|
Live Music
|  |
| Lineup | Rating | |
| 1 | Wishbone Ash | Rate |
| 2 | Vinegar Joe | Rate |
| 3 | Climax Blues Band | Rate |
| 4 | McGuinness Flint | Rate |
| 5 | Bedlam | Rate |
| 6 | Fumble | Rate |
Comments and Reviews
| S?tackri9 9th Aug 2018 | One of the bigger shows I went to see in the 70s - the Ally Pally was running a season of rock shows that week, and we chose this one because our favourites, Wishbone Ash, were headlining. The show started at about 2 p.m. but we got there early on a gloriously hot and sunny day. We'd read in the music papers that the Palace had been draped inside with huge parachute silks to try to improve the supposedly dreadful acoustics of the interior. After a while lounging on the sward, waiting for the doors to open, we heard the unmistakeable sound of WA drifting out of the doors - they were sound-checking and routining "Everybody Needs To Have A Friend" from their most recent album "Wishbone 4". We wandered in and listened for a couple of minutes, feeling incredibly privileged to have this backstage glimpse of the band, until asked to leave by the band's staff - all very courteous and polite. We could still hear them through the massive stage doors once they were closed. At about noon the doors were opened and DJ "Whispering" Bob Harris warmed up the audience with his favoured album tracks. I don't remember much about Fumble or Bedlam, but I did recognise McGuinness Flint because of their ex-Manfred Mann members and their hit "When I'm Dead and Gone". I was intrigued by the way the guitarist formed his barre chords using a C shape rather than the standard E chord pattern - I made a mental note to try that out when I next played my guitar at home... Climax Blues Band featured Haycock on eye-catching stainless steel coloured guitar - lots of slide and intense soloing, but nothing very original. Vinegar Joe featured Robert Palmer in his vest on guitar, and Elkie Brooks boasting about her joint smoking and promising (threatening?) to take off her red dress if we were a good audience. All rock star posturing, rather tiresome. By now I just wanted the Ash to come on - time was ticking, and the Greater London Council was completely intolerant of loud rock music within its boundaries after 11 p.m. They played a terrific show, featuring all the key songs from the four albums made by their original Powell/Turner/Turner/Upton lineup. Andy Powell looked terrific in a white suit with red carnation - we loved it when our favourite musicians dressed sharp, too! Ted Turner wore one of his fabulous trademark shirts, and powered along on his lap-steel on the "Wishbone 4" numbers. Highlight for me was "Everybody Needs To Have A Friend" - a lovely melody, beautifully sung by Martin Turner, with Andy Powell playing out of his skin on his Flying V, quickly flicking to new pickup selections for each section of the song and ringing every ounce of emotion out of it. He showed utter mastery of the craft of playing an electric guitar that night - as jaw-dropping as a wonderful George Best goal... | |
Add a Comment or Review about this gig
See Also
Live MusicWishbone Ash - Guildhall - UK (1973)Next by Artist
Live MusicWishbone Ash - Liverpool Stadium - UK (1973)Previous by Artist
Live MusicUriah Heep - Alexandra Palace - UK (1973)Next by Venue
Live MusicTen Years After - Alexandra Palace - UK (1973)Previous by Venue
This Event: Add Image : Add Video : Add Missing Info : Make Correction : Add to List : Add See Also : Add Tag : Credits : BBCode
45worlds website ©2024 :
Homepage :
Search :
Sitemap :
Help Page :
Privacy :
Terms :
Contact :
Share This Page
Vinyl Albums : Live Music : 78 RPM : CD Albums : CD Singles : 12" Singles : 7" Singles : Tape Media : Classical Music : Music Memorabilia : Cinema : TV Series : DVD & Blu-ray : Magazines : Books : Video Games : Create Your Own World
Latest » Items : Comments : Price Guide : Reviews : Ratings : Images : Lists : Videos : Tags : Collected : Wanted : Top 50 : Random
45worlds for music, movies, books etc : 45cat for 7" singles : 45spaces for hundreds more worlds
:
Like us on Facebook
Vinyl Albums : Live Music : 78 RPM : CD Albums : CD Singles : 12" Singles : 7" Singles : Tape Media : Classical Music : Music Memorabilia : Cinema : TV Series : DVD & Blu-ray : Magazines : Books : Video Games : Create Your Own World
Latest » Items : Comments : Price Guide : Reviews : Ratings : Images : Lists : Videos : Tags : Collected : Wanted : Top 50 : Random
45worlds for music, movies, books etc : 45cat for 7" singles : 45spaces for hundreds more worlds