🎵 Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In a Black Dress) REACTION

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[@kellifranklin4432]

This is just a straight up up great rock song. Period.

[@mneugent7658]

One of the best ever

[@Trifler500]

I was thinking there was a little honky tonk sound mixed in there

[@jenifferschmitz8618]

@@Trifler500 there british

[@margaretflounders8510]

@@jenifferschmitz8618 Yes they are!..This is a different sound to what came before, check it out...

[@donnaclinton991]

2 yrs later and period!

[@southernbella6535]

Just a bunch of dudes with talent , no auto tune, no effects, no heavy mixing....just real music. MY GOD i miss real talent ! Keep rocking guys :)

[@Jeffcatbuckeye]

Well there was a lot of reverb on the mic but that was normal lol

[@CloudCollapse]

There’s plenty of real talent out there today, you just don’t know where to find it because you’re old and stuck in your ways

[@Jeffcatbuckeye]

@@CloudCollapse I’m Not old

[@southernbella6535]

@@CloudCollapse HAHAHA...bite me .

[@RevIlikai]

One of the top 10 opening guitar riffs in rock

[@rickjames420]

5*

[@EdA1]

One of the best of all time!... Early '70s... and thats a CLEAN electric guitar.... Electric guitars get distorted when you turn amps up or use distortion pedals... but ALL electric guitars can sound clean like that if you want them too.... Rock on!

[@avlanche7777]

Allan Clarke

[@boballen818]

I believe that is either a Stratocaster (very popular at that time) or a Rickenbacher guitar. Very distinct sound. Then came the Gibson SG's and Les Pauls that dominated the 70's and 80's.

[@vov.7397]

That's what I was thinking, too, so I looked it up and it looks like they used Vox guitars...I only knew they made amps, lol. Still, could very well be a Rickenbacker or Strat.

[@Cathidee]

Yes!

[@johnharrid5729]

Sounds like a vox 12 string judging from the harmonics

[@leifcatt]

There is no typical rock sound. That's why rock is so good.

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, their "The Air That I Breathe", "He Aint Heavy, He's My Brother" and "Bus Stop" are next for you!! Allen Clarke on vocals and guitar. They really used some reverb on those vocals!

[@BillGraper]

YES! All of the above!!!

[@bach5150]

they won't listen to any of those songs... and they never respond to comments...

[@isgrimner]

Love Long Cool Woman, but hate The Air That I Breathe. My mom likes that one a lot though.

[@ps5392]

Bus Stop is one of my all time faves! So good. It’s only fault is that it’s not longer. Lol.

[@elpuko7968]

Bus Stop blows.

[@jhamler1]

One of the grooviest songs ever written and yet I never ever really understood the lyrics. Cool. Thanks for that Brad and Lex.

[@phillipharrison2836]

That's the beauty of Rock and Roll, there is no fixed sound

[@longlat39]

That was a "normal" electric guitar. No effects, just straight through the amplifier. Very early rock sound!

[@mikemclaughlin3306]

Definitely used effects... just not a lot of overdrive

[@mikelundquist4596]

That's a lot of reverb on that gitar...

[@SoloGuitar1000]

Sounds like a Telecaster

[@mikemclaughlin3306]

@@SoloGuitar1000 lol... yes it does

[@mikemclaughlin3306]

@@SoloGuitar1000 it's a Gibson with the pick up covers removed

[@bernbsy]

They're just clean electric guitars in a straightforward rock and roll song. No great mystery. Classic and timeless.

[@steviekc9057]

This is one of my FAVORITE bands - but I feel like I say that an awful lot lol - My favorite song of all time is The Hollies "Bus Stop", but please check out "The Air That I Breathe", "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", and "CarrieAnne". Those songs give you a good idea of their 60's sound vs. their 70's sound. THANK YOU!

[@buckeyechad1]

My favorite genre as a whole is thrash metal but "Bus Stop" I think is an all-time best ever song.

[@debrabeck9630]

Love Bus Stop!

[@jgsheehan8810]

classic song, classic band

[@alyssaroberts3537]

This song always brings a picture of a speak easy to mind when I hear it.

