CROSBY STILLS & NASH 2007
2007
One of the most enduring musical partnerships of our time, Crosby, Stills & Nash made their first visit to Australia in more than 15 years for a national concert tour in early 2007.
Formed in 1975 by Lemmy after he was sacked from space rockers, Hawkwind, Motorhead were originally to be called Bastard.
Lemmy’s vision was do create a UK version of The MC5 with a twin guitar front line attack but the concept distilled down to a trio and took its name from the slang tag for speed freak.
The early lineup with Fast Eddie Clarke on guitar and Phil “The Animal” Taylor on drums fired off a string of classic albums like Overkill, Ace of Spades and the live killer, No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith.
Lemmy's classic quote that if Motorhead moved next door to your home your lawn would die was all too true and then some.
Although the band has gone through numerous personnel changes in the years since, from 1996’s Overnight Sensation album, the team of Lemmy, guitarist, Phil Campbell and drummer, Mikkey Dee have been set firmly in cement and are now the longest lasting lineup in the band’s history.
Lemmy who is now sixty one and seemingly bullet proof, is hard rock’s answer to Keith Richards, a swaggering, sage-like elder statesman who has lived to tell more tales than most people have ever dreamt of.
The former roadie for Jimi Hendrix who’s book, White Line Fever is an essential rock read, saw The in The Cavern in the sixties and watched in both amusement and amazement as John Lennon slugged a heckler.
Fast forward to the height of the punk movement in the late seventies and he was again on the front lines and tried in vain to teach future Sex Pistol, Sid Vicious how to play bass.
Three decades on, Motorhead are still pulverising adoring audiences around the world with the glorious maxim “everything louder than everything else”.
In June 2007, guitarist, Fast Eddie Clarke briefly reunited with the band at the Sweden Rock festival to blast through a 1, 2, 3 punch of Motorhead classics - Bomber, Ace of Spades and Overkill.
Meanwhile, the title of the new live album, Better Motorhead Than Dead - which follows 2006’s studio effort, Kiss Of Death – says it all and is destined to be one of the great t shirt slogans.
In short, Motorhead forever, forever Motorhead.
And everything is right with the world.
CROSBY STILLS & NASH 2007 TOUR DATES
| Tuesday November 27 | Christchurch Westpac Centre Ticketek NZ CSN |
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| Thursday November 29 | Auckland - Trusts Stadium Ticket Direct 0800 4 TICKET |
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| Saturday December 01 | An Eveneng on the Green - Crosby Stills & Nash - Kings Park Perth Ticketmaster CSN 136 100 |
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| Tuesday December 04 | Adelaide Entertainment Centre Ticketek CSN 132 849 |
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| Thursday December 06 | Wollongong WIN Entertainment Centre Ticketek CSN 132 849 |
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| Saturday December 08 | A Day on the Green Rochford Wines, Yarra Valley Vic - Crosby Stills & Nash Ticketmaster CSN 136 100 |
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| Wednesday December 12 | Newcastle Entertainment Centre Ticketek CSN 132 849 |
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| Friday December 14 | Sydney Entertainment Centre Ticketmaster CSN 136 100 |
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| Saturday December 15 | Brisbane River Stage Ticketmaster CSN 136 100 |
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