One of the best performances on the ogwt by far! Pure unadulterated class!
@stephenchina3170 Жыл бұрын
Saw the band live...total chaos ..great music..fights..a 70s concert at it's best. They were brilliant.
@kjm51552 жыл бұрын
Scotland’s greatest ever band…….end of story….they were SENSATIONAL!!!
@emilysavidge63694 ай бұрын
The video and little dances are absolutely unhinged 😂 I love it. Amazing band !!
@jackiemreekie46372 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this when I was 15 and was totally gobsmacked how good they were!! Fabulous band XXX
@maryreilly50924 ай бұрын
Zal in the background battling his guitar with Chris! He cracks me up with his expressions, LOL! He's a comedian, a dancer, a vaudeville actor, a Mime and most of all, one of the Best Rock Guitarist ever to pick up an axe! The whole band is Sensational and Alex is a one in a Billion artist!
@scottydoggymama Жыл бұрын
Man there is nothing like the old grey whistle test they showcased great talent
@jazzhastings31378 ай бұрын
Such Understated Musicianship Absolutely Brilliant !!!!!!
@alcamus19734 ай бұрын
the rawness of this is awesome
@bobstocker30904 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, one of the best bands I ever see live
@charlesdoherty1043 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, it was all theatrical with Alex , playing to the camera/ crowd, brilliant 👍
@confusedwolf71575 жыл бұрын
Alex..gone but not forgotten.
@MrTruckerf3 жыл бұрын
Who?
@stuartjones7229 Жыл бұрын
Fab cover and a great storyteller
@alantaylor8916 Жыл бұрын
Saw these guys play Reading fest in 1973.. awesome. their first album is magnificent
@maryreilly50924 ай бұрын
I'm "green" with envy, truly, that you saw them at Reading!
@stephenbrown16228 ай бұрын
As he said brilliant the best cover song I have heard love the little dance moves the two guitarists did and Zal pulling the chaps trousers a fantastic band
@maryreilly50924 ай бұрын
Zal is a natural dancer too in addition to being a superb guitarist! Chris does a great job too!!
@emilysavidge63694 ай бұрын
The video and little dances are absolutely unhinged 😂 I love it. Amazing band !!
@groundhog7137 ай бұрын
I first heard of these guys when they got played on WMMS in Cleveland, but I never got the chance to see them (too young). These guys never got the acclaim they truly deserved, but SAHB was a talented band that I still listen to and enjoy. It's hard to believe that Alex and the McKenna brothers (Hugh and Ted respectively) transitioned from this planet, but their work with SAHB will live on. Rest in power Alex, Ted, and Hugh.
@clarkingram94363 жыл бұрын
One of those extremely rare occasions when a band or artist do a better job than the original. Sensational is totally apt
@duncansteward43316 ай бұрын
it is the original version -- the others are the poorer.
@davidjames18816 жыл бұрын
for me ...thank fuck for the old grey whistle test...this piece of musical greatness could of been lost forever..
@flashtheoriginal10 ай бұрын
Masterpiece. Top top musicians, the four of them (and Alex was a gritty guitar player too). CLASS
@heyjjules2 жыл бұрын
WTF did I just watch. This was bloody brilliant ! Came here by Bobbie Gillespie’s book. Never heard of them before, this is class
@johnmckenna85442 жыл бұрын
Awesome thanks for the great memories.!!
@wearealloneexceptforthatgu7848 Жыл бұрын
Hi, John, Any relation to Hugh and Ted? If so, sincere condolences for your losses. I love their music. Best wishes ~Cherie
@johnmckenna8544 Жыл бұрын
@@wearealloneexceptforthatgu7848 No relation, but my folks are from Ireland, and I was always a big fan.
@lindseymckirdy18303 жыл бұрын
Masterpiece grateful these live performances are available wish I could have seen them in the flesh
@johnpaulirvine5845 Жыл бұрын
Saw them at Celtic Park 1976.... support for The Who.... great gig and my first!
@TheYorkie19542 жыл бұрын
absolutely brilliant, loved this band
@user-pp2te4fn2l6 ай бұрын
The band was phenomenal. Still my go to music fifty years later!!
