Posted April 13, 200718 yr CULTURE BOX - MUSIC ON TV New BBC series - The Seven Ages of Rock April 12 2007 at 8:16 PM BBC Entertainment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Starting May 19, BBC Two takes us on a journey through the Seven Ages of Rock and explores the music that has been the soundtrack to our lives, defining each generation since the 1960's, from the crackly 45 to MP3s. Seven Ages of Rock will, through the prism of iconic artists such as Roger Waters, David Bowie, Bryan Ferry, Phil Collins, Debbie Harry, Ozzy Osbourne, Johnny Marr, Dave Grohl, Noel Gallagher, Damon Albarn and Alex Kapranos, explore key eras in rock, telling the story of each age through the music itself. Each episode breaks down key tracks, providing a social context. Notebooks ready, here’s a brief guide to the lesson plan: 1. The Road to Woodstock The rock revolution of the 1960’s as seen through the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. This episode also explores the influence of rhythm & blues on a generation of British musicians such as The Rolling Stones, and shows how Bob Dylan and The Beatles transformed the ambitions of rock. 2. Between Rock And an Art Place From the pop-art multi-media experiments of Andy Warholand the Velvet Underground to the sinister gentility of Peter Gabriel’s Genesis, this episode will trace the story of how artistic and conceptual expression permeated rock. 3. Blank Generation A tale of two cities, class and race-driven London and bankrupt New York. Each city gave birth to a bast*rd child that changed popular music forever - punk. We will explore the music of The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones, Television, Patti Smith, The Damned and Buzzcocks. 4. Never Say Die The longest surviving genre in rock, certainly the loudest, Heavy Metal is the most controversial and misunderstood of all rock genres, emerging at the tail end of the hippy dream. With Black Sabbath as the undisputed Godfathers, we follow their highs and lows, and meet Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Metallica. 5. Global Jukebox We follow the development of some the biggest names in rock in the 70s and 80s (Queen, The Police, Dire Straits) and examine how rock achieved a global influence on culture and politics through MTV and events such as Live Aid. We see how U2 effectively brought this era to a close, re-imagining what it meant to be a successful rock band. 6. The Last Rock Star We trace the history of the American underground music scene that produced bands like REM, Nirvana and The Pixies, and why they resonated with ‘Generation X’ – offering an alternative to the established music industry and Reaganesque politics. Of course this includes a fresh look at the Seattle ‘grunge’ scene, culminating in the short life of Kurt Cobain – an artist whose triumph and tragedy continues to cast an inescapable shadow. 7. What the World is Waiting For British Indie music was once seen as the bastion of the earnest ‘High Fidelity’ snob. Often political, indie was a way of defining oneself in a sea of vapid chart fodder, a redoubt against Blur v Oasis, indie was a marketing device, ultimately losing it’s integrity at Oasis’s Knebworth spectacle in 1996. Indie was mainstream. Indie was dead. Are you likely to watch this series? If so which episode are most likely to watch & which episode are you most likely to miss?
April 14, 200718 yr CULTURE BOX - MUSIC ON TV New BBC series - The Seven Ages of Rock April 12 2007 at 8:16 PM BBC Entertainment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are you likely to watch this series? If so which episode are most likely to watch & which episode are you most likely to miss? yeah i will be watching all of it as i like watching bbc's music documentaries (even if its about jazzfunk :lol: :lol: ) btw bbc4 are following up soul britania with pop briania soon and also following up the stiff story with the factory story.
May 19, 200718 yr CULTURE BOX - MUSIC ON TV THREAD a must see rockumentary is on bbc2 tonight , 9 pm. charting the story of rock music it features jimi hendrix.... WATCH IT and learn you young buggers!
