Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson was one of the greatest harmonica players ever and his voice was totally unique. Great talent, great band.
@lawrencecooper2361
Жыл бұрын
The singer in this tune is Alan Wilson, the soul of Canned Heat. A very unique voice, guitarist, harmonica master. Also something of an intellectual. He took his own life. Allegedly. Their brand of acid-fueled blues and boogie was very popular for a time, infused with West Coast trippiness. Their magnum opus IMO was the half-live double disc Livin' The Blues. John Mayall plays piano on one track and the great finger picker John Fahey, Wilson's friend and co-intellectual, sits in on another. Great stuff, check it out
@dekin819
11 ай бұрын
They did find pills in Al's pocket if someone was committing suicide no pills would be left
@jamesdignanmusic2765
Жыл бұрын
I love this song... the slow-burning groove with the harmonica and then those amazing, eerie blues vocals.
@Hartlor_Tayley
Жыл бұрын
Great band. Maybe try their song “Going up the Country”. Amazing grooves and sounds. California folk rock boogie.
@stephenqualtrough7322
Жыл бұрын
I agree Going up country is great
@MrDiddyDee
Жыл бұрын
Syed, that hypnotic drone is a tambura, an Eastern long thin necked string instrument, which gives this blues track it's late 1960's psychedelic atmosphere, you really only notice it in the Intro and Coda but it's there underpinning the whole song all the way through. Canned Heat were a Blues/Rock band and this was their twist on Floyd Jones 1953 song with the same title. There's a lyric at the end of the second verse that is often wrongly transcribed as 'payroll', but if you find a video of this performed live he's making an 'F' sound, as it's 'faro' (pronounced 'pharoah'). 'Faro' being an old rural Mississippi synonym for 'girlfriend' or lover, it's sometimes spelt as 'fairo'. It's clear origins are debatable, some speculate it may be short for 'fair brown'. There is an old card game also called Faro or Pharoah, a gambling game that's simpler than poker, so it's easy to learn. Perhaps it then became used as a misogynistic term for a 'sassy' woman who's quick and easy, and who you're likely to loose your money to. It hardly sounds like a term of endearment to modern ears, but this was the 1920's blues era. The oldest known recorded use of 'faro' in a blues song is in 1926, Peg Leg Howell’s 'Tishamingo Blues', he sings, 'I got a loving faro, she's long and tall like me'. Canned Heat took their band name from Tommy Johnson's 'Canned heat blues'. Johnson had also used the same term 'faro' in some of his songs, and his high vocal style was also an influence on this track. The lead vocal on 'On the road again' was Alan Wilson who also did the harmonica, most of the bands songs at this time were usually sung by Bob Hite (AKA The Bear).
@dynjarren8355
Жыл бұрын
Alan Wilson had a unique voice! And John Lee Hooker himself was impressed with Canned Heats ability to play authentic Chicago Blues. They made an album called Hooker n Heat. I love the line about his mother saying Lord have mercy on my wicked son! Cool Trippy Blues song! 👏🏻
@ajaxfernsby4078
Жыл бұрын
I do believe I justa bout played the grooves outa that one
@daviemcf
Жыл бұрын
Al "Blind Owl" Wilson styled his voice on his friend Skip James style. One of the best blues tracks of all time.
@ronbock8291
Жыл бұрын
100% an earworm. So strange, mysterious, and uniquely trancelike. Canned Heat were an interesting and somewhat tragic band. They were deep students of the blues, archivists really. This song stretches all the way back to an obscure track by the long forgotten Tommy Johnson from 1928. Once you understand their source material, it becomes a lot more obvious what Blind Owl was doing vocally - he's sort of related to Robert Plant in a way, in that they are both replicating and paying homage to the great high pitched blues singers of the deep delta blues past, most famously Robert Johnson, but many many others. Going Up Te Country is another classic Canned Heat track well worth a listen - if you hear the original by Henry Thomas, also from 1928, you get a sense of the Heat were doing, adapting traditional delta blues for an electric, psychedelic audience, brilliantly in my opinion. Laos, as mentioned elsewhere, their collaboration with john Lee Hooker, Hooker n Heat, is a masterclass in bluesology.
@TheDivayenta
Жыл бұрын
A psychedelic blues masterpiece- I saw them do this at the Monterey Pop Festival. They were also at Woodstock.
@eximusic
Жыл бұрын
At times Canned Heat channeled the spirits of old Mississippi Delta blues musicians. They could also play some great pop songs. Great band.
