I’m now 71- an old rocker, - grew up playing long before Saga came on the scene, but I always stayed up to date with the latest music coming out, And I must say, when Saga came out, their incredible blend of super catchy hooks and power house sound won me over. I still love this band and all they do. Bravo Guys. Saga forever!
I'm 61, grew up in Houston, Texas. This song by Saga rocked!! So reminds me of high school! Indeed we had some cool rockers from Canada. Loverboy, Triumph, Bryan Adams just to name a few.
I got to see Saga in concert with Journey in San Antonio and it was a great show. Both bands were fantastic. Saga also had a hot called “Wind him up” which was great. Great memories 😁👍
I haven't heard this since I was 13 or 14 watching MTV. Still as good as my memory of it. Thank you guys, so much, for reacting to this. Appreciate ya'll.
How did you go this far without hearing this song? Whoa! Have you not heard any Saga songs since you were 13 or just this particular one and when you came across this reaction video it triggered a memory??
Grew up on the border with Canada and listened to Canadian radio. Saga was one of my favorite bands. Have most of their records in my collection. Great to hear this one get a review.
Lighthouse with "One Fine Morning" and Trooper with "Raise a Little Hell" make the chumbugs pretty happy too. I didn't know that Saga was derived from Fludd. I have this album.
I'm Canadian, living in Vancouver and my local radio station, ROCK 101 plays it often. I really love it too but now I have checked it out. This song was from 1981 and the band is from Oakville Ontario.
1st time I heard this song was on MTV! The video was one of the few videos that was on rotation when mtv first started up. It was a refreshing change for those of us that wouldn't leave the tv ,impatiently waiting to see the nxt video only to find it was once again...U2's Video New years day😂.So yes we loved Saga....❤❤❤❤
A really cool song growing up. I randomly think about this song but could not remember the band but that keyboard stuck in my head. Thanks guys, I would have never remembered Saga with out watching your reaction.
Canada's answer to Freddie Mercury (you'll have to hear more songs to get that). Also, if I'm not mistaken, the pristine production was by Rupert Hine, who I believe was unparalleled in his day.
"Wind Him Up" from the same album is my favourite. Saga actually played my high school (about 30min from their home on Oakville) on the Worlds Apart tour. Alas, I was an idiot and did not go to see them -same thing with The Spoons (check out their Nova Heart or Romantic Traffic for another Canadian band you've never heard - more new wave than Saga). Rush also played my high school but before my time. Keep up the great reactions!
I've seen them in there infancy, playing matinees in the local bar with maybe 10 patrons. They were FIRE even then. I played pinball with Sadler and told him, they had something special. Too bad America couldn't see it....
I have seen them live with my father less than a year ago in germany. I was the only one under twenty there, haha. Man it was such an energy in the tent they played in. One of the best experiences in my life
In 1980 I had the privilege of seeing Saga open up for Rush...it was an incredible show. For more Saga check out Slow Motion, Wind Him Up, Careful Where You Step, Don't Be Late and The Flyer. Also, they did a Chapter series that creates a story. I believe it is on their first 4 albums. Some other "FIRE" Canadian bands are Trooper's Look So Good, Chilliwack's Fly At Night, Prisms Armageddon, Kim Mitchell's Go For Soda and Doucette's Mama Let Him Play...keep up the great reactions and awesome Canadian content!!!
This song didn't hit the airwaves in small town north Texas until 82'. I was instantly smitten because nothing else sounded like this on the radio, at least that I had heard. It's the keys, guitar, and cadence that blew me away. It wasn't new wave pop twaddle that kept smacking us in the face. It was real rock but funky. This and "Wind Him Up". We had no idea of labels back then with Prog and all. There was Rock, pop, R&B and Disco and that was about it in the rock-adjacent world. I think we had just recently heard of Metal and Rap in early 82.
Wow! Thank-you for listening to Saga!. Grew up on this band. Michael Sadler is an incredible frontman and Ian Crichton has unique style of his own on the guitar. Their live stuff is great. If you venture to listen to another, Wind Him Up is a good choice. Keep the great work guys, lots of Canadian music to explore yet...
