RIP John Wetton y Allan Holdsworth. Y si,es un álbum muy infravalorado,cuando es una joya.Aun lo tengo en vinilo desde hace 41 o 42 años.Tenia yo cuando lo compre 17 o 18 años.
this album is NOT underrated, all the fans of progressiverock of the 70s know it, love it and appreciate it as the final big throw of progressiverock by a real supergroup. all the greats of the genre have been going more or less commercial by that time!!
Most underrated album in its genre. Bruford at his best ... the syncopation, the grove, the timing and elegance ... the offbeats ... it's all there! Thus lineup should have made 10 albums.
I went to see Jethro Tull at Madison Square Garden NY NY in 1978 or 1979 (I forget the specific year) and thought that these guys were great, though my friends didn’t like them. After the concert I eventually bought all 3 of their albums (and they definitely had 3 albums if my memory serves me right. They are U.K., Danger Money, and Night After Night U.K. Live. All three albums pretty much have matching tracks (although I preferred their live album. I regret that I wore the cassette out years ago, but it’s nice to find them on UA-cam. I honestly can’t remember if this song had a guitar solo, but it DID have electric violin solo which just didn’t quit. When I went to see them at the the Garden, a clear violin with a white light inside was what was used. I was mesmerized though I will admit that that might have been the Colombian that I smoked before the concert even got started.
It doesn’t really. It sounds horribly dated and of its time. With your eyes closed you could date this to the month and year. If you opened your eyes the flairs, mullets and garish shirts would confirm your suspicion. They are great musicians. - but modern it is not.
@@europainvicta3907 Allan Holdsworth single-handedly rewrote the language of jazz guitar, you have the front man and bass player from King Crimson a Zappa alumni and a drummer who invented the modern sound of a TomTom what followed this era, was disco for a couple of years an entire decade of NuWave crap on MTV. I would argue in 45 years there has been nothing produced that sounds as modern, to someone who knows Music.
@@timothydillow3160 Disco showed up 4 years before this and new wave only lasted `til about `86 when rap (someone left the C off of THAT word!) showed up. New wave was also the second most creative musical era after the psych era of the `60's!
@@europainvicta3907 To my sensibilities and ear interesting ideas and great playing never sounds ‘dated’….What is ‘modern’ anyway ? UK created some really beautiful music at times. Remember Thirty Years intro ? How could music that beautiful be ‘dated’ by association with those fashions or haircuts or clothes ? Aesthetically music like that moves you independently of such transient superficialities.
Great song!!! Great album!!! Great group!!! One of my all time favorite albums!!! When I hear this album, it just flies by!!! That's how enjoyable it is!!! U.K.'s eponymous album is the one that perfectly reflects the transition from the lengthy prog rock albums to the AOR mainstream ones. Great musicianship!!! Probably all 4 at their top form!!! John and Alan will be missed... RIP lads!!! Thanks, Bill for bringing back one of my favorites albums of all times!!! Cheers!!!
Absolutely agree. If I was forced to pick my all time favourite Yes related release, this would be it. Bill at the height of his powers supported by 3 consummate musicians!
Bill I'm fascinated by the musical path that has weaved its way through your life, and all of the fantastic music you've contributed to along the way, be it Yes, KC, UK, etc. You have much to be proud of.
I've never heard this edit. So strange to hear it since the original is etched in my mind since this is probably one of my favorite albums of all time. I have never seen Allan play a Firebird. Love what everyone did on this album. One of the bands I played in the drummer had rototoms and was really influenced by Bill's sound here. I always liked the sound of them, too. Also being a bass player, Wetton's sound and playing was a huge influence on me.
I’m pretty sure Alan played that Firebird with Tony Williams. But I could be wrong! And I’m sure if I am, there will be plenty of replies to correct me!! 😅
Almost 44 years ago (July4,1979), myself and another 19 yr. old were campsite neighbors to a young couple in Virginia Beach. Not only did these neighbors share their food with us, they also shared this UK album with us, I was blown away. I still have the cassette I bought afterwards. 😀
What a Legendary Lineup of Musicians !!! I remember when the Album First Came Out. Was Super Excited to go purchase it and Crank It on the Pioneer System !!!! Bill Bruford's Drumming 🥁 was Incredible !!! I couldn't stop listening to it !!! Wore out a few copies throughout the years .. Thanks for Posting brought back Cherish Memories 👍💯❤️🥁
Same here. In fact when I learned that my local record store (Music Plus in Redondo Beach on PCH) had their second album I rushed to the store to buy it, but as I walked to the cash register with it I saw that neither Bill NOR Allan were on it. I put it back in the bin and didn't buy it--it might have been good but it wouldn't have come anywhere close to that first album.
I heard this for the first time cranked up on Klipsch La Scala speakers and it changed my life to where I ended up seeing Allan Holdsworth perform 14 times. ❤
The myth that Punk killed prog is just a myth. U.K. came along in 1977 and showed a new path for Prog, taking elements from ELP,, King Crimson, and the Mahavishnu orchestra, this album forged a brilliant sound that should have produced many albums. All we got was 2. And then Asia, about which...anyway the first U.K. album is a masterpiece.