May 19, 200718 yr Author I agree - This is going to be the Best TV series of the year. Anyone who has a patchy knowledge of the history of Rock music (which is 95% of BuzzJack members) should watch this series and learn. Programme Guides Each film focuses on an 'age' of rock and tells the story of the genre through a number of key artists. 1. The Birth of Rock Blues-based Rock 1963-1970 The rock revolution of the 1960s seen through the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. The first doomed icon of rock, Hendrix was the synthesis of everything that had gone before him and all that was to come. The Birth Of Rock also explores the influence of rhythm & blues 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. Sat 19 May 2007, 9pm BBC Two 2. White Light, White Heat Art Rock 1966-1980 The story of how artistic and conceptual expression permeated rock. From the pop-art multi-media experiments of Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground to the sinister gentility of Peter Gabriel's Genesis, White Light, White Heat Place traces how rock became a vehicle for artistic ideas and theatrical performance. We follow Pink Floyd from the fated art school genius of Syd Barrett through the global success of Dark Side of the Moon to the ultimate rock theatre show, The Wall. Along the way, the film explores the retro-futurism of Roxy Music and the protean world of David Bowie. Sat 26 May 2007, 9pm BBC Two 3. Blank Generation Punk Rock 1973-1980 A tale of two cities, London and New York and the birth of punk. Each city created a bast*rd child that marked the biggest and fundamental shift in popular music since Elvis walked into Sun Studios. Blank Generation unpicks the relationship between the bankrupt New York and the class and race-riven London of the mid- s and explores the music of The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones, Television, Patti Smith, The Damned and Buzzcocks. Sat 2 June 2007, 9pm BBC Two 4. Never Say Die Heavy Metal 1970-1991 The story of the longest surviving and certainly the loudest genre of rock, heavy metal. With no sign of disappearing, 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 secure the most loyal fan base of all. With Black Sabbath as the undisputed Godfathers, we follow their highs and lows, and, along the journey, meet Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Metallica. 9 June 2007, 9pm BBC Two 5. We Are The Champions Stadium Rock 1965-1993 We Are The Champions follows the development of some the biggest names in Rock, among them Queen, Bruce Springsteen, The Police and Dire Straits and shows how, through events such as Live Aid and the rise of MTV, rock achieved a global influence on culture and politics. The film concludes in the early 90s, as U2 effectively brought the era to a close by reinventing the big rock show so completely, that fifteen years later most major rock tours are still pale facsimiles. Sat 16 June 2007, 9pm BBC Two 6. Left Of The Dial Alternative Rock 1980-1994 The rise of alternative rock in the USA. From its early underground days where bands like Black Flag drew inspiration from the DIY ethos of punk, Left Of The Dial traces the history of the network of fans, clubs and fanzines that sustained the scene and launched the careers of bands like R.E.M., The Pixies and Hüsker Dü. The film takes a fresh look at the explosion of the Seattle scene, culminating in the success of Nirvana's 'Nevermind' and the tragic loss of Kurt Cobain, an artist whose triumph and tragedy continues to cast an inescapable shadow. Sat 23 June 2007, 9pm BBC Two 7. What The World Is Waiting For Indie Rock 1980-2007 The story of British indie, beginning with The Smiths, the archetypal indie group. The film follows The Stone Roses as the heirs to the indie crown, Suede's dark sexuality and the media saturation of Brit-pop's Blur v Oasis. What The World Is Waiting For explores how indie ultimately lost its once-cherished intimacy and integrity in front of 250,000 fans at Oasis's Knebworth spectacle in 1996 and how, by returning to its roots in clubs and bars (and even front rooms) with bands such as Franz Ferdinand, The Libertines and The Arctic Monkeys, indie became respectable again. Sat 30 June 2007, 9pm BBC Two Featured acts: Jimi Hendrix; John Mayall's Blues Breakers; Cream; The Beatles; The Rolling Stones; The Yardbirds; The Who; Bob Dylan; Pink Floyd; Genesis; Roxy Music; David Bowie; Velvet Underground; The Sex Pistols; The Ramones; Radiohead; Clash; The Buzzcocks; Talking Heads; The Slits; Television; Patti Smith; John Cale; The Damned; New York Dolls; Black Sabbath; Deep Purple; Metallica; Iron Maiden; Judas Priest; The Strokes; Ozzy Osbourne; Mötley Crüe; Bruce Springsteen; Queen; U2; Dire Straits; Police; Kiss; Led Zeppelin; Nirvana; Black Flag; R.E.M.; The Pixies; Mudhoney; Hüsker Dü; The White Stripes; The Replacements; The Smiths; Blur; The Stone Roses; Oasis; The Libertines; Suede; Arctic Monkeys; Franz Ferdinand; Coldplay.
