Wishbone Ash - Town & Country Club London 05.03.1990

[@bindig1]

Great. I was a huge Wishbone Ash fan back in the day. Still am

[@ianfrasermitchell6768]

Absolutely brilliant, this first line up was the very best, this performance one of their greatest. My favourite band ever 👍👍😉😉

[@thommyh.4492]

This is the lineup I love since I was 15 years old. And this is 52 years ago….

[@АлександрРожновский-б9ь]

Ол райт❤

[@GSGSongs]

I AGREE

[@towhee89]

I know the original lineup did an album in 1989 and shows that year and 1990 but it was only a short reunion right? This lineup is magic. I wish they had stuck together. Personal issues with Martin and Andy it seems. ​@@M1cko33

[@smartdude69]

Except for the bassist, the other 3, including Steve Upton, Andy Powell and Laurie Wisefield performed in Mumbai in the 80s. Trevor Bolder was the bassist in the Mumbai concerts.

[@Darkfatheroftheuniverse]

Ted Turner and Andy Powell.....what a legendary twin guitar duo

[@uli_6830]

This gig is awesome! Upton and Ted were great! They weren't Ash without them! Sorry!

[@bobingram6912]

Jeez, is it really nearly 55 years since I first chanced on this brilliant band. Still my go to when I need to listen to some 70s excellence👍👍👍

[@davidpost6902]

Last time i saw them was 1990 The Brentwood centre in essex They had a difficult drummer. Amazing band followed them since 1969

[@roryfanpaul]

I was there,3 band line up.Welsh band Man, ASH And TEN YEARS AFTER-ALVIN LEE. GREAT NIGHT

[@groovedohg]

I'm not sure if it was this gig. It might have been 1991. I was at that triple gig too. I originally posted a copy of my ticket showing also Man and TYA, but someone posted in the comments that I got the years mixed up. I also saw Spirit on a double or triple bill and thought W Ash were in there. Have to check that out too

[@groovedohg]

Yeah. Check the comments. Man supported Wishbone Ash at the T and C along with TYA in 1991. Not sure who supported them at this gig but I will try and find out

[@groovedohg]

Roryfanpaul I checked the comments on separate WAsh tracks from this gig on Yok tube. A guy called Eric confirmed that TYA and Hamsters were the support. I have the ticket stub for 1991 with TYA and Man. Upton would have left and was replaced by Ray Weston

[@valteor]

Thanks Paul for this concert , this is a very good show, the great hits and songs + the fullness and talent of age, by the original members of Wishbone Ash. Great!✌👍

[@ndav5677]

Thanks Paul, the original line-up probably at the peak of their powers in terms of musicianship. Such a pity AP and MT fell out so acrimoniously................saw MT's WA a couple of weeks ago- he still cuts it at the ripe old age of 75!

[@ralfhartmann4524]

For myself one of the Best groups,ever

[@fenderbass66]

I'm in the USA so i've got to see Andy's version several times. Oh how i wish i could come over and see Martin's! I'm a bassist and he has inspired me a lot Great played, singer and excellent arranger!. In 71 i saw the original bunch back up the Who, Who's Next Tour, and was in no hurry for them to quit and let the Who play. On Halloween, 1972 they backed Steve Miller Band and completely blew him away! Been a favorite of mine ever since.

[@ndav5677]

Hiya- yes he wasnt at all disappointing. You can catch his latest band on here- there are a few videos of recent concerts. Met him after his gig and a real gent. Bought his biography, it tells of a who's who of legendary musicians he gigged with in the 70s....really good read.@@fenderbass66

[@donjeroski9530]

S contributions were spectacular as all the original linemates. However, time has taken it's toll on his voice. The riff is between the mainstays of the group and I won't take sides here. The band through any of the stages was truly and is still fantastic. Their music lives on to be sure!

[@groovedohg]

I had tickets to see Kings X on 27 Sept 2019 in London. I travelled from Dublin and had air tickets booked early. The whole Euro tour was cancelled due to their drummer having a heart attack. I stayed in London with a mate who was also going to the gig. Obviously, we had to make most of the weekend, and checked out the gig guide. The only interesting gig was Martin Turners W.A. playing at his beloved Chelsea ground (Under the Bridgw). He played all of Pilgrimage and New England plus obvious faves as encore (Blowung Free etc) Was a good substitute gig.

