rail - 1-2-3-4 rock and roll

[87dawgman]

Been looking for Kelly the drummer for years!!!! They are from Seattle and opened for Nugent's North American tour ending it in Chehalis Washington of all places!!!!!! Great song by a bunch of great guys!!!!!

[KatLuvsTesla]

Still belting it out... saw them Friday night and they BLEW MY MIND!!!

[ajrodriguez5000234]

man i havent heard that track in prob 30 years watta tune

[joeserocki]

This is what the 80's were all about :)

[buttercuprk]

Saw them with Helix & Nightranger!

[ChuckieInMT]

Love these guys and the thing that blows me away is - Wasn't This Just The Other Day? Ha! Happy 1980's Everyone -

[Stephen0417]

Yea I remember this band...one of those "one hit wonders" that had a solid sound but did not capitolize on it. Good twin axe attack and heavy bass tone with good carrying vocals. What became of these guys? Anyone...? So many good bands that were not followed through with, look at the stuff we have to deal with today...geez!

[jokebooks]

I remember hearing this as a kid. What a MTV kid I was.

[CHICO6700]

i been looking for this album , very hard to find

[Soundtrack1000]

@CHICO6700 Mitch Baker from GTA Vice City would be smiling to hear this:)))

[quneur]

Terry used to drive a brown Camaro which he sold to the neighbor kid before moving out from his house in Bellevue. That ungreatful kid ending up selling the car five years later and probably will kick my ass for telling. Anyway, Dan would have said, 'Hi' if he knew Rail was on YouTube.

[djs58111]

What i can`t believe is when I was in 8th grade (back in `84) me and 3 other buddies used this band and song as our jam at our jr. high air band contest. And needless to say we kicked every bodies asses that participated using other (pop tunes) from back in the day. Somehow when we started playing the volume was cranked up!!

[DRpretorius39]

I still have this on cassette tape!! COOL!

[evol1349]

saw this band in portland last year,still sounding killer

[Sparty2100]

Another great band that got the shaft in my opinion.

[gjc82071]

I remember this video debut on MTV. Holy shit I'm getting old.

[mrjoox2]

Been lookin' for this vid forever I remember this band they won a MTV contest and this was the video that was part of the grand prize

[gjc82071]

@mrjoox2 What contest? Friday night, MTV Battle of the Bands? LOL! I remember Quite Riot "Come on feel the noize" held for 3 weeks, )I even called/voted on the 1-900 #), anyway Genesis "That's all" beat them, who were in turn beat by Journey "Send her my love". God I really love/miss the 80's.

[Sparty2100]

@gjc82071 I think it was called the "Friday Night Video Fights" wasn't it? Back then MTV was fun, not like the crap that they show now. You can keep "Teen Mom" and "I used to Be Fat" Bring back "IRS"s The Cutting Edge" "The Young Ones" and the "Headbangers Ball" Damn, I'm old. LOL

[Shadowchylde]

@Sparty2100 These guys were the winners of the first ever "MTV Basement Tapes" contest. They got a record deal out of it... and sadly, apparently wasted some of the money on furry boots.

[whoabobs69]

@Sparty2100 Rail was one of the winners from MTV Basement Tapes contests, I remember when they won, I still have the vinyl of this release. long time ago... \m/ \m/

[billhillify]

The Songs are repeated for you convenience....Ha Ha....I recall this

[imperivm13]

what ever happened to this band?

[ElizabethProvencio]

BOOTS WITH THE FUR!!!!!!! :D

[Pandown10]

This is usually the type of shit I cant stand, but I actually like it. Great crescendo's & groove.... who am i?

[bluesmanzzz]

@ninjasaki Ouch!

Yeah I had one of those sticks. They're jagged.

did you catch the show with Van Halen?

My friends went. Yeah like it was said before these guys should have been huge. They were technically better than a lot of bands that did break through around this time.

Great Live band.

My friend Jeff Northrup played guitar with them and Ronnie Montrose also did some shows briefly as a guitarist .

[marktheshark12]

Terry Young: Bass and lead vocals, Kelly Nobles: drums, Richard Knotts: Guitar, vocals, Andrew Baldwin: Guitar, vocals.

That's right from the back of the 1984 EP I have in my sweaty hands right now!!!

[SteveandDevon]

it is not Bruce. these guys were from seattle. they won the MTV BASEMENT TAPES contest which is how they got this record deal.

