discreet Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 1 hour ago, TrevorR said: Expletive Delighted... Yes, it pleases me to have a good old swear as well, but I can't. Apparently this is a family-friendly forum, but I've never seen kids on here, ever. Or dogs, babies or grandmothers. Plenty of grandfathers, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted January 15, 2018 Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Huge Hands said: I thought I remembered seeing a Stranglers clip on the UK TOTP wher JJ Burnel is jumping around wafting smoke away instead of playing and then Hugh Cornwell mimed the guitar solo in mid air below the guitar neck. Then again, it could have just been some sort of perverted dream I had... This one? Edited January 15, 2018 by Frank Blank 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 On 1/14/2018 at 15:42, thebrig said: I was watching glam rock at the BBC the other night, and I couldn’t help noticing just how bad the miming on Top Of The Pops was, most bands never even tried to make it look like anything other than blatent miming, just look at the bass player in this clip of Chicory Tip, his right hand is moving as if he is playing rhythm, and his left hand just doesn’t move at all. Don’t know why I’m posting this, I guess I just needed to mention it I suppose. When I was (very) young it was a revelation to me that the performers on TOTP were not actually performing for the most part. Everyone around me already knew! Before wireless the absence of instrument cables gave it away even if the vocalist was miming well. We were much more easily entertained back then. Now we're demanding a lot out of entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 On 1/15/2018 at 07:33, T-Bay said: Yup, it was the bbc band rpthat had some sort of stitch up job done as they had to have a part in somehow. It’s been on a few documentaries over the years but I can’t remember the exact details. Anyone remember the awful TOTP albums of the years best songs but played by completely different people? Yes. A right old rip-off they were. If the vinyl was any thinner it'd be transparent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huge Hands Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 11 hours ago, Frank Blank said: This one? That's the one, thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 14 hours ago, discreet said: Yes, it pleases me to have a good old swear as well, but I can't. Apparently this is a family-friendly forum, but I've never seen kids on here, ever. Or dogs, babies or grandmothers. Plenty of grandfathers, though. As a lady of grandmotherable age, I find it quaint when gentlemen apologise to me for swearing (this happens quite frequently in a new band situation). My stock response is 'Don't mind me, I lived with a drummer for 11 years' 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 minute ago, seashell said: As a lady of grandmotherable age, I find it quaint when gentlemen apologise to me for swearing (this happens quite frequently in a new band situation). My stock response is 'Don't mind me, I lived with a drummer for 11 years' Today's word is 'grandmotherable'. You win the internet. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Good excuse to watch this again - Status Quo miming on ITV's 'Daybreak' in 2011. Wait for the track jumping around half way through, does it a few times. Francis not happy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlloyd Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 There's a story about Jimi Hendrix appearing on Top of the Pops in 1967 to perform/mime Purple Haze, only for the technician to put on Simon Smith and his Amazing Dancing Bear... I would have liked to have seen that, if it's true. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Always used to amuse me in the late 70's / early 80's to see all the punk and new wave bands on TOTP. They knew that going on the show was really compromising their ideals, but couldn't resist the opportunity to shift some units, and therefore used to to mess around & mime badly ( or not at all..) in the mistaken belief they were being so anti-establishment for their fans. I worked in music retailing at this time, and the effect of a TOTP appearance ( however bad/good ) was massive on sales, so they obviously knew what they were doing. Lots of those bands would not have had such success without TOTP and the Beeb in general, yet liked to give the impression of biting the hands that fed them. All good for the image I guess..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 11 minutes ago, dlloyd said: There's a story about Jimi Hendrix appearing on Top of the Pops in 1967 to perform/mime Purple Haze, only for the technician to put on Simon Smith and his Amazing Dancing Bear... I would have liked to have seen that, if it's true. Also the thought of Alan Price doing Purple Haze could have been interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrane Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 A couple of reasons broadcasters prefer miming http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p032vp1d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barneyg42 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 3 hours ago, seashell said: As a lady of grandmotherable age, I find it quaint when gentlemen apologise to me for swearing (this happens quite frequently in a new band situation). My stock response is 'Don't mind me, I lived with a drummer for 11 years' So is Grandmotherable another word for GILF?? "Cor!! She looks Grandmotherable!!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 37 minutes ago, barneyg42 said: So is Grandmotherable another word for GILF?? "Cor!! She looks Grandmotherable!!" You must be thinking of WILF - Wrinkly I'd Like to.... I should watch myself. I'm already eligible for SAGA insurance myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 MrCrane's Elvis Costello clip is epic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzmanb Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 The was a period where you did have to pre record your song live early in the day then mime to it later,or record the vocal live or soemthing along those lines.Something to do with MU ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casapete Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 4 hours ago, jazzmanb said: The was a period where you did have to pre record your song live early in the day then mime to it later,or record the vocal live or soemthing along those lines.Something to do with MU ?? Think you had to re-record the song in the presence of MU reps to prove it was you on the original. Then mime to it on TOTP. Apparently the re-recorded tapes often used to get 'confused' with the original recordings for TOTP transmission quite often though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkandrew Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 On 15/01/2018 at 07:33, T-Bay said: Yup, it was the bbc band rpthat had some sort of stitch up job done as they had to have a part in somehow. It’s been on a few documentaries over the years but I can’t remember the exact details. Anyone remember the awful TOTP albums of the years best songs but played by completely different people? There's also a rather curious "Hot Gossip" album that was actually played on and produced by Ian Craig Marsh and Martin Ware of the early Human League. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Iron Maiden insisted on being live on their first appearance , apparently they where the first to do it in almost 10 years since the who in the early 70s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Didnt they have plastic cymbals painted gold, so they did not make any sound when they were hit? Would have been quite interesting to hear a band miming with live cymbal crashing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 On 16/01/2018 at 14:21, MrCrane said: A couple of reasons broadcasters prefer miming http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p032vp1d IIRC, didnt Hendrix change a song when he played on some live show ( maybe the Lulu show ? ) I think he was booked to play Hey Joe, and suddenly he stopped the band and started playing Sunshine Of Your Love, and beeb geezers behind the scenes cut the power after a minute or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) 24 minutes ago, fleabag said: IIRC, didnt Hendrix change a song when he played on some live show ( maybe the Lulu show ? ) I think he was booked to play Hey Joe, and suddenly he stopped the band and started playing Sunshine Of Your Love, and beeb geezers behind the scenes cut the power after a minute or two You should have probably looked at the first link in the post you quoted... ;-) Edited January 17, 2018 by BigRedX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, BigRedX said: You should have probably looked at the first link in the post you quoted... ;-) tend to get a lot of repeated stuff after a couple of pages on a topic, people can't be bothered to read them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Hmm... i thought the link was the same as the video. Still a hideous crime i know. Do i need a lawyer ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, darkandrew said: There's also a rather curious "Hot Gossip" album that was actually played on and produced by Ian Craig Marsh and Martin Ware of the early Human League. Damn *rushes to find a copy for early Human League, B.E.F., Heaven 17 completist issues* Ahhhh yes... Edited January 17, 2018 by Frank Blank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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