Canadian gold, guys! Here in Germany Saga was and is a banger. They have a solid fan base. When they come over to Germany, concerts are reliably sold out. There is a live version of this song, played at the Rock am Ring festival. Sadler and his mates are live awesome. And try a few other songs of them as Wind him up, Scratching the Surface, The Call, How Long, Gotta Love it, Only Time will Tell ... great stuff
Finally a reaction to Saga. Love this band. The guitar and keyboard interplay is phenomenal. This album is followed by Heads or Tails which is superb. One of their most epic songs however is Careful Where You Step off of their third album. Plus Ian Crichton the guitarist is so underrated. The keyboard player is Jim Gilmour and he is again underrated. He is the main keyboard player and plays most of the keyboards but the singer, Michael Sadler also plays keyboards and so does the bass player I believe.
Thanks for this one! It was released the year I graduated from high school. It is very much an example of the vibe of that period of time. Lots of eclectic sounds and unique musical groups like Saga. This made me smile. Keep up the great work guys.
Saga never had much of a following but this was an MTV (yall prob like what is that?) staple if you were my age. Such memories of the 80’s…..I literally don’t think I’ve heard this since 1982. Thank you 👍
❤ lost a loved one 2 wks ago & it's you guys w On The Loose helping me feel a little joy & laughter thank you, great analysis of song, loved it then, love it now
This song is the only one that I've ever heard from Saga. It rocks from start to finish. Thanks for giving a little background on them. I'm going to see what else I can discover from them.
these guys were huge in europe in the early 80s and were headliners in stadium concerts. never heard of them earlier on when lived in southern ontario. a great canadian band crowbar - oh what a feeling
I bought this album when I was Stationed in Germany in the late 70's early 80's, when I brought it home, nobody around here had never heard of them, suffice to say, a bunch of my friends ran out and bought the LP too...
Love Saga! Thanks for the great reaction! 😎 I agree with "Wind Him Up" as the next from them but will add "Humble Stance" and "Don't be Late" as others to check out.
Sure some Canadian artists have had extensive exposure in the U.S. -Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Rush, Celine Dion, Barenaked Ladies, Bryan Adams, Nickelback, Shania Twain, Avril Lavigne, The Guess Who etc. But so many great bands/singers haven't. Saga is definitely one. April Wine. Triumph. The Tragically Hip. Blue Rodeo. Sum41. Crash Test Dummies. Platinum Blonde. Honeymoon Suite. Spoons. Strange Advance and Gino Vannelli. I hope that you guys do a theme week/month highlighting some of these great bands songs. Canadian viewers of this channel chime in and let them know what to react to.
I was born and raised in Toronto. About a half hour from Oakville. Saw them a couple of times live. Loved the clarity of the lead singer (Mark) You know every word he's singing.
It always make me happy when you guys like music that I love and grew up with especially when it's a Canadian group and one from my hometown. Canada grows on you. This group's members are from Oakville, Ontario and Mississauga, Ontario. I was born in Oakville and currently live in neighbouring Mississauga. Their Worlds Apart album (1981) is fantastic. I bought it when it came out loved it from the beginning. I played the crap out of this album. Wind Him Up was also a massive hit from the same album. Framed, Time's Up and Amnesia are other excellent tunes off the LP. P.S. I don't hear Rush at all in Saga.
Awesome guys. Great, great song. One thing you definitely should do is revisit this reaction to the VIDEO VERSION is this because the performance aspect is KILLER!! It's conceptual and stage performance with the majority of it being performance, can't stress it enough, check it out. The lead singer is the one playing the keyboard but in that middle break he's playing a keyboard and a piano with the keyboard sitting on top of the piano and he's playing each with one hand, BADASS!
The "Worlds Apart" album is fantastic! The album was produced by the brilliant Rupert Hine, who also produced for Rush, Stevie Nicks, Howard Jones, Thompson Twins and others, so I think that is definitely where you get some of that familiar 80s sound. Definitely a fun band to explore... funny on your album cover image though... my college rommate and I originally had this on vinyl and the US looks to have had an alternate album cover... closeup of mirrored sunglasses face on the cover...
