🎵 ​April Wine - I Like to Rock REACTION

We're back with some more April Wine. I Like to Rock is a good song but a remaster would have been clutch.
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[@spydude38]

My favorite part of this song is at the end where the guitar riff starts with the Beatles, "Day Tripper" and then comes The Rolling Stones, "Satisfaction" and then the riff for "I Like to Rock" all layered on one another. You both picked up on the change. Lots of great songs from April Wine.

[@BROU-bb2uc]

Absolutely 🤘

[@hog7203]

Always thought that part at the end was cool also. You can play the Jumping Jack Flash riff over those riffs too.

[@waynethera2712]

To me April Wine was the ultimate band for party weekends. Sorry very hard tasty tracks, some radio friendly hard rock and some really good softer/mood songs. Myles Goodwin was a great performer as a lead singer, guitar player and piano too.

[@alrivers2297]

Yup, love that

[@kevinlents9545]

Purgatory yes, NV!

[@jafo321]

April Wine is like is just a simply good hard rock band. It's that simple. They just write good stuff. Sometimes you get gems like "Roller" or "The Sign of the Gypsy Queen" one of my faves, and then there is "Just Between You and Me". Just a great rock band that never really got their due.

[@edmondboyer2285]

I prefer their older stuff like Hello or Bad side of the Moon

[@cainealexander-mccord2805]

Man..."Sign of the Gypsy Queen". Dang, instantly it's 40 years ago. Thanks for the ride!

[@kennethgoin628]

Sign of the Gypsy Queen is one of those songs I never hear anymore. I consider April Wine to be another one of those transitional groups of the early 80s. "The 80's" hadn't really taken shape yet and you can hear the 70s vibe in much of their more popular songs. Shooting Star was another group like that. But once groups like Loverboy anchored in, it became "The 80s" and groups like April Wine, Shooting Star, Mannfred Mann, 707... they fell away.

[@jafo321]

@@kennethgoin628 I have to agree. There was a transitional period there, early 80's like 1980 to '82ish. Shooting Star did transcend later. They, like some other bands had label issues mid 80's though. There was a period of time with Shooting Star, you couldn't find an album or anything because of legal issues with their label. Then in '85 "Silent Scream" came out and had a hit on it. That entire album is good. Shooting Star always kind of reminded me of another "Kansas" type group, these were both local bands to my area. Both put out great records too. But I agree, April Wine,707 and the like just missed for some reason. I'm sure it has to do with radio air time etc. That is the funny thing with those bands vs the big hit wonders. I can sit there and enjoy an entire album from those early 80's bands front to back, there entire catalog is good. But with the big hit wonder bands, not always the case. It's like those early bands spread the wealth out over the entire album, but the big hit wonders focused all their creative energy into just a couple songs on the album. Wasn't 707 a local St. Louis band? One of my favorite songs, from Mannfred Mann was "The Runner". I think it was played in the closing credits song for "Philadelphia Experiment". I looked for that dang song for years. couldn't remember who sang it. finally happened upon it many many years later by accident. Sorry for my babbling😁.

[@kennethgoin628]

@@jafo321 I'm unaware of 707's origins. I was unknowingly familiar with some of their songs before "discovering" the Megaforce album. It wasn't off-the-charts great but within a couple of listens, I liked all but a couple of tracks. In the following years of "who say that song?", I became more aware of who 707 was. In my market (Minneapolis/St. Paul), Silent Scream was a dud. I never heard anything from that project on the radio. I have it now and yeah, there's some great stuff on there! For me though, 1982/1983 "Hang On For Your Life" and "III Wishes" were the biggest radio projects and they came here with April Wine on their "Nature of the Beast" tour. That's why I label them as an 80's transitional group. III Wishes faded quickly but I wore out that cassette and needed a second copy. My favorite song though... is still off the first album "Last Chance". The title song has that mid-section instrumental that is nothing less than mind-blowing composition/arrangement! There's so much that went on in that '79-82 period.... Comeback projects from Peter Frampton, one-hitters like "Touch - Don't You Know What Love Is", "Axe - (Let's Have A Knock Down, Drag Out) Rock 'n Roll Party In the Street", "Tommy Tutone - 867-5309", "The Rockets - "Oh Well", "Sniff 'n The Tears - Driver's Seat", "Exile - I Wanna Kiss You All Over", "Don Felder - Heavy Metal", "Don Henly - "Dirty Laundry".... I mean... the list goes on and on for things that are unique to the period, everyone scrambling in the death of disco to figure out what the next decade would be or sound like. In retrospect, I could be knocked over with a feather had I been told in the '70s that ZZ Top would be one of the most '80s sounding bands in music history! Their "El Loco" album is completely unique to itself. It has a more 70s/roots vibe but you can hear their desire to transcend into a new decade, especially on album cuts like "Leila" and "It's So Hard". "Pearl Necklace" foreshadows their direction as well. By '83s Eliminator, there was very little of the 70s ZZ Top left. Too bad they rode that style to the end. They should've gone back to the 70s Texas blues style and fused that to each decade. They'd have maintained a very unique niche'! Okay... I'm babbling again... but I love talking about this stuff! FYI, I'll have to look through my old cassettes and see if I still have it but back in 1990, a local band from Kansas City was up in Minneapolis participating in a "best un-signed band" contest. They were like us... green! But super nice guys and we traded demos backstage.

