Format Details: Cd & Dvd
Description
The brilliant concert of ROGER McGUINN'S THUNDERBYRD. With his twelve-string Rickenbacker-guitar - the guitar-bund notched by many Dylan-plays in D (as director Christian Wagner remarked) - he brought the "Jingle, Jangle" - sound of the Byrds back on the stage of the Grugahalle in Essen (Germany). With ROGER McGUINN, a music legend, entered the Rockpalast stage. Reminiscences of the Byrds (which he had co-founded) were living up, reminiscences of the three voices harmonies of this band, which were considered as "the American answer to the Beatles".
Not surprisingly "Eight Miles High" was the last song of that special night. This song, which - depending on the point of view - describes either a flight of the Byrds across the Atlantic to England or drug experiences (David Crosby later conceded that this was meant either), also reflected our mood." - Peter Rüchel (Rock Palace)
The legendary first Rockpalast night from the Grugahalle in Essen on 23 July 1977 made rock history. Before Roger McGuinn entered the stage with his Thunderbyrds as the top act of the night, Rory Gallagher and Little Feat had already rocked the Grugahalle. The Thunderbyrds had their first and only album (simply titled "Thunderbyrd") released. The line-up of the band next to McGuinn was excellent: Rick Vito (lead-guitar, back- and lead vocals) came from John Mayall and was exactly one decade later a member of Fleetwood Mac for four years, Charlie Harrison (bass and background-vocals) was previously a member of the progressive rockers of Judas Jump and Tundra and later joined the West Coast legend Poco and Greg Thomas was playing drums for Loudon Wainwright III, Seals & Crofts and Leon Russell prior to the Thunderbyrds. A well-coordinated band, stimulating their boss Roger McGuinn ("Pick it up McGuinn!!!!") to some top performances. That was really a very magical moment in the history of the Rockpalast series which has lost nothing of its power, intensity and passion even after nearly 42 years.
Tracklisting
REO Speedwagon
Eela Craig
Stray Cats
Roy Buchanan
Peter Hammill
Fuhrs & Frohling
The Keef Hartley Band
Klaus Schulze
Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd
