I have known the band since Tear Gas days (pre-Alex). After one gig in Liverpool, they were staying at the hotel where I was working as a chef. We had a post-gig bash then I stayed over as I was working at 6am. I cooked their breakfast then went over to see if they were ok. I hadnt told them I was working there and they were blown away! They wrote the song for me on the next album. I still havent recovered 32 years on.
You mean. ..its all YOUR fault! First heard in 4th form 1978? Learned the word Panache trying to describe these boys Music largely been downhill since then -- Salut!
It is very clear that this is in fact very much an anti-war song and a bloody brilliant one at that. It hints of the deep state behind the scenes cooking up the "stew" which we eat up without thinking who made it and what is in it. It seems clear that the phrase "give my compliments to the chef" is metaphorical albeit very rightly highly sarcastic acknowledgement of the deceptive and evil puppet masters playing us all off against each other while they profit from the resulting conflicts.
All these comments are years old, so I thought I would leave a note to say Still listening in 2020 Greatest band EVER Zal still rockin with Zal Cleminsons sin dogs
@@dianecheraghi-sohi6305 I just got done watching SAHB on Don Kirshners rock concert when I saw this post. One I hadn't seen before, and I thought I saw them all. Coincidence? Or something else.
Saw them open for Jethro Tull in 1975 and had never even heard of them prior. Zal Cleminson was about the coolest guitar player I’d ever seen up to that time. Went right out and bought the album “Tomorrow Belongs to Me.” I’m about to turn 67 now and still have it on vinyl. Great album.
I rate this as one of the finest, if not THE finest, video performances ever. Everything about SAHB is sensational with the extraordinary time signatures and virtuoso playing, the lyrics, the theatricality of it all and above all the greatest rock frontman of all time. And they're scots - you cannae get better! This is what made me waste most of my life trying to be a rock star!!!!It was worth it - still in awe. Thanks Historyman and what an amazing story of the origin of this song.
Alex Harvey was without doubt the best frontman of all time and I have seen them all. When I saw him in Liverpool in the seventies, the audience clapped for 20 minutes for him to come back!
Alex was a fantastic front man and l saw SAHB support Slade in the early 70s and Noddy Holder was equally as good a front man. I was lucky enough to see them both on the same bill!
Ted Mckenna. Sadly passed away during surgery early last year. I had the pleasure of seeing him perform with Rory Gallagher in 1980 in Wellington, NZ. He was a fine drummer
I grew up with SAHB and met Alex backstage at Reading festival. I said could you write a song about the SNP and then he told me to fuck off...vambo rools ok!!!!
STUNNING, as it was the first time I seen it in the 70's Alex and the band will live on forever thanks to TH-cam. Thank goodness as young folks do not know what they missed. The golden days of Rock!
Saw them LIVE when I was 17. Leicester Dr Montfort... Amazing and still a much more amazing show than a Coldplay audience of 1,000s nowadays .... sadly missed greatly enjoyed thanks to you tubers.....
Richard Baker there is a clip on you tube somewhere of the band performing which features Zal without make-up ! With the greatest respect to a great guitarist . . . . . . He's more frightening without it 😨
Zal Cleminson ..... Sleeve notes on Tomorrow Belongs to Me - 'I am probably the best guitarist in the world' I remember seeing SAHB for the first time at the Liverpool Empire back in 1973. Zal did his 'solo' in Vambo and that is the moment when I decided I was going to play guitar.
Yep, I saw them on TV back in the early 70's and Vambo did it for me too. He's is an incredible guitarist and vastly underrated. Also, bands like Kiss, ACDC stole their acts from these guys.
*@John Reynolds* Wonder what copy of "Tomorrow Belongs To Me" you've got , because I never saw such a silly statement on any copy of "Tomorrow Belongs To Me" ........◾🖐
Simply amazing lyrics, serious and funny at the same time, and all those contrasting time signatures and very unpredictable changes everywhere...wow!!!!!!!!!
In 1974 I had the pleasure of following the SAHB US tour in which my high school buddy Mark played bag pipes. I miss Alex's mad genius, remember he got his start sharing a flat with Bolan and Bowie. His creativity for juxtapose is unmatched in his era. Still in my top ten.
