this guy is still singing this song at the age of 73 in the same key ffs and absolutely killing it! One of the few guys of that generation to have really taken care of his pipes
Beth, you’ve definitely heard Mickey Thomas before, although you may not have known it was him. He sang on “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” by Elvin Bishop; and also the Starship hits “Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us Now”, “ Sara” and “We Built this City”. His voice is VERY high!
All these coaches and "react" channels who never heard of "Eruption" by Van Halen. Never heard Stairway By Led Zep... Cmon....Please. I understand they do it for the surprise and shock and awe for their fans. Also they ain't going to play some random Joe's suggestion without listening first.
Mickey always had such a clean, perfectly pitched, well in the upper register type of voice; as well as the delivery he gave during live performances. He definitely was never given the recognition he deserved for the outstanding talent & vocal gift he was given at birth, and practiced in-depth to hone it into becoming of the best front-man rock band vocalists of the 70's-80's era.
Haven't heard of Mickey Thomas? He's on the Mount Rushmore of great vocalists with Steve Perry, Brad Delp and Freddy Mercury. Mickey's talent really shined when he was with Elvin Bishop, and not just in Fooled around and fell in love. But some other Elvin songs feature Mickey's lead and background vocals. You can hear the gospel influence in his singing. By far one of the best to ever hold a mic
There's a clip on a Howard Stern episode where he comes into the studio and sings Fooled around and Fell in Love with just an acoustic guitar accompanying him. Pretty amazing.
I agree completely. Mickey is an elite vocal talent. And he still has the range after many decades. There's a video of a recent Starship performance at Busch Gardens in FL where he's still in top form.
This is truly astonishing for a live rendition of this. Not many people can sing like Mickey Thomas. But if you get a chance, definitely go check out the studio cut of this, although this is pretty close, but it's just a bit better fidelity and he hangs up on that E5 quite a bit more at the end rather than in this he chose to stay down on the B4 for some of that, although definitely he still ended up there a lot. But you would love it I'm positive.
I forget that the younger folks aren't automatically immersed in the classic music of the 70s. He did the lead vocals for Elvin Bishop's "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" and later in the 80s with Starship dueted with Grace on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" of Mannequin movies fame.
*Mickey Thomas' unique, extraordinary singing voice and amazing talent are almost "criminally" underrated. Really. You hear him singing, "I fooled around and fell in love," and you become his fan instantly (unless you don't have good taste for romantic songs)* 😁
Hi Beth, I think you could enjoy Elvin Bishops "Fooled around and Fell in Love". There are good examples of Mickey's use of head and chest voice and an example, where he actually ran out of air. Always a useful resource, for a teacher of voice.
Beth this is one of my favorite songs, I was always impressed with Mickey's talent. You need to react to his lead vocals on Elvin Bishop's "Fooled Around and Fell in Love". Love your channel!!!
Together with Steve Perry of Journey, Mickey Thomas is one of THE best voices of rock history… The best pop vocalist of now, imo, is Andy Platts of Mamas Gun and Young gun Silver fox. His voice is beyound any believe, so soulful and precise, take a listen to him.
Your 'Ann Wilson' is in fact Grace Slick, the drive and huge talent behind Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Starship. Testament to this is the later departure of Micky Thomas to a solo project which save from one single 'It's Not Enough', completely bombed. Grace was of course the lead vocal behind the legendary 'White Rabbit'.
I loved the Jefferson Airplane and liked the Jefferson Starship. BUT - Mickey Thomas was a great singer and this song was among the best of the Arena Rock songs of that era.
Hmm 🤔, let's not go all crazy or jump to conclusions. Mickey is awesome, but not Steve Perry awesome. After all, that *_IS_* why they call (Steve Perry) him, "The Voice". Not to say there aren't any better out there, but if there are, I haven't heard them yet, and I've been in/around the music business almost all my life, and yes, that was just my opinion ... I'm not an authority on it, that's for sure.
