Night Ranger - Don't Tell Me You Love Me (Live)

[@davidbyerly9846]

Two killer guitarists. The 80s were the best!

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

Night Ranger will go down in history as one of the greatest most underrated rock bands there is and there ever will be period.

[@thomascavanaugh5458]

Yea, I grew up on Nightranger......but Jack is flat flat flat on this one. Just saying it like it is.

[@stormchaser419]

Indeed

[@Mike-lj1cj]

Who said they were underrated?

[@joedecker3900]

Guitar playing is legendary

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

@@joedecker3900 and hardly no recognition it's a damn shame

[@stephaniehammond4425]

This was such a fun band. Jack Blades gave all he had everytime you saw them. His energy was contagious!

[@thayc3262]

Blades is a bona fide rock star. But does he really play that bass?

[@David-fl4xw]

He still is a badass I saw them last night at the kentucky state fair and they all kicked ass.

[@ibenimages]

Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson! Take a bow. That’s proper guitar solos!

[@anirbanguha3034]

Totally agreed.. They were real rockers

[@renaz630]

Jack Blades is nothing to shake a stick at

[@jcarver23620]

I love Watson, but I believe Brad was way overrated

[@lm3049]

I still have my Night Ranger jersey from a New Jersey concert in maybe ‘84-‘85. Got it autographed by Fitz!

[@TheButterygoodness]

Best guitar solo ever Underrated band these poor 30 somethings have no idea how much fun it was before cell phones ...

[@mwbrada]

Which one? Both Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson are unbelievably talented guitarists. Possibly the best guitar duo ever...

[@jumpinjojo]

Underrated by who?? They're rated exactly where they should be.

[@prs149]

Jeff Watson auditioned for Sammy Hagar's band, but when they met him they didn't know he was like 16 -17 years old they thought he was too young

[@lisawilson9926]

Dont tell me you love me

[@lisawilson9926]

You can still rock on america

[@john571100]

Saw them a Disneyland a couple of years ago...great show...wife and I were rockin the streets of Disney dancing our asses off...we are 69 and 63...haha..great song.

[@john571100]

Whoops...I meant DisneyWorld...

[@mhmrules]

All the same, Night Ranger was there? Sounds like a badass time!

[@chriscaraway3124]

You're never too old to rock. ..

[@Terrysoddy]

Hey your never to old to rock and roll.

[@kimgraham8571]

Man! We had them at our grad night in 1984 at Disney World! Thought we were the stuff. Well likely still do! 😁

[@ZenTheMusician]

One of the greatest rock songs ever written.

[@9265dave]

Probably one of the best songs of the 80's, thanks for the memories guys!!!

[@NegdoshaManido]

I played drums in a band back in the '80s and we covered this tune. One of the most fun songs to play that we did!! This song just cooks!!

[@Rumination_Vertex]

Same here bro! I really miss the 80's! I busted my ass trying to get those solos right as I was the only guitar player in the band unfortunately. I'd do just about anything to go back in time!

[@josephvala8302]

Having two guitar players that could shred in one band was so cool.

[@poohbear101753]

Jack Blades was a rock star in his own right. Terrific band.

[@marine4lyfe85]

poohbear101753 Was?

[@theresapaez513]

He still is!

[@rebelqueen3875]

And gorgeous!!!!

[@rsbreth]

IS. There, fixed.

[@dianelamorticella6053]

Poohbear101753, not was, IS, he is only 66, not dead yet!!! Please do not talk about us 80’s people in the past tense!!!! Lol!!!!’ Thank you, and I hope you are still able to enjoy the music when you are 66!!!! Enjoy the ride.! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@AudaciousAce1989]

I hated rock and roll. Until a friend at work put the radio headset over my ears and 94.7 chicago was playing this song. It was right in the middle of that solo. I was blown away. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. I never thought id listen to rock, and love it. Ive been hooked on rock ever since.

[@dowens3781]

94.7 in Los Angeles was KMET - a great rock station that unfortunately went off the air in 1984.

[@bradey3577]

I'm a 16 year old guy and I sit around playing My guitar and dreaming of what it would be like to be in the eighties if I had one dream it would to be in the 80s so help me out here and let's bring back the 80s!

[@dowens3781]

I'd rather bring back the early 90's.

[@Footjones]

Saw them open for Kiss in '83. They blew me away. Still one of my favorites, and I will always contend that they were unfairly defined by "that ballad," as good as it was. They were (are) one of the hardest working rock bands around, releasing album after album of amazing material. This never gets old....

