Re: (TV) Intro to TV

["Nick Powell" <nick@powelln.freeserve.co.uk>]

I'm another who first heard TV on Peel after first reading that classic
review of MM in NME. Ray is right about how Peel's programme changed almost
overnight. It's amazing to think that 2 of his very favourite bands were The
Faces(sort of fair enough) but also. Status Quo. Hard to believe now.

re the recent posts about OGWT. I went to visit my brother yesterday and
have started going through a load of his old video tapes. I am certain he
used to have Foxhole. He definitely had Verlaine, also on OGWT, doing Days
On The Mountain and, I think, Postcards From Waterloo.
If my memory serves me right Verlaine was also on The Tube doing, possibly
Flashlight and one other.
Fingers crossed he might still have them on tape.It's been good fun
ploughing through so far.......amongst the great and awful Little Feat's
Rock n Roll Doctor, Roxy in 72 doing a track off 1st album(can't remember
title), Hendrix from the Lulu show, which used to go out prime time early
Saturday evening, where he broke off from playing Hey Joe and launched into
an instrumental of Sunshime Of Your Love. Best surprise of all though was
finding the video of Ice Cream For Crow.
Sorry to go on but also amongst them was the very end of Kevin Ayers doing
Shoutin In A Bucket Blues. It sounded great. The only thing I ever had was
Stranger With The Blue Suede Shoes. Anyone like to recommend what his best
stuff is?

-----Original Message-----


From: Ray <ray@wavewalker.freeserve.co.uk>
To: tv@obbard.com <tv@obbard.com>
Date: Sunday, October 29, 2000 1:32 AM
Subject: (TV) Intro to TV


>----- Original Message -----
>> >--How many times did you
>> >--have to hear MM before it kicked in?
>
>straightaway...i never had the problem with Verlaine's voice that a lot of
>others seem to have had-i suppose it was because i was so dazzled by
>the guitars initially to really take much notice of it...but then...slowly
>but surely...the lyrics/wordplay/imagery began to worm its way
>into my subconscious....
>
>I think, like Cliff, I first heard TV on John Peel's programme-God it was
>such essential listening back then-something amazing to take your breath
>away
>every night it was broadcast-great memories-what a shame he never got
>the band in to do a session....a real missed opportunity i'd say....
>
>It's amazing all the same to think how in '76 Peel's programme suddenly
>changed from playing something like "Rose of Cimmaron" by country rock
>band Poco (!!!-one night i distinctly remember him playing the guitar solo
>from that record TWICE in a row) -to "Blitzkreig bop".....
>Not surprisingly he very quickly started to get threatening letters from
>befuddled hippies-
>really it should never be forgotten or underestimated how revolutionary
that
>first Ramones
>record sounded in 76.In retrospect i think that really prepared me for
>hearing Television later on-that,
>the Velvets and "Catch a fire" by the Wailers -another amazing,totally
>revolutionary- sounding record ....
>
>Currently listening to the just -released Magazine boxset "maybe it's
>alright to be nervous now"-can't recommend it highly enough-it features one
>of my guitar heroes John McGeogh playing his heart out-some of his stuff is
>SO TV-influenced-anyone else out there think that?...man what a fantastic
>band they
>were!
>
>Also a big plug for the Cousteau cd and the Marc Ribot and the Prostethic
>Cubans stuff.....very coooool.....very wonderful indeed....
>
>
>
>
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