From my home state of SC!!!!! My favorite surgeon says this is his favorite band so we played this everyday he was operating! I’m the DJ! Thanks for this song!
You know what Fil, there are hundreds of 'reaction' vids on YT, and most of them are just reacting to pop songs/rock songs and some are ok, but I'm a guitarist and I'm not just tuning in to hear you react to a song, I'm wanting your technical feedback and the mini history lessons you give to my favorite music, which is the big bands of the 60s and 70s ...I'm gonna be a patreon for you and if anyone else likes Fils videos, do the same...NOBODY IS DOING what he's doing! he's giving high quality technical analysis....
Thank you for posting this. Marshall Tucker gets overshadowed by Skynard and The Allman Brothers(both incredible bands who deserve all the praise they get), but Marshall were a truly unique entity that deserved/deserves a lot more credit than they they get. RIP Toy Caldwell, Tommy Caldwell, and George McCorkle.
In my opinion, MTB was the most versatile of all those bands. They could play blues, rock, country, western swing and there was a lot of jazz in what they did, as well.
Never overshadowed, always on the same shelf in a Southern house, they all came through different fires and ended up on the radio playlists, but at home they were all on the shelf at the same time. BTW Skynard had to work for a few years before StreetSurvivors came out to catch up to SearchinFor ARainbow as far as high quality studio releases, and Allmans were all over the map without FilmoreEast.
I was lucky to see MT a number of times but nothing compared to the show at Nassau colosseum in February 1980....5 encores!! It was incredible.and Tommy would pass 2 months later
Just LOVE The Marshall Tucker Band!! This is great!🇺🇸🇬🇧 I just love your appreciation & breakdown of these classic bands. Man, we were so blessed with them, ESPECIALLY with them making it back from Vietnam.
Thank you Fil. This is the same year I saw them open for the Guess Who. Nobody knew who they were when we walked in the door. Nobody forgot them when we left. Heart felt thanks for this.
MTB was certainly a great 70s band, but that flute put them in the spotlight. It was something new for this type of music. Thanks for another great analysis.
These guys have so much talent. As a teenager in the early 70s southern rock was pretty much all we listend to as teenagers Molly Hatchet and the Allman Brothers we had all of them on 8-track and pretty much wore them out playing it over and over.
@@rifki9055 yeah I'm pushing 5-0. I was a kid when all those 70s southern rock bands were out. Remember when free bird was 25 minutes long and they'd play the whole song on the radio?
How refreshing to see a young man in this day and age that can appreciate the awesome music of my all time favorite band. They can always take me back to a time in my life that I hold so dear. I was a teenager in the seventies and I can say without a doubt ,and I love all types of music, that there will never be a band like Marshall Tucker . I literally was playing some of their albums 2 days ago. I feel in love with this band at the same time that I feel in love with the love of my life. We are no longer in contact with each other, but I've never stopped loving him. And when I listen to them I can drift back in time again and for a little while I'm young again. There are so many fantastic southern rock bands and unfortunately that kind of quality no longer exists. I'm glad I ran across this post. I will be following you to see what else you do. I'm partial to the flute playing in this band. But they are all remarkable. Fleetwood Mac is another band that is fantastic. They're concert was one of the best I have ever gone to. I could go on and on but once again thank you for your awesome observation of one of the greats.
@@EclecticHillbilly you know what? You're right. I was just thinking of the flute. Only other one I can think of is the moody blues. Who were you referring to?
It was a great time to be alive. Saw them several times, I was a 14 year old MT freak!!! Couldnt get the Toy thumb going, and already knew from trying to play Wes stuff. Wish you could have felt the great stuff of the 70s, Phil!!
I graduated from High School in 1970...central U.S.A.. I had too join the military because I was about to be drafted as cannon fodder to be sent to Vietnam. For me the music at my time was Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, or John Lennon. It was later that The Marshall Tucker Band came to my attention. They remind me of the The Band, the Allman Brothers, Glen Campbell, and many other artists that I love. I like your review a lot.
Another great choice, Fil and wonderful analysis as usual. I'm old enough to have seen the original lineup of MTB live 5 different times back in the late 70's. One of my all-time favorite bands. They always brought their best to the stage and never held back. Thanks for this video!
Because of this, I am finally subscribing. After all these years, I never heard this song. Omg, amazing! And fantastic commentary and history. I never knew all this . . .
Another great video Fil I agree with you with modern music you can't hear the passion, the energy and the emotion that you hear because of those little imperfections that you get in these older live performances.
Thanks for the appreciation, Fil. It was a great time for music, with the emergence of FM album rock radio, and so many of the Southern bands taking their sound nation (and world) wide. I was 12 years old on the south side of Atlanta, and the Marshall Tucker Band was part of my “soundtrack”.
The ability that Toy & Tommy Caldwell both possessed to pick their guitar and bass lightning fast with just their thumbs, never using a pick, always blew me away!
Love these guys, music I grew up with. Great analysis Fil, you're spot on in the fact that musicians back in the day had to SOUND good, BE good. No autotune, no glitz, glamour, just great music.
I belong to four different music group and I post regularly for years, I'm a music nut!. I always do a history of certain songs, I love lyrics and analyzing them. So happy I found your site, so much good information you pass on and I will pass along to my musical friends. Keep it up!!
