The harmonica was played by the lead singer's Grandpa. This was one of his Grandpa's hit songs back in the late 1930s/40s. When they made this version they kept wanting to cut here and there, stop, redo a bar. His Grandpa got so mad he said they better play it like (*#) real musicians or stop it all together!!
The following year I saw Iron Maiden, Twisted SIster, The Scorpions, and I can't remember who else, up in Buffalo, NY while stationed in the Army near there.
A lot of people don't realize the singer guitar player who founded Blackfoot was originally an early drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd who quit drums to start Blackfoot & is the reason why he's played for Skynrd since they reformed. So technically Rossington is not the only "original" member if Skynrd still playing with them! I was lucky to see Blackfoot twice, & "Skynrd" several times! Rock On, mofos! 🤘🌎❤
Yes Rickey was there in the beginning and even sings on some demos that became the First And Last album but he did not join Skynyrd when the got back together ,. It was about 3 or 4 albums later after they got back together
The first song I heard from Blackfoot was Highway Song. Absolute masterpiece. I didn't know the name of the band at the time but was blown away by it. It's nearly 7 minutes long. You could call it Blackfoot's Freebird, as it has change up in tempo and melody and is an epic jam session. Would have to make a longer video for that one though but it's totally worth it.
The lead guitarist Ricky Medlock, is now with Lynard Skynard. I also want to you to know the harmonica was played by his grandfather Shorty Medlock. The memories that yall bring back are wonderful on some KICKASS SOUTHERN ROCK!!!! Thanks again guys
Ballad of Curtis Loew is a tribute to Shorty Medlocke(Rickey Medlocke’s grandpa), who taught the guys in Lynyrd Skynyrd how play guitar and other instruments. One of the greatest songs by the band. By the way, Curtis Lowe was the name of Ronnie Van Zant’s dog!
@@MNNorthstars67-93 Very cool! It's amazing the enormity of his contribution and influence on southern rock, even though so many people (myself included until a few days ago) hadn't heard his name. There ought to be a movie made about Shorty Medlocke.
Us Baby boomers were lucky to get the best of the 50s, 60s and 70s. We had it all, born at the right time. I remember buying this album in my late 20s back in the late 70s. We had Rock/soul/jazz/country/pop/reggae/ etc. I weep for the younger generations like GenX and Millennials Edit: GenX who are responding to my post, stop projecting by using millennials and Gen Z because you also missed out as much as they did. The whole "Whataboutism" is a terrible argument and you guys were 4 and below in 1969. Thanks... We were teens/20s then.
Anyone born any time after that period ALSO has the pleasure of experiencing all of that music anytime they wish... stop thinking you boomers are special.
It amuses me (in a good way) to see these two youngsters discovering the musical awesomeness that we had served up to us from every point on the compass. Boomer music rules! Cheers....
This is on my permanent playlist, right between 'If You Wanna Get to Heaven" and "Flirtin with Disaster". BTW, the harmonica at the beginning is mimicking a train.
One of my favorite bands. Been waiting for you guys to discover them. Ricky Medlocke was a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. He left before they signed their big label contract, but was huge in them forming their sound and has song writing credits on the very early stuff. He later rejoined Skynyrd post plane crash and tours with them to this day.
Ricky was not a founding member. Drummer Bob Burns quit for a:short time and Medlocke filled in briefly at the time they cut the Muscle Shoals demos. Burns returned shortly after that in about 70-71.
@@flyingburritobro68 oversimplification I admit. But since he was the drummer on their original demos you get what I’m saying. The band certainly treats him like a founder.
Ah yes. This is just one of the great southern rock and roll bands. Blackfoot really hit with this one. We had it all musically growing up in the 50s, 60s,and 70s. Music that cannot be matched!
@@Jcrash71 + 3. We had it so much better over our years and youth and the outlook was not what it is now. I feel sorry for our off spring and their futures.
By the way, the guy playing the harmonica is Shorty Medlocke who was the granddaddy of the leader in the band, Ricky Melocke . Shorty wrote this song. Also, Shorty Medlocke was actually one of the inspirations for Lynyrd Skynyrd's "The Ballad of Curtis Lowe" along with a few other guitarists Ronnie Van Zant admired such as Son House, Robert Johnson and Rufus “Tee-Tot” Payne when he wrote the song.
