Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO) - Taking Care Of Business (documentary, 1975)

[@willswitchcraft]

I spent 9 years working wth Randy.....I toured with BTO from '84 until '87......so great to see this video, and see people like (road manager) Johnny Austin (RIP) again, back in the day......what a ride.....

[@MrMowww1]

Good for you to be a part of that experience! Going to see him later this year at the Saddledome as they open for Heart. Always a huge Randy fan!

[@markrussell.]

BTO was such a badass band, their music speaks for itself still sounding great in 2023.

[@vonsmink3468]

No Lie man Over the top SICK !!!!

[@clivebennett7985]

I'm from England 🇬🇧. Finding this is like gold to me. BTO were never very big over here and to this day I can't understand why. I've albums on vinyl and CD but never see n them live. Seeing things like this show me what I've missed. Absolutely awesome 👌

[@peterbetts858]

buddy they were bigger over here ,Canada , than Fridays , to those of us who were here when they broke .i saw them in 76 and Bob Seeger opened . hot detroit ,soul rock . it was kicken .

[@clivebennett7985]

@peter betts you are so luck. Just recently retrieved my vinyl from my loft after many years. My new record player is playing BTO constantly. CDS are OK but an album in your hand is pure nostalgia! Keep rocking my friend!!!

[@irenesarmiento8301]

Rocked and listened to BTO in our HS parking lot in the 70’s. Best underrated band. Thanks for keeping our youth days very much alive. Your music reached all the way down to the southern end of Texas. Music has no borders.

[@juana1483]

What you underrated BTO???? No one else did.

[@peterbetts858]

IRENE I Am in CANADA . BTO WAS AS MUCH APART OF OUR LIFE as snow .beaches n beer . but are u saying that you were in south Texas when you were rockin to them back in the day ?

[@irenesarmiento8301]

Yes, in all of South Texas radio stations BTO was kings. Underrated in the sense that they belong in the R n R Hall of Fame.

[@peterbetts858]

@@irenesarmiento8301 Wow ,thats a good buzz for me that their reach was that far. ThEY certainly were Big in the 70 s in all of Canada . ya they have a cool foot stomping Canadian sound to them that i could see crossing over boarders .Fred Turners n Bachmans s voice just blended so well with Bachmans and other guitar n that big beefy bass . i saw Bachman play with Burton CUMMINGS ,Who he used to play in the Guess Who with , do a show and he played Magnificently . he was letting the Jimi feedback sounds out here n there ! So while i have a southTexan on the WWW , Tell me have u ever heard of or seen FLACO JIMENEZ .HE IS a accordian player who is really Cool . he played in the Texas Tornados in the 90 s . just wondering if u had any storys , ithink he is Great . So . . . keep rockin to that good Canadian B T O , rock and ill keep on with Willie ,Waylon , Johnny Winter n George Jones n Flaco . Peace .

[@SandraCooke-wn1ow]

Same here and I was in northern Nova Scotia CANADA. It's really cool to hear they were being played in TX. What about April Wine? Did they get played there as well. Another incredible Canadian rock band...

[@jefftaylor844]

This was the Golden Age of modern rock 'n roll. I'm starting to agree with those that claim rock is dead in the 21st century :(

[@peterbetts858]

its not dead , its just sick .

[@olben1095]

It’s on life support to be optimistic. Things go in cycles, but I don’t see it ever being as good as it was then.

[@SuperNolaguy]

Who’s watching during the craziness that is 2020? BTO still rules!

[@deepsouthNZ]

In late 2021 in the deep South of NZ

[@juana1483]

No one is

[@shiftedperception9368]

Just think, "Down Down", fits very well for today.

[@melvinknight4638]

Watching this on February 10, 2023! Yes, BTO still rules!

[@spiritustarvisium316]

I love this documentary and I am thankful that it exists. BTO at their peak!

[@arealmench]

In 2025 this documentary will be 50 years ago. That's insane. Life goes by quick.

