the thing is that technology was a mix of analog and digital, but now things are different , most artist are able to record music at home, but no one to tell em it sucks , we need people to separate good music from bad before it gets online
I was there ! I cant believe this actually exists. Traffic was stopped on I-95 with hundreds of fans up there looking on. Holdsworth's guitar playing & tone, was excellent!
Although I enjoy prog rock, admittedly I am not as hardcore as its most ardent fans. UK were always in the “deep end”. Too deep for my tastes. But this is some excellent music. The chemistry between the original four is mind blowing. A fitting reminder to the commitment of real music instead of mass commercialism. And to the fans who supported it.
That's strange. I always thought of UK as lesser involved prog. Something like Gentle Giant or some Yes tunes go very deep. UK reminds me more jazz fusion than typical prog.
I was at this concert. It was shortly after my 18th birthday. It was a muggy day. Typical Philly weather for August. Amazing show. Seeing Holdsworth live was a highlight for me.
Does anyone have a recording of the August 5, 1978 UK show in Great Bend, Kansas? This was a festival show called the Great Bend Summer Jam. This may have been the show where Eddie Van Halen first heard Holdsworth.
I read that they opened for Van Halen in Reno (July 25, 1978) but this is the first I heard of the Great Bend show. I saw and interviewed them when they played Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa in September. It was the best concert I've been to but this is pretty much the same set.
does anyone know iif Triton was recorded? Any video? I wish I had thought of it at the time. Truth is, we had no idea it would be such a massive concert will a sea of people I couldnt see the end of from on stage. Thilling!!
@Artrepreneur_Art have a brass premier snare signed by BB. For my psychology this group encompasses what was important for me at the end of the whole 1960 s 1970s thing. Thanks.
@@GeoffSimpsonCreativeэто скорее из психоанализа/подсознания, чем просто путаница с именами. У KC с ELP реальные точки пересечения, обе великие команды из U.K., потом была Asia. Ну сами подумайте, почему у человека случилась честная ошибка, непроизвольная оговорка 😊 И ведь все улетевшие - и Greg и John, и Keith и Allan одинаково невероятно талантливы, одинаково хорошо потрудились для Музыки😊 Правильное искусство переживёт и время, и границы, ибо под неусыпным контролем Бога. Привет из России - РФ😅
My 20th birthday spent on the waterfront at Penn’s Landing watching the next Pier over burn into the Delaware river while listening to these 4 geniuses. Awesome! Thanks for posting 🤪
I’m assuming this was the Penn’s Landing show by the riverfront? If so, I was there. They stopped having concerts there for a long time after this show because the people got too rowdy.
UK 1978-1979; 2012, 2013, 2015 Philadelphia ( 2012 Bethlehem Nearest) This was the only UK show I missed in Philadelphia. The March 24, 1979 Spectrum show with Horslips broadcast on WIOQ was fabulous . And my fave UK appearance then with Terry Bozio Unfortunately Alan Holdsworth couldn't be persuaded to comform a bit to the group sound. Bill Bruford 's firing took 35 years until JW made a huge apology. According to Eddie Jobson at Nearfest in 2012, Fripp was asked, in 1977 and turned down the idea to revive King Crimson. I have the UK boxset, bought in 2017 for around $200. Worth it! Before it's seperate release, the 1979 Osaka show which was pared down to one Album which became " "Night After Night" was issued as 2 CDs in the boxset. That concert was issued as a seperate 2 CD set a few years ago. Call it and expanded and remastered " Night after Night " it is worth every penny if you don't already have it! I saw UK 3 times in 1978-1979, and 3 times in 2012, 2013, 2015. ,"Nearfest Apocalypse" the last Prog festival for the ' Northeast Art Rock festival,' featured UK- Eddie, JW, Marco Minneman, and I Forget the guitarist- Manachek (?). UK were definitely back! 2013 and 2015 saw the band at the WXPN WORLD CAFE. 2013 had Terry Bozio for part of the tour. April, 2015 at the WXPN World Cafe, Philadelphia- that last show was quite special. The set list included 3 King Crimson. NUmbers Starless, fallen Angel, and I think RED. JW, after quitting alchohol, in 2003, progressively improved his voice with every Asia and UK tour 2008-2015. This particular show, John was his excellent self- so great to see. After that tour, JW announced he had to stop music to get a then diagnosed benign tumor removed- rather large. That April 2015 show, you never would have even suspected any trouble. Totally professional, outgoing, accessible before and after- non of us knew. JW went out on top , 2017 Valkyrie.... 1:45 😂 3:05
I live near Philly, but listened to this live on WRFY. I believe this is the one where someone threw a wine bottle at Wetton, and Wetton replied, 'I'd like to thank the gentleman who threw the wine bottle, but there was nothing in it'.
