Tony McPhee and the Groundhogs - Live at the Anti WAA Festival (1989) - Hard Psychedelic Blues Rock

[@Deizulh]

UPDATED: June 6th, 2023: RIP Tony "T.S." McPhee. 🙏 Want more of Tony McPhee and the Groundhogs?: - VISIT MY CHANNEL. - 2003 radio interview with Tony: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sHa0noGwYt2Ni9k - The Groundhogs' Facebook page/group: facebook.com/TheGroundhogs - Tony McPhee & the Groundhogs' Official website: www.thegroundhogs.co.uk/ - OFFICIAL Groundhogs Reissue Albums: www.firerecords.com/?s=the+groundhogs - The Groundhogs' Discogs page: www.discogs.com/artist/50079-The-Groundhogs - Stream the Groundhogs on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0c3RL3vVEgfxD6VBv7CGak - Stream the Groundhogs on Amazon Prime Music (comes with Prime): music.amazon.ca/search/the%20groundhogs?filter=IsLibrary%7Cfalse&sc=none

[@jefferyroy2566]

Tony T.S. McPhee: The TS stands for "tough shit," or so says the lore surrounding this neglected genius. The guy fronts a power trio until he cultivates an interest in the ARP 2600 synthesizer, then tours for a year or so as a solo act in 1973, focusing on the synth apparently. I didn't learn about this until the 1980s, and can't find many details about this phase of his career. Though their styles are quite different, McPhee is sort of a combo between Bill Nelson (Be Bop Deluxe) and Rory Gallagher in my criss-crossed mind. Don't ask me to explain, because I'll never understand why The Groundhogs never made it big in the U.S. in the same retrospective fashion as Nelson and Gallagher.

[@dietergemke302]

That's music - thank you , Tony .

[@dietergemke302]

RIP Tony RIP

[@jamescrosbie8981]

Tony had a unique playing style. He was magnificent, truly à guitar giant.

[@charlierobertson7784]

Rest in Peace Tony. You left your footprint in many a rock/blues fans heart.

[@avfc1956]

RIP Tony 🙏🏻 Thanks for the gigs in my teenage years in the 1970s 🙌🏻

[@neilangus4401]

Film clips like this are national treasures

[@mikemathews7225]

Great late Groundhogs T.S.Tony McPhee in his finest hour

[@JVaughanKeyholePictures]

Love the Groundhogs was part of my teenage years. This is the best live footage I've seen. RIP Tony you will be missed x

[@JohnHughes-yy1um]

I happened to meet tony up some bar a million miles away brilliant band takes me back a long way rock on!!!

[@JamesSmith-wp6jm]

RIP TS.

[@nihilidron]

R.I.P. Tony

[@ranjitverdi5702]

Superb band.very much overlooked and underappreciated for their contribution to the musical genre..Saw them live Newcastle City Hall UK 73 ish...Musical fucking energy!!👍

[@lectorua8585]

Greatest blues rock

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

very very good....................................................................................................................................................................................................

[@jimnewearthblues1672]

🔊Speechless, awesome concert! RIP Tony 🎸

[@69spook]

Just got to luv the random people crossing the back of the stage ....😂

[@nige3801]

I saw Tony with Groundhogs at the Band On the Wall Manchester around '80," his playing was explosive and incredibly good, as were the hogs. Great Band.

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

Do you know what guitar he played here?

[@nige3801]

​​​@@eivindgjengstjohansen9625 in his seventies golden era he played Strats usually, but here it looks like a modified Parker Fly, but not 100% sure Edit, the lettering on the head says AUROC,, I've not googled it, will let you research it!🙂 Ahh, here you go..made between 1988-99 in UK by Pat Luckett, graphite neck and marble body, EMS pick ups

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

@@nige3801 wow so cool;) he also loved Gibson SG

[@nige3801]

@@eivindgjengstjohansen9625 yeah, you right, I forgot he played an SG, what a player! Another top guitar guy is Ray Russell, same age as Tony

[@Helen_Gammer]

Rory Gallagher may well have been in awe of Tony's playing, but, if you read a Zig Zag interview with Tony, it likely that they both valued one another skills a lot.

[@leonardgoulet5864]

Well tis is just FKN AWESOME! Especially the end :)

[@wikingfaust]

Grande Tony! Descansa en paz.

[@jarikuukasjarvi7824]

What a band that was. How on earth i havent heard of them before...

[@robertsmith4519]

Seen the groundhogs a few times, fantastic shows with the great Tony mac

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

Do you know what guitar he played here?

[@hovis13579]

Just amazing band.

[@neilangus4401]

And for ever

[@daveboothroyd3421]

Thanks for posting this treasure . So little of the Hogs filmed in any quality, and with McPhee at the height of his powers.

[@neilangus4401]

Rory gallagher and t s mcphee played together at some gig I have only heard the audio Fantastic

[@axelheyst2397]

i was a huge Hogs fan in the '70s. A classic band

[@masterofreality926]

Ande here we are. I`m their fan from 2015, a little too late I guess, but not my fault, since I`m 80s kid. 😶‍🌫

[@stevedixon3254]

Great concert! The Groundhogs were one of my favourite bands in the 1970s and I saw them numerous times, always tremendous, and had a few truly classic tracks!

[@minutegongcoughs]

Absolutely. Especially the Fox At The Greyhound venues around London. Stray too.

