OMG!!!! Cannot Believe that SOMEONE Actually Reacted to this GREAT TUNE!! This song was a Cult Classic Song at least in the Cleveland Ohio WMMS Playlist back in the Day!! WOW A Blast from the Past!! This song was and still Is One of my All Time Favorite Tunes!! Thanks SOOOOOO much for reacting to this one!! WOW, I'm just Totally Blown away right now!! Thanks SOOOOOO much. Nobody's Ever reacted to this GREAT TUNE Until Now!! Definitely Appreciating This!!!
I am From Massillon Ohio and I first heard on WMMS also Man in the Jar in 1974 same year I started working in the record store then I started listening to everything by them, in my top 10 favorite bands all time.
There is a disco in Vienna, Camera Club, and when I was young, in the mid to late 1970s, you could consume illegal tobacco products here with relatively little impunity. Only with this song you didn't need one, because this song is the drug.
Two of the defining characteristics of SAHB were a sense of menace & a sense of humour. Their performances were both sublimely theatrical & slightly ramshackle - although musically as tight as a duck's backside. I saw them twice. They were truly, utterly Sensational.
It is nice that you are enjoying Alex. He was a briliant performer live. He had a mixture of mischief, fun and malice about his stage presence, you never knew what they would do next. The band were the best on the scene. SAHB were Scotland's greatest band.
Saw them live in Edinburgh's Usher Hall in 1974 when I was a student. SAHB were an iconic band. Their lead guitarist Zal Clemenson wore clown make up. Alex was a lot older than his band.
I saw The Sensational Alex Harvey Band 22 November 1975 at the Michigan Palace Theatre in Detroit. What a show! They were very theatrical and had numerous props and scenery. Fantastic. Peace.
A lot of people believe , quite wisely, that Alex Harvey is Scotland's biggest musical talent but overlook that he was Britain's greatest musical talent. Rest in peace Sir.
The video (short) version of this song on The Old Grey Whistle Test shows the menace implied by the music. Whatever Zal and Alex wanted to achieve by the laying on of hands it wasn't to make someone better. 😉😉
Great you react to this fantastic band. They were massive in UK during the 1974-76 years. Alex Harvey was one of the most charismatic singer and showperformer in rock history. And what a nice guy. They were one of my teenage idols for sure. Sad he died so early. They have a lot of great songs to react to eg. Give My Compliments to the Chief, Action Strasse or the great cover of a Jacques Brel song called Next (from the same LP)
Who else here tears up at 'Anthem' since the passing of Alex? It was kind of an euphoric ending to SAHB's live shows. All Alex & SAHB music has me feeling melancholic now , but in a thankful way. Vambo ... lives!
Hi Daniel, firstly thankyou so much for playing this. I put it in the requests but with so many I really didn't expect to be successful in getting it played. Alex unfortunately was an alcoholic and a bad one. Rarely sober on tv appearances or live on stage...yet...Wow ! He is incredible live ! - There is a song called "Framed" which became another cult song - but on The Sensational Alex Harvey Live - 1975 album....He stops the music to ask the crowd "Do you believe me" ? [ That the police framed him ] - They shout back "Nooo! ! - He responds - "You don't believe me ? - Ok, The concert is Cancelled " !!!!! - All part of the act. Lol - Other great studio tracks inc' "Framed" are "Swampsnake" and the comical 3 part - "Last of the Teenage Idols" [ do not adjust your headphones - it's suppose to move to just one ear ] Glad to got to hear and liked "Faith Healer" Great reaction. It is a classic for sure. Cheers Daniel !
Saw them in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida early on, and Zal was my guitar idol at the time, dressed like a "Court Jester" and wailed on an old Gibson SG. Awesome tone. I will never forget.
A very iconic song. i personally ran over it after hearing the cover version by the Famous Bollock Brothers from 1985, which got one of the few songs i listened to again and again my whole life. I'm very thankful to Alex Harvey Band to give such a great piece of music to the world.
Best band EVER to come out of Scotland. Been a fan since I first heard them in '73 and saw them live in '76 at Parkhead Stadium and then SAHB without Alex at Aberdeen, Scotland a year or so later.
