THE STORY OF ECT (EPISODE 3) – LIVE HEAVY METAL ON CHANNEL 4
And
so onto ECT’s 3rd week and probably one of its weakest. Or perhaps
the programme makers just didn’t get the subject matter…. or maybe it was just
that none of my favourite bands were on the week 3 show, so I don’t remember
as much about it as some of the other
weeks.
Anyway,
the available video footage of episode 3 is not to the quality of the first two
weeks but you will still get the idea!
Running
order I think was, first up SHY. These melodic rockers from Birmingham weren’t
too bad and you get the full on live vocal experience from Tony Mills I
remember in this clip! Keep The Fires Burning was a great song….
Next
up TOBRUK. They were also from the Midlands I think and featured semi
charismatic vocalist Snake on vocals. I think I had their album, I know
‘Falling’ like the back of my hand! (While reserching this article I was sad to
read that Snake died in 2006).
WARRIOR
were third on. Utterly bonkers, a bit like a poor man’s MANOWAR, but you can’t
argue with a song as catchy as ‘Fighting For The Earth’.
And
then headlining were metal legends HAWKWIND! Insane and a typically spaced out
performance. Just what were the programme makers thinking? Anyway, no
complaints – here’s mid 80s HAWKWIND headlining the most bizarre episode of the
whole of the ECT series.
