Wishbone Ash- Time Was

[ThunderinTony]

Unfortunately this band was called a"Humble Pie" rip off band back in the day, because of the same fiery rythyms they used. Thus the non success as should have been had by this group of talented muscians.. the same ole song and dance ... compare compare compare.. b.s. b.s. b.s. Take them for what they are!!! Great melody, great foundation of rythym and wowzaaa guitar work. nuff said??

[byblion]

I was lucky enough to see Wishbone Ash a couple of times in the late 70s. They are still one of the tightest bands I've ever seen. What really impressed me was the rhythm section - Martin Turner on that beautiful great Thunderbird and Steve Upton, who is never namechecked as a great drummer, but was just fantastic.

[MrTimodon]

Sounds like Harward professors on the guitars!:)

[yoco93cro]

awesome

[sportsportsport]

AMAZING!

[MrMaro999]

cool !

[ribinfo]

man there up there with Moxy,Rory Gallagher and Bagfinger for the most underrated artists ever.

[LeStraTele]

Talent and songs of this band is up there with any of the "greats". Andy's guitar tone is so nice. They are very underrated for some unknown reason.

[soakthisup]

The lead guitarist is superb but he looks like Dale from 'King of the Hill'

[AntyAnty1000]

fajna sprawa ten zespol !

[freeky909]

Watched these live , an amazing night !!!

[LouV68]

What an awesome, and highly underrated band. You youngsters can have your Brittney Spears, Lady Caca, and other no talent bozos. I'll keep listening to good music.

[r1to]

ta bend se je pa zlo pogosto v mojem rumenem amiju na kasetniku iz palmanove rolal . . .

se kdu spomni?

ma jah.. kakšno neumestno vprašanje :D :D

:D

[kc12112]

@ekg2006 Do you look like a girl too?

[witspix]

love it! wore this album thin, replaced it three times before graduation...♥♫♥

[ekg2006]

Lauries my cousin!

[thelonegroover]

@ekg2006

Prove it ;-)

[ekg2006]

@thelonegroover

What would you like me to do ask him to call you up and clarify.Take my word for it! Why would I make a statement and lie about it!

[frank240ny]

Argus was one of the first albums I bought, back in the day. These guys had a great sound, and I listened to 'em for hours. Thanks for this awesome post!

[tdavidc80]

prefer the studio version of this but they were a GREAT live band

[10newjersey]

Never saw these guys life but the studio version was better as I recall. Then again it's been a few moons since then.

[chargrave]

Only saw them once at Chalk Farm Roundhouse c1973 with Flash (ex Yes guitarist) Cheech and Chong and others I can't remember.

Always stayed in the memory

[coal4life]

Makes me wanna go into the attic and get my old bell bottoms out.

[empireofdirt77]

Camel? WTF? If a Wishbone fan digs Camel, I'll check it.

[bartlettohio]

I saw Wishbone Ash in 73 with Climax Blues Band opening. They played to a full house without any local airplay. Argus still gives me chills. Blowin Free is used on Steve Coogan"s show Saxondale. 

[PaganDuir]

i've seen them last August in France with Blue Coupe and Hawkwind... fucking awsome.

WishboneA, performance was the gratest one, the greatest I've ever seen!!!

[jbeng1953]

a bit before skynard? think about it.!!

[hmsmagpie]

Fucking nice sound, boys!

[rikako1123]

Martin is the BEST

[EdVidz]

Andy Powell was one of the most natural guitarists, he was meant to perform. Great sense of musical sequence in my opinion.

[echo680]

@EdVidz absolutely right

[gilsonkannoa27]

Melhor dupla que eles somente, Jeff Beck e Jimy Page, os caras sao monstruosos

[SwainPatrick]

i just wish i picked up the guiltar in the 70s... drums were easier for me. funny story< this kid in high school drumming with pencils in class,acting all hard. so i said, you play drums? kid says yea and i can blow u away,so we bet 10 bucks, i take him to my room, put on phenix, by the time i was done he had tears in his eyes.. i put the sticks in his hands, poor guy couldnt play a drum beat... so i never killed anyone since.....LOL thanks Upton

[Blueeeberrry]

Pliz post 4 me

[mouldsworthblade]

They need to reunite before they're all dead

[killercrabman]

love that riff.

[gzrmember1976]

andys guitar sounds very cool on this

[paulraynay]

Rock n roll? yeah

Class and gold+ ok

[EdVidz]

these guys are cranking it - great vid and performance. Powell is still in RS's Top 100 Guitarists, right?

[mvs784]

if you were born in the 60's ,like i was , then you would relate this to crosby,stills and nash , like i would !!

[07676067]

how many people know these guy's

[jto1916]

Answer to 07676067,

A whole lot more than you might think. They were awsome in the 70's and still are. Real classics loved by millions all over the world.

jto1916

[Softrockman]

@07676067 ----- TOSSER !!!

