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Ol' Donie · 23-11-2014 2:33am

Brilliant tune!

Zeek12 · 23-11-2014 2:34am

Possibly the most under-rated band ever. Were it not for The Beatles....

Ol' Donie · 23-11-2014 2:38am

Were it not for The Beatles a lot of things would be very, very different.

Mad as it sounds, I think The Beatles are sometimes underrated. There really has never been anything even close to being in their league.

Zeek12 · 23-11-2014 2:42am

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Were it not for The Beatles a lot of things would be very, very different.

Mad as it sounds, I think The Beatles are sometimes underrated. There really has never been anything even close to being in their league.

Very true.
But I sometimes feel a bit sorry for The Kinks boys, can't help feeling they got buried a wee bit under the whole Beatlemania thing.
In any other era, Kinks would have been way more successful.
Well, the songs definitely stand the test of time!

Ol' Donie · 23-11-2014 2:45am

They were amazing. No question about that.

Skid X · 27-11-2014 7:26pm

Hi there, Dolly and Kenny are back in their box for a while as the country season is over. The Friday ToyShow alternative is a melting pot of Pink Floyd and Marshall Amps ...

Thursday BBC4

7.30pm & 1am - Top of The Pops 1979

(It's a weird one where there was a BBC strike, and the presenter does a voiceover but can't be seen in vision.) Peter Powell presents an edition first broadcast November 29, 1979. Featuring performances by the Gibson Brothers, Police, the Tourists, Pink Floyd, Blondie, Thin Lizzy, Rose Royce, the Moody Blues, Skids, Status Quo and Dr Hook. Plus, dance sequences by Legs & Co

1.35am - Classic Albums: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Damn the Torpedoes

The making of Damn the Torpedoes by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, which was released in 1979 and went on to occupy the number two spot in America for seven weeks. The programme examines how Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair and Stan Lynch created their third album alongside co-producer Jimmy Iovine and engineer Shelly Yakus in near secrecy while fighting their record company for creative independence

Thursday TG4

12.10am - Later with Jools Holland

New York-based rock stalwarts Sonic Youth return to the studio to play tracks from their album The Eternal. Plus, electropop band Depeche Mode drop by to perform songs from Sounds of the Universe. Also appearing are Lily Allen, with a rendition from her second album It's Not Me, It's You, blues musician Taj Mahal, and American vocalist Raphael Saadiq

BBC4 Friday - Pink Floyd / Marshall Amps / Guitar Riffs

9pm & 1am - A Pink Floyd Miscellany: 1967-2005

Footage from throughout the band's career, including performances of Arnold Layne, Another Brick in the Wall (Part Two), Grantchester Meadows and Cymbaline, as well as highlights from the band's reunion at the 2005 Live 8 concert in London

10pm & 2am - Play it Loud: The Story of the Marshall Amp

In the early 1960s drum shop owner Jim Marshall launched the loudest amplifier in the world at a point in time widely perceived to be the birth of rock. Young musicians like Clapton and Hendrix rushed to adopt the revolutionary `Marshall sound', and the electric guitar spoke for a new generation, while stacks and walls became an essential backdrop at concerts. The company was rescued from financial meltdown by comic exposure in the 1984 movie This is Spinal Tap, and the electronic boxes were propelled to iconic status. This documentary charts the amp's history, with contributions from rock musicians Pete Townshend, Lemmy and Slash, plus an interview with the founder himself

11pm & 3am - Pink Floyd:Wish You Were Here

Documentary exploring the creation of the rock band's ninth studio album Wish You Were Here, which was released in 1975 and topped the charts in the UK and America. The record reflects on the legacy of Syd Barrett, who left Pink Floyd in 1968 and is eulogised in the song Shine on You Crazy Diamond. Featuring contributions by members Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason

Midnight : Great Guitar Riffs at the BBC (again)

A compilation of archive clips and performances which include some of the most memorable guitar riffs of all time. Featuring Jimi Hendrix, the Kinks, Cream, AC/DC, the Smiths, Rage Against the Machine, Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Pixies and the Stone Roses

Saturday BBC4

10.40pm - Imagine: Dame Shirley Bassey: The Girl from Tiger Bay

Alan Yentob celebrates Shirley Bassey's 2009 album The Performance, the David Arnold-produced record that was her first studio release in two decades, by examining a selection of her greatest archive performances. He also meets songwriters who contributed to the album, including Gary Barlow, Pet Shop Boys, Manic Street Preachers, KT Tunstall and frequent James Bond composer John Barry

