The Stampeders - Wild Eyes

[YourRump]

Best riff ever.

[anahata58]

why did guys with beards that sang in the seventies sound so damn rugged

[KelsiLynBear]

LOOOOVE! <3



[XxFatJesus360xX]

been stuck in my head for 3months, cant sleep..HELL YEAH!!

[assmane999]

such a great song

[cfazekas0441]

All the best 1970s music is Canadian

[kpax45]

great song, lame video

[babyimawantyou]

I Love It When Drummers Sing And Play Drumbs It Shows More Character

[mmaboxingfan2]

pretty repetitive but good tune for sure.

[vanhalen515084]

this was a pretty heavy tune for its time, best stampeders song

[PMedGuy]

Looks like they are playing to 'stick figures'

[GottaLoveEddie]

Holy F**** !! I forgot how great these guys were! Awesome band! 

[deadhardy]

eh it's an alright song...kinda repetitive and the riff is nothing special

[KTMONEY100]

@deadhardy Yes, but that is like saying a carrot is nothing special.....it can still be used to make a great soup

[149PCE]

In Canada the audience is frozen, then thawed and sent home at the end of every performance.

[MrPorsche91730]

Wigged awesome song. CANADA ROCKS EH!!!

[cfazekas0441]

@MrPorsche91730 eh sounds better than uuuu

[randyandy1960]

whenever people think of this kind of music...it's always chiliwack or april wine and they're great but i'm tired of people talking about them....and i'm thinking that these guys were way BETTER.....i'm going to make a point of bringing these guys back.

[ledhead1000]

in canada all we do is snort maple syrup and ride our polar bears to tim hortons

[SLIMSHADY1357]

@ledhead1000 dont forget we rebiuld our igloos from time to time

[Rick31797]

i think the crowd was expecting Anne Murry...lol

[Rick31797]

Kim Burly is a heck of a good singer, like how they have him out front and centre

[synthfreakify]

Hmmm, sounds like somebody was a Jimi Hendrix fan!

[0ZK0R0]

@synthfreakify Jimi Hendrix!? LOL The Stampeders sound nothing like Hendrix..although I would like to hear Hendrix version of Sweet City Woman lol.

I can see your face, I can hear your voice, 'scuse me while I kiss the sky lol

[0ZK0R0]

@synthfreakify Oh I see what you mean. Fair point. Yes the 7 #9 was used in Purple Haze as well.

However it was also used by the Beatles in 'The Taxman' on their 'Revolver' album as a D7#9 form as well as 'I feel Free' by Cream on their Fresh Cream album as E7 #9 which predated Hendrix's use in pop music. Maybe Hendrix was a Beatles fan?

It was also use by Coltrane, perhaps the Beatles were Coltrane fans...I think you see where I am going.

Congrats on your degree.

[0ZK0R0]

@synthfreakify I wasn't being a prick, at least not trying to be. Sorry you took offense. Re-reading it I guess it may have seemed flippant if taken the wrong way but that was not my intent.

The Internet can be a bad medium for exchange, especially between people who do not know each other.

Again, sorry to know I offended you.If you knew me you would know I am not a beligerent kind of guy.

[carriersignal]

I love to watch people sing while playing the drums. I can't do either one.....

[joelgallant9]

4 canadians must a been drunk and accidently clicked the dislike by mistake

[crymson100]

@joelgallant9 ya EAH!!!

[BraedonBrad]

@joelgallant9 Yeah musta been me wooo! I was piss drunk the other day, I'm change it to like.

[arsontoy123]

@joelgallant9  or it could of been 5 average Americans ...

[hilt134]

@arsontoy123 no jelous americans

[cfazekas0441]

@joelgallant9 fuck off nigger amaricans are the new niggers

[babyimawantyou]

@cfazekas0441 well said

[frostbittencanadian]

always loved the opening guitar riff in this classic Canadian (eh??) song!!



[Mikey99999999]

What a lame crowd!

[Satantransvertdeath]

Do the Stampeders have any more songs that are heavy like this?

[melgrimon]

Saw these guys a couple of years ago -- they're still great!

[nubetuber51]

four people aren't Canadians.

[robert930tn]

Thats what rocks is them WILD EYES

[TheQ97]

. . . a little known Band outside of CANADA . . .

BUT . . . In My Top 10 Canadian Bands!!!

Do Yer Own Self A Treat AND Check Out All

Of Their Songs!!!

[OC1821]

Drummer spells sexy

[missmicheleo]

@OC1821 drummers are always sexy

[TalkALotMore]

Now that's an audience that knows how to rock! Still, classic song.