[ekimkamidar377]

Damn, I like what I hear. I have a few of you guys albums and I love them. Memories oh memories.

[wiredtojupiter]

Andy being fairly hot and in control here, bt i know i'm being a pain i always jst wanted them to 'up' the anti and go for a full up rock riff, , but this is classy...

[wiredtojupiter]

Andy AND Martin were kind to me and i'm a massive fan

[LEWFROST2]

well here is a way back story....bruce springsteen opened for WISHBONE ASH at the allen theatre in cleveland.he just released his first lp and the crowd went gaga for him.i was there for WISHBONE ASH who clearly were superior musically but since they did not run all over the stage shaking their booties,they did not recieve as great of a reception.but hey FUCK IT lol,i loved WA and they rocked.

[echo680]

@LEWFROST2 tks forstory - interesting

[LEWFROST2]

@echo680 certainly.love music and go to shows all the time.just caught joey belladonna of ANTHRAX fame.

[ceyser]

Their music never die..

listen whenever you like

[guitarwag]

Well the guitar playing is certainly better then the earlier videos and the harmony leads much tighter but still pretty generic and of course,as always the tunes themselves suck. There must be a reason nobody ever hears bar bands cover these songs.Nobody likes them.

[slw59]

guitarwag - you're a complete fucking moron. You actually rate the quality of a band on the basis of the songs being covered in bars??? Someone should take your guitar and just beat you to death with it you shit stain!!!!

[SwainPatrick]

lets be honest. wishbone needed rock vocals to haul them into the main stream of stadium success. and why they kept true to there art? Well, makes them our band. But I wanted the best success for them. I was wittness to the demise of there rise. Kiss opened up for them. and that was the beginning to junk food rock and roll. just sayin...

[redshaftedflicker]

An amazing band to say the least.

[AirGuitarChampion]

if anyone has "the king will come" from the concert UPLOAD PLEASE

this material is GREAT

[ArrogantAtheist]

Atheists FTW!!

[TwinksToes]

Loved them in '72, still love them.

[Edsell2009]

One of the BEST bands ever & this clip shows it!!!

[JoshieBoy81]

They ruuuuuuuuuule!

[radarTube]

IMHO i always preferred the album record, but this one is really nice

1972 ,,,, WHOA ! what a producion !

seems unbelivable 1972

neither michael jackson had similar compared through centuries ;)

... i agree : one of the most underrated bands

8 stars ; )

catch ya

d.

[fenderboy88]

the most underrated band in the world

[comeonson11]

agree saw them last in oxfordshire , still cannot get over those guitar licks ,same as it ever was

oh memories what a great night !!

[Danielkaas94]

@fenderboy88 That so true! ): Its a shame! People I meet I learn them to liking Wishbone Ash! But its difficult

[PhillipNicewaner]

@fenderboy88: They are definitely one of the most forgotten rock bands that ever graced the stage. I am reminded also of another great band: Camel.

[EnemyOfEldar]

@fenderboy88 I have never heard (read, technically) anything more true.

[dandeexxxx]

whatever arrangement the band had, as long as Andy Powell was there, its good to go

[cajunmoon]

In early 1970, the band scored an opening spot for Deep Purple. During sound check, Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore was warming up alone onstage when Andy Powell walked up, plugged in, and began jamming along with Blackmore.Blackmore later recommended the band to producer Derek Lawrence and helped them secure a record deal with Decca/MCA Records.

Fyi.Wikipedia

[hairlessx11]

love it

[BillyGR13]

check out my re-recorded Argus LP...

[angelicb4me]

hey andy can u guess who i am? ur the man, u lift this gig up, up , i sed to jan,did she tell u, watched u when i was a kid, and sed 'who is that guy' haha loves to u

[anisa206]

sucks

[angelicb4me]

cud u do it dear?

[RobL2756]

I tried to reply to packfaz79 and instead got bumped to the newest posting. So the other comment is for him.

[kellyoneill]

Hey.

Does anyone know were i could get a copy of

Live Dates Volume 2?

Searched everywhere!

[Stoned1959]

Best Song Of W.A.

[saffsgrandad]

Here we go again, the youtube disease, this band is better than that band, no it isn't, yes it is. Please grow up. Its music, its meant to loved not analysed and fought over. Since its all about personal taste, everybody's opinion is right. I wouldn't go to see Pink Floyd if THEY paid ME. I recognise their fantastic ability but it isn't my personal taste. WA, on the other hand, I would walk across hot coals to see live. Personal opinion, personal taste, everybody right, nobody wrong.

[notsobadyathink]

Agree 100%

Saw WA live about 3 years ago with Savoy Brown. SB was the headliner, but the audience emptied out after the opening act - Wishbone Ash! They are fantastic!

