Stone The Crows - Ontinuous Performance (1972 uk, hard blues rock)

Stone The Crows - Ontinuous Performance (1972 uk, hard blues rock)

Scottish blue rock act Stone the Crows were dealt more than a few blows as they attempted to record their third album in 1971. Bassist/vocalist James Dewar had jumped ship to be the sole vocalist in Robin Trower's band, and keyboard player John McGinnis had enough of life on the road and became a teacher. This left vocalist Maggie Bell, guitarist Leslie Harvey, and drummer Collen Allen to look for replacements, and in came bassist Steve Thompson and keyboard player Ronnie Leahy. With Maggie now as the main focal point from a vocal perspective, the sound of the band changed slightly, and things got even more dicey when Harvey was electrocuted on stage in 1972, before the band had even finished their soon to be fourth album. In would come ex-Thunderclap Newman (and soon to be Wings) guitarist Jimmy McCulloch. However, things were never the same, and the band split soon afterwards with four albums in just over two years. they are still prime examples of fiery early '70s blues rock.

With Harvey's death, the band had not completely finished the Ontinuous Performance, so McCulloch put the finishing touches to the songs "Good Time Girl" and "Sunset Cowboy", but Les can still be heard on the crunchy blues rocker "On the Highway", an old school blues number "Penicillin Blues", the upbeat "Niagara", and the atmospheric "King Tut". None of these songs carry the power of anything from Stone the Crows or Ode to John Law, as the band seemed to be going through the motions by this point, delivering solid but unspectacular honky tonk blues. By 1972, it was all over, and Maggie Bell's solo career would begin.

by Pete Pardo

Ontinuous Performance 1972

1. On The Highway (Ronnie Leahy, Leslie Harvey) - 0:00

2. One More Chance (Ronnie Leahy) - 5:35

3. Penicillin Blues (Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee) - 11:48

4. King Tut (Maggie Bell, Leslie Harvey) - 17:22

5. Good Time Girl (Steve Thompson, Maggie Bell, Colin Allen, Ronnie Leahy) - 20:02

6. Niagra (Ronnie Leahy) - 23:30

7. Sunset Cowboy (Colin Allen, Ronnie Leahy) - 32:46

8. Good Time Girl (Steve Thompson, Maggie Bell, Colin Allen, Ronnie Leahy) - 39:28

9. Penicillin Blues (Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee) - 42:38


Stone The Crows

*Steve Thompson - Bass, Vocals
*Colin Allen - Drums, Percussion
*Leslie Harvey - Guitar
*Maggie Bell - Vocals
*Ronnie Leahy - Organ, Piano
*Jimmy McCulloch - Guitar
With

*Roger Ball - Horn
*Malcolm Duncan - Horn

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