2007-01-26 11:00:09 · 7 answers · asked by jrantexas 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The re-grouping
Since Alex Harvey died in 1982 the band have re-grouped a number of times, but to little success. It appeared that the band that was one of the greatest live acts in the 1970s had lost its touch. That is until they decided to call it quits in 2004 with a farewell tour in the UK with "Mad" Max Maxwell (formerly of the Shamen) as lead singer. The tour was all sell-out and SAHB had become sensational once again (they also released a live album from the tour), having such unexpected success and their popularity reflecting more what it was like in the 70s, the band decided they could not quit and continued touring. In 2006 they played in front of 20,000 fans at the Sweden Rock Festival (that included other legends such as Alice Cooper, Deep Purple and Whitesnake), and opened for Def Leppard and Cheap Trick at the Apollo in London. In July 2006 they released their first international release in twenty years, the album entitled Zalvation. From the final gig of the 2005 tour in Glasgow, a DVD was produced - also named Zalvation, however it was primarily distributed amongst insiders. In contrast, the final gig of the 2006 tour (also in Glasgow) is rumoured to have been recorded in order to produce an official DVD to be on sale in 2007.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band were voted the fifth greatest Scottish band of all time in a recent survey [2], that had 15,000 participants, reaching higher up the list than Scottish legends such as Runrig, Nazareth, Lulu, Texas and Primal Scream.
[edit] Current band
Max Maxwell, Zal Cleminson, Hugh McKenna, Ted McKenna and Chris Glen.
2007-01-26 11:04:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mommy To Be in April 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very good Crystal, but the band died with Alex as far the fans were concerned.
2007-01-26 11:07:13 · answer #2 · answered by marmat16az 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They played the Sweden Rock Festival last year.
They released a limited edition live album in'06 titled Zalvation
There is a full length video due to be released this year.
2007-01-26 11:06:10 · answer #3 · answered by ThinkaboutThis 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-16 14:24:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're still touring regularly.
Their version of Delilah is amazing
2007-01-26 11:05:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://living.scotsman.com/music.cfm?id=1066802004
2007-01-26 11:04:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they disbanded.
2007-01-26 11:04:51 · answer #7 · answered by kute_regina_gal 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