I remember when this song came out, and all the VJs at Much were shocked, because this was so different from Big Sugar's last album. Great song, great band.
completely off track - just happen to be a big fan of Reverend guitars and looked at Zack Greens MySpace (sets up the guitars). This video is linked and says it was his car that he restored over several years! Its a '74 Charger...
It's a Charger alright, but I suspect it's later than '71, probably more like '73 or '74 given the slatted rear side windows... but I've been wrong before.
This used to be my car. I let Gordie borrow it for this video that was shot in 1995. It started out life as a 1974 Charger SE. I took the 400 out and put a 440 in. It already had a 727 torqflite. I put a 8.75-391 sure grip in the rear. I put 71' tail lights on it, and a "power bulge" hood, painted satin black. I painted it sub lime. The car had white interior with bucket seats and a console "slap-stik" shifter. It was cool to hear everyone hear comment on my old car. Thanx!
its surprising how similar they are to the palm desert scene, desert sessions.. alot of their tunes anyway. good stuff, these guys should still be kickin.
Not necessarily true. People still loved performance but, with insurance costs up and a fuel crisis around the corner is what got them finally. Keep in mind though Chrysler produced the 440 V8 until 1978 and Pontiac still had the SD Trans Ams with the 455s in them. The later ones weren't barn burners by pure means but, remove the emissions crap and swap out the parts with ones from the earlier engines and performance was pretty decent.
Big Sugar was a great Canadian band, second only to The Hip at their peak. Played lots of local venues available to the masses. Met Gordie in 95 or so. Good guy.
Aha! Well, I'm no car buff, but I remember the good ol' days on the Big Sugar board when this car was mentioned on more than 1 occassion. I am pretty sure though that this is Gordie's car.
Sir, that is correct it a 73-74 Dodge Charger Rallye. I also notice 72 SE Charger tailights as well. Wonder if it's a real "U" code 440 car? Anyways, pretty cool. I like Gordie's 70 Charger he's got now.
@Pellet99 I'm fairly sure it's actually a Challenger, of 69-71 vintage. Challenger was the Chrysler/Plymouth, and Charger was the Dodge. Dodge has longer, linear lines and the Challenger has the big rear wheel-wells like the car in the video.
@falcios Hello. This use to be my car. My old boss knows Gordie, and thats how my car got hooked up for this video shoot. This was my first car I bought when i was 16. I bought it for 900 bucks and spent 7 years restoring it. It is a 1974 Dodge Charger SE. I did her up like the "Rally" package that dodge offered on Chargers complete with the rally stripes, power bulge hood, gauge cluster, and slap-stik. It already had the console and bucket seats. I swaped out the 74 tail lights for 72's.
it is guitar players like gordie whos videos i am showing my 7 year old guitar playing son,i want him to see how much fun and heart go into music.thanks gordie
I dunno man. It was all radio-pop wannabe reggae stuff. I didn't "miss it". I just didn't like it. "Turn the lights on"??? Please try to compare that to DMF. You can't. And I think that's why Gordie disolved the band and decided to kick some ass again.
.....they experimented with different sounds. One thing Johnson didn't allow to happen to BS was "labelling", allowing themselves to be be typecast as it were into one specific genrelike so many of these prefabbed crap-shoots like Nickelback and the like. There was real talent there, Johnson being a guitar maniac. Sorry you feel this way. :(
excellent song but this two-and-a-half minute edit is bullsh*t. listen to the full 4+ minute version on 500 Pounds for sheer rock n' roll heaven. easily as invigorating as anything AC/DC or Nirvana ever did.
500 pounds is an excellent album (with the exception of AAA Aardvark Hotel). The recording of the guitar and drums is perfectly natural sounding. I particularly like Al Cross' drum sound and drumming. The crispness of his hi-hat in I'm a Ram made me think of how good John Bonham's drums were recorded back in the day. They sounded like real drums being played right in your own room. Oh, to hear more good music like this...
i wish gordie would have kept writing tunes like this. I was so pumped on there first two albums.....then they went a little to poppy for me....gotta love the feeling of his earlier stuff.....raw blues babby
You are most likely right. I looked for tab and the tabs that I found say that the tune is in standard tuning except for a low E dropped to D but tabs are often wrong. I thought it sounded like an open tuning as well.