@peters7025
Жыл бұрын
I was 11 when this came out and it was so great to hear blues on the radio. There was a blues boom in UK at the time and this was one of the first songs to get a lot of airplay. Always liked it since
@dickwilliam3793
Жыл бұрын
the singer Alan Wilson (a 27 club member) was a loner and drifter, rarely slept indoors, and was found dead in his tent, not far from Bob Hites back garden, aged 27.
@Blue-qr7qe
Жыл бұрын
No, i think he IS singing about being out on the road, the hitchhike if you will. Sitar has "drone strings". Eastern music was a facination in those days. No sitar here, but simulated with drone-style string playing. Canned Heat were largely known for their re-populaization of "boogie" rythm in the blues.
@dannywachowski5880
Жыл бұрын
Canned Heat - one of the most amazing bands ever, yet not often spoken about. Thanks for reacting and hopefully raising their profile furthermore
@TheDoctorFlay
Жыл бұрын
This is another true classic. Moody and dynamic. Canned Heat are as big a part of rock and American music history as Creedence Clearwater Revival, which is why it was a promoted track. This song turns up in a lot of rock mashups, and the Stenchman dubstep remix is a beast of a track.
@samlewis7878
Жыл бұрын
It could be this band played this song at WOODSTOCK abd it's been blowing people's minds ever since.
@phillipharrison7283
Жыл бұрын
Syed you are the first reactor to go with Canned Heat. The mid 60s had such a huge variety of music coming out. We were blessed. Canned Heat were one of those giving this tremendous first taste of solid boogie. Going backwards in time we then discovered John Lee Hooker. Try "Going Up The Country", "Time Was" and "Amphetamine Annie". They even did a whole album which was one track called "Refried Boogie". Top notch sound. Thanks Syed
@dragon-ed1hz
Жыл бұрын
As the Bear once said, "You got that boogie in you, baby, and you know it's gotta come out."
@martyjansing2675
Жыл бұрын
The voice and lead guitar is Al Blind Owl Wilson. And can't forget harmonica too.
@nadam7022
Жыл бұрын
As well as the Tambura
@mamaflush9945
Жыл бұрын
If you enjoy listening to the harmonica then you most certainly should check out "Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Driftin' Blues {Monterey 1967}" Paul Butterfield was an American blues harmonica player, singer and bandleader. After early training as a classical flautist, he developed an interest in blues harmonica. He explored the blues scene in his native Chicago, where he met "Muddy Waters" and other blues greats. They provided encouragement and opportunities to join in jam sessions. And in 1963 he formed "The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, which recorded several successful albums and was popular on the late -1960's concert and festival circuit. He performed at the Woodstock Festival, but tragically died on May 4, 1987, at age 44 by an accidental drug overdose RIP: Paul Butterfield🔥💔
@happymethehappyone8300
Жыл бұрын
Canned Heat "Going Up The Country"
@DoctorZebedee
Жыл бұрын
In my opinion, this band wins the world record for the coolest name ever.
@gramps6334
Жыл бұрын
They were old school blues. Just had their spin on it. They did a lot of covers from old artists. Great band!
@danielcuccherini179
Жыл бұрын
Greatest American blues band ever!
@ritagryphon222
Жыл бұрын
Saw them in Stockholm in the late sixties and it was great - their sound captured perfectly the feeling of that era
@billvegas8146
Жыл бұрын
It's an old fashioned blues riff that Canned Heat brought to a white psychedelic audience. Very tasty.
@EMal-mf9pc
Жыл бұрын
Anyone with good taste, has a soft spot for a harmonica
@w.geoffreyspaulding6588
Жыл бұрын
Helene here. I was never a huge fan of Canned Heat, but they were HIGHLY respected back in the late 60’s…..and that goes double for many of the British Invasion bands. Bands like Zeppelin and others, who took the old blues songs and changed them up, looked at Canned Heat as probably doing the most authentic job of the bands at that time in doing the blues. Robert Plant, specifically, when it was suggested that no one was really trying to introduce true black blues to a wider audience, took exception and said, No….don’t forget Canned Heat. So massive respect among fellow artists….and a respectable career among the wider audience. They didn’t have many hits. This was one. I think because they WERE so authentically blues players. I’m just repeating what I’ve heard from other artists. I don’t know them very well through personal experience. Never bought an album of theirs. But i LOVE this song! Good blend of blues and psychedelia. Who thought you could combine blues with a sitar?
