@@NowSpinningMagazine When the 'Hot Wire' album came out, every time you'd go to a party around here all the girls wanted to dance to ' Midnight Flyer' off of that 'Hot Wire' album, it was kind of a bluesy hardrock with a slight tinch of disco mixed in (slight) , the girls loved that album.
Thanks Phil great review. I have a distant recollection of seeing them at Brum Town Hall 1970. I think they were supported by Trees ! I seem to remember the vocalist taking drum sticks and playing on the frets of lead guitarist. Can anyone recall this or have i got it wrong. I was downstairs about 10 rows back.
He's right...that Dallas '73 concert is awesome! Especially "Black Cloud", that Mel Galley interlude after the solo is one of my favorites. Dave Holland was great too. The Dallas '73 concert will make one say "Cheap Trick at Buddokan who?" "Frampton Comes Alive who?"...I listen to Dallas '73 concert all the time in my car !
Oh my! Yet another fantastic set I have to have! I thank you, but my wallet won’t 🤪. I simply adore Glenn’s voice, so this is going to be on heavy rotation, when it arrives. 🤘
Hi Phil, good stuff. Really interested in this one as I only have the third album of theirs. However, Cherry Red released a decent two CD compilation back in 2019 'Leavin' the Hard Times Behind'. Disc One is a 17 track career overview while Disc Two contains live cuts from a gig in Mansfield in 1977 plus an interview with Dave Holland. Looks like Cherry Red have upped the game here.
When Trapeze is mentioned people will always talk about Glenn Hughes. I'd like to talk about the man who was responible for the "Trapeze sound" and that is guitarist Mel Galley. He was one of those players who developed a style of his own and by that I mean that no one ever played or sounded like him. His mix of rock and funk is quite unique and defined Trapeze's music, even after Glenn had left the band. The live album "Dead Armadillos" showcases Mel at his best and eventhough Pete Goalby's doing the vocals (with Mel occasionally joining in) it's genuine Trapeze that you're hearing. I love Glenn's voice, but not always on live albums where I get the impression that he's "overdoing" it when unleashed ...
This is difficult. I have been a long time Trapeze fan (I was 18 in 1971, and living in Houston at the time), and I have purchased Medusa and You are the Music originally and when re-released, including the deluxe 3-CD versions. There is one song from (Black Cloud) from Dallas 1972. Trapeze was the making of a super group, before Hughes departed for DP. Thanks for the review. RIP Galley.
I saw Trapeze in Memphis summer 1973 at the Overton Park Shell. It was the last show before they were going to take the fence down to end the rock concerts. I was outside looking in, when a guy with bolt cutters came along and cut the wires holding the fence. At the signal we all ran forward. We held the fence down to let 2 people by each before we took off. It was an exciting moment in a 15 year old kids life and one great concert. There was some ego issues also at this show. Trapeze had a huge cult following in Memphis at the time. I love Rod Argent but he had 2nd billing and wouldn't come on, according to the MC because he had a song on the top 40, Hold Your Head Up. He felt he should have top billing. So, he didn't play. Trapeze came out and rocked. "Wherever I go, black clouds following me!"
@@LEEFORDJAGG, that's what the MC came out and announced. Like I said, I was a 15 year old kid. I was just going by what he said. I moved to Jax, Fla the following February and sometime in the spring, I got to see Argent in Jekyll Island. Ga. It was a cool steady drizzle. He still came out and put on one helluva show.
@@LEEFORDJAGG, are you from Memphis and around 65? I knew someone by that name (at least the Lee Ford part) that lived in Parkway Village at the time I was talking about.
@@TUSK1157 no,I was born in ‘62 in Birmingham,U.K. ‘Lee’ & ‘Jagg’ alude to Jerry Lee Lewis & Mick Jagger and my then stage act,being a pianist. I’ve visited The Shell back in 2004 and holidayed in Memphis quite a lot. Love Trapeze.
@@LEEFORDJAGG, 1997 I got to take my wife and son to Memphis on vacation. At the time they hadn't restored the Shell. Somewhere I have a picture of my son and me on the stage. My first concert was Poco/Marshall Tucker at the Shell in the spring of 1971. I was 13. I got to see a few other shows from the orchestra pit. Like Buddy Miles, Mountain, Ike and Tina Turner, and West, Bruce, and Lang. Those are the ones that I can remember. Lol PS A little off subject but I got see Jeff Beck Group for the Rough and Ready/Jeff Beck Group albums Tour at the Midsouth Coliseum from the front row. I remember the ticket cost $3.50US. Those were the days.
