The Guess Who- Undun REACTION & REVIEW
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The jazziness of the song stems from guitarist Randy Bachman (who later formed Bachman Turner Overdrive) having skipped high school classes in Winnipeg to take lessons from jazz great Lenny Breau, who lived down the street. One technique that Breau was known for was his use of "harp harmonics" where you mix harmonics and regular notes together to make harp-like scales and passages. Singer Burton Cummings often sings Guess Who songs on Ringo's All Star Band tours. The "Wheat" in the album title refers to them being a band from the Canadian prairies, known for wheat farming.
Maybe a play on "Canned Heat"?
@@izzonj Probably that too. The word "Canned" also meaning recorded - as in the expression "it's in the can".
Bachman plays pure jazz at the end of Welcome Home by BTO. Great work with both bands.
"No Time" is the real 'banger' on this album. Definitely a must hear, and should be the album version with the trippy intro.
ABSOLUTELY! This is such an iconic album! Although "Undun" is my favorite track, "No Time" might just be my second fave. But truly, I can't think of ANY Guess Who song that I don't like!
Canned Wheat is a take on canned heat or sterno. It reflects a big part of western Canada, wheat. They’re from the west. At any rate, the Guess Who helped our Canadian music on the map internationally and opened the door for many other Canadian artists. Enjoyed your review.
All these years and I never realized it was a play on "canned heat". Can't believe I couldn't figure that out haha
Burton Cummings was such a master of many genres, in this, you get to experience him scatting with a perfect flow and ease, Then, he jumps on the flute seamlessly. I love him on piano as well. You don't get to see many artists this well-rounded and enduring. He has the ability to give me goosebumps to this day. I think I might have been 7 years old when this hit the airwaves back then. My brother and sisters were so much older than me that I was exposed to so many different sounds growing up and am grateful for the chance to have lived it in real-time.
Still one of my favorite records after 50 years.
A little Steve Howe "Clap". LOL! That almost made me spit sweet tea all over my keyboard and monitor. But I totally understand what you're saying.
Burton Cummings actually had to learn tp play the flute just for this song. He already played saxaphone, so it wasn't as difficult as it may sound, but it's still somewhat impressive.
Definitely my favorite Guess Who song. Smooth and jazzy. And Cumming's vocals, just perfect.
Love The Guess Who. Great song.
I loved this track. I'd only heard "American Woman" by this band, but they have got a vibe for sure. I'm only a number of decades late, but hey, thanks to your channel... What a great track.
"No Time" is my favorite track of theirs.
Glad you enjoyed CC!
As much as I love American Woman, Undun has always been my favorite Guess Who song. It was about Art Linkletter’s daughter who took LSD and jumped out of an window from a high rise apartment building.
"Laughing" was on the flip side of this 45 rpm when first released. It was also a mega hit for the group and sent them on their way. The Guess Who's rhythm section of Garry Peterson (drums) and Jim Kale (bass) are the glue that held this band together (musically) in my opinion. Always tight and allowed Randy and Burton to do their thing.
This genre of music is called Bossa Nova. It became popular in the late 50s, early 60s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the Guess Who nailed it. :)
"How did this not reach #1?" Well, you see, it was the late 60s, as great as this is there was a ton of good music charting all over the radio and in the record stores, competition for chart positions was tough. We had no idea just how spoiled we were, at the time, it just seemed ordinary for there to be what is, from the perspective of now, an extraordinary amount of quality music being recorded and played over the airwaves.
Yo, thanks for the shout-out, Justin! Thought you’d like this one.
You bet!
There was a day when I thought The Guess Who was near the best. I have new favorites but The Guess Who wears well. I enjoyed hearing this one again.
Mmm, my favorite Guess Who song. So jazzy, the wandering bass line, and that flute solo. Mmm.
I revisited the Guess Who a few years back. Ended up getting their whole catalogue. I'd recommend No Time, Friends of Mine or their first hit Shakin' All Over (the Skeleton Dance video).
This amazing song came out in the Summer of '69, right after the moon landing and my 16th birthday! I got my driver's license and my first car on my Birthday, July 19. I remember riding around in my car and this song would come on, and I would be singing at the TOP of my lungs! I can almost feel the hot summer air as I'm cruising around with all 4 windows down, blasting the radio!
What a fantastic song, in every respect! Happy to see you react to it, and so glad you appreciated it!
Peace and Love!
(typo on my own birthday!!! arghhhh!)
A jazzy stroke of brilliance by Randy Bachman. The man is unheralded as a musician and writer.
Canned Wheat is a great album all the way through. The guitar instrumental was originally just a transition between tracks and I would suggest a whole album reaction to this one.
100%!
Maybe my favorite by them. Glad you liked it so much. Got the album and am still a lifetime fan! Burton Cummings had one the best voices ever and could even toot the flute.
Guess Who is a Deep Rabbit Hole
Another marvelous Canadian band! Burton Cummings is one of the great voices and plays a mean piano. He is still touring- lives in Manitoba. His many live (solo or with band) versions of Undun are a must see!!
