Bill Nelson, criminally underrated musician . Should have been up there with the likes of David Bowie, A forerunner of musical styles that came later

Love Bill. I sat next to him at Hammersmith Odeon watching U2 supporting Talking Heads on their Remain in Light tour. What a gent. A real person, a guitarist beyond belief, and a humble a friendly person. At the end of the show, Eno walked past, we were on the right hand side of the stalls. Bill followed on to go backstage,saying what a pleasure it was to have met me. The pleasure was all mine. Glad to see you’re still at it Bill!!

A genius at work with a great backing band

Mother of God! A pop masterpiece from 30 years ago chopped & channeled and supercharged into a rock 'n' roll behemoth. Breathtaking.

what a great musician and writer he is!

His voice. Hardly shows any signs of ageing. Wonderful.

@stephanguitar9778

3 жыл бұрын

Unlike the audience. Which is my age but Im different.😁

Great to see us musicians from the 1970's still playing live like we used to every week.

This is just awesome . Bought Axe Victim in 74 as a fifteen year old and have loved Bill ever since. A British legend .

Fantastic. And “Drastic Plastic” is the very best LP by Be-Bop Deluxe in my opinion.

First saw the truly wonderful Be Bop Deluxe at Birmingham Town Hall in, I think, 1975. Thank you Bill Nelson for being a very important part of my life’s jigsaw, proud to say that my 18 year old lad is also a big fan proving that well crafted music does not age.

Drastic Pastic album...still sounds as good as the day it was released

Nice tasty sax solo nice addition to Bill's understated guitar work... he still is the master of those sweet pentatonic riffs.......

Wow so little views of an incredible version. Bill's voice is remarkable

Superb! Love that solo, too! Bill is an absolute ALL TIME GREAT!

Absolute class

This guy is a genius

What a man. So many memories and so far ahead of his time. Wonderful

just sublime, i know there is some great stuff about today but i just cant see it having the longevity of this. Guitar work as magnificent as it was in the 70`s. Loved his work through BBD and Red Noise and seeing this is a real joy. thanks to the poster!

Saw be bop deluxe many times great live band bill brilliant guitarist and musisian great band with him still sounds the same today very underated player 👏

Quality with a capital 'Q'. Bill and the boys nailed it. Spine tingling guitar solo by Bill.

Hear the band raise the bar behind his solo, egging him on to truly let loose?!? Very fine arrangement on this hit single that never was but if yer gonna take it out Mr. Nelson let us please see the ol' SPARKS FLY!!! And that goes for "Yorkshire" too. Thank you.

One of his best!

Only 18,000 hits, is the world both deaf and stupid? and those that thumbs down should be banned from KZread.

Watty cupar genuinely masterful. Magical bill you rock still !!!!

THIS... is one of the best things ever!!... I always loved this song, but this performance just took it up a notch

@brianhall4317

Жыл бұрын

Saw bebop play in clarence park wakefield in the 1970's -a real privilege

What is it about British rock guitarists? As the years advance they just get better! Still so much energy and enthusiasm in this man's playing - yes Taz205t16, it makes you proud to be old!!!!!

Bought the DVD after seeing this. You could eat that guitar sound.

@jamescorrigan2777

Жыл бұрын

Same here😊

Be Bop Deluxe were the first band I ever saw... It was in the 'Drastic Plastic' tour... I have loved this song ever since!...

@iandavis5739

7 жыл бұрын

You jammy bastard. Always loved them. Never saw them live. Shame on me !

@simongleaden2864

3 жыл бұрын

A great band and a good album, but Sunburst Finish was their best by far.

Bill is a genius, love his music always sounds new, talented man , still has a great voice

Wow-his is good.Bought this (the cd of the concert) on a whim to see what he was up to these days and was totally blown away.A monster song(shades of Heroes by Bowie in parts )but the sax then guitar outro for the last few few minutes had the hair on the back of my neck standing up.His tone is awesome and his playing effortless and bang on...ah well...better go and buy the rest of his stuff then.Its made my day that great muicians are still turning out this stuff.The audience are great-they look as they all their Christmas's have come at once and can't believe what they are experiencing.Just great stuff.