A few years ago I saw an old video of Blackfoot live. The audience was full of hats n` mullets and the band looked like they were having a blast. Awesome band!
Saw these guys in 1981 on a triple bill with Krokus and Ted Nugent. They were a great southern rocking band that never really became a headline act. Their popular song at that time was "Fly Away." Check it out.
Thanks for reviewing this! My dad was the producer for the first Lynyrd Skynyrd recordings and also the first 2 Blackfoot records. I grew up with these guys and wound up as guitarist in Blackfoot years later. Thanks for the glowing remarks about both bands. Great groups!
The Original Train, Train was written by Shorty Medlock, the grandfather of the lead singer, Ricky. The original is more bluegrass with some blues and is about the city of Jacksonville.
The harmonica intro was performed by Rickey Medlocke's Grand father Shorty Medlocke. The harmonica during the song was Cub Koda who was the singer/guitar player for Brownsville Station. They wrote the song Smoking in the Boys room. I worked with Blackfoot as a sound engineer, Rickey Medlocke is one of the good guys in the music business \mXm/
I knew this would make you feel better ❤️ I had this album as a teenager, and wore it the heck out!! I saw them, on this tour with Mother's Finest and AC/DC!! With Bon Scott as lead!! 😲 Best concert in my life ❤️
I went to high school in 78 we had the greatest music ever was in that time I'm a retired drummer play it in a southern rock band from 19 years old until 60 years old I'm 65 now great times
Jay & Amber, you’ll love these great R&B classics: Stephanie Mills- “I Never Knew Love Like This Before” and Al Wilson- “Show And Tell” !!!! This song reached #38 and Blackfoot's "Highway Song" reached #26, their only top 40 songs.
This song always makes me think of Elvis' rockabilly classic "Mystery Train". You should react to that. It's early young rockabilly Elvis. Raw Elvis!! 👍 Its got the same similar feel, same tempo and even played in the same key
Blackfoot really made their mark on music at the tail end of the Southern Rock movement with this and Highway Song! --The entire Blackfoot Strikes album is classic! Many great songs on it!
Love these guys Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, April Wine. Man I had a blast in the 80's got to see all of them a few times. Great reaction keep up the good work!
This album had a few other good songs on it. I would like to see what you think of Wishing Well and Highway Song from this same album. Fun reactions guys!
My dad and his work buddies had a jam band to blow of steam once in awhile and just hang out drink some brews and play good rock music. Dad plays drums very well. Neal pert and buddy rich were his inspirations. This was a song they played along with many other southern rock songs.
Awesome guys, I saw these guys open for UFO when they had Paul Chapman on blazing lead guitar and they had to be on their A Game after Blackfoot had a burning opening set. Saw a bunch of great shows in the Orpheum in Boston back in the 70s & 80s. Great music never dies no matter who it is, you folks are proof of that. Try some UFO sometime, Lights Out would surprise you. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
Love UFO during the Tonka years! They absolutely should listen to something/anything off of "Wild Willing and the Innocent", "Mechanix" or "Making Contact".
@@vicprovost2561 UFO. UFO. UFO. UFO. UFO. UFO. UFO. UFO . UFO .UFO. Lights Out, Rock Bottom, Love To Love, Mother Mary, This Kids, Natural Thing, Let It Roll, Out In The Streets, Shoot, Shoot, Pack It Up And Go. Soo many great songs to choose from. One of the best Classic Hard Rock bands from the 70s.
SOOOOO glad you reacted to this song/band. This one of my go to pick me up songs!!! I grew up after the age of steam powered locomotives but my grandfather worked on the railroad from the 1920s through the 1960s and he gather some old LP recordings of steam locomotives in various settings. Listening to those old recordings from the 50s as steam was on the way out I REALLY relate to the harmonica at the start of this song. It really truly sounds reminiscent of a steam locomotive pulling out of a station with a heavy load. So many people don't realize the emotional power of hearing a mechanical creation like a steam locomotive getting to work. It sure doesn't hurt that the song absolutely ROCKS all the way through.
Not much for comments, from an old hobo but that harmonica was unbelievable. If you’re never seen a steam locomotive start up, there’s a thing called wheel slip that sometimes happens. Look it up and think about the way he plays and you will be amazed. Only old hobo’s recognize it. Godspeed beautiful people to you and your lovely family.
