Zal Cleminson - Faith Healer (Sensational Alex Harvey Band)

Classic song reinterpreted by Zal's band with a doom and gloom feel.
Lovely stuff. Thanks Marcio Galvan Leite (Drum Doctor) for sending me the link to this video, which I downloaded from ShakeyLiveMusic and reposted here as to archive footage of my career (Thanks to ShakeyLiveMusic as well!)

Zal Cleminson - G and V
Willie McGonagle - G
David Cowan - K
Nelson McFarlane- B
Louie Malvessi - D

[Euthymia]

I'll never forget being a 14-year-old suburban American lad, staying up late to watch In Concert, and on comes this guy my mom's age dressed like a biker-pirate-ringmaster, his spandex-clad mime guitar player sidekick mocking the moves of arena rock guitar heroes whilst simultaneously mopping the floor with them in terms of tone and heaviness....this was a good couple of years before we'd heard of "punk rock." It opened my eyes to a lot of things. About showmanship, about music, about the rock concert as a performance. Specifically about how much having different stage personae can bring to a band. Nothing like them before or since, although people have taken bits and been influenced. I'm happy to see the mime guitar slinger still making the scene.

[Bucephalus]

I Interviewed Zal on Radio Aire in Leeds in the early 1980's for my Rock Show. He was easy to talk with, self-deprecating and seemingly unaware just how ground-breaking and influential SAHB were. There has never been a band like them - and there never will be.

[AlabubbaTrucker]

Zal is still one of the greatest guitarists to ever walk the planet.

[BeefSupreme-vksz]

This music was soooo heavy for its time and it's just as heavy today, people always speak of underated guitarists, he's not but somehow is lost amongst other greats like many others, his stage presence is amazing especially in the 70's dressed as an insane mime
🤘😵🤘

[sidneysnottley]

Great reworking - He still hasn't lost the guitar skills - magic.

[TheOverlordOfProcrastination]

Most old guys just seem to be clinging on to past glories, but this guy seems to be utterly fucking killing it. This is absolutely fucking brilliant.

[joshtyree]

Zal shreds, a highly underrated musical talent . I think he’s a genius.

[remedy]

I just discovered SAHB 3 days ago, at 2:30 AM as I was prepping to drive from NY to NC for a my move and I’ve been constantly looking for more. I couldn’t wait to get here to hear more. I missed the band for decades so I’m making up for lost time and getting familiar with Zal here. Needless to say I’m totally in awe of this man and hope i get to catch a live show. This is a real rock and roller!

[PXR-PXR]

Nice version, very different from SAHB's version.
Cool to see Zal still on it.
Sad that Alex been gone so long.

Thanx for the vid 👍

[TheDaisidgy]

Superb, heavy, interpretation! It was a great evening at The Underworld, Camden for SAHB’s last tour. Meeting the band too. I was lucky enough to see them with Alex on The Impossible Dream Tour too. Vambo Rool!!!

[chrisbagnall]

Thanks for this - I cannot imagine having too much of Zal

[jazzhastings]

I was in a band going to a gig and we met Tear Gas (Zals Band) They Had A Puncture, we gave them a lift to the nearest town (Blairgowrie) they were brilliant because they were just like me (A no hoper trying to make it) Look At What They Did

[JamesGower-chzj]

Outstanding in his day glad i found him zal.

[richardberesford]

I saw the SAHB in the 70s in Doncaster and what a band they were fantastic.

[spikeybaby]

Last I heard Zal had quit touring, please tell me he had a change of heart, I saw Sin Dogs a few years ago and they were brilliant

[alfredoobregon]

Tremendo Zal Cleminson con toda la energía que da el rock. Sigue roqueando Zal

[-tj]

Interesting version. Zal's voice suits the song.
I enjoyed that. Thanks for uploading it.

[andyh]

Still rockin' 🌍 Thank you, Louie 🌤

[OLLI-lnkp]

First time I saw Zal was probably about 1971/72 when he was still with Tear Gas they were head and shoulders above the rest of the bands that visited our town back in the day.

[williamblake]

remember seeing him playing at the eel pie island in twickenham with the sahb wearing a jokers costume 👆 in the sixties great times 75 now and still rocking !!