Sorry I'm late, but what a great point you make about bands in that period wanting to better each other (which is only a good thing for the fans), and not just based on looks, trends or economics. I feel we've shit out not living throughout those days but, we can alway look back and enjoy. Keep it up, really enjoy your analysis.
That's where I saw the Marshall Tucker Band, in a triple bill with Pure Prairie League and another band that I can't quite remember who it was. The unfortunate thing about Pure Prairie League is that every time I hear the name Amy I can't ever seem to get that damned song out of my head. Please, somebody tell me how to make that damn song go away!
I saw them in concert in 1973 at the Nashville Auditorium. They opened for the Allman Brothers who had lost Duane a couple of years before. A friend came to the concert after Marshall Tucker Band had played just to see the Allman Bros. When he sat down I told him, "Well, you missed the concert" because they were so good. It was the first time I had heard them.
I love the Marshall Tucker band, one of the best bands in the Southern Rock genre. Classic!! I sure wish others would follow in their footsteps but it would be difficult, they were unique.
Thank you so much for this analysis - Your admiration of this band matches mine! MTB were my very favourite Southern Rock band of the late 60s through to the 80s - What great albums they produced - Superb!
I really enjoy your reaction videos Fil! I may not know all the technical jargon or even care about it normally, but you enthusiasm , knowledge, and appreciation of “old school” rock is so refreshing! Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s was a great time for me because of this priceless music. Nice job Fil !
These guys are from my home state of South Carolina and I have followed them since 1972 or so as a 10th Grader in High School Saw them in an outdoor performance in Columbia about 7 years ago and though much turnover they STILL rocked the house and mesmerized the crowd.
I saw them live in 1977 in Spokane Washington. They were amazed at the crowds reaction. You can tell they had a great time. The backup band was “sea level” remnants of the Allman Brothers. Both bands came out for an encore jam that lasted a couple hours. Gray yelled out “are we down south?” Because of the sea of cowboy hats and hype. Great concert. The longest encore I experienced except for Springsteen in 1975.
Such a great band from a wonderful genre and time. I've never stopped listening to them or Charlie Daniels, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Allman Brothers, Elvin Bishop etc. since day 1. Great stuff.
No more backtracks. Play those instruments and sing with your real voice. Error or no error. So be it. The human element. Fil I agree with you very much. I love to see all that when I see a band live. It makes the show SO much more awesome! Yeah i love the flute here. Reminds me of Jethro Tull! And the jazz side stick playing of the drummer is cool as well! Funky playing rOcK n' rOlL.. It's awesome!
Jerry Eubanks was a huge Jethro Tull fan and was very much influenced by Ian Anderson's play on the flute. It's very evident here on this track when he cuts lose a little
If I were stranded and could only have one CD to play it would be of Marshall Tucker Band. Searchin for a Rainbow. I love all the different sounds of this Southern Rock Band.They do a jazzy type of sound that no other band can do.They are unique and the best at their music .It is Country ,it's Rock,it's Blues and Jazz ,all at the same time. How could there be anyone better?
I graduated High School in 1972 from a school in the suburbs of Atlanta Ga............at the time I had no idea how unique and special the musical offerings were in the southeast at that time.
You got that right! In that time period that you write of, I was some 70 miles south of you, inside Capricorn Studio in Macon where I worked, absolutely in heaven listening to all the talent that walked through those doors! Not just Southern boys either. Frank Zappa came through! I met Joe Cocker through Bonnie Bramlett (her voice and albums are so awesome!) Joe English, who drummed and toured with Paul and Wings, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many others. We were blessed!
@@joleneloveland2942 We were...though I never personally knew any of those great musicians. I did however see Joe Cocker in a moment of his private life. I was coming back from a 3 month long backbacktrip and was waiting for a plane at Heathrow in London, when this woman and guy come into the gate area. It was Joe Cocker! I swear he even had on those star spangled boots he wore with Mad Dogs and Englishmen...worn and scuffed looking though. Turns out the woman was a friend and he did not actually fly on my plane. She did, but was too many rows back for me to talk with even had I been bold enough! But all the great concerts I went to in Atlanta at the Municipal Auditorium, the old Sports Arena, Piedmont park, or even in Bars like Richards, the electric Ballroom etc. We all just took the fantastic music scene for granted.........Oh hey...John Mayall did sit at our table at the ballroom around maybe '74 or so...but he was really just interested in the girls we had with us.
I first saw this band on TOGWT and I loved it; on the same show was Black Oak Arkansas playing Hey Y'all at the Albert Hall. Another fantastic performance - would love to see Fil's review of this track. David Lee Roth has a lot to thank the frontman for :)
Fun fact. None of them are named Marshall or Tucker. They took their name from a piano tuners key ring they found where they used to rehearse. Also, does anyone else think this song sounds like Grand Funk's "I'm your captain"?
It's funny i live in Spartanburg, S. C. where their from. Agree Grand Funk Railroad rules my favorite blues rock band. Mark Farner i think has the best blues voice for rock music. Try listening to Black Oak Arkansas, Mutants of the Monster. Rock on
John Smith, your anecdote is actually incorrect. They named themselves after the elderly black man who was a custodian and cleaned up the school gymnasium or some kind of Hall, perhaps a Knights of Columbus facility or something like that, where they used to rehearse. Similar to how Lynyrd Skynyrd was named after a gym teacher in their High School, named Leonard Skinner, although I think Marshall Tucker liked the man they named their band after, and the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd definitely did not like Leonard Skinner.