Great track....i can't believe I'd never heard of them. Thanks!! Wet Willie is another band with a great southern rock sound. Their song "Leona" is a lot of fun and rockin'!
You guys... I loved your reaction, mainly because I reacted to that song in much the same way many, many years ago. BTW every song on the Strikes album is fabulous. I love seeing young folks enjoying what I consider "my" music and I'm almost 68 yrs old...rock on!
I remember when you were introduced from Rome and you said "I'm not sure I'm going to like this rock stuff" You've come a long way my friend. Next.....Blackfoot - Highway Song
I saw Blackfoot together with Molly Hatchet back in 1983 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. What a concert!!! I was in the Marine Corps stationed over at Camp Lejeune, NC and a few of us made the drive over to Fayetteville to see the concert. We thought we might run into some trouble because Fayetteville is right outside Fort Bragg, the home of the 82nd Airborne and Army special forces... inter-service rivalry being what it is. None at all, we got along great with the Army guys and we all had one hell of a great time at the concert and after. I have really great memories of that concert and I've always been a fan of Southern Rock. Thank for sharing, glad you enjoyed!
Brother Cane. Underrated band song is Got no shame. Killer band with harmonica and killer guitars. Lead vocalist and guitarist plays with Lynard Skynard now.
Ricky Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd started the band Blackfoot. Watch the live version of "Highway Song" from Zurich and you will see him in his younger days.
This is one of the all time best southern rock songs. The harmonica evokes the image of a train rollin' along gathering speed and blowin' the horn. No choice but to bob your head and dance.
Nice selection! Highway Song is a totally kick@ss song from Blackfoot.
Every song on this album!
Great song. Fantastic vocals by Rickey.
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Highway Song is my favorite Blackfoot song
Highway Song is fantastic, and it really shows the singer has an amazing range to his vocals.
The harmonica was played by the lead singer's Grandpa. This was one of his Grandpa's hit songs back in the late 1930s/40s. When they made this version they kept wanting to cut here and there, stop, redo a bar. His Grandpa got so mad he said they better play it like (*#) real musicians or stop it all together!!
You go Grandpa!
Go grandpa!!! They listened.
The harmonica was played by Ricky's grandfather shorty medlock
I saw Blackfoot opening for Molly Hatchet back in the 80's and they killed it! Both bands!
Me too! 80ish little blurry then!😵💫
I saw both together also, rocking concert both bands were awesome.
Saw Helix, Blackfoot and Molly Hatchet in 82. It was awesome!
The following year I saw Iron Maiden, Twisted SIster, The Scorpions, and I can't remember who else, up in Buffalo, NY while stationed in the Army near there.
@@DewayneGore Just saw Maiden again last year. They are great in concert!
One of my all time favorites. Highway Song and Wishing Well. They are a Native American Band. LOVE LOVE LOVE Them!!!
Wishing well is a fantastic song from them...titaly different from the free version
All of Strikes!
also, "Rattlesnake Rock n Roller"
Run and Hide....Left Turn on A Red Light....Baby Blue ....yeah, all of "Strikes." Such a killer album and band.... WOW.
I always felt these guys were severely underrated. They bring the crunch, but always with a hook.
A lot of people don't realize the singer guitar player who founded Blackfoot was originally an early drummer for Lynyrd Skynyrd who quit drums to start Blackfoot & is the reason why he's played for Skynrd since they reformed. So technically Rossington is not the only "original" member if Skynrd still playing with them! I was lucky to see Blackfoot twice, & "Skynrd" several times!
Rock On, mofos!
🤘🌎❤
Sooo true
I knew Rickey Medlocke had been in Skynyrd before leaving to start Blackfoot but had NO idea he had played drums!!
Ricky Medlocke is who I believe you are referencing and I do believe he is still with Leonard Skynyrd.
Yes Rickey was there in the beginning and even sings on some demos that became the First And Last album but he did not join Skynyrd when the got back together ,. It was about 3 or 4 albums later after they got back together
_#cheers_
Blackfoot is, in my opinion, one of the most under rated bands.
Molly Hatchet, Marshall Tucker Band and The Outlaws are good southern rock bands
Flirtin with disaster is amazing
Marshall Tucker Band has more ex-members than Menudo and The Temptations combined. 🤣
@@willdwyer6782 what does that have to do with checking out some of there songs and why do you know so much about menudo ?
@@craigparker9744 😂😂
No Skynyrd?
