Ha, that's quite a ways from THAT'S MY PIG UP THERE.
― pplains, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 00:38 (eleven years ago) link
"Yes, Roger, but they're OUR BALLS."
― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 00:38 (eleven years ago) link
feel like whenever i see waters interviewed, i think "there's a guy who has been through a lot of therapy."
― tylerw, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 00:50 (eleven years ago) link
Funny that my wife & I started watching these on netflix, then when I next bought some LPs I purchased the reissues of Paranoid, Nevermind & Dark Side without even thinking- prob my 1, 2 & 3 picks of this series.
― "Turkey In The Straw" coming from someplace in the clouds (Sparkle Motion), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 01:18 (eleven years ago) link
THAT'S MY PIG UP THERE
considering a dn change
― resultant curry paste (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 02:55 (eleven years ago) link
btw I only just found out that waters is pro-fox hunting and now I'm just like oh god
― resultant curry paste (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 02:56 (eleven years ago) link
btw I love how gilmour is basically just a daggy uncle now
― resultant curry paste (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 02:58 (eleven years ago) link
The one on The Doors coulda been great but unfortunately becomes unwatchable every time Ray Manzarek is on camera
― Sir Lord Baltimora (Myonga Vön Bontee), Tuesday, January 22, 2013 6:02 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Replace 'The Doors' with any artist of your choice and replace 'Ray Manzarek' with everyone's favourite Liam Gallagher lookalike 'David Fricke' and...
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 08:33 (eleven years ago) link
Motorhead one is hilarious. Filthy is so weird.
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, January 21, 2013 11:31 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
My favourite part of that is when Fast Eddie is listening to one of his guitar solos...
Guitar solo: *widdlywiddlywiddlywiddlywiddlysqeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*Fast Eddie: "I think that's where I fell over..."Guitar solo: *eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*Fast Eddie: "I think I make a recovery soon..."Guitar solo: *eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeewiddlywiddlywiddlywiddly*Fast Eddie: "Ah, there!"
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 08:36 (eleven years ago) link
Aja and The Band are both excellent, the latter helped cement that album as one of my all-time favourites, the level of detail in the playing is incredible.
DSOTM one was great too - I have to say Waters came across worse in the more recent BBC Wish You Were Here documentary, still griping that they should've used his vocals on 'Have a Cigar' instead of Roy Harper's.
― Gavin, Leeds, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 09:24 (eleven years ago) link
From excellent ILM Classic Albums thread In every Classic Album TV/Radio documentary...:
Six words: David Fricke, leather jacket, enormous teeth.
― B-Boy Bualadh Bos (ecuador_with_a_c), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 10:38 (eleven years ago) link
Watched The Band's one yesterday - it's so good. Rick Danko singing Unfaithful Servant!
― insert witticism here (hypehat), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 11:21 (eleven years ago) link
Six words: David Fricke, leather jacket, enormous teeth.This guy is all over the Disraeli Gears episode. I had to avert my eyes.
― The Teardrop ILXplodes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 13:48 (eleven years ago) link
that's de rigeur
― Mark G, Wednesday, 23 January 2013 13:57 (eleven years ago) link
But I did listen. Otherwise I would never have known how heavy the riff on "Sunshine Of Your Love" was, that the first time you heard it on the radio and whenever after, you just couldn't resist it.
― The Teardrop ILXplodes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 14:16 (eleven years ago) link
It's probably my favourite CA, depending on whether or not I want to hear any studio/tech talk. And 'Ace of Spades' definately does not contain much of that, but it more than makes up for it by including all the other stuff that's cool about being in a band, especially the humour. ("There's nothing scarier than a naked man with a sword and a hard-on." / "These clothes are all rented." / "I am saying 'fuck' enough now?" / etc.)
― pure dressed up like a white ninja (snoball), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 15:09 (eleven years ago) link
That crazy lump on the back of his neck! O_O
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 23 January 2013 16:40 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYSUFZnhRLU
Not the best episode but a great moment
― remove butt (abanana), Saturday, 11 June 2016 12:36 (seven years ago) link
I think the one I enjoyed the most was the one for Hysteria, funnily enough.
― the hair - it's lost its energy (Turrican), Saturday, 11 June 2016 12:40 (seven years ago) link
hysteria's so good
― Flamenco Drop (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 11 June 2016 20:25 (seven years ago) link
The Band one is great, Levon Helm is so delightful throughout.
― a poon shaped mule (voodoo chili), Saturday, 11 June 2016 21:33 (seven years ago) link
The Paranoid episode is my hands down favorite
― Taking dumps on a person's car is something children do (Sparkle Motion), Saturday, 11 June 2016 22:38 (seven years ago) link
― The Teardrop ILXplodes (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, January 23, 2013 8:48 AM (3 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Fricke looks like a Ramone as drawn by Jack Kirby.
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Saturday, 11 June 2016 23:33 (seven years ago) link
Skeletor. crossed with Stephen King.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 12 June 2016 00:00 (seven years ago) link
How do we watch this show nowadays? Are we left with the few of them on youtube or tracking down individual dvds? Were they even all released on dvd?
And then why stop? Recorded music is still popular, when did everyone lose interest in the recording process? So many questions!
― it's sort of a layered stunt (sheesh), Sunday, 12 June 2016 00:39 (seven years ago) link
I wish Aja was twice as long, not because the album or programme is especially better than the others but I just want to hear B and F talk more about fly by night guitarists, Chuck Rainey and mixing desk mayhem
― Master of Treacle, Sunday, 12 June 2016 00:52 (seven years ago) link
Lol @ Skeletor King Critic
― Acid Hose (Capitaine Jay Vee), Sunday, 12 June 2016 01:59 (seven years ago) link
I was able to find a torrent for the Hysteria one with 2 seeds on it. Not sure if that one is avail legally in the US.
