@@MarkTubeG You are absolutely correct. There was a time when musicianship and talent truly meant something. Now, it's all about appearance and presentation first, with talent ranking pretty much at the end of the list, since they can just "fix" it.I absolutely despise listening to an artist sing while having no idea whether or not they can actually sing. The worst part is that the public is so conditioned for perfection that the industry auto tunes absolutely everything, whether it needs it or not.
@@anthonyboerio4955: You mention Nancy Wilson in the same breath as Clapton, Van Halen and Berry yet she was the 3rd best guitarist in her band. 1. Roger Fisher 2. Howard Leese 3. Nancy Wilson. Who do you think played all those rocking solos in their early songs? Sure wasn’t Nancy, why, because she couldn’t. Nancy is okay on acoustic, but she wouldn’t come close to the top 50 guitarists in the world. As long as Roger and Howard were in the band, Nancy was regulated to rhythm guitar or a few acoustic riffs. Roger and Howard wrote and played the heavier stuff. And I’m willing to bet if you ask Nancy, she would admit she is no Clapton or Van Halen. I see where you are coming from. Nancy is a good looking woman and blonde! But Lita Ford would roast Nancy on electric guitar.
@@virgildailey1970 Yes, Nancy is no Clapton or Hendrix but she is a pretty good guitarist. That opening of Crazy is pretty tricky and you could see she is even a little loose with it live. I played it years ago and it was pretty tricky so my hat is off to her.
I was born in 1960 and I started listening to music in 1969 and what a wonderful time to be alive and experience the beginning of Rock and Roll. I went to my first Summer Jam at Arrowhead Stadium in 1974 and saw Rory Callagher, Linda Ronstadt, Robin Trower, and Jethro Tull I was only 14 I'll never forget about it.
@mwfmtnman that is not what I said. I am stating that today's music is less about knowing how to play a musical instrument and sing on pitch. The music of today is more about the "glitz and glitter." The riff is a computer generated loop of mimicked sounds. The "beat" is an electronic click of vering frequencies. Live performers sing into a microphone, and the pitch is corrected before it is heard by the audience. I am calling out the so-called artists who use other people's work and either splice or "remix" it with different lyrics and call it new. Poetry is poetry. Being a wordsmith takes talent. The skills to use a computer to "cut and paste" and edit audio files are above my ability. The ability to actually use a musical instrument to create a pleasing sound scape is a much different level of skill. The ability to reproduce what you created with a musical instrument in front of a crowd of people on a regular basis takes a much higher skill level. Today's artists due to whatever? Do not reproduce what they did in the studio without computer generated assistance.
@@richardbarrick1492 By definition, unique is one of a kind. A thing can't be 'so' or 'very' one of a kind. It either is one of a kind or it isn't. I completely agree Heart is unique, just quibbling with the grammar because that's the nerd I am. :)
The smoke-filled bars with foosball, girls, and Heart playing constantly in 75, 76. We were 16 and 17 years old! Thanks for the awesome memories Heart.
Yep that was my childhood too. My Dad owned a bar / pool hall with burgers and a juke box . Was sneaking cigarettes by age 8.in 1974. Grew up with the best music.
@@themidnightspecialtvshow Its an emotional time capsule for us who grew up during this era. Its so great how it reconnects us. The production was so spot on to capture the feel of these bands.
46 years on, this still stands up as a truly great rock song played by a really tight band with one of the best female singers in the history of rock and pop. Nothing more to add.
It was always agony waiting for "The Tonight Show" to end on Friday night so I could watch some of the best live music performances of the decade on "The Midnight Special."
You were fortunate to be able to watch this show full of great live performances every Friday night. My generation had "Friday Night Videos" instead. 😞 But I'm thrilled to be able to experience these great performances now on UA-cam, 40 to 50 years later! 🙂
@@burtsugarman-pq3mp Thanks again for this channel. My wife and I would not have driven 90 miles north to the U. of Toledo in April 1974 to see Steely Dan in concert, if we hadn't seen how great they were live on "The Midnight Special" in Feb. and Aug. of 1973. Forever grateful!
