April Wine - I Like To Rock - (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, 1981)

[@DavidLee-tz1sc]

April Wine just never got the full credit they deserved. Absolutely one of the best of their era.

[@philipperiopel1911]

Made in Canada!

[@sophiecat14]

ITA, unfortunately, it happens to *many* Canadian bands... often, among our best. The Tragically Hip & Triumph are also bands that never get the recognition they deserve. Rik Emmett is possibly one of the most underrated guitarists ever. I never got to see April Wine live. Breaks my heart. But Triumph was my first concert & I’ve seen The Hip more than all the other bands I’ve seen combined. I can honestly say both are as amazing live as they are on their albums, if not better! From the footage I’ve watched, I can say the same for April Wine. How Nickleback managed to break through to international mainstream success (& then became the most hated band ever) but these three Canadian gems did not?! I’ll never EVER understand. SMDH Thankfully Rush DID!!

[@chronicallykathy2876]

Alll hail Jerry Mercer!

[@angelaguerry3627]

Indeed

[@madcrabber1113]

They went more pop is what I remember. I still have the first 3 albums.

[@fredparker1734]

R.I.P.,Myles...You did a good job,Sir. Thanks for so many good gigs over the decades. A.W. was my first real rock and roll gig,in '81.

[@schepler2]

When they play the "I Like to Rock," "Satisfaction," and "Day Tripper" riffs, simultaneously, near the end...that's one of the great moments in rock right there. Always loved that. It's literally a tribute to rock.

[@j_freed]

Nowadays the other songwriters would just get 100% because obviously they deserve all the credit.

[@janzimny1977]

100% in agreement with you! Seen them in high school dances and then the big venues! Great guys and No big Ego,s!

[@Brainiac22]

You so perfectly stated what’s been in my mind for the longest time! Simply phenomenal musicianship and composition skills, musical acumen, etc....Top Notch Rock.

[@frankcollins4325]

No doubt that was killer.

[@russellmurray3964]

Yeah, I remember when I first heard this song on the local rock radio station sometime in the fall of '79, I was thinking "this song is totally rocking it" . . . and then the intertwined riffs at the end kicked in for the ultimate clincher.

[@magnuswettermark8293]

One of the most underated bands in the history of rock! Has follow this band since 1972,and still do. The leader Myles Goodwyn is gone(rip)but their music still lives on. Love this band.

[@crowflight719]

Jerry Mercer of April Wine. The most underrated drummer to come out of Canada.

[@amrak5028]

He is a MONSTER on the Drums.

[@bigsky3072]

He was one of the first drummers with duel kick drums wasn't he?

[@crowflight719]

@@bigsky3072 Actually no. The first drummer to use the double bass (duel kick) was the drummer that invented it. Louie Bellson invented the idea at age 15 in 1939. He started playing them around 1946 with Tommy Dorsey's band. Bellson was also the first one to stack cymbals like Mike Portnoy does now. The first rock drummer to do it was Ginger Baker of Cream. Baker told Keith Moon of The Who about it and Moon started doing it as well. The last of the first 3 was Mitch Mitchell of Jimi Hendrix Experience. Mitchell played with the idea for awhile but didn't always use it. So although Mercer uses the double bass he wasn't close to being among the first. Sorry.

[@vinceditrich8559]

Certainly one of the most melodic heavy rock drummers of all time. And a very fine gentleman.

[@andrewhowse2670]

One of Canada's BEST

[@Rand89700]

Ahhhhh......the good old days. I wore this cassette out playing it so much, driving around in 80-81 in my 76 Camaro.

[@markdinkel9006]

I wear out everything playing rock n roll

[@davedzone]

Probably a Berlinetta....

[@reubenkincaidband9781]

One of the best bands ever! They deserve more credit. April Wine is in my top ten bands ever! Love them!

[@PHOTOGRAPHYBYDEREK1]

This is how rock 'n roll is done. Period.

[@pwc7475]

This is how Nova Scotia rock is done!