@alecspeer
Жыл бұрын
I was a student at the University of Toronto, and a part-time DJ at its closed circuit Varsity Radio campus station. This song was released and absolutely everyone in my generation was blown away. Old, new, who could identify it? Ground-breaking.
@vicprovost2561
Жыл бұрын
Great stuff, nice reaction as always. Someone else you should try is Ten Years After, do I'd Love to Change the World, a big hit and one of the best songs of that era. Alvin Lee is amazing on lead guitar. They have many great songs and you will be pleasantly surprised when you listen to them. Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
@alanarakelian5021
Жыл бұрын
One word for this song -- mesmerizing.
@DawnSuttonfabfour
Жыл бұрын
I can hear this track playing in my head even before it starts. Excellent! Pre-emptive like.
@rsp8999
Жыл бұрын
This puts you over the top as my favorite reactor
@stevewebster973
Жыл бұрын
1965 ~ you’re just about at the beginning of stereo You could travel back about another 35 years and hear another haunting high voice in Skip James ~ in his case he originally recorded Illinois Blues on the top floor of a furniture warehouse sitting on a hard chair with the microphone on the wooden floor in front of him & a couple of white guys running the recoding equipment. Then he disappeared for about 30 years, was found and recorded it again.
@sabralocke4904
Жыл бұрын
Great groove
@ramonalfaro3252
Жыл бұрын
Let's get together Live on The BBC is awesome!
@tkamps64
Жыл бұрын
Great random pick Now if you could randomly pick Small Faces "TIN SOLDIER" You ll find great rock-n-roll And an interesting and sad history Your channel is smart and wise That's why it's my #1
@chanaplotke6218
Жыл бұрын
I loved Canned Heat and appreciate you reacting to one of their songs. React to more of their tracks please.
@averagewhiteman9248
Жыл бұрын
Alan wilson and Henry vestine started getting into a lot of raga and an indian style, mixed with delta blues, jazz, skat, and west coast psychedelia, a perfect mix for the greatest sounds ever produced, by one of the greatest bands
@sherrybirchall8677
10 ай бұрын
To me, it's not a break up, or a heartbreak song. It's a recounting of his life, and he knows how to carry on. Definitely, a cinematic vibe. I get that too. Definitely, i could see this as a movie scene.
@gl2700
Жыл бұрын
In my top five list of greatest tunes! Still have the single. Great reaction!
@josephfirmino6582
Жыл бұрын
You sounded amused at the 2 channel sound. At the time all there was to listen to was mono (all the sound came from one speaker) or stereo (two speakers). These days home audio having 7 channels I guess 2 channels is sort of quaint in a way. Mono is antique. If you’ve noticed there are a slew of old Rolling Stones songs in mono on KZitem. As for the “wicked son” reference, I lost count of the times my mother said that. I just wrote it off as drama.
@robertlear2735
Жыл бұрын
Canned heat is a disposable version of the alcohol burner. These cans are a popular tool for caterers to keep hot foods at serving temperature in a chafing dish. The intended design is to create a portable steam table with very hot water under the food, which in turn keeps the food hot.The cans are filled with forms of alcohol or a purplish gel (petroleum product) that is flammable but does not burn quickly. The fuel puts out a visible flame and a good amount of heat. The heat and flame go straight up with little spread. They are safe, lightweight, store nicely, and great for boiling water or heating canned foods.
@philbell5774
Жыл бұрын
On the Road has been used in a few movies probably the most famous of which is Forest Gump. It was also used by a company called (if memory serves me correctly) Approved Car Finance in a TV ad.
@cup_cuppy_cuppers5817
Жыл бұрын
I love this song. Playlist staple of mine.
@kentclark6420
Жыл бұрын
You ought to check out the video of them doing 'Let's work together'. With lots of dancing eye-candy groovin' along to it.
@stardust164
Жыл бұрын
feels like we're on the road again!! love it.
@gbzorro
Жыл бұрын
As this song winds out, you can almost smell the weed burning.
@diogenesagogo
Жыл бұрын
Another song from that era from the weird & wonderful Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band (probably his most accessible track) kzitem.info/news/bejne/wq-L16GimpZ7qKQ
@Dirtbag_Deluxe
7 ай бұрын
Funny that you say that because they were friends with jim Morrison and the doors. The doors song roadhouse blues is about the Topanga corral where Canned Heat played alot.
