Seven Ages of Rock (BBC2 19th May)
Posted by: DenisA on 19 May 2007
Starting TONIGHT @ 9.10PM until 30 June.
A definitive landmark series charting the emergence and re-emergence of rock music as a global force, told through the musicians who have shaped this most enduring of genres.
Programme details here
Some highlights of the seies from NPL are..
A rare Pink Floyd promo video for "Jughead Blues" is to be screened on TV for the first time, as part of a new BBC documentary series "The Seven Ages Of Rock."
The promo video was made by the Central Office of Information (COI) primarily for North American, Canadian and Australian television and is made up of small shorts including talking computors and see-through teapots.
"Jughead Blues" was the final video that Syd Barrett was included in before he was replaced by Roger Waters.
The new series will also feature a multitude of rare and never-seen-before film footage, including the first known broadcast of an alternate promo for the Floyd single "Arnold Layne" as well as home-made film footage of the band in 1967.
Previously unknown to Pink Floyd collectors, there is also a clip of the first film in colour of the band with David Gilmour.
The Floyd material will be part of episode two, a special on art rock - entitled "Between Rock And An Art Place."
Other rarities that "The Seven Ages Of Rock" have unearthed include a first broadcast of the Velvet Underground performing at the Annual Dinner of the New York Society for Clinical Psychiatry on January 13, 1966.
There will also be swathes of never-seen-before clips of David Bowie, including his show at the Rainbow Theatre on August 19 1972 and a perfomance of "Space Oddity" at the Ivor Novello Awards in May 1970. Both are being broadcast for the first time.
Follwing this on BBC4 @ 10.10PM is
The BBC4 Jimi Hendrix Documentary as highlighted by SteveGa a couple of weeks ago.
featuring footage from the Marquee in 1967 to Hendrix's last UK performance at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970 along with classic performances from Woodstock in 1969.
Including contributions from Eric Clapton, Germaine Greer, Little Richard, Lou Reed, Pete Townshend and Mick Jagger. This programme contains strong language. [Joe Boyd, John Head, Gary Weis, 1973] [S]
Sat 19 May, 22:10-23:50 100mins Stereo
Enjoy
Denis
A definitive landmark series charting the emergence and re-emergence of rock music as a global force, told through the musicians who have shaped this most enduring of genres.
Programme details here
Some highlights of the seies from NPL are..
A rare Pink Floyd promo video for "Jughead Blues" is to be screened on TV for the first time, as part of a new BBC documentary series "The Seven Ages Of Rock."
The promo video was made by the Central Office of Information (COI) primarily for North American, Canadian and Australian television and is made up of small shorts including talking computors and see-through teapots.
"Jughead Blues" was the final video that Syd Barrett was included in before he was replaced by Roger Waters.
The new series will also feature a multitude of rare and never-seen-before film footage, including the first known broadcast of an alternate promo for the Floyd single "Arnold Layne" as well as home-made film footage of the band in 1967.
Previously unknown to Pink Floyd collectors, there is also a clip of the first film in colour of the band with David Gilmour.
The Floyd material will be part of episode two, a special on art rock - entitled "Between Rock And An Art Place."
Other rarities that "The Seven Ages Of Rock" have unearthed include a first broadcast of the Velvet Underground performing at the Annual Dinner of the New York Society for Clinical Psychiatry on January 13, 1966.
There will also be swathes of never-seen-before clips of David Bowie, including his show at the Rainbow Theatre on August 19 1972 and a perfomance of "Space Oddity" at the Ivor Novello Awards in May 1970. Both are being broadcast for the first time.
Follwing this on BBC4 @ 10.10PM is
The BBC4 Jimi Hendrix Documentary as highlighted by SteveGa a couple of weeks ago.
featuring footage from the Marquee in 1967 to Hendrix's last UK performance at the Isle of Wight festival in 1970 along with classic performances from Woodstock in 1969.
Including contributions from Eric Clapton, Germaine Greer, Little Richard, Lou Reed, Pete Townshend and Mick Jagger. This programme contains strong language. [Joe Boyd, John Head, Gary Weis, 1973] [S]
Sat 19 May, 22:10-23:50 100mins Stereo
Enjoy
Denis
quote:Originally posted by ROTF:
BTW Led Zep are classified as stadium, but aren't they heavy metal?