Looking forward to your review- I’m on the fence about this. I’m especially interested in the quality of the live material- that’s the main reason I’d purchase
Hi Phil great video I'll try them out next time I'm payed lol I was wondering Phil I've seen alot of your videos and have you done any on the 45 single or 12 inch I might of missed any you done but if you haven't could you do one I'll love to know your thoughts on them to thanks Phil
When myspace first come out, before Facebook and all that, I saw Mel Galley's page and I wrote " Hey Mel, I used to have all of your 8 track tapes!" he thought that was funny and started to write to me once or twice a week after that, one of the nicest guys, I talked to him for several months before he got really sick, things were starting to improve for him musically then the cancer took him. R.I.P. Mel
@@NowSpinningMagazine Did he ever tell you the story about the guy that was pretending to be Mel Galley, even signing autographs etc. when Mel actually confronted him? He told me about that when we were writing each other, I even got a note from Glenn right after Mel died when I told him about us getting to know each other.
@@NowSpinningMagazine hopefully someone will post a sound sample. ‘’High Quality’’ sounds promising! On the Reciever edition, I recall the guitar dropping out from time to time and Glenn’s vocals distorting. As I bought the expanded Trapeze albums on CD,I would have preferred the two live shows doubled up for release instead.
You are so right... the Trapeze were huge in texas and that is evident by they way the band feeds off the audience. On certain tour dates the running order was changed because trapeze were viewed as the real stars. Mel 's playing is stratopheric.... and I feel that Glenn did the band a diservice by jumping ship for Purple. Trapeze should have become huge worldwide.
Hi Colin, I do think they would have made the next step easily if Glenn had stayed but hindsight is very good at what if! The opportunity to join Deep Purple was such an opportunity for a young musician like Glenn back then.
Worth noting that Mel Galley's left hand (fretting) was smashed during a playful incident during his Whitesnake days. Surgery resulted in nerve damage that not only saw him having to leave the band, but also having to wear a metal 'cage' in order to play at all. So his playing on the 'Live at the Borderline' album is not up to par. Still, with keyboardist Geoff Downs augmenting the trio on keys the band is ripping hot. Would Trapeze have gone on to greater things if Glenn had stayed? The 'You Are the Music....' album certainly suggested their funkier direction had traction. The real question might be: Could the band handle success? I have always felt that Trapeze and Glenn solo would have benefited from better managment and record production. There never appeared to be any real strategy in place for moving the band forward (or Glenn with his solo career). By contrast, Led Zeppelin, with Jimmy Page as the visionary/producer and Peter Grant as the strategist/logistician, made rapid headway. They understood that it wasn't just about being a great band doing great songs; there was a lot of behind-the-scene work. I mean, Jeff Beck's career was in the bin when he asked Harvey Goldsmith to manage him. Almost overnight Jeff's career rocketed up - he was big news again. Only to have it go flat again when he fired Goldsmith and attempted to manage himself. So yes, Trapeze might have made some headway, but the band without Glenn and Glenn's solo career have amounted to nothing of consequence. I think that answers the question. 'Big in Texas' doesn't add up to much unless you're ZZ Top.
Blimey yet another to add to the got to get it list, i thought that i was going to get away with this one as i had the original vinyl, the decca cds and the deluxe discs from a couple of years ago, when i saw this re-issue i thought that it was going to be the same concert but oh no, my wallet suddenly hates me all over again haha
I like Glenn's music but his solo album Resonate - which I own...- is the worst album in the music history, sonically speaking. The sound/mix is the worst I've ever heard.
I'm just guessing here but if it's a CD from the early days of CD. When they went straight from analog on to disc. They all sucked. I bought Carol King Tapestry and it was the weakest sounding POS that I've ever heard.
@@TUSK1157 Sorry to hear. They are kind of lifeless, those early cd's. No, "Resonate", is quite new, released year 2016. Maybe you can listen to it hear on YT. Even Glenn's voice has distortion on it! And it's not by meaning.
Trapeze were great even after Glenn left, 'Hot Wire' & "Hold On' should be included in those sets too, hope they are on the next one.
They are both included on the next box set. Phil :)
@@NowSpinningMagazine Thanks for the reply~!
@@NowSpinningMagazine When the 'Hot Wire' album came out, every time you'd go to a party around here all the girls wanted to dance to ' Midnight Flyer' off of that 'Hot Wire' album, it was kind of a bluesy hardrock with a slight tinch of disco mixed in (slight) , the girls loved that album.
Thanks Phil great review. I have a distant recollection of seeing them at Brum Town Hall 1970. I think they were supported by Trees ! I seem to remember the vocalist taking drum sticks and playing on the frets of lead guitarist. Can anyone recall this or have i got it wrong. I was downstairs about 10 rows back.