Love this band, only got into them five years ago. Have gone down the rabbit hole since then listening to everything they made. Cant believe this band weren't international given their quality and originality. Interesting coincidence, that OGWT performance went out the very day i was born: 30th May 1975.
Musically cut from the same wonderfully melodic but kick-ass cloth as UFO's best songs, but with a streak of Tom Waits artistic craziness. Absolute genius. Never matched.
wish i could see yesterday the way i can see tomorrow. take a look in a history book and when you do it's up to you to mix the stew and give my compliments to the chef ~any old time! (front stage/center WV 1976 opened for JTull ~blew them out the water =O).
Words cant describe the impact this band hand on my own musical upbringing ... The SAHB were musical pioneers , every song and the characters within were larger than life ... I still mourn his passing but the music brings me back to that special place where still , 'Vambo Rules' in 'Hot City '!!!
Ohhh boy thats some great guitar riffing by Zal Cleminson. Give My Compliments to Zal Give My Compliments to Zal Give My Compliments to Zal . any old time
Such a talented group of musicians, absolutely fantastic. I bought the live album as a teenager way back in the 70's and I still listen to them to this day. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were different class.
When I saw them/him it was when he was “building things”, he was building things in the front of the stage and by the end was standing on top of a pyramid performing while the band was on stage being their great combo of musicians; and it was a striking, brilliant and perfect prologue to John Cale when he was “Ready for War” and Deerfrance was with him; this was also during one of his PPE face mask orderly period of stage dress. Man, that was a night of musical hero worship. I hope I have the lineup correct as there was a stream of touring bands at their peak when Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom was nonstop excellence in time and place.
Never rated this band until I heard Midnight Moses a few months ago.Now I,m going through their back catalogue and there are so many gems in there.Sensational indeed.
OH!...this is the ultimate alex harvey song, i will never forget when i saw them live" in 1975 with jethro tull, i was so impressed with the alex harvey show, i just coulden"t really enjoy tull that much, i was just so buzzed with alex harvey and wanted more. a big thank you to HISTORYMAN1 for bringing them back!
The best band I seen at the "Old" Cleveland Ohio Agora Ballroom...and I seen a lot of bands there!! This has got to be one of the "Great" bands that never recieved it's just rewards!! Shame...God Bless you Alex...I for one Loved You and your "Sensational Band"!!!!
This song does it for me every time......Alex--just so you know......we lovde you then and we love you now.....God bless you and that awesome band you fronted........thankyou so much xxx
Thanks so much for posting this. I've been looking all around recently to find their music. Absolutely Love the Alex Harvey Band. I grew up on their music in the 1970's. Such Great Music and memories.
I have known the band since Tear Gas days (pre-Alex). After one gig in Liverpool, they were staying at the hotel where I was working as a chef. We had a post-gig bash then I stayed over as I was working at 6am. I cooked their breakfast then went over to see if they were ok. I hadnt told them I was working there and they were blown away! They wrote the song for me on the next album. I still havent recovered 32 years on.
That's a great story... cool!
You mean. ..its all YOUR fault! First heard in 4th form 1978? Learned the word Panache trying to describe these boys Music largely been downhill since then -- Salut!
Brilliant stuff
It is very clear that this is in fact very much an anti-war song and a bloody brilliant one at that. It hints of the deep state behind the scenes cooking up the "stew" which we eat up without thinking who made it and what is in it. It seems clear that the phrase "give my compliments to the chef" is metaphorical albeit very rightly highly sarcastic acknowledgement of the deceptive and evil puppet masters playing us all off against each other while they profit from the resulting conflicts.
Yeah a really great story!
All these comments are years old, so I thought I would leave a note to say
Still listening in 2020
Greatest band EVER
Zal still rockin with Zal Cleminsons sin dogs
They may well be. I posted the video, I'm still here, and still listening to Zal and Sin Dogs. Plus whatever Chris gets up to. ;-) THE CHEF
Jus5 watching now 08/03 /21 best band ever !!! 👍👍👍🏴🏴🏴
Saw them live in 73 still listening in 2021
@@dianecheraghi-sohi6305 I just got done watching SAHB on Don Kirshners rock concert when I saw this post. One I hadn't seen before, and I thought I saw them all.
Coincidence? Or something else.
Still listening
I watched this on OGWT in 1973, I was 12. It mesmerised me, loved them ever since.
