Nazology - Nazareth

Advantages: Classics , loud, good to dance and sing to , rock
Disadvantages: Probably too old fashioned today

...Nazareth were a Scottish hard rock band of the mid-late 1970's. They were actually formed on Jan 1st, 1968 in Dunfermline, Scotland. As such, Hubby and I were in our late twenties, or early perhaps thirties, when we saw them play at our local City Hall. At the time the audience mainly consisted of young lads, twenty years old or less, with almost shoulder length hair. My husband who at that age still had almost waist length hair looked like someone from the band or something more sinister. As such he got more than his fair share of attention. The audience were of the head banging generation. Still a great night was had by all, not least us, but I knew I was already getting old as the music was far too loud. The band was originally a quartet but members have come and gone over the years. The lead singer is the most memorable for me... Read review

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Advantages: good music
Disadvantages: none

...I am BIG fan of nazareth i love there music there something very distintive about his voice, i saw thema few years ago doing a unplugged gig in ourlocal pub that was great wehn they can pull that off you knaw they can sing and are good yeh they beean around a while but i think some of the old ones are classicals like rainbow stargazer that song still gives me bumps if you have not heard nazareth i suggets you give them a listern everyone will know the song love hurts the only problem i have is deciding wghich of the disc to play first , Disc: 1 1. Dear John 2. Morning Dew 3. If You See My Baby 4. Broken Down Angel 5. Bad Bad Boy 6. Hard Living 7. Razamanaz 8. Glad When You're Gone 9. This Flight Tonight 10. Shanghai'd In Shanghai 11. Love Hurts 12. Hair Of The Dog 13. My White Bicycle 14. Holy Roller 15... Read review

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Advantages: The best Nazareth album in years
Disadvantages: none I can think of

...I almost fell off my chair when I heard that my fellow Scottish rock veterans Nazareth had a new album out. I knew they had been touring hard for the last few years but this is the first new album in nearly 10 years, and it's release celebrates the bands 40th, yes 40th anniversary, and I can honestly say I've been there with them for 35 of those 40, since I was a wee 11 year old and first heard them on my portable radio.... ah the memories! So, after all those years what do the band sound like? The most important part of the band was Dan McCafferty's very gravelly and whisky soaked voice. Suffice to say that proud instrument is still in fine fettle, and he can belt them out like he did at half his current age (he's well past 60 now!). The current band is a return to a basic 4 piece, McCafferty, fellow founder member Pete Agnew on bass... Read review

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