@@ICU2B4UDO George Martin is NOT listed on any version of Homecoming that I own, PAL ... and I own several, both in LP and CD format. John Martyn is listed because he wrote Head and Heart, so maybe some idiot on Spotify fucked up and added George Martin by mistake.
@@frankpentangeli7945 ...Take it up with these 2...THEY'RE the ones that said George Martin was on the record and you said he wasn't...So, who's the that's wrong here?? It's not me bub...
@@ICU2B4UDO The likely answer is that they got the song from a compilation album that came out in '75 when Martin was the producer called, *"History: America's Greatest Hits".* But Frank is correct, this song was originally released on their debut album called, "Homecoming", in '72, a couple of years before Martin had anything to do with the band. You should listen to Frank--he knows the score.
America is one of the most popular bands from the seventies ! The had so many hits "Sister Golden Hair" , "A Horse with No Name" , "Sandman" , "Tin Man" =) I just bought their Complete Greatest Hits CD last week =) Thanks Great Reaction
HUGE rabbit hole for you to go down! Try “Sister Golden Hair”, “Only In Your Heart”, “Don’t Cross the River”, “Lonely People”, then just keep going…!! 😎🎶❤
Sir George Martin, the famous producer of the Beatles, worked with America (and ELP and other bands). Great music, saw some time ago on CZcams a more recent concert by America with lots of their greatest hits. Among them Horse with no Name, Sister Golden Hair, I Need You....
@@bmac1205 Ah, my info says in the seventies Greg Lake did the production of ELP, but George Martin worked with him on that (without accreditation, so hard to prove -) ).
Nope GL and Eddie Offord Never in a studio the GM ever set foot in I’m probably the only ELP fan on the planet that has an ELP scrap book. Paper scrapbook. What is you ‘source’ ELP did have a connection with Bob Moog They never worked with George Martin.
They recorded at. Advison, Olympic, AIR studioyall in London In Montreaux and Paris for Works In Nassaua Bahamas George Martin had no association with these studios that I am aware of George Martin died the same week Keith did in 2016 George Martin has a son named Greg. There’s no recording producing engineering association with ELP whatsoever
@@bmac1205 Ok, only saw it mentioned on Dutch and German wikipedia pages, not on the English pages, under the George Martin description and the description of the first album by ELP. No clear source for that info, so maybe you are right.
First time? Cold, crisp autumn morning..sitting in an apple tree, picking apples for a summer? job, with my transistor radio perched on another branch, listening to top 40 with my fav DJ. Every time I hear this song, I smell apples, feel first sunshine and all is very right with the world. Thanks guys. ❤️🔥
Awesome! This song makes me think of the taste of a long piece of grass and the sound of red winged black birds while walking on a country road with my Dad in summer. Love that feeling of contentment ❤️
George Martin famously produced the music of the Beatles also, America had three prolific singer/songwriters backed up by a band. Dewey Bunnell sang and wrote this gem 💎
Neil Young told a story that his own father called him to say he liked Neil’s new hit, but he was referring to “Horse With No Name” by America. Some people, Neil included, thought it sounded like “Heart of Gold” which it bumped in the charts. Oh well. 🤷🏻♀️ Lol. We lost Willie Leacox, the drummer for America this year. 🌺 A friend dated someone in the band so I got to meet them later in their career and we took Willie to a bar with live music and introduced him to another drummer we knew who played with Brian Setzer. Nice guy. RIP Willie. ✨💕
“We used to laugh, we used to cry”… pretty much says it all quite simply; a pleasant little song (“I Need You”) with a really nice key change thrown in.
Sister Golden Hair, Horse with No Name, Tin Man, some great tracks for you to move onto but I love this song. And purple rain gets a mention, long before Prince!
I always thought Prince “borrowed” that phrase from America. He listened to everything. He bought Joni Mitchell’s album “Hejira” the day before he died.
I'm a prog and metal fan too, and I have all of America's '70s and '80s albums, and am working on getting the more recent ones. I love this band so much!