Late summer 1980, sitting waiting for Empire Strikes Back in a giant widescreen cinema in Westwood, and who should stroll in and sit six rows down but Ann and Nancy and the rhythm boys Michael and Steve, no roadies, no groupies, no hangers on, just the band, no one bothering them. Turns out they were in town for a show at the Forum. It's just that rock 'n roll life in the 70's. ❤
Everybody's talking about how insanely good her voice is (rightfully so) but her stage presence is also top notch and it all comes naturally , nothing fake about her, she was really born to be a Rockstar...
Anne's so beautiful she doesn't even unleash all of her potential here and she still has all the power in the world vocally. She could sing the phonebook in her heyday and make it a hit.
It really took the "talent" those two girls had, to shine through with "guts", in an all male dominated world of rock. I can't imagine the intimidation factor. The best female rockers of the rock era.
Yes. Only thing we'll never have is stereo M Special video performances, as I believe they never did get to the point of broadcasting them in stereo. Some of the ABC In Concert vids from that era are synched to the stereo FM radio simulcasts of those shows. Not complaining, though... they've done a fine job with this latest batch of remasters from Midnight Special.
Ann Wilson is so gorgeous many would forgive her for being something other than the phenomenal singer we are privileged to witness here, but fortunately this breathtaking goddess of a woman could really, really sing.
I think so too! If you want to see a phenomenal live performance from Heart watch their Stairway to Heaven tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center, here on UA-cam!!!
I loved this band! What an outstanding performance! Anne has such a distinct powerful voice, and Nancy's guitar-playing is outstanding! It's sad they went their separate ways. Thank you for this one!!🔥🔥
They're sisters and haven't stopped playing. When they're in the Seattle area, they play smaller venues as The Lovemongers. They ain't done, by a long shot.
That guy in the front row at 0:30 just peaked on his LSD and had a true religious experience watching 1977 Nancy Wilson play guitar in his face. I envy that man.
I never was much of a partier or nightclub person so I often stayed home, had a few beers and watched Saturday Night Live and then the Midnight Special. There were so many great bands who appeared on this show at the time. Makes me want to cry seeing these again. We were blessed with the best music then.
I was a young teenager when Heart was in their prime, and it was a common conversation with my friends and myself as to which sister was prettiest. I could never fully make up my mind, they both were.
@donwarrington4916 I have to agree with Mark on this one. The quality of music by the band during this period was the best ever created under the Heart name. If you measure your music by sales and charts Don I guess you have spent a lot of time listening to Taylor Swift.
@@Zoetropeification it's easier to take a bigger piece of the pie when you don't have any competition . The mid 80's was still quite competitive in the industry .. That being said most of their hits in the 80's were not written by them and it's hard not to be successful when the likes of Jim Valance , Diane Warren and Bernie Taupin are writing your songs ..lol
@@donwarrington4916 True; doesn't necessarily mean the music was better though. That later Heart era was over-orchestrated and not really rock & roll, like this performance above. You can't even hear any guitars on those later hits. They became a MOR (middle of the road) act by the mid-80s. I can't fault them for their success, though.
I remember seeing Heart on New Year's Eve in the '80s. I was living in Seattle at the time. What a great show. I've always admired the musical talent of this group.
Outstanding! Once again I want to Thank the Curators who have made all these High Quality Videos available. These are 50 years old. My brothers and I watched these when we were kids. Who knew that we were watching future Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Bands !! Thank you so Much! More Please!
My sister and I sat up every Friday night to watch the midnight special. We saw this performance when it happened. Those midnights with my sister are precious memories now that she is gone. Heart is still one of my favorite bands to listen to. Such awesome talent. They I’ll never be matched in my opinion.
