The Sweet - Lost Angels

[hasi899]

wunderbarer song,wunderbare band in den 70iger!!!

[ashleyundead100]

the music of sweet is wonderful and brian connolly had one of the best voices ever! Love Brian forever.

[JordanLorraineLaurin]

The Sweet does ABSOLUTELY under NO CIRCUMSTANCES sound like QUEEN. In multiple interviews Freddie Mercury admitted to them being huge musical influences to HIM. I can not stand the fact that Queen became so much more notable and known than the Sweet, considering how they practically tried to steal their sound. The Sweet is so much better anyways though, and I would hate seeing a million people walking around acting like they're Brian Connolly's biggest fan. /end rant

[RockbertoRocks]

What a song, what a band!

EPIC!

[scooter88100]

better than guns and roses ....how many bands did they influence ?

[xena6268]

great song 

[ekishotmailcom]

seems big was born in 64

[scorchyfidge]

Brilliant song. I love The Sweet but I'd never heard it before. They were brilliant!

[footballferret88]

how come this never charted cant work it out only just heard it ..what a track it shouldv been massive in its day.....

[PolarisYeti]

Thanks for the reply Demonhoopa, I agree, those bands you named were all worshipped in the U.S. and I am from the US and love those bands as well, but like someone else here, thornysubject, said, "if they were marketed and managed better" who knows how BIG they could've been?!?!?!? BTW, is your name in reference to how good a basketball player you are?  And is that good or bad??!? LOL Take care

[ekishotmailcom]

one sound !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[asector67]

around 35 years old, but sounded so fresh!

[PolarisYeti]

These guys were awesome and probably didn't get the respect they deserved because they weren't from the US. They had 4 multi-talented guys, all of whom could sing, and they played well together. Just listen to many of their songs, if there was no video, or if you didn't actually KNOW who was singing, you'd have a hard time telling them apart!! RIP Brian and Mick!!!

[PolarisYeti]

These guys were awesome and probably didn't get the respect they deserved because they weren't from the US. They had 4 multi-talented guys, all of whom could sing, and they played well together. Just listen to many of their songs, if there was no video, or is you didn't actually KNOW who was singing, you'd have a hard time telling them apart!! RIP Brian and Mick!!!

[demonhoopa]

@PolarisYeti I agree about them not getting the respect tehy deserved but it wasn't because they were "foreigners". Elton John, Queen and Led Zep were worshipped in the US during this period (not to mention ABBA). For some reason their songs (Ballroom, Fox, Little Willy & Love is like) were more famous here than THEY were. Most people didn't realize those songs were all the same band. I know I didn't when I was a kid. Discovered it in the mid 80's and freaked out on them.

[footballferret88]

queen were shit freddiie was a bum boy and in the 70s sweet were every bit as big as queen ever where

[thornysubject]

SWEET band could have been as big as QUEEN if they were marketed and managed better... they were a great talented band ,vocally and musically.

[kittiesgomow33]

3 words: u are awesome!!

[kocur13]

podróż w czasie pizytywnie

[ostwelf1]

sweet, die habens voll drauf!!!!

[keith904A]

What a great track! I am really getting into the 70s hard rock Sweet. I think the similarities with Queen are a little overdone. They have the harmonies in common and bits of the guitar work, but Sweet have a more basic rock sound whilst Queen played around with more diverse styles and have a very obvious affinity with classical music. The Sweet always got a bum deal because of their association with manufactured pop, but compare this to shit like Cheryl Cole and no contest!

[juankmedallo]

Queen are great, but SWEET are better, the vocal work is very clean, power and fantastic... I think, that Sweet is a great group... I love your music and your fashion.

[sweetime1973]

Sweet rocked the world the world did not listen till 2 of them passed.

They were better live then Queen,Freddie missed notes in Killer Queen.Brian never hit a bum note most of you would never of seen them live you missed out,Great that you`ve discovered them now

[cindysk8er]

Exactly, Queen came later. Sweet was first. Several bands picked up their methods.

[4tuneagent]

Actually they're not miming. It is a studio track played over a live video performance..

[caxfingers]

Sweet had their own unique sound!!! I have not heard too many bands that can get their pitch ranges so high, There is usually one singer in each band with that talent but you have 3 singers with that unique talent here in this band.

[peterblack62]

Great tune, yet it's shame they're only miming

[moorlock2003]

Queen are shite compared to The Sweet.

[CraiggyOats]

@moorlock2003 They are both awesome. Queen rocked hard went they wanted to. Fat Bottomed Girls, Sheer Heart Attack, Stone Cold Crazy. Come on.

[moorlock2003]

Don't like Queen's songs nor the production on their records. Too bombastic and over the top. I'll take The Sweet over Queen any day of the week. I hope I never have to hear Bohemian Rhapsody again.

