Sensational Alex Harvey band - Midnight Moses Live

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, live Norway June 16th 1974
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1972. Fronted by Alex Harvey accompanied by Zal Cleminson on guitar, bassist Chris Glen, keyboard player Hugh McKenna and drummer Ted McKenna, their music was a blend of glam rock, blues rock and hard rock, with cabaret elements. Their stage performances incorporated theatrical elements. The band were popular in continental Europe, and influential in Australia, most notably on AC/DC (particularly their singer Bon Scott) and on the young Nick Cave and his first band The Boys Next Door.
#70smusic #70srock #scottishteevee

[@ScottishTeeVee]

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[@Oleg-o3h1z]

13:09 странно, что у нас в России их очень мало знали. А зря!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

@@Oleg-o3h1z У этого канала много тысяч подписчиков из России, поэтому я надеюсь, что этой группой теперь заинтересуются еще несколько россиян. Спасибо за просмотр и комментарий.🎸🙂

[@Oleg-o3h1z]

@@ScottishTeeVee спасибо, друг а Зала я засек еще на альбоме 79 года

[@Oleg-o3h1z]

@@ScottishTeeVee забыл указать - Nazareth Люблю этих ребят, тоже шоталдцы, у меня на виниле все кроме первого и двух последних (это уже что-то не то)

[@MrSerggim]

What a fuck extraordinary great band!

[@Wolkenesser]

This is one of the best videos i've ever seen

[@SpireUtd]

YES Sir! Alex. The crowd had been Harvey'd ... Did they know how fortunate they had been??

[@Wolkenesser]

Maybe some decades later.@@SpireUtd

[@cymbula]

Lucky enough to have seen him a few times. No one else like him and such a tight band; but menace, theatre, cartoon, circus, threat and balls out commitment to his own vision were totally his thing. Fabulous.

[@raumschiff]

Geordie and Nick Cave talked about these guys years back, and i'm just picking up now.. man, i'm dense.

[@damianwhite504]

Yeah. And I think Bon Scott did as well. They were very influential.

[@RosalinaRamos-q8i]

O Moisés da meia-noite... Haha! Having said that, Alex was unique! ♥ I am a 61 years old Portuguese surfer lady! Still surfin' after all these years.

[@gordonnimrod4855]

I clicked on this for no reason and it has changed my life, how can I have lived 60 years without knowing the utter genius of this band, with the amount of uneventful dire garbage we have today that tries to call it self music this is a blessing to me

[@RockNRoller66]

But you'll need to join the official fan club in order to get your free hit of acid in the mail.

[@dankmazzi2376]

Agreed sir, talent is hear and just a click away ❤. Boomer music is the greatest ❤✌️.

[@maryreilly5092]

I concur.

[@jimbojones101]

Same hee hee here! lol

[@damianwhite504]

thats right. I am sixty two,and I had heard of them but not realized how good they were and how many other musicians they influenced

[@robertmacdonald1102]

This is the most weirdly cool, totally unexpected thing I accidentally clicked on and let play out. These guys rock!

[@jfrorn]

Exactly, I had the same experience!

[@mikefry8152]

Dead daisies do a fabulous rendition of this song.

[@pekkaastrom7346]

Agree. These guys were better than 99 percent of the other rock-groups. What a surprise for me, after 50 years...💖

[@0oo00]

Like toootaly

[@DetVen]

The guitar player with the makeup scares me. Like, I rather wake up in the middle of the night and see Satan at foot of my bed, than this guy standing there and smiling at me.

[@Ελλάδοςπνεύμα]

best version of midnight moses.. rough and edgy.. much better in my humble opinion than the lp version

[@brycebecker7873]

One of the best unknown bands of our time! Thank you for posting!

[@angusorvid8840]

Zal is an absolute guitar monster.

[@mariocroisetiere4900]

I perfectly agree.......

[@spanishpeaches2930]

A big influence on Guthrie Govan.​@@mariocroisetiere4900

[@68Bards]

And clearly knows it but keeps the pyrotechnics under the perfect semblance of control. So pleased he was part of this band.