Good suggestions for other America. "Horse With No Name" was a huge hit for them, as was "Sister Golden Hair", and "Tin Man" was also very popular. If you're digging that genre, I've got some other directions: Poco, Loggins/Messina, Seals & Crofts, Brewer and Shipley...
I worked for Heart (40 yrs. ago... they still send me tickets to Puyallup Fair and Marymoor Park and Tacoma Dome, etc). I rented a white convertible Cadillac, and "Ventura Highway" came on ! On The Ventura Highway ! ;-)
Great Song. Yes, as others have probably said, George Martin was the Producer (Of the Beatles and later, America). I'm just going to put this out there again, you really need to listen to "Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver. As Coloradan's, you need to do your duty!!!!!
This was amazing for me. On a fluke, you discovered what I believe to be America's best track "Ventura Highway." Don't get me wrong, America has plenty of good hits, but "Ventura Highway" penetrates the deepest. Try "Lonely People" for another America song that cuts deep. Cheers from the long lost Rock and Roll Past!
Always liked the line 'alligator lizards in the air'. Grew up just east of San Diego and we had some type of skink lizards around the house that we called alligator lizards. Would latch on good when they bit ya. Child of the 60's , America was always on the list of favorites. Horse with no name will always be on top from them. Great reaction.
This is one of those California band songs ABOUT California that made me want to move to Southern California (which I did, 35 years ago), and never left, and it's lived up to everything the songs made me hope were true. The Southern California/Laurel Canyon vibe is one of my favorite music genres.
I remember one warm spring day I was cruising on the Ventura Hwy, windows down, my arm out the window surfing the wind, and then this song came on. It felt so serendipitous. It was a good day and I cherish that.
I am shot right back to family road trips out west, tuning in to whatever AM radio stations we could get in the car and watching the beauty of the U.S. going by with the windows down in the summertime and the wind rushing in. Radio was a gift at that time. The vocals. In the lineage of Crosby, Stills, and Nash to my ears. Your openness to these great tunes is inspiring!
Dang, Nick really is a quickstudy...like Isaac Asimov, who once said: "I'm not a speed reader, I'm a speed understander." Careful with America though. Their other big hit was found to be based on false information. You see, the horse did have a name, which was "Horsey". Moreover, people in the desert reportedly have no trouble remembering their name. This may mean something someday. Like John Boulder, I mean Denver, America, the band, was more sweetness and light than dark and heavy. A slightly lightweight Eagles who themselves were not heavy but would probably never appear on Lawrence Welk, whereas it is possible that America might appear on there...and if there, then, by extension, Cracker Barrel: "More, nay, exactly as fun as a barrel of crackers!" I saw America, the product, in a fairly small venue in wondrous Charlotte, with Foghat, and a half dozen decent bands. I also saw Floyd's "Dark Side" on the same stage earlier, so I have no memory of any of these localish bands. In retrospect, the name kept them from being too weird. "Mothers of Inventions" almost demands iconoclastic innovation. Peace y'all.
America was the epitome of country rock in the 70's along with the Eagles. Great harmonies that still sound great today. We were so lucky to grow up during this era of great music.
This song brings so many tears to my eyes. It reminds me of riding with my father in the early 70’s with this on the AM radio coming from the dash speaker and the windows down in the summer. He has been gone 21 years and I never really got to talk things out.
Sir George Martin was the producer of the album who worked with a band who you may have heard of: The Beatles. America had a series of great albums through the 70’s with many, many hit singles. Great harmonies and triple guitars. 🔥
Really surprised guys that your radar hasn't come upon them before...........but you are still babies I guess!! Immaculately produced West Coast treats, aside from the other songs mentioned here I also love I Need You, Daisy Jane, Sister Golden Hair and Story of a Teenager.
Man, how I miss the 70s! It seems that no matter what the genre was, all these musicians were so highly trained/skilled at their instruments. And the song writing! Saludos desde California.
Nothing much to add except when you get to Sister Golden Hair it reminds me so much of the summer of 75 where you will find many pop gems. Love you guys!!