@@patriciameyer8798 There's proof right there, opinions are like assholes ... everybody's got one. You just happen to be on the low side of the argument. Not that your opinion doesn't matter, it most certainly does, but you would be in the minority making that argument. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Mickey, Jane being my favorite song of his, but as far as writing skills, output and sales goes, Steve Perry blows him out of the water. So, while I can appreciate your fondness and devotion to Mickey, I think the world would pretty much agree, that Steve is the better, more accomplished, talented and influential singer of the two. Steve didn't join Journey to JUST be a singer, he wrote or co-wrote most of their songs, which is why they seemed tailor-made for him. Mickey did not. Additionally, when live, Steve is the most consistent ... bringing studio polish and quality to every show he does but this is where Mickey falters. Some people think that sounding a little off when performing live makes them more "rough" or endearing, but when I go to a concert, I'm usually not interested in hearing a new or rougher version of the songs I love. I want to SEE them do what I could only hear them do before, so singing a tune in a different way or changing up the speed or syncopation really grinds on me ... a LOT !!! And, that's MY opinion. Sorry 🙏...
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Wow. I remember when this album dropped and I bought the CD and my friends and I played the hell out of it. What a great song selection and you sounds terrific on this! I love the delivery and that is so poignant at the end just trailing off in a breath. You really captured the mood of it for sure.
Great era for music. Mickey Thomas has more hits than I remember. His song with Elvin Bishop Group fooled around and fell in love is one of my favorites. There is an excellent cover of Jane by Dino Jelusic from just a year ago.
That's one great song! I'm sure that Grace sang lead on more than one song during that concert. As for the lead singer here, I'd say that he is very good, almost as good as Burton Cummings.
They were a Super Group. Everyone on stage is Well known in the music world. ALL TOP Pros. Not really "huge names" in the public but ALL TOP players. They had a few Huge HITS in the 80s. l never saw them live.....l dont remember them touring alot. Maybe lm wrong. Thanks Beth. Always fun to see U find new(old) talent and Enjoy.
Jefferson Starship was originally a side project of Jefferson Airplane guitarist Paul Kantner. They made one trippy sci-fi album in 1970 called Blows Against The Empire, which did include members of the Airplane, the Dead and CSNY. When the Airplane broke up a few years later, Kantner, Grace Slick and Airplane founder Marty Balin put together a more commercial AM radio band and recycled the Jefferson Starship name. They went through several personnel changes, and the line-up included veteran rockers like David Freiberg (Quicksilver Messenger Service), Johny Barbata (The Turtles, CSNY) and Aynsley Dunbar (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Mothers Of Invention and a zillion others). I'm more of a fan of the Airplane than the Starship, but the Mickey Thomas era of late 70s/early 80s is my favourite incarnation of the Starship, with a sound that was heavily influenced by Boston - hell, they basically copied them, but in a good way. The piano intro of Jane was their answer to the piano intro of Cold As Ice by Foreigner.
Such a great track! And Mickey is a really good vocalist. There is a great live vid on UA-cam of him doing Fooled Around And Fell In Love with Elvin Bishop. I think that's a Midnight Special TV recording. 1975.
Want to see something scary? Here's Mickey singing the same song 40 years later. His voice says nah, I refuse to get old. ua-cam.com/video/mxLuTQYARwM/v-deo.html
Among male singers in Jefferson Starship, i've always preferred Marty Balin. If you have a chance, you might listen to the Starship song 'Miracles', where Balin leads.
I am so glad you reacted to this song! I have always been so surprised that no singer on any of the talent shows like American Idol have never picked this song to sing because wow does it ever let you showcase your vocal range and singing ability. As always thanks for the great reaction and keep ROARIN' !!! Another song that is surpisingly amazing for vocals is a song called Baby Love by Mothers Finest... It is a total classic
Grace was Jefferson Airplane's second female singer. She replaced Signe Anderson who only recorded one album with the Airplane. (Ironically Anderson died on the same day as Paul Kantner.)
His voice is still one of the best, always considered it unique and amazing!!! This song has such a badass groove to it! If I had that type of pitch and range I would have never lived past 30.
When they added Thomas, and guitarist Craig Chicaro (He was only a puppy, but as u saw, could already play his azz off) thier sound became a lot more power-driven, and it was all good. crucial to the 80's success.
What a great song, one of Starship's best! The unbelievable voice of Mickey Thomas, and the great Craig Chaqico ( one of my fave solos). Craig is soooo good, he is into acoustic stuff the last I heard...the great music I grew up with, not much from today's artists can compete! ❤️
This song was my introduction to all things Jefferson. The album it's from Freedom at point zero is a masterpiece. In the late 80's when i grew my hair and starting drinking a certain kind of tea the Airplane were my favourite along with the Dead, the Band and Blood sweat and tears. Great memories man lol
Same here :) Bought Freedom at Point Zero after hearing Jane at a party and the whole thing is wonderful. Fading Lady Light is probably my favourite song because, as all good music does, it has an emotional connection for me.
