The unacknowledged white Hendrix - even if I meow so myself ;-) ps The excellent Clive Brooks on drums.. kept a tighter beat ship than Ken Pustelnick for better or worse.
I do I love the Album Versions of these songs and you can tell me I am wrong but for me personally the vocals and solos and overall song would have benefited from being played at the speed of the original as this sounds rushed and as a result looses more than it gains. Sadly for me this is was something I observed at every Groundhog gig I attended in the seventies and it felt like being played faster was trying to compensate for something when. and again maybe only me, that what would have benefited the songs was instead, at least live, added a Rythem guitarist and the drummer leading with the "correct" beat speed.
@@daisywrabbit and if that's what you feel and like about this live version there can be no counter argument. My position comes from having played in a band and although amateur's it was drilled in the importance of playing a song at its correct tempo which was agreed to be the best for it and if it was recorded with a rhythm and lead guitarist or keyboards then the same required live which is why I found the live experience of Free, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple better than when ever I went to see the Groundhogs although their songs were just as good, at least on record. TCFTB and Splitt had some excellent rhythm and lead guitar parts and often twin lead solos over a solid rhythm and on this live version these parts are missing and missed, at least by me. That aside what a great and prolific song writer McPhee was with an abundance of original ideas and to this day I still love listening too. Have a gr8 day from a fan of this great musician.
Studio albums are fantastic multi guitar arrangements, live Tony has one guitar, can't play at the same time so you get completely different version , needed at least another guitarist. This version is one of his live performances
Pete's very unique raw power bass sound gets lost in the mix on subsequent Hogs LPs. Didnt help the band's ongoing career imo. ( the excellent Clive Brooks on drums here )
Master of the stratocaster is McPhee. Thanks for posting absolutely brilliant
The unacknowledged white Hendrix - even if I meow so myself ;-) ps The excellent Clive Brooks on drums.. kept a tighter beat ship than Ken Pustelnick for better or worse.
Fabulous...
I was once mistaken for Tony McPhee ...........in a working mens club in Tonypandy Wales ........... ♥
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I remember hearing the opening track for the first time and thinking, jesus this is so well recorded!
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I do I love the Album Versions of these songs and you can tell me I am wrong but for me personally the vocals and solos and overall song would have benefited from being played at the speed of the original as this sounds rushed and as a result looses more than it gains. Sadly for me this is was something I observed at every Groundhog gig I attended in the seventies and it felt like being played faster was trying to compensate for something when. and again maybe only me, that what would have benefited the songs was instead, at least live, added a Rythem guitarist and the drummer leading with the "correct" beat speed.
I was thinking the same then read your comment. Well said!
for me, speeding up this song adds to the anxiety of his experience as he recounts it.
@@daisywrabbit and if that's what you feel and like about this live version there can be no counter argument. My position comes from having played in a band and although amateur's it was drilled in the importance of playing a song at its correct tempo which was agreed to be the best for it and if it was recorded with a rhythm and lead guitarist or keyboards then the same required live which is why I found the live experience of Free, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple better than when ever I went to see the Groundhogs although their songs were just as good, at least on record. TCFTB and Splitt had some excellent rhythm and lead guitar parts and often twin lead solos over a solid rhythm and on this live version these parts are missing and missed, at least by me. That aside what a great and prolific song writer McPhee was with an abundance of original ideas and to this day I still love listening too. Have a gr8 day from a fan of this great musician.
Studio albums are fantastic multi guitar arrangements, live Tony has one guitar, can't play at the same time so you get completely different version , needed at least another guitarist. This version is one of his live performances
How hawkwind might have sounded with jimi Hendrix in the line up
i think Boris the Spider influenced some of this ,, ?
Pete's very unique raw power bass sound gets lost in the mix on subsequent Hogs LPs. Didnt help the band's ongoing career imo. ( the excellent Clive Brooks on drums here )
I love you miss ogny, is a better song ..