@richdiddens4059
Жыл бұрын
Interesting use of the panning effect. In the opening the five tones move right to left. In the close they pan left to right.
@jowsmith1904
Жыл бұрын
that sound you here is 60's tech...8 track recording and......awesome sound.
@jackempson3044
Жыл бұрын
They played the heck out of this on the radio when it was out. They certainly had their own sound. They're surfing a blues shuffle
@Hartlor_Tayley
Жыл бұрын
Maybe try “ the weight” by the Band. Thanks
@jimcagney6696
Жыл бұрын
Try Ode To Billie Dean by a band called Hot Tuna off the Burgers album
@lowdeckrap
Жыл бұрын
A few other less well known blues-inspired beauties from the late 60s. Who Do You Love by Juicy Lucy. Better by You, Better than Me by Spooky Tooth. Moonlight on Vermont by Captain Beefheart. Stop Messin’ Round by Fleetwood Mac (or anything by the original band with Peter Green). Eccentric Man by the Groundhogs. We Used to Know by Jethro Tull.
@Greg-om2hb
Жыл бұрын
The sitar sound comes from an electric guitar with a bridge that produces a buzzing sound like a sitar. Psychedelic Blues-Boogie was a very popular sound at the time. Listen to Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company: Piece of My Heart, and Ball and Chain
@nadam7022
Жыл бұрын
It actually came from a Tambura played by Alan
@rossmacintosh5652
Жыл бұрын
Syed now you absolutely must hear the cover by blues legends Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee! Sonny & Terry inject some stories of their early years of life on the road. The Canned Heat's 1969 song was based on a 1950's blues song by Floyd Jones who incidentally was one of the first blues guitarists to go electric. Anyways, the Sonny & Terry cover is an absolute must!
@TheDivayenta
Жыл бұрын
I got to jam with them in a dorm at UCSC after the show. They asked us if we had any pork! And they told me I was a good blues flautist!
@seansersmylie
Жыл бұрын
Cracking Tune, this is peak hippy music.
@glennmitchell9107
Жыл бұрын
Basic Blues motif. Down and out, woe is me, ain't got no friends.
@BlazinRiver1
Жыл бұрын
I read a few comments and didn't see this...his voice sounds like the harmonica. I bet he could do one heck of an impression of one.
@raytrusty8618
Жыл бұрын
Dude...when you were talking you had some incidental music playing in the background....what was that......I adore Trumpet like that!
@straya52
Жыл бұрын
A selection of some slightly different songs/groups: The Chambers Bros. - Time Has Come Today; The Count Five - Psycotic Reaction; Fleetwood Mac - Oh Well Pt 1; Spencer Davis Group - Blues in F; The Loved Ones - The Loved One; John Kongos- He's Gonna Step on You; ELP - Fanfare for the Common Man. There are soo many more....
@jowsmith1904
Жыл бұрын
goin up the country is fire.
@paulkazakoff9231
Жыл бұрын
Canned Heat are a tremendous band from way back and have many great albums especially the early ones. Al Wilson is a musical genius.Shame he went so early !
@leighmurray7250
Жыл бұрын
Used to love this song 🎵
@ericanderson8886
Жыл бұрын
Brilliant blues rock group. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band is another one you should check out. They performed at both Monterey Pop and Woodstock.
@craigplatel813
Жыл бұрын
The blind owl, the owl, the snake, the mole and fito.
@leonardleon8926
Жыл бұрын
Other bands from that era to check out. LoVE, L.A.based Psych folk rock, first integrated rock band led by Arthur Lee. Created their masterpiece album 'Forever Changes in 1967. Check out the live performance at Glastonbury 2003 Arthur Lee and LoVE. Also from that place and time The Buffalo Springfield, Neil Young's band. Check out Mr.Soul and Bluebird. Love your reactions.
@jeffhatzenbuehler1291
Жыл бұрын
If you're interested in hearing the greatest harmonica solo you are ever likely to hear in your life, you let me know.
@timconnecticut6263
Жыл бұрын
Just a great tune.
@scottdobson1276
Жыл бұрын
These guys and the Doors both started at exactly the same time in LA, with similar influences and took the same drugs
@williamward446
Жыл бұрын
I saw them one time at the Eastown Theater in Detroit... They were with John Lee Hooker... There was a snowstorm going on outside, and only about 400 people made it to the show... Because nobody was going to get out of there any time soon, Canned Heat and John Lee Hooker played until four in the morning... The singer here, Alan Wilson, died in 1970...