[@renateholobek]

This was the original band. It was so great. I saw Wishbone Ash and Ten Years after together in front of Besancon, France at a chateaux in June 2008. It was a great atmosphere with the french audience and with both great bands.

[@sulaksana]

Wow. Wishbone, Ash and 10 years after I wish I could’ve been there.

[@anthonyboccitto991]

How about the incredible change and improvement in Ted Turner's tone and chops !!!!

[@nisadave]

Steve Upton is on fire on the kit. Probably the best live performance of Ash on the net.

[@timothygrayson]

I agree, Steve Upton is a great drummer and Wishbone Ash's soundscape Upton was integral along with a killer bassist. They had a real gift to share with us. Thank you to the founding members of Ash for opening my mind to imagination and musical creativity. England's best kept jewels are Wishbone Ash. Hallelujah.

[@dfolt]

Saw the Mk.II lineup twice live in 1976 in Germany and they were pretty good. But Ted Turner has been such an essential ingredient of Wishbone Ash that, I am sorry to say, even an accomplished musician like Laurie Wisefield cannot match. This is the original I had in my ears from 'Live Dates'. Brilliant footage and sound!

[@renateholobek]

I watched the band for the first time in 1974 and fell in love with WA. I watched them now over 40 years and heard them live often. I went with my girlfriend to a concert to Chesterfield England. It was a great concert and a good atmosphere in the beautiful city Chesterfield.

[@planetDREAMSPIRIT]

Chesterfield is a town not a city I was born there

[@wallsmartsme]

Nice when Martin Turner is on bass and vocals.

[@33neptun]

Damn, what a great gig. What a great band. Absolutely one of my favour EVER-. They deserved way more attention and appretiation than they had. Great great great band....

[@KittyGrizGriz]

I love this, especially Ted Turner, sounds fantastic!! Wish I’d seen them live, huge regret.

[@vrancdouwma8868]

Live Dates was my first LP. What can I say… top notch! The guitar work is superb but I was also always impressed by Upton’s drumming as he is really in charge of the tempo.

[@stanmeyer9770]

Never realised how awsome Ten Turner is till I saw this. Never see the likes of this again.

[@dominiqueb6275]

Shouldn't do tapping though

[@stanmeyer9770]

@@dominiqueb6275 In the context of what he was playing, his tapping was tastefully executed. Anyone can set up their Amp to screeming metal overdrive and shred some tapping moves. What Ted was tapping with a partly clean tone at the top of the fret board was to my mind quite amasing to watch.

[@MichaelCullen-d9w]

The classic line up back together what a band Martin one of my heroes backed with 2 guitar greats wot more can u want😅

[@cesarmora8593]

It's The best music that I got in my life!. Whao whao whao. 🌌💫🥂🤪🤩🙃😝

[@thommyh.4492]

I hope I will hear this music playing when I‘m in heaven. 😎

[@thommyh.4492]

@@M1cko33 have you been dead 💀 before? Do you have experience?

[@thommyh.4492]

@@M1cko33 well, it seems you never have been a living human on earth before. Sad for you. Maybe we meet in heaven sometimes.

[@thommyh.4492]

@@M1cko33 we shall see.

[@Axeman428]

You mean I’m not already there?

[@timothygrayson]

You can't beat the 70s for legendary music. I was privileged to experience Ash sat in a bed sit just turned 14 and the music was hypnotic. Think I was listening to Live Dates along with Seconds Out and Living in the Past by Jethro Tull. Total genius those bands.

[@carlsaganlives6086]

What a time....sigh.

[@misterbracks]

the irreplaceable Mr Steve Upton on drums............nuff said.