I have seen this song played live four, five times and it's one of the strongest songs from the set. Incredible music from Gordie, Mr. Chill and everyone.
Ahh... One of my favorite BIG SUGAR tunes, thanks alot because I have never seen the video till now...
When It comes to Raw Rockin' Talent, BIG SUGAR is truly the key to the Universe! Canada's Finest Eh?
Gordie, Mr. CHill, Gary, Mojah WE MISS U! PLEASE RE-UNITE! CANADA NEEDS YOU! We shall perish without your blessed Db and Distortion! BIG SUGAH EXTENDED MAXIMUM VERSION - REWIND ANDA COME AGAIN ! - RESPECT
Raw at its best.
triplettam 2 months ago
I remember when this song came out, and all the VJs at Much were shocked, because this was so different from Big Sugar's last album. Great song, great band.
Braktooth 3 months ago
Tonight at The Mod Club .... woooooot !!!
EZCOMES 4 months ago
I thaught this dude was one bad ass looking dude when I first saw this vid. Awsome song.
skexee 5 months ago
Gordy, your the only man I'd kiss on the lips.......The rest are dead.
MrWcol 6 months ago
This is blues rock at its best.Primitive video even adds to it.Excellent.
oleole52 6 months ago
thats one lonely vote eh gordie
TheAllwayslooking 7 months ago
Early 70's Charger, not Challenger.
TheWhalerfan 10 months ago
Given they were the same era, Gordy should've raced Matthew Sweet in his Challenger from the video Ugly Truth.
EmotionalSponge 10 months ago
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Dodge Challenger 71...is the car.....
Bellows74 11 months ago
Dodge Challenger 71...is the car.....
Bellows74 11 months ago
Shhhh. These guys are our secret.
triplettam 11 months ago
LOL...forgot i also put early 70 Mach-I mirrors on it!
ZAKKGREEN 1 year ago
I also swapped out the 400 for a 440. I also changed the rear from a 8-1/4 to a 8-3/4 391 ratio.
ZAKKGREEN 1 year ago
@ZAKKGREEN 440's were the best. I've had Chevy 329's, 350's; Ford 351; a Buick Wildcat 465, but there was nothing like the rumble of a 440.
triplettam 11 months ago
I DONT WANT NO SUGAR IN MY COFFEE
MrRognuts 1 year ago
WHO CARES ABOUT THE STUPID CAR. This song is amazing.
tigernorthnorth 1 year ago
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radguitar1 1 year ago
completely off track - just happen to be a big fan of Reverend guitars and looked at Zack Greens MySpace (sets up the guitars). This video is linked and says it was his car that he restored over several years! Its a '74 Charger...
myspace dot com slash zacharyscotgreen
kerplunkwhoops 1 year ago
It's a Charger alright, but I suspect it's later than '71, probably more like '73 or '74 given the slatted rear side windows... but I've been wrong before.
daveofnf 1 year ago
Gordie's 'coming back home'!!! Yeah!!
webmail23 1 year ago
It's at least a 71, as the 68, 70 and 71 (my personal fav is the 68 RT ala Bullit) had a different body style.
As for the song, my fav of all time. Gordie is a god. Saw them a few times and wow, the loudest band I've ever heard.
Metachemical 1 year ago
Wait. Did he just use the mic stands as a slide?!
PlankKydo 1 year ago
I remember him saying that he owns a 1970 Charger. But I don't know if the this it or not.
dcent007 1 year ago
Those Budweiser whiteboy blues dinks like Bonamassa and Mayer can't even come close to this stuff.
kingalow1 1 year ago 3
That explains it.I knew those taillights didn't match.Those were throwing me off a little.
zambonitron 2 years ago
If none of you believe me, goto myspace and look up zsg or zachary scot green or zacharayscotgreen. Look under my "My History" photo album.
