Is Old Music Killing New Music?

[mandrill]

(see post #81)

Kate Bush - Them Heavy People

When Kate Bush appeared on the first episode of Revolver, her debut single Wuthering Heights had completed its 4 week run as the #1 song on the UK singles chart about seven weeks prior. She had appeared on Top of the Pops singing live to a recorded instrumental track, but this is likely her first live performance on television with a backing band, and such performances by her have been few and far between since. Kate celebrated her 20th birthday about two months after this broadcast.

I had a girlfriend in the 80's who was into Kate Bush and made me listen to her "music".

I'm still dealing with the psychological damage I suffered from that torment.

 

[onomatopoeia]

I had a girlfriend in the 80's who was into Kate Bush and made me listen to her "music".

I'm still dealing with the psychological damage I suffered from that torment.

Get over her and get back on the horse! There are plenty of single women who put out for men who walk on 'all fours'. Many Italian men have more body hair than you do, and they can get dates. Maybe it's the 'lawyer thing' which is keeping you on the bench.

 

[NotADcotor]

Get over her and get back on the horse!

Always my mother always told me, gotta brush yourself and get back on the whores.
Now that I think about it, maybe she was saying horse

 

[onomatopoeia]

In fact somebody born in 1979 was born in the 1980th year A.D.

Nope.

There is no year "zero". The year 1 B.C./BCE is the year immediately prior to 1 A.D.

 

[shack]

Nope.

There is no year "zero". The year 1 B.C./BCE is the year immediately prior to 1 A.D.

Knock yourself out.

 

[eddie kerr]

I think you mean Ry Cooder.
always loved this vid.

I have a lot of episode of The Tube and quite a few Later...with Jools Holland as well. They're great shows.

These used to be posted on a private bit torrent website name thebox.bz, (later renamed zxcv.bz, before closing in August, 2014). Content on thebox was exclusively UK television or radio broadcasts, old or new. I was a member for about five years, and there were less than five torrents posted that I wanted but couldn't obtain, and I went through every page on the site; older torrents with no active seeding were never purged.

Did you ever see Revolver? It was a local show from Birmingham which aired eight episodes in 1978, hosted by Peter Cook. The show got its name from the stage setup; bands performed on a round stage which could rotate. While one act was performing, the following band's gear was being set up behind them, with a backdrop wall in between. Somebody uploaded a home made DVD of 'The Complete Revolver', sourced from some original videotape from the broadcasting station and partially from reruns on the VH1 music station.

"Revolver" was hosted by Peter Cook, in the guise of the owner of a once-proud dance hall, reduced to using it as a punk venue against his better judgement. He antagonises the audience and insults the bands as a matter of course. The show featured many of the era's finest up-and-coming acts (as well as a few subsequent nonentities!) playing live.

One thing that was highly unusual about Revolver was that the show began with the last musical performance, in progress, with some end credits, then the broadcast would end in mid song, to be continued at the beginning. That's also consistent with the show's name.

Revolver had a lot of really good musical guests, and just as many who were terrible. In my opinion, it's the best 'chronicle' of the early New Wave music scene in the UK, as seen on television. Here's the Revolver Episode Guide, copy/pasted from the torrent file:

Show 1 (Pilot Episode - 20th May 1978)

01. Intro
02. Up Against The Wall (ending) - The Tom Robinson Band
03. Peter Cook
04. This Is Pop - XTC
05. Peter Cook
06. Ku Klux Klan - Steel Pulse
07. Peter Cook
08. British Tourist - John Dowie & The Policemen
09. Peter Cook
10. Rich Kids > Ghosts Of Princes In Towers - The Rich Kids
11. Peter Cook
12. Them Heavy People - Kate Bush
13. Les Ross
14. Willie & The Hand Jive - Ricky Cool & The Icebergs
15. Peter Cook
16. Glad To Be Gay - The Tom Robinson Band
17. Up Against The Wall - The Tom Robinson Band

Show 2 (22nd July 1978)