Five excellent musicians at the top of their game - superb.
Well said. So tight so perfect. Loved the McKennas. I never tire of listening
They should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
Yess they were a Super Group like led zeppelin..!
They are in the true RNR Hall of fame. Our hearts. Cheers.
Robert Smith brought me here
Absolutely
If there is no SUCH group in the Hall of Fame, then there is no Hall of Fame.
This performance makes me ache with nostalgia for the 70's. It is beyond wonderful ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This is my favorite SAHB tune, I just wish the camera would show more of the band in action
Saw them open for Jethro Tull in 1975 and had never even heard of them prior. Zal Cleminson was about the coolest guitar player I’d ever seen up to that time. Went right out and bought the album “Tomorrow Belongs to Me.” I’m about to turn 67 now and still have it on vinyl. Great album.
I got nothing but love for this band. Incredible, talented, amazing, originality, entertaining music and a show. RIP Alex.
The greatest showman. R.I.P.
Always makes hairs on back of neck tingle this one!
This and "faith healer","delilah","tomorrow belongs to me", "vambo", "(the giant) stoneater", "framed"...
Possibly the only great band in the world you could never second guess, EVERY song was totally different and played to the max. LEGENDS.
OUTSTANDING! ....I remember seeing this on the telly as a kid, didn't get it then but my goodness it's now my favourite all time rock song.
I rate this as one of the finest, if not THE finest, video performances ever. Everything about SAHB is sensational with the extraordinary time signatures and virtuoso playing, the lyrics, the theatricality of it all and above all the greatest rock frontman of all time. And they're scots - you cannae get better! This is what made me waste most of my life trying to be a rock star!!!!It was worth it - still in awe. Thanks Historyman and what an amazing story of the origin of this song.
Awesome! What a great song. The music industry could sorely use a genius like this today-Alex you are missed terribly!
Goosebumps! Why oh why was Alex not filmed more? He was sensational.
Alex Harvey was without doubt the best frontman of all time and I have seen them all.
When I saw him in Liverpool in the seventies, the audience clapped for 20 minutes for him to come back!
Alex was a fantastic front man and l saw SAHB support Slade in the early 70s and Noddy Holder was equally as good a front man. I was lucky enough to see them both on the same bill!
you mean for THEM to come back. Without them………..
amazing drummer-
He really is that good
Ted Mckenna. Sadly passed away during surgery early last year. I had the pleasure of seeing him perform with Rory Gallagher in 1980 in Wellington, NZ. He was a fine drummer
Yep RIP Ted. Top notch musician
The greatest front man of all time.
God this band were tighter than a ducks ringpiece!
or a nat's chuff
Scots brilliance just beautiful.!!
Alex Harvey was incredibly underrated as an artist! This was my favorite song from SAHB!
The consummate showman.... Steeped in vaudeville. Clever clever man.
Have always loved that heavy part that starts at 3:33. So kick ass.
40 years on and still listening to the best band I ever went to see ,Newcastle City Hall in 76
agreed. I saw them in Bristol in 76 and 40 years later, I'm still listening. Vambo Rool!
agreed. I saw them in Bristol in 76 and 40 years later, I'm still listening. Vambo Rool!
Agreed. I saw them in Bristol in 76 and 40 years later, I'm still listening. Vambo Rool!
I also had the pleasure of seeing them at Newcastle..Fabulous Band..
New Vic Christmas 75. 19 then, 64 now and still listening.
The SAHB make me proud to be Scottish. Truly the greatest rock band ever. Thanks Historyman for this piece of legendary footage
I grew up with SAHB and met Alex backstage at Reading festival. I said could you write a song about the SNP and then he told me to fuck off...vambo rools ok!!!!
One of Scotlands finest exports
They are truly sensational.
One word ....Sensational !!!!
Brilliant...nuff said !
Chef! Please accept my compliments.
Was great reading the Book of Vambo at The Bilston Tea Party.
Cheers Fur Noo
So Incredible in Every Way
STUNNING, as it was the first time I seen it in the 70's
Alex and the band will live on forever thanks to TH-cam. Thank goodness as young folks do not know what they missed. The golden days of Rock!
Appreciate the guy a lot
perfect timing and delivery
What a great band! Zal was a monster!!
