Clean Living - Far North Again

[@michaeloleary3373]

"Hard times are better here than nowhere."..my band did this song through the 70's...a much loved standard for us. Saw Clean Living at the Hullabaloo in Rensselaer, NY somewhere around '75.

[@idahobuckaroo8348]

Grew up listening to this music and country rock sound. Shame this stuff is gone. Definitely, miss it. 🤠

[@tlgrif2]

This is great !! Thanks for the posting Tim Griffin (Clean Living drummer) One of Bobo's best solos

[@Mrsravensmith7]

I grew up on and with these boys! Tim and my eldest brother "Doc" shared a birthday so poor Timmy kinda ended up with a little sister! LOL This music takes me "home" . . . My brother Brooks Brown did this album cover. Truly a family these boys were and their music was music to soothing to the savage beast! Blessings boys

[@johndanielson6805]

I seen them every chance I got.

[@markhanks112]

I was there when they first hit the valley scene. Loved them then, love them still. Thanks for all the beautiful memories!

[@EBL1114]

Very reminiscent of the Eagles. this brings back memories of a better time for the local music scene and for the world.

[@jeffpotter6428]

We were in Playboy's " Picks and Pans " as new bands to watch ( along with The Eagles in maybe '73 )

[@tlgrif2]

This is great !! Thanks for the posting Tim Griffin (clean Living drummer)

[@hamsterstavros]

Very gentle music, never will give their selftitled vanguard lp from 1972 away !!! well aged ,41 years !!

[@ralpha.ceraso7681]

I saw the band in 1973 when they opened for Country Joe and the Fish. in a movie theater in Port Washington, NY. Great sound... then and today. I still have the album I purchased after the show. I often wondered who each of them were as the back cover just has a group picture, but no identification of who each were by line up of the photo.

[@ipdailykrsct]

Denverskiman yes I remember the 5 alarm etc.and all those great bands ! I still have this record ! Al Anderson does the guitar on this song! I also loved the song Jenny regardless??? Same LP Good times good music

[@candymt1]

Don't miss this: Rusty Nail Revisited on Feb12 at 2:00 pm - Academy of Music. Back in the '70s and '80s the club of choice in the Valley was the Rusty Nail tucked amongst the tobacco fields of Hadley, For an amazing trip back we present Fat, Real Tears, the Mitch Chakour Band and members of Clean Living. There will be plenty of memorabilia and stories galore. Tix available now.

[@dougkendall6867]

Great song...with Al Anderson of Wildweeds/NRBQ guesting on guitar.

[@majormfp]

Thanks Norman, Tim, Paul, Frank, Jeff, Tex, and Bobo.

[@neilnoyes1634]

Used. To watch the wolf man with Norman at the nail great guy

[@kurtbeck2779]

Saw them for the first time at Lenox at the Old Music Inn in the late summer of 70 and then years later at Woodbury, Ct. and Toad's Place. They are still one of my top groups and wish they had had better management when they started. A 72 review in Playboy of the top 10 unknown bands in America had them in at #7................They take me back to that meadow at the Inn every time I hear them..........

[@stevenmarcus2879]

Toad Hall at the Inn!

[@Mr24rocks]

Actually have 2 or 3 live versions of this song.Thanks for posting it. DD

[@custombathofnashua543]

Great band. We played their songs a bit at WAAF during the 70’s and I booked them into a few clubs in Worcester area with lead singer Norman Schell. This could have been a mega hit, a la marshall tucker band, had they gotten some FM push for airplay. But vanguard was weak. Had they hired indies like the late friend of mine Jerry Brenner they could have been a national act, even a headliner

[@rickjones8159]

This is a excellent album !

[@rickholtzman]

@Mr24rocks You have LIVE versions??? This is like my fave song and has been since a friend gave me the album in '73. Could you post the live ones??? thanks!

[@simulacra08]

great stuff....RBennett

[@realpocobyrds]

Hi! Sorry but I don't have their live versions at all. If you have any, please post them. I would love to hear them.