[@pekkaastrom7346]

What a "Joker" of a guitarist...! He completely blew my innocent mind.😂

[@mickeysanker1547]

He is a nice of a person as he is a great guitar player.

[@ripplesr5655]

None of your million-dollar Gucci-lamborghini shit can bring you THIS attitude! Fucking beat this!

[@maryreilly5092]

Hell Yeah!

[@martindoherty6855]

What a performance. Zal Cleminson is such an underrated guitarist.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

I'm glad you found and enjoyed this video

[@archiereece8321]

@@ScottishTeeVee i like Zal..he rocks the fool outta that Gibson SG!

[@kobalt77]

him and Mick Ronson are my 2 fave guitarists ................ Zal amazing guitar skills AND the entertainment factor too, genius !! ...................... The guitar solo in Amos Moses is just perfection

[@miaumiau2009]

Yes Bud !!!!!!That Guitarist Absolutely Fantastic!

[@brenthicks6164]

Loved Zal and Manny playing together in Nazareth!🎸🎸

[@nikoskoutroulis8838]

The crowd is staring at them like they are from another planet!😝

[@nicholaswitting8551]

Found this by accident. Had seen Dead Daisies do a cover of it but this is theatrically special😂

[@bigstick5278]

Probably peaking on LSD!! I remember the first time I saw this band was on ABC in concert in the 70's I was like Who the F are these guys. Wonder Where Patti Smith or Bon Scott AC/DC got their influences? Just watching Zal Cleminson was enough to freak me out.

[@steg-gd2jv]

naw just drunk Glasgow lads

[@AreJayCee]

​@@steg-gd2jv Or musical geniuses fae Glesga.

[@NoLefTurnUnStoned.]

They are from another planet. It’s called Glasgow.

[@edyborola]

Never, never will there be such a performance -

[@wendynewton8221]

I agree 👍 💯

[@johannasaninocencio7458]

Alex Harvey was punk before anyone knew what punk was.

[@robertsears3737]

New york dolls 1972 MC5 1969 CHECK THEM OUT THIS BAND WAS VERY UNDER RATED GOOD EAR😊

[@FYMASMD]

These guys are WAY too good of musicians to be punk rockers.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

They were EVERYTHING before anyone knew what punk was. Insane.

[@RobertMetzger-1963]

2/2024. Wooohooo ! That Mime Can Play Some Geeettaarr !!! Scotts from Scotland for Crying Out Loud !! I Just Can't Believe I've Never Heard of Them Back Then. I was around 11 and Started growing up with Led-Zeppelin { Vinyl } Aerosmith { 8-Track } Blue Oyster Cult { 8-Track - Again, in fact I was listening to Blue Oyster Cults "Godzilla" { Bought the Vinyl } when the song ended I scrolled down to see if any other BOC tunes would show up and that's when I saw this and I'm like... This looks like Old Time Rock & Roll !!

[@peterwallwork4778]

The only difference these men could play their instruments 🎸 ❤

[@dcore64]

Alex and Zal scared the hell out of that crowd. The looks on some of their faces... A beautiful thing. R.I.P. Alex, Hugh and Ted.

[@kobalt77]

WHAT ????? Hugh and Ted both gone too ???

[@dcore64]

@@kobalt77 Yeah they both passed away in 2019 I think it was like 8 months apart.

[@dcore64]

@@kobalt77 Actually I went and checked and Ted passed on Jan. 19, 2019, and Hugh on Dec. 17, 2019. Still... pretty odd, both brothers in the same year. What is really a trip is they were born 4 months apart and passed 11 months apart. Ted 68 and would have turned 69 in March, Hugh 70, just turned like a couple weeks before he passed. Sad. GREAT Band!!!

