Molly Hatchet - Gator Country - 11/10/1978 - Capitol Theatre

Recorded 11/10/1978 - Capitol Theatre (Passaic, NJ)
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[@MajorChipHazard1]

This...is our culture folks. Southern Rock is absolutely beautiful.

[@thomasoakes1794]

HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!

[@robert.m4676]

Damn straight. I play this and many other southern rock songs almost daily!

[@maxswell3385]

I was born in /northern vt. Grew up in Ny, I stand behind the southern heritage

[@juliereminiec4937]

Major, Skynyrd was southern hard rock at it'ss finest Hatchet ( even the member sof the original line up said it ) was a southern metal band

[@roertsgrooters-mf2oy]

Rock Roll Hall of Fame Must the Original Molly Hatchet

[@earlyjenkins1670]

One of most underrated bands ever.i was bless to see them twice.

[@robert.m4676]

Seen them twice with the Outlaws and two other times opening for other bands in Florida.

[@jeffball3018]

Among MY ALL TIME FAVORITE Bands, ANY GENRE ! ( & Very approachable ) , Danny Joe Brown lived NEXT DOOR to my Buddy wes in Altamonte , ( " Don't ask me no questions" ....... so I won't have to tell ya no lies DENYING some WILD NITES In the hood !!! 😲😀🥃 🍺😎🤠

[@davedailey3455]

Was lucky enough to see them with DJB. 3 times.

[@josephdougherty3653]

Mr jenkins well said so underrated saw them warm up for allmans new haven connecticut my first concert ever!!!

[@josephvargas480]

Same here, once in Indy and once at the Aragon in Chicago!

[@stevenA44]

And this ladies and gentlemen, is WHY Molly Hatchet will always be my favorite band! I love this song. The way they just keep playing music on and on is one of the many reason I like them. They do it in a lot of their songs. This band KNEW how to ROCK!!!

[@harryjohnson2207]

HEY TERRY. THIS REPLACED FLIRTIN WITH DISASTER . 3RD WAS BOUNTY HUNTER.!!!!

[@stevenA44]

@@harryjohnson2207 Yep, I'll have to agree! I was getting ready to go to bed when I seen your reply, then I HAD to listen to this jam again! THANKS! LOL

[@19211265]

Yes Sir absolutely agree 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@robert.m4676]

@@harryjohnson2207 don’t forget fall of the peacemaker and whiskey man!

[@Blues.Fusion]

WARNING!!! Don't play this song when you're driving...or any Molly Hatchet with DJB. Or you will get a speeding ticket. You've been warned.

[@nightstalker2217]

Got a few for "Bloody reunion" LOL

[@mamacat63]

Especially Flirting with Disaster....🙃

[@alarmfannh]

Or miss a few exits!

[@peteespinosa2186]

You go then Soup Bone!!!

[@teresagemmill8649]

😂😂😂

[@brianduffy2361]

Rest In Peace Danny Joe & Dave. Thank you for all of it.

[@davedailey3455]

To this day This tune still stands up.

[@robert.m4676]

No doubt! Being a Florida boy, growin up seeing them more than every band except Stranger Band. Molly Hatchet is beloved to me and all my friends that are now mostly dead and gone. But Hatchet music will live forever!

[@jamesjwalsh]

Amen.

[@Cinemagoer_64]

Absolutely

[@Rob-tg9lu]

Seriously, such a jam.

[@mikefox4121]

Redneckpower ...oh yes

[@masterpig6481]

WHAT A GREAT TIME TO BE ALIVE...

[@danasmith9481]

What a great time to be 19! Woooo Hoooo!

[@phillipgarrow2297]

Seen them live in 1979

[@wadehampton5116]

A band at the height of their powers here. Complete with trademark cattle call whistle. FL had a lot of great bands during this period.

[@juliereminiec4937]

the cattle call whistle also is used to call a dog

[@smbeabout]

If someone put me on the spot and asked me what my favorite southern rock group was, I'm pretty sure I would answer "Molly Hatchet." As a Midwestern boy from Evansville, Indiana, Danny Joe Brown is one of my vocal inspirations.

