First Time Reaction to Foghat - Slow ride

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  • @johnellis3550
    @johnellis3550 10 місяців тому +119

    I'm a foghat fan from way back some good stuff right here . I'll be 67 next year and I can honestly say our generation had the greatest of music that was ever created .

    • @lunixcaptain
      @lunixcaptain 10 місяців тому +1

      Everyone feels that way about the music of their youth.

    • @jeffreyflint6286
      @jeffreyflint6286 10 місяців тому +7

      Right on man! I'm 64 and still rockin

    • @BeeLineEast
      @BeeLineEast 10 місяців тому +8

      Man the 70s how well i remember.

    • @ginao8935
      @ginao8935 10 місяців тому +5

      I’m 57. You are 💯 right!!! Nothing better than old time rock.

    • @MarkMay-cr6bv
      @MarkMay-cr6bv 10 місяців тому +3

      @@lunixcaptain That's true -- to a point. But back in the day there was no autotune and no Pro Tools or any digial equipment. You had to be a real musician that could sing, write your own songs, compose your own music and play your own instruments. There was no social media or at-home equipment that would make it possible for someone to become a fake star overnight. You had to pay your dues playing high school dances and clubs and bars and then tour -- sometimes for years -- in vans and trucks to play before 50-100 people a night. Record companies weren't looking to make an instant fortune or copy whatever was selling that month and so they spent years and multiple albums grooming and developing artists. Those artists also drew from a wide range of various influences, rather than today's artists stuck in their narrow sub-genres. For those with real talent, all that touring, hard work and playing countless hours together produced great music, which is why so many young people today are reacting to and enjoying songs and albums that are 30-50 years old and was often recorded before they were born. Many today don't don't buy albums or invest time in bands or singer/songwriters. They just download stand-alone songs from whatever flavor-of-the-month "artist" tickles their fancy that day and add it to a playlist, much of which is disposable crap. Of course there are exceptions, but will most of today's singers, bands or rappers be actively recording in 30 years (as so many from the 60s, 70s and 80s still are), and will much if any of that music be influencing new generations of artists? I doubt it.

  • @qtrhors1
    @qtrhors1 10 місяців тому +15

    All us Grey beards just jammin. What a time it was. I'm class of 78 and 63 years old and remember it all.

  • @tomsawyer6324
    @tomsawyer6324 10 місяців тому +40

    Foghat and The Pat Travers Band was the first concert I went to in 1979. Awesome concert and tickets were $6.50!!!! Give Pat Travers a listen BOOM BOOM out go the lights, Snorting whiskey Drinking cocaine .Very underrated guitar player.

    • @terrylandess6072
      @terrylandess6072 10 місяців тому +3

      Never got to see Travers and still feel the production on his album Crash and Burn is almost god tier. You can compare it to most any other album of it's time including Van Halen, Black Sabbath, etc. - Don't change a any settings and compare the album sound - clarity, bass presence, crispness - yikes. Punch, let's not forget that either. From an album made in 1980 . . . .

    • @7thkansascav468
      @7thkansascav468 10 місяців тому +4

      Pat Travers was a beast! My introduction to him was "Life in London".

    • @chadkrueger7538
      @chadkrueger7538 10 місяців тому +2

      I saw the same concert in Madison WI. It kicked a$$!

    • @tomsawyer6324
      @tomsawyer6324 10 місяців тому +2

      @@chadkrueger7538 Show was at Mesker Zoo and Amphitheatre Evansville, Indiana. Party with the animals!

    • @suesmith7968
      @suesmith7968 10 місяців тому +3

      I was at that show in Minnesota!! I was 29 and felt like one of the oldest there! We got hit on by a couple 15 year olds. 🤣🤣😎. It was a great concert, tho. I went to see Pat Travers, so Foghat was a bonus! ☮️❤️

  • @jeffreyflint6286
    @jeffreyflint6286 10 місяців тому +26

    Been a Foghat fan since way back in 1973. I'm 64 now and their still in my top ten all time! 👍👍🤘🤘❤️❤️❤️

  • @kathybrown9472
    @kathybrown9472 10 місяців тому +22

    In the late 70’s we listened to this song cranked way up!! And yes, sleazy, sexy it’s got it all!! Love Foghat!!

