United Kingdom
Hard Rock, Heavy Psych, Psychedelic Rock, Progressive Rock, Proto-Punk
If there was ever a band you could hold up against today's sterile, predictable, banal rock music to teach young whippersnappers about the value of chaos, noise and reckless power, the Pink Fairies might be the best choice. Sure, you can also invoke the MC5, Stooges, Hawkwind, Funkadelic, Blue Cheer, and many, many more, But lately, as I'm often struck by just how trite and dead mainstream rock is, I think of these guys. Not a bunch of noise-mongers, the Fairies could play, but weren't chops oriented. They almost always managed to find the perfect balance of anarchy and sructure, unbridled power and amateurish enthusiasm. This concert document, rather similar to others that have been unearthed in recent years, carries with it both great sound, very live but certainly better than bootleg quality, illustrates all of that. The fact that you can ear equal amounts of Sex Pistols and Black Sabbath in the band's loose but heavy, driving playing is also worth noting, revealing that the poles of punk, metal and rock are not nearly as far apart as the rock critic elite would have us believe. Which means that this record, and the Pink Fairies themselves were that example of rock's very own inconvenient truth; sometimes the music is just the music, for it's own sake, outside of politics, fashion, scenes and anyone's personal, critical ax to grind. For that cohesion of beautiful anarchism, we must thank the Fairies for leading us to the water, forcing our heads underwater and forcing us to drink.
Members
Twink (drums, vocals, 1969-71, 1975-76, 1987-88, 1995-97), Mick Farren (lead vocals, 1969), Steve Peregrine Took (guitar, 1969), Sally Meltzer [aka Silver Darling] (keyboards, 1969), Duncan Sanderson (bass, 1970-76, 1981-88, 2014-17), Russell Hunter (drums, 1970-76, 1987-88, 2014-17), Paul Rudolph (guitar, vocals, 1970-72, 1975-76, 1995-97, 2018-present), Mick Wayne (guitar, vocals, 1972-73), Larry Wallis (guitar, vocals, 1973-76, 1981-88), Martin Stone (guitar, 1976), George Butler (drums, 1981-86, 2014-17), Andy Colquhoun (guitar, vocals, 1987-88, 2014-17), Jaki Windmill (percussion, 2014-17), Alan Davey (bass, vocals, 2018-present), Lucas Fox (drums, vocals, 2018-present)
01 - Introduction 0:45
02 - Tomorrow Never Knows 6:39
03 - The Snake 6:37
04 - Uncle Harry's Last Freakout 20:08
05 - Walk Don't Run 13:22
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