[@SG-js2qn]

"The Air That I Breathe" and "He Ain't Heavy" are two big hits from the Hollies that are likely to take you back on a trip to the hippie era. :) BTW, we think nothing of it now, but back then, the intro to this song was fresh and amazing. I wouldn't say it started the trend of having interesting intros to songs, but it probably helped make the case and inspire other musicians.

[@scottmcgregor4829]

Yes it was a completely unique song from their ballads of the 70s. The first time that I heard this song, I thought that it was Creedence Clear Water Revival. It is very American sounding.

[@BlackHatCinephile]

One of the coolest songs ever🎸

[@gregfagan199]

Right on.

[@ednicholson7839]

The Hollies doing their best CCR. Great tune.

[@maruad7577]

It does have a CCR vibe.

[@ToddSauve]

Doesn't sound like CCR at all. If anything this sounds like T-Rex's "Bang a Gong."

[@karenpowell6063]

@@maruad7577 Agree

[@ninja_tony]

@@ToddSauve It sounds like both to me. It has a lot of the T-Rex sound, but definitely has some of that swamp rock feel that CCR has.

[@ToddSauve]

@@ninja_tony Yeah. To me that is odd because I was born in 1958 and the first album I bought was CCR's "Cosmos Factory" and they were my favourite band back then. I just can't draw a connection between them, style wise or sound wise. But hey! We're all different! 🤷‍♂️

[@cosmocassidy420]

They are another great band. Also and very deservingly in the Rock N Roll hall of fame. They had many hits.

[@stephenulmer3781]

When I was a little kid in the 70s I always thought this song had a Creedence Clearwater Revival type vibe. ☺

[@nnc43fan]

I thought it was CCR also🤣

[@ednicholson7839]

CCR obviously influenced this song. The Hollies never had any song that sounded like this until well after after CCR had become a major band.

[@marcmcfinn7470]

Best CCR song that wasn't actually by CCR. The guy from the Hollies does a decent job of emulating John Fogarty's singing style, but I've always wanted to hear the actual John Fogarty do a version of it.

[@KMK7355]

Fogerty sued the Hollies over this song.

[@Lovegun-w4s]

I grew up in the 70s and there was nothing like listening to radio and hearing all those cool tunes as they were brand new and first heard on the air waves. Music will never be the same....ever!!!

[@Noelle0026]

Excellent guitar work by Mr. Tony Hicks! That guitar intro s iconic. Many great songs by the Hollies. I like Carrie Ann, He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother, Bus Stop, Look Through Any Window

[@kassandrariemersma7902]

Automatic smile for me on the first note ..I can remember when I heard this for the first time ..my best friends brother was listening to this song while we were in his car on the way to school he was singing so loud

[@GroinStrain_]

Love the guitar in this great tune. It’s what I call a “bop”. No nonsense or fancy stuff, just a groovy guitar and a catchy tune

[@steveboyes3367]

its a clean electric guitar sound, with no fuzz, delay, with some good reverb

[@jessehall1403]

Classic summer tune!!!

[@paulb4604]

Pretty much a staple in every classic rock station in the radio

[@rmasters78]

Love your videos. Brad is "What's this about?" and Lex is vibing about how it is about it...

[@davehess1019]

I used to listen to this song on those K-Tel albums with all the different hits from different artists back in the 70's when I was a kid

[@7475bluesman]

The Hollies are such a great band. Thanks for bringing this one today. This song is so good with that iconic guitar riff.

[@blue-sc1se]

One of the most iconic guitar riffs of all time.

[@jamespurvis8880]

Good jukebox song!!! I remember hearing this as a kid but never knew the word. lol

[@neillenet291]

Brad: "is this a mix between electric and acoustic?" Us: "It's just music Brad " :)

[@KennethStCyr-dv6cm]

ROCK-N-ROLL baby!

[@janabraam7963]

Brings me back to my hippie days!

[@larrybailey517]

Electric guitar with lots of reverb. This song brings back so many memories because ir was always playing to our local drive in movie before the the previews and show started.

[@danstanicki4636]

Growing up and hearing this music when it was new was GREAT!

[@GJRight]

Straight rock and roll 🎸

[@Lee4364]

60's... This was back in the day when Effects for Guitars had not come around yet.. Straight Amp & Guitar

[@Joshuadgog]

Nice chill rock banger. Love this swamp vibe ccr style songs. Bus stop is another good song by them.