[@thisaintyourroach]

@@pwc7475 im so damn proud of them as a scotian

[@greatunz67]

Back in the early 80's i was 13 and vistiing my cousins family in northern Ontario. April Wine were playing at the local hockey arena which was just up the street from their house. We didn't have tickets but my cousins knew of a way to sneak around the back of the arena through this hole in a fence, there was this large vent in this cubby hole area where you could hear the music playing outside and it was blocked from view from the street so it was perfect. We went there about an hour before the show to make sure nobody saw us. So we were back there, when suddenly a door popped open and this dude came outside to take a piss while another guy held the door for him. When the guy finished his business he turned around and saw us! we were scared shitless because we thought it was a security guy who would kick us off the property, but he said what are you kids doing back here? and we came up with some bullshit story about how some older kids cornered us and stole our tickets lol, anyway, the guy turned to the guy holding the door and said it's ok man let them in they can sit at the side of the stage. We were amazed! we were gonna see the show for free! so we go in, and the door holding guy takes us to this spot near the stage and says ok you guys can sit here during the show. We felt so cool because people in the audience could see us so it looked like we were vips! Anyway about a half an hour later the band comes on stage and we realized the dude who came out to piss and who saw us and let us in was the singer Miles Goodwyn! And right after the show ended he brought us backstage and gave us all copies of nature of the beast signed by every member of the band. I still have mine to this day! it was an awesome moment in my life that i'll never forget. April Wine are true Canadian rock legends.

[@stevem9766]

Wow ! What a story . I loved April Wine . And Myles Goodwyn And in all the Great bands from those days . April Wine had some songs that topped the very best for that great Musical period. RIP Myles. You are missed .

[@melissadavis225]

Wow what amazing story ❤🎉...how awesome..

[@jeffreymcintire8273]

Wow!!! Now THAT'S rock & roll!!

[@InfamousGUNN]

One of the greatest Rock bands ever and I’m here to say that’s the truth they never got their due❤️

[@TWTexasA1]

One of the most underrated guitar bands to Rock n Roll…..👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@8tchtrain]

Rest in Peace Myles Goodwyn........12-3-23.....You will be missed.

[@jodythomas9203]

They were always one of my favorite classic rock bands. I went to many parties as a teen in the 80's and there was never a time April Wine wasn't playing along with Thin Lizzy and AC/DC

[@fredparker1734]

Myles just passed away,today,at 75. R.I.P.

[@garrynorris4478]

Died too young

[@krisschedler]

So sad to hear of Myles passing yesterday. Rock onward Myles!

[@petergreen9277]

My nephew's first words, who was a late talker, were, "I like to rock", while watching MTV. Needless to say, we all became quite speechless ourselves.

[@nodbrite4418]

God Bless His Heart Me Too!!! only I was about 20 : )

[@RayFromLA1]

L O V E IT....So Cool...

[@SusieGaleTherapies]

Only rival was Ginger Baker/Cream..retired near me in Tublach, South Africa - awful arthrites

[@anthonymorton4050]

Canadian guys tearing it up in Europe what a gem

[@bobwhite9873]

Myles voice is the sound of my youth, love April Wine! Killer guitar!

[@sandracooke7286]

One of the most distinctive voices out there

[@MikePrice-pr2fx]

🎉🎉🎉ll🎉🎉l🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@TheAxe4Ever]

Must be something about the weather in Canada that produces some of the best bands in the world! With these guys right towards, if not right at the top of the list.

[@gillesanglehart5300]

Yep proud to be Canadian!!!!

[@mclovin9578]

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@johnlsullivan6938]

CANADIANS ALWAYS HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE TABLE , NEVER GOT ANYTHING LESS ON MANY OF GENRE FROM YOUNG, TRIUMPH, RUSH , & OF COURSE APRIL WINE , AND MANY OTHERS ,

[@christinepeniaranda8484]

You are correct. My favorite rockers, author, jockeys too. I think it's Holy Ground.

[@StuTube55]

Six months stuck inside in winter gives you lots of time to write and practice ha ha. Love April Wine, Love my country

[@pottymandotty4308]

I would love to be able to go back to 1981 again and be able to see these concerts of bands that knew how to rock. April Wine was one of my favs!