[@miguelbotelho2613]

That ending is awesome you get Beatles riff on the right, Rolling Stones on the Left, and April wine in the middle. All in sync.

[@toddstevens13]

Only the triple guitar rack attack could pull it off all at the same time.

[@vicprovost2561]

Thanks for taking a chance on April Wine, I have several of their albums and those guys could flat out play. With 3 lead guitars and multiple vocals, they had a sound all their own. Try Sign of the Gypsy Queen and Roller, please watch the videos to see their guitar interplay. Enjoy! 🎸

[@stoneysopranoyukon9398]

Absolutely ! ✌❤🇨🇦

[@jafo321]

Yep🤘"Sign of the Gypsy Queen" is a must. "Just Between You and Me" is an awesome song also.

[@bobthepsychic3853]

I love it when they take turns playing lead on the same song!

[@richardcranium5048]

Crash and Burn... All Over Town... IF yUo See Kay yeah they rock

[@richardcranium5048]

@music-two-my-ears I'd love to take a look at your channel, anyplace that rocks is ok in my book will a search of your user name take me there or can you send me a link

[@franklinzappa7043]

In 1981, I was Fortunate to have been able to see April Wine Live in Denver Colorado. First time I ever saw three. 🎸🎸🎸 Badass Guitarists on one Stage, and they absolutely Shredded It. Phenominal🥁 Drummer. 🤘😎 Rock N Roll at it's very best.

[@nodrush80]

Lex is right, Canadian rock is different, it's got its own sound.

[@NEKingdom241]

It does. They should check out Tom Cochrane

[@jimmy-et1pm]

RUSH...also....

[@michaelasay8587]

@@NEKingdom241 Gary....who's that?

[@Straydogger]

@@michaelasay8587 Tom Cochrane was in the band Red Rider and their big hit was "Lunatic Fringe".

[@michaelasay8587]

@@Straydogger Red rider? Never heard that band.

[@danwiththeplans]

I've been to house parties with the singer, Myles Goodwyn, and guitarist Brian Greenway lead the house band at the bar in my hometown when April Wine was on hiatus. Solid dudes, both.

[@RSTL1234]

guess your from Hudson Quebec, Which bar Rumours or chateau du lac

[@danwiththeplans]

@@RSTL1234 Parties were just across the Ontario border, so near Hudson. Brian's band played regularly at Champion's Bar in Alexandria, Ontario.

[@RSTL1234]

@@danwiththeplans brian and myles lived in hudson

[@RSTL1234]

@@danwiththeplans Brian had a Condo and Myles had a house close to the lake

[@danwiththeplans]

@@RSTL1234 Yes, I know. My Uncle & Aunt lived in Hudson at the time. I lived in Glengarry County near Alexandria, and The Brian Greenway Band had regular, recurring gigs at the sports bar & restaurant in Alexandria. Myles was friends with some women I worked and partied with who lived in the Bainsville / Curry Hill, ON area; house party hosts.

[@CurtisBoyle]

Just in case you didn't catch it - the two single note guitar licks near the end (that overlap) are tributes to two of the greatest rock bands of all time - the riff from The Beatles "Day Tripper", and the riff from The Rolling Stones "Can't Get No Satisfaction". I fitting tribute to rock in general. :-)

[@centuryrox]

I'm not sure they recognized either song.

