THE MEANING OF ZALVATION

THE SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND celebrates 30 years since the release of 'Live' with the new album, 'Zalvation', breathing new life into something that never stopped kicking in the first place.

Zal Cleminson, Chris Glen, Hugh McKenna and Ted McKenna have torn down barriers to prove an experienced band can still be cutting-edge. 'Zalvation' is essential listening for any rock fan. And the album also proves the credentials of SAHB's final frontman, 'Mad' Max Maxwell.

The album is based on digital recordings made on their sellout UK tour of 2004, but it's much more than another 'live' offering. The band successfully merged classic values with contemporary style for the stage show, and they've done the same in the studio, returning with a 2CD set that's larger than life and in your face. 'Live' was recently voted the 50th best live album of all time. 'Zalvation' is better.

Max named the album when he took to trying to mention Zal's name in as many songs as possible. 'The meaning of salvation' is a line from 'Give My Compliments to the Chef'. As might be expected, most of SAHB's live favourites make an appearance -- but you ain't heard them like this before.

The anger, energy and passion is back - in fact, the band believe 'Zalvation' is quite simply the best recording they've ever made. The best example is undoubtedly the genre-trashing remake of 'Isabel Goudie', a giant epic of a rock anthem which tells the tale of the last witch to be burned in Scotland. Anger, energy and passion.

Naturally enough, SAHB are anxious to take the show on the road with its new twists and turns, and throw it in your face again. The 'Zalvation' UK tour of 2005 is the biggest they've undertaken since 1976 - and, like the album, it'll prove to have been worth the wait.

SAHB were recently given a Nordoff Robbins Lifetime Achievement Award, and last year Scots music fans voted them the fifth best Scottish band of all time. Classic Rock readers rated them in the 50s while the writers put them in the 40s. In two recent Scottish media polls, 'Next' was in the Top 20 of best rock albums.

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