This band is a GOAT. They were like KISS meets Punk for the live mystique, mixed with cabaret like Bowie and the frontman intensity like Iggy, with a lot of just musically weird pre-prog shit like OG 10CC random but almost traditional additions and pretty vivid songs. Band is underrated as frik! Made my head dead trying to describe them there lol
Still remember the 1st time I heard this. . . Holy Shit !!! Life was never the same after that. . . That pulsing Moog loop opened a portal and a whole other dimension appeared. . . Thank you SAHB. . . Brilliant. . .
Some great songs by SAAB are midnight moses, vambo marble eye, Boston tea party, Amos moses, Action Strassa oh and a little less known Dolphins which is amazing.
...find "Give My Compliments to the Chef" from the LIVE album! Wonderful construction, lyrical content and blistering musicianship...stone cold badass tune.
The intro to Faith Healer is so long because back in the day albums were also released on cassette tape, both side of the album had to be about the same length. How ever they arranged the album they couldn't get both sides the same, so it was decided they would improvise a long synth section to balance both sides out. SAHB were a great live band with Alex being a brilliant front man.
Faith Healer was played at the Wigan Casino rock nights along with Gang Bang and Next. Ted McKenna the drummer went on to play with Rory Gallagher. Stage Struck by Rory featuring TM is an amazing live LP. Worth a listen ?
Was @ Wigan tech, from 1973 to 1976,went in Bluto's and The Grand Hotel, rock disco's in the basement. Pete Mallet, Terence O' Keefe, Chris "Karl Marx" , Dave Nellist, Haggis, Paul McKenna, Stan, Chris P from Upholland all there. I was from Chorley saw SAHB twice, a good band.
I was at the tech 1974-76 doing OND Technology. Some of those names sound familiar. More of a John Bull / Keller type but also went to the Grand cellar and Blutos. @@johnnyhall7065
'Ole Audiophile here, LTNS: My son is currently 41, his name is Alex Harvey ****. I'm ALSO from Cleveland, go figure. Should tell you just about how most of us locals feel about his music & performances here. Always performed in his prison best black & white ugly striped shirt & duct taped back together shoes just like a shoreline vagabond. Few find the grace with words to describe one of their performances, lets say they were very Jethro Tull like in their showmanship.
Their first album is a sure winner titled Framed. Not a bad song on it once one becomes accustomed to their style of play. One suggestion, play 'There's No Lights On The Christmas Tree Mother, They're Burning Big Louie Tonight', you'll soon see why.
Oh yeah baby !!! Another convert to the MIGHTY SAHB. Welcome onboard fella ... don't just stop at Faith Healer, there is soooooo much more seriously fantastic SAHB sounds. 😁
Alex Harvey sadly passed away in 1982 (heart attack). The band kept playing for some years. Good cover and great hit by SAHB Delilah - a song by Tom Jones- best listen to the live version. The brother of Alex Harvey was Les Harvey. Very good guitarist of the rock band Stone the Crows (with the great Maggie Bell on vox). He died 1972 during a concert (electrocuted). SAHB and Stone The Crows were great bands.
Pure brilliance, I remember being mesmerised listening to this on a friend’s copy of the album Next when I was at school. Fabulous choice of track to react to. Here’s an observation: it may be coincidence that they are both Scottish, but despite being of different musical genres, I hear traces of Alex Harvey in the voice of Bon Scott. Both now sadly gone, RIP 🙏
C`mon Johnny wishes he had Alex`s talent ...I mean did you ever go & see these dudes & Sex scums never had their talent & would piss on you and then do it again so i guess you must enjoy the smell of urine
Recorded in the days of cassette tapes, this now iconic intro was made longer so you could flip the tape over and listen with little if any winding. The first band I really got into, and yes I still listen to them.
First saw SAHB in a tiny room in Edinburgh. I was underage but six ft plus with a heavy beard. They were awesome. Was lucky enough to do monitors for them before Alex passed. There are loads of great tunes already listed above but I would advise checking out a couple of live vids for full effect.