The first song I heard from Blackfoot was Highway Song. Absolute masterpiece. I didn't know the name of the band at the time but was blown away by it. It's nearly 7 minutes long. You could call it Blackfoot's Freebird, as it has change up in tempo and melody and is an epic jam session. Would have to make a longer video for that one though but it's totally worth it.
That is one of my very favorites
Yes…Highway Song, Fly Away and Dry Country. Three more killer tunes you two I’m sure will really get your grooves on to.
Love you guys
Highway Song is another must listen to song...
Blackfoot and Redbone are two Native American bands who broke into the mainstream...
Redbone was not an exclusively Native American band. It comprised of Native Americans and Mexican Americans.
YES! Highway Song is my favorite! I saw them as the opening act for Nazareth... They out performed them in a big way.
Big Head Todd and the Monsters...
Rickey Medlocke is now with Lynyrd Skynyrd now and he was with them in the early 70's too. That Harmonica on TrainTrain is his grandad Shorty.
I've been begging them to do Redbone! I hope they do, but I'm sure they've got a long list ahead.
Classic. Blackfoot, Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Marshall Tucker, The Outlaws, and more! I could listen all day
Omg this was one of my dad's favorite songs (RIP Dad)! Thank you for checking this one out! 🥰🥰🥰
_my mom passed away when i was 15_
_years old and my dad 10 years ago_
_~ rest in paradise ~_ 😔 🕯
@@sunnystormy4973 I'm so sorry for your losses. 🥺💐🕯️❤️🩹
@@DenaeK _thank you_
_and sorry for your loss_
😔🥺💐 🕯 ❤️🩹
Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, and Blackfoot show was a total Southern Rock overload!
The lead guitarist Ricky Medlock, is now with Lynard Skynard. I also want to you to know the harmonica was played by his grandfather Shorty Medlock. The memories that yall bring back are wonderful on some KICKASS SOUTHERN ROCK!!!! Thanks again guys
Didn't the grandfather actually write the song way back when?
Yes, he did!
Ricky medlock was actually a founding member of Lynard skynard.
Ballad of Curtis Loew is a tribute to Shorty Medlocke(Rickey Medlocke’s grandpa), who taught the guys in Lynyrd Skynyrd how play guitar and other instruments. One of the greatest songs by the band. By the way, Curtis Lowe was the name of Ronnie Van Zant’s dog!
@@MNNorthstars67-93 Very cool! It's amazing the enormity of his contribution and influence on southern rock, even though so many people (myself included until a few days ago) hadn't heard his name. There ought to be a movie made about Shorty Medlocke.
I partied on the bus with their late drummer, Jakson Spires, in Lawton, Oklahoma. Helluva guy!
Us Baby boomers were lucky to get the best of the 50s, 60s and 70s. We had it all, born at the right time. I remember buying this album in my late 20s back in the late 70s. We had Rock/soul/jazz/country/pop/reggae/ etc. I weep for the younger generations like GenX and Millennials Edit: GenX who are responding to my post, stop projecting by using millennials and Gen Z because you also missed out as much as they did. The whole "Whataboutism" is a terrible argument and you guys were 4 and below in 1969. Thanks...
We were teens/20s then.
We were lucky in so many ways.
@@Richard2003 you know it :)
Anyone born any time after that period ALSO has the pleasure of experiencing all of that music anytime they wish... stop thinking you boomers are special.
It amuses me (in a good way) to see these two youngsters discovering the musical awesomeness that we had served up to us from every point on the compass. Boomer music rules! Cheers....
@@J.R.Steel85 I saw my first concert ever in Ft Wayne Indiana and Blackfoot opened up for AC/DC and it was amazing!!!
Had to be in 1980 or so.
I’m 70 years old and this song never gets old! Loved it the first time I heard it and still do!
This is on my permanent playlist, right between 'If You Wanna Get to Heaven" and "Flirtin with Disaster".
BTW, the harmonica at the beginning is mimicking a train.
Blackfoot's best song is Highway Song. Absolutely amazing song!
I concur!
@@waynethompson4315 Fly Away rocks it as well.
We used to crank that song getting ready for our deployments in the military. That has always been a JAM!
Thank you for your service 💗
Blackfoot is a Native American southern rock band from Jacksonville FL. Highway Song is my favorite. I think you guys will like it too.
Must be something in the water in Jacksonville? A whole bunch of great bands are from there.
