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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 10, 2018 19:07:54 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Mar 10, 2018 20:01:00 GMT
Reich and Glass. Perfect! Watching now.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 11, 2018 10:20:36 GMT
Charles Hazlewood is a good presenter too A genuine enthusiast who even plays ! Informs but doesn't talk to much
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Post by MartinT on Mar 11, 2018 11:00:10 GMT
It was very well presented and the interviews with Reich and Glass illuminating. I loved Hazlewood's performance of Koyaanisqatsi on the cathedral organ. I was surprised at how much of the music I recognised, Minimalism seems to have got into my blood in the last 15 years or so.
Still thrilled that Glass turned up and spoke to the audience at a performance of his Violin Concerto we went to a few years ago.
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Post by MikeMusic on Mar 11, 2018 11:04:21 GMT
Have you heard of Hazlewood before ? I will watch anything he presents now He gets around ! Charles Hazlewood
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Post by MartinT on Mar 11, 2018 11:45:05 GMT
Yes, he's a good presenter.
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Post by Slinger on Mar 11, 2018 17:35:06 GMT
I enjoyed Steve's first two albums but I was never a fan of the Third Reich.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 11, 2018 19:44:21 GMT
<groan>
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Post by Slinger on Mar 11, 2018 19:50:55 GMT
It's always so rewarding to see a remark occasion precisely the response one was aiming for.
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Post by MartinT on Mar 11, 2018 19:56:13 GMT
Happy to supply
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Post by Slinger on Apr 27, 2018 14:59:32 GMT
21:00 - 22:25 tonight, and repeated at 01:00, Jeff Beck - Still On The Run. on BBC4HD & BBC4 With David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Jennifer Batten, Beth Hart, Joe Perry, and Slash.
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Post by Stratmangler on Apr 27, 2018 15:13:55 GMT
21:00 - 22:25 tonight, and repeated at 01:00, Jeff Beck - Still On The Run. on BBC4HD & BBC4 With David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Jennifer Batten, Beth Hart, Joe Perry, and Slash. Ta! PVR will be set to record ....
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Post by MartinT on Apr 27, 2018 16:35:43 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2018 17:01:34 GMT
Spotted yet another TV ad last night, Had an old Wood trim Rega Planar 2 turntable..
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 27, 2018 18:21:14 GMT
21:00 - 22:25 tonight, and repeated at 01:00, Jeff Beck - Still On The Run. on BBC4HD & BBC4 With David Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Jennifer Batten, Beth Hart, Joe Perry, and Slash. You beat me to it! I came to this thread to report that this is on tonight. Anyway, here's the blurb: For many people, musicians and fans alike, Jeff Beck is the greatest ever British guitarist. For more than 50 years he has blazed an uncompromising trail across the musical landscape. Always an innovator, never a follower, Jeff has steadfastly refused to pander to the demands of the record industry. This maverick attitude required some difficult career decisions; he left The Yardbirds at the height of their popularity, deserted his own group days before their billed appearance at Woodstock and often shifted his attention to his other great passion of building hot rods rather than continuing a tour or returning to the studio.
Jeff's adventurous spirit led him to embrace a wide range of musical styles and he is one of a handful of artists who have transcended and redefined the limitations of their instrument, be it the Fender Telecaster, Esquire, Strat or Gibson Les Paul. He pioneered the use of feedback on record and his ability to capture the zeitgeist made The Yardbirds forerunners of psychedelic blues. With The Jeff Beck Group and the album Truth, he nurtured two of rock music's finest performers, Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, and gave birth to a sound that would later mutate into heavy metal.
He turned even the loss of Rod Stewart to his advantage by almost single-handedly inventing the guitar instrumental album with the release of Blow By Blow, which embraced the influences of Jan Hammer and John McLaughlin whilst developing a sound that was uniquely his own. Moving forward Jeff continued to push the envelope, amassing a fantastic body of work spanning many musical genres whilst constantly developing and evolving his inimitable approach and technique.
This film tells Jeff's story from his earliest days growing up in Wallington, Surrey with his homemade guitars, teenage friendship with Jimmy Page and the influences of guitarists such as Les Paul, Cliff Gallup and James Burton. With essential tracks from throughout his career it follows his journey from art school and early bands, through his various groups, musical ventures and passion for hot rods, to the release of his latest album and sell-out show at the Hollywood Bowl. We hear testimony to the genius of Jeff Beck from musicians who have recorded and played alongside him such as Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, Jennifer Batten, Beth Hart, Joe Perry and Slash, who all shine a light on his ever-evolving guitar style and reveal why to this day he remains not only a musical visionary but also the most influential and highly rated guitarist of his generation.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 27, 2018 22:57:02 GMT
Well, that was superb. What an incredible track record and roster of people he's worked with. Loved hearing him play Scared for the Children with Carmen Vandenberg at the end, one of my favourite songs of his.
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Post by ChrisB on Apr 29, 2018 7:01:54 GMT
What a fantastic and thoroughly interesting documentary that was! Brilliant.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2018 12:14:28 GMT
I watched that Jeff Beck Doc in bed last night. Totally not my cup of tea but he sure knows how to make a guitar literally sing.
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Post by MartinT on Apr 29, 2018 20:01:04 GMT
His ability to get sounds from a guitar, even without the use of pedals, is incredible.
I would still hesitate as to whether Beck or Gilmour is my favourite guitarist alive, but it would be close.
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Post by naim1425 on Apr 29, 2018 20:06:10 GMT
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