Has Burton moved back to Manitoba? Last I heard he was living Moose Jaw, SK.
you are correct - he is in Moose Jaw!@@maruad7577
Never heard the acoustic at the end. So nice
Fantastic tune! Next Guess Who song to react to would have to be American Woman, assuming you haven't tackled that one yet. But there are MANY great Guess Who songs to pick from, of course, and I won't list them here. You should also consider reacting to one or more of their live tracks from the Live at the Paramount album, one of the absolute GREATEST live rock albums ever produced. I recommend Pain Train off that glorious album.
A fave. Lead singer Burton Cummings is also playing the flute.
I’m recommending you also check out country a cappella band Home Free.
Specifically their all vocal cover of Doobie Brothers “Listen to the Music”. Pay attention to the ‘drums’.
Thanks for sharing! Enjoyed it! Keep up the great work!!
Big fan of the Guess Who. They're best known for a handful of hits, but they have a lot of strong album cuts too, with a nice variety of styles.
Glad you found this gem. There's more Guess Who to listen to and enjoy, but I suggest you also dive into some of Burton Cummings' solo material. Lots of ear candy to enjoy.
so happy that you did this song & enjoyed it.
The Guess Who had several hits, not all of which got me excited, but they did record 2 songs that I thought were *_really_* special: *Undun & No Time* Now I'm going to have to see if you've reacted to No Time yet...
“No Time” should be your next Guess Who track. Please make sure you do the “American Woman” LP version, which was the hit, and all around better version
I have been trying to watch the 17 min live version of American Woman made in Winnipeg on their 2000 tour. It's amazing to see the old guy still rocking. Bachman breaks as string during the solo but still nails it.
The lead singer Burton Cummings is playing the flute too
That's vocalist Burton Cummings playing the flute too
Undun was a B-side to Laughing which hit the top ten. Otherwise it probably would have climbed higher.
Someone mentioned Randy Bachman who went on to Bachman-Turner Overdrive. For more jazziness in this vein check out “Blue Collar.”
Hey Justin! Happy Sunday. Another classic from The Guess Who. Great song! Enjoy my friend.🎶🎼🎵👍😎
This is the song that fans use to counter that all the Guess Who were only known for were simple pop rock tunes like "American Woman". IMO it's got a strong Spirit vibe. And yes, that outro has Steve Howe's DNA all over it. But I chalk this up to two guitarists drinking from the same well of inspiration. It's just interesting to hear someone else so deeply steeped in that style of guitar in the late 60's when everyone was going down the blues path. It makes me want to hear more Randy Bachman outside of the big BTO hits.
This was the B-side of the hit single"Laughing".
It's number 1 in my book too. I over how they built this song. Hard to get number 1 spot in those days with all the amazing music being put out. Much of it not fully appreciated until decades later.
Such a perfect song in every way. Great reaction!
Keep reacting to The Guess Who. You won't regret it.
A perfect song. To me this makes me think of Autumn
That guitar bit on the end also sounds like something Bachman would have learned from Lenny Breau. Breau started out playing country music in a band with his parents, and before getting into jazz was inspired by (and later championed by) Chet Atkins.
The guitar bit was on the original lp.
Olá Eduardo here
Wha a pleasan surprise. Good time music. Thanks very much for this! and to the friend that made this suggestion.
I'm doing much better, thank you, my friend. A great eye-opener for Sunday morning. Continuing with that jazzy feel, after bingeing your recommendation for Kau! Very tasty Belgian chocolate.Nice find. After Randy Bachman left to form B.T.O. The Guess Who suffered as a group, (one of the worst live shows I've ever seen). Peace and Love.
I saw the remade Guess Who driving around in a convertible at the Lake Riviera pop festival (I don't know the proper name of the festival but it was held at the artificial lake). The seemed to be wasted out of their heads and they were singing "We're all f'ing wasted, we're all f'ed up" over and over with the chorus being the spelling of f'ed up followed by a call and response of "f'ed up" repeating. Bachman was the moderating influence on the band and once he was gone, Cummings and the rest seemed to party even harder.
The phrase "She's come undone" came from John Lennon, commenting on a girl who was experiencing a bad drug trip at a party. Randy Bachmann wrote the song around it. It was not, as someone said in the comments, about Art Linkletter's daughter.
Another great song. Of course it's on my playlist. Thank you JP.
Happily!
As I've said before, on Randy Bachman's "Every Song Tells A Story" concert dvd (just Randy though with different backup band and lead singer) he tells a little story about how each song he plays came about. Interesting, and usually very funny stuff. Get it while it's still cheap! I have two!
The prairie region of Western Canada was famous for it's wheat production, both in quality and quantity, at the time the album was recorded. The naming follows on the heels of their previous album "Wheatfield Soul" which featured their hit single "These Eyes" which happened to have a Motown sound.
Bachman is an amazing guitarist and Cummings is an amazing vocalist. Peterson and Kale were both solid on drums and bass respectively. The group had been together with this lineup for years which helped as well. There are still a lot of small gems in their portfolio. At some point in time you might want to consider "Friends of Mine" off the "Wheatfield Soul" album where they seem to be doing their best imitation of The Doors though the lyrics are... well ... not as good as some of their other work. Stream of consciousness was a popular thing then iirc and it shows.