Ah the 70's & 80's. Southern Rock. Fantastic times and marvelous music. Skynyrd. Marshall Tucker band. Charlie Daniels band. Allman Brothers. Molly Hatchet 38 Special. Blackfoot ZZ Outlaws And a dozen others. Great times.
Michael Hayward Amen my brother. I green up in the middle of all that and saw all of those bands live, except the original lineup of Skynyrd, but I’ve seen that in videos. What a lineup it was too.
I'm going to turn 60 in a couple weeks. Mind blowing...on the plus side. I was fortunate to be a teenager in the 70's. I saw Marshall Tucker Band at the Capitol Theater in NJ in '77. A few other times afterward but this show was absolutely awesome! The whole original band at their peak and most popular time period. I truly believe they should be honored in R&R Hall of Fame. Thanks Fill for spreading the word of their great music!
I was in a band that opened for these guys back in 1990 I believe. Their road crew were some mean dudes, tried to start a fight with a couple of our band members in the dressing room. The band members were cool though. I remember playing the Hendrix version of Red House and this lead singer came out and said he loved it. That was very cool to hear. They put on a great show. This was in a small club and it was packed tight, fans standing up on the tables and dancing, really intense.
Great video. Spot on commentary! MTB is one of my all time favorites. Toy was only limited technically by the speed of his thumb, but his musicality was among the best in the genre. This performance is one of their best on YT. Suggest watching the entire video (I think 3 or 4 tunes).. Great stuff!
GREAT points made at the end about playing live! Having played guitar for 4 decades now, I can't count how many times strings went out of tune live. I've never owned a guitar with a locking tremolo on it either. You just compensate as you can live because you can't just make everyone stop so you can tune. The show MUST go on - out of tune or no. And usually when it happened, it wasn't that far out of tune. So, no big disasters. We all knew how to stretch our strings! ;-)
Such a great band ,talent all around and a black cloud sadly that hovered over them the passing of bassist Tommy cardwell in 1980 toy cardwell in 1993 and George mc corkle in 2007all original members TO ALL RIP
Once again excellent words from a great guitarist himself, Fil from GB. We love you here in America because you know what you're talking about on all fronts.
Thank you so much Fil, it was a trip down memory lane. Your reaction to my musical loves, keeps me coming back!! Toy told me one time, when I told him how easy he makes it look. He said "there's only 8 notes how hard can it be" I guitar backline teched for them, 20 years after this video! Thanks!!!
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The MTB and CDB were masters of incorporating several different genres of Music in a single song-- Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, Gospel. All Southern Rock was Great via both Studio and Live.
Oh my, great review of a great band. Saw them for the first time at the Mississippi River Festival on the campus of SIUE in 75 or 76! Was totally blown away and was hooked for life! Thanks Fil 🙏🏽
I would also say Innovation These fellows did this And that band did that NOT only rock but all the various venues Including Southern rock.... My Brother Played guitar and eventually Keys during the 70's Until he was in his late 30's early forties and got married If Nothing else , I grew an Appreciation for Music from A to Z
Doug Gray is my favorite male vocalist. Saw MT a couple of times in the mid 70's. They were fantastic. Live Southern rock bands were all the rage. Allman's, Molly Hatchet, Charlie Daniel's, Pure PL, Lynyrd Skynyrd etc.
Whenever I hear them I feel at least 50 years younger! Those of us who are blessed to have been there for the beginning of this music thank you for bringing it to all of the new listeners! 🎶😎🎧🎶👍
@crafty litigator , Thank you, it makes it very hard. You never have closure, I have been fighting this government for many years to find him and bring him home so there is not an empty grave with a headstone in Arlington National Cemetery. That was a nasty war gone wrong on so many levels, but I keep his memory alive the best I can.
Back in the 1960's top 40's AM Radio Station would not give airplay time to songs over 3:30 minutes long. Some station would make their own shorter version of longer songs. then records company's started to officially release shorter version of longer songs or have part one the (A side) and part two the (B side) FM Stations in the mid to late 1960's started to play the original version of the songs. thanks for taking the time to read through our comments Fil.
Great analysis and break down on what a live performance is all about. very cool jam going on by The Marshall Tucker Band, as for me if I want to hear prefect I'll just stay home and play the record! when I go to a concert I go to get caught up in vibration of what the band or artist is putting out their. thanks for another analysis Fil.
Drew Pall, an excellent example of what you just wrote about would be the shortened, radio friendly version of Santana's Evil Ways, which leaves out and most of the organ solo, and annoys me to no end! Another couple of lesser-known examples would be Maggie May by Rod Stewart, which originally had a little intro featuring guitar and mandolin as I recall; and Darkness Darkness by Jesse Colin Young, the original version had a lovely solo violin intro by David Lindley, but you virtually never ever hear that version on the radio ever. I can remember hearing the full version with the solo violin intro for the very first time on the radio while I was sitting in my car waiting to go into work for my second shift factory job, and being absolutely transfixed by it. I sat there and listened to the entire song and was a little late punching in on the time clock!
Fil,really great video.Not yet daylight in Alabama.Coffee and some great music.I love the vocals on the track.It just has "that sound".Everyone have a Blessed Day.