[LordDoja36]

great song

[7vitaman]

Two guys who could have played in the NFL with ease: Tom Brown, and Arnie Weinmeister. Of course Joe Kapp did play. Met him too. Jerk.. same with Willie Fleming

[RantzinmyPantz]

The Bassman"s groovin out, kickass tune

[fashionmaeven]

Heard this song on New Waterford Girl, now it's my jam!

[TSTTrocks]

this band is so close sounding to focus

[gvrcst]

Love these guys.

[ufofan1980]

The drummer reminds me alot of Levon Helm from The Band, just in the style he sings and plays the drums at the same time. He kind of sounds like Burton Cummings voice wise. Such a cool band.

[7vitaman]

Kamloops and Kelowna in October. Already done a concert in Castlegar. Guess they don't like Vancouver. Ugh! (Hey, they are Flames fans, and no doubt their fav football team is the Calgary Stampeders)

[skaggsey]

@7vitaman nope - Flames fan and a B.C. Lions fan here . . .

[7vitaman]

@skaggsey You with the band? Flames need to fire the Sutters.

Get Iginla going again. Anyone who hires Mike Keenan lacks brains

[skaggsey]

@7vitaman I wish I was with the band...couldn't carry a tune to save my life...lol. And to expand on your Keenan theory - can now say anyone who hires Keenan AND the Sutters lack brains...may be to late for Iggy. May be time to let loose to a squad where he has a legit shot at the Cup and get some young guys back in return to start the rebuilding process...as far as the Lions go...been a fan since the Kapp/Fleming days..yeah, I'm old...lol.

[7vitaman]

@skaggsey and I am old. Remember both Grey Cups.I knew Sonny Homer's younger Brother Don. Good boxer. Lived down the street from By Bailey, and Tom Hinton. Them were the days

[kilmorey13]

i went to see the stampeders last year in lethbridge and ill be dam sure to see them this august again they come here every summer they sound better now than they did in the 70s

[7vitaman]

@chevyguybc Oct Kamloops and then Kelowna. Google their website

[7vitaman]

@kilmorey13 When are they coming to the Fraser Valley?? These guys are super

[metalcorbett]

its all about Rush The Stampeders and bacon

[Steacy783]

Opp's ,,, THUMBS up x 6:)

[Steacy783]

@MyLesPaulcopy Man ,, you are too young too remember ! Every-thing before the mid seventies was pre-recorded and lip synced ! Well almost everything ! Only thing back then was they were pretty bad at it ! They weren't actor's they were musicains !

[azzorroww]

@MyLesPaulcopy

Thank you for your in put,and yes bands do generally use the studio version live that is until they played it so much say a hit single they change it a bit to keep the song fresh for the band to play your promo comment is interesing too are these demos your refering too just wondering, again thank you for responding wild eyes is indeed a great canadian rock song.

[lancewheat67]

lancewheat67 seen these guy`s twice in concert and this is there opening song !!

opening act for them had maybe 12 people out dancing when they came on stage the dance floor was full and all night it was full thanks for the memories

your #1fan

[ANTIKORPproductions]

amazing

[azzorroww]

@MyLesPaulcopy you can't be serious are you, if you are well they were most likely the first band to have a impromptu unplugged concert

[azzorroww]

a rocking opus yes best song in candian rock well thats a lofty statement for any fan of music or band to say their are so many genre's styles coming out then i don't think it's the best it rates up there for sure, but to give you one sky larks wild flower would be up there in my opinion i would certanly agree though canadian bands kick ass indeed keep listening and enjoying the music sash850

[StampFan67]

Support the Stampeders, subscribe to there channel "StampedersOnline".

Stampeders Rule!!!!!, P.S wild eyes is easily my favorite song.

[gamebeetle]

There's some awesome HD Stampeders vids on the StampedersOnline channel, check it out. I think its there new band channel.

[denecarlito]

When I play the lead intro. at parties, friends freak!

[schmegan]

tough crowd lol

[GSHLproductions]

golden

[Grandmere06]

I seen these guys in Yarmouth, NS in the early 70's and they were awesome.......

[jsilence418]

@Grandmere06 really? did you seen dem by ?????

[austing12]

my music teacher played with these guys in the Yukon and he said that they were real dicks

[austing12]

@RayveeMoncton its a one on one class and im 14 i think i can handle it

[mcrobocreations]

hey it looks like the t.v show let them play over air band to track...sounds the same except beg solo end

[Putridsight]

This is truly a heavy song for its time. Too bad they never stayed in this direction which in my opinion would have made them a much better band. Awesome live act as well, and yes they still got it even today.

[9xMetalx9]

Listen to the Anvil cover of this song. It rocks!

[wrangler4banger]

Heard this on 1050 CHUM, early '70s.