Haha. I had to look twice when I saw this reaction video. Someone doing The SAHB? They were definitely a cult classic band that was carried by the Cleveland radio station, WMMS in my area. I saw them in Cleveland right after this album was released. They were really a good live band with Alex doing off the wall songs while putting ping pong balls in his mouth and pulling a nylon stocking over his head and singing. Lead guitarist Zal Clemson with face paint and wild green attire, just made for an interesting concert! My favorite SHAB song is “Give My Compliments to the Chef.” Interesting lyrics with killer guitar by Zal! Thanks Daniel for this video.
The original song is considerably shorter. The introduction was created to fill out that side of the LP or 45 single, not sure which. The intro became synonymous with the song.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band was a rock band formed in Glasgow in 1972.[1] Fronted by Alex Harvey. The band had a critically acclaimed status in the UK,[2] was very popular in continental Europe, and also highly influential in Australia, most notably on the young Nick Cave and his first band The Boys Next Door.
Best band I ever saw. Not my favourite, but the best in terms of being a 'band'. Alex was a real character - like the rest of the group he was from Glasgow - and after spending time as guitarist for the London production of 'Hair' gained an understanding of the power of theatrics, which he then applied with strategic moderation in the SAHB. The guitarist you hear is the great Zal Cleminson. The drummer, the late Ted McKenna went on to play with the likes of Gary Moore, Rory Gallagher, Greg Lake, and with bassist Chris Glenn was with the Michael Schenker Group (MSG). The SAHB, like American band Little Feat, had a firm fan following, though its real fans were other musicians. Other players were better able to appreciate what was happening, though anyone who saw the band live - in a time long before MTV and UA-cam - couldn't help but be convinced. The band also did an album without Alex. Named 'Fourplay' it reveals just how good the band itself was, with 'Pick It Up and Kick It' one of my faves. Also search out 'Who Murdered Sex'. Here is the band minus Alex: ua-cam.com/video/6pawuOB3siM/v-deo.html
outsiders you might have heard them do Delilah by Tom Jones made the charts for cover versions check out the penthouse tapes album Boston tea party made it in the charts too seen them a bunch of times in the seventies great live band his version of Next has to be heard : )
Great video, they were a great act. Not common in the west but you could find their albums here and there. My father turned me onto them, still great today.
SAHB were wonderful, anti pop band with the original "feck off " drunken Scotsman . Alex, joyfully, sneerily letting you know, didn't give AF. Next must be NEXT. Brecht or Weil wrote it and it's deliciously decadent and filthy with Alex singing but so worth it Daniel. The whole band rocked.
Amazing band. A shame you did not react to the live version. As great was there sound , there theatrics is what made them so unique back then. SHAB was so ahead of there times that time has not caught up to them yet. This was a band that ingeniously covered classic songs but also created unique new material. RIP Alex, you will always be missed.
Yeah, SAHB was great, you definitely got to o more with them. Both musically and lyrically very interesting. It's a couple of years since I listened to them last, so I can't recommend any particular tune right off the cuff, but they did plenty of stuff that's just great and shouldn't be missed. Some that just popped into my head is the title song Next itself, Tomorrow Belongs to Me (aluding to 30s and 40s nazism if I recall right), than the "dirty" Gang Bang. And then there's the short (about 30 seconds) and very funny Hey from The Impossible Dream. (I think Hey is kind of a segue between a couple of songs.) But I actually think SAHB is best listened to full albums. Anyway, splurge on it. You won't regret it. Edit: having read the other comments, agree on all SAHB suggestions. It's a real treasure trove.
The song, Tomorrow Belongs to Me, was written & created for the movie 'Cabaret' with Liza Manelli, so no real Nazi connections, but if you know the film its menace sticks. & Alex knows a good song & improves it.