May 19, 200718 yr Author Anyone who has a patchy knowledge of the history of Rock music (which is 95% of BuzzJack members) should watch this series and learn. Programme Guides Each film focuses on an 'age' of rock and tells the story of the genre through a number of key artists. 1. The Birth of Rock Blues-based Rock 1963-1970 The rock revolution of the 1960s seen through the life and music of Jimi Hendrix. The first doomed icon of rock, Hendrix was the synthesis of everything that had gone before him and all that was to come. The Birth Of Rock also explores the influence of rhythm & blues 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. Sat 19 May 2007, 9pm BBC Two 2. White Light, White Heat Art Rock 1966-1980 The story of how artistic and conceptual expression permeated rock. From the pop-art multi-media experiments of Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground to the sinister gentility of Peter Gabriel's Genesis, White Light, White Heat Place traces how rock became a vehicle for artistic ideas and theatrical performance. We follow Pink Floyd from the fated art school genius of Syd Barrett through the global success of Dark Side of the Moon to the ultimate rock theatre show, The Wall. Along the way, the film explores the retro-futurism of Roxy Music and the protean world of David Bowie. Sat 26 May 2007, 9pm BBC Two 3. Blank Generation Punk Rock 1973-1980 A tale of two cities, London and New York and the birth of punk. Each city created a bast*rd child that marked the biggest and fundamental shift in popular music since Elvis walked into Sun Studios. Blank Generation unpicks the relationship between the bankrupt New York and the class and race-riven London of the mid- s and explores the music of The Sex Pistols, The Clash, Ramones, Television, Patti Smith, The Damned and Buzzcocks. Sat 2 June 2007, 9pm BBC Two 4. Never Say Die Heavy Metal 1970-1991 The story of the longest surviving and certainly the loudest genre of rock, heavy metal. With no sign of disappearing, 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 secure the most loyal fan base of all. With Black Sabbath as the undisputed Godfathers, we follow their highs and lows, and, along the journey, meet Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Metallica. 9 June 2007, 9pm BBC Two 5. We Are The Champions Stadium Rock 1965-1993 We Are The Champions follows the development of some the biggest names in Rock, among them Queen, Bruce Springsteen, The Police and Dire Straits and shows how, through events such as Live Aid and the rise of MTV, rock achieved a global influence on culture and politics. The film concludes in the early 90s, as U2 effectively brought the era to a close by reinventing the big rock show so completely, that fifteen years later most major rock tours are still pale facsimiles. Sat 16 June 2007, 9pm BBC Two 6. Left Of The Dial Alternative Rock 1980-1994 The rise of alternative rock in the USA. From its early underground days where bands like Black Flag drew inspiration from the DIY ethos of punk, Left Of The Dial traces the history of the network of fans, clubs and fanzines that sustained the scene and launched the careers of bands like R.E.M., The Pixies and Hüsker Dü. The film takes a fresh look at the explosion of the Seattle scene, culminating in the success of Nirvana's 'Nevermind' and the tragic loss of Kurt Cobain, an artist whose triumph and tragedy continues to cast an inescapable shadow. Sat 23 June 2007, 9pm BBC Two 7. What The World Is Waiting For Indie Rock 1980-2007 The story of British indie, beginning with The Smiths, the archetypal indie group. The film follows The Stone Roses as the heirs to the indie crown, Suede's dark sexuality and the media saturation of Brit-pop's Blur v Oasis. What The World Is Waiting For explores how indie ultimately lost its once-cherished intimacy and integrity in front of 250,000 fans at Oasis's Knebworth spectacle in 1996 and how, by returning to its roots in clubs and bars (and even front rooms) with bands such as Franz Ferdinand, The Libertines and The Arctic Monkeys, indie became respectable again. Sat 30 June 2007, 9pm BBC Two Featured acts: Jimi Hendrix; John Mayall's Blues Breakers; Cream; The Beatles; The Rolling Stones; The Yardbirds; The Who; Bob Dylan; Pink Floyd; Genesis; Roxy Music; David Bowie; Velvet Underground; The Sex Pistols; The Ramones; Radiohead; Clash; The Buzzcocks; Talking Heads; The Slits; Television; Patti Smith; John Cale; The Damned; New York Dolls; Black Sabbath; Deep Purple; Metallica; Iron Maiden; Judas Priest; The Strokes; Ozzy Osbourne; Mötley Crüe; Bruce Springsteen; Queen; U2; Dire Straits; Police; Kiss; Led Zeppelin; Nirvana; Black Flag; R.E.M.; The Pixies; Mudhoney; Hüsker Dü; The White Stripes; The Replacements; The Smiths; Blur; The Stone Roses; Oasis; The Libertines; Suede; Arctic Monkeys; Franz Ferdinand; Coldplay.
