the bill bruford band

[Kotecozz]

wow　cool!

[5tgb6yhn5tgb]

2:03 to 2:33 rocks my world :) - I could listen to that forever - real funk :) - and what an epic way to round off 2:33 - 2:52

[TheDice2008]

drummer's don't retire.

[jotaerreito]

Intersentantísimo documento videográfico!

Y muy bién Neil sustituyendo al prodigioso Jeff!

[juangui2112]

stereo please!!

[gietek]

Dave Stewart from Egg!!!

[Drumspiracy]

When Bruford plays, I can't help but giggle as he looks so almost indifferent to is play. He's really good.

[cripfripp]

is that john wetton? sure looks a lot like him, even though i know it should be jeff berlin.

[alembicbassguy]

@cripfripp Its Neil Murray on bass. A great musician who's played with anyone who's anyone in the rock business! He stood in for Jeff Berlin (who couldnt make it for some reason) on this gig as a favour to Bill.

[666popey666]

@alembicbassguy I saw Murray play with, would you believe... Whitesnake! I didn't believe it myself at the time but later read that he'd much rather play simple boring (4/4 ... 2/4) 12 bar stuff to thousands of punters than intricate prog on a wobbly stage under a tarpaulin to 12 blokes & a dog in the rain. He still had that effortless, almost aloof, grace about him, brilliant with Micky moody... brlliant anyway, just seemed a bit out of place but happy enough!

[aakkoin]

Haha, the host guy is just like in the Jazz club-sketch in The Fast Show

[bassdrumbone64]

Hey guys, I would like to hire you for a few 1980's Nintendo game soundtracks I'm recording. What's you number?

[zwartepiet412]

why is the keyboard player dressed like a toddler?

[ryanaaxxx]

fuck!

[proberush]

i take back my comment about beelzebub; this is actually the most beautiful song ever

[Schneiders48]

Don't forgrt Neil Murray!



[SamStats722]

and napoleon dynamite on the keys,

[bassweld]

Cool i haven't seen this before, reminds me of rock goes to college with Berlin on bass. Annette sings better in this than in RG to C.

[FilmyResidue]

This was the best puberty had to offer at the time I married a girl like this singer... And it is all far better than this Lady Gaga crap.

[valskater]

Feels Good to me and back to the begining... Love this songs !

[Lightmane321]

this girls voice is hot & sexy. yum

[danmist]

I just bought the album and was a little disappointed that the version of FGTM on there wasn't quite as good as this (even with Dave's little slip). I love this!

[Westlie]

I love Holdsworth,but...I think i he was soo great at this time,beause he had to trust

His musicaliti..

[allangmiller]

07:30 to the end, but especially 08:32 ... Stunning guitar work. A lot of notes, but effortless and precise. Always loved BB's drumming. too.

[boongg]

Neil Murray is no slouch on bass.

[pmarangoni]

Where's Berlin?

[SteffanLlwyd]

What a great way to earn a crust!

[herper64]

Holdsworth looks a bit like James McAvoy here! ;)

[prinznevsky]

'70's Holdsworth (IE: "the sideman") is so much cooler than later Holdsworth. You get to see him flex more muscles as a guitarist. I was listening to Gong's "Expresso" Album, and he is great! No obtuseness, and of course the Bruford stuff... He locked himself in his own little world in the '80's and '90's, which was kind of boring really, some great tunes, but a bit of the same thing over again.

[drunksingsheep]

This song is called: "Feels Good to Me" The title track from that album.

Bill Bruford is anything but humble, he is extremely opinionated and has little things good to say about Yes. See Britanica Prog series.

I love Annette Peacock! 5:15

[krankor100]

The bassist seen/heard here (Neil Murray) later went on to play in Whitesnake and Black Sabbath... Believe It, Or NOT!

[Pomerol1963]

yes it's true . Cool !

[ChestTat]

man i watch this like everyday haha, I have it on vinyl but this is just so cool!

[FoxtronInk]

Allan Holdsworth you are amazing!!!

[vivelavidarocka]

Bill, please do not retire, we stil need you around...

[xTjPx]

@2:59 growl!

[FoxtronInk]

Bill Bruford is a humble man with a great talent he knows how to mix his virtue and hard work (Practice), great soul!

