casapete Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Just watched great programme on Motown's 50th anniversary presented by Martin Freeman. Featured some current footage of the Funk Brothers, Bob Babbit etc. There is an extended repeat showing on Friday 9th on BBC2 at 11.35pm (The Culture Show) which should be even better. Quote
niceguyhomer Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Just watched it too - some nice footage Quote
Mickeyboro Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Watched with a bass on my lap! Inspirational stuff... Quote
silverfoxnik Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 [quote name='Mickeyboro' post='372564' date='Jan 6 2009, 10:57 PM']Watched with a bass on my lap! Inspirational stuff...[/quote] +1 Made me want to get the bass out, which is what I'm going to do after a little browse around here.. Quote
Hamster Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 [quote name='casapete' post='372552' date='Jan 6 2009, 10:47 PM']There is an extended repeat showing on Friday 9th on BBC2 at 11.35pm (The Culture Show) which should be even better.[/quote] Thanks for the heads up! - I have a date with the telly Quote
aido43 Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Pity it was so short--its a trip Id love to make. Quote
OldGit Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Lots of Motown 50th anniversary programmes on Radio 2 too. Good one on Berry Gordy last night. [url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/documentaries/motown_index.shtml"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/documentaries/motown_index.shtml[/url] Quote
dave_bass5 Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) I loved the Bass Bob B was playing but gosh, didnt he look old and i thought a bit out of it? Agree it was a bit too short. Edited January 7, 2009 by dave_bass5 Quote
niceguyhomer Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 [quote name='dave_bass5' post='372730' date='Jan 7 2009, 09:04 AM']I loved the Bass Bob B was playing but gosh, didnt he look old and i thought a bit out of it?[/quote] Yeh - I was a bit taken aback by that and how frail Uriel looked. Eddie looked well for his age though but then, guitarists have an easy life. Quote
Rich Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 I nearly drove off the road in shock and disgust when I heard the climax of the Top 30 selling Motown singles on Radio 2 last week... all those wonderful classics, Jamerson oozing from the speakers, but have a guess what was [u]the[/u] best selling Motown single of all time? Grapevine? Signed Sealed Delivered? Dancing In The Streets? Nope. I Just Called To bastid well Say I Love You. The lamest pile of drivel imaginable. I just don't get Stevie Wonder. How can the man responsible for the genius of I Wish and Superstition also be to blame for that bag o' sheeite..? Quote
Merton Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 [quote name='Hamster' post='372615' date='Jan 6 2009, 11:40 PM']Thanks for the heads up! - I have a date with the telly [/quote] +1, Sky+ has a new thing to record for keepsies Quote
OldGit Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 [quote name='Rich' post='372757' date='Jan 7 2009, 09:29 AM']I nearly drove off the road in shock and disgust when I heard the climax of the Top 30 selling Motown singles on Radio 2 last week... all those wonderful classics, Jamerson oozing from the speakers, but have a guess what was [u]the[/u] best selling Motown single of all time? Grapevine? Signed Sealed Delivered? Dancing In The Streets? Nope. I Just Called To bastid well Say I Love You. The lamest pile of drivel imaginable. I just don't get Stevie Wonder. How can the man responsible for the genius of I Wish and Superstition also be to blame for that bag o' sheeite..?[/quote] All the grannies bought it, people who don't buy records normally and who probably had no idea about Stevie or Motown or anything good .. It was that or Cliff's Mistletoe and Whine(sic), probably Quote
chris_b Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 [quote name='Rich' post='372757' date='Jan 7 2009, 09:29 AM']I nearly drove off the road in shock and disgust when I heard the climax of the Top 30 selling Motown singles on Radio 2 last week... all those wonderful classics, Jamerson oozing from the speakers, but have a guess what was [u]the[/u] best selling Motown single of all time? Grapevine? Signed Sealed Delivered? Dancing In The Streets? Nope. I Just Called To bastid well Say I Love You. The lamest pile of drivel imaginable. I just don't get Stevie Wonder. How can the man responsible for the genius of I Wish and Superstition also be to blame for that bag o' sheeite..?[/quote] I don't agree it’s drivel. Most of Motown's output was 3 minute pop songs. Hind sight seems to have turned Motown into something it was never intended to be. OK so they had some good songs and many talented people working for them but Motown was always radio oriented, teenager targeted chart fodder. They had the good fortune to hire James Jamerson and he happened to get bored with the simple root/fifth stuff he was being asked to play and decided to take bass playing to another level, but Motown was always a sales oriented company, so their top 30 list shouldn't be a surprise. Quote
KennysFord Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 I watched it but was a bit disapointed. It was a bit short but i'll be watching the extended one when it's on.Not a mention of JJ anywhere tho',if there was i missed it.It was great to see the Funk Bro's but Bob looked a bit shaky......or pissed. Still.......it's been a good week for Motown fans on the beeb this week. Quote
The Funk Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Was this the same thing that The Culture Show rolled out back in December? That was too short - but it made me want to visit that bar and chat with the guys. Quote
mathewsanchez Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 [quote name='Mickeyboro' post='372564' date='Jan 6 2009, 10:57 PM']Watched with a bass on my lap! Inspirational stuff...[/quote] +1 again And i've watched it both times it's been on. Quote
KevB Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Forget Motown for a minute, why has BBC4 gone all prog rock this week for no obvious reason? Quote
pete.young Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 [quote name='casapete' post='372552' date='Jan 6 2009, 10:47 PM']Just watched great programme on Motown's 50th anniversary presented by Martin Freeman. Featured some current footage of the Funk Brothers, Bob Babbit etc. There is an extended repeat showing on Friday 9th on BBC2 at 11.35pm (The Culture Show) which should be even better.[/quote] Nice one, thanks for the heads up. I'm out playing tonight and I couldn't find it on the digibox - it showed up as " Martin Freema ....." which didn't exactly ring any bells! I'd never have known but for your post, ta muchly. Quote
beerdragon Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 (edited) The worst version ever of Dancing in the street was by Mick Jagger and David Bowie. abysmal. I rest my case. Edited January 9, 2009 by beerdragon Quote
acidbass Posted January 9, 2009 Posted January 9, 2009 [quote name='beerdragon' post='375621' date='Jan 9 2009, 08:35 PM']The worst version ever of Dancing in the street was by Mick Jagger and David Bowie. abysmal.[/quote] +1. They really look like they're having a laugh in the video too, which makes me doubt their intentions murdering a Motown classic really! Quote
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