Good choice of songs. They quickly became my second favorite band right after the Beatles, and they still are. I'm ever hopeful that they'll make another album. Forty-plus years just isn't enough!
Great song by a great (underrated) Canadian band. If you want another banger by them, try “Wind Him Up”. Thanks for bringing good Canadian talent to your channel.👍🇨🇦😎🎸😊
This song was Saga's one and only Top 40 hit in America. The song peaked at the #26 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the winter of 1983. This song is a definitely banger indeed!!!
Love Saga. If you like this sound, another great Canadian band to try is STREETHEART. my 3 favs were... comin' true, snow white, and look in your eyes ( and many many more). They did a Rolling Stones cover of Under My Thumb that blows the stones away...
Saga is more prog than Triumph but just as listenable. They have haf several songs played on American radio but in the days before streaming you had to kowtow to whatever the station programmer wanted the DJ to play. They have songs scattered throughout their catalogue that are listed as chapters. All these chapters tell part of the same story. What Do I Know is a terrific song by them but they have a lot of great songs.
Just thought I'd drop off another suggested in case you're interested. *"Come And Go Blues By The Allman Brothers Band"* and if you're interested in watching them perform live, Then I'd recommend *"Come And Go Blues (Live at Beacon Theater, March 2003)"* This is a band that I believe you've reacted once or twice before. This is one of the finest southern rock blues bands that you will ever hear. This is beautiful stuff, bro 🎶🎸🤗
Great reaction guys! If you get a chance to see Saga live, do it! They're still touring with the same vocalist, keyboardist, and guitarist you heard on this album. Try "Wind Him Up" for your next reaction. You'll like it a lot, I'll bet!
Thanks for giving these guys a listen. Hardly anyone has reacted to these guys and they are excellent musicians. That whole Defining Moments album is good. give all tracks a listen
Nice to see you guys having such a great time reacting to this song, a great song from a great band. I have been a fan since Saga’s very early beginning and your reaction to this song accurately reflects how I felt when I first heard them many many years ago. I have been fortunate to see them live ~12 times and even met the band members after one of their shows; not only are these guys amazing musicians but they are amazingly humble and great guys. I always thought that Saga was not only underrated but also ahead of their time; so, to have you guys have such a great reaction 40+ after it was release says a lot. They definitely have a unique sound and I have yet to find a band with such interesting and complex interplays between guitar (Ian Crichton) and keyboard (Jim Gilmour). And yes, Gilmour is the master keyboard player, but he is often supported on keyboard by Sadler as is the case on “On The Loose”. Regarding your album cover comments (which by the way was so funny), note that the US release had a different cover; one without “Socrates” who, as Michael Sadler recalls, was named John and happened to be a man they found in a village near the recording studio and invited him to a photo shoot. The story does not say if John came to the village via a spaceship or not though.....You can actually see the band standing behind the smoke!! For more info on the “On The loose” recording, have a listen to this “Behind the Vinyl” with Sadler ua-cam.com/video/cCUyM4OBP2w/v-deo.html If you want to experiment Saga’s “Wonderland of sounds” (quoting Ryan here) , I suggest you give a listen to “Wind Him Up”, “Conversation (instrumental)”, “Framed” or “No Stranger” …all from the same World Aparts album or if you want to sample some of their earlier masterpieces, “ Don’t be late”, “Humble stance” or “Tired World” to name a few, would be my suggestions.
I actually saw this tour! They were opening for RUSH! If you can believe THAT! Seriously! I saw it live! SAGA is a greatly underestimated band! I have their best of! Can I use even More exclamation points?! !!!! Maybe…. On The Loose! Catwalk! Why Not? Go loud for Canada! 🇨🇦 Unbelievably, I don’t remember which exact RUSH tour. It was in the early 80’s, I can say that for sure. It was an excellent concert, I do remember that about it. 😁
Saga was and is the most successful in Germany, much more than in Canada. They are successful til today. Their last album 2021 peaked at 11 in our album charts. Their biggest success had been the albums Worlds apart (1981), Heads or tales (1983) and Behavior (1985). The first one was nearly a year in the charts, peaked at 9, the next one peaked at 3 and the third one at 2. Place.
