HOLY COW!| FIRST TIME HEARING Blackfoot - Train , Train REACTION

[@chrisbutler5975]

Nice selection! Highway Song is a totally kick@ss song from Blackfoot.

[@jacobmann4775]

Every song on this album!

[@Rocker1983]

Great song. Fantastic vocals by Rickey.

[@thedonbeam1]

WET WILLY,KEEPBON SMILING YOUVWILL WANT TO THANK ME FOR THIS SUGGESTION,IVPROMISE

[@js6729]

Highway Song is my favorite Blackfoot song

[@Wungolioth]

Highway Song is fantastic, and it really shows the singer has an amazing range to his vocals.

[@DewayneGore]

I saw Blackfoot opening for Molly Hatchet back in the 80's and they killed it! Both bands!

[@rifki9055]

Me too! 80ish little blurry then!😵‍💫

[@raypursley3639]

I saw both together also, rocking concert both bands were awesome.

[@kirkoa1]

Saw Helix, Blackfoot and Molly Hatchet in 82. It was awesome!

[@DewayneGore]

The following year I saw Iron Maiden, Twisted SIster, The Scorpions, and I can't remember who else, up in Buffalo, NY while stationed in the Army near there.

[@kirkoa1]

@@DewayneGore Just saw Maiden again last year. They are great in concert!

[@nikkijung1970]

One of my all time favorites. Highway Song and Wishing Well. They are a Native American Band. LOVE LOVE LOVE Them!!!

[@daleclarke4317]

Wishing well is a fantastic song from them...titaly different from the free version

[@LJA46]

All of Strikes!

[@johnkendall6558]

also, "Rattlesnake Rock n Roller"

[@mdwayne741]

Run and Hide....Left Turn on A Red Light....Baby Blue ....yeah, all of "Strikes." Such a killer album and band.... WOW.

[@alan98bert]

Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, and Blackfoot show was a total Southern Rock overload!

[@jdgolf499]

Blackfoot's best song is Highway Song. Absolutely amazing song!

[@waynethompson4315]

I concur!

[@bobhestikind9210]

@@waynethompson4315 Fly Away rocks it as well.

[@tommcdavid9917]

This southern boy has always loved Blackfoot......from way back in the day

[@joanieaugust4424]

Blackfoot is a Native American southern rock band from Jacksonville FL. Highway Song is my favorite. I think you guys will like it too.

[@gonedeep43]

Must be something in the water in Jacksonville? A whole bunch of great bands are from there.

[@paulmitasky3462]

So glad you've found Blackfoot! So glad you're not afraid to dive head first into this ocean we call, MUSIC! Keep your playlist growing!

[@reginacooper767]

I’m 70 years old and this song never gets old! Loved it the first time I heard it and still do!

[@vonhalberstadt3590]

Train...one of the very best Southern Rockers ever. One of the ones that you stay in your car till it's over.

[@foreveralone11w]

This song instantly transports me to standing around a bonfire in a field somewhere ❤

[@chrisweidner4768]

The 70’s were a magic time indeed.

[@jeffreyflint6286]

Ah yes. This is just one of the great southern rock and roll bands. Blackfoot really hit with this one. We had it all musically growing up in the 50s, 60s,and 70s. Music that cannot be matched!

[@bigolebot]

Us baby boomers were lucky.

[@2olvets443]

@@bigolebot + 3. We had it so much better over our years and youth and the outlook was not what it is now. I feel sorry for our off spring and their futures.

[@shapeach]

Yes!!! Train train you did it!!! Thank you so much for doing this song!! Y'all rock!! ♥️

[@tammydean3003]

Ricky Medlockes grandfather Shorty on the harmonica. Highway Song is another good one from Blackfoot.

[@fastfreddysstuff1641]

And Shorty wrote the song

[@lewiswhite722]

A few years ago I saw an old video of Blackfoot live. The audience was full of hats n` mullets and the band looked like they were having a blast. Awesome band!

[@tinsleycm]

“Highway Song” & “Left Turn on a Red-light” are two more good ones.

[@OneThousandHomoDJs]

Classic choice! One of the great underrated Southern Rock bands.

[@seanswinton6242]

They now need some Molly Hatchet.🔥🔥

[@cheeke11967]

This whole album is a banger!