Here's A Nice Starter-Pack For Discovering/Exploring Their Music,, Firefall "Just Remember I Love You",, "You Are The Woman" & "Strange Way"..You Will BOTH LOVE Them.
George Martin produced all of The Beatles albums, and he also worked with America in that regard. America was blessed with three songwriters who also all sang. They had a fair number of hits which include Tin Man, Sister Golden Hair, Daisy Jane and Sandman. You can't go wrong with any of those.
My dad brought this LP home from a trip to Spain in 1983, it's been a favorite album of mine ever since. Curiously, this rather short album (30-some minutes) had a three-gatefold(!) album cover/sleeve...
So so glad you are hitting these guy, just SO good. Please consider Tin Man, Horse with no name, Daisy Jane, Sister Golden Hair, Three Roses. They represent Americana folk rock to me.
A little America history: The three band members met in England while their parents were in the US Air Force. They played the local club seen after high school. Finally moving back to the US, they had their first real success with the 1972 hit song, "A Horse With No Name". Towards the end of the 1970's Dan Peek left the band to do Contemporary Christian music. They had hit with songs like, Ventura Highway, Tinman, I Need You, Sister Golden Hair, and others. 1982 They had their last mainstream hit with, "You Can Do Magic".
Saw America my first year in college, the 74/75 school year. They were very good live. A lot of tasty acoustic guitar work and harmony vocals. I may be old but I got to see all the cool bands.
I remember in 1972, buying 'Hit Parade' magazine and seeing lyrics for this song and 'Sister Golden Hair. I was just about to turn 14yo. GREAT SUMMER MUSIC!!!
Hey Nick and Lex - you hit another one of my favorite songs with Ventura Highway. Do you remember when I told you in the comment section for Woman In Chains, that certain songs have an interesting tonal quality? There is a sonic quality in the freshness of the acoustic guitar during Ventura Highway that grabs the brain and doesn't let go. You caught this fact in the first few seconds of listening! Cool beans! This is why your reaction videos mean so much to me. It's like watching myself introduce you to the music I love! You are doing a wonderful job keeping all of us smiling. Ken
I really do like the band America. When I'm in the mood for pristine acoustic guitars, stellar harmonies, and incomprehensible lyrics, they are my go to.
A fun fact, America has covered a Beach Boys song " Caroline No" , from their "Pet Sounds"album. When the Beach Boys tour, sometimes members of America will get on stage and sing with them.
America were America air pilots sons based in UK. I saw them live in 1971 warming up for a band called Family. They were really good live too. Their first album was produced by Paul Samwell Smith famous for producing Cat Stevens and being in The Yardbirds. He also had a band called Box Of Frogs
Play one or two of your favorite America tunes to you kids - or nephews, nieces or grandchildren - like, "I Need You," "Ventura Highway" or something, and you'll turn them into fans of "only the best" music, and change the trajectory of their lives!
First heard America when this came out. Such a great song but their library is full of great tunes. You should bookend their catalog and do Magic from 80s. Gracias mis amigos hermosos..
Fantastic.America is a great band. I love "Tin Man". George Martin the Beatles producer was their producer.
He was only their producer from 1974 to 1979, long after this song and album were recorded.
@@frankpentangeli7945 ...Then how is he listed on the album pal??? 🤔
@@ICU2B4UDO George Martin is NOT listed on any version of Homecoming that I own, PAL ... and I own several, both in LP and CD format. John Martyn is listed because he wrote Head and Heart, so maybe some idiot on Spotify fucked up and added George Martin by mistake.
@@frankpentangeli7945 ...Take it up with these 2...THEY'RE the ones that said George Martin was on the record and you said he wasn't...So, who's the that's wrong here?? It's not me bub...
@@ICU2B4UDO The likely answer is that they got the song from a compilation album that came out in '75 when Martin was the producer called, *"History: America's Greatest Hits".* But Frank is correct, this song was originally released on their debut album called, "Homecoming", in '72, a couple of years before Martin had anything to do with the band. You should listen to Frank--he knows the score.
A horse with no name, Tin Man, Daisy Jane, Sandman, I Need You, Lonely People, all great songs!