[@kadams8395]

Can't do anything but smile when I hear him talk, I was born and raised in north FL, that is genuine accent we have, my people..... LOL

[@mamacat63]

He has an accent? I didn't notice. Must be my south Alabama ears

[@kadams8395]

@@mamacat63yep, I hear it, sounds like the good-ol boys I was raised with. Fine people, good friends, love it.

[@ksr9t]

@@mamacat63 Born and raised in Tampa town. But got a cousin in Lake City/Columbia Co. and plenty of friends in Live Oak, Gainesville, Madison, Trenton, Bell and never noticed any accent. Good people.

[@gregakinson2800]

Stepped on a lot of toes but I will assume for good reason. I LOVE the original line up for Hatchet. They totally KICKED ASS!

[@juliereminiec4937]

The same here for the Origianl line up of Skynyrd RIP GAry Rossington & dave Hlubek

[@richweber9959]

Gotta give some love to Dave Hlubek here! This guy is killing these leads on his Les Paul. The whole band is amazing!

[@jameslomenzo1139]

Sad he passed away a few years ago.

[@barswaygo]

He was the last original member to play with MH.He had to sit on a stool to play.

[@ChrisFlintmaya]

the way he plays it is where we all get the term "his AXE "

[@billhart9832]

I was in the USAF at Myrtle Beach AFB when this came out and heard this almost daily from the Gator boy across the hall in the barracks! Paul Levesque, if you’re still out there brother, we had plenty of high times whenever this was on! This old New Yorker now in Thailand can’t get enough of these Southern Rock classics!

[@roxannemoser]

Hope you find your friend. Thank you for serving. I was 12 when this came out.

[@Tacoman1967]

@@roxannemoser same here Roxanne. I can remember being on the school bus Freshman year. I was 13.

[@cvbluegrasspatriot9157]

I was at Charleston AFB 1977! Was a great time to be young and in barracks!

[@ChrisFlintmaya]

Lol. I’m in Thailand jamming to this also my friend

[@billhart9832]

@@ChrisFlintmaya, Cool! The 3rd of the 3-guitar bands from Jacksonville, Skynyrd, The Outlaws, and Molly Hachet. MH came along just in time to carry the torch for Skynyrd after the tragic plane, crash. I really enjoyed MH. They had a harder edge and Danny Joe really knew how to belt out a song. RIP Big Man and all your brothers from other mothers!

[@christophercunningham3257]

Feel right at home with this. I was born in Ocala Florida.

[@frikfish9014]

One of the best southern rock bands of all time

[@seanmcdaniel7041]

This should be the State of Florida theme song

[@AFloridaSon]

I second that motion. 💯🤘

[@peterherard8207]

West Palm Beach here THIRDS THAT

[@peterherard8207]

& Jacksonville should be the capital

[@robert.m4676]

Port Orange here for Danny Joe and the boys of Molly Hatchet! I’m down for this being our State song!

[@dongarrett6228]

I thought it was......

[@shatchett0]

Dave Hlubek: Truly a great guitar player among lesser lights. An enlightened rogue. RIP

[@axslinger99]

Dave was really tight back in the day. I got to see him with various bands before he passed and he got sloppy. I was truly disappointed.

[@warptek]

Duane Roland was pretty kick ass too. Remember, these guys were a team. Best boogie woogie twin lead guitars of any rock group, even better then The Eagles imo.

[@wito6998]

@@axslinger99I’m just glad I saw one of the original members before he passed. RIP

[@mikeyoung4597]

My first ever real concert was Molly Hatchet and The Outlaws in St Louis around 1978. Absolutely incredible that I got to experience that! 😥

[@southmark]

I saw that show in Richmond Va.!

[@parrothead6570]

I saw that show in the Lakeland civic center New Year’s Eve of 78 and 79. Great shows in central Fl in those days all for about ten bucks a ticket

[@junglechick13]

Saw them in Corpus and San 'tone same year. What great shows!

[@mikeyoung4597]

Probably those years with the funnest times of my life damn we used to throw down back in them days

[@richardfolmer962]

Saw same your spectrum and capitol

[@jakestclair5682]

Saw Molly Hatchet 5 times in the 80's, never a bad show. Even when Danny Joe Brown could hardly stand he could still sing his A*S off.