[@MizzawahWorld]

Always loved Upton. There are some great vids of them early 70s on OGWT or Beat Club where his kit is up front and center… they do Blind Eye among other gems

[@LifeLineLite]

BEST Lineup of Theirs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Phenomenal

[@smartdude69]

I am a rocker from India. In the mid 80s, Wishbone Ash was the first foreign band whose concert I attended, and since then, there has been no looking back. I was lucky to meet the group when they were lazing around by the pool at the Palm Beach Hotel in Juhu, Mumbai. They autographed my denim jacket on which earlier my brother and another die-hard rock fan, Prakash, had artistically imprinted Wishbone Ash on to it. Andy Powell & Laurie Wisefield, the two lead guitarists who made their guitars talk to one another, bassist Trevor Bolder and on percussion the energetic Steve Upton made up the troupe. Believe me, until that concert, I had never heard any of their songs, but their music was so catchy that I automatically began to grove to it. Before one could say Jack Robinson, I was high on the music. With the rolls of Steve's drums (Phoenix), Andy's vocals and Laurie's seconds, Trevor plucking on the bass and with hash in the air, the atmosphere was heavenly perfect for and any novice to get instantly hooked onto rock. In all, I attended 3 of their concerts, all in Mumbai. I rate Wishbone Ash as one of the top pure rock bands of all time.

[@Flight343GateC]

I'm pretty sure this concert took place in Town and Country Club but on 05.03.1990. At that time Steve Upton and Martin Turner were still in the band. Steve left in July 90, replaced by Robbie France and then by Ray Weston. Martin left in autumn 91, replaced by Andy Nyle. I saw them in Paris Elysée Montmartre in this line up on 29.11.91. Another clue is that, in this vid, they don't play any single track from Strange Affair, which was released on 21.04.91. Powell himself, in the book he wrote called "The Illustrated Collector's guide to Wishbone Ash" mentioned this date as "05.03.90 Thames Television film Concert : Town and Country Club". Anyway, thanks Paul for having uploaded this gem. By the way, I saw Wishbone last week in Paris and Powell is still awesome.

[@groovedohg]

@Flight 143. You are correct. I have just gone through all the times I saw Wishbone Ash in London. I first saw them at Hammersmith 88, then the Borderline Pub and Hammersmith in 89. I did NOT see them in 90, which is strange as the venue was pretty near to where I lived. I then saw them at the Marquee Club in 91 and the T&C with TYA and Man in 91. I saw them again at the Marquee Club in 92 followed by Blackheath in 95. I will adjust the Post details tommorow. Thanks for bringing this to my attention

[@groovedohg]

Thanks again Flight 343. Post updated. I will change or delete the photo of the ticket

[@Flight343GateC]

@@groovedohg Thanks Paul for the update

[@jublaim]

Oh wow, Ted Turner!!! Brilliant!

[@askerdog1]

AGREED THES GUYS ARE THE UK VERSION OF ALLMAN BROTHERS

[@carlsaganlives6086]

@@askerdog1 These fuckers can flat out PLAY!! Brilliant.

[@DAHW7584]

Absolutely the best lineup Wishbone Ash the Greatest 👍 their music will never fade

[@kausikghosh9968]

They are 💎 GEM . Absolutely awesome rare kind of Rock which has a touch of psychedelic & alternative & Jazz in their stuff. Super British Rock Band . Just love them. ❤❤❤❤

[@jeffybeat6477]

May 15th 2023 wow took me back to 1977 just stood with mouth open for this amazingly talented band ! followed by “bridge of sighs” robin trower! 46 years ago. Unforgettable!

[@zedheadful]

Fkn MAGIC!!! by far the best band of the best era in rock!

[@douglaspearce1187]

Brilliant! And Andy with his ponytail! Looks a bit like Al di Meola from around the same time, but with less hair😊 Saw them at Sun City South Africa with Nazareth. I only stayed for Ash.

[@carlsaganlives6086]

Paul Shaffer comes to mind, lol.

