Led Zeppelin – Sydney Showgrounds 1972
Feb 18
70s rock photographer Kevin Hill took thousands of photos of bands playing in New Zealand and Australia. This photo is one of many he took of the February 1972 Led Zeppelin concert at the Show Grounds in Sydney, Australia. The band opened the show with “Immigrant Song” (from Led Zep III) – straight after the first song the fans stormed the barriers and rushed to the front of the stage… security couldn’t stop them and they stayed there for the rest of the night. The performance of Immigrant Song at Sydney is featured on the Led Zeppelin ‘Official Remastered” DVD set issued by Jimmy Page. See if you can spot Kevin Borich at the front (with the press photographers) … before the crowds crashed the barriers – hint look at the B&W photo! There are over 1,000 photos in Kevin Hill’s collection of local and international rock musicians. The link to Kevin’s musical photo collection is: Christchurch Music Scene 1968-1980 photostream Kevin’s book VISUAL MEMORIES – the Christchurch Music Scene 1968-80 is available now. 200+ pages of high quality B&W and colour prints from the...
Joe Walsh – Rocky Mountain Way 2010
Jul 10
Joe Walsh has had a long musical career spanning over 40 years. Hailing from Wichita Kansas, Joe attended Kent State University in the 1960s and it was during this era that he formed what would eventually become the James Gang. James Gang were moderately successful and released several albums, the most successful being ‘Rides Again’. After the demise of the ‘Gang’ Joe forged a solo career, with a backing band known as “Barnstorm” and it was during this time that classic tracks such as ‘Rocky Mountain Way’ and ‘Turn to Stone’ were penned. Joe’s solo career hit a peak in the mid-70s and cumulated in a live album recorded as part of the ‘Don Kirshner Rock Concert’ series aired in 1975. The LP released was ‘You Can’t Argue With A Sick Mind” and featured a stellar backing band including: Jay Ferguson (Spirit / Jo Jo Gunne), Don Felder (Eagles), David Mason (Traffic) and highly sought after session drummer Joe Vitale [a long time friend of Walsh’s]. A very successful album “but Seriously Folks” followed. In 1976 Joe joined the Eagles and along with songwriter Don Felder played the classic “Hotel California” solo, which is now entrenched in music history. He also wrote all the music to ‘Life In the Fast Lane’ and the Felder/Walsh dual guitar partnership was cemented. During this period Joe sought nomination as an independent candidate for congress, but was knocked back due to being under-aged. There are still some “Joe Walsh For President” stickers about if you look hard enough (I still have one). The Eagles parted ways for 14 years in 1980 and Joe resumed his solo career, with mixed results. The highlights of Joe’s post-Eagles work was probably his time down under where he played with New Zealand band “Herbs” and later “The Party Boys” (a band founded by Kevin Borich and Paul Christie). They recorded several albums, including a great live LP in Melbourne 1989. Joe lived in New Zealand for some years and I met him in 1988 during his time there. The Eagles reformed in 1994 and a newly sober Joe was ready to take the world by storm. The “Hell Freezes Over” era was extremely successful for the Eagles, but little new material surfaced from the band. It would not be until 2007 that the Eagles would release a full album of new material – but alas the...
The Underdogs [Pig, Mann & Edwards] – Wastin’ Our Time
Jun 28![The Underdogs [Pig, Mann & Edwards] – Wastin’ Our Time](https://www.artist-cat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Underdogs-001-e1309612286571.jpg)
The Underdogs rose from the ashes of the original Underdogs Blues Band. When former singer Murray Grindlay left the band it reverted to a three-piece of Glen Absolum [drums], Harvey Mann [guitar, vocals] and Neil Edwards [bass]. They produced one album in that configuration “Wastin’ Our Time” in 1970. The new sound had a tighter more psychedelic Hendrix inspired blues feel, a sign of things to come – and when the Underdogs finally folded the band morphed into Space Farm (Edwards went on to join The Human Instinct and was replaced with new bass player Billy Williams.) Photo courtesy of Harvey...
Live – Kevin Borich
Jun 15
KEVIN BORICH photo by C A Poulter, from 2011 TOUR DATES Get Kevin Borich music at this link Kevin Borich Music!
Marc Leon – Horizons
Jun 02
Marc Leon is one of Australia’s premiere blues players. His music career spans almost 5 decades, from the 1960s with the Vibrants, then the 1970s with Graduate. In the 70s and 80s he was also a top ranking studio session player – backing the likes of Renee Gayor, John Farnham and Chuck Berry. The 80s also saw him go solo with his album “the Power Of the Blues” and (this) jazz fusion album “Horizons”. The 90s saw him return to rock and blues with the critically acclaimed WHIPPING POST band – widely thought of as Australia’s answer to the Allman Brothers. After the demise of Whipping Post, Marc returned to solo playing and formed his current band MTB. His latest solo album “Special Edition” was released in 2007. All Marc’s solo albums are available direct by contacting him on Marc’s Facebook Page. Photo courtesy of Fred...