[@PlaceStillMatters]

Peter Kier, I saw that ‘83 tour in Nashville. It was just awesome. Snowed like crazy all during the show. Had a looooong drive back home, pushing the Duster at times on an empty I-40.

[@epistte]

I saw them in 1985 on the 7 Wishes tour. Honeymoon Suite opened up.

[@isher9035]

Being honest with you, if I didn't know better and you put "that" ballad next to this track, I would swear it was an entirely different band. When I first heard this, I was like, "Why don't they play THIS on the radio?"

[@doubleuplsst3149]

@@PlaceStillMatters Saw that tour in Chattanooga, TN... Vivid memories of Gene Simmons watching, glaring, and visibly angry at the crowd's reaction to Night Ranger's set...

[@ronfowler2530]

After breaking up with my first girlfriend this cassette was in the deck and I filled the silence playing this song. It was all I could do not to laugh. I miss the 80’s.

[@ryanblue5627]

Now this is pure, live energy! I used to crank this track up! Brad Gillis rips it up on this!!

[@stargate1555]

Looks like this was a great concert. There were just so many great bands back then it was impossible to see them all. I regret missing this one. Wowzie.

[@deanwellmer3668]

One of the great dual guitar solo bits. Great song !!

[@pamelapennington8347]

Jack rocks this song yesterday and today. Saw them a few years ago and he is still great.

[@flagstophobbies1403]

First time I saw Night Ranger was on a Canadian TV show on Friday nights called "Good Rockin Tonight" hosted by Terry David Mulligan in 1983 - shortly after this was recorded. I was 16. The moment i saw this I scrambled for a good Maxell chrome cassette and had my tape deck recording the sound off the TV speaker. I protected that live cassette recording for years. Then I found the footage from that segment here on KZbin. Night Ranger was 'my" band from that time forth, I played bass (church praise and worship) and even grew my hair the same as Jack Blades! I was fired by the pastor, but it never stopped my love for this Iconic band. Love it, I will never get sick of these rock masters. You made a difference in my life, growing up - music was my drug and I got my best fix from Night Ranger.

[@blujazz10000]

Loved these guys since the 80s. Once you got past the great song "Sister Christian" and started listening to songs like these, you knew immediately they were a great, special band !!! It's almost 2023 and this 80s guy is "Still Rockin' America" with the great band Night Ranger !!!!

[@JColiveri]

Some months back a forum had them as top ten rock bands considered underrated in the mid 80's. Very true. Two badass guitarists & a bass player that can carry a tune. Not many of those around.. Not hyped on the glam knew the business & certainly did it for the fans..

[@timhorsley9169]

yes they did!! one of my favorite bands ! guitar solo's are awesome !!

[@Johnsonmickie]

I have witnessed,This AWESOME Band,they give it their all for the fans,wish they were still here

[@jgpeek8340]

Hell don't forget Kelly Keagy. He sang lead vocals as well. It should be two badass guitarists, a bass player and drummer who can carry a tune. LOL..

[@JColiveri]

@@jgpeek8340 Very true Jenny. Kelly & drummer were awesome on vocals. The band all around was/is talented with that original line up, & they kicked ass on the Sunset Strip Venue. Cheers!!

[@hazor777]

"Underrated" is the best way to describe their whole career ! However, as a guitar player & all things RnR lover of music, I will say that Night Ranger had the one thing that sets talented musicians (of which they are!) apart from the crowd and that is that they had/have SONGS,...... very good, well thought out SONGS .

[@Baranmusic1]

One of the best Rock bands ever!

[@lostintime8651]

They sound the same live as they do on a record. A very rare thing.

[@Mster_J]

Especially in today’s music

[@michaelshields7777]

Night Ranger kicks ass!!

[@molassescricket6663]

I saw these guys around 85 at the Warfield in SF. They were on a bill with Eric Martin Band. The Warfield only seats around 22-2300, supposedly built for vaudeville, so pretty small. Night Ranger had 100 watt Marshall amps stacked floor to ceiling! No studio musicians here, they sounded even better live! I mean they brought it to the house, note for note, they blew it up! In my opinion one of the most underrated bands of their time. They were at the top of the SF music scene back in the day (when SF rocked!) right w Journey, Jefferson Starship, and Yesterday & Today(another highly underrated band). Their talent and professionalism shines through to this day! KEEP ROCKING PEOPLE!!!

