Saw them a Disneyland a couple of years ago...great show...wife and I were rockin the streets of Disney dancing our asses off...we are 69 and 63...haha..great song.
Saw them open for Kiss in '83. They blew me away. Still one of my favorites, and I will always contend that they were unfairly defined by "that ballad," as good as it was. They were (are) one of the hardest working rock bands around, releasing album after album of amazing material. This never gets old....
Peter Kier, I saw that ‘83 tour in Nashville. It was just awesome. Snowed like crazy all during the show. Had a looooong drive back home, pushing the Duster at times on an empty I-40.
Being honest with you, if I didn't know better and you put "that" ballad next to this track, I would swear it was an entirely different band. When I first heard this, I was like, "Why don't they play THIS on the radio?"
@@PlaceStillMatters Saw that tour in Chattanooga, TN... Vivid memories of Gene Simmons watching, glaring, and visibly angry at the crowd's reaction to Night Ranger's set...
Poohbear101753, not was, IS, he is only 66, not dead yet!!! Please do not talk about us 80’s people in the past tense!!!! Lol!!!!’ Thank you, and I hope you are still able to enjoy the music when you are 66!!!! Enjoy the ride.! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm a 16 year old guy and I sit around playing My guitar and dreaming of what it would be like to be in the eighties if I had one dream it would to be in the 80s so help me out here and let's bring back the 80s!
I hated rock and roll. Until a friend at work put the radio headset over my ears and 94.7 chicago was playing this song. It was right in the middle of that solo. I was blown away. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I never thought id listen to rock, and love it. Ive been hooked on rock ever since.
Whatever happened to this stuff. Real musicians, real songs, real talent, real rock and roll. People say, oh you are just getting old. No, this was actually good stuff. You actually had to have talent to make it.
I wish I knew what made success in music 30 years ahead of time,would have been millionaire.Music today is for the musically brain dead...or musically declined.Lady Gaga...really ?
Looks like this was a great concert. There were just so many great bands back then it was impossible to see them all. I regret missing this one. Wowzie.
Man this is the best fucking music out there. Shit now, you ask a fucking rapper what a guitar is, they say, something no one has used in 1,000,000 years. Fuck them.
ΠJelly-fash lmao, I watch this... then ed sheeran's supposed to "do" it for me? 80's rule, all rappers suck that big joo cohn dick $$$ otherwise their in the joint doing pushups
First time I saw Night Ranger was on a Canadian TV show on Friday nights called "Good Rockin Tonight" hosted by Terry David Mulligan in 1983 - shortly after this was recorded. I was 16. The moment i saw this I scrambled for a good Maxell chrome cassette and had my tape deck recording the sound off the TV speaker. I protected that live cassette recording for years. Then I found the footage from that segment here on UA-cam. Night Ranger was 'my" band from that time forth, I played bass (church praise and worship) and even grew my hair the same as Jack Blades! I was fired by the pastor, but it never stopped my love for this Iconic band. Love it, I will never get sick of these rock masters. You made a difference in my life, growing up - music was my drug and I got my best fix from Night Ranger.
Some months back a forum had them as top ten rock bands considered underrated in the mid 80's. Very true. Two badass guitarists & a bass player that can carry a tune. Not many of those around.. Not hyped on the glam knew the business & certainly did it for the fans..
@@jgpeek8340 Very true Jenny. Kelly & drummer were awesome on vocals. The band all around was/is talented with that original line up, & they kicked ass on the Sunset Strip Venue. Cheers!!
"Underrated" is the best way to describe their whole career ! However, as a guitar player & all things RnR lover of music, I will say that Night Ranger had the one thing that sets talented musicians (of which they are!) apart from the crowd and that is that they had/have SONGS,...... very good, well thought out SONGS .
Loved these guys since the 80s. Once you got past the great song "Sister Christian" and started listening to songs like these, you knew immediately they were a great, special band !!! It's almost 2023 and this 80s guy is "Still Rockin' America" with the great band Night Ranger !!!!