  • @jonfazzone5125
    @jonfazzone5125 10 місяців тому +8

    70’s Classic Rock Just Hits Different. What a Great 70’s Classic Rock Song 🔥🔥🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @hubrisnaut
    @hubrisnaut 7 місяців тому +3

    True story, I worked at club back in the '90s and we hired Foghat to play on my birthday. One crazy thing was how their sound engineers "tuned the club". They set up and cranked every amp up to the max, it was like a rocket ship was going off, and then adjusted the levels so there was no feedback. When they played, their sound was crystal clear You couldn't speak to the person beside you and the sound was vibrating the entire place. It just was so clear you didn't mind how loud it was. I can't explain it well here, it was an experience.

  • @Mr.Sidenote
    @Mr.Sidenote 10 місяців тому +8

    My thoughts are: what a great couple, i love the playful banter between the two of them.

  • @bernan1
    @bernan1 9 місяців тому +5

    'am I being set up?'
    "No. It's just a good rock song!'
    Proceeds to peak sideways at her to see if the audiodisiac is working....lol

  • @lancerx1759
    @lancerx1759 7 місяців тому +3

    Rhythm is the best build up to an explosive climax

  • @Cosmo-Kramer
    @Cosmo-Kramer 10 місяців тому +17

    If you wanna make Tasha blush, have her react to a lyrics video of, *"Miracles",* by Jefferson Starship. The song is amazing, I daresay, one of the 10 best mainstream rock ballads of the '70s.

    • @SteveMavronis
      @SteveMavronis 10 місяців тому +5

      Make sure it’s the long version with the extra verses!

  • @barriehull7076
    @barriehull7076 10 місяців тому +2

    Foghat are an English rock band formed in London in 1971.

  • @richardvincelette9741
    @richardvincelette9741 10 місяців тому +1

    Foghat were the ultimate rhythm and blues Rock Band 🔥

  • @laurakali6522
    @laurakali6522 10 місяців тому +10

    48 years ago this song dropped. Fool for the City, My Babe, Stone Blue, Third Time Lucky, Honey Hush and My Babe are a few more. Foghat was/is just a great rock band. We loved them here in Connecticut. Saw them too many times to count.

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 10 місяців тому

      You lucky to see them a lot...who else have you seen? Go ahead and write me a book! Lol ..

    • @KevinHudson-q7i
      @KevinHudson-q7i 10 місяців тому

      Take to the river was a jammer by FOGHAT REVEREND AL GREEN wrote the song 😊

    • @KevinHudson-q7i
      @KevinHudson-q7i 10 місяців тому

      I know I left out the word ME sorry my bad.😮

  • @yambo59
    @yambo59 10 місяців тому +2

    One of the big rock bands of the seventies, we had so much variety in music back then and about the best music era ever - but then I was right in the middle of it im 64 and a bit biased as I graduated high school in 1977 -

  • @terryknoblock1962
    @terryknoblock1962 10 місяців тому +5

    Dude! So nailed! She’s got your a$$ dialed TF in! Haha

  • @CJ-Fischer
    @CJ-Fischer 10 місяців тому +4

    Huge roller skating song at the Rink in the late 70’s and early 80’s! Great memories when I was a kid in the Midwest

  • @Illinois_Steve
    @Illinois_Steve 8 місяців тому +3

    "...take a slow ride on me..." Bro makin' his woman blush on YT.

    • @annastayja
      @annastayja 7 місяців тому +1

      Slow ridin' woman, you're so fine

  • @David-fp1fj
    @David-fp1fj 10 місяців тому +9

    I love how Mrs. T thinks she's being "set up." So funny how well she knows Mr. T 😂. Great jammin" tune with the funky bass and the out of control slide guitar!