ZAKKGREEN 2 years ago
Hey those used to be my buildings! I put in a avenue and a park next to them then I let Gordie shoot the video near it. TARD!
BIGSBYTREM 2 years ago
I bet the song was naed after your ass!
BIGSBYTREM 2 years ago
This used to be my car. I let Gordie borrow it for this video that was shot in 1995. It started out life as a 1974 Charger SE. I took the 400 out and put a 440 in. It already had a 727 torqflite. I put a 8.75-391 sure grip in the rear. I put 71' tail lights on it, and a "power bulge" hood, painted satin black. I painted it sub lime. The car had white interior with bucket seats and a console "slap-stik" shifter. It was cool to hear everyone hear comment on my old car. Thanx!
ZAKKGREEN 2 years ago
holy shit thats one suped up car all i got is a 81 corvette with a 305 small block and hell lotta kick to it
indainboy4 2 years ago
@ZAKKGREEN It takes a Mopar to catch a Mopar....Great video
2000boxter 2 years ago
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ZAKKGREEN 2 years ago
its surprising how similar they are to the palm desert scene, desert sessions.. alot of their tunes anyway. good stuff, these guys should still be kickin.
clavin747 2 years ago
gordies car in the video ( if that is his car) is a dodge dart
indainboy4 2 years ago
Early-Mid 70s charger actually
zambonitron 2 years ago
your actually both fucking morons, after 72 with emissions controls nobody wanted a muscle car
Hollowminder 2 years ago
Not necessarily true. People still loved performance but, with insurance costs up and a fuel crisis around the corner is what got them finally. Keep in mind though Chrysler produced the 440 V8 until 1978 and Pontiac still had the SD Trans Ams with the 455s in them. The later ones weren't barn burners by pure means but, remove the emissions crap and swap out the parts with ones from the earlier engines and performance was pretty decent.
challengerrt383 2 years ago
Boss man! He's awesome.
foxiekelopatra 2 years ago
Gotta love how Gordie uses the mic stand as a slide from 1:20 to 1:24!
Niquephreak 2 years ago 14
@Niquephreak Just saw them at Molson Canal concert series in Lockport last night. He used his shirt sleeve at one point on another song.
swerve48 1 year ago
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ramcc2 2 years ago
0:33 to 0:39 is some particularly sick drumming.
slothinatrix 2 years ago 2
video is in Detroit, many shots of the old train station (still abandoned)
nackuj 2 years ago
PLAY LOUD
lifelearnlovelive 2 years ago 5
Big Sugar was a great Canadian band, second only to The Hip at their peak. Played lots of local venues available to the masses. Met Gordie in 95 or so. Good guy.
ramcc2 2 years ago
What model car is in the beginning of the video?
falcios 3 years ago
'68 or '69 Dodge Charger. Someone will correct me on the year eventually I'm sure.
corduroy41 3 years ago
You are correct....in that someone will correct you. I am pretty positive that is a 1971 Charger. 68-69 were more of the Duke of Hazzard body style.
Pellet99 3 years ago
Aha! Well, I'm no car buff, but I remember the good ol' days on the Big Sugar board when this car was mentioned on more than 1 occassion. I am pretty sure though that this is Gordie's car.
corduroy41 3 years ago
the dukes of hazard used a chevy ss
indainboy4 2 years ago
actually they used a 69 charger, you fucking moron
Hollowminder 2 years ago
1973-74
vonhelmut80 2 years ago
Sir, that is correct it a 73-74 Dodge Charger Rallye. I also notice 72 SE Charger tailights as well. Wonder if it's a real "U" code 440 car? Anyways, pretty cool. I like Gordie's 70 Charger he's got now.
challengerrt383 2 years ago
@Pellet99 I'm fairly sure it's actually a Challenger, of 69-71 vintage. Challenger was the Chrysler/Plymouth, and Charger was the Dodge. Dodge has longer, linear lines and the Challenger has the big rear wheel-wells like the car in the video.