@@SpireUtd I've seen the film, though it's at least half an eternity passed since then. (i.e. I saw it in the 70s or 80s). But I sawq the particular scene with Tomorrow Belongs to Me some time after i wrote the comment. And yeah, it's a bit creepy.
he is a story teller he cut 7 lps before he passed check Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Amos Moses it's a cover of country singer jerry reed but he rocks it out about a cajun hunting alligator and since you sometimes like to do comparisons of original and cover
That was great. I love these crazy early seventies bands. Maybe try the song “Hassles” by the band Fresh Blueberry Pancake. I think you’ll really like that one.
aaaahh yes a great Band ..i would highly recomend the Live Album ..blue coverd one...the guitar sound on faith healer is so FAT ..and every track is superb ..a much fuller and fatter sound all round ..and every song is lovely and so well recorded ..Big Fat and juicy ..a great Band .....rock on ..peace.
A great band in their own right but they also inspired many others particularly Bon Scott of AC/DC (another Scotsman), his singing style on their earlier albums borrows heavily from Alex.
I remember when the preacher anoints your head with oil and tv evangelist buts their hands on you faint then they are healed of what ever they had on the spot
Sorry but I have to comment Again BUT this band was Sensational!! As far as other songs, Check out "FRAMED " which was copied by Cheech and Chong in the Movie "Up in Smoke "!! And "Gang Bang"!! Will Blow away your Blues!! Got even more after this!! Way Ahead of their time. From Britain But Made Cleveland their Home. Just wish the rest of the Country heard their music like Cleveland Ohio Did!! No Joke!!
RIP Alexander Harvey. A true "punk rocker" before "punk rock" and a true son of Scotland!
Theres a version of this ftom the old grey whistle test, where you see the band performing.
OMG!!!! Cannot Believe that SOMEONE Actually Reacted to this GREAT TUNE!! This song was a Cult Classic Song at least in the Cleveland Ohio WMMS Playlist back in the Day!! WOW A Blast from the Past!! This song was and still Is One of my All Time Favorite Tunes!! Thanks SOOOOOO much for reacting to this one!! WOW, I'm just Totally Blown away right now!! Thanks SOOOOOO much. Nobody's Ever reacted to this GREAT TUNE Until Now!! Definitely Appreciating This!!!
I am From Massillon Ohio and I first heard on WMMS also Man in the Jar in 1974 same year I started working in the record store then I started listening to everything by them, in my top 10 favorite bands all time.
saw SAHB at The Agora....the best!
There is a disco in Vienna, Camera Club, and when I was young, in the mid to late 1970s, you could consume illegal tobacco products here with relatively little impunity. Only with this song you didn't need one, because this song is the drug.
One of the best bands to come oot of Scotland in the 70s along with Nazareth.
Snake bite. There's no such thing as a dirty book. It's just the way you read it. I love that line!
Two of the defining characteristics of SAHB were a sense of menace & a sense of humour. Their performances were both sublimely theatrical & slightly ramshackle - although musically as tight as a duck's backside. I saw them twice. They were truly, utterly Sensational.
Too true, you only have to see their Amos Moses clip, it's all there .
Yup that’s TSAB alright brilliant stuff!
Alex was the most amazing front man ever, he will be greatly missed and never forgotten. Vambo Rool - OK!!!
It is nice that you are enjoying Alex. He was a briliant performer live. He had a mixture of mischief, fun and malice about his stage presence, you never knew what they would do next. The band were the best on the scene. SAHB were Scotland's greatest band.
Saw them live in Edinburgh's Usher Hall in 1974 when I was a student. SAHB were an iconic band. Their lead guitarist Zal Clemenson wore clown make up. Alex was a lot older than his band.
Alex Harvey has an amazing collection of material, an absolute genius, some really deep and some hilarious!
Agree, Amos Moses for example. Swampsnake.
It really needs the video - they were very visual and theatrical
I saw The Sensational Alex Harvey Band 22 November 1975 at the Michigan Palace Theatre in Detroit. What a show! They were very theatrical and had numerous props and scenery. Fantastic. Peace.
A lot of people believe
, quite wisely, that Alex Harvey is Scotland's biggest musical talent but overlook that he was Britain's greatest musical talent.
Rest in peace Sir.
@@Steve-q9r bollocks Britain is not a country
Judging by the look on your face, you're one of us now!
