Bachman Turner Overdrive - Not Fragile - 1974 Cobo Hall, Detroit

Bachman Turner Overdrive - Not Fragile - 1974 Cobo Hall, Detroit

[@jerrymyers1798]

A rock band with a real mans voice.....I remember my parents getting me this album Christmas of 1975. Every song kicks ass.

[@Thesaurcery4U2C]

Jerry Myers... Similar story here. I just remember how HEAVY this album was. Good God still is

[@toddnogelmeier7564]

Absolutely right

[@kathydwyer7836]

Still is badass in 2024!

[@kevinstacey5416]

I’ve been listening to BTO since 1975. The Not Fragile album is awesome! Fred Turner’s vocals are mind blowing.

[@guynextfloor]

That band was the essence of 1970's hard rock. Raw, loud, powerful, beautiful.

[@charly9927]

one of the best hard rock songs ever with a badass riff!!!

[@ogrebattle22763]

When Blair Thornton joined the band it gave them that extra punch that made them that much better in my opinion.... When these guys rocked it on stage it was like getting a sledgehammer to the face.... Just a great band....

[@nealdarstein4799]

Sledgehammer Baby 👍

[@williamcooper5009]

Yep. No Blair, no 4th album. He made the difference -

[@RockfrdDrm]

I wore the grooves out of this album as a kid. It's still better than 99% of the stuff that comes out today.

[@ramsnover3599]

I was at this concert..in-74..14 yrs old...growing up in Detroit in the 60s and 70s....you experienced a lot of things....music was major from all sources....Amen..thanku BTO...o ya and 1 yr later I saw zztop 3-5-75...same place...Frank Marino, Mahogany Rush opened for zztop...13th row , 15 yrs old...probably saw 20 big names at cobo hall...Frank Zappa, the Who, pink Floyd, ELP, Aerosmith,Isley bros....

[@KennyCamaro2364]

Loved Cobo loved the roof parking too!

[@jollymeanthinkiesjohnstert9166]

C.F.Turner won bassist of the year in the Rolling Stone music poll 1974,1975 conclusively. Well deserved!

[@Theskybluelake]

Best Rock Bass player to me.

[@gutterdandy9173]

Him and JJ Burnel

[@oldrockdude2174]

Bought this album in 1974 when I was 14. Still remember every note and lyric.

[@61guitbox]

@@oldrockdude2174 yeah i was the same age .. those were great times ! kids today have no idea what they missed out on !!

[@Clnt874]

@albert mojica, jr. amjmetaltomotown turner has more power in his voice then geddy lee could ever dream. Geddy has ZERO power. Try again

[@KnEpH131]

One of the greatest rock riffs ever.

[@paulhabat6338]

Fred's voice is Legendary !! 1 of a kind !! Heard nothing like him ever !

[@darrenallen7507]

Rest in peace Robbie Bachman

[@misterfunnybones]

Comin' to you across country Hoping boogie's still allowed You ask do we play heavy music Well our thunderheads are just another cloud, and we do Not Fragile, straight at you Then we vanish to the night Still in your ears but out of sight Not Fragile Don't think we feel hurt or wounded Or our egos are showing thru It's our world that's been disrupted And our strength reflects from you Well its true Not Fragile, over you Try us when you're getting down Feelin' high or just hangin' round Not Fragile The times we travel in our lives Are hard and fast and give us drive We may seem distant most of the time But many thoughts are still on our minds Not Fragile rip Robbie

[@Hippykiller67]

Randy Bachman. 250 pounds of pure rock and roll

[@edwardhalverson8221]

proud to have grown up in that era... 1974 =10th grade for me.... oh, the memories

[@tracycapilot2002]

Same here Ed. Long live BTO and the Bicentennial Class of '76!!

[@brycemagloo9050]

THIS SONG IS STRAIGHT FROM THE BALLS !!! BALLS OF STAINLESS STEEL !!!

[@tolstoy143]

This is my favorite BTO song, I would have loved to see this live with all this energy!!!!! So underrated, both the song and the band!

[@raphaelhernandez4088]

There was nothing fragile about this music underrated wriffs pure classic rock

[@Tracy_Burns]

Couldn't agree with you more!! Sheer raw power.. love it!! 💜✌️

[@billmartin8578]

I bought their "Not Fragile" album in 1974 or 1975. Wore out that record with "Not Fragile", "You Ain't seen Nothing Yet," "Rock is my Life," "Blue Moaning," and "Sledgehammer." BTO is one of the bands I had to listen to as an antidote to the disco 70s

[@Debbyrebel]

True rock!

