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Marco.
The Grand Wazoo
23-05-2014, 22:56
He-heh!
The Grand Wazoo
30-05-2014, 16:41
Tonight on BBC 4
7:30pm
Concerto at the BBC Proms - Season 1 Episode 1: Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
Another chance to hear classical music from the BBC Proms, beginning with Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor performed at the Royal Albert Hall in 2005. Soloist Janine Jansen takes to the stage along with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Roger Norrington
8:00pm
Kathleen Ferrier: An Ordinary Diva
A 2003 profile of the British contralto singer, exploring how she transformed herself into an international artist with a formidable reputation before her death in 1953. Her story is told using letters sent to family and friends which capture her adventures during tours of Europe, the US and Canada. Featuring interviews with Janet Baker, George Christie, Evelyn Barbirolli and Ian Jack
9:00pm
Searching for Sugar Man: Storyville
The Oscar-winning documentary tells the story of the American rock icon, Detroit-based singer Sixto Rodriguez. At the outset of his career in the late 1960s he was briefly hailed as one of the finest recording artists of his generation - but his album bombed, and he disappeared into oblivion amid rumours of a gruesome on-stage suicide. A bootleg recording, however, found its way into South Africa during apartheid, becoming a phenomenon, and two devoted fans turned detective to find out what really happened to their hero. The film is directed by the late Malik Bendjelloul
** NOTE FROM TGW - If you haven't seen this film then you owe it to yourself to make a special effort to see it. It is truly wonderful. You don't have to like this type of music to love the film. **
10:20pm
Troubadours: The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter
Documentary exploring the popularity of singer-songwriters in Los Angeles during the 1970s. Carole King and James Taylor recall the beginnings of their artistic partnership at the Troubadour club in West Hollywood, and reflect on how the scene that grew up around the venue changed pop music. Featuring contributions by Elton John, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Kris Kristofferson, David Crosby, Roger McGuinn, Cheech & Chong, Steve Martin, JD Souther and Peter Asher
11:45pm
Singer-Songwriters at the BBC - Season 1 Episode 1
An hour-long compilation of classic singles highlighting the growing popularity of the singer-songwriter genre during the 1970s, which became one of the decade's defining styles. Featuring music by Elton John, James Taylor, Cat Stevens, Harry Nilsson, Neil Diamond, Steve Goodman, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young
Then come the repeats......
12:45am
Searching for Sugar Man: Storyville
2:05am
Troubadours: The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter
Yep, Friday night is usually good for music on BBC TV. Tonight's selection on BBC4 is especially good - but don't forget 'Later' on BBC2. :)
The documentary "Searching for Sugar Man" so impressed me, I have just ordered Sixto Rodriguez's first two recordings!
The Grand Wazoo
05-06-2014, 18:38
Tomorrow night on BBC4 06/06/2014
7:30pm
John Ogdon: Living with Genius
A family portrait of the celebrated pianist and composer, focusing on his successful musical partnership with wife Brenda Lucas Ogdon, who - along with children Richard and Annabel - speaks candidly about their emotional journey from acclaim and achievement to adversity and despair. Marking 25 years since his death, this programme features memorable archive footage and further interviews with those who knew him best, including violinist Rodney Friend, singer Cleo Laine and fellow pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy
8:30pm
John Ogdon: A Musical Tribute
Katie Derham presents a piano recital of some of the musician's most famous works from the Music Room at Champs Hill, West Sussex, featuring performances by Peter Donohoe. A selected audience joins in warm tribute to hear timeless classics, 25 years on from his death
9:00pm
You've Got a Friend: The Carole King Story
The award-winning US singer gives an account of her own life, looking back on her upbringing in Brooklyn, and the subsequent success she enjoyed as part of husband-and-wife songwriting team Goffin and King in the 1960s, including the creation of global hits Take Good Care of My Baby, The Locomotion and Will You Love Me Tomorrow. By 1970, Carole was divorced and had moved to Los Angeles, where she created her classic solo album Tapestry. Now in her seventies, she reveals herself to be as much an environmental activist as a musician, lobbying Congress in defence of the wildlife and eco-systems in her beloved Idaho
10:00pm
Singer-Songwriters at the BBC - Season 2 Episode 1
Archive performances from the 1960s and 70s, featuring Leonard Cohen and Julie Felix, Sandy Denny, John Martyn, Don McLean, Tim Buckley, Stealers Wheel, Joni Mitchell, Elton John, Paul Simon, Rab Noakes, Loudon Wainwright III, Clifford T Ward and Cat Stevens
11:00pm
Still Bill: The Bill Withers Story
Documentary presenting an intimate portrait of American soul singer-songwriter Bill Withers. The film follows the performer as he makes a journey to his birthplace, while also featuring interviews with family, friends and fellow musicians, and footage of concert performances of his greatest hits, including Ain't No Sunshine, Lean on Me and Lovely Day
12:10am
In Concert: Bill Withers
A 1974 concert by the soulful American singer-songwriter, featuring performances of Lean on Me, Ain't No Sunshine and Grandma's Hands
And again......