[@Huskrrrr]

Danny Joe passed so young, but what a legacy!

[@butterflykisses9185]

So true Jake. Spot on with that statement !!! 🪓🤘🏼💀🤘🏼🪓

[@SuperEighthnote]

This is "America's Got Talent" I miss these great bands.

[@mrchilly3338]

My youngest son was born in 1984. We would be riding in the car when he was just a young toddler, and he would say “ Dad was play gator in the bushes“. I had it on cassette at that time. Have had their vinyl since new. 😀😀😁

[@gerardovillar8192]

This band is unknown in México but I've been a fan since 1981. Long live Molly Hatchet. Best Southern Rock Band ever !!

[@purfctwmn]

Oh God I miss those days….

[@Cinemagoer_64]

My first concert Long Beach arena Ca. Fall of 1979!! They were great!!!

[@KTMSparky]

Molly Hatchet I don't profess to be their biggest fan but I have a real soft spot for this song and firmly believe its one of rock and rolls best of all time. Incredible flow.

[@saxon3576]

I was in that Monster Crowd at Virginia Beach. I thought Black Oak Arkansas and Skynyrd Concert draws were the biggest, until The Hatchet came down!

[@vaman5591]

If anything is biker rock, I just heard it!! Much love for the music of the great Molly Hatchet!

[@wranglercody8422]

Hell yeah brother, I’ll listen to this sometimes before I take the ol Harley (ok it’s not a Harley it’s a Suzuki boulevard, lemme dream dammit) out for a rumble, it’s great motivation.

[@jameskonkle7794]

Absolutely fabulous. Thank you for your epic talent

[@samuelcantley5500]

That southern rock and roll getting in your soul and it just let you roll it's been in my veins a long time I'm 64 down

[@AlHarvey-o1j]

Absolutely the best band, still listening and play it for my grandson, this is what I listened to 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ryankc3631]

Southern Rock at it's finest.

[@smokymtn.bearhunter6979]

Molly hatchet 🪓 forever!! Forever molly hatchet 🪓!!!! Yes sir !! Take me back to those days..

[@softhotty]

Hlubeck was regarded by someone as...the Ted Nugent of the south with his playing. He melted his guitar on this song boy...whoa ! Smokin.

[@RResidentAlienNN]

Sure did

[@larryn2682]

He was originally from southern California.

[@SuperReverbious]

@@larryn2682 from Wikipedia: "David Lawrence Hlubek was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.[1] At the age of 5, Hlubek moved with his family to the naval base in Oahu, Hawaii, where he attended Waikiki Elementary School. From there, Hlubek's father was transferred and the family moved to Sunnyvale, California, then to Mountain View, and finally settling in San Jose, before moving back to Jacksonville, Florida, in 1965. There he attended Forrest High School." All the CA locations are Northern California, but it's not where he was from originally.

[@bigsky3072]

Which one is he? There are like 12 guitarists on atage

[@scottlambert3878]

I’ve seen these guys down in Fl at least 7 times the real Gator Country always impressed the hell out of me even with the changing lineup Danny Joe was the best tho hands down!! ✌🏻

[@AFloridaSon]

Agree 💯

[@williamforrest4371]

I agree I first saw these guys at 6 flags st.louis Mo back in 1978 or 1979 it was GREAT SAW THEM 3 OR 4 TIMES GREAT EVERY SHOW

[@chaosoutoforder2969]

Vanoy park St.Pete , rib fest, saw what was left of molly hatchet open for Dickey Betts, can't get more reckless florida sun and booze soaked rock and roll than that.

[@danasmith9481]

When I was a young boy... There was Molly Hatchet and Gator Country! Boy-Howdy!!!

[@robertmccall3450]

What a great time to have been a teenager in the south in the 70's during the Southern Rock Explosion

[@ChicagoBeaver]

I saw Molly Hatchet open up for UFO, Chicago Ampitheatre, 1978. They were so good! Danny Joe Brown on the vocals! They all threw their guitars way up in the air many many times, like every chance they could get. 30 or 40 times per song? I love the triple guitars, they sound so good!!!

