Drum Teacher Reacts: The Sweet-Teenage Rampage-REAL ENERGETIC, RAW AND LIVE!

[@robhanhart2730]

I'm a big Sweet-fan for over 50 years!! So underrated...

[@Harromuso]

Mick Tucker, absolute legend. Sooooo underrated

[@andyknight7285]

Totally ,

[@MetteC5]

Not at all underrated by professional drummers - and who cares about clueless neophytes.

[@Txmedic76]

Love me some Mick Tucker. Best drummer rock will ever see.❤

[@dakat0450]

The audio is from their 1973 Rainbow Theatre live performance but the video is from the Crackerjack performance. Not sure why they mixed them together. Also watch their “Man With the Golden Arm” adaptation, it’s almost 9 minutes of drum solo by Mick Tucker.

[@JoanneTelling1]

True. I don't think Steve's references to masturbation and constipation would have gone down too well at 5 o'clock on a Friday afternoon....

[@davegink9222]

They have a version of ‘No You Don’t’ live at Musikladen That really shows off some of Mick Tucker’s drumming chops.

[@matthewmcalley392]

That whole entire performance on Musikladen is top notch a bit of a step up from their previous , what I'm assuming is lip synched, TV studio recorded efforts. All most verging on early NWoBM 😲😄👍

[@MickH60]

Sweet FA was my first bought album...!

[@MetteC5]

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[@ewancarmichael3412]

It would be interesting to see his reaction to The Man With The Golden Arm drum solo recorded at Musikladen.

[@brettseyforth3065]

This is a totally live performance Vocals, guitar, bass and drums (no overdubs), the studio single is high quality production and the song was written by the top song writers of the 70s, Chinn and Chapman. The Sweet were an excellent live act in the early 70s and a big influence on Kiss, Def Leppard and many others that went on to have success.

[@philhunter9134]

This was not the album cut. This was live. They were very well rehearsed.

[@Uarehere]

I noticed some different lyrics in this one too 😅 2:51 and 4:21

[@ewancarmichael3412]

​@@Uarehere Yes. The words Masturbation and Constipation aren't in the single version.

[@parandersson6541]

Mick Tucker was known as a really skilled drummer in the 70:s, the have tons of good songs, take a look on youtube

[@thunderspike1892]

The whole Musikladen concert from 1974 were phenomenal

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I bet

[@deirdreheigan1419]

Best band ever, Mick Tucker was an amazing drummer!

[@matthewmcalley392]

Wondered if you'd get to Mick Tucker The Sweet' Hellraiser ' live at the Rainbow 1973 is a great one .

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I'll get to it!

[@matthewmcalley392]

I'm sure you'll like the outfits too🤣

[@anthonyboucher7077]

Mick Tucker, Neil Smith (Alice Cooper), Albert Bouchard (Blue Oyster Cult), and Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy) were all drummers I shamelessly stole from in my teenage years. Much gratitude and respect. And huge props for Albert and Mick for singing while playing.

[@andyw.3048]

6:20 The description says it's live and it is true at least! The video you saw is a live perfomance for TV. The sound of it is taken from the concert of December 21, 1973 live at The Rainbow Theatre London. Their studio recording of Teenage Rampage is even more worked out with some studio tricks, which makes this tight live sound even more impressive

[@NIGHTFRIGHT2011]

Have to say this wouldn’t have been my first choice to showcase the amazing talent of Mick Tucker, but I’m pleased to see Sweet getting a mention. You were right to say that Kiss, Motley Crue etc were heavily influenced by Sweet, and if you play Hellraiser followed by Kickstart my Heart you will see for yourself. The Man with the Golden Arm on the British version of the album Desolation Boulevard and the extended live version on the 1973 Rainbow concert proved that Mick was as good as any of the name drummers around at the time, and I bet none of them played double bass wearing platform heels (as shown on the superb Musikladen dvd that was released a number of years ago).

[@Mr.Greeeeeen]

Sweet was the big thing the whole 70s in europe, especially in germany and sweden. I still love this band. 👊👊👊

[@kevindohn6776]

I'm pretty sure you heard Ballroom Blitz or Fox on the run by Sweet, If you had a radio or record player in the 70's. The Desolation Boulevard album has fantastic drumming in every song ! Mick Tucker was awesome, another legendary drummer already gone !

[@terrylandess6072]

The entire album is fire. I never realized 'No You Don't' was a cover by Pat Benatar, with the Sweet recording being much more intense.

[@continumdrums2297]

The Sweet was my youth... and it was only after 50 years that I made my first 2 drum covers of Sweet songs.. nice react video, Andrew ... 👍👍

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I need to get onto a cover or 2 of them!