    • @Abri412
      @Abri412 10 місяців тому

      I've probably heard this song 1000 times, but only the radio version. I could tell he was setting her up too, but I wasn't sure how. I mean, the radio cut has enough in the lyrics that you know what they're talking about if you pay attention, but nothing over-the-top. When we got near the end it was suddenly like "OK, there it goes." I know the song and he got me with it too.

  • @vickybolsby9153
    @vickybolsby9153 10 місяців тому +10

    F9ghat is one of the timeless from their Era! This song just gets ya moving ! 🤙

  • @99cachorro
    @99cachorro 10 місяців тому +3

    Everybody saw that smirk!

  • @cshubs
    @cshubs 10 місяців тому +9

    The song was on the soundtrack for Dazed & Confused, a superb movie! It begins on the last day of high school in 1976. There are different stories going on and there's a big party in the woods and cruising and dealing with jerks. Stars include Milla Jovovich, Ben Affleck, Matthew McConaughey, Parker Posey, Renee Zellweger, and Adam Goldberg, the Jewish soldier in Saving Private Ryan.
    They released the soundtrack in two volumes, and both are bangers.

    • @maingate7672
      @maingate7672 10 місяців тому +4

      Not a bad song on that soundtrack!

    • @qtrhors1
      @qtrhors1 10 місяців тому +1

      The last day of school 1976 I was sophomore. We fn rocked. I remember it well....so much killer jammin guitar rock.

  • @joecrone9862
    @joecrone9862 10 місяців тому +7

    Everyone always knew, but no one actually said. But definitely a great song. Another excellent reaction you two!

  • @LordEagle
    @LordEagle 10 місяців тому +3

    I saw these guys in a tiny little bar in Austin,,,,'93ish. They BLEW THE ROOF OFF!!!!💥💥💥👍😎

  • @TheGreatGig73
    @TheGreatGig73 6 місяців тому +2

    That was the funniest and best reactions to that song, ever! Thank you!

  • @simple1me302
    @simple1me302 7 місяців тому +2

    I work at home Depot.
    I wish this song was on their playlist.
    Fun song.

  • @royceflc
    @royceflc 10 місяців тому +2

    My eyes are watering I'm laughing so much... great reaction!

  • @Frostrazor
    @Frostrazor 10 місяців тому +3

    Love it! This was one of my patreon requests a year ago that turned you on to that T. Love that you're sharing with Tasha.
    Great stuff!!!
    One of the greatest rock jams ever!!! Sounds like T was being suggestive too!!!

  • @markwilliams6394
    @markwilliams6394 10 місяців тому +4

    Fool for the City is a great album, but my favorite is the Stone Blue album. Seen Foghat 5 times in concert. My first time was in 1978 with BTO and Judas Priest. The last time was in a bar before Lonesome Dave and Rod Price passed away.

  • @TheSuperSnake313
    @TheSuperSnake313 10 місяців тому +3

    One of my favorite bass lines, this is an essential classic rock song
    🤘🔥🤘

  • @PhilSaunders-c3n
    @PhilSaunders-c3n 10 місяців тому +2

    I forgot how cool this song was I haven’t heard this song in years

  • @JoeSmith-ey2xp
    @JoeSmith-ey2xp 10 місяців тому

    It's absolutely a song about the act.

  • @alkronlage5236
    @alkronlage5236 10 місяців тому

    That song was my friends and I kick ass, jam, rockin out song that we heard on the radio almost everyday while driving back home from school in 76!
    Ageless classic rock!

  • @dakotaman408
    @dakotaman408 10 місяців тому +14

    Yall should redo this one with the live version, great crowd interaction. Had a great opportunity in the early 90s to see them live at Long Beach Naval Station

    • @wendymotogirl
      @wendymotogirl 10 місяців тому +1

      Yep, Foghat live 1977 every song on that album is way way better than the original Studio version.

    • @xtrmfc
      @xtrmfc 10 місяців тому +1

      Hell Yes !!!! Foghat Live 1977 .. The Booming drums at the start … Saw them in the mid 90’s at a little concert bar .. They tore the roof off of the Building .. 🤘🏼😂🤘🏼

    • @scrambler69-xk3kv
      @scrambler69-xk3kv 10 місяців тому

      Nope this is the one, live versions always have too much BS in them. They need to hear it as it was first recorded as we did back in the day. I am 70 and I was there.

