Let's rock

[Heather74]

Thought some of you may be interested in a series, that starts tonight on BBC2 21.10.
Let's Rock!
Rock music will soon be collecting its pension,and yet remains as vital as ever,BBC2'S new series seven ages of rock traces the evolution of rock from the hippie era to the ipod age.Starting this week with guitar icon Jimi Hendrix.
Then for the next 6 Saturday Nights

Programme 2 Pink Floyd
Programme 3 The Sex Pistols
Programme 4 Black sabbath
programme 5 U2
Programme 6 Nirvana
Programme 7 The Smiths

[sixtyten]

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Cool..shame I don't watch TV

[Stockcarfan]

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I must remember to watch part 3 and 7.

[pedro]

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The Hedrix one was brill some interesting facts like he was American(mrs P didn't know that one) and the rivallry between Jimi and the Who, blowing Clapton off(in a guitar way!) and making those Dylan songs his own.

[guitarorchestra]

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and no mention of the greatest of them all........led zeppelin, who sold more records and more tickets than any of them...
but the hendrix one was an interesting watch

[sixtyten]

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Caught the Scott Walker biog on TV yesterday by accident..brilliant!

[HG]

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Anyone see the metal one tonight?

Took me back to 1987- 89 and heavy metal discos, big hair and basketball boots

[ian baker]

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Oh yeah! Denim and leather and hair to my waist (nearly!!) But I always wore leather boots, i.e, Docs.

[sixtyten]

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yep..sadly..I wore cowboy boots:cry:

[joybee]

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......teeheehee and did the line dancing too hun ??