May 19, 200718 yr Frankly, the fact that the Metal episode is only going to go up to 1991 means that it'll miss Nu Metal (Korn, Slipknot, Linkin Park, Deftones, System of A Down, etc), Post-'91 Metal (Tool, Rage Against The Machine, Fear Factory, Machine Head, etc...) Norwegian/European Black Metal (Emperor, Dimmu Borgir, Darkthrone, Cradle of Filth, etc), Gothic Rock (Nightwish, Lacuna Coil, Paradise Lost, Type O Negative, HIM, etc) and Industrial Metal (Marilyn Manson, White Zombie, Rammstein, Nine Inch Nails, etc)... All pretty shameful omissions from a series that is claiming to be an "authoritative" and "exhaustive" investigation.... In fact, the whole "Post '91" Metal Generation with its various sub-genres surely merits being an EIGHTH age of Rock.... Also, there appears to be no Mention of "Goth" anyway here... So, the likes of The Mission, Fields of the Nephilim, The Cult, Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, Christian Death, etc aren't "Rock" enough or summat.....? I'll watch anyway, but I doubt it's gonna tell me anything that I didn't already know..... It should, however, be required viewing for anyone aged under 21......
May 19, 200718 yr ........ but you detest all those 'nu metal' acts scott....lol. tbh i dont think they qualify as they are purely generic. this seriese is going to be superb, dealing with the inspirational bands that have made rock. i hope goth does get coverage though, i agree it should be included.
May 20, 200718 yr ........ but you detest all those 'nu metal' acts scott....lol. tbh i dont think they qualify as they are purely generic. this seriese is going to be superb, dealing with the inspirational bands that have made rock. Not all (about 99.9% of them mind... :lol: ), but regardless of how i feel about them personally, it's a bit silly to leave them out, or to imply that nothing significant has happened in the Metal scene after 1991, it has...
May 20, 200718 yr hmm... thought it was pretty good, but tbh not as good as i expected. there was hell of alot of old clips, baker, beck, were the same clips used 12 years ago in the excellant 'rock family trees' doc.
May 20, 200718 yr Author I watched the first half of the show. (I'll watch the second half tonight when it is repeated on BBC1 at 11:00 PM tonight). Not as good as I thought it was going to be. It also definitely overplayed the role & significance of Jimi Hendrix IMHO. However, I think its intended audience is for the average 15-24 year old Radio 1 listener who is a fan of indie/alternative/metal Rock music. In which case it seemed like it was doing a decent job. The late night BBC4 Documentary on the history of The Old Grey Whistle Test was brilliant though.