[@alanlloyd9986]

If you don't have a passion in life, it doesn't go by quick enough

[@juana1483]

@@alanlloyd9986 awful but true.

[@juana1483]

In 2030 it will be 55????? Duh duh duh

[@gregrose6915]

Still #1 in my option. Why they are not in the RnR Hall of fame is beyond belief.

[@jckhammer]

To intelligent and knowledgeable musicians the rrhof is irrelevant anyways and illustrates it's a business influenced by reasons beyond artistic merit. I mean I believe foreigner, Kansas, boston amongst others are not in there as well

[@dougperry2678]

Garage Band

[@justinherbert9146]

They put them ignorant arrogant uppity ass rapper thugs from the projects in the HOF but not BTO - nuts!

[@pauldzim]

Canadian?

[@jackriley5974]

Robbie was a kick ass drummer! Can't believe he wasn't appreciated more.

[@kisotkevkisovev5357]

Randy Bachman is one of the best, most humorous, and eloquent speakers ever. I have to see this new documentary of his. I was born in 1966 and what young boy in 1970s Seattle didn't lay in bed morning and night and day and hear "Let It Ride" on their transistor radios.

[@coldistheshoulder]

were you able to pick up CFMI or CKLG / CFOX down there back then? I used to live in Victoria and was able to pick up KISW and KNDD really well but when I moved to Vancouver they barely came in.

[@metaltrekman]

Have always been a favorite since I heard them in 1974.

[@tabbyjoe4984]

Kids today can say they have a lot of things but they didn't have this!

[@peterbetts858]

you cant buy buy the musical standards or talent that this band has , look around . . Nickelbck . ? .

[@bloppysloppy2283]

Fred Turner great singer songwriter and underrated bass player.

[@leedipple58]

can you believe it when I saw BTO in Detroit Bob Seger was the beginning group!

[@greatgooglymoogly]

The BTO I remember. Those shows back then were so much fun.Saw them yearly until they split.

[@nutnfancy]

Pure gold, thank you for posting this! BTO FOREVER!

[@sarobinson56]

I first saw BTO at Kennedy High School in 1973. My future wife was there to we've been married for 30 plus years. Amazing!

[@deejaye2647]

What a great band! RIP Robbie Bachman

[@RocknRollAddicts]

Man, this band was so cool and still is. Will always love their music!

[@loudseywillingham5522]

Summers of 74 and 75 had BTO as my most listend to albums.Not Fragile and Four Wheel Drive.Really dug this video!!

[@michaelcambrea2440]

This was a great band. Very underrated in my opinion. Use to play their 8 tracks till they wore out. Great cruisin music

[@jimwebb9869]

Yep

[@juana1483]

You under rate them. No one else does!!!!

[@michaelcambrea2440]

@@juana1483 i didn't under rate them. Understand your English before you make a comment

[@greggcooke3189]

How in the world can u say BTO is underrated, with call the success and awards they won. I think a lot of people miss use that word ! 🙄

[@greggcooke3189]

Do u know how many Juno's they've won !

[@thruthfog]

Life's paused while listening to this tune👍🤟♥️

[@scottliddle851]

Thank you for posting this. Growing up with this awesome band brings back such good memories. Having their own style made them that much better. One of my top 10 bands!!!

[@paulrubery1042]

What a great ROCK N ROLL BAND.👍👍🎸🎸🇬🇧

[@BEYEaZMENA]

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[@brianhenderson9470]

Enjoy them back when I was a kid and now.

[@alcollins134]

I have been BTO fan since 1974

[@kerrydrake5014]

They were my second concert I saw in my life. Played in a race track in Yakima, WA. These guys always kick ass!

[@deejaye2647]

What year was that?

[@kerrydrake5014]

@@deejaye2647 1976

[@georgechilidis8446]

Who else is listing in 2019 👍🏻 2021 March 🎸🥁

[@CesarRamirez-sv5mx]

Count me in also....

[@adrianlee3497]

2020 here! :)

[@MrDoneboy]

I'm listening in 2050, if I can last that long!

