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Live in Bristol is a seven-track live release by U.K. hard rockers Wishbone Ash featuring "Real Guitars Have Wings" and "Cosmic Jazz." This is the classic Wishbone Ash line-up captured live in concert at the Colston Hall, Bristol. Featuring Andy Powell, Ted Turner, Martin Turner and Steve Upton, grab a front row seat as the definitive Wishbone Ash unleash a powerful set. Digitally remastered for enhanced sound quality.

Wishbone Ash is renowned as a live band and has consistently cataloged its performances throughout its 46 year career with live audio recordings from back in the 1970s like the incredible Live Dates album…

Either the mid-'70s or the addition of Ted Turner's replacement, Laurie Wisefield, brought about a severe identity crisis for Wishbone Ash. No longer were they the self-conscious band that evolved from their blues-based debut to their prog precursor Pilgrimage to their progressive tour de force Argus. While Wishbone Ash was still a guitar-oriented band, Locked In provided no originality and, save for a guitar refrain in "Rest in Peace," no memorable passages whatsoever. While his credentials are impressive, producer Tom Dowd was not the man for the job. He was much better suited as a producer of Southern rock, jazz, and R&B acts. Again, Wishbone Ash suffered from inadequate lead vocals, but that wasn't as serious a problem as their atrocious songwriting.