[@garygolfer3243]

Hells Yeah! Remember the Record Plant in Sausalito, Cow Palace, the Fillmore, Bill Graham, Day on the Green? I went to high school with Jeff and did you know there was the Jeff Watson Band before he joined NR? You are right, Good times when SF rocked!

[@molassescricket6663]

@@garygolfer3243 Yep! Record Plant is where Fleetwood Mac used to record. I used to live right down the street from there. Used to hang out in San Rafael, there was a warehouse off 101 there in town, where Jefferson Starship used to rehearse. We’d sit outside, light one up, and listen to them jam. Miss those Days On The Green by BGP. Didn’t know about the Jeff Watson band though. Those sure in H were the days!

[@robertcalderon4547]

THEY ARE STILL A GREAT GROUP

[@theknowitall4090]

Whatever happened to this stuff. Real musicians, real songs, real talent, real rock and roll. People say, oh you are just getting old. No, this was actually good stuff. You actually had to have talent to make it.

[@jamesjzelaznyjr910]

I wish I knew what made success in music 30 years ahead of time,would have been millionaire.Music today is for the musically brain dead...or musically declined.Lady Gaga...really ?

[@jamesjzelaznyjr910]

@Andrew Grey Brain dead robot music...

[@frevryngrocks9346]

Agree! 80's were the Best!

[@The_GngrBRDMan]

TheKnowItAll soundcloud

[@AngelofAnguish]

@@jamesjzelaznyjr910 Believe it or not, despite "social media" dominating modern life, the (music) industry, STILL, HAS THE GRAMMY AWARDS!

[@randyjohnson5426]

that is what I love about Brad gillis plays the solos EXACTLY like the album....just note for note even the tremolo perfect!

[@bobc9232]

2021...65 year old baby boomer..we need rock bands like these guys

[@tacbear]

They got me through 15 months stationed in the Middle East in the early 80's!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pattimiranda8679]

They absolutely rock!! They are awesome..Saw them a few years ago and they still rock!

[@heyugumby]

Saw them a few months ago. They gave it their all and still have the same energy.

[@stephenjones6472]

Just a fucking great fucking hard fucking kick ass rocking killer song!

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

fuck yes

[@aimfuldrifter]

We all know the chorus is cheesy but maaaan that main riff is absolutely fuckin' awesome!

[@themumblebrapper]

Man this is the best fucking music out there. Shit now, you ask a fucking rapper what a guitar is, they say, something no one has used in 1,000,000 years. Fuck them.

[@kerivincent8234]

ΠJelly-fash lmao, I watch this... then ed sheeran's supposed to "do" it for me? 80's rule, all rappers suck that big joo cohn dick $$$ otherwise their in the joint doing pushups

[@themumblebrapper]

Keri Vincent lmao exactly!

[@みひろっく]

ブラッド・ギルスのクリケットビブラート、アームでは無くボディーを叩くバージョンは初めて観ました～～😝😝😝

[@erikchute9506]

Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson were amazing guitarists...

[@dsim6703]

Just saw them, and they're still rockin'. Brad is one of the top guitarists around

[@JonMarc22]

Love Night Ranger. I have seen them live. Absolutely just like the video. And just my opinion but , Jeff Watson is a very very under rated guitarist. We know Brad is a bad ass , but so is Jeff. The dude shredddddsss.

[@andrewbowers_]

Night Ranger was bloody fantastic live band. Energy+++. The crowd would remember that experience almost every day for the rest of their lives.

[@carlengel8501]

These guys rocked

[@chriskincaid1992]

Just a awesome Rock and Roll band!!!!

[@reereerobin]

Powerhouse band. Love this🤘 Still loving it . I’m in my 70’s loving “ The 80’s”... the days of the coolest band ever.❤️

[@NapoleonDynobyte]

Pure Perfection !

[@davidg.9932]

A very happy 67th Birthday Jack Martin Blades. April 24, 1954 Palm Desert, CA.. Thanks for being a big part of two of my favorite bands.. Night Ranger (which I seen live in Denver) and Damn Yankees.. Chuck Posey

[@alo6638]

That was my favorite guitar solo in MTV at the time.

[@susieuramoto7491]

I’ve seen them in concert half a dozen times, more than any band in my life. And now number 7 is coming up in October. ❤

[@jeffhodge7272]

How were they?