12:40am
You've Got a Friend: The Carole King Story
1:40am
Season 2 Episode 1: Singer-Songwriters at the BBC
2:40am
Still Bill: The Bill Withers Story
Tonight on BBC4:
7.30
Symphony, New Nations and New Worlds
Simon Russell Beale explores how composers including Tchikovsky and Sibelius were inspired by the rise of nationalism in Europe during the late 19th century.
8.30
Sounds of the Eighties
Musical performances from the BBC archives, including Depech Mode, the Human Legue, New Order, Bronski Beat, Pet Shop Boys and Erasure.
9.00
Britian's Most Dangerous Songs: Listen to the Banned
The stories of ten songs, dating from the 1930s to the present day, that were considered unsuitable by the BBC for broadcasting on its radio and television stations. With contributions from Carrie Grant, Paul Morley, Suart Maconie, Mike Read and Jon Robb.
10.00
More Dangerous Songs: And the Banned Played On
A list of songs once banned by the BBC including Lola by the Kinks, a number two hit in 1970, Jackie by Scott Walker from 1967 and 1981's We Don't Need this Facist Groove Thang by Heaven 17.
11.00
A Hard Day's Night
Musical comedy starring the Beatles, John , Paul, George and Ringo set off for London where they are due to take part in a TV show. But the antics of paul's grandfather throw the performance into jeopardy.
Stratmangler
11-07-2014, 15:53
.......and besides, up until just now, it was only Tim & me who gave a shit!
I occasionally paid attention, I just didn't post, honest guv!
Could be that its only me an' Chris who are proper muso's loike . . . haha
:sofa:
On BBC4 tonight:
7.30 Symphony Revolution and Rebirth
Simon Russel Beale charts how classical music evolved during the 20th century, exploring the importance of Shostakovich's symphonies in the Soviet Union, and how composers such as Charles Ives and Aaron Copland left their mark on American music.
8.30 Sounds of the Eighties
Showcasing a selection of musical performances from the BBC archives, including the Teardrop Explodes, Robert Wyatt, Aztec Camera, Billy Bragg, the Pogues and the Style Council.
9.00 The Joy of the Guitar Riff
Exploring how the guitar riff has shaped the past 60 years ofpopular music, including a look at how it became the foundation on which rock 'n' roll was built. With contributions from Brian May, Dave Davies, Hank marvin, Joan Jet, Nile Rogers, Tony Iommi, Robert Frip and Johnny Marr.
10.00 Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC
A compilation of clips and performances featuring some of the best guitar stars of the recent decades, including Jimi Hendrix, the Kinks, Cream, AC/DC, the Smiths, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Pixies and the Stone Roses.
11.00 Sound City
Music documentary which charts the story of Sound City Studios in California and its role in rock 'n' roll history, from the late 1960s through to the facility's closure in 2011. Featuring contributions from Tom Petty and Neil Young.
DanJennings
19-07-2014, 13:54
11.00 Sound City
Music documentary which charts the story of Sound City Studios in California and its role in rock 'n' roll history, from the late 1960s through to the facility's closure in 2011. Featuring contributions from Tom Petty and Neil Young.
This is highly recommended. Be warned though, shortly after watching you will be compelled to buy the soundtrack!
