Mother's Finest - 'Baby Love' Reaction! This Ain't the Supremes ! This Is A Funk/Rock Exerpience!

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

This band actually played at a friend of mine’s class reunion, here in Georgia. They’re still going strong.

[@Gashouse69]

Saw this band live for the 1st time 4 or 5 summers ago. They still have it! I remember them from my childhood in the 70's.

[@joyvincent7877]

Thanks so much for listening to this for me! I am so glad y'all liked it!!!

[@shovelking8191]

Saw them many times from 1980 thru the early 2000's, always a great show. Baby jean just kept getting better with age. Try Truth Will Set You Free or Mickeys Monkey or Piece Of The Rock, you will NOT be dissappointed , keep up the good work!!!

[@tmcmurdo826]

I am really jealous. I loved them since the 70s, but never got to see them. Your recommendations are all great ones. Really happy to see the guys react to Mother’s Finest.

[@hog7203]

​​@@tmcmurdo826 they may still be touring. They played in Raleigh last summer. And pretty much still the original band members. My buddy's wife performs with them when they play in N.C.

[@markhopkins222]

Saw them in 78 at Champagne Jam at Grant Field and a few shows after that. Augusta Ga

[@roltyd22]

They were so underrated it wasnt fair at all for them..

[@helenlig323]

They’re from Atlanta, my hometown! We used to see them in concert a lot at the way beginning; we were so excited and proud!

[@carolynmorrissey1630]

I second Piece Of The Rock

[@hog7203]

Git it git it git it yeah 😆 I love that tune. When I was a teenager, we would sing that song in the field, while we were chopping or topping tobacco. We would always play the Another Mother Further on 8 track while we were taking out a barn of tobacco.

[@mariaportengen2959]

Indeed also a great song!

[@renelpatat]

Saw them in Myrtle Beach SC in the ‘80. They were phenomenal! There was a mixed crowd in the audience!

[@johnro163]

Saw them at the capital center in landover md they opened for Johnny Winter they did majic carpet ride good show

[@greeneyedsheshe]

Finally someone reacts to Mother's Finest! My boyfriend (who became my husband ) and I would be blasting Mother's Finest on our way to the discos in Raleigh and Chapel Hill in the late 70s. Thank you for checking them out!

[@958298bordeaux]

I haven't heard them in years!

[@loupi4bama]

Saw them open for ACDC in 77. They rocked the house down so much that people left when ACDC played. 2 weeks later the tour was canceled because it happened at every concert. I wouldn't have believed it had I not witnessed it myself. They still kickin it today too. Good as this song is, their song "Fire" may be their best rock song . The most underrated band ever. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DavidMartin-tc1gl]

"Fire" is great as is "Rain." I have both in my playlist rotation.

[@ricksloop1075]

One of the best live bands ever!

[@DavidMartin-tc1gl]

"Truth Will Set You Free," "Burning Love," "Fire" etc....they just smoke! I saw them in 1979 in a small venue in south Georgia. I've seen many bands through the years with some big names, but Mother's Finest put on the best show of all. It is non-stop party. Joyce " Baby Jean" Kennedy is cousin to Chaka Khan as you can tell by the vocals...and she can still perform at that level. Yes, they are still around! They are from Atlanta, by the way, and are very popular in Germany: that is where that show was taped. Another Mother Further is a slamming album as well as their self titled album in 1976.Many radio stations initially didn't play their music because they didn't know if it was hard rock, soul or funk because they lean on funk/hard rock and some current metal. Just a great band.

[@hog7203]

Another Mother Further is one of my favorite albums by any artist. The CD got stuck in my car stereo and it was several weeks before I could get it out But I didn't really care. I just played it over and over. When I finally got it out, a couple of days later, I put it back in and listened to it again 😆

[@DavidMartin-tc1gl]

@@hog7203it is a great album for sure!

[@debibailey2968]

One of the best bands that is kind of unknown to many!!!! And this is one of my faves!!!!! ❤❤❤❤

[@TonyaPoindexter-w5i]

It was funk, it was rock, but to me it was soul. Then again there was as many types of soul as there were rock. Seriously, all of the music evolved together, into some beautiful, crazy, wild, living thing. It holds power, and yet can leave you in tears. Music is the reflection of life, faint and slight but forever living it's mark.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

It's neat how they took a page everyone so many of these interracial bands right out of Sly and the family Stone playbook back in the day. 👍🏻

[@jeffmurray1681]

I saw them 3 times in the 70's. Always put on a great show. They would have people dancing in the aisles.

[@ericaweiler94]

This is a new one for me and I loved it! Such a funky rockin' soulful jam! Quite satisfying for my diverse ears! I'm off to listen to the studio version next and add both to my playlist. Thanks for this new gem! Much love from Oregon! ❤

[@merrinielsen4248]

That was awesome! ❤

[@tracithomas6543]

One of my favourite bands from my hometown - been a fan for fifty years. They’re still going strong and I am seeing them on November 2nd.

[@christopherhuot2826]

They kick ASS😅

[@lorioday8528]

Have seen them open for a few shows, years ago. Powerful. Though most of their stuff has a VERY similar tone and bass line, "Truth Will Set Yo Free" is my favorite, but it's all good!

