doesn't cut part of the acoustic intro. Love how Nancy works snippets of other songs into that intro.
Definitely Crazy with Nancy's acoustic intro and Cuda for their youth and one of the most recognizable riffs of all time. Ann's range is fantastic in both.
I totally agree with this song choice, and Crazy on You and Barracuda for sure
I don't care what anybody says.. She is without a doubt the best female singer in rock. Or pop I've ever heard
Along with Holly Sherwood, Stevie Vann Lange and Noora Louhimo
@@garethpendlebury7996 I think the most versatile rock/pop singer is Linda Ronstadt. She can sing opera to rock and even Mariachi.
From what I understand, Nancy was PISSED about the final project how they shot her and Ann in the video. She said Ann was constantly pleading that the corsets they had her in were way too tight and it was hurting her.
After I was discharged in the Navy (I was stationed in Washington state between November 1991 & September 1993), I lived in Seattle for another 6 years and my first job out of the Navy was a rental car agent at Sea-Tac International Airport and had the pleasure of meeting Ann Wilson in person. Not only was she so damn nice, but as a gay man, she was so damn beautiful!!
Thank you for bringing light to what they put her through in the mid to late 1980s!
Next time you visit Heart you'll need to show her their live cover of Stairway to Heaven, so Alexis can see how good Ann sounds live as an older woman.
That performance is one of the most emotional live ones I can remember.
The only thing good Barrack Obama did good in office was honoring Led Zeppelin
@@flickeringboxofficial That and the one on American Idol where they had Fergie trying her damned best to duet with the greatest female rock singer there has ever been :)
Also give BARACUDA a listen. That song is about the music business. Ann & Nancy endured a lot of BS in their careers. I would say their talent won out.
She was 37 when this video came out. Now she's well into her 70's and you'd never know it to hear her. Just incredible.
"These Dreams" is one of the very few songs where Nancy is the lead singer and Anne backs her up and it is worth the listen. Great review.
Probably my favorite
While Anne is an amazing vocalist, you are right, Nancy is not bad at all, and it is a great song.
Stranded is one of my favourite Nancy lead vocal songs
These dreams was my introduction to Heart....loved it!
I am flabbergasted that the Anne being big was addressed. THANK YOU. Absolute AFFRONT to Anne. Thank you Alexis for noticing this and being so observant!
We just have honest conversations on our shows and let the chips fall where they may. You should catch our live show
Powerhouse is the word you’re looking for in describing Anne’s voice
This song still give's me goosebumps. Anne's voice still sounds amazing to this day
Ann is in a class all by herself! She will always be the queen of rock voices!
Ann Wilson was then and still is very beautiful and has a voice out of this world. She is definitely a timeless classic.
Ann Wilson has always been beautiful at any weight. This was the height of MTV and a music video could make you or break you (just ask Billy Squire) and was just as important (maybe more important) then the song itself. I was probably 14 when this came out and even I picked up on the way the video was shot, especially when you compare it to the way Nancy is shot.
They did a lot during their 80s comeback that they weren't comfortable with, including the glam look, working with outside song writers, and having the production on their albums being more pop like. When they play those songs today they usually rearrange them to make them sound less pop and more rock. The 80s were pretty much the only time the band gave in to pressure from the industry. I'm sure it was a bitter sweet comeback for them.
Still amazing songs and albums
Yeah, the only hit of theirs that I don't like came from that era. I hate "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You". I am not alone in that, they hated it also but were pushed to record it and the studio pushed it to become a hit. It was so unlike their stance as strong women.
Screw the 80s, she owned me.
I certainly don't mind their griping about the sound, the writers, the costuming etc. But have they returned the fame and fortune earned because of that sound, that writing, and that costuming? I agree, there comeback probably was bittersweet. In fact, I think they said as much on the Vh-1 Behind The Music documentary. I believe the metaphor was "It was like we were on boat floating away as we looked back on our artistic selves standing at the dock." Well, life comes with tradeoffs. They made theirs. It gave them some, but not all, of what they wanted. Such is life.
They weren't the only 70s artists to make compromises in the 80s. See Kiss and Aerosmith.
Alexis is very observant ... can't believe she realized Ann wasn't shown full body. Sad they did they thought they had to do that at the time.
She is a little scary :) I mean we noticed back then but we were guys and, well the reason for us was obvious. For her to catch it was wild.
@@flickeringboxofficial It took me by surprise when Alexis picked up on that. I never even noticed until I saw an interview Ann did with Professor of Rock just a few weeks ago.