[oilkills]

Bruford likes the Bruins huh... lol

[contwirion]

Bruford is a genius.... Saw the band with Jeff Berlin on bass and then Brand X with Percy Jones on the same bill for a quid!

[fatherfocus]

henry cow es el unico

[fusionhar]

People will look back at Holdsworth's playing and realise the Genius musician he is.

He is truly a one off from another planet!

Not the same planet as High school musical

[dareangelfire]

@fusionhar sure, he's the Guitar

[eskimoposh]

I've said it once and I'll say it again.....drummers write the WORST music ever.....ok, save Collins and his hits, and even Narada and his chart toppers....but THIS kind of stuff is just artsy crap.

[fullboxacrayons]

tony williams

[eskimoposh]

i'm talking mainstream. Tony's in a different leaugue.

[matmoose]

Two words: Octopus' Garden.

Better get word-shaped frying pan out sonnyboy, they'll taste bitter as hell raw

[eskimoposh]

take acid much?

[epistrophy68]

The bass player here is, indeed, Neil Murray. It should be pointed out that Dave Stewart, the keyboardist, is *not* the co-leader of Eurythmics, but rather the one who played with National Health and Hatfield & the North. Annette Peacock married jazz bassist Gary Peacock when she was nineteen, but left him for pianist Paul Bley.

[theaterd]

That is definitely not Jeff Berlin, but I have no idea who it is??!!

[jrswin1]

Looks like Neil Murray who was in Whitesnake back in the day...

[KingCrimson776]

Bruford played with UK too, it doesn't mention that in the description. Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, and U.K. He's basically the ultimate prog drummer.

[enpdllp]

The interview was before UK.

[visog]

Incredible drummer - so sad he's retired

[gumby10]

what? retired? he s not...

[pazzensutra]

Those were the days of true musicianship. We as musicians are at the mercy of a decades-long brainwashed generation who cannot recognize excellent musicianship if you put a gun to their head.I don't know what to do with myself when I see this kind of stuff. It's so beautiful. I really miss the 70's. I think music died a terrible death in the 80's. That's Anne Peacock on vocals, by the way, same as the album ("Feels Good To Me"). Who's on bass? It doesn't look like Jeff Berlin.

[binnyman]

What? Do you mean that Britney and 50 cent and Fall Out Boy aren't MUSICIANS ?!?!?!!? And Annette just couldn't hold a candle compared to anyone on American idol !!!:P Pfffft !!! ANYONE can program Bill's drum part into their computer software !!!! And that guitarist and keyboard player? Who needs 'em ?!?!?!? All you need is a plug-in !!! Sad indeed. I thank God each and every day that I grew up on this music, and that he gave me the ability to truly appreciate it. Peace:)

[pazzensutra]

I'm beginning to wonder if music wasn't invented just so the rappers can have something to sample.

[CarpetCrawling1978]

you didn't mention Yes?????

[smithhn]

Two of the ABSOLUTE best from Bill and crew, including the incredible vocalist whose name I have forgotten. But, I've got the vinyl somewhere. Must get it out ...

[ChocloManx]

What a great band, I loved the singer.

[sparemonkeywrench]

just noticed i aleady said stewart is god earlier, but i just have to reiterate how great he is, the liner notes for national health's album complete are priceless

[whackabass]

2:03 to 2:13 thats so cool!

[bloggulator]

Dave Stewart... one of the greatest keyboardists in rock.

[SyncreticGuitar]

Indeed.

[tun875]

Awesome!

[tun875]

Awsome.

[perromanchado]

"Adíos ala pasada" is a great song that Annette sings wonderfully.

[tooclassy4most]

stewart is god

[pimpstacker]

Unusual to see Dave Stewart drop a slight nacker on 1.59.

Love that face when he blobs

[mirzamarco]

Yeah, quite funny!

Lot of pressure maybe, after all they're on TV. This doesn't seem to bother Holdsworth though, non-human solo as usual..!

[krisdrepko]

DAMN!!! That was amazing! I've never seen these songs performed live.

[gvt76]

Cara isso é que som de verdade , muito bom!! Neil Murray no baixo arregaçou, responsa ficar no lugar do Jeff Berlin!!!

[54spiritedwill54]

annette,talentosa e bonita!!!!

