essexbasscat Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 What an interesting programme. Went all the way back to Thomas Edison's invention of the tin roll to capture sound and play it back for the very first time, showing the machine that did it and the very first recorded sound ever heard - Edison reciting Mary Had a Little Lamb. Later on, the very first blues recordings, including Louis Armstrong playing a mean trumpet and improvising vocals on spot - again a first on record. Absolutely fascinating Quote
Bassman Sam Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Sounds good. I'll check it out on the iPlayer. Thanks for that. Quote
spectoremg Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 This guy did a great series about movie soundtracks a while back too. Quote
Bottle Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Yep, I caught the last half last night. I'll try to catch the next one next Friday. IIRC it's a three-part series exploring the history of recorded sound. Right up my alley Quote
toneknob Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 It's repeated on BBC4 on Monday, 12am (ie Sunday night) Quote
discreet Posted January 17, 2015 Posted January 17, 2015 Yes, totally fascinating and well worth watching. I didn't know that the invention of the microphone ('little voice') had such a massive influence on the way songs were sung and the subsequent effects on young women and society in general! Now we can see much more clearly how rock 'n' roll evolved. Brilliant. Definitely will be watching the next two instalments and recording them. Quote
Norm Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 That was great! Looking fwd to next instalment. Quote
RichF Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 this is great, smart TV - the guy knows what he's talking about, explains things clearly and passionately. The Sound of Cinema series was excellent and this complements it perfectly. Quote
RhysP Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 First two parts have been excellent. I could watch stuff like this for hours. Quote
Twincam Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Great series. Really makes my inner geek happy. Quote
paul j h Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Watched the second episode on the iplayer today, really enjoyed it, looking forward to the next one. Quote
discreet Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 [quote name='paul j h' timestamp='1422289635' post='2670734'] Watched the second episode on the iplayer today, really enjoyed it, looking forward to the next one. [/quote] Looking forward to watching the second one this evening. Also I'm making chili ragu with penne. Christ, I should be on Twitter doing this crap. Quote
sblueplanet Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Could watch hours of this kind of thing on the workings of early multi-track and microphone technology. Fascinating. Quote
drTStingray Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 Fascinating - thought it was great. Quote
cybertect Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 [quote name='sblueplanet' timestamp='1422311739' post='2671160'] Could watch hours of this kind of thing on the workings of early multi-track and microphone technology. Fascinating. [/quote] I loved the bit about Bing Crosby investing $50K in Ampex so he could spend more time on the golf course Quote
cybertect Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1421453835' post='2661637'] This guy did a great series about movie soundtracks a while back too. [/quote] Yes, that was excellent too. It's great to have documentary programmes about music written and presented by someone who knows his stuff. Not just parroting what some junior researchers have found on Wikipedia. Quote
spectoremg Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 Saw Ep.3 last night; was it me or did it run out of steam a bit? Quote
discreet Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1422725199' post='2676140'] Saw Ep.3 last night; was it me or did it run out of steam a bit? [/quote] Maybe your drugs are wearing off? I'll let you know, I'm going to watch it tonight. After a bong. Quote
RhysP Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1422725199' post='2676140'] Saw Ep.3 last night; was it me or did it run out of steam a bit? [/quote] I didn't think so, I enjoyed it as much as the other two. It was certainly more enjoyable than listening to all the pretentious bastards on the Kraftwerk documentary that was on after it. Loved the music, but boy were there some up-themselves people on there. Paul Morley is one of those people I could never grow tired of punching. Quote
mep Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 More great output from BBC4. Enjoyed each one. Quote
kevin_lindsay Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 I loved all three programmes. However, during last night's episode, while discussing Kraftwerk's "Autobahn", did anyone else think, "no mate, they don't sing about fun on the autobahn!!!!!!" Quote
PaulWarning Posted January 31, 2015 Posted January 31, 2015 (edited) enjoyed the first 2, not so the last one except for the Nirvana bit, then again I'm afraid I just don't get rap, music with no melody line? no thank you edit, the Cher bit was ok too Edited January 31, 2015 by PaulWarning Quote
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