[@outlawamps96]

I was going to point that out, but you beat me to it. The awesome thing is how all three song riffs blend together so well

[@dmac8949]

OMGosh...take me back to my youth, growing up in Canada in the 70's, where April Wine played played at our high school dances...Thanks for the memories.

[@Shilo2020]

🙌 me too!! ❤

[@miguelbotelho2613]

Excellent choice guys, love both the analysis of the lyrics and the feels you review. These guys also recorded at Le Studios where Rush recorded.

[@amymeyers8090]

Love April Wine! Fun, simple, straightforward with some screaming guitars.

[@RKOENT]

NOW were talking!! Gotta check out "Enough Is Enough", "Sign of the Gypsy Queen" and "You Could've Been A Lady". PLEASE!!!!

[@themightydecibel-heavymeta7130]

Triumph and April Wine were examples of Canadian bands that had a cleaner sound, less threatening than most American bands. You could bring their records home and Mom/Dad wouldn't be up in arms!

[@davidwhitmore3211]

You nailed it!

[@annecaminer2988]

Example of the cleaner sounding Canadian bands, but then we have Anvil, Max Webster,Rush, Coney Hatch, Lee Aaron, The Headpins, The Headstones, Teenage Head, Billy Talent, Helix, Loverboy, Tragically Hip, Three Days Grace, Finger Eleven, Theory of a Deadman, Trooper, Steppenwolf, Danko Jones, Sum 42, The Tea Party, Die Mannequin….

[@davidteller7681]

Rock and roll ain't supposed to be safe!

[@mynameisnoonesbusiness4488]

Yes thank you! But you The Guess Who.

[@amrak5028]

The best comment in this thread. @@davidteller7681

[@tomstockley7055]

Excellent Canadian band in fact my favorite thanks for playing and I am listening all the way from Newfoundland Canada good job.

[@theodoreritola7641]

Very ROCKY Spong from very late 1979 Baby

[@BlackHatCinephile]

I'd forgotten that that's the one that overlapped the riffs of Day Tripper and Satisfaction. It was in the early 80s that some DJ figured out that if you overlap the riffs of Day Tripper and Satisfaction, they don't clash at all. In fact, it doubles the awesome, like they were two halves of the same riff, the entire time. It got talked about, so some band put the overlapped riffs on one of their records, just for fun and the awesomeness of it, but I'd forgotten which band did that. Thanks for jogging my memory👍

[@DonnieRockett]

april wine is one of those groups where now, like in the 2020's, i've been listening to them a lot. trying to find live performances online, all that good stuff. these dudes killed it live, from pretty much everything i've seen on YT.

[@stevemoyer1968]

theyre still touring believe it or not!!!!

[@slocumb1270]

Very underrated group. Harder and Faster was a great album.

[@josephgallagher945]

Saw them about 15 yrs ago, original line up 'cept drummer cause he was sick lol. They were great.

[@jackolson8775]

Lex strikes again. This song is performed in the key of G , a full 2 steps higher than most hard rock performed in E or even E-flat. Its not super unusual, but considering what you've heard so far , it is. * Lex, its not really tuning any higher, everyone just plays notes that are in that higher key.

[@Straydogger]

It's in the key of E.

[@jackolson8775]

@@Straydogger Id say A, but the internet says G. Def not E, though.

[@dennisgallant8312]

@@Straydogger Watched AW play this too many times! It is in G

[@maxpower9499]

@@dennisgallant8312 Are the guitars tuned to G?

[@franklee875]

Key of G????....How do you figure that? It is most definitely in the key of E.

[@s.mcpherson6354]

I like how, at the end, they actually finish their song and 'start rocking,' and you hear the Stones riff kick in.

[@markb4188]

Two April Wine songs you MUST do ...... "Roller" and "Future Tense". You will not be disappointed.

[@julietenning7981]

I've seen these guys about 4 times over the 70s, 80s and 90s.. Best part, is they like doing smaller venues. The most memorable one was in just a bar,, albeit a large bar. They have a lot of good songs.

[@daniellysohirka5079]

The whole Stand Back album is fantastic. Check out "Slowpoke", different vocals on that one and groovy bass.

