Bachman-Turner Overdrive

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The precursor to BTO was the band Brave Belt, formed in 1970 by Randy Bachman and Chad Allan (both of The Guess Who), Robbie Bachman and Fred Turner. An original plan included Keith Emerson of The Nice, though he was dropped due to illness. After two moderately successful Brave Belt albums, Allan was replaced by Tim Bachman, the third of the Bachman brothers, and the band changed its name to Bachman-Turner Overdrive.

BTO released their first album under that name in the spring of 1973. Their second album was Bachman-Turner Overdrive II, and it became a massive hit in the US and their native Canada. It also yielded their best-remembered single, “Takin’ Care of Business” written by Randy Bachman. BTO were one of the early hard rock bands which opted for songs backed by catchy melodies and powerful riffing. The band also promoted a strait-laced lifestyle due to the Mormon religious beliefs of Randy Bachman.

Tim Bachman left because of limited performance skills and personal lifestyle issues, and was replaced by Blair Thornton. The first album with the modified lineup, 1974’s Not Fragile became a hit, including the #1 single “You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”. The band continued to steadily produce successful albums through the mid-1970s including Four Wheel Drive and Head On (both 1975).

1	You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet full track	953
2	Takin' Care of Business full track	391
3	Let It Ride full track	320
4	Hey You full track	244
5	Roll on Down the Highway full track	192
6	You Aint Seen Nothing Yet	109
7	Taking Care of Business	107
8	Take It Like a Man full track	88
9	Not Fragile full track	81
10	Gimme Your Money Please full track	66
11	Takin Care of Business	65
12	Blue Collar full track	59
13	Four Wheel Drive full track	48
14	Hold Back the Water full track	38
15	You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet	35

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h3adl3ss wrote:
Thursday afternoon

hey you :)

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petersmit2 wrote:
9 days ago

you aint seen nothing yet just kicks ass :)

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billsmyname wrote:
last month

For anyone that's interested/going to be in the area, Randy Bachman will be doing the greatest hits from The Guess Who and BTO this 4th Of July. Free concert! http://www.last.fm/event/669511

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lukasdirkmann wrote:
June 2008

Old School Stuff rocks and Nu Skool Stuff sucks!

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Darksteel666 wrote:
June 2008

Lol, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" totally borrows the riff from "Baba O Riley" by The Who.

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Blackleg1979 wrote:
May 2008

Stonegates ftw

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futzy99 wrote:
April 2008

Hey You has such a good riff, plus cowbell!

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DiabolicalDeath wrote:
April 2008

Nickelback? no, these guys are much better.

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Eclectic-G wrote:
April 2008

B-b-b-b-b-baby y-y-y-you ain't seen nothing yet.

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dundee12 wrote:
April 2008

Nickelback of the 1970's?

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Slaja wrote:
April 2008

Not Fragile is probably the best album

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wingchunbr wrote:
March 2008

down down and let it ride!!

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Udoboy wrote:
February 2008

Freeways rocks

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marcosvenicio wrote:
January 2008

Hey you........isssssssssssssssssss...the bestttttttttttttttttttttt...

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cyvylyzed wrote:
January 2008

Drive Drive Drive or Let It Ride!

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djboe11 wrote:
January 2008

I'm going to kill someone if I don't find Bad News Travels Fast. Where the hell is this song!!1 ughhhhdslkfmoi

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furiousfunk wrote:
October 2007

Gimme Your Money Please

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syrinx576 wrote:
October 2007

Roll on Down the Highway, great

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acedrums wrote:
October 2007

it has everything to do with BTO

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Kazzbah wrote:
August 2007

They sure did. You can watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiRVunxxWL4

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