I was a fan when they came out, and saw them around this time at the Wollman rink Central Park, NYC, at the Shaeffer Beer concerts...They were great because admission was only $2!!...I kid you not!...A lot of the best bands of the day played at these summer shows..We were so spoiled back then and when the Nassau Coliseum, on Long Island rose ticket prices from $5 to $6.50 we freaked out, especially when we thought $5 was too much!...Anyway, very good concert..I was a huge Allman Bros. fan; So it wasn't a hard sell since I was into the whole Southern Rock thing....Good times!....You would have fit right in at this time, because you appreciate it so much..Put's a smile on my face!..Thanks!
Southern Rock, American Roots Rock, Jam Bands Rhythm & Blues for me starts with the mother of them all IMO The good old Grateful Dead it's all just a dance step away across the auditorium to the Allman Brothers, Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker Band, Blackfoot, The Outlaws"s, Molly Hatchett, New Players on the scene Blackberry Smoke, Widespead Panic Tedeshi Trucks Band, Leftover Salmon, Moe, Umphrey McGees, Ekoostik Hookah The String Cheese Incident for goodness sake ! And dozens and dozens more all searching for the sound. Studio recordings are one thing . Put them in the midst 5, 10, 20 thousand fans or more with a clear as a bell sound system, That my dear friend is what its all about. If I'm not mistaken in the midst of one of the jams Toy Caldwell's Les Paul paired of with the other players Fender Stratocaster, the sound complexity is dynamic with 2 top notched players. Miss the days you could see all of them Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet all on one glorious day. ** RIP Toy Cadwell , Another good man gone
Oh, my! The Marshall Tucker Band! Thanks from us “oldies”.
I loved their music for many years.
No problem!
I like that a Brit musician likes our music so much. Just think you are so kind and appreciate our music and are so knowledgeable. Kudos, brother..
What I really enjoy about your channel is , you remind everyone that there was once real music on this planet
We opened for them at UNC Wilmington in 1975
Cool! Did you record some stuff with your band? :)
Cool!
We were on tour promoting the album Shadowboxing by Joe Droukas.
missed this a few days ago, great old footage! nice pick! thanks Fil
From Wilmington!!!!👍
From my home state of SC!!!!! My favorite surgeon says this is his favorite band so we played this everyday he was operating! I’m the DJ! Thanks for this song!
You know what Fil, there are hundreds of 'reaction' vids on YT, and most of them are just reacting to pop songs/rock songs and some are ok, but I'm a guitarist and I'm not just tuning in to hear you react to a song, I'm wanting your technical feedback and the mini history lessons you give to my favorite music, which is the big bands of the 60s and 70s ...I'm gonna be a patreon for you and if anyone else likes Fils videos, do the same...NOBODY IS DOING what he's doing! he's giving high quality technical analysis....
AMEN!Tom Reynolds, i'm going to become a Patron soon, myself!
Thanks for the kind words Tom!
I concur!
I became a fan with his viewings of Neil Young and Peter frampton......and now finally.....showcasing the great Marshal Tucker Band !.....fantastic !
Then pay for his services??? Or did I miss something?
Thank you for posting this. Marshall Tucker gets overshadowed by Skynard and The Allman Brothers(both incredible bands who deserve all the praise they get), but Marshall were a truly unique entity that deserved/deserves a lot more credit than they they get. RIP Toy Caldwell, Tommy Caldwell, and George McCorkle.
Completely agree. MTB, IMHO, is second only to ABB in the greats of southern rock. Like ABB, MTB was a superb live band. They could jam with the best.
In my opinion, MTB was the most versatile of all those bands. They could play blues, rock, country, western swing and there was a lot of jazz in what they did, as well.
Amen.
Never overshadowed, always on the same shelf in a Southern house, they all came through different fires and ended up on the radio playlists, but at home they were all on the shelf at the same time. BTW Skynard had to work for a few years before StreetSurvivors came out to catch up to SearchinFor ARainbow as far as high quality studio releases, and Allmans were all over the map without FilmoreEast.
I was lucky to see MT a number of times but nothing compared to the show at Nassau colosseum in February 1980....5 encores!! It was incredible.and Tommy would pass 2 months later
Thx Fil. I grew up on these guys. This song and 24 Hours at a Time are a couple of my favs. These guys were so good. Words fail me. peace...
Dude, love the band, love the long, love your comments/analysis. Great, great stuff.
Just LOVE The Marshall Tucker Band!! This is great!🇺🇸🇬🇧 I just love your appreciation & breakdown of these classic bands. Man, we were so blessed with them, ESPECIALLY with them making it back from Vietnam.
Thank you Fil. This is the same year I saw them open for the Guess Who. Nobody knew who they were when we walked in the door. Nobody forgot them when we left. Heart felt thanks for this.
MTB was certainly a great 70s band, but that flute put them in the spotlight. It was something new for this type of music. Thanks for another great analysis.
sbigford The flute put them into the spotlight.. I hope your comment is just one big joke
These guys have so much talent. As a teenager in the early 70s southern rock was pretty much all we listend to as teenagers Molly Hatchet and the Allman Brothers we had all of them on 8-track and pretty much wore them out playing it over and over.
Cool!