I'd like to think not. Metal to me would have included Def Leppard, Venom, Tygers of Ping Pong, Ozzy, Motorhead, Priest, Maiden etc.
I remember a Venom album being described as sounding like "a gorilla shitting in a dustbin".
That puts the difference between Metal and blues based rock into perspective rather neatly, I thought.
I agree with much of what James says about the "family tree" aspect. But interestingly the Punk bands that endured ended up playing like the bands they were supposed to be so critical of. Funny old world.
Stadium rock? Isn't that more Boston, Toto, REO Fugbucket, Journey, BOC etc. Not Zep. Unless to qualify as "stadium" you have to have filled a few - in which case maybe Wham qualify.
Steve
Yes, it's a funny old series isn't it. I'm trying to catch up on what I've recorded and I saw the HM chapter last night. I'm pleased they included Metallica, and I've kept that to show my daughter as she loves them (9 year old metal-head/goth - that's my girl 
) .
I always thought Judas Priest were a joke - they were just so naff. The only "hair" band I really liked was Enuff'Z'Nuff, who I still love. In fact I need to dig out their albums.
I'm gutted they are putting Led Zep in a stadium catagory along with the likes of U2! That just isn't on! I like the idea of "stadium rock" as a genre though - that should be adopted. It's like "music for couples".
- that's my girl ) .I always thought Judas Priest were a joke - they were just so naff. The only "hair" band I really liked was Enuff'Z'Nuff, who I still love. In fact I need to dig out their albums.
I'm gutted they are putting Led Zep in a stadium catagory along with the likes of U2! That just isn't on! I like the idea of "stadium rock" as a genre though - that should be adopted. It's like "music for couples".
The bit I loved was the part on Juda Priest, the naffest band in the world ever. (They avoided mentioning the time Rob Halford rode on stage on his Harley - only to go out of control and disappear off the front of the stage. Off to hospital - show cancelled. 
)
I like the story about how the single Living After Midnight came about. Rob Halford recounted that he was woken up by one of the guitarists "riffing" downstairs. He looked at the clock and was shocked that it was after midnight! Shocking isn't it! As they are obviously such rebels and could start a revolution by staying up late, he wrote a song about it, which of course was a battle cry to all their leather jacketed air guitar playing fans who related to the ignominy of being sent to bed by their mums at 8.30 sharp.
Nice to know that British rock was at the forefront of rock rebellion even then!
Air guitars at 2min20
I wet myself watching this one Look at the way he walks into the bank And how did the drum kit suddenly get in there!
)I like the story about how the single Living After Midnight came about. Rob Halford recounted that he was woken up by one of the guitarists "riffing"
downstairs. He looked at the clock and was shocked that it was after midnight! Shocking isn't it! As they are obviously such rebels and could start a revolution by staying up late, he wrote a song about it, which of course was a battle cry to all their leather jacketed air guitar playing fans who related to the ignominy of being sent to bed by their mums at 8.30 sharp.Nice to know that British rock was at the forefront of rock rebellion even then!
Air guitars at 2min20
I wet myself watching this one Look at the way he walks into the bank
And how did the drum kit suddenly get in there! quote:Originally posted by munch:
Rotf you did not see Phil doing the blues brothers on BBC4 then
No, I missed that (relieved smiley). I thought I'd go to bed early and get up and go and buy the Mail on Sunday for the Peter Gabriel CD.
My star ratings of Genesis records I have are
From Genesis To Revelation (***)
Trespass (*****)
Nursery Cryme (***)
Foxtrot (****)
Selling England by the Pound (****)
Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (***)
Trick of the Tail ()
Wind & Wuthering (*)
These are relative ratings - I guess if I were rating other prog albums against these then Brain Salad Surgery would have about 12 stars. I know my views on Genesis are not shared by others and I do like PG's songs - perhaps he should have joined King Crimson when Greg Lake left.
On Seven Ages - I thought Brian May and Bruce Springsteen came across as nice guys: I just can't find an empathy with their music - my problem, not theirs.
ATB Rotf
quote:Originally posted by Rasher:
Steve - I guess if you don't "get" Springsteen then you are not old enough...
If that's a universal principle, thanks for complimenting me on my eternal youth...
Don't want to fall out over it, but (like you and Queen) can't stand Springsteen I'm afraid. Sorry.
James