Absolutely ... Every one a gem !
Sister Golden Hair
"I Need You" is the best.
Your in a convertible, warm ocean breeze and sun on your face and this is playing. Timeless classic
Absolutely. This is a great driving/road trip song.
Love it. I grew up listening to this on the radio.
For sure. Been there. Done that. And wanna do it again & again & again...
3 guitars, 3 vocalists, +pretty darn good bass player and drummer
They did a live session in Germany in 1975 worth checking out some of their tunes...czcams.com/video/ujsOx33f4mk/video.html
Hal Blaine and Joe Osborn from the Wrecking Crew
America is one of the most popular bands from the seventies ! The had so many hits "Sister Golden Hair" , "A Horse with No Name" , "Sandman" , "Tin Man" =) I just bought their Complete Greatest Hits CD last week =) Thanks Great Reaction
Damn haven't heard those songs for a while. Thanks NicknLex I forgot about this this band. lots of hits
Don’t forget “I need you”.
George Martin was a music producer and he produced much of "America's music, but he did not produce this song.
HUGE rabbit hole for you to go down! Try “Sister Golden Hair”, “Only In Your Heart”, “Don’t Cross the River”, “Lonely People”, then just keep going…!! 😎🎶❤
Sir George Martin, the famous producer of the Beatles, worked with America (and ELP and other bands). Great music, saw some time ago on CZcams a more recent concert by America with lots of their greatest hits. Among them Horse with no Name, Sister Golden Hair, I Need You....
George Martin never worked with ELP
@@bmac1205 Ah, my info says in the seventies Greg Lake did the production of ELP, but George Martin worked with him on that (without accreditation, so hard to prove -) ).
Nope
GL and Eddie Offord
Never in a studio the GM ever set foot in
I’m probably the only ELP fan on the planet that has an ELP scrap book. Paper scrapbook.
What is you ‘source’
ELP did have a connection with Bob Moog
They never worked with George Martin.
They recorded at. Advison, Olympic, AIR studioyall in London
In Montreaux and Paris for Works
In Nassaua Bahamas
George Martin had no association with these studios that I am aware of
George Martin died the same week Keith did in 2016
George Martin has a son named Greg.
There’s no recording producing engineering association with ELP whatsoever
@@bmac1205 Ok, only saw it mentioned on Dutch and German wikipedia pages, not on the English pages, under the George Martin description and the description of the first album by ELP. No clear source for that info, so maybe you are right.
First time? Cold, crisp autumn morning..sitting in an apple tree, picking
apples for a summer? job, with my transistor radio perched on another
branch, listening to top 40 with my fav DJ. Every time I hear this song,
I smell apples, feel first sunshine and all is very right with the world.
Thanks guys. ❤️🔥
Beautiful!
Lovely memory!
Awesome! This song makes me think of the taste of a long piece of grass and the sound of red winged black birds while walking on a country road with my Dad in summer. Love that feeling of contentment ❤️
America one of the great soft rock bands of the early seventies. "Horse with No Name" would be a great choice from them.
George Martin famously produced the music of the Beatles also, America had three prolific singer/songwriters backed up by a band. Dewey Bunnell sang and wrote this gem 💎
*~ " I NEED YOU" was their 2nd U.S. Top 10 hit and a beautiful song ~*
Hola! I love this band! Especially this song, A Horse With No Name, Tin man and Sandman
Neil Young told a story that his own father called him to say he liked Neil’s new hit, but he was referring to “Horse With No Name” by America. Some people, Neil included, thought it sounded like “Heart of Gold” which it bumped in the charts. Oh well. 🤷🏻♀️ Lol.
We lost Willie Leacox, the drummer for America this year. 🌺 A friend dated someone in the band so I got to meet them later in their career and we took Willie to a bar with live music and introduced him to another drummer we knew who played with Brian Setzer. Nice guy. RIP Willie. ✨💕
“We used to laugh, we used to cry”… pretty much says it all quite simply; a pleasant little song (“I Need You”) with a really nice key change thrown in.
Iconic opening guitar lick....
