BBC4 Prog Rock tonight

[skyscraper101]

We were puzzled there was no Pink Floyd.

There was. A whole bit about Dark Side and The Wall too.

Loved the footage of Focus on the Whistle Test too.

 

[aylee]

I missed this.

Is it on iPlayer anywhere?

 

[skyscraper101]

I missed this.

Is it on iPlayer anywhere?

Sadly the Timeshift one is 'not available' but there is another one on there. Just look under BBC 4

 

[Awesome Wells]

Music should be pompous and epic.

 

[Idaho]

I really enjoyed it. I thought the comments the proggers made about punk was interesting. Either they recognised the death knell or remain confused and hurt by the whole thing to this day

Really what it showed was that they were trying to be classical performers and artists with modern rock instruments and arrangements.

 

[oryx]

There was. A whole bit about Dark Side and The Wall too..

I think you're talking about Saturday's programme - I meant Friday's.

I'm still astonished at finding out that the guy who sang 'I Believe in Father Christmas' was the same one who sang '21st Century Schizoid Man'.

 

[Sir Belchalot]

I really enjoyed it. I thought the comments the proggers made about punk was interesting. Either they recognised the death knell or remain confused and hurt by the whole thing to this day

I thought the one who claimed Johnny Rotten didn't admit to liking prog stuff 'til years later funny. IIRC J.R. did a radio show in summer '76 where he happily admitted to liking Van Der Graff Generator amongst others.

 

[Awesome Wells]

I bet he didn't!

Just goes to show what a load of bollocks all those punk '3 chords and the truth merchants' (to paraphrase Bill Bruford) spoke.

Just a great big sham.

Give me a 20 minute guitar solo any day.

 

[pogofish]

Very interesting. But there will never ever be a prog rock revival!

Have they ever really gone away?

Also, you often hear plenty of modern bands aping elements of prog.

 

[Sir Belchalot]

I bet he didn't!

http://www.fodderstompf.com/ARCHIVES/REVIEWS 2/capital77.html

 

[nino_savatte]

I thought the one who claimed Johnny Rotten didn't admit to liking prog stuff 'til years later funny. IIRC J.R. did a radio show in summer '76 where he happily admitted to liking Van Der Graff Generator amongst others.

Aye. VDGG used to do loads of free festivals back in the 70's (so did Hawkwind, who weren't prog).