I can thank my occasional forays into German radio for introducing me to Saga and Iron Maiden. I lived in, then, West Germany 4 different times between 72 and 90 for a total of 11+ years. Dad was in the U.S. Air Force. I mainly listened to the American military run radio station, but when I was 13, I really started forming my own like's and dislike's as far as music goes and German radio provided some relief when American radio was playing country. I discovered this song fall of '81 and went out to buy the album. It was a few weeks before I left Germany to go into the Marine Corps in 1986, when I heard a track off from the "Somewhere in Time" Iron Maiden album...
@@Wolverines77 Iron Maiden in the 80s and 90s had been a bit more successful in the UK than in Germany, that changed from the year 2000 on, now the were remarkingly more successful in Germany.
Loved Saga. "Wind Him Up" is another great song.
Don't forget "catwalk" and "the flyer"!
I’m now 71- an old rocker, - grew up playing long before Saga came on the scene, but I always stayed up to date with the latest music coming out,
And I must say, when Saga came out, their incredible blend of super catchy hooks and power house sound won me over.
I still love this band and all they do.
Bravo Guys.
Saga forever!
I'm 61, grew up in Houston, Texas. This song by Saga rocked!! So reminds me of high school! Indeed we had some cool rockers from Canada. Loverboy, Triumph, Bryan Adams just to name a few.
I'm 56 , from Berlin , Germany . Saga is still on my playlist
first day of grade 8 in 1980 my home room teacher hung a poster of this band that no one in my class had heard of. Thank you Mr. Proctor!!!!!🎹🎸🎤
I got to see Saga in concert with Journey in San Antonio and it was a great show. Both bands were fantastic. Saga also had a hot called “Wind him up” which was great. Great memories 😁👍
played this at 10 on the Kenwood with tower speakers.
Oakville boys. Hometown love.
They’re still around. There’s a live version of this on YT from the el Mocambo in Toronto this summer.
I haven't heard this since I was 13 or 14 watching MTV. Still as good as my memory of it. Thank you guys, so much, for reacting to this. Appreciate ya'll.
I agree, they should see the live video of this!
How did you go this far without hearing this song? Whoa! Have you not heard any Saga songs since you were 13 or just this particular one and when you came across this reaction video it triggered a memory??
Grew up on the border with Canada and listened to Canadian radio. Saga was one of my favorite bands. Have most of their records in my collection. Great to hear this one get a review.
If you haven’t already you should listen to Babe Ruth “ The Mexican”.
Lighthouse with "One Fine Morning" and Trooper with "Raise a Little Hell" make the chumbugs pretty happy too. I didn't know that Saga was derived from Fludd. I have this album.
SAGA is so good! Clean, technical, and complex! Fantastic Musicians!
I'm Canadian, living in Vancouver and my local radio station, ROCK 101 plays it often. I really love it too but now I have checked it out. This song was from 1981 and the band is from Oakville Ontario.
Wind Him Up is another great song from that album. I remember seeing them in concert in 1982. Great show.
Touring with Pat Benatar. Saw that show as well. But I only went to see Saga.
A great song. A very productive band. Still have all my old Saga LPs. Saw them live in Stockholm back in the mid 1980s.
You have to see framed by Saga 2012 live concert. You’ll never see better shredding.
I seen them in concert back in 1979. They sound as good live as the recording. They opened up for Triumph in the show.
Impossible to dislike this song.
1st time I heard this song was on MTV! The video was one of the few videos that was on rotation when mtv first started up. It was a refreshing change for those of us that wouldn't leave the tv ,impatiently waiting to see the nxt video only to find it was once again...U2's Video New years day😂.So yes we loved Saga....❤❤❤❤
I KNEW you guys would love this amazing 1981 classic. DEFINITELY do the next song after this one, called "Wind Him Up."
