PAT TRAVERS BAND: BOOM BOOM(OUT GO THE LIGHTS) Live 1976 *Vintage Classic!*

[DanielPaul56]

He plays the HELL outta that guitar!!!!!!

[JALtheImpaler]

when I say boom boom, you say out go the lights.

[CRAZYBuNnyPr0dUcTi0n]

everytime he says boom boom I pull my gf's top down.

[yugang08]

I am wondering to myself: how did canada's music export went from Pat Travers, Rush and Frank Marino to nickelback?

[radesigninc]

Can you believe the audience? Did he say thank you?

It's the other way around-ThankYou Pat & Band!

& to think only 3 pcs.

[Gixxer983]

bass rippin like hell at 0:47

[Gixxer983]

If your feet aint jumping to this, your soul is gone.

[captkilt]

@Gixxer983 Now you know thats right!!!

[dogdad50]

Rory Gallagher was awesome. Saw him back in '86. Very underrated by the public.

[mickeymousebiker1]

Pat Travers just cooked with this one! A long time ago, I had the honor of hearing Rory Gallagher do a version of this. Bruisin'! Rory's old band, Taste, was king tone, as well. Heaven love ya, Rory!

[Flap999]

Killer tasty licks

[AkisColdplay]

Phil-x brought me here....

He has done an amazing cover of this song!

[Gretschization]

@AkisColdplay Yes, the best version ever

[NickFury1006]

Wow, PT.. forgotton guru..

[arizonatc]

Great Stuff

[heartfanjim01]

PT never replaced Randy. His band just filled for a few shows till Ozzy was ready to replace Randy and continue on the tour.

[glynnth]

Call it what u want, but there r times when I can TOTALLY RELATE to that sentiment....

[MrMetalBreath]

listen to the tone on the phase shifter....man...he had it that night....true blue

[suzys11]

I worked as a cocktail server at "THE PLACE" in south Seattle. It was my night off. I went up to the bartender to ask for a glass of wine. She looked at me and said, "Don't you work here?" I said yes. She said, "I'll let you work for tips if you just go ring up every body in line....I worked for tips, for 20 min and made $120. That was SEattle, Wa, 1981.

[Freyja1133]

what country is  Pat Travers from?

[heartfanjim01]

@Freyja1133 PT is from Canada.

[CAP1997FURACAO]

thanks to phil x , i know this kick ass band !

[DLRisVH]

Nicko McBrain (Iron Maiden) on drums, Mars Cowling on bass. Great rhythm section, hooked up with Pat during him time in the UK.

[maillady22]

Like, like ,Like. Sooooo Like this!!!!!

[dezertfox4323]

nico from maiden on drums, pat travers underated, this is outstanding. and the bass player is too cool for school with his 70's collar and porn must ash.

[JahElad]

@sharktank17 Never heard this before...always thought it was Bernie Trme and Brad Gillis that were the replacements?

[m1kewithaone]

@sharktank17 i think it's cool that you know that. and because i was on acid at the time, i can't remember for sure, but i thinik in 76 i saw him in concert with rick darringer in san bernardino. and it looks like they were touring in 76, but it also could have been 77, yah, yah, i don't remember for sure. and somebody else who did a song called d.o.a. but i can't remember who, maybe if i could remember what kind of acid i was on, that would help? i know it wasn't window pain.. :)

[Sincopare]

Where is this show, at an Amish county fair? WAKE T F U!

[LordSnow69]

watch?v=z7hER42B5WA 

[LordSnow69]

Listen to MARS!!!!

[m1kewithaone]

@LordSnow69 mars? where can you hear that? you cant mean mars like what used to be on the radio back in the mid 80s. or was it early 90s??

[LordSnow69]

@m1kewithaone The bass player's nickname is Mars.

[m1kewithaone]

@m1kewithaone oh, ok thanx for that.

[hawg427]

Saw him with Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush in Jax. Fl. in 1977 Great Show.