“I only wish I could see yesterday, the same way I can see tomorrow”...man, some fine lyrical content along with mesmerizing music!
Saw them LIVE when I was 17. Leicester Dr Montfort... Amazing and still a much more amazing show than a Coldplay audience of 1,000s nowadays .... sadly missed greatly enjoyed thanks to you tubers.....
Of All the many fantastic British bands these are the best.
That guitarist has an AWESOME stage getup. And he's a great guitarist too! :D
This song is indefinable it just has everything 'Give my compliments to the chef' that line has such a powerful delivery wow just wow!
What line ?
The most underestimated band in the world
LOVE THEM SO MUCH
Nothing more to be said than they are the greatest band ever.
Loved this band - always remember Alex introducing Zal as "a young accordionist from Huddersfield"
Still listening to S.A.H.B in 2024 never forgotten
The Boss Front man. saw these guys loads of times in Scotland and Baton Rouge in Louisiana. Always gig and a show. Top artists...
genius, heavy rock poetry, zal scared me as a kid,
Richard Baker there is a clip on you tube somewhere of the band performing which features Zal without make-up ! With the greatest respect to a great guitarist . . . . . . He's more frightening without it 😨
@@deankeith830 th-cam.com/video/urZjQZUe4bA/w-d-xo.html
He is still a little scary, even at 70 😨
Yep, Zal hides in Stephen King's closet.
Bad boys don't get no toys. Any old time.
In a world of “Guitar Gods” he’s a “ Guitar Devil”!
i`m giving my compliments to the sensational alex harvey band.
they were awsome,,lucky to see them live 3 times,,best gigs i have ever seen
A brilliant band ahead of their time and displayed a different approach to theatre rock. This band is in my top five rock bands of all time ...
Still listening in 2021v😷🎸❤
what a performance from mr Harvey
Zal Cleminson ..... Sleeve notes on Tomorrow Belongs to Me - 'I am probably the best guitarist in the world' I remember seeing SAHB for the first time at the Liverpool Empire back in 1973. Zal did his 'solo' in Vambo and that is the moment when I decided I was going to play guitar.
Yep, I saw them on TV back in the early 70's and Vambo did it for me too. He's is an incredible guitarist and vastly underrated. Also, bands like Kiss, ACDC stole their acts from these guys.
I know Zal & have seen his playing up close he is probably the greatest
"Imma haftae commandeer this here guitar on accoont a havin' some important Clown buznuss tae attend to"
*@John Reynolds* Wonder what copy of "Tomorrow Belongs To Me" you've got , because I never saw such a silly statement on any copy of "Tomorrow Belongs To Me" ........◾🖐
SAHB , Glasgow’s finest 👍👍👍🏴🏴🏴
SAHB at the top of their game in 1975. Seen this clip many times but it still delivers. Best band seen live ever
So Glad I Got To See SAHB Back In 1977.
Bob Harris had the best job in the world...! You will never get more fantastic than this.
legacyofpop July 2019: Bob Harris hope you get well soon.
This is one of my favorite cuts by the SAHB. Hugh's keyboard work was off the hook on this. Rest in power Alex, Hugh, and Ted.
They were under rated in their own time. I had the pleasure of seeing them live twice and they were brilliant. Luckily the music lives on.
Masterpiece 😎
The great showman. Sadly missed but always remembered.
An amazing band saw Alex and his new then band at Londons Palladium 1977 unforgettable!
First band I ever got into in the early 70's. Still relevant to this day, Band were brilliant but he was the greatest front man ever.
Simply amazing lyrics, serious and funny at the same time, and all those contrasting time signatures and very unpredictable changes everywhere...wow!!!!!!!!!
In 1974 I had the pleasure of following the SAHB US tour in which my high school buddy Mark played bag pipes. I miss Alex's mad genius, remember he got his start sharing a flat with Bolan and Bowie. His creativity for juxtapose is unmatched in his era. Still in my top ten.
WHAT IS JUXAPOSE 😨😨😨😨😨😂😂😂😂😂FFKSAKE lol g
Still listening to this band in 2021. CD's stacked in the car, memories of brilliant concerts, peerless,
Unbelievably Magnificent!
Love this band, only got into them five years ago. Have gone down the rabbit hole since then listening to everything they made. Cant believe this band weren't international given their quality and originality. Interesting coincidence, that OGWT performance went out the very day i was born: 30th May 1975.
