caught the first? one - I knew there were 'ructions' but didn't know to that extent. Re: 'rockumentaries' and slightly off-topic (and in cynical mode) - I shudder to think how much D. Bowie charged the Beeb for his recent 'release' - how many others noticed how very carefully tailored the whole thing was.. (meow)
No but I watched the Bollywood version of Carmen transmitted live from Bradford's Centenary Square last night on BBC3
It was good eh Matt? What a full-on life those guys had. Not sure the years have been kind to all of them though: Don Henley appears to have turned into Mrs Doubtfire?!
I saw Joe Walsh and Don Henley on the One Show a couple of months back I think. Joe Walsh Looked like Zelda from Terrahawks View attachment 16480
great show... youre right, they were on the one show a few weeks ago..my mate bumped into Walsh the same week in Vintage and Rare Guitars on the New Kings Road. He was buying a tasty/pricey early 60's Strat!
sorry, but i just cant see what the fuss was about the Doors...fkn boring..and Morrison was a total waster imvho...i hated that plinky plonk Bontempi organ noodling around in the background out of time and out of tune...still better than that lispy twot who won X factor or whatever who made that appalling (and therefore moderately successful cover)..at least Morrison could pronounce 'Fire' through his LSD haze, instead of saying, "Fi-yyer"...or Hi-yyer..then that crappy 'scat' bit where he blows it out of his 'arris....i did like the jazzier arrangement though, even if it was only two chords (ii-V for the muso's out there...same as "Holding back the years" by simply red.
Oh yes that was very good. They did a follow up when they looked at Fleetwood Mac as a whole which was pretty good too. Seems the beeb are pumping out a fair share of music documentaries at the moment. Ive seen ones on Roy Orbison, Otis Redding and Bobby Womack as well
I am loving the rockumentaries on the Beeb. I tend to stay up all night looking at them - compulsive.
Can't agree with any of this! I think the Doors were completely brilliant. Barely produced a bad song, let along a bad album. I like the plinkety-plonk organ. As for Morrison, he had one of the best voices rock has ever heard, and his lyrics, whilst perhaps pretentious at times, were a lot more interesting than what passes for lyrics in most rock music. Of course he was a waster - almost goes with the territory doesn't it? The list of wasters is long: Iggy Pop, Anthony Kiedis immediately spring to mind, not to mention Keith Richards and a host of others. Doesn't seem to do their artistry any real harm. And Morrison was a fantastic, provocative front man. You listen to LA Woman now, and it is just as vibrant and brilliant as when it came out over 40 years ago. So, na!
whilst I won't completely write off the Doors as per funky, I don't believe there would be anything like the amount of adulation poured on the band/their music had Jim Morrison not 'left early'. from the second episode - Joe :- " I ended up being an alcoholic, and.. very fond of cocaine"