This is the Heart I knew, being a teenager of the 80s, and I was always in love with this Ann. I like the 70s Heart, they were really, really good
It's not really as "sad" as you put it. The times were different back then. Skinny, well built woman were what was considered "attractive" at that time. The 80's were all about an "image". But, today is a different world. An alternate universe... if you will. Now, nearly everyone is overweight. And, it changed the general publics perception of what is "attractive". There are times throughout history where "big" women were considered attractive. And, times where "skinny" women were. It ebbs and flows. It's not "sad". It's human nature evolving with what it has to work with.
@@shane8915 I'm 50, I know what it was like
They also used the veil to try to hide the weight in her face. I'm glad Ann was a strong person and perservered. Unfortunately Karen Carpenter bought into her record company's weight crap. She developed anorexia and died way too early.
Ann Wilson is the best rock vocalist, EVER! There is utter perfection in every millisecond of her singing!
"These Dreams" live in Seattle is my favorite performance.
Yes, so good. Just as good as 'younger' and shows Nancy was no vocal slouch.
Anything from Live In Seattle is my favorite live from Heart. IMO, Live In Seattle is to Heart, what PULSE is to Pink Floyd.
@@ianfortier6796I was at the Live in Seattle concert. It was magical. Heart is now rock and roll royalty. It took a while but they got the much needed respect they so long deserved as one of the most talented classic rock bands.
"Barracuda" "Magic Man" " Crazy On You" "Straight On" "Never" "All I Want To Do Is Make Love To You" "Dog And Butterfly" among many other songs..They do amazing covers of Led Zeppelin besides "Stairway To Heaven" They do "Kashmir" "Rock And Roll" and a great cover of "The Battle Of Evermore" Yes Ann was thin when they started out in the 70s but Ann began to struggle with her weight coming into the 1980s..Needless to say they would try to hide her in the music videos and showcase her sister Nancy..Both our very beautiful and very talented women..And Nancy is a great guitar player ..She ranks up there with the best female guitar players..And Nancy is a good singer in her own right..Check out the song video of "These Dreams" sung by Nancy..In fact that was there first #1 hit..They had a lot of top 10 songs in their career....They also were inducted into the "Rock Hall Of Fame" back in 2013...
Ann Wilson has always been favorite vocalist and always will be. ❤
I am a 56 y/old Uber/Lyft driver. Some of my best rides are with younger people where we sort of bridge a gap between this modern generation and how it was when I grew up in the eighties. Watching you two strikes that same chord in a very heartwarming sense. I just discovered your channel today and I subscribed.
I just saw Ann Wilson last month. Love her so much!! And that voice is historical in its power and clarity and wonderfulness.
She still has it! ❤❤❤
Best female rock band ever. Ann Wilson is a crazy good singer.
Ann is amazing but Nancy is no slouch singing.
@@bamachine True
Most people underestimate Nancy's vocal talent , she also has an excellent voice as well as being a very talented guitar player. She often sings covers during concerts such as Mona Lisa's and Mad Hatters. See the live version from Seattle.
You should show her Barracuda when Heart was younger. Heart just doesn't seem to get the recognition they truly deserve. Always pissed me off that they screwed Ann over just because she was a little bigger but they showed Meatloaf all the time and he was huge.
That's called a double standard
When you look at her whole career, I would make the claim that she's the greatest female rock vocalist of all time. So yes, a travesty.
Who showed Meat Loaf all the time? He wasn't getting any play during this era other than radio.
@@zmbdog MTV did constantly! You don't remember? Back into Hell was a massive album for him and was everywhere. Are you younger and didn't see when MTV actually played videos? Lol
@@numberonepun4126 That wasn't this era. That wasn't until '93
doesnt get much better than Ann and Nancy Wilson . Just amazing songwriters musicians and the best at what they do.
I love Heart. Ann's voice brings tears to my eyes every single time. Stunning.
It is interesting to listen to Ann's voice even in contemporary interviews - instant melt!!! Thank you for taking on Heart and looking forward to more!
Few realize that Alone by Heart is actually a cover song. The original was written by i-Ten. Of course, Heart's version is the definitive one, as they completely remade it in their image and to Ann's incredible vocal.
@robindale7940, you are correct. another big Heart song which was also a cover was the song "What About Love" it was originally performed by the Canadian band "Toronto" 3 years prior in 1982...
Heart has always been one of my favorites. Check out Nightwish with Floor Jansen if you enjoy powerful and amazing female voices. Great job guys!!
