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UFO – 1978.10.14 – International Amphitheater, Chicago, Illinois [SBD]

UFO are an English rock band that was formed in 1969. They became a transitional group between early hard rock and heavy metal and the new wave of British heavy metal. Singer Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton, bassist Pete Way, and drummer Andy Parker formed the band in August 1969. Originally taking the name Hocus Pocus, the group changed their name in October 1969 to UFO in honor of the London club where they were spotted by Noel Moore, who signed them to Beacon Records label. Their self-titled first album debuted in 1970 and was a typical example of early hard rock including a heavy version of the Eddie Cochran‘s classic “C’mon Everybody“. The band recruited Michael Schenker from the Scorpions in June 1973. They recruited Schenker right out from under the Scorpions first tour supporting Lonesome Crow. At the time, they were the warmup band for UFO on that tour, and lost Schenker before the tour finished, and almost spelled the end of the Scorpions. Schenker was only 18 at the time but was already a well-respected guitarist. Tensions had begun to grow between Mogg and Schenker in the late 1970s, possibly from Schenker often leaving before or during shows. Soon after UFO‘s show in Palo Alto, California on 29 October 1978. This concert finds the band a couple weeks before Schenker’s departure, in Chicago, IL on 14 October 1978.

Wishbone Ash – 1977.09.30 – Rainbow Theatre, London, UK [FM]

Wishbone Ash is a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. They were one of the first bands to use twin lead guitars. Wishbone Ash is considered to be one of the major innovators of the harmony twin lead guitar format. Formed in Torquay, Devon, in 1969, out of the ashes of trio The Empty Vessels (originally known as The Torinoes, later briefly being renamed Tanglewood in 1969), which had been formed by Wishbone Ash’s founding member Martin Turner (bass & vocals) in 1963 and complemented by Steve Upton (drums and percussion) in 1966. The original Wishbone Ash line-up was completed by guitarists/vocalists Andy Powell and Ted Turner. Rumor has it that they couldn’t decide between Powell and Turner, so decided to recruit both of them to see how it sounded… Differing from the twin lead guitar sound of The Allman Brothers Band, Wishbone Ash included strong elements of progressive rock, and also of folk and classical music. After the band members wrote several suggested band names on two sheets of paper, Martin Turner picked one word from each list… ‘Wishbone’ and ‘Ash’.

The video below is about one and a half years earlier, at a great Winterland concert, but is the same lineup as the London concert bootleg and will serve to show you how well Wishbone Ash implemented their ‘twin lead guitar’ format.

This bootleg finds the band in London in 1977 with the ‘classic mk2 lineup’: Andy Powell and Laurie Wisefield (guitar and vocals), Martin Turner (bass and vocals) and Steve Upton (drums).

Rush – 1992.06.14 – Blockbuster Pavilion, Charlotte, NC [SBD]

Rush is a Canadian hard rock power trio formed in August 1968 in Toronto, Ontario by Jeff Jones (bass guitar, lead vocals, and keyboards), Alex Lifeson (guitar, backup vocals), and John Rutsy (drums and percussionist). Geddy Lee replaced Jones before their second performance. Immediately after the release of their self-titled debut album, and two weeks before the start of their first US tour, Neil Peart replaced Rutsy due to health issues stemming from Rutsy’s diabetes. Their first concert, August 14, 1974 was opening for Uriah Heep and Manfred Mann before an audience of 11,000. In the late seventies, Rush began to become inspired by progressive rock bands such as Yes and King Crimson. This concert was for the tour for the album Roll The Bones and is proof evident that Rush has indeed become a progressive rock super group. This is a great soundboard recording at The Blockbuster Pavilion on 14 June 92. Check this one out to hear this powerhouse power trio!

