Pure Alex Harvey theatre. Definitely one of the very best live acts around at the time and musicianship to back it all up. Damn I miss those days now. RIP dear Alex Harvey.
I've met Alex junior on a few occasions in Glasgow in the last few years. He is a gem but a lost soul. Still struggling with losing dad 40 plus years ago. Lots of luv to all the sahb family. X
I just discovered this band yesterday! Where the Hell have I been? I'm completely thrown for a loop at the expertise of Zal plus his stage presence. What a Band...all of them and Alex is pure genius!
Zal Cleminson ranks right up there with guitarists like Glen Buxton, Mick Box, and Neil Young, who knew how to wring so much emotion out of so few notes played!
There were only two brilliant pub acts in the seventies. One was Dr Feelgood and the other was SAHB. I was so mesmerised after an Alex Harvey concert that I had to go see him the following night. No live act has ever matched the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. He was out of this world.
First saw them in March 1973 when nobody- at least out in the sticks-knew much about them . The stage was done up like an Edwardian parlour and Alex came on dressed up in a posh person’s smoking jacket and other era props and everyone thought what the heck is this, and then they started playing and oh my gosh it was a mind blowing moment and they were absolutely amazing and blew the crowd away and they were the support group. Once seen never forgotten.
@@mixaliskokkinos1496 Long time ago now but if I remember correctly it was Thin Lizzy. Only took a couple of years and SAHB were headlining the Reading Festival which in those days was the biggest festival in the country as Glastonbury was still a fairly small affair.
@@mixaliskokkinos1496 Not sure how Rory G gets into this but he is probably the best guitarist I have ever seen and that was headlining the Reading festival. He remains my favourite guitarist.
Quite possibly the most one of a kind artist of all time. Alex was 100% Alex. Nothing like him before or since....and what a top notch quartet of musicians. Lastly, what's more sinister than a unhinged mime lead guitarist?
Wonderful. That takes me right back 40 years. These guys were brilliant not just in concert but also on vinyl. Many bands were either good at one or the other but not always both.
I totally agree. In the 70s I would normally only buy the live albums from bands I liked because of my limited budget but in the case of these guys I wanted everything.
I’ve seen hundreds of bands in my time,but out of all of them Alex Harvey with he’s great band is the one I wish I could go back in time to experience it again.Hammersmith odeon 75
@@johnjohnstone8612 Yep they blew The Who off stage in Wales too.And what a great line up .Widowmaker ,Streetwalkers ,The Outlaws,Little feat ,Alex Harvey and The Who with Mooney all for about 4quid .Ah yes happy days 👍
First time I saw Alex and his band was in the early 70s ,the best frickin live show I've ever seen. Saw him a few times after,never failed to entertain.RIP Alex...you rock!
Zal Cleminson ONE OF THE BEST LARGELY UNKNOWN GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME. Check out all their tracks, he is a freaking beast all over them. And all the time, doing his theatrics barely glancing at his hands. BEAST.
I was listening to an interview with a rock & roll columnist for one of the New York papers, he said he's seen every great band on the plant. He went on to say that of the 10 best concerts he ever saw, 3 of those shows were from the band Chicago. Check out there Tangle wood performance, just amazing jam sessions.
I remember Tear Gas at the Cavern Liverpool A very good group then they joined Alex and became Sahb. One of the very best groups ever to grace the stsge at the Cavern. RIP Alex.
19 years old . Trip to UK and Europe with sister 1976. Was an Alex Harvey fan even then. Highlight of month tour...seeing VAMBO ROOLS spray painted on wall in north London lol.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were exactly that. Sensational!! Criminally underated. Brilliant rock stars from the 70's. The memories flow and I can't get enough!!
By far my favorite band to explore and listen to right now. They’ll be on my top 3 forever more. I have decades to make up for! I love Alex, what a front man and Zal is just brilliant!
I grew up listening to this with my Dad, he'd always play the records or tapes (memories) And this song certainly made me love the heavier side of music, and I credit this song for my falling on love with Metal. You don't get bands like this anymore. Floyd, Zeppelin, Metallica, Rush, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, The Eagles, ELO, Queen, Slayer, Yes, Steely Dan, David Bowie, Megadeth. Great music.