[zomba1965]

NERD FIGHT! just kidding.They're all great, just not me bag.

[genesisrock43]

these guys did a tour with sreve hackett apparently......damn wish i was alive to see that!

[obsidiansands1]

Holdsworth owns!

[mikedrud]

There is a clip of an interview with Geddy Lee (from Rush) on YouTube from 1979, where the interviewer asks Geddy what music he's currently into, and Geddy says, "Bill Bruford." It was from just after this album came out, so apparently the work had impact on fellow accomplished musicians.

Love this song and Bruford in general. Thanks for posting.

[kidchyron]

I've seen that interview, and it must have had an impact - listen to Alex Lifeson try to channel Holdsworth on "YYZ" and "Limelight."

[aussieangie]

This is great. Thanks !!

[OforOboe]

Thank you, druman44 for this. Superb.

[hellmuth26]

That was funny at 2:00 when Stewart played a wrong note, then pointed to his right, like he was distracted by a stagehand or something.

[wonkavella]

i do that on stage when i make mistakes it's fun to try and do that.lol

[plfogaca]

Oh My God! I have waited 30 years to see this!!!

Thanks !!!!!!

[mikedrud]

They could have lost that female singer on the second track.  The rest was amazing.

[prog4evr]

Are you kidding? Annie Peacock is one of the best voices in jazz-rock - at least for that period...

[mikedrud]

I hear you. She does have a great voice, but it some how interrupts the vibe of the rest of the band for me.

I know Bruford loved her and all that. I guess I just loved the first track and wasn't into a lead vocal coming into the music.

[GaryNull]

That bass player did a good job of filling in for Jeff.

[dickdiddley]

Yeah, Neil Murray. He played with Whitesnake around that time if I remember correctly.

[tfk3160]

Wow somebody else who has heard of National Health. I still have their LP's

[rbassmanw]

He was also a member of National Health with Dave Stewart. Excellent fusion!

[seveb]

It would be hard to find a better lineup than this. I just wish I could hear them play something that Stewart wrote, since he is a fantastic composer.

[ePhilosopher]

ask that acid queen if she has enough oomph in her to make a comeback

maybe trump has a heart

[Topographer]

Anette Peacock is cool, and the whole band smokes!

From one of many excellent Bruford albums, Feels good to me. THE champion drummer.

[manarm90]

that great drummer bruford is the best one of all. this song is

incredible, have to listen to bruford in KING CRIMSON in this band

is phenomenal in case they have not even done

manuel ayes from honduras

[manarm90]

that great drummer bruford is the best one of all. this song is

incredible, escuchenlo have to listen to bruford in KING CRIMSON in this band

is phenomenal in case they have not even done

manuel ayes from honduras

[forestgump65]

death to posers! All hail the players

[jealouscardinal]

No, cheapsince77....DEAD WRONG.

Annette fits in there like a velvet fucking glove, which is why, as junkdrum suggested, Bruford most definitely knew what he was looking for, in her.

Geez those rototoms give me goofy nostalgic pangs of scoping them out in drumstores, eons ago.

[buchanangenesis]

yo man I have a set of rototoms, good investment man so many neat fills you can do and beats off them also, especially bruford type beats, you should grab a some

[junkdrum]

Hey, that's Neil Murray on Bass. What happened to Jeff Berlin? Neil played with National Health along with the extremely talented keyboardist featured on this clip, Dave Stewart.

Annette Peacock is most definately NOT a waste of time. She's a great artist in her own right, no matter how her voice sounds. I saw her recently in one of her very rare concert solo performances. She plays keys and sings her own quirky jazz songs. I'm sure Bill knew what he was doing when he hired her.

[TonyNewman]

Besides Bill Bruford's awesomeness, what strikes me here is the bass. It's so well-played and so loud, I love it. Of course, it's not surprising that Bill, with so much rhythmic ability, can find a good bass player and write good bass lines. I also like the keyboardist and guitarist a lot, and the singer isn't bad either - all in all great songs, great players.

[Vollum5]

to answer Darkhalberdier below , the bass player is Neil Murray !!

[cheapsince77]

Annette Peacock is ridiculous. I never understood why Bruford wasted his time with her as a "singer". Does she actually sing? It sounds like spoken word poetry. Horrible chapter of Bruford. Luckily he wised up and went on to make some great BRUFORD music.