[@kobalt77]

@@dcore64 Thank you my friend. I seem to remember one of them passing, but never got both brothers had gone. Sad . I saw them live in Dundee with the new singer a few years ago , so must have been before that year. They were amazing, great to see them all play together again, even if Alex was missing. Even better that it was a small venue so I was pretty damn close to them. Do Zal and Chris still play together ??

[@dcore64]

@@kobalt77 NP Buddy. You know I saw an interview with Zal and Ted that was literally months before Ted passed. Nothing since so that may answer the question? I think Zal might still be playing but... not sure. He's getting up there himself and the 70's were pretty brutal on our bodies in later life. Price we payed to rock hard. Worth every dime brother. (((((((+++++++)))))))

[@dawggybonz]

50 fuggin years ago mates!

[@MR.HandyANDY]

i dont know why i keep coming back to this video. its like an addiction lol.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

I have the same problem😅🎸

[@timpatrick2109]

Me too.

[@natevalley2410]

The absolutely most powerful and genuine 1970’s performance I’ve seen. Alex Harvey is part Brian Johnson, part Harvey Keitel. And all A Clockwork Orange theatrics in one

[@stevearcher3978]

Man, the tone Zal Cleminson has on his guitar is awesome.

[@jupiterlegrand4817]

Loved his sound, his chops and even the "mime" look. Cleminson was what a rock guitarist of that era was all about.

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

It's just Gibson humbuckers smashing thru a 100 watt Marshall w/ a stack of Celestion greenback speakers. Just simple and effective. Balls to the wall rock.

[@Bruh-jt4gv]

@BCTGuitarPlayer The tone coming from that setup is ridiculous. I might be mistaken, but the pickups looked like P90's to me.

[@RocknJazzer]

@@BCTGuitarPlayer P90s not humbs. Maybe a marshall...sounds like it, and I see many on left bassists side, and one on right side (guitarists side down low) but also hiwatts and orange...those prob used for keybds etc tho

[@marianorwich4097]

Don't you just miss this great band?

[@maryreilly5092]

YES!

[@Wildlonesome77]

These guys rocked, Didn't get the fame or notoriety they deserved.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[@davelewis4215]

The SAHB were best live band ever.👌Alex didn’t play guitar live that often So this is a real treat👍🍺❤

[@reekashade]

This was off the hook…a little Clockwork Orange mixed with counterculture poetry & skillfully weaved music to bemuse & amuse…next level.

[@GarryWootton]

The date is not far off from Clockwork ether..touch off glam.

[@matthewbooth9265]

you nailed it with that comment. What amazing artistry these guys had.

[@BeefSupreme-vk9sz]

The guitarists facials with the notes is hilarious, quite the showman

[@weedaviec]

True story- me and my mate Stevie were busking on Sauchiehall St (Glasgow) c.2000. A guy in his late 50's stops and watches us until we finished the song. He goes, 'Have you heard of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band?' I say 'I think I've heard of them but a bit before my time' he goes 'Well I was the drummer in the SAHB and you guys need rhythm' and he chucks a pound in the guitar case and walks off. (Edit- just found out that he was Ted McKenna and he passed away in 2019. RIP big man).

[@maryreilly5092]

What a gift that was from Ted to you and your friend. He was offering good advice after taking the time to really listen to ya'll. Class Act, that Ted McKenna! R.I.P.

[@ct7353]

FFS not quite that old… but maybe wise before his time 😂 100% dedicated to drumming and creating to the last 🖤

[@weedaviec]

@@ct7353 apologies if I offended anyone who knew him. I was quite young then and when you’re young everyone over 35 looks ancient. I am now over 50 myself and everyone under 25 looks 2.

[@steveennever9905]

First band I ever saw live - and it was in 1974. Scared the crap out of me. Was in shock for a week. Couple of years later they were back & I helped the roadies off load the gear & build the polystyrene wall that Alex smashes thru during the set - & got a backstage pass & met the band. Monumental gig.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Great memories, you very lucky man🍻

[@gibsonduvall]

Great story Steve, that must've been great👍

[@maryreilly5092]

I'm green with envy but super glad for you! Whay a memory!!