18. Intro
19. She's So Modern (ending) - The Boomtown Rats
20. Peter Cook
21. While I'm Still Young - The Autographs
22. British Hustle - Hi-Tension
23. Peter Cook
24. I Don't Need To Tell Her - The Lurkers
25. Les Ross
26. Peter Cook
27. Tank - The Stranglers
28. Curfew - The Stranglers
29. Peter Cook
30. I'm In Love Today - The Boyfriends
31. Don't Wanna Say Goodnight - Kandidate
32. Peter Cook
33. Like Clockwork - The Boomtown Rats
34. She's So Modern - The Boomtown Rats

Show 3 (29th July 1978)

35. Intro
36. What A Waste (ending) - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
37. Peter Cook
38. Judy Says (Knock You In The Head) - The Vibrators
39. Chis Hill
40. Radio - The Roy Hill Band
41. Peter Cook
42. If I Sing You A Love Song - Bonnie Tyler
43. Peter Cook
44. Noise Annoys - The Buzzcocks
45. Love You More - The Buzzcocks
46. Peter Cook
47. Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsise & The Banshees
48. Les Ross
49. Zombie Rock - Sore Throat
50. Peter Cook
51. Billericay Dickie - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
52. What A Waste - Ian Dury & The Blockheads

Show 4 (5th August 1978)

53. Intro
54. Radio Radio (ending) - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
55. Peter Cook
56. Top of The Pops - The Rezillos
57. Chris Hill
58. Empire Road - Matumbi
59. Peter Cook
60. Forget About You - The Motors (with The Dodgers)
61. Peter Cook
62. Heart Of The City - Nick Lowe
63. They Call It Rock - Nick Lowe
64. Les Ross
65. 19th Nervous Breakdown - Brent Ford & The Nylons
66. C'mon Everybody - Brent Ford & The Nylons
67. Peter Cook
68. This Year's Girl - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
69. Radio Radio - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Show 5 (12th August 1978)
01. Intro
02. Peter Cook
03. Mirror Star - The Fabulous Poodles
04. Chris Hill
05. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
06. Peter Cook
07. Don't Believe What You Read - The Boomtown Rats
08. This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll, Brian Augur & The Trinity (Archive Clip - Top Of The Pops, June 1968)
09. Peter Cook
10. The Groove Line - Heatwave
11. Ain't No Halfsteppin' - Heatwave
12. Les Ross
13. Grandad - Jab Jab
14. Peter Cook
15. David Watts - The Jam
16. 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street - The Jam

Show 6 (19th August 1978)

17. Intro
18. Devil Gate Drive (ending) - Suzi Quatro
19. Peter Cook
20. Dancing The Night Away - The Motors (with The Dodgers)
21. Peter Cook & Chris Hill
22. Tell Me Your Plans - The Shirts
23. Peter Cook
24. Blockheads - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
25. Peter Cook
26. Down In The City - The Steve Gibbons Band
27. No Spitting On The Bus - The Steve Gibbons Band
28. Peter Cook
29. To Be Alone - Goldie
30. Les Ross
31. The Bingo Crowd - Patrik Fitzgerald
32. The Race Is On - Suzi Quatro
33. Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro

Show 7 (26th August 1978)
34. Intro
35. Circles (ending) - Eddie & The Hot Rods
36. Peter Cook
37. Leave It To The Kid - Eddie Kidd
38. Chris Hill
39. Identity - X-Ray Spex
40. Peter Cook
41. Piccadilly Lights - Roy Hill Band
42. Peter Cook
43. King's Cross Blues - Lindisfarne
44. Jukebox Gypsy - Lindisfarne
45. Biko - Merger
46. I'm Her Man - CGAS 5
47. Take It Or Leave It - Eddie & The Hot Rods
48. Circles - Eddie & The Hot Rods
Bonus: X-Ray Spex Outtakes (26th August 1978)

67. Identity - X-Ray Spex (Raw Take 1)
68. Identity - X-Ray Spex (Raw Take 2)

Show 8 (2nd September 1978)
49. Intro
50. Peter Cook
51. Lie Down - David Coverdale's Whitesnake
52. Chris Hill
53. Immune To Life - The Tourists
54. Les Ross
55. At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors (Archive Clip - The Big Band Beat (BBC), November 1957)
56. Peter Cook
57. Ghosts Of Princes In Towers - The Rich Kids
58. Falling In Love - The Rich Kids
59. Peter Cook
60. Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones
61. Chris Hill
62. Be Alright - The Showbiz Kids
63. Peter Cook
64. Who's That Knocking? - Darts
65. Bones - Darts
66. I Gotta Go Home - Darts