  • @metalmark1214
    @metalmark1214 10 місяців тому +4

    It's the song to play when you are on your riding lawn mower 🤘

  • @winslow551
    @winslow551 10 місяців тому +3

    Definitely a set up!!!

  • @ewetoobblowzdogg8410
    @ewetoobblowzdogg8410 10 місяців тому +2

    I've seen these guys twice. Once they played with Black Oak Arkansas and Montrose (with Sammy Hagar). The other time they opened for Emerson, Lake & Palmer. These fellas jam!

    • @terrylandess6072
      @terrylandess6072 10 місяців тому +1

      I guess opening for ELP isn't much different from when I saw them open for Queen. They get a crowd ready. I can't remember if Hagar was with Montrose when I saw them open for Sabbath. Fun days.

    • @ewetoobblowzdogg8410
      @ewetoobblowzdogg8410 10 місяців тому +1

      @@terrylandess6072 Who knew we'd be living thru history?

  • @bradsullivan2495
    @bradsullivan2495 10 місяців тому +1

    One of their underrated songs: Stone Blue

  • @trebreh1100
    @trebreh1100 10 місяців тому +2

    You 2 have the best reaction to this song. Yes he set you up.

  • @RICHIEV333
    @RICHIEV333 6 місяців тому +1

    Slow Ride, a song many young couples listened to in the back seat of a car.

  • @patticampana9458
    @patticampana9458 10 місяців тому +2

    She knows what it's about😁

  • @geneaikenii1092
    @geneaikenii1092 10 місяців тому +3

    You guys are funny as hell. Love y'all. And this is a fun Foghat number. And a dirty little riff rockin wit it.

  • @Brandi6666
    @Brandi6666 10 місяців тому +2

    I cant get enough of the 70’s screaming guitar bands❤️🤘 foghat live album is stellar and one of the few live albums that were huge,huge, huge

    • @billwalker7556
      @billwalker7556 10 місяців тому

      you should have seen these bands live in the 70' like I did. Great music . Awesome shows.

    • @Brandi6666
      @Brandi6666 9 місяців тому +1

      @@billwalker7556 seen them at their best/original members❤️🤘

    • @billwalker7556
      @billwalker7556 9 місяців тому

      @Brandi6666 Great. Weren't the 70's awesome musically? I saw so many of the artists and bands from then. I saw Foghat in ATL.

  • @Billy-zv6gv
    @Billy-zv6gv 10 місяців тому +1

    I've been hoping since way back in the 1900's for someone to listen to this funky jam, and it turns out to be y'all, so I thank you for this!

  • @Spiritbro77
    @Spiritbro77 9 місяців тому

    Saw this band in the '70s too. :) A couple of times. Love Foghat

  • @quincee3376
    @quincee3376 10 місяців тому +1

    Reminds of Dazed & Confused. Great movie. This is in it.

  • @margaretervin8895
    @margaretervin8895 9 місяців тому +1

    And he said trust me with such a straight face lol ....go go 70's rock (66 yrs old)

  • @billwalker7556
    @billwalker7556 10 місяців тому +2

    Another song that caused me to get a speeding ticket. How could you not put your foot to the floor blasting this song?

  • @causticchameleon7861
    @causticchameleon7861 10 місяців тому

    Brings back memories of the skating rink in the 70’s.

  • @patticampana9458
    @patticampana9458 10 місяців тому

    Yep. That's exactly what it I'd, good old rock and roll. You guys rock!🙂✌️

  • @ziggymarlowe5654
    @ziggymarlowe5654 10 місяців тому +3

    I think I know what Slow Ride is, but I could just have a dirty mind. For sure I know this is one good ole' rockin banger.

  • @cosmyccowboy
    @cosmyccowboy 10 місяців тому

    I saw foghat in the Jacksonville florida coliseum in the mid 70’s! What a great show!!!

