Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your set at Colne. I first saw Climax at the George Hotel in Burslem in 1969 when I was 16 and I guess I came to Colne on a nostalgia trip. But, I’m glad to say that, although I DID enjoy hearing Seventh Son and Towards the...Read More

Arguably one of the best albums of Climax Blues Band’s later FM rock career, ‘Drastic Steps’ is an overlooked gem and a prime example of being in the right place at the wrong time. ‘Drastic Steps’ is well worth investigating particularly as it was overlooked at the time of its release… ***** (5/5) Review by Pete...Read More

One of the country’s longest serving blues bands, returned to raise the rafters of the Lichfield Guildhall when The Climax Blues Band appeared. With a history dating back more than thirty years, the Climax Blues Band marked their territory early on, with two Willie Dixon songs. ‘Seventh Son’ and ‘Down in Louisiana’ were tight, funk...Read More