This band is very underrated for their music. Another ROCKIN song is “Rattlesnake Rocking Roller” & “Fox Chase” Enjoy these songs.
I always loved their cover of Wishing Well also.
Gotta hear some Fox Chase - Shorty Medlocke!
Highway Song too!
So glad you've found Blackfoot! So glad you're not afraid to dive head first into this ocean we call, MUSIC! Keep your playlist growing!
One of my favorite bands. Been waiting for you guys to discover them. Ricky Medlocke was a founding member of Lynyrd Skynyrd. He left before they signed their big label contract, but was huge in them forming their sound and has song writing credits on the very early stuff. He later rejoined Skynyrd post plane crash and tours with them to this day.
Ricky was not a founding member. Drummer Bob Burns quit for a:short time and Medlocke filled in briefly at the time they cut the Muscle Shoals demos. Burns returned shortly after that in about 70-71.
@@flyingburritobro68 oversimplification I admit. But since he was the drummer on their original demos you get what I’m saying. The band certainly treats him like a founder.
He also sang lead on some of those demos
White Dove is one of the songs Ricky Meadlock did and the man's range is just incredible as high as he can get.
Train...one of the very best Southern Rockers ever. One of the ones that you stay in your car till it's over.
Thank you for finally reacting to this I have been waiting for over a year
This southern boy has always loved Blackfoot......from way back in the day
I love the way they use the harmonica in the beginning to mimic the sound of a train
Ah yes. This is just one of the great southern rock and roll bands. Blackfoot really hit with this one. We had it all musically growing up in the 50s, 60s,and 70s. Music that cannot be matched!
Us baby boomers were lucky.
@@Jcrash71 + 3. We had it so much better over our years and youth and the outlook was not what it is now. I feel sorry for our off spring and their futures.
This song instantly transports me to standing around a bonfire in a field somewhere ❤
The 70’s were a magic time indeed.
Great tune! They have 1 more that got airplay called Highway Song.
I saw Def Leppard open for Blackfoot, NYC ‘82 at the Palladium- theater sized venue. Living in Manhattan had it’s advantages. Walked home.
Bootleg?
Dolly Parton covers this song on one of her albums and does an amazing job.
By the way, the guy playing the harmonica is Shorty Medlocke who was the granddaddy of the leader in the band, Ricky Melocke . Shorty wrote this song. Also, Shorty Medlocke was actually one of the inspirations for Lynyrd Skynyrd's "The Ballad of Curtis Lowe" along with a few other guitarists Ronnie Van Zant admired such as Son House, Robert Johnson and Rufus “Tee-Tot” Payne when he wrote the song.
“Highway Song” & “Left Turn on a Red-light” are two more good ones.
A few years ago I saw an old video of Blackfoot live. The audience was full of hats n` mullets and the band looked like they were having a blast. Awesome band!
Saw these guys in 1981 on a triple bill with Krokus and Ted Nugent. They were a great southern rocking band that never really became a headline act. Their popular song at that time was "Fly Away." Check it out.
That HAD to have been an unbelievable show!
They got really big in England.
I saw them at hole in the wall that held maybe 200 people and Def Leppard opened up the show.
Yes!!! Train train you did it!!! Thank you so much for doing this song!! Y'all rock!! ♥️
Ricky Medlockes grandfather Shorty on the harmonica. Highway Song is another good one from Blackfoot.
And Shorty wrote the song
Never got through a Summer back in the day without seein Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, and 38 Special playin a show or festival together somewhere.
Vertical smiles was my introduction to them as a teenager. Great album cover.
To me you can't beat 70's rock. I was born in '68 and love Skynrd, Steve Miller Band, Eagles, and most of all the rest!
This whole album is a banger!
Thanks for reviewing this! My dad was the producer for the first Lynyrd Skynyrd recordings and also the first 2 Blackfoot records. I grew up with these guys and wound up as guitarist in Blackfoot years later. Thanks for the glowing remarks about both bands. Great groups!
Muscle shoals?
Dowd Cooper who? Sorry. The Swamper's.
FUN FACT: Ricky Medlocke (lead singer/guitar) only has 1 lung. A childhood illness had left him with only one lung
True....you would never know. He's so amazing.... could really hit that high note as well.
That harmonica intro you like was played by Ricky Medlocke's uncle, "Shorty Medlocke, who also wrote the song.
