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  1. Sparky

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    Whispering Bob Harris https://www.bobharris.org/
     
    Sparky, Jan 22, 2022
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    Reminds me of that old joke.
    "How do you tell the difference between English tea and Indian Tea?"
    "You blow onto the loose tea and if it emits a whistle, it's English tea"
    It's called "The Earl Grey whistle test"
     
    Simon De Montforte, Jan 22, 2022
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    Sheriff, Jan 22, 2022
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    Frantically looking for a Frank Sidebottom cover of Paradise By The Dashboard Light. Sadly it ain't out there.

    Nearly everyone had Bat Out of Hell at school, but miserable snivelling **** me had Clockwork Orange by the Angelic Upstarts. No wonder it took me a while to get laid.

    He was obviously a great vocalist & human being. A friend of mine worked with him & Jim Steinman on the stage show & had resumed work on the date of Meat's death. RIP, definitely unique & talented, if not totally my bag.
     
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    Oh to be young again. Yes I suppose Later is the successor but they aren’t the same.
     
    Farnham_Red, Jan 22, 2022
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    This is one of my favourite sets from Old Grey Whistle Test.
    Siouxsie and the Banshees, 1978.
    I'd never heard anything quite like it and it completely blew me away. I had my 17th birthday a few days later. When I watch this I'm right back there again..

     
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    The Old Grey Whistle Test had Bob Marley & Wailers on it. I don't need to list the rest. TBH The Tube was better than Jools' show. There is some decent stuff on there but the format is mostly like an old horse than needs shooting IMHO. I loved the first half a dozen Squeeze singles. Absolute genius.
     
    John Peachy, Jan 22, 2022
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    My first Memory of the Old Grey whistle test was a Roxy music set. Pretty sure they played Virginia Plain and I remember my dad saying he didn’t know how I could listen to that noise.
     
    Farnham_Red, Jan 22, 2022
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    But what was The Old Grey Whistle Test? How would you describe it?
     
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    Was the first TV show to show live performances pretty much. Most UK stuff before that was stuff like Ready Steady Go, which was all mimed. Bob Harris presented it. It was mostly a "serious rock" show, as opposed to a pop show. It was kind of killed off by punk, but had some great footage. Bob Marley IMO being the peak, although there was a lot of great stuff from the early / mid 70's that is pretty timeless.
     
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    Respect the voice and the showmanship, but never did owt for me personally. Always just struck me as bang average prog white blues. One step above commitments/blues brothers for me. 50 million albums under his belt though, so fair play.
     
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    @Loko the Tyke

    How cool does Bunny Wailer look in the beeny hat & sunglasses... about the only UK televised appearance of the Wailers.

     
    John Peachy, Jan 22, 2022
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    Proper music, presented by someone who understood proper music, and watched by viewers who appreciated proper music.
    A good blend of established artists and up and coming new acts.
    Part live sets, part album tracks set to video (before music video really kicked off), sometimes recorded performances, e.g. the Meatloaf recordings mentioned above.
    And none of that awful top 40 rubbish.
     
    Old Goat, Jan 22, 2022
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    Remember as if it was yesterday Golden Earring doing Radar Love and Budgie with Bread Fan...great days
     
    Sparky, Jan 22, 2022
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    As a side note that really reminded me of this

     
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