I agree. The music press have been hammering that story for 40 plus years. I remember the late 70s and bands like Yes, Led Zeppelin, Weather Report, Wings, 10cc, Fleetwood Mac etc were selling lots of records and playing massive gigs. The Sex Pistols were considered a commercial flop in the US as their debut album at the time only went gold. I am convinced punk was a cynical experiment by big corporations to get people to buy and celebrate garbage music, that's only message was to breakdown and destroy society. It has all of the hallmarks of controlled opposition. All prog ever tried to do was add creativity, brilliance and talent to regular rock music. It inspires, provokes thought, imagination and hope. I also think bands like Genesis and sometimes Rush wrote some of the most rebellious music in popular music, as they challenged or highlighted macro political and socioeconomic ideas in their lyrics. I think TPTB felt like Rock Musicians had crossed the line of simple diversion and entertainment.
What's TPTB? As someone who wasn't born until over a decade after the punk explosion, my opinion may be "clouded" by the fact that I did not live to see any damage it may have caused to the music industry and all the acts at the time, but that being said I have to say I do enjoy punk. Used to dislike it but I grew to appreciate it.
@@mancuniancandidatemI agree and disagree. There’s no doubt that prog continued to grow for many years after punk but a lot of punk/new wave were really good. The Damned for example was fantastic and a band like The Stranglers can almost be described as rough prog. Of course, many of them were prog fans as well.
@@themoorchannelI don't dislike all punk music myself. I just think it's historical significance has been overplayed by certain media outlets to the extent that they are giving an incorrect historical account of the record buying, concert attending public of the 1970s. I feel like for instance, anybody who wasn't around in the 70s, could possibly get the idea that all other forms of music in the mid to late 70s, ceased to exist after punk. I'm pointing my finger at magazines like NME and also BBC television and radio. I also can't help but feel that there is an agenda whenever an organisation keeps re-enforcing an non-factual bias telling of history. I also liked some of the new wave music that punk ultimately inspired, alot of that music being progressive itself in nature.
Such a big fan of these guys. Two jazz guys and two rock guys was a great combo of influences. It's also the reason it didn't last. This and the two Bruford albums are still favorites of mine today. Never get tired of music with such high quality playing,writing and production. Sounds better everytime you listen to it.
No use making the same mistakes For ever and ever amen Caught in a circle And you can't stop spinning Back to the beginning again Was super fortunate to see UK once. Thanks for posting Bill.
@ Scott I saw U.K. twice but the second time was a big letdown. The 1st time was in an ~1.000 capacity ballroom on the 1st album tour so it was the 4-piece lineup. One of the highlights for me was an unreleased at that time song titled ‘Carrying No Cross’. The interplay between Bill and Eddie was fun. The 2nd time I saw them was as a 3-piece and they were opening for Jethro Tull. Simply put U.K. were not meant for stadiums just as King Crimson weren’t. They did ‘Carrying No Cross’ but I missed the interplay between Bill and Eddie. Terry Bozzio is a fine drummer but Bill sure was at an artistic peak in those days.
I remember first hearing this song and going virtually catatonic. It changed the way I understood music for the rest of my life. Holdsworth's guitar on the Studio version was like nothing I've ever heard before. The timing, the chord progressions, the production... superb on every level possible. Thanks for the share Mr. Bruford!! Stellar!!
Just in case you didn't realize... This is the studio version, but it's edited and the guitar solo is truncated. Everyone did a good job of miming along to the track!
This song brings back so many fond memories of my teenage musical development. UK was one of the bands that always inspired me to study and practice more.......and grow!
OMG = Raw-talent. This was a Supergroup. This entire album was phenomenal. Bill Bruford is always a monster on drums. R.I.P. John Wetton & Allan Holdsworth (2) of the Best to ever do it. oNe LovE from NYC
The greatest prog album from the late seventies - admittedly the bar had dropped. Bill Bruford on the two greatest prog albums ever - U.K. and Close to the Edge. The interplay between Holdsworth and Jobson is a revelation.
Sans le rock progressif le JAZZ ROCK n'aurait pas existé ! Quelle créativité ce groupe ! ,Cher Bill Bruford ,j'ai toujours adoré votre jeu ! Mes amitiés ! (un batteur compositeur Francais professionnel ) .
Love it! I saw you guys play live on the first tour in 78, and also met and spoke with you all at a PEACHES in Detroit before the show. Great memories. Incredible, unforgettable show. It has stayed with me all through the years. Thanks to all of you. I sure do miss Allan and John.
That's a lineup to remember. This song is incredible. Super sick groove, Bruford playing with the constant bassline from Wetton is priceless. And a signature Holdsworth guitar solo.
Mr Bruford, first off thank you for drumming at the show for John Wetton. You have a talent that I miss. I saw you on the , Three of a perfect tour. It is a pity that you didn't keep walking through that door. Over the years I have played this album for others. The reaction I get is this jaw dropping, how did I miss this?
I still love this song and this album. "Still, the song did get serious attention on radio and opened a lot of doors for the band. Pity we didn’t walk through them." Exactly.