[@VEGAFLICKS]

That WAS an 'Exerpience!' 😆😎🤘

[@sherryneal6575]

Best live funk band of the 70s. When mothers finest came to town it was a good time!

[@karenpowell6063]

Yep another great band that I had the pleasure to see live several times. We literally danced our way through the entire concert every single time. What a blast 🔥🔥❤️

[@danettebumgarner5701]

Saw them last year. Still rockin' strong.

[@TheRokjok]

Great tune. MF played the Southern Rock clubs for a while.

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

They opened for Black Sabbath in Dothan, AL. over 40 years ago, them white boys never forgot it.

[@ugadawgs1990]

They are one of the many amazing bands from Atlanta and Georgia.

[@Mike-pi2bo]

Saw them many times in Nashville opening for everyone in the 70s and early 80s. Really good band and that girl could sing.

[@knightngail1]

Dayum!! I forgot how good they are! They were true performers with talent pouring out of every member and she had such a powerful voice. 💞 They definitely should've gotten a lot bigger than they did. There was a lot of great talent that never got the recognition that they should have back then. 😶

[@jeggy7447]

You guys would really like their song "Fire" !!!

[@hog7203]

👍👍♥️ Y'all made my day. And thanks to Joy for the request. That's an excellent performance of that tune. There's a live video of them performing "Truth's Gonna Set You Free" somewhere on KZbin. It may be from the same concert. I'll never understand why this band didn't become more popular. Their album Another Mother Further is one of my favorite albums by any band. They were really popular in N.C. back in the late 70s. They were still touring last year. Played in Raleigh last summer. Just about all the original members too. They do an awesome cover of the Elvis song "Burning Love" that's worth a listen.

[@vantuggle7803]

Wow thought I'd heard it all this was fire thank y'all for that.

[@jimquackenbush2821]

Thanks for this one ,never heard it before but it's incredible ! Thanks! 🤟😎

[@ritar6997]

Yes!!! Saw them live, great song ❤

[@Razor59]

This group played at our school in 1976. They blew the top off that school. They can rock their asses off. Great Time!

[@lynnc5649]

Oh yes, haven't heard this in years and what a great treat!

[@joeykopack]

They blended hard rock and funk to perfection, I saw them a couple times in concert at The Magic Attic in Myrtle Beach, You will not be standing still at their shows kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXbTp5uknJ5-gdUsi=3gJnLkREijLqrPla

[@randystalnaker6700]

Grew up with this band in Atlanta...sooooo good!!!

[@douglasdenton6989]

So good. As a resident watching live along with watching Atlanta Rhythm Section and Mothers Finest back in the day. Mercy this was a banger. You should have seen them live was amazing.

[@denisetowe895]

Oh yes! Finally! One of my favs from the 70’s and not many people react to their music…I love them!❤ A friend of mine roadied for them and said they were the some of the nicest people in the business….if you don’t move when Mother’s Finest comes on you should check your pulse! 😂

[@hunchbackaudio]

They are actually pretty big in Northern Europe, they still do a yearly tour to this day. One of the guitarists lives in the Netherlands. And I have seen them countless times live overhere. Greatest live band ever.

[@Mikeluvdrums]

Never heard this track before , thanks for turning me on, Excellent !

[@rosemarywatson1231]

Her voice is fire!

[@pompanomark2024]

Oh man I haven’t heard this song in ages !

[@francisedwards4069]

FELLAS, all I have to say is THANK YOU

[@littlebutohwow]

Transcends!!

[@jamesgreenhow108]

I have seen Joyce "BabyJean" Kennedy sing this song and "GIVE YOU ALL THE LOVE" "LOVE CHANGES" "THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE" at least a dozen times in the 70's and 80's. And the one thing I loved about her was...SHE WOULD ZONE OUT in a way that she sang the endings the same way EVER !!!! The band would just watch to see whatshe was going to do and follow her lead. The longer she sang the more energized she became. BY FAR the most underrated performer in history.

[@kenrock8692]

you guys are acting like they are gone. they still tour today. I've seen them several times in Atlanta recently. still great.

[@SoniT]

I remember Mother's Finest especially their song Love Changes. That song was played on the Quiet Storm a lot. Mother's Finest kinda reminds me of Rufus featuring Chaka Khan.

[@DavidMartin-tc1gl]

She is related to Chaka Khan.

[@VIDSTORAGE]

They were wildly popular in Germany ..I saw the original line up and later to what it was in 2012 with a different singer and maybe a couple of original members ..It was an awkward situation for them playing on a small stage set up beside a a small lake and terrible issues with people parking and maybe 40 people were there at the finally but they did put on a great show.. ..

[@jamesgreenhow108]

They opened for Parliament Funkadelic in 1976-77 New Year's Eve at THE CAPITOL CENTER in Washington D.C.

[@frankmarx8997]

Great reaction, I never heard this before.

[@ceciliajones7816]

The industry has been ridiculous forever. They should have pushed this band!!