[@spiritintheskyguy]

You must check out "the man with the golden arm" live 1974 to see that the late,great Mick Tucker was far more than just a background player. Fantastic drummer!

[@kalter_wind]

Sweet were absolutely huge in Germany back in the day. Starting out as a teenybopper bubblegum band, they soon changed their ways and turned into a teenybopper glam rock band ;) Disclaimer: I love the band. Their vocal harmonies were impeccable, and they hit hard live. Between 1971 and 1978, they had 16 top ten singles in Germany, 8 of which made it to #1. In 1979, lead singer Brian Connolly left the band, partly because he didn't like the new, proggier music direction, but mainly due to his alcohol and, in turn, health issues. They're still touring nowadays, with guitarist Andy Scott being the only original member still in the band. Which is a bit reminiscent of Mick Box and Uriah Heep.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Can tell a lot about a band from their group harmonies

[@buzzbomb67]

Most of the videos of them, live, are actually from German TV performances

[@philipmccann2358]

Every member for Sweet was a lead singer in their own right !

[@shcottyboy67]

So they have an album called Off The Record, it was released after their peak. On that record there’s a song called She Gimme Lovin’. The drummer and his double kick setup really features on that track. It’s fast, almost thrash sounding, still with the harmonies. Worth a listen.

[@mightyV444]

50 years ago!! 🤯😊

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

RIGHT!?

[@andyknight7285]

" man with the golden arm and no you dont " are great Sweet tracks .

[@surfing636]

Find "Ballroom Blitz by Sweet", incredible snare drum riff thru out!

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Oh is that them!!?

[@akrogirl32]

Kiss was just one of the many groups that were heavily influenced by Sweet, and they admitted it.

[@malix11gaming10]

Ballroom Blitz, Fox on the Run, Love is Like Oxygen, Little Willy... The Sweet has a lot of songs I grew up to and absolutely love them.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yes upon hearing those song titles I do know some of them!

[@jacksprat9172]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums You'll know all their hits and there were many. But the b sides were the bands own stuff and much heavier. Those are the songs that influenced the bands you mentioned quite rightly also including Axl Rose.........Mick Tucker is a phenomenal drummer, if you don't cover him, who will? Lol

[@waynedunkley2015]

Ballroom blitz is one of the great all time drum licks, check it out.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Yes! I realised afterward it’s them

[@dirtyburd71]

"Set me free" from Desolation Boulevard is a good choice for a SWEET reaction.... In my opinion! 😉

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I'll check it out!

[@SavageGrace]

If you wanna see & hear a real treat I would check out the Musikladen show actually live recordings from 11.11.1974. You'll get a real look at Mick Tucker on the track "The Man With the Golden Arm" with a drum solo, etc.

[@auntieprimrose4138]

Try The man with the golden arm to see Mick Tucker at his best.

[@Lyris99]

Omg they were sooooo awesome! Saw them in Stockholm 1975 and watching them was more than amazing. Mick Tuckers drum solo "man with the golden arm" was one of the reasons drumming became a thing for me. (Later on Dirty Loops stuff which you had a lot of earlier - please do "Run Away") #lottalove

[@donnelson6694]

I remember listening to Sweet back in the day. First time hearing this song. Great reaction/analysis.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@buzzbomb67]

For sure! Glam, especially Sweet, T-Rex, David Bowie, Mott The Hoople, and Gary Glitter, were a huge influence on all those bands, as well as the Seattle bands and the entire Punk movement. One has only to look at Green River, the Seattle punk band that ultimately spawned three of the bigger Seattle bands: First, Mudhoney, who were Sub Pop Records major band until Nirvana, and who just broke up recently. Second, Mother Love Bone, whose lead singer died from a heroin overdose, which led to the tribute supergroup Temple Of The Dog, with new singer Eddie Vedder, plus Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron, which, after one album, became the third major offshoot, Pearl Jam. Green River was clearly influenced by everything Glam Rock and Punk. Of course, EVERYone knows Fox On The Run, which, I think, is the one on Guardians Of The Galaxy and their biggest hit, Ballroom Blitz. Their other hits were Block Buster, in 1972, Little Willy in 1972, and Love Is Like Oxygen in 1978. Also, Pat Benatar did a great cover of No You Don’t, on her breakthrough album, In The Heat Of The Night. Thank you for reacting to this, Andrew! They were a fun band, that SHOULDVE been HUGE, and had a long career, but alas, it was not meant to be. If I remember right, only one of the original members, guitarist Andy Scott, is still alive. Steve Priest died a few years ago, in 2020. The band attempted a reunion in 1988, with the original lineup but original lead singer Brian Connolly, unfortunately, developed an alcohol problem which left him in awful health, and he couldnt perform. Connolly died in 97. They did do occasional tours with 2 different versions of the band, with the last two remaining members… one under Steve Priest, and the other under Andy Scott, but no other original material was recorded, after the original breakup in 1979. Oh, btw, the reason I chose this particular video is because it actually IS a very faithful-to-original live performance ! All the rest were the pre-recorded studio version backing up the live video, from TV performances. Perhaps its a live recording put over another existing video recording, as the video def doesnt quite fit with whats happening musically.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

FOX ON THE RUN! That was the tune I had requested to learn!