I appreciate your honesty about this. I will take it into consideration about maybe getting this
Great video! I just received the vinyl reissue of ‘Medusa’ from Deko Entertainment. I’m so happy to have a new mint copy of one of my favorite albums.
He's right...that Dallas '73 concert is awesome! Especially "Black Cloud", that Mel Galley interlude after the solo is one of my favorites. Dave Holland was great too. The Dallas '73 concert will make one say "Cheap Trick at Buddokan who?" "Frampton Comes Alive who?"...I listen to Dallas '73 concert all the time in my car !
Thank you 🙏
Oh my! Yet another fantastic set I have to have! I thank you, but my wallet won’t 🤪.
I simply adore Glenn’s voice, so this is going to be on heavy rotation, when it arrives. 🤘
Hi Phil, good stuff. Really interested in this one as I only have the third album of theirs. However, Cherry Red released a decent two CD compilation back in 2019 'Leavin' the Hard Times Behind'. Disc One is a 17 track career overview while Disc Two contains live cuts from a gig in Mansfield in 1977 plus an interview with Dave Holland. Looks like Cherry Red have upped the game here.
When Trapeze is mentioned people will always talk about Glenn Hughes. I'd like to talk about the man who was responible for the "Trapeze sound" and that is guitarist Mel Galley. He was one of those players who developed a style of his own and by that I mean that no one ever played or sounded like him. His mix of rock and funk is quite unique and defined Trapeze's music, even after Glenn had left the band. The live album "Dead Armadillos" showcases Mel at his best and eventhough Pete Goalby's doing the vocals (with Mel occasionally joining in) it's genuine Trapeze that you're hearing. I love Glenn's voice, but not always on live albums where I get the impression that he's "overdoing" it when unleashed ...
I talk about this in the video :)
Hi Phil meduza my FAVORITE album of the band.
This is difficult. I have been a long time Trapeze fan (I was 18 in 1971, and living in Houston at the time), and I have purchased Medusa and You are the Music originally and when re-released, including the deluxe 3-CD versions. There is one song from (Black Cloud) from Dallas 1972. Trapeze was the making of a super group, before Hughes departed for DP. Thanks for the review. RIP Galley.
Thank you 🙏
I saw Trapeze in Memphis summer 1973 at the Overton Park Shell. It was the last show before they were going to take the fence down to end the rock concerts. I was outside looking in, when a guy with bolt cutters came along and cut the wires holding the fence. At the signal we all ran forward. We held the fence down to let 2 people by each before we took off. It was an exciting moment in a 15 year old kids life and one great concert. There was some ego issues also at this show. Trapeze had a huge cult following in Memphis at the time. I love Rod Argent but he had 2nd billing and wouldn't come on, according to the MC because he had a song on the top 40, Hold Your Head Up. He felt he should have top billing. So, he didn't play. Trapeze came out and rocked. "Wherever I go, black clouds following me!"
I didn’t know that ‘Argent’ refused to go on, over the billing of the bands. Fancy having all your equipment there are not going on!
@@LEEFORDJAGG, that's what the MC came out and announced. Like I said, I was a 15 year old kid. I was just going by what he said. I moved to Jax, Fla the following February and sometime in the spring, I got to see Argent in Jekyll Island. Ga. It was a cool steady drizzle. He still came out and put on one helluva show.
@@LEEFORDJAGG, are you from Memphis and around 65? I knew someone by that name (at least the Lee Ford part) that lived in Parkway Village at the time I was talking about.
@@TUSK1157 no,I was born in ‘62 in Birmingham,U.K. ‘Lee’ & ‘Jagg’ alude to Jerry Lee Lewis & Mick Jagger and my then stage act,being a pianist. I’ve visited The Shell back in 2004 and holidayed in Memphis quite a lot. Love Trapeze.
@@LEEFORDJAGG, 1997 I got to take my wife and son to Memphis on vacation. At the time they hadn't restored the Shell. Somewhere I have a picture of my son and me on the stage. My first concert was Poco/Marshall Tucker at the Shell in the spring of 1971. I was 13. I got to see a few other shows from the orchestra pit. Like Buddy Miles, Mountain, Ike and Tina Turner, and West, Bruce, and Lang. Those are the ones that I can remember. Lol
PS A little off subject but I got see Jeff Beck Group for the Rough and Ready/Jeff Beck Group albums Tour at the Midsouth Coliseum from the front row. I remember the ticket cost $3.50US. Those were the days.