  • @patdonnelly9392
    @patdonnelly9392 10 місяців тому +1

    OK....this is one of those songs that blasted out of cars (that some lucky seniors had) cruising the Boulevard after High School let out!! Brings me back to walking that 10 block walk home from school (small town, no school busses or anything) in the 70's with my friends, everyone taking their time and trying to look cool. Was a great time to be young!

  • @miyolinux
    @miyolinux 7 місяців тому

    Bro...I'm the same way. I could sing every word of a song, but I never paid attention to the lyrics or what they were saying.
    ...IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC!!! 🤘

  • @iRenegade164
    @iRenegade164 10 місяців тому +1

    I've seen these guys exactly how many times I've seen BOC. Why? Because they ALWAYS open for BOC!
    One of my favorite shows was Meatloaf warming up for Foghat opening for BOC at Radio City Music Hall - KILLER CONCERT.
    (BTW, there was a man who must have been 70 years old sitting in front of us(!), we figured he must have had a 'season ticket' for that seat and went there for *every* show - good for him ;p )

  • @HeartOfHippie
    @HeartOfHippie 3 місяці тому

    I remember skating at the skating rink on Saturdays every Saturday to this song, it was always backwards skate, I’m 64

  • @Bricklinsv1970
    @Bricklinsv1970 10 місяців тому +2

    God I miss those days!

  • @FloridaRocks
    @FloridaRocks 10 місяців тому +5

    Now you just gotta do "Fool for the City"! 😊

  • @richardmeyer5615
    @richardmeyer5615 10 місяців тому

    Here's another Foghat hit: Slipped, Tripped, Fell in Love.

  • @TheRockDude99
    @TheRockDude99 10 місяців тому +1

    Great song! I started listening to it in the early 80s! A classic! Love the two of you! :)

  • @barrycohen311
    @barrycohen311 9 місяців тому +1

    "That was a lot to process.." lol

  • @johncrocker-nh7ey
    @johncrocker-nh7ey 10 місяців тому

    I got the opportunity to see them in 75 and they were awesome honey hush is a great song to listen to fool for the city another one

  • @allanpeck8523
    @allanpeck8523 2 місяці тому

    At the begining of the buildup up to the climax of the song where Lonesome Dave is singing "elevate me mama", well back in the day I always heard that part as "hello baby mama" LOL.
    I prefer "hello baby mama" because - hey sometimes a slow ride results in making a baby mama. 🤣

  • @stephenkittle6586
    @stephenkittle6586 10 місяців тому

    Saw Foghat a Few times , GREAT LIVE BAND!! 😍🎸🔥

  • @richardclingempeel6111
    @richardclingempeel6111 10 місяців тому +1

    I liked his suggestion at 5:35😆

  • @garytom1935
    @garytom1935 10 місяців тому

    Awesome cool song, Slow Ride was a long night for him, finish strong, Live Vision is good too 🎸🎸🎤🥁👏😎👍

  • @sswise1977
    @sswise1977 7 місяців тому +1

    My Dad has the 8 Tracks tape and I ended up with it ..player too 😂❤🎉

  • @Almcingrid3663
    @Almcingrid3663 10 місяців тому

    Such a fun dance song!

  • @ppiechnik
    @ppiechnik 10 місяців тому

    Had this album when I was 16....have loved it!!!

  • @billwalker7556
    @billwalker7556 10 місяців тому +1

    Check out the bass line. It carries the song. It is awesome.

  • @derekhorlock1976
    @derekhorlock1976 10 місяців тому +1

    Had this on 8 track, spent more time in my car than in the house, teenager thing 😂🎉😂

  • @christarpley6861
    @christarpley6861 10 місяців тому

    It's amazing how they play so fast my hands hurt just hearing it

  • @MRBrien77
    @MRBrien77 10 місяців тому

    Badass slide guitar ever

  • @michaeljordan5131
    @michaeljordan5131 10 місяців тому +1

    Hello Mr & Mrs T! You got to hear this on the Foghat Live album. The whole album is great!!!

