Bill Nelson & The Gentlemen Rocketeers - Ships In The Night
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- At the end of March 2011, Bill Nelson and the Gentlemen Rocketeers, along with one hundred plus guests, populated Studio A at Metropolis Studios, West London, England for a dynamite concert reminiscent of the Marquee Club in its heyday. A blistering fourteen song set from the band, which covers much of Bill's career to date, was the result. Available as a CD/DVD set and to download.
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I truly respect Bill's guitar playing, but what love most about his artistry , is his lyrics. I absolutely love his songs and the poetry they encapsulate.
I am totally amazed how great Bill Nelson still sounds after all these years. In fact, as I'm writing this I cant see the video and there is no way I could differentiate between todays Bill and 70's Bill. Fantastic!!
Its incredible that he sounds exactly the same all these years later. I feel young all over again.
very close to tears. Just beautiful. No one has ever made a guitar sing quite like Bill Nelson. How I would have loved to have been there. R
This jagged energy of this song feels like the forefather of XTC's 'Making Plans for Nigel'
I get it👊
A top musician and songwriter and vastly underrated like so many 70s groups ..... 10cc ... The Motors... the Cars ... Motörhead .... sad Cafe.... Etc etc Maid In Heaven is one of the best Singles ever released..
Yes and no. Motorhead only ever had one song and we all know what that is.
A tip: you can watch series at flixzone. Been using it for watching loads of movies during the lockdown.
@Armani Oakley definitely, I've been watching on flixzone} for since november myself :D
Live in the Air Age was a seminal album for me - so glad to see Bill performing this song again and sounding awesome doing.
A classic, bought the single around 75-76 while at school, then I played the B-side ' Crying to the sky' wow ! incredible , Bill had such an influence on the late great Stuart Adamson as well, Bill is a guitar legend, vastly underated in my opinion.
i love the way Bill held back and controlled the massive feedback that was waiting to break through on the lead solo in "Crying for the Sky"
Plus, he's thoroughly lovely bloke and a very kind person. Unbeatable.
Sounding better than ever.
Saw the sunburst finish and modern music tours back in 76,77 Newcastle city hall , great days and great group. I saw an article the other week quoting prince saying bill was one of his main influences on his style of playing .
This song reminds me of my brother who sadly had left us in '03. I had the great fortune of seeing Be Bop Deluxe Drastic Plastic tour. Bill Nelson is a brilliant musician. Thanks for posting this!
Saw Drastic Plastic Tour in Big Rapids, Michigan.
aaah !the glorious summer of 76
Amazing to see bill Nelson is still playing his incredible music......
So, so, so excellent. What a wonderful world we could live in if songs like these were on the radio and television instead of the crap that we are currently forced to swallow. Mr. Nelson, you are not only a Genius but a World Treasure!!!
As a pre punk teen I bought the single, still a great track now, no regrets buying it, long live Bill.
Oh my word, Bill yove still got it. What an amazing guy you are Bill. One word Brilliant.
Had the pleasure of seeing BeBop , still remember it well. Modern Music doesn’t touch them still.
That drummer is so tight 👌👌👌
how nice !! without be-bop my life is dim !!
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forever BE-BOP !!
What a superb version, his vocals and guitar work are ace
Awesome performance.. of a great song. Love me some Bill Nelson.
Bloody amazing
F'n Great!!
Nice lick right at the very end, too.
Those are all my peeps there in the audience.....singin right along n lovin it. Wish I could see him live!
Nelson is as good here as he ever was. And he was brilliant. I like Simon Fox Mark 2 on the drums.
One of the greatest British riff makers.
Amazing it now takes 6 musicians what 4 did back in the days of Be Bop Deluxe.
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Just Awesome still sounds fresh nearly forty years on :)
I saw Bebop a couple of times in the seventies and was blown away by two things: number one Bill's absolute guitar mastery and their completely stylish look. I was a rock band fan and the universal dress code was long hair and denims. When I first saw Bill, Charlie and the others (I didn't know the keyboards player's and drummer's names at the time so I'm not going to pretend I did)
walk out onto the stage, at Birmingham Town Hall I think it was, I thought what's this, a bunch of bank managers formed a band they'll be offering mortgages in a minute. That is until they started to play. It was just fantastic to see. I bought the albums and loved the band from that moment on. In these karaoke times of auto tuners and effects this reminds me of the real thing. Rock on Bill.