Will do! And that is the name of the day. Midknight_Jedi for the win
Please do nightwish live with floor she's Freddy Mercury level talent
Ghost Love Score or Everdream live from Waken 2013
Yes! Highly agree 100% powerhouse voice from Floor Jansen
@@jerrychronister5959 i concur
Great video guys! Alexis you did a great job catching those details!
Alexis is very astute when it comes breaking videos down. Can't wait to see what she does with movies.
Those ladies are both extremely talented, besides great voices they also both play several instruments. I have seen them in concert I think 3 times, would go again in a heartbeat.
I believe when she did the Led Zeppelin tribute she was at least 66 years old and maybe a little older. She is so incredibly talented and beautiful along with her sister Nancy.
Thank you. I've always thought Ann was beautiful the way she is. I'm happy about how you addressed it.
Ann Wilson & Nancy Wilson, HEART , definitely one of the best singers..
LOVE how Alexis just “gets it” 👍❤️
Got to see Heart twice in the 80’s. One of the best bands to see live.
The Queen's of Rock-n,-Roll
The alone video was filmed at a theater in LA. It wasnt a live concert but was done only for the video and audience was fan club members who were invited to be extras. In 1988 Heart was playing arenas. Also, Paula Abul did the choreography for the Alone video. ❤
I didn't know how you were going to answer when she asked why Ann wasn't shown more. Absolutely perfect answer. I remember it like it was yesterday
Ann Wilson was a beautiful woman
I was in high school in the 80s and Heart was one of my posters on the wall because I had it bad for Ann
She has a voice of an angel.
Have Alexis check out Heart's rendition of Stairway to Heaven at Kennedy Center Honors. Best cover I ever heard
I agree, it was an emotional performance. Absolutely stunning and I liked that hey had Jason on the skins too.
Jason was quite emotional at the end of that song for obvious reasons.
Can't get anything passed Alexis..can see right through things..very real..I love love it..thanks you guys
You have to play "What about love" . And also Nancy singing "These Dreams. Then you can see why they are the best duo in rock and roll.
One of my favorite things about your reactions is that you have someone there to explain the bands and singers backgrounds.
100% agree
Hello this is Steven from Montreal Canada you must have loved that song I saw him three times in the seventies the best singer of all time Ann Wilson sends Goosebumps up and down my body every time I hear voice absolutely amazing amazing
Great reaction guys I love HEART and I love you guys keep on rocking 🤟
You absolutely need to show her a live version of Crazy on You. Nancy's intro is absolute Fire.
This song was absolutely unavoidable in the 80's. My mom loved Heart, and she gave me my lifelong love for rocknroll. Thanks, ma!
Ann Wilson is still a very beautiful lady. I personally am in my 50s and she looks like she's in her 50s as well, and this is someone who is in their 70s now... She looks fantastic and sounds fantastic!
The music industry treated her horribly. She is such a beautiful woman with mind blowing talent. Her sister was always there for her supporting her.
I saw Heart play this song live in Phoenix AZ. Sounded like studio, but with a little extra flare. When Nancy would come to the front of the stage on her solo and bend down, I was praying for a wardrobe malfunction. I was in my mid 20s so yeah. 😅 Was an AWESOME CONCERT. 🤘
They're so dang awesome! Love this song!
Hey guys, happy to have found the channel. Going to the conversation about Ann's physical size, I saw Heart back in 1990 during the Brigade tour at the Kingswood Music theater at Canada's Wonderland in Maple, Ontario, Canada 12th row floors. When Ann first came out on stage she was still fairly big and much like the video where you never see her full frame. It goes to what Alexis was saying about the live shots to the staged shots. Great concert and still powerful from my memory 33 years back.
Great reaction. Heart is a great band and I would really like to see more of them on your channel. Regarding how Ann Wilson was shown in the video, it reminds me of Carnie Wilson of Wilson Phillips, who had to go through the same treatment. Chyna Phillips was usually front and center in their videos then look at how Carnie was shown in "The Dream Is Still Alive" which she does lead vocals on.
These are my favorite type of reaction videos. Love seeing the younger generation experiencing the great music we grew up with.
Great reaction... Crazy on you is a must for Alexis to hear... What power and presence and Nancy's guitar opening!!
Great song guys love it love the channel
Very kind, thank you so much!
