Dangerous Stranger
Tomorrow I'll be in York for the 7th annual official Bill Nelson fan convention - the appropriately named Nelsonica 07 ('Secret Club For Members Only').
I first got into Bill's music when I bought Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam in 1981. It turned out that I was a late starter, he had already released seven studio albums by then - five of which were with his band Be Bop Deluxe. I had a lot to catch up on.
Here's a rare video clip from 1978 - a live performance of a track from Drastic Plastic, the last (and my favourite) Be Bop Deluxe album. At this point Bill had moved away from his earlier glam and prog rock leanings. He was now driving his retro Sci-Fi tram into angular 'New Wave' territory. Bill was challenging his longtime fan base for whom he'd been a 'guitar-hero'. The fabulous noodley guitar solos had gone! Well almost, here he sneaks a nice one in at the end...
BBC Sight And Sound Concert 1978
Video courtesy of 'Pentalogarhythm'
1 comment:
From a fellow Dreamsville member, I just wanted to say thanks for the Dangerous Stranger video clip. It was a perfect song to listen to and watch this Halloween evening. Oh and Drastic Plastic will always be my favorite Be Bop album too.
Lou Columbus
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