11.40pm - Shirley Bassey at the BBC

A compilation of archive performances by the singer first shown to mark her 76th birthday - some 60 years after her vocal talent first achieved public recognition. Featuring footage from Show of the Week, The Shirley Bassey Show, the 2007 Glastonbury Festival and the star's Electric Proms show in 2009. Songs include Goldfinger, Big Spender and Diamonds are Forever

12.40am - Top of The Pops 1979
(as above)

1.15am - Sounds Of The Seventies

A collection of rock anthems from the decade, featuring archive performances by artists including Alice Cooper, the Faces, Nazareth, Bad Company, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake and Black Sabbath

Sunday BBC4

9pm - Blondie: One Way or Another

Profile of the pop group founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein, one of the world's most successful bands to be fronted by a woman, which first rose to fame in the mid-1970s. The programme features interviews with former members and fellow performers including Iggy Pop, Shirley Manson, Tommy Ramone, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, who discuss Blondie's eclectic brand of music. Mark Radcliffe narrates

So there you go. I didn't know that Marshall Amps was saved by Spinal Tap. If they had made all their amps go to eleven, maybe they would have sold a few more!

HeidiHeidi · 27-11-2014 7:57pm

Ooooh, Shirley Bassey..... the Tom Jones progs were brilliant, can't see why the SB ones shouldn't be even better!

Sadly I have a VERY early start, involving a boat, on Sunday morning, so they'll have to be watched on some other occasion with the obligatory glasss(es) of vino......

cml387 · 27-11-2014 8:37pm

OOeerrr! Annie Lennox in leather.

The Tourists eventually had a megabustup with their record company Sire...and the rest is history.

trashcan · 27-11-2014 9:19pm

Zeek12 wrote: »

Very true.
But I sometimes feel a bit sorry for The Kinks boys, can't help feeling they got buried a wee bit under the whole Beatlemania thing.
In any other era, Kinks would have been way more successful.
Well, the songs definitely stand the test of time!

Waterloo Sunset the best song of the Sixties for my money. I'm a big Beatles fan, and overall their output is much better than the Kinks, but my God, that song...as close to perfection as you can get, songwise.

Skid X · 28-11-2014 10:21pm

Nice compilation of Pink Floyd performances on now ... worth taping the repeat at 1am if you like that sort of thing.

Welsh Megaman · 28-11-2014 11:49pm

Maiden? Motörhead? Saxon?

Damn you, Toy Show!

Will have to watch this back on the player

Skid X · 28-11-2014 11:55pm

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Maiden? Motörhead? Saxon?

Damn you, Toy Show!

Will have to watch this back on the player

Aye, there's a lot to like in this Marshall Amps Doc

Repeated at 2am tonight, and Sunday at 12.50am

Now get back to RTE1, the people need a guiding light on this of all evenings!

Ol' Donie · 29-11-2014 1:02am

Wait a sec, there was a whole show about Marshall amps?? How the hell did i miss that?

I think i read Pink Floyd and lost concentration.

Think i'll stay up for it.

Damn it, is this the same guitar riffs show from last week?

Skid X · 29-11-2014 1:06am

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Wait a sec, there was a whole show about Marshall amps?? How the hell did i miss that?

I think i read Pink Floyd and lost concentration.

Think i'll stay up for it.

Damn it, is this the same guitar riffs show from last week?

Ah no. Ah well, as I said up there

Repeated at 2am tonight, and Sunday at 12.50am

I think you would like it. The contributors are like a Guitar All Star Selection. And the Amp talk is good fun.

I think it is the same compilation as last week. Lazy, Lazy BBC.

Ol' Donie · 29-11-2014 1:16am

I honestly can't believe I missed that Marshall show. Marshall amps are one of the greatest things in the world. And there's me half watching the feckin toy show. Grrrrr!

Skid X · 29-11-2014 1:26am

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I honestly can't believe I missed that Marshall show. Marshall amps are one of the greatest things in the world. And there's me half watching the feckin toy show. Grrrrr!

I know nothing stays the same, but if you're willing to play the game - it's coming around again

(Apologies to Carly Simon, I went for the excellent Ash cover version instead)

Ol' Donie · 29-11-2014 1:36am

And now Ash are covering my guilty pleasure Carly Simon song?

Man, I'm missing EVERYTHING today!

:-(:-(:-(:-D

Skid X · 29-11-2014 1:48am

Ol' Donie wrote: »

And now Ash are covering my guilty pleasure Carly Simon song?

Man, I'm missing EVERYTHING today!

:-(:-(:-(:-D

:D:D

Ah man, that song ticks every box. Love Ash, Love Coming Around Again.

