"Muscle Shoals has the Swamppers and they've been known to pick a song or two"....Sweet Home Alabama..... Lynard Skynard

The key to Muscle Shoals was having a group of guys who could work with anyone. You guys are the modern day version of that. Love you guys.

The Muscle Shoals Studio with its phenomenal house band produced tons of great soul and R&B records. Everyone wanted to record there. I’m thrilled you two are doing music docs. No one else is! ❤❤

This is an incredible documentary. The Wrecking Crew about the session musicians in LA is really good, too.

This documentary blew me away too! I never realized just how important Muscle Shoals was to the future trajectory of music. R&B, the British Invasion, Southern Rock. Most importantly it was about the music. If you could sing, if you could play you were welcome. A wonderful melting pot of musical talent

In the Lynyrd Skynyrd song SWEET HOME ALABAMA, you’ll hear the lyrics “Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers And they've been known to pick a song or two (yes, they do) Lord, they get me off so much They pick me up when I'm feelin' blue, now, how 'bout you?” This is what they’re referring to. You guys are awesome, and I love watching you guys discover great music. You lured me in with all your Steely Dan reactions and when I saw the appreciation you had for the Aja album, I was hooked

Another key to The Muscle Shoals Sound was that the rhythm section is pushed forward in the production. Drums, bass was in front of the vocals. A signature.

THIS IS WHY I ADMIRE THIS CHANNEL LIKE I HAVE FROM THE START !!! YALL TAKE THE MUSIC SERIOUSLY !! MUSCLE SHOALS IS A HUGE PART OF THE HISTORY OF ALL THE MUSIC WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE ! THIS VIDEO RIGHT HERE IS WHAT SETS YALL APART ! I enjoy EVERYONE OF EM ! MISSISSIPPI ROCKEN APB !!🎉 LONG TIME !!

Muscle Shoals is in northwest Alabama, right near where Alabama, Mississippi & Tennessee all meet up.

Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa is a nice place to stay if you want to visit. Drive over here to Mississippi and check out Dockery Farms and dozens of other historic music sites. The Mississippi Delta region is the Birthplace of American Music.

My Mom grew up in the area, she called the local river “The Singing River”. She always said that the river was alive..

I just knew this would blow you away. Bet your jaws are still on the floor!

Y'all won't believe the songs that came out of the Shoals. The Stones cut "Brown Sugar" there. Bob Seger cut many of his studio records with the Swampers, including "Night Moves". Aretha. Wicked Wilson Pickett. Bob Dylan. Paul Simon. Percy Sledge. The Staples singers. Leon Russell. Sooo many hits, with that bunch of white boys backing them.

I love how bewildered Che is. Stick with it, you’ll get it and love it!

There is another documentary you should check out and this guy was an engineer in muscle shoals. Tom Dowd and the language of music.

This is awesome guys. So much of our great music came from there!!!!

I'm so happy that y'all are watching Muscle Shoals!!! It will blow your mind at what iconic records came out of Muscle Shoals, Alabama!!! I live in the area and it still amazes me!!

Muscle Shoals and Standing in the Shadows of Motown are my two favorite music documentary. The Swampers, the Funk Brothers and the Wrecking Crew are the greatest bands even

The great grandmother that walked home to hear the river sing and the wife who died so tragically both those stories brought a tear to my eye.

That was the fastest 25 minutes and 12 seconds in the history of planet Earth. Can't wait for the next vid.

Great reaction! Next stop, “Standing in the Shadows of Motown” and “The Wrecking Crew” about some more amazing studio musicians.

Those connections that your neurons are making as you watch this is why we all told you to watch this!!

This is one of my favorite music documentaries. It's an incredible story. So much legendary music came out of there. Looking forward to Part 2.

I read that when conditions were right late at night parts of England (like Liverpool) could pick up US AM radio and these kids would lay in bed at night listening and absorbing this soul music.