[@moniqueleroux2198]

You guys crack me up! This is rock and roll! You can mix an acoustic guitar, an electric guitar, a slide guitar and a bass guitar.. It's still Rock and Roll! Brad was bopping along with Lexi, despite himself trying to figure out the lyrics! LOL! He has to be true to himself. We didn't have the lyrics available while we were listening to this in our car, so we just made them up. The vocals are hard to understand so we filled in the gaps, creatively 😂

[@montylc2001]

This song also has a kinda of a "secret agent man" vibe to it, like Bond movies music or Johny Rivers song.

[@brianforgie7724]

CCR meets Johnny Rivers

[@scottmatzeder9162]

The Hollies are just plain AWESOME! "The Air that I Breathe" has to be next...please!

[@aulduronsmith5577]

I've always loved this song.

[@schmiddyfi]

Hello folks. I'm a guitar player and would like to help you better understand the sound your trying to describe. It's so cool that you've noticed! Basically amplifiers can produce a "clean" sound or a "distorted" sound- also referred to as distortion, dirty, overdriven, fuzz, gain, etc. Modern rock and metal music tends to use distortion because technology has honed it into a really awesome sound. But back in the day guitar players would plug into a "clean" tube amp and turn the volume up just to the point where the signal would start to "break up" and become a little bit distorted, which we refer to as the "sweet spot"... and that's exactly what you're hearing on this track. Good ear! Also, there are different types of electric guitars: solid body, semi hollow, and hollow body. Not sure which type was used on this track but as you can guess, the semi hollow and hollow styles produce a more acoustic like sound.

[@jackrasbeary4156]

This song is best heard on AM Radio, in a Jeep CJ-7, while cruising with the top and doors off.

[@davidcohen1424]

Brad & Lex: Billy Joel (Scenes from an Italian restaurant) Great song!

[@da_blade5040]

GREAT TUNE!! ❤️❤️ Best When Driving in an AMAZING RIDE!! Another Banger I used to Crank in All My Vehicles!! My 89 Nissan Pathfinder had a 14 inch Kicker in the back!! Sounded AMAZING!! Listenin to this!! 🎸😁❤️❤️❤️🤘💯🎸👍🔥

[@alexanderkantakusiniii8411]

When i was young I thought this was a Creedence song....very cool beat and great vocals

[@ken-in-KY]

An early 60's band, The Hollies were nearing their end with this song in 1972. Their final hit would be 2 years later with "The Air That I Breathe".

[@tonyherrera2570]

My favorite Hollies tune and yes, it’s early 70’s too….

[@mountaingator7673]

OMG my favorite song from my early days!! I had this on a 45 before going into elementary school and just about wore it out on my little turntable .. early preview of my rocker days! Great song, great reaction as always!

[@orion3267]

The rock song itself is free of white noise as were older songs in that era. Pure musicianship. Without a lot of fill in instruments. A simple beat with guitar/s. Even the sound of the high hats were comfortably low. Maybe an acoustic guitar strumming with the beat/tempo but definitely an electric guitar in there as well.

[@stanleynykaza9042]

From Wikipedia,The song was written initially in the country/rockabilly style of Jerry Reed[citation needed] then adapted over recording more to the swamp rock[4][5] style of Creedence Clearwater Revival, in terms of the vocal, rhythm, and melodic style. Clarke imitated CCR John Fogerty's vocal style, which was based on the Creedence song "Green River". According to Clarke, the song was written "in about five minutes".

[@Kipperbob]

I'm a guitar player and think this is the sound of electric guitar without the overdriven amplification that we've gotten used to hearing in rock music where the signal is pushing hard into the amplifier in order to overload the tubes in tube amplifiers creating a distorted sound but not pushing it so hard that we'll burn out the tubes, it's a balancing act. Some of us used to put little razor cuts on our speaker cones so we could get a distorted sound that we liked, All amplification of sound used to be tube amplifiers but with the invention of solid state tech amplifiers got more reliable and lightweight and didn't distort at high gain volume levels, perfect for stereos, TVs and every other use of sound amplification, who all embraced the new tech except for guitarists, we couldn't create the electric guitar sounds we all know and love unless we could overdrive tube amplifiers, we can now create digital effects to create more stable sound effects but it still doesn't feel like driving a tube amp at high volumes till the sound starts to break up and distort,

[@scottfrench4139]

Hollies are a key British band from the mid-1960s through early to mid-1970s.