[sparkymarky2112]

well said buddy - getting fed up with making (what I consider to be educated) comments on the videos and getting nailed to a cross - ooops I bet that gets some comments!!!

[bluussi]

Andy Powell is still today in good mood when listening their newest album.

[scottishdream]

excellent music. 10/10

[phildirt3]

this was my band early seventies

[bluegoose555]

Sir Sterling ..I beg to differ...ever heard of a guy named Chuck Berry? Ask any one of these guys on stage (or for that matter any British guitar rocker) if they think they would even be playing electric guitar if it wasn't for his "footprint". I could go on and on and on and on about relativety...etc..etc..etc. To keep it simple I might just

add this.. I believe that you cut your sentence short by two words .."only meaningful era of rock music... for me"

[hbr54]

I collected Wishbone Ash LPs in the 70s and it's neat to see them again, albeit on the "small screen," and sing along.

[sterlingsir]

The Brits owned the only meaningful era of rock music.

[Berleb]

Got me back 35 years back. Great English touch

great duo, guitars duelling . Wanna learn about gibson & fender here it is.Now i realize these guys influenced my guitar playing.

[packfaz79]

Me too. I did Carrier Duty on the USS Forrestal in the early 70's and spent many a loooong night at sea learning the leads that Wishbone Ash laid down. I love this band. Masters of the dual leads.

[RobL2756]

Ahoy, Shipmate! I was on the FID (First in Defense) from 5-74 to 12-76. WA's "Argus" was the first album I ever listened to with stereo headphones, and I was on Forrestal at the time! Younger youtubers probably won't see anything special about stereo, because for the past couple of decades it's been standard issue. I remember listening to WLS with a hand-held mono transistor radio in the 60's!

[rockaires]

WA is one of the most brilliant rock bands ever. I agree with a comment her that Pink Floyd is above any band bur I think WA is awesome anyway. Peace.

[ctjbush]

I like Meddle, but overall, I prefer Wishbone Ash.

[monty720]

your crazy! ash is ok like a second teer band like mountian, please don't compare to floyd,zep etc

[rodneyracoon]

I agree that you can't compare them to the arena rock greats like Floyd, Zep, Who, etc. simply because they are not as famous and don't have as much material but I'm really digging what I'm hearing. I've just discovered this band tonight.

[scratchwhiplash]

they actually have quite a few albums...

[Jtspencer234]

Pink Floyd doesn't compare to these guys. THey played the same riffs over and over again. They get boring after a while.

[rockaires]

WA is an amazing band but there is no possible comparison with PF because they were the most talented band of the 20th century. Peace.

[Geefor]

Some complaints among this thread about Martin's voice - this clip is poor imo. Listen to the 3 other vids on here from their gig at Rockpalast in 76 - Martin is on TOP form, brilliant! Look for letters WD in vid top r/h corner - songs Lorelei, Persephone and Outward Bound. Make this clip sound amateur in comparison. tried to put link but it won't post so just key in the song titles.

[chalungo]

Sorry folks the Metallicaxxx420 comment was from me....chalungo. My kid forgot to sign off and I posted under his tag by mistake.

[metallicaxxx420]

Why do so many people want to slot bands into a niche of some kind and compare them to other bands. It was so nice when it was just Rock. I had the pleasure of seeing these guys live and they were just great. I loved the music and it made me feel good. What else can one ask for. Rock on!!

[fraggmental]

it's cause of that the posers can say:i listen to progressive rock,i listen to heavy metal,power metal,i think that the genres are bullshit,listen what you like...peace :-)

[sydsfloyd]

i have been a fan of wishbone ash for over 30 years now, but i still regard Pink Floyd as the best band that ever took to a stage at any time in history, please do not try to categorise Floyd, they are above and beyond category.....................

[paul7703]

they are prog well the studio version of this was

[yippierb]

Nice

[victoryridin]

This is an awesome version of the song! Nothing like the album version, which is good in it's own right. Andy's guitar work is fantastic, great tone and control. I like how it starts slowly and keeps building energy as it goes...

[rexcat]

Not the heaviest band in heavy metal history and they don't have to be. :)

[rockaires]

What? Heavy metal? Are you kiding?

[rockaires]

What? Heavy metal? Are you kiding?

[PascalROLLIN]

the best rock band are british

[rockaires]

They are a very british band. Why people think they are yankees?

[decksoft]

who cares about that, yankee factory has only apes, clowns, posers, ..., etc.

The good performers are like WA just playing great, clean and easy

[LUCASFR0]

I disagree... All shows have to be an teatral appearence too... And a good show have both music and visual production...

Pink Floyd is an english (not yankee) band, that use all of these resources, and they are not clowns or posers for doing this...

