Muscle Shoals Sound Studio

Posted by: J.N. on 27 February 2014

Documentary about the legendary studio in Alabama. Friday 7th Feb, BBC4 - 9pm. Programme info link.

 

Dig out a blank tape and set those VCR machines folks.

 

John.

Posted on: 27 February 2014 by joerand
Originally Posted by J.N.:

Dig out a blank tape and set those VCR machines folks.

And maybe a time machine .

 

I'll assume you mean 7 March. Thanks for the heads-up, though I don't get that channel. I'll look for it here in the US. It had a very limited showing a few months back in one of the artsy theaters in Seattle. I missed it but the local review looked very interesting to me. Much great music recorded there; Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Paul Simon and of course Skynyrd. Many others I'm sure.

 

Do folks here really still use VCRs? It's analog, you know. No streaming.

Posted on: 27 February 2014 by fathings cat

Now setting my Betamax! 

Posted on: 28 February 2014 by joerand


"Ok. Who has the blank tape?"

Posted on: 28 February 2014 by Tan y Draig
Originally Posted by joerand:
Originally Posted by J.N.:

Dig out a blank tape and set those VCR machines folks.

And maybe a time machine .

 

I'll assume you mean 7 March. Thanks for the heads-up, though I don't get that channel. I'll look for it here in the US. It had a very limited showing a few months back in one of the artsy theaters in Seattle. I missed it but the local review looked very interesting to me. Much great music recorded there; Bob Dylan, Bob Seger, Paul Simon and of course Skynyrd. Many others I'm sure.

 

Do folks here really still use VCRs? It's analog, you know. No streaming.

Where I live they point at street lighting!

Posted on: 28 February 2014 by J.N.

A free VHS tape and a Crackerjack pencil are in the post to you Joe for spotting my deliberate date error. It is indeed 7th March.

 

Doh!

 

John.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted on: 28 February 2014 by Steve J

John,

 

Perhaps you're...

 

Posted on: 28 February 2014 by J.N.

What a cracking album that is, Steve. One of my all time faves.

 

Good listening.

 

John.

Posted on: 09 March 2014 by J.N.

I've just go around to watching the 'Muscle Shoals' programme. A fascinating musical history lesson. Rick Hall is a great character - a man clearly driven by the tragedies in his life.

 

John.

Posted on: 09 March 2014 by BigH47

Another very interesting and great documentary presented by the Beeb. It seems amazing that the area can bring so much to the sounds of 2 very good studios, I guess it's the attitude rather than the actual musicians.

As J.N. says,it includes the moving story of Rick Hall.

Still yet to see a documentary where Keith Richard makes sense, and how DOES he play guitar with those distorted fingers? 

Posted on: 09 March 2014 by Kevin-W
Originally Posted by BigH47:

Still yet to see a documentary where Keith Richard makes sense, and how DOES he play guitar with those distorted fingers? 

He doesn't. Ronnie Wood and Blondie Chaplin do it.