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Welsh Megaman

Steady, ladies...

Harry Angstrom

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

This is why punk happened.

But if you look at The Sex Pistols, McLaren exerted exactly the same influence over them that Louis Walsh did over Boyzone and Westlife. Punk wasn't half as anti-establishment and spontaneous as some people thought it was.

Harry Angstrom

Prince Charles's favourite group :rolleyes:

He probably fancied Sheila Ferguson.

Skid X

Prince Charles was obsessed with the Three Degrees at one point. apparently.
Sheila Ferguson in a Patron for one of his charities now.

That would been an interesting shake-up of the Royal Gene Pool if they had taken things further ...


Edit: Like what Harry said

Skid X

The Covers Band in my local plays this as their Opening song every night.

They sound good, but they need to shake up their setlist a bit.

Harry Angstrom

Billy Joel was great all-round musician.

Harry Angstrom

I always thought that Peter Powell was a plonker. Could never understand at the time how he ended up with Anthea Turner (who I now know is absolutely crackers)

Skid X

60% of this Village People line-up were straight.

One of them went on to marry the actress who played Bill Cosby's wife in The Cosby Show.

Harry Angstrom

The definitive Peter Gabriel song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRQIic97g6U

Ol' Donie

Brilliant tune, Solsbury Hill. Brilliant.

Skid X

Classic Albums is a show that pops up all over the place. I remember it was on in the middle of the night on ITV for years.

Sky Arts 1 are showing lots of their programmes at the moment


http://www.locatetv.com/tv/classic-albums/schedule#26-Jan-2014

grey_so_what

I love Peter G's voice.

The Ovo show he did in the big tent (Millennium Dome Show) in London was fantastic.

Great CD.

I loved him in Genesis too....:)

Harry Angstrom

This is the best song on the "So" album, in my opinion....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WWUaNnkb-A

grey_so_what

I have that album Harry, you have good taste!....:)

I loved Peter's collaboration with Kate Bush. It was a dreamy song, complimented both their voices...

Skid X

I do like 'Don't Give Up'. I don't think Dolly would have done it justice.

grey_so_what

Skid X wrote: »

I do like 'Don't Give Up'. I don't think Dolly would have done it justice.

:mad:

God no.

grey_so_what

48 hours to write a song, do the lyrics, video......

No pressure there!

Skid X

Coming up on fabulous BBC Four ....

Top of The Pops 1979 - Thursday 7.30pm (short), &12.30am. Saturday Night 1am (extended)

Mike Read presents an edition from February 1, 1979, including performances by Nazareth, the Three Degrees, UFO, the Members, Sally Oldfield, Billy Joel, Two Man Sound, Generation X, Driver 67 and the Pointer Sisters. Plus, dance sequences by Legs & Co

James Bond 50th Anniversary Gala Concert - Friday 7.30pm

To mark 50 years since the cinema release of the first Bond film Dr No, the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Carl Davis, performs music from the 007 movies, including Diamonds Are Forever, GoldenEye and From Russia with Love. The concert, recorded in November 2012 at London's Royal Festival Hall, also features singers Mary Carewe and Lance Ellington, and is presented by Honor Blackman, famous for her role as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger

Blondie: One Way or Another - Friday 9pm & Sunday 11.50pm

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

Sound City - Friday 10pm & 2am. Sunday Night 1.05am

Premiere. Documentary directed by Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl, celebrating Sound City, a Los Angeles recording studio where classic albums including Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Nirvana's Nevermind were produced. Following the facility's closure, Grohl gathers many of the artists who worked there to record a new album using Sound City's distinctive analogue equipment

Sings The Great American Songbook - Friday Midnight

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

When Rock Goes Acoustic - Friday Night 1am

Musicians discuss the importance of the acoustic guitar in rock music, revealing how performers can often get more attention by playing quietly, and recalling some of the instrument's most notable contributions to the genre. Among those appearing are Johnny Marr, Keith Richards, Joan Armatrading, Roger McGuinn, James Dean Bradfield, Biffy Clyro, Ray Davies and Donovan

