Aztec Camera - Whistle Test On The Road

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  • Aztec Camera live from Aston University on 13 December 1983. The concert was recorded for BBC TV's Whistle Test On The Road. This is the full broadcast which screened in the UK on 16 December 1983 and has not been repeated since. The track list is:
    01 Back Door To Heaven
    02 Walk Out To Winter
    03 Orchid Girl
    04 Back On Board
    05 The Bugle Sounds Again
    06 The Boy Wonders
    07 Release
    08 Oblivious
    09 Set The Killing Free
    10 We Could Send Letters

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  • @stephengraham1430
    @stephengraham1430 5 років тому +29

    Forget the 80s, “high land, hard rain” is one of the best albums EVER. pure genius....

    • @jonstern7511
      @jonstern7511 2 роки тому +3

      It's an amazing album. I felt he never equalled it again. Not only albumwise but even live like this. Things started to sound a bit 80s and either over produced or with that tinny 80s sound when he needed analog and earthy tones. Not sure if this makes sense to anyone. I've never enjoyed a first album so much and never been so disappointed with subsequent ones

    • @timpindar
      @timpindar 7 місяців тому +1

      @@jonstern7511 My thoughts exactly. Everything you said, I agree with.

    • @michaelobrien9825
      @michaelobrien9825 Місяць тому

      try listening to the cd LOVE, Stephen.

    • @michellecrossen3291
      @michellecrossen3291 Місяць тому

      Agreed!!! I saw them in San Francisco in 1985 and they were amazing!!

  • @michaelobrien9825
    @michaelobrien9825 Місяць тому

    RODDY FRAME ANOTHER ONE OF SCOTLANDS FINEST SINGER/SONGWRITERS/MUSICAL TALENTS.

  • @andymoody8363
    @andymoody8363 9 років тому +16

    Oh man, I was there! Brilliant evening, Roddy was and is a god.

  • @s.k.9401
    @s.k.9401 Рік тому +5

    if I had a time machine, I would go see aztec camera live tbh

    • @michaelobrien9825
      @michaelobrien9825 Місяць тому +1

      RODDY STILL OCCASIONALLY PLAYS TO THIS DAY, JUST NOT THAT OFTEN.

  • @itzoccor
    @itzoccor 5 років тому +10

    I'm ashamed to say that while I liked the singles (Oblivious, Walk out to Winter) when they came out, I did not pay much attention to 'High Land, Hard Rain' at the time. Recently I listened to the excellent BBC podcast 'Classic Scottish Albums', re-discovered this terrific début album, and utterly fell in love with it. Songs like 'We Could Send Letters' and 'Release' will stay with me for a long while...

    • @nmtg
      @nmtg 4 роки тому +1

      itzoccor me too. I just rediscovered them in the UA-cam vortex. Thank goodness. Roddy frame is one of the greats

  • @muhammadilhamabdurrauf3818
    @muhammadilhamabdurrauf3818 Рік тому +10

    Backdoor to Heaven 00:00
    Walk out to Winter 4:21
    Orchid Girl 7:40
    Back on Board 10:21
    The Bugle Sounds Again 15:17
    The Boy Wonders 18:35
    Release 21:45
    Oblivious 25:48
    Set The Killing Free 29:25
    We Could Send Letters 32:54

  • @lupodelupis3672
    @lupodelupis3672 9 років тому +30

    My favourite UK groups of those years were The Smiths, Prefab Sprout, The Housemartins, Echo & The Bunnymen, but for Aztec Camera I have had always a soft spot....btw this live is great!

  • @VideoMcVideoface
    @VideoMcVideoface 2 роки тому +4

    I saw the Love tour in SLC. Usually, a live show will have more energy but less polish than the studio recording, but not the case with that show. Everything about it was amazing! I remember Roddy dropping his pants down low on his hips (at the time, not a thing) and dancing with the backup singers at the front of the stage. The whole band was perfect; lots of energy and fun!

  • @deBuchias
    @deBuchias 9 років тому +25

    I have played the guitar since i was 16 - but he was bloody 19 here - how do you get that good that quick - amazing talent - I've only just learned to play walk out to winter - i can see why i was always too lazy to learn it as it's a very complex chord changes - awesome...