A really cool song growing up. I randomly think about this song but could not remember the band but that keyboard stuck in my head. Thanks guys, I would have never remembered Saga with out watching your reaction.
Canada's answer to Freddie Mercury (you'll have to hear more songs to get that). Also, if I'm not mistaken, the pristine production was by Rupert Hine, who I believe was unparalleled in his day.
i discovered SAGA in 1981 as a 9 years old kid, when "on the loose" was playing on the radio, since that verry moment im addicted to SAGA
"Wind Him Up" from the same album is my favourite. Saga actually played my high school (about 30min from their home on Oakville) on the Worlds Apart tour. Alas, I was an idiot and did not go to see them -same thing with The Spoons (check out their Nova Heart or Romantic Traffic for another Canadian band you've never heard - more new wave than Saga). Rush also played my high school but before my time. Keep up the great reactions!
Huge Saga fan, glad you guys enjoyed! Please check out one of my favourites from them “Scratching the Surface”
I am also a HUGE SAGA fan. I have all their studio albums. A fantastic band.
Good choice. Beautiful song. Also has that everpresent rhythmic element in the background.
They were this tight live. Absolute fire.
I've seen them in there infancy, playing matinees in the local bar with maybe 10 patrons. They were FIRE even then. I played pinball with Sadler and told him, they had something special. Too bad America couldn't see it....
I have seen them live with my father less than a year ago in germany. I was the only one under twenty there, haha. Man it was such an energy in the tent they played in. One of the best experiences in my life
Classic! Love this old gem. Obscure tune
I saw Saga when they opened for Jethro Tull in 1982. It was my first live band experience, and they were incredible.
In 1980 I had the privilege of seeing Saga open up for Rush...it was an incredible show. For more Saga check out Slow Motion, Wind Him Up, Careful Where You Step, Don't Be Late and The Flyer. Also, they did a Chapter series that creates a story. I believe it is on their first 4 albums. Some other "FIRE" Canadian bands are Trooper's Look So Good, Chilliwack's Fly At Night, Prisms Armageddon, Kim Mitchell's Go For Soda and Doucette's Mama Let Him Play...keep up the great reactions and awesome Canadian content!!!
This song didn't hit the airwaves in small town north Texas until 82'.
I was instantly smitten because nothing else sounded like this on the radio, at least that I had heard.
It's the keys, guitar, and cadence that blew me away. It wasn't new wave pop twaddle that kept smacking us in the face. It was real rock but funky. This and "Wind Him Up".
We had no idea of labels back then with Prog and all. There was Rock, pop, R&B and Disco and that was about it in the rock-adjacent world. I think we had just recently heard of Metal and Rap in early 82.
Wow! Thank-you for listening to Saga!. Grew up on this band. Michael Sadler is an incredible frontman and Ian Crichton has unique style of his own on the guitar. Their live stuff is great. If you venture to listen to another, Wind Him Up is a good choice. Keep the great work guys, lots of Canadian music to explore yet...
Canadian gold, guys! Here in Germany Saga was and is a banger. They have a solid fan base. When they come over to Germany, concerts are reliably sold out. There is a live version of this song, played at the Rock am Ring festival. Sadler and his mates are live awesome. And try a few other songs of them as Wind him up, Scratching the Surface, The Call, How Long, Gotta Love it, Only Time will Tell ... great stuff
Guys...GREAT reaction!! You had me laughing along with you to this fantastic tune. Awesome....
Finally a reaction to Saga. Love this band. The guitar and keyboard interplay is phenomenal. This album is followed by Heads or Tails which is superb. One of their most epic songs however is Careful Where You Step off of their third album. Plus Ian Crichton the guitarist is so underrated. The keyboard player is Jim Gilmour and he is again underrated. He is the main keyboard player and plays most of the keyboards but the singer, Michael Sadler also plays keyboards and so does the bass player I believe.