[@papwithanhatchet902]

I don’t think AC/DC would exist without the SAHB. So filthy, so loud, so in your face. Awesome.

[@gregbiggs5674]

I got to see them 16 times back in the 70s. Amazing live band!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Oh you Very Very lucky man, many will be jealous including me😉

[@tomscotland]

Without a doubt the single biggest influence on a fledgling AC/DC, with three Scots in the band and many more behind the scenes, they were watching.

[@Nigel-Webb]

1:21 High, Voltage, Rock n Roll.

[@HagbardCeline23]

Nailed it. Came to say exactly that. You're not telling me that Bonn didn't model his whole act around Alex. I think Ian Dury was watching too!

[@paul10018]

Correct. All day long. Musically lean as fuck with not one ounce of fat in sight.

[@ivanleg]

Typical scot nationalist bull crap. Biggest influence on Bon and Angus, little Richard and Chuck Berry by their own words. And if Bon copied anyone's mannerisms it was the lead singer of the easybeats

[@jamescooper-hope6930]

0:00 Yep.

[@neildmedia]

I've seen some of the greatest live acts ever but SAHB are in the top 5. Saw them 3 times at their peak. Mindblowing.

[@heikkirautanen]

SAHB was 1976 in Ruisrock (Turku, Finland) and I was there because of SAHB. Still after these years I remember how good they were on stage. I've been a Alex Harvey fan since I bought "Framed" LP in 1972 !

[@beentheredonethat5495]

My 1st time seeing them and WOW!!! Fuckin amazing!!!

[@peteratkinson2472]

Saw them countless times , great nights , beer and rock , Alex was a real showman , should have been bigger

[@robertmchattie]

Alex was the Jerry Sadowitz of rock

[@RobertHarrison-cn3ok]

​@@robertmchattieI get what yer saying mate I saw jerry Sadowitz at the pavilion few year back and he was brilliant he tortured Harvey Weinstein 😅😅😅

[@onusgumboot5565]

I saw a few videos from TV shows like Top of the Pops with these guys on. I didn't get it. Then I saw this show, and instantly became a fan. Zal Cleminson is my favorite guitar player now. He was in Nazareth for a little while too. His playing is way more exciting than his peers back then. Total wild abandon. All these guys are incredible on their instruments. I'd rather listen to Hugh McKenna than any other keyboard player on the planet.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Other TV by SAHB appearances are OK, but many are mimed as the guys were forced to do so back in the day by TV producers, but this performance, being 100% live, has more of a wow factor and its a very big WOW🎸

[@onusgumboot5565]

@@ScottishTeeVee The worst are the performances where the record is being played, and the singer is singing along, but the original vocal is still there too. That never made any sense. If they can't get a track without the vocal, turn off the mic, at least to where the viewer doesn't hear that. Maybe let the artist hear himself if it helps keep in synch with the record. But two vocal tracks that don't quite line up is terrible.

[@flashtheoriginal]

Magnificent. THIS is hard rock music

[@marpymellow3805]

Midnight Moses - wot a fantastic riff!! I saw these bad boys in Leeds in '73, my god they were loud I was deaf for 2 days, but got to shake hands with Zal and I haven't washed it since!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

What a fantastic time to see the band, wish I had been there with ya. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@martincosby9743]

Very cool!

[@maryreilly5092]

Nor would I! I love that crazy Mime, Lol!

[@edwardmulholland7912]

Incredible band - way ahead of their time. Thank you for this.

[@bobgreen623]

Not quite sure in what way they were "ahead of their time" but SAHB were a great band, especially on stage.

[@marksmaller7991]

Sensational?

[@chazwyman]

Alex H was the primo mad man of rock; great performer; great writer. It will be the the eternal shame to the legacy of Bob Harris that he was so dismissinve on the SAHB. Live hard ,die young have e good looking corpse.

[@mirbogatyr]

These guys are ahead of their time, behind on their rent and right on time all at once...thx Scottish Tee Vee!

