Regular readers will know I'm a huge rock fan. Being a Seventies teenager my hair still wants to be long and my fingers air-guitar without warning!
The Seventies rock scene was prolific and there were thousands of hairy bands allover the world. One of my faves were Free.
Its hard to imagine now just how good Free were back then. Forget the radio musak of All Right Now, Free were so so much more. Four fabulous teenage rock musicians including the best young rock vocalist and best lead guitarist of their generation.
They had the swagger of a much older band because they were great, perhaps the best blues rock band ever. They weren't heavy metal like Budgie or Sabbath but bluesy hard like Humble Pie or Cream. Young and destined they blew their own bravura groove before disbanding in 1973.
With just a handful of superb albums and a sliver of sharp singles, Free were as cool as blues cucumbers with the bravado of a band who knew they were brilliant. 40 years before Oasis, Blur, The Strokes and the Killers, Free were that classic young power quartet eating up the stage with mastery and volume.
If you ever needed proof just how special Free where then take a look at this You Tube footage of them playing Mr. Big at the Isle of Wight Festival, England, 1970. Remember, the average age of the band was just 19 or 20! Enjoy!
Woodsy, unrelated enquiry - what did the initials LP stand for in LP Toys, the manufacturer of the Space Blimp Of Christmas toy? And are there any members of your blog who have one and would be prepared to sell it?
ReplyDeleteHi Kid. LP means Lik Be. Here's the name and address in the 80's https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8opM0rnVZ5I/XG3CV1fZTkI/AAAAAAAAGdU/FZIbtQi2WhsAR7RF3vh63suwfarEjawLACLcBGAs/s1600/LP%2BNovelties%2BHK%2BCatalogue%2B1986.jpg
DeleteI don't know anyone on this blog with the Space Blimp at Christmas sorry. Brian, the guy who runs Alphadrome had one in 2015. You could contact him on Alphadrome maybe? http://alphadrome.net/forums/topic/15011-hong-kong-space-toys/?do=findComment&comment=159654
I tried that when you last showed the link, Woodsy, but got no reply. I've looked again and there's no way to contact them unless you join the site. I did that last time (forget my username and password now), but it seems a wasted effort if he doesn't even respond.
DeleteI can place an 'ad' post on Moonbase if you want Kid, for anyone with an available Blimp to get in touch?
DeleteThat'd be great, Woodsy - much appreciated.
DeleteIt'll appear tonight at 5pm.
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