[@robertghanem1424]

Band SHOOTING STAR.., SONG THIS CAN BE YOUR LAST CHANCE.. Best most underrated rock song ever.

[@richardwarner1463]

This whole album from front to back rocks

[@joesmith8725]

I get what Lex is saying. Some regional groups can sound a little different from each other. For instance. Post-punk, punk, indie, alternative rock from the European countries like UK and Germany may sound different from US bands. As well as Canada. You hear it in hip hop, too, metal, new wave bands, pop music and other genres, too. Anyways. that last riff was totally Rolling Stones "Can't Get no Satisfaction" & "Day Tripper" from the Beatles. lol. It was different guitar playing style, type, amp distortions, technique, etc. April Wine was a solid hard rock band during the '70 and '80s, lots of good hits, songs. Also good music videos. Another Canadian band that is awesome is SAGA! Watch some of their videos and songs. '70s and '80s. They were hard rock but also prog rock and a little new wave (electronics, synthesizers). Similar to Styx.

[@jklmn101]

Lex you're right again. Slightly higher key, slightly more midrange towards the low side of the mix, all in all sort of like Foghat, best listened to on a system pushed into the edges of its capabilities.

[@gordonbezanson4710]

I use to watch them practice in a garage in Waverly N.S when i was 6 years old in 71 72. Ive seen these guys many times over the years.

[@adamb1229]

I think I know what she means. Canadian bands often play hard rock and heavier music type riffs a bit higher up on the neck. It gives them a bit more of a pop sound. More bounce, a bit less aggression. P.S. Say Hello, Weeping Widow, and Fast Train are all great tracks worth a listen by April Wine

[@oldguynewmusic6632]

Myles Goodwin is one of the most underrated vocalists/guitarists/song writers in Rock music. One of Canada's great bands, who sadly, mostly due to poor management, never got the exposure in the U.S. that they deserved.

[@leehanson1416]

Just to add: Jerry Mercer is a badass drummer.

[@oldguynewmusic6632]

@@leehanson1416 Definitely. One of the best!

[@1967PONTIACGTO]

Nice hat, Lex!... at the end they threw in the guitar riff from the Beatle's "Daytripper"

[@OddTimeMan]

...and "Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones.

[@gtodriver341]

Must reply - just your handle! But, yeah: Day tripper in the right ear, Satisfaction in the left, with the main riff over the top. Great outro!

[@gengel6737]

Kick ass rock band of 70's - 80's. Great to watch live. 3 guitars, bass and drummer. I think the different sound is because of having 3 guitars.

[@ronwalker403]

Great band! Rockin right of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Partying sounds straight back from the 70’s. I can taste Labatt’s Blue and black hash now!

[@jeffreekoch9298]

Lex is right. Good ears. Back then Canadians played more hard rock sounds and higher guitar notes and tuning. While Americans at the time played heavier, lower guitar notes, deeper sound. More distortion on amps and deeper sound. I think lol. Good band! Check out another band called SAGA, too. They were Canadian rock group very good.

[@miguelbotelho2613]

My band tried to cover this back in my teen years.

[@kenkonwick6660]

Lots og good April Wine stuff. Actually, when i first heard this song , i thought it was Sammy Hagar on vocals. Thats a huge compliment

[@frankbennett2278]

One of the best party tunes of all time.I like to rock was the song that really influenced my taste in contemporary music.

[@flyingburritobro68]

Thanks for checking out April Wine! Really solid band that doesn’t get its due. I was lucky to see them in 1981 in Chicago on the Nature Of The Beast Tour. Opening act was .38 Special promoting Wild Eyed Southern Boys and the single Hold On Loosely. 9.00 ticket😂

[@steverobillard3241]

Yes, you have to watch "Roller" unbelievable, and one of their most under rated songs which you need to check-out is "All over Town", probably their most popular songs.

[@timliscum2861]

I think they did it already

[@timliscum2861]

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[@VaughnBrown1965]

April Wine was my introduction to hard rock when I was a young teenager. I heard a live performance of theirs on the radio in 1981 and was blown away. The next thing that happened was that I was invited to see Van Halen in concert that summer for their Fair Warning tour. Changed me forever.