[@Michael-ru7vs]

Hell ya boys! Rock is all good, but Southern Rock cannot be beat!!!

[@jrwilson9577]

This is how we do it! Or at least used to. Can we get back to that again?

[@paulbissitt4754]

Sadly I don,t think so .Just look at the charts(or better still don,t)Just be grateful for what these guys left us with=REAL MUSIC.

[@Tacoman1967]

Philly in the 70s had alot of music playing. What always blew my mind is how popular the Southern Rock was in the Philly burbs. Little Feat, Skynyrd, Allman brothers, Outlaws and Molly Hatchet.

[@KoolKatDave]

Hell, yes! I grew up in Norristown, PA and can attest to our love of Southern Rock in the 70’s!

[@murph994]

Greetings to Norristown, West Norriton and King of Prussia from Frankfurt/Germany. Yes, Southern Rock was very popular in these days.

[@harveyhensley875]

Jenkintown HS and Swarthmore College representing!

[@stv111play]

memories as a young buck in the truck with the Hatchet Boys! The knob on loud and swiggin beers out in the woods!

[@jwmartin5475]

Badass Duane. Also. Dynamic duo.great guitar players all.

[@johnhall9160]

Its a Southern Thing..Y'all wouldn't understand.....one of their best original songs about gators!

[@chrisreed869]

Yep I live in FL one night I saw a gator run out of the bushes and cross the road I kid you not it was moving FAST

[@mickconnor7929]

Thank-you so much for posting this! I'm a transplant from NY and I'm now in Gator country! 😊❤

[@goobfilmcast4239]

Ditto

[@robertmiller3750]

Always loved this band and this track has a wonderful riff and guitar work throughout God bless the Hatchet!🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸👍

[@valentinlara6935]

I'M VALENTIN LARA FROM TOLUCA MÉXICO, MOLLY HATCHET IS "UNA CHULADA DE MAÍZ PRIETO" NUMBER ONE

[@ejacs5262]

One of the best ever.They blow you away every time.

[@bluerfoot]

Great song and great playing and vocals. Drummer really on fire too.

[@mickconnor7929]

I saw them at the Capitol Theater in Clearwater and I was in Heaven!😊

[@bobkoss9905]

Never gets old!

[@braddurnell7742]

RIP Danny Joe Brown, a great voice...and whistle

[@citizenbirdtube]

To me it looks like pure joy playing music. Awesome.

[@motleyfan7558]

The best frontman in rock. Pathetically underrated.

[@phillipgarrow2297]

Yes sir I seen them live in 1979 great show

[@RobLosRicos]

this is about the best version of this song they ever did...guitars-a-go-go!

[@SuperRowdyone]

Outstanding

[@cb1982]

Those licks are sick!

[@ominus2338]

A Florida guitar army, right there!

[@bigsky3072]

Them and the OUTLAWS

[@jimandrews2033]

Went to see them last night in Palatka, FL at the Blue Crab Festival. Great show but definitely now just a cover band but they did a good job. Danny Joe Brown's wife was in attendance, and they announced that they are going to Abbey Road Studios next month to record new music. Good luck with that, miss this original line up. Saw them many times in the late 70's and early 80's, they were the best!

[@hisoverlorduponhigh90]

Man, these guys delivered big time.

[@bigdaddy7862]

I saw Molly Hatchet on this tour in Greenville NC opening for the Outlaws!! This brings me back to how great the original were in their heyday!! Thank you for posting this!

[@thomastehan9477]

No Bud Light here! Real Men playing Rock & Roll!

[@roberthomiak5003]

Great times great talent. Will miss all the great talent of the 70s.

[@tommytaylor3547]

I was fortunate enough to witness their show in FayetteNam ( Fayetteville ) N.C. at Cumberland County Arena....they were an inch away from Skynyrd an 38 Special....Finest Southern Rock you ever going to hear ( no disrespect to the Allman Bros or anyone else )

[@ancientofdaysministries2136]

I love Skynyrd, but Molly Hatchet is my favorite Southern rock band. They rock much harder! Long live Danny Joe Brown and Molley Hatchet.