I saw these guys around 85 at the Warfield in SF. They were on a bill with Eric Martin Band. The Warfield only seats around 22-2300, supposedly built for vaudeville, so pretty small. Night Ranger had 100 watt Marshall amps stacked floor to ceiling! No studio musicians here, they sounded even better live! I mean they brought it to the house, note for note, they blew it up! In my opinion one of the most underrated bands of their time. They were at the top of the SF music scene back in the day (when SF rocked!) right w Journey, Jefferson Starship, and Yesterday & Today(another highly underrated band). Their talent and professionalism shines through to this day! KEEP ROCKING PEOPLE!!!
Hells Yeah! Remember the Record Plant in Sausalito, Cow Palace, the Fillmore, Bill Graham, Day on the Green? I went to high school with Jeff and did you know there was the Jeff Watson Band before he joined NR? You are right, Good times when SF rocked!
@@garygolfer3243 Yep! Record Plant is where Fleetwood Mac used to record. I used to live right down the street from there. Used to hang out in San Rafael, there was a warehouse off 101 there in town, where Jefferson Starship used to rehearse. We’d sit outside, light one up, and listen to them jam. Miss those Days On The Green by BGP. Didn’t know about the Jeff Watson band though. Those sure in H were the days!
My first "real" concert : Night Ranger at Six Flags (Atl. Ga.) Midnight Madness Tour 1984 . I'll never forget it , and it was my dad who took me to it ....may he rest in peace ........
Galimir Nund I know. These days it's all a bunch of choreographed dancers who hide the true talent (the band) in a broom closet while they "perform." THIS is what it's all about.
todd k thanks for showing some ❤️ for Jeff!! He was one of my guitar hero’s back in the day. Everyone associates NR with Brad and Rightly so he’s been with them forever but Watson was the alpha male on guitar between this duo! Any guitar player knows that
A very happy 67th Birthday Jack Martin Blades. April 24, 1954 Palm Desert, CA.. Thanks for being a big part of two of my favorite bands.. Night Ranger (which I seen live in Denver) and Damn Yankees.. Chuck Posey
Saw NR in '85 in Bakersfield,CA. Nice show. The dude's rocked out the arena and really had a large following here in central CA back then. Great era for rock.
Love Night Ranger. I have seen them live. Absolutely just like the video. And just my opinion but , Jeff Watson is a very very under rated guitarist. We know Brad is a bad ass , but so is Jeff. The dude shredddddsss.
Lakeland civic center Florida. always thought it was weird for them to be opening for sabbath with Ian. Ozzie was touring with the crew at the same time ... better line up
@@michaelna2011 was there too, Ozzy/ Crue at the Summit, great show Crue was sloppy but full of attitude, Ozzy was amazing in particular Jake E Lee incredible showman and guitarist.
On this day in 1983 {February 12th} Night Ranger performed "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" on the ABC-TV Saturday-afternoon program, 'American Bandstand'... At the time "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" was at position #46 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, two weeks later it would peak at #40 {for 3 weeks}, and it spent twelve weeks on the Top 100... "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" reached #4 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart... And on the same episode of 'Bandstand' they also performed "Sing Me Away", eight weeks later it would enter the Top 100 at position #73, and then four weeks later it would peak at #54 {for 2 weeks, it spent nine weeks on the Top 100... Between 1983 and 1988 the San Franciscan band had eleven Top 100 records with two reaching the Top 10; "Sister Christian" peaked at #5 {for 2 weeks} on June 3rd, 1984 and "Sentimental Street" reached #8 {for 2 weeks} on July 21st, 1985...
I concur with what you say.that music.was a spot in time that will always be special and the best.an era to never be again.im glad that was my era hopefully yours too.the no it all.im 54 now and listen to the 80s music everyday.rock on fellow lover of the ,80s era.rock on....
I remember getting off the mountain for a week in 84, riding in the back of a T-top Z28 on July 4th, hottie in my lap, cooler full of beer, heading to the beach with this blasting...Good times....
![Night Ranger - Don't Tell Me You Love Me [Live @ Empire State Plaza in Albany, NY] July 19, 2023](/img/n.gif)
Night Ranger will go down in history as one of the greatest most underrated rock bands there is and there ever will be period.