If you haven't watched or reacted to Elvin Bishop" Fooled Around and fell in love"live on the Midnight Special 1976 check it out Mickey Thomas on lead vocals showing out even if you've heard the song but haven't watched that performance check it out
Diaphragm control, as with Steve Perry. To sing this song, one should warm up to Sara, or even Fooled Around and then come back to Jane. Those steps primarily come from squeezing up the air, letting the abs help out. Vibrato can be learned or should be controlled or moderated. It distracts from otherwise proper use of your tools. Craig was awesome on this song.
Professor of Rock has a really good interview with Mickey Thomas and where he started. Sung with R and B band in San Francisco where he was tutored by the lead singer.
Such a great rock song! Pretty hard rock for that band. That guy’s voice is right up there with Brad Delp’s of Boston. The guitar player, Craig Chaquico, is amazing as well.
If you do a reaction, as suggested by others,to Elvin Bishop's song Fooled Around and Fell In Love that features Mickey on vocals, watch the Midnight Special performance. He lets it rip on that one.
Another of theirs to try, where the lady singer, Grace Slick, sings duet with Mickey Thomas, is Stranger. Watch the official studio track, you get to see them singing it. Great vocals, great song, and you see her magnetic charisma (and she looks like Frankenstein's bride!😂).
I love the reaction Beth! I had pretty much the same reaction back in the day when this was released. I had to get the album, Freedom At Point Zero, and found that Jane was not the best track on the album. The album is "All Killer, No Filler". Every track is great. The lady up there is the one and only Grace Slick, vocalist for Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship.
Apparently true story: Toto was congratulated by record management on the success of their new single "Jane", confusing "Jane" which sounded similar to Toto's "Hold The Line" because of the piano riff along with high pitched male vocal.
Haha, listening to this I was thinking myself how similar this song was to songs by Toto. Piano, high vocals, slashing guitars. Both wonderful, in any case.
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this guy is still singing this song at the age of 73 in the same key ffs and absolutely killing it! One of the few guys of that generation to have really taken care of his pipes
Amazing 🤩
@@Michael-st3wghe’s a badass
Beth, you’ve definitely heard Mickey Thomas before, although you may not have known it was him. He sang on “Fooled Around and Fell in Love” by Elvin Bishop; and also the Starship hits “Nothin’s Gonna Stop Us Now”, “ Sara” and “We Built this City”. His voice is VERY high!
Also on "Find Your Way Back" by Starship as well; amazing singer, amazing voice.
Could have been lead in Journey.
All these coaches and "react" channels who never heard of "Eruption" by Van Halen. Never heard Stairway By Led Zep... Cmon....Please. I understand they do it for the surprise and shock and awe for their fans. Also they ain't going to play some random Joe's suggestion without listening first.
Wind of Change!
@@Rene-up1dlSteve Perry had an amazing voice too. He and Mickey were two of the greatest.
That's Grace Slick from the original Jefferson Airplane. Mickey is a fantastic singer. He has sung on many hits, not just for Starship.
If you've heard the song "White Rabbit", that's Grace Slick singing.
I ‘fooled around and fell in love’.
Fooled Around & Fell in Love
@@gwooledgeI saw a Grace Slick isolated vocal of White Rabbit track on UA-cam that is phenomenal.
Grace slick. White rabbit
Mickey is also extremely soulful when he sings. Dudes absolutely incredible!
It's Grace Slick! Original Female Lead Singer of Jefferson Airplane.
She was not the original singer. Jefferson Airplane's first album had a different singer. Grace came along after she left.
@@OddTimeMan Correct
Mickey Thomas is one of thee.most underrated singers in Rock Music. He still has that same range today.
i concur
In no way is he underrated by anyone. You're talking out your arse.
If you look up "underrated" in the dictionary youll see a picture of Mickey Thomas.
Same range but much thinner, but hell, he’s 73 now. Of course he doesn’t have the same power on delivery, but range is still same
Mickey always had such a clean, perfectly pitched, well in the upper register type of voice; as well as the delivery he gave during live performances. He definitely was never given the recognition he deserved for the outstanding talent & vocal gift he was given at birth, and practiced in-depth to hone it into becoming of the best front-man rock band vocalists of the 70's-80's era.