[@jeffofarrell8500]

April 2021

[@dukejupiter9469]

Nov. 2021. Pioneers of canadian Rock I salute U. Pure Gold👌. BTO windbreaker desperately needed😭.

[@lr4428]

Not Fragile is now a classic, with head on and four wheel drive not far behind ,in my book👍

[@friguy4444]

Wow what a gem of a time capsule! Just awesome.

[@alcollins134]

My first BTO album not fragile

[@billyt9987]

4 wheel drive was my first BTO album. A Columbia House freeď

[@billyt9987]

Free-be

[@markwilliams5811]

BTO Real Rock! Nothing better!

[@neilouellette3004]

Saw BTO 1986 open for Van Halens 5150 Tour and BTO Tour 2023 at The BIG E Springfield, Mass.

[@jdaniels1313]

Thank you so much for posting this! Got introduced to BTO in 6th grade through my friend's older sister, in maybe '73, she was away and my friend showed me her room and it was BTO-themed, with black light posters and such, and I thought it was so cool, and then I heard their music and it was even cooler!

[@everydaylife1885]

Awesome, f'ing awesome. I grew up on BTO, there was always BTO

[@TheCandyButcher]

They played my Brother in law's high school Christmas dance in Ashcroft B.C., in 1972, when they were still playing as Brave Belt. Paying their dues, trying to get noticed.

[@coreyandnathanielchartier3749]

Saw them in 1977 in KC with Foghat and Judas Priest. What a show!

[@shaneyoung3407]

I hung out at Fred Turners house a few weeks ago and he talked about lots of bands he played with, never mentioned Priest

[@chrismessenger2392]

Dude! I was there. Memorial hall, K C. It was BTO without Randy. Jim Clench from April Wine was playing bass, Fred Turner was rhythm guitar, and Blair Thornton played lead. Wow. I remember being blown away by Priest and Foghat was at their peak. Great show. Great memories.

[@peterbetts858]

@@shaneyoung3407 probably didnt like them ! !

[@adrianlee3497]

I saw this on American tv in 1975 awesome to find it here. :) "BTO was such a good band man!" ~ Zap Rowsdower ;D

[@EdMorse-n4m]

This was a great video!! Thanks for posting it!! BTO was the 70's!!

[@vansongs]

Was at that Vancouver show. Was at most shows back then. Even remember Brave Belt playing in Cloverdale. In the back of the motor vehicle branch, Cloverdale fairgrounds. Wrestling was in there too. Good old days. I'm 65 this year, where did it all go?

[@jefftaylor844]

Wow! VERY cool that you saw Bravebelt.

[@michaelallison8746]

Way down in Alabama, Let it Roll,Go BTO!!!

[@peterbetts858]

hey we listen to Skynyrd in Canada . imports /exports .

[@DRiver-vl3um]

I remember watching this on TV when it first aired. I believe it was broadcast on CBC Television here in Canada.

[@peterbetts858]

Fred Turner was such a great lead vocalist . a big part of the bands sound . they were a great band . first time i saw them was1976 . Canadian Rock LEGENDS .

[@marcarturi2137]

I still remember seeing BTO in 1975 senior year in high school at the International Ampitheater in Chicago! They blew the roof off the place! Made want to move to Canada!

[@mrradio2187]

Blasting from our shipping room speakers in 1974 was BTO! What a band! Great memories!

[@dbelex]

Ahhhh, when music soothed the sole.

[@philippeberaldin5457]

And thank cod for that!!!

[@kenta295]

A very popular band when i was young I'm still listning to them

[@larrylundry5384]

as a trucker it would be cool as hell to have hauled them around back then.

[@NJDEVILz86]

Seen em in 82 at a place built for orchestra Binghamton ny still 1 of my top 10 cconcerts

[@lr4428]

Fred in fine voice as per , thanks for the vid , BTO were brilliant

[@wallyklw5]

Saw BTO maybe about ‘78 as headliners in outside concert, in Grand Forks, ND. Head East was an opening act. Again saw the Bachman-Turner tour in 2012. Fred sounded top shelf! Have always been a favorite band of my youth.