You have to be of a certain generation to appreciate the deplorable state of the music industry today. While the good music from the '60s and '70s is still around and appreciated by many younger folks, who really cares about most of the stuff that came out 15/20 years ago? Great things last, crap is forgotten.😊
If I could go back in time, it might be to sit right in the front row and be mesmerized like that dude watching Nancy play guitar at 0:31... his face is priceless and he's blown away. Don't tell me this guy isn't telling his grand kids about this shit! Awesome.
We all know Ann Wilson was/is one of a kind. We must also note that Nancy Wilson was/is one of a kind. Her rhythm-guitar chops are phenomenal! In many ways, she makes this song great just as importantly as her sister.
Little Queen was one of the first albums I was given as a Christmas present at the tender age of 12 and I fell hard for this band. Ann's tone, vocal range and energy is superb and she is the Queen of 70's rock! I wore that album out on my el cheapo Emerson all in one stereo and whenever I hear Barracuda or Love Alive or Little Queen I am instantly transported back to a magical time in my life and am forever grateful this duo was part of my youth. Sadly, their manager pushed them into mainstream glam rock in the mid 80's shortly after the release of Bebe Le Strange and later Private Audition. I've often wondered what music Heart could have shared with the world had they not made that decision. C'est la vie.
One of the hardest openings ever on a Guitar 🎸 typically was done at the end of a concert because of the pain in her hands she had to endure. No one else was willing to do intro
That was LIVE! Six people. No backing track. No auto-tune. No chorus of singers. Hardcore musicianship at its finest.
The acoustic guitar is amazing...
I don't know why they have to change the way they do things. They don't do it like this anymore. This was good
@@seanraines5871 Because they make pop stars now, from people that look good, not from musicians.
@@MarkTubeG You are absolutely correct. There was a time when musicianship and talent truly meant something. Now, it's all about appearance and presentation first, with talent ranking pretty much at the end of the list, since they can just "fix" it.I absolutely despise listening to an artist sing while having no idea whether or not they can actually sing. The worst part is that the public is so conditioned for perfection that the industry auto tunes absolutely everything, whether it needs it or not.
Agree, not like todays music!
Ann Wilson has one of the greatest voices in rock and roll history.. period.
You ain't kidding she is.
Yes, she does!!
Nancy Wilson one of the greatest guitar players in Rock n Roll history...Period.🎸
*Ann and Nancy:* the greatest female rockers in a band. Period.
Ann's voice is incredible and man was she hot. Always loved her
That ain't a voice, that's a weapon
Right on!!!
Nancy Wilson is such a badass guitar player.
Every time someone starts listing the best guitarists - Clapton, Van Halen, Berry, etc. - I always chief in with "Don't forget Nancy Wilson."
@@anthonyboerio4955: You mention Nancy Wilson in the same breath as Clapton, Van Halen and Berry yet she was the 3rd best guitarist in her band. 1. Roger Fisher 2. Howard Leese 3. Nancy Wilson. Who do you think played all those rocking solos in their early songs? Sure wasn’t Nancy, why, because she couldn’t. Nancy is okay on acoustic, but she wouldn’t come close to the top 50 guitarists in the world. As long as Roger and Howard were in the band, Nancy was regulated to rhythm guitar or a few acoustic riffs. Roger and Howard wrote and played the heavier stuff. And I’m willing to bet if you ask Nancy, she would admit she is no Clapton or Van Halen. I see where you are coming from. Nancy is a good looking woman and blonde! But Lita Ford would roast Nancy on electric guitar.
@@virgildailey1970 Yes, Nancy is no Clapton or Hendrix but she is a pretty good guitarist. That opening of Crazy is pretty tricky and you could see she is even a little loose with it live. I played it years ago and it was pretty tricky so my hat is off to her.
@@anthonyboerio4955Lolol come on not even close
@@anthonyboerio4955 Love Heart and Nancy, but sorry, nowhere near the greats. As others have said, not best in Heart!
