WISHBONE ASH
''ROAD WORKS, DISC FOUR''
NOVEMBER 27 2015
268:08
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DISC ONE (60:28)
RECORDED AT THE GRAND IN CLITHEROE, OCTOBER 13 2010
1 You See Red 06:04
2 The Power 06:12
3 Driving A Wedge 04:36
4 In Crisis 06:34
5 Rock 'n' Roll Widow 05:43
6 Cant Go It Alone 05:52
7 F.U.B.B. 09:50
8 Lady Jay 05:21
9 Lullaby 03:09
10 Jailbait 07:03
*****
Andy Powell/Guitar, Lead Vocals
Muddy Manninen/Guitar, Vocals
Bob Skeat/Bass Guitar, Vocals
Joe Crabtree/Drums
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DISC TWO (73:59)
RECORDED AT THE FABRIK, HAMBURG, FEBRUARY 21 2011
1 Dreams Outta Dust 04:20
2 Front Page News 06:55
3 In Crisis 06:49
4 The King Will Come 08:11
5 Northern Lights 03:50
6 Disappearing 05:20
7 Reason To Believe 04:01
8 Engine Overheat 10:42
9 Throw Down The Sword 05:53
10 Phoenix 17:54
*****
Andy Powell/Guitar, Lead Vocals
Muddy Manninen/Guitar, Vocals
Bob Skeat/Bass Guitar, Vocals
Joe Crabtree/Drums
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DISC THREE (60:52)
RECORDED AT VARIOUS SHOWS ON THE GERMAN TOUR, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2012
1 Sometime World 06:44
2 Keeper Of The Light 04:04
3 Faith Hope And Love 08:53
4 Leaf & Stream 04:17
5 Warrior 05:30
6 The Pilgrim 09:06
7 Healing Ground 04:40
8 Phoenix 17:36
*****
Andy Powell/Guitar, Lead Vocals
Muddy Manninen/Guitar, Vocals
Bob Skeat/Bass Guitar, Vocals
Joe Crabtree/Drums
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DISC FOUR (72:49)
RECORDED AT ASHCON ON NOVEMBER 1 2014, WHERE WISHBONE ASH PERFORMED THE COMPLETE ALBUM ''LIVE DATES''
1 The King Will Come 07:18
2 Warrior 05:38
3 Throw Down The Sword 05:52
4 Rock N Roll Widow 06:02
5 Ballad Of The Beacon 04:34
6 Baby What You Want Me To Do 07:08
7 The Pilgrim 08:23
8 Blowin' Free 05:20
9 Jail Bait 06:23
10 Lady Whiskey 06:26
11 Phoenix 09:39
*****
Andy Powell/Guitar, Lead Vocals
Muddy Manninen/Guitar, Vocals
Bob Skeat/Bass Guitar, Vocals
Joe Crabtree/Drums
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Bruce Eder
During the early- and mid-'70s, Wishbone Ash were among England's most popular hard rock acts. The group's roots dated to the summer of 1966, when drummer Steve Upton formed a band called Empty Vessels with bassist/vocalist Martin Turner and guitarist Glen Turner. Empty Vessels soon changed their name to Tanglewood and moved to London; during a gig at the Country Club in Hampstead, they were seen by would-be rock manager Miles Copeland, who was impressed with the jazz and progressive rock influences within the band and offered to be their manager.
Glen Turner left the band at that point, and an advertisement for a guitarist resulted in the addition of both David Alan "Ted" Turner and Andy Powell, who provided the basis for the sound of the new lineup with intertwining riffs and phrases drawn from both soul and blues, coupled with Martin Turner's melodic bass sound and Upton's jazz-influenced drumming. A new name was called for, and after several suggestions by Copeland that proved unacceptable, "Wishbone Ash" was chosen from two lists of words. The group rehearsed for weeks at Copeland's home, working out an entirely new repertoire, and played their first gig opening for the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation. It wasn't too long before they were opening for Deep Purple, where a sound check jam between Powell and Ritchie Blackmore led to a recording contract with the American Decca label.
Pilgrimage
Their self-titled first album appeared in 1970; Pilgrimage and Argus followed over the next two years, and each showed a major advance in the band's sound. The release of 1973's Wishbone Four reflected a greater maturity to the group, and was their first fully developed album, with songwriting that didn't hide behind a progressive pose but luxuriated in the members' folk music inclinations, without compromising the harder edge of their music. The album also saw the departure of Ted Turner, who was replaced by Laurie Wisefield.
Locked In
Locked In and New England followed; Martin Turner departed after 1979's Just Testing, to be replaced by ex-King Crimson bassist/singer John Wetton. Wishbone Ash soldiered on through the 1980s, and in 1986 even got back with Copeland, by now a major player in the recording industry by virtue of his management of the Police and his founding of I.R.S. Records. Wishbone Ash's history came full circle with the reunion of Powell, Upton, Ted Turner, and Martin Turner, and the recording of three albums for I.R.S.. They remained a working band into the 1990s, led by Andy Powell and Ted Turner and touring and recording regularly.