The video (short) version of this song on The Old Grey Whistle Test shows the menace implied by the music. Whatever Zal and Alex wanted to achieve by the laying on of hands it wasn't to make someone better. 😉😉
Great you react to this fantastic band. They were massive in UK during the 1974-76 years. Alex Harvey was one of the most charismatic singer and showperformer in rock history. And what a nice guy. They were one of my teenage idols for sure. Sad he died so early. They have a lot of great songs to react to eg. Give My Compliments to the Chief, Action Strasse or the great cover of a Jacques Brel song called Next (from the same LP)
Alex was a profesjonall entertainer and top of the circus but died quite young. Together with Kevin Coyne two of the greatest Scottish singers
They made the best live album
Who else here tears up at 'Anthem' since the passing of Alex? It was kind of an euphoric ending to SAHB's live shows. All Alex & SAHB music has me feeling melancholic now , but in a thankful way. Vambo ... lives!
Had to do some quick research. No wonder I like this. They were from the 70"s. I noticed their stage presence. Face paint! Wow! Great sound!
Cheryl, have you ever seen Wizzard, See My Baby Jive?
At 68 yo this came out right after my HS graduation. Check out the whole album Next and UA-cam live performances
Hi Daniel, firstly thankyou so much for playing this. I put it in the requests but with so many I really didn't expect to be successful in getting it played. Alex unfortunately was an alcoholic and a bad one. Rarely sober on tv appearances or live on stage...yet...Wow ! He is incredible live ! - There is a song called "Framed" which became another cult song - but on The Sensational Alex Harvey Live - 1975 album....He stops the music to ask the crowd "Do you believe me" ? [ That the police framed him ] - They shout back "Nooo! ! - He responds - "You don't believe me ? - Ok, The concert is Cancelled " !!!!! - All part of the act. Lol - Other great studio tracks inc' "Framed" are "Swampsnake" and the comical 3 part - "Last of the Teenage Idols" [ do not adjust your headphones - it's suppose to move to just one ear ] Glad to got to hear and liked "Faith Healer" Great reaction. It is a classic for sure. Cheers Daniel !
Saw them in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida early on, and Zal was my guitar idol at the time, dressed like a "Court Jester" and wailed on an old Gibson SG. Awesome tone. I will never forget.
So Great that you’re covering Alex Harvey. Keep exploring.
Glasgow’s finest
If you do anymore Alex Harvey, Please look for a live performance, you'll not be disappointed.
"Vambo....somewhere between Santa Clause and Spiderman.." - Alex Harvey. Hats off to the Hot City Symphony!
Gotta trust me on this one:
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - "The Tale of the Giant Stone Eater"
who wouldn`t trust a dude who dresses up in a bunny suit with the biggest ears ever...hats off to you Sir...but the neon needs an upgrade
A very iconic song. i personally ran over it after hearing the cover version by the Famous Bollock Brothers from 1985, which got one of the few songs i listened to again and again my whole life.
I'm very thankful to Alex Harvey Band to give such a great piece of music to the world.
Best band EVER to come out of Scotland. Been a fan since I first heard them in '73 and saw them live in '76 at Parkhead Stadium and then SAHB without Alex at Aberdeen, Scotland a year or so later.
Watching you - with you every step of the way - I actually have the original vinyl of this album.
one of the best bands i have heard in my life. please watch alex harvey band with their song boston tea party, thanks
Saw these at the Limit club Sheffield 1981/2, fantastic.
This band is a GOAT. They were like KISS meets Punk for the live mystique, mixed with cabaret like Bowie and the frontman intensity like Iggy, with a lot of just musically weird pre-prog shit like OG 10CC random but almost traditional additions and pretty vivid songs. Band is underrated as frik! Made my head dead trying to describe them there lol
Still remember the 1st time I heard this. . . Holy Shit !!! Life was never the same after that. . . That pulsing Moog loop opened a portal and a whole other dimension appeared. . . Thank you SAHB. . . Brilliant. . .
First band i ever got truly into with many LP's.
Alex had amazing delivery, the band were so aptly named.
Never heard this one. Raw and weird, oddly compelling. Your fan club comes up with the coolest recs, I swear.
