ОБЗОР «МЕЛОДИИ СЕМИДЕСЯТЫХ» (2006)
Хорошая подборка музыкальных композиций от BBC. Представлены видеозаписи групп и исполнителей, занимавших призовые места в хит парадах 7-го десятилетия ХХ века.
Sounds of the Seventies BBC TV series (2 DVD Set). This is a 10 episode series first broadcast in 1995. In similar style to "Sounds of the Sixties" and "Sounds of the Eighties", archive performances are linked by humorous clips from tv shows of the time. Both audio and video are the original MPEG streams as broadcast by the BBC.
*totp = Top Of The Pops
*ogwt = The Old Grey Whistle Test
EPISODE 01: THE CLOTHES I LOVE TO WEAR (28 min)
This edition looks at the fashions of the early 70s - silver stacks, sequins, hot pants and jump suits - and the tearful reactions provoked by appearances from the likes of Donny Osmond and the Bay City Rollers. Plus music from T Rex, the Sweet, David Cassidy, Mud and Alvin Stardust.
01. T Rex - Hot Love (totp `71)
02. Sweet - Blockbuster (totp `73)
03. Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now (totp '72)
04. Mott The Hoople - Roll Away The Stone (totp `73)
05. Mud - Tiger Feet (totp '74)
06. Alvin Stardust - Just My Jealous Mind (totp `74)
07. Suzi Quattro - Devil Gate Drive (totp `74)
08. David Cassidy - Some Kind Of Summer (totp '73)
09. Donny Osmond - Puppy Love (The Osmonds `74)
10. The Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby (Crackerjack `75)
EPISODE 02: SATIN AND TAT (29 min)
Despite the split of The Beatles at the end of the 60s, British music still ruled the airwaves into the new decade. The kings of British rock were joined by the young pretenders and the pioneers of glam rock, Queen, who subsequently became the chameleon superstars of the next two decades. Featuring music from The Moody Blues, The Who, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Queen and Elton John.
01. Moody Blues - Question (It`s Lulu `70)
02. The Who - Won`t Get Fooled Again (totp `71)
03. The Stones - Brown Sugar (totp `71)
04. The Faces - Stay With Me (Sounds For Saturday `72)
05. David Bowie - Queen Bitch (ogwt `72)
06. Queen - Killer Queen (totp `74)
07. Elton John - The Bitch Is Back (ogwt '74)
EPISODE 03: CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE? (29 min)
The early 70s, a golden age for the soul singer, catered for the adult audiences, whilst teenagers welcomed the arrival of Michael Jackson. Then, in the middle of the decade, from soul music sprang the Disco Explosion. Including performances from Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Bill Withers, Rose Royce, and The Real Thing.
01. Aretha Franklin - Don`t Play That Song Again (Cliff Richard Show `70) B&W
02. The Temptations - Can`t Get Next To You (totp `70) B&W
03. Jackson Five OR Michael Jackson - Rockin` Robin (totp `72)
04. Gladys Knight - Help Me Make It Through The Night (Full House `72)
05. Bill Withers - Ain`t No Sunshine (ogwt `72)
06. Labelle - Lady Marmalade (In Concert `75)
07. Rose Royce - Love Don`t Live Here Any More (totp `78)
08. The Real Thing - Can You Feel The Force? (totp `79)
EPISODE 04: FREE TO BE ME (28 min)
A favourite teenage chat-up line in 1972 was 'do you like heavy music?'. The intellectually inclined called it 'progressive', and it even had its own TV programme - The Old Grey Whistle Test. Out of 'heavy' music was eventually to come heavy metal, but first came the back-to-basics no nonsense 'pub rock' that was to foreshadow punk. Including performances from Free, Deep Purple, jethro tull, Yes and Dr Feelgood.
01. Free - All Right Now (totp `70)
02. Deep Purple - Black Night (totp `70)
03. Jethro Tull - The Witches` Promise (totp `70)
04. Focus - Sylvia (ogwt `72)
05. Captain Beefheart - Upon The My-O-My (ogwt `74)
06. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Delilah (ogwt `75)
07. Dr Feelgood - Roxette (ogwt `75)
EPISODE 05: DAYS I KNEW THEN (28 min)
Seventies mainstream music found a place for disco, theatre, hummability and of course, glam. The clothes too were amazing, as the decade saw a startling array of sassy costumes, from satin trousers and bobble hats to bacofoil body-suits and boas. Featuring performances from Abba, Sparks, David Essex, Wings, Kate Bush, Boney M, 10CC, The Carpenters and Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel.