Legends what a bad 22 years of of my life loveing bill and the band my kids are getting into it as well
A master like no other, as clearly demonstrated here.
I honestly forgot just how good the earlier B.B.D tracks are, and aven to-day how fresh they sound , superb,,
So true the comments, I've seen them live so many times in the 70s Adventures in a Yorkshire landscape exceptional guitar work RIP Charlie
Who remembers Doctor's of Madness!!??
Simply Brilliant
wow just like it was .
Great bill nelson
I wish I'd been at this gig, its very uplifting
Takes me right back to the Colton Hall in Bristol back in the 70's. Bill you are totally awesome. How I would love to see Bill Nelson & The Gentlemen Rocketeers live.
That guitar has a monster sound in Mr Nelsons hands, sort of juicy and sharp at the same time.
He’s playing my favorite BBD song; what a wonderful way to start the morning!
one of the best progressive rockers
awe Bill Nelson,,,, just brilliant ❤ would love go to the Fan club in York,,,,, 😂
Quality as good as is was all those years ago.So underrated
Tight Band.... Bill Nelson incredible musician and songwriter/producer
Great drumming too!
One of the greatest rock songs of all time
Oh yeah, yes,yauway.(it is the breath to exhale & the enhale, so God breathed life into the world) I love you Bill. Thank you means "I receive!" Like Ships in the night.
Amazing, he is the greatest, fantastic
Incredible Song.. Thanks Bill and Deluxers..
all ways will be a evergreen act totally brilliant
close my eyes and they sound every bit as good as the live show i saw in 79. miss that party jumping bass man i know passed a few years back but Bill and band sound amazing.
Charlie Tumahai
One of the greatest unsung guitar heros
Happy 70th Birthday Bill Nelson
Still cuts the mustard. Great muscianship from Bill and the band supporting him.
Wow faultless what a guy .and his band
Genius pure class.
Fantastic !!!
top band great through the 70s
Fantastic!! Love it!
This is great!! I will be hunting down the DVD...
Superb.
Hey Bill ...just a shout out ...Love ya!!!!
Amazing
Bill has that metallic sound very similar to Ty Tabor of King's X. I love it!
WOW!
saw bill play solo at fenders ballroom in long beach,ca......must have been 82 or 83...mostly red noise stuff i remember... still very good..
indeed it does
awesome
BRING IT TO CALIFORNIA!!!
Covid 2020 feel good music 👍
Great drummer...drummed with Fish from Marillion!!
Woow!
Great :)
The 335 sounds awesome...Bunch of old peep in the back ground...I feel old:)
👍🙌
FFS lets all just type in UNDERRATED,UNDERRATED and oh! yes i forgot? UNDERRATED. Is every frigging act on the planet UNDER EFFING RATED.
BBD lives on............................
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Life in the air age album was brilliant and given that after 2020 the world will live in an air age as G5 and space travel lift off to new heights. Get ready for 2020 and lift off, 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1- lift off 2020. Haha. Bebop deluxe brilliant vinyl albums.
It's still Bill Nelson behind the sunglasses, just a bit older. I hope he still has his hair. The original bassist and his harmony are missed.
Bill Nelson. Vastly nnderrated guitar player.
Great stuff! Bit more volume on the sax wouldve been the icing on the cake
And to think it only took 5 dudes back in the air age.
why did he break up bebop deluxe?
Is that Theo Travis on sax?
Looks like Theo to me ...
would be a lot better without the saxophone
Bill still doesn't look his age.
dont know about motorhead or sad cafe, light years ahead musically, i mean lemmy 1 hit ace of spades sorry!!!!!!!!!
+graydon blower ...Silver Machine...
Just my personal opinions.... All good, but I don't remember a sax on the original. Everything else is superb - The drummer is excellent.
+Nicap2 There was sax, a little different.
+Nicap2 Yes it did have a sax. one of my favorite bands back then.
The Sax was played by the Late and lamented Ian Nelson Bill's Brother.
mono
The bassist's vocals are a bit off.
Great band let down by a very average sax player, imagine Ritchie Cannata getting hold of the live version of this song, the difference would have been so clear
Bill nelson is actually better than this band. Seven people did in this video what years ago 4 people did back in the day,,, Very sad.
Bill's lost his vocals but not his talent