All six primary serving members of Max Webster were present. It was a special evening. The house band led by Lou Pomanti performed Battle Scar, joined by Gordie Johnson (Big Sugar) and Charlie Edward.
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@viking41305 ай бұрын
Battle Scar got minimal airplay here in Maryland but I caught it with a blank MAXELL UDXL 90 Cassette ready to record. 40 years later I still have that tape .
@seanabbottband4 күн бұрын
As a frostbitten Canadian boy in the 70’s i was weened on Max Webster and Rush, it made me a better musician i still listen to “high class in borrowed shoes” and “Universal juveniles” two awesome albums from one of Canada‘s finest rock bands!
@jamescourier15459 ай бұрын
Absolutely deserved & overdue. One of the best rock bands to ever emerge from Canada in my opinion. Much love from Michigan USA.
@glennmikes1726Күн бұрын
Wish Max Webster was a bigger deal here in the US. My older brother turned me on to Max Webster. One of my favorites to this day!
@MaxWebsterArchiveКүн бұрын
It's a crime against humanity that they barely left Canada. But I'm so glad you know them !!
@novascotiagrown613810 ай бұрын
Well deserved. Congratulations' to Max Webster 🤩✌🤘🎶
@dinocozzolino107010 ай бұрын
Probably the most creative band to ever come out of Canada. They were and are miles ahead of their time . They were part of the greatest music scene Toronto ever had. My biggest regret is not seeing them live.
@sadd876610 ай бұрын
Saw them, they were FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!
@leddygee189610 ай бұрын
I'm an American fan of Max since 1980 when Alex Lifeson mentioned them in an interview with Guitar Player Magazine. Kim apparently had a modified Fender Strat that Alex borrowed from him, and that's who got Alex into Strats... Universal Juveniles was the first album I heard by them, and It's one of my favorite albums of all time! Blue River Liquor Shine!
@MaxWebsterArchive10 ай бұрын
And it was Ritchie Blackmore who got Kim into Strats !
@christrudell79668 ай бұрын
As a teenager I seen Max Webster and Rush at Maple leaf Gardens 4 consecutive times on New year's Eve. Unbelievable double bill! Thanks 👍🇨🇦
@justincoleman2740Ай бұрын
So many sunny afternoons spent with the boys. 1983 was a good year for music! Not so good for my highschool marks. :)
@stickboyb18 ай бұрын
Had a opportunity to see Max Webster back in the early to mid Nineties when the did a little reunion show at the Civic Auditorium in Oshawa. Having older brothers and listening to their music as I grew up, it was great to see them in person.
@therapist63287 ай бұрын
That arena had nasty ice but hosted some legendary acts. I will be seeing QOTSA in April at the new rink. Again.
@TheJoe6610 ай бұрын
I couldn't be there so thank you very much for recording and posting this. Richly deserved!
@Mvfekker10 ай бұрын
Chuffed to see Max Webster recognised (finally!) and very happy that it coincides with my recently getting back into their music!
@SilentKnight439 ай бұрын
Thanks for recording & sharing this. Saw Max at Sutton High School during the Live Magnetic Air tour. Already had all their albums before that so I was totally pumped for the concert. At the end of the night as we were leavin' the school parking lot my buddy had Q107 on the radio and they were playing Paradise Skies. Was a helluva night.
@seankelly72112 ай бұрын
Hey!!! I also went to Sutton DHS (1972 to 1976), and saw some great Bands play there, such as The Stampeders, and Brutus! SDHS was a fun school to get an education! 🤪
@SilentKnight432 ай бұрын
@@seankelly7211 My aunt was the girls phys ed teacher back in the day - hence the tickets for Max.
@bennydover979Күн бұрын
we rented a bus in high-school in 77 40 of us to see max and rush in Kitchener high on every thing i think we had a good time 😁 😁
@MaxWebsterArchiveКүн бұрын
You know what they say - if you remember the seventies, you weren't there !!
@front276010 ай бұрын
Was hoping to see something.When we were young all of the Ontario rockers loved this band.
@MGT_KS3 ай бұрын
Same story as the presenter. Saw Max Webster open for Rush; "High Class... " was their current album. Immediately bought both 2 albums and every album after that. Saw them live 2 times again after that. I went to Art College in the early 80s and had 2 homemade Max Webster t-shirts I wore a lot. People started calling me "Max". 😂 One of Canada's greatest bands!!!
@therealandrecorbin405010 ай бұрын
Love it. Great stuff.
@sadd876610 ай бұрын
No mention of Pye Dubois with whom Kim Mitchell wrote many songs for Max Webster........and some for Rush as well.
