R.I.P Mel & Woolly. Great, great band. Saw them on the tour to promote Time Honoured Ghosts in Norwich while I was at Norwich City College. Such a great shame that John and Les felt they could no longer work together a true waste of a talented band and sound.
Amazing band live. One of the great bands of the 70's. Anybody that followed BJH in the early days will testify that every gig was so exciting and always sold out. Great memories.
I never had the pleasure to see my favourite band perform back then . I was thrilled to see John in Edinburgh a few years ago, I will never forget the amazing night ❤❤❤
Yes John , as a stage lighting technician in late 70’s I worked with BJH on a few UK & Europe tours and the free Berlin show in front of the Wall. They were hugely popular on the continent and as you say, selling out shows . Have to credit their then creative lighting designer and operator Ian Buxton .
RIP Mel RIP Wolly...Barclay James Harvest hätte für die jüngere Generation eine Kultband werden können mit ihren tollen Liedern...Leider waren John und Les sie können nicht mehr zusammen arbeiten das war sehr schade es kam ja zur Trennung 1998...die Konzerte von Barclay James Harvest waren auch sehr gut auf 2 Konzerte war ich.. es war wirklich sehr schön...sehr schade Barclay James Harvest ihr habt so tolle Musik gemacht und es war nicht nur hymn
For me BJH are the Beatles of the 70s. As a band, as songwiters. Yet with their own sound, all these wonderful choir parts and the great orchestral harmonies. BJH are way way underrated and it's a shame that they're almost completely unknown in the US.
You have caught it exactly. So many elements coming together to create that unique sound. I would hate to have missed out on all those gems and I feel sorry for those who have.
I am an American who 1st heard them on radio Luxenberg many years ago and fell in love with their music and I have everything they did. I turned my friends on to their music and its sad but I think their music is up there with the greats and its 2 bad they only sold 10 million albums.
@@thomasanders5823 Yes - they never made it to the US and also were kind of ignored in their home country GB - they mainly had big success in Germany and Switzerland (their only number one they had in Switzerland which was "Victims Of Circumstance"). I'm Swiss so that's probably the reason I know them.
@@b-music9329 ... even though I personally (having been a long time aficionado) consider 'Victims of Circumstance' quite an awful song (and I also don't like the whole eponymous album, with the exception of perhaps two or three tracks).
@@b-music9329 British DJ Alan "Fluff" Freeman was a big fan and played them a lot on his fondly-remembered Saturday Show on BBC Radio One in the mid-seventies. That's where I first heard this and it remains my favourite BJH song.
I went to Art School with "Wooly", there were four of us (not connected with BJH) - inseparable as a fun-seeking quad of mischief-makers.. I dated his beautiful sister (miss u Maggie) for a while too! Miss my school days and teenage Years when I hear his music!
La passione dell'amore è chiara per chi non la conosce, non certo per chi l'ha già provata. Che voi non abbiate a capire, provando direttamente, come degli sprovveduti. (The passion of love is clear for those who do not know, not for those who have already proven. That you do not have to understand, trying directly, as the unwary).
Well, when your gigs only lasted 40 minutes, your longevity should be assured.....loved this band so much in the early 70's. Then , it was knocked into a cocked at the old Glasgow Apollo....they were bubbling quite nicely. Then that was that. Off they went. Can't recall if they returned for an encore. Maybe the place wasn't full enough. Little Feat 40 years on, do a 2 1/2 hrs stint. BJH got no more purchases from me
As a stage lighting technician in the late 70’s I worked three tours with the band and to give them their due they delivered a full set of 2 hours every night .
R.I.P Mel & Woolly. Great, great band. Saw them on the tour to promote Time Honoured Ghosts in Norwich while I was at Norwich City College. Such a great shame that John and Les felt they could no longer work together a true waste of a talented band and sound.
John Lees is simply talented and handsome❤...and this smile 00:16
One of my favorite songs of BJH.
I can hear it the hole day if I am sad.
OMG! My favourite band of all time and playing together is rare video.they were and always will be superb!!!!!
Amazing band live. One of the great bands of the 70's. Anybody that followed BJH in the early days will testify that every gig was so exciting and always sold out. Great memories.
I never had the pleasure to see my favourite band perform back then . I was thrilled to see John in Edinburgh a few years ago, I will never forget the amazing night ❤❤❤
Yes John , as a stage lighting technician in late 70’s I worked with BJH on a few UK & Europe tours and the free Berlin show in front of the Wall. They were hugely popular on the continent and as you say, selling out shows . Have to credit their then creative lighting designer and operator Ian Buxton .
RIP Mel RIP Wolly...Barclay James Harvest hätte für die jüngere Generation eine Kultband werden können mit ihren tollen Liedern...Leider waren John und Les sie können nicht mehr zusammen arbeiten das war sehr schade es kam ja zur Trennung 1998...die Konzerte von Barclay James Harvest waren auch sehr gut auf 2 Konzerte war ich.. es war wirklich sehr schön...sehr schade Barclay James Harvest ihr habt so tolle Musik gemacht und es war nicht nur hymn
So good to see them all together, young at the peak of their creativity. Unbelievable underrated musicians!
