LIVE AT THE HEATHERY BAR

Quasar

Neo-Prog

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kev rowland
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In 1984 Quasar performed at The Heathery Bar in Wishaw, with the tapes later being restored and enhanced, being released as this live album in 2016. At the time the line-up was Susan Robinson (vocals), Cyrus Khajavi (guitar), Dillon Tonkin (keyboards), Tony Peart (drums) and Keith Turner (bass, 12-String) with the set comprising most of the debut album, along with two songs which later changed names but were both on the follow-up release, 'The Loreli'. This set contains 9 songs, but it is possible that four of these are also available on 'Quasar Live 1984-1990', given that set contains four songs by this line-up recorded in 1984, with the others coming from the 1990 line-up (all of which I think are now available on 'Live At The Noorderlight').

The sound quality is a bit ropey at times, more like a good bootleg as opposed to a full live recording, but it certainly allows us to hear just how good this band was. Sue had already cut her teeth with Solstice, and at this time was one of the few female singers in prog, and this recording has her very much at home in the live environment, and allows us to hear just what a great singer she was. Given the way Solstice has been totally resurrected and reborn in recent years one can only wonder if Keith will create yet another version of Quasar, as if it had not been for the significant line-up changes and challenges there is no doubt in my mind that this band would have achieved far more than that they did. They deserved so much more and this recording is certainly worthy of discovering.

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