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Expert RockerPermalink Reply by karen (karlee) on September 22, 2013 at 11:09am

The Great Western Express Festival.

Bardney . Lincolnshire. 
May 26th-29th 1972.

Saturday.

    An audience of 25,000 showed up for Saturday, which would have disappointed the organisers. The poor weather continued to drench the audience , rain and high winds were battering the stage at times. The opening bands struggled to get through to the wet audience, huddling in their plastic wraps. The first ever performance by Roxy Music at a festival went pretty much unheralded , Steve Goodman received a luke warm response and even the great Albert Lee of Heads Hands and Feet could not rouse the audience to their collective feet. Even specially written numbers such as " Great Western Shuffle ' did not bring them to life.

Wishbone Ash were generally festival crowd pleasers , as their twin guitar attack gave them an extra attack. They weren't allowed to do an encore due to lack of time but the crowd would have been happy to have had them back for more.

Rory Gallagher (replacing Helen Reddy who was unwell due to her imminent pregnancy ) played a short set as the opener for the evening session and once again , he did a sterling job . The Strawbs were next and they had a few sound problems which marred their set.

Stone the Crows, minus guitarist Les Harvey, who had been electrocuted onstage a few weeks before in freak accident , were received rapturously by the audience. Let down at the last moment by Peter Green, who was supposed to take over Les's spot, the band were fortunate to have recruited Steve Howe of Yes , who stepped in and did a great job at two days notice. With Jon Anderson sitting in on backing vocals, Maggie Bell delivered a vocal tour de force, no doubt purging herself of the grief associated with the loss of Les through her impassioned performance.

 

Expert RockerPermalink Reply by karen (karlee) on September 22, 2013 at 7:15pm

Prog Rock Documentary

Expert RockerPermalink Reply by Waxtrax Radio on September 23, 2013 at 8:07am

THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT "I Robot" - 1977

Expert RockerPermalink Reply by karen (karlee) on September 23, 2013 at 4:03pm

Share from one of our newest members -  Chris Brinker thx Chris....

 

Expert RockerPermalink Reply by Waxtrax Radio on September 24, 2013 at 8:12am

Electric Light Orchestra - Live At Brunel Univesity - 1973

Expert RockerPermalink Reply by Waxtrax Radio on September 24, 2013 at 8:25am

I seriously need to be sporting this hairdo and beard! This is the shit!
I really think the mullet didn't even exist then! No business in the front and party in the back in those days! it was all just one big P A R T Y
Well maybe it did lol
Oh bring back the 60s and 70s! Please Please Or at least the mentality!

Expert RockerPermalink Reply by karen (karlee) on September 24, 2013 at 9:46am

hahaha - washing was optional ;)

Expert RockerPermalink Reply by barrytheb on September 25, 2013 at 4:26pm

Expert RockerPermalink Reply by karen (karlee) on September 26, 2013 at 3:31pm

That is the beauty of technology. Meeting new people and hearing music we haven't heard before.. nice share :)

Expert RockerPermalink Reply by Waxtrax Radio on September 26, 2013 at 7:27am

HAWKWIND "MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE"

Expert RockerPermalink Reply by karen (karlee) on September 26, 2013 at 3:39pm

Nice live show with Jude from Underground.  BTW, I hear you are local hero today. Congratulations on fire rescue :)

Expert RockerPermalink Reply by karen (karlee) on September 26, 2013 at 9:50pm

Supertramp School - 1975

Supertramp - School (1975)

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