[@michaelballard4095]

1974 was a great year for hard rock! This proves it.

[@richman61]

I'm right with you Bill. I too bought it at that time. I played this through my Jensen speakers my Dad found for me on the side of the road for sale... for some reasons the speakers would pop... LOL I owe my Tinnitus to this album. I just turn it up more.

[@willdigg1448]

We were supposed to play this song during a talent show at school when we were Seniors in 1978. We set up the equipment for a practice session the night before the show and played half the song before they stopped us and threw us out of it. Lol. Still love the song today.

[@tracycapilot2002]

Your school was too 'fragile' Will! ;-D

[@guynextfloor]

Yup, keeps you awake at the wheel. This is one of the best "raw" hard rock bands ever, with just enough melodic sense to churn out a few major commercial hits without compromising their style.

[@Tracy_Burns]

Absolutely!! Seems like the pedal foot gets into it too!! 💜✌️

[@johnagius5945]

This was the one that made me a BTO fan. RIP Robbie😭💔❤️🙏

[@ogrebattle22763]

RIP Robbie Bachman..... just recently passed away...

[@joeblow4566]

I was born in 1961 Bachman-Turner Overdrive was always one of my favorite rock bands growing up totally gnarly party on

[@Tracy_Burns]

Still love this POWERHOUSE song.. from the opening bass line.. to the vocals.. that ominous rumble.. they'll never make'em like this anymore.. and that's fine with me.. 💜✌️

[@mikedamelio5733]

Heavy Bad Ass ! I blew up many JBL speakers back in the day ! My neighbors hated me.

[@mikedamelio5733]

Sweet Madam ! Love your above Feedback ! lol ! Love those JBL's & Polk AUDIO's, I had Klipch Corner Horns too ! Never was a big Klipch guy, too pricey for the sound I needed, but I was a MAJOR JBL Guy !!! Now using Polk Audio Sub-Woofer, not sure if I like, less than 1 year, giving me fits, BASS comes on, then shuts off !!! I am ready to give up on it. But back to subject, BTO was Great !!! Not Fragile Lp., & said title track, KILLER !!!

[@tracycapilot2002]

Hah! Wow. That was expensive! Ever consider inline speaker fuses Mike? Might have saved you some dinero!

[@KariaVendetta]

I was at this concert!! Such a GREAT CONCERT!! Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band was the opening act, and he was touring for his then new album, "Beautiful Loser". And if I'm not mistaken, his "Live Bullet" album was from this nite at Cobo!!

[@danbrown9085]

My 1st concert ever aged 17 Not sure if Seger recordings were done that night but he was on his way to stardom

[@ellabare2]

Excellent!!!

[@michaelzukowski5541]

Live bullet want till 76

[@sonnydean3187]

I have the album baby! Class of '79.

[@williamloree905]

Was there - one of the best concerts I have been to. Bob Segar was the opening act!

[@KentKriegshauser]

Me as well. Thin Lizzy and Bob Seger opened for them at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL April 5th, 1975. I was 16!

[@williamloree905]

@@KentKriegshauser that was when everyone was into the music - soon after it was all about the money. I saw the Who for $10 - now when I try to buy tickets for (2) with decent seats they are over $600 - that is crazy.

[@MrLinki1212]

Do you want to make me jealous, or what

[@williamloree905]

@@MrLinki1212 I wish I would have seen The Doors or Jimi Hendrix back in my hippie days.

[@tazflydiver7069]

There as well, senior in High School. Seger was incredible too!!! Blew out my amp on this album at college...lol!

[@grego7345]

These guys were truly ahead of their time!

[@connyeriksson138]

Greg O yeah so true Greg O,but i wonder what kid of amps they have? Fred use Acustic amp as you'll see on the inside album sleeve and plays Rickenbacker bass model 4003,Randy use stratocaster guitar its easy to see ofcouse and Blair plays Gibson SG, but i cant see if its humbucker picups.

[@dagnabbit6187]

Maybe but somebody or something that is usually ahead of its time is usually a Commercial flop and BTO was a huge success! What they were ,however, was a Breakthrough with their unadorned heavy but melodic style ! ! Yes they ton in the Hall !

