SO GOOD!| FIRST TIME HEARING Bachman Turner Overdrive - Let It Ride REACTION

[@clauramoore]

I think Bachman Turner Overdrive should be in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

[@KennethSavage-nn2vv]

Here here and agree

[@davidkintzer1604]

The fact that they aren't is criminal

[@franciscoramirez4179]

We all know by now that the Rock Hall of Fame is a Sham!👎 The amount of classic Bands being ignored and other ones not deserving getting in! is just a Joke!!

[@beatlefan64]

Have loved BTO since 1974.🙂🙂

[@markwillsie1852]

maybe too much Guess Who baggage

[@larrygunnell5591]

Robbie Bachman, drummer, passed in January last year. Please show him love.

[@ThatCodeBlue]

Robbie was very underrated in the history of rock.

[@Lakeshore14]

R.I.P. Robbie. Gone too soon. 💔

[@MarkSteele-bh3hb]

RIP Robbie!

[@KennethSavage-nn2vv]

Robbie was such a solid four on the floor drummer RIP Robbie Bachman

[@ronaldgenendlis6423]

I tried when I was younger to get his snare drum sound not sure what he played I need to look it up. Loved these guys. I had all their albums.

[@tonydagostino6158]

It's easy to forget how huge these guys were. '72-'74 everything they dropped went straight to number one. Three monster albums right in a row

[@user-ii4zf5iq3t]

I have gaps in my music memories. I must have been pregnant during this song. I always got really sick and just disappeared....so I knew it was during one of those missing times. 1973.

[@mrsteve3527]

They were huge back then.

[@tonydagostino6158]

@@user-ii4zf5iq3t I suppose you could try hypnosis to fill the gaps, or acid which seems to be experiencing a revival

[@barryshapiro3349]

Huge Jr High memories.

[@christopherwinkler4451]

Yep, seemed like they just had one hit after another throughout the mid-70s

[@bradsullivan2495]

This song still sounds as fresh as when I first heard it in 7th grade. I'm 63 now.😂😂😂

[@BlackHatCinephile]

You were a senior when I was a freshman🎓

[@lisas6450]

😊❤ LOL I'm right there with you! I turn 63 in a couple of weeks! 😂 This song absolutely takes me back!! 😊❤❤

[@ricandes]

I was in about grade 7 when this came out. I think it was the first album I ever bought with my first real stereo. ❤

[@edwardlongshanks827]

Released 50 years ago as of Jan.

[@frankb4517]

Where did the time go?

[@rhphotocdn]

Still WAITING for "Takin' Care of Business" guys only their #1 HIT!!

[@richstrobel]

Im not waiting. I'm going to listen to it after this, reaction or not.

[@user-ii4zf5iq3t]

​@@richstrobel 😅 You do that too?

[@jimguy9874]

You want their reaction, pay up.

[@larrywilliams5014]

Jay, you will love the piano in Takin Care of Business.

[@dmgiliam]

That song peaked at #12 on Billboard.

[@andymageen5308]

It’s funny how this track automatically makes your car go 10mph faster on the freeway. ✌️

[@michaelmacdonald334]

Well... 10-ish miles an hour faster, HEAVY on the ish. 😊

[@bkm2797]

Lol, so true!

[@lisaanderson3899]

😂😂😂

[@lisacaudill3654]

Absolutely!

[@michaelharrisonthequietdude]

Oh so true

[@patswanson2870]

Fred Turner is the lead vocalist on this song. You would be really shocked to hear Blue Collar by BTO. It’s a shame that BTO and The Guess Who aren’t in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. They probably never will be.

[@patswanson2870]

BTO is still touring. They are going to be in Oklahoma in this month.

[@murraytown4]

They’ve already reacted to Blue Collar…and really liked it, of course.

[@jackgilchrist]

The R&RHoF is a joke and a sham anyway, so there's really no reason anyone should care who is or isn't in it.

