NRBQ from NRBQ Video Hour I Got A Rocket In My Pocket 1980

[@brötzmannsax]

The best NRBQ: Terry, Tommy, Al & Johnny (1974-1994) one of the greatest bands ever!

[@brötzmannsax]

*Joey

[@judyweinstock9972]

Joey, not Johnny

[@brötzmannsax]

@@judyweinstock9972 I corrected myself two years ago, ha. How is Joey doing after his cancer after all these years we wonder.

[@johnschultz9955]

Greatest bar band I ever saw. Big Al was the man. I miss seeibg them tear up the Agora Ballroom and Toad's Place. I'm lucky to have been there.

[@Smudge4199]

ALL HAIL THAT BACKBEAT RIP TOMMY MUCH LOVE TO YOU!

[@SLOVoyeur]

'Brings tears to my eyes, knowing 1) I was blessed to have experienced the band numerous times in their prime, and 2) Tommy Ardolino remains about the best rock and roll drummer I've ever seen, to this very day.

[@wesmcsorley6839]

we still get to enjoy here on cape cod

[@clarkhowell8267]

I had the opportunity to actually PLAY with Tommy 4 or 5 times and I can tell you, every session was unbelievable and unforgettable!!

[@BarryWarne]

wholly concur, though we in the Pacific Northwest had fleeting chances to ever see them - saw them for the first time in 1985 and they were blissfully perfect. Saw them again a few years later and they were less so. I believe the quote I remember about Tommy is that Terry told him to, "just hit the snare as hard as you can and don't worry about the rest" of which I can attest to after seeing them that first time ...hardest snare drum hitter in the business

[@mattsmith2119]

What I like about this recording of the great combo is the way Joey’s bass slaps like it would on many occasions. That cat could play. 😊

[@bellyman29]

Tommy had the greatest fall down the stairs drum solos ever. RIP Tommy your missed.

[@timothyturner3396]

I watch this once a week or so just to feel good. ThankQ Love Big Al in the ruffle shirt Tux

[@billmitchell4749]

This never gets old!

[@patrickarnold4449]

The greatest unknown band ever; the best ROCKIN bass player I ever heard

[@jhumphre]

Saw the Q probably 30 times from 1979 to 1986, with most at Lupo’s in Providence. Still listen to them!

[@patrickarnold4449]

One of the greatest bands ever; they were tighter than any other band; just ask Keith Richards!!!!

[@MrMdblues]

This, my friends, is rock n' roll at its finest.

[@armandocassius829]

A tip : watch series on Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching loads of movies during the lockdown.

[@madduxtroy8619]

@Armando Cassius yup, I have been using Flixzone for months myself =)

[@caidenkhari5756]

@Armando Cassius yea, I have been using Flixzone for since december myself =)

[@pretorious700]

If there ever was a band with the perfect musical complement of each member.....

[@anderswestgardh50]

The rockingest band ever.

[@lbowsk]

Fab fab fab. Long live NRBQ

[@darkstarrecording4070]

No other band could rock a room like NRBQ, 1975-79 at the Shaboo, everyone dancing and swinging from the rafters.

[@johnransone7416]

Funny. I. DON'T. DANCE. But every time I saw NRBQ I ended up on the dance floor losing my shit.

[@darkstarrecording4070]

@@johnransone7416 Isn't that the truth!

[@gojes22]

My god! I miss these shows so much. What fun they were!

[@TimXJ]

Tommy! The perfectly placed backbeat . . .

[@rogerbernard7607]

love this great band.

[@krisscanlon4051]

Dang it...gonna start listening to NRBQ again...dang you Keith Richards videos!

[@77hodag]

I think I've seen every NRBQ video on KZbin since hearing of the death of Tommy, and I STILL can't get enough!

[@TheSnoozefest]

This is so freakin good.

[@clydecavalieri4511]

I want to see a video of Terry Adams playing one of those public pianos at say an airport. Most people (unfortunately) wouldn't recognize him. They'd think, who is that crazy man beating and slapping at that piano? Then after a couple of minutes, they'd realize, oh he can really play!

[@Lemoone]

XD

[@jimschleich8753]

To quote Chris Farley: "That'd be AWESOME!!"

[@judyweinstock9972]

There's a really great Robert Altman movie called "Short Cuts". Terry Adams is the piano player for the older woman who's a nightclub singer. You gotta pay attention.