[@frostbittencanadian]

Randy Bachman and Blair Thornton trading off solos, very cool!!

[@jwphx1962]

The entire "Not Fragile" album is excellent listening and one hell of a road trip cd. This is my fave from the disc. BTO rocked!

[@jemogan]

I love BTO to pieces. The killer riffage and Fred's powerful growly voice turn this song into a bona-fide rock anthem. I've played it in bands I've been in, and it always goes over very well. I do feel I have to point out that playing it as fast as they're doing it here robs it of its plodding and unstoppable steamroller groove. Great tune.

[@manomyth11]

CF Turner should of got an award alone', just for this performance', for adjusting his singing timing 1/8th of a beat ahead of the normal beat, this has never been done by any human that I have ever known'.

[@ogrebattle22763]

CLASSIC BTO WITH BLAIR THORNTON & RANDY BACHMAN THAT ONE TWO GUITAR PUNCH WAS INCREDIBLE LIVE...

[@JRRJRII]

..NO DOUBT...saw them shortly after Blair joined BTO at a gig in Honolulu, they played "Rock Is My Life' & Blair just wrang the neck of that axe of his...did I mention that this is first (& only) band I've seen do FOUR ENCORES...others say, nah, it was really Memorex; who knew?

[@Double65s]

Blair Thornton is badass😜

[@davidchild7650]

I am 74 years old they are still my favourite all time band. Too bad trouble broke them up they would have been one of the all time greats world wide

[@MyNickdanger]

Ah the good old days!~ I was 12 when this came out, and I've been a fan ever since~ Great song! Thanks!

[@jm-rf7kl]

Love the way they really get in the pocket at the end, jamming the killer riff of riffs--Cookin'!

[@garyrethford1711]

Fantastic, haven't listened to BTO in 25 years......... FANtastic!!!!!

[@keithgordon620]

Terrific band and song....I saw them live at this time too, right down the front at Hammy Odean, and the main man pointed to me and my mate when he sang You ain't see nothing yet.

[@ogrebattle22763]

The two best albums of all time by BTO "Not Fragile" & "Four Wheel Drive"

[@seaturtledog]

I bought those 2 albums right when they came out. Weird to think they were some of my first albums. As a kid I could not afford to randomly buy any album that came out as they were pretty expensive. Grand Funk was my other favorite band.

[@livelife7011]

Oh my goodness. Saw BTO in 74' when I was 16. The memories flow.... and I can't get enough

[@networth8754]

Canadian by birth, world citizen by decree. Long live Fred Turner.

[@barcamantok]

CF Turner - Greatest Rock and Roll singer of all time.

[@infinitecanadian]

Those guys must have been fucking awesome in concert.

[@white_rook2060]

Trust me they were!!

[@gordonparker7316]

White_Rook 100% kick ass live rock - one of the best live shows i've ever seen.

[@larrym367]

They were !!!!

[@infinitecanadian]

larrym367 Odd. When I was at work several hours ago, I was thinking of this comment, and now someone replied to it. Things like that happen to me often these days. It's like I am psychic or something...

[@larrym367]

infinitecanadian Maybe , I haven`t looked at this video in more than a year.

[@Jkm00000]

my husband loves these guys only band that gets his blood boiling and jumping off the furniture he saw them in concert he 13 the same year his brother died it kept him going thank u xoxo

[@robinbachman1246]

Mo Klassen, that's quite a story you have. I've heard many stories in my years of Rock and Roll but never one like that, facebook.com/ROBBIEBACHMANTURNEROVERDRIVE/

[@marktait2371]

Found an original copy of the record at a local record store 3 dollars half price that day few months ago still q great record despite having not listened to in many years songs still stand up to test of time recall friend of mines older brothers saw the band at Richmond Coliseum must have been around the same time ol boys always said one of the best rock concerts they ever attended

[@stevewoan6]

Blair Thornton added the second guitar (oh yeah a Gibson SG!) and the dual leads sound great in this tune!!

[@Cuntstantine]

This band kicks major ass and nothin can come close

[@NDWoj]

So under-rated. Why they are not in the Hall is a shame. And agree...heavy in every which way!

[@waltermameli2026]

1974 in Detroit.....Rock n Roll at its Highest Level.....B.T.O. on the mountain top.....