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''ROAD WORKS, DISC FOUR''
NOVEMBER 27 2015
268:08
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DISC ONE (60:28)
RECORDED AT THE GRAND IN CLITHEROE, OCTOBER 13 2010
1 You See Red 06:04
2 The Power 06:12
3 Driving A Wedge 04:36
4 In Crisis 06:34
5 Rock 'n' Roll Widow 05:43
6 Cant Go It Alone 05:52
7 F.U.B.B. 09:50
8 Lady Jay 05:21
9 Lullaby 03:09
10 Jailbait 07:03
*****
Andy Powell/Guitar, Lead Vocals
Muddy Manninen/Guitar, Vocals
Bob Skeat/Bass Guitar, Vocals
Joe Crabtree/Drums
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DISC TWO (73:59)
RECORDED AT THE FABRIK, HAMBURG, FEBRUARY 21 2011
1 Dreams Outta Dust 04:20
2 Front Page News 06:55
3 In Crisis 06:49
4 The King Will Come 08:11
5 Northern Lights 03:50
6 Disappearing 05:20
7 Reason To Believe 04:01
8 Engine Overheat 10:42
9 Throw Down The Sword 05:53
10 Phoenix 17:54
*****
Andy Powell/Guitar, Lead Vocals
Muddy Manninen/Guitar, Vocals
Bob Skeat/Bass Guitar, Vocals
Joe Crabtree/Drums
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DISC THREE (60:52)
RECORDED AT VARIOUS SHOWS ON THE GERMAN TOUR, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2012
1 Sometime World 06:44
2 Keeper Of The Light 04:04
3 Faith Hope And Love 08:53
4 Leaf & Stream 04:17
5 Warrior 05:30
6 The Pilgrim 09:06
7 Healing Ground 04:40
8 Phoenix 17:36
*****
Andy Powell/Guitar, Lead Vocals
Muddy Manninen/Guitar, Vocals
Bob Skeat/Bass Guitar, Vocals
Joe Crabtree/Drums
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DISC FOUR (72:49)
RECORDED AT ASHCON ON NOVEMBER 1 2014, WHERE WISHBONE ASH PERFORMED THE COMPLETE ALBUM ''LIVE DATES''
1 The King Will Come 07:18
2 Warrior 05:38
3 Throw Down The Sword 05:52
4 Rock N Roll Widow 06:02
5 Ballad Of The Beacon 04:34
6 Baby What You Want Me To Do 07:08
7 The Pilgrim 08:23
8 Blowin' Free 05:20
9 Jail Bait 06:23
10 Lady Whiskey 06:26
11 Phoenix 09:39
*****
Andy Powell/Guitar, Lead Vocals
Muddy Manninen/Guitar, Vocals
Bob Skeat/Bass Guitar, Vocals
Joe Crabtree/Drums
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Bruce Eder
During the early- and mid-'70s, Wishbone Ash were among England's most popular hard rock acts. The group's roots dated to the summer of 1966, when drummer Steve Upton formed a band called Empty Vessels with bassist/vocalist Martin Turner and guitarist Glen Turner. Empty Vessels soon changed their name to Tanglewood and moved to London; during a gig at the Country Club in Hampstead, they were seen by would-be rock manager Miles Copeland, who was impressed with the jazz and progressive rock influences within the band and offered to be their manager.
Glen Turner left the band at that point, and an advertisement for a guitarist resulted in the addition of both David Alan "Ted" Turner and Andy Powell, who provided the basis for the sound of the new lineup with intertwining riffs and phrases drawn from both soul and blues, coupled with Martin Turner's melodic bass sound and Upton's jazz-influenced drumming. A new name was called for, and after several suggestions by Copeland that proved unacceptable, "Wishbone Ash" was chosen from two lists of words. The group rehearsed for weeks at Copeland's home, working out an entirely new repertoire, and played their first gig opening for the Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation. It wasn't too long before they were opening for Deep Purple, where a sound check jam between Powell and Ritchie Blackmore led to a recording contract with the American Decca label.
Pilgrimage
Their self-titled first album appeared in 1970; Pilgrimage and Argus followed over the next two years, and each showed a major advance in the band's sound. The release of 1973's Wishbone Four reflected a greater maturity to the group, and was their first fully developed album, with songwriting that didn't hide behind a progressive pose but luxuriated in the members' folk music inclinations, without compromising the harder edge of their music. The album also saw the departure of Ted Turner, who was replaced by Laurie Wisefield.
Locked In
Locked In and New England followed; Martin Turner departed after 1979's Just Testing, to be replaced by ex-King Crimson bassist/singer John Wetton. Wishbone Ash soldiered on through the 1980s, and in 1986 even got back with Copeland, by now a major player in the recording industry by virtue of his management of the Police and his founding of I.R.S. Records. Wishbone Ash's history came full circle with the reunion of Powell, Upton, Ted Turner, and Martin Turner, and the recording of three albums for I.R.S.. They remained a working band into the 1990s, led by Andy Powell and Ted Turner and touring and recording regularly.
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