[StevieReaRea]

Pat could have made it major big time but he chose to go techno with crash and burn so he pretty much crashed and burned. Still my favorite though.

[hillsmith]

Mars is the man!

[bhykthor77]

funny to see nicko playing drums without maiden hahahahahahahahahaha :)

[strongarmy1000]

Go to YouTube and Search RORMAN and see many Videos of Harlan Rorman and Dane Rorman playing Music.

[billbocate]

1976....todaycan't figt

[spikeri812]

Stern rules!!!!!

[crutmauler]

Dedicate this song to Gabby Giffords and every other POS that assaulted the US Constitution.

[radiskull1973]

Is that Nikko Mcbrain on drums from IRONMAIDEN???

[MissEgasMoniz]

@radiskull1973 Yes!

[timin770]

PT would have been about 22 years old here

[tomcaat1]

my band played this in '77-'78 up and down the eastern seaboard, kicked ass then, kicks ass now, if you do a good enough job at it, its sure to resurrect any crowd into a frenzy, have to pronounce 'em DOA if this one didn't get 'em up

[thx113868]

rock and roll YA!

[pinkfloydrule27]

who would have thought that there was a connection between Gnidrolog, the obscure but amazing Prog band and Iron Maiden the Metal giants, and 2 of my favourite bands in one video, awsome

[LosGumbo]

This is an original LITTLER WALTER'S classic from the 50's (Chess Recording)

[GutiarAce]

The main riff sounds straight from Zeppelin's "how many more times"

[pbohnhof001]

Lacks a little something without Tommy Aldridge kick'n the drums, but cool none the less.

[mangeldeth]

Pat is amazing.

[bootstcat]

SAW HIM IN ROCKFORD IL 78 OR 79....SMALL THEATRE...TOO COOL....

HE SHOULD HAVE GONE FARTHER UP THE LADDER...GREAT SHOW...GREAT VOICE...

[mart3442]

Got to love Mars Cowling!

[lauratwo16]

Pat Travers' photo is in the dictionary under Boogie Woogie Rythm & Blues Guitar GOD!

[johnbob123a]

nicko mcbrain on drums

[Whitedovie]

This is what's goin' to happen to Obozo's parade....he and cabinet czars are DONE, well over cooked as most would say...

[ufofan1980]

Pat Travers, Canadian guitar legend, and Mars and Nicko have been in their spotlight as well. I believe Mars was in a band with Glenn Tipton and Nicko is now in Iron Maiden. A bunch of real pros here.

[alachabre]

Man, that audience must be completely stoned.

[groovei]

Best vid of this with Mars Cowling...

[AnnihilatingAngel]

Yo - whut up wit dis shit? A dude who can actually play & sing?? Where's the DJ scratching? The gay dancers? (sarcasm off)

[CheetoSantana]

YOWSER!!!

[TheOriginalBedazzler]

Those Germans must all be looking at each other going "Boom, boom, what?" lol...

[terribletimthepirate]

Misogynistic bullshit? Nah, blues.

[taximan55]

You don't get much better than Mars Cowling on bass Fun song

[mentalthelma]

Thanks Pat! I think you screwed the love of my life,

Edward.

[p0rkjell0]

@sharktank17 Brad Gillis from Night Ranger did that... That's where the Speak of the Devil album came from....

[RickM0301]

Is that Nicko McBrain, From Iron Maiden?

[joethepainter90]

Little Walter would be proud!

[TheRanger28]

I became a PT fan back in 1978 when a pal turned me on to the "Makin' Magic" album. Saw him in Vegas sometime in the mid 90's, this guy should have been huge. He had the looks (back then) and the guitar chops to match. Don't know what happened, music and radio changed (thanks MTV), I guess.