When The first time I heard this, back in the day, I was like,"From YES, TO UK, dam his rolling strong !" and the rest of the band, I was floored by them! Halsworth till this day, 7/2/23, is always my favorite guitar, Jon, is gone also and the keys, is that Stuart, I thought Wakeman was wizard, SH*T! I could move to ENGLAND! 😊🎵🎶🥁🕶️👊❤️
In 1979 I was visiting my parents in Puerto Rico. And some of my cousins scored on some tickets to see U.K at the Roberto Clemente auditorium in San Juan. Awesome show. Great band.
Such an amazing band, I always wished they had done more. This album 10 stars, the second album 10 stars despite losing Alan Holdsworth. Every member of this band exceled as musicians, I've always felt John Wetton had one of the best voices in rock. Thanks for reminding us of just how incredible they were!
Great video and sound quality. I was 13 when this came out and had just discovered King Crimson and still gutted that they had already broken up. The UK album seemed to me so adult, intelligent and sophisticated. I instantly fell in love with you and John and still am, not a week goes past without me playing something you did either together or in other bands, particularly all those live shows that came out with the 40th Anniversary box sets. Thank you both xx
I bought this album virtually the day it was released and still have it on both vinyl and CD. Always been one of my all time faves. an almost prefect album, 4 virtuoso players of the highest standard and not a duff track on the record. While all my school friends were listening to Punk (still) I was plowing my way through the annuls of Prog! Fantastic times!
BRILLIANT ......This was an incredible Album & Band....Bill firing on all cylinders,,,,John's unmistakable bass & voice and Eddie Jobson's mesmerizing keyboard soundscapes. ALLAN with a FIREBIRD plus VIBRATO BAR. Never seen that before .....Sad the full duration soundtrack of his solo was cut from this. It was one of the most startlingly ORIGINAL sounding & brilliant solos of the decade. Edward Van Halen was totally blown away by Allan's originality & this was one of the tracks that opened Ed's ears to him....I think the reason Ed so loved Allan's playing was because Ed's Father Jan had been a professional Clarinetist & Saxophonist and Allan had taken an instrument one 'plucked' or 'hammered' and ingeniously making it sound like an instrument you BLOW THROUGH......So effectively Allan was taking ED'S instrument & making it sound like ED'S FATHER'S instrument. In recent unearthed tapes of Jas Obrecht archive interviews from 1979-1980 Ed talks extensively about the influence Allan had on his playing & how much he loved how original he sounded. He told the story of how in 1978 U.K had actually opened for VH but the thud rock audience didn't appreciate how good they were. Ed would say of Allan - 'I can't understand how he's doing what he's doing. To get his smooth legato in his solos I have to use 2 hands on the fretboard whereas ALLAN will do it with just ONE hand'.
I remember vividly the first time I got to listen to this record. Found a copy in 1984, just before I was 16. Chills as this song played. Fantastic then, and still today!
There is no U.K. without Jobson. People always rave on, understandably, about Holdsworth, Wetton, Bruford and Bozzio without realizing that they ALL chose to play Jobson's music -- even Allan's brilliant solo in "ITDON" is over Jobson's harmonic and 7/4 rhythmic bed. Eddie is a master of structure and harmony and wrote or co-wrote every single U.K. composition, as well as some of Bruford's, and yet his indispensable contributions are constantly overlooked by guitar and drum fans (and maybe even by Bruford himself?). Eddie... I use your music to teach my students! Thank you.
Logical rhythm extension of Bill and John’s tenure together in King Crimson. Still an era where their previous bands creeped in (looking at you too Yes), arguably shattered with Asia and the Discipline-era Crimson. Bill’s drumming evolved between the mid-70s to early 80s, and John fully embraced his aptitude for stardom
My brother turned me on to U.K,and they were so great,so ahead of there time,they had such great production and no other band will ever be able to duplicate there sound
🥁🎸I love the tightness of Bill's drums on this one! Yes, it is too bad Alan Holdsworth didn't get time to really shine on this video. Listen to the first U.K. album again...and the second one! I saw Bill perform numorous times with King Crimson and ABWH. Seeing/hearing Terry Bozzio live with U.K. (opening for Jethro Tull's Stormwatch tour) was thrilling as well! Both, Bill's lighter jazz feel or Terry's heavier rock feel magically retain continuity within the awesome musicianship and music of U.K.!
For me the song itself simply acts as a frame for the startling brilliance of Holdsworths solo, which is just sublime. It just feels like he barely gets started before Jobson rudely interrupts the barely commenced dialogue. It definitely leaves you wanting more which I suppose is a statement as well.
This recalls the time I met Allan, in the mid 80's with his band including Chad Wackerman, as the sound tech for the opening act, who finished their sound check early and moved their gear back. It turned out that the venue, in Rochester NY, was also a supper club and sound checks were not permitted after 5PM. Somehow it fell to me to tell Allan that they'd get no sound check. He was properly pissed but didn't kill the messenger. I helped get the stage reset asap and their sound guy was awesome so things got balanced very quickly and they were great.
I had added remastered audio to the low resolution copy video to restore as much as possible for all U.K. fans. Yesterday, the original great video was uploaded and my personal restoration role was over. I've been waiting for this to be uploaded. Thank you! Sincerely appreciate Bruford!!