Very different times. I've seen them live several times in the UK and they are awesome
I totally agree with everything you two have said about Ann and Nancy
at this moment i can not name a female singer, whose voice i love more than Ann Wilson
I love love listening to them. They are both so beautiful. You have to do the tribute soon.
Ty so much for bringing up the weight issue....talk about heartbreaking. Love the song and the reaction😮❤
Thank you Lisa, I actually was not going to. My plan was to bring it up on our next video because it is a little depressing but since she pickup up on the stand shooing style I kind of had to at that point. She is a smart "cookie"
@@flickeringboxofficial I was glad she picked up on it very happily surprised. They are tough as nails as a band though...ty for adding they are still rockin👍
Definitely introduce Alexis to Heart's "Stairway to Heaven - Kennedy Center Honors," but make sure it is the FULL 7:59 version since there are some chopped versions. Their first #1 hit was "These Dreams" where Nancy has lead vocals. As great as the studio version is, I highly recommend "These Dreams - Live in Seattle" as you get a better feel for Nancy's vocal range, along with it being a great acoustic version of the song. And finally, in regard to Nancy's excellent acoustic guitar work, the opening guitar solo on "Crazy on You" is all Nancy.
And this is why they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Amazing voices and harmonies!
And that song when she says how do I get you alone all she has to do is ask her voice makes me fall in love with her by the way she's gorgeous
Was, is and always will be 😊
It's amazing that you touched on the weight thing...I remember how it pissed me off SOOO much! I have seen Heart maybe 5 times, the last time was Ann (no pun...) alone...solo tour. I remember one tour during that low part you spoke of, Kansas opened for them...but the arena was only half full. But both bands kicked ass and got ovations. But that is the first time I saw that she had gained weight, it surprised me, but didn't bother me...what did was the guy behind me making fat jokes half the set. She was still beautiful...with the voice of an angel. To me she has ALWAYS been beautiful...Nancy too...both still are. Fun Fact: Ann played the flute like a beast!! Did so on the first few Heart albums.
You guys are great! Nice reaction.
Great reaction! Good catch that they only show Ann’s face.. it’s because the record company thought she was too heavy to show here complete figure.. pretty crazy!
Nancy Wilson is a VERY underrated guitarist. Some of the greatest guitarists in the world have spoke of her talent.
There is an album that is fully accoustic called “Heart - The Road Home” where they slow this song down a lot. Also an amazing version of this song.
The Kennedy Center Honors performance was in 2012 when she was 62. She and David Draiman just did a duet on Disturbed's album, "Divisive," that came out in November 2022, though. Check it out - the Queen still slays in her early 70s!
You've teased Kennedy Center Honors, now you gotta do it.
In interviews Ann, and Nancy, said they were terrified doing that cover. They'd been covering Zeppelin for years. In fact I saw them do "Rock n Roll" as the last song of night on the day Elvis died, August 16th 1977.
These Dreams feature Nancy singing lead.
There was an interview many years after this period of their career where Ann & Nancy talk about how they were handled at this time. It was the 80s and image was everything in the still fairly new world of MTV and music videos. They were literally told by those in charge that Ann had the face and Nancy had the body and they were going to be marketed that way. Mind you that they were both in their mid 30s by this time and they decked them out in current 80s fashion and loaded on the makeup. They created a new image in lock step with the times and they brought in outside song writers and not only ressurrected their career but raised them to even higher levels. They regret the fashion and image part but they still embrace this song in particular as on the level of their 70s stuff.
The absolute best of the best female artists. Ann and Nancy absolutely mesh perfectly. Ann’s voice is unsurpassed. Many greats out there (Pat Benetar is a phenom) but Ann’s range is amazing.
I remember the comments about Ann’s weight. They can kiss my arce… just shows sex appeal sells. She was devastated but the strength this woman displayed by not caving in to the pressure makes me love her more.
Their father was the Commandant of the Marine Corps when I was in bootcamp
No way! That was something I didn't know. Thank you for that nugget David. BTW, thank you for your service
Love you two and your comments and reactions! I was lucky enough to see Heart in the beginning when they were first playing clubs in Seattle and Vancouver! Magic Man, Barracuda, Crazy on you! All great rock songs! They played Led Zep covers back then as well! Glad I came across your channel! I enjoy your selections a bunch! Very cool!
Ann and Nancy Wilson are two of the most beautiful and talented women you'll ever see
What's really crazy about Heart is, all of the great songs they had, "These Dreams" was their first number one song and it was also the first (and maybe the only song) Nancy sang lead on.
Great reaction to a full-blown classic, guys! - subscribed!