[jsilence418]

Listen to the Stampeders do their Black Sabbath impression.

[AlexisGuitar94]

My mother saw them in Bathurst, New Brunswick in 1977. She was 14 and she's said it was a great show. I would love to live in the 70's ... to be 14 years old in 1977...wow!

[fabrikk60]

LOL! I was 17 in 1977, being totally depressed because I wasn't living in the *60s* when my heros like Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles were around. I thought the 70s sucked and only wanted to travel back in time. Maybe every generation experiences this this kind of wistful nostalgia for times they never lived through.

[AlexisGuitar94]

Lol 60's are 10 years before the 70's. 70's are almost 40 years before the 70's I am extremly depressed right now XD! but I would love to live in the Hendrix-Janis-Morrison-beatles era too

[orangetown67]

yes, we really do

im 19 right now

[odiumimbues]

kurt cobain gave us nostagia too...

but he also said every 10 to 20 years good bands will arise..

so everyone hope.

[speedwack]

Was this from like the Tommy Hunter show or something? i don't recognize the program...

[MrNucleus01]

Kenny Rodgers & the 1st Edition had a show called - "Rollin' on the River"

Early 70's out of Toronto..

Also see clips from April Wine, A Foot In Coldwater, 5 Man Electrical Band, Lighthouse & Crowbar...all from the same show.

[wrangler4banger]

WOW! Haven't heard this in over 30 years...brings back memories...thanks

[MajorDrummer7]

Just saw them in Renfrew, litterally 20 minutes ago.. Bought a shirt, and they signed it, wow, what a show, for me and my dad, cost us $8.00. Was amazing!!! Never forget it, My dad said to the bassist "You remind me of Randy Bachman" so the bassist said "Lucky Randy" Ahaha! Hilarious, AWESOME SHOW!!

[edude203]

Seen them in mattawa Ontario last summer it was awsome

[Electard]

canada rocks

[sparwood8]

These guys are awesome. BTO and 'The Guess Who' rule, though

[sash850]

Best Song In History! Canadian Bands Kick Ass!

[lookinatpixels]

@sash850 no shit eh!

[gilles117]

I've missed this song so much, thanks for putting it here.

[srgmcgyver777]

i heard this on q107 and had to hear it again!

[ORRfan13]

me too, i love Q

[humbledb4jesus]

don't worry - q107 will play it again 30 times before next week :)

[onetimeuse12]

SICK SONG! heard it on the radio today!

[sash850]

im seeing these guys tonight in red deer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!tonight

[sparwood8]

Hope it wasn't as hot as it was here in the Fraser Valley (101 deg F)

[Slapshot8708]

i'm seeing these guys at the Grand Bank summer festival August 1, and this song's pretty rocking

[SennaF1GP]

Ronny King... The bassist for the Stampeders use to play in the house band in a small bar in downtown Calgary back in the mid 80's... Is there any one out there who can remember the name of his bad and the name of the bar that he played in..... For all the times I was down there you would think I could remember at least one of them.... One 2 many beers I guess!!!...hahaha The band Ronny played in was very good, tight... And Ronny was pretty funny!!!.. It was always a good time going there!!!

[Piedtyper1]

Ronnie King and the Stamps

Dicken's Pub

[SennaF1GP]

Dicken's Pub & Ronnie King and the Stamps!!!!....... Like I said I must of had one to many beers back in those days.... LOL!!! When I was going to school, I was down there most weekends and once or twice a week. Great bar and always a blast when Ronnie and the band were there!!!

[SweetWildEyes]

kewl song,,,never heard it before ! xox hmmmm,,,i dedicate it to Shadow3

[shaniaisgod]

Free Concert Downtown Edmonton

[shaniaisgod]

These Guys are appearing in Edmonton, AB on July 18, 2009 Come one come all lets party

[bj616]

These dudes Rock! Love this tune.

[Steacy783]

5 star Dude't

[An1Drag0n]

Amazing song by an amazing band. Classic hard rock elements with strong, hard vocal work make this song a staple for what music should sound like.

[monstertrucker1]

canadian crowd going wild, eh?

[kukubau]

EXCELLENT !....

Thanks !!!

[safarani]

You know those guitars that are like... double guitars?

[nato101010]

Yes, what about them?

[scottmcg666]

Does a double guitar count as one or two? Like, did he "rock it on the double guitar"... or did he "rock it on the double guitars"?

[TheDaleDenton]

@safarani double neck's, not double guitars

[azzorroww]

@safarani yes that was revolutionary also listen to the slide in wild eyes were the stampeders the first to do this in the studio or in this live performance let me know.

[JustSomeGuyOk]

@safarani umm yeah?