Being a teenager in the 70s was an awesome time for music history!!!!
Those of us who can say the same about the 60s are saying "hold our beer" !
I was born in 1960 and I started listening to music in 1969 and what a wonderful time to be alive and experience the beginning of Rock and Roll. I went to my first Summer Jam at Arrowhead Stadium in 1974 and saw Rory Callagher, Linda Ronstadt, Robin Trower, and Jethro Tull I was only 14 I'll never forget about it.
It was “ fukin-A “ , man !!!
yep... 15 like 1975
Yup.....I was 15 on 77
No pitch correction, no background track. Completely live. Pure talent and perfection.
Agree, the real deal, not like todays music!
@@raymondgarcia2359that’s what’s wrong with your comment. And your generation. You can’t enjoy anything about today’s music.
@@natetv1494that's because there's nothing to enjoy about today's "music".
@natetv1494 so we have a more refined ear and "your generations" music is simplistic, repetitive and crass and we are the problem? Lmao. Silly child
@mwfmtnman that is not what I said. I am stating that today's music is less about knowing how to play a musical instrument and sing on pitch. The music of today is more about the "glitz and glitter." The riff is a computer generated loop of mimicked sounds. The "beat" is an electronic click of vering frequencies. Live performers sing into a microphone, and the pitch is corrected before it is heard by the audience. I am calling out the so-called artists who use other people's work and either splice or "remix" it with different lyrics and call it new. Poetry is poetry. Being a wordsmith takes talent. The skills to use a computer to "cut and paste" and edit audio files are above my ability. The ability to actually use a musical instrument to create a pleasing sound scape is a much different level of skill. The ability to reproduce what you created with a musical instrument in front of a crowd of people on a regular basis takes a much higher skill level. Today's artists due to whatever? Do not reproduce what they did in the studio without computer generated assistance.
Ann, Nancy, and Luke Skywalker! 😂
😂😂😂😂
Luke Skywalker New Hope on guitar and Return Of the Jedi on bass
The force was with him. Always
Yep same time as Star Wars 1977 the good ol 70s
Funny..George Lucas must have been a Heart fan..
We waited all week for The Midnight Special. The music in the 70’s was addictive.
Definitely! Bandstand was another one.
It still is. 👍
Oh, and how!
Everything in the 70’s was additive
The Midnight Special was amazing I was an 11 year old night owl. My parents let me go to bed anytime I wanted during the summer.
Let’s face it, bands in the 70’s had massive talent!
Ann and Nancy …In their legendary infancy …Priceless!!!
They were soooo unique, groundbreaking and could- just-- flat out Rock the house down 😮❤❤!!! Roger and Howard, stellar players indeed!
@@richardbarrick1492 A thing is either unique or it's not.
@@ontheruntonowhere How so, just curious?
@@richardbarrick1492 By definition, unique is one of a kind. A thing can't be 'so' or 'very' one of a kind. It either is one of a kind or it isn't. I completely agree Heart is unique, just quibbling with the grammar because that's the nerd I am. :)
Exactly...back when you could trust music
The smoke-filled bars with foosball, girls, and Heart playing constantly in 75, 76. We were 16 and 17 years old! Thanks for the awesome memories Heart.
Yep that was my childhood too. My Dad owned a bar / pool hall with burgers and a juke box . Was sneaking cigarettes by age 8.in 1974. Grew up with the best music.
Holy crap!
As Rick Beato says, "...Before they had Pro-Tools, they had pros..."'
Excellent!
The Midnight Special had insane levels of great music week after week. It was like Ed Sullivan on steroids.
Thank you very much for the great comment
@@themidnightspecialtvshow Its an emotional time capsule for us who grew up during this era. Its so great how it reconnects us. The production was so spot on to capture the feel of these bands.
@@dpt4402 So well said!👍
Good1!
Probably on coke
46 years on, this still stands up as a truly great rock song played by a really tight band with one of the best female singers in the history of rock and pop. Nothing more to add.