Other good contributors are Trent Reznor, Josh Homme, Stevie Nicks, Paul McCartney, Rick Springfield and plenty more!
Tonight on BBC4:
7.30 BBC Proms 2014
Following the last week’s first night of the Proms, presenters Petroc Trelawny and Australian soprano Danielle de Niese begin the regular Friday slot with a concert recorded on Moday. David Zinman appears in his final concert as chief conductor of Zurich’s Tonhalle Orchestra, leading them through Richard Strauss’s tone poem Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony (Pastoral) and Dvorak’s Violin concerto, which is performed by Julia Fischer.
9.30 Northern Soul: Living for the Weekend
A look at the rise, fall and re-birth of the music and dance movement that took place across the north of England during the 1970s. Featuring contributions by DJs Richatd Searling, Ian Levine, Colin Kurtis, Kev Roberts, plus Pete Waterman, Peter Stringfellow, Marc Almond and others.
10.30 Motown at the BBC
A compilation of studio performances by some of Mowtown’s greatest artists, originally broadcast in 2009 to mark the record label’s 50th anniversary.
11.30 Prince: Purple Reign
A profile of the enigmatic musician, whose singing and song writing and production talents have made him a hugely influential figure since he shot to fame in the early 1980s.
On BBC4 tonight (1 August):
7.30
Friday Night at the Proms
Samera Amhed and Nicholas McCarthy introduce a concert of contrasts, featuring performances by sololist Ingrid Filter and the BBC Symphony Orchestra of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23, and Ravel’s sumptuously orchestrated ballet Daphnis and Chloe. Plus the first performance of Jonathan Dove’s BBC commission, Gaia Theory. Led by conductor composer Josep Pons. First broadcast Monday 7.30 on BBC3.
9.10
Elvis: That’s All Right Mama 60 Years On
Actor and musician Sam Palladio hosts a musical tribute to Elvis Presley, 60 years after he recorded his first single That’s All Right (Mama) at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The presenter traces Elvis’s story from a childhood spent in poverty to the moment he entered a recording booth to perform the track that wouldact as a springboard to his success.
10.10
Kings of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Documentary profiling rock ‘n’ roll greats Elvis Presley, Lottle Richard, Chuck berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and Bill Haley. Featuring archive footage of the stars and contributions from the likes of Tom Jones, Paul McCartney and Jamie Cullum.
11.10
Rock ‘n’ Roll Britannia
A programme looking back at how British rock ‘n’ roll first began.
12.10am
Elvis: That’s All Right Mama 60 Years On
1.10
Kings of Rock ‘n’ Roll
2.10 –3.10am
Rock ‘n’ Roll Brittania
On BBC4 tonight (Friday 8 August 2014):
7.30
Friday Night at the Proms
A debut Proms appearance by French pianist Alexandre Tharauld, who performs one of Ravel’s last works, the Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
Conductor Juanjo Mena leads the BBC Philharmonic in a performance of Mahler’s Symphony No 5, which includes one of the greatest love letters ever written, the Adagietto.
9.25
Imagine… Rod Stewart: Can’t Stop Me Now
The singer invites Alan Yentob to his LA home to conduct an interview, in which Stewart looks back on his career. He discusses working with acts like Jeff Beck and the Steampacket in the 1960s and his time with the Faces.
10.50
Rod Stewart at the BBC
A tribute to the singer’s career with a selection of his performances and interviews at the BBC. Songs include Sailing, You’re in My Heart, I Don’t Want to Talk About It and Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? Plus Handbags and Gladrags from Rod’s set at Glastonbury in 2002, and his cover of Dorothy Field’s classic I’m in the Mood for Love.
11.50
… Sings the Great American Songbook
Featuring music by Shirley Bassey, Bryan Ferry, Captain Sensible, Jamie Cullum and Florence and the Machine.
12.50
Imagine… Rod Stewart: Can’t Stop Me Now
2.10
Rod Stewart at the BBC
Very much a Rod Stewart theme tonight then...he used to live in a sweet shop you know...
