NRBQ with Al Anderson sing "Over Your Head" from their latest CD "Message for the Mess Age" 1992 on the Dennis Miller Show.
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@Maxroffe562 жыл бұрын
This was one of the best bands EVER and most people have no idea.
@BillyDemoya2 жыл бұрын
Yes, one of the best EVER!
@potterwalker48237 ай бұрын
All the musicians know who were and were in awe of them. they flat out refused to cooperate with the record labels, and only did things their own way. What a great fucking band.
@dubiousravesАй бұрын
They still are
@jumpskirt5 жыл бұрын
These guys were BRILLIANT musicians, but pulled off their shows like they were big kids with musical toys. LOVE me some NRBQ
@lamper22 жыл бұрын
They used kid's toy instruments in an encore at the Bottom Line during Christmas to play seasonal songs.
@mikejohnstone86383 жыл бұрын
I've seen this lineup probably 15 times and also a couple times with 2 extra horn players ("the Wholewheat Horns"). The musical chemistry these particular 4 guys brought to the stage was amazing. They always rocked the house down better than ANY other live rock & roll band I've ever seen and I've pretty much seen 'em all. Nothing in the world like sitting at a table in a nightclub with a good sound system about 20 feet in front of THIS band with a pitcher of beer. Tommy was a monster fatback and shuffle drummer. Very influential. I played with lotsa drummers that copied his 'across the bar' fills.
@vincejunior2803 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Well put. I always knew watching them that that was as good as it could get.
@howardsilberberg12842 жыл бұрын
Yeah!!! NRBQ and Orleans are two bands the world really missed the boat on>
@jamesoconnell74432 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@potterwalker48237 ай бұрын
sometimes he would hold the stick between his index finger and his middle finger and as a drummer myself, I found that very eccentric and the most unique style ever. They were so goddamn good. I’m glad I got to see him a few times in South Florida.
@George-mv9cu4 ай бұрын
Al was the best!
@NoSheep22 жыл бұрын
I never saw them dial it in. Not once. The happiest hours of my life were spent dancing with NRBQ ♥
@briannewell60645 жыл бұрын
NRBQ never failed to give 100% no matter how shitty the venue. And I've seen them in some pretty crappy places. Love them dearly.
@BillyDemoya5 жыл бұрын
I got to see them and know them growing up in North Miami when they were the 7 of Us and beyond.
@Katy-ye1zr5 жыл бұрын
I cannot believe such FEW views of this band, live. This is priceless.
@harrodsongs3 жыл бұрын
I saw em in one crappy place. Great show.
@mikelisacarb3 жыл бұрын
Joey calmly imparts his deadpan philsophical wisdom on those bridges..
@BillyDemoya3 жыл бұрын
He is the best!
@christinebecker81745 жыл бұрын
Big Al tearing it up on the guitar
@klemklimek92 жыл бұрын
0 to 100 right out of the gate. Road schooled and time tested. Don't blink.
@BillyDemoya2 жыл бұрын
They were and still are phenomenal!
@pretorious70012 жыл бұрын
Tommy me lad, we miss you.....
@loilt50914 жыл бұрын
Get down, Big Al...man, how can you not smile and groove to the Q!!! I want these guys playing at the Great Outro!
@stevenwiederholt70002 жыл бұрын
Probably The Greatest Band no one ever heard of.
@BillyDemoya2 жыл бұрын
Great analogy!
@dang24432 жыл бұрын
Don't be so hard on yourself.
@jmm10009 жыл бұрын
smile..just big smile. Thanks fellas.
@Louis-zc7im Жыл бұрын
Always look forward to the crazy Big Al solo. Saw them open for Thorogood. Awesome live band!!
@BillyDemoya Жыл бұрын
I got to see them in Tampa with Tom on drums and Johnny in place of Al. Very good! Then the new line up recently and they are as good as ever!
@helfrie Жыл бұрын
I just saw what was left of the original NRBQ -- basically Terry -- last Saturday. Still was a great show. Saw them probably 8 to 10 times growing up.
