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

Welsh Megaman · 22-03-2014 12:30AM

It'll all end in tears...backstage at a Paris gig with a smashed guitar.

I'm dead psychic, me!

Ol' Donie · 22-03-2014 12:30AM

What the hell?

No Jackson 5??

No 3T????

(And seriously, no f***in Darkness??)

OldRio · 22-03-2014 12:30AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

They never sounded like The Beatles for jesus sake. Even when they did I Am The Walrus.

Sorry but IMHO they certainly did. Just opinion from a man who saw the Beatles. ( mind you that was in 1960's)

Skid X · 22-03-2014 12:31AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Anyway, listen, found myself wandering the streets in Birmingham the other night, stumbled across this.

Reminded me of the thread.

Nice one! I think Britain should celebrate Slade and Noddy a lot more.

Welsh Megaman · 22-03-2014 12:32AM

Skid X wrote: »

There's a man who made the most of an unlikely brief spell in the spotlight.

Ah, I loved Oasis. Happy Days.

Bizarrely, even though I was more of a fan of the 'arty-farty' Britpop bands (Pulp, Suede, My Life Story), I saw Oasis at Maine Road AND Knebworth!

Ol' Donie · 22-03-2014 12:33AM

OldRio wrote: »

Sorry but IMHO they certainly did. Just opinion from a man who saw the Beatles. ( mind you that was in 1960's)

Can you give me some examples? Don't want an argument, I just don't hear it at all.

Welsh Megaman · 22-03-2014 12:33AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

What the hell?

No Jackson 5??

No 3T????

(And seriously, no f***in Darkness??)

And more importantly...

No Eddie and Alex Van Halen!! :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

Ol' Donie · 22-03-2014 12:34AM

Sixties english blues. GET IN!

OldRio · 22-03-2014 12:37AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Can you give me some examples? Don't want an arguement, I just don't hear it at all.

At this time of night?
With a few beers inside me and the wine nearly gone. You will make mincemeat of me.
Some other day, but I do hear it.

Skid X · 22-03-2014 12:37AM

I think The Kinks are worthy of their own BBC4 show, not shoehorned in with Bros and Spandau Ballet.

They were blacklisted in america after a disagreement about using Union musicians (I think). They should have been enormous there

http://rulefortytwo.com/secret-rock-knowledge/chapter-8/kinks-ban/

Welsh Megaman · 22-03-2014 12:40AM

Outta here folks, busy day tomorrow!

Nos da!

OldRio · 22-03-2014 12:42AM

I think the Kinks are or perhaps should have been an English institution.
Brilliant witty lyrics. I would guess almost folky in a odd way. Great tunes.

Ol' Donie · 22-03-2014 12:44AM

OldRio wrote: »

At this time of night?
With a few beers inside me and the wine nearly gone. You will make mincemeat of me.
Some other day, but I do hear it.

Yeah, I've heard people say that loads of times. It just don't sound like it to me, although the influence is as plain as the nose on your face in other ways.

Not a crime either. It's not as if The Beatles didn't spend years trying to sound like their heroes.

Ol' Donie · 22-03-2014 12:45AM

OldRio wrote: »

I think the Kinks are or perhaps should have been an English institution.
Brilliant witty lyrics. I would guess almost folky in a odd way. Great tunes.

Great tunes. I'd forgotten how much I love them.

Skid X · 22-03-2014 12:48AM

OldRio wrote: »

I think the Kinks are or perhaps should have been an English institution.
Brilliant witty lyrics. I would guess almost folky in a odd way. Great tunes.

That's true, they were big but never quite massive.

Defintely a folk influence to their songs, especially in their later period.

Skid X · 22-03-2014 12:49AM

I remember Ray Davies on the Late Late a few years ago.

Gay say to him "What's Lola all about?"

I'm not sure if Gay was naive or just asked the question as a means to get Ray talking about the song.

Ol' Donie · 22-03-2014 12:51AM

Often wonder how the acoustic guitar at the start of Lola had such a distinctive sound. Looks like a resonator just being strummed. Brilliant.

Man, these guys were dead cool.

Ol' Donie · 22-03-2014 12:52AM

Skid X wrote: »

I remember Ray Davies on the Late Late a few years ago.

Gay say to him "What's Lola all about?"

I'm not sure if Gay was naive or just asked the question as a means to get Ray talking about the song.

God help us if Tubbs asked that!

Skid X · 22-03-2014 01:08AM

Here is the carcrash interview George Lamb did with Ray Davies on 6music a few years ago.

George Lamb apparently has no idea who he is talking to. Awful stuff.

Ol' Donie · 22-03-2014 01:10AM

Good hair here. I definitely approve.

OldRio · 22-03-2014 01:14AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Good hair here. I definitely approve.

Hair? Hair? Ahhh I remember that (just)

I forgot how many songs I know.

Skid X · 22-03-2014 01:14AM

He wrote some wonderful songs

I love Luke Kelly's version of 'Days'

Ol' Donie · 22-03-2014 01:15AM

Bass guitar has no headstock. Pet peeve of mine. Boooo!

Ol' Donie · 22-03-2014 01:17AM

OldRio wrote: »

Hair? Hair? Ahhh I remember that (just)

I forgot how many songs I know.

Me too. Totally forgot about Come Dancing.

For me, you can't beat a receding hairline and a mullet. Some day.

OldRio · 22-03-2014 01:23AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Me too. Totally forgot about Come Dancing.

For me, you can't beat a receding hairline and a mullet. Some day.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo

I just shave what I've got left off. Looks tidy but bald. Tis the way it is.

Ol' Donie · 22-03-2014 01:27AM

OldRio wrote: »

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo

I just shave what I've got left off. Looks tidy but bald. Tis the way it is.

Ah, come on!

Then all i'll need is a vest, a bottle of Wild Turkey and a porch to sit on.

That's the dream, baby!

:-D

Ol' Donie · 22-03-2014 01:29AM

I can't be alone in not diggin these Mumford fellas. It's a bit like bluegrass, but just much less fun.

OldRio · 22-03-2014 01:30AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Ah, come on!

Then all i'll need is a vest, a bottle of Wild Turkey and a porch to sit on.

That's the dream, baby!

:-D

And a bull whipped dog; With Tom Waits singing in the background.
Welcome to Leitrim.

Now that does sound good.

Ol' Donie · 22-03-2014 01:33AM

OldRio wrote: »

And a bull whipped dog; With Tom Waits singing in the background.
Welcome to Leitrim.

Now that does sound good.

Yep, count me in.

*grabs shotgun*

Skid X · 22-03-2014 01:34AM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

I can't be alone in not diggin these Mumford fellas. It's a bit like bluegrass, but just much less fun.

I am immune to their charms ... I don't see what they have that many other similar bands are doing.

Ah well.

I enjoyed the Kinks. I'm back here tomorrow, more than likely!

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