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Caught the show at the Dome last night. I was expecting a sea of blue rinses but surprise surprise ppl of all ages were there. Completely sold out from what i could see as well.

I think this was the last leg of the ZA tour.

For a bunch of septagenraians (sp) these guys certainly put on a great show, had the audience eating out of their hands for most of the show. unfortuantley i did not know a lot of the songs but caught a lot of the vibe from the audience itself.

Most enjoyable it was.

    Cliff and the Shadows started out in 1958 !....that's a mighty 52 years ago ?...just shows that rock/pop music has become timeless. And these guys are very good at what they do.
      I'm kind of sorry I missed it - not for Cliff, but for the band. My Ma went to see them in Fishhoek hall or something in the late 50s ?

      My surf band used to do Apache. Hank had an awesome sound. Of course it killed the Strat's popularity for rock 'n roll in Britain until Hendrix came along. Everyone thought strats were for plunka-plunka music.

      It's crazy to think what a different world that was. Rock 'n roll was long forgotten in America. The airwaves were dominated by surf bands - surf instrumentalists like Dick Dale, Link Wray, The Astronauts, surf vocal bands like the Beach Boys and Jann and Dean. The Shadows were Britain's answer. Then the Beatles came along and swept it all away. A bit like Nirvana did to hair-metal.

      I get the impression that the surf and beat scene co-existed out in the colonies for longer than in Britain. Am I right Vic?
        singemonkey wrote: I'm kind of sorry I missed it - not for Cliff, but for the band. My Ma went to see them in Fishhoek hall or something in the late 50s ?

        My surf band used to do Apache. Hank had an awesome sound. Of course it killed the Strat's popularity for rock 'n roll in Britain until Hendrix came along. Everyone thought strats were for plunka-plunka music.
        It's crazy to think what a different world that was. Rock 'n roll was long forgotten in America. The airwaves were dominated by surf bands - surf instrumentalists like Dick Dale, Link Wray, The Astronauts, surf vocal bands like the Beach Boys and Jann and Dean. The Shadows were Britain's answer. Then the Beatles came along and swept it all away. A bit like Nirvana did to hair-metal.

        I get the impression that the surf and beat scene co-existed out in the colonies for longer than in Britain. Am I right Vic?
        Even in SA most early bands used Strats...then in 1963/4 the Beatles introduced the world to alternative makes...Gretsch, Hofner and Rickenbacker, and of course a different sound and few bands were using Fender Strats any longer....You're right SM, surf music somehow co-existed with the Brit invasion (Surfin'USA , Surfer Girl; Beach Boys, circa '64, and others). But even to this day some Strat players are searching for that (elusive) harmonics rich Hank sound. I believe there's a Shadows club very active in Ctown. ?
          vic wrote: But even to this day some Strat players are searching for that (elusive) harmonics rich Hank sound.
          Hey Vic.......all you need is the 4 position on the Strat switch and AN ECHOLETTE!!!!! and wha-la.......HBM-sound!!! ?
            aubs1 wrote:
            vic wrote: But even to this day some Strat players are searching for that (elusive) harmonics rich Hank sound.
            Hey Vic.......all you need is the 4 position on the Strat switch and AN ECHOLETTE!!!!! and wha-la.......HBM-sound!!! ?
            Hi Aubs...yes true, but not always... ? think Wonderful Land for eg... must be one of the most beautiful angelic guitar sound on record.
              The Shadows (and Sir Cliff) are not 50 years in this tough business for no good reason...they are excellent at what they do...many people still like their music and they have great stage personalities as well...the full package so to speak. I hear that in Manchester (as part of their latest world tour) they drew full houses (a buddy was there) with the audience rangeing from teenagers to older people......what's more...everyone felt good after the show ?
                6 days later
                I am a big shadows fan. I also went to the Cliff and the Shadows show in Sun City - it was the BEST! Ive been wanting to see the shadows live for a long time and couldnt miss this opportunity! The crowd went wild when the shadows played apache, I enjoyed the guys British humour and professional attitude!

                Since I wasnt around then, I was really happy that they sounded exactly like they did in 1960 and it was great that they and Cliff were reunited for this show - it was like stepping back in time!

                Hank sounded so good and they really had him loud, you could actually feel those notes which was awesome!

                Haha, i even went out and bought a strat copy afterwards as I currenlty own an Ibanez, it was an Red Aria STG, and sounds very good for the price and will keep me going till I can save up for an original Fender Reissue 1958 Strat!

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