  • @thegreatdeception2563
    @thegreatdeception2563 10 місяців тому

    Foghat ....70s baby

  • @tedd8055
    @tedd8055 9 місяців тому

    Bad arse bass in that song.

  • @TheGreatGig73
    @TheGreatGig73 6 місяців тому

    Their studio was down the road from my house and I always wanted to crash one of their rehearsals. But I never did. Damn!

  • @andrewmellen849
    @andrewmellen849 10 місяців тому

    They are still jamming and touring. The drummer is the only guy left.

  • @royhale682
    @royhale682 10 місяців тому +2

    My man is a man’s man

  • @Mainecoonlady.
    @Mainecoonlady. 10 місяців тому

    Ya’ll do know what they’re singing about right? That’s why we always crank it up!!!

  • @matthewhunt7665
    @matthewhunt7665 10 місяців тому +1

    This was a great skate song on saturday night

  • @garygeorge9648
    @garygeorge9648 10 місяців тому

    Great driving tune.

  • @markhaus2830
    @markhaus2830 10 місяців тому

    Hi Guys, Foghat will be on tour in 2024. The current line up is AWESOME! They have a new album called "Sonic Mojo" and it's GREAT!

  • @mikelundquist4596
    @mikelundquist4596 10 місяців тому

    This was my first introduction to funky bass.

  • @margaretreed9935
    @margaretreed9935 10 місяців тому +1

    Lol you two are great! Love my slow ride!

  • @barrycohen311
    @barrycohen311 9 місяців тому +2

    They ain't tallkin bout no car...lol

  • @FloatBLT28
    @FloatBLT28 5 місяців тому

    This could be the pilot for sitcom!

  • @metimepresents1528
    @metimepresents1528 6 місяців тому +1

    Do KISS lick it up!!!! One of the best!!!😂😂

  • @alonzocoyethea6148
    @alonzocoyethea6148 10 місяців тому

    TNT, I saw Foghat in 1979..We had such a good time I didn't even mind getting grounded by the parents for a month! (They closed the show with this song ) And it's been in at least 3 car and 2 beer commercials that I can think of.."The Lincoln Continnental sport coupe..Take a slow ride in one today!" 9:55, Tasha, that's 2 sex songs in disguise he's got ya with now..remember Led Zepplin's "Trampled Underfoot"?

  • @mark1448
    @mark1448 10 місяців тому

    2 of my favorite Christmas songs are "Little Drummer boy" by WhiteHeart and The Pretenders - 2000 Miles - 1995 (Better Graphics & Audio)

  • @pumpkinhead34
    @pumpkinhead34 10 місяців тому

    That whole guitar solo is an orgasm! LOL!

  • @terrisue4059
    @terrisue4059 10 місяців тому

    Who can say they don't think of Dazed and Confused when you hear this song?

  • @bobdelp2023
    @bobdelp2023 10 місяців тому +1

    TOOOOOO DAMNNNNNN FUNNY GUYS!!!😊AT LEAST SHE KNEW WHAT IT WAS ABOUT T👍, THAT'S AWESOME, WAY TO GO TANYA! 😊

  • @sharonchaput9705
    @sharonchaput9705 6 місяців тому

    Great reaction.

  • @TalklikeAPirate
    @TalklikeAPirate 10 місяців тому

    In the late 70's as a muscle car driver and college sophmore; I swear I had no idea and thought it was about driving fast in a cool car. Sad about wasted opportunities....alot makes sense now. 😢

  • @time3947
    @time3947 10 місяців тому +2

    She can protest all she wants, but Tasha has a dirty mind. I will tell you how I know. As a purveyor of innuendo, I learned a long time ago that they would have no meaning to someone with a completely 'pure' mind.
    It would be like that joke about the airplane going right over their (or, in this case, Tasha's head) heads because they simply didn't get it.
    So, Tasha can act as uppity as she wants, but for those that know, it is just an act.... because, otherwise, there would be 'no reaction'.
    TASHA, want to prove me wrong... then I DARE YOU to listen to Frank Zappa's "Dinah Moe Humm" completely without a any reaction... no laughing, no blushing, and no fake disgust or shock., That is my challenge to you. ;-P
    BTW, even though I have just subscribed, I have actually been following you guys for a little while now.... and as an original GEN X geek and guitar player, I can surely recommend songs to you from many genres... especially serious kick ass guitar songs.
    Cheers,
    Tim

  • @RM-ks8pp
    @RM-ks8pp 10 місяців тому

    Seen these guys live a few years back at Summerfest here in Milwaukee. Great slide guitar on this jam...