I spent 3 days with John in Doylestown at the School of Rock doing rehearsals with him and the students. I was the keys instructor, so it was a lot of fun. Super nice guy. Same experience with Steve Howe when he was there, but Steve was an asshole.
@@chrisrickert8638 An experience I would treasure, being a fan of both of those guys. Some are sweet guys, some are A-holes, but musicians tend to cover all the extremes.
I can't believe someone else saw this show. In 78 this was killer! Outside next to the river! Thanks for posting this amazing show. Holy shit it was free.
I was there! Great show! I brought Triton whom I manageed. Stood next to John Wetten as we watched Triton together back stage. He enjoyed them and I enjoyed hanging with one of my hero's.
This is the best sounding live UK recording I've heard featuring the original lineup. The audio is really good and the playing is fantastic. My first time hearing this. Is this available on CD?
I think there were two shows in Philadelphia that year. The first was down by the river. I think they were double build with Al DiMeola. I forget who played first or that might’ve been the second show at the tower theater?
Saw them back in the late 70's as they OPENED for guitarist Al di Meola at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Might have been their first tour of the USA? We made our own custom silkscreen t-shirts using the cover of the album. Lots of fans there to see UK. Great concert.
I drove by MYSELF from Doylestown down to Philly in a Datsun 510 wagon with 2 buddies…. I’ll never forget this show. Hot as hell, no a/c and high as kites on Thai stick. We were 13 and 14 years old driving my parents car in the city. Great times. Alaska put me in a trance.
Eddie’s violin performance is astounding🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟. More passionate then the albums with incredible intonation that is VERY difficult to control in a loud rock band!! 🙏🏼🥳🤪
I still love the fact eddie wrote presto vivace to be hard to play and allan took one look and played it almost clean the first time and pissed eddie off
With Holdsworth, it’s a full sound. Especially great to support Eddie’s violin though not always needed. Ponty toured a few times with 2 guitars and keyboards...HUGE
I was fortunate enough to see this original lineup in1978 with the release of their debut album,promoting the Danger Money release.This particular show was absolutely one of my favorite concerts to date. Incredible musicianship❤.
I saw them in Houston on this tour. Eric Johnson warmed up. Rumor had it that Holds worth had announced he was leaving at the conclusion of the tour and the band offered EJ the slot. Not sure if this is true but it makes a great story.
I so favor Bozzio over Bruford. And that annoying obnoxious snare drum! A miscue @ 11:16 Sloppy disjointed arrangements...unpolished. 30 Years - hmm...at least no over-driven bass drum like the recording, but Bruford...Effects on the bass (?) were nuts. Not the band for Allan and Bill. First album very good but live...? They needed to go their own direction with great success. The crowd clapping along with Caesar's Palace Blues which is an odd time. God I can't believe I'm saying this - I can't stand Bruford in this band!
I agree well, I think wetton and jobson were going for record sales and mass success brufford already experienced that and Holdsworth for some reason didn't want that. The danger money trio was much better. While wetton got what he wanted with that first Asia album (it was a great show) I wish UK had that success
Likewise. I saw them with Tull in Long Beach, CA in 1979 I believe, promoting the Night After Night release. I had never heard of them & didn't know they were opening for Tull when I bought my ticket. It was an AMAZING surprise when Alaska began the show. So much prefer Bozio over Bruford and without Holdsworth. The trio is just so much tighter sounding.
Yeah, yer right. Allan Holdsworth and Bill Bruford just keep Eddie Jobson and John Wetton down, musically speaking! You guys are right, they were too loose with Allan and Bill, like one of ya's inferred, and boy, that Bill Bruford isn't so extraordinary with his unique style and snare timbres. Are you kidding me? lmfao Commie propaganda, no?
I love Bill*s sound and playing .... the snare sound is perfect
Super Cranked Up Snare.
I was here!! Phenomenal show!!
Me too
The fire at the newsprint building right behind them was amazing! I had to wait until 4 am to get to my car firetrucks were blocking me in.