@Ursulauu Жыл бұрын
This is one of the bands I wish I had been old enough to see!! - They would've been superb live. RIP Alex. X
@neildun9 жыл бұрын
Love this especially the little dance they do about halfway through it
@la.1.t.1653 жыл бұрын
Awesome. I was blessed to see them in Cleveland, Ohio. They were fantastic.
@williamhoover50863 жыл бұрын
Me too!
@biggair6969 Жыл бұрын
When did happen ? And what place did he play ? Y'all very lucky to have been in the right place, right time ...
@robertprice6830 Жыл бұрын
Me too.
@user-jm8ni8ji6m4 ай бұрын
they played the Cleveland area 5 times between Dec 74 and Nov 75. Agora, Allen Theater, Music Hall, the Joker in Elyria and Akron Civic.
@donaldellis8952 Жыл бұрын
Fortunate to see them 1975. The best opening act I ever saw.
@johnned484811 ай бұрын
Who could follow that? Who were the unfortunate headliners?
@mcalder698 ай бұрын
@@johnned4848 I seem to remember them opening for The Who at Parkhead and The Valley stadiums. Probably epic (I was too young unfortunately)
@johnned48488 ай бұрын
@@mcalder69 still what a show. You must've had very cool parents
@orgzz68293 жыл бұрын
This band are my Uncles all time favourite, one of the first songs I ever remember hearing 🙂
@IaniansmailSmail5 жыл бұрын
The man was as he says Sensational. Genius.
@Andy-lm2zp4 жыл бұрын
Saw them in 1975 , 20 minute ovation at the end
@patrickjoneill45514 жыл бұрын
@@Andy-lm2zp what a great memory to have , you are so lucky to have seen them live . I have to say I've just really gotten into them this past year or so . The music is timeless and what showmen. They deserve a much needed reappraisal in the mainstream music press .👍
@Andy-lm2zp4 жыл бұрын
@@patrickjoneill4551 Yep, live I have never seen anyone hold the audience like Alex did, needless to say they were loud as ****, I remember Zal's guitar solo's, I told my friend after the show that Zal's guitar cuts through your brain like a lemon wrapped round a brick! The concert programme had a picture of Alex blowing out the candles on a 40th birthday cake, we could hardly believe he was 40 ! Wow, that was old to us then. The concert was a couple of weeks before the old grey whistle test appearance and when I saw them on tv I was very exited to see them, Highlights were, the Tale of the giant stone eater, Action Strasse , give my compliments to the chef, of course they did Delihla as a bit of (light? Dark?) relief! He also did the Wall graffiti for Vambo.
@patrickjoneill45514 жыл бұрын
@@Andy-lm2zp Fantastic and thanks for a great post , yeah don't even think about where the years have gone 👍
@alancanham29564 жыл бұрын
@@patrickjoneill4551 I'd like to second that.
@richardgoffin-lecar19515 жыл бұрын
A great song, given the epic Alex Harvey treatment. Love it!
@stephenthomas30856 ай бұрын
What a loss Alex Havey was when he died so young, he was something else, just something else altogether, how would you replace someone like him..?!
@malcolmscally15336 жыл бұрын
the greatest band of our time :)
@mashedpottyhead Жыл бұрын
Awesome ... brings back so many memories.
@willpatching10 жыл бұрын
This is one of the greatest drunken sing-along songs from my university days. Definitely not the Welsh crooner!!! Thanks for posting.
@RHR-221b2 жыл бұрын
Agree, W. A close second to *Gamblin' Bar-room Blues?* ... Stay free. Rab 🍻😎 ⏰ 🎲 🌠
@peterdockrill96535 жыл бұрын
watch this video when feeling down
@sayagain29264 жыл бұрын
top class from alex and the boys.
@pernilsson66269 жыл бұрын
... brilliant!
@jonbates93863 ай бұрын
As a contemporay touring muso, these were the guys you went to see. So tight, so locked in as a band. And Alex... a stage presence that was unworldly. A master class in being a creative muso but also a radical entertainet all in one. Not an act that could be surpassed.
@alanlevy91932 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! I was 15 when i first saw this and I still love seeing it now
@mick39506 ай бұрын
The best band ever ,entertainers through and through ,Alex we miss you .
@jaggs734610 ай бұрын
Brilliant!