Now you gotta listen to Blackfoot's song, Highway Song. Since you liked Freebird I know you'll like Highway Song.
The Original Train, Train was written by Shorty Medlock, the grandfather of the lead singer, Ricky. The original is more bluegrass with some blues and is about the city of Jacksonville.
You are reliving my youth playing these classic Southern Rock songs!!!!!!! Love your reviews of them as well
The harmonica intro was performed by Rickey Medlocke's Grand father Shorty Medlocke. The harmonica during the song was Cub Koda who was the singer/guitar player for Brownsville Station. They wrote the song Smoking in the Boys room. I worked with Blackfoot as a sound engineer, Rickey Medlocke is one of the good guys in the music business \mXm/
"Highway Song", "Warped", "Wishing Well"....all killer Blackfoot tunes.
Ohhhhh this song is such a HUGE classic song from the 70's. Sing along!! 😊🎶♥️
Jay!!! Another Southern Rock jammer that you will absolutely love is Whiskey Man by Molly Hatchet
WOW! Thanks for the memories. My very first concert. Blackfoot opening up for Foghat in 79 or 80. Love it!
A banger if there ever was one!
I knew this would make you feel better ❤️ I had this album as a teenager, and wore it the heck out!! I saw them, on this tour with Mother's Finest and AC/DC!! With Bon Scott as lead!! 😲 Best concert in my life ❤️
I went to high school in 78 we had the greatest music ever was in that time I'm a retired drummer play it in a southern rock band from 19 years old until 60 years old I'm 65 now great times
70s rock the Best rock period hers some proof
Jay & Amber, you’ll love these great R&B classics:
Stephanie Mills- “I Never Knew Love Like This Before” and
Al Wilson- “Show And Tell” !!!!
This song reached #38 and Blackfoot's "Highway Song" reached #26, their only top 40 songs.
YESSSSSSSSSSS "Show & Tell" and "Highway Song!"
This song always makes me think of Elvis' rockabilly classic "Mystery Train". You should react to that. It's early young rockabilly Elvis. Raw Elvis!! 👍 Its got the same similar feel, same tempo and even played in the same key
Blackfoot really made their mark on music at the tail end of the Southern Rock movement with this and Highway Song! --The entire Blackfoot Strikes album is classic! Many great songs on it!
So true. What's odd, is that most of modern country music today, incorporates the sound of the old southern rock bands.
WOW! I forgot all about Blackfoot!!! These guys were raw R &R from top to bottom. What a great blast from the past! Thank You!!!!
Good ol' Southern Rock always brings a smile to my face.
Love these guys Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet, April Wine. Man I had a blast in the 80's got to see all of them a few times. Great reaction keep up the good work!
Your going to love this🤘this song still gives me chills.
Saw Blackfoot, Johnny Van Zant band and 38 special at the homecoming party at Jax coliseum for $8.00
Imagine hearing this for the 1st time on an 8-trac stereo . \m/
I've heard similar Harmonica solo in a 80's song - 'Missionary man' by The Eurhythmics
This album had a few other good songs on it. I would like to see what you think of Wishing Well and Highway Song from this same album. Fun reactions guys!
I love Wishing Well, hope they get to it sometime 🙋🏻♀️
two great ones for sure.
This is one of many reason why I love your show. You also introduce me to new music. Thank you,I’m 63 Class of 80
Their song, "Highway Song" is badass. Saw them live in 1979.
I’m glad y’all enjoyed this so much. I enjoyed watching you have a good time.
A must for you both are the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and the song If You Want To Get To Heaven! Awesome harmonica playing also. Please react to them!
My dad and his work buddies had a jam band to blow of steam once in awhile and just hang out drink some brews and play good rock music. Dad plays drums very well. Neal pert and buddy rich were his inspirations. This was a song they played along with many other southern rock songs.
Great band, great song, great reaction! Need to hear Highway song! Love you guys! 👋✌👍❤
Next on your Blackfoot journey, I would suggest "Rattlesnake Rock 'N' Roller". Another great intro.
Awesome guys, I saw these guys open for UFO when they had Paul Chapman on blazing lead guitar and they had to be on their A Game after Blackfoot had a burning opening set. Saw a bunch of great shows in the Orpheum in Boston back in the 70s & 80s. Great music never dies no matter who it is, you folks are proof of that. Try some UFO sometime, Lights Out would surprise you. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
Time for them to do some ufo. Let's start with boogie.