[@petewoodroffemusic]

Classic version of WHY DONT WE Shame they are not all together! Wonderful players and material... Pete Woodroffe Music UK

[@timothygrayson]

This is like a dream the original front and wonderful guitars 🎸

[@malcolmglover7798]

Has Ted Turner ever received the plaudits he deserves ❤

[@thommyh.4492]

Thank you @Paul Watson for posting this. Thank you very much 😊👍

[@nisadave]

Ash live at the top of their game

[@kake1956]

Superb performance by the mk1 , just before it all fell apart sadly

[@stuartmarkhayes8971]

Saw them in 73 when I was a teen in New Orleans in a large hall. The classic line up, and later when Laurie Wisefield had joined the band. That guy could play, but he wasn't Ted. No regrets here. They were perhaps one of the most underrated band of their time.

[@shivachokupermal9151]

One of the greatest band especially the original line up they didn’t get the credit they deserve i am abig fan Powell and Turner awesome genius I still listening to wishbone ash until today Still sound fresh

[@ushrit]

absolutely brilliant performance by a great band. I am amazed by the quality of the audio.

[@tmb3131]

wow... I sure here a lot of Alex Lifeson in Andy's style, or the other way around. Incredibly spot-on for the tone and lead phrasing.

[@Kim-iv4ty]

I didn't know about this footage. I saw them with this line up at Hammersmith Odeon in 1988. The original line up was always the best.

[@groovedohg]

I was at the Hammersmith concert too. 4 March 1988. It was recorded for FM concert by BBC Radio 1 but only for 60 min. Full concert was over 90 min

[@jeansimon-u4d]

Simplement extraordinaire !!!!!

[@rogerargus1]

I was there somewhere near the front. Fantastic version of Blowing Free. Great Gig !!

[@kevindirito2919]

Saw them at the Satsop Rock Festival, Washinton State 1971. Andy Powell and Ted Turner on guitars.

[@arq.pedrouriah1244]

La banda original....y la mejor del planeta...

[@thomaschase7698]

Wonderful Drumer !

[@BeauTokyo]

Powell with hair.........oh my. :)

[@user-kq5qp6dh8l]

Seen em loads times live , 1972 Newcastle city hall was the first time .( me 14 years old) Got me in to playing guitar ! Still playing , thanks lads.

[@carstenhohmann2955]

What a fine unforgettable intro by beautiful guitars & nice chorus = great!

[@GhostontheMoor]

A wonderful performance from one of my very favourite bands. By the way, the second track is "In the Skin" from "Nouveau Calls", not "Real Guitars Have Wings".

[@groovedohg]

My bad. I will re-edit that shortly ;)

[@GhostontheMoor]

@@groovedohg Thanks, Paul! You're a star. Listening to this all again. Just wonderful. What a band!

[@johnnysalvny]

Andy kills it on lead guitar on "Blowing Free"! Saw Andy with his version of Wishbone Ash in Largo, Fla. March 15, 2024 and he was hot as ever!

[@allanwalli2935]

I’m sooo late to the party here! How did I possibly miss these guys??? The only thing I know is the name. The guy playing the Ernie Ball is a bit familiar…. I guess I was too much into Heep, etc. Oh well, I got some catching up to do. What a great range of styles and loads of chops…..even lap steel. Every song is a jaw dropper. I hear Genesis, Saga, Police, ZZ Top, and Peart worthy lyrics. Great to see another great bass player singing lead👍👍🎸🎸 Thanks for posting this.The audio is very good btw…..now theyre doing Jeff Beck/ Peter Frampton/ SRV! They should go on Cruise to the Edge….guess its a little late for that. But we do have KZbin.

[@Mark-jw7to]

They were around before saga and the police

[@danrease7505]

They still are playing. The Turner’s and Upton have left the band. Andy Powell has managed to hold it together all the way to 2023 and most likely beyond. Saw them last week in Tampa. Haven’t slowed down a bit in fact did the entire LP Double Live Dates track for track! Unbelievable!

[@fenderbass66]

I wish i could hear Martin's version too. By all report as good as Any's, which ive seen 3 of the last 4 years they came close enough to go.@@danrease7505

[@stuartcanty4974]

Saw that tour at Hull city Hall. It was brilliant they really where on top form.

[@jeansimon-u4d]

Quad tu fait Ted pendant toutes ces années ? En tout cas tu n’avais rien perdu Quelle pêche!!!! Excellentissime

[@sometimeworld1]

The last great hurrah of the original lineup.

