Seven Ages of Rock

[Danbert Nocurry]

Danbeert, before last nights programme, I would have tended to agree wth you about Genesis. A bit like a damp sunday afternoon in Bognor...terribly english but somewhat wet, grey and unmemorable. But after seeing that remarkable footage of Gabriel at the peak of his costume phase, they certainly had something. He presaged New Romantic face painting by 10 years and Wayne Coyne's onstage theatrics and love of the bizarre by 25 years. Anyone who likes Elbow will find much to admire and any bands that play to a classical structure will have to admit to the Genesis influence.

Post Gabriel, I agree, they sank into a tacky commercial mess with only a few highlights after Trick of The Tail

That's a fair assessment Wheeze

As the show is moving onto punk next week, It looks like they're going to skip Led Zeppelin all together. How can that be?

You can't talk about the history of rock and not mention Led Zeppelin, that's like talking about the history of Fell Running and not mentioning Joss Naylor

[Wheeze]

Is that true? They are ignoring Led Zepp?!! Thats a bigger travesty than an FRA 'ballot' paper!!!!

[XRunner]

Is that true? They are ignoring Led Zepp?!! Thats a bigger travesty than an FRA 'ballot' paper!!!!

Don't fret.. see the BBC website

[Toffer]

Don't fret.. see the BBC website

Phew, can't cope with another travesty

[Toffer]

Imagine, seeing Virginia Plain and Starman for the first time on TOTP. It was heady stuff, I can tell you!

I vividly remember seeing Starman for the first time on TOTP, music was never the same again!

[Danbert Nocurry]

Don't fret.. see the BBC website

That was me being a bit previous?

I assumed it was done in some sort of year order.

[Wheeze]

Looking at the programme listings, it looks like Zepp are only afforded a cursory glance at best instead of being accorded an entire programme to themselves which would be the only way to cope with the MAMMOTH contribution they have made!
Oh Travesty, Oh Injustice!!!

[Stick]

Martin, you can't go wrong with 'Seconds Out', a double live LP of the best of their early work. It is that rare beast, a live recording that generally sounds better than the studio versions, all the more remarkable because it is post Gabriel with Collins doing a credible job in his pre-mawkish days.

Of the original early albums, Selling England By The Pound is tops for me. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is an epic piece but a bit more of an acquired taste.

Strewth Wheeze..are you my long lost twin or what Exactly the selection I'd proffer Martin too, though Wind and Wuthering must come a close 4th.

Get Seconds Out Martin. You'll be a convert!

[Martin H]

Thanks for the Genisis suggestions guys,

Brett, if you read this can we have an album reviews section on the forum .

Agree completely with the comments re Led Zepplin, cant beleive they are going to get tucked away on the heavey rock week. I think we should get a movement going to to encourage fell runners to boycott the BBC until this is corrected, possibly a sub committee to investigate the issues and a ballot to approve the best way forward.

[dominion]

Can we approve the ballot paper first before we have the ballot...