His young brother Les played with Stone The Crows along with the great Jimmy Dewar of Robin Trower fame.
OMG! It has been so long since I heard this!! Thank you so much for bringing this back to my mind.
Some great songs by SAAB are midnight moses, vambo marble eye, Boston tea party, Amos moses, Action Strassa oh and a little less known Dolphins which is amazing.
You forgot ( Framed and Next )
...find "Give My Compliments to the Chef" from the LIVE album! Wonderful construction, lyrical content and blistering musicianship...stone cold badass tune.
SAHB we’re sensational,Alex is gone but never forgotten, underrated,brilliant entertainer✊♥️😉
Thankyou👏👏👏👏♥️
The intro to Faith Healer is so long because back in the day albums were also released on cassette tape, both side of the album had to be about the same length. How ever they arranged the album they couldn't get both sides the same, so it was decided they would improvise a long synth section to balance both sides out. SAHB were a great live band with Alex being a brilliant front man.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band RULED!!!!!!
Rooled? Yes. ROOLED!
So America know of Alex Harvey!!!
Well,we’ll, still live & learn👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏♥️next is great song😍
Oh and Alex won the the last Scottish version of "teenage idol" and they do a song called the last of the teenage idols, which again is brilliant.
Faith Healer was played at the Wigan Casino rock nights along with Gang Bang and Next. Ted McKenna the drummer went on to play with Rory Gallagher. Stage Struck by Rory featuring TM is an amazing live LP. Worth a listen ?
Was @ Wigan tech, from 1973 to 1976,went in Bluto's and The Grand Hotel, rock disco's in the basement. Pete Mallet, Terence O' Keefe, Chris "Karl Marx" , Dave Nellist, Haggis, Paul McKenna, Stan, Chris P from Upholland all there. I was from Chorley saw SAHB twice, a good band.
I was at the tech 1974-76 doing OND Technology. Some of those names sound familiar. More of a John Bull / Keller type but also went to the Grand cellar and Blutos.
@@johnnyhall7065
I was at SAHB's last gig in Workington.
Much brown ale was supped and a grand time was had by all.
Last UK live was at Reading Festival '75.....told to me by the drummer Hugh McKenna, when I met him. I was at the festival. Weekend ticket £7.50
It was cult in West Germany too.
'Ole Audiophile here, LTNS: My son is currently 41, his name is Alex Harvey ****. I'm ALSO from Cleveland, go figure. Should tell you just about how most of us locals feel about his music & performances here. Always performed in his prison best black & white ugly striped shirt & duct taped back together shoes just like a shoreline vagabond. Few find the grace with words to describe one of their performances, lets say they were very Jethro Tull like in their showmanship.
Their first album is a sure winner titled Framed. Not a bad song on it once one becomes accustomed to their style of play. One suggestion, play 'There's No Lights On The Christmas Tree Mother, They're Burning Big Louie Tonight', you'll soon see why.
they were so good live you never knew what to expect with Alex
Oh yeah baby !!! Another convert to the MIGHTY SAHB. Welcome onboard fella ... don't just stop at Faith Healer, there is soooooo much more seriously fantastic SAHB sounds. 😁
Alex Harvey sadly passed away in 1982 (heart attack). The band kept playing for some years. Good cover and great hit by SAHB Delilah - a song by Tom Jones- best listen to the live version. The brother of Alex Harvey was Les Harvey. Very good guitarist of the rock band Stone the Crows (with the great Maggie Bell on vox). He died 1972 during a concert (electrocuted). SAHB and Stone The Crows were great bands.
If you listen to Delilah, you need to watch the video, Daniel. ua-cam.com/video/-0fT9BHpImI/v-deo.html
I LOVE THIS BAND!!! Dance to Your Daddy is a great track too.
SAHB a Scottish treasure! The Hot City Symphony Pt 1 and Pt 2 a must.