Great song, in this song is one of the best guitar solos in the history of progressive rock, by maestro Holdsworth. And the master Bruford gives a symposium of syncopations and setbacks, his unmistakable stamp. What a pity that there are no more film records of this super group. ¿Is it true that the original idea behind the formation of UK was WAKEMAN, WETTON and BRUFORD?
So extremely underrated, purchased this album in 1977 or 1978, can't remember exactely, when dropped, just bc I knew all 4 musicians from their previous bands ! Wetten, Bruford, Holdsworth and Jobson !! I loved this music.
ARGH!! Holdsworth's solo on the album cut is masterful and iconic, and this video clip cuts out the initial buildup. And that's when I had to stop watching. Yeah, I know, it has to fit in 3 minutes. But that edit absolutely destroyed the song to my ears. Damn shame it had to be left on the cutting room floor.
I saw this lineup in Santa Monica in 1978 (or was it 9?). Opened for Al DiMeola. Didn't even stay for his set. There wasn't any point. It was THE most intense and amazing prog concert I'd ever seen (and I saw a few!). The band were so good it was ridiculous. We were literally jumping out of our seats. Gee I wish I could travel in time and see that show again. It was the second time I'd seen Bill (first was Crimson in 74 at the Shrine which was great) and I shall never forget it. A landmark concert and one of the best ever. Thank you Bill!
Yeah, it's the price you seem to have to pay to get a spot on the commercial train and hope you can jump off before it crashes :-) Thank you for this and all the great work you've done in contribution to the art of music and the uplift of humanity in general.
PHENOMENAL VIDEO..THIS IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE ALLAN HOLDSWORTH TRACK..
This album was and is so underrated. RIP John Wetton and Allan Holdsworth.
Es espeluznante ver cómo se van los más grandes musicos
RIP John Wetton y Allan Holdsworth. Y si,es un álbum muy infravalorado,cuando es una joya.Aun lo tengo en vinilo desde hace 41 o 42 años.Tenia yo cuando lo compre 17 o 18 años.
ABSOLUTELY
this album is NOT underrated, all the fans of progressiverock of the 70s know it, love it and appreciate it as the final big throw of progressiverock by a real supergroup. all the greats of the genre have been going more or less commercial by that time!!
Most underrated album in its genre. Bruford at his best ... the syncopation, the grove, the timing and elegance ... the offbeats ... it's all there! Thus lineup should have made 10 albums.
In my opinion - the best prog rock album of all time. Period.
Ditto
I went to see Jethro Tull at Madison Square Garden NY NY in 1978 or 1979 (I forget the specific year) and thought that these guys were great, though my friends didn’t like them. After the concert I eventually bought all 3 of their albums (and they definitely had 3 albums if my memory serves me right. They are U.K., Danger Money, and Night After Night U.K. Live. All three albums pretty much have matching tracks (although I preferred their live album. I regret that I wore the cassette out years ago, but it’s nice to find them on UA-cam. I honestly can’t remember if this song had a guitar solo, but it DID have electric violin solo which just didn’t quit. When I went to see them at the the Garden, a clear violin with a white light inside was what was used. I was mesmerized though I will admit that that might have been the Colombian that I smoked before the concert even got started.
Totalmente de acuerdo, el mejor álbum 👌🏻
Bruford making drums beautiful and sounding easy in the acrobatic storm.
Well chosen words!
Bill Bufford or Terry Bozzio? Allan’s solo is not even close, to the original.
The creme-de-la-creme of Music. This groundbreaking masterpiece still sounds as modern and interesting as it did 45 years ago.
It doesn’t really. It sounds horribly dated and of its time. With your eyes closed you could date this to the month and year. If you opened your eyes the flairs, mullets and garish shirts would confirm your suspicion. They are great musicians. - but modern it is not.
@@europainvicta3907 what was the first instrument connected to a synthesizer?
@@europainvicta3907 Allan Holdsworth single-handedly rewrote the language of jazz guitar, you have the front man and bass player from King Crimson a Zappa alumni and a drummer who invented the modern sound of a TomTom what followed this era, was disco for a couple of years an entire decade of NuWave crap on MTV. I would argue in 45 years there has been nothing produced that sounds as modern, to someone who knows Music.
@@timothydillow3160 Disco showed up 4 years before this and new wave only lasted `til about `86 when rap (someone left the C off of THAT word!) showed up. New wave was also the second most creative musical era after the psych era of the `60's!
@@europainvicta3907 To my sensibilities and ear interesting ideas and great playing never sounds ‘dated’….What is ‘modern’ anyway ? UK created some really beautiful music at times. Remember Thirty Years intro ? How could music that beautiful be ‘dated’ by association with those fashions or haircuts or clothes ? Aesthetically music like that moves you independently of such transient superficialities.
Great piece of music that suddenly goes stratospheric when Holdsworth opens up his solo.
Such authority I’ve never seen in a musician.
this band made me a holdsworth believer.
Great song!!! Great album!!! Great group!!!
One of my all time favorite albums!!!
When I hear this album, it just flies by!!! That's how enjoyable it is!!!