[@tinanoel452]

One of the all time greatest bands! Love them!!

[@newadventure5609]

They just don't make great rock n' roll like this anymore!

[@Mster_J]

My Chemical Romance?

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

Never ever in this lifetime..

[@hazor777]

My first "real" concert : Night Ranger at Six Flags (Atl. Ga.) Midnight Madness Tour 1984 . I'll never forget it , and it was my dad who took me to it ....may he rest in peace ........

[@kevinmcginnis1244]

The incomparable Night Ranger...

[@karencain2014]

Head banging 80's music, so much fun, dancing to it now, have to love it! Night Ranger rocks!

[@ttown918]

Guitar solos are epic.

[@williegatza6335]

I saw this band open for Whitesnake in 2016 in Colorado. Best show i have seen in years. 🎸 🎸 🎶

[@辻健一郎-p3g]

やはり、オリジナルには、敵わない！

[@s2hull]

Those solos still raise the hair on my arms.

[@christinecormier3087]

I've been loving these guys forever 💞

[@MrMegaFredZeppelin]

All around great music. The guitar work is amazing. ROCK ON!!!!

[@galimirnund6543]

oh look real instruments... what are those??

[@buttchugger420]

Dude, Drake is so good. I love shows where I can take a selfie while filming the show. Fucking love iMACs and Instagram models on stage.

[@MikeMaxwell1961]

Galimir Nund I know. These days it's all a bunch of choreographed dancers who hide the true talent (the band) in a broom closet while they "perform." THIS is what it's all about.

[@toshikazuazuma7885]

ＺＯＫＫＯＮ!

[@charlesberndt8230]

we grew up lol bills and stuff

[@mdiri2013]

One of, if not THE finest exhibits of rock musicianship the world will ever know. Rock on!!

[@kotysuefawcett6538]

I had the PRIVILEGE to see these guys in Irvine, California. Loved them then, love them still! 5-2023👍🤗✌️

[@prekrasnyymechtatel6156]

I had to wait till the end of the song to put my comment in. I couldn't bear to stop it.

[@とし-c5b]

来日公演のチケット取ったので来てみました。やっぱり凄いね！

[@kenwolf6334]

So underrated great band 2 kick ass guitarists especially Gillis.

[@Edwin6932]

I am going to see them in July at Gettysburg

[@user-ru9gf7ky2y]

You guys crushed it last night in Minot, ND! Absolutely awesome! Was a real honor to see ys'll. I'm 40. My first time.

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1983 {February 12th} Night Ranger performed "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" on the ABC-TV Saturday-afternoon program, 'American Bandstand'... At the time "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" was at position #46 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, two weeks later it would peak at #40 {for 3 weeks}, and it spent twelve weeks on the Top 100... "Don't Tell Me You Love Me" reached #4 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart... And on the same episode of 'Bandstand' they also performed "Sing Me Away", eight weeks later it would enter the Top 100 at position #73, and then four weeks later it would peak at #54 {for 2 weeks, it spent nine weeks on the Top 100... Between 1983 and 1988 the San Franciscan band had eleven Top 100 records with two reaching the Top 10; "Sister Christian" peaked at #5 {for 2 weeks} on June 3rd, 1984 and "Sentimental Street" reached #8 {for 2 weeks} on July 21st, 1985...

[@Automationrehab]

2:10 I had that same shirt Brad Gillis is wearing.

[@ronmerchantjr1851]

I concur with what you say.that music.was a spot in time that will always be special and the best.an era to never be again.im glad that was my era hopefully yours too.the no it all.im 54 now and listen to the 80s music everyday.rock on fellow lover of the ,80s era.rock on....

[@catalinagoose8316]

Holy smokes that kicked ass!

[@budford88]

They really rock on this video! Forgot how charismatic Jack Blades was in his younger days

[@jimvarlas1798]

What a hard-drivin' beat!!! Their first song I remember and their best. "When You Close Your Eyes" is a great power ballad and another MTV classic!

[@nsanebobbi]

1983 opening for Black Sabbath , Born Again Tour,at the Sam Houston Coliseum, also the first time I smoked Mary Jane, good times.

[@michaelna2011]

Lakeland civic center Florida. always thought it was weird for them to be opening for sabbath with Ian. Ozzie was touring with the crew at the same time ... better line up

[@robertluna5816]

@@michaelna2011 was there too, Ozzy/ Crue at the Summit, great show Crue was sloppy but full of attitude, Ozzy was amazing in particular Jake E Lee incredible showman and guitarist.

