Depending on the song he would adopt a character roll like some bizarre vaudevillian actor, "be it a sneering hoodlum, a Brando like biker, a low rent gum shoe, or perhaps his most iconic creation, a menacing pirate". The audience found him thrilling or bewildering. Alex Harvey died 30 years ago. One of Glasgow's finest.
Sadly the video is a bit blurry and the sound not too bright.. but it's always worth watching The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.