Yea, I grew up on Nightranger......but Jack is flat flat flat on this one. Just saying it like it is.
Indeed
Who said they were underrated?
Guitar playing is legendary
@@joedecker3900 and hardly no recognition it's a damn shame
Two killer guitarists. The 80s were the best!
Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson! Take a bow. That’s proper guitar solos!
Totally agreed.. They were real rockers
Jack Blades is nothing to shake a stick at
I love Watson, but I believe Brad was way overrated
This was such a fun band. Jack Blades gave all he had everytime you saw them. His energy was contagious!
Blades is a bona fide rock star. But does he really play that bass?
He still is a badass I saw them last night at the kentucky state fair and they all kicked ass.
One of the greatest rock songs ever written.
I played drums in a band back in the '80s and we covered this tune. One of the most fun songs to play that we did!! This song just cooks!!
Saw them a Disneyland a couple of years ago...great show...wife and I were rockin the streets of Disney dancing our asses off...we are 69 and 63...haha..great song.
Whoops...I meant DisneyWorld...
All the same, Night Ranger was there? Sounds like a badass time!
You're never too old to rock. ..
Hey your never to old to rock and roll.
Man! We had them at our grad night in 1984 at Disney World! Thought we were the stuff. Well likely still do! 😁
Best guitar solo ever
Underrated band
these poor 30 somethings have no idea how much fun it was before cell phones ...
Which one? Both Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson are unbelievably talented guitarists. Possibly the best guitar duo ever...
Underrated by who?? They're rated exactly where they should be.
Jeff Watson auditioned for Sammy Hagar's band, but when they met him they didn't know he was like 16 -17 years old they thought he was too young
Dont tell me you love me
You can still rock on america
Having two guitar players that could shred in one band was so cool.
Probably one of the best songs of the 80's, thanks for the memories guys!!!
I still have my Night Ranger jersey from a New Jersey concert in maybe ‘84-‘85. Got it autographed by Fitz!
Saw them open for Kiss in '83. They blew me away. Still one of my favorites, and I will always contend that they were unfairly defined by "that ballad," as good as it was. They were (are) one of the hardest working rock bands around, releasing album after album of amazing material. This never gets old....
Peter Kier, I saw that ‘83 tour in Nashville. It was just awesome. Snowed like crazy all during the show. Had a looooong drive back home, pushing the Duster at times on an empty I-40.
I saw them in 1985 on the 7 Wishes tour. Honeymoon Suite opened up.
Being honest with you, if I didn't know better and you put "that" ballad next to this track, I would swear it was an entirely different band. When I first heard this, I was like, "Why don't they play THIS on the radio?"
@@PlaceStillMatters Saw that tour in Chattanooga, TN...
Vivid memories of Gene Simmons watching, glaring, and visibly angry at the crowd's reaction to Night Ranger's set...
Night Ranger kicks ass!!
Jack Blades was a rock star in his own right. Terrific band.
poohbear101753 Was?
He still is!
And gorgeous!!!!
IS. There, fixed.
Poohbear101753, not was, IS, he is only 66, not dead yet!!! Please do not talk about us 80’s people in the past tense!!!! Lol!!!!’ Thank you, and I hope you are still able to enjoy the music when you are 66!!!! Enjoy the ride.! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm a 16 year old guy and I sit around playing My guitar and dreaming of what it would be like to be in the eighties if I had one dream it would to be in the 80s so help me out here and let's bring back the 80s!
I'd rather bring back the early 90's.
I hated rock and roll. Until a friend at work put the radio headset over my ears and 94.7 chicago was playing this song. It was right in the middle of that solo. I was blown away. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I never thought id listen to rock, and love it. Ive been hooked on rock ever since.
94.7 in Los Angeles was KMET - a great rock station that unfortunately went off the air in 1984.
Whatever happened to this stuff. Real musicians, real songs, real talent, real rock and roll. People say, oh you are just getting old. No, this was actually good stuff. You actually had to have talent to make it.
I wish I knew what made success in music 30 years ahead of time,would have been millionaire.Music today is for the musically brain dead...or musically declined.Lady Gaga...really ?
