Heart - Magic Man | REACTION

[@krash66]

Ann Wilson is easily in the top 5 rock vocalists of all time, IMHO. She and sister Nancy are absolute legends!

[@FeanorLives]

She is arguably the BEST female rock singer in history.

[@bonniethompson2019]

This is Rock!

[@patholguin5503]

Welcome aboard, youngsters! This is what real bands with talent sounds like!

[@kendallneason3645]

Anne Wilson was the killer female rocker. Freddie Mercury of Queen was the killer male rocker. Everyone listened to their voices over and over. Like😮

[@randycomerford2038]

Ann Wilson is one of the greatest female singers in rock history.

[@shanomac69]

These 2 AMAZING LADIES are the absolute QUEENS of rock. So many great tracks. I grew up in the 70's listening to so many greats that my parents had playing on the record player. YEAH, A RECORD PLAYER!!!! Damn now I realy feel old, LOL 😂😂😂 A few examples, Peter Frampton, Elton John, Heart, Jimmy Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and it keeps on going. My father had a reel to reel tape recorder and made his own playlists from multiple different records and artists. If we had family over for a get together, the reel to reel player came out and the rocking started. Never a dull moment musically.

[@Rottimail]

Barracuda. Fantastic song!

[@JoseCespedes67jana]

Ann Wilson has the voice.

[@toddstevens13]

Indeed she does, I just wish the damn choir's would of shut up in last 2 minutes so you could of fully heard how magnificent Ann's rendition was. No need to glam it up, and make it a broadway spectacle, Zep were never about that. Having just the drums, the bass, two guitarists and the Wilson's singing would of been so much more outstanding, as they all blew it up, but you could hardly tell.

[@ericmcavoy1108]

I second that

[@bjcee1108]

Not disco. . . . It's 70's rock. These ladies ROCK! Have seen them live multiple times. They ROCK! When Ann and Nancy harmonize, it is beautiful. You guys need to watch one of their videos where they are performing.

[@Rottimail]

I saw them live in 1978 when they opened for Rod Stewart in Canada!! I was watching greatness!! I agree with you completely.

[@kenperkins7921]

The Super, 70s were JUST THAT!, SUPPER

[@carmenwise2256]

Ann Wilson is one of THE VERY BEST FEMALE ROCKERS🎸🎸💿📀🎶🎹

[@johnsrensen3366]

One of their best tracks

[@go234ko96ts5]

My all time favorite Heart song since it came out in 1975. A close second is CRAZY ON YOU. These sisters are true rock and roll stars.

[@bobthebear1246]

*1976

[@elainemarsh5170]

You guys are hilarious! Wish you’d post more often! (Also from Heart - try “Straight On.” It’s a great banger.)

[@Stefnmaddy]

Please. No one has done a decent reaction to this one!

[@vickiroman189]

This had such a sensual 70s groove. Phenomenal album.

[@jamielynn767]

Me and my magic man's stoner song that I still remember BIGTIME!!❤❤👍👍

[@mahina1963]

The sound production and engineeering still make the hair on my arms stand up on this and almost all Heart music!

[@teensymom1420]

Yes, I went to a Heart concert in Indianapolis when a local boy was the opening act...John Mellencamp (or John Cougar as he was known at the time). What a great show that was. I of course had all the Heart albums and had John's "Nothin' Matters and What If It Did" album which is great btw. This was just before he released American Fool which put him on the board in a big way with hits like Hurts So Good and Jack and Diane. Both bands brought it. They were fantastic. You guys need to show middle America some love. Let's hear some Bob Seger and John Mellencamp. I saw Bob and John many, many times. Bob's live album Live Bullet is still the best live album ever even though the quality is not that great, but no doubt his voice and performance puts it way over the top for me.

[@michaelbruns449]

Everything about this song is magical...

[@jimbeckettplay]

Ann Wilson. Best voice ever. She sighs, you melt.

[@rayeckert242]

"Drawn in"... Ann will do that to you. Hear what you want to hear! Just know that you're hearing the BEST!

[@mynameispaul0530]

Ann had one of the top vocal coaches in the world back in her youth.

[@TexasMagnolia]

These Dreams … one of the few songs with Nancy on lead.

[@lightlantern]

Honey I’m A 70s Disco Baby That Bleeds Rock N Roll This Is F’n Rock N Roll!!!