[@2olvets443]

Good ol' Southern Rock always brings a smile to my face.

[@MacDaddyRico]

Highway Song is another must listen to song... Blackfoot and Redbone are two Native American bands who broke into the mainstream...

[@allengator1914]

Redbone was not an exclusively Native American band. It comprised of Native Americans and Mexican Americans.

[@joanieaugust4424]

YES! Highway Song is my favorite! I saw them as the opening act for Nazareth... They out performed them in a big way.

[@westyw.4235]

Big Head Todd and the Monsters...

[@raphaelszok8561]

Rickey Medlocke is now with Lynyrd Skynyrd now and he was with them in the early 70's too. That Harmonica on TrainTrain is his grandad Shorty.

[@bjdefilippo447]

I've been begging them to do Redbone! I hope they do, but I'm sure they've got a long list ahead.

[@rogercoles3973]

The harmonica intro was performed by Rickey Medlocke's Grand father Shorty Medlocke. The harmonica during the song was Cub Koda who was the singer/guitar player for Brownsville Station. They wrote the song Smoking in the Boys room. I worked with Blackfoot as a sound engineer, Rickey Medlocke is one of the good guys in the music business \mXm/

[@oakhillfound847]

Dolly Parton covers this song on one of her albums and does an amazing job.

[@lawrenceklein3524]

You foks Rock! Thanks for all you do for the Music Community! ❤

[@39thala]

This song always makes me think of Elvis' rockabilly classic "Mystery Train". You should react to that. It's early young rockabilly Elvis. Raw Elvis!! 👍 Its got the same similar feel, same tempo and even played in the same key

[@MrScottsearles]

To me you can't beat 70's rock. I was born in '68 and love Skynrd, Steve Miller Band, Eagles, and most of all the rest!

[@amoco14]

I was just listening to this song last night, I love my ole Southern Rock.

[@ktwebbdevil]

Singer guitarist Ricky Medlocke is also a long time member of Lynyrd Skynyrd.The harmonica intro is Shorty Medlocke Ricky's grandfather an old blues musician who was one of the inspirations for the song The Ballad of Curtis Loew by Skynyrd

[@dougblalock5175]

Not much for comments, from an old hobo but that harmonica was unbelievable. If you’re never seen a steam locomotive start up, there’s a thing called wheel slip that sometimes happens. Look it up and think about the way he plays and you will be amazed. Only old hobo’s recognize it. Godspeed beautiful people to you and your lovely family.

[@leighcarpenter1712]

Train, Train! Love it!

[@Grumpyoldman60]

Ricky Medlocke the founder and frontman for Blackfoot is the cousin of Ronnie Van Zant of Lynard Skynard. He has been with the band since the infamous Plane crash.

[@bradhutchinson3275]

Another Jacksonville fl band! Lead singer Ricky Medlocke, now guitarist with Skynyrd. The harmonica intro is his grandfather, bluegrass virtuoso Shorty Medlocke. Great tune, Highway Song off the same album is a favorite kick ass tune. Thanks for this.

[@Lemons66]

Jay!!! Another Southern Rock jammer that you will absolutely love is Whiskey Man by Molly Hatchet

[@happymethehappyone8300]

The Outlaws "Hurry Sundown"...Nuff Said.

[@tommygoff16]

Try Highway Song next!

[@wiliamwidlacki7459]

Kudos on bringing us Blackfoot!!! Train, train is a staple on any good rock Playlist...highway song is another good song.

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you’ll love these great R&B classics: Stephanie Mills- “I Never Knew Love Like This Before” and Al Wilson- “Show And Tell” !!!! This song reached #38 and Blackfoot's "Highway Song" reached #26, their only top 40 songs.

[@alleykeosheyan4779]

YESSSSSSSSSSS "Show & Tell" and "Highway Song!"

[@acriticalthinkerfromtexas7161]

This is one of the all time best southern rock songs. The harmonica evokes the image of a train rollin' along gathering speed and blowin' the horn. No choice but to bob your head and dance.

[@cotadog4472]

Imagine hearing this for the 1st time on an 8-trac stereo . \m/

[@541walker]

Great track....i can't believe I'd never heard of them. Thanks!! Wet Willie is another band with a great southern rock sound. Their song "Leona" is a lot of fun and rockin'!

