High Class in Borrowed Shoes Max Webster was a Canadian rock band of the late 1970s. Image File history File links Highclass_in_borrowed_shoes. ...
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For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ...
The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ...
The band was formed in 1973 in Sarnia, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Kim Mitchell, keyboardist Terry Watkinson, bassist Mike Tilka and drummer Paul Kersey. (Mitchell co-wrote most of the band's material with Pye Dubois, who was not a band member.) Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ...
Sarnia is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada (city population 71,419, census area population 88,793, in 2006). ...
Joseph Kim Mitchell (born July 10, 1952 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian guitarist. ...
Terry Watkinson, BSc, (born 1940 in what is now Thunder Bay, Ontario) is an artist, painter, illustrator, and musician. ...
Paul Kersey is the central character in the Death Wish novels and movies, which follow Kerseys crime-fighting activities beginning in the early 1970s and continuing for the next twenty years. ...
Pye Dubois is a Canadian musical lyricist. ...
Kersey left the band after the first album to be replaced by Gary McCracken, and Tilka left after the second, replaced by Dave Myles. This line-up lasted throughout most of the band's career, but prior to Universal Juveniles Watkinson and Myles left, to be replaced by various musicians to record the last album and then tour for a little while longer before Kim Mitchell decided to end it in 1981 for a solo career. Universal Juveniles was Max Websters fifth and last album, released in 1980. ...
The band was respected by fellow Canadian musicians Rush. In a 1979 interview Geddy Lee commented that he enjoyed their music and Rush toured with them frequently. The song "Battle Scar" was recorded live with all three members of Rush on the Universal Juveniles album. "Battle Scar" was written by Pye Dubois and Kim Mitchell. Pye Dubois was co-author to a handful of Rush songs like "Tom Sawyer". Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ...
Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...
Geddy Lee OC (born Gary Lee Weinrib on July 29, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian musician best known as the vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. ...
Universal Juveniles was Max Websters fifth and last album, released in 1980. ...
Pye Dubois is a Canadian musical lyricist. ...
Joseph Kim Mitchell (born July 10, 1952 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a Canadian guitarist. ...
Pye Dubois is a Canadian musical lyricist. ...
The band was successful in Canada, with hits such as "A Million Vacations" and "Paradise Skies", although they never made it big outside of Canada. Kim Mitchell's subsequent solo career, however, reached a much broader audience and he achieved popularity beyond Canada during the 80's.
Among the highlights of the band's career were their New Year's Eve shows at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens.
Max Webster reunited for the Q107 30th Anniversary Concert and Live Radio Special on Thursday, May 24th, 2007 at The Docks in Toronto. A one-off gig, the band played a set of their hits (Oh War!, The Party, Waterline, Let Go The Line, Toronto Tontos, Diamonds Diamonds, High Class In Borrowed Shoes, A Million Vacations, In Context Of The Moon, Paradise Skies, Charmonium, Battle Scar, and played Hangover as an oncore) and featured the classic Max Webster lineup from the "High Class in Borrowed Shoes" era of Kim Mitchell, Terry Watkinson, Mike Tilka and Gary McCracken (who sang "A Million Vacations"). Longtime Kim Mitchell bandmate Peter Fredette joined the band onstage to sing Geddy Lee's part on "Battle Scar". CILQ-FM is a radio station, broadcasting at 107. ...
The Docks (oficially called The Docks Waterfront Entertainment Complex) is a multi-purpose entertainment venue located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, along the shore of Lake Ontario. ...
Geddy Lee OC (born Gary Lee Weinrib on July 29, 1953 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian musician best known as the vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the Canadian rock group Rush. ...
Discography
Max Webster was the first record released by Canadian rock band Max Webster. ...
High Class in Borrowed Shoes was the second album by Canadian rock band Max Webster. ...
Mutiny Up My Sleeve was the third album by Canadian rock band Max Webster. ...
A Million Vacations was the fourth album by Canadian rock band Max Webster. ...
Live Magnetic Air is a live album by Canadian rock band Max Webster. ...
Universal Juveniles was Max Websters fifth and last album, released in 1980. ...
Diamonds Diamonds is a Greatest Hits album by the Canadian band Max Webster. ...
The Best of Max Webster is an album by the Canadian rock band Max Webster. ...
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