Historic full concert filmed on 19 April 1980 at the Grugahalle in Essen, as part of the famous German TV show Rockpalast. The Blues Band, formed a year earlier by former members of Manfred Mann’s and McGuinness Flint, here gathers its original lineup: Paul Jones on vocals and harmonica, Dave Kelly on slide, Tom McGuinness on guitar, Gary Fletcher on bass and Hughie Flint on drums. This live concert conveys all the raw energy of early-1980s British electric blues: standards (Death Letter, Hoochie Coochie Man), rock reworkings (Dylan’s Maggie’s Farm) and original songs follow one another with contagious conviction. Captured with the sound and picture quality that made Rockpalast’s reputation, this document shows a band at its peak, driven by Paul Jones’s gravelly voice and incisive harmonica. An essential live performance for lovers of authentic blues rock. More than four decades after it was recorded, this Rockpalast set remains a benchmark of the British blues revival, brimming with humor, groove and genuine love for the American masters.
Setlist
- Come On In
- I Can't Hold Out
- Death Letter
- Going Home
- I Can't Hold On Much Longer
- Flatfoot Sam
- Someday Baby Blues
- Boom, Boom Out Goes the Lights
- Nadine (Is It You?)
- Maggie's Farm
- I Don't Know
- Treat Her Right
- I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
- Flip Flop and Fly
Personnel & credits
- Paul Jones — vocals, harmonica
- Dave Kelly — slide guitar, vocals
- Tom McGuinness — guitar
- Gary Fletcher — bass
- Hughie Flint — drums