[@69ozz69]

One of the Great Canadian Trailblazers of RN"R. Btw, they still tour. 👍

[@pottymandotty4308]

Way Word I just seen April Wine 3 weeks ago. Still sounded great. No Mercer, one of my favorite drummers and the triple guitars, can’t beat it!

[@69ozz69]

@@pottymandotty4308 Good for you, Nice!!! Not a fan of lead guitar being lead vocalists. Yeah, that was one of a true drum solo - I liked it. They have some great tunes.

[@christopherholbrook8270]

They defined Rock in their day, and still relevant today. i just love these guys

[@Saltysailor83]

April Wine, Triumph and Rush! Best Rock from Canada! I’m lucky to of seen them all!

[@heavyercuadra3521]

Frank Marino , Bachman Turner Overdrive too

[@richshelton7303]

Damn! I saw Rush and Triump but never April Wine. Bummer!

[@bryanlasermagiktyler3132]

well Triumph was my first concert back in 1978, I finally got to see Rush on their 30th anniversary tour and it happened to be my birthday, but I've never got to see April Wine live.

[@sideskraft]

During this period Canada offered up some of the best bands in the world -- April Wine, Triumph, Rush, Loverboy, and I'm sure a few others I've missed. They all helped to make rock music mainstream at that time -- tons of radio stations played this stuff all day and night back then.

[@billwhite2989]

Mahogany Rush, Aldo Nova, Babe Ruth, The Guess Who,

[@sandracooke7286]

Burton Cumming / Guess Who, BTO...

[@eatmoreporkporky4342]

Absolutely monster bands! Triple guitar threat 😊 Rush, Triumph, and Wine are some of my all time favorites.

[@user-su5sq5ib3i]

Check out the Ian THomas ban from Ontario

[@sandie302]

I Always liked Harlequin, Streetheart and Red Rider too

[@wildbill9919]

Wish it could be 1981 again!

[@jack317]

It is somewhere in the world.

[@DetVen]

jack317 where in the world is that?? I want to go...1981 was the best year of my life!!

[@jeffmattax]

Junior in High School and April Wine was blasting from my Car Stereo...good times.

[@D.Lee.W]

wildbill9919 the good ole days...

[@miked4377]

81and 82 the best time i ever had....compared to know...there is no comparison.....

[@g-dcomplex1609]

as a kid, me and my friends would get some beer, smoke some pot, and crank up april wine music, i love their screaming tube amps, the drummer beat the $hit out of those skins on this video, love it, thank you Cherry Red Records (checkmark) for posting this classic jam.

[@susanlongb4]

RIP Myles Goodwyn 💙🎤🎸🎶

[@saultrockcity]

My favorite kind of wine has always been April Wine, because I Like To Rock !!!

[@NibsNiven]

I saw these guys live at the Ottawa Civic Centre ~ 1979 (maybe 1980?). During the drum solo, the main stack subwoofers were so powerful that it felt like I was being punched in the chest. Amazing, unforgettable experience.

[@divljejagodemm]

Great Band from Canada !!!

[@chrissargent8398]

I was lucky to see April Wine in PHX, AZ mid 80s.. Was a great show! Sure miss those days.. Concerts of hard working and talented bands..

[@chuckunplugged]

April Wine is definitely one of the GOAT!❤

[@jm-rf7kl]

That drum solo kicked ass!!

[@Mbase-apollo]

sunny day t tops off in the trans am; alpine stereo blasting april wine, the beginning of the best decade in human history

[@blacklabelpa]

One of the greatest jams of all time!!!

[@coreylynch7960]

This proves why we loved this growing up. AWESOME drum solo!

[@charlesmacqueen6084]

RIP Myles made my teenage years awsome

[@johns2453]

This band was the shit back then...harder faster.. got me some 8 tracks beer and some smoke.party time

[@saldifrancesca2500]

One super solid band of excellent musicians....Great songs,hooks,and and style

[@davelabadie147]

Awesome live show, Jerry's drum solo kicks butt!!! I love seeing April Wine in concert!! One heck of a band, they don't play like this these bands today!!

