Wishbone Ash

[Big Rumbly]

dandarez said:

Big Rumbly said:

silverthorn2151 said:

I have memories of them playing the Three Rabbits in Manor Park.

Blimey! I used to work there

Thanks for that, brings back memories, It's all offices now

[Evangelion]

Well thanks to you buggers going on about Wishbone Ash all the bloody time, I have now bought one of these.

[K12beano]

Stage set for tonight’s show....

[Wacky Racer]

K12beano said:

Stage set for tonight’s show....

Have a good night. I'm going to Bury on Friday.

[K12beano]

Wacky Racer said:

K12beano said:

Stage set for tonight’s show....

Have a good night. I'm going to Bury on Friday.

it was a terrific set - between the main show and the afternoon’s events.

We were treated to a guest appearance of Mervyn “Spam” Spence (Repo Man, Cell Of Fame and Living Proof - the last of which has already appeared on You Tube!).

The Orange amps (one was the prototype that got stolen from the band in St Louis in ‘73, turned up 35 years later and has been lovingly restored) were superb - combined with the current line up’s talent and the fact that one of Mark’s guitars was actually a find of a Ted Turner previously owned Fender, meant that the sound was stunning. “F*U*B*B” especially (for me) has always been a good test, and EVERY beautiful note and phrase came through crystal clear

The set list was biased towards those popular classics, but a surprise opening of “Vas Dis” and another surprise a beautiful rendition of “Leaf and Stream” with some kind words from Andy about Steve Upton’s talent for writing beautiful lyrics.

If you can find any tickets - don’t hesitate! (And support act, Frenchman Félix Rabin and his Blues Rock trio make for an entertaining support)

[Wacky Racer]

Sounded like a great gig.

Of the two I prefer Martin's lot, but there's no doubt Andy Powell is a great guitarist.

It's a similar situation with my favourite group Barclay James Harvest, with two factions John Lees and Les Holroyd who don't communicate any more unfortunately.

[dandarez]

Wacky Racer said:

Sounded like a great gig.

Of the two I prefer Martin's lot, but there's no doubt Andy Powell is a great guitarist.

It's a similar situation with my favourite group Barclay James Harvest, with two factions John Lees and Les Holroyd who don't communicate any more unfortunately.

That brings back some memories and like you say, similar to W Ash, two members not communicating. I used to like the 'poor man's' Moody Blues (in fact, that is a really nice guitar played song by Lees). Unlike their rather spooky and sinister song 'Suicide'. Play it at your peril! Still rates with me as the scariest song I've ever heard in many, many years.

[AdeTuono]

dandarez said:

Unlike their rather spooky and sinister song 'Suicide'. Play it at your peril! Still rates with me as the scariest song I've ever heard in many, many years.

It's been years (decades?), but isn't that the one that ends in '...just in time!' amidst the sound of air whooshing past (as if plummeting to the ground)

I saw them play Norwich in support of the Octoberon album in 1976. I'm sure they played that then.

[K12beano]

I've decided to go again next weekend!!


Ashcon 2018-11 by Beano!, on Flickr

Ashcon 2018-13 by Beano!, on Flickr

Ashcon 2018-17 by Beano!, on Flickr

Ashcon 2018-19 by Beano!, on Flickr

Special Guest, Spam Spence:

Ashcon 2018-21 by Beano!, on Flickr

Joe, in fine form:

Ashcon 2018-22 by Beano!, on Flickr


...and I can't get the badge "New Boy" out of my head - but he was born about a month before I first saw WA in 1978!

Ashcon 2018-23 by Beano!, on Flickr

[Evangelion]

AdeTuono said:

It's been years (decades?), but isn't that the one that ends in '...just in time!' amidst the sound of air whooshing past (as if plummeting to the ground)

I saw them play Norwich in support of the Octoberon album in 1976. I'm sure they played that then.

Probably, Suicide was the final track on Octoberon.