[@anitapilliter6415]

Fred sounds awesome 💝💝

[@timmothymonaghan5236]

KILLER TUNE BTO 4 LIFE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GOD BLESS BTO HEAVY ROCK N ROLL ALL THE WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@robinbachman1246]

Thanks Timmothy, God bless you too, From, Robin Bachman, facebook.com/ROBBIEBACHMANTURNEROVERDRIVE/

[@ralphsarcello3085]

NOW I KNOW WHY I WORE THIS RECORD OUT WHEN I WAS A KID, NOW IM GONNA GET ANOTHER COPY & WARE THAT ONE OUT TOO.

[@mysisterscross]

Never would have picked up a guitar without this album

[@johntilson2535]

I was at that show. What a time to be a teenager!

[@128redskinz1]

great album,great album cover.........!

[@sku32956]

This song blew me away when I first heard it ,the bass is hard !

[@adamholtz733]

Fantastic rocker from 1974 !!! BTO still Rules !!!

[@billbreed]

I don’t play BTO often but when I do my neighbors know what’s on the turntable! 💪

[@trickrun]

One of the best ever examples of heavy duty rock....but, i had to laugh, just laugh out loud after just rockin' out bigtime listening to these guys, and the announcer comes on like he was stoned, man! Wow. Loudest concert I was ever at, saw them in Duluth, Mn, until recent Rush concert....goodness, crazy loud.

[@coravisser727]

wauwwwwwww is grandioos in that time and i find it for now also great music ,real music.love it.

[@manuelmontiel5418]

Saw them in Toledo Sports Arena touring this album this same year 1975 , The Hallowed ground of Toledo's Sports Arena,by far the coolest place in Toledo ever...

[@sherryhedgepeth4792]

they were absolutely amazing in concert. I rate BTO as the loudest ever. I felt it for days.................

[@motorcityman401]

+Sherry Cagle THE WHO were louder, love both bands though!

THIS ONE IS MY FAVORITE PIECE FROM BTO HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BLAIR!!! TODAY, 65 YEARS AGO when BLAIR THORNTON (July 23, 1946) was born

[@timmullens9479]

+Ivo Ponduša he still hangin' about in Vancouver (Gastown?)

[@jackbeam56]

+Ivo Ponduša Ehmm, 1950 you mean :-)

[@imagginod]

70 years today. Hope he's doing fine.

[@ovst001]

One of the best intros ever 💯🤘🤗

[@HomePersonalSecurity]

CF Turner has a great voice.

[@drainmonkeys385]

I’ve listen to this 10 times in a row now! Lol it’s just a fantastic performance, these guys are always good live

[@666marquis]

Fred Turner is one of the most underrated rock singers and bassists ever.........

[@Frankincensedjb123]

I saw Bachmann sing some BTO songs without Turner. Man, I try was not the same

[@thelastrebelshow1627]

I saw them in 74 on this tour in Hawaii. They rocked and always have! Love BTO! And yes they were under rated.

[@kylerinaldi8362]

He sounds just as great live as he does in the studio.

[@rogerray5210]

He growls

[@joeblow4566]

I totally agree CF Turner was very underrated

[@edgrrickett140]

This was the real s**t back in our DAY! This is ass kickin rock. Everybody learned from and followed BTO!

[@suzannecarver6118]

You ask do we play heavy music, well is a thunderhead just another cloud? and we do!

[@38Achilles]

Dual solo's, don't hear that anymore, Awesome.

[@ogrebattle22763]

This is when music was music.... HARD & HEAVY ROCK N ROLL.... the way it should be...

[@willdigg1448]

Fred Turner's powerful sandpaper voice made BTO what they were and what they represented, from Not Fragile to Roll On Down The Highway. We chose this song to play in a talent show our senior year in high school back in 1978 and they threw us out of it during practice. So what did the hellions of "78" do as a response? Why, we skipped the next day of course. Isn't that what any respectable group of hellions would have done also?

[@markpaar6852]

Mellow dude does the introduction for this hard rock monster.Gotta love BTO.

[@rossmennie4903]

mark paar Laughable classic Englishman. Hoity toity when introducing BTO. AHAHaHHA!’n

[@alibobsmarland9572]

Whispering Bob Harris. Old Grey Whistle Test legend!

[@LarryMoffett]

all the more hilarious because he looks like Bachman and Turner!