💕💕💕
First heard it 50 years ago when it came out, loved it then and it has stood the test of time like all great 70s music.
You can tell Nick really likes something when he reaches for his guitar! 👍😎
Sister Golden Hair, Horse with No Name, Tin Man, some great tracks for you to move onto but I love this song. And purple rain gets a mention, long before Prince!
I always thought Prince “borrowed” that phrase from America. He listened to everything. He bought Joni Mitchell’s album “Hejira” the day before he died.
Their music makes me smile. I have all of their Albums. That's a lot for a Prog and Metal guy.
then you must a few more than me, I got only 6 or 7 😆
I'm a prog and metal fan too, and I have all of America's '70s and '80s albums, and am working on getting the more recent ones. I love this band so much!
Good suggestions for other America. "Horse With No Name" was a huge hit for them, as was "Sister Golden Hair", and "Tin Man" was also very popular. If you're digging that genre, I've got some other directions: Poco, Loggins/Messina, Seals & Crofts, Brewer and Shipley...
What Tom said!!!
All are Greats!
Right on Tom. Firefall had some great tunes as well.
Yes, Poco was a band I loved and bought the 1971 album From the Inside which got me off to a good start. Timothy has had a magical career!
I worked for Heart (40 yrs. ago... they still send me tickets to Puyallup Fair and Marymoor Park and Tacoma Dome, etc).
I rented a white convertible Cadillac, and "Ventura Highway" came on !
On The Ventura Highway ! ;-)
They are still performing and are a legend.
America is still touring after almost 50 years. Be sure to see them if they are in your area. You will not be disappointed.
How could you NOT love America? They’re different than their contemporaries.
It's unbelievable that this band still waits for iduction into Rock and Roll Hall of fame
That's insane!!
George Martin was the producer of the Beatles and later America.
"Alligator lizards in the air..." - Iconic lyrics within a great song. Awesome pick on this one!
Crosby, Stills, and Nash (and sometimes Young) is another group from that era who sang great harmonies.
45+ yrs of listening to America. Some of the finest sounds my ears have ever heard. Chewin on a piece of grass walkin down the road.
F1rst!!!
Alligator lizards in the aiiiiiiiir!!!
#nicknlexreation
Suite Judy Blue Eyes
"Tin Man" by America will blow your minds....intertwining harmonies..
One of those songs that stirs something in you of days gone by
America is the absolute best❤❤❤❤❤
Great Song. Yes, as others have probably said, George Martin was the Producer (Of the Beatles and later, America). I'm just going to put this out there again, you really need to listen to "Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver. As Coloradan's, you need to do your duty!!!!!
Agree on the John Denver comment!!!!!!
This was amazing for me. On a fluke, you discovered what I believe to be America's best track "Ventura Highway." Don't get me wrong, America has plenty of good hits, but "Ventura Highway" penetrates the deepest. Try "Lonely People" for another America song that cuts deep. Cheers from the long lost Rock and Roll Past!
Always liked the line 'alligator lizards in the air'. Grew up just east of San Diego and we had some type of skink lizards around the house that we called alligator lizards. Would latch on good when they bit ya. Child of the 60's , America was always on the list of favorites. Horse with no name will always be on top from them. Great reaction.
I just absolutely love this song. I love singing the harmony! Definitely a classic!!❤️ I hope you guys check out more of America. Merica!😂😂😂😂
This is one of those California band songs ABOUT California that made me want to move to Southern California (which I did, 35 years ago), and never left, and it's lived up to everything the songs made me hope were true. The Southern California/Laurel Canyon vibe is one of my favorite music genres.
I remember one warm spring day I was cruising on the Ventura Hwy, windows down, my arm out the window surfing the wind, and then this song came on. It felt so serendipitous. It was a good day and I cherish that.
Great Reaction To A Beautiful Classic...America "Sandman" & "Muskrat Love"...Nuff Said.
Top America tune, permanently on my phone - Good choice 👌👍
AWESOME Loved your reaction to this song. “One of the great albums of all time’. Many great song from this group. Thanks much.
