Comments on: Farewell John Wetton

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 18:59:38 +0000

I did actually see the band on the Number The Brave tour, think it was Hammersmith Odeon. Claire Hamill was helping out with some vocals and Trevor Bolder had replaced John Wetton on bass. Looking back, it was not a surprise that John quickly decided to move on.

By: Tim Hall

Tim Hall — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 18:31:55 +0000

I’d forgotten he was briefly in Wishbone Ash.

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 18:22:26 +0000

John also replaced Martin Turner in Wishbone Ash in 1980. He only stayed for one album. After Martin left, the band should really have made John the main lead vocalist and a significant contributor to the song writing. But neither thing happened and they made a really poor album (Number The Brave), apart from a couple of really good songs (the title track and Underground).