I truly miss Him greatly!!! The true Rock and Roll music lovers Johnhave lost 1# of the "GREAT ONES" in music history! Gone way too soon. I'll always miss you, i'll see you in music Heaven dear friend!!!
Went to see SAHB many times in Manchester in the 70s. Loved them, and still have all their albums. Great live and very underrated. Alex is sadly missed.
Where they been hiding all this total entertainment? ..the musicians r the best...I hear them for 1st x today ..could b a "New" group on today radio...yay!
Thank you bucka001 for making me feel alive again with this gem. Saw them on TV like a thousand years ago. Brings back memories of being young, stupid but free.
Je n'ai jamais vu une autre vidéo du groupe avec une aussi bonne qualité visuelle. Tout bonnement génial ! Un témoignage parfait de la puissance scénique et musicale, du charisme et de l'humour d'Alex et de ses camarades. Vambo rools !!! Faut-il encore le démontrer ? Plus maintenant avec cette vidéo.
I saw this simply awesome band supporting Slade at the Sheffield City Hall in the summer of 1973......it changed my musical taste forever and from then on Vambo Ruled !!!!!!
They were actually really popular in some areas in the USA. Allentown ,Erie & Reading PA . Cleveland & Cincinnatti Ohio. Many of the smaller markets in the midwest & south. They did it the old fashioned way. They played everywhere in the US not just the major cities. They used to be on multiple band bills as a 2nd or 3rd place band. In the smaller cities they became headliners. I've seen SAHB blow away many top billed bands like Alice Cooper & Black Sabbath. The major city radio stations never really gave them their due. Audiences loved them!
Saw the sahb band before they were that known as Tear Gas they did the circuit of clubs and pubs in Scotland i SAW THEM IN Buckhaven Miners W Welfare Hall I am now in my 70's..
On my way to Duluth, Minnesota late 70's to see Alex Harvey (+Edgar Winter). 50 miles from Duluth we heard on the radio that Alex Harvey wouldn't be performing. It was a bummer. Edgar was good though.
Saw them as support to Yes at Stoke City football ground. A fight broke out on the pitch and Alex stopped the band playing. He threatened to come down on the pitch and beat the he'll out of the ones fighting. They stopped in a hurry and the band started up again like nothing had happened.
When talking music, how many of us have tried to describe SAHB? Only witnessing the smile this brings to our faces can convey the message. Thankfully, videos like this can spread the word!
VAMBO coming to the rescue ! Oh how we miss this . Can't take your eyes of Alex , his timing and presence was brilliant. RIP Alex, Ted, Hugh . Still got my original gig ticket from Hammersmith in the 70's
We keep hearing this word underrated but in Zal's case it is true. I put him way ahead of many of the so called guitar gods because this guy would make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck every time. Blistering guitar work.
Entertaining, good rock, great guitar playing, storytelling, plus Alex Harvey's demeanor and vocal delivery predating Bon Scott's by maybe 4-5 years -- and it all unfortunately went right over the heads of your average American TV viewer.
Saw these guys in Cleveland in 1975, I was a senior in high school, totally blew me and my friends away, what a show! They were hyped by WMMS (Home of the Buzzard, don't you know), and anything that station played was gospel among us blue-collar boys (and some of the girls). It was a great time to be young!
They had everything I was looking for in a band: a great (but not over-done) stage show, unusual song structures with odd-ball chords and time changes and a guitarist who was kind of spooky, playing one of the guitars I lusted after back then (an SG). Gosh they were good, and I esp. liked Zal Cleminson's playing!
Saw them at a windswept festival in the early 70's I remember them singing the Osmond's song- Crazy Horses. A great band. I love these videos on UA-cam it makes you realise what a great time it was to be alive
Probably one of the most underrated bands of all time.
the greatest
FUCKING A RIGHT!!
Take the first 3 words out of the sentence and you're there man.
Definitely!
Not in my house fella!
One of the best rock bands of the 70s with great showmanship
Great concert footage. Takes me way back when.
And cracking musicianship!
We need another SAHB in our lives. There will never be anything like these ever! Attitude, drama fantastic.
Madness loved them.