[ShareTheSphere]

The band with the widest voicerange in history.

Those fantastic high notes I´ve never heard anywhere else in a rockband...have you?

[mascara16]

Sweet were awesome when they did hard rock.

[Goodandi]

A Song of the golden 70's It unfortunately wasn't played on our radio the last 35 years. The unforgettable Sweet!

[TWENTIETHCENTURYBABY]

I want a wild thing T-shirt like Brian's.

[badboydaddy]

One of many good songs on "Off The Record" that never got radio airplay. That's no surprise given the history of radio, but thanks to internet radio you can hear many of these great SWEET songs.

[BohemianConspiracy]

@gwb2012 it's what happen when you crossed the way of the american mid 70s success...it can be excitin' but dangerous.... They probably drive to many long roads in a too short time...

[sunnyday431]

looks like they tried to be queen in this video with the brian may riffs puh lezzzzz yall cant even come close sweet n sour

[roddanrocks]

Even though they did fantastic albums with Sweet F.A. Desolation Boulevard, Give Us A Wink, Off the Record etc. But their biggest audience were girls and they couldn't understand the hard rock approach and just wanted the hit singles. That's why Sweet couldn't build a follow with a bigger audience. God bless em' and Lost Angels is and underrated classic.

[roddanrocks]

I grew up on Sweet and in 1977 I became a Queen follower. And I get tired of hearing accusations that Queen ripped of the Sweet sound. I love both bands. But Queen were smarter, more professional and developed a more original sound than Sweet. Queen survived with the times, but Sweet became more of a singles band.

[BohemianConspiracy]

@roddanrocks Maybe but i was never a massive fan of queen mid70s "cabaret" sound bring by Mercury.

I mean in 1974 i think that Sweet were superior ...i own both queen lp of that year and i like them ... but The Sweet Fanny Adams lp is really impressive...and has more "balls out" than '74 Queen... mmmhhh but honestly i recognise that Queen was more diverse in their sounds and has more songwriters ...

In the XXIst century Queen is enoughly popular but not Sweet... it should be more balanced

[tiddler111]

no one ripped off no one else. good music feeds off one another. queen and sweet are quality british rock bands . just enjoy. BOTH

[Donuts62]

i had forgotten this song. So good to hear it again. Sweet were my fave glam rock band and they just got better and better and became a real rock band. Brilliant.

[waldonbuddy]

Sweet is Sweet. Its as simple as that. They had their own sound from the beginning. I was lucking enough to be around when these songs were brand new. I guess its worth being older now for the privilege.........

[lopezfma]

@waldonbuddy I totaly agree.....I am glad I was around than...love them, than and now

[nwleeuw]

Hell of a song by the Sweet, what a great band they are !!

[lyzyrdgyzyrd]

Yeah, anybody remember what Queen sounded like before they heard Sweet? Kinda like what happened when Bob Dylan passed a joint to the Beatles.

[monklova]

Queen are just comparable with the beatles, I would put The Sweet in a Journey category, but they are really really great!!!

[Tony01010]

@monklova Queen with the beatles?? WHAT?

[lordliefpin]

"Gotta get back to the life in the streets/ we´re lost angels" - this stuff is so amazing it blows me away each time I hear it.

[galashiels]

agree with mr b.very big queen fan here.sounds a bit like early queen.not a bad thing.chrish i loved the sweet..

[axe12100]

The Sweet will always be the greatest,

I promise...

[mrblitz00]

It sounds to me like Queen got some ideas from Sweet. It could all just be a coincidence. Agreed, that Queen were probably - technically - better players than Sweet (except for the drummer part of it).

[007Cassandra]

@mrblitz00 Queen followed the footsteps of Sweet and got many ideas from Sweet and took it little further with recording techniques. But they could never reproduce it on stage as Sweet could. There's even a Queen song that is a complete ripoff from Sweet.

[ToddSweeneyOnce]

@007Cassandra I agree. Queen didn't sound as good live as Sweet. Just curious, which Queen song is a complete ripoff? Don't get me wrong, I've always loved Queen, but I'll take Sweet any day!

[007Cassandra]

@007Cassandra I wanna be committed (Sweet) vs. Stone cold crazy (Queen).

Said by Phil Wainman, Sweets manager/producer at time: And then I played it (Queen) to Sweet, and all Andy could say was, 'Yeah Phil, we're being ripped off.'

I see what You mean. I love Queen as well, especially their earlier albums.

I know Andy spoked to Brian May once and asked him if he liked their hit-single Action because of some similarity in a Queen song. Don't remember which.

[theplanetking]

@007Cassandra

Queen could never reproduce it on stage as Sweet could ?

Did you see Queen on Live Aid?