Musically cut from the same wonderfully melodic but kick-ass cloth as UFO's best songs, but with a streak of Tom Waits artistic craziness. Absolute genius. Never matched.
A masterpiece .
Great song, Great band Great sound and lighting for it's day or any old time!!!
Their finest song, superb band.
wish i could see yesterday the way i can see tomorrow. take a look in a history book and when you do it's up to you to mix the stew and give my compliments to the chef ~any old time! (front stage/center WV 1976 opened for JTull ~blew them out the water =O).
The Great act !!! One of most powerful Rock songs ever !!!
Love you Mr. Harvey you crazy delightful bastard!
Loved them in the 70's when I was a teenager, still love them now
Words cant describe the impact this band hand on my own musical upbringing ... The SAHB were musical pioneers , every song and the characters within were larger than life ... I still mourn his passing but the music brings me back to that special place where still , 'Vambo Rules' in 'Hot City '!!!
Loved this band ...saw them three times ...fantastic !!!!
I just started discovering Alex harvey around a year ago. He is not very well known in the States, but I love the guy. He just liked to rock!
+grifftrain I've been jammin' on SAHB for 40 years, believe me people here know of Alex
He did and did well ...
Ohhh boy thats some great guitar riffing by Zal Cleminson.
Give My Compliments to Zal
Give My Compliments to Zal
Give My Compliments to Zal
. any old time
Goosebumps
Fucking amazing. Love this band. Always will. Thanks for the post.
This just rocks love it
Such a talented group of musicians, absolutely fantastic. I bought the live album as a teenager way back in the 70's and I still listen to them to this day.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were different class.
When I saw them/him it was when he was “building things”, he was building things in the front of the stage and by the end was standing on top of a pyramid performing while the band was on stage being their great combo of musicians; and it was a striking, brilliant and perfect prologue to John Cale when he was “Ready for War” and Deerfrance was with him; this was also during one of his PPE face mask orderly period of stage dress. Man, that was a night of musical hero worship. I hope I have the lineup correct as there was a stream of touring bands at their peak when Alex Cooley’s Electric Ballroom was nonstop excellence in time and place.
Really any thing else 🙂
so good..
I remember them doing this on Don Kirshner's Rock Concert! Thank's for uploading this-Alex will always rool.
Best version I have seen of this tune for sure!
You literally can't take your eyes off Alex Harvey when he's on stage.
True charismatic magnetism
Malvern Winter Gardens, maybe 1973/74.Mesmerising performance still resonates with me all those years later.
Never rated this band until I heard Midnight Moses a few months ago.Now I,m going through their back catalogue and there are so many gems in there.Sensational indeed.
Until the end I wasn’t 100 % sure if it was live, some OGWT were mimed, but that was live, brilliant,......sensational even
1:49 - Ted McKenna getting his money's worth out of that fill. 😎
Yea he commented about it as being something from Cobham , and he wasn't sure if he'd get to the end of it. Brilliant may he RIP
Dude was a human metronome!!
Just discovering them. Great, intense performance
So pleased this survives. There really is something epic about this,and so original.What a great band.
OH!...this is the ultimate alex harvey song, i will never forget when i saw them live" in 1975 with jethro tull, i was so impressed with the alex harvey show, i just coulden"t really enjoy tull that much, i was just so buzzed with alex harvey and wanted more.
a big thank you to HISTORYMAN1 for bringing them back!
thanks for posting, happy days!
The best band I seen at the "Old" Cleveland Ohio Agora Ballroom...and I seen a lot of bands there!! This has got to be one of the "Great" bands that never recieved it's just rewards!! Shame...God Bless you Alex...I for one Loved You and your "Sensational Band"!!!!
Very cool stuff. Alex was such a great performer.
'Old Grey Whistle Test' 1973, this was one of their greatest live performances
This song does it for me every time......Alex--just so you know......we lovde you then and we love you now.....God bless you and that awesome band you fronted........thankyou so much xxx
Alex was the Man !!! Great vid Bro !!!!
First time hearing this song like it alot great guitar work
Thanks so much for posting this. I've been looking all around recently to find their music. Absolutely Love the Alex Harvey Band. I grew up on their music in the 1970's. Such Great Music and memories.