In fact, "On The Boards" is but an ingenious superb successor, the equally struck (18th place in GB) in rock and blues audiences in 1970. The album is a mix of blues-rock, Irish folk and blues with jazz elements and as a whole with such virtuosity that there is not a title that does not fit on the album. When Richard McCracken (b) and John Wilson (dr) have musically and personally not at odds with Rory Gallagher, determines a lot of potential in the development of the band would have been.
"What's Going On" is a chart-compatible blues rock, which was then in several places of the rock channels SWF 3, AFN and BBC on the day. "On The Boards" (6 min.) Is a beautiful blues with jazz elements, a expressive Alto-Sax, which has also been played by R. Gallagher and class guitar work. Also, "It's Happened Before" (6 min.) With jazz and swing influences as well as an Alt-Sax and Guitar Solo shows the variety to which the band was capable (the J. Wilson and R. McCracken the jazz rock were not averse, showed the two after the split up of "key" in the band "Stud" with John Weider (g, violin) and Jim Cregan (g)).
After this album, unfortunately, was closing with "key". The label released in 1971, the live album Live yet (Montreaux Casino) and 1972 Live at the Isle of Wight on the market because there was no other studio material from "button" more.
The band was one of the headliners of this huge festival in August 1970 and have played at their appearance punchy one and another band on the wall and brought to the public lawn.
"On The Boards" has become a classic of "key", which you have in your CD collection and also has one of the best blues-rock albums of the year 1970th
R. McCracke and J. Wilson took the way to "key" 1972 a very good live album in September / Goodbye Goodbye Live at Command [Paper its sequel, "stud", on which both, along with John Weider (g, vi) and Jim Cregan (g) first-class rock, jazz rock and folk rock to deliver. Also very worth listening to, but not really compare "button" because the Blues had not asked for "Stud"