@Andrew Grey Brain dead robot music...
Agree! 80's were the Best!
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@@jamesjzelaznyjr910 Believe it or not, despite "social media" dominating modern life, the (music) industry, STILL, HAS THE GRAMMY AWARDS!
Now this is pure, live energy! I used to crank this track up! Brad Gillis rips it up on this!!
Looks like this was a great concert. There were just so many great bands back then it was impossible to see them all. I regret missing this one. Wowzie.
THEY ARE STILL A GREAT GROUP
Just a fucking great fucking hard fucking kick ass rocking killer song!
fuck yes
We all know the chorus is cheesy but maaaan that main riff is absolutely fuckin' awesome!
Man this is the best fucking music out there. Shit now, you ask a fucking rapper what a guitar is, they say, something no one has used in 1,000,000 years. Fuck them.
ΠJelly-fash lmao, I watch this... then ed sheeran's supposed to "do" it for me? 80's rule, all rappers suck that big joo cohn dick $$$ otherwise their in the joint doing pushups
Keri Vincent lmao exactly!
One of the best Rock bands ever!
They sound the same live as they do on a record. A very rare thing.
Especially in today’s music
First time I saw Night Ranger was on a Canadian TV show on Friday nights called "Good Rockin Tonight" hosted by Terry David Mulligan in 1983 - shortly after this was recorded. I was 16. The moment i saw this I scrambled for a good Maxell chrome cassette and had my tape deck recording the sound off the TV speaker. I protected that live cassette recording for years. Then I found the footage from that segment here on UA-cam. Night Ranger was 'my" band from that time forth, I played bass (church praise and worship) and even grew my hair the same as Jack Blades! I was fired by the pastor, but it never stopped my love for this Iconic band. Love it, I will never get sick of these rock masters. You made a difference in my life, growing up - music was my drug and I got my best fix from Night Ranger.
Some months back a forum had them as top ten rock bands considered underrated in the mid 80's. Very true. Two badass guitarists & a bass player that can carry a tune. Not many of those around.. Not hyped on the glam knew the business & certainly did it for the fans..
yes they did!! one of my favorite bands ! guitar solo's are awesome !!
I have witnessed,This AWESOME Band,they give it their all for the fans,wish they were still here
Hell don't forget Kelly Keagy. He sang lead vocals as well. It should be two badass guitarists, a bass player and drummer who can carry a tune. LOL..
@@jgpeek8340 Very true Jenny. Kelly & drummer were awesome on vocals. The band all around was/is talented with that original line up, & they kicked ass on the Sunset Strip Venue. Cheers!!
"Underrated" is the best way to describe their whole career ! However, as a guitar player & all things RnR lover of music, I will say that Night Ranger had the one thing that sets talented musicians (of which they are!) apart from the crowd and that is that they had/have SONGS,...... very good, well thought out SONGS .
Jack rocks this song yesterday and today. Saw them a few years ago and he is still great.
They just don't make great rock n' roll like this anymore!
My Chemical Romance?
Never ever in this lifetime..
Saw them a few months ago. They gave it their all and still have the same energy.
Loved these guys since the 80s. Once you got past the great song "Sister Christian" and started listening to songs like these, you knew immediately they were a great, special band !!!
It's almost 2023 and this 80s guy is "Still Rockin' America" with the great band Night Ranger !!!!
I saw these guys around 85 at the Warfield in SF. They were on a bill with Eric Martin Band. The Warfield only seats around 22-2300, supposedly built for vaudeville, so pretty small. Night Ranger had 100 watt Marshall amps stacked floor to ceiling! No studio musicians here, they sounded even better live! I mean they brought it to the house, note for note, they blew it up! In my opinion one of the most underrated bands of their time. They were at the top of the SF music scene back in the day (when SF rocked!) right w Journey, Jefferson Starship, and Yesterday & Today(another highly underrated band). Their talent and professionalism shines through to this day! KEEP ROCKING PEOPLE!!!
Hells Yeah! Remember the Record Plant in Sausalito, Cow Palace, the Fillmore, Bill Graham, Day on the Green? I went to high school with Jeff and did you know there was the Jeff Watson Band before he joined NR? You are right, Good times when SF rocked!
