Nazareth

lead vocals, Dan Mcafferty

born 1946-2022, recently died.

Dan Mcafferty, lead vocalist of the mid70s band Nazareth, a Scottish English band, died recently, the statement came from a Nazareth band insider, still too depressed to make any statement regarding his death. They will issue statement for later that is what the reports said.

Nazareth is a huge band in terms of international fame and was even able to hold a concert at the Araneta Coliseum in the early 80s.

The band is so huge it has an unprecedented hit songs one after the other that can be repeatedly heard on the FM band during those times. I was in my freshman year at FEU 1976-77 when Nazareths greatest hits album are allready displayed in every record bar in Recto, Morayta, Olongapo, Avenida, Caloocan ,Raon and to just about any record bar selling singles and long playing albums. "Love Hurts", a soulful ballad showcasing the soulful voice of Dan can be heard everywhere way back then. Every live band playing on Shakeys always has it in their repertoire along with "Hotel California" and Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton. There was a live band scene during those times. Freddie Aguilar is playing folksongs somewhere in Ermita while Gary Perez and Sampaguita can be seen headlining every NewMoon Concert edition playing "Tao" and "Bonggahan".

"Dream On, though its hard to tell, though your e fooling yourself, Dream On...". The soulful husky voice of Dan Mcafferty highpitched, poetic and really soul keeps haunting the ears of every Rocker and MetalMinds until today, Aged 50,55, 60 and up thats the age bracket of the 70s MetalMinds, allready grandfatherly today, washed up and totally mellowed down type of personality. "Keep on faking it, keep on using it, youre the one whos got no soul, Youre the one whos hearts grown cold..." The song simply sees the futility probably of being a copycat band but the times is really characterized by "Damned if you do, damned if you dont" type of social condition. Dropping out of college, several odd jobs, drug addiction, rehab life, the 70s can still be seen as " A generation lost in space, with no time left to start again.." kind of times. The rich are few, the poor plenty in numbers. Manila is so full of informal settler shanties, rampant criminality and a worse kind of drug addiction problem. We still keep learning our lessons the hard way. A man must break his back to earn his day of leisure. The leading poets, writers and musicians of our time encapsulated that 70s spirit as can be heard and seen through their music and artform. Lualhati Bautista even wrote a book "Dekada70". Eddie Romero created "Ganito Kami Noon, Paano na kayo Ngayon", starring Christopher de Leon. Ive seen "Tinimbang ka Ngunit Kulang" where Lolita Rodriguez played a Taong Grasa kind of character and Vilma Santos as Dyesebel. Lino Brocka came up with "Insiang" and "Maynila sa Kuko ng Liwanag" starring Bembol Rocco.

Brocka captured the very essence of the Manila Scene in the 70s with his two films.

Nazareth with Dan Mcafferty provided the poetic lines. "I'm young, I know but even so, I know I feel from you. I really learned a lot, really learned a lot. Love is just a lie meant to make you blue, Oooh, Ooh Love Hurts."

His character could be easily imagined as a lonely Night Owl in a bar in Ermita where there are dancing stripteasers in the middle of the night while just around the corner, a flash of the neon signs on Heartbreak Hotels reveals man in dark glasses coming in and out of those hotel rooms to the tune of a band playing to just two or

three Love Vigilantes on a graveyard shift.

"Living on my Own, I know am to blame m locked with my chains and youre free. Falling like a stone, m caught up and bound and youre free."

Nazareth has touched the lives of perhaps millions and millions more with their own unique rock and bluesy style of playing.

Nazareth on Legends*

featured article in loving memory of Nazareth frontman Dan Mcafferty, 1946-2022

On Sightings

For those who failed to watch the 5:30 pm game yesterday, the CCS has been dealt its lone loss so far by the super strong power

packed team of F2 Logistics. Final Score above. First two sets is won by CCS but the 3rd, 4th and 5th frame, the mighty volleys and wellplaced floor defense strategy of F2 clearly spells the difference.

This is the same F2 that have won a championship after the Laoag edition in which Cherry Tiggo have beaten CCS in the similar 5setter thriller at Laoag. It was still a pandemic alert period

that has been held in between strong rains and wetted floors that needs to be mapped and wait for it to dry before any play resumes. Because time flies and still another closed door game is held in Lipa City in which CCS prevailed over the CM titans still led by Kat Tolentino and Dianne Wong. Chocomucho won over the still winless UA Army team in the first game that saw CM parading a new coach after Oliver Almagro quits his job to focus more on the Ateneo Volley Program.

The CCS parading a veteran player in Basa just can't solve the puzzling floor defense of f2 and went on to lose the next three sets. The usual ToTs Carlos, Valdez, Domingo, Galanza, de Guzman plus Basa though similarly agressive against any other team finally

succumb to the much taller f2 still with Lindsay Stalzer, providing

the damage to the hapless CCS yesterday. With the addition of Phil Am volleybelle in Iris Tolenada plus the sterling performance of Middle blocker Kim Keanna Dy, CCS scored less than what they are usually producing in their previous games, With the monstrous and powerful return spikes of Kalei Mau , the zooming spikes of Valdez, Carlos and Galanza has finally been put under control by the floor defenses of f2. Dawn Macandili still in charge of the back court and with a new coach in BenBen, f2 is seen to be climbing and clawing itself back into contention and can really be considered as one of the serious contenders to see action along with CCS and Cherry Tiggo whose only loss is from the CCS team likewise. Only the PetroGazz Angels and ChocoMucho can be seen as a strong contender to possibly make it into the semis. This early the UA army and PLDT are at the top two bottom of the team standings, Game day is tomorrow Thursday at the Big Dome.

Yesterday also saw the Big Dome filled up to the capacity crowd close to 15,000 in attendance. The atmosphere feels like the shape of things to come in the semis where CCS and CT has allready gained their place.