[@-Atmos1]

The Faith Healer is one of my favourites , this is a great clip , Zal Cleminson was doing that style way before Buckethead .

[@ericaward702]

EXACTLY!!!!!

[@rosswilliamson1732]

Harvey exudes huge, brazen, Glaswegian charisma, what a frontman, whilst Zal delivers searing guitar, through his enigmatically sinister mime alter ego, ably backed by a thumping rhythm section, SAHB blazed the trail for many future acts…I just wish I had been a bit older when they were at their peak, seeing them live would have been an amazing experience.

[@robertcolacino7310]

I didn’t know these guys till 2 weeks ago , I’m 58 and I can’t believe I never heard of this band , talk about A GUITAR 🎸 GOD bass drums lead singer ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT , I’m now a fan checking all their stuff out and I must say this is the.best 14 minutes of live ROCK AND ROLL I’ve EVER heard ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT on all fronts

[@michael0399]

timelines will converge is the way i understood it.. we are experiencing a convergence and soon many will awaken. truth will show itself and everything they have planned will have an opposite effect we are in the final stages people.. a jubilee soon it will be

[@davidforbes3129]

I thank God that I saw the band twice when I was but a boy at the Glasgow Apollo - the "tomorrow belongs to me" tour and then one of the Christmas shows 🙏

[@jasonjackson1100]

Zal Cleminson... thrashing that guitar solo.. 50 YEARS AGO

[@patrickdoake6022]

One of the best scottish bands ever never see such origionality again 🏴‍☠️

[@johnmyers8493]

The memories haven't dulled the mind yungun ! A special and so talented band I only wish Alex hadn't departed so early ! A diamond uncut but what a showmen !

[@georgefromgreece4119]

True

[@bitofananorak]

Had the vinyl at the time. I'm coming up to 75 years old but i still keep coming back to this video. Great performance from them

[@ScottishTeeVee]

At 75, you are still not the oldest viewer to this channel, but like many still 18 at heart. Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂

[@MR.HandyANDY]

Fearless, entertaining, theatrical, spontaneous, innovative and spellbinding. a rare gem. thank you for bringing this to the world.

[@breakmylegs7294]

Great musicians + crappy singer = failure

[@dEFT07Itd]

sensational ;

[@MR.HandyANDY]

@@breakmylegs7294 he can actually sing. cross between rockabilly and chuck berry. this was definately something different though. only could work live. i would love to see a few dozen more unique performanances like this. they are rare.

[@breakmylegs7294]

@@MR.HandyANDY I didn't like his voice at first, but I was drawn back to the songs, and little by little I started to like it more and more

[@georgefromgreece4119]

Such underrated artists. The men were legends.

[@yettielusive3370]

Wow!!!!!! I just clicked on this I don’t know who these guys are never heard of them, but my God, this is probably the best live performance I’ve ever seen in my life !!!!!!

[@tropicaldoodad]

They were a lot of fun live. Caught them when they opened for Tull in the 70s. Tull had to work hard to catch up.

[@dublev78]

I think gang bang was one of their bigger songs in the states. They are great. The album version of this song is great.

[@ShamusWoosley]

then you must be very young, or have hardly seen any live performances. Or...your taste is s**t @@tropicaldoodad

[@YaoEspirito]

Crowd was having a tough time with them, though.

[@kenmtb]

Man, what a beast of a song.

[@userutubeable]

I've watched this 1million times since you released this

[@gmedeiros5748]

What a unexpected surprise . The band is in the zone . The lead guitar is ripping it up .

[@ScottishTeeVee]

I'm glad you found and enjoyed this video 🎸

[@vernonallen3370]

This is brilliant, it’s a travesty that so little footage of S.A.H.B. exists

[@johnhealy6676]

The Norwegians look bewildered but they always do

[@exploratorORRR]

🤣

[@norwegianguy9480]

Thank you 😂😂😂

[@nick666gof7]

Still got my vinyl, purchased inthe 70s, brill band. Luv Zals facial expressions and his wicked leads.