Tonight (15 August 2014) on BBC4:
7.30
Friday Night at the Proms
Featuring performances of Berlioz’s piracy-inspired overture Le Corsair, and Elgar’s Sea Pictures, which features British mezzo Alice Coote. Plus Mark Elder and the Hallé perform the concert’s epic Beethoven centrepiece, Eroica. Presented by Suzy Klein and Rodney Earl Clarke.
9.10
Great American Rock Anthems: Turn it Up to 11
Huey Morgan presents the story of some of the greatest US rock anthems that emerged during the 1970s, 80s and 90s. A distinct sound evolved from blues and early metal, featuring loud drums, distinct guitar riffs and catchy lyrics, which produced a storm of feel-good tunes. The film focuses on tracks including Alice Coopers’s School’s Out, Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey and Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit.
10.10
Forever Young – How Rock ‘n’ Roll Grew Up
Exploring how rock ‘n’ roll stars have coped with growing old after being symbols of rebellion, with contributions by Iggy Pop, Lemmy, Rick Wakeman, Suggs and Alison Moyet.
11.10
Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC
A compilation of clips and performances, including Jimi Hendrix, the Kinks, Cream, AC/DC and the Smiths.
12.10am
Top of the Pops: the story of 1978
1.00
Great American Rock Anthems: Turn it Up to 11
2.00
Forever Young – How Rock ‘n’ Roll Grew Up
3.00 – 4.00am
Guitar Heroes at the BBC
On BBC4 tonight:
7.30
Friday Night at the Proms: In Memoriam WW1
Andrew Manze conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a special concert that draws together works by four composers whose lives and music were impacted by the First World War. The evening begins with Rudi Stephan’s Music for Orchestra, followed by Frederick Septimus Kelly’s Elegy for Strings, in memoriam Rupert Brooke, George Butterworth’s Six Songs (A Shropshire Lad), and Vaughan Williams’s elegiac postwar A Pastoral Symphony. With vocal performances by Allan Clayton (tenor) and Roderick Williams (baritone).
9.10
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
Exploring the singer’s career and music from her 1978 debut single Wuthering Heights to her 2011 album 50 Words for Snow. Contributors include Dave Gilmour, Peter Gabriel, Elton John, Stephen Fry and Nigel Kennedy.
10.10
Kate Bush at the BBC
A compilation of the singer’s performances at the BBC’s studios between 1978 and 1994. Including hits such as Wuthering Heights, Running Up That Hill, Babooshka and Hounds of Love.
11.10
The Old Grey Whistle Test: 70s Gold
Archive performances, including Elton John, David Bowie, Gladys Knight and the Pops and Bob Marley.
12.40am
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
1.40
Kate Bush at the BBC
2.40 – 3.40am
Top of the Pops: 1979 – Big Hits: the year music went portable.
On BBC4 Friday (29 August 2014):
7.30
Friday Night at the Proms
The West-Easter Divan Orchestra and conductor Daniel Barenboim return to the Proms with a Spanish-infused repertoire, beginning with Mozart’s overture to his opera The Marriage of Figaro, set in Spain. This is followed by more Iberian flavours with Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole and an orchestral version of his Pavane for a Dead Princess, finishing in style with a performance of Boléro. Presented by Razia Iqbal and Wayne Marshall.
9.00
Blondie’s New York…and the Making of Parallel Lines
The story behind the rock band’s third album Parallel Lines – a record that is said to capture the spirit of late-1970s New York. The documentary also features commentary from Debbie Harry about writing music, the media’s focus on her appearance and lyrically inspirational ex-boyfriends.
9.50
Blondie @ Glastonbury
Coverage from the Other Stage of the Debby Harry-fronted American rock band, with their selection of classics such as Heart of Glass and Atomic.
10.50
Synth Britannia
Artists including Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan and Niel Tennant discuss the sounds that defined the 1980s, as synthpop was popularised by Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys.
12.20am
As 9pm
1.10
Blondie at Glastonbury.
2.10 – 3.40am
Synth Britannia: the early days of British synthpop.
Tonight on BBC4:
7.30
Friday Night at the Proms
In their Proms debut, the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra perform two classic pieces, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor and Tchikovsky's Symphony No5 in E minor, under the baton of South Korean conductor Han-Na Chung. Featuring solo pianist Denis Matsuev.