46 years?! 😮
Well said
It's clearly live, and it's amazingly tight. They were/are just amazing
Female? How about one of the best rock singers ever, genitals not compared?
@@soaringvultureAgreed. That adjective is indeed superfluous.
The original band line up was simply the best
Back in the day, when you actually had to sing and play instruments to entertain people. Raw talent!! 💥💥💥💥💥
still do have to play and sing. you just listen to stupid music to make opinions based in total ignorance of how and what music is being made.
My man, you have to look for it. I challenge you to search for Halestorm. They even have a Heart cover. Hale is just as impressive as Wilson.
@@morbidmanmusic I think they are talking about the super popular shit like Taylor swift and k-pop.
Today’s crap is crap
It was always agony waiting for "The Tonight Show" to end on Friday night so I could watch some of the best live music performances of the decade on "The Midnight Special."
Yes! And your eyes felt like they were full of sand.
Thank you Andy, Burt Sugarman
You were fortunate to be able to watch this show full of great live performances every Friday night. My generation had "Friday Night Videos" instead. 😞 But I'm thrilled to be able to experience these great performances now on UA-cam, 40 to 50 years later! 🙂
@@burtsugarman-pq3mp Thanks again for this channel. My wife and I would not have driven 90 miles north to the U. of Toledo in April 1974 to see Steely Dan in concert, if we hadn't seen how great they were live on "The Midnight Special" in Feb. and Aug. of 1973. Forever grateful!
My NBC affiliate went off the air after the Tonight Show because he didn't want us kids being led into drug abuse by awful rock 'n' roll musicians.
Late summer 1980, sitting waiting for Empire Strikes Back in a giant widescreen cinema in Westwood, and who should stroll in and sit six rows down but Ann and Nancy and
the rhythm boys Michael and Steve, no roadies, no groupies, no hangers on, just the band, no one bothering them. Turns out they were in town for a show at the Forum. It's just
that rock 'n roll life in the 70's. ❤
You are a very lucky man Jon, Burt
So how was the movie ?
Wow, how cool is that?! Great story
I had a similar experience when I went to see Jackie Brown... only it was the 2 singers of Aqua just when Barbie Girl had gone massive.
@@k_DANwould you believe Darth Vader is Luke's dad?!
I know, crazy.
Everybody's talking about how insanely good her voice is (rightfully so) but her stage presence is also top notch and it all comes naturally , nothing fake about her, she was really born to be a Rockstar...
Nancy Wilson is an absolute guitar hero
Nancy is a helluva guitarist.
She is an OK guitarist. Roger is a great guitarist.
Are there any examples of great playing from her besides the intro to this song? If so, what are they?
What an amazing voice Ann has !
Nancy's Guitar playing is insane too.
@@Wiley_CoyoteAbsolutely!! Same sentiment here.
Seen them so many times back in the day...God, I miss those days...all the great bands came in the 70's & 80's!!! I miss those days😢
That must be the understatement of the century.
The way she screams "lemme go crazy, crazy on you" I believe her!
Anne's so beautiful she doesn't even unleash all of her potential here and she still has all the power in the world vocally. She could sing the phonebook in her heyday and make it a hit.
It really took the "talent" those two girls had, to shine through with "guts", in an all male dominated world of rock. I can't imagine the intimidation factor. The best female rockers of the rock era.
i agree but i dont understand where the quotes are coming from hahaha
@@andrewabbott4746 I'm a "Punctuation-aholic".
Ann and Nancy could never have imagined then how many times they would end up playing this song 🎶 Best women of rock ever🎸
There's tight, talented bands and then there's what you see here. This was an album sound quality performance. Heart at their very best.
Radio stations that play the version of this song without the epic intro should be shut down!
Finally, high quality footage of this performance. No more VHS/8MM ported quality. Outstanding!