[@Mike-ky9jz]

I'll be seeing BTO on the 16th this month....I can't wait.🤘😎

[@patswanson2870]

Randy Bachman and his son Tal are in the band. Fred Turner isn’t on this tour.

[@marklynn3994]

At the time, we had no idea how good we had it in the 70's and 80's. Great music was all we knew.

[@daisypooch4034]

I'm so grateful I grew up in the 70's and had a hip family that enjoyed music and concerts! I was hitchhiking to bands before I was old enough to drive! What an Amazing decade of music and musicians! BTO was the bomb!❤🎉 There was Noone else that had that cool sound. Can't believe they are not in the Hall of Fame yet!!😢

[@LesterMoore]

Before all this electronic stuff came into vogue. Real musicians cannot be replaced by electronics and auto tune will never replace real excellent voices.

[@DonaldMcCormick-q7m]

Randy Bachman is the lead singer on most B.T.O. songs. He was also the guitarist for The Guess Who. I've seen B.T.O. without a doubt the most times than any other band. Never disappointed.

[@bobbowman9603]

Turner sang this one though

[@jethro1963]

Wiki - Although Randy Bachman was the more widely known name because of his years with The Guess Who, Robbie Bachman stated in numerous interviews that there could have been no "BTO sound" without Turner's contributions: "The first Brave Belt album was very country-rock. Everything changed when Fred joined the band. We had Fred Turner's heavy, rough voice. We evolved because of Mr. Turner." Said Turner himself, "I think I brought a hard edge to the band. It was pretty countryish when I joined."

[@BC-ui9yt]

"Like gravel being shot at you from a cannon". Amber has such a way with words sometimes.

[@Dr.Pumping]

Steps for knowing they like the song: 1. Jay closes his eyes 2. Amber touches the headphones

[@toddstevens13]

She is turning UP the song when she touches them, so you got it.

[@karlsmith2570]

Amber also tends to close her eyes whenever it starts getting good

[@alecfed]

Only Fred Turner can sing and scream, in tune, like that. I've known Fred since the early 60's, he's an amazing singer, guitar player, bass player, and all round nice person.

[@JimDean002]

And they should 100% be in the Rock and roll Hall of Fame.

[@forrhs8430]

It's now Official, you both are HONORARY 70's Children! You may not have grown up with us, but you are ONE OF US!!!!☺😋

[@raymondohlsen5054]

Agreed!

[@BradReddekopp]

The unmistakable lead vocal of Fred Turner. What a voice!

[@fleegerbriggs5694]

Criminally underrated band. So talented and so much energy.

[@Sid-gu5qk]

Another great band that belongs in the Hall of Fame. 👍👍

[@Carrie-so3ro]

I mean...HOW could they NOT be?!?!

[@starlight6325]

Randy Bachman ( founder of The Guess Who ) , also created this band! Bachman Turner Overdrive! It is said that Neil Young (also started in Winnipeg) encouraged Randy to seek out Fred Turner to complete the band. A bunch of Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada boys that created some amazing music !!

[@davidmacgregor5193]

Not quite correct there, Neil encouraged Randy to hire Fred in his band Brave Belt in 1972, Fred added a harder edge to Brave Belt's country rock sound. In 1973, Brave Belt changed their name to Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

[@taun856]

Apparently Fred Turner sang lead on this song. I found an interesting note on Wikipedia about the song, here's the quote: "The tune was inspired by a traffic incident. While on tour in 1973 supporting The Doobie Brothers, the band was on a highway in their tour bus and got boxed in by a couple of trucks. When the bus and the trucks reached a rest area, the musicians confronted the truck drivers, who responded by saying the band members should settle down and just let it ride ".

[@user-ii4zf5iq3t]

😁

[@T-ShirtMagic]

Wikipedia got it right - This was story Randy Bachman told at our local theatre on Vancouver Island. Reason tour bus targeted was to find out if their licence plate tags "Friendly Manitoba" was true. (this also happen to us once passing through Oregon State on vacation in a motor-home with Canadian licence plates)

[@debracoleman2112]

Teenage anthem for me ...keg parties, cruising around and doing each other's hair and makeup, ten cents to call on the pay phone while walking to every destination , friends, skipping school, just memories now 😔 Treasure every moment 🌹

[@mikeb.7589]

Indeed they are treasured memories. I was 17 in 1974.