[@teresajarrell452]

better late than never!! 👍😃👍

[@jerrymartin3965]

Their song, "Highway Song" is badass. Saw them live in 1979.

[@jodibennett-bradshawrbtmph836]

they are ALL of the Blackfoot indigenous tribe. The harmonica at the beginning is Ricky Medlocke's (singer) grandpa!!!

[@stevenferguson-oq9nt]

That is Ricky Medlock’s grandfather playing the harmonica Shorty Medlock. He also was the inspiration for Skynyrds Ballet of Curtis Lowe. Ronnie Van Zant and Ricky would sit on the porch and listen to Shorty play his dobro

[@markstevener6794]

A must for you both are the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and the song If You Want To Get To Heaven! Awesome harmonica playing also. Please react to them!

[@jennhen2675]

So glad you finally reacted to this. I knew you would love it with all that harmonica!!

[@UTubeHandlesSuck]

Hey guys the harmonica intro on this one is played by Shorty Medlocke, band leader Ricky Medlocke's grandfather. Shorty toured with the band and introduced them at every show. He also does a fun banjo intro on _"Rattlesnake Rock & Roller"_ that's well worth a listen. And for another train song with harmonica intro, there's the 2020 release _"Train True"_ by Blue Oyster Cult who are still around and kicking.

[@thebarbecutioner6977]

Hey Shay, took your advice about rattle snake. Great song it's in my rotation now.

[@davidaullery]

@@thebarbecutioner6977 The one other song that is similar to those is "Fox Chase" off their classic Tomcattin' LP. It is the song and LP that got me into Blackfoot. His grandfather talks and plays harmonica in the intro.

[@paulhudson1041]

This was my favorite album (8track), to listen to at the beginning of a road trip back in the day, gets the blood flowing

[@greggreg7612]

Saw them in concert in the early 80's at the Santa Monica Civic auditorium with a little unknown band opening up, the little band? Def Leppard. Went to the Concert to see DL and came out a southern rock fan.

[@ffjsb]

The harmonic at the beginning is mimicking the sound of a steam locomotive starting out on a run, the whistle, and the cadence of the drivers, the really fast parts sounding like the wheels slipping as they occasionally would.

[@JV44HeinzBar]

Ugh!! I can't believe that I missed this on y'all's channel. One of the greatest driving songs of all time. I had to take it out of my old car due to my tendency of driving fast while this song was playing :)

[@festidious2644]

Great song and reaction. I don't know if anyone mentioned this but you can tell from the harmonica at the start that it is not a diesel train but it is a steam train. Really cool how they did that.

[@Goobie77]

Been waiting and waiting for this one! Thank you!!

[@Inkymits]

I got to see these guys the day before my 17th birthday when I lived in Winston-Salem, N.C. Was an outdoor concert of Blackfoot, Sidewinder, Cheap Trick, and Ted Nugent, and I caught a drumstick from Cheap Trick. It had a big chunk out of it from hitting the rim so hard..

[@clyde8693]

I seen Blackfoot open for ted Nugent in Detroit in 1979.kicked ass blackfoots first lp.

[@kennethmcdonald2987]

I got used to this being blasted constantly as loud as it would go 23 years ago .My wife is an avid railfan/model railroader and it is always being played in her 1964 Chevy Impala SS while chasing the life sized trains or running her baby sized model ones in the house ,train barns or garden railroads .It is a surreal experience to ride in the 64 Chevy with that big 409 engine doing what it does best while chasing one of her beloved steam locomotives .Between the 409 raising hell with a bad ass exhaust sytem ,the train with it's whistles ,bells and this song blasting on a killer stereo system it is a hell of a ride and not for the faint of heart .Most of the time she just sits on the hood of the car under the trestle that crosses our rural land on the river we live on fishing, jamming out to great music waiting on trains .Poor thing has it so hard .She does go well armed of course due to wild hogs as self protection as many would be car thieves have found out the hard way .Let me put it this way the hogs aren't the only ones had a high powered rifle ,compound bow or crossbow aimed at them .She gets asked a lot why she doesn't sell her car and get a new one ? She tells them I have only had this one 43 years it is practically new and I have never had it let me down yet .This is not her only vintage vehicle she has several more she has restored completely herself .She is consistent if nothing else .Highway Song by these guys get a lot of play also and is a real banger .