[@BrianPeloso-ln4ry]

The very first concert I ever saw was April Wine...the special guest star was noone anybody had heard of...but we never forgot...it was Heart...Talk about your beginners luck.

[@psa110]

Ann has the most incredible voice, but her sister, Nancy, is also a great vocalist. She compliments Ann in a lot of their songs when many think it is Ann. She also does a great job in her big hit These Dreams; give it a listen.

[@shane8915]

You're right. But, only the "casual" listener would confuse their vocals. Hell, I'm a metalhead. And I know that it's Ann's voice the instant the woman utters a syllable. And you're right about Nancy. She is good enough to front a band herself.

[@garyneilson3075]

Nancy is a phenom on the guitar, not ALOT of females could match her, nor many males!

[@stefanzellner5140]

This song was on my cassettes , on my cd´s and today it is on my mobile as mp3 file It´s more than 45 years old, but still today , when "random" picks this song, I automatically turn up the volume. This song is a masterpiece

[@russtex]

Great song! BTW, I love Disco!!!

[@Ritaholden1]

Love this group. Queens of rock!

[@mendyrckz76]

🦋 I love the Commentary between you guys. I also love this song, know all the lyrics & still own all the albums! 🙌 Heart's- "Barracuda", Alone, "What about Love" & These Dreams. Are Legendary Songs. "Crazy On You" is my Favorite!

[@EVERLYNFRIENDS]

Great reaction ...love Heart

[@vernhoke7730]

I saw them on their tour for the second album "Little Queen" way back in August of 1977. What a show!

[@Sthvhvn]

I was 4 but damn I would have to seen them with Rodger

[@waltercobra1566]

These Ladies performed "Stairway to Heaven" at the Kennedy Center homors for Led Zepplin....CRUSHED IT!!! Need to watch and give your thoughts

[@patholguin5503]

Welcome aboard, youngsters! We've been enjoying Heart since the '70s, and have seen them live, several times.

[@k.wilkie3814]

They were actually both singles, Crazy on You and Magic Man. I was very young when this song came out and this song scared me. It's a scary sounding song to a kid, and honestly the music sounds more like the "magic man" is going to take her out to the forest and chop her into pieces than just seduce her.. Many years later when I was old enough to appreciate this type of music in high school we used to always get high to "Dog and Butterfly" from this band. Also notable for the 70s, "Magic Man" is over 5 minutes long and was never edited down for the radio/single, was a brand new band, and still managed to make the Top 10 singles chart. It wasn't the first Top 10 single over 5 minutes, but it was one of the first and was definitely the first for a band no one had ever heard of.

[@Matt-zj1pm]

So random you should say this. I was born in 89 so not young enough to be alive when this came out - but i do remember hearing this on the radio a lot during the 90s and being very freaked out by the song especially the part when the synthesizer starts. If i was alone as a kid and this song came on i'd have to change the station. Now 20 years later its one of my favorites

[@heatherturner6955]

In the top 25 songs! Dreamboat Annie is one of the best albums!!!! Her voice no one can match. Ann Wilson and Stevie Nicks (GOATS for women vocals).

[@echopryme]

The absolute masterpiece of that band!!!

[@keefmack]

They have a song on this album called “Sing Child” that is absolutely amazing and really shows what this band was about in their early days

[@tonywtyt]

God we had long songs back then!

[@jimtatro6550]

I saw Heart live in the early 80’s and they were incredible.🔥👍🎧

[@johncope8799]

There are live performances of these songs that are really good!

[@Mutt69m]

The first time I saw Heart Live, was the same time their album was released and they opened for April Wine, that was a great concert...

[@spawn4582]

There is also an interesting song "sing child" from the same album

[@markwhitely4021]

Heart played Handsworth Secondary school North Vancouver B.C.....circa 74 or 75. Hello to Kentucky. From a Canuck.

[@tallykev6608]

Great reaction. My favorite Heart song next to Dreamboat Annie. All instrumentation is on display, and Ann Wilson's vocals are incredible as ever. The fact that it's an autobiographical song for Wilson is the icing on the cake. 10/10.

