Great to see Robert Vincent bring an end to the show. First "saw" him at the Palmeira in Hove when he was too tall to be seen under the pub umbrellas. So I just listened and he was magical - tuneful, lyrical and committed. Had Danny Williams on bass too - one of the nicest guys you could meet
Great to see that snippet of Focus, one of my favourite bands of the time who, albeit in a different line up are still gigging and appeared at the Beaverwood Club, Chislehurst, last year.
Great to see that snippet of Focus, one of my favourite bands of the time who, albeit in a different line up are still gigging and appeared at the Beaverwood Club, Chislehurst, last year.
Yes, great. Remember hearing Hocus Pocus for the first time on OGWT and couldn't believe what I was hearing. Remember seeing them play at The Rainbow, must have been a couple of years later.
Wife’s quite shocked I’ve never heard of this programme
Quite shocked? I am flabbergasted
I just wish I knew what it was really all about when I was a teenager. Missed a lot of the programmes as I hadn't a clue what it was when looking at the tv listings in the paper. Also prob on a bit late & no video recorders in those days (certainly none that we could afford). Caught up with a few highlights on BBC4 recently with my favourite being Paradise by the dashboard light by Meat Loaf.
I'm going to be controversial now. I didn't rate that Wailers clip so much. It was alright, but not best clip material for me - neither the tune or the vid were exciting enough.
In fairness to the 'Spanner' I though he got it about right, a bit too much talking, and would have liked to have seen, the Bowie, Zappa, Gallagher, Clapton stuff, although there was a brief spot of John Martyn, an artist to me who epitomised what the OGWT was about. Good to see Albert Lee, and Peter Frampton, as well as Steve M. Never forgive J.S Porter for killing this programme....
Wife’s quite shocked I’ve never heard of this programme
Quite shocked? I am flabbergasted
Hate to break it to you chief, but I was 11 when it was taken off air (by the lovely Janet Street Porter) so doubt I was ever awake for a single episode!
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Really tight and a powerful version. I suppose he's matured and is playing with some class musicians.
Albert Lee's voice sounding good for a man in his 70s
Still voted for Tom Petty.
If they opened up the archive in an on-demand service on iPlayer, I would pay. Sadly the BBC is not allowed to do that sort of thing.