My favourite song of theirs, and one of my 10 desert island songs. I can listen to it over and over for hours. So much going on in this song I can't take it all in. Utter perfection, imo!
Check out Blue Collar and/or Lookin Out for #1 by Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO), Randy Bachman's other famous group. He's got some serious jazz licks.
Try It's a Beautiful Day- White Bird
Good morning. Excellent choice. Burton Cummings. I've never heard the part you played at the very end. 🤷♂️
I bought the Stereo 45 vinyl when it was released in 1969.
So smooth.
Awesome song and several more excellent songs with Burton Cummings outstanding vocals!Justin you may want to try a solo song by Burton called Stand Tall. It was a hit back in the mid 1970’s.
Hi JP. DP from UK, where it's Guy Fawkes Day today. And this could be a Song For Guy, as Mr Fawkes came undone, after failing to blow up Parliament in the 17th century, and he met a fiery end. So we celebrate by putting a 'Guy' on a bonfire and letting off fireworks. But what are we celebrating? Guy's intention, or that he failed? As for The Guess Who, I'm loving this soft/lounge jazz, and especially the guitar and flute. Very different from American Woman, which is the only song I previously knew.
P.S. my song ref Song For Guy is by Elton John.
This song was titled before the days of spellcheck.
Great song choice.
Great song 'n band. I just noticed.... there's a bit of The Zombies vibe to this. Tell Her No perhaps?
The Guess Who...has there ever been a band called The Connect 4?
No, but there was a Kerplunk.
We have "Wheat Beer" up here. If you can brew it, we'll make it. Canada loves beer. LoL
Need to do Guns,Guns, Guns
Got to admit that this is one GW song that I took for granted a bit, the jazziness and cool of it. I mean, I dug it but since there was so many great songs on their greatest hits album, it came at me as a group. Hadn’t heard the Travis picking snippet before, a tad untuned, undun, get it. Jaybird, is this Travis?
The Guess Who has a whole bread basket full of tasty loaves.
try their song 'Glamour Boy' -- not simply a very good song, but a timely (at the time) commentary on the glam rock deal that was rearing its head.
One of the most criminally UNSUNG songs…
For some really interesting listening, try The Guess Who Live at the Paramount theater, a real banger version of American Woman.🤠👍👍👍
You got to listen to hand-me-down world.
By This group probably on the same album not sure though.
Hand Me down world is a few albums later, post Bachman.
Randy Bachmann had serious chops.
Especially when he took his vocals to overdrive. 😊
groan
@@John_Locke_108
Don’t know who’s been telling you to pronounce the name Backman but that is not how it’s pronounced. It’s Bachman like Johan Sebastian Bach. He had is own band called Bachman Turner Overdrive and never once heard anyone pronounce it Backman Turner Overdrive.
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Burton Cummings voice just amazing in this one. Very Jazzy. Wonder if Canned Wheat has any connection to the band Canned Heat?
No but I heard that they later formed canned chicken.
@@John_Locke_108 lol
'Ole Audiophile to JP: An interesting footnote to The Guess Who is that Randy Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive was originally the guitarist of The Guess Who on the album Wheatful Soul. Band management told Randy he could not be a practicing 'go to your church every sunday' christian and a rock star at the same time with all the touring responsiblities of the band. Randy chose to quit & start-up his own act rather than knuckle under, then found his own way of doing things. That's the story I heard anyhow...
Something most folks never heard off of 'Wheatful Soul' that's interesting is a longish song titled 'Friends Of Mine'. Check it out if you are interested.
Randy Bachman was on their first 3 albums, not just Wheatfield Soul.
This. Randy was with the band before Cummings.@@artrock101
Thanx, was not aware. Makes sense though. BTO's success took a while, but not that long.@@artrock101
Way da go Canada. Guess Who were a main stay in Canada for many years. Should have made it big in the States, but actually glad they didn’t. They stayed true to who they were, instead is caving in to the music industry machine. 🇨🇦🎉😎🎸
Drummer Garry Peterson deserves accolades. Canned Wheat because the Guess Who are from the Winnepeg Manitoba, Canada.
There are beers made from wheat.
Isn’t that a GROOVY TRACK? His voice…. Ahhhhhh….
Cool, another good one is Share the Land.
I have a vague recollection that this song is about a girl Randy Bachman knew that took LSD and then fell deathly ill.
More Guess Who??
I forgot to mention, the song "Laughing" is meh at best. The record label requested a ballad to follow up the success of "These Eyes" from their previous album. "Laughing" was the unfortunate result.
No no no… the tune you want is Runnin Down The Street
Beer is made from beer duh. Beer from wheat and grains. Nonsense.
Uh, what happened to Hawkwind, old bean? 😛
Same as what happened to Love, Queen, and Jane's Addiction. They all get glowing reviews and then silence!
Wheat beers are a thing, and they're lovely and refreshing... In fact I wish I was drinking one now rather than listening to this ol' 60's Austin Powers-esque stuff.
Do both.
@@Vince-lq3ve Sadly, I've no wheat beer to hand :(