Very few artists nowadays write for themselves. The art is lost to the dollar.
But not Alex.
@@davidcox1951 Madness.
I’m trying to put together a band in Cincinnati with the same ideas. Not easy and big shoes to fill but I have so much love and respect for SAHB
Pure Alex Harvey theatre. Definitely one of the very best live acts around at the time and musicianship to back it all up. Damn I miss those days now. RIP dear Alex Harvey.
Stu... NOW THATS ENTERTAINMENT !
I've met Alex junior on a few occasions in Glasgow in the last few years. He is a gem but a lost soul. Still struggling with losing dad 40 plus years ago. Lots of luv to all the sahb family. X
I just discovered this band yesterday! Where the Hell have I been? I'm completely thrown for a loop at the expertise of Zal plus his stage presence. What a Band...all of them and Alex is pure genius!
Zal Cleminson ranks right up there with guitarists like Glen Buxton, Mick Box, and Neil Young, who knew how to wring so much emotion out of so few notes played!
I agree, didn't play much, but stole the show!
Glen Buxton. Truly.
Zal is up there with THE BEST ,,,I put him with Toni Iommi , Jimi Page , Angus Young , Etc ...
He's far better than any of those 3.
Way above them!
There were only two brilliant pub acts in the seventies. One was Dr Feelgood and the other was SAHB. I was so mesmerised after an Alex Harvey concert that I had to go see him the following night. No live act has ever matched the Sensational Alex Harvey Band. He was out of this world.
Dr Feelgood see them 2 times in Athens late '90s,with the second and third frontman..
The greatest band to come out of Scotland
First saw them in March 1973 when nobody- at least out in the sticks-knew much about them . The stage was done up like an Edwardian parlour and Alex came on dressed up in a posh person’s smoking jacket and other era props and everyone thought what the heck is this, and then they started playing and oh my gosh it was a mind blowing moment and they were absolutely amazing and blew the crowd away and they were the support group. Once seen never forgotten.
Lucky man!Who were the headlines..? Greetings from Greece
@@mixaliskokkinos1496 Long time ago now but if I remember correctly it was Thin Lizzy. Only took a couple of years and SAHB were headlining the Reading Festival which in those days was the biggest festival in the country as Glastonbury was still a fairly small affair.
@@jeremybest9453 Perfect!And Rory Gallagher also..
@@mixaliskokkinos1496 Not sure how Rory G gets into this but he is probably the best guitarist I have ever seen and that was headlining the Reading festival. He remains my favourite guitarist.
@@jeremybest9453 Same!First ever cd that i bought just after army duty was "Calling Card"-Do you Read me is my anthem.
Quite possibly the most one of a kind artist of all time. Alex was 100% Alex. Nothing like him before or since....and what a top notch quartet of musicians. Lastly, what's more sinister than a unhinged mime lead guitarist?
One that's 70 and still kicking it
Saw them live in the early 70s. Yes, they were sensational
Quintet
Where's the theatricalism in music today? This band was the greatest, delivering musically and visually. Great.
RIGHT ON!!!
Absolutely, mate 👍
'Grunge' killed that (theatricalism) !
FUCK YEAH!
@@paulhayward62 have you never seen Kurt Cobain‘s antics with Nirvana?
Wonderful. That takes me right back 40 years. These guys were brilliant not just in concert but also on vinyl. Many bands were either good at one or the other but not always both.
That whole band is absolutely sycronized.
All I can say is VERTIGO👍
I totally agree. In the 70s I would normally only buy the live albums from bands I liked because of my limited budget but in the case of these guys I wanted everything.
A larger than life band.on and off stage. Just crazy.
I’ve seen hundreds of bands in my time,but out of all of them Alex Harvey with he’s great band is the one I wish I could go back in time to experience it again.Hammersmith odeon 75
Glasgow Apollo!
Swansea Vetch field supporting The Who 76
Это почти театр !
Великолепное представление !
@@arizonabayhicks1 seen the gig at a football park in the eastend of glasgow on the same tour - BLOWING the Who off stage...