@johnbrus3510
Жыл бұрын
Check out "Wet Willie," Keep on smiling.
@stevenbeal1598
6 ай бұрын
Little Walter would have heard that harmonica and been jealous.
@peanisface3950
Жыл бұрын
THUMBS UP FOR "GRATEFUL DEAD - FRIEND OF THE DEVIL"
@mariafletcher6603
Жыл бұрын
Another fantastic group to listen to. Credence clear water revival. I think from the same era
@acehays
Жыл бұрын
When they came out they were called a garage band, and no clue if they knew it but have a hunch they would have considered that an accolade. I saw them in the mid to late 60's in a small high school gym. The singer guitarist was called blind owl and was considered the very first environmentalist. Their song Goin up the country is to me at least the defacto ode to woodstock. If I remember right that is how the movie starts out and is so apropos.
@Beatles4Sale.
Жыл бұрын
Guess we are going to get Hot Tuna next! 🤣🤣🤣
@briankaufman7293
Жыл бұрын
Some other bands of the era that did great stuff but were not of the mega-fame rock category: Savoy Brown, Traffic, Harvey Mandel, Jeff Beck Group (Blow by Blow), Captain Beyond, Foghat, Slade, Humble Pie, Uriah Heep, Little Feat, Ten Years After, Climax Blues Band … there were lots!
@w.geoffreyspaulding6588
Жыл бұрын
If you like blues, try The band Humble Pie….Black Coffee is a good song.
@JerryDurante
Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid I thought the singer sounded like the voice of the puppeteer that did kermit the frog at the time. So naturally I thought kermit the frog was the singer for the band. This band has always held a soft spot in my heart because of that.
@ek6648
Жыл бұрын
Favorite song of all time! Wilson joined the infamous 27 group.... He went way to early like Hite
@michellezaleske-estrada40
Жыл бұрын
I don't remember any one else sounding like him.
@theubiquejim
Жыл бұрын
if you like Harmonica, check out Cold Chisel -Bow River. Live version
@philliproberts2220
Жыл бұрын
I would recommend a another rock blues band The Electric Flag and their rendition of. The Killing Floor.
@bobtedeman5975
Жыл бұрын
awesome
@dekin819
11 ай бұрын
Blind owl dedicate his whole life to music need to check out his background
@thelasticonoclast9467
Жыл бұрын
Canned Heat is a gateway band to The Grateful Dead. Beware the “mediocre jam band” music scene!
@davidgagne3569
Жыл бұрын
Wow - a blast from the distant past. Kind of a typical white blues song. Not bad but not especially good either. Best enjoyed after a couple of beers. ;)
@user-wi5mw8ct4b
Ай бұрын
That music is boogie. Older than you. Older tham me. Older than my dad who served in WWII.
@juliafox7904
Жыл бұрын
Pick any band from Woodstock - you will be blown away!
@erniejohnson4364
Жыл бұрын
I'd suggest you give a listen to Fresh Garbage by a band called Spirit. It has a very unique sound and a solid riff, which I believe was used in the 90s or 2000s as the basic rhythm track for a hip hop song.
@dougca7086
Жыл бұрын
You should react to Canned Heat Going Up Country live at Woodstock also if you haven't react to Santana Soul Sacrifice live at Woodstock
@rogerlunde8668
Жыл бұрын
This album and the song " On the road again" is from 1968, not 65 when the group dident eksist.
@roberttaylor5997
Жыл бұрын
I didn't have no payroll: I didn't have no fare, oh, I would guess that his mother leaving him meant that she died. Going Up the Country is another great track of theirs.
@stanleycrim
Жыл бұрын
Personal favorite Canned Heaters: Bullfrog Blues and Rollin' & Tumblin,' both on their first album
@TheMarkEH
Жыл бұрын
If you want a band that comes out of left field then try Captain Beefheart and their song Moonlight on Vermont🙂.
@hansjolen6087
Жыл бұрын
Maybe Norman Greenbaum also got inspired by the melody line.
@ThePittsburghToddy
Жыл бұрын
I met Skip Taylor, the band’s manager, while working retail. He was surprised that I complimented his Canned Heat shirt and said something like, you’re too young to know about Canned Heat. Apparently, Skip had to bail members of the band out of jail for repeated drug possession busts. Really cool song! Oh, please check out “Room to Move” by John Mayall!
@brooksholder8436
Жыл бұрын
Originally bulldozer blues from old blues song try canned heat boogie
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