Looking forward to your review- I’m on the fence about this. I’m especially interested in the quality of the live material- that’s the main reason I’d purchase
Hi Phil, Great Video!!!♥️🔥♥️
Thank you 🙏
Hi Phil great video I'll try them out next time I'm payed lol I was wondering Phil I've seen alot of your videos and have you done any on the 45 single or 12 inch I might of missed any you done but if you haven't could you do one I'll love to know your thoughts on them to thanks Phil
This one sounds great from what you say, Phil. I must admit I had heard of Trapeze but knew nothing about them. Cheers, Ian
Very apt description of the live stuff!
Hi Phil ; the Dallas show was realised in 1999 on Receiver records (minus : the jury) CD, the "previously unreleased" is wrong ! all the best .
Hi Jean, thank you for the extra information - Phil
When myspace first come out, before Facebook and all that, I saw Mel Galley's page and I wrote " Hey Mel, I used to have all of your 8 track tapes!" he thought that was funny and started to write to me once or twice a week after that, one of the nicest guys, I talked to him for several months before he got really sick, things were starting to improve for him musically then the cancer took him. R.I.P. Mel
That is a wonderful story. Thank you for watching and sharing. Phil :)
@@NowSpinningMagazine Did he ever tell you the story about the guy that was pretending to be Mel Galley, even signing autographs etc. when Mel actually confronted him? He told me about that when we were writing each other, I even got a note from Glenn right after Mel died when I told him about us getting to know each other.
Is the live’73 set, actually the Dallas’72 gig,that was released on Reciever Records, many years ago?
I am not sure. It is a high quality recording and unreleased according to the booklet. Phil
@@NowSpinningMagazine hopefully someone will post a sound sample. ‘’High Quality’’ sounds promising! On the Reciever edition, I recall the guitar dropping out from time to time and Glenn’s vocals distorting. As I bought the expanded Trapeze albums on CD,I would have preferred the two live shows doubled up for release instead.
You are so right... the Trapeze were huge in texas and that is evident by they way the band feeds off the audience. On certain tour dates the running order was changed because trapeze were viewed as the real stars. Mel 's playing is stratopheric.... and I feel that Glenn did the band a diservice by jumping ship for Purple. Trapeze should have become huge worldwide.
Hi Colin, I do think they would have made the next step easily if Glenn had stayed but hindsight is very good at what if! The opportunity to join Deep Purple was such an opportunity for a young musician like Glenn back then.
Is it already out or did you get an advance copy?. How is the sound of the live set? Decent quality or more bootleg sound?
The quality of the live concert is totally amazing. I talk about this in more detail in the video. Phil
Worth noting that Mel Galley's left hand (fretting) was smashed during a playful incident during his Whitesnake days. Surgery resulted in nerve damage that not only saw him having to leave the band, but also having to wear a metal 'cage' in order to play at all. So his playing on the 'Live at the Borderline' album is not up to par. Still, with keyboardist Geoff Downs augmenting the trio on keys the band is ripping hot.
Would Trapeze have gone on to greater things if Glenn had stayed? The 'You Are the Music....' album certainly suggested their funkier direction had traction. The real question might be: Could the band handle success? I have always felt that Trapeze and Glenn solo would have benefited from better managment and record production. There never appeared to be any real strategy in place for moving the band forward (or Glenn with his solo career). By contrast, Led Zeppelin, with Jimmy Page as the visionary/producer and Peter Grant as the strategist/logistician, made rapid headway. They understood that it wasn't just about being a great band doing great songs; there was a lot of behind-the-scene work. I mean, Jeff Beck's career was in the bin when he asked Harvey Goldsmith to manage him. Almost overnight Jeff's career rocketed up - he was big news again. Only to have it go flat again when he fired Goldsmith and attempted to manage himself.
So yes, Trapeze might have made some headway, but the band without Glenn and Glenn's solo career have amounted to nothing of consequence. I think that answers the question. 'Big in Texas' doesn't add up to much unless you're ZZ Top.
Wonderful insights and thank you for sharing. Phil
Blimey yet another to add to the got to get it list, i thought that i was going to get away with this one as i had the original vinyl, the decca cds and the deluxe discs from a couple of years ago, when i saw this re-issue i thought that it was going to be the same concert but oh no, my wallet suddenly hates me all over again haha
I like Glenn's music but his solo album Resonate - which I own...- is the worst album in the music history, sonically speaking. The sound/mix is the worst I've ever heard.
I'm just guessing here but if it's a CD from the early days of CD. When they went straight from analog on to disc. They all sucked. I bought Carol King Tapestry and it was the weakest sounding POS that I've ever heard.
@@TUSK1157 Sorry to hear. They are kind of lifeless, those early cd's.
No, "Resonate", is quite new, released year 2016. Maybe you can listen to it hear on YT. Even Glenn's voice has distortion on it! And it's not by meaning.