@beatnik8tv It is hard to list them, simply because hard rock umbrella is so wide. I'd recommend to google hard rock bands (or searching more info about Blackjack and trying to find similar artists that way) or so.
@damageinc2785 I thought maybe it was Chuck Kirkpatrick, who did background vocals on the first Blackjack album, but he never replied...so I guess I was wrong. Someone who knows the intricacies of the recording sessions so specifically, I assumed before knowing for sure. My bad. Unless it is him after all...
Wow, When I found out about this band I thought there was a time when Bolton had balls, turns out his pussy only got bigger over the years, way to go Vivian Bolton
wow seen this band many years ago and Michael made a comment he never played with this band but I knew he was lying I have these albums to prove him wrong...and seen him live with them.
its funny how this turned into a TOM DOWD page, i am still amazed at how much he did, and never put his name on stuff....i just found out today he produced this album. i love this album man, just to late, or to early...bad timing, but i still have the original album that u open like a deck of cards.Tom was a nuclear phisesit(spelling?) Manhattan project, without him, we would still be twisting huge pots, not pushing/pulling faders! well of knowledge!
Tom Dowd was AWESOME to work with. Mkae no mistake. He was open to suggestios. MB's problems had nothing to do with "the sound". It was something else which I won't get into here. Sandy
Believe me, Tom Dowd never tried to make any artist or group into something other than what they were. The material BlackJack recorded would not have been as well served by a Bad Company 'sound'. And frankly, I found Bolotin a little strange to be around - probably his own insecurities at that early point in his career.
You're not the first one to say that, actually. Others I've spoken to found him a little "strange" in those days. Your name is Chuck...are you who I think you are?
@originalsin19 obviously he is not not Chuck as he mispelled Bolton, I knew many of the original group, they were not properly promoted, Michael could do some songs now like Kid Rock, they have the same tone in their voice.
@ixionlux ...absolutely...kid rock is a worthless, big bad joke. i don't know how that fuck emerged like a mushroom on the goat shit. what is wrong with the people who brought him in? can't they come up with a real artist?
Tom Dowd sometimes had difficulty producing bands...simply because the bandmembers wouldn't listen to good advice, and Tom would never try to force anything on anybody. You either 'got it' or you did not when working with Tom. Dowd always seemed to do best working with singers, and I personally witnessed his magic; his ability to pull things out of singers that even they didn't know they had in them.
That's an interesting testimony. Bolotin/Bolton said in 1986 that he felt really intimidated by Tom Dowd and that he never felt comfortable with him. I completely agree that Dowd was a magical producer, but I've heard from both Bolton and Bruce Kulick that he turned their desired sound inside out--they were going for a heavier Bad Company sounds and ended up with more of an R&B tone. Great producer, though. I would never knock him.
@originalsin19 The R&B tone totally worked for them, the same way it did for Whitesnake (bringing some great sonic textures on songs like 'Give Me All Your Love' and 'Fool For Your Lovin''). When Tom Dowd, speaks, people should listen!
Bruce did well to lose the pedo-stache.
meekrob 3 months ago
What kind of rock is this?
beatnik8tv 6 months ago
@beatnik8tv AOR/hard rock.
GoodGuitarSolos 6 months ago
@GoodGuitarSolos thanks al ot I like this sort of rock. Are there any bands like this?
beatnik8tv 6 months ago
@beatnik8tv It is hard to list them, simply because hard rock umbrella is so wide. I'd recommend to google hard rock bands (or searching more info about Blackjack and trying to find similar artists that way) or so.
GoodGuitarSolos 6 months ago
who is "chuck"
damageinc2785 8 months ago
@damageinc2785 I thought maybe it was Chuck Kirkpatrick, who did background vocals on the first Blackjack album, but he never replied...so I guess I was wrong. Someone who knows the intricacies of the recording sessions so specifically, I assumed before knowing for sure. My bad. Unless it is him after all...
originalsin19 8 months ago
@originalsin19 it may be, check his page, he talks about videos of him already being on youtube in reply to some twat posting a rude comment.
BackToNature79 5 months ago
mad song , love it!
missjudish 9 months ago
Such a good song.
missjudish 9 months ago 15
wow...great song....never heard of this band...