One of my top favorite guitar solos by the phenomenal Craig Chaquico
Craig Chaquico solo projects, he became a successful jazz guitarist after Starship
I don’t think Craig ever got enough credit. True guitar god
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Totally...
Playing that BC Rich Mockingbird great tone...
@@paulmercury5182 the solo he does on Runaway by JS on the the Earth album is exquisite
@@Doubrelle agreed. And of course the solo on Save Your Love is the stuff of legend 🤘
If I could sing like anyone it would be Mickey Thomas, his voice is incredible. And this is live. The studio version is absolutely awesome.
LIVE! Incredible!
And it's wild, he STILL sings in this key. Mickey is incredible.
The old VHS doesn't do it justice. Very low-fi and the stretch of the tape takes it off pitch here and there. But he did dodge some notes.
I think he was the lead singer with Elvin Bishop on ‘Fooled around and fell in love’
@@alexp6016😮😮😮 He can still hit those??
Such great music back then. The music industry will never see that talent again 😢
by far their best song for this lineup. Find Your Way Back is also good
Haven't heard of Mickey Thomas? He's on the Mount Rushmore of great vocalists with Steve Perry, Brad Delp and Freddy Mercury. Mickey's talent really shined when he was with Elvin Bishop, and not just in Fooled around and fell in love. But some other Elvin songs feature Mickey's lead and background vocals. You can hear the gospel influence in his singing. By far one of the best to ever hold a mic
Don't forget Lou Gramm from Foreigner
That's the queen of psychedelic, Grace Slick. Her voice is so amazing and she is so devoted to the music that she shares the spotlight very well.
Like Micky's little aw shucks smile and shrug at the end. He knows he nailed it.
I laughed my butt off when you asked if that was Anne Wilson. Grace slick is a legend....a psychedelic queen.
There's a clip on a Howard Stern episode where he comes into the studio and sings Fooled around and Fell in Love with just an acoustic guitar accompanying him. Pretty amazing.
ua-cam.com/video/SqQyRSco2MQ/v-deo.htmlsi=_qLl9WA8WrfARMy8
Its so sad that 99% of people dont know who MT is. Hes in the top five rock vocalists (if not top three) of all time.
It's a shame that Mickey Thomas doesn't ever get mentioned in the same breath as Brad Delp and even, dare I say, Freddie Mercury.
I agree completely. Mickey is an elite vocal talent. And he still has the range after many decades. There's a video of a recent Starship performance at Busch Gardens in FL where he's still in top form.
And Steve Perry.
Yeah, but his peers will admit he’s one of the best of all time. I’ve heard many of these guys praise him and know he hasn’t been given his props.
with all due respect, mickey is way better than both.
He has the best range of any male singer I ever heard and it’s not falsetto either.
This is truly astonishing for a live rendition of this. Not many people can sing like Mickey Thomas. But if you get a chance, definitely go check out the studio cut of this, although this is pretty close, but it's just a bit better fidelity and he hangs up on that E5 quite a bit more at the end rather than in this he chose to stay down on the B4 for some of that, although definitely he still ended up there a lot. But you would love it I'm positive.
I forget that the younger folks aren't automatically immersed in the classic music of the 70s. He did the lead vocals for Elvin Bishop's "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" and later in the 80s with Starship dueted with Grace on "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" of Mannequin movies fame.
His vocal on Fooled Around was incredible.
And he sounds just as good today
*Mickey Thomas' unique, extraordinary singing voice and amazing talent are almost "criminally" underrated. Really. You hear him singing, "I fooled around and fell in love," and you become his fan instantly (unless you don't have good taste for romantic songs)* 😁
When you can sound like that live that’s impressive.
Hi Beth, I think you could enjoy Elvin Bishops "Fooled around and Fell in Love". There are good examples of Mickey's use of head and chest voice and an example, where he actually ran out of air. Always a useful resource, for a teacher of voice.
Mickey's live performance of Fooled Around and Fell in Love is a must listen !
Fooled around and fell in love is a must ✔ out his voice👍
One of the best songs ever.
He makes it look so easy ❤
Grace Slick shared lead vocals during the Jefferson Starship days
He famously sang on Fooled Around and Fell in Live by Elvin Bishop. Check that out. So good.