[@laraismyname821]

Oh man, this group was so good live. Glad I got to catch them in Atlanta back in the day.

[@fredscott5644]

True southern funk! Always will love Mothers Finest! Check out, The Meters(60's early 70's), Dumpstaphunk and Follow For Now.

[@jeffledford9877]

Saw them in '81 opening for ARS in Chattanooga.

[@958298bordeaux]

I havent heard them in years!

[@alanlevine3743]

Y’all finally discovered the Mother Load. Great band out of my hometown Atlanta. We were listening to them in HS back in the 80s. Black and white musicians making beautiful funky music together - and they’re still at it. Check out ‘Piece of the Rock,’ ‘Mickey’s Monkey,’ and ‘Burning Love.’

[@raymcarthur3870]

Well we were blessed in the 70s with a bunch of great bands and this was definitely one of them. Try Thank You next it’s a great song as well.

[@marthaz]

They're good no matter how you listen but you would love the studio version because it's much cleaner audio . This was a major Jam back in the day and car speakers were pounding to it in the streets😉🔥☺️

[@nealmyers8274]

I'll tell you what I saw them a bunch in Savannah Georgia during the 80s at a club called the Congress Street Station they were definitely a favorite there and this is one super tight band I don't know why they didn't get bigger because they are super good

[@vincentsweargen8436]

They're still touring, if I'm not mistaken. I saw them here in Charlotte, NC a couple years ago. The bassist's name is Jerry "Wizard" Seay and he's a monster.

[@ericruck13]

I thought IRON AGE was one of their best. Check out Rock N Roll 2 Nite!! Great Reaction Guys!!!🤘🤘🤘

[@958298bordeaux]

Sounds good so far

[@bobschenkel7921]

Saw Mother's Finest open for Aerosmith at the Springfield Civic Center in Massachusetts back in 1981. It was a bit odd, an all black band, except for the White Bass Player, at the time. I have seen the reverse many times, but this was a one and only occurrence. The crowd loved them. The "Rockpalast" TV show was usually recorded in Essen, West Germany, again, at the time. All Good.

[@jfree336]

Oh yeah, another Mother’s Finest

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

They are a Georgia band, and I’m a Georgia girl. They’re playing at The Buckhead Theater in November. I’m hoping to go see them. I grew up with their music.

[@tracithomas6543]

I’m going!!!

[@julzy3]

Wow that was 🔥🧯

[@waynefurrow845]

This Band was out of Georgia, so they were very popular in the Southeast, I grew up in the FLorida panhandle, and Mother's FInest had a big following back home. If you are looking for another song to review, check out "Truth Shall Set You Free", it is a funk-rock banger.

[@martinlarsson6607]

❤

[@josecastellanos5187]

And her voice is STILL strong!! The band is still touring today! No keyboards. They've added another guitarist. And the drummer is their son.

[@tracithomas6543]

I went to high school with Baby Jean and Doc’s son, Dion.

[@michaelnicholas2417]

The rock band you guys are referring to, is 'Living Colour'. The television show is, 'In Living Color'.

[@maxbrazil3712]

Rufus and Chaka Khan's live album "Stompin' at the Savoy" is more of this, and it is a masterpiece.

[@johnthomas8558]

Check out Mothers Finest Give You All The Love Live Video

[@alansmith7626]

More MF....Please! 😁

[@bretjohnson387]

Studio version hits much harder.

[@moniqueleroux2198]

This was a groundbreaking band! The studio version's intro hits harder. Mickey's Monkey is really good too! I think they broke through in the late 70's and 1980. If I'm wrong, I'm sure I'll be corrected!

[@davidlynn3631]

The only reason MF weren't commercial bigger is because they had to complete with Parliament-Funkadelic.

[@tinaotero5843]

The real hit from them was, "Love Changes"

[@lethasatterfield9615]

Mother's Finest is not punk rock. They're rock. When I lived in Georgia, we listened to them all the time. This was over 40-years ago. They rocked!!! I used to listen to this song over and over because I loved it so much. Also, they're a mixed band. Although white members are the minority, they are there.

[@tracithomas6543]

Funk rock, not punk rock.

[@mkap931]

For the era, this seemed kinda generic, but good musicianship. Growing up in Philly, could have been played on the radio and i may have even heard this. Joyce does have some serious pipes!

[@dwashington607]

My late uncle took me to see them in concert. They were spectacular! Their bass player tore it up that night. What a show. I still have the their albums today. Great suggestion!

[@jeffjones6221]

MF has a great tune with a non PC name...

[@robertgonderinger9536]

Totally pisses me off that radio never gave this band a chance.

[@darkmatter6714]

Guys, if you want your channel to blow up with thousands of subs, react to “Hi Ren”, by Ren.

[@chrisw3421]

That wasn't Rick James??

[@Ray_____]

Baby Love by REGINA is the Baby Love you want to listen to.

[@nealmyers8274]

I've been to a couple of their shows where they literally stayed on stage for 3 hours it was a barrage they aren't always an opening act when they play in some of these smaller clubs that will hold 1500 or 2000 people they're definitely the headliner they also do some amazing covers