The album "Argus" influenced my electric guitar playing even more than ABB. I haven't heard it for decades . . . It still blows me away. This is "The Pilgrim Live". I think it deserves a listen.
Wishbone Ash - Live 1972
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Andy Powell and Ted Turner, what a pair!
String Tree
Doctor of Teleocity
I still have Live Dates in my Vinyl collection.
Bob Womack
Friend of Leo's
The CD remaster of Live Dates by Ted Turner for BGO (Beat Goes on) records is really, really well done.
I was introduced to WA by Live Dates. That album features the original band in their ascendancy. BTW, Ted Turner's LP custom was dropped from a truck onto the tarmac at Memphis airport, breaking its neck and ruining it, and the Ryder truck containing their entire back line was stolen there as well, ending the tour. It wasn't until five years ago when a guy walked up to Andy Powell after a show and offered his Orange Graphic Amp back. Andy had it restored.
They are still at it after twenty-six studio albums, the last in 2020. I saw them in Richmond that year. They regularly tour Europe and the U.S. Andy leads the band. They have had to cancel their latest tour due to lockdowns in Europe.
Bob
Saw them live, would have probably been around '72. The warm up act was Camel.
I saw them about that time as well. . . They looked like a garage band (especially compared to Tull and ELP), but they were phenomenal.
loudboy
Tele-Holic
We used to do "Blowin' Free" and "Jailbait" in my college band, back in '75-77.
Three of us bachelors were living in a horse stall building converted to a rental in the sticks at the time. We'd play this album a lot in the morning when we were just hanging out... and doing other things... Dead end gravel road. Sloping field full of daisies in the sun shine outside our window... yea I remember those days!
Here they are miming for British TV:
Love em!
Kickbone Ass my friends and I called em’.
Andy Powell was a great, sinewy blues player, Ted succinct and clear.
Martin sang great, and played great bass.
Steve Upton was a jazzy, deft drummer.
When Laurie Wisefield replaced Ted, he was a great fit.
He was flashier than Ted, and pushed Andy, in a good way.
A brilliant, and greatly underrated band!
The introduced Orange Matamps to my tribe.
I still like the band, and the amps.
Kickbone Ass my friends and I called em’.
Andy Powell was a great, sinewy blues player, Ted succinct and clear.
Martin sang great, and played great bass.
Steve Upton was a jazzy, deft drummer.
When Laurie Wisefield replaced Ted, he was a great fit.
He was flashier than Ted, and pushed Andy, in a good way.
A brilliant, and greatly underrated band!
The introduced Orange Matamps to my tribe.
I still like the band, and the amps.
stxrus
Poster Extraordinaire
Love Wishbone Ash. Saw them twice in ‘72-‘73, and a couple of years later. All incredible shows
Live Dates was my intro to them.....still have the vinyl.
aging_rocker
Friend of Leo's
Argus and Live Dates (and Live Dates vol 2 with Laurie replacing Ted) are albums that I still re-visit fairly regularly, they never get old for me. Great musicians, all of 'em.
Bourbon Burst
Tele-Meister
I saw them at a nightclub in the early 80s. I believe that one of them was playing a Melody Maker or Les Paul Jr with the double cut. I became a fan of P-90s that night..
aging_rocker
Friend of Leo's
That would have been Laurie Wisefield with the double cut Gibson.
Cesspit
Tele-Holic
I've seen them a few times over the years. The Argus album was responsible for me changing from drums to guitar as a kid, around 1970/71 I believe. So many brilliant albums, I can't pick a favourite and it is one band I have listened to consistently since the 70s.
