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OK I am bored. :lol:

 

Before a lot of you where around we used to look to this programme to highlight new acts at the time. it was pretty groundbreaking the in the days before MTV.

 

Have a look at some of these classics, you may even like them. B)

 

Steely Dan- Reelin in the years.

 

 

Thin Lizzy- Dont Believe A Word.

 

 

Bill Withers- Aint no Sunshine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7PZuZVDJy0

 

 

Early U2. ( Am I the nly one who had a crush on her. :blush:

 

 

The Who- Relay. Gotta love Moony. B)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmJFdZGalE4

 

Ry Cooder - Vigilante Man (live)

 

Lynyrd Skynyrd-Free Bird-BBC 1975 Anyone who hasnt heard this hasnt been paying attention.

 

Roxy Music - Ladytron

 

 

or

 

Sisters of Mercy - Old Grey Whistle Test - Marian. One of my favorite bands.

 

Fleetwood Mac ~ Rhiannon ~ The Old Grey Whistle Test ~ 1976 :cloud9:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nagPkGVbvE

 

Teardrop Explodes-Reward

 

 

:scare::lol:

 

 

GARY MOORE - Back On The Streets

 

Old Grey Whistle Test * (RARE) * Hey Joe - Alvin Lee -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTG11U1Ivdc

 

 

Lofgren and Young. Sample and Hold

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un3ZGzbltkU

 

Frampton Live at Old Grey Whistle Test 1976

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwuoVEcJt2k

 

The cult - She sells sanctuary / Born To be wild ( Zed music)

 

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 1973 A real classic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4eZJh3FFg0

 

JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - Hey Joe / Sunshine Of Your Love

 

ERIC CLAPTON - Badge (1977 OGWT UK TV Performance - but quoted as 1974)

 

 

These are not from the OGWT but its where I first saw them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqMmTdZXzuM

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Fleetwood Mac ~ Rhiannon ~ The Old Grey Whistle Test ~ 1976 :cloud9:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nagPkGVbvE

 

 

I rememember this first time around. I can say without hesitation that this is the greatest rock video of all time, I've probably watched it 20 times since I rediscovered on YouTube. People think of Fleetwood Mac as soft rock, nothing soft about this, an absolute masterpiece. Off to watch it again now :D

 

 

Pete

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I can say without hesitation that this is the greatest rock video of all time,

Pete

 

er........no. This is:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0CQ_Z4LjLg

 

I was there 20 feet from the front with Freddie Mercury's own tambourine I caught in the crowd at Wembley Arena 2 years earlier - the night John Lennon died coincidentally.

 

The band themselves say this was one of the best gigs they ever did. It was hastily rearranged as it should have been at Highbury but The Pope had nicked all the portable toilets in London !! :lol:

 

Highlight of this is definately 40,000 pogo-ing which causes the ground to shake all the cameras!

 

Oh yeah - before this they'd just played Bohemian Rhapsody. :yahoo::yahoo::bang:

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I got a very nice 4 DVD OGWT box set for my birthday, some crackers on there as well - Little Feat - Rock n Roll Doctor, Be Bop Deluxe - Maid In Heaven and who can ever forget, Half Man Half Biscuit - All I Want For Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit :lol:

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I got a very nice 4 DVD OGWT box set for my birthday, some crackers on there as well - Little Feat - Rock n Roll Doctor, Be Bop Deluxe - Maid In Heaven and who can ever forget, Half Man Half Biscuit - All I Want For Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit :lol:

 

I love HMHB, my personal fave is Vatican Broadside :lol:

 

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Any one remember 'Sight and Sound'

For our younger members.

Years ago in the dark ages when TVs were mono,mono or mono.

You turned the TV sound off to watch and turned your Hi-Fi radio on to listen ................in Stereo :lol:

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Any one remember 'Sight and Sound'

For our younger members.

Years ago in the dark ages when TVs were mono,mono or mono.

You turned the TV sound off to watch and turned your Hi-Fi radio on to listen ................in Stereo :lol:

 

Not much different to now when I turn the sound down on my TV and turn on my Hi-Fi to listen................. in 6.1 :lol:

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