Interview -- Zal Cleminson (Sensational Alex Harvey Band)
"It was a very aggressive approach that we had. And a lot of the audience I think found it pretty intimidating." ~ Zal Cleminson ~ In 1972, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band became the "Clockwork Orange" of rock and roll. Exaggerated theatrical antics and always with an ominous undercurrent of foreboding. Smiling the good smile while leaving even longtime fans cautiously unsettled about the portent grey areas that fall between where the band's tongue meets the cheek. Many didn't understand SAHB's brand of genius. They were excellent pieces of prog-rock, hard rock, glam-rock, and proto-punk. But forget the labels. Like it or lump it. There's just no in-between. Of course, Alex Harvey was the in-your-face troubadour that ran the carnival, but the mimed-faced Zal Cleminson was always the dark, mysterious unknown variable. Smiling and mugging the stage while his piercing guitar riffs and stings found their mark. Only to show u...