[@Broken63Arrow]

I remember seeing this on commercial tv back around '76. Thanks for posting

[@adamholtz733]

Pure Perfection in Classic Rock !!! BTO Rules !!!

[@imannonymous7707]

Distorted guitars ,tractor trailers hockey highlights , trans ams and polyester ....yup must be 1975 anywhere in canada. Takn care of bizness

[@craigbusick9676]

I saw the original television broadcast of this on the CBC.Grew up in the Seattle/Tacoma area.Cable television carried the Vancouver affiliate for the CBC.

[@brusselssprouts560]

I saw on ITV in UK about 1977 late at night and it was very snowy as it was a London broadcast, so this has filled my boots!

[@husqv5147]

I saw KISS open for Sabbath (W / Ozzy), Alice Cooper (Nightmare), James Gang, Sammy Hagar, Boston, Edgar Winter, Rush, Skynyrd (W/ Ronnie), Madam-X and many others, but NONE of them could hold a candle BTO! If I could go back in time to relive just one concert it would be BTO at the Montreal forum all the way! What a band!

[@lvlinda6]

Thanks so much for posting this. So many memories came flooding back. ✌🏼💖🎸

[@kdragon7]

Great post! Love BTO!

[@SuperStrik9]

BTO make me proud to be Canadian.

[@michaelkoszowski3716]

B.T.O IS BACK !!! ....

[@6000cs]

At 6:17 appears to be the American Woman 59 Les Paul (w/Bigsby) that Randy acquired in a memorable trade at a church hall dance.

[@7554EdwardG]

Saw this as a mere 12 year old when it originally aired in the UK when I was already a fan, based on the single "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" and it's superb instrumental b-side "Free Wheelin'".A great look at the band on the road and nice to hear their thoughts on it all, as they rocketed to fame. Some of the quotes are hilarious, especially from Rob Bachman and his "I see my car window as a movie screen and life somehow sees more exciting that way!" and do echo the "Spinal Tap" reference that Randy playfully but controversially applied to the later (Randy-less) incarnation of BTO that toured well after the glory years. I would love to have a CD of the full length audio of the songs.. Their live playing was fabulous - especially on "Away From Home". Always had a soft spot for BTO - great no-nonsense rock and roll.

[@daryl060761]

Great comment, Edward. :)

[@coravisser727]

This is real awesome super music.thank you so much for uploading.

[@mikes647]

I remember watching this game being a big fan of his. I said after the third inning to my brother I think he’s unhittable today. The movement on his slider was unreal.

[@carolrousseau3629]

So Happy I saw this tour

[@kc0lif]

nice documentary.

[@pinehawk9600]

Not Fragile ..my first 8 track

[@rysiem1523]

Me to lol

UP!

[@Drumguitarman]

Drove me to playing the drums . It sure as hell helped!

[@chrismessenger2392]

OMG!! Where can I get one of those awesome BTO wind breakers like Rob Bachman was wearing???!!!

[@ionlyplayps5530]

Man, these were the days man.

[@davidmunoz2577]

Amazing isn't it? They actually played their own instruments, no fake techno noises.

[@lcuk99]

Rock n roll is an energy not a set of instruments. I would put money on most of your (honest) fav rock artists realising that too. Some dance music is the new rock n roll same with rap

[@rman52]

@@lcuk99 Rock is energy, not instruments? I'm not sure that Keith Emerson, Hendrix, McCartney, Bonham, Kath, and some of the other greats would have agreed with you there. To those guys, their instrumental abilities were what rock was all about. Maybe in rap thats true as rappers have no musical or instrumental abilities.

[@juana1483]

@@rman52 rappers have no musical abilities-----Perfect... I think the other guy was talking about rock star energy drink on accident???

[@rman52]

@@juana1483 I have no idea what you are trying to say. I understood what what was said and addressed it.

