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11th May 2007, 1:45 PM #1
'The Seven Ages of Rock' on BBC2/1
Trailers started earlier in the month and it looks like the first episode is next Saturday. This'll be the "major history of rock music series" they were banging on about last year!? From the makers of Dancing in the Street, Lost Highway, Walk on By and Soul Deep.
More info below...
http://www.guitarist.co.uk/page/guit...air_seven_ages
BBC to air Seven Ages Of Rock documentary series
A new seven-part BBC 2 documentary series, airing each Saturday between 19 May and 30 June, will explore different eras of rock music through a "prism of a central wrap-around artist or group".
The titles of Seven Ages Of Rock's hour-long episodes are:
The Birth of Rock tx Sat 19th May
White Light, White Heat: Art Rock - tx Sat 26 May
Blank Generation: Punk Rock - tx Sat 2 June
Never Say Die: Heavy Metal - tx Sat June
We Are The Champions: Stadium Rock tx Sat 16 June
Left Of The Dial: American Alternative Rock tx Sat 23 June
What The World Is Waiting For: British Indie Rock tx Sat 30 June
Featuring a combination of new and archive interviews with contributors such as Roger Waters, David Bowie, Bryan Ferry, Phil Collins, Debbie Harry, Ozzy Osbourne, Johnny Marr, Dave Grohl, Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn and Alex Kaprano, we reckon it could even be worth staying in for on a Saturday night ...
Lengthy article about the series in last Saturday's Times:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co....cle1736627.ece
Programme info for first two episodes:
The Seven Ages Of Rock
The Birth Of Rock Ep 1/7
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Day and time to be confirmed BBC TWO
www.bbc.co.uk/sevenages
BBC Two takes viewers on a journey through The Seven Ages Of Rock and explores the music that has been the soundtrack to popular culture, defining each generation since the Sixties.
From the producers of the award-winning series Dancing In The Street, Walk On By, Lost Highway and, most recently, Soul Deep, comes another landmark in television history. The Seven Ages Of Rock charts the story of rock music from the suburb to the stadium, from crackly 45s to MP3 downloads. Along the way, rock's greatest performers, singers, writers and producers reveal how rock emerged, grew, strengthened and gave a voice to each new generation.
In tonight's opening episode, The Birth Of Rock, the rock revolution of the Sixties is seen through the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. Viewers see how he became the first ultimately-doomed icon of rock. As a Delta blues man, Dylan-esque poet and a technological prophet, Hendrix was the synthesis of everything that had gone before him and all that was to come. This episode also explores the influence of R&B on a generation of British musicians such as The Rolling Stones, Cream and The Who, and how the song-writing of Bob Dylan and studio developments of The Beatles transformed the possibilities and ambitions of rock.
Next week's episode sees the likes of David Bowie, Velvet Underground, Roxy Music and Pink Floyd exploring how rock became a vehicle for artistic ideas and theatrical performance.
Julian Rhind-Tutt narrates.
The Seven Ages Of Rock
White Light, White Heat Ep 2/7
Saturday 26 May
9.10-10.10pm BBC TWO
www.bbc.co.uk/sevenages
BBC Two continues to take viewers on a journey through The Seven Ages Of Rock and explores the music that has been the soundtrack to popular culture, defining each generation since the Sixties.
Tonight's episode shows how rock became a vehicle for artistic ideas and theatrical performance. From the pop-art multi-media experiments of Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground to the sinister gentility of Peter Gabriel's Genesis, this episode traces the story of how artistic and conceptual expression permeated rock.
Viewers follow Pink Floyd from the fated art school genius of Syd Barrett via the global success of Dark Side Of The Moon to the ultimate rock theatre show The Wall. The programme also includes an extensive haul of previously unseen footage featuring early rare film of Velvet Underground, Pink Floyd, Roxy Music and David Bowie.
Next week's episode Blank Generation tackles the legacy of punk and the bands that emerged in what was the biggest and fundamental shift in popular music since Elvis, with contributions from the likes of John Lydon, The Damned, Patti Smith and Buzzcocks.
Each episode covers a predictable era and there are some controversial omissions (see Times article above), but it should be worth watching for the archive footage.
Official site is coming soon...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/sevenages//
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11th May 2007, 1:46 PM #2
That looks good to me. I'm sure we'll be watching.
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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11th May 2007, 1:54 PM #3
But there's no sign of Iggy Pop, Led Zeppelin, Joy Division, Sonic Youth, Primal Scream, PJ Harvey, Cure, Pretenders, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave or Prince!
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11th May 2007, 2:02 PM #4Wayne Guest
I'll be having a looksie. :wayne
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11th May 2007, 3:44 PM #5Pip Madeley Guest
I'll certainly be watching on the 26th.
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19th May 2007, 1:47 PM #6
Gets a repeat on Sunday night BBC1, which is handy. The RT cover story has whetted my appetite.
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19th May 2007, 2:10 PM #7
There's a 1973 Jimi Hendrix documentary on BBC Four straight afterwards. Followed by a repeat of The Old Grey Whistle Test Story at 11:50pm
More archive stuff on BBC Four next week as well (Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars and Omnibus: Cracked Actor)
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19th May 2007, 9:15 PM #8
This should be fantastic. These BBC music documentary series which come along every few summers rarely disappoint (Dancing In The Street, Walk On By, Soul Deep etc.) and I have high expectations for this.
Just so long as they don't trot out the lazy old 'prog-was-crap-punk-was-brilliant-and-came-along-and-swept-aside-the-old-guard-and-is-the-best-music-ever-blah-blah-blah' argument....
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19th May 2007, 10:36 PM #9
You can see what's covered in future episodes by checking out the Featured Artists/Timeline thingy on the Seven Ages Of Rock site.