[@stanrock2225]

I have been waiting on this one. This is a banger

[@Paladin70]

High energy band for sure. Back in the day if I wanted to make time on a road trip I’d throw in a Blackfoot CD followed by ZZ Top. Very cool choice.

[@sherrelwilson7354]

Spendin Cabbage & Left turn on a red light. Two of my favorites!

[@eddietorres1000]

My very First Concert was Watch these Guys and Molly Hatchet back in the Early 80's it kicked ass, I had never been to a Concert Before and my Buddy said just stay close to me and we were close to the Stage and I didn't Expected to be so Laud but I liked it

[@billclark3382]

I saw Def Leppard open for Blackfoot in 1981 at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby PA (just outside Philly)

[@TexasKid747]

Wow! I love this duo exposing us to the music of others, music we may have never heard before. How could I not love these two judging them only by the photos of artists on the wall behind them, Sinatra, Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Marley, Elvis, Andy and the Bee Gees, Chicago, and many more. Thanks! Cheers from Texas.

[@hewjbacca]

Ricky Medlocke the lead singer, his dad "Shorty" Medlocke is playing the harmonica on this song!!!

[@nocarbonfootprint9120]

I love these guys so much because I actually know lead guitarist Charlie Hargrett from living in Gainesville, FL (he sold me a couple of guitars) and have met and spoken with guitarist/vocalist Rickey Medlocke (who apparently hit on my old girlfriend at a taping of Austin City Limits while a member of the later lineup of Lynyrd Skynyrd).

[@jeremyfagner6808]

Blackfoot is an amazing group. This is one of my favorite songs of theirs. I am part Blackfoot so this is my band. I’m sure someone has already said the lead sing/guitarist is a member of Lynyrd Skynyrd

[@billsimonis]

Blackfoot did relese a handful of albums but this song and record (Strikes) was the most well known of theirs. Another song off the this album is Highway Song. They also released a cover of Free's Wish Well. Free featured Bad Company's Paul Rodgers. Incidentally Wishing Well was also cover by pop star Terrence Trent D'arby in the 80s where it became a bit hit and music video.

[@muddhammer7834]

The live version really shows the high energy of a Blackfoot show. Rickey Medlocke the lead singer has only one lung because of a childhood illness.

[@davidphillips4476]

That guitar drive is SICK!!! What a trip down the rock road!!

[@westyw.4235]

When I lived in Nashville TN there was a rock a billy band called The Tennessee Tomeboys played a cover of this with a stand up bass that was epic...good times!

[@757optim]

That harmonica intro you like was played by Ricky Medlocke's uncle, "Shorty Medlocke, who also wrote the song.

[@michaelknight2118]

Love these guys. Highway Song, yep. I all ways thought the drums and guitar riff, minced a train sound. For years I lived close to rail road tracks. Trains have a distinct rhythm, all.!most like a horse. Thanks again.

[@MikeTssr]

Ah take a Train 🚂 baby LOL 🤣 awesome beautiful sounds 😊

[@sarahmcdowell6618]

Glad you guys are checking out Blackfoot. Jay, don't hang your head low bro ! Your Bengals played their heart out and left it all out there @ Arrowhead !

[@elizabethfyffe5377]

Left turn on a red light is a great one from Blackfoot too!

[@mr.knowitall6440]

That harmonica intro IS the Train comin' down the track... 😎

[@JamesSmith-ti5jc]

OMG! I can’t believe y’all finally did Blackfoot, I almost jeffed my shorts 😂😂

[@bobbyverne9714]

You can download an app for a bell...just saying! I remember when this album dropped. I was in high school, parked out in the quarry, in my first car,a 1970 Chevy Impala coupe with a Realistic cassette player, one of the first equalizers made for car audio, my Jensen Triaxl 3s pumping in the rear window, cranking this song and loving life!! Yeah, I graduated in 1979 which means I'm 62. OMG, where does time go?

[@mathewblankenship2959]

Love this song one of my dad's favorites I'm going to be 43 in April until daddy had a fire In his garage he had the 8 track Blackfoot strikes that this song comes from had a cobra on the front

[@Jabbabot]

Ricky Medlocke, the lead singer and lead guitarist (now playing with Lynyrd Skynyrd sind 1996) chose Blackfoot as the band name due to his Native American ancestry. Oddly, though, his indigenous ancestry is Lakota Sioux and Cherokee.