Thanks for this one! It was released the year I graduated from high school. It is very much an example of the vibe of that period of time. Lots of eclectic sounds and unique musical groups like Saga. This made me smile. Keep up the great work guys.
Another excellent reaction, SAGA still tours, saw them in November, they put on an outstanding show.
Great reaction to a Great song and Great but very underrated Canadian Band. And yes I am from Canada. 😀😃😄😁
finally....some SAGA reactions!...one of my favorite bands, and one of my favorite albums...
Saga never had much of a following but this was an MTV (yall prob like what is that?) staple if you were my age. Such memories of the 80’s…..I literally don’t think I’ve heard this since 1982. Thank you 👍
❤ lost a loved one 2 wks ago & it's you guys w On The Loose helping me feel a little joy & laughter thank you, great analysis of song, loved it then, love it now
Wow, Saga is an amazing band! I love their song 'On the Loose.' It's such a phenomenal progressive rock track. Keep up the great work, guys!
You guys are so fun😂🎉🥰❤
What a great song!! My first time hearing. It was instantly likable, so catchy, upbeat and interesting. Couldn't sit still🤘😊
Nothing sounded like this when it came out.big production.
This song is the only one that I've ever heard from Saga. It rocks from start to finish. Thanks for giving a little background on them. I'm going to see what else I can discover from them.
these guys were huge in europe in the early 80s and were headliners in stadium concerts. never heard of them earlier on when lived in southern ontario. a great canadian band crowbar - oh what a feeling
They played at my high school back in 1980. Glad you did a reaction to this great Canadian Band.
I bought this album when I was Stationed in Germany in the late 70's early 80's, when I brought it home, nobody around here had never heard of them, suffice to say, a bunch of my friends ran out and bought the LP too...
Love Saga! Thanks for the great reaction! 😎 I agree with "Wind Him Up" as the next from them but will add "Humble Stance" and "Don't be Late" as others to check out.
Sure some Canadian artists have had extensive exposure in the U.S. -Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, Rush, Celine Dion, Barenaked Ladies, Bryan Adams, Nickelback, Shania Twain, Avril Lavigne, The Guess Who etc. But so many great bands/singers haven't. Saga is definitely one. April Wine. Triumph. The Tragically Hip. Blue Rodeo. Sum41. Crash Test Dummies. Platinum Blonde. Honeymoon Suite. Spoons. Strange Advance and Gino Vannelli. I hope that you guys do a theme week/month highlighting some of these great bands songs. Canadian viewers of this channel chime in and let them know what to react to.
Saw them as an opening band YEARS ago. Best opening band I ever saw.
plays all the time on my local radio... Niagara Falls
I was born and raised in Toronto. About a half hour from Oakville. Saw them a couple of times live. Loved the clarity of the lead singer (Mark) You know every word he's singing.
Michael, a great singer. Still is actually 😊
It always make me happy when you guys like music that I love and grew up with especially when it's a Canadian group and one from my hometown. Canada grows on you. This group's members are from Oakville, Ontario and Mississauga, Ontario. I was born in Oakville and currently live in neighbouring Mississauga. Their Worlds Apart album (1981) is fantastic. I bought it when it came out loved it from the beginning. I played the crap out of this album. Wind Him Up was also a massive hit from the same album. Framed, Time's Up and Amnesia are other excellent tunes off the LP.
P.S. I don't hear Rush at all in Saga.
Saw Saga several times in the 80’s. Great band!!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 You really should have watched the video. Brings a whole new level to the song!!!
Awesome guys. Great, great song. One thing you definitely should do is revisit this reaction to the VIDEO VERSION is this because the performance aspect is KILLER!! It's conceptual and stage performance with the majority of it being performance, can't stress it enough, check it out. The lead singer is the one playing the keyboard but in that middle break he's playing a keyboard and a piano with the keyboard sitting on top of the piano and he's playing each with one hand, BADASS!
