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Old Grey Whistle Test

Addickted
Addickted Posts: 19,456
edited February 2018 in Not Sports Related
Three hours of celebration, both live music and some classic recordings.

That's me sorted for the evening. Bring it on Whispering Bob

Edit: Sorry on BBC4
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  • Mrkinski
    Mrkinski Posts: 957
    Loving the show.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    Bromley boy Peter Frampton looking and sounding good.
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,961
    Is Bob Harris Harry Hill's dad?
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,144
    Great stuff already. Never knew about Molly Marriott, huge fan of her dad.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Bob Marley has to win that vote. Wouldn't mind seeing Tom Petty either
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Best live version of 'are friends electric' I've seen him perform.

    Really tight and a powerful version. I suppose he's matured and is playing with some class musicians.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    Addickted said:

    Best live version of 'are friends electric' I've seen him perform.

    Really tight and a powerful version. I suppose he's matured and is playing with some class musicians.

    He's older than you.
  • fadgadget
    fadgadget Posts: 1,391
    NUUUMAN .

  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    Wife’s quite shocked I’ve never heard of this programme
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,220
    AFKABartram said:

    Wife’s quite shocked I’ve never heard of this programme

    She's right to be shocked.

    Albert Lee's voice sounding good for a man in his 70s
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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    Actually opened this thread expecting it to be a bit suits lol
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Bloody hell. Toyah looking good considering she's 60 in May.
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    McBobbin said:

    Bob Marley has to win that vote. Wouldn't mind seeing Tom Petty either

    Yayyyyyy
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    Loved The Wailers and that programme really pushed them in the UK. Fantastic performance from Junior Marvin.

    Still voted for Tom Petty.
  • addickson
    addickson Posts: 891
    Great to see Robert Vincent bring an end to the show. First "saw" him at the Palmeira in Hove when he was too tall to be seen under the pub umbrellas. So I just listened and he was magical - tuneful, lyrical and committed. Had Danny Williams on bass too - one of the nicest guys you could meet
  • Wright6679
    Wright6679 Posts: 197
    Have to say that Gary Numan was head and shoulders above any performance on the programme tonight.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    Great programme. I thought Numan and Lee were outstanding. Numan's daughter did well too.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Great to see that snippet of Focus, one of my favourite bands of the time who, albeit in a different line up are still gigging and appeared at the Beaverwood Club, Chislehurst, last year.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Frampton still got it too - apart from the signature hair of course!
  • robinofottershaw
    robinofottershaw Posts: 1,921
    Addick Addict said:

    Great to see that snippet of Focus, one of my favourite bands of the time who, albeit in a different line up are still gigging and appeared at the Beaverwood Club, Chislehurst, last year.

    Yes, great. Remember hearing Hocus Pocus for the first time on OGWT and couldn't believe what I was hearing. Remember seeing them play at The Rainbow, must have been a couple of years later.
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  • Daggs
    Daggs Posts: 1,344
    Numan's hair was erm, interesting. Almost looked like a syrup .................
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    AFKABartram said:

    Wife’s quite shocked I’ve never heard of this programme

    Quite shocked? I am flabbergasted
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,164
    edited February 2018
    AFKABartram said:

    Wife’s quite shocked I’ve never heard of this programme

    Grounds for Divorce, outlandish behaviour.
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,144
    Morning after, I'm feeling a bit disappointed that some of those great clips didn't get played in full (at the expense of that Spanner, perhaps :smile: -))

    If they opened up the archive in an on-demand service on iPlayer, I would pay. Sadly the BBC is not allowed to do that sort of thing.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625
    Alwaysneil said:

    AFKABartram said:

    Wife’s quite shocked I’ve never heard of this programme

    Quite shocked? I am flabbergasted
    I just wish I knew what it was really all about when I was a teenager. Missed a lot of the programmes as I hadn't a clue what it was when looking at the tv listings in the paper. Also prob on a bit late & no video recorders in those days (certainly none that we could afford). Caught up with a few highlights on BBC4 recently with my favourite being Paradise by the dashboard light by Meat Loaf.
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    Really enjoyed watching that last night...the TOTP after wasn't to bad either...1983.
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,021
    I'm going to be controversial now. I didn't rate that Wailers clip so much. It was alright, but not best clip material for me - neither the tune or the vid were exciting enough.
  • ken from bexley
    ken from bexley Posts: 5,083
    In fairness to the 'Spanner' I though he got it about right, a bit too much talking, and would have liked to have seen, the Bowie, Zappa, Gallagher, Clapton stuff, although there was a brief spot of John Martyn, an artist to me who epitomised what the OGWT was about. Good to see Albert Lee, and Peter Frampton, as well as Steve M. Never forgive J.S Porter for killing this programme....
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    Alwaysneil said:

    AFKABartram said:

    Wife’s quite shocked I’ve never heard of this programme

    Quite shocked? I am flabbergasted
    Hate to break it to you chief, but I was 11 when it was taken off air (by the lovely Janet Street Porter) so doubt I was ever awake for a single episode!
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,806
    You ain’t much younger than me boss. I was 14.

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