[@whodat1721]

Blackfoot has reformed now under the original singers son and his bandmates.

[@kennethv5250]

blackfoot is a VERY underrated band

[@Tdubya48]

My favorite southern rock song of all time!!!

[@JeffreyEllis-h8p]

Rick Medlock was Skynrds first drummer,

[@delorispoindexter5663]

I got to hang out with this band back in 1990.drank some beers with them.first time seeing them live was 1979.they were a kick ass rock band

[@patrickperkinson3265]

The harmonica is to simulate what trains sounded like starting off from the station.

[@treewhitefeather4711]

Thank you so much for reacting to this. This was always one of my dad's favorite songs, It always reminds me of him and it's good to see someone react to it 🫶

[@davebanker8729]

Love it! Bringin' back some great Florida memories. Thanks

[@christopherpetty3320]

so the harmonica part was played by the lead singer's grandpa prior to him passing.

[@timpafundi6321]

The harmonica in the beginning is a mimic of the sound a steam locomotive makes when it starts moving…

[@sedatedape315]

Blackfoot brings some sweet Southern Dirty Rock!

[@clarkcraig6959]

Highway song is still one of the southern rock classics

[@Fairygrl_TW]

Sweet southern jam. Def a great pick ya up song. Sorry about ur team loss, they'll come back. Thanx so much, Stay groovy, Peace

[@laruewatson5597]

Rickey Medlock who is singing the song is now lead guitarist for Lynyrd Skynyrd.

[@shannonherb2048]

He is basically saying, if ya dont like what i am offering then leave....if ya can.

[@chrisbarrett1191]

That was the lead singer's grandfather who did the harmonica

[@davidmel2158]

Saw Blackfoot at the Waterbury Palace Theater here in CT in 1981 with a brand new band from England called Def Leppard warming up for them. HIGH N DRY had just come out & I was there to see Leppard mainly. Then Blackfoot hit the stage & my mind was blown how amazing this band was. I left that show & immediately started my collection of their vinyl. It was the only time I got to see them but what a memorable introduction.

[@bunnyfoofoo6367]

I saw that tour in Indiana. I believe it was Blackfoot’s Marauder tour. Def Leppard opened up and rocked the place. High - N -Dry is such a good album. If I remember right Blackfoot played material from their Marauder, Strikes and Tomcattin albums. They were so great. Too me that was the best time to catch both those bands. If I remember right, Blackfoot may still exist, but it’s now 4 young guys Ricky picked out to carry on the bands name. Somebody may correct me on that.

[@mach1yell66]

So good to see young Gen checking out older rock. Keep up the good work and enjoy!

[@tomc8313]

Their concerts were pure energy!! Nothing like them today!!

[@davidrold9770]

Guys, Blackfoot's singer/lead guitarist/ co-song writer is Rick Medlock who was in Lynyrd Skynyrd for a minute before Blackfoot & has been one of the lead guitarist in Skynyrd since they put the band back together in the late 80's. The harmonica in the beginning was Rick's dad Shorty Medlock who was a blues man in Jacksonville, Florida where they lived. You definitely need to hit Highway Song next. An epic jam that a lot of the southern rock bands seem to do, & I love it. But think on the lines as Free Bird. Here's a few more suggestions for Blackfoot. Fly Away Diary of a Workingman Fox Chase Spendin' Cabbage Wishing Well (Free cover) Also another southern rock band you should check out is the Outlaws. The also have an epic jam. Green Grass & High Tides, again think Free Bird. They also have a great catalog to jump into. Hughie Thomasson one of three lead guitarist & singers also spent some time with the reformed Skynyrd. Great reactions guy, keep up the good vibes.

[@theodoreritola7641]

YAAAAA But the 80s weren't even diapers yet . when Train Train was recorded and released lol ALL IN FUN

[@Ecosse57]

i saw these guys live, twice. whisky and fireworks were involved.

[@jnich17]

Ricky Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd started the band Blackfoot. Watch the live version of "Highway Song" from Zurich and you will see him in his younger days.

[@capersacres4340]

This entire album is fire. I remember playing this full volume on my 8-track player while cruising around in my’66 Chevel SS back in the late’70’s.