    • @thebeatlesbeat
      @thebeatlesbeat 4 роки тому +4

      Justin Salmon having grown up beside him and went to school with both him and Campbell, didn't know Roddy that well though he did live in the same street, but from other friends I do know that he was amazing on guitar at the age of around 13/14

  • @popincourtmusic571
    @popincourtmusic571 9 років тому +9

    A genius and a gentleman

  • @35sixer
    @35sixer 7 років тому +6

    First two albums are absolute Gold Gems... Love Roddy and the talent he has been blessed with.. True genius..Thank you for posting this rare live footage for us Yanks in the USA..

  • @jamespaterson2084
    @jamespaterson2084 4 роки тому +1

    Got a very long crowded bus down to Birmingham for this , the. Slept rough until we got the bus home .... worth it

  • @guyinsf
    @guyinsf 4 роки тому +4

    The Bugle Sounds Again is so amazing live!

  • @lupodelupis3672
    @lupodelupis3672 9 років тому +28

    High land hard Rain is one of The best album of The 80's

  • @Daisypetal100
    @Daisypetal100 5 років тому +9

    Wow Roddy Frame is only a teenager here.

  • @thomaswalker7032
    @thomaswalker7032 Рік тому +1

    I grew up with this band love every song and I'm older than roddy

  • @slowandcrystal
    @slowandcrystal 5 років тому +3

    This was the first music gig I recorded on VHS...so glad to see it again!
    Sublime!

  • @infindebula
    @infindebula 10 років тому +15

    Thanks for posting this - it's a great concert. I think Roddy's voice took a couple of songs to settle down, and he is visibly agitated about it during the first song. I can't recall ever hearing "Orchid Girl" live before. Love it.

  • @tracywwwdot
    @tracywwwdot 5 років тому +3

    A trip down memory lane for me. I saw him play the Knife tour at Birmingham Odeon. So much passion even then. Love this. Thank you 🙏

  • @pilarzj
    @pilarzj 10 років тому +5

    gives me chills…..just too wonderful

  • @futsal1958
    @futsal1958 10 років тому +3

    Golden era for the band.

  • @AishahHarden
    @AishahHarden 8 років тому +6

    Shit this is so good and has all their best songs. Thanks for uploading

  • @theok04
    @theok04 Рік тому +1

    This is a fantastic show-thanks for uploading!

  • @monicaspector2388
    @monicaspector2388 8 років тому +2

    Wow...so much love for this music.

  • @troygaspard6732
    @troygaspard6732 2 роки тому

    Thank you!! Old Grey Whistle Test is a goldmine.

  • @ebeyslough
    @ebeyslough Рік тому

    Wow thanks for the upload. The quality is great and I love Roddy's love performances.

  • @MemskiBobSki
    @MemskiBobSki 5 років тому +3

    Thanks for the upload. This was the second time I watched Aztec Camera, after their debut on The Old Grey Whistle Test. Irony that he calls Oblivious 'the biggest hit', band is tight, but doesn't Malcolm Ross's acoustic guitar sound like a elastic band? A mere hint of a quite varied album history, no two albums repeat themselves, his Aztec peak for me is Dreamland, while Western Skies stands out as Roddy's best solo album. Search for his version of Jump which he recorded during the Knife album sessions.

  • @san-panico
    @san-panico 8 років тому +3

    This was really good. A blast from the past. Cheers for the upload mate!

  • @orangefell
    @orangefell 10 років тому

    Thanks for sharing! Fantastic!

  • @Lani012
    @Lani012 10 років тому

    Amazing. Thank you :)

  • @maverickminstrel1557
    @maverickminstrel1557 5 років тому +3

    certainly surpassing what johnny marr was doing at the time as a guitarist...plus roddy was younger too..

    • @itzoccor
      @itzoccor 2 роки тому +3

      I don't understand why everything must be turned into a contest. They were both amazing guitarists, passionate about their craft and utterly dedicated to it, both creating great timeless art.