Lynyrd Skynrds line in "Sweet Home Alabama" is as follows , Muscles Shoals has the Swampers! ...never understood what the hell that meant , until this doc! ❤

I've still got my OG Muscle Shoals T-shirt from when my father recorded there in the 70's. I don't wear it anymore and have thought about maybe framing it. A nice little piece of history.

Great documentary! Thanks guys! 😊 I live about 60 miles from Muscle Shoals and saw this doc awhile back. My husband and I went to Fame Studios about a year ago. Inside there are pictures on all wall space of the artists who have recorded there. It seemed like a special place to me, steeped in the history of the music that came from there. I enjoyed going immensely.

When the Indian people tell you the rivers singing what better place to put a record Studio🤯❤

Magic. So cool to see you guys doing this... And to see the light bulbs flicking on.

as soon as I saw you were doing this I got excited - for you ! I knew you would love it . we can hear it in your voices how much it hits you . I love it .

Please finish this so many Great artists cut there stuff there. Little story D. Almond left Cali. put up his little tent & camped out there for a couple weeks to just b able to play with these guys. U guys will learn The Rest Of The Story as u go on. Greatness came from there.

Loved this! I too never knew about the legend of Muscle Shoals. Had to immediately go watch the whole documentary, but will be back watching along when you finish it!!! The last half is mind blowing. Thanks guys.

This was awesome! I never heard of this before. Now I have to go do my homework. Thanks for playing this!

This is one of my favorite documentaries. Anybody who cares about music will probably like it.

So happy to see you guys get it you’re making all the connections now. I can’t say it enough, music is the thread that brings us all together ❤

Outstanding documentary and reaction! The first 20 years of my studio experience was in old analog recording rooms/equipment. I got used to Pro Tools and the digital environment, but my heart is buried in the “old days” and the classic recordings. Peace

It special when a group of musicians start speaking the same language A look or glance and they know what to do I’ve never been fortunate enough to have that but I’ve seen with some others. They become one and seem to elevate the room. Magic.

Thank you guys for sharing this amazing documentary. I've heard about Muscle Shoales for years but this is the first time I've watched the doc . I can't wait for part 2, thank you 😊

I'm really happy to see you reacting to this one. A lot of the music you've reviewed and liked came out of those two studios

So glad you guys checked this out. This film, The Wrecking Crew and Standing in the Shadows of Motown are absolutely essential to anyone wanting to understand popular music in the 1960s in America. Some of the greatest music in the world created by guys that looked like grocery clerks as Aretha said.

This is one of the most beautiful, sad, interesting stories ever told. The talent that went thru there was elevated due to the swampers.

Some of the Greatest music ever came out of that little town… Fame Recording Studio and Muscle Shoals Recording Studios… Great job guys y’all have a great channel with all these different music reactions 👏

Hey from the Shoals!! We still have a lot going on in the music world! So glad you reacted to this! I was born and raised here and grew up listening to some of the best music in the world! We are in the very northwest corner of Alabama. I live 4 miles from Fame studio and 2.4 miles from 3614 Jackson Highway.

One of the best documentaries about the history of popular music

This was the most amazing music documentary that I've ever seen ! First time I watched it I was completely floored by the amount of incredible music history that was ever made and performed that came out of muscle shoals ! Please finish up watching this amazing and jaw dropping video when you too discover all of the music history that was created/made at muscle shoals!

I figured you would love this. Its one of the best documentaries I have ever seen. Grab some popcorn and drink and what ever else you want to imbibe in. And sit back and enjoy. You are in for quite a treat. Thanks fellas for sharing this.

I had the privilege of spending a weekend at the 1st US Grand Prix ind Indianapolis with David Hood,bass player. David told me many stories about his career. Awesome weekend!

This is one of the greatest documentaries I've ever watched 20 times❤❤

When this came out on DVD and Blu-ray a few years back, I couldn't get it into my home library fast enough, man! I can't wait for you guys to see the rest of this!