[JesGabBreMar]

I thought that was what she intended to do here... to "jazz" things up a little bit. It's actually boring if the singer actually sung always on tune, specially in songs like this. In adios a la pasada she actually spoke quite a bit.

[setterem]

Lovely - wish I was there ... Performance nowhere near 'Rock goes to College' though.

[friadenvich]

annette,talentosa e bonita!!!!

[EdmundoSnoopy]

That's really great. I love Bill Bruford.

[signorechanta]

Bruford just toured with Genesis a bit...

[BIOCIDEXYZ]

What a load of shit !

[DarkHalberdier]

Who is the bass player? The face does not seem Jeff Berlin.

[gentleGiant65]

Just listen to the anouncer... Neil Murray.

[lunabert]

Neil Murray is the bass player, when Bill "needed one...." just take a look on the cover of "Feels good to me".....he`s not that good.......seemes to struggle with music...

[dmvshorebird]

Sure...

National Health just "(sic)struggle with music."

Hatfield And The North just "(sic)struggle with music."

You don't really know what you are talking about do you? And you can't write very well.

You should probably bow out now and call it a day.

Bruford could have had Neil Murray record the damn bass-tracks tracks in the first place!

WOW! You are really out out in space on this one...

[lunabert]

Also auf deutsch...Neil Murray ist sicherlich ein guter Bassist, aber im Video ist die Band nicht zusammen...mich interessiert weder seine Leistung bei National Health noch bei Hatfield and the North...tolle Bands, aber hier geht es um das gezeigte Video. Ab und an sind deutlich Schwächen im timing und seinem Bassspiel zu hören. Das darf ich doch wohl anmerken, in diesem Video ist er einfach nicht so souverän wie Jeff Berlin....ok?

[dmvshorebird]

Lunabert, I don't sprache but I think I got the basic idea of the first part of your post. "guter Bassist" is good right? I was trying to say that if Murray was good enough for Stewart and Bruford than he must be good enough. I thought he did a great job on the video. Anyways, We both love the same kind of music!

Cheers!

PS

Was that a Strat that Holdsworth was playing in that clip???

[lunabert]

You' re quite right - we both love the same type of music!! And Murray is "a good bassist" - good enough for Stewart and Bruford...it's ok, so, let's enjoy the great music, and, yes, Holdsworth played a modified Stratocaster with Humbucker pickups.

Thanks for your reply!

All the best, Lunabert

[thatkai]

I believe Holdsworth's guitar is a Charvel Strat with DiMarzio PAF humbuckers. Wish he still played it.....

[edidpro]

I have to depart from concensus. For me Annette ruins it. I like the band on One Of A Kind much better. Most jazz singers (with exceptions) are just too "hep" for me...

[Beadbud5000]

Annette is atmospheric, but I can understand. She takes getting used to...

[FoxtronInk]

I am old and wise, I know more and I have heard all of it! Go Progressive Rock!!!!!!!!Fu*&^* Yeah!!!!!

Foxtronix Ink Washington USA

[ePhilosopher]

See the resemblence? watch?v=xQ7gMN04zkA Maybe this isn't the song, but which Bruford song does the "Hiromi Uehara - XYZ" song remind me of? I just can't seem to place it. Help!

[gypsydoc5]

Music and musicians like this were quite a treat back in those days. While Bill, Dave and Alan still continue to write and record, it is a rare occassion to to find such depth and complexity in performance today. Thank God for archives!!!

[gypsydoc5]

As the anouncer stated, that is neil murray on bass who also played at the time with dave stewart in "national health". Neil often sat in when Jeff was unavailable for certain gigs. Bottom line: none of these musicians played with anyone unless they were 1st class; plus they were all friends!

[teebag66]

that's not Jeff Berlin on bass is it?

[soppdrake]

I remember seeing this when first aired!!! Gawd almighty. Thankyou for putting this up. OMG.

[memalley]

ms peacock's casual and sultry delivery foils bruford's precision so well.

[Beadbud5000]

I am amazed that this film footage exists! truely awesome! Bruford's One of A Kind comes out the following year(78) with Hell's Bells - NOT AC/DC's song!.