Yes. Only thing we'll never have is stereo M Special video performances, as I believe they never did get to the point of broadcasting them in stereo. Some of the ABC In Concert vids from that era are synched to the stereo FM radio simulcasts of those shows. Not complaining, though... they've done a fine job with this latest batch of remasters from Midnight Special.
This Midnight Special is better than Top of the Pop version (edited intro & only 360p)
@@AnthonyStJames AI can make them stereo.
I miss the 70s. Life today is so much worse in every way. I wish I could go back and am shocked at how time has passed so quickly
I feel the same about the 90's
Ann Wilson is so gorgeous many would forgive her for being something other than the phenomenal singer we are privileged to witness here, but fortunately this breathtaking goddess of a woman could really, really sing.
Heart was a band that played far better live than recorded, and they were still excellent from the studio. Thank you, The Midnight Special.
I think so too! If you want to see a phenomenal live performance from Heart watch their Stairway to Heaven tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center, here on UA-cam!!!
Or better yet the blue ray dvd of “Life from Seattle”. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I was lucky enough to see Heart play at my high school
@@tracyford9429 That's freaking awesome!
they were just starting out and playing at small venues. It was my first rock concert and I thought they were wonderful.
@@randallmarsh1187
Whoever did the sound on the show did a great job.
Two of the most beautiful and best rockin women in music!
I watch The Midnight Special every week!
Luke Skywalker on electric guitar.
Hahaha. Lmao
First thing I thought lol
He definitely had a Hans Solo 😂
I loved this band! What an outstanding performance! Anne has such a distinct powerful voice, and Nancy's guitar-playing is outstanding! It's sad they went their separate ways. Thank you for this one!!🔥🔥
They have started writing together again so it’s not over just yet
@@gates69 oh really? Nice to hear! 😊
Roger, Steve and Michael were the soul of the band.
@@Brian-qn7fn great musician’s and easy on the eyes gorgeous, Ann & Nancy sure knew how to ‘pick them’ 😉
They're sisters and haven't stopped playing.
When they're in the Seattle area, they play smaller venues as The Lovemongers.
They ain't done, by a long shot.
That intro alone is fire.
Nancy is a phenomenal guitar player! Her live performance blows away the studio one! And that in itself is amazing!😉🌹❤️
...and she was like 19 or 20 when she started playing this (Silver Wheels?) intro.
And this version isn't even as good as the one from a live performance in 1978 where she plays a 2 1/2 minute intro.
Her right hand dexterity is superb. Truly an underrated guitarist.
@@danielferrera8773 as you know the right hand is the key to a great guitarist 👍
@@warrenp.5916 that was exactly my point👏👏
That guy in the front row at 0:30 just peaked on his LSD and had a true religious experience watching 1977 Nancy Wilson play guitar in his face. I envy that man.
Nancy killin' it!
One of the best live performances ever!!!
Calm down.
@@brotzmannsax Maybe you need to calm up…
@@stevelacy9396 😁Correct! I saw Heart perform when I was young and living in Houston. Excellent concert all way 'round!!😎
Beautiful Women ! ! Beautiful musical artists ! !
I never was much of a partier or nightclub person so I often stayed home, had a few beers and watched Saturday Night Live and then the Midnight Special. There were so many great bands who appeared on this show at the time. Makes me want to cry seeing these again. We were blessed with the best music then.
I was a young teenager when Heart was in their prime, and it was a common conversation with my friends and myself as to which sister was prettiest. I could never fully make up my mind, they both were.
Ann Wilson has a very husky and beautiful voice. There are so many words I could use to describe what an amazing voice Ann has.
Nancy is a beast on guitar!!!
Heart had other hits later, but Heart never surpassed this period, this band lineup, this level of songwriting, helped by the band members' input.
Their self titled album in 85 and Bad Animals both outperformed Dreamboat Aniie by a lot both in charting and sales
@donwarrington4916 I have to agree with Mark on this one. The quality of music by the band during this period was the best ever created under the Heart name.