[TheDennisod]

Right about 1:30 it starts to sound a whole lot like Highway 61 by Johnny Winter

[nunya92]

Pat Travers band filled in here in Orlando when Randy Rhoads was killed just a couple days b4 the show @ the tangerine bowl. Did a great job

[Mazzystar1212]

I was going through the file of Pat Travers.

About 25 years ago, I worked for a radiologist that recommended Travers to me. I knew he had played as a session musician in Las Vegas, but I've seen him twice in these videos.

[drumulater]

My friend Rob, got me out to see this band in 1980. I was going to see RUSH, and Pat Traverse just happened to be the warm up band. My friend Rob wanted to see Pat Traverse, and I got hooked on music, and my friend who dragged me there for Pat, got hooked on RUSH. He was suprised when he saw RUSH. Both bands from Toronto. Both were doing there best.

boomboom, is no stranger to me. Good action rockin blues, at it's best. love it

[elpolarbear]

I saw PT open for Rush in Seattle Nov 1978.What a pair!!Damn,they set the Coliseum on fire.

[StevieReaRea]

Ello music lovers......I used to rock out to this band so loud my mother would scream to the top of her lungs to turn that shit down! LOL

[BloozeRockJunky]

That's a new one, never heard it. Every source I've ever seen cites Bernie Torme was hired as temporary replacement for Rhoades, then Brad Gillis came into the band after that. Where did you hear PT took over for Rhoades?

[BoogyWoogyCreep]

@BloozeRockJunky You are right. Travers never took over for Randy Rhoads, as it was Brad Gillis' gig. The Pat Travers BAND replaced Ozzy for the show in Orlando, Florida.

[originaltbyrd]

@BloozeRockJunky i saw ozzy on that tour in april, just a few days after randy's death. i've always thought i remembered hearing on the radio that pat travers was playing with ozzy. i didn't know any of pat's music or anything about him other than his name in those days, so i didn't know what he looked like. but i don't think i've ever seen it written anywhere that pat played with ozzy - i just remember it from the radio ads for the concert.

[rjst09]

@BloozeRockJunky ...That's correct PT did not play with Ozzy, Torme did. Schenker was the first pick, however, he could not make it work due to tour commitments.

[BloozeRockJunky]

@rjst09 Ozzy said Schenker wanted "a piece of the action" and insisted calling it the Schenker/Osbourne Band. Ozzy said he wanted no part of a band with the initials "SOB."

[AngusShanks]

@rjst09

Nope. He was just an asshole who wanted helicopters and all kinds of shit. Ozzy said fuck you and that was it. Schenker is a notorious asshole. Great player though.

[thewhiteelephant]

@rjst09 Fantastic--Not only is this a great video and version of this song, but even the comments and replies are respectful in disagreement and so much what I wish Youtube was.

[TVartDude]

@rjst09 i saw Brad Gillis on that tour in Memphis after Randy died.

[m1kewithaone]

@BloozeRockJunky what happened to rhoades? and does anybody know if randy had a sister named robin?

[dadazofjaz]

@BloozeRockJunky Brad Gillis from Night Ranger actually was the man> I went to the concert in Ohio expecting to see Pat! Brad later recorded with OZZY the album titled Speak of the Devil!

[18hendrix]

buen guitarrista, me gusto su forma de tocar.

[ilr111]

best solo of 1976!!!!!!!!

[maestro48239]

RAWK!!!!!! 5/5 great post

[VictorGuilherme]

Pat travers is a great singer and an unique rhythm guitarist. His lead playing isn't bad either. I love his dangerous, tense, sometimes sloppy licks. With Pat Thrall, his band had an amazing fusion of 80s and 70s guitar playing style. Besides all that, they had some of the best bassists and drummers of all rock music... Too bad he never managed to keep guys like Nicko McBrain or Tommy Aldridge for too long.

[gryzlov]

That bass player is pretty good!

[marshell1b]

This kicks major ass

[jozefthedick]

Nicko McBrain is awesome.