Molly hatchets awesome
We must be the same age! Grew up listing MTB, ALLMAN'S, MOLLY HATCHET, OUTLAWS Many more! All of my teenage years! Lov it 👏👏👏👏
@@rifki9055 yup good times
@@rifki9055 yeah I'm pushing 5-0. I was a kid when all those 70s southern rock bands were out. Remember when free bird was 25 minutes long and they'd play the whole song on the radio?
Thank you Fil! TOY CALDWELL 🤗 Finally yes! Doug Gray's voice was insanely powerful! THANK YOU FIL for finally playing my suggestion! 👏👏👏
No problem!
How refreshing to see a young man in this day and age that can appreciate the awesome music of my all time favorite band. They can always take me back to a time in my life that I hold so dear. I was a teenager in the seventies and I can say without a doubt ,and I love all types of music, that there will never be a band like Marshall Tucker . I literally was playing some of their albums 2 days ago. I feel in love with this band at the same time that I feel in love with the love of my life. We are no longer in contact with each other, but I've never stopped loving him. And when I listen to them I can drift back in time again and for a little while I'm young again. There are so many fantastic southern rock bands and unfortunately that kind of quality no longer exists. I'm glad I ran across this post. I will be following you to see what else you do. I'm partial to the flute playing in this band. But they are all remarkable. Fleetwood Mac is another band that is fantastic. They're concert was one of the best I have ever gone to. I could go on and on but once again thank you for your awesome observation of one of the greats.
Thanks Donna!
When Southern Rock dared to say, "lead guitar hell... we got a lead flute".
What other band used both flute and steel guitar?
LOL.!!!!!
@@EclecticHillbilly Jethro Tull. Lol. And they won an award for heavy metal band of the year one time.
I don't remember Tull using pedal steel but I never listened to them much.
@@EclecticHillbilly you know what? You're right. I was just thinking of the flute. Only other one I can think of is the moody blues. Who were you referring to?
It was a great time to be alive. Saw them several times, I was a 14 year old MT freak!!! Couldnt get the Toy thumb going, and already knew from trying to play Wes stuff.
Wish you could have felt the great stuff of the 70s, Phil!!
Marshall Tucker Band. One of my top ten favorites from back then. Thanks for the back story. Your enthusiasm is awesome!
I graduated from High School in 1970...central U.S.A.. I had too join the military because I was about to be drafted as cannon fodder to be sent to Vietnam. For me the music at my time was Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, or John Lennon. It was later that The Marshall Tucker Band came to my attention. They remind me of the The Band, the Allman Brothers, Glen Campbell, and many other artists that I love. I like your review a lot.
One of the most underrated bands! They were insanely talented. Am I the only one who got goodsbumps over their performance? Good pick! 👍👍
As great as the guys were as players, let's not forget that Doug Gray has been a powerful vocalist, too!
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He was awesome
Loved and respected by all musicians and music lovers everywhere
MTB was so good in the 70's. Thanks Fil for showcasing this great band.
Great analysis Fil and That part you mentioned at the end about the imperfections in pitch and such is absolutely right! The Human touch is best.
Thanks!
Absolutely spot on! Real music; not f***king click tracks and pitch correction. Talent over tech!!
Another great choice, Fil and wonderful analysis as usual. I'm old enough to have seen the original lineup of MTB live 5 different times back in the late 70's. One of my all-time favorite bands. They always brought their best to the stage and never held back. Thanks for this video!
No problem!
From my home county of Spartanburg saw them about twenty times live in the 70's. They were the best and always got your monies worth at their shows!!
Because of this, I am finally subscribing. After all these years, I never heard this song. Omg, amazing! And fantastic commentary and history. I never knew all this . . .
One of my all time favorite band, I’ve saw them a couple of times back in the 70’s.. great music!
So glad and honored I got to experience this era of great music live at concerts!!! What a fun time!
Another great video Fil I agree with you with modern music you can't hear the passion, the energy and the emotion that you hear because of those little imperfections that you get in these older live performances.
Thanks for the appreciation, Fil. It was a great time for music, with the emergence of FM album rock radio, and so many of the Southern bands taking their sound nation (and world) wide. I was 12 years old on the south side of Atlanta, and the Marshall Tucker Band was part of my “soundtrack”.
Awesome that you featured MTB. Thank you Fil. You are what MTV should have been. Rock on ! 🤘
Thanks!
The ability that Toy & Tommy Caldwell both possessed to pick their guitar and bass lightning fast with just their thumbs, never using a pick, always blew me away!
Love these guys, music I grew up with. Great analysis Fil, you're spot on in the fact that musicians back in the day had to SOUND good, BE good. No autotune, no glitz, glamour, just great music.
Love me some Marshall Tucker music!
Over my 5+ decades there was nothing like the 70s for music and most other popular art forms, ie., movies, etc.
These guys had serious talent.I love your videos Fil.You explained it perfectly.
Thanks!
Well you are just going to town on all my old favorites in the 70's. Great band!
MTB was awesome , saw them live back in the day. Very good analysis of a Southern rock band by a Brit !
Ahh the pride of Spartanburg SC. So glad you like them.
I love this video and your analysis is great as always. Thanks for sharing!
I belong to four different music group and I post regularly for years, I'm a music nut!. I always do a history of certain songs, I love lyrics and analyzing them. So happy I found your site, so much good information you pass on and I will pass along to my musical friends. Keep it up!!