[@MiguelLopez-is9te]

❤ Enjoyed your reaction, guys. Been a Heart fan since 1978. Last seen them in concert in September of 2019. They still sound so good. I have the original 1975 vinyl which lists the song writers as Ann Wilson, Roger Fisher and Nancy Wilson. In their 2012 autobiography, Kickin & Screamin, Ann Wilson confirmed that Roger Fisher cowrote the music to this song with Nancy. Roger was Heart's lead guitarist up until 1979 and cofounded the band in 1963 with Heart's original bassist, Steve Fossen. His lead guitar on this song is so classic and well regarded by so many guitarists.

[@BobSoltis1]

Yep...the song was about Ann's lover Mike Fisher who they all followed up to Canada when Mike crossed the border to evade the draft. Nancy joined them a year or so after they were getting popular with their gigs around Vancouver BC. Nancy and Roger became lovers so it was Ann and Mike and Roger and Nancy. Howard Leese and Michael Derosier joined them permanently after they played with them as studio musicians for their first recordings. "Heart" pretended to be Canadians even after this song became a hit and they started to perform back in the US. When Carter pardoned draft dodgers in 1977 they dropped the charade. Nancy started screwing around with the band's drummer Derosier and that broke Roger's heart. He hit the drugs hard to deal with the pain and the band booted him. Ann dumped Mike a couple of months later so the band lost their brilliant guitarist and rock and roll soul Roger and their manager/guiding force Mike within a few weeks of each other. That was when they lost their rock edge and became more of a pop ballad duo which is exactly how Ann wanted it.

[@lisas6450]

I'm watching this about a year late, so you might not see this ...first you guys had some truly hilarious comments! 🤣 that aside; if only I could time travel back with you to living in Western WA, (Heart is actually a Seattle 'garage band') when this album came out. Sitting on the carpet in a friend of a friend's house next to 2-3 ft tall speakers and the room is just one big cloud of smoke, weed and cigarettes! We played the entire album and before you know it 4 hrs have passed and you're 2 hrs late for curfew!!! LOL That's where I go when I hear any song from this album! You guys would trip the F out! LOL

[@toddstevens13]

Ann's relationship with Michael was mostly the reason Heart left the USA for many years. Michael, who was the Lead War. To save Michael etc. Heart moved to Vancouver Canada. Dreamboat Annie, and Magazine were recorded in Canada. They went Coast to Coast in Canada Touring and becoming a Hit Band there. Even their American ads and radio advertising had the line, "All the way from Canada, Heart" and then the information about their albums and touring dates near the American Border They were accepted as Canadians, and stayed here until Michael was found correct that the US had falsely Drafted him, allowing them to return to Seattle.

[@toddstevens13]

Sorry Michaels brother was of course the Lead Guitarist, but damn he was a Warrior player as well.

[@zanna90]

It's call ENCHANTED guys. Lol!

[@213227]

One of my all time fav groups .

[@rogerharris825]

Dang dudes. It's shame you didn't get to be teenagers in the 70's. I graduated from Valley High in 82. A great time to be alive in the South End!

[@suzanneprock7286]

Magic Man came out in 77 I think, it's my favorite.

[@LiLiJo]

The problem with putting music into separate categories is you miss some great music because it’s considered to be a certain kind of music so you never bother to actually listen to it. It is so fun watching music reaction videos to songs I’ve listened to for years.

[@charlottecarter7485]

Love this song!!!

[@michaelasay6140]

Saw them 3 times! So glad I was able to take my sister before she diedso young....she had the voice of Ann Wilson and Karen Carpenter.

[@donnakubiski5572]

Also watching this a little late. My favorite song from this album is "How Deep It Goes". And someone mentioned the song "If Looks Could Kill", your comment about it was spot on. I also like "Nothin' At All" from the same album.

[@videoinformer]

We all wanna be the Magic Man.

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife speaking...Love Love Love your Reactions..You're appreciation for this music is sooo cool!!...I'm Gen X ..I'd imagine your zGen Y

[@vanvonguyen4392]

I just bought this LP and watched it on youtube.... so cool

[@glenobrien894]

EXCELLENT

[@IllumeEltanin]

I'm in the middle of the reaction, but will search after. Have you done Heart's tribute to Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center Honors? Heart performs Stairway to Heaven, with Jason Bonham, John Bonham's son, on drums. They even include a tribute to John Bonham with a tip of the hat.