[@WimGrundy]

Your newest subscriber-for-life thanks you for your channel and your time spending on your work and passion.

[@77MovieFan]

Great concert Looks like Martin having the same shirt on that Jon Bon Jovi did put on in the "I´ll be there for you" video I you remember. Love that print, always been a dream getting this

[@betsalel9849]

WISHBONE ASH le vrai... Un régal. 👌👏😊

[@hjd832]

There was a time when my younger brother played them almost incessantly ! I got to know them too. Great catchy instrumentals. Classic ! 😊

[@edcat6587]

Thanks so much,everyone involved in making this great music!

[@noelmcdermott1954]

Just brilliant the real band

[@lorenzo6mm]

Ted Turner. Great lap top steel guitar here. David Lindley would have loved this. Seems he had at least one Limey shredder who could rip like him.

[@seabud6408]

Argus .. as close to perfect as music gets. Great band.

[@tinahogg20]

So, so good! Cheers!

[@DerFreigeist]

Ooh what a feeling. Goose pimples!

[@lukeharrison7619]

My dad took me to watch Andy Powells wishbone ash a few years ago, at the meet and greet he asked me if I enjoyed it and I told him I thought he played fairly well 😅I was only 15

[@carlsaganlives6086]

Please say you didn't mention your disappointment regarding lack of wardrobe changes, dancers, and a gnarly laser show...

[@edwardmartinfalcon518]

It's a shame they won't bury the hatchet and the remaining original members get back together.

[@romulo_guitar]

Great playing like always!!

[@jojoman4249]

It does'nt get any better than this, pure rock and possibly the greatest band ever!

[@IansDrumsandBass]

Damm! I just listened to Argus a d this followed, that's the original line up too, they were smokin hot! I always thought Steve Upton had dark hair due to the photos on Argus.

[@FredRobertson-l1y]

Got to see them in the late 70's at a small college show in South Dakota. So happy I saw them. Incredible musicians. The Allman Brothers and Wishbone Ash were the two bands who utilized a double guitar attack like no others.

[@TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

It cannot be Wishbone Ash without Martin Turner. No sir.

[@charlesnolan7602]

The reunion years, 1987 through 1991- Nouveau calls, Here to hear, Strange Affair, and Ash live in Chicago Gr

[@groovedohg]

Yeah, but Strange Affair featured Ray Weston on drums when Steve Upron left

[@charlesnolan7602]

@Paul Watson As you probably know, STeve and Martin started the band. However the. signature selling point and dominate style remained intack- twin Lead guitars! I liked Strange Affair- my fave reunion years song is Standing in the rain, followed. by the song " Why don't we. " I believe it was November 1992. I n my area for 30 years during our Thanksgiving weekend, the Philadelphia Rock and roll expo would be held in Valley Forge or the nearby Oaks convention center, a former B.F. Goodrich tire plant. That year 4 bands on tour together were at the convention center and playing at the Valley Forge Music fair: BAD CO B.O.C. URIAH and.....Wishbone Ash ! I was in a fan line for B.O.C. and Uriah. While in line, Ted Turner, and Andy Powell showed up. I recognized the guys. I told them my fave reunion song was Standing in the rain. I said It was a top 5 catalog song. Ted said ," I wrote that! M .

[@charlesnolan7602]

​@@groovedohg Paul, Happy New year, 2024. Was that you describing seeing W.A. at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1988?! I just posted the BBC Hammersmith '88 1 hour (audio only) - Ted Turner was anounced as a "guest from Chicago,". He must have stayed on then for the next 3 years!

[@franciscomunguiatellez9800]

The Real Wishbone Ash,Great !!!!

[@sulaksana]

❤❤❤😊

[@АлександрРожновский-б9ь]

Браво динозавры.... Так у. Волну погнали... Не расплескать...