Machelle3200 10 months ago 4
original - thanks for posting this song.
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OffTheCharts365 10 months ago
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beatnik8tv 11 months ago
Wow, When I found out about this band I thought there was a time when Bolton had balls, turns out his pussy only got bigger over the years, way to go Vivian Bolton
woodyburns 1 year ago
cool song..first time hear it today and i like it very much
kostasmiki 1 year ago
I like this old production sound, it's far better than anything new!
AORCrazy 1 year ago
@AORCrazy Today's music ain't got the same soul...
RockaRollaSteel 11 months ago 2
@AORCrazy totally...yeah
rg2027x 6 months ago
where i can get it?
psychologicznawojna 1 year ago
wow seen this band many years ago and Michael made a comment he never played with this band but I knew he was lying I have these albums to prove him wrong...and seen him live with them.
drumforu 1 year ago
its funny how this turned into a TOM DOWD page, i am still amazed at how much he did, and never put his name on stuff....i just found out today he produced this album. i love this album man, just to late, or to early...bad timing, but i still have the original album that u open like a deck of cards.Tom was a nuclear phisesit(spelling?) Manhattan project, without him, we would still be twisting huge pots, not pushing/pulling faders! well of knowledge!
thanx 4 posting! 1 of those whoa days!
gwamba 2 years ago
Anyone knows where i can buy this track?
VanWorkum 2 years ago
Tom Dowd was AWESOME to work with. Mkae no mistake. He was open to suggestios. MB's problems had nothing to do with "the sound". It was something else which I won't get into here. Sandy
OHOHHAI 2 years ago
great track!!!
DarkNomad 2 years ago 2
Believe me, Tom Dowd never tried to make any artist or group into something other than what they were. The material BlackJack recorded would not have been as well served by a Bad Company 'sound'. And frankly, I found Bolotin a little strange to be around - probably his own insecurities at that early point in his career.
ROCKSTARCRANE 2 years ago
You're not the first one to say that, actually. Others I've spoken to found him a little "strange" in those days. Your name is Chuck...are you who I think you are?
originalsin19 2 years ago
@originalsin19 obviously he is not not Chuck as he mispelled Bolton, I knew many of the original group, they were not properly promoted, Michael could do some songs now like Kid Rock, they have the same tone in their voice.
ssgrickadams1 1 year ago
@ssgrickadams1
He didn't misspell anything: Bolotin is Michael Bolton's birth name. But thanks for calling me an idiot nonetheless.
originalsin19 1 year ago 7
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ariexmae 9 months ago
@ariexmae I'm not sure what you mean by that. Could you explain?
originalsin19 9 months ago
@ssgrickadams1 Did you just compare MB's voice to kid rock. Holy shit dude. MB is a singer, kid rock is fucking joke.
ixionlux 7 months ago 13
@ixionlux ...absolutely...kid rock is a worthless, big bad joke. i don't know how that fuck emerged like a mushroom on the goat shit. what is wrong with the people who brought him in? can't they come up with a real artist?
1dannyrios 1 month ago
Tom Dowd sometimes had difficulty producing bands...simply because the bandmembers wouldn't listen to good advice, and Tom would never try to force anything on anybody. You either 'got it' or you did not when working with Tom. Dowd always seemed to do best working with singers, and I personally witnessed his magic; his ability to pull things out of singers that even they didn't know they had in them.
ROCKSTARCRANE 2 years ago
That's an interesting testimony. Bolotin/Bolton said in 1986 that he felt really intimidated by Tom Dowd and that he never felt comfortable with him. I completely agree that Dowd was a magical producer, but I've heard from both Bolton and Bruce Kulick that he turned their desired sound inside out--they were going for a heavier Bad Company sounds and ended up with more of an R&B tone. Great producer, though. I would never knock him.
originalsin19 2 years ago 3
@originalsin19 The R&B tone totally worked for them, the same way it did for Whitesnake (bringing some great sonic textures on songs like 'Give Me All Your Love' and 'Fool For Your Lovin''). When Tom Dowd, speaks, people should listen!
raypowersmusic 1 year ago
I love this song since I was a teenager and it is very difficult to find it to download it.
Thanks for putting it in you tube.
Greetings from Puerto Rico!
Gila511 2 years ago