@@garygolfer3243 Yep! Record Plant is where Fleetwood Mac used to record. I used to live right down the street from there. Used to hang out in San Rafael, there was a warehouse off 101 there in town, where Jefferson Starship used to rehearse. We’d sit outside, light one up, and listen to them jam. Miss those Days On The Green by BGP. Didn’t know about the Jeff Watson band though. Those sure in H were the days!
2021...65 year old baby boomer..we need rock bands like these guys
They got me through 15 months stationed in the Middle East in the early 80's!!!!!!!!!!!
The incomparable Night Ranger...
ブラッド・ギルスのクリケットビブラート、アームでは無くボディーを叩くバージョンは初めて観ました～～😝😝😝
Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson were amazing guitarists...
Just a awesome Rock and Roll band!!!!
Jack had the Perfect 80s Hair ,,,,!!!
Guitar solos are epic.
One of the all time greatest bands! Love them!!
that is what I love about Brad gillis plays the solos EXACTLY like the album....just note for note even the tremolo perfect!
That was my favorite guitar solo in MTV at the time.
I saw this band open for Whitesnake in 2016 in Colorado. Best show i have seen in years. 🎸 🎸 🎶
All around great music. The guitar work is amazing. ROCK ON!!!!
My first "real" concert : Night Ranger at Six Flags (Atl. Ga.) Midnight Madness Tour 1984 . I'll never forget it , and it was my dad who took me to it ....may he rest in peace ........
Those solos still raise the hair on my arms.
I had the PRIVILEGE to see these guys in Irvine, California. Loved them then, love them still! 5-2023👍🤗✌️
I've been loving these guys forever 💞
Powerhouse band. Love this🤘
Still loving it . I’m in my 70’s loving “ The 80’s”... the days of the coolest band ever.❤️
やはり、オリジナルには、敵わない！
Head banging 80's music, so much fun, dancing to it now, have to love it! Night Ranger rocks!
So underrated great band 2 kick ass guitarists especially Gillis.
Just saw them, and they're still rockin'. Brad is one of the top guitarists around
Yes , so many memories ✨🎤😎💫👊🎶
来日公演のチケット取ったので来てみました。やっぱり凄いね！
Don't Tell Me: these guy's don't enjoy playing this song as much as we enjoy this song!!!
oh look real instruments... what are those??
Dude, Drake is so good. I love shows where I can take a selfie while filming the show. Fucking love iMACs and Instagram models on stage.
Galimir Nund I know. These days it's all a bunch of choreographed dancers who hide the true talent (the band) in a broom closet while they "perform." THIS is what it's all about.
ＺＯＫＫＯＮ!
we grew up lol bills and stuff
Pure Perfection !
You guys crushed it last night in Minot, ND! Absolutely awesome! Was a real honor to see ys'll. I'm 40. My first time.
Talk about a crowd taking a magic moment for granted.
Jeff Watson is a monster!
todd k thanks for showing some ❤️ for Jeff!! He was one of my guitar hero’s back in the day. Everyone associates NR with Brad and Rightly so he’s been with them forever but Watson was the alpha male on guitar between this duo! Any guitar player knows that
@@johnclark6916 yeah but brad is sexy
Saw them open for .38 special in Worcester Mass...........And they shit on .38 special.....Great show
I f**king luv this song!!!
Holy smokes that kicked ass!
"It was as if three voices cried out in harmony....and were suddenly silenced..."
A very happy 67th Birthday Jack Martin Blades. April 24, 1954 Palm Desert, CA.. Thanks for being a big part of two of my favorite bands.. Night Ranger (which I seen live in Denver) and Damn Yankees.. Chuck Posey
Saw NR in '85 in Bakersfield,CA. Nice show. The dude's rocked out the arena and really had a large following here in central CA back then. Great era for rock.
I’ve seen them in concert half a dozen times, more than any band in my life. And now number 7 is coming up in October. ❤
How were they?
Night Ranger was bloody fantastic live band. Energy+++. The crowd would remember that experience almost every day for the rest of their lives.