[@lincolnlandpicker]

@@mikeb.7589 I was 22 in 1974 and grew up with ALL the great bands. Miss those days for sure, but still an old hippie at heart :)

[@Bowhunters6go8xz6x]

The lead singers voice is so tough and gritty and the guitars are all awesome !

[@edb6690]

Try listening to Sledgehammer, it ain't the Peter Gabriel one. He grits to the nth power!

[@Fred-vy1hm]

So many great Canadian bands from that era The Guess Who, BTO, Rush, Trooper, April Wine, The Stampeders, Chilliwack, Triumph, Red Ryder and many others, musically it was a great time to be a kid and as an old man now I still love the music of the 70's. 😊🇨🇦

[@joedella-mattia2234]

Don’t forget Lighthouse and Harlequin

[@Fred-vy1hm]

@@joedella-mattia2234 that was what the and many others meant. 😊

[@TerryStrain-f1y]

Streetheart!!!

[@Carrie-so3ro]

I love how Amber was into this song WITHIN SECONDS! - & that BIG smile on J's face when he stopped the song at the half-way point & said "Thank-you." 💞 J. & Amber

[@twobeer3316]

We had it so good "back in the day" we never thought it was going to end.

[@Carrie-so3ro]

SO true - but I hope that the music industry will see these young people enjoying & rocking out to "our" old music & try to bring that back - music that HAS music! (thought out instrumentation in a great variety) & singers who could REALLY sing (& sang instead of TALKING to a beat ie. rapping! Sorry, J.)

[@chriztianrox]

This band is massively slept on. They are an amazing rock band. Tons of good songs!

[@kristinemckee9279]

This was playing in every bar in the country in the early 70’s!

[@MrUnsolvedMystery]

Timeless classic. Song still rocks after 50 years

[@donrichter3523]

If it has the fiery vocals, it’s Fred Turner singing, if it’s the more mellow vocals, it’s Randy Bachman. This is my fave BTO song. Fred just kills it…..I think it’s his red hair that makes him the man.

[@kimcutts6153]

🇬🇧 I'm 60 yo, how have I never heard this song, it's 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥! You can't not dance, (even if it's chair dancing😉) Love it. ❤👍🎶🎼🇺🇲🇬🇧

[@jonncockrell3606]

You didn't listen to FM rock radio in the 70s if you haven't heard this at least 1000 times

[@waitn4theharpazo]

Back in the 70's we called this cruisin' music.

[@stevemccooleq]

I remember BTO being called lumberjack rock. 2 burly guys from Canada who wore checkered flannel shirts.

[@thomascerulli8013]

Great Job, Amber your eyes lit up when he started singing. I’m 62, so I can tell you. We all bought their Not Fragile Album. Ty Both so much ❤

[@arizrich]

It's funny how everyone in the world makes "stank face" in a good guitar solo!

[@debibailey2968]

Without a doubt, one of THE BEST songs and bands of the 70's. So lucky to have been growing up then with this fantastic music!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@tomaroni6670]

..."Class of 76"...BTO is one of my all time top 5 favorite Bands of All Time!

[@renep2220]

CLASS OF '74 and one of my favorites too! 😅

[@timbillings6884]

78😅

[@jeffjones6221]

80 here...yes. BTO is balls to the wall

[@renep2220]

@@jeffjones6221 It's great to see we all have such good taste in music!

[@markmaioli4]

'75 damn straight 🤘🏻

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Great reaction guys.❤ I've been following you for so long and I just really once again identified with the passion you felt with it. That was so fun!

[@UncleCharlie111x2]

This couple would make great neighbors!

[@johnfarkas3429]

I could listen to this '70s rock masterpiece over and over again non-stop and never get tired of it! One of my favorites from that era!

