National Health fans

Have not seen a fan page for this group who broke up all too soon. One of my favorite bands, essentially Hatfied & the North Part II (another brilliant band). I was lucky to see them live... 1979 in Lawrence, Kansas. There were about 80 people in the audience and the show was incredible, one of the best I've ever seen. Pip was very animated and a bit drunk but he played flawlessly, with a huge ring on his finger. We thought he might fall over from the weight of the ring. It was enormous. John was spot on, keeping the rhythm section tight and it was magic when he used a cue ball on his bass. Alan, when not playing, was pacing behind the keyboard, deep in thought, smoking cigarettes. When his break was up he ruled the keys, playing with so much passion. Phil had a music stand set up and was reading the music on some tunes. When he finished the page it was discarded on the floor. By the end of the show paper was everywhere. What a great band. Any other fans? Any stories to tell?

Edited by Grumpyprogfan - January 24 2020 at 05:18

National Health is great, Hatfield was perfect (in my opinion). Egg was perfect too. 

I heard my first National Health song just the other day (The Collapso) and was thoroughly impressed.

National Health is my favorite Canterbury artist.

For anyone who likes National Health, I'm pretty sure you'll like the music of Turning Point too. I reviewed their debut album Creatures of the Night (1977) today.

National Health are a must for all Canterbury fans, Tenemos Road is one of the greatest opening tracks on a debut album of all time. 

dr wu23 wrote: siLLy puPPy wrote: Oh yeah! National Health and Hatfield were the cream of the crop for Canterbury. Both all times faves

 

Thanks to all for the sudden surge of posts in this thread!

^ That collection was my first of theirs, still a great introduction to the band without having to get everything.