[@mr.anderson3369]

Sweet, I've been requesting this one for awhile 🤘🏼 The video that goes with this song was filmed at "the legendary Le Studio recording studio in Morin Heights, Quebec where Rush recorded several albums throughout the '80s and '90s"

[@nomasker1360]

Thats a strike against that studio 🤮 Can't change the station quick enough when rush comes on ..

[@CANDOKNOWHOW]

I’m glad to know I’m not the only one who was requesting this awesome jam. I started rapid fire requesting it during one of their live request show just hoping it would catch on and others would push it as well. I guess they did, but I didn’t know if it ever caught on cause I had some minor drama playing out here at home. So super glad to see Brad & Lex just decided to give it a try, though.. as for me, it’s one of those quintessential tunes you’d hear blasting from badass muscle cars back in the early 80’s.

[@carlgibbons5777]

@@nomasker1360 No wonder you are a no masker. LMAO! No taste in music either.

[@neillenet291]

April Wine Roller is a great one.

[@frankhagerman3502]

You missed it, it was back in February I believe.

[@neillenet291]

@@frankhagerman3502 cool.

[@stevemaggard5866]

Wow y'all just brought back some memories from back in the day my friend in high school's parents had a big house with swimming pool and they were always gone at work and that summer I like to rock with our anthem and believe me the whole neighborhood was rocking out For Better or Worse LOL the fired-up many joints to That Tune it takes me back

[@scottmacdonald1826]

I've seen April Wine a ton of times. They nail the Mick Ronson half cocked wah guitar tone.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Love the room sound on that solo.

[@unseenentity326]

This was one of my favorite albums when I was in high-school (78-82). Others were the first Loverboy album, Foriegner 4, & REO Speedwagon - Hi Infidelity. And while I'm thinking about high-school, I had crushes on Wendy Adams, Teri Cole, and Cindy Vanderbeek.

[@quincee3376]

Right on!!! good Nova Scotia band.

[@markwilliams6394]

Wore this record out when I was a teenager.

[@sferrin2]

"Just Between You and Me" and "Sign of The Gypsy Queen" are two of my favorites.

[@ralphfiligenzi6180]

This is from my favorite April Wine album "Harder Faster" (1979). I seen them in 1981 great concert.

[@Savatage1964]

NO WAY! April Wine.... One fine example of what 3 guitars can do for a song. I highly recommend checking out "Roller" by these guys. Definitely a high talent group I was privy to see one night at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff back in the early EARLY 80's They rocked the dome, I must say and can find no reason why more people aren't checking them out these days in reacting videos. So thank you very much, Brad & Lex!!

[@roadkill7314]

I love April Wine! Saw them way back in the early 80's with Loverboy at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco. Met them after the show; they invited us to come party with them. Only time that's ever happened for me; a great group of guys!

[@hmpz36911]

Sign Of The Gypsy Queen MUST be next.

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

One of Canada's great bands! Saw them live 3 times in the 70's and they rocked hard!!!!

[@paulfromt.o.7384]

Sweet seeing April Wine reaction. Hidden Canadian gem. Excellent drummer and live band.

[@williamweiss6128]

One of my favorites back in the day. Harder, Faster!! Seen them with Styx. And can't remember if it was Loverboy. One other time in the 90's. Great live band. Jerry Mercer was a beast on drums.

[@jimtatro6550]

Roller, Sign of the Gypsy Queen and Just Between You and Me are great songs from these Canadian rock greats.👍🔥🤘🏻

[@rockroll7649]

Lex has a great smile. It's great that you two seem to enjoy doing this as much as we like watching.

[@davidwhitmore3211]

April Wine had one of the cleanest sounds in Rock n Roll. Love this band!

[@pn1457]

I don’t know if Brad could have handled riding around with us in the 70’s. BIG speakers in the back dash. BIG SPEAKERS in the front. I even had speakers under the car seat. High powered car stereo with a powerful amp/equalizer that made it sound like a rolling concert. You could FEEL the music flowing through your body. You could have blood running out of your ears and somebody would say TURN IT UP. OK nobody actually had blood running out their ears but they would say turn it up. 😂

[@marwenplukol9235]

I like how Lex is rocking the Canada cap for a Canadian band. She also wore it for Loverboy. Anyway, April Wine was a very underrated band in the late Seventies/early Eighties. They could flat out rock.