Bonus Outtake (2nd September 1978)

70. Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones (Raw Take)

Ask for a song from this show, and I'll make a clip for you, put it Youtube, (with a forum link), and I'll put it online on 4shared, where it could be downloaded. I'll even use your TERB handle followed by a number as the Youtube file name, and bold formatting to indicate filled requests. The work involved takes me about five minutes.

This offer in open to anyone, and multiple requests are fine, but please limit yourself to one request per post.

I assume you have a British background and I agree there have been many great singers, bands, male and female from the UK, however, with the exception of the hugely successful musicians that made it big in North America, many of them were not well known here and we never



le and Fe ale over the years, however, a lot of their music with the exception of the hugely successful

I have a lot of episode of The Tube and quite a few Later...with Jools Holland as well. They're great shows.

These used to be posted on a private bit torrent website name thebox.bz, (later renamed zxcv.bz, before closing in August, 2014). Content on thebox was exclusively UK television or radio broadcasts, old or new. I was a member for about five years, and there were less than five torrents posted that I wanted but couldn't obtain, and I went through every page on the site; older torrents with no active seeding were never purged.

Did you ever see Revolver? It was a local show from Birmingham which aired eight episodes in 1978, hosted by Peter Cook. The show got its name from the stage setup; bands performed on a round stage which could rotate. While one act was performing, the following band's gear was being set up behind them, with a backdrop wall in between. Somebody uploaded a home made DVD of 'The Complete Revolver', sourced from some original videotape from the broadcasting station and partially from reruns on the VH1 music station.

"Revolver" was hosted by Peter Cook, in the guise of the owner of a once-proud dance hall, reduced to using it as a punk venue against his better judgement. He antagonises the audience and insults the bands as a matter of course. The show featured many of the era's finest up-and-coming acts (as well as a few subsequent nonentities!) playing live.

One thing that was highly unusual about Revolver was that the show began with the last musical performance, in progress, with some end credits, then the broadcast would end in mid song, to be continued at the beginning. That's also consistent with the show's name.

Revolver had a lot of really good musical guests, and just as many who were terrible. In my opinion, it's the best 'chronicle' of the early New Wave music scene in the UK, as seen on television. Here's the Revolver Episode Guide, copy/pasted from the torrent file:

Show 1 (Pilot Episode - 20th May 1978)

01. Intro
02. Up Against The Wall (ending) - The Tom Robinson Band
03. Peter Cook
04. This Is Pop - XTC
05. Peter Cook
06. Ku Klux Klan - Steel Pulse
07. Peter Cook
08. British Tourist - John Dowie & The Policemen
09. Peter Cook
10. Rich Kids > Ghosts Of Princes In Towers - The Rich Kids
11. Peter Cook
12. Them Heavy People - Kate Bush
13. Les Ross
14. Willie & The Hand Jive - Ricky Cool & The Icebergs
15. Peter Cook
16. Glad To Be Gay - The Tom Robinson Band
17. Up Against The Wall - The Tom Robinson Band

Show 2 (22nd July 1978)

18. Intro
19. She's So Modern (ending) - The Boomtown Rats
20. Peter Cook
21. While I'm Still Young - The Autographs
22. British Hustle - Hi-Tension
23. Peter Cook
24. I Don't Need To Tell Her - The Lurkers
25. Les Ross
26. Peter Cook
27. Tank - The Stranglers
28. Curfew - The Stranglers
29. Peter Cook
30. I'm In Love Today - The Boyfriends
31. Don't Wanna Say Goodnight - Kandidate
32. Peter Cook
33. Like Clockwork - The Boomtown Rats
34. She's So Modern - The Boomtown Rats

Show 3 (29th July 1978)