Now 'turn it up to 11':
9.15
Deep Purple: Mde in Japan
Documentary celebraring the 40th anniversary of Deep Purple's double live album Made in Japan and exploring the recording of the rock band's 1972 recording Machine Head in Montreux. The film also chews over over the meaning behind the song Smoke on the Water while revealing the background to the mystery that lies behind the three nights in Osaka and Tokyo on the group's first Japanese tour.
10.15
Heavy Metal Brittania
Tracking the emergence of heavy metal in the 1960s, pioneered by bands such as Judas Priest. This classic form of metal was challenged by punk in the late 1970s, before a new wave of groups such as Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Saxon reinvigorated the style. Including contributions by Ian Gillian, Glenn Tipton, Lemmy and Bruce Dickinson.
11.45
Heavy Metal Brittania at the BBC
Memorable performances by bands including Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Motorhead.
12.15am
Deep Purple: Made in Japan
1.15
Thin Lizzy: Bad Reputation
2.15 - 3.45am
Heavy Metal Brittania
Tonight on BBC4:
10.00 The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
Documentary exploring the singer's career and music, from her 1978 debut single Wuthering Heights to her 2011 album 50 Words for Snow, with testimony from collaborators and fans.
11.00 Jack Bruce - the Man behind the Bass
Another chance to see a 2012 profile of the former Cream bassist and vocalist who died last month aged 71. With contributions by ex-bandmates Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker. Narrated by Edith Bowman.
Tonight on BBC4:
10.45 The Joy of the Guitar Riff
A look at the development of the virtual DNA of rock ‘n’ roll over the last 60 years of popular music, from Chuck Berry through to the White Stripes.
11.45 Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC
Grab your air guitar for this compilation of clips with performances from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Cream, AC/DC, Radiohead and the Smiths.
Tonight on BBC4:
9.00 A Pink Floyd Miscellany 1967 - 2005
"Footage from throughout the band's career, including performance of Arnold Layne, Another Brick in the Wall (Part Two), Granchester Medows and Cymbaline. Plus footage from Live 8."
10.00 Play it Loud: the Story of the Marshall Amp
"Charting the history of the Marshall amplifier, from its creation in the early 1960s to its adoption by a host of rock musicians. Featuring contributions from Pete Townshend, Lemmy and Slash"
11.00 Pink Floyd: Wish You Were Here
"The creation of the band's ninth studio album Wish You Were Here, which was released in 1975. With contributions by Roger Walters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason."
dantheman91
28-11-2014, 21:06
Beat me to it.............:)
Apologies for the late notification, but once again BBC4 have come up with the goods with their music-themed Fridays.
7.30 Sounds of the Sixties
The arrival of the so-called beat boom in 1964, which catered to the art-school craze for rhythm and blues. Featuring archived music by Tom Jones, the Kinks and the Rolling Stones.
8.00 Gershwin’s Summertime: the Song That Conquered the World
How the song Summertime became a standard around the world, from its first appearance in 1935 opera Porgy and Bess to recording by artists including Billie Holliday, Janis Joplin, Mahalia Jackson, Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald.
9.00 Sound of Song
New Series. The Recording Revolution
Compose and musician Neil Brand investigates how songs were recorded for the first time, the listening revolution that followed and the crooner style of singing brought about by the arrival of the microphone.
10.00 …Sings the Great American Songbook
A compilation of archive performances of hits composed by American songwriters including Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen. Featuring music by Shirley Bassey, Bryan Ferry, Captain Sensible, Jamie Cullum and Florence and the Machine.
11.00 Blues at the BBC
Archive footage of blues performances from the past 50 years. Featuring famous songs by Son House, the Kinks, BB King, John Lee Hooker and Eric Clapton.
12 midnight … Sings Bacharach and David!
Archive performances of songs penned by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, including Aretha Franklin.
Another excellent evening of music and music related programmes on BBC4 tonight:
7.30 Concerto at the BBC proms
Julian Bliss performs Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A at the 2006 Proms.
8.00 The Joy of Mozart
Tom Service travels to Vienna and Saltzburg to explore the life and times of 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
9.00 Sound of Song
2/3 Reeling and Rocking
Musician Neil Brand explores the elements that come together to make classic songs by re-crearing some of the most famous recording sessions in history, analysing features such as Elvis Presley's slapback echo effect in Memphis, and the Beatles' tape loops at Abbey Road.