[Rolco64]

Now THIS is how it should sound! They can keep their 3 guitar lineups with keyboard and backup singers! This little trio is all we'll ever need!

[iuricastro22]

Awesome. Great performance.

It's amazing to see Nicko on his early days. Thanks for sharing this.

[fenderstrat734]

wheres the tab for dis song it rocks.

[Frosty1962]

Pat Travers is a great performer, but I really like Mars Cowling.

I saw these guys play a guitar clinic at Andy Penns Drum and Guitar City in Sacramento. Pat Thrall was playing rhythm and lead. Being a bass player I was impressed with Mars ability to stay with the drummer and highlight the guitar players with his quick bass licks.

[br549sample]

Amen on Cowling. What a monster bassist. His work on the "other" more popular version of Boom Boom is among the best bass exhibitions of all time.

[stemcelllover]

Pat is playing the 72 tele through that tube marshall and it sounds great. I listen to his new videos and he's playing (sounds to me) through solid state pedals and distortion boxes.

I really like the all tube signal chain better - brings out those nice blues tones and jazz chords so much better than the rat solid state sound.

[gonzof1]

Wow... Never heard this version. I feel dirty. It's misses something without the huge live audience participation. That's the only way I ever heard it before now.

[BloozeRockJunky]

If you think this version is missing something, check out the original studio recording on Travers' 1976 debut album sometime. It sounds kinda rockabilly, with keyboards, but still retains a blues attitude.

[wfcposey]

@BloozeRockJunky I loved the studio version growing up. I was 5 in '76 and my dad would do paintings of musicians for a friend who worked at WRIF in Detroit and besides paying him for the paintings, he would give him crates and crates full of albums, and guess which album happened to be in there? Pat's debut album. We wore that thing out listening to it. He does a rippin version of Mabelline and Hot Rod Lincoln on there. I think I still have it in my collection somewhere. time to start digging!

[BloozeRockJunky]

@wfcposey PT's debut was released on CD 4-5 years ago by some small British label. I got a copy off Ebay and it rocks!

[WW111864]

lol nicko mcbrain playing blues!!

[zigzagbigbag]

i feel sorry for all the shit head kids who think hip hop is good, or cool. this is music. lets see that dope kanye west come up with something like this. shit head. i hate todays music

[Rolco64]

You're so right about today's music! This is real-no computer generated booming bass-but a real bassist! A real drummer keeping time-and one hot shot guitar player! The way it should be. Thanks for your insights!

[ratfinko]

Please, someone light up a doobie!!

I'm back looking for a keg!!!

[VinBad007]

The clapping at the end is like at a church bake sale, and they just announced the winner for the best cupcakes.

[rick0000122]

thats totally vintage! i used to listen to that at 16 in 1977:)

[StCroixBoix]

Could be Robin Trower's brother when he cracks a smile.

[AuDIoSenCraTIc]

true....ohh well,,,best thing to do is just not quetion it and just enjoy the song

[AuDIoSenCraTIc]

Quick question...is this about beating his girl?

[BloozeRockJunky]

Not sure, a guy named Stan Lewis wrote it decades ago, and the bluesman Little Walter had a minor hit with it before Pat Travers. A lot of people tend to think it's about abuse, while others thing "Out Go The Lights" is meant to mean "Turn off the lights and let's screw."

[AuDIoSenCraTIc]

"I never felt this mad before

When I just found out she don't want me no more

If I get her in my sight

Boom boom! Out go the lights!" and how he keep sayin im ready to fight...

seems like an abuse song

[BloozeRockJunky]

The line is actually "never felt this BAD before." You could be right, not sure what Stan Lewis meant when he wrote it, and "ready to fight" could mean the guy in the song is ready to fight somebody to keep his girl.

[atomicplayboy4u]

LMAO !

[rainmanx63]

She dont want him no more...when she gets in his sights, he's gonna screw her and she'll want him again, at least for one more night anyway.