[@oldtimerf7602]

When the whole band kicks in and gets on the same page? That's what rock and roll is. Right there.

[@Lightning61]

Now we're talking! these guys were very good live back in the late '70s

[@OronOfMontreal]

Ah, the music of my youth! Lex, great choice of cap to be wearing for this Canuck band reaction. Note how the ending consists of "Day Tripper" by the Beatles over "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones.

[@davidzornes6863]

At the outro they play the main riff from The Beatles' song "DAY TRIPPER " ,then the riff "from "SATISFACTION"..

[@leatbumgus6818]

As a patriot Canadian, it made me so happy seeing y’all react to this…. bands like April wine, Rush, Chilliwak, tragically hip etc. *REALLY* have a special place in our hearts here up north. Sort of brings everyone together :) any place you go you’ll always hear this type of stuff, wether it’s camping, having a bbq, backyard fire…every Canadian is blasting one of these bands….y’all should react to more 🤘🏻

[@wild8757]

There’s a live in concert version out there that jams

[@LawrenCharles]

At the end it's what we arrangers call a quote of the Beatles "Day Tripper" - so cool...!

[@burnout_2017]

Had the privilege of seeing them live back in the 70s....they rocked hard. Might i recommend two of their better known songs...sign of the gypsy queen and just between you and me.

[@dionshare7103]

Another great and underrated band. I remember my dad used to have some 8 tracks back in the early 80s. April Wine was one.

[@canaguy]

There were great hits in the 70's, on radio, a sell out in every city in Canada and did well in USA too. A nice listen is "You Won't Dance With Me

[@tracycartwright3340]

This is a great song by a superb band. April Wine rocks! Now check out Sign of the Gypsy Queen. It's a banger.

[@thunderstruck5484]

Saw them in concert in the 70s, I can’t remember who the they opened up for either Nazareth or Alice Cooper or Thin Lizzy or maybe Rush, all great shows, 70s concerts rocked hard loved it!

[@johnwinton1169]

Thanks for listening to April Wine. I saw them many times in Ontario many years ago. Great times.

[@bluetopguitar1104]

Great Canadian band. 3 guitars, great harmonies. Roller is an awesome song too.

[@Thetequilashooter1]

Great choice! I was absolutely addicted to listening to this song when I was a kid.

[@timcampbell5758]

Saw them in the early 80s. Such a fun band. You've only scratched the surface so far.

[@RICHIEV333]

At the end of the song: In the left ear the guitar does, the riff from, "Satisfaction" by the Rolling Stones. In the right ear the band does the riff from, "Day Tripper" by the Beatles. Then the middle guitar continues the "I Like to Rock" riff from the song.

[@mikehenry2540]

The sound of a band in the studio has a lot of factors. Everything from the producer, to how instruments are mic’d. When you listen to albums, you can see the progress of studio equipment through the years. Say you listen to an album by Moby Grape or The Doors from the 60’s, you can probably hear a little white noise or something that could sound lightly muffled. Then you listen to albums from even the early eighties, like Black Sabbath or Maiden and instruments sound closer and clearer. Everything in the mix sounds higher. There are a lot of factors based on new technology. So, the sound of the April Wine album is probably just the way everything was produced in that given studio. Some bands went to extremes to get sounds, like Bad Company. From what I understand, the first album was recorded in a field to get that nuanced sound. It’s pretty cool when you look into it. Now, we have “artists”recording music in the studio with no talent. There are so many studio tricks, even singing is fixed. That’s why a lot of artists today sound awful live. Look at Poison. The producer on their first album said they were the first band he had in the studio with no talent. He said they were terrible singers. Bret Michael’s had to keep repeating lines over and over, then the producer would pick the “best” one and splice it in. The rest of the band were just as bad at their instruments. So if that producer hadn’t owed his friend a favor, they might have never made it. I never liked them anyway. Lol. But, yeah it’s all about the studio and producer. Rock on🤘

[@waynethera2712]

I watched the live stream and new the Deaf/definitely joke was coming and it still gave me a big smile. Lex’s giggle and Brad’s you didn’t have to make it weird is the epitome of why I watch you guys.

