![]() ![]() While Tull sailed a new course away from the blues under Captain Anderson, Mick formed his own band, dubbed Blodwyn Pig by a stoned hippy friend just back from the Buddhist trail. However, having two such strong personalities as a twin focus was always going to be a recipe for musical incompatibility, and at the end of 1968 Abrahams jumped ship. The band's unique blend of blues, jazz and rock was reflected in their first album This Was, an immediate UK chart hit. By late 1967 Mick had become a founder member of Jethro Tull, and throughout 1968 the band built up a reputation based on the already distinctive blues guitar of Abrahams and the flute playing and wild stage persona of Ian Anderson. And now, nearly thirty years later, he is playing better than ever.The roots of Mick Abrahams' musical career were typical of aspiring guitarists in the mid-sixties, taking in stints with R&B groups like The Hustlers, The Toggery Five, Screaming Lord Sutch, Neil Christian's Crusaders (replacing Jimmy Page) and his own McGregor's Engine. Back then, Mick Abrahams' guitar playing profile was on a par with that of his contemporaries. The late 1960s yielded a remarkable crop of British blues-based rock guitarists, including Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Rory Gallagher, Peter Green. You are in for a real melange of blues, acid rock, jazz and folk served up by Mssrs Abrahams, Lancaster, Pyle and Berg, I will be spinning tracks from the band's three seminal albums: "Rings out ahead", "Getting to this" and "The Basement tapes" - always something different on Rock of Ages. This coming week's special will be one of the more interesting late 60's bands that many of you either may not be familiar with or may have not heard of them for years. Why submit yourself and those around you to mindless grey radio when Radio 2000 is rocking - tell your friends! catch up with music uber babe Michelle Constant every Monday to Friday, 1-3pm on Radio 2000. Want more music, news and cool interesting stuff?. I mean where else could you hear Free's "Alright now" at 8 in the morning?. ![]() ![]() don't forget to catch Mo G on the Radio 2000 Breakfast Show 8-10am, this show rocks. Barney is a true rock fan who has contributed so much to the development of music in this country and his show is an absolute riot!. I will be giving away some BBB albums and a pair of double tickets for the festival - by the way I'll be there catching some great players and bands.īe sure to catch the Barney Simon Show on Radio 2000 every Tuesday 8 to midnight for the best in South African music plus competitions, rock news, gigs, demos, new gear reviews and much more. They will be chatting about the Table Mountain Blues Summit on the 25th (see the gig guide below for details) as well as the new BBB album and. This coming Thursday (16th) I will have a couple of special guests in the studio, namely Dr John Mostert and Greg Smith from the Boulevard Blues Band along with Mike Combrink who is the promoter of the upcoming blues festival. ![]()
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