[@rebeccacurry3647]

Yet another song I can vividly remember my dad playing in the car! He just celebrated 73 years yesterday and when I talked to him he was super excited about the Stones supposedly going on tour again 🙂 I told him about me going to see Paul Mccartney in May. My dad said that he hopes he doesn't fall and break his hip! I responded I hope you don't fall and break your hip dad! He busted out laughing. I appreciate y'all looking into all these older songs. I was lucky to have my hippie parents constantly play them all growing up!

[@morbusxx7]

I love watching young adults diggin' and rocking out to great classic rock. You guys are awesome.

[@centuryrox]

The song was written in the style of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Singer Allan Clarke has said he immitated the singing of John Fogerty, particularly CCR's song "Green River".

[@CJ-Fischer]

Carrie Ann is my wife’s favorite because that’s here name lol. Great band had Graham Nash in it that played later in Crosby, Stills and Nash. Hollies one of my favorite English oldies!

[@time3947]

Hey Brad and Lex... as a guitar player I can help you out on the sound. What you are hearing are electric guitars. There are a couple of guitars on that track and mainly clean, with a little overdrive, possibly just from turning the amp volume up during the recording. Tony Hicks, one of the guitar players in the band, used a Phantom 12 string guitar which has an overall fuller sound, but due to its nature, also contributed to the higher sounds you are hearing. These were interesting guitar for the time, because of the many on-board features they had that could change their sound. I believe most of the twangy guitar sound, is coming from a Fender Telecaster guitar that my have also been used on that track. The high twangy sound it what they are known for and they have been a main guitar used in country music over the years.

[@lisadelahaye6568]

this song always reminds me of the Denzil Washington's movie 'Remember the Titans' - great movie, great song.

[@MatthewPettyST1300]

My most fond memory of this song was it was the first song I heard through the planes stereo headphones as I was taking off in Germany (to come home back in 1976) after spending 3 years stationed in the ARMY over there just east of Frankfurt. UH-1 Huey aircraft mechanic/assistant crew chief/door gunner, and one of the greatest jobs I've ever had.

[@ejohnson3837]

CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@buddybangs9445]

I play this in our band with an electric guitar with a clean channel with a bit of reverb.

[@gloriagaddy]

I remember skating to this song so many times when it was released. I was too young to have my own money, so I would beg my older sister's friends to feed the jukebox and play it for me. 50 years later, it's still one of my favorite songs and probably my very favorite guitar intro.

[@murray7584]

Those were the days….

[@BROU-bb2uc]

This RIFF is iconic.

[@cesarnarro6013]

I remember in 1972 borrowing my dad's station wagon and cranking up this song when it came on the radio. Well i cranked it up as much as you could crank cheap factory speakers without busting them.

[@dr4782]

This is "rockabilly," which is a combination of rock, blues and country sounds. And you're right about this song being a 1970s hit. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 2, 1972.

[@squidkid2]

I've been listening to this song for 50 years and I only knew about half the lyrics. Now I know them all. Thanks!! BTW this was totally 60's.

[@auerstadt06]

Very strong CCR vibe.

[@paul0wen65]

"station wagon vibes" Love it!

[@SIR-DanielHunter]

Its just a electric guitar without distortion and bass down and treble turned up. Classic.. Play it all the time..love the hollies

[@metalmark1214]

Got vibe of a Southern Rock song. Great song.

[@juanita5723]

I love dancing to this song 💃 Always have loved this song 💥70’s rock ✌️

[@bobbyscott8024]

This always reminds me of ''CCR'' and "The Rolling Stones'' sounds. On another note, out in the country if someone had a party outside this kind of music would always get people to dancing and definitely loosen up! Great reaction y'all!

[@kennyhuskisson2684]

The Hollies wanted to sound like CCR on this mega hit in 1972, & some people thought it was actually CCR because of the guitar sounds & Allen Clark's hard to understand singing at times on this👍✌️

[@JennVix]

I love this track! It's fire!

