bubinga5 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Had a day off today in the sun with some friends, with some BBQ and cider.. dusted my AWB collection off... i havent heard them for a while... super tight scottish soul funk... great music also... You ever noticed that the Low End bass brand, took off AWF's, Womans Bottom Logo?... Fantastic Chaka cover... the do it so well... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHf-fQUF9yk[/media] IMO the finest track they did... just gets better this bad boy... fantastic bass playing too... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th1oqs6iqrw[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 ........ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysDnTIFHsb4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottomE Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Lucky enough to see them at the Komedia club in Brighton last month. Great gig. One of my favs... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6JiTwj-znw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumnote Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 [quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1317323240' post='1389547'] Lucky enough to see them at the Komedia club in Brighton last month. Great gig. One of my favs... [/quote] Me too, they were great, althought Alan Gorries voice could have been louder, I love his voice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest McBass Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTQASg8oc9M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Seen the AWB maybe a dozen times over the last 30 odd years, and whatever the line up they've always been great. Alan Gorrie such an underated player/singer. My favourites are Work to do, If I ever lose this heaven and Keepin it to myself. Also the great album they made with Ben E.King (Benny and us). First time I saw Steve Ferrone play was with AWB, one of the best drummers I've ever seen. Hamish Stuart still working with his band too - saw him in Leeds at The Duchess a few years ago and they did a few AWB tunes as well as some of his solo stuff. Great band featuring the superb Ian Thomas on drums, and Steve Pearce on bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest McBass Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I supported them 2 years ago in Aberdeen, great band! Their original drummer, Robbie McIntosh (R.I.P.) is one of the funkiest drummers Scotland and the UK has ever produced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerryc Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Was in a band named The Above Average Weight Band and we were always being asked to play Pick up the pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I love AWB. They re-issued all of their albums a couple of years ago, and I've got them all! [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiDn_YpZwIA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiDn_YpZwIA[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr4pJT0sYRY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr4pJT0sYRY[/url] You could paste these all day long - just a great band. I'd love to see them, I had no idea they were in Brighton recently. Other day I was listening to 'Warmer Communications' - great laid back feel. They are so tight, it's unreal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=black]Before the white album, the AWB had a Sunday night residency at the Marquee Club in [/color][/font][/size][color=black][font=Arial][size=1][size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]London[/font][/size][size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif] and, sadly, Robbie was usually so "out of it" for various reasons he looked like an accident waiting to happen. But once he got on the kit he changed into THE best drummer I've ever heard. [/font][/size][/size][/font][/color] [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=#222222] [/color][/font][/size][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=#222222][size=1][/size][/color][/font] [size=4][color=#222222][font=Arial][/font][/color][/size] [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=black]He was the best funk drummer the [/color][/font][/size] [color=black][font=Arial][size=1][size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif]UK[/font][/size][/size][/font][/color][size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=black] ever produced, and better than most US funk drummers at that time.[/color][/font][/size][color=#222222][font=Arial][size=2][/size][/font][/color] [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=black] [/color][/font][/size][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=black][size=2][/size][/color][/font] [size=4][color=black][font=Arial][/font][/color][/size] [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][color=#222222] [/color][/font][/size] [color=#222222][font=Arial][size=1][/size][/font][/color] [size=4][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif] [/font][/size][font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=2][/size][/font][font=Arial][size=2][/size][/font] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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