35. Intro
36. What A Waste (ending) - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
37. Peter Cook
38. Judy Says (Knock You In The Head) - The Vibrators
39. Chis Hill
40. Radio - The Roy Hill Band
41. Peter Cook
42. If I Sing You A Love Song - Bonnie Tyler
43. Peter Cook
44. Noise Annoys - The Buzzcocks
45. Love You More - The Buzzcocks
46. Peter Cook
47. Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsise & The Banshees
48. Les Ross
49. Zombie Rock - Sore Throat
50. Peter Cook
51. Billericay Dickie - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
52. What A Waste - Ian Dury & The Blockheads

Show 4 (5th August 1978)

53. Intro
54. Radio Radio (ending) - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
55. Peter Cook
56. Top of The Pops - The Rezillos
57. Chris Hill
58. Empire Road - Matumbi
59. Peter Cook
60. Forget About You - The Motors (with The Dodgers)
61. Peter Cook
62. Heart Of The City - Nick Lowe
63. They Call It Rock - Nick Lowe
64. Les Ross
65. 19th Nervous Breakdown - Brent Ford & The Nylons
66. C'mon Everybody - Brent Ford & The Nylons
67. Peter Cook
68. This Year's Girl - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
69. Radio Radio - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Show 5 (12th August 1978)
01. Intro
02. Peter Cook
03. Mirror Star - The Fabulous Poodles
04. Chris Hill
05. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
06. Peter Cook
07. Don't Believe What You Read - The Boomtown Rats
08. This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll, Brian Augur & The Trinity (Archive Clip - Top Of The Pops, June 1968)
09. Peter Cook
10. The Groove Line - Heatwave
11. Ain't No Halfsteppin' - Heatwave
12. Les Ross
13. Grandad - Jab Jab
14. Peter Cook
15. David Watts - The Jam
16. 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street - The Jam

Show 6 (19th August 1978)

17. Intro
18. Devil Gate Drive (ending) - Suzi Quatro
19. Peter Cook
20. Dancing The Night Away - The Motors (with The Dodgers)
21. Peter Cook & Chris Hill
22. Tell Me Your Plans - The Shirts
23. Peter Cook
24. Blockheads - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
25. Peter Cook
26. Down In The City - The Steve Gibbons Band
27. No Spitting On The Bus - The Steve Gibbons Band
28. Peter Cook
29. To Be Alone - Goldie
30. Les Ross
31. The Bingo Crowd - Patrik Fitzgerald
32. The Race Is On - Suzi Quatro
33. Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro

Show 7 (26th August 1978)
34. Intro
35. Circles (ending) - Eddie & The Hot Rods
36. Peter Cook
37. Leave It To The Kid - Eddie Kidd
38. Chris Hill
39. Identity - X-Ray Spex
40. Peter Cook
41. Piccadilly Lights - Roy Hill Band
42. Peter Cook
43. King's Cross Blues - Lindisfarne
44. Jukebox Gypsy - Lindisfarne
45. Biko - Merger
46. I'm Her Man - CGAS 5
47. Take It Or Leave It - Eddie & The Hot Rods
48. Circles - Eddie & The Hot Rods
Bonus: X-Ray Spex Outtakes (26th August 1978)

67. Identity - X-Ray Spex (Raw Take 1)
68. Identity - X-Ray Spex (Raw Take 2)

Show 8 (2nd September 1978)
49. Intro
50. Peter Cook
51. Lie Down - David Coverdale's Whitesnake
52. Chris Hill
53. Immune To Life - The Tourists
54. Les Ross
55. At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors (Archive Clip - The Big Band Beat (BBC), November 1957)
56. Peter Cook
57. Ghosts Of Princes In Towers - The Rich Kids
58. Falling In Love - The Rich Kids
59. Peter Cook
60. Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones
61. Chris Hill
62. Be Alright - The Showbiz Kids
63. Peter Cook
64. Who's That Knocking? - Darts
65. Bones - Darts
66. I Gotta Go Home - Darts

Bonus Outtake (2nd September 1978)

70. Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones (Raw Take)

Ask for a song from this show, and I'll make a clip for you, put it Youtube, (with a forum link), and I'll put it online on 4shared, where it could be downloaded. I'll even use your TERB handle followed by a number as the Youtube file name, and bold formatting to indicate filled requests. The work involved takes me about five minutes.

