Nazareth For Sweden Rock
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17/12/2009 17:05pm
Nazareth are the latest band to be announced for Sweden Rock.They join a list that already includes Rick Springfield, W.A.S.P., Ratt, Anvil, Aldo Nova, Raven and Bigelf.
Right now, the festival are offering three-day tickets at reduced rates. Go to www.swedenrock.com for the full picture.
GREAT news this. In the mid-70s, Scottish Nazareth was once of the biggest names in hard rock. They ingeniously mixed rugged, rocky tunes like “Razamanaz”, “Hair of the Dog” and “Woke Up This Morning” with poppier covers like Joni Mitchells “This Flight Tonight” and the Everly Brothers “Love Hurts”. The latter one gained its greatest momentum in Nazareth’s version, as one of the greatest rock ballads of all time. The band has been a major influence on the likes of Hanoi Rocks and Guns n’ Roses – in fact, Dan McCafferty is Axl Rose’s role-model as a singer – and remains a very popular live-act, as they have proved numerous times at SRF. In 2008, they released the impressive “The Newz”, their first studio album since the passing of drummer Darrell Sweet in 2009. Today, Nazareth consists of original members McCafferty and Pete Agnew (bass), the latter’s son Lee Agnew on drums, plus long-time guitarist Jimmy Murrison.
The report is slightly incorrect, as Darrell Sweet didn’t pass away in 2009. He suffered a heart attack and passed away on April 30, 1999.