Love UFO during the Tonka years! They absolutely should listen to something/anything off of "Wild Willing and the Innocent", "Mechanix" or "Making Contact".
@@jeffreyflint6286 We need UFO!
@@vicprovost2561 UFO. UFO. UFO. UFO. UFO. UFO. UFO. UFO . UFO .UFO. Lights Out, Rock Bottom, Love To Love, Mother Mary, This Kids, Natural Thing, Let It Roll, Out In The Streets, Shoot, Shoot, Pack It Up And Go. Soo many great songs to choose from. One of the best Classic Hard Rock bands from the 70s.
@@ssRocker-nn3tp UFO for sure, come on Amber and do Lights Out, you will both love it! 🎸
SOOOOO glad you reacted to this song/band. This one of my go to pick me up songs!!! I grew up after the age of steam powered locomotives but my grandfather worked on the railroad from the 1920s through the 1960s and he gather some old LP recordings of steam locomotives in various settings. Listening to those old recordings from the 50s as steam was on the way out I REALLY relate to the harmonica at the start of this song. It really truly sounds reminiscent of a steam locomotive pulling out of a station with a heavy load. So many people don't realize the emotional power of hearing a mechanical creation like a steam locomotive getting to work. It sure doesn't hurt that the song absolutely ROCKS all the way through.
Train, Train! Love it!
Not much for comments, from an old hobo but that harmonica was unbelievable. If you’re never seen a steam locomotive start up, there’s a thing called wheel slip that sometimes happens.
Look it up and think about the way he plays and you will be amazed.
Only old hobo’s recognize it.
Godspeed beautiful people to you and your lovely family.
Try Highway Song next!
Ricky Medlocke's dad played harmonica on this song.
The harmonica in the beginning is a mimic of the sound a steam locomotive makes when it starts moving…
Ricky medlock was a drummer in lynyrd Skynyrd very early on
And is a guitarist and background vocals in the current incarnation of Skynyrd
Warrant did an excellent cover of this song on their Cherry Pie album.
This song and "Highway Song" were their big 2 songs.
So glad you finally reacted to this. I knew you would love it with all that harmonica!!
You foks Rock! Thanks for all you do for the Music Community! ❤
Great track....i can't believe I'd never heard of them. Thanks!!
Wet Willie is another band with a great southern rock sound. Their song "Leona" is a lot of fun and rockin'!
better late than never!! 👍😃👍
You guys... I loved your reaction, mainly because I reacted to that song in much the same way many, many years ago. BTW every song on the Strikes album is fabulous. I love seeing young folks enjoying what I consider "my" music and I'm almost 68 yrs old...rock on!
So happy you finally found Blackfoot. I had the same reaction as you when I first heard them in 1982 and have been a a fan ever since.
I've been saying for a year now, Blackfoot: Highway song......Prepare to be shook. And Jay I feel your pain. I'm a Colts Fan; Cinncy my second Choice.
This song, and a couple of others on this album, were written by lead singer Rick Medlock's grandfather, bluegrass musician Shorty Medlock.
I remember when you were introduced from Rome and you said "I'm not sure I'm going to like this rock stuff" You've come a long way my friend. Next.....Blackfoot - Highway Song
I absolutely LOVE this song. Thank you for playing it.
blackfoot is a VERY underrated band
I saw Blackfoot together with Molly Hatchet back in 1983 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. What a concert!!! I was in the Marine Corps stationed over at Camp Lejeune, NC and a few of us made the drive over to Fayetteville to see the concert. We thought we might run into some trouble because Fayetteville is right outside Fort Bragg, the home of the 82nd Airborne and Army special forces... inter-service rivalry being what it is. None at all, we got along great with the Army guys and we all had one hell of a great time at the concert and after. I have really great memories of that concert and I've always been a fan of Southern Rock. Thank for sharing, glad you enjoyed!
Brother Cane. Underrated band song is Got no shame. Killer band with harmonica and killer guitars. Lead vocalist and guitarist plays with Lynard Skynard now.
Ricky Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd started the band Blackfoot. Watch the live version of "Highway Song" from Zurich and you will see him in his younger days.
This is one of the all time best southern rock songs. The harmonica evokes the image of a train rollin' along gathering speed and blowin' the horn. No choice but to bob your head and dance.