[@peermenkens6622]

Me too, all vinyls of SAHB.

[@ithaquaalovecraft3956]

Next... The Faith Healer...@@peermenkens6622

[@gary-rr7jp]

Me thinks Gene Simmons might have been getting some cues.

[@andycole3442]

My god the true honesty of just being rocknroll and how we have now lost this reall honesty of music. I love this true rock and roll honesty. This man is pure rocknroll oh my god! There is no one like this anymore!

[@sgt.thundercok4704]

Reminds me of the punch of Dr. Feelgood and theatrics of many at the time. For some reason it made me think how 'fake' Ray Davies always looked to me. Like he was acting. Alex Harvey is really selling this.

[@FoOtFoOt542]

Not a rotary dial phone in sight. Everyone just enjoying the moment.

[@HR-rt9nh]

this joke fell deaf on many,,... but not i

[@ashleyhoward8926]

I think I spotted on etrimphone though. I hate today's streets full of zombies on't phone.

[@anthonyfrancis2374]

They left their trim phones at home.

[@maryreilly5092]

LOL!

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Zal Cleminson certainly had a freaky look. Especially those that hate clowns. Their best song imo

[@tynebar]

it's NOT a clown, it's a pierrot

[@monsterpopMusicFactory]

​@tynebar which is a clown)

[@Oleg-o3h1z]

Клеминсон засветился помню на двух пластинках Назарета 79 и 80 года. Я не прав?

[@danieldayton3497]

Saw Zal in Nazareth

[@kdorman1085]

Leave our Alistair alone guitar legend of the 70s meet them many times on and off stage. Rip Alex Ted Hugh n Chris

[@FarRite5921]

What a riot. Too heavy for this crowd! Love it!

[@emscott2705]

This is truly superb, I love seeing Alex with his telecaster leering down at the audience. . The way he enunciates the last syllable of ‘Frame -d’ is a great touch. I see him as I imagine those Victorian music hall impresarios or whatever. Disregarding my nonsense, - he is irrefutably charismatic and entertaining, ❤

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and commenting

[@userutubeable]

I cannot get enuff of this. Go Zal!!

[@ralphdenofio2240]

They were awesome!

[@fender44]

Not too shabby for a 50 year old recording !! A band never surpassed ! I was fortunate enough to have seen them about 6 times live & at Reading Festival & London Palladium with the Tiller Girls doing "Dancing Cheek to Cheek" !! Sadly missed !

[@Jesse-rj2ye]

That was the night that turned into a day that turned into another night thank God I was only there two days

[@jimc4839]

How did I miss these guys back in the day? I was always looking for new and obscure talent. Maybe I was too enamored with zeppelin, king crimson, montrose etc. Lots of killer talent in those days. Anyway these guys a great. I keep watching. Thanks for posting.

[@fredweather3366]

I first saw them on either 'Don Kirshner's Rock Concert' or 'In Concert' on U.S. tv sometime in 1973. I was instantly hooked. Over the next few years I saw them live at the Whisky, three nights in a row at the Roxy and then at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. The first night at the Roxy, Alex spray painted 'Vambo Rool' on the red curtains behind the stage. I remember going there for a show many months later and it was still there. Cleminson was the show for me. Killer guitar chops along with the makeup and his schtick was unforgettable.

[@glenn4658]

Real talent. Total disregard for commercialism! Albums "Impossible Dream" and " Tomorrow Belongs to Me" are indeed Sensational!

[@davidwalker2829]

Next..got to be their best track..