[@clownworld-honk410]

Long cool woman. Lex springs to mind! 😁

[@kellifranklin4432]

Exactly!

[@ChrisSmith-bz1gl]

You must be thinking of Long Cool Brad. Lex ain't long at all.

[@jenniferjacobs228]

You don't always have to explain a song in words, it's art imo . It hits emotions.The Hollies are 70's soft rock and fantastic.

[@bobriemersma]

Some good old '60s spy music. Like Johnny Rivers' "Secret Agent Man" or Sugarloaf's "Green Eyed Lady." But yes, some of it bled over into the early '70s.

[@gkiferonhs]

There are electro-accoustic combinations of various formats, but this is an electric guitar using mainly the pickup closest to the bridge.

[@maryandreana1753]

ok, ok we all know that this is a rockin' song, that brings back childhood memories. we all love watching Brad's eyes and facial expressions has he tries to figure out what the song's about, and we all adore seeing Lex just bopping and being just our Lex. BUT.... did anyone note her shirt?? What a way of honoring your man. Good on you Lex. (by the way I originally thought YKWIM meant You Know We're Interested (or Into) Music. Which meant sense since this is a music reaction channel. Had to look up the acronym now I know it meants You Know What I Mean

[@jeffsandy5088]

It's just a clean sounding electric guitar.

[@deancardon4586]

One of my favorite songs as a kid ... such a good sound !! 70"s were all over the place

[@peterfromgermany2431]

The British Hit Machine from the 60“ and 70‘!

[@tk72231968]

Great pool hall song...at least that's what I know it from...nice beat and I guess I class it as rockabilly. 👍

[@shawnnaquin70]

The only two songs that I have vivid memories of my dad (now 72yr old) blasting out his rusted up Ford pickup back in the 80's was Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress and that song Secret Agent Man.

[@mrmaddawg40]

I watch a lot of your videos and it cracks me up when you don't know what instrument is being played. Most of the time it IS an electric guitar. LOL! Peace out! Keep cranking out the videos. Love them.

[@NYVoice]

1972 yet again. Take my stereo. Give me back my tableside Zenith AM radio with the bedroom window open on a slightly rainy summer night. And the Hollies are on the air.

[@djjonosborn1531]

OMG you guys! This song is an absolute beauty!! It has been in quite a few movies also. Like Remember The Titans. The Denzel movie. The Hollies are a Rock Hall Of Fame band. And the instruments are normal rock instruments.

[@po5283]

Love this song, just amazing, great, classic rock!!!

[@Darth_Wafer]

This song always reminded me of "Shake Your Hips" by Slim Harpo. The Rolling Stones covered it. Both versions are a great listen

[@Darth_Wafer]

@Brian H thanks! She sounds great 👌

[@Boatzilla2]

Such a great song for having fun, driving, gettin' ready to go out to a party. We could never understand the lyrics...except for "long cool woman in a black dress." Great reaction.

[@gwensnyder8313]

The Hollies generally had a bass guitar, an electric guitar and an acoustic guitar in their songs. They are all Brits.

[@michaeldavis5610]

This band was always in it's own land.He Ain't Heavy is arguably there best song.Try doing the Heart cover of Led Zeppelin song The Battle of Evermore live...Have a great evening,and thank you both for an always fun show.

[@ramkraken8242]

I love how you fell into the words to the song

[@browntabproductions]

Good Stuff. The Hollies are a British rock and pop band that formed in 1962. They regularly reinvented their sound throughout the 60’s & 70’s Lotsa Great Suggestions for other Songs to check out.

[@827dusty]

The Hollies are a British Band. "He ain't Heavy, He's my brother," and "Bus stop," etc. Great classic Rock Band, from the 60s and 70s.

[@override83]

This is just straight up classic rock. My parents played and still play a lot of these kinds of tunes. The guitar work back than was on a level of its own. There's countless tunes from the classic rock era that you can make an entire catalogue/section on just that.

[@sharonmuzik]

I've loved this song for 50 years and this is the first time I actually saw the lyrics. Lol

[@gijo5088]

Everytime I hear this song I think of Helicopters flying patterns in Vietnam during the war!

[@Bekka_Noyb]

♥ this song!