If you measure your music by sales and charts Don I guess you have spent a lot of time listening to Taylor Swift.
@@Zoetropeification it's easier to take a bigger piece of the pie when you don't have any competition . The mid 80's was still quite competitive in the industry .. That being said most of their hits in the 80's were not written by them and it's hard not to be successful when the likes of Jim Valance , Diane Warren and Bernie Taupin are writing your songs ..lol
@@donwarrington4916 True; doesn't necessarily mean the music was better though. That later Heart era was over-orchestrated and not really rock & roll, like this performance above. You can't even hear any guitars on those later hits. They became a MOR (middle of the road) act by the mid-80s. I can't fault them for their success, though.
@@donwarrington4916 So what? That doesn't mean anything.
Top notch band caught live in their prime in a high quality video. Can't ask for anything more! 💗
Best acoustic guitar intro in rock.
Ann’s voice is wonderful, but let’s take a moment to appreciate those top notch harmonies!
Absolutely iconic intro - Nancy was rock solid... as were Ann's vocals. Great performance.
She made it sound like a 12 string.
One of the GOAT bands ❤
Ann and Nancy... rock royalty right here.
Ann and Nancy are two of the most beautiful and amazingly talented women on the planet.
5:03 Nancy KICKIN' IT OUT ... yeah !!!
The dude in the front row at 23 seconds is having is damn mind blown.
😂😂😂
Nancy is such a great guitar player, totally underrated in the pantheon of guitar greats.
...and under 21, too.
What are some examples of her great guitar work other than the intro to "Crazy On You"?
@@benmeltzerummm ..everything else in their entire catalog!! Check out here acoustic unaccompanied version of These Dreams, magic man, barracuda
@@chrisjeffrey7570 Thanks.
If you're not familiar with Nancy Wilson you're doing yourself a great disservice.
No backing track. No lip sync. Back then only the true performers made it to The Midnight Special
Well Kiddies, this is pure talent and rock and roll. These ladies are in their 70s now, and this song will endure.
I weep for today's music industry............
Imagine that! Live music on TV? Yes kids that's how they used to do it when the performers could really perform!
Nancy is the prettiest woman in rock and roll ever in my opinion.
She aged well, too. She has a video lesson on YT and still looks great after all these years.
Ann was pretty hot before the weight gain imo.
@@davidleigh443 She was always kinda thicc, tho.
@@TucsonDudeNothing wrong with thick, different strokes as they say
@@KittyGrizGriz True. I'm maybe a bit biased as I'm pretty thin.
I demand music be REAL again. Live and in person!
Then get off the internet and go do it...
Ann's voice control and range are simply amazing. And the rest of the band is tight!
Someone should bring this show back, thank you for sharing old footage from back in the day.
Who would be on it..music today is terrible and made on computers
Great idea...just replay the old footage of super bands!!
It's true, who would they get to play live???😂😂😂😂😂😂
Why???? So we can all vomit to rap or hip-hop?
One of the first times I smoked weed I heard this song and I was hooked on Heart and weed. The music sounded sooo awesome. Ahh to be young again….
Nancy is an amazing guitar player. Just so good.
Back when bands had to have TALENT! Sounds almost exactly like the studio version! What a voice! What back-up!
Ann Wilson at this performance was the sexiest woman in the entirety of human history.
The male guitar player is like a fabulous Luke Skywalker
Yeah, Luke plays a mean guitar
Roger Fisher, playing a Travis Bean TB1000A guitar. Aluminum neck
Roger Fisher…whew 🥵!!
Light saber guitar@@Teleman73
I just came here to say that 😂😂😂
Nancy's prelude is outstanding too. Top notch musicians
I remember seeing Heart on New Year's Eve in the '80s. I was living in Seattle at the time. What a great show. I've always admired the musical talent of this group.
It's so sad that young people today don't have good music to listen to.