10.00 Elvis: That's All Right 60 Years On
Actor and musician Sam Palladio hosts a musical tribute to Elvis Presley, first shown in August, 60 years after the artist recorded his first single That's All Right at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennesse.
11.00 The Beatles' Please Please Me - Remaking a Classic
Stereophonics, Joss Stone, Graham Coxon, Gabriel Aplin, Chris Difford and Mick Hucknell re-create the 12-hour recording sessions for the Beatles' first LP at Abbey Road, attempting to keep to the band's original timescale.
12 midnight Mowtown at the BBC, featuring Diane Ross
1.00am Sound of Song
2.00 Elvis: That's All Right 60 Years On
3.00 - 3.55am The Beatles' Please Please Me - Remaking a Classic
Rush2112
03-06-2016, 11:42
Sound of Song is certainly worth a watch I saw it first time around and will be recording the Elvis
Just to revive this thread, and a 'heads up' for all Depeche Mode fans (count me in), and also Andre!;)
BBC4 tonight (tomorrow, really) at 12.30am: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08l6sm2
:cool:
Marco.
Made in 1968
03-01-2020, 15:10
No worrie si already knew
:D
Coolz... Just checkin!:)
Marco.
Thanks for that Marco, I'll be watching. Construction time again is still one of my favourite albums.
Made in 1968
03-01-2020, 16:07
Thanks for that Marco, I'll be watching. Construction time again is still one of my favourite albums.
Its a great LP and a style change away from 'A Broken Frame' which still had that early Vince Clarke signature even though he was no longer in the band after 'Speak & Spell. However the last track on 'A Broken Frame' entitled "The Sun & the Rainfall" is by far my fav Depeche Mode track.. These days DM are really more of a Rock band The high point of their career was without a doubt 'Violator'
Thanks for that Marco, I'll be watching. Construction time again is still one of my favourite albums.
No worries, mate. Yer welcome. Hope you enjoy it:)
Marco.
Nice one, will definitely be setting that one to record. I think I've said before, but if I could only have one TV channel to watch, it would be BBC4 HD - some of the programmes are fantastic. And am now going to put some DM on to ease me into the weekend! :)
InThe Sticks
03-01-2020, 18:49
Stewart Copeland's adventures in music...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000db8k
I'm very much looking forward to this!
Nice one, will definitely be setting that one to record. I think I've said before, but if I could only have one TV channel to watch, it would be BBC4 HD - some of the programmes are fantastic. And am now going to put some DM on to ease me into the weekend! :)
Yup, I agree. Some great dramas, too!:)
Marco.
Made in 1968
04-01-2020, 07:00
Just to revive this thread, and a 'heads up' for all Depeche Mode fans (count me in), and also Andre!;)
BBC4 tonight (tomorrow, really) at 12.30am: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08l6sm2
:cool:
Marco.
Was ok but pretty much a singles countdown with associated videos.. I did find the Soft Cell programme that was on a bit before interesting.. Nice to see Dave Ball still using his original Korg '800DV'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ-9VothCKk
I watched the Depeche Mode programme for about ten minutes before I got bored and was reminded of what a lot of crap there was around in the '80s.
Pigmy Pony
06-01-2020, 16:30
I watched the Depeche Mode programme for about ten minutes before I got bored and was reminded of what a lot of crap there was around in the '80s.
To fully appreciate any given decade, appropriate drugs are a handy accessory. Unfortunately the eighties saw a gap between the psychedelics of the 60s/70s, and the "designer" products of the late 80s onward ;) Not that I remember much of any of it
Made in 1968
06-01-2020, 18:06
I watched the Depeche Mode programme for about ten minutes before I got bored and was reminded of what a lot of crap there was around in the '80s.
Does not say much for the 80's then cos they were one of the best bands back then.. But one persons view on crap means nothing
I watched the Depeche Mode programme for about ten minutes before I got bored and was reminded of what a lot of crap there was around in the '80s.
