Play It Loud: The Story of the Marshall Amp - BBC4

Posted by: ChrisH on 29 November 2014

Did anyone see this last night?

I just watched it on BBc iPlayer.

What an enjoyable watch, so much great archive footage.

If you haven't seen it, thoroughly recommend it.

Posted on: 29 November 2014 by BigH47

Excellent programme, lots of new stuff to me.Another of UKs super products.

Only spoiler for me Charles Shaar Murray he really gets on my top note as my old mum would say.

No I've got no idea what she meant either.

Posted on: 29 November 2014 by dave marshall

Originally Posted by ChrisH:

What an enjoyable watch, so much great archive footage.

If you haven't seen it, thoroughly recommend it.

Especially liked Townsend's view that without Jim Marshall, the music we enjoy these days wouldn't have happened.

Posted on: 29 November 2014 by ChrisH

You aren't related by any chance are you Dave?

But yes, I also didn't quite realise the significance of Marshall to rock n roll until I watched this programme.

Posted on: 29 November 2014 by dave marshall

Originally Posted by ChrisH:

You aren't related by any chance are you Dave?

I wish!

I've used Marshall amps on and off for years though, and, to quote the programme, always got a kick out of the name on them, much the same as Jimi................sadly, there the similarity ends!

Posted on: 29 November 2014 by dry_stone

Originally Posted by dave marshall:

Originally Posted by ChrisH:

What an enjoyable watch, so much great archive footage.

If you haven't seen it, thoroughly recommend it.

Especially liked Townsend's view that without Jim Marshall, the music we enjoy these days wouldn't have happened.

Nothing much said about Townsend and the Who dropping Marshall for Sound City amps then shortly after moving to the Hiwatts which, in my mind, the Who will forever be associated with. Jim didn't mention Pete a lot in this autobiography either.

Great programme, I have owned a few Marshalls over the years, and still have a classic 80s JCM 800 2205.