LIVE IN WINDY CITY (USA 1992) [AKA: LIVE IN CHICAGO & LIVING PROOF]

This live CD is released by the UK label Angel Air ("Where The Artist Has A Voice"), it contains a fine history of the band: Miles Copeland was their first manager, Ritchie Blackmore persuaded Decca to sign Wishbone Ash after they were a support act for Deep Purple and most of the early songs were created out of endless jams and musical discussions.

The recordings are from a concert in Chicago, USA, 1992. You can enjoy the dual vocals and dual guitar work by the legendary duo Andy Powell and Ted Turner. I won't say that the sound on Live In Windy City is similar to the wonderful album Live Dates but I was pleased with this inspired effort featuring lots of great interplay between Powell and Turner and lots of powerful and fiery soli. The tracklist includes 'classics' like The King Will Come (the guitar intro sounds like a mountain brooklet that turns into a mighty river, culminating with an exciting wah-wah sound and dual guitar work), Throw Down The Sword and Blowin' Free (strong extended guitar soli).To me these compositions are fine progressive bluesrock, songs from the later period on this CD are more polished and harder-edged. A good CD that showcases the very distinctive sound by Wishbone Ash.