Thanks Marnie!
Sorry I'm late, but what a great point you make about bands in that period wanting to better each other (which is only a good thing for the fans), and not just based on looks, trends or economics. I feel we've shit out not living throughout those days but, we can alway look back and enjoy. Keep it up, really enjoy your analysis.
So glad to have grown up in 60s/ 70s, no music like it....shout out to all our Nam vets, my bro is one❤...thank you Fil!🇺🇸❤🇬🇧✌
Another favorite band of those days: Pure Prairie League.
Yep. Pure Prairie and New Riders of the Purple Sage. Went hand in hand.
That's where I saw the Marshall Tucker Band, in a triple bill with Pure Prairie League and another band that I can't quite remember who it was. The unfortunate thing about Pure Prairie League is that every time I hear the name Amy I can't ever seem to get that damned song out of my head. Please, somebody tell me how to make that damn song go away!
@good 'un Now You’ve done it! I’ll have Amy playing in my head, for a time... maybe longer... aaaaaaaargh!
I agree. So under rated!
Don't forget the Ozark Mountain Daredevils!
I saw them in concert in 1973 at the Nashville Auditorium. They opened for the Allman Brothers who had lost Duane a couple of years before. A friend came to the concert after Marshall Tucker Band had played just to see the Allman Bros. When he sat down I told him, "Well, you missed the concert" because they were so good. It was the first time I had heard them.
I love the Marshall Tucker band, one of the best bands in the Southern Rock genre. Classic!! I sure wish others would follow in their footsteps but it would be difficult, they were unique.
Thank you so much for this analysis - Your admiration of this band matches mine! MTB were my very favourite Southern Rock band of the late 60s through to the 80s - What great albums they produced - Superb!
I really enjoy your reaction videos Fil! I may not know all the technical jargon or even care about it normally, but you enthusiasm , knowledge, and appreciation of “old school” rock is so refreshing! Growing up in the 60’s and 70’s was a great time for me because of this priceless music. Nice job Fil !
Thanks Rob!
These guys are from my home state of South Carolina and I have followed them since 1972 or so as a 10th Grader in High School Saw them in an outdoor performance in Columbia about 7 years ago and though much turnover they STILL rocked the house and mesmerized the crowd.
I saw them live in 1977 in Spokane Washington. They were amazed at the crowds reaction. You can tell they had a great time. The backup band was “sea level” remnants of the Allman Brothers. Both bands came out for an encore jam that lasted a couple hours. Gray yelled out “are we down south?” Because of the sea of cowboy hats and hype. Great concert. The longest encore I experienced except for Springsteen in 1975.
Such a great band from a wonderful genre and time. I've never stopped listening to them or Charlie Daniels, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Allman Brothers, Elvin Bishop etc. since day 1. Great stuff.
No more backtracks. Play those instruments and sing with your real voice. Error or no error. So be it. The human element. Fil I agree with you very much. I love to see all that when I see a band live. It makes the show SO much more awesome! Yeah i love the flute here. Reminds me of Jethro Tull! And the jazz side stick playing of the drummer is cool as well! Funky playing rOcK n' rOlL.. It's awesome!
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Jerry Eubanks was a huge Jethro Tull fan and was very much influenced by Ian Anderson's play on the flute. It's very evident here on this track when he cuts lose a little
Man. I could listen to this all day, Thanks Fil
Absolutely love Marshall Tucker,"searchin for a rainbow","24hours at a time","heard it in a love song","this ol cowboy" to name a few more classics.☮️
Thanks Fil for your insights into human vs robotic auto tune. Enjoyed your analysis and The Marshall Tucker Band, they rocked back in the day. ☮️🖤🤟
If I were stranded and could only have one CD to play it would be of Marshall Tucker Band. Searchin for a Rainbow. I love all the different sounds of this Southern Rock Band.They do a jazzy type of sound that no other band can do.They are unique and the best at their music .It is Country ,it's Rock,it's Blues and Jazz ,all at the same time. How could there be anyone better?
Chris hicks plays with tucker now for 25 years....he's a great friend of mine that I play with from time to time....great video....
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2:44 is one very big reason why that period produced so much great music...nobody cared what anybody looked like.
Just a fabulous choice! Love the MTB ! Thanks a lot!
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Take The Highway is my favorite MTB song. First song on their first album. Thanks for the review. It brought back good memories.
The first song on their first album...who wouldn't be blown away? "Can't you see" on the same album? Classic!
I graduated High School in 1972 from a school in the suburbs of Atlanta Ga............at the time I had no idea how unique and special the musical offerings were in the southeast at that time.
You got that right! In that time period that you write of, I was some 70 miles south of you, inside Capricorn Studio in Macon where I worked, absolutely in heaven listening to all the talent that walked through those doors! Not just Southern boys either. Frank Zappa came through! I met Joe Cocker through Bonnie Bramlett (her voice and albums are so awesome!) Joe English, who drummed and toured with Paul and Wings, Lynyrd Skynyrd and many others. We were blessed!