[@bradmcneil4336]

Jimmy Clench, Steve Lang, and now, 3rd December '23 Myles Goodwyn. RIP

[@Stafford-d8u]

What a great band!

[@Lemmy667]

You're absolutely right!!!

[@oldie1479]

The musical guitar playing was great , but the drum the solo was out of this world !

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Sure is whew!! ❤

[@tracycollins5824]

Wow! The last bit of the drum solo was awesome. The whole song was awesome.

[@TeeDOG6]

Canada is the land of great drummers.

[@danieloblinger6648]

That takes me back to my senior year in high school. I remember having this 8-track tape in my car cruising with my friends for hours on end, windows down, and the music cranked all the up.

[@TheDukedawg1]

Now that is a damn drum solo right there

[@dougfresh1341]

Ditto. Mercer the best. Saw him do this live. Forever a classic.

[@GWAILIN]

Yep, Jerry Mercer fucking solid, solid rock n' roll savage drummer! coming from a drummer!! CHEERS to my hometown band APRIL WINE!!

[@molochsorcery4357]

No, that's a GOD DAMN drum solo, mate! lol I don't know what they feed those Canuck drummers but.. *whew*

[@paulwillson1454]

I’ve seen hundreds of bands in my life. Never been a fan of extended solos for any instrument and usually just tolerate them during a show. I was feeling the same way during Jerry’s solo when I saw AW on this tour. Until he got to those alternating one hand snare rolls. Holy hell that blew me away! I’m not a drummer so I don’t know how technically difficult that is but it’s the most impressive thing I’ve ever seen a drummer not named Peart do.

[@jeremyhd2006]

If you think Mercer is awesome, listen to Neil Peart's drum solos.

[@joostdevries6859]

That rhythm section is something else...

[@lindagreaney5136]

Joey Crawford JR we used to dance to this in 79-80 in apt three by jail

[@markhayes9198]

Wow , drummer is off the chain.

[@matthedges6625]

That guitar intro was just a fab start to a great song.

[@sandracooke7286]

Always great intros!! Check out Oowatanite if you haven't yet.

[@stewscuda]

The 80s was the best........

[@arkansaswookie]

Jerry Mercer!!!! play those drums like they owe you money!

[@BlitzkriegBoogie]

Until this moment in time I thought the best drum solo I'd ever heard was Peter Criss.....not any more. That was freakin' awesome!

[@jeremyhd2006]

You could hear a little Neil Peart in his drum solo.

[@b.j.banditt206]

@@jeremyhd2006 W/all due respect 2 the L8, GR8 Neil Peart; the L8, GR8 Jerry Mercer did laps around Peart. No doubt about it. Likewise w/Pye Dubois (Max Webster). Speaking of Max Webster, they were best friends w/Rush (in fact, they were tourm8s on numerous occasions).

[@jonbenjisnomore7935]

@@b.j.banditt206 Jerry Mercer is still alive bud. He's 81 years old.

[@oatnoid]

Any one of the three guitarists could carry a song on lead or vocals. That was amazing

[@TheeRocker]

April Wine,,, Never goes bad !!!

[@mikemike8142]

Rush and April Wine my Canadian favs

[@j_freed]

When they play "21st-century schizoid man" they sound like the type of band who could double bill with Rush. Certainly harder, faster is their most technically focussed album, although I appreciate the looseness of the nature of the beast.

[@craigbusick9676]

I remember this clip on MTV.Back when they actually featured music.

[@sweetness34km]

Hell yeah

[@dalewetzel773]

Before MTV stood for mindless television

[@brianstahl4189]

I saw them on the Power Play tour and have never went far from them.They kick ass!!

[@julienceaser]

Probably one of the best if not the best performances AP has given.... I like to ROCK!

[@AudioAtmos]

All I can say is WTF happen to Rock & Roll?? Those of us alive for this period got something special!!

[@EricJSchultz5280]

Saw this tour in Denver and instead of the drum solo at the end of this song, they went off for what seemed like 20 minutes of guitar solos between the three of them while holding the rhythm of the song. It was so great!

