Best thing a bandleader/singer says to his band to encourage them to rock the fuck out in the middle of a song

And, by the same token, whenever either Hector Lavoe or Benny Moré screams "Diablo!" although no doubt plenty of others said it as well.

I like when bands shout 1 2 3 4 in the MIDDLE of a song (Local H does it a few times), giving us some advance notice that cool shit is gonna happen.

best 1234 in the history of recorded sound? right here. green's "better way."

"Er'n slutt nå, Eldar?" "NEI!"

Vazelina Bilopphøggers: "Gi meg fri ikveld" (1980) - translation: "Is it finished now, Eldar?" "NO!"

"She's About a Mover" has gotta be "Augie" rather than "honky."

"Okay Rob play GUITAR now brother"--Eggs, "The Government Administrator"

-- Douglas (Douglas), Saturday, August 2, 2003 2:17 AM (3 years ago) Bookmark Link

oh i love this

In some other Pretenders song (live cut maybe?), Chrissie eggs on the band with a sly "Girls?..."

yep, live version of "precious," she says, "are you ready girls?" and then the shit just explodes.

"Jesus Christ was born today. We're gonna get born now- [*guitar*]" -Alex Chilton, "Jesus Christ"

Oh wait, that's not really rocking the fuck out.

Wilbert Harrison in "Kansas City": "Aw, but ya know it -- yeah, mercy!"

I've developed a minor fixation with this Wilbert Harrison B-side. What the heck does he yell? (The second one sounds like "Mosquito Legs!!" but no idea about the first. "Ahh Conchy-toochee?")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U1STTfLSaQ

"Speakin' Out" -- "All right, Nils!"

Always thought Warren Zevon was saying 'dog blood'

"Billy..."

(Ween- Polka Dot Tail)

xp to eazy, was totally gonna post "all right nils!"

also i LOVE how JB says "gimme some flute!" in mind power, something about calling out a flautist to rock the fuck out in the middle of a funk jam is just fuckin great

some mc5 song("high school"?) : "Okay kids, let's ROCK this town/joint!"

also, the Aquabats had a track where they'd yell out "1-2-3-4" in japanese in themiddle of the song. classic.

― Kingfish (Kingfish), Friday, August 1, 2003 3:49 PM (10 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

MC5 thing is from "Tonite": "OK, kids...IT'S ROCKIN' TIME!"

also i LOVE how JB says "gimme some flute!" in mind power, something about calling out a flautist to rock the fuck out in the middle of a funk jam is just fuckin great

― marcos, Friday, April 11, 2014 2:11 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It's not on the studio version (or if it is, I've never been able to hear it), but in live versions of "Super Bad" James says to saxophonist Robert McCullough, "Blow me some Trane!"

Come on honkey, do your thing - Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover

― jim wentworth (wench), Monday, September 4, 2006 3:21 AM (7 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

definitely "augie"

Eddie Vedder saying "make me cry, baby" [I think] right before the solo in "Yellow Ledbetter."

"CC pick up that guitar and talk to me!"-Poison

Tom Petty's "HEY!" before the solo in "Even the Losers" is a pretty euphoric moment.

"Somebody said fair warning! Lord strike that poor boy down!"-Van Halen

"Blow Joe!" at 1:19.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMBZHUhBAYU

In "The Cover of the Rolling Stone" when Dr. Hook yells out "ROCK AND ROLLLLLLL!!!!!"... and you hear this atrocious out-of-tune electric guitar solo by a guy that clearly can't play the guitar to save his life and at the end Dr.'s like "Aw man, that's beautiful."

Eddie Vedder saying "make me cry, baby" [I think] right before the solo in "Yellow Ledbetter."

― LimbsKing, Friday, April 11, 2014 2:31 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post

i always heard it as "maybe twice," although that's definitely one song where no lyric is clear or makes complete sense

In the best Archers of Loaf song, "Freezing Point," Eric quite succinctly barks, "Guitar!" and out comes the solo...

― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Tuesday, February 25, 2003 11:27 AM (11 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

it's def. "make me cry" in Yellow Ledbetter

"Everybody solo!" --Otis Ball in "Hey Buddha"; everybody does, simultaneously.

There's also an "everybody solo!" In Dash Rip Rock's "Let's go smoke some pot."

Kev's part thrilled, part panicked "Jimmy!" before the trumpet break on Dexys' Plan B.

A slight shame-like, but it's oddly thrilling when the vocalist announces "Drums" just before the drums kick in in Richard X's 'Rock Jacket'

I mean 'You', not 'Rock Jacket'

Iggy yelling "BLOW, STEVE!!!" on '1970' or 'Funhouse', I forget which, maybe both

I think he does it in both, though one is more "BLOW, STIVE!!!"