The "Worlds Apart" album is fantastic! The album was produced by the brilliant Rupert Hine, who also produced for Rush, Stevie Nicks, Howard Jones, Thompson Twins and others, so I think that is definitely where you get some of that familiar 80s sound. Definitely a fun band to explore... funny on your album cover image though... my college rommate and I originally had this on vinyl and the US looks to have had an alternate album cover... closeup of mirrored sunglasses face on the cover...
This was in heavy rotation on MTV back in the 80’s
Big 80’s! You young guys gotta love it. Guitars, drums, and huge sound!
That album is a sonic treasure. Headphone haven. Ian Crichton the guitarist has some crazy licks, great player.
It is definitely dueling keyboard/synth. They can reproduce it live too.
SAGA....SAGA....SAGA. Amazing band. As good live as on the vinyl.
How do I miss that you guys reacted to this? I love this song.
Love the appreciation for such a fantastic song. Those drums were sick.
Good choice of songs. They quickly became my second favorite band right after the Beatles, and they still are. I'm ever hopeful that they'll make another album. Forty-plus years just isn't enough!
Great song by a great (underrated) Canadian band. If you want another banger by them, try “Wind Him Up”.
Thanks for bringing good Canadian talent to your channel.👍🇨🇦😎🎸😊
This song was Saga's one and only Top 40 hit in America. The song peaked at the #26 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the winter of 1983. This song is a definitely banger indeed!!!
No. I think you're thinking the Winter of 1982. That's when I remember hearing it on the radio. I know it was then because of my circumstances.
I remember when this song came out.. brings me back to my childhood! Definitely on my long playlist lol
I loved this song from the first note and so did 'the flyer'!! 🫶🫶🫶🫶🤩
I love this song.
Their recording called Silent Knight is one the greatest recordings in the history of music. Iconic band.
Love Saga. If you like this sound, another great Canadian band to try is STREETHEART. my 3 favs were... comin' true, snow white, and look in your eyes ( and many many more). They did a Rolling Stones cover of Under My Thumb that blows the stones away...
This was the very first song I saw on MTV in 1981. It's hard to believe it's been that long. Still love it.
I'm 71 and can't sit still listening. those were the days!
Love how you guys mentioned Danny Elfman. Oingo Boingo was sooo good. And so was this song from Saga. Glad you guys liked it
Oh holy crap, how could I forget Rush? 😮Kick ass band!
I've said this before...to survive in Canada (small market) you can't be an average band! Love your reactions.
I'm 71 and loving it. can't sit still. Those were the times.
That lick does remind me of the break from "to be real" by Cheryl Lynn, heard both songs a bunch of times and never thought of it! Disco it is, lol
Best 2 chord song EVER !!!! E(flat)& F throughout. So much musicianship put in to it.
SAGA was an amazing CDN Band, but did not get the recognition they deserved in North America. Way ahead of their time.
Killer song, a basher from the start to the end
Such a great song. It transports me back to a particular place and time as soon as I hear it.
Saga is more prog than Triumph but just as listenable. They have haf several songs played on American radio but in the days before streaming you had to kowtow to whatever the station programmer wanted the DJ to play. They have songs scattered throughout their catalogue that are listed as chapters. All these chapters tell part of the same story.
What Do I Know is a terrific song by them but they have a lot of great songs.
Saw them live back in the 80’s
loved them in germany in the 80ies ...
Always loved this song and blast it on the rare occasion it comes on the radio
Awesome song cranked up in the car!
Just thought I'd drop off another suggested in case you're interested. *"Come And Go Blues By The Allman Brothers Band"* and if you're interested in watching them perform live, Then I'd recommend *"Come And Go Blues (Live at Beacon Theater, March 2003)"* This is a band that I believe you've reacted once or twice before. This is one of the finest southern rock blues bands that you will ever hear. This is beautiful stuff, bro 🎶🎸🤗
Great reaction guys! If you get a chance to see Saga live, do it! They're still touring with the same vocalist, keyboardist, and guitarist you heard on this album. Try "Wind Him Up" for your next reaction. You'll like it a lot, I'll bet!