[@stevef5846]

these guys triumph and a host of others that rocked the speakers out of my cars that never seemed to get that huge boost they deserved but those of us who heard them saw them and liked them WELLLLLLL we are the lucky ones

[@andrewhowse2670]

Awesome drummer

[@rjmetalon6680]

Hell yeah!! You can yell the new Bass player is mesmerized by Myles just just by the way he reacts when he starts rockin. Love and you will be missed my friend. 😢

[@johnathanraye5346]

I still believe they are in the top ten of all time best bands on the planet

[@MILTONJOLIN-dt9qb]

I was at that show . Great band

[@timbennett3884]

One of my favourite bands ever. Love these guys. Seen them many times in Halifax

[@Joe-wo7rg]

April Wine was such a great band.

[@spacecowboy_1962]

Wow, been a fan for decades, but just discovered this video. KILLER performance of the song 🔥🔥🔥Thanks for the upload!!

[@kc0lif]

awesome song. thanks myles.

[@Parsley1000]

Crikey what a band! Very very good...fantastic.

[@davidpavlicek4322]

I remember rocking out to this band all through my teens

[@dkpv2012]

Bands like Rainbow, April Wine , Zep, Budgie, Deep Purple,Yes-, Stones--Thank you. You helped me to be sovreign and original.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Love these guys! Wish I’d seen them live; that drum solo sounds like a darn helicopter taking off Omg ❤🎉❤

[@jimcook8933]

I was a huge Moffet fan.

[@KWMC512]

Jerry Mercer was a fucking Monster!!!

[@joadhenry]

Myles man...best lead hand of a band ever...

[@joeflip2993]

long live rock!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[@carinajohansson8696]

Love that song so much i sure like to rock always ❤❤❤❤❤❤🧍‍♂️🧍‍♀️🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🧍‍♂️💯💯💋💋😎😎🧍‍♂️

[@leehanson1416]

Another amazing Canadian drummer, Jerry Mercer.

[@dailydoseofreason6663]

Seriously underrated. Solid live performances and huge catalogue of amazing songs

[@mannyoliveira8271]

Just another example of a genius Canadian rock band! We have many more!

[@rakistangpinoy4745]

1981 - the year I was born. I Like to Rock is my all time fav April Wine song, this song rocks... now I'm going to ask my 12yr old son to play this on his guitar... cuz We both Like to Rock...\m/...

[@SabrinaBraden-n7n]

Them were the good days back then.

[@carinajohansson8696]

Good rockn roll ❤️🏹

[@williamjueschke9960]

Awesome band, so good.

[@daviddring9341]

Great tune, great band.

[@mitchwilley5011]

R.I.P. Myles!

[@jeffreymcintire8273]

Man those were the days..

[@timwalsh715]

Hot damn during this super HOT time for arena rock I loved ALL of the Canadian bands - ALL OF 'EM!! Rush, Triumph, April Wine, . . .all of 'em! As hot as any American stuff for sure! Saw every one of them live too! Man THOSE were the heydays - absolutely and we'll likely never see anything like it again.

[@MKK-uf6hm]

That was freaking awesome!!

[@chrislalonde8657]

RiP Myles. Thank you

[@hello_its_me.]

you obvisiouly came here because you like to rock, right?

[@barrymccreary9565]

another one of canadas great rock bands seen them and they are so good

[@michaeltrub3751]

Love these guys... from way Back..got to them in Austin,Tx.

[@monkey8739]

My first favorite band

[@patrickols]

Saw them at the Forum back in 1981 (there is only one Forum and that is in Montreal ;-) ) man these guys knew how to rock. They are almost forgotten now a days and it's very sad.

[@j_freed]

They really crashed and burned after Nature of the Beast, the Power Play album was slick but not that compelling. And then Animal Grace was the band being terrible and trying to reinvent the band image and sound, they should have continued to rock harder and not worried about 80s synthesizer pop.

[@Dan_Morrison]

R.I.P. Myles Goodwyn

[@andrewhowse2670]

This man is one of the best

[@britishsteel-n1y]

I love this song.

[@brucecampbell9852]

A claasic by one of the best !!

[@kevinmcnamara2082]

No piss bottles were thrown this the crowd agreed... April Wine 🍷 kicked ass!!!!!