[@matthewmcalley392]

There is a very funny reaction on You Tube by a guy Jamel aka Jamal ( not that I'd direct anyone away from Andrew's fine work 👍) where he encounters Sweet Ballroom Blitz for the 1st time & ends up falling in love with it ❣️

[@buzzbomb67]

@@matthewmcalley392 lol he’s so cool, I like Jamel :)

[@buzzbomb67]

@@AndrewRooneyDrums Fun song! :)

[@sveinsigurdgismarvik4445]

Best troika in heaven 😊

[@dennisbraun5747]

Sounds like Steve Priest had some fun with the lyrics in this version. "Masturbation" instead of "occupation" and "constipation" instead of "legislation"? Steve, you rascal you.

[@jacquelinemarypiper]

Love The Sweet 💜

[@springy-2112]

Its definately not the album studio recording. The vocals are quite different. It sounds like the music was prerecorded live and the vocals were live? or at least 4 of the vox were live... who knows? Any way love Sweet i used to do Action and Ballroom Blitz live, great fun songs. ✌️❤️🤗

[@dogsbod]

Steve changing the words to masturbation and constipation brilliant

[@GaryPhillips-bc2pc]

They were my favourite band as a teenager. Sadly only Andy Scott is still alive and Sweet are still going.

[@stephenmilburn7622]

Understand band for sure

[@philipmccann2358]

Mick tucker has to be one of the greatest rock drummers ever but so unrecognised outside drummer circles !

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

There's quite a few low profile guys like that!

[@philipmccann2358]

Yeah ..I’ve noticed over the years

[@philipmccann2358]

And a lot of over rated “shit technique “ drummers ! Even as a Who fan..Kieth is in there with the no technique, no finesse , shed builder drummers there ever was !

[@phillarsson8253]

You should check out "Keep It In" by Sweet from their album "Give Us A Wink" and listen to the drumwork by Mick Tucker on that one.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Looking forward to more The Sweet!

[@davidmorgan5312]

Andrew, I think you are right they were not playing live. My guess is that this is a clip from TOTP (Top of the Pops) early 70's when the groups were not allowed to play live, they had to mime to the vinyl track after some band swore whilst playing live, (might have been Ozzy) but I'm getting on in years and can't remember. This track is one of their hits which they had to perform as they were contracted Chapman/Chinn management who only wanted money, they were actually a good rock band if you listen to their own penned tracks.

[@ratbert69uk]

It was really down to time constraints on a 30 minute show and technical issues.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

I hate to say things like that because of the backlash I receive. But important to point out I feel. Doesn't detract from the song/drumming or the band. You have to do what you have to do.

[@buzzbomb67]

You are correct, in that The VAST majority of early “live” videos of most bands, incl Sweet, were just that … performing “live” using the studio track for Audio, usually with only the singer on mic. Often bands just goofed off, since they werent actually playing. However, this particular video, while quite faithful to the original studio version (and I prefer studio over live, usually), actually IS live, AND it shows the drummer more than the others … which is why I chose it. :)

[@lewisner]

"Imagine the sensation of teenage masturbation" 😵 Good thing that wasn't on the single version.

[@micknordstrom2591]

It is not the album recording. This is probably live or the musicians recording due to union restrictions.

[@tomfaires1700]

Fox on the Run or Ballroom Blitz are better starting points. Usually lipsyncing , because that was TV, but there are a few better versions and a few true live.

[@silviocrespo4329]

One of the best drummers in the rock, pay my tribute to Mick Tucker! This teacher have to listen more sweet. He will like it!

[@Johonavich49]

Cool video! Never heard of that band sweet!

[@bronislawbez5051]

SUPER ZESPOL .Jestem wielkim fanem SWEETA

[@Wendelvendel]

Good spot mate. Nikki sixx from motley crue was a huge fan and even ripped off a riff of theirs

[@SweetSickan]

And he wanted Andy Scott to produce the motley crue's first album, but unfortunately it never happened

[@lancebaylis3169]

I suspect Steve Priest subbing in some very... cheeky adlibbed lyrics that aren't on the single version at all... was so anyone in any doubt about their lip synced Top Of The Pops appearances could feel 100% certain this was totally live vocals (mind you, there's so much power in those vocals, there couldn't really be any doubt)

[@pete_k]

@6:20 no this is not the album cut! The album version is more polished and in the chorus Brian's voice is clearly in the front; in this version the harmony vocals are much louder. I think this is a live version, a studio live with some additives perhaps, but you can e.g. hear that there is only one guitar track. Sweet's album versions were never this raw sound-wise. At some points the picture and sound are not in perfect sync, so maybe the sound and video are not from the same performance, but I'm sure the audio is some kind of a live version anyway, and the video too. In playback situations Andy and Steve usually do all kinds of funny poses, but not here, both are clearly focusing on delivering the song.

