Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Best of B.T.O. (So Far) poll

takin care of business one of my most loathed classic rock songs, can't say i'm inspired to dig into their catalog

so glad you could join in

sorry to be negative! maybe it's the endless usage in commercials but for some reason that song irritates me in ways that most dumb 70s hits don't. Ok, I'm listening to "gimme your money please" because I liked the title, it's not bad, but feels like it has all the ingredients of a good song but doesn't really come together.

Two everyone knows = "Takin' Care of Business" and "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet"? Bc I like "Let It Ride" more than either of those but don't think I know the rest.

Yes, those two, which were ironically both conceived as album filler/outtakes. The two "intended hits" from those albums were "Let It Ride" and "Roll On Down the Highway", which I agree are better songs.
Apparently, when they opened for Van Halen, they got such a good reception that VH's manager wanted them thrown from the tour.

I saw this concert back in 1976. Seger stole the show, playing essentially the Live Bullet setlist. Wish I had clearer (or any) memories of Thin Lizzy and wish I had been more into BTO at the time. I was into Roxy Music and Sparks, but went to these arena rock shows for something to do, and because my best friend worked for the promoter and got free tickets.

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Apparently, when they opened for Van Halen, they got such a good reception that VH's manager wanted them thrown from the tour.

I've never understood this attitude, don't they want a decent band to warm the crowd up? Also VH made their name in the UK partly by blowing a tired Black Sabbath offstage every night of their 1978 tour, so seems kind of hypocritical as surely they were hardly washed-up whenever it was BTO were opening.

Roll On Down The Highway was a top 30 hit in the UK, so Brits of a certain vintage know it better than anything else other than You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet.

blew off the stage

“Blowing a tired Black Sabbath off the stage ” oh jeez

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

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listened to the 5 that made a dent over here in the NL and that I heard on the radio back then (iow this top 5) - and then forgot to vote.

weird to hear “Roll On Down The Highway” again btw, I kept interjecting “sure plays a mean pinball” during the verses

Can't believe I was the only Roll On voter, you people must sure hate grunt rock.

Was You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet the first committed fusion of jangle pop and disco? Yes it was.

I would've voted for "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet." The one BTO record I ever put on myself. (Put it in a compilation of '70s classic rock.)