[MrHaightred]

Does anyone know who the lead guitarist on the left is? He kinda looks like, either Bruce Kulick(KISS) or maybe Vivian Cambell(DIO,WHITESNAKE) let me know

[75mm]

It is Bruce Kuliick..

[redoctober2008]

@MrHaightred His name is Andy Baldwin; the band Rail came from Bellevue, Wa.

Drummer is Kelly Nobles (and is truly excellent); bass guitar & lead singer is Terry James Young, while rhythm guitar was Rick Knotts.

THey needed a DIFFERENT producer/record company: they could/should have been HUGE!

[75mm]

Shit ya cant help but crank it up you 40 yr olds! LOL! Hey I'm there!

[Vegascadillac]

Fuzzy boots...hehehe

[ninjasaki8569]

I saw these guys in the mid 80's in Medford, OR. Great show, but the drummer broke a stick and through it out into the crowd and the guy 4-5 people away from me caught it---IN THE EYE LOL!!!!

[AngryAgain]

i saw this on mtv back in 84 and bought the ep the same week. I thought it was great but never heard from the band again...all I ever saw in my store was a EP. no follow up videos ever either.

[75mm]

It's kinda like a cheerleader feel to the chourus, Still love the song!

Always will!

[deathtouch100]

really good song I used to hear this on metal shop, anyone remember that show on the radio?? me,me,me,me,metalshop the only show with teeth,lol

[Freyja1133]

oh Gods!  It 's the Yell leaders of Metal!

[75mm]

I want that Westone Bass!

[fourquarter]

I have the promotional copy of the e.p.!!! This song really is pretty damn good. The singer looks like a younger version of the guy from Hericane Alice(remember them?)

[smw211]

This song should be recognized as a staple to metal anthems, it's EPIC.

[richietcb]

I have their album 1985 on EMI

[75mm]

Hey, back in 1984-85 these guys rocked. Well....this song anyway was killer for it's time. Fuck Radiohead!

[d13tv]

every cheesy move in the book ... AWESOME!!!!!

[Herseycosmo67]

ok that was scary

[imperivm13]

i wonder what ever became of these guys? i thought they were a good band, and i still have the albums they did make.

[75mm]

Actually Terry (Vcalist) has the band back together and do the occasional gig!

I remember the 1st time this was played on MTV, I loved 'em just for this song & Terrys' Bass sound!

[fredhetz]

These guys opened up for Van Halen once upon a time.

[Ginglish1971]

I can't believe this is here! I remember them on the MTV Basement Tapes.  So Cheezy, so bad, so hilarious! :-)

[InHerWasLife]

holy crap thatz bad

[thimoneus]

I had this very weird and random thought the other day of, "Remember that band from 1984 called Rail?" So I decided to look them up on You Tube. I didn't realize just how hair metal they were when I was a twelve year old. MTV promoted the Hell out of that video when they started showing it, and now it is just a one post You Tube video with ten comments. At least Rail lives on in some of our memories.

[Jamnjeff]

If my memory serves me right...Rail won MTV basement tapes contest way back in the 80s...Love this song....

[paintraindesigns]

Wow, I thought I was the only old dude with tons of useless random band knowledge. Fuck Yeah!

[Devast8ion]

What's interesting is that it's a hair band with a singer who plays an instrument. Hairbands, usually, are interested in making sure their singer can grab his crotch and sashay around the stage like a chick, so it's kind of cool that this band doesn't do that. And... the guitar faces are fucking classic. I spotted the "Someone's blowing me", the "God damn it, I'm playing guitar", and the "Yes I'm happy as fuck, but I'm trying to mask it as an evil grin". Only Glenn Tipton does it better.

[Freyja1133]

Rail wasn't a hair metal !! only a great metal band

[rob1tnt]

Killer band. Classic early 80's metal but that lead singer. Jeeeezzz. What a mug.

[mikeycereal]

Hey Rock N Rolla's!!! Awesome! UHhhhh!!!! Where did the lead singer buy the Rebecca DeMornay wig?

[keeblerdeathsquad]

Dude! He totally looks like her! ROFLMAO!

[80rockforever]

metal ownage \m/

[stoneagefootball]

thankyou!! thankyou!! Thankyou!!!

brings back great memories

[DBNHellspawn]

Man, this made my week. I haven't seen this in years. I freakin' loved Rail!

[mubduh]

Rail rocks!