‘Sweet Peace And Time’ is again five and a half minutes long, but is more melodic and takes on a Deep Purple feel, with Ridley’s vocals and the guitars of Clempson and Marriott again on display. The opener ‘Thunderbox’ is presented in a considerably shorter, seven minute, version, although the energy of the tune remains the same. The set list is much the same as the German gig, but there are differences worth mentioning. The driving beat of Ridley and Shirley is joined by the dual guitar attack of Marriott and Simpson while the group’s vocal harmony abilities are ever present, the crowd showing its appreciation in both cases as the disc and show come to an end, reminding all that this was a finely tuned blues rock band at the top of their game, with Marriott and Clempson’s guitars making that point unavoidable.ĭisc two is from an 11 March 1974 concert in Boston, MA. The show closes with two Humble Pie live staples, the Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capehart classic ‘C’mon Everybody’ and the familiar Ashford/Simpson ‘I Don’t Need No Doctor’ both stretched out to over eleven minutes with the instrumental abilities of the band and Marriott’s bluesy vocals reminding everyone this is a Humble Pie gig. Once again Greg Ridley’s melodic lead vocals are on display as Marriott and Clempson’s guitars give the bluesy number its heavy groove, reminiscent of Spooky Tooth.
‘Let Me Be Your Lovemaker’ is the set’s shortest tracks at five and a half minutes. Roaring guitars are much more prevalent with Clempson’s lead line deceptively heavy and his solo rather restrained, Marriott’s harmonica taking center stage mid-tune giving way to call and response vocals with the audience before Clempson’s lead guitar drives the song home. The eleven minute version of ‘Thirty Days In The Whole’ opens with a Shirley drum solo, Clempson and Marriott entering guitars aflame before Marriott’s familiar vocals join in. ‘The Fixer’ has Marriott’s bluesy vocals to the fore, with the twin guitar attack of he and Clempson forcing the tempo, the band again showing it could rock with the best before mellowing out mid-tune, momentarily, just to keep the listener on their feet. ‘Sweet Peace And Time’ opens with Clempson’s slide guitar, but it is Ridley’s vocals that shine on this relatively short, under six minute, number, while Clempson’s lead guitar teams with Marriott’s to give the tune some real punch, with six strings’ swirling all about. Clempson’s lead line and solos take the song away mid tune drive this rocker throughout. The first disc, taken from a 27 September 1974 Eppelheim, Germany concert includes seven tracks, running sixty minutes, the band stretching out on nearly every song and spotlighting the group’s instrumental abilities, opening with a nearly ten minute take on ‘Thunderbox’ with Clempson’s guitar and Marriott’s guttural bluesy vocals to the fore, while Ridley and Shirley give the tune its heavy, driving beat. More than any other releases these gigs make it apparent that the former Art then Spooky Tooth bassist/vocalist could easily have fronted a band on his own, had Ridley been so inclined. In addition, both gigs showcase Greg Ridley’s bass and vocal efforts on two tunes, ‘Sweet Peace And Time’ and ‘Let Me Be Your Lovemaker’ making it obvious to the listener that Humble Pie was not just a vehicle for the group’s guitarist/vocalist Steve Marriott and his fellow front man, originally Peter Frampton, then later Clem Clempson.
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However, the shows are centered around 1972’s ‘Smokin’’ more than any other tour the band undertook, with four tracks, a full half of the tune’s from the German concert, and three played at the Boston, MA show. The earlier gigs feature Clem Clempson on guitar and include extended versions of classics such as ‘30 Days In The Hole’ while the latter concerts include Bob Tench on guitar and vocals replacing Clempson and Anthony Jones on bass and vocals with original member Greg Ridley having departed the band, and the music industry, in 1975, returning only briefly for a 2002 album and a few performances to back the ‘Back On Track’ release.ĭiscs one and two were recorded while the band was touring supporting its ‘Thunderbox’ LP and both include spirited takes on that album’s title track.
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Humble Pie – ‘Tourin’: The Official Bootleg Box Set Volume 4’ Drummer Jerry Shirley continues the series of live releases by Humble Pie with this four disc release including two shows from 1974, one in Germany, the other in the United States, and two later shows from 19, both recorded in the US.
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