The other group this sounds like is Toto. On some of their stuff from Hydra and Turn Back, they were proggy and uptempo like this.
Thanks for giving these guys a listen. Hardly anyone has reacted to these guys and they are excellent musicians. That whole Defining Moments album is good. give all tracks a listen
I Remember buying this album on tape 2000 years ago !
You guys are funny as hell! Love your reactions! ❤
Banger Alert! Oh man, this takes me back. God, how I love this track! Thanks for this!
This has been playlist for me since it was on the radio.
Their instrumental Conversations from the same album is fire.
The chorus, your on the loose, i'm on the loose and then were on the loose speaks volumes. This is a lace up your boots song to unite
This song was an opening track for many keg parties in the woods 🪵
an old Roller Rink Song, where's my skates?!?!?!?!?!
Nice to see you guys having such a great time reacting to this song, a great song from a great band. I have been a fan since Saga’s very early beginning and your reaction to this song accurately reflects how I felt when I first heard them many many years ago. I have been fortunate to see them live ~12 times and even met the band members after one of their shows; not only are these guys amazing musicians but they are amazingly humble and great guys. I always thought that Saga was not only underrated but also ahead of their time; so, to have you guys have such a great reaction 40+ after it was release says a lot. They definitely have a unique sound and I have yet to find a band with such interesting and complex interplays between guitar (Ian Crichton) and keyboard (Jim Gilmour). And yes, Gilmour is the master keyboard player, but he is often supported on keyboard by Sadler as is the case on “On The Loose”. Regarding your album cover comments (which by the way was so funny), note that the US release had a different cover; one without “Socrates” who, as Michael Sadler recalls, was named John and happened to be a man they found in a village near the recording studio and invited him to a photo shoot. The story does not say if John came to the village via a spaceship or not though.....You can actually see the band standing behind the smoke!! For more info on the “On The loose” recording, have a listen to this “Behind the Vinyl” with Sadler ua-cam.com/video/cCUyM4OBP2w/v-deo.html
If you want to experiment Saga’s “Wonderland of sounds” (quoting Ryan here) , I suggest you give a listen to “Wind Him Up”, “Conversation (instrumental)”, “Framed” or “No Stranger” …all from the same World Aparts album or if you want to sample some of their earlier masterpieces, “ Don’t be late”, “Humble stance” or “Tired World” to name a few, would be my suggestions.
I actually saw this tour! They were opening for RUSH! If you can believe THAT! Seriously! I saw it live! SAGA is a greatly underestimated band! I have their best of! Can I use even More exclamation points?! !!!! Maybe….
On The Loose! Catwalk! Why Not? Go loud for Canada! 🇨🇦
Unbelievably, I don’t remember which exact RUSH tour. It was in the early 80’s, I can say that for sure. It was an excellent concert, I do remember that about it. 😁
Notice he starts with “you” are on the loose, then “Im” on the loose, then “we” are on the loose. Keyboard was 🔥
Saga was and is the most successful in Germany, much more than in Canada. They are successful til today. Their last album 2021 peaked at 11 in our album charts. Their biggest success had been the albums Worlds apart (1981), Heads or tales (1983) and Behavior (1985). The first one was nearly a year in the charts, peaked at 9, the next one peaked at 3 and the third one at 2. Place.
I can thank my occasional forays into German radio for introducing me to Saga and Iron Maiden. I lived in, then, West Germany 4 different times between 72 and 90 for a total of 11+ years. Dad was in the U.S. Air Force. I mainly listened to the American military run radio station, but when I was 13, I really started forming my own like's and dislike's as far as music goes and German radio provided some relief when American radio was playing country. I discovered this song fall of '81 and went out to buy the album. It was a few weeks before I left Germany to go into the Marine Corps in 1986, when I heard a track off from the "Somewhere in Time" Iron Maiden album...
@@Wolverines77 Iron Maiden in the 80s and 90s had been a bit more successful in the UK than in Germany, that changed from the year 2000 on, now the were remarkingly more successful in Germany.
Love this song! Bought this album when it first came our in the early 80's!