This offer in open to anyone, and multiple requests are fine, but please limit yourself to one request per post.

I have a lot of episode of The Tube and quite a few Later...with Jools Holland as well. They're great shows.

These used to be posted on a private bit torrent website name thebox.bz, (later renamed zxcv.bz, before closing in August, 2014). Content on thebox was exclusively UK television or radio broadcasts, old or new. I was a member for about five years, and there were less than five torrents posted that I wanted but couldn't obtain, and I went through every page on the site; older torrents with no active seeding were never purged.

Did you ever see Revolver? It was a local show from Birmingham which aired eight episodes in 1978, hosted by Peter Cook. The show got its name from the stage setup; bands performed on a round stage which could rotate. While one act was performing, the following band's gear was being set up behind them, with a backdrop wall in between. Somebody uploaded a home made DVD of 'The Complete Revolver', sourced from some original videotape from the broadcasting station and partially from reruns on the VH1 music station.

"Revolver" was hosted by Peter Cook, in the guise of the owner of a once-proud dance hall, reduced to using it as a punk venue against his better judgement. He antagonises the audience and insults the bands as a matter of course. The show featured many of the era's finest up-and-coming acts (as well as a few subsequent nonentities!) playing live.

One thing that was highly unusual about Revolver was that the show began with the last musical performance, in progress, with some end credits, then the broadcast would end in mid song, to be continued at the beginning. That's also consistent with the show's name.

Revolver had a lot of really good musical guests, and just as many who were terrible. In my opinion, it's the best 'chronicle' of the early New Wave music scene in the UK, as seen on television. Here's the Revolver Episode Guide, copy/pasted from the torrent file:

Show 1 (Pilot Episode - 20th May 1978)

01. Intro
02. Up Against The Wall (ending) - The Tom Robinson Band
03. Peter Cook
04. This Is Pop - XTC
05. Peter Cook
06. Ku Klux Klan - Steel Pulse
07. Peter Cook
08. British Tourist - John Dowie & The Policemen
09. Peter Cook
10. Rich Kids > Ghosts Of Princes In Towers - The Rich Kids
11. Peter Cook
12. Them Heavy People - Kate Bush
13. Les Ross
14. Willie & The Hand Jive - Ricky Cool & The Icebergs
15. Peter Cook
16. Glad To Be Gay - The Tom Robinson Band
17. Up Against The Wall - The Tom Robinson Band

Show 2 (22nd July 1978)

18. Intro
19. She's So Modern (ending) - The Boomtown Rats
20. Peter Cook
21. While I'm Still Young - The Autographs
22. British Hustle - Hi-Tension
23. Peter Cook
24. I Don't Need To Tell Her - The Lurkers
25. Les Ross
26. Peter Cook
27. Tank - The Stranglers
28. Curfew - The Stranglers
29. Peter Cook
30. I'm In Love Today - The Boyfriends
31. Don't Wanna Say Goodnight - Kandidate
32. Peter Cook
33. Like Clockwork - The Boomtown Rats
34. She's So Modern - The Boomtown Rats

Show 3 (29th July 1978)

35. Intro
36. What A Waste (ending) - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
37. Peter Cook
38. Judy Says (Knock You In The Head) - The Vibrators
39. Chis Hill
40. Radio - The Roy Hill Band
41. Peter Cook
42. If I Sing You A Love Song - Bonnie Tyler
43. Peter Cook
44. Noise Annoys - The Buzzcocks
45. Love You More - The Buzzcocks
46. Peter Cook
47. Hong Kong Garden - Siouxsise & The Banshees
48. Les Ross
49. Zombie Rock - Sore Throat
50. Peter Cook
51. Billericay Dickie - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
52. What A Waste - Ian Dury & The Blockheads

Show 4 (5th August 1978)