I am shot right back to family road trips out west, tuning in to whatever AM radio stations we could get in the car and watching the beauty of the U.S. going by with the windows down in the summertime and the wind rushing in. Radio was a gift at that time. The vocals. In the lineage of Crosby, Stills, and Nash to my ears. Your openness to these great tunes is inspiring!
America is one of my all time favorite bands! So many great songs. Try Tin Man and Horse with No Name next.
This band has many hits.
a great rabbit hole for sure!
this here 'Merican ! loves them for sure !!!
thanks guys
Dang, Nick really is a quickstudy...like Isaac Asimov, who once said: "I'm not a speed reader, I'm a speed understander."
Careful with America though. Their other big hit was found to be based on false information. You see, the horse did have a name, which was "Horsey". Moreover, people in the desert reportedly have no trouble remembering their name. This may mean something someday.
Like John Boulder, I mean Denver, America, the band, was more sweetness and light than dark and heavy. A slightly lightweight Eagles who themselves were not heavy but would probably never appear on Lawrence Welk, whereas it is possible that America might appear on there...and if there, then, by extension, Cracker Barrel: "More, nay, exactly as fun as a barrel of crackers!"
I saw America, the product, in a fairly small venue in wondrous Charlotte, with Foghat, and a half dozen decent bands. I also saw Floyd's "Dark Side" on the same stage earlier, so I have no memory of any of these localish bands. In retrospect, the name kept them from being too weird. "Mothers of Inventions" almost demands iconoclastic innovation. Peace y'all.
America was the epitome of country rock in the 70's along with the Eagles. Great harmonies that still sound great today. We were so lucky to grow up during this era of great music.
This song brings so many tears to my eyes. It reminds me of riding with my father in the early 70’s with this on the AM radio coming from the dash speaker and the windows down in the summer. He has been gone 21 years and I never really got to talk things out.
Some of the best harmonies of the 70's right there.
Brings back memories of driving down the highway in my 1973 VW super beetle… Feeling so young and free!
Great Song !! Very underrated band !!
Longtime America drummer Wil Leacox passed away earlier this year.
As a child of the 60's and 70's, we had the best damn music! I'll even throw in the 80's, but that's it!
Sir George Martin was the producer of the album who worked with a band who you may have heard of: The Beatles. America had a series of great albums through the 70’s with many, many hit singles. Great harmonies and triple guitars. 🔥
Really surprised guys that your radar hasn't come upon them before...........but you are still babies I guess!!
Immaculately produced West Coast treats, aside from the other songs mentioned here I also love I Need You, Daisy Jane, Sister Golden Hair and Story of a Teenager.
Man, how I miss the 70s! It seems that no matter what the genre was, all these musicians were so highly trained/skilled at their instruments. And the song writing! Saludos desde California.
Nothing much to add except when you get to Sister Golden Hair it reminds me so much of the summer of 75 where you will find many pop gems. Love you guys!!
Here's A Nice Starter-Pack For Discovering/Exploring Their Music,, Firefall "Just Remember I Love You",, "You Are The Woman" & "Strange Way"..You Will BOTH LOVE Them.
George Martin produced all of The Beatles albums, and he also worked with America in that regard. America was blessed with three songwriters who also all sang. They had a fair number of hits which include Tin Man, Sister Golden Hair, Daisy Jane and Sandman. You can't go wrong with any of those.
My dad brought this LP home from a trip to Spain in 1983, it's been a favorite album of mine ever since. Curiously, this rather short album (30-some minutes) had a three-gatefold(!) album cover/sleeve...
So so glad you are hitting these guy, just SO good. Please consider Tin Man, Horse with no name, Daisy Jane, Sister Golden Hair, Three Roses. They represent Americana folk rock to me.
FIFTY years ago, just starting college, driving my car. That's what I always remember.
George Martin was the producer for the Beatles.
One of my favorite songs of all time.
A perfect recording of one of the best songs ever written.
I never get tired of this song.
My favorite America song ♥️ keep going down the America rabbit hole!
Fond memories - an America concert was my first date in 1977! Tickets were $6 a piece...
America was on a level by itself.