[@835YT]

GREAT STUFF RIGHT HERE Y'ALL If you haven't heard BTO TAKEN CARE OF BUSINESS or you ain't seen nothing yet !! they will rock you !!

[@Floppyearsmomma]

I was dragging and not feelin it in Tulsa this morning. Then around 7:30 Groovy 107.5 put this stunner on! It was an instant electro shot to the pumper and blew the blues right out the windows. Loved your reactions!

[@markmorgan3058]

Another great Canadian band

[@suzanneprock7286]

Love BTO, very popular in the 70's. This song is one of their best.

[@gregstahley]

I was born in the 50's, grew up in the 60's and 70's and very grateful that this music is still around so future generations can enjoy the music I grew up on. Bachman Turner Overdrive was HUGE in the 70's, it was like anywhere you went to dance or listen to music, practically every single cover band out there was playing Bachman Turner Overdrive songs, it was AWESOME. Somebody invent a time machine PLEASE.

[@bosuna3663]

Tell me about it. My garage band in high school did this song at dances and plus Takin Care of Business, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!

[@gregstahley]

@@bosuna3663 Yeah, you are spot on, the cover bands did not play A SINGLE BTO song, they played several BTO songs. Some of those cover bands were pretty good and when they started jamming down on a BTO song about 95% of the people were on the dance floor getting down and the other 5% were keeping beat with the music, it was GREAT!! Man do I EVER miss the 70's.

[@margaretwyckoff5838]

It's great to see a younger generation rock out like we did! YES! 😊

[@DonaldMcCormick-q7m]

Elvis loved Taking Care Of Business by B.T.O. he adopted the monacer of T.C.B.

[@KenRoerden]

Great BTO song but T.C.B. was already around including in Respect which is where I first heard it in 1967. Elvis adopted it in between those two songs.

[@karenpower1643]

Such a great Canadian band!

[@brentcox7772]

Awesome band!! Saw them in ‘77!! They backed up Dobbie Brothers!🤘

[@alexandervasel6845]

I can't believe it's been 2 years since you did "you ain't seen nothing yet"! Time flies!!!

[@djdac7451]

Bachman Turner Overdrive is the greatest band of the 1970's, hands down!

[@grantschubach5163]

You can't go wrong with BTO. One of the best bands of the 70's for sure.

[@billclisham8668]

The person that mixed this recording really needs some recognition for the brilliant way the lead guitar shifts from right channel to left channel and back in the headphones,

[@stevedahlberg8680]

I've floated the Illinois River a number of times, that's so great to hear that. Also really it's been awhile but I really also love the Current River and the Jacks Fork, and the Buffalo was really kind of nice. I hit the Illinois once in springtime when a lot of rainfall occurred, and it was pretty intense.

[@stevebuhagiar5093]

One of the most underrated bands of all time

[@DPM917]

Just another phenomenal song that played on AM and FM radio stations in the ‘70’s. The soulfulness, the harmonies, and that unforgettable hook.

[@CuttinEJ]

I never get tired of hearing this song and their other absolute banger, Taking Care Of Business. Much love 💕

[@sgtdarryldm]

As a kid. I always love to hear this song on the fringe of a radio stations signal, riding in my dad's car.

[@MrCbaldwin]

Fred Turner had some amazing vocal chops. Great band!

[@RobertaSirgutz]

I don't believe it. Another of my absolute favorites. Drums, bass, vocals....perfection.

[@diceportz7107]

Loved, loved BTO. They were the best band. I miss this kind of rock so bad.

[@TedWinton-w2p]

"Takin Care Of Business" is the next banger you need to play.

[@Carrie-so3ro]

BUT (they SHOULD be warned), it is NOT as rockin' as THIS ONE! (Still, very good & they will like it IF they aren't expecting a duplicate of this.)

[@donnacorey5682]

Oh that was so fun! Great reaction! This song brings back a million memories for me in my senior year of high school. Loved this band so much! Such a killer song!❤

[@vlcccapt]

These guys were sooo big in the 70's. I saw them live at the Halifax Forum and the opening act was Bob Seger!