01. The Carpenters - Close To You (In Concert `71)
02. Abba - Waterloo (totp `74)
03. Sparks - This Town Ain`t Big Enough (totp `74)
04. Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Come Up And See Me (totp `75)
05. David Essex - Star (In Concert `75)
06. Wings - Mull Of Kintyre (Mike Yarwood Christmas Show `77)
07. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights (totp `78)
08. Boney M - Rasputin (totp `78)
EPISODE 06: LONG AGO AND FAR AWAY (29 min)
The Seventies provided a stage and a live audience for some of the best singer/songwriters in the business, in the form of such programmes as The Old Grey Whistle Test and In Concert. Featuring performances from Carole King, James Taylor, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Don McLean, Paul Simon and Janis Ian.
01. Carole King - Natural Woman (In Concert `71)
02. James Taylor - Fire And Rain (In Concert `70)
03. Neil Young - Heart Of Gold (In Concert `71)
04. Randy Newman - Political Science (ogwt `72)
05. Don McLean - Vincent (Sounds For Saturday `72)
06. Paul Simon - American Tune (Parkinson `75)
07. Janis Ian - At Seventeen (ogwt '76)
EPISODE 07: COMIN` HOME TO YOU (28 min)
Superstars of mainstream rock, cult bands and million-selling transatlantic troubadours who could fill a stadium all played sets for the BBC in the 70s. Featuring performances from the Eagles, Hall and Oates, Little Feat, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Peter Frampton, Eric Clapton and Dire Straits.
01. The Eagles - Take It Easy (In Concert `73)
02. Hall & Oates - She`s Gone (ogwt '76)
03. Little Feat - Fat Man In The Bathtub (ogwt `75)
04. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama (ogwt `75)
05. Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way (ogwt `76)
06. Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (ogwt `78)
EPISODE 08: SMASH IT UP (28 min)
Punk music came late to the BBC. It was reputed to have a pernicious influence. But come it eventually did, along with the New Wave that superceded it, witness these vintage sessions by The Clash, The Buzzcocks, X-Ray Spex, The Damned, The Undertones and Joy Division.
01. The Clash - Tommy Gun (Something Else `78)
02. The Buzzcocks - Sixteen Again (ogwt `78)
03. The Damned - Offspring (ogwt `79)
04. The Stranglers - Hangin` Around (Rock Goes To College `78)
05. The Jam - Eton Rifles (Something Else `79)
06. Siouxie & The Banshees - Love In A Void (Something Else `79)
07. The Undertones - Jimmy Jimmy (ogwt `79)
08. Joy Division - Transmission (Something Else `79)
EPISODE 09: THE BOY LOOKED AT JOHNNY (29 min)
America, like the UK, underwent its own punk explosion in the 70s, followed by the mellower strains of what became known as the New Wave. Archive performers include Alice Cooper, The New York Dolls, The Ramones, Iggy Pop, Talking Heads and Bruce Springsteen.
01. Alice Cooper - Under My Wheels (ogwt `71)
02. New York Dolls - Jet Boy (ogwt `73)
03. Patti Smith - Horses (ogwt `76)
04. Iggy Pop - I`m Bored (ogwt `79)
05. The Ramones - Don`t Come Close (ogwt `78)
06. Blondie - Touched By Your Presence Dear (ogwt `78)
07. Talking Heads - Psycho Killer (ogwt `78)
08. Bruce Springsteen - Rosalita (ogwt `79)
EPISODE 10: SHUT UP, LISTEN, AND DANCE (29 min)
At the end of the 70s, many sounds associated with the 80s were already coming to the fore - including the synthesiser and the ska revival - and were beginning to make their first appearances on the BBC. Archive performers include Ian Dury and the Blockheads, The Police, Elvis Costello, Simple Minds, Human League, The Specials, Madness and Kraftwerk.
01. Ian Dury - Sex & Drugs & Rock`n`Roll (Sight & Sound `77)
02. The Police - Message In A Bottle (Rock Goes To College `78)
03. The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap (totp `78)
04. Elvis Costello - Oliver`s Army (totp `79)
05. Kraftwerk - Autobahn (Tomorrow`s World `75)
06. Human League - Path Of Least Resistance (Mainstream `79)
07. The Specials - Too Much Too Young (ogwt `79)
08. Madness - Night Boat To Cairo (ogwt `79)
+ EXTRAS (23 min)
01. T Rex - Get It On (totp `71)
02. The Three Degrees - When Will I See You Again (totp `74)
03. Tim Buckley - Dolphins (ogwt `74)
04. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird (ogwt `75)