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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 ...
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 ...
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Jun 25, 2023 · At the suggestion of Manny Charlton, the group’s old friend Zal Cleminson, from The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, was invited to join for arguably the heaviest Nazareth record of all, 1979’s No Mean City. The twin-guitar sound worked well on May The Sunshine and Star, which both became hit singles, even in the UK.
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The band moved to London in 1970 and released their self titled debut album in 1971. After getting some attention in 1972 with their second album Exercises, Nazareth supported Deep Purple on tour and released the Roger Glover-produced Razamanaz, in early 1973. The collection spawned two UK Top Ten hits, "Broken Down Angel" and "Bad Bad Boy".
- 1968–present
Jun 9, 2019 · Jump to 1980 and Malice In Wonderland, the second album with the addition of second guitarist Zal Cleminson (formerly of Sensational Alex Harvey Band). Taking their new found heaviness (see 1979’s classic ‘No Mean City’) and turning it in a more commercial direction, this album is firm fan favourite and rightfully so.
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 ...
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.
