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Years active. 1965–2008, 2017–present. Alistair Macdonald " Zal " Cleminson (born 4 May 1949) is a Scottish guitarist, best known for his role in the Sensational Alex Harvey Band between 1972 and 1978. He was subsequently a member of Nazareth for three years. In 2017, Cleminson put together a new rock band - /sin'dogs/, which recorded and ...
Sep 9, 2022 · Zal Cleminson: I know we got lumped into that glam-rock ballpark but SAHB was a much darker, moodier band. It was theatrics done very tongue-in-cheek and quite dark at times. The main thing I took up when I put the mime face on, was characterizing a lot of guitar players with exaggerated antics.
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May 3, 2019 · Zal Cleminson was a member of two of Scotland's most famous rock bands of the '70s but he fell out of love with the music scene. As he celebrates his 70th birthday, the former Sensational Alex ...
While Cleminson’s time with Nazareth was short, his legacy looms large nonetheless. In the modern age, Cleminson continues to make music on his own terms, fostering a scene of self through his music and other artistic endeavors. To be sure, Zal Cleminson’s legacy as an unheralded glam rock forefather is set in stone, but his musical future ...
Jan 24, 2024 · SAHB’s guitarist, Zal Cleminson, dressed up like a Pierrot clown – in full white-face makeup – and wielded a Gibson SG or Firebird to unleash an armada of truly fierce and unique solos, licks, rhythm parts, and sound effects.
- Michael Molenda
May 3, 2019 · For Zal, he would also find personal fame for wearing mime artist make-up during SAHB performances. His look was inspired by Marcel Marceau, a famous French actor and mime artist.
May 1, 2022 · Zal Cleminson is legendary guitarist of Tear Gas and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Cleminson began his career in the late-1960s. His first band Tear Gas morphed into the backing band for Alex Harvey, and when that band split in 1977, he and other members continued on as The Zal Band, before he joined Nazareth in 1979.