@BillyDemoya Жыл бұрын
I used to see them in North Miami when they were the 7 of Us. I have been a loyal follower since their first LP. I got them in Tampa with Tom Ardalino and Joey's brother on guitar. I caught the new NRBQ in Safety Harbor. Great Show!
@christinebecker81745 жыл бұрын
This was the best NRBQ lineup ever, One Big Al left the group, it was never the same again, but always a q fan
@BillyDemoya5 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@alfrednawrocki80614 жыл бұрын
Why did Big Al leave the Q ?
@sydbarrett46134 жыл бұрын
Big soft spot for Steve Ferguson/Tom Staley Q here. Love Big Al and Ardolino too. How can you not, lol. Ferguson played on Scraps a bit too.
@sydbarrett46134 жыл бұрын
@@alfrednawrocki8061 Went to Nashville to write songs, got sick of being poor.
@danielstoddart3 жыл бұрын
@@sydbarrett4613 More like got sick of constant touring. This was before touring was financially rewarding; in their era touring was what they did because they needed to promote the new record and they loved playing live. It was before the streaming era where now bands make most of their money off touring and not recording.
@euromarquee6 жыл бұрын
Whoa! Q KILLED IT on his one! Big Al is one rockin' brilliant musician! Who plays like that now days? Q's style must never die!
@BillyDemoya6 жыл бұрын
W. Roberts I couldn't agree more with you on all points!
@benjclarke30103 жыл бұрын
lawd - this band!
@monkmchorning2 жыл бұрын
At the keyboards, Terry Adams is like a mix of Thelonius Monk, John Cage, and Rowlf.
@BillyDemoya2 жыл бұрын
And sings like John Sebastian.
@johnnyschex2647 Жыл бұрын
Some Jerry Lee Lewis in there as well !
@Labor_Jones2 жыл бұрын
did i say i loved them from the 1st album till the last.
@BillyDemoya2 жыл бұрын
Me as well! I used to see them when they were The 7 of Us! in Miami. They would drive by in their school bus, the I would see them that night and I was so impressed that they were wearing the same clothes! Super Rockers!
@sevendubs Жыл бұрын
wooooo!!!!
@belindalove331314 жыл бұрын
Big Al just gave me chills...
@benjclarke30103 жыл бұрын
freakin love this band.
@cindynj2 жыл бұрын
Best ❤️😎
@abav811 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting this! This 4-some is the best EVER. Just never gets old...
@BillyDemoya Жыл бұрын
I agree 100%
@kevindean13272 жыл бұрын
Dennis Miller is such a clown!!! Love the Q!!!
@marylandstemfestival28926 жыл бұрын
Big Al is as cool as iceberg.. Only saw them once. Wish I had seen them more.
@benjclarke30103 жыл бұрын
I saw them about 12 times. Wish I saw them more. Every single time was its own thing. Every single time was amazing.
@lbowsk Жыл бұрын
Its a shame that we had to listen to Dennis Miller before we got to hear one of the greatest bands ever.
@antibee17 жыл бұрын
(this aint about govt politics.)..its about nrbq MUSIC!!! FOCUS miss this band!! SO GOOD
@mdc534 жыл бұрын
Big Al!
@erikgustafson9928 Жыл бұрын
Oh My God.
@claudecat5 ай бұрын
The greatest band nobody's heard of, by far. Musicians know. I mean, these guys made music at the very highest level - I'm talking Beatles/Louis Armstrong type genius. What I think may have hurt them is the constant "they're such a great live band" thing, as if the studio stuff wasn't even a thing. Why buy anything if you can see 'em at a crappy local bar for cheap? If there had been a Brian Epstein figure in the Q's orbit (rather than Captain Lou, likable as he was), they could have been big(ger).
@BillyDemoya5 ай бұрын
I dream of a release of Joey's Ballad...
@bytoriasnowdoggy13 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this post.Peace.