May 20, 200718 yr Frankly, the fact that the Metal episode is only going to go up to 1991 means that it'll miss Nu Metal (Korn, Slipknot, Linkin Park, Deftones, System of A Down, etc), Post-'91 Metal (Tool, Rage Against The Machine, Fear Factory, Machine Head, etc...) Norwegian/European Black Metal (Emperor, Dimmu Borgir, Darkthrone, Cradle of Filth, etc), Gothic Rock (Nightwish, Lacuna Coil, Paradise Lost, Type O Negative, HIM, etc) and Industrial Metal (Marilyn Manson, White Zombie, Rammstein, Nine Inch Nails, etc)... All pretty shameful omissions from a series that is claiming to be an "authoritative" and "exhaustive" investigation.... In fact, the whole "Post '91" Metal Generation with its various sub-genres surely merits being an EIGHTH age of Rock.... Also, there appears to be no Mention of "Goth" anyway here... So, the likes of The Mission, Fields of the Nephilim, The Cult, Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus, Christian Death, etc aren't "Rock" enough or summat.....? I'll watch anyway, but I doubt it's gonna tell me anything that I didn't already know..... It should, however, be required viewing for anyone aged under 21...... ........ but you detest all those 'nu metal' acts scott....lol. tbh i dont think they qualify as they are purely generic. this seriese is going to be superb, dealing with the inspirational bands that have made rock. i hope goth does get coverage though, i agree it should be included. yeah man you cant cover everything in rock in 7 hour shows and seeing that it going out on bbc2 rather than bbc4 i think they are gonna go for the big brands (yeah i did say brands and not bands it not my crappy typing this time :lol: ) and overlook and skip over others (look at the acts on the cover of the radio times)
May 20, 200718 yr I don't think I'll watch it if they're missing out nu metal/gothic rock/black metal and industrial.
May 20, 200718 yr yeah man you cant cover everything in rock in 7 hour shows and seeing that it going out on bbc2 rather than bbc4 i think they are gonna go for the big brands (yeah i did say brands and not bands it not my crappy typing this time :lol: ) and overlook and skip over others (look at the acts on the cover of the radio times) But to ignore Metal Post '91 smacks of complete stupidity in my book mate.. A lot of things have happened in the past 16 years... The Indie Prog is going right up until '07, so I see no reason why the Metal one cant as well... They should've devoted two hours to Metal because it actually is the most enduring of the lot really, 40 years of history and many many changes have happened in the scene which cannot just be glossed over...
May 20, 200718 yr But to ignore Metal Post '91 smacks of complete stupidity in my book mate.. A lot of things have happened in the past 16 years... The Indie Prog is going right up until '07, so I see no reason why the Metal one cant as well... They should've devoted two hours to Metal because it actually is the most enduring of the lot really, 40 years of history and many many changes have happened in the scene which cannot just be glossed over... Scott man did you see Paul Morley's review about the show in the OMM today (Ozzy on front cover) as he stated something kinda the same (but obv not viewing from a metal perspective). On the first show his opinion was that while overall its good "it simplifies the story so much it break my heart" i think most shows could be extened to two hours long not just metal genres but would the figures/cost hold up for that story to be explained in detail, perhaps not, esp when there's a rpt of have i got new to fit in the skeds :lol: btw thank f*** it from the same team that did all the other bbc historical music docs and not just some video put together by the hits (the hits metal abc: b is for bon jovi!!!! true :lol:)
May 22, 200718 yr I saw bits n pieces of the first one - looked fantastic - so have downloaded it and will watch the whole series at me leisure.
May 22, 200718 yr New BBC2 rock series attracts 1.8m viewers 21 May 2007 - 16:12:10 BBC2’s newly-launched Seven Ages of Rock series on the history of rock music attracted nearly 2m viewers during its first outing on Saturday. The first in a series of seven programmes, which was aired between 9.10 and 10.10pm, averaged 1.8m viewers and grabbed an 8% share of listening. Looking at the birth of rock, it focused on blues-based rock between the years of 1963 and 1970 and primarily featured the career of Jimi Hendrix, but also incorporated the likes of Cream, The Rolling Stones and The Who. The second episode, which will be broadcast this coming Saturday, will be entitled White Light, White Heat and will cover art rock from the years 1966 to 1980 from the work of Andy Warhol and the Velvet Underground through Peter Gabriel-period Genesis and Pink Floyd to Roxy Music and David Bowie. Other programmes in the series will cover punk, heavy metal, stadium rock, alternative rock and indie.
May 25, 200718 yr I've actually just noticed this while looking through the Radio Times. This looks like a real interesting programme, and looks like one not to be missed. I love these music documentaries.
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