― calstars, Sunday, 12 June 2016 02:04 (seven years ago) link
The Hysteria one is hilarious. The straining for significance is just agonizing. The drummer seems determined to live down his past and show he's particularly thoughtful. The singer says "there was this lick floating around and I heard it and thought, yeah, I can add this other part over it" about 3 times.
― calstars, Sunday, 12 June 2016 18:19 (seven years ago) link
"Hysteria" unplugged is something no one needs to hear, but the singer and guitarist provide it anyway on dual Hummingbirds
― calstars, Sunday, 12 June 2016 18:20 (seven years ago) link
Pet Sounds! Tomorrow night on BBC2.
― piscesx, Saturday, 23 July 2016 13:02 (seven years ago) link
Okay, so the first season of Classic Albums started airing in 1997, and Rumours was a 20 year old record at that point... it's 2017 now, so where are the documentaries on OK Computer, or Urban Hymns, or Parklife, or Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space, or...
― Coolio Iglesias (Turrican), Tuesday, 14 March 2017 13:31 (seven years ago) link
I love you but you don't wannna know me But I think you're great and I wanna see I wanna see you Smile into my face Oh yeah
These could be the lyrics to the Black Keys' next single and no one would bat an eye
― Wimmels, Tuesday, 14 March 2017 14:37 (seven years ago) link
Elton one isn't earthshaking but there's one good knob-twiddle scene within the last ten mins, where they isolate the backing vocals from Candle in the Wind, and it sounds *damn* good in an "Eagles warming up with Seven Bridges Road at the start of the doc" kinda way.
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 28 November 2020 01:36 (three years ago) link
Yes, it was really interesting to learn that Elton would just leave the studio and let the band arrange all the backing vox.
― Hideous Lump, Saturday, 28 November 2020 03:48 (three years ago) link
De-lurk to say Steely Dan is the correct answer. Purdie though like. 2 other threads to post on now.
― Alternative Ulsterbus, Saturday, 28 November 2020 04:04 (three years ago) link
The Stevie ep is better than the Steely ep, fuiud.
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Saturday, 28 November 2020 04:15 (three years ago) link
Many of these (all of these?) are on Amazon Prime, and I've caught up on some that I'd missed previously back in the days of dvd rental. I've long wondered, though... how in THEE EVERLOVING FUCK did Simply Red's Stars sneak into this series? Maybe it's renowned in the UK*, but Simply Red was dunzo in the US by that time.
*Wikipedia says yes, so I guess I've answered my own question.
― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 28 November 2020 05:00 (three years ago) link
cos money was too tight to mention
― Alternative Ulsterbus, Saturday, 28 November 2020 05:09 (three years ago) link
ha yeah that one threw me for a loop tooMick Hucknell does not suffer from low self-esteemwatching Goodbye Yellow Brick Road episode now, really enjoying it
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Saturday, 28 November 2020 05:10 (three years ago) link
love the Elton ep
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 28 November 2020 07:07 (three years ago) link
the rumours ep is really something, there’s not much that the band members weren’t willing to share. gotta reconvene and film a tusk episode haha
there have been a bunch of episodes made since the poll was created, a memorable one was about sabbath’s paranoid. no real earth-shaking revelations, but they make a fun recurring bit out of asking geezer what inspired his lyrics and geezer giving the most deflating, matter-of-fact answer possible.
― la table sur la table (voodoo chili), Saturday, 28 November 2020 13:25 (three years ago) link
Does Blowey Hole have one of these?
― calstars, Saturday, 28 November 2020 13:46 (three years ago) link
xp Re: Tusk; this is a similar thing, made for BBC radio in 2012.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01hxpxp
― piscesx, Saturday, 28 November 2020 13:58 (three years ago) link
challop: Every album should have a Classic Albums episode.
Like, as soon as you finish an album, you would be contractually mandated to have the producer and the most charismatic band member sit at a mixing desk and solo different parts and talk about how groovy they sound on their own, etc. Etc.
Then you should interview a crack session musician about how his or her part just "came together" on the first take. Preferably Nile Rodgers, but Jim Keltner will do in a pinch.
This should be required even if they did not in fact play on the album.
― release the krakpots (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 28 November 2020 14:03 (three years ago) link
Do we also need to have a close up of David Fricke's huge teeth?
It's interesting how the episodes reflect the personality of the band as well as the particular album. Upthread someone said that the Steely DAn episode was anal. Well so are Steely Dan. The Motorhead and Fleetwood Mac episodes also give a strong sense of what it would have been like to be in those bands.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Saturday, 28 November 2020 14:22 (three years ago) link
last two posts both otm
― Doctor Casino, Saturday, 28 November 2020 15:29 (three years ago) link
Hah, yes, David Fricke is required
― release the krakpots (Ye Mad Puffin), Saturday, 28 November 2020 15:54 (three years ago) link
Also required - totally unexpected appearance from an unrelated musician. I'd forgotten that the Steely Dan episode has Ian Dury in it. Also bonus points if you can get Bono to say how your album has "really influenced" him.
― Being cheap is expensive (snoball), Saturday, 28 November 2020 16:01 (three years ago) link
Motorhead episode is such a pisser, i hate that they’re all gone now ;_;
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Saturday, 28 November 2020 16:51 (three years ago) link