@@joleneloveland2942 We were...though I never personally knew any of those great musicians. I did however see Joe Cocker in a moment of his private life. I was coming back from a 3 month long backbacktrip and was waiting for a plane at Heathrow in London, when this woman and guy come into the gate area. It was Joe Cocker! I swear he even had on those star spangled boots he wore with Mad Dogs and Englishmen...worn and scuffed looking though. Turns out the woman was a friend and he did not actually fly on my plane. She did, but was too many rows back for me to talk with even had I been bold enough! But all the great concerts I went to in Atlanta at the Municipal Auditorium, the old Sports Arena, Piedmont park, or even in Bars like Richards, the electric Ballroom etc. We all just took the fantastic music scene for granted.........Oh hey...John Mayall did sit at our table at the ballroom around maybe '74 or so...but he was really just interested in the girls we had with us.
I first saw this band on TOGWT and I loved it; on the same show was Black Oak Arkansas playing Hey Y'all at the Albert Hall. Another fantastic performance - would love to see Fil's review of this track. David Lee Roth has a lot to thank the frontman for :)
Fun fact. None of them are named Marshall or Tucker. They took their name from a piano tuners key ring they found where they used to rehearse. Also, does anyone else think this song sounds like Grand Funk's "I'm your captain"?
I am sitting here trying to sing.... one more silver dollar, lol
lol yes, it does have that Allman brothers vibe.
It's funny i live in Spartanburg, S. C. where their from. Agree Grand Funk Railroad rules my favorite blues rock band. Mark Farner i think has the best blues voice for rock music. Try listening to Black Oak Arkansas, Mutants of the Monster. Rock on
John Smith, your anecdote is actually incorrect. They named themselves after the elderly black man who was a custodian and cleaned up the school gymnasium or some kind of Hall, perhaps a Knights of Columbus facility or something like that, where they used to rehearse. Similar to how Lynyrd Skynyrd was named after a gym teacher in their High School, named Leonard Skinner, although I think Marshall Tucker liked the man they named their band after, and the members of Lynyrd Skynyrd definitely did not like Leonard Skinner.
@good'un I'm repeating what they have on their website.
Ah the 70's & 80's.
Southern Rock.
Fantastic times and marvelous music.
Skynyrd.
Marshall Tucker band.
Charlie Daniels band.
Allman Brothers.
Molly Hatchet
38 Special.
Blackfoot
ZZ
Outlaws
And a dozen others.
Great times.
Michael Hayward Amen my brother. I green up in the middle of all that and saw all of those bands live, except the original lineup of Skynyrd, but I’ve seen that in videos. What a lineup it was too.
Don't forget the Captain and tenile and England Dan!!
Best party music!
Rick Medlock and Blackfoot.....
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I'm going to turn 60 in a couple weeks. Mind blowing...on the plus side. I was fortunate to be a teenager in the 70's. I saw Marshall Tucker Band at the Capitol Theater in NJ in '77. A few other times afterward but this show was absolutely awesome! The whole original band at their peak and most popular time period. I truly believe they should be honored in R&R Hall of Fame. Thanks Fill for spreading the word of their great music!
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Me too,class of 79...used to go to MSG and Nassau all The time...so many great shows back then!! Rock on!
I was 13 in 1973 and my first show was MTB and Charlie Daniels, it changed me.
I was in a band that opened for these guys back in 1990 I believe. Their road crew were some mean dudes, tried to start a fight with a couple of our band members in the dressing room. The band members were cool though. I remember playing the Hendrix version of Red House and this lead singer came out and said he loved it. That was very cool to hear. They put on a great show. This was in a small club and it was packed tight, fans standing up on the tables and dancing, really intense.
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Great video. Spot on commentary! MTB is one of my all time favorites. Toy was only limited technically by the speed of his thumb, but his musicality was among the best in the genre. This performance is one of their best on YT. Suggest watching the entire video (I think 3 or 4 tunes).. Great stuff!
GREAT points made at the end about playing live! Having played guitar for 4 decades now, I can't count how many times strings went out of tune live. I've never owned a guitar with a locking tremolo on it either. You just compensate as you can live because you can't just make everyone stop so you can tune. The show MUST go on - out of tune or no. And usually when it happened, it wasn't that far out of tune. So, no big disasters. We all knew how to stretch our strings! ;-)
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Seen them live you the man bro!
Such a great band ,talent all around and a black cloud sadly that hovered over them the passing of bassist Tommy cardwell in 1980 toy cardwell in 1993 and George mc corkle in 2007all original members TO ALL RIP
Once again excellent words from a great guitarist himself, Fil from GB. We love you here in America because you know what you're talking about on all fronts.
Thank you so much Fil, it was a trip down memory lane. Your reaction to my musical loves, keeps me coming back!!
Toy told me one time, when I told him how easy he makes it look.
He said "there's only 8 notes how hard can it be" I guitar backline teched for them, 20 years after this video! Thanks!!!
The MTB and CDB were masters of incorporating several different genres of Music in a single song-- Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, Gospel. All Southern Rock was Great via both Studio and Live.
Your right. This is when live meant LIVE. Warts and all.
Thanks for covering these guys. Great analysis, for a great band!
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Oh my, great review of a great band. Saw them for the first time at the Mississippi River Festival on the campus of SIUE in 75 or 76! Was totally blown away and was hooked for life!