@@johnjohnstone8612 Yep they blew The Who off stage in Wales too.And what a great line up .Widowmaker ,Streetwalkers ,The Outlaws,Little feat ,Alex Harvey and The Who with Mooney all for about 4quid .Ah yes happy days 👍
The best band ever to come out of Scotland.
That was ACDC.
@@zafiramatt100 Not all of AC/DC were from Scotland, besides, SAHB were better anyway.
@@zafiramatt100 They are not even close to SAHB who were light years better and ahead of their time
Love SAHB but Nazareth must take that title.
Don't think so.@@angusdesire
First time I saw Alex and his band was in the early 70s ,the best frickin live show I've ever seen. Saw him a few times after,never failed to entertain.RIP Alex...you rock!
Absolutely brilliant, seen them in 1976, awesome live, LOVE em, RIP ALEX HARVEY, THE STAGE MASTER
Zal Cleminson ONE OF THE BEST LARGELY UNKNOWN GUITARISTS OF ALL TIME. Check out all their tracks, he is a freaking beast all over them. And all the time, doing his theatrics barely glancing at his hands. BEAST.
SAHB made me pay attention to rock music for the first time when I was very young....started it all for me....I named my beloved 1st cat 🐈 Vambo...
I am so glad to be finally seeing high quality video of possibly the best live band ever.
you're right--there are tons of videos of this performance on UA-cam, and most of them are utter crap! this is such a joy
I was listening to an interview with a rock & roll columnist for one of the New York papers, he said he's seen every great band on the plant. He went on to say that of the 10 best concerts he ever saw, 3 of those shows were from the band Chicago. Check out there Tangle wood performance, just amazing jam sessions.
Another 70's genius sadly missed😢
I am 61 years old and SAHB was my very first concert at Sheffield City Hall in the U.K. back in the 70s. Still remember it like it was yesterday.
Straight over to the Albert for the last one?
My first gig was SAHB at The Apollo in Glasgow.
They were my first live band. Same tour. They scared the shit out of me.
I'm 61 n SAHB also were lucky af
I remember Tear Gas at the Cavern Liverpool A very good group then they joined Alex and became Sahb. One of the very best groups ever to grace the stsge at the Cavern. RIP Alex.
I always said Alex got Teargas as a free gift . Used to love seeing Teargas belting it outbonstage in Glasgow pre Alex.
This kicks so much ass, I can’t take it all in. Good Lord, what a song, what a performance, what a band.
19 years old . Trip to UK and Europe with sister 1976. Was an Alex Harvey fan even then. Highlight of month tour...seeing VAMBO ROOLS spray painted on wall in north London lol.
A truly original band ! Nothing like them ! To me, that's what makes a great band ! Rock on SAHB !
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were exactly that. Sensational!! Criminally underated. Brilliant rock stars from the 70's. The memories flow and I can't get enough!!
❤️
The undisputed king of Jock Rock! Legend!
By far my favorite band to explore and listen to right now. They’ll be on my top 3 forever more. I have decades to make up for! I love Alex, what a front man and Zal is just brilliant!
I grew up listening to this with my Dad, he'd always play the records or tapes (memories) And this song certainly made me love the heavier side of music, and I credit this song for my falling on love with Metal. You don't get bands like this anymore. Floyd, Zeppelin, Metallica, Rush, Black Sabbath, Dream Theater, Iron Maiden, The Eagles, ELO, Queen, Slayer, Yes, Steely Dan, David Bowie, Megadeth. Great music.
This band could only have come from Glasgow or possibly Detroit. 👍
Britain.
It's about the out of the box theatricality and madness.
I think.
Detroit would be honored to claim them
I truly miss Him greatly!!! The true Rock and Roll music lovers Johnhave lost 1# of the "GREAT ONES" in music history! Gone way too soon. I'll always miss you, i'll see you in music Heaven dear friend!!!
So many memories of fantastic nights at SAHB gigs
Lucky fucker. Before my time sadly
And don't forget that they accompanied the sweet @ The Albert Hall and blew the audience away🎆🎆🎆🎆
...*still* a huge fan. Saw 'em at Santa Monica Civic in '73 and...CAN'T GET ENOUGH!
"Stay tuned for Procol Harum" that's gonna bore them to tears after that SAHB performance!
Alex Harvey was one of the best front men around.Zal a great guitarist.