🥱
Ann is just so incredibly good. I hate that we lost out on more music like this because of the MTV era.
right up there with stevie nicks foi sho
@@gabaghoul23 Ann blows Stevie away voice wise. No shame in it. A.W. is the best female rock voice ever. I'd put prime Linda Rondstadt right there too
@@MrAitrainingDefinitely correct 👍
@@MrAitraining Can't forget Pat Benatar.
Outstanding! Once again I want to Thank the Curators who have made all these High Quality Videos available. These are 50 years old. My brothers and I watched these when we were kids. Who knew that we were watching future Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Bands !! Thank you so Much! More Please!
3/4/77 this was my 16th birthday. I remember watching on this night. I finally got to see them live with The Rolling Stones. Love Heart!!❤
Now THAT'S a real performance!
pure gold
My sister and I sat up every Friday night to watch the midnight special. We saw this performance when it happened. Those midnights with my sister are precious memories now that she is gone.
Heart is still one of my favorite bands to listen to. Such awesome talent. They I’ll never be matched in my opinion.
A devastating combination of beauty and talent. Wow.
Perfect execution of a flawless song.
I have always loved Heart❤❤!!
Nancy Wilson is rarely mentioned as one of the top guitarists, but she sure seems accomplished with skill on every song.
This is exactly why the MIDNIGHT SPECIAL was simply AWESOME...No lip singing here...This was LIVE LIVE LIVE.!!!👏👏👏
You have to be of a certain generation to appreciate the deplorable state of the music industry today. While the good music from the '60s and '70s is still around and appreciated by many younger folks, who really cares about most of the stuff that came out 15/20 years ago? Great things last, crap is forgotten.😊
Ann is the best! Nancy so talented on the guitar and the band's talent is not lost on me. Great musicians all!
If I could go back in time, it might be to sit right in the front row and be mesmerized like that dude watching Nancy play guitar at 0:31... his face is priceless and he's blown away. Don't tell me this guy isn't telling his grand kids about this shit! Awesome.
Stellar!! What a singer!! She's even better these days!!
Nancy Wilson is a guitar goddess.
LOL!!!!!
One of the greatest female voices of all time❤🎉
Ann Wilson is absolutely incredible. HEART without Ann is a non beating HEART. DEAD!!!
Nancy Wilson is the most amazing woman to walk the earth.
My favorite performance ever on Midnight Special
Her voice always sends a chill up my back.
Yeah Midnight Special was Awesome kids now will never know this !
I didn't realize how great this song is until I saw it played live. Amazing performance.
We all know Ann Wilson was/is one of a kind.
We must also note that Nancy Wilson was/is one of a kind. Her rhythm-guitar chops are phenomenal! In many ways, she makes this song great just as importantly as her sister.
Nancy has a wonderful voice as well.
The song would have been a hit without her acoustic intro. The driving guitar and memorable riff was created and played by Roger Fisher.
@@BobSoltis1 lol okay bud
The Wilson sisters are amazing! I’ve always loved Heart! This lineup was my favorite. Their 80’s songs are still great to this day as well.
THIS IS HIGH VOLTAGE ROCK! I got chills hearing this, and her amazing voice.
Little Queen was one of the first albums I was given as a Christmas present at the tender age of 12 and I fell hard for this band. Ann's tone, vocal range and energy is superb and she is the Queen of 70's rock! I wore that album out on my el cheapo Emerson all in one stereo and whenever I hear Barracuda or Love Alive or Little Queen I am instantly transported back to a magical time in my life and am forever grateful this duo was part of my youth. Sadly, their manager pushed them into mainstream glam rock in the mid 80's shortly after the release of Bebe Le Strange and later Private Audition. I've often wondered what music Heart could have shared with the world had they not made that decision. C'est la vie.
One of the hardest openings ever on a Guitar 🎸 typically was done at the end of a concert because of the pain in her hands she had to endure. No one else was willing to do intro