  • @randybaker6042
    @randybaker6042 10 місяців тому

    Foghat Live is one of the best live albums. Slow Ride. I Just Want To Make Love To You. Every song on the album.
    Definitely need to react to I Just Want To Make Love To You off Foghat Live.

  • @HidingFromFate
    @HidingFromFate 10 місяців тому

    lol, hilarious reaction from Tasha, especially around half way through.

  • @mojoriot2293
    @mojoriot2293 10 місяців тому +1

    Great classic!
    Though I don't think Tasha was as impressed as T with this song. Lol.
    Try putting her on to Jethrro Tull! I think she'd like them more. That flautist / flutist, or flute player (so many ways to call someone that plays a small tube! Lol.) That Flutist is a banger!!
    Fyi... A bit of music history...
    In 1989, the Grammys added the 'Heavy Metal' category. 🤘😎🤘
    As an 18yo, hardcore metalhead back then, I was looking forward to the first Metal Award from a reputable & respected Award Show!
    A BIG 'WIN' for metal! getting some respect and maybe some appreciation for the genre.
    I watched it live, as most metalheads at and around my age, since we were the first generation of metalheads, & should be counted as REAL MUSIC!
    Back then, there was a lot of hate & politics, etc. Just like they did it to RAP in the 90s, & many other 'save the kids' BS.
    Anyway... The nominations were odd, but as it was a new & growing genre, I don't think the people that made the nominations didn't know much about metal bands...
    And the nominations are,
    -Iggy Pop
    -Metalica
    -Jane's Addiction
    -Jethro Tull
    ...
    Like I said, no Testament, no Megadeth, no Anthrax, and SO MANY OTHERS left out in the cold.
    So, the time comes for the winner... Every metalhead out there was SURE that Metalica was the ONLY choice between the 4.
    I was slifhtly torn, as I was, & still is, a huge fan of Jane's. But, of course, Metalica was going to win. No possible way that any of the others can get even close to Metalica.
    Megadeth MAY have had a shot, as their album that year was 'So Far, So Good, So What' & that album was my favorite album that year... (* I might be off with Megadeth's timing, I believe that album came out in '88, so I don't know if Megadeth would've been able to be nominated. )
    OK... So, here we GOOO.. Out comes one of my favorite singers ever!
    ALICE COOPER!
    This is gonna be amazing! Let's go!
    :opens envelope:
    AND THE WINNER IS...
    JETHRO TULL!!!
    ...Wait. What? Did he say Jethro Tull?!?! Wait, they're going on the stage. This is a joke, right?!
    JETHRO TULL IS NOT A METAL BAND!! Heavy rock on occasion, but more just ROCK. Maybe they switched the envelope, maybe it's a joke...
    All the crazy things going through my brain. I could not understand this full-on, hit-job on my genre! It's a conspiracy! They're trying to kill OUR MUSIC!
    ...and on, and on I went. All night, & for many days I was talking about it with friends.
    It was a huge thing with ALL METALHEADS, & I think it made metalheads even more close with each other. The metal scene has always been a great... loving isn't right, but an inviting and a accepting group, no matter what, or who you are. If you love metal, you're one of us. But this Grammy thing just made us closer...
    (It took a while, but I do get back into Tull, but never as much. But I think Tasha would like them!)
    Ok, that's longer than I expected, but I just wanted to add my own experience with the facts. I hope you enjoy 'story time' for now.
    And I hope it's a new story. It'd be a bitch if I said all that & you already know that story.
    Oh well.
    Have a rockin' holiday! 🤘😎