Beth this is one of my favorite songs, I was always impressed with Mickey's talent. You need to react to his lead vocals on Elvin Bishop's "Fooled Around and Fell in Love". Love your channel!!!
Together with Steve Perry of Journey, Mickey Thomas is one of THE best voices of rock history…
The best pop vocalist of now, imo, is Andy Platts of Mamas Gun and Young gun Silver fox. His voice is beyound any believe, so soulful and precise, take a listen to him.
Your 'Ann Wilson' is in fact Grace Slick, the drive and huge talent behind Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Starship. Testament to this is the later departure of Micky Thomas to a solo project which save from one single 'It's Not Enough', completely bombed. Grace was of course the lead vocal behind the legendary 'White Rabbit'.
Micky Thomas is a definitely a great. One of the best and most under-rated voices out there.
I loved the Jefferson Airplane and liked the Jefferson Starship. BUT - Mickey Thomas was a great singer and this song was among the best of the Arena Rock songs of that era.
Mickey Thomas is an amazing vocalist, his technique is so good, he's on par with Steve Perry
Hmm 🤔, let's not go all crazy or jump to conclusions. Mickey is awesome, but not Steve Perry awesome. After all, that *_IS_* why they call (Steve Perry) him, "The Voice". Not to say there aren't any better out there, but if there are, I haven't heard them yet, and I've been in/around the music business almost all my life, and yes, that was just my opinion ... I'm not an authority on it, that's for sure.
@@StevesFunhouse Mickey is much more listenable than Steve Perry.
@@patriciameyer8798 There's proof right there, opinions are like assholes ... everybody's got one. You just happen to be on the low side of the argument. Not that your opinion doesn't matter, it most certainly does, but you would be in the minority making that argument.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Mickey, Jane being my favorite song of his, but as far as writing skills, output and sales goes, Steve Perry blows him out of the water. So, while I can appreciate your fondness and devotion to Mickey, I think the world would pretty much agree, that Steve is the better, more accomplished, talented and influential singer of the two.
Steve didn't join Journey to JUST be a singer, he wrote or co-wrote most of their songs, which is why they seemed tailor-made for him. Mickey did not.
Additionally, when live, Steve is the most consistent ... bringing studio polish and quality to every show he does but this is where Mickey falters. Some people think that sounding a little off when performing live makes them more "rough" or endearing, but when I go to a concert, I'm usually not interested in hearing a new or rougher version of the songs I love. I want to SEE them do what I could only hear them do before, so singing a tune in a different way or changing up the speed or syncopation really grinds on me ... a LOT !!!
And, that's MY opinion. Sorry 🙏...
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Beth.. Never heard of Mickey Thomas? You know this song! We build this city?
I am interested in hearing what you sound like. Very much so. But I don't have spotify and don't really want it. Anywhere else I can hear you?
For milking the STARSHIP for views around the lunch of Starship i report your video and thumbs down
Just listened to your Wicked Game cover. I like your version better than Chris Isaak's, I believe.
Wow. I remember when this album dropped and I bought the CD and my friends and I played the hell out of it. What a great song selection and you sounds terrific on this! I love the delivery and that is so poignant at the end just trailing off in a breath. You really captured the mood of it for sure.
Great era for music. Mickey Thomas has more hits than I remember. His song with Elvin Bishop Group fooled around and fell in love is one of my favorites. There is an excellent cover of Jane by Dino Jelusic from just a year ago.
Orange Cassidy approved 👍🏼
That's one great song! I'm sure that Grace sang lead on more than one song during that concert. As for the lead singer here, I'd say that he is very good, almost as good as Burton Cummings.
Classic rock from the 70's...no one played/sang better than this group.
They were a Super Group. Everyone on stage is Well known in the music world. ALL TOP Pros. Not really "huge names" in the public but ALL TOP players. They had a few Huge HITS in the 80s. l never saw them live.....l dont remember them touring alot. Maybe lm wrong. Thanks Beth. Always fun to see U find new(old) talent and Enjoy.