[@josephgallagher945]

April Wine was already big in Canada over 10 yrs b4 breaking into America. Then they had alot of songs on the radio in the US. Love their multi guitar attack. They sure jam!! They do a great cover of 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson.

[@carlos.buenrock.acercandoa4531]

Think Before The Down its one of their best songs, IMO It has the more feeled guitar solo of the band.

[@stevedahlberg8680]

She is right about the volume level. They were definitely and Arena rock band. I saw them on this album tour and then two years later on nature of the beast when it came out, which became my favorite album for a while. When it's loud this kind of music just works perfectly, especially when you feel a thumping you in the chest. On nature of the Beast, they scored two big hits with power ballads, just between you and me, and, sign of the Gypsy Queen. But there are a lot of fun songs on that album, like, I wanna rock, caught in the crossfire, and, future tense.

[@andrewtongue7084]

Hey, you two, I hope you're all well. The "old part" in the closing bars of this song was a reprise of The Rolling Stones' "I Can't Get No satisfaction" ( E Major), tho' the whole song is written in A Major. I've seen these guys several times live in Canada & Europe - never a bad performance....

[@Shilo2020]

Canada has GREAT GREAT music! I'm Canadian! Alot of Canada's Rock bands have slower intro and build up and then let you have it! ❤ I grew up with April Wine. I love seeing your smile while watching. I just found you so not sure of your names. First time watching.

[@Shilo2020]

Duh! 😂 your account is your names. I wasn't paying attention. Listening to April Wine broght me to you and I just clicked on it. ❤

[@maxbrazil3712]

Another staple rock tune on my skiing mix tape.

[@ronstoner1823]

I remember, back in highschool this song was huge. We had several big Canadian bands back in that era. Brian Adams off the top of my head was my favorite. At the end of this song they're actually playing 2 or 3 riffs from older songs all at once.

[@davebeal65]

One of my favorite bands in High School, and still. I think this was the first song I requested on your channel. Now I will give you 2 more you still haven't done. Joe Bonamassa - Pain and Sorrow. Gary Myrick and the Figures - You, and for good measure, Aerosmith - Reefer Headed Woman.

[@stoneysopranoyukon9398]

Thank you for checking out April Wine ! Awesome Canadian rock band. Check Roller and Sign Of The Gypsy Queen. You won't be disappointed P.s. Nice hat Lex ✌❤🇨🇦

[@mrnobody9104]

shout out to East coast Halifax Nova Scotia, good ol' r&r

[@PowerTom286]

Anyone recognized the two Rolling Stones Riffs at the end? Im fact this band once was the one that played and was hired by the Stones for Musical support at a big party they were throwing back in their younger days.

[@75yellowraven]

Great band 3 guitar players, three singers and the drummer was top notch. I believe he was drummer of the year twice! Their version of 21 St century schizoid man is awesome!!!

[@Motorhands]

One of the best Canadian bands to do it. So many good songs.

[@taradevine6026]

This was a good solid band. Really liked them. They were pretty popular in the 80's.

[@ShreddFly]

Hey guys what's up! Greetings from South Florida! Lex is right somehow you just know they're Canadian it's just a certain sound. Some of the best musicians in history have come out of Canada. You guys should do sign of the Gypsy Queen next. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!

[@eastportland]

Played this LOUD in our apartment whenever possible! I'd like to recommend Zebra - The La La Song, and Who's Behind the Door. Oh yeah, also The Angels (Angel City) - Marseilles. In a different vein: Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi.

[@gtrsean2429]

If you haven't yet, the Canadian band Saga and their song and video On the Loose. Then Aldo Nova' song and video of Fantasy. All 80's coolness guys!

[@rick5440]

Sign of the Gypsy Queen. Its their most unique.

[@erikthompson619]

Well, not exactly "their" - that one's a cover. More specifically by the Canadian artist Lorence Hud.

[@bigroy38]

That was a great album.This,& “You Could’ve Been a Lady” are there best rockers.

[@troymodin1682]

Lex your right, late 70s up until 83-84 the amps and recordings sounded like this. The end of that song is the rolling stones I can't get no satisfaction.

[@Rocksider2525]

I hear that song a few times a year. Everytime.. it rocks. I like to Rock.

[@nwslimbubba]

Great Canadian Band just seen them a few years ago.

[@pthor6265]

'If You See Kay' tell her I love her.