[decksoft]

ok, ok, i made a mistake; yankee factory is almost full of fakers, clowns, ..., etc.

There are some exceptions but, good bands, do not need smoke effects, fireworks and things like that, just jump to the stage and play great music like WA used to do it!!

[latimeralder]

Andy with hair! And a rather more bluesy feel than the recorded version

[morceguetty]

esses caras arrebentavam ,bixo !!!!

[maharajwayne]

Just Testing is the best album by WA.Get it in your collection.

[Cayke1]

....you mean it's your favourite....

[bernie4560]

I've always been a massive Wishbone Ash fan but I'm afraid they murdered this!

[zillagod64]

True, Martin's singing was never good live, probably the main reason why this band did not hit superstardom and also was definitely the reason why the band voted unanimously to replace him in the front role.

[drnrb]

I disagree. And look what happened when they(?) voted(?) to replace him? Years in the wilderness. Only with Granfeldt and now Muddy have they re- emrged with punch (IMHO)

[cdadave83814]

I always kinda thot of this band as an "English Allman Bros." because of the twin-leads...Actually, Ash and the Allmans both existed at about the same time, so whether they influenced each other, I'm not sure. And I really dig both bands.

[Azalaksh]

Argus has been one of my Top 20 fave albums for about 35 years now ;-)

Part of the irreplaceable soundtrack of my life..... <3

[zuck21]

very underrated band ....argus great lost masterpiece

[jereuter01]

I agree that this album (1972) is a progressive rock masterpiece that fits into the explosive musical creativity of that time.

[heyitsderek2003]

magic!

[wpmathern]

I saw this band in 1973 in Colorado Springs with the James Gang. I wish someone had a video of Everybody needs a friend or Ballad of the Beacon.

[KNNZK]

Thank you! Absolutely great!

[Sgtpellson]

Brotherofmine is quite right. This sounds like surfer-rock.

[brotherofmine]

This is strange this song has been changed to be 'Americanised' to the American ear so that it has a more West Coast sound, it is a million miles from the original live version I heard in UK which had a lot more punch, more 'Rocky'.

[01jocooper]

"Allman's-esque" - the twin lead bit anyway...

[tele65]

these guys were doing the twin-leads before the Allman Bros, Marshall Tucker, The Outlaws. This is where they learned it.

[01jocooper]

Yeah I know =] But of all the songs that could be compared to the Allman brothers, Time Was has the most similar twin lead section =]

[tele65]

you're right. I had never noticed it till you pointed it out. it has that "Brothers and Sisters" album sound.

[foxtrotfoxtrotsierra]

it is also where iron maiden got their influence from for twin lead, so in a sense these guys are innovators. I could have murdered my dad for throwing out the original LPs of wishbone ash

[jereuter01]

You gotta be kidd'in! The Bros are southern rockers from Jax then Macon, FL and these guys from Devon England and progressive rockers, the lattera part of British Invasion of that time, the former an indigenous spontaneous element of the pure south. There is absolutely no similiarity between the playing style or sound of the twin guitar lineup. Get a grip! I'm a fan of both but the AB were by far the best.

[01jocooper]

I don't mean they sound similar in general, I just mean the twin lead section of this song sounds fairly close to Allman Bros. In fairness, it the similarity is much more prevailent on the album version.

[jereuter01]

I can agree with that. The dynamics of dual guitar with these guys is very apparent and enjoyable in another youtube video Blowin' Free. You'll really appreciate the dual sounds in it, especially at the close! Peace.

[jereuter01]

I notice that there are two 'Blowin' Free" videos out there. The one I referenced was posted by outdemonsout. Enjoy.

[01jocooper]

Blowin Free is very cool, one of my fav songs ever - especially the quiet section in the middle =]

[HullBloke1313]

Wishbone Ash were not a prog rock band; their sound was variously a fusion of rock, blues, folk and jazz. Just because they recorded a few long-ish tracks doesn't mean they were prog rock. You say they were nothing like the AB; well, maybe not exactly, but they were more akin to the AB than to prog rock!

[jereuter01]

And I suppose your theory applies to the Stones too...and Mr. Clapton and I could go on and on who "rediscovered" in the 60s and played the Mississippi delta and Chicago migration blues way better than most if not all Americans then and today...plus if you bother to actually listen to the clearly southern guitar licks used by Duayne and Dicky Betts. I suppose since Albert King was master of the Flying-V, the guy in this video can't lay claim to playing it either??

[sbtubbs1]

A tip of the hat clydeman. Great classic WA!

[tritop]

Vielen Dank

[scruff1953]

http://www.wishboneash.co.uk/l­ivedates/1.aspx

[Billykid514]

MORE MORE

[tranztek]

Great video from, I think, 1976 and the New England tour. Any more vids from this show??

[Instinctive]

More WA please!