Thanks Fil 🙏🏽
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I would also say Innovation These fellows did this And that band did that NOT only rock but all the various venues Including Southern rock.... My Brother Played guitar and eventually Keys during the 70's Until he was in his late 30's early forties and got married If Nothing else , I grew an Appreciation for Music from A to Z
Doug Gray is my favorite male vocalist. Saw MT a couple of times in the mid 70's. They were fantastic. Live Southern rock bands were all the rage. Allman's, Molly Hatchet, Charlie Daniel's, Pure PL, Lynyrd Skynyrd etc.
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What you do Fil, is a blessing. Much gratitude.
Whenever I hear them I feel at least 50 years younger! Those of us who are blessed to have been there for the beginning of this music thank you for bringing it to all of the new listeners! 🎶😎🎧🎶👍
Doug Gray has a really strong voice with great pitch control.
Luv Me Some SOUTHERN ROCK. Great choice Mr Fil!!!
Michael Hendricks Check the first post! My suggestions for about 6 months! Finally MTB &TOY CALDWELL!
These Guys Were Just GREAT!!!!
My Dad is MIA in Vietnam 3-14-66
So sorry
@crafty litigator , Thank you, it makes it very hard. You never have closure, I have been fighting this government for many years to find him and bring him home so there is not an empty grave with a headstone in Arlington National Cemetery. That was a nasty war gone wrong on so many levels, but I keep his memory alive the best I can.
Sorry to hear that.
@Tripp McDaniels , I don't think anyone really came home after those 2 wars, they were so horrific. All war is bad, but those 2 were above and beyond.
You know Toy and Tommy were both there
Your absolutely right on all fronts. Awesome reviews.
Great analysis Fil. By coincidence, I was just listening to the Marshall Tucker Band. They are a great band. Cheers, Fil!
Back in the 1960's top 40's AM Radio Station would not give airplay time to songs over 3:30 minutes long. Some station would make their own shorter version of longer songs. then records company's started to officially release shorter version of longer songs or have part one the (A side) and part two the (B side) FM Stations in the mid to late 1960's started to play the original version of the songs. thanks for taking the time to read through our comments Fil.
Great analysis and break down on what a live performance is all about. very cool jam going on by The Marshall Tucker Band, as for me if I want to hear prefect I'll just stay home and play the record! when I go to a concert I go to get caught up in vibration of what the band or artist is putting out their. thanks for another analysis Fil.
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Drew Pall, an excellent example of what you just wrote about would be the shortened, radio friendly version of Santana's Evil Ways, which leaves out and most of the organ solo, and annoys me to no end! Another couple of lesser-known examples would be Maggie May by Rod Stewart, which originally had a little intro featuring guitar and mandolin as I recall; and Darkness Darkness by Jesse Colin Young, the original version had a lovely solo violin intro by David Lindley, but you virtually never ever hear that version on the radio ever. I can remember hearing the full version with the solo violin intro for the very first time on the radio while I was sitting in my car waiting to go into work for my second shift factory job, and being absolutely transfixed by it. I sat there and listened to the entire song and was a little late punching in on the time clock!
Marshall Tucker Band. 👍 one of my favorites. Thank you.
Fil,really great video.Not yet daylight in Alabama.Coffee and some great music.I love the vocals on the track.It just has "that sound".Everyone have a Blessed Day.
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I was a fan when they came out, and saw them around this time at the Wollman rink Central Park, NYC, at the Shaeffer Beer concerts...They were great because admission was only $2!!...I kid you not!...A lot of the best bands of the day played at these summer shows..We were so spoiled back then and when the Nassau Coliseum, on Long Island rose ticket prices from $5 to $6.50 we freaked out, especially when we thought $5 was too much!...Anyway, very good concert..I was a huge Allman Bros. fan; So it wasn't a hard sell since I was into the whole Southern Rock thing....Good times!....You would have fit right in at this time, because you appreciate it so much..Put's a smile on my face!..Thanks!
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GREAT STUFF FIL...........I check you most every night......Thank-you !!!
Thanks Mark!
What a great band,as a child of the 60's and 70s one of my all time favorites good choice,brought great memories of a better time for me..
Southern Rock, American Roots Rock, Jam Bands Rhythm & Blues for me starts with the mother of them all IMO The good old Grateful Dead it's all just a dance step away across the auditorium to the Allman Brothers, Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker Band, Blackfoot, The Outlaws"s, Molly Hatchett, New Players on the scene Blackberry Smoke, Widespead Panic Tedeshi Trucks Band, Leftover Salmon, Moe, Umphrey McGees, Ekoostik Hookah The String Cheese Incident for goodness sake ! And dozens and dozens more all searching for the sound. Studio recordings are one thing . Put them in the midst 5, 10, 20 thousand fans or more with a clear as a bell sound system, That my dear friend is what its all about. If I'm not mistaken in the midst of one of the jams Toy Caldwell's Les Paul paired of with the other players Fender Stratocaster, the sound complexity is dynamic with 2 top notched players. Miss the days you could see all of them Marshall Tucker Band, The Outlaws Blackfoot, Molly Hatchet all on one glorious day. ** RIP Toy Cadwell , Another good man gone
Amen.
MTB was awesome. Southern rock innovators. An all time favorite band.
I like to see him do one on the Doors.
This is one of my all time favorite songs!
Used to see Tucker at Pine knob in Pontiac Michigan. The lead singer's voice was as pure as a rain. A great rocking band
Great video as usual, Fil. Cool to see the Marshall Tucker Band on here. I saw them live back in the early 90s and they put on a great show.