[@michaelkoszowski3716]

@@juana1483 😂😂😂😂....yes !

[@Misfitnz8]

Not fragile rules

[@varechianhordes8961]

raunchy hard classic rawk ' n roll !!!

[@davidparr3773]

These guys were rock and roll heavyweights and more ways than one

[@eric7922]

Buffet Table Overload

[@peterbetts858]

4 Wheel Drive . but could Roll on Down the Highway . .

[@RonPax-zc7qi]

One of the GREATEST rock bands EVER.

[@kenknapp2319]

I love BTO...it was really cool to see a behind the scenes

[@doogboy]

Amazing!

[@97warlock]

At this time KISS were starting to sell out everywhere they played & spreading like wildfire by the time 76 rolled around they were headlining sold out stadiums & on their way to touring the globe & selling probably 4 times as much as these guy , But you cant help but respect & Like BTO, they were an awesome band.

[@padfolio]

From '74-'76 the only band bigger in the states than BTO was Zeppelin. Kiss weren't headlining stadiums in '76, BTO were.

[@peterbetts858]

hey bto are Canadian , we left the guys wearing make up to New York !

[@jm-rf7kl]

22:10 Bachman Cougar Overdrive!

[@333ohmy]

Great, thanks for sharing this!

[@rickyallen7236]

Some of the best Rock music ever

[@cfcodina9524]

Love The Warehouse Jersey and sticker!

[@97warlock]

I saw this on Tv back in like 1977 I think, my dad was watching it & I remember thinking....this is kinda cool.

[@charlesbronson4282]

Imagine if Bachman never left The Guess Who. Put all those BTO hits alongside all the Guess Who hits and you would have one hell of a legendary Canadian band that would be "too good" to be in the so called Rock n Roll Hall of Shame

[@drbenway4]

Well, unfortunately, the Guess Who liked drugs, alcohol and premarital sex and Randy Bachman didn't...

[@deejaye2647]

BTO was played constantly on am/FM radio - The industry knew we teenagers were hungry to buy albums, tapes and to see concerts. Marketing marketing marketing

[@peterbetts858]

but the music still had some legitemacy in it . not cheap ,quick n easy like the last 40 years .

[@1963RRT]

This was shown on CBC

[@eric7922]

yep, cbc…can’t believe dude captured this. well done…narrator’s got the heavy K-telese going...

[@andrewclayterman6230]

And on ABC back around 79/80 .. abc late night was great... movies or specials like this, rush, ted nugent ..great times

[@imannonymous7707]

Would ya let it ride!

[@xavierfernandez2729]

Grandes dentro de los mejores genios musicales forever México 2023

[@StONed-mb1iv]

pretty sure they chopped down trees at the after party!!

[@awrogers3013]

Robbie bachman..the luckiest guy that ever lived

[@ZPX945]

AWESOME DUDE!

[@JanTjerrild]

T-h-a-n-k y-o-u! Probably from 1975 - visiting Copenhagen too. I was only 10 and already a great fan.

[@rodjohnson3045]

It's from Canadian tv, where BTO is from. Obviously wasn't released in theaters, the "BTO will be back" announcements should tell you that, and there is a longer version on here with the commercials, some of which which would only be on Canadian tv. Back in the 80's a d.j. on WDIZ in Orlando referred to them as Bachman Turner Overweight.

[@peterbetts858]

Americans eh .

[@spookedhorse]

They are the greatest rock and roll band ever.

[@peterbetts858]

wot about Zep , Zappa ,n ZZ . N JOHNNY Winter . . Ken .

[@andybenstead7240]

thankfully Pete Townshend is still with us and still rocking with The Who

[@robertodeoliveira2268]

Mais um momento dessa banda que foi a primeira que fiz a coleção.kj

[@infamoussinphony4853]

fuck yeah FUCK YEAH!!!!!

[@rodjohnson3045]

A d.j. on WDIZ in Orlando use to call them Bachman Turner Overweight.

[@markbass354]

COOL !!!!!