One of the top ten bands of all time, great song writing skills
Most underrated band of all time
With Hawkwind (in a very different style)!
I have the Live Tapes version, still listening in Sept 2019.
Still listening to Live Tapes in 2021!
Great album. Especially Jonathan.
For me BJH are the Beatles of the 70s.
As a band, as songwiters. Yet with their own sound, all these wonderful choir parts and the great orchestral harmonies. BJH are way way underrated and it's a shame that they're almost completely unknown in the US.
You have caught it exactly. So many elements coming together to create that unique sound. I would hate to have missed out on all those gems and I feel sorry for those who have.
I am an American who 1st heard them on radio Luxenberg many years ago and fell in love with their music and I have everything they did. I turned my friends on to their music and its sad but I think their music is up there with the greats and its 2 bad they only sold 10 million albums.
@@thomasanders5823 Yes - they never made it to the US and also were kind of ignored in their home country GB - they mainly had big success in Germany and Switzerland (their only number one they had in Switzerland which was "Victims Of Circumstance"). I'm Swiss so that's probably the reason I know them.
@@b-music9329 ... even though I personally (having been a long time aficionado) consider 'Victims of Circumstance' quite an awful song (and I also don't like the whole eponymous album, with the exception of perhaps two or three tracks).
@@b-music9329 British DJ Alan "Fluff" Freeman was a big fan and played them a lot on his fondly-remembered Saturday Show on BBC Radio One in the mid-seventies. That's where I first heard this and it remains my favourite BJH song.
I went to Art School with "Wooly", there were four of us (not connected with BJH) - inseparable as a fun-seeking quad of mischief-makers..
I dated his beautiful sister (miss u Maggie) for a while too! Miss my school days and teenage Years when I hear his music!
awesome memories!
Did you know John too?
I am German and didn't understand for a long time what the song was about. It is a milestone. Maybe they play at my funeral???
Blast from the past!! Marvellous bus ride this morning, thank you for posting!
A truly class act! Saw John Lees 50th Anniversary tour a couple of years ago and he still plays guitar like a demon. Much love........
He's the best!
Still very Nice to listen .
Good old Barclay James Harvest.
Thx too,
Mel.
Woody.
Les.
John.
Since the early 70's.👍❤.
Great song
In a curious but inspired combination we saw BJH support Osibisa around 76-77. Melancholy followed by Joy😉
A simple but powerful rock song !
Still listening to them regularly in 2018 !
And now in 2023!
❤ thenks ❤📀🏆🌟👍😎👌🇧🇾
Wow ...
innocence & flared trousers !!
great the song great and the album thanks and cheers from athens greece
thanks for this.....big fan right from 1st album.
Great band, great song..
Félicitations et merci infiniment pour one night qui a bercé ma jeunesse
Very good song !
RIP producer Elliot Mazer.
«MEGA ESPETACULAR,FANTASTICO,FABULOSO».
No one better than Barclay James harvest, John lee as good a guitar player as anyone
Verry verry good
Great.
«BRUTAL!!!!!!!».
brutal?
Ah...... the fab four
La passione dell'amore è chiara per chi non la conosce, non certo per chi l'ha già provata. Che voi non abbiate a capire, provando direttamente, come degli sprovveduti.
(The passion of love is clear for those who do not know, not for those who have already proven. That you do not have to understand, trying directly, as the unwary).
I have to go buy ahhh muscle camisa !!
Beautiful music
🥰 j’aime 👍
Thank you for share this clip. 4 IDIOTS gave a dislike. What´s wrong with them ?????
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Please, who can translate in french.l love this music to much
Si Ça ce n'est pas 1 Chef d'oeuvre
Je suis complement CON
Barclay James Eagles
Das war noch Musik
I hate to admit it but I'm not sure what this song is about, who gets it fully?
How old this?
It's from their 1975 album 'Time Honoured Ghosts' (which in my opinion is probably their best one)
Well, when your gigs only lasted 40 minutes, your longevity should be assured.....loved this band so much in the early 70's. Then , it was knocked into a cocked at the old Glasgow Apollo....they were bubbling quite nicely. Then that was that. Off they went. Can't recall if they returned for an encore. Maybe the place wasn't full enough. Little Feat 40 years on, do a 2 1/2 hrs stint. BJH got no more purchases from me
did you miss the start when i saw them at brum odeon they did over 2 hours
Saw them in the 90ies, they played 2 hours or so.
Saw them six times between 1972 to 2006, they never played less than an hour and a half. How strange.
As a stage lighting technician in the late 70’s I worked three tours with the band and to give them their due they delivered a full set of 2 hours every night .
De texten zijn nog mooier dan de muziek, het mieisje oo
Who is the girl?
No-one knows.