Possibly the best Live performance ever !!

And you were talking of rip offs..how about Sweet ripping off the Jean Genie riff from Bowie, for Blockbuster?

[007Cassandra]

@theplanetking

Blockbuster and Jean Genie came out at same time and were both ripp offs from another artist at that time. At the moment I don't remember who, but I've heard the original. You can search for it if You are interested.

[theplanetking]

@007Cassandra

Difficult to search if you don't know the song or the artist, but I'd be interested in hearing it if you do remember. The Sweet and Bowie were both on RCA and the rumours were that someone from The Sweet heard the Jean Genie riff when Bowie was recording it...might not be true but who knows?

[007Cassandra]

@theplanetking Here it is again :-) It's easy to hear the similarity. Both 'Blockbuster' and 'The Jean Genie' ripped off their riff from The Yardbirds' cover of Bo Diddley's r&b classic 'I'm A Man'. If it's stolen or not who knows, maybe they just had same ideas :-)

[tmobil8]

Have a great day!!

[astonmerrygoldfan09]

I can't understand why this wasn't a no.1! What's wrong / was wrong with the British music industry? These days the worst crap makes millions for talentless performers...what a waste.

[astonmerrygoldfan09]

RIP dear Brian...you gave and continue to give us such pleasure...you'll never be forgotten.

[astonmerrygoldfan09]

Queen were genius material... however, Sweet do it for me more, purely because Brian Connolly is just so much more LOVEABLE! He suffered in life - didn't have everything handed to him. Freddie M was saturated with talent, but he he came from a wealthy background. He said he owed his success to his mother who made him practise the piano every day since he was 7...Brian C discovered he was adopted when he was 18 and this trauma led to his alcoholism and the destruction of himself and Sweet.

[ztormar]

queen was a bunch of genius, sweet was not, but i loved them both

[TheChugulator]

Queen and Sweet are both good. -Mick -better drummer than Roger. Freddie-...Best vocalist of all time. Brian May-better guitarist than Andy. John-slightly better than Steve, but Steve could sing. I don't know I still say Queen II is the best album of all time. esp. the black side.

[breiteloog]

`Sweet "war DIE Band in meiner Jugend !!

Hab viele Singel´s von Sweet !

[cplegogame25]

what can i say but this KICKS ASS, these guys could rock with the best of them, and the harmonies, outstanding.

[powerman5000ca]

Sweet did do Four ( 4 ) part harmonies and were able to reproduce this live . Queen as great as they were were never able to recreate 3 or 4 part harmonies live even though both Roger and Brian sang .

[littlebay75]

i loved the sweet but queen are one of the greatest along with beatles and stones,

[colemann76]

How underrated

[derekkiltie]

and by the way, i like queen but sincerely the sweet were much better and just for the record roy thomas baker produced queen.

[BenitoDuce70]

Sweet's LPs' frpm Give Us A Wink Forward were very much Self Produced...Before that, Mostly Phil Wainman

[mrbuster1964]

It's the same producer who did the Queen albums (I think his name is MAC). Therefore it has that SOUND.

[derekkiltie]

The Sweets harmonies were far tighter and better than Queens no way ws a queens producer allowed near a sweet session,sweet were a 4 part harmony band while queen were only 2 listen and you will know.

[sonic540]

No they don't. They sound like The Sweet.

[kittiesgomow33]

@sonic540 it was "SWEET" originally but they were forced to change it to "the sweet"

[sonical53]

damn,sounds like QUEEN

[itkapatanka]

no Queen sounded like SWEET!

[Caspisan]

@itkapatanka

yes n.n its true

[xXxshexishonaxXx]

lets get them back in charts keep down loading

[70s80sMusicFan]

I luv Brian's hair in this one. RIP babe...

[Themaddoctorpwns]

Steve needs more time on the camera.

[uhjigali]

WHAT THE HELL IS RROFH

[Brusselsprout06]

I think this video is one of the BEST hair days for Steve!!! He's awesome, as usual!!!! But, the hair --- OMG ---- he's spot on!!!! I wished I could freeze this moment in time. I will love Steve forever!!!!!

[mlgdave]

Hey Jackofferlott, been reading your comments and your pretty much dead on. I first was introduced to Sweet in 1976 when I was in grade 7. The music, the production, the arrangements, the musicianship ALL were so so so very far far far ahead of their time. I have never seen Sweet although I see they are touring. They have music that will go down forever in time and most bands now days dont last 3 weeks. Im with ya on your thoughts and comments!! I prefer to just call them Sweet

[JackOfferlott]

You make an excellent point and are spot on with your observations. It's truly a pleasure to see that there are people who have class, sophistication, intelligence and taste on youtube. Your breed is rare on youtube. As for refering to them as "The Sweet", it's an old habit of mine. They were still using the article in front of their name until about '74. You are right, though. Their proper name is just plain "Sweet". ;>)

[scaniaontheroad]

I was listening to Sweet in the early 70"s and they were ahead of there time then a truly awesome band,Rock on!!!