Here's another Ash cheesey cover classic

Ol' Donie · 29-11-2014 2:00am

Well, that's a strange clip!

Are Ash still going? Amazingly I've never actually seen them play, even though they seemed to play every weekend for a few years.

Used to love them. Still do, i suppose.

(Slightly coincidentally, i just watched that new Star Wars trailer. It had that Tie Fighter sound from the start of that Ash album in it.)

Skid X · 29-11-2014 2:13am

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Well, that's a strange clip!

Are Ash still going? Amazingly I've never actually seen them play, even though they seemed to play every weekend for a few years.

Used to love them. Still do, i suppose.

(Slightly coincidentally, i just watched that new Star Wars trailer. It had that Tie Fighter sound from the start of that Ash album in it.)

Oh yeah, new Star Wars. It's hard to keep up with it.

I suppose Ash's appeal has become more selective recently, as they say. But they are still one of my favourite bands. I've seen them lots, they always put on a good show. They played Whelans and The Academy in Dublin in the last few years, I really enjoyed both shows. If you like them, I'd highly recommend a trip to their live shows. Lots of hits, one of those "I know more of their songs than I thought I did" bands.

Your man Tim Wheeler is doing solo work at the moment but I'm sure they'll be coming around again (coming around again, coming around again ...!)

Ol' Donie · 29-11-2014 2:29am

Defo gonna keep an eye out for them.

Kung Fu was one of my favourite songs. Largely because of the tune, but i could totally relate to the message of those lyrics. :-D

Ol' Donie · 29-11-2014 4:00am

I have a decent Marshall amp.

For once in a documentary like this, all of the positive soundbites are true.

You can plug any old piece of crap into it, and it just sounds magic.

Welsh Megaman · 29-11-2014 6:49pm

The final two episodes of 'Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways' are back on BBC Four next Sunday (7th. Dec) at 10.25pm

Welsh Megaman · 30-11-2014 12:22am

'The Girl From Tiger Bay' is an awesome song...loving that John Barry-esque symphonic swoop - written by The Manics, no less

Skid X · 30-11-2014 12:32am

I know I always post that Rock Profiles spoof of Shirley Bassey, but it's easy to forget what a fine singer and performer she is.

Zeek12 · 30-11-2014 1:56am

Totp 1979 turning out some good tunes....well apart from the Quo that is!!

Welsh Megaman · 30-11-2014 5:39pm

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I have a decent Marshall amp.

For once in a documentary like this, all of the positive soundbites are true.

You can plug any old piece of crap into it, and it just sounds magic.

Just watched the Marshall doc...good stuff

I annoy the neighbours with a MG15CFX, I annoy the mice with a *cough* MS-2 :O :O

Skid X · 30-11-2014 5:53pm

I really enjoyed the Shirley Bassey programmes last night.

I was just thinking her life story would make a good movie, and apparently there was a 2011 BBC drama Shirley starring Ireland's Ruth Negga. I've never seen it, hopefully it gets a repeat.

In 2012, Digital Spy reported that there were plans to make a Big Screen release about her life, but it doesn't seem to have happened (yet).

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a368328/shirley-bassey-movie-in-the-works-from-hunky-dory-team.html#~oX7Aq3Mm0uMyp2

Skid X · 04-12-2014 3:52pm

Hi there. Who got Da Funk? Four got Da Funk! Friday Night is Funk Night on BBC Four. Elsewhere, there is a new series of the Brian Pern mockumentary on Tuesday, and BBC show the last two epsiodes of the Foo Fighters Sonic Highways series (They skipped half of them, but Youtube is worth a look if you want to find the earlier episodes).

Thursday BBC4

7.30pm & 12.30am - Top of The Pops 1979

Simon Bates hosts an edition first broadcast December 6th, 1979. Featuring performances by Darts, Dollar, UK Subs, the Three Degrees, the Stranglers, the Sugarhill Gang, the Damned, Storm, Motorhead, Marianne Faithfull and the Police. Plus, dance sequences by Legs & Co

11.30pm - Queens of Heartache

Profiles of 20th-century singers famed for their emotional performances. The programme showcases the careers of Parisian cabaret star Edith Piaf, jazz and blues legend Billie Holiday, showbiz queen Judy Garland, Greek opera diva Maria Callas and renegade rocker Janis Joplin. Featuring contributions from Mickey Rooney, Country Joe McDonald, Charles Aznavour, KT Tunstall, Corinne Bailey Rae and Katie Melua