[@Bruh-jt4gv]

I watch this over and over, and I'm mesmerized each time. The tone from that SG with P90's is wild. This band somehow slipped under my radar, but I'm glad I finally was introduced... legendary! Thanks for sharing this to KZbin.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

I am so glad you enjoyed this fantastic video. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[@rocknfan100]

When Framed ! was released in 1973 Midnight Moses exploded my world as a 12 y.o. living in NE Ohio. Cleveland radio station WMMS was playing album-sides and were 'getting into TSAHB ! It was BY FAR the coolest song on the radio, even with the 'heavy hitters' like Sabbath, Zep, The Stones etc. It was their surrealistic take on R & R along with Zal's searing lead guitar! I caught-on along with most every heavy headed rock fan in the area. Alex Harvey went on to super stardom but always mentioned the early burgeoning fan base in Cleveland Ohio !

[@2424-u8d]

Cleveland was in fact HUGE into these guys!! Right on brother!! Ridiculous!!

[@rocknfan100]

For Sure " The Most Unknown (underrated) Rock Band in History " !@@2424-u8d

[@kingkongkevin507]

Yep one of the greatest bands to be played often back in the 70's on WMMS.ZAL went on to play with Nazareth. Chris Glenn went on to play with Michael Schenker,among others as well.One of the most fabulous bands ever that nobody knew.

[@roycraggs2058]

Alex, and the band of course, in their true element. On stage, rippin it up. Unmatched.

[@michaeljackson2838]

I wish I knew about Alex Harvey when he was at his peak. I was living in the country in Australia at the time and radio was limited and TV pretty much non existent. Nearest record store was about 8 hours drive away. Thank god for youtube!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and commenting Michael

[@anauticalgate5496]

@michealjackson2838 He had more than one "peak". Along with other vocalists like Chris Farlowe & Victor Brox were making legendary music in the R&B /Northern Soul clubs throughout the UK & Europe

[@campsjams]

Just incredible. Never heard of these guys before and I must’ve watched this video five times today.

[@tomfullerton9388]

Magnificent. As good as it gets. Best Scottish band ever.

[@jbouchard199]

You really think they're better than Dead End Kids?

[@Zoetropeification]

Best Scottish band ever was Rory Gallagher and whoever was on stage with him.

[@davidjames7277]

Rory was Irish@@Zoetropeification

[@charleswilliams4059]

Zal's guitar playing was impressively expressive.....Totally, a unique mesmerising sound..........****The very best Circus Music Clown in Town****

[@geoffhunter7704]

Ahhh SAHB at their finest with Zal C and the Mad MacKenna Bros on Top Form.

[@williamelliott4472]

saw him live a good number of times he had the best stage show ever

[@ScottishTeeVee]

You very lucky man. Thanks for watching and commenting

[@phillipnovelli8983]

Discovered these gentlemen, and I use this term loosely, back in 1976. Amazing band & extremely entertaining.

[@Cutter-jx3xj]

I don't know how I missed that band in the 70s, but thank God for small miracles

[@SpireUtd]

No pretentiousness SAHB just doing their highly talented music and entertaining to this day. Vambo Rules! RIP Alex.

[@miguelbazaaranaantunez4608]

*Zal excepcional* Tan bueno en la guitarra cono Hendrix o Jimmy Page Fantastico. SD. MEXICO.

[@pandemoniumlaughs7545]

75 years old. And this is where it’s at

[@TeamLuka]

If you dig these guys.... be sure to check out TEAR GAS ... the band that preceded this, featuring Zal, Ted and Chris before they joined up with Alex and Hugh to form the SAHB. Tear Gas did 2 albums - Piggy Go Getter and Tear Gas.

[@kathleenswift7979]

I loved their version of Delilah😁 My brother saw them live, I was not happy that I wasn't old enough to go, suppose an 11 year old girl would have been a bit out of place😆

[@buckfuhtt2083]

I don't know about that. The topless chick standing with her boyfriend couldn't be more than 13.😂

[@kidwave1]

The way they stare down the crowd is WILD!

[@arnowillekes7979]

Bordering on a couple of felines staring down prey 🤣😋🤘🏽

[@maryreilly5092]

Threatening and Menacing!