[@neilangus4401]

What a fantastic band

[@zenos.5315]

Long live the Mighty Hogs!!!!!!

[@nrenaud]

Thanks to this great video. I've seen them, first part of Uiah Heep in Montréal, I think in winter 71 or 72. As i was far from the stage, i'm surprised to see that Mcphee plays with his finger than with picks. Regards.

[@amaladyofknots]

Thanx for this. Saw them a few times in the late 80's early 90's and I'd have to say that 'under rated' is an under statement. Class band, always was, always will be.

[@carljones1000]

love it !!!!

[@tomtrana3449]

Cherry Red is a killer track! btw. What an amazing footage. Great job!

[@ranjitverdi5702]

Yeah a killer track!R.I.P Tony 🙏

[@phyllisweldon8076]

What a performance, one of the best

[@tonybennett365]

That's Jammin' Mans and Manzettes.

[@bham0308]

Thanks for uploading this. Wish there was so much more footage of The Groundhogs from the Seventies and Eighties. I saw them numerous times in the Seventies.

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

What guitar did he use in this show?

[@SandumanSandu]

romania`salute`you.

[@eddiemcguinness4391]

liverpool stadium still got tinitus stood inside one of his amps who cares 3744 james road

[@СергейРубе-к4ь]

Tony Mc Phee браво, один из лучших

[@danehardinge8801]

name from the past! Thanks for reminding me.

[@shanebullock5005]

F.....g Incredible thanks sooo much...Love the Hoggies

[@MrMally1951]

best band ever

[@CaptSpacelord]

Thanx for sharing. Best blues band. Been a huge fan since Blues Obituary came out

[@homeworldmusic]

"I've got blisters on me fingers!"

[@ViscountVile]

If I attempted that - even if I had his ability - I'd be in agony after every gig!

[@learnenglishfluentlywithjo8298]

thanks alot a remarkable band and ts just awesome on gtr

[@rockjammer9465]

Grunge pioneers

[@700kevinw]

This is incredible. Thanks for uploading.

[@frankblunt3139]

Amazing. Thanks for all your efforts and posting.

[@grahamtaylor3093]

Any footage of T.S. Is welcome.

[@red_apple]

thank you so much for uploading this gem

[@davidevans2484]

Thank you - great post.

[@exploringintocars5632]

cool thanks

[@geoffhummerstone]

yup x

[@hawkercaine]

dam, drummer was on it

[@Moschusochse]

The camera man is so funny to watch :D

[@williamhatchett]

What amazing footage. Thank you so much. I live these songs and TS gives them a new spin. Not playing a Gibson SG!

[@eivindgjengstjohansen9625]

What guitar did he use in this show?

[@bonisubev4281]

👍👍👍

[@ПавелКазакевич-у4э]

Уникальная группа

[@cliveholt5837]

curious - Auroc guitar - reconstituted marble body and graphite fretboard - had a look on the internet and there seems to be only one white one kicking around - sold for £300

[@davethebass3517]

Have you got any more 'Hogs vids to post? Love to see anything you have :-)

[@brandycat8513]

If that was Hendrix up there playing exactly the same genius guitar riffs, the crowd would have gone x10 wild. The fickle face of fashion dictates the trend in taste for all too many.

[@alanthomson7770]

Why is camera following bass when TS is playing

[@Deizulh]

Yeah, that's my main critique as well. I suppose with there being only one *on stage* camera-man, they just wanted to be fair to Dave (bass) and Mick(y) [drums] by not exclusively focusing Tony the whole show, but definitely during his solo's, he should've been given priority. I suspect we can all agree though, that we're just happy this footage even exists.

[@cavewaller]

Dave was in Amon duul and early Hawkwind x

[@rodericksloan1255]

The hogs > SAY NO MORE.

[@lectorua8585]

JH 2

[@Andrew-rc3vh]

Cool - A good example of the Brits showing the Germans how to play the blues guitar. Riffs that verk.

[@dancorey9886]

Holly fucking shit! This is awesome. Totally live tearing and thrashing the stage floor with intense raw energy! GO HOGSSMOKEITTNOWW.

[@Andrew-rc3vh]

@@dancorey9886 I saw them live in 1983 in Manchester at Band on the Wall. There is only one Tony McPhee!

[@neilangus4401]

Hendrix, Clapton, Beck stand back This guy rules supreme

[@rolandparr252]

Tony TS.......king awesome

[@liamrowbotham2069]

Mcphee my 2nd favourite guitar player after hendrix you can hear hendrix in Mcphees playing

[@neilangus4401]

Rory Gallagher would have been in awe of this guy

[@martynseed380]

Not too sure about that. Mr Gallagher is largely unsung too but probably combined singing and playing better than Tony. 😁 Rory left us too soon anyway, Tony stilling living in Norfolk, UK, as far as I know.

[@neilangus4401]

@@martynseed380 Did you know Rory invited Tony to play along side him I wish I had the link for you

[@nunestunes]

I believe Peter Green too

[@danielpap-km8qh]

Schade .. die Band ist nicht original .. und der alte Drummer war .. um einiges besser .. das ist kein Blues-Rocker ... dieser Drummer .

[@indamood8806]

What happened to them? They sound horrible!

[@rodericksloan1255]

A dirty Communist has just ?

[@dsnodgrass4843]

Keep your stupid politics out of our music.