Listening Party #13 - Wishbone Ash - There's the Rub. Start Playing on Wednesday June 15th @ 8pm

MagicPigDetective

So anyone who was around at the time... what kind of 'crowd' or scene followed the band? Rockers.... proto prog rockers... stoners?

Looking at band photos, they kind of look Deep Purple ish, but they're far less bombastic and testosterone fueled musically

Philly_Q

Redlester said:

I'm not sure about that cover art. The kind of thing that'd give a public schoolboy a hard on. 

That's a Hipgnosis cover, I think.  Could be wrong...

Philly_Q

MagicPigDetective said:

So anyone who was around at the time... what kind of 'crowd' or scene followed the band? Rockers.... proto prog rockers... stoners?

Looking at band photos, they kind of look Deep Purple ish, but they're far less bombastic and testosterone fueled musically

I wasn't around, but I'd say the following probably leans more towards proggers than rockers.

They're quite unique, I think.  Very much a guitar band - the whole twin guitar thing, arguably before Thin Lizzy - but it never really turns into out-and-out hard rock (with a couple of exceptions).

TTony

Am I in time for side2?

Jonathangus

I was expecting more twin guitar - they're the key influence on Steve Harris and the dual lead guitar in Iron Maiden.

MagicPigDetective

 Philly_Q said:

MagicPigDetective said:

So anyone who was around at the time... what kind of 'crowd' or scene followed the band? Rockers.... proto prog rockers... stoners?

Looking at band photos, they kind of look Deep Purple ish, but they're far less bombastic and testosterone fueled musically

I wasn't around, but I'd say the following probably leans more towards proggers than rockers.

They're quite unique, I think.  Very much a guitar band - the whole twin guitar thing, arguably before Thin Lizzy - but it never really turns into out-and-out hard rock (with a couple of exceptions).

Not sure why I said proto prog rockers.... 74 was well into the prog rock era

Devil#20

Off we go again with "Hometown" – 4:46

TTony

A band that I've always known were around, but never really listened to.

Devil#20

Philly_Q said:

Redlester said:

I'm not sure about that cover art. The kind of thing that'd give a public schoolboy a hard on. 

That's a Hipgnosis cover, I think.  Could be wrong...

Yes it is. 

MagicPigDetective

An ode to lovely Torquay? 

markv

The guitars sound really like "Life in the Fast Lane" to me. Sorry I know I keep going on about this!

Devil#20

Another slower ballad one before the big finale "Lady Jay" – 5.49

Devil#20

This reminds me a bit of some of those softer ballads that Rainbow did soon after they formed from Deep Purple.  Like Soldier of Fortune for instance. 

MagicPigDetective

Like the folk influence on this

TTony

Very calm 

Philly_Q

Love this song, great tune.  And more in the vein of their slightly earlier stuff.

MagicPigDetective

Definitely my favorite so far

TTony

Its very "of its time" - definitely pre-punk 70's

Devil#20

MagicPigDetective said:

Definitely my favorite so far

My favourite is the next one "F.U.B.B." – 9:22"

Devil#20

Instrumental (turn it up)