1.10am - Duets at the BBC

Performances of romantic duets from the BBC archives. Among the collaborations are Robbie Williams and Kylie Minogue, Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, Shirley Bassey and Neil Diamond, Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge, and Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. The show also features performances by specialist double acts, including Billy Preston and Syreeta, Peaches and Herb, Sonny and Cher, and Danish folk duo Nina and Frederik

Thursday TG4

Later With Jools Holland (Old)

Scottish singer Paolo Nutini, who made his debut performance on the show in 2006, returns with tracks from his album Sunny Side Up. Also appearing are Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers, soul keyboardist Booker T, American country-pop star Taylor Swift, New York-based rock foursome Grizzly Bear and Aboriginal instrumentalist Geoffrey `Gurrumul' Yunupingu

Friday BBC4

9pm & 1am - The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove New

Documentary examining the history of funk, starting from its birth in the black community at a time of self-discovery, struggle and social change. The fun style of the music changed the streets of the US in the seventies with new trends in fashion and slang emerging, and its celebration of African-American culture. The genre produced some of the most famous acts in the world, such as James Brown, Sly & the Family Stone, Earth, Wind & Fire, and Kool & the Gang. Including interviews with George Clinton, Ray Parker Jr and trombonist Fred Wesley

10pm & 2am - The Genius of Funk

A compilation of performances from the BBC archive, beginning in the 1970s with acts including Earth, Wind & Fire, Kool & the Gang, Average White Band and Herbie Hancock

11pm & 3am - Prince: A Purple Reign

Profile of the enigmatic American musician, who rose to fame in the 1980s with hits including 1999, Kiss and Raspberry Beret. As well as achieving significant commercial success around the world, he won critical acclaim for his adventurous, genre-blurring albums, such as Sign O' the Times and Around the World in a Day - while also making headlines for his sexually explicit lyrics and stage shows, as well as his legal battle to retain control of his name and music. Featuring contributions by guitarist Dez Dickerson, Public Enemy frontman Chuck D, soul singer Beverley Knight and Paisley Park label president Alan Leeds

Midnight - Synth Britannia at the BBC

A showcase of 1970s and 80s synth music taken from the BBC archives. Popular acts in the genre include Roxy Music, New Order, Ultravox, Soft Cell, OMD, Yazoo and Depeche Mode

Saturday BBC 4

10.45pm - Billy Joel: The Bridge to Russia

The story behind the American singer-songwriter's historic trip to perform in the USSR in 1987, a largely self-funded mission that took him across the Iron Curtain in an attempt to help build bridges between the two nations. The musician was invited by reformist president Mikhail Gorbachev and the Kremlin to stage a series of high-energy rock concert in various Soviet cities, including Moscow and Leningrad. The feature-length documentary looks back at the triumphs and difficulties he encountered and the risks he and his family took to make a significant diplomatic gesture. Directed by award-winning film-maker Jim Brown

Midnight - Billy Joel Live in Leningrad

Footage from the musician's historic performance at the Lenin Sports and Concert Complex in Leningrad in August 1987. The programme features songs including Prelude/Angry Young Man, Goodnight Saigon, An Innocent Man, The Longest Time, A Matter of Trust, Only the Good Die Young, It's Still Rock 'n' Roll to Me, Uptown Girl and a cover of the Beatles' Back in the USSR

1.20am - Top Of The Pops 1979

Sunday BBC4

10.25pm - Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways (Episode 7 - Seattle) New

11.25pm - Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways (Episode 8 - New York)New

Tuesday BBC2

11.20pm BBC2 NI, 10pm all other BBC2 regions and HD - Brian Pern: A Life in Rock New

New series. Spoof documentary about the former frontman of a progressive rock group, last seen presenting a history of music in BBC Four's The Life of Rock. In the opening episode, Brian and his Thotch bandmates reunite to discuss the making of a musical based on their songs, but it is not easy as they hate each other. Not only that, on the opening night of Stowe Boys, Brian is unexpectedly arrested by officers from Operation Bad Apples for a crime he doesn't know he has committed. Will he make the second half of the show? Written by Rhys Thomas and Simon Day, who also stars as Pern, with Michael Kitchen, Paul Whitehouse and Nigel Havers

Elsewhere, Sky Arts 1 has the full concert of the 2007 Led Zeppelin reunion on Saturday at 9.40pm. Hard to believe that was almost 8 years ago. It's been a long time (been a long time, been a long lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time.)

Harry Palmr · 04-12-2014 4:31pm

Skid X wrote: »

11.20pm BBC2 NI, 10pm all other BBC2 regions and HD - Brian Pern: A Life in Rock New

You gave me a scare then! Phew, only BBC Norn Iron with the Stupid O'Clock transmission time...

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