Free - Honky Tonk Women

Free on tour in Japan in 72. This has never been a favourite but to complete the Japan tour clips, thought I will load it up on the tube. Kossoff's obvious absence is noticed on this with Rogers lack of confidence engaging the chords while he sings.

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Music

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• Paul
• Kossoff
• Rodgers
• Simon
• Kirke
• Andy
• Frazer

[nachodaddy]

Yeah, thanx for postin' this, but, it is sad. Free is, was, & will be Kirke, Fraser, Kossoff, & Rodgers, period. Any othr line-up was & will be lame, & that's being kind.

[owenpetard]

I think the Free MkII band (with Rodgers, Kirke, Kossoff, Tetsu & Rabbit) could have been brilliant. Just listen to the Heartbreaker album. Here, with Rodgers trying to fill in on guitar and sing, it's not the same and when they later axed Koss and brought in Richardson, it was all over.

[Tornfreedom]

Winter 1974, I'm sure my mates had an album called / by "Kossoff Kirke Tetsu and Rabbit". Is it extremely rare now?/ Is any of it on Youtube?. I also heard that Tetsu got so pissed (drunk) at times, they had to prop him up between 2 stacks of speakers.

I do so remember David Kossoff, Pauls' Father, as he did many radio talks on religion, and also remember him talking about Paul when I was still at school, which ended Summer '73, and I had the idea that Paul had died back then, for many years.

[dmhughdie]

@GOODY61 I'm not trying to disparage your comments about Koss or criticise you at all. In fact, I do agree with you. All this activity with Free happened a long time ago and it's understandable that some of the detail gets confused, as we have seen. I'm merely offering specific information about the events relating to this video clip so that viewers can be properly informed. I'm not trying to impress anyone with my knowledge, I'm simply offering some detail about the Japanese dates. Can't hurt.

[GOODY61]

@dmhughdie You have the exact details where my information was general in nature, so kudos to you. My main point to the the person I was respnding to is the facts regarding Kossoff's death and the Free breakup.

[dmhughdie]

@GOODY61 The Japanese tour comprised only two concerts, Tokyo (22 July) & Osaka (24), both supporting ELP. These were the first shows with Tetsu & Rabbit after Andy Frazer's departure, and prior rehearsals were very limited. Free then played two dates (29/30 July) in Budapest, Hungary (also without Kossoff). I agree with your statements regarding Kossoff's departure, post-Free career & subsequent demise in '76. He certainly didn't die in 72/73. Just trying to set the historical record straight.

[GOODY61]

@dmhughdie Yep, I'm generally familiar with your statements regarding Richardson finishing the last tour but I thought the Japan tour occurred in early 73 after the album release date and then Richardson joined Free on the US tour. The main point I was making to daijiro was that Kossoff was really out of the band before Free disbanded. He is stating Kossoff died sometime in 72/73 before Free disbanded and he is completely in the dark about Kossoff forming BSC and dying in 76.

[forsheda]

This was just the remnants of Free touring Japan due to contractual arrangement. Kossoff was unable to make many of the Heartbreaker sessions and was replaced by a friend of rabbits called Snuffy. Hearbreaker is almost unrecognisable from the Free of Tons of Sobs although a very powerful album. The end finally came when Rodgers and Rabbit came to blows over leadership of Free