Pure brilliance, I remember being mesmerised listening to this on a friend’s copy of the album Next when I was at school. Fabulous choice of track to react to. Here’s an observation: it may be coincidence that they are both Scottish, but despite being of different musical genres, I hear traces of Alex Harvey in the voice of Bon Scott. Both now sadly gone, RIP 🙏
Johnny Rotten singing before Johnny Rotten
C`mon Johnny wishes he had Alex`s talent ...I mean did you ever go & see these dudes & Sex scums never had their talent & would piss on you and then do it again so i guess you must enjoy the smell of urine
I may be a year late but great reaction to a great song🤟👍👍
Recorded in the days of cassette tapes, this now iconic intro was made longer so you could flip the tape over and listen with little if any winding. The first band I really got into, and yes I still listen to them.
You should check out the live set from OGWT. It must be on UA-cam somewhere.
First saw SAHB in a tiny room in Edinburgh. I was underage but six ft plus with a heavy beard. They were awesome. Was lucky enough to do monitors for them before Alex passed. There are loads of great tunes already listed above but I would advise checking out a couple of live vids for full effect.
Thanks. The spirit of Glasgow for ever.
I have not heard of this band before. I really liked it.
I just love this track. Put your headphones on crank up the volume YESSS!!!
Do the song "NEXT" next.
need to watch them live!!!!!!!!!!!!
Haha. I had to look twice when I saw this reaction video. Someone doing The SAHB? They were definitely a cult classic band that was carried by the Cleveland radio station, WMMS in my area. I saw them in Cleveland right after this album was released. They were really a good live band with Alex doing off the wall songs while putting ping pong balls in his mouth and pulling a nylon stocking over his head and singing. Lead guitarist Zal Clemson with face paint and wild green attire, just made for an interesting concert! My favorite SHAB song is “Give My Compliments to the Chef.” Interesting lyrics with killer guitar by Zal! Thanks Daniel for this video.
Saw the WMMS . From the clev area. I saw then at the Agora. WAS a great show back in the 70s
@@50looking1 , most likely the same concert we saw. I just remember the band not much else about the arena or who else went. 😆 50 yrs is a long time.
So many levels.
The original song is considerably shorter. The introduction was created to fill out that side of the LP or 45 single, not sure which. The intro became synonymous with the song.
Now find a live version of Delilah... best ever cover version! Thanks for that.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band was a rock band formed in Glasgow in 1972.[1] Fronted by Alex Harvey. The band had a critically acclaimed status in the UK,[2] was very popular in continental Europe, and also highly influential in Australia, most notably on the young Nick Cave and his first band The Boys Next Door.
Yes that's 70s vibe. Another great tune from SAAB is "The last of the Teenage Idols".
Best band I ever saw. Not my favourite, but the best in terms of being a 'band'. Alex was a real character - like the rest of the group he was from Glasgow - and after spending time as guitarist for the London production of 'Hair' gained an understanding of the power of theatrics, which he then applied with strategic moderation in the SAHB. The guitarist you hear is the great Zal Cleminson. The drummer, the late Ted McKenna went on to play with the likes of Gary Moore, Rory Gallagher, Greg Lake, and with bassist Chris Glenn was with the Michael Schenker Group (MSG).
The SAHB, like American band Little Feat, had a firm fan following, though its real fans were other musicians. Other players were better able to appreciate what was happening, though anyone who saw the band live - in a time long before MTV and UA-cam - couldn't help but be convinced.
The band also did an album without Alex. Named 'Fourplay' it reveals just how good the band itself was, with 'Pick It Up and Kick It' one of my faves. Also search out 'Who Murdered Sex'.
Here is the band minus Alex: ua-cam.com/video/6pawuOB3siM/v-deo.html
SAHB probably the best rock mix of musicality, menace and theatre 6:53
outsiders you might have heard them
do Delilah by Tom Jones made the charts
for cover versions check out the penthouse tapes album
Boston tea party made it in the charts too
seen them a bunch of times in the seventies
great live band
his version of Next has to be heard : )
Absolutely fantastic musician and band! I highly suggest anything from the album The Impossible Dream.
Man in a Jar is my favorite Alex Harvey song, give it a listen...
You have to hear the LIVE version.
That was fun, sounds familiar but can't say I definitely remember them. Thank you!
Great video, they were a great act. Not common in the west but you could find their albums here and there. My father turned me onto them, still great today.