[@russslagel514]

Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson were so legit. It would have been interesting to see what Gillis would have done had he stayed with Ozzy.

[@johnsrous1616]

Saw NR in '85 in Bakersfield,CA. Nice show. The dude's rocked out the arena and really had a large following here in central CA back then. Great era for rock.

[@dwill483]

I've seen them live three times. Some of the best concerts I've ever seen. They have a ton of hits that stand the test of time. Their latest album ATBPO is dynamite. I'd argue that Brad Gilis is high on the list of great guitarists behind the late great Eddie Van Halen.

[@prekrasnyymechtatel6156]

So freaking excellent. That music was fun

[@untruelies]

My dad used to do this song in his bands-he sang the vocals and played lead guitar. rt2

[@pattibrown1887]

Very cool!

[@zgomer1]

Rob rt2 no he didn't.

[@zgomer1]

No he didn't.

[@csanchez8365]

If so youre dad showed you good rock and roll!

[@hollymuir5063]

Your Dad kicked ass!

[@SlotraceDK]

This song and Eddii'e Comin' Out Tonight was the first two songs I heard by Night Ranger..........EPIC!!!!!!

[@angelaguerry3627]

Indeed

[@angelaguerry3627]

Jack Blades fucking rocks

[@nigelfarage4119]

Talk about a crowd taking a magic moment for granted.

[@motorvenom7113]

2:25 is the most insane way I’ve seen someone end a guitar solo in my 23 years on this planet . 🌎

[@toma.4808]

Great band! Brad is a guitar god!

[@mikehygj9221]

Cool band, member doin bong hits to this! Haaaa had some cool tunes!! No cell phones!! Just good times with friends!! Miss those days

[@shirleyboyd3637]

❤ them! 40 years!

[@gregthornton4209]

"It was as if three voices cried out in harmony....and were suddenly silenced..."

[@kentgardner8836]

Saw them in Spokane in 1984 I think? Great concert!

[@edwardwaynewilkinsjr.2328]

Night Ranger is an American rock band from San Francisco that gained popularity during the 1980s with a series of albums and singles. The band's first five albums sold more than 10 million copies worldwide and have sold 17 million albums total. The quintet is perhaps best known for the power ballad "Sister Christian", which peaked at No. 5 in June 1984.

[@mayukohashimoto3194]

They still rock! Went this band’s show 2months ago. They played whole songs from”Dawn Patrol” and “Midnight Madness” then “The Secret Of My Success” from the movie. They were awesome!!

[@c6k6h]

In my well spent youth I saw them twice although can only remember one of the shows!

[@tkalbfeld1]

Jeff Watson is a monster!

[@johnclark6916]

todd k thanks for showing some ❤️ for Jeff!! He was one of my guitar hero’s back in the day. Everyone associates NR with Brad and Rightly so he’s been with them forever but Watson was the alpha male on guitar between this duo! Any guitar player knows that

[@patrickreilly7658]

@@johnclark6916 yeah but brad is sexy

[@amaurer65]

Ha! He wore chevron before it was cool. Love this song!

[@csanchez8365]

THE BEST Night Ranger!! THe ONLY N.R!!

[@EricLittle-l8c]

Saw them 4 times back in the day around the Tampa Bay Area and never forget the Lakeland Civic Center the big house on the prairie in the 80’s

[@michaelangelucci384]

Saw them live in Vegas on 8/21/21. Good stuff. Great version of this song....

[@bigwillie5717]

You can’t not get pumped by this song. There’s another live version of this on YT from some arena that’s even better. As a drummer myself, Keagy is very underrated drummer. Btw, did the ending on this vid stop short for anyone else?

[@ZiggyTheAdventurer]

this is my favorite Night Ranger guitar solo. Gods !

[@wesleyjonnypereira8582]

Im love this☺️

[@ozrant1352]

This whole performance blew my mind. Never ever cared about night ranger. My god the solo was a 10/10 too

[@timothyray3409]

I remember getting off the mountain for a week in 84, riding in the back of a T-top Z28 on July 4th, hottie in my lap, cooler full of beer, heading to the beach with this blasting...Good times....

[@queenlouise9688]

Yes , so many memories ✨🎤😎💫👊🎶

[@waynemegaman]

Hard to believe Night Ranger made this their Vevo video with the ending cut off like that.