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‘You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet’ – Bachman-Turner Overdrive

By Music News Nov 15, 2022 | 6:00 PM

Writer: Randy Bachman=left>

Producer: Randy Bachman=left>

Recorded: 1974 at Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle=left>

Released: September 21st, 1974=left>

Players: Randy Bachman — vocals, guitar
C.F. Turner — vocals, bass
Blair Thornton — guitar, vocals
Robbie Bachman — drums
Album: Not Fragile (Mercury)

Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1974, after Randy and Robbie Bachman and C.F. "FredTurner played together in the group Brave Belt.=left>

"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" was BTO's biggest single and their only Number One.=left>

Not Fragile was the group's biggest album, and their only one to hit Number One as well.

The song's stuttering chorus was inspired by Randy Bachman's brother Gary, who had a speech impediment. Many took it as a copy of, or homage to, the Who's "My Generation."

Bachman said he was "actually embarrassed" by the stutter, but when he tried to record it with a straight vocal, "It sounded like Frank Sinatra singing 'Strangers In The Night.'"=left>

At BTO concerts, playing "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" inspired female fans to lift their shirts and flash the band.=left>

The Not Fragile album marked the debut of guitarist Blair Thornton, who replaced third Bachman brother Tim.