Make's you proud to be old!!!!! The dog's bollock's

@grahamhyweljohn59

9 жыл бұрын

taz205t16 Absolutely right!! I've followed him ever since a spotty teenager in 1977 (me, not Bill), and he is just the best there is! This version of 'Panic' really rocks!

@krakatoa1200

8 жыл бұрын

+taz205t16 I bought Sunburst finish when it first came out, i've been a fan ever since, Bill is one of the finest musicians on the planet.

@huskvarsm

7 жыл бұрын

Graham Roberts agreed I first saw them on TOGWT with bob Harris I could not believe what I was hearing.

Saw Bebop 1976 and 1977 live Portsmouth Guildhall there's an unfilled gap between then and now. Just need Bill to dust off the perspex smoke filled tubes and do "The axe victim tour" and leave us with his swansong. One of Yorkshire and this Islands finest for sure

Fabulous, it's so good to see and hear Bill still making music, from the be bop deluxe 70s era through to 80s and 90s solo /experimental, he was always ahead of the musical curve, indeed, the Wakefield wizard, god bless him, and may he have many creative years ahead of him... 👌

Ian Nelson would have loved to have played the sax solo. RIP BUD. 23 April 1956- 23 April 2006,....St Georges's Day. A true Engishman.

@ianfarrow6912

4 жыл бұрын

Saw them twice St Albans and Hammersmith odeon great band.

Best track of2016, thanks Bill great music. Come to Ipswich one night.

Such happy memories

Just wonderful mr Nelson

Bill genuis .back to when were both babe magnets!!!!!!

Excellent performance !

Absolute brilliant

Just brilliant

Thank you!!!!!

Still listening in 2021...........

Very good !

pure class

J.AT. YOU HAVE LISTEN TO. THIS. ONE!

Pure magic...

There should also be young folk in the audience as well as those of us who have lived our lives under the influence of this master magician. It does not register with me that the youngsters "Don't get it" Ahh well.. their loss. My young son loves it.

fucking genius

I can hear some heroes hints...

Dynamite version. Seems you can teach old dogs new tricks!

Good version

I WAS THERE !!!!!!!

Wishin I was there

Hilarious , seeing all those old Be-Boppers ....swaying to "Panic".......nice....

Lost for words.

La voix est intacte.

he's never lost it

Any dates planned? He's on my bucket list of artists I want to see ..

Bebop deluxe album Life in the Air Age which is coming after 2020. Brilliant album and music, way ahead of it's time as were many folk from the 20th century they put the 21st century to shame. The 21st century should be making music, designing aircraft and technology worthy of the 22nd century. Haha. Using modular electronics it's easy to invent the future, surely. Come on 21st century your lagging behind, surprise me. haha.

@pereraddison932

5 жыл бұрын

Arnold Dalby ... i began with Drastic Plastic, then Red Noise SOS, then bought "Live in the air age" way back in the 80's. And LITAA is truly a masterpiece of live captured BBD. And nearly 40 yrs on it still gives me a rush each time I play it,...

When's the next gig?

Amazing. Any other original members of BeBop D in this line up?

@weirdcritter

7 жыл бұрын

ryan brown No, just Bill

There is

How quaint musical folk who can actually play instruments Hahaha. Brilliant. I loved to Jam myself on drums along time ago in the ancient rock n roll punk past. Nothing like playing exciting, energetic and dynamic music on the fly. Hahaha. Bebop deluxe the magical music of the late 20th century.

That’s more like it.

Wakefield's finest

Wow...Jesus wept

@simongleaden2864

3 жыл бұрын

So the Jews said, "See how he loved him." If you're going to quote scripture, do it properly!

I think the title has become reality in 2016

@alihart

3 жыл бұрын

Pfft.... just wait 'til 2020 ;)

This may have prefaced Morrisey's thing Panic in something or other. . .

High tempo

I love be bop deluxe and bill Nelson but it sounds to much like David Bowie's. song heroes .

@garygravil

6 жыл бұрын

this was released 2 years before heroes

@brianconway100

5 жыл бұрын

@@garygravil It's the other way around. This was 1978 and Heroes was 1977. That said, l still don't think that this is TOO similar to Heroes, even though I did notice similarities when this came out

trump enough said