[JackOfferlott]

The fact that the Sweet isn't in the RRofH yet somehow the novelty house band of some novelty sex shop (the Sex Pistols) has its own wing shows just how much of a joke Jan Wenner, Rolling Stone and his RRofH truly is. The coolest band during the 70s was the Sweet. IMO, they are the coolest band ever. Nothing exemplifies the true spirit of rock n' roll better than the Sweet. The Arrows, Slade and very few others also capture rock n' roll's bare essence. However, no one comes close to the Sweet!

[oldspunky]

I was 10 in 73 and got to watch "The Sweet" evolve as I grew!! Beautiful time!!

[spiderdragon1969]

Not only is it a shame that The Sweet are not in the Rock Hall Of Fame but it's also just as much a joke that Chicago, Badfinger, KISS, ELO, Def Leppard and Boston are not in. But yet Madonna, Run DMC and Johnny Cash are in. What a fucking joke.

[derekkiltie]

Youre right all the bands uve mentioned shouldve been in the R N ROLL hall of fame plus 1 RUSH.

[04033004]

This is one of the best sweet songs ever.

Sweet wrote this song self.Lost angels

recording 1976 was a number 13 in the

german charts.mick on the drums, played

fantastic.the atmosphäre of this video clip

and the sound of sweet total great.I love

this band,since 1973.Very bad that brian

and mick dieded so young.Sweet was in

the seventies the number one band in germany.they have 8 number one hits and

and 8 top ten hits.

[Brusselsprout06]

Insanity - I can feel the knives inside of my brain....

totally awesome song!!!!! Brian is awesomely sexy at 2:00

and Steve at 2:28!!!!  These guys ROCK!!! I can't get enough!!!

[70sDreamer]

...just... GREAT!!!

[Dawn1959]

Brian is soooo hot hot hot!!! It still freaks me out that I had the same tshirt as Andy's when I was in High School,bought it at a head shop.Yeh I know what you mean,I've got the Sweet obcession too.

[ScottAnderson1948]

These guys we're so ahead of their time, that they must have travelled here from another planet, but no one knew that they had arrived!!!

[Brusselsprout06]

...here I am back again! I can't stay away from this totally before-their-time awesome band!!! Sexy Steve Priest is the BEST EVER!!!!

[bboucharde]

Simply awesome band, loved by three generations now!

[tarzan557]

ganz klasse

sweet mal zusehen und zuhören

[badboydaddy]

One of my fav SWEET songs. Most under appreciated band in history. Get them in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame now!

[wildcatter63]

And Runaways, and KISS and... RRHoF is a bad JOKE....Run DMC? Give me3 a freeking BREAK!

[buddyboy55]

I agree - the RRHoF without KISS or the Sweet is a JOKE!

[straywulf]

totally agreee

[Brusselsprout06]

Thanks to YouTube !! I can watch a Sweet concert anytime I want!!!!! I can't seem to stop coming back to this video -- I think it's probably one of my favorites!! SO POWERFUL!

I have to wonder == Does Steve ever come into these videos to watch himself back in his Sweet's prime??? If so, Steve's gotta know how much he is LOVED!!! What a SEXY man. What a SEXY voice. OH MY GOD. period. I love you Steve. I wished I could be at your next concert. I'm on the East Coast.

[Brusselsprout06]

More Steve, please. What a GREAT Hair Day!!!!

What an awesome performance by Steve and Brian!

Powerful!!!!!!!!!!

[Brusselsprout06]

Steve LOOKs awesome in this video!!!

Like never before -- SEXY with a capital S !!!

Insanity!!!

HE is the passionate one!!!

[gerri1207]

Wow, was my theme song for so long, so long ago

[27256788]

Sweet times

[Dawn1959]

OMG,Andy Scott has got my tshirt on,lol.I had one exactly like that back in 74.

[tamisyn]

does anyone know which of them did the high range back-up vocals?

[Dawn1959]

It was Andy Scott that had the highest then Steve was next highest.Isnt their harmony unreal?Rip Brian and Mick.We love and miss you guys.

[tamisyn]

thanks for your help!

[kateylouise]

this is rock n roll at its best

[Brusselsprout06]

INDEED the BEST!!!!

[superlighter3000]

WILD THINGS!

[funkemariechen62]

ABSOLUTLY PHANTASTIC!!!!!!  Beate

[Jadranko23]

All time favorite!

[tamisyn]

you have some awesome vids. thanks for adding