He’s the best and cleanest voice in rock, my opinion. Not to mention perfect pitch
Jefferson Starship was originally a side project of Jefferson Airplane guitarist Paul Kantner. They made one trippy sci-fi album in 1970 called Blows Against The Empire, which did include members of the Airplane, the Dead and CSNY. When the Airplane broke up a few years later, Kantner, Grace Slick and Airplane founder Marty Balin put together a more commercial AM radio band and recycled the Jefferson Starship name. They went through several personnel changes, and the line-up included veteran rockers like David Freiberg (Quicksilver Messenger Service), Johny Barbata (The Turtles, CSNY) and Aynsley Dunbar (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Mothers Of Invention and a zillion others). I'm more of a fan of the Airplane than the Starship, but the Mickey Thomas era of late 70s/early 80s is my favourite incarnation of the Starship, with a sound that was heavily influenced by Boston - hell, they basically copied them, but in a good way. The piano intro of Jane was their answer to the piano intro of Cold As Ice by Foreigner.
Blows against is the Pinnacle
Such a great track! And Mickey is a really good vocalist. There is a great live vid on UA-cam of him doing Fooled Around And Fell In Love with Elvin Bishop. I think that's a Midnight Special TV recording. 1975.
One of the best songs ever made.
Check out Damn Yankees , Come Again.
Tommy Shaw of Styx on vocals, Ted Nugent shredding the guitar
Want to see something scary? Here's Mickey singing the same song 40 years later. His voice says nah, I refuse to get old.
ua-cam.com/video/mxLuTQYARwM/v-deo.html
Check out some more recent live videos of Mickey. Still has the range at 72 years old. Amazing!!
The live version isn't as good, but factually he is possibly in the top 10 greatest vocalists of all time. His high range is effortless.
Among male singers in Jefferson Starship, i've always preferred Marty Balin. If you have a chance, you might listen to the Starship song 'Miracles', where Balin leads.
Forgot how great Mickey and Grace were live. Sounded really close to the studio recordings.
I am so glad you reacted to this song! I have always been so surprised that no singer on any of the talent shows like American Idol have never picked this song to sing because wow does it ever let you showcase your vocal range and singing ability. As always thanks for the great reaction and keep ROARIN' !!! Another song that is surpisingly amazing for vocals is a song called Baby Love by Mothers Finest... It is a total classic
That's Grace Slick the original co lead singer of Starship and Airplane....check out Jefferson Starship's songs : Miracles ,Runaway and Count on Me.
Grace was Jefferson Airplane's second female singer. She replaced Signe Anderson who only recorded one album with the Airplane. (Ironically Anderson died on the same day as Paul Kantner.)
Grace and Mickey’s voices blend so well together. Incredible!!!
If no one has mentioned it before you need to check out Starship's "Love Among the Cannibals" album. Mickey simply slays everything on that disc.
Two more very good Jefferson Starship songs are "No Way Out" and "It's Not Enough."
"Winds of Change" is also a stand-out.
The whole Freedom At Point Zero album is stellar...not a bad track on it.
I saw them live a couple of times in 1969 at the Fillmore West Theatre on Market Street in San Francisco. Mickey Thomas has a great voice.
His voice is still one of the best, always considered it unique and amazing!!! This song has such a badass groove to it! If I had that type of pitch and range I would have never lived past 30.
Mickey Thomas sang "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" for guitarist Elvin Bishop. The song is by Elvin, but Mickey sibgs it...please ck it out!!🎶🎸🎵
When they added Thomas, and guitarist Craig Chicaro (He was only a puppy, but as u saw, could already play his azz off) thier sound became a lot more power-driven, and it was all good. crucial to the 80's success.
What a great song, one of Starship's best! The unbelievable voice of Mickey Thomas, and the great Craig Chaqico ( one of my fave solos). Craig is soooo good, he is into acoustic stuff the last I heard...the great music I grew up with, not much from today's artists can compete! ❤️
That's spelled Chaquico, I believe - damn autocorrect!.
If you’re looking for a quintessential rock song with everything , great singing, great hook, great guitar, this is it.
This song was my introduction to all things Jefferson. The album it's from Freedom at point zero is a masterpiece. In the late 80's when i grew my hair and starting drinking a certain kind of tea the Airplane were my favourite along with the Dead, the Band and Blood sweat and tears. Great memories man lol
Same here :) Bought Freedom at Point Zero after hearing Jane at a party and the whole thing is wonderful. Fading Lady Light is probably my favourite song because, as all good music does, it has an emotional connection for me.