[@IllumeEltanin]

Just in case you've never seen the tribute to Led Zeppelin, here's a link, if KZbin keeps this up. The full tribute included Jack Black, Foo Fighters, Kid Rock, Lenny Kravitz, and the aforementioned Ann & Nancy Wilson with Jason Bonham. It's worth watching. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJKQmqeKgNN5l9k

[@toddstevens13]

@@IllumeEltanin That was a very poignant moment in Rock History, but if you want to see Heart rip through Led Zeppelin tunes you need to go back and hear their stuff from the 70's early 80's. They had Zep show up for a sound check because they wanted their permission before they unleashed their Zep covers. To say the least, they got the permission, and Zep was blown away. And that is why Ann and Nancy were asked to do STH, as Zep requested they do.

[@TopGunphoto603]

Was just going to post that recommendation. Phenomenal rendition

[@BobSoltis1]

@@toddstevens13 Heart was basically a Led Zeppelin cover band when they formed in Vancouver, BC, Canada. They were nicknamed Little Zep by people who were around at the time. They never asked or got "permission" from anyone - much less the members of LZ to cover their songs. Ann and Nancy had John Paul Jones produce and play on one of their albums in 1995 - but he was there as a hard working producer and musician not an emissary of LZ. The first time either Ann or Nancy met Robert Plant and Jimmy page was after their show at the Kennedy Center Honors.

[@juliettespain7994]

Absolutely breathtakingly smashed it. I had tears whole way thru. Just to see Plants tears, oh lawt

[@dawnwagoner8307]

This song was popular when I was 16 and I had a boyfriend. He introduced me to his mom. And she said we’re going to love those eyes in the family. I have bad memories from this guy that had bad repercussions

[@beauqc5587]

NICK is a good ole home cooked meal! He'll fill you up and you know he'll taste good! LOL LOVE you guys! AMAZING song!

[@creepyaxe]

Love the guitar work in this song.

[@michaelguidry6501]

Heard this as a child in the 70's. And to THIS DAY it's STILL the SEXIEST song i've EVER heard.

[@kjd7351]

Mesmerizing song

[@shannonbennett987]

Another creepy 70s song, along with Angie Baby by Helen Reddy, The night the lights went out in Georgia by Vickie Lawrence and Jackie blue by Ozark mountain daredevils. There are many others. Enjoy.

[@k.wilkie3814]

Angie Baby was creepy as hell. More for the lyrics than the music. Magic Man's lyrics are fine, but the music is creepy (in my opinion).

[@k.wilkie3814]

I remember hearing Jackie Blue as well, but never knew what it was about. But I remember as a kid thinking it was sung by a woman but later found out it was a guy.

[@singingwordwright148]

@@k.wilkie3814 I can see why the synth might be considered creepy, as well as some of the background vocals near the end, but that beat is pure...ahem. Anyway.

[@heatherturner6955]

Jackie Blue! ❤❤❤

[@randygreen927]

Hey guys, I have always felt the crossover genre between rock and disco is funk. I kind of get the vibe you're talkig about.

[@276parpir]

a precious gem.......

[@justathought88]

I stepped into an elevator in Berkeley, California in the late 70s and when the doors closed I saw someone had written in large black marker: "Stamp out disco fever in your lifetime."

[@johnandrews3151]

Dreamboat Annie is a great album and a true labor of love.

[@irenedownie6559]

Love Alive is a great song from them.

[@88pjtink]

if you didn't see them do "stairway" live at the kennedy center, it is a must! 5 star.

[@madelinehodges9009]

Love your Kentucky shirt! Go Big Blue!!! CATS!!!!

[@sjhoulihan9934]

Another banger from Heart is 'Sing Child'

[@jasonsparks2486]

Gotta check out Straight On for some real funky Heart music

[@DaveSVT-rn4of]

Ann has the greatest voice in rock and roll history. Nancy is the best acoustical guitar player of the rock era. Please come back, rock era.

[@TexasMagnolia]

The riff you’re hearing is played by Mike Fischer’s brother, guitarist Roger…who was dating Nancy😮

[@AaronJoseph-t4b]

As a former dicu-film geek one mentioned the 3/4 &4/4 time signature has statistically been the most commercially successful, 4 on the floor has put happy feet & people together since ancient times

[@johnandrews3151]

Crazy On You was also a single from Dreamboat Annie and a top 40 hit but did not rank as high as Magic Man on the singles chart. Dreamboat Annie was also a top 40 hit.