U.K.'s eponymous album is the one that perfectly reflects the transition from the lengthy prog rock albums to the AOR mainstream ones.
Great musicianship!!! Probably all 4 at their top form!!!
John and Alan will be missed... RIP lads!!!
Thanks, Bill for bringing back one of my favorites albums of all times!!!
Cheers!!!
Absolutely agree. If I was forced to pick my all time favourite Yes related release, this would be it. Bill at the height of his powers supported by 3 consummate musicians!
I love your "transition" theory and I agree completely!
Bill I'm fascinated by the musical path that has weaved its way through your life, and all of the fantastic music you've contributed to along the way, be it Yes, KC, UK, etc. You have much to be proud of.
John Wetton played in the most important bands between the 70's and the 80's 😍 RIP Mister 😢
King Crimson.
ASIA.
U.K.
Uriah Heep.
@@MrStrat01 , otros grupos: Mogul Trash, Family ,Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry, Wishbone Ash. 🙏🏻😢
I've never heard this edit. So strange to hear it since the original is etched in my mind since this is probably one of my favorite albums of all time. I have never seen Allan play a Firebird. Love what everyone did on this album. One of the bands I played in the drummer had rototoms and was really influenced by Bill's sound here. I always liked the sound of them, too. Also being a bass player, Wetton's sound and playing was a huge influence on me.
I’m pretty sure Alan played that Firebird with Tony Williams. But I could be wrong! And I’m sure if I am, there will be plenty of replies to correct me!! 😅
Almost 44 years ago (July4,1979), myself and another 19 yr. old were campsite neighbors to a young couple in Virginia Beach. Not only did these neighbors share their food with us, they also shared this UK album with us, I was blown away. I still have the cassette I bought afterwards. 😀
One of my favourites since decades. Absolute stunning.
Four of my favourite musicians and an stone cold killer of a song! The band on top form and Allan’s solo is dynamite!
How can they be 4 of your favorites????? That is not keeeeeeef and his mates.
That is horrible
Mr. Allan Holdsworth explosivo as always the best.
What a Legendary Lineup of Musicians !!! I remember when the Album First Came Out. Was Super Excited to go purchase it and Crank It on the Pioneer System !!!! Bill Bruford's Drumming 🥁 was Incredible !!! I couldn't stop listening to it !!! Wore out a few copies throughout the years .. Thanks for Posting brought back Cherish Memories 👍💯❤️🥁
Same here. In fact when I learned that my local record store (Music Plus in Redondo Beach on PCH) had their second album I rushed to the store to buy it, but as I walked to the cash register with it I saw that neither Bill NOR Allan were on it. I put it back in the bin and didn't buy it--it might have been good but it wouldn't have come anywhere close to that first album.
@@creetisvan Wasn't that with Terry Bozio
@@steevieel Yes it was.
I heard on Pioneer too!
I heard this for the first time cranked up on Klipsch La Scala speakers and it changed my life to where I ended up seeing Allan Holdsworth perform 14 times. ❤
The myth that Punk killed prog is just a myth. U.K. came along in 1977 and showed a new path for Prog, taking elements from ELP,, King Crimson, and the Mahavishnu orchestra, this album forged a brilliant sound that should have produced many albums. All we got was 2. And then Asia, about which...anyway the first U.K. album is a masterpiece.
I agree. The music press have been hammering that story for 40 plus years. I remember the late 70s and bands like Yes, Led Zeppelin, Weather Report, Wings, 10cc, Fleetwood Mac etc were selling lots of records and playing massive gigs.
The Sex Pistols were considered a commercial flop in the US as their debut album at the time only went gold.
I am convinced punk was a cynical experiment by big corporations to get people to buy and celebrate garbage music, that's only message was to breakdown and destroy society. It has all of the hallmarks of controlled opposition.
All prog ever tried to do was add creativity, brilliance and talent to regular rock music. It inspires, provokes thought, imagination and hope. I also think bands like Genesis and sometimes Rush wrote some of the most rebellious music in popular music, as they challenged or highlighted macro political and socioeconomic ideas in their lyrics. I think TPTB felt like Rock Musicians had crossed the line of simple diversion and entertainment.
What's TPTB?
As someone who wasn't born until over a decade after the punk explosion, my opinion may be "clouded" by the fact that I did not live to see any damage it may have caused to the music industry and all the acts at the time, but that being said I have to say I do enjoy punk. Used to dislike it but I grew to appreciate it.
@@mancuniancandidatemI agree and disagree.
There’s no doubt that prog continued to grow for many years after punk but a lot of punk/new wave were really good. The Damned for example was fantastic and a band like The Stranglers can almost be described as rough prog. Of course, many of them were prog fans as well.
@@themoorchannelI don't dislike all punk music myself.
I just think it's historical significance has been overplayed by certain media outlets to the extent that they are giving an incorrect historical account of the record buying, concert attending public of the 1970s. I feel like for instance, anybody who wasn't around in the 70s, could possibly get the idea that all other forms of music in the mid to late 70s, ceased to exist after punk. I'm pointing my finger at magazines like NME and also BBC television and radio. I also can't help but feel that there is an agenda whenever an organisation keeps re-enforcing an non-factual bias telling of history.
