Music videos that feature Thunderbirds

[gweimer]

[Basvarken]

Came across these cool videos of AC/DC oldies with Cliff banging away on a Non Reverse Thunderbird IV! 

[uwe]

Rudd's amazingly behind the beat, he really has a knack for that. I generally prefer drummers on top of the beat or slightly ahead, but his style of dragging certainly has something.

[godofthunder]

The finished product, JOHNNY SMOKE What I Love about America. I don't think I posted this yet.

[uwe]

I was looking for something when Cliff William's then band Home (where he played with later Wishbone Ash guitarist Laurie Wisefield) backed Al Stewart as they regularly did in the early seventies. Wondered whether he had a TB already then too (pics from Homes seem to indicate not). Instead I stumbled across this: Al Stewart after he had hit big with Robin Lamble manning a Rev (Bicentennial).

 

Is it ok to post whimp rock here too?

[uwe]

The finished product, JOHNNY SMOKE What I Love about America. I don't think I posted this yet.

You did, but it's worth to be shown again (and again and again ...). I like the Dictators vibe of the song, reminds me of this here:

[godofthunder]

 Wow compared to the Dictators! I'll take it!

[uwe]

I love The Dictators, more than the New York Dolls even and not as one trick pony'sh as The Ramones. Manifest Destiny was such a classic.

But rest assured that your bass playing is more sophisticated than both Andy Shernoff's and Mark "Animal" Mendoza's!

My own vision of hell is to start in a band as cool as The Dictators (Handsome Dick Manitoba always looked as if Paul Stanley had never discovered slimming pills) and then end the significant part of your career in something like Manowar like Ross the Boss did!   To go from this



to this is kind of sobering:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-5rCnEN0AA&feature=related

This with all due respect to Manowar who have their loyal fan base, are most likely sincere in what they do and have their Spinal Tap moments of glory plus more melodies than a lot of their contemporaries. It's just not very urban, is it?  

[Highlander]

I was looking for something when Cliff William's then band Home (where he played with later Wishbone Ash guitarist Laurie Wisefield)...

I got to see Home, of all things, supporting Slade, but it's too far back to remember what bass he was playing...

Wimp rock welcome...

[gweimer]

And now for something completely different...

[godofthunder]

  Thunderbird 2 ( II) was my favorite, go figure. I still have the Corgi toy from when I was a kid.

[Highlander]

Aaaargh...! Jinx...! mines in the loft somewhere, more than slighly damaged, mind you

Mine was Thunderbird 3...

The one I had as a kid goes for too much for me to replace it... 

[godofthunder]

Wonder where mine is haven't seen it since the move 4 years ago.

[godofthunder]

  Found it! In the box marked  Corgi Toys I'll post a picture later.

[Highlander]

The chance of finding my TB2 is slim to none with my (loft) filing system... best not go there... I'm already deep in the steamy stuff as far a SWMBO's concerned...

There's a pic of me as a small person proudly holding my TB3 but it's bearing the knees and shorts again...