Did Gentle Giant open that show? I was at a UK show at the Spectrum, but maybe it wasn’t this tour…🤷🏻♂️
@pyxl8r Not that I know of or remember. I saw UK open at the Spectrum for Tull the following year. Sadly, I never saw Gentle Giant live.
@@pyxl8r -- If memory serves me, it was Sun Ra
This is fantastic. Great sound quality. Wish there was concert footage of UK with Allan. John and Allan greatly missed.
There IS concert footage with Allan; quite a bit actually.
@@chrisrickert8638 Where? none on YT. There is with Bruford but not UK as far as I know.
@@nogbadthebad2609 just type in “UK Live”…. Lots of videos
the agora ballroom show and this show was filmed as with another show but someone has the rights and video and will not let it out
@@damphear2 That is very frustrating. Let's hope Bill B. can work some legal magic to get hold of it.
God, music was so much better back then
the thing is that technology was a mix of analog and digital, but now things are different , most artist are able to record music at home, but no one to tell em it sucks , we need people to separate good music from bad before it gets online
This was a magnificent band!
I was there ! I cant believe this actually exists. Traffic was stopped on I-95 with hundreds of fans up there looking on. Holdsworth's guitar playing & tone, was excellent!
Thank you . Nothing better then waking up to this iconic band on a Saturday morning...
Although I enjoy prog rock, admittedly I am not as hardcore as its most ardent fans. UK were always in the “deep end”. Too deep for my tastes. But this is some excellent music. The chemistry between the original four is mind blowing. A fitting reminder to the commitment of real music instead of mass commercialism. And to the fans who supported it.
That's strange. I always thought of UK as lesser involved prog. Something like Gentle Giant or some Yes tunes go very deep. UK reminds me more jazz fusion than typical prog.
BRILLIANT!
It was the most amazing concert I’ve ever seen. I discussed it with Bill and John on my radio show here in Holland.
I was at this concert. It was shortly after my 18th birthday. It was a muggy day. Typical Philly weather for August. Amazing show. Seeing Holdsworth live was a highlight for me.
John Wetton died recently, right. What talented men these were. God, Buford…none better!
Does anyone have a recording of the August 5, 1978 UK show in Great Bend, Kansas? This was a festival show called the Great Bend Summer Jam. This may have been the show where Eddie Van Halen first heard Holdsworth.
I read that they opened for Van Halen in Reno (July 25, 1978) but this is the first I heard of the Great Bend show. I saw and interviewed them when they played Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa in September. It was the best concert I've been to but this is pretty much the same set.
does anyone know iif Triton was recorded? Any video? I wish I had thought of it at the time. Truth is, we had no idea it would be such a massive concert will a sea of people I couldnt see the end of from on stage. Thilling!!
I was at this show with my girlfriend!!! Phenomenal concert!!!
Wow Alan & Greg together,what a combination miss them both rest in peace to two of the greats thank you.. thank you..🙏🏼
@Artrepreneur_Art
John I think.
Miss Greg too.
@Artrepreneur_Art
I personally knew Greg.
Thanks for keeping the history straight.
He did step in for Smokey in Asia. 😎
@Artrepreneur_Art have a brass premier snare signed by BB.
For my psychology this group encompasses what was important for me at the end of the whole 1960 s 1970s thing.
Thanks.
@Artrepreneur_Art
But Robert Fripp did btw.
@@GeoffSimpsonCreativeэто скорее из психоанализа/подсознания, чем просто путаница с именами. У KC с ELP реальные точки пересечения, обе великие команды из U.K., потом была Asia. Ну сами подумайте, почему у человека случилась честная ошибка, непроизвольная оговорка 😊
И ведь все улетевшие - и Greg и John, и Keith и Allan одинаково невероятно талантливы, одинаково хорошо потрудились для Музыки😊 Правильное искусство переживёт и время, и границы, ибо под неусыпным контролем Бога. Привет из России - РФ😅
My 20th birthday spent on the waterfront at Penn’s Landing watching the next Pier over burn into the Delaware river while listening to these 4 geniuses. Awesome! Thanks for posting 🤪
I’m assuming this was the Penn’s Landing show by the riverfront? If so, I was there. They stopped having concerts there for a long time after this show because the people got too rowdy.