I remember watching this on TV in the States when it came out. Never forgot it.
2024?? VAMBO SAHB COME TO RESCUE!
Nazareth in 70's was fabulous too!!!
The term "STAR" underrates Alex Harvey by about 500%
super group tag
I love this band. Alex long gone but never forgotten.
Went to see SAHB many times in Manchester in the 70s. Loved them, and still have all their albums. Great live and very underrated. Alex is sadly missed.
The most charismatic front line in music.
Man .. this is great .. I never heard of them before .. ahead of their time ❤❤❤
Where they been hiding all this total entertainment? ..the musicians r the best...I hear them for 1st x today ..could b a "New" group on today radio...yay!
Same here. Just heard them for the first time a couple of days ago even though I'd heard of Alex Harvey before.
FANTÁSTICO, TEATRAL, MAS PROFISSIONAL, CÔMICO E ELETRIZANTE. O GUITARRISTA TOCA PACAS.
Saw these guys in Trenton NJ. 1973. Jokers and Bagpipes..... I'm there dude.
Thank you bucka001 for making me feel alive again with this gem. Saw them on TV like a thousand years ago. Brings back memories of being young, stupid but free.
Spent over an hour with these guys back stage after their gig at Southampton gaumont many years ago great gig great people. X
Alex was so charismatic.....just what you want from a frontman .....love you x
Je n'ai jamais vu une autre vidéo du groupe avec une aussi bonne qualité visuelle. Tout bonnement génial ! Un témoignage parfait de la puissance scénique et musicale, du charisme et de l'humour d'Alex et de ses camarades. Vambo rools !!! Faut-il encore le démontrer ? Plus maintenant avec cette vidéo.
Oui !!!
Brought back memories seen them back in the 70s in Birmingham had all their albums
I saw this simply awesome band supporting Slade at the Sheffield City Hall in the summer of 1973......it changed my musical taste forever and from then on Vambo Ruled !!!!!!
They were actually really popular in some areas in the USA. Allentown ,Erie & Reading PA . Cleveland & Cincinnatti Ohio. Many of the smaller markets in the midwest & south. They did it the old fashioned way. They played everywhere in the US not just the major cities. They used to be on multiple band bills as a 2nd or 3rd place band. In the smaller cities they became headliners. I've seen SAHB blow away many top billed bands like Alice Cooper & Black Sabbath. The major city radio stations never really gave them their due. Audiences loved them!
Not sure what to expect in Allentown, but they were fantastic! What a great show and memorable experience
my mom lived in Cincy during the 70s. She loved them!
@@piscesempress1978 I got their album, but I don't have the tech to play it anymore, happy for YT to bring back MANY memories
Incredible ahead of his time and space... Genius!
super group tag
I'm glad my Dad played quality music when I was younger. Harvey will live on a Zal still rocks it 🤘
Man, just love 'em.....Zal especially is just the greatest of the great
Super band... one of my all time faves
I agree been looking for a good version of this for soooooo long. One of the greatest bands you will ever see in your entire cream puff (sic)
Ahhhh yes!!! I’ve been waiting for a good live version of this song to come out on UA-cam. Thanks for posting this 🙌🏽
Saw the sahb band before they were that known as Tear Gas they did the circuit of clubs and pubs in Scotland i SAW THEM IN Buckhaven Miners W Welfare Hall I am now in my 70's..
Alex and Zal typifies Glaswegians of the 70's , barking mad.
On my way to Duluth, Minnesota late 70's to see Alex Harvey (+Edgar Winter). 50 miles from Duluth we heard on the radio that Alex Harvey wouldn't be performing. It was a bummer. Edgar was good though.
Saw them as support to Yes at Stoke City football ground.
A fight broke out on the pitch and Alex stopped the band playing. He threatened to come down on the pitch and beat the he'll out of the ones fighting. They stopped in a hurry and the band started up again like nothing had happened.
When talking music, how many of us have tried to describe SAHB? Only witnessing the smile this brings to our faces can convey the message. Thankfully, videos like this can spread the word!