Love the Dukes of Hazzard though, and Big Sugar.
30flatlander 1 year ago
@falcios its a '74 charger. you can tell by the side stripe, and 1st year for one piece shoulder belts.
devillockj 1 year ago
@falcios Hello. This use to be my car. My old boss knows Gordie, and thats how my car got hooked up for this video shoot. This was my first car I bought when i was 16. I bought it for 900 bucks and spent 7 years restoring it. It is a 1974 Dodge Charger SE. I did her up like the "Rally" package that dodge offered on Chargers complete with the rally stripes, power bulge hood, gauge cluster, and slap-stik. It already had the console and bucket seats. I swaped out the 74 tail lights for 72's.
ZAKKGREEN 1 year ago
@falcios 1974 Dodge Charger 440
jonniemexico 8 months ago
pure rock and roll at its finest
highflier069 3 years ago 2
is this video in detroit?
chrisunplugged1 3 years ago
Classic tune!
Classic guitar by Gordie!
Classic BIG Sugar!!!!!
Gordie drives Classic MOPAR Muscle Where the hell is Chrysler they need this tune for commericals !!!!!!!
dare other fans to tell this to them 2!
thecatfromthehat 3 years ago
that'd be a awesome commercial pitch to chrysler lol
munch83 3 years ago
Gordie Rocks, Big Sugar rocks. Saw these guys 3 times in concert, awesome. BIG SUGAR + lots of good Canadian Beer = a very good time
dc06544 3 years ago 2
i'm pretty sure when he used the mic stand as a slide he just became the biggest bad ass in the world.
chrisunplugged1 3 years ago 3
after the first pass I was like "Yooooooooooo....." as I put the needle back to watch it again lol.
standard1664 3 years ago
500lbs. is a Canadian classic.
tux351 3 years ago 3
hah my moms goin out with Gordie :p
vincelucyk 3 years ago
Gordie uses the mic stand as a slide. Bitchin'
ianumeric 3 years ago 2
gordie is WOW amazing live saw them play many times from the begining till there last run thru canada as big sugar I was always amazed at his talent
mrgiggles10 3 years ago 3
it is guitar players like gordie whos videos i am showing my 7 year old guitar playing son,i want him to see how much fun and heart go into music.thanks gordie
trickster737 3 years ago 2
this song kicks ass. like so many of BIG SUGAR....DONT QUIT GORDIE!!!!
william4art 4 years ago
Sadly...Big Sugar got really crappy after Hemivision. Happily, Grady kicks some serious ass!
bkelley426 4 years ago
What's truly sad is that you've overlooked some seriously great Big Sugar music after Hemivision.
Oh well.. your loss.
corduroy41 3 years ago 8
I dunno man. It was all radio-pop wannabe reggae stuff. I didn't "miss it". I just didn't like it. "Turn the lights on"??? Please try to compare that to DMF. You can't. And I think that's why Gordie disolved the band and decided to kick some ass again.
bkelley426 3 years ago
Hey, "Turn on the Lights" was the first song I heaard by them, if it wasn't for that song I would not be the fan of Big Sugar that I am today.
slothinatrix 3 years ago
@corduroy41 what u said
vmarkhills 1 year ago
.....they experimented with different sounds. One thing Johnson didn't allow to happen to BS was "labelling", allowing themselves to be be typecast as it were into one specific genrelike so many of these prefabbed crap-shoots like Nickelback and the like. There was real talent there, Johnson being a guitar maniac. Sorry you feel this way. :(
IronHaiden75 3 years ago
@bkelley426
Holy crap. To each their own, and IMO Heated is easily their best work
Buff99ca 9 months ago
I saw these boys play their very LAST concert in Edmonton, New Years of 2003-2004. One hell of a show.....my ears are still ringing!!!!
