Back in 1972, British prog rock was at its peak. I was an undergraduate student and and heavily involved with my university's Rag and Entertainment Committees. A perk of these duties was that I got to see many great bands and meet cool and interesting people. One of the standout groups that we hired for a Students' Union concert was Curved Air. They were a genteel bunch of classically trained musicians who could rock like a hurricane Now fast forward 43 years. The band is still going strong, albeit with a few personnel changes, and hasn't forgotten how to boogie. I was fortunate to find them performing in a church (of all places) in the heart of stock-broker belt Surrey a couple of months back. The years had not diminished them one bit and they gave a fantastic performance. Here's a few pics.
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The band is fronted by founder member Sonja Kristina. That Washburn guitar has the best paint job ever.
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Sonja's voice has matured and lost none of its crystalline clarity over the years.
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Yehudi Menuhin school alum, Paul Sax, plays a demonic Zeta electric violin.
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Chris Harris on bass. On this occasion he really held the band together as founder drummer Florian Pilkington-Miksa was taken ill and couldn't play.
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A church seemed like an odd place for a gig but actually worked really well.
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| Paul and Sonja look pleased and relieved to finish the set without mishap in the absence of their drummer. |