[@Saventry]

This is the song that made me start playing guitar - haven't quit to this day

[@tracycapilot2002]

WHAT? Not BASS?!! ;-D

[@DForce0]

I totally agree! Great album for cruising along the highway by yourself late at night!

[@SuperStrik9]

Kick ass song!

[@jensjrgenboje1777]

fantastisc live-energy..! love this recording.. lovs JJ!##

[@michaelballard4095]

Love this album

[@hoplite46]

30 years later still rocks

[@thelastrebelshow1627]

This was the year I first saw them 1974 at the Dimond head crater celebration on Oahu Hawaii. Best band of the entire celebration.

[@alanjovovich8005]

wow.....what a force

[@joaocarloscarlos7814]

Eu tenho esse LP Not Fragile 1974 Até hoje 12/5/2020 Puro Rock Paz e Amor Viva os anos 70 80.

[@Darkelfworks]

Not Fragile and to a lesser extent, Four Wheel Drive, helped define no nonsense western Canadian Rock. The singles, from those albums drew mainstream fans; however, the album cuts help solidify the heavy, non-AM groove that many BTO fans grew to love. Singles tend to highlight a band's career. But to me, the tracks that embody the band's attitude and philosophy, help cement it. Rock and rol is filled with wonderful, yet sometimes fleeting songs. I suggest to dig deep each track the band lays down to get to the essence of what their music is all about.

[@BRO77TX]

Renaud Timson amen to that Brother!!

[@davejones5745]

Ok, I'll do that!

[@bobsmith8921]

I love this song (NOT FRAGILE),.

[@chesk13]

Hey all, BTO was my first favorite back in the mid 70s, when I was in like 1st/2nd grade. Their first four albums are guitar masterpieces...coupled with Turner's under-appreciated vocals...fantastic! Anyone else notice the flashing "BO"? Ha ha, I guess the odor meter was off the charts with those guys...LOL!

[@LordCraigGoldsberry]

origins of heavy metal!!!! I miss these days

[@user-oj1xl6tr3y]

Сильнейшие рокеры суперская группа рок 🎸 навсегда

[@joeroganjosh9333]

Bob Harris jumping out of his skin with excitement, The Old Grey Whistle Test was a brilliant show.

[@stenovitz]

You saved my day, forgot the name and was looking for it. Greets from Denmark

[@CHRISTIANLAGRECA]

The kings of canadian hard rock.

[@ogrebattle22763]

Their two best albums in my opinion were back to back "Not Fragile" & "Four Wheel Drive" classic rock albums...

[@metalbearuk]

Wow this is miles better than the studio version, so much more powerful.

[@davidmacgregor5193]

This is proof that Canadian's know how to rock. Randy and Blair's twin lead guitar sound is far better than their previous incarnation of Randy playing lead and Tim playing rhythm. I bought the "Not Fragile" album in early 1975 and it knocked my socks off, that's for sure. I became a lifelong fan. BTO Rocks.

[@tjfreak]

Yeah... but they all had to come through the USA to be certified..

[@jamesparker1063]

in '75, I was mostly into "AM/top 40", so my older bro buys me "Not Fragile" for Christmas, I roll my eyes, but, man I spun that sucker a thousand times, I know every SECOND of that album...still love it (and "4-Wheel...")...

[@davebowden4010]

Heavy before Heavy was a thing!! RIP Robbie

[@mustlovepretzels]

Temperature today in Randy Bachman's hometown of Winnipeg: -2 degrees Celsius. No, not fragile. Cheers!

[@Deucealive75]

You gotta love it. Mid 70's heavy metal!!! Great riff.

[@autodonk2797]

holy sh_t!!! my one regret in life is I never saw these bad ass m f'ers live!!!!!

[@mattgruber3614]

for 1974 BTO was heavy man!

[@izenguarr5236]

Blair Thornton.... One of the most under rated talents in Rock & Roll.

[@petpharmacy630]

Beautiful !!! I love !!!

[@robertbrow4817]

Ruined the bass part of my speakers cranking this song back in the late '70's...had no money...BUT It WAS WORTH IT!

[@tracycapilot2002]

Bzz zz zz zz zz - Zzz zz zz. Bzz zz zz zz zz Z zz z Z!! ;-) I learned later that you HAVE to have the speaker rating ABOVE the amp wattage output!! :-(