I also liked some of the new wave music that punk ultimately inspired, alot of that music being progressive itself in nature.
Then again there's more going on in this one song than most punk albums, and in some cases entire careers.
Such a big fan of these guys. Two jazz guys and two rock guys was a great combo of influences. It's also the reason it didn't last. This and the two Bruford albums are still favorites of mine today. Never get tired of music with such high quality playing,writing and production. Sounds better everytime you listen to it.
No use making the same mistakes
For ever and ever amen
Caught in a circle
And you can't stop spinning
Back to the beginning again
Was super fortunate to see UK once. Thanks for posting Bill.
@ Scott
I saw U.K. twice but the second time was a big letdown. The 1st time was in an ~1.000 capacity ballroom on the 1st album tour so it was the 4-piece lineup. One of the highlights for me was an unreleased at that time song titled ‘Carrying No Cross’. The interplay between Bill and Eddie was fun. The 2nd time I saw them was as a 3-piece and they were opening for Jethro Tull. Simply put U.K. were not meant for stadiums just as King Crimson weren’t. They did ‘Carrying No Cross’ but I missed the interplay between Bill and Eddie. Terry Bozzio is a fine drummer but Bill sure was at an artistic peak in those days.
@greatgooglymoogly
There were 4 Bruford albums, officially.
Terry Bozzio, anyone?
@@marklumpkin6109 I have all 4.
I remember first hearing this song and going virtually catatonic. It changed the way I understood music for the rest of my life. Holdsworth's guitar on the Studio version was like nothing I've ever heard before. The timing, the chord progressions, the production... superb on every level possible. Thanks for the share Mr. Bruford!! Stellar!!
Just in case you didn't realize... This is the studio version, but it's edited and the guitar solo is truncated. Everyone did a good job of miming along to the track!
Maybe you are familiar with Soft Machine - Bundles.
Holdsworth plays in a similar way on _Hazard Profile._
@@zootallures6470Will definitely have to check this out. I haven't heard any of the Soft Machine stuff for years! Thanks for the share!!
@@zootallures6470he also plays similarly on the albums "One of a Kind" (79) by Bill Bruford and "Enigmatic Ocean" (77) by Jean Luc Ponty.
I feel lucky to see this version of U.K. play live! Truly a wonderful and atmospheric concert. R.I.P. John Wetton and Alan Holdsworth!
It's not live, but still great
My favorite band, my favorite album. RIP Allan, RIP Jhon...from Japan.
This song brings back so many fond memories of my teenage musical development. UK was one of the bands that always inspired me to study and practice more.......and grow!
This album really bookended the first decade of progressive rock. Great performances overall. Keep the gems coming, Bill!
This remastered video is the best quality of this song I’ve seen.
OMG = Raw-talent. This was a Supergroup. This entire album was phenomenal. Bill Bruford is always a monster on drums. R.I.P. John Wetton & Allan Holdsworth (2) of the Best to ever do it. oNe LovE from NYC
The greatest prog album from the late seventies - admittedly the bar had dropped. Bill Bruford on the two greatest prog albums ever - U.K. and Close to the Edge. The interplay between Holdsworth and Jobson is a revelation.
Don't forget his King Crimson albums.
Sans le rock progressif le JAZZ ROCK n'aurait pas existé ! Quelle créativité ce groupe ! ,Cher Bill Bruford ,j'ai toujours adoré votre jeu ! Mes amitiés ! (un batteur compositeur Francais professionnel ) .
This one and Danger Money both are still in my playlist.
Look at Bill go! Wow, always a joy to listen to.
Classic track from a stellar group of musicians. ❤
Love it! I saw you guys play live on the first tour in 78, and also met and spoke with you all at a PEACHES in Detroit before the show. Great memories. Incredible, unforgettable show. It has stayed with me all through the years. Thanks to all of you. I sure do miss Allan and John.
Yes,it is a pity that this band did not walk through those open doors..
FINALLY!!! 😁
But also thanks for the explanation how great tracks got hacked to pieces at the behest of corporate overlords.
Sad that they are "lip syncing" to the album version. Still great to see them after all these years. Thanks for the post.
A top, top album. Never tire of hearing it. Such a shame that this line up only did one album.
That has aged like a fine bottle of wine - superbly!
All are great musicians. No one is carrying anyone else. This is one of the best prog albums ever.
So fortunate to be on the front row of their fantastic Baton Rouge show! The first UK album clearly stands the test of time. A banger.
Ohhh... I love it so much !!! It`s wonderfull 👍👍👍
I love this Album . Still in rotation
アランホールスワーズのギターソロが素晴らしい。
That's a lineup to remember. This song is incredible. Super sick groove, Bruford playing with the constant bassline from Wetton is priceless. And a signature Holdsworth guitar solo.
The Best Band and Best Album of the XXth Century.
I cant believe im watching this , thank you for posting this gift !
Best quality video thanks for the upload and very underrated band
Bill Bruford you are my idol and inspiration on the drums
Mr Bruford, first off thank you for drumming at the show for John Wetton. You have a talent that I miss. I saw you on the , Three of a perfect tour. It is a pity that you didn't keep walking through that door. Over the years I have played this album for others. The reaction I get is this jaw dropping, how did I miss this?