Can’t wait for you guys to react to the rest of the documentary.

A fantastic documentary. Seen it many times. A must see to help appreciate the session workers who made so many great tunes. Thanks for sharing.

One of the best Documentaries ever made, PERIOD. Muscle Shoals is not really on the Alabama line, its in the Northwest corner about 40 miles from Miss. and 40 miles from Tennessee. Its three cities clustered together, Florence, Sheffield and Muscle Shoals Al. I think Florence is where North Alabama college is at.

You need to check out Standing In the Shadow of Motown about the Funk Brothers, & The Wrecking Crew about the Musicians who played on most of the 60s & early 70s hits. You gentlemen have the Best reaction/ analysis channel out there.

Muscle Shoals is amazing. Great reaction as usual from y'all. Thanks !

I didn't really know anything about Muscle Shoals but this is incredible... can't wait to watch more. Thanks Bros.

You got to go there. Went last September, first to FAME then over to The Muscle Shoals Sound where the Swamps went when they broke away from FAME. While at FAME my buddy Neil and I got to talk with his second wife who they don’t really talk about in the documentary. She was great. Tried talking my boys (all adults) that they need to see these places. But they don’t get it. I got intrigued because of The Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd. But then saw all the music of my youth and so many other songs and bands I love. Glad we went. This was our third trip from Nashville, Jack Daniel’s, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Ole Miss. Georgia Tech game, Elvis’ birth home, Corinth, Shiloh, Memphis, to where Patsy Cline died. Football, historical places and music.

I was looking forward to You Guys checking this doc out. They meant so much to a lot of the music that We love! Please keep reacting to these awesome rock docs Have a great weekend man

Happy to go on this trip with yall!!! It’s a fantastic film! 🤘🏼🤘🏼🙌🏼❤️

Awesome …can’t wait to see the next installment. Saw this a few years ago and it blew me away!

Man, I wish you could have watched the whole movie right now. I've watched this documentary many times and I never get tired of it.

Down the road in 1968 / 1969 Duane, Allman pitched a tent in the front yard of Fame studios and bugged them every day to play. He became one of the Swampers, and there are two double album discographies called …. Duane Allman an Anthology. it will show you the greatness and versatility of Duane in the songs, in the hits that he played on , you want to check them out sometime

I was hoping you guys would get around to reacting to this! It is a great piece of musical and cultural history. I can't wait to see the rest of your reaction. I actually own this DVD and have shared it with many of my friends. You'll love it. Great stories here!!!

One of the greatest documentaries ever.

So good!! I had forgotten how amazing this is. Can't wait to see the rest, thanks!!

What a treat to see you two discover The Swampers, et al. Great reaction.

Thanks, gents... This is just what I needed this morning. You two are always on the "one"... I appreciate it so much ❤.

Skynyrd came out of Muscle Shoals, Bob Segers first big studio albums came out of Muscle Shoals. Beautiful Loser and Night Moves. Rod Stewart’s first big solo album was a Shoals project. Duane Allman first recording is from there. Great History of music came from their.

I live in the Shoals, pass by “FAME” and “MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND” at least once a week! Awesome place to live, and still a great place for music! I have been watching y’all’s reactions for over a year now, really enjoy them. Was hoping y’all would do this one day. Need to come visit us someday, think y’all would love it here. Ran into a couple from Wisconsin last week coming to visit Fame, Muscle Shoals Sound and Ivy Green.

I've watched this documentary several times. Its amazing how much talent came through that little town over the years.

Love you guys. This is one of my favorite music docs evvvvvvvvverrrrrr. Glad to see yall getting a chance to watch it

So glad y’all are doing this I live about 30 minutes from muscle Shoals and they sometimes don’t get enough recognition for the big name artists that recorded at their studios Their studio musicians known as the muscle Shoals rhythm section were the ones who Lynyrd Skynyrd referred to as the swampers in the song sweet home Alabama

Wait for it man...This is a great doc- can't wait to watch the rest of your reaction to this one!