UK 1978-1979; 2012, 2013, 2015
Philadelphia ( 2012 Bethlehem Nearest)
This was the only UK show I missed in Philadelphia. The March 24, 1979 Spectrum show with Horslips broadcast on WIOQ was fabulous .
And my fave UK appearance then with Terry Bozio
Unfortunately Alan Holdsworth couldn't be persuaded to comform a bit to the group sound. Bill Bruford 's firing took 35 years until JW made a huge apology.
According to Eddie Jobson at Nearfest in 2012, Fripp was asked, in 1977 and turned down the idea to revive King Crimson.
I have the UK boxset, bought in 2017 for around $200. Worth it!
Before it's seperate release, the 1979 Osaka show which was pared down to one Album which became " "Night After Night" was issued as 2 CDs in the boxset. That concert was issued as a seperate 2 CD set a few years ago. Call it and expanded and remastered " Night after Night " it is worth every penny if you don't already have it!
I saw UK 3 times in 1978-1979, and 3 times in 2012, 2013, 2015.
,"Nearfest Apocalypse" the last Prog festival for the ' Northeast Art Rock festival,' featured UK- Eddie, JW, Marco Minneman, and I Forget the guitarist- Manachek (?). UK were definitely back! 2013 and 2015 saw the band at the WXPN WORLD CAFE.
2013 had Terry Bozio for part of the tour.
April, 2015 at the WXPN World Cafe, Philadelphia- that last show was quite special. The set list included 3 King Crimson. NUmbers Starless, fallen Angel, and I think RED.
JW, after quitting alchohol, in 2003, progressively improved his voice with every Asia and UK tour 2008-2015. This particular show, John was his excellent self- so great to see. After that tour, JW announced he had to stop music to get a then diagnosed benign tumor removed- rather large.
That April 2015 show, you never would have even suspected any trouble. Totally professional, outgoing, accessible before and after- non of us knew.
JW went out on top , 2017
Valkyrie.... 1:45 😂 3:05
You don't mention the show at the Tower opening for Al DiMeola...? That was incredible.
Alan was playing Presto Vivace as same as Eddy together, it's amazing!
It's intresting to compaire with John Wetton and Jeff Berin's Base guitar on "Sahara of Snow"
They played similar for sure.
When music had depth, mystery and it explored possibilities.
I live near Philly, but listened to this live on WRFY. I believe this is the one where someone threw a wine bottle at Wetton, and Wetton replied, 'I'd like to thank the gentleman who threw the wine bottle, but there was nothing in it'.
😂 what a nice little story
I spent 3 days with John in Doylestown at the School of Rock doing rehearsals with him and the students. I was the keys instructor, so it was a lot of fun. Super nice guy. Same experience with Steve Howe when he was there, but Steve was an asshole.
@@chrisrickert8638 An experience I would treasure, being a fan of both of those guys. Some are sweet guys, some are A-holes, but musicians tend to cover all the extremes.
I can't believe someone else saw this show. In 78 this was killer! Outside next to the river! Thanks for posting this amazing show. Holy shit it was free.
OMG..I somehow I missed this tour. I caught Allan with JLP in '77.
Jobson in STELLAR..so underrated...
I just turned 9 in Aug 6 , 78 and live 15 min from Philly. Damn I should have gone to this.
“the only thing she needs” is a tough listen after hearing terry’s interpretation
Damn they rocked
I was there it was packed and they were great.
As was I.
Renaissance played there a bit before UK and they were great.
So many people at the UK concert, that this was the last one at Penns Landing
Very nice version of Caesar Palace blues!
I was there! Great show! I brought Triton whom I manageed. Stood next to John Wetten as we watched Triton together back stage. He enjoyed them and I enjoyed hanging with one of my hero's.
UK playing Bruford songs!!
Eddie's violin on Forever Until Sunday is wonderful
I love the Bruford tune right in the middle of the set....
A few of the Bruford songs were also played by UK. Bruford wrote his songs with members of UK as well as his group.
Can actually hear the guitar very cool
This is the best sounding live UK recording I've heard featuring the original lineup. The audio is really good and the playing is fantastic. My first time hearing this. Is this available on CD?
It’s one of the concerts featured on the UK box set
This is the best recording I’ve ever heard of U.K.
when you have great musicians like UK band, you get the best audio engineers , it’s the nature of the beast
You should hear the Cleveland and Boston shows -- just as well-done recordings (especially Cleveland which is official-release quality).
@@lesgoe8908 I don’t see it on Itunes 🤔
Great concert and I was there.