The Joy of Abba - Saturday 11pm

Documentary exploring how pop legends Abba raised the bar for their music genre in the 1970s and early 80s, popularising the sound of Swedish melancholy. The programme explores how the quartet of Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad came to dominate the British music charts with simple, catchy melodies, but also divided opinion due to the mass-produced prolificacy of their output

Abba at The BBC - Saturday Midnight

A collection of memorable performances by the group on the BBC. Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad were thrust into the limelight in 1974 when Waterloo triumphed at the Eurovision Song Contest in Brighton, marking the start of their meteoric rise. Various outings were captured by the corporation's cameras over the next few years and several are featured here alongside their Top of the Pops dedbut, archive interviews and fly-on-the-wall footage. There is also a chance to see the foursome on a 1982 edition of Noel Edmonds' Late, Late Breakfast Show, which was Abba's last televised appearance in the UK

Best of the Rest

Neil Young:Heart of Gold Channel 4 Friday Night 1.05am (early Saturday)

Jonathan Demme's concert film capturing the Canadian guitarist and songwriter in reflective mood as he presents his country-flavoured Prairie Wind album after recovering from a life-threatening brain aneurysm. Songs from Young's biggest-selling album Harvest also feature, including The Needle and The Damage Done

Big Hits: TOTP 1964 to 1975 Yesterday (Sky 537, Freeview and Freesat (but not UPC )

A rare chance to see some memorable performances from the first 12 years of Top of the Pops, featuring the Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, Stevie Wonder, Queen, the Kinks and Status Quo.

Bryan Ferry Night - Saturday Night from 8.30pm on Sky Arts 1

http://www.locatetv.com/uk/listings/sky-arts-1#01-Feb-2014

Ol' Donie

Nice one Skid!

So, Driver 67 is back? I was half thinking I imagined that. Better watch it again, just to be sure.

Hang on, is it Abba night again?? It's only about two weeks since the last one!

Quite varied this week. The Sound City & Blondie shows should be good. (And the James Bond one...:-) )

Edit: The Joy of Abba, indeed.

evilivor

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Nice one Skid!

So, Driver 67 is back? I was half thinking I imagined that. Better watch it again, just to be sure.

Hang on, is it Abba night again?? It's only about two weeks since the last one!

Quite varied this week. The Sound City & Blondie shows should be good. (And the James Bond one...:-) )

Edit: The Joy of Abba, indeed.

and this must be the 10th time they've shown that Blondie doc in the last 8 years.

Welsh Megaman

Sound City documentary is excellent. Who'd have thought members of Ratt would be fraternizing with the enemy?

Skid X

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Hang on, is it Abba night again?? It's only about two weeks since the last one!

evilivor wrote: »

and this must be the 10th time they've shown that Blondie doc in the last 8 years.

Yeah, when you watch BBC Four regularly the repeats come regularly.

At least if you miss something it usually comes around again, but some programmes get shown too often.

Actually, you are almost spot on with the amount of Blondie doc broadcasts. They really are milking it (especially in the last few years)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074thn/broadcasts

mike65

BBC4 needs to make or buy some new titles!

Skid X

mike65 wrote: »

BBC4 needs to make or buy some new titles!

True, although they have been starved of cash for the last few years.

They need an EU or Irish/American Fund Grant, for all their good work in giving us decent Television.

Ol' Donie

Wahey, Paul McCartney turns up in Sound City!

grey_so_what

Enjoy Donie, the Sky signal is hopping all over the place tonight, I'll have to hope it's repeated!.....:)

I might be safe there!.....:)

Ol' Donie

Thanks GSW! The Great American Songbook is on now. So far it's miles better than I thought it would be.

Sorry to hear 'bout the Sky signal. Bloody weather is pretty mental out there tonight! However, I'm fairly sure all of tonight's stuff will be repeated (if, indeed, it isn't a repeat already).

Ol' Donie

I've changed my mind, it's gone downhill fairly quickly. I'll give it two more tunes, then it's youtube or something.

Cast Iron

Welsh Megaman wrote: »

Sound City documentary is excellent. Who'd have thought members of Ratt would be fraternizing with the enemy?

Really enjoyed the Sound City doco. ...apart from the hair bands!

Welsh Megaman

Abba, followed by more Abba, served with a side dish of Abba