[@Steve-hj6xv]

Wow! I've never heard of this outfit, but i have heard a lot of familiar riffs that bigger bands have "borrowed"

[@АлександрРожновский-б9ь]

Слушаю снова... Всё введено... ❤

[@andreistroe4140]

exceptional

[@fredcarter2894]

I saw them outside of St Louis in the late 80's with Andy Peal on Bass, had a beer with him it was all good! They had Foghat on board and I cant remember who played guitar beside Andy Pyle but it was good

[@groovedohg]

@ Fred Carter. Never knew Pyle played bass with them in the late 80s, unless it was as a temporary brief replacement. You sure it wasn't in the early 90s when Upton left and Weston came in for drums

[@АлександрРожновский-б9ь]

Охрененный... Восторг

[@stanmeyer9770]

You absolutely fucking right!

[@carlsaganlives6086]

Fuck yeah.

[@ljohn4466]

They were prog rock before prog was cool. They smashed you in the mouth with dual guitarists that could jam flawlessly and also play blues that would make your eyes water. I had the luxury of seeing them overseas in December of 1976.

[@АлександрРожновский-б9ь]

Браво❤

[@SydBaron]

I saw them in 1990.

[@elguapo3526]

Totally agree with previous comments. This is the original, definitive - and dare I say "the real" - Wishbone Ash. The current version, good as it is, lacks the authenticity of the original line up: Steve Upton on drums, Ted Turner on guitar/vocals and of course the inimitable voice of Martin Turner, who of course wrote and sang many of the classic songs.

[@lobo4351]

oleeeeeeeeee

[@АлександрРожновский-б9ь]

Хватит блудсловия... Я,... Балдею... 🎉

[@dariogiordani4982]

Being a fan since 1982, I did enjoy this clip. New England is my fav album of W. A. and to me one of the greatest rock operas of all time, albeit incredibly under-rated

[@АлександрРожновский-б9ь]

Порода и в. Африке порода... Аристократы,. Сливки... Нет сливочнее...❤

[@АлександрРожновский-б9ь]

Люди с. Вами.

[@chriswhite2997]

Look - no pedals! Just a sheet of A4 with a set list.

[@oupahens9219]

Where is the Flying V?

[@groovedohg]

Must have flown away ;)

[@melodymaker396]

Yes and where's Ted's iconic Tele?

[@melodymaker396]

@@M1cko33 Sorry about the Tele. Should have been strat and I remembe it being sunburst when I first saw them. Thanks for the correction.

[@АлександрРожновский-б9ь]

Не такой, я уж и... Старый❤

[@dancorey4767]

Amazing 😊

[@moritz0911]

No Phoenix?😪😭😢😭😭 But a wonderfull concert with the original members. Okay- Laurie Wisefield does his Job also.

[@brotherbob3569]

Thanks. This was a great show. Too bad I mussed it. I saw them at The Warehouse in New Orleans, maybe 1971. They played there allmost as much as The Allman Brothers. Two great live bands for sure.

[@steveblomerth]

That was Ted Turner and not Laurie Wisefeld? Wow, Ted Turner had been the one to original play the single coil pick up Strat while Andy Powell played the humbucking Gibson Flying V...a big switch but the playing and sound was great all around.

[@calummcgregor3662]

Cool ... one if my "go to" bands (I am "all in" on their albums( ... was this released? If so, can you advise DVD, BluRay source, etc ... thank you .... CMcG, Aberdeen, Scotland

[@groovedohg]

This concert was not officially released as a DVD. The official release for Wishbone Ash on this Tour was from Bristol. This performance came from the TV - Other examples of concerts they showed from the Town and Country Club were Saxon, Honeymoon Suite etc

[@calummcgregor3662]

@@groovedohg Thank you ... I have most of the DVDs (including the Bristol gig) ... I will need to dig out the mega box set that I bought to see if this was included in it ... good show with good sound ... still go to their gigs (both versions of the band) when they come around ... always a great night.

[@nobbygoss829]

Saw Ozzy at this venue 🙉

[@groovedohg]

I think I did too. I definitely saw Ozzy at the Hammy O the year before. Halfway during the gig, there was a problem with the sound or something. Ozzy quickly runs offstage leaving Zakk Wylde to do all the tidying up and keeping the audience happy. Zakk was a total embarassment - Every second work was fu@k