If you haven't watched or reacted to Elvin Bishop" Fooled Around and fell in love"live on the Midnight Special 1976 check it out Mickey Thomas on lead vocals showing out even if you've heard the song but haven't watched that performance check it out
I’d love for you to do one of Mickey Thomas singing
I Fooled Around and Fell in Love, which i think is a sublime example of his vocal abilities.
Diaphragm control, as with Steve Perry. To sing this song, one should warm up to Sara, or even Fooled Around and then come back to Jane. Those steps primarily come from squeezing up the air, letting the abs help out. Vibrato can be learned or should be controlled or moderated. It distracts from otherwise proper use of your tools. Craig was awesome on this song.
You want to hear Mickey really show his pipes listen to Elvin Bishop's "Fooled Around And Fell In Love".
Sounds like a Toto tune from that time. Mickey even looks and sounds a LOT like Bobby Kimball.
Professor of Rock has a really good interview with Mickey Thomas and where he started. Sung with R and B band in San Francisco where he was tutored by the lead singer.
You have heard Mickey Thomas before as he sings lead on Elvin Bishop's "I Fooled Around and Fell in Love".
Great dance moves Beth.💃🎶❤#keeponsinging Beth. You are amazing
Listen to Elvin Bischop. Fooled around and fell in love. Live. Midnight special. Micky sings on that.
Such a great rock song! Pretty hard rock for that band. That guy’s voice is right up there with Brad Delp’s of Boston. The guitar player, Craig Chaquico, is amazing as well.
Craig has a utube channel up n running
If you do a reaction, as suggested by others,to Elvin Bishop's song Fooled Around and Fell In Love that features Mickey on vocals, watch the Midnight Special performance. He lets it rip on that one.
I don't know how I missed this reaction 11 months ago, but this was a blast.
Mickey is, IMO, is not nearly as well known as he deserves, by the general public. Most of us know at least some of his work, but not his name.
Yeah, the Starship was much faster, and higher. "He does it so much better than me". Not surprising, he'd done it once or twice by then. :-)
I grew up with this song and have been binging this song lately! Absolutely killer tune!!
Mickey Thomas was the lead singer for Elvin Bishops band
I never realized it was a man singing this song. Always thought it was female. Wow.
"FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE" ELVIN BISHOP (MICKEY THOMAS VOCALS)!
I love this song. If it comes on Pandora, i will race over and turn the volume UP!
You heard him with Elvin Bishop, Fooled around and fell in Love....great song great voice.....
Wow is right. You have heard him before. Fooled Around and Fell In Love
love to hear high singing from someone with a naturally high voice as opposed to a straining falsetto by a typical soy boy
Unbelievably awesome vocal.
LOOKS LIKE THE COACH HERE IS A STUDENT OF THE TRUE MASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vocal coach that has never heard of Mickey Thomas😂. Better get in the Game Coach!
Mickey Thomas is an absolute legend and he still sounds this great , amazing.
Another of theirs to try, where the lady singer, Grace Slick, sings duet with Mickey Thomas, is Stranger. Watch the official studio track, you get to see them singing it. Great vocals, great song, and you see her magnetic charisma (and she looks like Frankenstein's bride!😂).
Love how you recognize the unique talent of the singers voice ❤
Another great from Jefferson starship is miracles. Please review
Mickey Thomas is soooo good.
You can really feel that one!
Hey Beth, heres a shorter song that I know you will love the vocals on. Its 7 Bridges Road by The Eagles. Its amazing!!!!
I love the reaction Beth! I had pretty much the same reaction back in the day when this was released. I had to get the album, Freedom At Point Zero, and found that Jane was not the best track on the album. The album is "All Killer, No Filler". Every track is great. The lady up there is the one and only Grace Slick, vocalist for Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship.
Mickey Thomas sang Fooled Around and Fell in Love
Oh, have you done Fooled Around And Fell In Love? Its maybe even better
Apparently true story: Toto was congratulated by record management on the success of their new single "Jane", confusing "Jane" which sounded similar to Toto's "Hold The Line" because of the piano riff along with high pitched male vocal.
Haha, listening to this I was thinking myself how similar this song was to songs by Toto. Piano, high vocals, slashing guitars. Both wonderful, in any case.
Toto is little league Jefferson starship is the Yankees or cardinals !
@@kenwink6353 toto is not little league
Great song! One of their best!
Really interesting how you explain the difficulties in the runs by singing them. Thanks !!!
I never realized back in the day what an absolute banger "Jane" is. Great song.