Ian Dury - Sight And Sound In Concert

concert at queen mary college, london, featuring ian dury and the blockheads (1977)
sex and drugs and rock and roll 01:14
i'm partial to your abracadabra 5:36
wake up and make love with me 8:47
clevor trever 13:30
billericay dickie 18:36
sweet gene vincent 22:24
blockheads 27:01

[@janeparfitt65]

Ian Dury & the Blockheads are amazing , I still always come back to th band to make me feel great.His fast, witty innuendos are genius & each member has their own identity too. Absolutely genius. My favourite band of all time. ❤

[@fordy2604]

This makes me proud to be English and a Londoner. The band are so tight and the messiah Ian dury genius 👍👌👌👍👍👌👌

[@jbl6514]

Do not forget the drummer, he was great.

[@byronwoodleymaund1439]

Charley Charles

[@paladin56]

I'm feeling all nostalgic and a little sad that this brilliant man is no longer with us.

[@jsmith3980]

Same here...but his band is still rocking...seeing them tomorow/ Eastbourne!!

[@blairmacewancrosbie8646]

brilliant! Dury was a real wordsmith.

[@EdEditz]

@8:53 no presets on synthesizers in those days. Here we see the keyboard player quickly adjusting his ARP Odyssey between songs. Those were the days (of analog hell, LOL)

[@rupertchandler]

the whole band where masters of the game.. play anything..

[@mikebryan7060]

Ian only surrounded himself with top quality musicians. As a performer he was totally unique. Just look at his style too. One off. In a league if his own.

[@markbrooks4471]

Ian and the Block'eads, Clever Bastards.

[@hairydot61-eclectic14]

Remember seeing this on late night TV in the seventies when I was a teenager, started my long term appreciation of Ian and the Blockheads, great stuff

[@mrc5653]

Proper & timeless this performance needs to be looked after 🎵🎵🎵✌️

[@stephenreeds3632]

The Blockheads were a brilliant band. Dury was bloody lucky.

[@robkenyon8786]

Pure British Music-Hall Jazz-Rock. You don't get much more British than that.

[@steveevets4749]

the genius RIP

[@grahamwood2712]

That was the absolute nuts. Saw em loads of times just like that wot a proper band. Oi oi.

[@lazzer7]

What a front man, what a band!!

[@jamiestevens4384]

lazzer7 it's fantastic innit

[@pharcyde4943]

Ian is with us his music lives that his soul can rest what a bloke!! sir ian,

[@johnned4848]

Wow what a great concert great band and Ian. Never saw this before. A revelation,.

[@neilreading3552]

Sight n Sound where are you now?

[@volt7cooltangs701]

Jesus, these boys can play. Very west coast considering the Blockheads were considered “New Wave”. More Steely Dan than UK Subs.

[@neilreading3552]

They were tight, and he was a genius. Revelation to me at 15. You're right about a West Coast influence, among many, group singing in pubs is another. Great band, tight as gnat's chuff.

[@timarmstrong3251]

Agree about the West Coast thing. Lots of Micky Jones (Man) licks in Chaz's solos.

[@litadawson5117]

Don’t talk Shit

[@jasontimperley9199]

You’re not kidding! Fabulous band! I miss these days 😢

[@playlist9980]

Actually Steely Dan were from the New York area

[@derrickcunliffe8152]

omg they were brilliant

[@royphillips7435]

Good old pub rock , simple but effective English music with Ian doing his very best Vincent staring up into the void

[@butlincat1507]

fantastic 100000* RIP Ian

[@ianhorrocks8833]

They were on before Dr Feelgood, I'd never heard of them. Put it on my stereo system full blast, parents were out, was completely blown over. Good as they were Feelgood sounded flat after this.

[@nisbend]

imagine trying to follow THAT 🙂

[@furryanimal8776]

Wow!

[@Steve-fq9fx]

by the look of the stage set Ian and the Blockheads weren't the main act - surely not, impossible - Ian was and is THE MAN

[@margaretgaskin4928]

Dr Feelgood headlined - but he was much better, to my taste. A revelation.

[@vinniejones8309]

Usually had two bands on Sight and Sounds. BBC did transmit a couple more Ian Dury and The Blockheads concerts over the next few years.

[@user-gx3do9pi7c]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nainoswad2725]

Charlie Charles, so tight!!

[@addioalre]

mr. Dury n.1

[@camilaandreoli3868]

[@tanyabodrova9947]

This was broadcast in 4:3 so stretching it to 16:9 just distorts it horribly.

[@johnwood9087]

Reel cool man

[@franceslothian1319]

My then boyfriend said "it's the modern day version of wine women and song!" 😂

[@stephenreeds3632]

What does Drummond look like?

[@stretchmorgan]

Anyone know what model Yamaha organ that is?

[@pjlogan386]

Yea.Davey Payne not on gig.

[@godimsofuckingbored]

Oi-oi!

[@rahan9886]

What kind of haircut is this? it's not a mullet it's cool

[@franceslothian1319]

It's a bit of a grown out skinhead cut by the look of it

[@Astar9988]

FunkAAY

[@andrewsmith2757]

Where's the stereo sound?

[@stephenparker4735]

Where’s Davey Payne?

[@timarmstrong3251]

Davey joined a few months after the rest. The band is VERY new here.

[@mikehughes3551]

Ian DRURY?????? Who is this presenter????

[@ChickenboneJohn]

Pete Drummond..and he said his name wrong twice..wot a cnut.

[@BestUserNameUK]

Norman with hair!