@kevinleblanc47Ай бұрын
No Pye, No Max Webster
@dougdeal23418 күн бұрын
PYE was the lyricist not to do with musical structure
@mdu21129 ай бұрын
Congratulations, Max Webster! Feel the way I feel! ❤🇨🇦
@torontorox10 ай бұрын
thanks for sharing!
@robertmayer207110 ай бұрын
on the other side of the river here in buffalo we loved max webster
@TheRoseCityRockers7 ай бұрын
The Mighty Max! Best band ever, other than The Kim Mitchell Band, ;-)
@davewhomri10 ай бұрын
Kudos to Max for getting some well deserved recognition! I am a huge McCracken fan but Kersey should have been introduced as well, he was a founding member.
@MaxWebsterArchive10 ай бұрын
Kersey technically isn't a founding member - he joined a few months into the band's history in 1973. But he did play with the band for 3 years, and he was present on stage - they just didn't introduce him for some reason. It was unsettling, but typical of such industry events that aren't as well organized as they should be.
@willowdale2110 ай бұрын
Yeah but he's on the 1st album.
@MaxWebsterArchive10 ай бұрын
@@willowdale21 indeed, and he played 800 gigs with the band. He's a huge part of their history.
@glennleybourne1455 ай бұрын
@@MaxWebsterArchivebeing a huge fan I had to look really hard to try to recognize the members .. Tilka was pretty easy but who was member that had trouble getting onstagr
@MaxWebsterArchive5 ай бұрын
@@glennleybourne145 that's Terry Watkinson. He's in his 80s now, but still crushing it as a visual artist.
@lyndamcmullen550610 ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@kevinleblanc47Ай бұрын
To Little to Late, this should have happened 40 years ago.
@shawndavis38010 ай бұрын
MAX
@MrRugbyloosehead10 ай бұрын
That was beautiful the only complaint is I'd rather had Max up there performing, but still Big Sugar did a fine job with Battlescar!❤🎸😎👍EDIT there is a Rush connection to this? As Gordie got his first double neck from Alex Lifeson, and we all know that Max toured with Rush, and even their last show as a band was with Rush!
@donwest53873 ай бұрын
Pye Dubois
@user-mb9ci5mj6p9 ай бұрын
Seen the same concert 1977 @ The ex..Jamie C.
@KevinCloss10 ай бұрын
Charlie Edward! Mother of God! Who is this kid?!
@willcookformusic7510 ай бұрын
I thought the exact same thing! His social media presence is minimal, but he seems to be able to shred on guitar as well as he does vocally. Looks like he's in his early 20s. Hope he has a bright future ahead of him.
@tedingram5168 ай бұрын
I personally felt Max Webster were a way better band then Rush. The album's were so well produced by Terry Brown coincidently the same producer for Rush. Great shows and great memories. Finally getting the credit they so rightly deserved. Check, Check them out. 🤗🤘🤘👍👍✌✌
@siriusfun8 ай бұрын
Very different, for sure, and virtuosity on display in both. I was also just discussing this with some musician buddies who are huge Rush fans (as am I), and we all agreed that there was a certain level of sophistication about Max Webster that wasn't there with Rush. Production aside, the layered instrumentation, use of symphonies, stacked vocal harmonies, KIm's light years ahead guitar stylings, the time signature fluctuations in a radio-friendly format, strong melodies - all of it was on a totally different level. To be fair, there were more players on stage than Rush, but even so.
@glennleybourne1455 ай бұрын
What it basically was that if you were at a party chances are Max would be on the turntable before Rush because it was more good time music .. I certainly remember them being revered as much as Rush back during their heyday
@djbone6049 ай бұрын
WHAT AN EMBARRASSMENT 🤬 (preface….I’m a massive MW and KM fan…it’s not that) The band deserved so much better than this disjointed and underwhelming induction effort. I’ve seen better participation ceremonies at a pee wee tournament ffs. #sorrynotsorry
@1963neil8 ай бұрын
Couldn't agree more. A seriously underrated band who deserved much more recognition than they got that night, and throughout their career. Oh well, those who know, know. Your loss, everyone else.
@donleblanc266910 ай бұрын
Paul Kersey isn,t part of this ??? probably should be ?? yes / no ???
@MaxWebsterArchive10 ай бұрын
They didn't introduce him (grr!), but he was there !
@andrewwolczyk577710 ай бұрын
I think they really made a huge mistake leaving Pye Dubious out of this. And why didn’t Max actually play???
@MaxWebsterArchive10 ай бұрын
@@andrewwolczyk5777Pye was asked and didn't come. And about half of the artists played and half didn't - the house band filled in all the blanks as necessary. In Max's case, Terry is well into his 80s and not playing anymore (although he's still doing his art). And with no Terry you've got no Max, so I'd reckon Kim opted out so that it didn't become the Kim show. It's an admirable decision.