[@sku32956]

Seen them 1979 in W.V great show .

[@robertcannet5265]

If they don't play this at my funeral , I'm not going 😡 !!!!

[@williamczake6585]

Seen them in Pittsburgh. Love this band

[@Emlizardo]

Molly proving they could deliver the goods live. Such a locked-in grooving band.

[@adycowley]

Saw them at the Reading Rock Festival in England '79. Hadn't heard of them before. This was their first ( I believe) gig here. Absolutely blew me and the crowd away. Never seen a band before or since that i didn't know beforehand that's had the same effect. My mate and i left the arena after their set and went back to our tent to discuss what we'd just seen and have a cup of tea - it's an English thing 😅

[@bigdadgo]

Playin their heart out for you Jersey Boys!

[@kurtisloew108]

Right up there with Freebird. Southern rock at its finest!

[@emblemsluck]

takes me back to jr high...these guys, skynyrd...outlaws....those were the days

[@larryholcomb3149]

Saw them twice in the 80’s , great shows!

[@williamforrest4371]

The BEST SOUTHERN ROCK BAND EVER MOLLY HATCHET

[@nelvis5243]

Huge kudos to John Scher for taping these shows, the Capitol Theater was the absolute bomb!!!

[@michaelzukowski5541]

Saw many shows at the capital in the 70's great place

[@mykmyk4963]

Skynard triple a team with all do. Respect

[@horstbosch5313]

Moly Hatchet was my 2. loudest concert in my life. The loudest was ACDC in 1978. But great fine Rock

[@AndieZ4U2]

Saw my boys in Tampa. My hair looked theirs too. S T R E T C H O U T ! ⚡

[@michaeltubbs272]

One of the best groups

[@ill_phil]

GREAT ! Sounds Like on Album ❤

[@bradlawler4627]

I saw the 1978 show in Boise Idaho he had the same red neck Power shirt on , Awesome

[@jameshazen2907]

I don’t know the singer but I grew with some guy’s like him. Fun to hangout with but they’ll get you in deep shit.

[@SourSnatch]

Rock On Danny!!!

[@abbiebeast]

RIP - so sad not a remaining band member from the original 3 albums is still with us.

[@PaulStatz-xl3em]

I loved the 70d early 80s music fast charged like the blues on steroids

[@deanbodishowpodcast9437]

Love these dudes 🔥🔥

[@mankind2112]

Good 'ol Southern Boy's know how to get that shit done son!

[@michaellehmbeck8671]

Thank you so much Classic Rock on MV for uploading this great music video, I soooooooooooooooooooo appreciate it!

[@gregelkins8178]

Amazing performance!

[@Neddunkirk]

look Mom, three guitars! Killer!

[@AndieZ4U2]

NOW YOU TALKIN! This right chee'ya be FLORIDA A1A 101 Rock N Roll lineage. TAMPA is where it kicked in.

[@peterherard8207]

I have to agree , sitting here in a canal just west of West Palm Beach, surrounded by literally 100's of gators in this 5 sq mile area ......i hear something in the bushes ......calling my name = LUNCH 😂😂

[@garybillick2344]

If this song doesn't make you air guitar your dead

[@daze023]

I'm beginning to think that these fellas are a bit underappreciated vis-a-vis their rocking and rolling I'd put them up against any Allman or Skynyrd you can show me

[@scottwahlin9327]

I got to see them in a tiny venue with a handful of people. It was around 1978. They do that song the same way for a stadium as they did for that small group. It makes sense, but I did not anticipate it.

[@mr.mikeyg.5282]

At 64, Oh, those were the day’s!

[@juliereminiec4937]

A Molly Hatchet Hologram is the only way that I'll ever get to see this band play live

[@merlepatterson]

Saw them in 1980 at the Seattle Memorial Stadium on the Black and Blue tour.

[@bennybost7073]

God bless Molly hatchet without Measure amen September 4th amen thank God 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 bless your essence amen September 4th 2021 thank God 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😅