Thank you Denise!
She had children and that changes your body, it just shows how much we have changed as a society, at least some of us, Crazy On You has to be near the top of my favorite songs they did but so is Dog and Butterfly, I could name so many more but those are my top two.
I saw heart and eddie money in concert here in tulsa oklahoma back in the 80's on of greatest concerts I've ever been to
I saw an interview with Ann and she was told that she had the face and Nancy had the body so they shots them that way to make it more "appealing". They're so good you'd think that they wouldn't have to put up with that. After all, the fans didn't care because the music was awesome.
Nancy is also very beautiful, both are precious, avoiding showing her body was simply falling into stereotypes that would affect the acceptance of the video.
People are unaware of how important Heart was to the"Grunge" movement. They opened a recording studio in their hometown of Seattle. It was at that studio that most of the grunge bands recorded at.
FYI this is a cover! Made originally by a band called i-TEN from 1983
I cannot believe you picked up on not seeing Ann. I was just telling my son about this. Nice
Not much gets by her. I feel bad for her son in a way when he grows up. My man is going to have a tough time 😁🤣
Lol! Facts!
The movie ALMOST FAMOUS is based on Nancy's Husband, FIlm director, CAMERON CROWE'S experience as a rock journalist, touring with Heart!!!
Loved your catch and analysis on how and why Annie wasn't in the video. We noticed it then and weren't happy. Thus a major problem with the music/music-video industry.
This comment comes a year after you reacted, but since you were discussing the treatment of Ann, I have an example I wanted to share to illustrate that it wasn't just super stars like Ann, but women in general in the 80's. Heart was my favorite band and Ann my favorite vocalist. I worked hard as a singer, and went to an audition and was asked to sing Straight On by Heart, which is a seriously hard and high song to sing. I killed it, Mouths dropped! People surrounded me, amazed at my vocal chops..but I didn't get the gig. Why? Because I would t have fit in the size zero outfit. So, it didn't matter how great I sounded, but rather they were disappointed I was too fat. I was around 125 pounds! That was the 80's. Nancy as phenomenal a guitarist and singer, she was put in a corset with her boobs out and thrown out on stage like a pornographic Barbie doll, while Ann (in one video) was hidden by oil drums and a welders mask (which considering how absolutely beautiful she was,) was devastating to Ann and Nancy. Just wanted to color in the era for us women singers back in the day.
That's amazing that you picked up on that about Ann..
And that's just crazy because she is absolutely "BEAUTIFUL" and always has been..
I'm glad I was born in 1970! Such great music. I'll admit I had a crush on them!
Woooow Burch! All these years my understanding was that it was because it was Ann's request! I had no idea.
That is just the surface. She has done many interviews on the crap they have dealt with since the start
Ann Wilson. One of the greatest rock-n-roll vocalists ever! Charisma to.
WOW that's a beautiful song. There amazing 🙂
I've Loved Ann and Nancy for 45 years,,, Still do,,, Always will.
These women were Queens Lita Ford, Ann
n Nancy Wilson, Pat Benatar, Stevie Nicks. Because in a male dominant genre of music they were the trailblazers for Front Women for Rock music. They stood in front of criticism and naysayers and belted out Rock music and gave a platform for future Queens in the Rock Genre today. Lzzy Hale, Amy Lee, Cristina Scabbia etc etc
Ann and Nancy Wilson. No one can come close. You need to show the early days to explain their history! Teaching the young of real talent without technology! The 80's made a machine out of Heart. Hear their stuff live today will make you absolutely weep..................ok now...as I'm watching more...you are filling in this history. Show the early stuff!
:smiles: Oh how this takes me back so :) Whenever my wife and I were out driving and we had Heart on the stereo and this song was on we both used to sing a sotto voce response to the "How do I get you alone?" line ... "Just ask!" :D Back in her younger days Ann Wilson was the very definition of female beauty to me and my missus knew it :)
And Nancy is without doubt one of the greatest rhythm guitarists of her era (note I don't say generation as she spans at least two!)
Ann Wilson: Apex female vocalist in her genre from mid-'60s to 1987. The 'unsung guitarist'-sister played at least 4 different instruments & had great harmonies. Transcendent female duo.
She would love the message behind Barracuda. Ann is a rocknroll queen.
You should see Beth Ditto from Gossip, I love her, to me Ann IS só beautful, some people are Just off amazing Band and song♥️
Ann wilson the best rock femele voice ever...her sister nancy tooo loved