I still love this song and this album.
"Still, the song did get serious attention on radio and opened a lot of doors for the band. Pity we didn’t walk through them." Exactly.
It is F-ing FABULOUS to see this all synced up in living colour! THANK YOU!!
Every little thing he (Mr. Bruford) does (on drums) is magic... and I would add "effortlessly and always smiling". Supérieur!
The best ever!!!!
That’s the first time to see AH with THAT guitar. Hey Bill! Wish I could have seen this video 30 yrs ago
So many of my all time favorite tracks feature Wetton's vocals, The Best!
OMG! Thanks Bill, how I waited for this video in good quality.
Allan Holdsworth G.O.A.T
When The first time I heard this, back in the day, I was like,"From YES, TO UK, dam his rolling strong !" and the rest of the band, I was floored by them! Halsworth till this day, 7/2/23, is always my favorite guitar, Jon, is gone also and the keys, is that Stuart, I thought Wakeman was wizard, SH*T! I could move to ENGLAND! 😊🎵🎶🥁🕶️👊❤️
UK (Chicago 1978 Riviera Theater). .still remember it Bill. .thanks.
In 1979 I was visiting my parents in Puerto Rico. And some of my cousins scored on some tickets to see U.K at the Roberto Clemente auditorium in San Juan. Awesome show. Great band.
This is a classic tune. Still as powerful and inspiring as the day it was released.
No words… just joy.
Thank you.
Such an amazing band, I always wished they had done more. This album 10 stars, the second album 10 stars despite losing Alan Holdsworth. Every member of this band exceled as musicians, I've always felt John Wetton had one of the best voices in rock. Thanks for reminding us of just how incredible they were!
Great video and sound quality. I was 13 when this came out and had just discovered King Crimson and still gutted that they had already broken up. The UK album seemed to me so adult, intelligent and sophisticated. I instantly fell in love with you and John and still am, not a week goes past without me playing something you did either together or in other bands, particularly all those live shows that came out with the 40th Anniversary box sets. Thank you both xx
I bought this album virtually the day it was released and still have it on both vinyl and CD. Always been one of my all time faves. an almost prefect album, 4 virtuoso players of the highest standard and not a duff track on the record. While all my school friends were listening to Punk (still) I was plowing my way through the annuls of Prog! Fantastic times!
As a non-drummer Bill Bruford taught me that it's all in the wrists!
BRILLIANT ......This was an incredible Album & Band....Bill firing on all cylinders,,,,John's unmistakable bass & voice and Eddie Jobson's mesmerizing keyboard soundscapes. ALLAN with a FIREBIRD plus VIBRATO BAR. Never seen that before .....Sad the full duration soundtrack of his solo was cut from this. It was one of the most startlingly ORIGINAL sounding & brilliant solos of the decade. Edward Van Halen was totally blown away by Allan's originality & this was one of the tracks that opened Ed's ears to him....I think the reason Ed so loved Allan's playing was because Ed's Father Jan had been a professional Clarinetist & Saxophonist and Allan had taken an instrument one 'plucked' or 'hammered' and ingeniously making it sound like an instrument you BLOW THROUGH......So effectively Allan was taking ED'S instrument & making it sound like ED'S FATHER'S instrument. In recent unearthed tapes of Jas Obrecht archive interviews from 1979-1980 Ed talks extensively about the influence Allan had on his playing & how much he loved how original he sounded. He told the story of how in 1978 U.K had actually opened for VH but the thud rock audience didn't appreciate how good they were. Ed would say of Allan - 'I can't understand how he's doing what he's doing. To get his smooth legato in his solos I have to use 2 hands on the fretboard whereas ALLAN will do it with just ONE hand'.
I remember vividly the first time I got to listen to this record. Found a copy in 1984, just before I was 16. Chills as this song played. Fantastic then, and still today!
Love this song and Bill Bruford. I wonder who Bill preferred as a bass player, Wetton or Squire. Both were great!
Let’s not forget Jeff Berlin!
He played with Tony Levin more than any of those guys, all top men.
Watching this, I don't know whether to laugh or cry. The first UK is a damned miracle. Thank you so much for this!
There is no U.K. without Jobson. People always rave on, understandably, about Holdsworth, Wetton, Bruford and Bozzio without realizing that they ALL chose to play Jobson's music -- even Allan's brilliant solo in "ITDON" is over Jobson's harmonic and 7/4 rhythmic bed. Eddie is a master of structure and harmony and wrote or co-wrote every single U.K. composition, as well as some of Bruford's, and yet his indispensable contributions are constantly overlooked by guitar and drum fans (and maybe even by Bruford himself?). Eddie... I use your music to teach my students! Thank you.
Trust me, Eddie has plenty of dedicated fans to this day. Don't be deceived by the comment sections.
One of the top albums ever written, such a jewel! And the playing is next level!
Logical rhythm extension of Bill and John’s tenure together in King Crimson. Still an era where their previous bands creeped in (looking at you too Yes), arguably shattered with Asia and the Discipline-era Crimson. Bill’s drumming evolved between the mid-70s to early 80s, and John fully embraced his aptitude for stardom
DISCIPLINE was BRILLIANT.