Wow…. Bruford on CPB always gives me chills. Best snare in the profession.
John wetton
John wetton
John Wetton
God Wetton
Prog Wetton
Prog Johnson
I was there! Great to find this.
Awwww hell ya...!!
BRAVO KAZ!! ENCORE!! Tracks 3/4......worth the price of admission!!
Bruford's irritating signature snare drum sound.......
The music back then was about much more than making money Offer
a typical rapper more money to sing polka songs, and they’d do it in a New York minute
I think there were two shows in Philadelphia that year. The first was down by the river. I think they were double build with Al DiMeola. I forget who played first or that might’ve been the second show at the tower theater?
UK openned for Al like they did in NY.
I was there representing 60th & Allman st. Let's Go 6-0! Woops! Sorry about the fence!!!
Saw them back in the late 70's as they OPENED for guitarist Al di Meola at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Might have been their first tour of the USA? We made our own custom silkscreen t-shirts using the cover of the album. Lots of fans there to see UK. Great concert.
I drove by MYSELF from Doylestown down to Philly in a Datsun 510 wagon with 2 buddies…. I’ll never forget this show. Hot as hell, no a/c and high as kites on Thai stick. We were 13 and 14 years old driving my parents car in the city. Great times. Alaska put me in a trance.
Saw UK open for Jethro Tull,Rochester, ny @79,thought UK stole the show, I was knocked out,but not hurt ,Eddie Jobbson,WOW!
So much fuller with guitar
Eddie’s violin performance is astounding🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟.
More passionate then the albums with incredible intonation that is VERY difficult to control in a loud rock band!! 🙏🏼🥳🤪
I still love the fact eddie wrote presto vivace to be hard to play and allan took one look and played it almost clean the first time and pissed eddie off
god is an musician...... John, Allan❤
I was there!
With Holdsworth, it’s a full sound.
Especially great to support Eddie’s violin though not always needed.
Ponty toured a few times with 2 guitars and keyboards...HUGE
Yeah, I saw Ponty at the Tower during the Enigmatic Oceans tour. Great show!
❤One of my top ten concerts just fantastic and free, wow!
I was fortunate enough to see this original lineup in1978 with the release of their debut album,promoting the Danger Money release.This particular show was absolutely one of my favorite concerts to date. Incredible musicianship❤.
YES you were...Im pretty sure this only made it to the west coast once..and I missed it!
You can feel Allan cringing playing the latter tunes
I saw them in Houston on this tour. Eric Johnson warmed up. Rumor had it that Holds worth had announced he was leaving at the conclusion of the tour and the band offered EJ the slot. Not sure if this is true but it makes a great story.
They got the “unknown” John Clark, a HOLDSWORTH copy.
Wow never heard one before!
I have this on CD. Your version needs speed corrected.
I was there too... my good friend & excellent guitarist David Karr performed with his support band TRITON !
I so favor Bozzio over Bruford. And that annoying obnoxious snare drum! A miscue @ 11:16 Sloppy disjointed arrangements...unpolished. 30 Years - hmm...at least no over-driven bass drum like the recording, but Bruford...Effects on the bass (?) were nuts. Not the band for Allan and Bill. First album very good but live...? They needed to go their own direction with great success. The crowd clapping along with Caesar's Palace Blues which is an odd time. God I can't believe I'm saying this - I can't stand Bruford in this band!
No one really wants to listen to you being an unbearable windbag.
I agree well, I think wetton and jobson were going for record sales and mass success brufford already experienced that and Holdsworth for some reason didn't want that. The danger money trio was much better. While wetton got what he wanted with that first Asia album (it was a great show) I wish UK had that success
Likewise. I saw them with Tull in Long Beach, CA in 1979 I believe, promoting the Night After Night release. I had never heard of them & didn't know they were opening for Tull when I bought my ticket. It was an AMAZING surprise when Alaska began the show. So much prefer Bozio over Bruford and without Holdsworth. The trio is just so much tighter sounding.
Bruforf is the beast.
Yeah, yer right. Allan Holdsworth and Bill Bruford just keep Eddie Jobson and John Wetton down, musically speaking! You guys are right, they were too loose with Allan and Bill, like one of ya's inferred, and boy, that Bill Bruford isn't so extraordinary with his unique style and snare timbres. Are you kidding me? lmfao Commie propaganda, no?