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Black Sabbath – 1974-04-06 – Ontario Motor Speedway, California Jam

Black Sabbath is an English hard rock band originally formed as a blues rock band in 1968 by founding members: Tony Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass guitar), Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), and Bill Ward (drums). This lineup remained intact (except for a brief time that Dave Walker filled in for Ozzy) until Ozzy Osbourne was fired due to his rampant abuse of alcohol and drugs in 1979. Ozzy was initially replaced by Ronny James Dio, but in the years to come would see vocalists come and go, including Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes and Tony Martin. Ozzy rejoined the original lineup to record Reunion, the first ‘official’ live album released with Ozzy. The ‘other’ live album released with Ozzy was Live at Last, recorded in 73, and released in 80 ‘unofficially’. It rose to 5 on the UK charts. Fairly amazing for a bootleg. Understandable, since MTV ranked Black Sabbath as the “Greatest Metal Band” of all time. VH1 placed Black Sabbath as 2nd in their “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock“. This concert is at the first California Jam concert April 06, 1974.

Helloween – 1992-05-14 – Köln, Germany

Helloween was formed in 1984 in Hamburg, Germany by members of Iron Fist, Powerfool, and Gentry. The band is best described as Power Metal and has been a pioneering force in that genre, as well as instrumental in its creation. After their formation, they were quickly signed by Noise Records. They released their debut record, a self-titled EP in 1985, and later that year released an LP, Walls of Jericho. On their tour supporting this album, it became apparent that Kai Hansen, their lead guitarist/vocalist had troubles singing while playing. So, they picked up vocalist Michael Kiske, from a local band III Prophecy. They immediately started work on the albums that would permanently carve out the new genre, Power Metal. These albums were Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I and Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II, released in 1987 and 1988. Kai Hansen left the band unexpectedly during the tour supporting Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I and in the early nineties there was a rift in the band that was worsening. This concert was in support of Pink Bubbles Go Ape, and although the album bombed, this concert is before Kiske got fired and most definitely worth the listen.

Ted Nugent – 1981 – Los Angeles, CA

Ted Nugent really got his start in The Amboy Dukes, although he has been performing since 1958. The Amboy Dukes first performed at The Cellar, in Illinois while Ted Nugent was still attending St. Viator High School. In 1967 they released The Amboy Dukes, in 1968 Journey to the Center of the Mind, and in 1969 Migration. The Amboy Dukes would release four more albums before Ted Nugent would drop ‘The Amboy Dukes’, and just be billed as Ted Nugent in 1975. In April 1968, Ted Nugent joined a host of other musicians to pay tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. by holding a blues, folk and rock jam session. Among the musicians were Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchel, Cactus, and BB King, to name a few. In 1975, after breaking off from The Amboy Dukes, he released Ted Nugent, Free-For-All, and Cat Scratch Fever in 1975, 1976 and 1977, respectively. These multi-platinum albums cemented Ted’s fan base. Many of them never even realized that he had started with The Amboy Dukes. This initial solo band survived until 1978, when the guitarist and bassist departed. They were replaced, and that brings us to this Los Angeles 1981 concert, which was in support of the 1980 album Scream Dream.

UFO – 1976-05-03 – The Starwood Club, Hollywood, CA

UFO was an English heavy metal group that transitioned from hard rock to heavy metal. It was formed in 1969 by Phil Mogg (vocals), Pete Way (bass), Mick Bolton (guitar), and Andy Parker (drums). The early work of UFO was strongly influenced by space rock. They gained far more popularity in Japan and Germany, than their poor turnout in the UK and the US. Bolton left the group in 1972, and they tried a couple guitarists before settling on the Scorpions Michael Schenker, then 18 years old. The Schenker years are regarded as UFO’s best. Michael Schenker intially was a member from June 1973 through October 1978. He briefly returned to the Scorpions ,before forming the Michael Schenker Group. Schenker returned to UFO in the following years: 1993–95, 1997–98, 2000, 2001–03. There really are no members that have been constant through UFO’s history, and as you would imagine, their ‘sound’ has changed with their membership. They have truly morphed into a remarkable band, and have just released an album in Feb 2015, Conspiracy of Stars. If you haven’t done it already, check youtube, as the album has been uploaded. Here is the youtube link for that album: A Conspiracy of Stars in case you wish to listen to it. This concert was at the Starwood Club in Hollywood, CA on 3 May 1976, the same month that they released No Heavy Petting.