[@stewartgavin1302]

I remember seeing this band on telly (Old Grey Whistle Test ?) Late night at my Granny's house Aberdeen Scotland 1975 as a 15yr old rocker on vacation from the states. They blew me away then as this GREAT video is blowing my mind now ! 🎸🎸❤️👍

[@soenshenk7961]

'Midnight Moses': This is by far the best rock performance I've EVER seen !!!!

[@ScottishTeeVee]

I'm glad you enjoyed it🎸

[@shootfirst2097]

They were warming up Jethro Tull in Jackson, Mississippi in 1975. The three of us weren't from that area, and we got lost driving to the concert. They houselights had just gone up, and they were cleaning up the fallen bricks of a faux brick wall that I guess Alex jumped through. Watching this, I really regret missing them.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

A shame you missed SAHB. I guess Jethro Tull were popular in Jackson, as I see they played two nights at the Coliseum on the 2rd and 25th August. I hope you saw many other bands there.

[@cynthiaopsahl3422]

Wow!! Soooo good!! Now we know where Kiss got their idea for makeup 😂

[@philipbrougham6360]

Used to often see them when the whole band rented a house in my street in north London around 74 /75 ,had a chat with Chris Glenn one day. l think they wanted to be near places like the Rainbow at the time as they were riding high in the charts .Still have a few of their albums ."Next " is my favourite .

[@andreaspeix9498]

Bin 65 Jahre jung und dachte, ich kenne mich in den 70er Jahren aus. Man lernt immer wieder dazu. Dankeschön!!!!!! Gruß aus Hamburg Germany

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Schön, von einem Zuschauer in Hamburg zu hören. Ich freue mich, dass Sie dieses Video gefunden und genossen haben.

[@butlayf-dy2sj]

Mein Vater hat mit dem gespielt ( in anderen Bands ) Gruss aus St Pauli lol

[@colinpiper6280]

An amazing band. Great musicians with a great sense of humor.

[@BCTGuitarPlayer]

I graduated in 75 already an accomplished guitarist and yet this is the first I've heard of these guys? I don't understand how that's possible! All I can figure is management wasn't able to get them gigs in the States. 🤷‍♂️ Kind of a circus punk rockin' blues band. What a gas to see them here, now. I only wish there were more.

[@ToneD5150]

Cool beans! This band was awesome back in the day. I remember it well...!!! Legends not to be forgotten...✌

[@leroyboothferry]

Nearly 50 years ago!!!

[@fredbloggs8362]

Sheet this is amazing. I read ages ago Bon was a fan of the singer, now I get the clear influence. Not to mention the entire band is utterly flawless.

[@wayneelliott7011]

Bon took a lot of his cues from Alex.

[@chriscampbell9191]

Same boogie style and delivery as The Jack. Not that AC/DC were copying, but they had their influences, and I read that Bon was a fan of Alex.

[@WinstonTexas829]

Early Nick Cave too.

[@davidreidy5750]

Could a sworn I saw these guys on the Tonight show,or the maybe the Midnight Special in the 70s and was like "What's with the mime?"Amazing band.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Yes they did play on a few American TV shows back in the 70s, so your memory is better than you thought

[@archiereece8321]

i like the mime. mimes are COOL(Butthead VOICE)

[@Carl-LaFong-7261]

What's not to love about this band? I've always considered Alex as much an actor as a singer, and the theatrical element (a key factor in everything they did), combined with their instrumental prowess, comes into full effect here, interestingly contrasted with their down-to-earth professionalism, an example of which is shown in the first 10 seconds of the video, with Zal calmly concentrating on his tuning, before slipping into his 'evil mime' role. A killer outfit if ever there was one, we were lucky to have them around. Greetings from the Netherlands.

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thank you for watching and commenting Carl. Good to hear from a viewer in the Netherlands

[@carolwolf9614]

Oh good Lord. Those days. What to say? Best, most insane times.

[@Magnidude]

Just wonderful!!!

[@BAF605]

I bet Alex could hand out an epic Glasgow "kiss"!!!

[@svenjohnson7472]

Wow!! Absolutely amazing performance!!Love it!!The energy is off the charts!!