@thomaslewis89726 ай бұрын
I went out with a guy called Tony lambert who played keyboards for Alex Harvey.alex died on a ferry back from a concert in Belgium.tony lambert was on that boat with him snd said it was heartbreaking A solid talent wonderfully missed.god bless lovely Tony he passed recently.great memories to treasure
@jeffreyedwards52626 ай бұрын
I knew Tony he played in my brothers band. He was a very good musician.
@ASelbo Жыл бұрын
Truly, besides Billy, Alex is one of Glagows greatest sons. "The Mafia stole my guitar" still a gem in my collection and all his recordings a legacy to the world. An unforgettable voice, a myth and a spellbinder❤
@ferm810310 ай бұрын
What a fucking song title!, the mafia stole my guitar!, i can 100% relate to that kind of patter as a local! But i would wager plenty that some empty devoid of life lumps of jelly couldn't get the sahb even if their life depended on it
@gailrichardson5622 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see them live twice
@vaxini5 жыл бұрын
The best vertion ever and the drummers face lol.
@paulwood77983 жыл бұрын
Just Epic. Very few songs put an original to shame. Here is the best example of where it can happen.
@daevidharvey71135 жыл бұрын
One of the By Far Better Bands To Have ever appeared on the Old Grey Whistle Test True Pros , sounding perfect !! ( the mix of that one keyboard a little high but ... absolute Kings
@johnroberthines781110 ай бұрын
Loved SAHB saw them live in Ipswich at the goumont In the 70s awsome gig
@stewartnicol30285 жыл бұрын
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.....
@MrSlinksville Жыл бұрын
Sensational !!❤
@stewartmccracken31892 жыл бұрын
The band were due to go on Top of the Pops in the mid 70's and the DJ was Tony Blackburn. Rumour has it that Tony announced them as the Alex Harvey Band, and they refused to play until Tony announced them as Sensational Alex Harvey Band
@cel6767896 жыл бұрын
What a band saw them many moons ago Glasgow appolo . mick
@philjames62062 жыл бұрын
More menace than you could shake a stick at. Mesmerisingly brilliant.
@PureBlood42 Жыл бұрын
Truly the legend. If ever an album cover came to life, this is it. It's like they performed this tune, then posed for "The Penthouse Tapes" cover.
@DONKEYOK9 жыл бұрын
for my brother Jeff on his heavenly birthday 2nd September, R.I.P. Jeff x
@josephslesser82115 жыл бұрын
Sensational just sensational Alex
@brucegelman55824 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. your brother and Alex too!
@RHR-221b3 жыл бұрын
💚
@RHR-221b3 жыл бұрын
@@brucegelman5582 And Ted. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_McKenna 🍻
@alancanham29563 жыл бұрын
The Greatest dedication to a lost brother RIP
@stewartmccracken31892 жыл бұрын
Sensational performance. Saw them several times in mid 2000's, obviously minus Alex, but the rest of the band were there. A gig in Glasgow was filmed for a DVD which I have and I can see me in the crowd.
@arch52mccallum11 ай бұрын
The best ever .
@JF-kv1gm4 ай бұрын
I remember that Alex used to scare me a little back then , but now I find him irresistible...menacing but VERY attractive! Gone far too soon.
@keithbcook12 күн бұрын
pure gold
@maurobueno58354 жыл бұрын
sensacional
@tomallen58372 жыл бұрын
A true rock and roll version of Clockwork Orange
@keithjackson89349 жыл бұрын
thanks for sharing Roger, true legends :)
@stuartleeson30943 жыл бұрын
My nephews middle name is Zal due to my brothers love of this band.
@jamiemartinez86745 жыл бұрын
Genius...
@steveblack6103 жыл бұрын
When you read an article about someone from the Gorbals and it says they’ve “got a face that looks like it’s survived a hundred bar room brawls “ you just have to take an interest in their work.
@kellymartin16613 жыл бұрын
Just love Alex 💞💞
@Veradoradehon6 ай бұрын
LOVE this!!!!
@peterdockrill96535 жыл бұрын
loved to have seen this band live in a small venue
@michelletonks22704 жыл бұрын
Saw them 3 times in the 70's. Phenomenal act. Best live group I ever saw.
@davidknowles45402 жыл бұрын
I did - twice at The Penthouse Scarborough. They were sensational
@christopherrussell26117 ай бұрын
I saw them at Parkhead in 1975 - what Alex called ‘Paradise’ but I’m what they call a ‘pie’ not a ‘cake’, however, he/they were fantastic. RIP Tomahawk kid. JaneR
@dawnlynch76916 жыл бұрын
Love it
@dannycostello19782 ай бұрын
I love the air of malevolence with the SAHB.