[@Alan-m8i]

2:52 does he say "masturbation??" on the studio version it's "occupation."

[@NorbertLangner]

Yes, he did. He is still doing it in2024. And he is 75yrs now.

[@NorbertLangner]

sorry, it's Andy Scott who is doing it now. He's singing the part of Steve, R.I.P. Stevie, Mick and Brian. Andy rock on.

[@JeanAlainXavier-ze9jc]

There are some great albums by Sweet : Desolation Blvd, Sweet F à, Give us a wink, on the level. Glam rock maybe but very good composition

[@JeanAlainXavier-ze9jc]

Off the record not in the level...

[@OG-PranksterCat]

Alex Rudinger- Black Bear Who says deathcore can't be groovy 😂

[@benninger123]

Sweet had a lot of great tunes , 6-teens , love is like oxygen , fox on the run , and so on.

[@rogerreed905]

Great reaction . . The Sweet were a great fun band most of thier songs were Nick Chinn ,Mike Chapman (chinn chap ) songs . . . I remember your reaction to Paulina from The Warning ,she was 9 at the time . . Check out . Dust to Dust . . Live version . . (Sorry ,not dure how to leave a link for you ). . . She SINGS lead on this while druming . . Awesome . . . Keep up the good work . . Hi ftom Hamilton . Take care. .🥁🥁

[@auntieprimrose4138]

The vocals were live. The studio version has much better harmonies

[@ratbert69uk]

Not live.

[@Andy-ng9lz]

@@ratbert69uk The studio version does not contain the lyrics "masturbation" or "constipation", therefore I think it's live.

[@eddiepennington345]

You did😂have enough bass on this recording

[@misterfrugellhound]

watch ''man with the golden arm''.....live.....mick has Big chops!,,Underated.....

[@waynerobynandjason9450]

This is not the studio version recorded for the album Sweet Fanny Adams, which was far more polished and in this clip, some more earthy lyrics have been substituted (which was pretty normal for Sweet in live performances [Steve]). As a number of comments below suggest, this is far from the best example of a live performance by the band. The Musikladen DVD (all content is on KZbin) and the Rainbow concert are far better, especially if the performance of the drummer, Mick Tucker is of primary interest. Mick is anything but an ensemble drummer.

[@olivemd]

Was that ‘potatoes care’? I must remember that. First time I’ve heard them, but they did have something. Better that today’s music anyway. BTW, I know nothing about music.

[@CarnivoreDog]

Compared to the vast majority of music from that era the drumming is solid. Smooth.

[@matthewwhite4761]

KIss ass Glam band. Great bass player...RIp steve

[@norwichscott]

This is a live version. The studio version is a lot better. It came out in 1974 on single. It wasnt on an album.

[@kenabell4978]

Probably the worst version of the track you could have found, the official soundtrack is excellent and sounds pretty different but it’s a terrific track that got me into rock and started my drumming journey

[@mauricecarrig3019]

Well my dear man please listen to sweet fa set me fee windy city it will give that old band your have on your tea shirt arun for there money and even leave them behind you will quietly be surprised also the man with the golden arm tell me what you think of our ledgendary drummer mick tucker THE SWEET were my heros and still are

[@MickH60]

Sweet was responsible for the very first earworm/banger I'd heard, it was 1974, the song was "Fox on the run".... They were the reason I picked up guitar ... {then I found Sabbath !!} PS, Sweet had the BEST vocal harmonies in rock. If you want a good listen to their vocal harmonies try "The lies in your eyes", you can thank me later...!!

[@TheJohnnyDoggs]

Aw, Dude... A better Sweet tune to listen to if you're a drummer is "the man with the golden arm". "Teenage rampage" is good, but "the man with the golden arm" is way better. It shows you the drummer's skills.

[@PierreRanger-QC]

this is so bad, it's good

[@scottzappa9314]

No, not for me, mate.

[@AndrewRooneyDrums]

Fair enough!

[@benninger123]

It is not The Sweet it is simply Sweet. Where do people get this idea for there name.

[@waynerobynandjason9450]

The band used both names, starting out as "The Sweetshop", quickly renaming to "The Sweet" and later on just "Sweet". Later iterations of the band incorporated member names as they went their separate ways.