[@piedmontish]

Wow! Were you lucky!!

[@sherrihayward4500]

My favorite BTO song!!!!

[@KennethSavage-nn2vv]

Top five for me: Let it ride Lowland Fling Shotgun Rider Four Wheel Drive Roll on Down the Highway

[@chuck4tnvols681]

Fred Turner playing Bass and lead vocals with his gravel truck voice,in the 70's his voice always reminded me of a gravel truck,in a good way🙂,They are great live!

[@jcpc0824]

BRO - another good old Canadian rock band!!! Thanks for this reaction!

[@cygnus6623]

This reminds me of another 70"s great: ARS - Atlanta Rhythm Section - So into you, Imaginary Lovers, Spooky, Champagne jam, Doraville, Not going to let bother me tonight, etc...Yeah baby!

[@mikerichards67]

Back when I was a much younger man I went to an outdoor concert at Portland International Raceway in Portland Oregon and let me tell you it was the hottest day of the year in temperature and the music was even hotter . First band on stage was Journey,followed by Aerosmith and last but certainly not least BTO . It was just so amazing!!!!!

[@user-ii4zf5iq3t]

💕👍🏻

[@GregDaGoblin]

Never get tired of this one. I wore BTO II out back in the day lol Still my favorite Canadian band.

[@peterrandazzo5977]

50 years old and its still rockin . Turners gravelly voice is incredible.. 🔥

[@memorylane7068]

Takin' Care of Business is another big hit from BTO. Takin' Care of Business (TCB) became one of Elvis Presley's mantras and he wore a TCB (with lightning bolt) necklace in his last years.

[@neilschroeder7854]

Randy Bachman consistently had some of the best guitar riffs of the 70s with BTO.

[@christopherjames9843]

Fred Turner could still belt this song out at 75. The guy had leather lungs and vocal chords made of iron.

[@MrSteveLoucks]

Love love love Let It Ride! Thank you Jay and Amber! Next up, please listen to BTO’s Takin’ Care If Business! It’s another banger!

[@Mike990920]

Great description of Turner’s vocal!! ☮️💕

[@alissageorge5679]

Jay mentioned this is Lake music, which is so true. My dad listened to BTO and The Doobie Brothers at the lake. Good memories.

[@Terry-is7nk]

Bachman-Turner Overdrive and Let It Ride peaked at #23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on April 27, 1974. In their native Canada the song peaked at #3.

[@BoondockRoberts]

what two songs beat it here in an Canada?

[@RobertSmith-js2kz]

It was on the radio a LOT up here.

[@Terry-is7nk]

In Canada on the RPM chart on May 25, 1974 1) The Entertainer - Marvin Hamlisch 2) Dancing Machine - Jackson Five 3) Let It Ride - Bachman- Turner Overdrive

[@Carrie-so3ro]

Does that mean Canadians have better taste? 😜

[@RobertSmith-js2kz]

@@Carrie-so3ro nah, just never got the same airplay south of the border. We got hammered with the Canadian Content (aka CanCon) there was a certain percentage of CanCon that HAD to played if you wanted a radio licence up here. I think the policy actually served it's purpose (unlike almost everything else government sticks it's nose in)

[@TheOicyu812]

Saw these guys way back in 1986 when they opened for Van Halen at the Hampton Coliseum. Both of my parents went with me and we loved the show.

[@jamescrowhorse6689]

I saw that tour as well. Great show!

[@WorldGoneKrazy]

BTO YEAH!! I'm enjoying watching you two enjoy the Canadian Bands I grew up on as a 🇨🇦 Teen 😂

[@TheGreatGig73]

My favorite song by BTO and one of my all-time favorite rockin' songs ever.

[@davidmullens7565]

The first concert I ever attended was in 1975. I saw BTO in the Lake Charles, La. Civic Center. This was their opening song😊

[@gkiferonhs]

Music for cruising the country roads!!