One of the all time greatest road trip songs! Listen to A Horse With No Name next.
i get teary-eyed listening to this song.
I love this song so much !!
1972.... Freshman in High School..... those were the days!!!
Love it... them, and you!!
Regards,
ALinCAL
One of my favorite bands, and one of the best concerts I've ever been to. So many great songs. Glad to see some new fans keeping it alive.
Great band most of their songs i love !
Chillin' with America 🇺🇸 😎
Great choice! Some more you'll like: "Tin Man", "Sister Golden Hair", "You Can Do Magic", "Horse With No Name". Thank you!
Sister Golden Hair by America will get your hearts pumping.
These guys can Play!
Love this band since their first album,,this song came out while i was in my last year of high school...1972
The radio hits of this era were so good. We were so radio driven back in the day for our music. Loved my transistor radio with single corded ear bud.
A little America history: The three band members met in England while their parents were in the US Air Force. They played the local club seen after high school. Finally moving back to the US, they had their first real success with the 1972 hit song, "A Horse With No Name". Towards the end of the 1970's Dan Peek left the band to do Contemporary Christian music. They had hit with songs like, Ventura Highway, Tinman, I Need You, Sister Golden Hair, and others. 1982 They had their last mainstream hit with, "You Can Do Magic".
one of the best songs ever.
I seen them play twice and they just kept the crowd so into their concert.
Another Group That Is Also Known For Their Absolutely Beautiful Music Is "Firefall"...They Are More Than Well Worth Your Time Exploring.
This is your FIRST America song? OMG, I can't wait!
America helped me get through basic training in 1972. And the hits kept coming. There are many to go through. Enjoy the trip!
America is a good choice to dive in to, sister golden hair, tin man & horse with no name... all great songs.... you would enjoy them all...
Saw America my first year in college, the 74/75 school year. They were very good live. A lot of tasty acoustic guitar work and harmony vocals. I may be old but I got to see all the cool bands.
I remember in 1972, buying 'Hit Parade' magazine and seeing lyrics for this song and 'Sister Golden Hair. I was just about to turn 14yo. GREAT SUMMER MUSIC!!!
I love this song ❤ I was young but remember it being played a lot on the radio in the UK 🇬🇧 . Great talented trio 😊
Amazing that you never heard of this band.
Hey Nick and Lex - you hit another one of my favorite songs with Ventura Highway. Do you remember when I told you in the comment section for Woman In Chains, that certain songs have an interesting tonal quality? There is a sonic quality in the freshness of the acoustic guitar during Ventura Highway that grabs the brain and doesn't let go.
You caught this fact in the first few seconds of listening! Cool beans!
This is why your reaction videos mean so much to me. It's like watching myself introduce you to the music I love!
You are doing a wonderful job keeping all of us smiling.
Ken
I really do like the band America. When I'm in the mood for pristine acoustic guitars, stellar harmonies, and incomprehensible lyrics, they are my go to.
Song is perfection.
A fun fact, America has covered a Beach Boys song " Caroline No" , from their "Pet Sounds"album. When the Beach Boys tour, sometimes members of America will get on stage and sing with them.
America: "I Need You", "Lonely People", "Don't Cross The River" "Horse With No Name" ... so many more
This is one of my all time favorite driving songs. I love the guitar and harmonies in this song and it's so fun to sing along to.
America were America air pilots sons based in UK. I saw them live in 1971 warming up for a band called Family. They were really good live too. Their first album was produced by Paul Samwell Smith famous for producing Cat Stevens and being in The Yardbirds. He also had a band called Box Of Frogs
You are going to absolutely love America! Awesome band!
And this is their masterpiece album, in my opinion. The America album to have, all the songs are great like this one. An American classic.
Play one or two of your favorite America tunes to you kids - or nephews, nieces or grandchildren - like, "I Need You," "Ventura Highway" or something, and you'll turn them into fans of "only the best" music, and change the trajectory of their lives!
First heard America when this came out. Such a great song but their library is full of great tunes. You should bookend their catalog and do Magic from 80s. Gracias mis amigos hermosos..