Guitar Heroes at the BBC
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Play S1 E1Series featuring legendary guitarists filmed in the 1970s for shows including Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test
20081 season
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Season 1
6 episodes
- 1. Part IConcentrating on the 1970s (1969 to 1981 to be exact) and ransacking a host of BBC shows from The Old Grey Whistle Test to Sight & Sound, this compilation is designed to release the air guitarist in everyone, combining great electric guitarists like Carlos Santana, Mark Knopfler, The Edge and Peter Green with acoustic masters like John Martyn, Pentangle and Paco Pena.CC1 h 0 minOct 17, 2008
- 2. Part IIA celebration of Seventies-era axe-men, acoustic virtuosos and thumping riff merchants, in a compilation of guitar-heavy performances from the BBC TV archives. Guitar gods including Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Peter Green and Johnny Winter are joined by, among others, flamenco maestro Manitas De Plata, bottleneck bluesman Ry Cooder and straight-up rockers AC/DC and Thin Lizzy. Everything from Fleetwood Mac's ambient masterpiece Albatross to hits like The Jam's In The City and Free's All Right Now feature along with lesser-known gems like Maid in Heaven by Be Bop Deluxe and Nils Lofgren's Keith Don't Go. The tracks were recorded in the heyday of BBC shows such as The Old Grey Whistle Test, Top of the Pops and Rock Goes to College.CC59minJul 3, 2009
- 3. Part IIICompilation of classic archive performances from the guitar gods of the late 60s and 70s. Status Quo appear playing Pictures of Matchstick Men on Top of the Pops in 1968, The Who perform Long Live Rock in the Old Grey Whistle Test studio, Dire Straits play Tunnel of Love and Lynyrd Skynyrd bring a taste of the Deep South with Sweet Home Alabama. The show also features rare performances from George Benson, Leo Kottke, Link Wray and Tom Petty.CC1 h 0 minJul 10, 2009
- 4. Part IVSeries featuring legendary guitarists treading the boards and trading licks at the BBC studios. This edition kicks off with big hits from The Rolling Stones and David Bowie before taking things down a notch with the acoustic picking of Michael Chapman and the Irish mysticism of Horslips. However, it's not long before the likes of Motorhead, Nazareth and straight-up blues rocker George Thorogood turn the volume right back up to 11. A spot of flamenco from Paco De Lucia and a classic track from Strat master Eric Clapton round off the show. Filmed in the 1970s for shows including Top of the Pops, Parkinson, Rock Goes to College and the Old Grey Whistle Test, these rocking tracks leave viewers wondering why pianos were ever invented.CC1 h 0 minDec 31, 2009
- 5. Part VSeries featuring legendary guitarists treading the boards and trading licks at the BBC studios. Expect riffs, solos and histrionics from the likes of Johnny Thunders of The New York Dolls, Brian May from Queen, Duane Eddy, BB King and Joan Jett, filmed in the 1970s for shows including Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test. Complete line-up: Alice Cooper - School's Out New York Dolls - Jet Boy Peter Green - Heavy Heart Queen - Killer Queen Robin Trower - Alethea Duane Eddy and the Rebelettes - Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar John Martyn - Discover the Lover Budgie - Who Do You Want For Your Love Peter Frampton - Show Me the Way BB King - When It All Comes Down Whitesnake - Trouble Cheap Trick - I Want You to Want Me Black Sabbath - Never Say Die The Skids - Into the Valley Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll.CC58minJan 1, 2010
- 6. Part VIIn this sixth and final show to round out the Guitar Heroes series, axe fans get classic riffs from Pete Townshend as The Who play Won't Get Fooled Again, Rod and Ronnie with The Faces doing Miss Judy's Farm at the old BBC TV Theatre, some weird yodel-rock from Dutch prog rockers Focus, folky acoustic numbers from Davey Graham and Ralph McTell, and some flamboyant fretwork from Americans Nils Lofgren and Ted Nugent. Filmed in the 1970s for shows including Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test, these tracks pay tribute to a golden era in rock and to the last of the 70s Guitar Heroes.CC1 h 0 minJan 1, 2010
Guitar Heroes at the BBC
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Series featuring legendary guitarists filmed in the 1970s for shows including Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test
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