That horrible music of my youth. Just yech.
Heart and Pentatonix are still my two favorite groups...I listen to them both on YouTube today for a lift.
They don’t write them like that anymore. And Ann. What pipes.
Great post! Thanks!
Saw Heart with The Beach Boys at Aloha Stadium back in ‘79.
Now you’ve done it Nick, I see two hours of Heart videos ahead for me this morning. Will probably miss my dental appointment.........LOL!
Some music holds up well over time......so well it could be considered classic.....this shite is the McDonalds of music.
Urban legend at the time said this song was about Charles Manson and that Heart was fans of him. Anyone else recall that?
....and sister Nancy’s guitar shredding, riff rocking prowess.....
“Guitar shredding”? Um, no. Nancy was just a strummer. Just like old Brucie Boy Springsteen is a strummer, although he is worse.
I used to say to Mrs. Alexis that Springsteen is a washboard strummer, up and down strokes. His left hand always seems to be fingering some unknown chord on the neck of the guitar no matter what is the song. Who knows if his guitar is even plugged in.
Saw Heart at California Jam II. (notice I did not say “Cali” Jam)
I remember channel surfing in my car in the seventies, seemed like Barry Manilow was everywhere. I could always find a station playing a Heart tune, for some sanity.
Nancy and Ann are amazing. But the other musicians were great as well.
Howard Leese used the Minimoog for those iconic synthesizer sounds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNDR-S_BT_U
And Roger Fisher even retuned his guitar for some parts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHRQTezOSho
One of the greatest songs ever.