Nice. I would certainly recommend to you the doc on the Wrecking Crew groups of LA studio muscicians. Bet you'd dig it from what Ive seen

The kid falling in the washing water and then the subsequent tragedies- I never forgot that when I first saw this 3 years ago.

What a great doc! Love the Wilson Pickett and Duane Allman collab on Hey Jude!

I’m glad you guys found this gem. I’ve been wanting to suggest this to you guys for a long time.

I wish I could have been there when you discover this music that was developed in 'Muscle Shoals. I was born in the early 50's and grew up listening to this music in the 60's. A few years ago the first time I saw this documentary blew me away. I too did not know a bunch of white guys were behind this great sound. Check out the documentary about 'STAX' records out of Memphis Tennessee. You may be surprised about the history and some of the musicians. Also, pay close attention how they came up with the name "STAX" records.

Thank you for looking at what a bunch of great music came to be.

There was a deeper soul with Otis and Aretha down there, but that’s not to knock what Berry Gordy was doing in Detroit - incredible.

Can’t wait for the next episode.

So glad y'all watched this. The swamppers are a hellava band ✌️

Oh so happy you lovers of the craft of music, engineering , and talent of the greats watched this Documentary!.❤ I highly recommend the Next Documentary be " The Wrecking Crew"....an ensemble of the best studio , for hire musicians of that era! ...much love and best wishes , gentlemen!

Hi guys...... I live in Southern Tennessee not far from Muscle Shoals Alabama. I drive past Rick Halls Fame Studios just about every week. That place has such a musical history. Knowing the story I marvel at it every time I pass through.

The soundtrack is made up of songs & artists recorded at Muscle Shoals, with the Swampers, for a time including Duane Allman on guitar, assisting. This was the R & B I first heard growing up in the ‘60’s, and I loved it. Check out the 2 Duane Allman Anthology albums for his work with Aretha, Wilson Pickett, Boz Scaggs, King Curtis, Ronnie Hawkins & others. ❤️🎶

Glad you guys are anxious for more "Mussel Shoals" ASAP. First time seeing this ,on PBS 20-25 yrs. back I was blown away by what I saw + heard from Fame Studios. To learn the other coast's secret to music success in the '60s just watch the other landmark Documentary "The Wrecking Crew". It show how a small group of LA session musicians turned out to play on half the hit records in the mid-late 60's. Two really inspiring movies for everyone who loves music. Peace out

Guys, please pick this up again as soon as possible. Fascinating!

I watched this a few years ago and was blown away.

This was great!! Thanks for the learning experience!🎯🔥👈🏼

Isn’t this a great documentary?! Watched it a couple of years back. I had no idea about all that music history. Amazing place. Amazing people. Amazing time

This is so interesting. I watched it a couple times before and I love it. Me not living far from Muscle Shoals Alabama makes it even better.

Over here in Europe we know that Rick Hall was someone very special.

Keith Richards. So far, He's outlived all of them...

I never watched this, and I don't know why. It's incredible so far. Thanks for this, guys.

Please continue! Great documentary. Great music!

I love this documentary! Being an Alabama girl I’m a little biased but I think some of the greatest music has come from Alabama and Alabama musicians! The studio is worth a tour.

I'd seen this a couple times; It's a good one. I recommend "20 Feet from Stardom" about female backup singers.

Greatest group of musicians and producer of all time ! Period !! Must watch to believe ! Keep up the good work my brothers !

I've watched this at least 10 times. Any music documentary and I'm in.

I’ve seen this Documentary numerous times over the years, and it never gets old. That recording studio, saw all the big names pass through it at some time. A must watch documentary.

I have watched this documentary a couple times. It's a fantastic glimpse into what was essentially a Hit factory.