BeebRock - The BBC4/BBC3/BBC2/BBC1 Music Programmes thread

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:02AM

Mike Oldfield had a really good album in the 90's called Voyager...

Must listen to it again.

I remember listening to an 8 track cartridge of TB's in the Brother-in-laws Gold Ford Cortina driving around going nowhere.

We thought we were so hip!....:D

The cassette was the size of bag of sugar!

Ol' Donie · 12-01-2014 12:09AM

Don't really dig Mike Oldfield either.

Maybe I am on a downer this weekend? :-)

Was the synth stuff any good?

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:13AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Don't really dig Mike Oldfield either.

Maybe I am on a downer this weekend? :-)

Was the synth stuff any good?

It's on after this Donie.

You have to be in the humour for MO I always thought..

Ol' Donie · 12-01-2014 12:23AM

Hmm...so WILL it be any good is the question!

Normally get nervous when i hear the word "synth". Guess it's a historical thing...:-)

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:27AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Hmm...so WILL it be any good is the question!

Normally get nervous when i hear the word "synth". Guess it's a historical thing...:-)

Ah sure, we'll give it a whirl!....:D

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:28AM

Well, it's kicked off well!!.....:)

Ol' Donie · 12-01-2014 12:28AM

grey_so_what wrote: »

Ah sure, we'll give it a whirl!....:D

*opens bottle of Sol*

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:38AM

Bless the lads, but miming wasn't their forte.

Skid X · 12-01-2014 12:39AM

I'll say this for BBC Four, they don't feel compelled to have a misery slot every night.

Ah, Sparks. I don't know much about them but I did give them a slot in the OP of this thread

Ol' Donie · 12-01-2014 12:40AM

Neither was smiling! The synth players all look cross and intense.

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:41AM

I had a mad crush on the lad from the Human League.

We used to call him "head and a half"....

There may have been drink involved.

Ol' Donie · 12-01-2014 12:42AM

"The truth is comfort kills!"

Jaysus, i thought i was on a downer!

Skid X · 12-01-2014 12:42AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Neither was smiling! The synth players all look cross and intense.

One of them should have broken character and given a cheeky grin and wink to the camera when the singer wasn't watching

It's all very serious, this Synth lark.

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:44AM

This is a real trip down memory lane..

Loved OMD.

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:44AM

Skid X wrote: »

One of them should have broken character and given a cheeky grin and wink to the camera when the singer wasn't watching

It's all very serious, this Synth lark.

:eek:

Broody is the word Skid.....:D

Skid X · 12-01-2014 12:46AM

grey_so_what wrote: »

:eek:

Broody is the word Skid.....:D

I picked the wrong night to claim BBC Four don't do Misery

Tubs and Beefy will be planning Synth Nights very soon.

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:47AM

I'm trying to remember how we actually danced to this....

I think you just stood and swayed a bit.

Exhausting when you think about it.

Ol' Donie · 12-01-2014 12:47AM

Serious, broody, intense and substantial. Oh, and comically self important.

Wonder what they were like backstage. All laughs and giggles I bet.

Skid X · 12-01-2014 12:47AM

Ultravox - Does this mean anything to you?

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:48AM

This was Number 1 for about six months.

Same video every Thursday.

Now that was the real meaning of Broody.

Ol' Donie · 12-01-2014 12:48AM

Skid X wrote: »

I picked the wrong night to claim BBC Four don't do Misery Tubs and Beefy will be planning Synth Nights very soon.

Great post.

Am i allowed do smiley face emoticons on synth night?

:-(:-(

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:49AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Am i allowed do smiley face emoticons on synth night?

:-(:-(

Oh ye of little faith.....:p

Ol' Donie · 12-01-2014 12:49AM

grey_so_what wrote: »

I'm trying to remember how we actually danced to this....

I think you just stood and swayed a bit.

Exhausting when you think about it.

I'd love to see that.

Everyone trying to out-brood each other, till they just got tired and went home.

Skid X · 12-01-2014 12:50AM

grey_so_what wrote: »

I'm trying to remember how we actually danced to this....

I think you just stood and swayed a bit.

Exhausting when you think about it.

It reminds me of the Father Ted Disco where they only have one record

It must have been a hard auld station. Hopefully the DJ would have put on a bit of Slade or something occasionally to lift the mood.

Ol' Donie · 12-01-2014 12:51AM

For some reason I keep getting Fr. Ted in my head.

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:51AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I'd love to see that.

Everyone trying to out-brood each other, till they just got tired and went home.

There was a little bit of head bopping as well.

And then the Mammy would expect you to get up for Mass the next morning........:eek:

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:52AM

Everyone looks about ten.

Dear God.

Skid X · 12-01-2014 12:52AM

I think the Producer is partially to blame here.

Some of these bands had other songs which weren't as dour. I'm going to wait until the credits to see if a Mr R. Tubridy was involved, when he was moonlighting at the Beeb.

Ol' Donie · 12-01-2014 12:54AM

Skid X wrote: »

It reminds me of the Father Ted Disco where they only have one record

It must have been a hard auld station. Hopefully the DJ would have put on a bit of Slade or something occasionally to lift the mood.

That's it! Or the talent show before Ted and the lads do the three Elvises.

grey_so_what · 12-01-2014 12:54AM

I'm enjoying it Mr. Killjoy Skid....:)

Though they could have done a better job on New Order.

They sound as if they are in a cave or an RTE studio!

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