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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!