“Mama please, no more facelifts…I just don’t know which one you is…”

Now in his 50th year (give or take a few breaks) of anchoring Dunfermline, Scotland’s Nazareth, Pete Agnew is among hard rock’s most underrated bassists.

A dexterous counter-melodic and pocket player with a gritty tone, Agnew and his mates took their musical cues from The Beatles, Stones, and The Band (their moniker derives from “The Weight”), combining song-craft with volume aplenty.

As Dan McCafferty and Darrell Sweet have given up the ghost and guitarist Manny Charlton is a pensioner, Pete is the sole founding member on the bandstand. His son Lee now helms the Nazareth drum chair.

Pete Agnew Sound & Vision…

“Holiday” https://youtu.be/C1mJRmM7Ql4

“Hair of the Dog” https://youtu.be/jEG0-3xlAkg

“This Flight Tonight” https://youtu.be/P9uvpr_gm64

“Morning Dew” https://youtu.be/X_QvMSnGBlc