Live UK Tour 76

i'm glad to see a live cd of the groundhogs that isn't full of their "standards". this was recorded in 1976 and covers tunes from my favorite release "solid", "crosscut saw" and "split". this version of the hogs is a 4 piece with dave wellbelove as the second guitarist. the recording quality is excellent and the songs well done. for a change of pace, and sound, get this cd. would like to see more live stuff from the "solid" cd, but this will have to do. informative booklet with pictures are included with the cd. good addition to anyones hogs collection.

This is from the very underrated crosscut saw tour of '76. Fine live sound quality and a gem in one of my favorite hogs songs eleventh hour. This also features the best live version of their classic cherry red. I was very happy with this one and I have pretty much all the hogs material.Jerry.

Previously unreleased live radio broadcast. Gig recorded live on March 24, 1976 at The King's Hall in Derby, UK. Just as much as a great find as it's companion CD release 'Swedish Radio Sessions '76' (see my review). Tracks that I could not get enough of were the fantastic opener "Boogie With Us", a couple of tunes that I wasn't (at all) familiar with "Corn Cob" (somewhat inspiring lyrics), "Crosscut Saw", "Fulfillment", the eight-minute well-played "Light My Light" and the fourteen-minute show closer "Cherry Red". Line-up: Tony McPhee - guitar, synthesizer & vocals, Dave Wellbelove - guitar, Martin Kent - bass and Mick Cook - drums. Comes accompanied with a nifty twelve-page CD booklet. Duration - 67:07. Friend of mine who got me interested in the Groundhogs mentioned that he always felt they were truly brilliant as well as under-rated. Something else about this live CD, I wound up get a bit of a Thin Lizzy vibe from it. Essential.

Not the classic three piece line up of The Groundhogs, but enjoyable enough. It mostly features songs off the Crosscut Saw album, with one from Solid and a couple of classics from Split (Split part 2 and Cherry Red) to finish off.

Le 13 mars 1976, les Groundhogs se produisaient sur la scène The Kings Hall de Derby (Angleterre), cette prestation est enregistrée pour produire cet album live incandescent. Le guitariste Tony McPhee se déchaîne, secondé par Dave Wellbove qui décoche quelques solos imparables. La voix du leader n'est pas sans rappeler celle de Lemmy dans Motorhead. La puissance de ce quatuor est palpable, un blues-rock râpeux, intense comme ce « Eleventh Hour » en larsens rageurs. Tous les titres contiennent des envolées guitaristiques incisives déchirant une rythmique à toute épreuve. Dans « Split part 2 » Tony Mc Phee torture sa guitare pour sortir des sons expérimentaux tout en dérapage contrôlés. L'album se termine par un « Cherry Red » prolongé pour un autre délire dont le guitariste a le secret. C'est brut, direct, instinctif et on aime ça pendant plus de 67mn et 9 titres.

Cet album live est une tuerie.Boogie With UsPromiscuityCorn CobEleventh HourCrosscut SawFulfilmentLight My LightSplit Part 2Cherry Redle petit livret est sympa avec des photos et un commentaire pour chaque morceau où Tony McPhee explique qui joue les solos, s'il utilise un effet, l'ampli et la guitare jouée. Le guitariste (Dave Wellbelove) qui l'accompagne est par ailleurs excellent.Ils alternent les solos sur le dernier morceau, Mc Phee se lache au chant sur la fin, génialissime !!A POSSEDER

A recently pinned down this group, from a track I have know for nearly forty years without knowing who the group was or what the track was called. The track was called Eleventh Hour. Once I discovered that I went on a bit of a buying spree. For me their best albums are either the early bluesy stuff or the album Crosscut Saw, This is ok for a live album, but I do prefer the studio albums, it's good but I think it could have been better.

I SAY THE SAME REVIEW AS NO SURRENDER ALBUMALL GROUNDHOGS LIVE ALBUMS ARE BRILLIANTSO IS ALL THEIR EARLY STUDIO ALBUMS