Lol - you're showing your age! 80s was 'my era' (in terms of being old enough to appreciate it), but I liked the 70s more for many things, and also the 60s, but was too young to remember any of that decade:)
I agree with Andre though - the DM programme was ok, but no more that that. I'd have preferred something a little 'deeper' and more insightful, than essentially just a rehash of old Top of the Pops shows.
Marco.
Made in 1968
06-01-2020, 21:33
I worked in a record shop in the early 80's So i saw everything in the pop charts at the time. I cant think of anything much as good as DM.. I remember bands emerging like Frankie Goes to Hollywood & The Petshop boys which were ok but DM was always the attraction with me.. Sold tons of their records too.
So if anyone from Rotherham knew Rocket Records on Doncaster gate i was was the miserable git with the long hair lol be about late 1983, early '84 when i started there
Cool... I hadn't long left school (after doing a 6th year) in 1983:)
I was big into DM, but my musical tastes back then (and in general) were quite different from yours, as I loved pretty much ALL electronic music/synth pop from the late 70s and early/mid 80s, stuff such as Visage and Yazoo, Howard Jones, OMD, Martha and the Muffins, Thomas Dolby, Ultravox, New Order, Jona Lewie, Japan, Tubeway Army/Gary Numan, Human League, Eurythmics, etc, were never off my T/T, tape deck, or after that, CDP.
This track, for me, from Thomas Dolby, typifies the 80's 'synth pop' sound, and also 80s pop videos in general, which are still quite cool now:
https://youtu.be/Yj_yFpL6uoE
And for me, the genre/sound doesn't get much better than this (from 1979):
https://youtu.be/ZF4Z6smOrZw
Just a stunning keyboard-driven sound/melodies, and for me evokes many happy memories of school days and all the fun parties I attended!;)
Plus this classic from 1981, which I much preferred to their 'punk-lite' stuff:
https://youtu.be/AWAsI3U2EaE
Even though at the time I had no idea that the 'Golden Brown' in question was Heroin!
And even before that, I loved the likes of Sparks and Giorgio Moroder (I was big into disco in the 70s, too)!
Marco.
Not forgetting this track, by The Cure, which I just LOVED, from 1980 (complete with vinyl crackles):
https://youtu.be/EHrHTuWm7WA
Eerie, evocative and just a little menacing - one to listen to with the lights out..... ;)
Marco.
my original copy of The Cure - A Forest is just about worn out... What a track! However, I had no idea on the meaning of "Golden Brown" though I love that track also! :eek:
Lawrence001
10-01-2020, 08:00
Cool... I hadn't long left school (after doing a 6th year) in 1983:)
I was big into DM, but my musical tastes back then (and in general) were quite different from yours, as I loved pretty much ALL electronic music/synth pop from the late 70s and early/mid 80s, stuff such as Visage and Yazoo, Howard Jones, OMD, Martha and the Muffins, Thomas Dolby, Ultravox, New Order, Jona Lewie, Japan, Tubeway Army/Gary Numan, Human League, Eurythmics, etc, were never off my T/T, tape deck, or after that, CDP.
This track, for me, from Thomas Dolby, epitomises the 80's 'synth pop' sound, and also 80s pop videos in general, which are still quite cool now:
https://youtu.be/Yj_yFpL6uoE
And for me, the genre/sound doesn't get much better than this (from 1979):
https://youtu.be/ZF4Z6smOrZw
Just a stunning keyboard-driven sound/melodies, and for me evokes many happy memories of school days and all the fun parties I attended!;)
Plus this classic from 1981, which I much preferred to their 'punk-lite' stuff:
https://youtu.be/AWAsI3U2EaE
Even though at the time I had no idea that the 'Golden Brown' in question was Heroin!
And even before that, I loved the likes of Sparks and Giorgio Moroder (I was big into disco in the 70s, too)!