    • @s.k.9401
      @s.k.9401 Рік тому

      @@itzoccor fr! they’re both my favorite guitarists

  • @sergioalcayagachelme
    @sergioalcayagachelme 2 роки тому

    I Like Roddy and his group. Greetings from Chile!

  • @Daisypetal100
    @Daisypetal100 5 років тому +3

    He's very talented and very attractive.

  • @bryanharris9034
    @bryanharris9034 5 років тому +2

    I was there!

  • @kateperry4010
    @kateperry4010 3 роки тому

    I adore this.

  • @mrsuperger5429
    @mrsuperger5429 2 роки тому +4

    Oh, Roddy ! Why did you slow down Backdoor To Heaven on the Knife album. ? This version is much better.

  • @jesselbaltazar7933
    @jesselbaltazar7933 10 років тому +2

    found it! thanks, Steve! Amazing!

    • @wallytbm
      @wallytbm 10 років тому

      Such a talent - Love it!

  • @Mu_de_Aries
    @Mu_de_Aries 3 роки тому +1

    Que maravilla ♥️✨🎶🎵

  • @gillstrachan7486
    @gillstrachan7486 4 роки тому +3

    Awwww look how cute Roddy is. 😍 Roddy is god ❤️

  • @marksheridan7260
    @marksheridan7260 8 років тому +1

    Happy memories,so gifted Roddy was . Mark Sheridan

    • @strumbolli
      @strumbolli 8 років тому

      +Mark Sheridan He's not dead. You have the same name as my brother ,weird that and he likes this too.+

    • @brettjansen7702
      @brettjansen7702 5 років тому

      still is

  • @geofflee6038
    @geofflee6038 10 років тому

    wow!

  • @83279061
    @83279061 10 років тому

    share some more. thanks.

  • @IndigoDavei
    @IndigoDavei 6 років тому +1

    Recorded this gig when it was shown on TV, but I think there was some interference or patterning on the picture, so I didn't keep it. But I did copy Backdoor to Heaven to audio cassette (as it was a new song). Anyway, it's great to see the concert again here. I think there was another televised Aztec Camera gig in the August of the following year, but that was mainly songs from Knife. Both should have been keepers.

  • @JulioCarlos69
    @JulioCarlos69 7 років тому +2

    este es corto pero debe ser uo de los mejores conciertos porque es la era Hard land hard rain

  • @zeepilote
    @zeepilote 7 місяців тому +1

    14:45 “Oh, do you not understand me? That’s cool, then. Well, I don’t understand YOU. I don’t know where you’re coming from, man. With your long hair and your sweatshirt. You’re real dapper!” Hilarious.

  • @319zota
    @319zota 10 років тому +1

    I love Aztec Camera.

  • @woz1709
    @woz1709 6 років тому

    Nice little reveal as what was to come with Knife!

  • @jeffjohnson9842
    @jeffjohnson9842 5 років тому

    Genius

  • @MemskiBobSki
    @MemskiBobSki 5 років тому

    The intro to the show - wasn't that David Hepworth talking over Backwards and Forwards

  • @dago3336
    @dago3336 5 років тому

    7:42 sublime

  • @NickFlores_Music
    @NickFlores_Music 2 місяці тому

    rip bernie clarke :(

  • @tobiwalker1367
    @tobiwalker1367 10 років тому +4

    Beautiful concert, good sound, thanks so very much. But is Roddy Frame wearing a raccoon on his head?

  • @mattpalmer5123
    @mattpalmer5123 6 років тому +1

    Is that Malcolm Ross on second guitar?

  • @tobeetheonehoneydove2887
    @tobeetheonehoneydove2887 2 роки тому

    Times gone bye

  • @jamespaterson2084
    @jamespaterson2084 4 роки тому

    2;30 velvets are in the building

  • @damiansesiuk6702
    @damiansesiuk6702 9 років тому

    Hello

  • @riley1446
    @riley1446 11 місяців тому

    25:55

  • @stivesclaret76
    @stivesclaret76 4 роки тому +1

    I just want to be Roddy...

  • @riley1446
    @riley1446 Рік тому

    18:26

  • @neilus
    @neilus 7 років тому +2

    He really does look like a very young John Lennon.