[@kevindean1327]

Damn this is great!!!

[@midnightspecial2990]

I would love to see some NRBQ tribute bands. Best band you've probably never heard of.

[@golfjunki]

A lot of bands rock, the Q had the roll. That is the key. And Terry...

[@augustusbetucius2931]

The camera should have been on that piano solo the entire time. Dammit.

[@pse11150]

There will never be a band like this again. Ever?

[@g500d]

I miss these guys.

[@fromobile1]

Beautiful. Do you by chance have the “she’s got the house” they played before this?

[@broscosmoline]

oh holy alogorithm, to put this in my path... i've seen other great vids of these guys / this tune but not this til now. they seem youngest in the this one. and the audio's good. camera operation is a wee bit cable access channel Z but s'awright.

[@alfrednawrocki8061]

Nutty excellence!!!!

[@accn0233]

Amaizing....

[@gus3247365]

Best Rocking Nr around.

[@boyan.guitar]

Groove! ❤️

[@im4out]

Very cool

[@baileyharp]

Awesome! Is this video available for sale anywhere??? This is about the year when I first saw the Q...I remember the big jukebox props on the stage.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Not Big Al’s usual axe.

[@lauragarcia1534]

Just heard this. Furst.

[@mdlawlor2010]

The Shack in Watertown

[@Maxroffe56]

Well,... I think that explains it.

[@postminchoppa]

Anyone else here after watching *that* episode of the simpsons?

[@lauragarcia1534]

Omg.

[@PeteNice]

TOM

[@brianbard3410]

A bit overdressed huh Al .

[@robertkess9907]

I saw The Terry Adams R&R Quartet (before he converted the name back to NRBQ) once and I blurted out "play Over Your Head" and it turns out that song wasn't written by Terry, and he got very upset, and sulky from then on. He played like two more songs and then without a word just left the stage and the show was over. It really pissed him off, but how the hell was I supposed to know it wasn't his song, he sang it, so I thought it was his creation. We met him after the show and he was sort of an aloof A hole all the way, just moody and arrogant, such a shame. The first thing he said was "no one is buying my CD's" so I told him that with all the money I'd spent on tickets, gas, dinner, and pot, that he owed me $25 and he could pay up this very moment. He didn't like that, but if he'd mouthed off anymore I was going to kick his scrawny ass all over the bar, I think he sensed my unbridled anger at that point and he scooted off, smart move on his part. It's hard to sing and play with broken fingers and no teeth, which is the way he was headed. He's very lucky to be honest, I don't take shit from pushy people, doesn't matter who you think you are, pain is the great equalizer. He was close, but survived to play another night.

[@joanodom2104]

Fact: Genuine "tough guys" just ARE tough. They don't actually go on and on about it...and on and on.

[@bbb8997]

you are the A hole, he isn't required to give you that touchy feely vibe. because the short you have a great story to tell. I saw Jerry Lee Lewis in '85 @ the palomino club in Columbia SC. he got pissed off & kicked his piano bench after 40 mins & left. get over your anger issues. one day you will attack the wrong scrawny person & you won't have a happy ending.I dated a girl who 5'2" & weighed around 90 lbs & she stomped the living crap out of an army ranger who smarted off to her for no reason. he was lucky that she didn't cut him. talk is cheap & it is easy to talk trash on the internet. I am not impressed by your boorish temperament 🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@bbb8997]

you are so bad, you definitely need anger management.

[@bbb8997]

@@joanodom2104 that poster is a bully & one day, someone will thump his stupid ass into oblivion.

[@jamestherry8351]

We've got a badass here, folks! r/iamverybadass

[@calnonhardy4002]

The Morells out of Springfield, Mo. We're a better band than NRBQ. Check it out. Lou Ann Barton does a better version of this song.

[@curbmassa]

In your dreams.

[@bbb8997]

yep in your dreams, doubt you play rocket reducer #9 sun ra

[@bbb8997]

do you have videos online to watch. Lou Anne Barton doesn't impress me.

[@bbb8997]

I did see the "red's" song a few times, the singer sounds like a 20th rate Ronnie Hawkins wannabe. your band is a budget level bar band, nrbq can play out of time dissonant notes & make it work ALA monk.no way I would pay to see you. stay in your basement.

[@dubiousraves]

LOL, no, not even close.