Another great 70s rock band is Wishbone Ash. Listen to Blowin Free , its such a good song.
VAMBO ROOL!!!!!!!
SAHB were wonderful, anti pop band with the original "feck off " drunken Scotsman . Alex, joyfully, sneerily letting you know, didn't give AF. Next must be NEXT. Brecht or Weil wrote it and it's deliciously decadent and filthy with Alex singing but so worth it Daniel. The whole band rocked.
Amazing band. A shame you did not react to the live version. As great was there sound , there theatrics is what made them so unique back then. SHAB was so ahead of there times that time has not caught up to them yet. This was a band that ingeniously covered classic songs but also created unique new material. RIP Alex, you will always be missed.
Yeah, SAHB was great, you definitely got to o more with them. Both musically and lyrically very interesting. It's a couple of years since I listened to them last, so I can't recommend any particular tune right off the cuff, but they did plenty of stuff that's just great and shouldn't be missed. Some that just popped into my head is the title song Next itself, Tomorrow Belongs to Me (aluding to 30s and 40s nazism if I recall right), than the "dirty" Gang Bang.
And then there's the short (about 30 seconds) and very funny Hey from The Impossible Dream. (I think Hey is kind of a segue between a couple of songs.)
But I actually think SAHB is best listened to full albums. Anyway, splurge on it. You won't regret it.
Edit: having read the other comments, agree on all SAHB suggestions. It's a real treasure trove.
The song, Tomorrow Belongs to Me, was written & created for the movie 'Cabaret' with Liza Manelli, so no real Nazi connections, but if you know the film its menace sticks. & Alex knows a good song & improves it.
@@SpireUtd I've seen the film, though it's at least half an eternity passed since then. (i.e. I saw it in the 70s or 80s). But I sawq the particular scene with Tomorrow Belongs to Me some time after i wrote the comment. And yeah, it's a bit creepy.
he is a story teller he cut 7 lps before he passed check Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Amos Moses it's a cover of country singer jerry reed but he rocks it out about a cajun hunting alligator and since you sometimes like to do comparisons of original and cover
You should have seen them live.....your socks would have been blown off and your fillings would have dropped out......
yeah you didn't do your deep dive into this band Hope to hear more
That was great. I love these crazy early seventies bands. Maybe try the song “Hassles” by the band Fresh Blueberry Pancake. I think you’ll really like that one.
There's a great cover of this song by Alan Wilder from Depeche Mode, check out Recoil with Douglas McCarthy from Nitzer Ebb.
aaaahh yes a great Band ..i would highly recomend the Live Album ..blue coverd one...the guitar sound on faith healer is so FAT ..and every track is superb ..a much fuller and fatter sound all round ..and every song is lovely and so well recorded ..Big Fat and juicy ..a great Band .....rock on ..peace.
try "Next" , wonderful song by Jacques Brel.
Recoil, the solo project of Alan Wilder of Depeche Mode fame, did a wonderful cover of this song
SAHB! True originals!!
A great band in their own right but they also inspired many others particularly Bon Scott of AC/DC (another Scotsman), his singing style on their earlier albums borrows heavily from Alex.
Captain Sensible & The Damned ... I should think too?
the video game creators missed a gem when they didn't use this one....and the porn movie makers too. It is very dark.
Check out giant stone eater
I remember when the preacher anoints your head with oil and tv evangelist buts their hands on you faint
then they are healed of what ever they had on the spot
The story goes he robbed a Glasgow music shop as a publicity stunt for " the till taking and 2 copies of the latest SAHB album!"
Sorry but I have to comment Again BUT this band was Sensational!! As far as other songs, Check out "FRAMED " which was copied by Cheech and Chong in the Movie "Up in Smoke "!! And "Gang Bang"!! Will Blow away your Blues!! Got even more after this!! Way Ahead of their time. From Britain But Made Cleveland their Home. Just wish the rest of the Country heard their music like Cleveland Ohio Did!! No Joke!!
Great band, saw them many times!! really miss them, Zal is great on guitar, but the whole ban d are amazing!
Next is a great song also The Hot City Symphony