Happy Jack Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08gk664/the-secret-science-of-pop If you haven't already seen this, then make a 60-minute hole in your busy schedule for it. An excellent piece of work, highly entertaining, really quite thought-provoking, and with a great ending. 1 1 Quote
Happy Jack Posted April 6, 2019 Author Posted April 6, 2019 And incidentally, when you get your first proper sight of Trevor Horn, do be sure to check out exactly which iconic brand of bass he prefers to keep close at hand ... Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 Looks good! I'll have a look. I'm surprised I missed this when it was on. Quote
Al Krow Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) Thanks for sharing - looks interesting: the Darwinian evolution of pop! ...ok I got to the end of it; and for the sake of balance, it wasn't as useful or as good as I thought it was going to be! But I'm sure others will reasonably disagree. Edited April 6, 2019 by Al Krow Quote
TrevorR Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) Presume you’re referring to that mega expensive, boutique... erm... Squier! PS there was a Fender further in the background... besides, they were probably all brought along by the production designer, anyway. Edited April 6, 2019 by TrevorR Quote
BreadBin Posted April 6, 2019 Posted April 6, 2019 He used a Yamaha live last time I saw him play on TV. Quote
Happy Jack Posted April 7, 2019 Author Posted April 7, 2019 16 hours ago, Al Krow said: Thanks for sharing - looks interesting: the Darwinian evolution of pop! ...ok I got to the end of it; and for the sake of balance, it wasn't as useful or as good as I thought it was going to be! But I'm sure others will reasonably disagree. Now for me that was part of the beauty of it. Given the set-up, you just knew that they were going to manufacture a hit record by the end of the documentary. And then it turned out to be a complete failure, it just didn't work at all. It wasn't useful and very little was learned. How refreshing! Quote
Al Krow Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Happy Jack said: Now for me that was part of the beauty of it. Given the set-up, you just knew that they were going to manufacture a hit record by the end of the documentary. And then it turned out to be a complete failure, it just didn't work at all. It wasn't useful and very little was learned. How refreshing! Nah, just means that an evolutionary biologist trying to become an expert songsmith with the aid of a ZX Spectrum was never going to cut it. Could maybe have predicted that when Trevor Horn asked the guy exactly what his qualifications were and he replied he'd spent most of his professional life working with worms. tbf - I've spent many a far worse 60 mins Quote
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