IronHaiden75 4 years ago
excellent song but this two-and-a-half minute edit is bullsh*t. listen to the full 4+ minute version on 500 Pounds for sheer rock n' roll heaven. easily as invigorating as anything AC/DC or Nirvana ever did.
codebleu 4 years ago 2
WTF? "except AAA Aardvark hotel"?!? That's a killer tune!
X175 4 years ago
500 pounds is an excellent album (with the exception of AAA Aardvark Hotel). The recording of the guitar and drums is perfectly natural sounding. I particularly like Al Cross' drum sound and drumming. The crispness of his hi-hat in I'm a Ram made me think of how good John Bonham's drums were recorded back in the day. They sounded like real drums being played right in your own room. Oh, to hear more good music like this...
wolfgar2 4 years ago
Wicked !! is that an old rory gallagher riff i think the song is called Rollin n Tumblin..
Slickhonky 4 years ago
i wish gordie would have kept writing tunes like this. I was so pumped on there first two albums.....then they went a little to poppy for me....gotta love the feeling of his earlier stuff.....raw blues babby
hubdawg101 4 years ago
THAT is how a guitar is meant to be played.
sanfordsson 4 years ago
what a freak, amazing
darryl163 4 years ago
Gordie's one hell of a guitar player.
mcshaggy42 4 years ago
What a badass song. So tight and so raw. perfect for pushing over trees while running excavator.
gangesex 4 years ago
Best show I've ever seen (seen em 6 times). The early stuff was definitely the best.
dadeyis1 4 years ago
This sounds so much like something from ZZ Top's first album. I love it though. Raw.
666Nukes 4 years ago
this can also be played successfully in open g. depends on your mood....
larryllama 4 years ago
lov em, met em, theyre just awesome Another pure Canadian talent
foxiekelopatra 4 years ago
Anyone know what tuning GJ plays this in?
voodoochild292 4 years ago
It is standard tuning with the exception of the low E which is tuned down to D.
matthewhaynie 4 years ago
well that slide break's definitely in an open tuning
Skeletine 4 years ago
You are most likely right. I looked for tab and the tabs that I found say that the tune is in standard tuning except for a low E dropped to D but tabs are often wrong. I thought it sounded like an open tuning as well.
matthewhaynie 4 years ago
definately loud, i heard he's losing his hearing.
ventper 4 years ago
Wicked! I love this song!! I know exactly in detroit where this was filmed.
gjnikota 4 years ago
MISS YOU....sHIT yEAH!! sUGARFAN33
Sugarfan34 4 years ago
its a good song but i don no why they arent very popular
chriss2300 4 years ago
Rough around the edges,rockin blues, LOVED IT
blazerjls 5 years ago
Big Sugar killed live music for me, now I find every show i go to is soooo boring compared to them.
AmpegV4 5 years ago
Awesome tune, VERY early ZZ Top sound!
PaiMeiJac 5 years ago
i lovee it
anguuu 5 years ago
they are the loudest band i've ever sceen live-they rock!
hemidart1 5 years ago
Big Sugar was truly the best live band in Canada and the loudest !!!
rostones 5 years ago
I have seen this song played live four, five times and it's one of the strongest songs from the set. Incredible music from Gordie, Mr. Chill and everyone.
IsiahTomas 5 years ago
Ahh... One of my favorite BIG SUGAR tunes, thanks alot because I have never seen the video till now...
When It comes to Raw Rockin' Talent, BIG SUGAR is truly the key to the Universe! Canada's Finest Eh?
Gordie, Mr. CHill, Gary, Mojah WE MISS U! PLEASE RE-UNITE! CANADA NEEDS YOU! We shall perish without your blessed Db and Distortion! BIG SUGAH EXTENDED MAXIMUM VERSION - REWIND ANDA COME AGAIN ! - RESPECT
ThePoacher 5 years ago