Sinds hun oprichting in 1969 behoort Wishbone Ash tot de iconen van de Britse rock. De band stond aan de wieg van het gebruik van twin lead guitars en ontwikkelde een unieke sound waarin melodieuze rock wordt verweven met elementen uit folk, jazz en blues. Met het legendarische album Argus (1972) vestigden ze hun naam definitief, en hun invloed is terug te horen bij bands als Thin Lizzy, Iron Maiden en Opeth.
Na meer dan vijf decennia blijft Wishbone Ash wereldwijd touren, met oprichter Andy Powell nog steeds als drijvende kracht. Samen met gitarist Mark Abrahams, bassist Bob Skeat en drummer Mike Truscott brengt de band een energieke liveshow waarin klassiekers en nieuw werk moeiteloos samenkomen. Tijdens The Time Was Tour laten ze horen waarom hun muziek nog altijd zo relevant en meeslepend is.
Bezetting:
Andy Powell – gitaar, zang
Mark Abrahams – gitaar
Bob Skeat – bas
Mike Truscott – drums
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Although they achieved much of their success with huge hits back in the early 70s, their performances of their blues, rock, and progressive rock crossover today is still incredible. They’ve changed their line-up considerably over the years, and in my opinion, this has kept their sound fresh and exciting, and prevented their music from getting same-y and stale. Their use of the harmony twin lead guitars in their sets is something that the band are incredibly famous for, and they’ve maintained this set up throughout their years of performance.
They opened the show with the title track from their album Bona Fide, before revisiting much of their older material, before reaching Blue Horizon, their new 2014 album. It was great to see a performance with all of the original members back in position after so many years of alternative members, and they totally rocked it. It was the first time that Blue Horizon had been played in its entirety to a live audience, and it was absolutely incredible to be in that audience. The venue was full of long time fans, and everyone was singing along word for word to every single track. They band were great at getting the audience dancing and involved, and it was a great show.