80's Crimson was awesome.
For me the best album ever made. Still play it.
Yup!
Hard to argue with that
Ditto
My brother turned me on to U.K,and they were so great,so ahead of there time,they had such great production and no other band will ever be able to duplicate there sound
Masterpiece, Masters Rock music history. Fabulous performance music.
🥁🎸I love the tightness of Bill's drums on this one! Yes, it is too bad Alan Holdsworth didn't get time to really shine on this video. Listen to the first U.K. album again...and the second one! I saw Bill perform numorous times with King Crimson and ABWH. Seeing/hearing Terry Bozzio live with U.K. (opening for Jethro Tull's Stormwatch tour) was thrilling as well! Both, Bill's lighter jazz feel or Terry's heavier rock feel magically retain continuity within the awesome musicianship and music of U.K.!
Bill looks so relaxed he isn't having to put much effort into his playing.
Thanks for this Awesome upload!💜
Súper increíble forma de tocar único en su estilo
Beautiful stuff...RIP John Wetton & Allan Holdsworth
Seeing them live at Penns Landing in Philadelphia was a highlight of my life.
I listened to this album side 1 flipped to side 2 ... and repeat ... everyday the summer of 1978 when I was 13 years old.
For me the song itself simply acts as a frame for the startling brilliance of Holdsworths solo, which is just sublime. It just feels like he barely gets started before Jobson rudely interrupts the barely commenced dialogue. It definitely leaves you wanting more which I suppose is a statement as well.
In this video he is only shortened. In the studio album you can appreciate it completely.
Exactly my thoughts too 😢
This recalls the time I met Allan, in the mid 80's with his band including Chad Wackerman, as the sound tech for the opening act, who finished their sound check early and moved their gear back. It turned out that the venue, in Rochester NY, was also a supper club and sound checks were not permitted after 5PM. Somehow it fell to me to tell Allan that they'd get no sound check. He was properly pissed but didn't kill the messenger. I helped get the stage reset asap and their sound guy was awesome so things got balanced very quickly and they were great.
Wetton and his monstrous tone
Killer piece/ band. Experienced Bruford at " Nightstage" in Cambridge MA. 1988 with Earthworks. Still one of my Favs. R.I.P. A.H. & J. W.
I've heard people say there was no good music in the 70s. They obviously weren't listening to UK... decades later and I still LOVE this whole album.
There’s been no good music SINCE the 70’s!
I can't even imagine someone would say that. The 70's were an epic time for music.
"The shortest Holdsworth guitar solo ever"? Maybe also the best shortest guitar solo ever!
Entire concert, please 🙏
At college a lecturer challenged us to play this. We did and nailed. Great education for us. Great tune too!
Saw the UK tour in Philly at the Tower. Fantastic show! Thanks for that.
I had added remastered audio to the low resolution copy video to restore as much as possible for all U.K. fans. Yesterday, the original great video was uploaded and my personal restoration role was over. I've been waiting for this to be uploaded. Thank you! Sincerely appreciate Bruford!!
Great song, in this song is one of the best guitar solos in the history of progressive rock, by maestro Holdsworth. And the master Bruford gives a symposium of syncopations and setbacks, his unmistakable stamp. What a pity that there are no more film records of this super group. ¿Is it true that the original idea behind the formation of UK was WAKEMAN, WETTON and BRUFORD?
Stone cold classic. U.K. were ahead of their time!
Wow! did not know of this vid. Great to see, hear and feeel RIP the late, great Allan and John.
I’m getting chills watching this! Had this album and played the shit out of it. These guys were playing on another level! Thanks for posting!
So extremely underrated, purchased this album in 1977 or 1978, can't remember exactely, when dropped, just bc I knew all 4 musicians from their previous bands ! Wetten, Bruford, Holdsworth and Jobson !! I loved this music.
ARGH!! Holdsworth's solo on the album cut is masterful and iconic, and this video clip cuts out the initial buildup. And that's when I had to stop watching. Yeah, I know, it has to fit in 3 minutes. But that edit absolutely destroyed the song to my ears. Damn shame it had to be left on the cutting room floor.
I saw this lineup in Santa Monica in 1978 (or was it 9?). Opened for Al DiMeola. Didn't even stay for his set. There wasn't any point. It was THE most intense and amazing prog concert I'd ever seen (and I saw a few!). The band were so good it was ridiculous. We were literally jumping out of our seats. Gee I wish I could travel in time and see that show again. It was the second time I'd seen Bill (first was Crimson in 74 at the Shrine which was great) and I shall never forget it. A landmark concert and one of the best ever. Thank you Bill!
BRAVOOOOOOO . THK U BILL
I remember seeing this back in '78 on the OGWT me thinks, I still play my LP to this day, it's a superb recording,a personal desert island disc.
I went back to listen to it, and it's still amazing!
A killer song by four incredibly talented guys.
Yeah, it's the price you seem to have to pay to get a spot on the commercial train and hope you can jump off before it crashes :-) Thank you for this and all the great work you've done in contribution to the art of music and the uplift of humanity in general.