One of, if not THE finest exhibits of rock musicianship the world will ever know. Rock on!!
Saw them summer 1983!SUPER MUSICAL TEAM
In my well spent youth I saw them twice although can only remember one of the shows!
Love Night Ranger. I have seen them live. Absolutely just like the video. And just my opinion but , Jeff Watson is a very very under rated guitarist. We know Brad is a bad ass , but so is Jeff. The dude shredddddsss.
1983 opening for Black Sabbath , Born Again Tour,at the Sam Houston Coliseum, also the first time I smoked Mary Jane, good times.
Lakeland civic center Florida. always thought it was weird for them to be opening for sabbath with Ian. Ozzie was touring with the crew at the same time ... better line up
@@michaelna2011 was there too, Ozzy/ Crue at the Summit, great show Crue was sloppy but full of attitude, Ozzy was amazing in particular Jake E Lee incredible showman and guitarist.
Ha! He wore chevron before it was cool. Love this song!
Hard to believe Night Ranger made this their Vevo video with the ending cut off like that.
On this day in 1983 {February 12th} Night Ranger performed "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" on the ABC-TV Saturday-afternoon program, 'American Bandstand'...
At the time "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" was at position #46 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, two weeks later it would peak at #40 {for 3 weeks}, and it spent twelve weeks on the Top 100...
"Don't Tell Me You Love Me" reached #4 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart...
And on the same episode of 'Bandstand' they also performed "Sing Me Away", eight weeks later it would enter the Top 100 at position #73, and then four weeks later it would peak at #54 {for 2 weeks, it spent nine weeks on the Top 100...
Between 1983 and 1988 the San Franciscan band had eleven Top 100 records with two reaching the Top 10; "Sister Christian" peaked at #5 {for 2 weeks} on June 3rd, 1984 and "Sentimental Street" reached #8 {for 2 weeks} on July 21st, 1985...
Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson were so legit. It would have been interesting to see what Gillis would have done had he stayed with Ozzy.
My top 3 favorite solos
This song and Eddii'e Comin' Out Tonight was the first two songs I heard by Night Ranger..........EPIC!!!!!!
Indeed
Jack Blades fucking rocks
My dad used to do this song in his bands-he sang the vocals and played lead guitar.
rt2
Very cool!
Rob rt2 no he didn't.
No he didn't.
If so youre dad showed you good rock and roll!
Your Dad kicked ass!
Still loving this in 2021!
I concur with what you say.that music.was a spot in time that will always be special and the best.an era to never be again.im glad that was my era hopefully yours too.the no it all.im 54 now and listen to the 80s music everyday.rock on fellow lover of the ,80s era.rock on....
Now that was one hell of a hot summer!!
What a hard-drivin' beat!!! Their first song I remember and their best. "When You Close Your Eyes" is a great power ballad and another MTV classic!
Nice memories from MTV ! 80s!
Were we/they that crazy in the early 80's...Made me laugh. Old rocker here...GREAT SONG!!!!
They really rock on this video! Forgot how charismatic Jack Blades was in his younger days
Saw them in Spokane in 1984 I think? Great concert!
Holy f***; what a classic power hit.
2:25 is the most insane way I’ve seen someone end a guitar solo in my 23 years on this planet . 🌎
Night ranger was of the greatest rock band s .! Loved all there music
The first band I saw in concert, like in 1985.
guitar solos, don't disappoint
I remember getting off the mountain for a week in 84, riding in the back of a T-top Z28 on July 4th, hottie in my lap, cooler full of beer, heading to the beach with this blasting...Good times....
Cool band, member doin bong hits to this! Haaaa had some cool tunes!! No cell phones!! Just good times with friends!! Miss those days
Viva Night Ranger forever, the good rock never died.😘😗😚😙🙌☝👏✌🙌💕💞🎼🎸🙆🎵🎶🎤🎧💗
These guys were great. They seem to be a band that people have forgotten about. Not me!
Great band! Brad is a guitar god!
Love Night Ranger! 🤘
Kickin ASS!!!
Don't tell me you love me...R.I.P. AT THE VERY ENDS When its starts getting really good.