@RodFleming-World4 жыл бұрын
BAAAHHHAHAHAHA 1:59 Alex gets a simulated gam gam on BBC! Legend!
@thomaslewis89726 ай бұрын
God bless you sir Alex Harvey.made my life.xx
@Steve543-n4cАй бұрын
Saw a Scottish guy called rumac do a version of Delilah that reminded me of this
@alancanham29563 жыл бұрын
Just love it.What a band
@jeffj93223 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Chris Glen born on November 6, 1950. He is a Scottish rock musician. He is best known for playing with The Sensational Alex Harvey Band from 1972 to 1978, and Michael Schenker Group. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Glen
@michaelcram89236 жыл бұрын
The effin bollocks !!!!!!!
@alancanham29564 жыл бұрын
I'd go along with that!
@tonyanderton35213 жыл бұрын
A great performance by the boys at the back.
@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY9 жыл бұрын
There can be only one.....
@nikolaosmosxakis33952 жыл бұрын
very very good........................................................
@pablodjango37492 жыл бұрын
Oor Alex fking nailed this track, miss ye you old crazy glasgow rocker x
@brython24 жыл бұрын
Better than Tom Jones. There, I've said it...
@davidsandz21863 жыл бұрын
Blows the not bad pub singer off the fukn stage.
@awoody813 жыл бұрын
brython2 you beat me to it lol
@brucemcelroy1343 жыл бұрын
No arguments from me
@cotswoldlad94133 жыл бұрын
It needed saying
@donclanton7012 жыл бұрын
Tom didn't get the song. Imagine having a Beam with Tom and Alex.
@lordprotector3367 Жыл бұрын
'Brilliant'. It really was.
@alexeynartov29092 жыл бұрын
Один из самых недооцененных рокеров . RIP , Alex .
@christopherrussell26118 ай бұрын
Excellent. JaneR
@sovaine6 жыл бұрын
One if the greatest songs about life of all time...but Jesus did sahb bring it to life for all of us rogues..drunkards..punks..skins..life addicts etc:-)
@johnnywalker20223 жыл бұрын
Oh yaas! 👍
@acemcduff22162 жыл бұрын
Just maybe the best damn cover of them all.
@TimLondonGuitarist3 жыл бұрын
AAA+++ the Glaswegian accent is so compelling in this fantastic theatricalised rock. He just couldn't take any more: such drama. Rock/pop acts through the decades have lacked this, no fing drama: only Alex
@ThinPicks Жыл бұрын
Saw them live early 80s I think, Alex was in the local pub before the gig, on a stool at the bar, but nobody would go and speak to him because he had such a fearsome reputation, what a great show though!
@TimLondonGuitarist Жыл бұрын
@@ThinPicks If a famous person is around & just relaxing, Its a courtesy to not go up and hassle them
@TheSeafordian3 жыл бұрын
Back when bands entertained.
@skygod19754 жыл бұрын
Handsome devils the lot of them.
@billgrant48253 жыл бұрын
Why isn't this played more? Or any of their music people are missing out on class
@andyfielding562 жыл бұрын
Pardon?
@deancarter9210 Жыл бұрын
Superb, I guess SAHB were sorta the darker prog/glam continuation of the Bonzos vibe, and as such just album tracks weren't enough for their full theatricality: you had to see them live or live-in-the-studio to really get what they were about.
@vincentmizzoni6999 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastico !!!!
@kkdeveauxgue27844 жыл бұрын
I remember I met this dude in Vegas and I told him I was into Alex Harvey and Bad Company and he wanted drink and get high and form a band with me,I was homeless and formed two bands back to back
@andyfielding562 жыл бұрын
Interesting. Any more to tell?
@rosienorth6577 Жыл бұрын
Saw them in Sheffield City Hall in the 1970s - scared me to death ! But fantastic.
@kcufdam3 жыл бұрын
Alex Harvey RANGERS. AC/DC ALL RANGERS. WATP
@malcolmshaw90732 жыл бұрын
AWESOME. 🤟.
@angelomichelemaiorano4332 Жыл бұрын
Sarcastico e piacevole. Fortissimo Alex! Buon viaggio