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20th May 2007, 2:22 PM #10Pip Madeley Guest
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/sevenages/artists/genesis/
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
Inspired: Marillion - Ant knows it.
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20th May 2007, 3:33 PM #11
I thought it was rather good.
Si xx
I've just got my handcuffs and my truncheon and that's enough.
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26th May 2007, 4:23 PM #12Wayne Guest
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2nd Jun 2007, 8:21 PM #13Wayne Guest
I'm still recording these, & i've managed to watch the first one now, but still not seen last week's.
It's 'Punk' tonight though, which i'll probably watch as it goes out.
Yay for 1977!
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3rd Jun 2007, 1:17 AM #14Wayne Guest
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3rd Jun 2007, 9:59 AM #15
There's loads of rock bands missing. It seems to be a trawl through one person's record collection!
Pity. I have no understanding of the word. It is not registered in my vocabulary bank. EXTERMINATE!
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3rd Jun 2007, 10:21 AM #16Wayne Guest
I know what you mean. It's probably that dickhead journo/psuedo'expert' that's been on every week.
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3rd Jun 2007, 3:58 PM #17
Not Charles Shaar Murray? He really irritates me!
Shamefully, although I've been taping these, I've still not watched any of them properly. Even while last week's was on, I had some friends round and we were talking through most of it. There was some wonderful footage of the Floyd, though.
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3rd Jun 2007, 4:31 PM #18Wayne Guest
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3rd Jun 2007, 11:31 PM #19
Half watching this right now, and unless I'm much mistaken they seemed to be comparing the riff of Pretty Vacant with that of Abba's SOS!
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3rd Jun 2007, 11:41 PM #20
That's where Glen Matlock always claimed it came from.
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5th Jun 2007, 8:02 PM #21
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This show is just YE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO CHARLES SHARR MURRAY.
Dancing in the street was a better show.
and The Rock'N'Roll Years was better than both.
Have to watch it on subtitles, so I can press mute whenever Charles opens his gob.
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8th Jun 2007, 2:54 PM #22
Episode Four...
The Seven Ages of Rock – Never Say Die Ep 4/7
Saturday 9 June
9.20-10.20pm BBC TWO
www.bbc.co.uk/sevenages
BBC Two continues to take viewers on a journey through The Seven Ages Of Rock and tonight shifts the focus towards heavy metal.
The longest surviving, and certainly the loudest, genre in rock is a worldwide phenomenon. With no intention of going away, metal has been the most controversial and misunderstood of all rock genres. Emerging at the tail end of the hippy dream, from the rust belt of industrial England, heavy metal would go on to conquer the world, securing in the process the most loyal fan base of all. With Black Sabbath as the undisputed godfathers, tonight's programme, narrated by Julian Rhind-Tutt, follows their highs and lows and, along the journey, meets Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Metallica.
Next week's episode, We Are The Champions – Stadium Rock, follows the development of some of the biggest names in rock in the Seventies and Eighties (among them Queen, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, The Police and Dire Straits) and examines how – with events such as Live Aid and the rise of MTV – rock achieved a global influence on culture and politics. The film shows how, in the early Nineties, U2 effectively brought this era to a close, rediscovering what it meant to be a successful rock band and reinventing the big rock show so completely that, 15 years later, most major rock tours are still pale facsimiles of Zoo TV and Popmart.
is followed by some decent archive stuff on BBC Four:
Originally Posted by BBC Four
Episode Five...
The Seven Ages Of Rock – We Are The Champions: Stadium Rock Ep 5/7
Saturday 16 June
9.15-10.15pm BBC TWO
www.bbc.co.uk/sevenages
BBC Two continues to take viewers on a journey through The Seven Ages Of Rock, exploring the music that has been the soundtrack to popular culture, defining each generation since the Sixties.
Tonight's episode, We Are The Champions: Stadium Rock, follows the development of some the biggest names in rock in the Seventies and Eighties – among them Queen, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, The Police and Dire Straits – and examines how, with events such as Live Aid and the rise of MTV, rock achieved a global influence on culture and politics.
The film shows how, in the early Nineties, U2 effectively brought this era to a close, rediscovering what it meant to be a successful rock band, and reinventing the big rock show so completely that, 15 years later, most major rock tours are still pale facsimiles of Zoo TV and Popmart.
Next week's episode, Left Of The Dial: American Alternative Rock, traces the history of the American underground music scene that launched the careers of bands such as REM, Nirvana and The Pixies and explores the influence of unsung pioneers including Black Flag and Husker Du.
is followed by Genesis and The Police on BBC Four:
Originally Posted by Radio Times.com
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8th Jun 2007, 4:41 PM #23Wayne Guest
I wish they'd show the Tom Robinson Band in concert which was filmed in 1978. I think it was a 'Sight & Sound: In Concert' on tv & Radio 1 at the same time, rather than 'Rock Goes To College', because i recorded it on a cassette on my Dad's Music Centre at the time.
Sadly, i the tape is long gone, but i'd love to see it again. I should write to them, or something!
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9th Jun 2007, 9:07 PM #24Wayne Guest
It's 'Heavy Metal' tonight. Will Ant & Raston be watching?
I'll be checking out the old Purple & Sabs footage, & turning off when it gets to Iron Railing. (Just kidding)
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9th Jun 2007, 9:49 PM #25Wayne Guest
It's like a documentary of all the reasons why i went seriously off Heavy Rock in the early 80's.
Judas Priest's biggest contribution was wearing leather & studs.
Motely Crue! Laughable & awful at the same time.
Early Bruce Dickinson/Maiden are class act next to these guys!
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