Marco.Same tastes as me at the time although my favourite band were Ultravox. I didn't hear this song until a few years later as it wasn't so popular, but it's an absolutely classic mix of disco and synth in my opinion.
https://youtu.be/b9xBAtCsCTQ
Pigmy Pony
10-01-2020, 08:21
my original copy of The Cure - A Forest is just about worn out... What a track! However, I had no idea on the meaning of "Golden Brown" though I love that track also! :eek:
My favourite Stranglers' track (probably not a popular choice) has to be their cover of "Walk on By". It came on a white vinyl 7", free with the first so many copies of "Black & White". The 'middle bit' with Dave Greenfield and JJ going for it was a thing of wonder and I'm still not bored of it :)
Made in 1968
05-02-2020, 07:34
Cool... I hadn't long left school (after doing a 6th year) in 1983:)
I was big into DM, but my musical tastes back then (and in general) were quite different from yours, as I loved pretty much ALL electronic music/synth pop from the late 70s and early/mid 80s, stuff such as Visage and Yazoo, Howard Jones, OMD, Martha and the Muffins, Thomas Dolby, Ultravox, New Order, Jona Lewie, Japan, Tubeway Army/Gary Numan, Human League, Eurythmics, etc, were never off my T/T, tape deck, or after that, CDP.
No Marco, Not different at all, I like the early 80's Synth pop stuff like Soft Cell etc. Also like early 'U2' & 'Simple minds', the wife is a big Human League & Tears for fears fan.. I like the Human League but prefer the early stuff 'Reproduction' & 'Travelogue' albums before Joanne & Suzy joined the band although i dont mind them i just prefer the very early synth pop bands, it that snappy snare drum machine sound i like that seemed to be lost as year or so down the line
You can clearly hear the snare im referring to on the below track. This is superb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LgSZpzRZEQ
Made in 1968
05-02-2020, 08:11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x71J_GgXtaM
One of Dave Ball early synths was the superb Korg '800DV' which was a duophonic synth, basically two Korg mini '700's' in one. He alser had a 'Korg 'SB-100' Synthe Bass, Bass synth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ-9VothCKk
Couple of good music programmes on BBC4 tonight, chaps:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08tb97f
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0141mz1
:cool:
Marco.
BBC? Never heard of it [emoji23]
Just a 'heads up', folks, for anyone interested... BBC Four at 21.30 - 'Peter Green: Man of the World'. A must watch for all fans!:cool:
Marco.
It's a repeat, but still well worth watching. :)
rmcin626
28-08-2020, 20:13
Peter Green is always worth listening too.
It's a repeat, but still well worth watching. :)
Indeed... Btw, see my reply to your Miles Davis query here: https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?54582-What-Jazz-or-Blues-are-you-spinning&p=1217463#post1217463
Marco.
Just a heads-up, guys, for anyone interested who can get BBC2 Wales: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000l3vn
:cool:
Marco.
Not sure if this the correct place to post (and if it's not, can a Mod move it to a more appropriate place), but tonight at 9:00pm on BBC4 is a documentary about Frank Zappa.
To quote from the RT:
The first all-access documentary - years in the making - about the American musician Frank Zappa, who died in 1993. It conveys the scope of his prodigious and varied creative output, and the breadth of his extraordinary personal and political life. The documentary team was granted exclusive access by his widow Gail to a vast collection of Zappa's unreleased music, movies, incomplete projects, unseen interviews and unheard concert recordings, much of which was deteriorating and in being in danger of being lost for ever.
and
A musically divisive figure, Frank Zappa was a wildly creative Renaissance or a maker of unlistenable noise, depending on your viewpoint. At his artistic zenith - an era of wall-to-wall disco - Zappa was certainly running in the opposite direction. A prolific artist (62 albums) and a beacon for nonconformity (calling two of his children Moon Unit and Dweezil), Zappa freeform oddness connected with many people who were bored of bubblegum pop.
Born in Baltimore in 1940, Zappa led 60s sonic experimentalists the Mothers of Invention, a group that seemed to attract Spinal Tap levels of disaster - Zappa himself was injured after being thrown from a stage.
In solo mode he released prog-jazz-comedy fusion LPs including Hot Rats an Zoot Allures, but as this in-depth, all-access documentary shows. he was also a film-maker and political activist. And one who was almost unstoppably creative, whether you like him or not.
Thanks for the heads up, Barry. A must for all Zappa fans, I reckon!:cool:
Marco.
rmcin626
22-10-2021, 18:18
never understood Zappa never will
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