[debzeppeliniv]

fuck no dude on dude man southern justice

[veryjimmy]

awesome!!

[LesGomez]

Love those tasty 7ths! Just great bluesy feelin boogie.

[Scarletpride2]

I saw Pat Travers yesterday at a festival here in Des Moines, Iowa. He was simply AMAZING! This song was EXCELLENT. Simply the best band of the day.

[louswire]

even w/o the audience helping out... this is HOT STUFF!!!

[rjst09]

Great stuff, saw Pat open for Foghat in Chicago in 80 at the Ampitheater, they blew Foghat away. Great tone and songs, Pat should of been much bigger.

[gruvking]

Pat Travers got over looked as one of the last true guitar stylist.Saw him in Tulsa,Ok in 1981 with Ted Nugent and he made Nugent look like a wanna be guitarist.Just really tasty and interesting guitar tone.

[BloozeRockJunky]

Right you are. Travers was often voted "most likely to succeed" but he never did make it to the head of the class. Still, he influenced everyone from Kirk Hammet to Joe Bonamassa. Rock on!

[fjnoot]

never met them aint got no cool stories just think its a cool song

[fallenangels999]

what a legend

[filmmaker456]

My Dad was in the Pat Travers band in 1982 he is on the Black Pearl album and wrote I'd Rather See You Dead and i la la la love you and ammagawwann kick booty

[pilotoatomico]

thats sick, can I talk with him?

[santyrush]

hello friend, I`m Santy 42 old, from Spain...I m a very big Pat travers band, and I love Black pearl album, I think your father is Cowling, Genaro, or harriss.... ?¿?¿?¿ ok thank`s sincerely a friend.

[glenrock62]

I like this classic guitarist Pat Travers, I have their old album on tape: GO FOR WHAT YOU KNOW !

[filramil]

Interesting to hear nicko mcbrain "swinging" (more shuffling actually) ...something I would never imagine him doing in 1000 years with Maiden. Cool stuff.

[Frosty1962]

I saw Pat, Mars and Pat Thrall at Andy Penn's Drum and Guitar City in Sacramento, Tommy Aldrich was too cool to make the clinic (gay) . They did a guitar clinic that was so freakin' hot. Mars is so hot on the bass, Pat Travers was calling out cords and they totally ripped "Can't Get No Satisfaction" by The Stones. One thing I will say is Pat Thrall totally ripped Pat Travers a new one on every lead.

[BSlash24]

reminds me of 10 Years After, he sings like Alvin Lee.

[fgldnglbs]

The audience response in the '79 live version made the song, as least on rock radio.

[mojorisen74]

Yes, But the rockpalast crowd in the early days were really lame, so he may have been getting a good response everywhere else but Germany!

[BloozeRockJunky]

Agreed, plus there's a big difference in the size of the audience here--about 50 people in a TV studio, whereas "Go For What You Know" was recorded in much bigger venues so it stands to reason the audience would be louder.

[DavidBourke62]

Yes I know, Cowling is my second-favorite bassist of all time, after John Entwistle. I learned to play mostly by playing along to 'Go For What You Know', but thanks, maybe I should've put a smiley! ;-)

[BloozeRockJunky]

I guess maybe Mars and Lynam do resemble each other somewhat. I bet Mars would make a pretty good tv show host and give ol' Des a run for the money Mars is a great guy, I've met him a couple of times. He's pretty much retired from music now and lives in Florida where he spends a lot of time fishing.

[DavidBourke62]

Is that a young Des Lynam on bass?

[BloozeRockJunky]

No, the bassist is Peter "Mars" Cowling, who was in Travers' band for several years.

[fastisno1]

My favourite Travers song, GREAT !!!!

[rodolforibas]

WOOOOOW whatta boogie!

[butchstich]

please tell me how I can get a copy of this video

[creanyo]

Download Real player..then watch the video again and you will know what to do

[SixStringJay]

Rockin'!!