[raulmoraotero]

bill es un genio, uno de los mejores bateristas, multifacetico, desde mi punto de vista uno de los mejor integrantes que ha tenido yes.

[hellotimetogo]

Can anyone recommend something else by him that sounds a bit like his late 70's period? I know that's pretty vague. He's my favourite drummer but I've lost track of him. Thx.

[pgm554]

have you tried david torn "clouds about mercury"

[hellotimetogo]

No, but I will give it a listen. Thanks.

[blunt1]

Neil Murray always let his fusion chops show just a little bit in early Whitesnake, But hey I am sure he us probably reasonably wealthy. A great bass player.

[GuitarNerd1]

Allan Holdsworth on guitar- sadly underused here

[madbubbin]

wow when you didnt have to look cool to play music

[ePhilosopher]

in retrospect of time, the peacock is notoff centre, it's just a slower, mellower vibration to see it's vibrations of brilliance. archy the robot. snakes and narrows, gonna puke.

[ePhilosopher]

but of course, angel is watching

[ePhilosopher]

never in my wildest dreams when harold land some odd pantheon of years ago would have we known that timely and spiritually thought out precedents of the past for the future....

[plumage12]

I goofed. It is indeed Neil Murray on bass :(

[dugell1]

very nice, but, by the way, Bruford was not in Gebesis

[druman44]

yeah well he wasn't in gebesis but he did tour with genesis, and appeared on there Seconds Out live album being featured on the track "The Cinema Show"

[cheapsince77]

Wrong. Bruford was Genesis's drummer for the 1976 tour.

[jonsilence]

Great gem of a brief-lived line-up. Peacock is off-center and slightly disturbed/disturbing.

[bbsuzi23]

I love this band as well..just saw the Allan Holdsworth Trio(Jimmy Johnson and Chad Wackerman) this past Saturday nite in Cleveland. They were incredible to say the least.

[bbsuzi23]

thanks for posting. have seen bootlegs of this show but never the real deal.

[michbarkc]

I prefer the vocals in this video to the studio album. Peacock's vocals aren't inherently annoying to me but they are too upfront in the studio mix.

[plumage12]

Yeah, in the studio version it sounds like the band is in another room!

[dwarfnebula]

Is Neil Murray on bass??

[mihohobaba]

Indeed it is.

[plumage12]

I think it's Jeff Berlin

[balihew]

Hey men, do you know Bruf with National Health band? For me it is the summit!

[bezale]

national health....amazing band. I remember a quirky little number with a telephone ringing & being answered to hear a refrain from the song as if through the phone...or am i imaginin that? hmm smokey in here

[lullingstone]

You're thinking of Hatfield and the North's first album. It happens at the end of a track called Shaving is Boring.

[bezale]

Ah yes! Hatfield & the North...superb. Think i'd better re-purchase some of their stuff. It's been years! Thanks lullingstone.

[setterem]

Almost right ... It's actually at the end of the track 'Fold de Rol'.

[setterem]

Sorry 'bout the extra d ... 'Fol de Rol' is correct, whatever that is. Anyway, second best album ever, the best being 'Rotter's Club'. Agree?

[panthercreek]

I love Peacock too. Not the greatest vocalist technically for sure, but I love her freaky/sexy delivery.

[KenGrew]

Outstanding. I could listen this band for hours - great to see live again after all these years. AH is unbelievably good. Many thanks for posting.

[vdrumrnwv]

Thanks for posting this, have any more?? I've been a Bruford fan since '72 and have studied his drumming technique which has inspired my drumming. No one has the "pop" of the snare like Bruf!!!!

[kirk193]

you cant beat bruford

[balihew]

Best intrumentists ever heard::)

[KenGrew]

even better with Jeff Berlin on bass!

[hellotimetogo]

Okay I think I'm the only person who likes Peacock's vocals on the second song. I did then, and do now.

Thanks for posting this gem.

[johnshipe]

Peacock is astoundingly good! Character & joy!

[lonelywan]

I love Annette Peacock - and she's a GREAT foil to Bill Bruford.

[taotekid]

she's about to re-release her discography !!!

starting from the "BLEY/PEACOCK Synthesizer show : REVENGE" and "I'm the ONE" , both these have never been released in CD before ...