VAMBO coming to the rescue ! Oh how we miss this . Can't take your eyes of Alex , his timing and presence was brilliant. RIP Alex, Ted, Hugh . Still got my original gig ticket from Hammersmith in the 70's
Saw them 4 times in the 70s and loved every fucking minute
SAHB at the Rainbow I watch weekly. Introduced by Tommy Vance. Best stage show ever.
There should be a movie made about SAHB starring Daniel Day Lewis as Alex Harvey.
HA HA HA HA 😂🤣😂🤣
Ben Whishaw; Alex reminds me of him.
A L E X. H A R V E Y,
EXTREMAMENTE SENSACIONAL há mais de meio século
&
perpetua !
Saw them at the Fox theater in Detroit
The use of the glasses as a prop, that he never wears. Pure genius that Alex, and nobody else, would have conjured up. Best live band ever!
Zal Cleminson was a great player
Still is
The neck bender himself!
Is a great player
We keep hearing this word underrated but in Zal's case it is true. I put him way ahead of many of the so called guitar gods because this guy would make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck every time. Blistering guitar work.
That's my dad's cousin! Alistair 🎸🎤🔊🍻🤘🤘
I can remember seing "Vambo" graffiti everywhere at the time too...actually a nice memory!
Entertaining, good rock, great guitar playing, storytelling, plus Alex Harvey's demeanor and vocal delivery predating Bon Scott's by maybe 4-5 years -- and it all unfortunately went right over the heads of your average American TV viewer.
Bon Scott was a huge fan of Alex. If you watch the interview with Bon's ex wife she mentions his love for Alex Harvey a couple of times.
@@Poleson Cleveland LOVED SAHB from the start,. Not your average American .
Got to see them x2 on OHIO
@@chrissonger8643 ...thanks to WMMS, right?
Saw these guys in Cleveland in 1975, I was a senior in high school, totally blew me and my friends away, what a show! They were hyped by WMMS (Home of the Buzzard, don't you know), and anything that station played was gospel among us blue-collar boys (and some of the girls). It was a great time to be young!
An amazing band saw Alex and his new then band at Londons Palladium 1977 unforgettable!
There was a Clockwork Orange style, something anarchic about SAHB and Zal was so good.
...he painted the wall on stage there AND the huge felt curtains next to it, place went wild...
Con esta interpretación me permito admirarlos mas que en mis tiempos juveniles.
'Sensational' ... in every way. RIP Alex Your works will live forever in our hearts and minds ✨💖✨
Starting at 5:15. I love how Alex goes from a shaky whisper to all out violent delivery in like 4 phrases. That's really awesome stuff.
They had everything I was looking for in a band: a great (but not over-done) stage show, unusual song structures with odd-ball chords and time changes and a guitarist who was kind of spooky, playing one of the guitars I lusted after back then (an SG). Gosh they were good, and I esp. liked Zal Cleminson's playing!
Saw them at a windswept festival in the early 70's I remember them singing the Osmond's song- Crazy Horses. A great band. I love these videos on UA-cam it makes you realise what a great time it was to be alive
Even know decades on SAhb rool in my city and your city OK !!! ♥️
Now this is something else. :D I Wish I could have seen these guys live.
SAHB, probably one of the best. VAMBO ROOLZ.
Magickal stuff! Love it..! Thanks !!!
Must have seen SAHB half a dozen times , never a duff show , including the girls in the backless dresses . Great times .
These are beautiful men. No worry, you don't have to think so.
This is awesome! Zal is a brilliant guitarist 💚
Intro.... TOMMY VANCE. His voice and style have become the standard of pop intros since the 1990s.
Lovely Rickenbacker sound
America had Zappa, the Scots had Alex
thank you thank you thank you for posting, this is yhe best footage ive seen of SAHB!!! os there more???? please!!!
brought me back to 1975!!!!
Best line up of SAHB
Do you think Steve Harris got the foot on the monitor from Chris Glen both amazing bass player ?
Wonderful!
Excellent backing vocals from Zal !
One of the top 5 live acts I ever saw live (3 times) and I include Prince, U2, Stevie Wonder in that group
Was that Tommy Vance introducing? Stunning.
I thought that but couldn't be sure
Alex was a master of his craft. A band I wish I had seen live.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band ....... VAMBO ROOL