@BillyDemoya13 жыл бұрын
Big Al always gave me chills when he was with NRBQ. This is one of my all time favorites too. Dennis Miller's show network show was good and with interesting guests. I loved his "Rants" on his HBO show but then he went on to help host Monday Night Football and it was bad and nobody got it (me included)
@dudley2060982 жыл бұрын
wowwwwwwwwwwwwww
@imnotfishing14 жыл бұрын
The best
@chokkan72 жыл бұрын
Thelonius Monk meets Jerry Lee Lewis...that works.
@Labor_Jones2 жыл бұрын
I got to see them twice in the same nite - they had two shows. .... the local reporter had a Sound thingee that measured DB in the air ... he said they were doing 160 at points - like having a JET ENGINE dry your hair.
@BillyDemoya2 жыл бұрын
Super great band! My favorite American R&R band of all time!
@klemklimek9 Жыл бұрын
Hello Marvin. Where and when please.
@Labor_Jones Жыл бұрын
@@klemklimek9 The name of the Club was CLUB FOOT (sp) and it did have a couple names, but as I recall most people called it Club Foot since it was around when Elephant Man (the Movie) came out (approx.) .... THE TIME best I can remember was early 80s - I think around 1983 - maybe in the Fall possibly - I kind of remember it was cold ('m from S. Texas) outside and it was warmer inside. .... The club had an upstairs and downstairs where the bands I saw there played. I only went there a few times, NRBQ and The Ventures both played there about the same time - at least in the same year I think. The Writer from The Chronicle had been a very well known in the early days of the The Rolling Stones Mad doing reviews. I really wanted him to do a review on some of the material I had on tape and promised he would, but that never happened. .... His LAST NAME west 'WEST' but I can't remember his 1st name, but I bet looking in past issues of The Rolling Stone Mag would probably uncover it fairly quickly. Hope that helps - m.
@Labor_Jones Жыл бұрын
@@klemklimek9 I guess I need to mention what CITY and STATE ;) Austin Texas :)
@klemklimek9 Жыл бұрын
Thx Marvin. I wasn't there. But at Liberty Lunch a couple times. One night when Boozoo Chavis was there. Great Texas Times
@smoovegittar Жыл бұрын
They never get the credit they deserve for bringing the Rock in some musically insipid times.
@BillyDemoya Жыл бұрын
True ish. I appreciate some of todays music.
@j1thom5 жыл бұрын
jesus!
@heartyblack12 жыл бұрын
...and Dennis MIller went on to be a fool anyway. Tear it UP boys.
@jericson99913 жыл бұрын
Close to release but early unfinished version of a great NRBQ tune! And isn't Dennis Miller about the biggest uninformed horse's ass of all time?
@alfrednawrocki80614 жыл бұрын
He never was any good. His show did Not last !!
@tomjeff17433 жыл бұрын
Love NRBQ and love Dennis Miller. He's in the adjacent stall lol.
@lbowsk Жыл бұрын
YES!!!
@jimedenbaum25255 жыл бұрын
Not their best song, but they make the mundane interesting...
@tbssic1 Жыл бұрын
What looks like reckless abandon is anything but….
@G8GT364CI2 жыл бұрын
Miller thinks he's funny, always has to be political.
@rahnlawson94635 жыл бұрын
Just because your an outstanding musician does not excuse playing like shit and making noise and joey will never learn how to hit a drum correctly. Great musicians crappy band
@sydbarrett46134 жыл бұрын
Joey is the bass player, and Tommy could hit a back beat better than almost anybody. You don't get it and that's ok.
@benjclarke30103 жыл бұрын
I had a friend who didn't like NRBQ, after I took her to their show.... was then I realized that some folks just can't hear it. I've been playing bass since 1978 and pro since 1985 - and this band still mystifies me with the intricacies of their alchemy. Witchcraft, I say.
@ryanaul3 жыл бұрын
Noise has it's place, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Johnny Greenwood, etc..all utilized noise to some degree. Maybe a more skillfully lol
@rahnlawson94633 жыл бұрын
@@sydbarrett4613 yeah I meant Tommy
@kevindean13272 жыл бұрын
@@rahnlawson9463 who cares?
@jimedenbaum25255 жыл бұрын
Not their best song, but they make the mundane interesting...