[@alisonmontana8895]

I promise you heart was hard rock and roll, I saw them when I was 18 years old, Ann and Nancy both were unbelievably great, Nancy is the one who puts on the "show", she was all over the place, and her guitar skills were amazing. They are NOT Disco, believe me.

[@92548dannyt]

Killer song, my favorite heart song.

[@generoberts9151]

Siren woulda been a better description than “succubus” lol

[@shane8915]

A raven haired siren that leads men unbeknownst to their demise.

[@ArthurSB73]

I think what you were hearing was acoustic guitar strumming combined with a brush on the cymbals.

[@brookehornback1896]

Shout out to the Ville!E-town here!💙✌

[@26shedan]

please do the Kennedy Center Honors. Heart doing Led Zeppelin.

[@fcbaker65]

Disco....now I know that I wasnt that stoned at the parties!...😂🤣😂

[@robertasirgutz8800]

Very sexy song. Great guitar.

[@mistymichelle9957]

Y'all should also check out their song, If Looks Could Kill. They bring the meaning of that phrase to a new level.

[@traceydsm]

Crazy on You was a single as well.

[@gesundheit602]

Michael Fisher, the “magic man” that Ann was dating and sang about, is the brother of Heart guitarist Roger Fisher. Just to give you some context.. 🙂

[@allanbluzdude]

The “Man” is the guitar player from heart Mr Fisher. Magic hands breaking into a lead. Anyway, check out both Rockin Heaven Down and Love Alive, another 2 great songs from Heart.

[@k.wilkie3814]

No, that "man" was their manager. His brother Roger was the guitarist and dated the blond sister. Agree about Rockin Heaven Down and Love Alive.

[@allanbluzdude]

@@k.wilkie3814 well, I knew there was a Fisher in there somewhere, btw I think Howard Leese doesn’t get the credit he deserves , and I’m not saying that just because we went to the same high school 😎

[@k.wilkie3814]

@@allanbluzdude Agree about Howard. He is truly multi-talented, and he was a great guitarist for Heart after Roger left. He wasn't real flamboyant on stage so he didn't get a ton of attention, but he did some great stuff with them. One of my favorites is his playing on the track Bad Animals (title cut from the album), he just absolutely tore it up. It's a slow burning track but very heavy his playing throughout is great, but the outro and fade is killer. That's a song I wish they had made a couple minutes longer and just let him jam more, kind of like how Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd has that long guitar outro.

[@amandafaber9983]

I think Ann Wilson would berate Ty for his disco reaction. And I would be there for it. Nothin’ disco about this song.

[@garyspillett7103]

Dreamboat Annie... one of the greatest debut albums of all time

[@55judylw]

Definitely NOT disco. This is rock and roll at its finest.

[@276parpir]

a gem.........

[@lynnhoffmann247]

“Dog and Butterfly” for a different (definitely not disco 😂) vibe.

[@k.wilkie3814]

That was the song we always got stoned to in high school.

[@lynnhoffmann247]

@@k.wilkie3814 I got stoned to tons of songs 😉🤣😂

[@michaeldinsen7641]

Fantastic track

[@theodoreritola9758]

70s Heart WAS ROCK ,,, 80s Heart not so much .

[@k.wilkie3814]

@@theodoreritola9758 Yeah it was. It was no different than the type of rock Aerosmith, Kiss, Alice Cooper, and other 70s bands that successfully transitioned to the 80s. Hair metal was the style of that and power ballads were part of that formula. It wasn't the band's fault that Heart's record company had an annoying habit of pushing too many power ballads to radio. The title cut to Bad Animals was one of the best heavy tracks Heart ever did, those albums had a number of good harder tracks: If Looks Could Kill, The Wolf, Shell Shock, The Night, Wild Child, Tall Dark Handsome Stranger were all good rock album tracks. With that said, I agree with you that songs like These Dreams weren't my favorite.

[@sherryarflin726]

Disco..........Ouch!!!

[@clab5864]

3 Magic Men reacting to Magic Man!!!

[@cometogether999]

The song "Dreamboat Annie" is gorgeous, albeit a little too short. Heart was my first concert in 1980 at the age of 15. Sing Child Sing Little Queen Kick it Out Dog and Butterfly Love Alive Just a very few of the Heart gems. Plus, Ann is one of the few people that can channel Robert Plant like very few can.

[@lebeaubastion]

This is rock! Disco my arse