[M1st4T]

@safarani well spotted Sherlock

[nydbass]

My band opened for these guys in richmound,sask and they rock and perform like i've never seen before.saw them play 2 days ago.what a blast

[ArticCat4Life]

im guna try to learn this song on drums

[almcdaniel]

this is rock

[BCK]

Between Sweet City Woman, Devil you, Monday Morning choo choo and now this, I never knew what to make of these guys back in 1972. Now I admire their versatility!

[corinnaball]

Red Hot Chili Peppers sampled this quite creatively in "Can't Stop".

[bmaj7]

ok somebody control that canadian crowd!

[ltstartrek2002]

so kool

[chrissept21]

holy fuck this is a good song

I LOVE LIVIN IN CANADA

[tubesandvinyl]

Superb live version!  Top 10 all-time Canadian band. Thanks for uploading

[threethirds]

403!

[mmark678]

great canadaian band

[froff69]

what the hells up with the audience?? they are just sitting there like they aren't allowed to move at all, this is a rocking tune.

[wheeliestunter]

prolly some exclusive gig that only some rich pricks could afford.

[evcco]

prolly expecting to hear 'sweet city woman' or something, and were like WTF?!

[GSHLproductions]

sweet!!! vid this song rocks!!!

[GoldenSlumbers109]

rocking with a double neck guitar ^^

[bengal21]

very cool

great vocals

[glamourboy89]

Canada Kicks ASS

[sparwood8]

Canadian group from Calgary. Just two guitars and the Drummer. Very good

[glamourboy89]

i No Eh Pretty Sweet lol

[skamaster48]

1 guitar 1 bassist

[ChebbsMastaFlex]

People always forget about the bass:(

[wheeliestunter]

I always crank the bass up on the tone for this song!!

[Vivisectionalist]

Good band.....but Amazing song.=)

[rinfuso1]

Does anybody know what show this is from?

[69Lovett]

Rollin on the River

[rinfuso1]

Thanks. A Canadian program or the U.S.A?

[69Lovett]

I believe it was filmed in Toronto..

and hosted by Kenny Rodgers and the First Edition..

Google it.. lots of Greats on that show

[zandaroz]

One of the least played songs of the Stampeders and yet one of THE best!! Good hard driving rock. Calgary is proud of these guys!!

[ohgreatguru]

the guy on the left stage reminds me of that guy in 'no country for old men'?

[glamourboy89]

Love This Tune What A Great Song.Ah Ya The Best Of Canadian Classic Rock

[thethingscurvy]

Wild Eyes still ranks as one of my all time favorite songs. It's heavy as hell even by today's standards. I'd love to hear a Death or Doom Metal version! I got to see and meet the band a few years ago in Sault Ste Marie, Canada. I still have the signed pic mounted.

[passtherest]

got cd of Stampeders' Rubs and Dubes for me it was from a 8 tack to cassette to a CD is a big thing for me to get a hold off

[edude203]

seen them last night in canada they were rockin

[gilles19522]

tres bon rock retro

[sparwood8]

Bunch of hippy freako's

[sparwood8]

First time I heard was summr of '72, partying on Kitsilano Beach (Vancouver)

[Napco205]

Never realized this is the band that sang the song "sweet city woman"! This is a bad ass song. I don't think they would stay true to the Hard Rock tone,...more and likely this is the only heavy song they have,...which sucks.

[dexterriley]

1st concert i ever attended with my parents, i might have been 10 or 11 i guess, i must say..the set up with the drummer not in the classic pyramid formation makes so much sense its kind of wild its not done more often..wicked tune..thanks for posting.

[wascman]

Wonderful song!

[Manwithjeep]

Amazing what a great sound these 3 man Canadian bands had or have. Stampeders, Triumph and Rush.

[kneelh]

Any one know where I can get this song 'digitally'? iTunes doesn't have it.. I love this song.

[kneelh]

Found it.. thanks anyway.

[ChadJHachey]

wicked

[canucker47]

Awesome song!

[kyuss4me]

Still sounds fucken great... first time I heard this song was on the Juno's telecast performance and April Wine won for best album with "Stand Back" I think it could have been 74 im guessin'

[minskimia]

Only 3 guys at that!I saw them in 73 at high school and it was just those three and it was awesome.

[minskimia]

What talent.. just goes to show that real wholesome rock still kicks ass!!

[sneakyman149]

this song rocks ,even today, that is jammin'..for me stands the test of time! VEry kewl. Great psychedelic sound too.

[ravenchildxxx]

a blast from the past my uncle ronny on bass, kick ass band in there time exelent video !

[britishcalifornia]

Wow what a find,great classic hard Rock

I still have the album this was on,great stuff thx