[@user-ii4zf5iq3t]

Going to Colorado.........

[@dewman0269]

I used to listen to BTO in 1974 during my military years... A real kickass group... I forgot how good they were... Thanks for this reaction...This was fire...Keep Being Awesome !!!...

[@robblaber6655]

Fred Turner's vocals and Robbie's drum work BLEW US AWAY when I was in high school in the early 70s ... EPIC !!! 🤟😎👍👍

[@lindadesanto6593]

I grew up listening to these songs, but you guys bring them back to life. I love seeing a new perspective from you both. Keep rocking!

[@Jude_196]

WOOOOHOOOOO - SOME BTO!!! :) YEA!!! :) DO NOT DRIVE ANYWHERE with this song playing: UP for a TICKET!!! :) HUGS, YA'LL!!! :) RIP, Robbie Bachman!!

[@shirleyhinderliter4900]

The first time I heard this was on the jukebox when I was a junior in high school and working at Monical's Pizza. I have loved it ever since.

[@bluehole8691]

My favorite BTO song; it's still fresh 50 years later!

[@Don-n6o]

IMO. Their best song ever. I have the vinyl. This song of course on my car blue tooth. Never tire of it. Takes me right back to 1973.

[@sarahmclellan8577]

BTO was one of the great rock groups of the mid 1970's - great tunes to party to, especially in the summertime!

[@maryflynn1460]

this song gave ua lots of fun and ready for the day! thanks so much🎉

[@melaniejordan1199]

Total BANGER-TRIP-DOWN-MEMORY-LANE!

[@honeybadger713]

I remember going to the Van Halen concert here in Atlanta in 1986 I had front row to the 5150 tour and bachman-turner overdrive was the opening act and this was the song they opened up the show with. It was great watching them as the opening act It was April 1986 and I was only 20 years old at the time it was awesome.

[@6916dog]

I love the joy you guys express listening to BTO. ❤❤❤ You must react to Lighthouse-One Fine Morning, Canada's answer to Chicago, horns, guitar and keyboards Crowbar - Oh, What A Feeling. Both will rock your socks off. 70's Canadian gold

[@chipdamutt108]

I get chills thinking about "One Fine Morning"!

[@raymondohlsen5054]

I've been waiting so long for y'all to get to this song! LOVE your reaction! I rewatched this 7 times!

[@surlechapeau]

Jay/Amber, you'll Love their "Taking Care Of Business"!!!! (or did you already, and it was blocked/taken down?)

[@reality1958]

C.F. Turner has this tough voice. He’s the bass player

[@josephadiaz8343]

Love this song ,I danced many times to it 👍♥️🙏✝️✌️😎 LoL I love watching you two listening and enjoying the music I enjoyed throughout My lifetime 👍♥️♥️♥️

[@stephaniemccarthy1676]

Oh crap...in a great way! Brought me back youngsters...but remember this son well as an 18 to 20 year old. ....Love this neighbors! And as a youngster I had my head phones on! Rock on!

[@ruelsmith]

Man, Fred Turner rips on this one! I remember this song as if it was yesterday. I was probably 6 years old.

[@mmcquain2325]

That was Fred Turner on the gritty lead vocals with Randy Bachman on the harmony. Since you like "grit" in your vocals, I suggest your listen to Gregg Allman, who some consider to be the greatest white blues singer of all time. His work with the Allman Brothers Band is legendary but I think his voice got better with age. It has grit and a smoky, road worn edge like an aged bourbon whiskey. Maybe something like the track Rendezvous With The Blues from his later album called Searching For Simplicity would be a good example of what I mean about what a great singer he was. Keep enjoying all these classic tracks that I grew up with... so nice to see a younger generation discover why I think the older music is still the best music!

[@pappyschannel]

Yes it was called Roll on down the Highway. Randy Bachman had a great voice.

[@frankperry3055]

"looking out for number one". another great song that is always overlooked. Randy Bachman's guitar work is beautiful