53. Intro
54. Radio Radio (ending) - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
55. Peter Cook
56. Top of The Pops - The Rezillos
57. Chris Hill
58. Empire Road - Matumbi
59. Peter Cook
60. Forget About You - The Motors (with The Dodgers)
61. Peter Cook
62. Heart Of The City - Nick Lowe
63. They Call It Rock - Nick Lowe
64. Les Ross
65. 19th Nervous Breakdown - Brent Ford & The Nylons
66. C'mon Everybody - Brent Ford & The Nylons
67. Peter Cook
68. This Year's Girl - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
69. Radio Radio - Elvis Costello & The Attractions

Show 5 (12th August 1978)
01. Intro
02. Peter Cook
03. Mirror Star - The Fabulous Poodles
04. Chris Hill
05. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
06. Peter Cook
07. Don't Believe What You Read - The Boomtown Rats
08. This Wheel's On Fire - Julie Driscoll, Brian Augur & The Trinity (Archive Clip - Top Of The Pops, June 1968)
09. Peter Cook
10. The Groove Line - Heatwave
11. Ain't No Halfsteppin' - Heatwave
12. Les Ross
13. Grandad - Jab Jab
14. Peter Cook
15. David Watts - The Jam
16. 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street - The Jam

Show 6 (19th August 1978)

17. Intro
18. Devil Gate Drive (ending) - Suzi Quatro
19. Peter Cook
20. Dancing The Night Away - The Motors (with The Dodgers)
21. Peter Cook & Chris Hill
22. Tell Me Your Plans - The Shirts
23. Peter Cook
24. Blockheads - Ian Dury & The Blockheads
25. Peter Cook
26. Down In The City - The Steve Gibbons Band
27. No Spitting On The Bus - The Steve Gibbons Band
28. Peter Cook
29. To Be Alone - Goldie
30. Les Ross
31. The Bingo Crowd - Patrik Fitzgerald
32. The Race Is On - Suzi Quatro
33. Devil Gate Drive - Suzi Quatro

Show 7 (26th August 1978)
34. Intro
35. Circles (ending) - Eddie & The Hot Rods
36. Peter Cook
37. Leave It To The Kid - Eddie Kidd
38. Chris Hill
39. Identity - X-Ray Spex
40. Peter Cook
41. Piccadilly Lights - Roy Hill Band
42. Peter Cook
43. King's Cross Blues - Lindisfarne
44. Jukebox Gypsy - Lindisfarne
45. Biko - Merger
46. I'm Her Man - CGAS 5
47. Take It Or Leave It - Eddie & The Hot Rods
48. Circles - Eddie & The Hot Rods
Bonus: X-Ray Spex Outtakes (26th August 1978)

67. Identity - X-Ray Spex (Raw Take 1)
68. Identity - X-Ray Spex (Raw Take 2)

Show 8 (2nd September 1978)
49. Intro
50. Peter Cook
51. Lie Down - David Coverdale's Whitesnake
52. Chris Hill
53. Immune To Life - The Tourists
54. Les Ross
55. At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors (Archive Clip - The Big Band Beat (BBC), November 1957)
56. Peter Cook
57. Ghosts Of Princes In Towers - The Rich Kids
58. Falling In Love - The Rich Kids
59. Peter Cook
60. Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones
61. Chris Hill
62. Be Alright - The Showbiz Kids
63. Peter Cook
64. Who's That Knocking? - Darts
65. Bones - Darts
66. I Gotta Go Home - Darts

Bonus Outtake (2nd September 1978)

70. Another Girl, Another Planet - The Only Ones (Raw Take)

Ask for a song from this show, and I'll make a clip for you, put it Youtube, (with a forum link), and I'll put it online on 4shared, where it could be downloaded. I'll even use your TERB handle followed by a number as the Youtube file name, and bold formatting to indicate filled requests. The work involved takes me about five minutes.

This offer in open to anyone, and multiple requests are fine, but please limit yourself to one request per post.

 

[onomatopoeia]

I assume you have a British background...

No, I was a member of a private bit torrent site named thebox.bz, (later zxcv.bz), which ceased operations in August, 2014. The content on the site was exclusively UK television and radio broadcasts, old and new. I've never traveled outside of Ontario, Quebec, and New York, New Hampshire and Vermont in the US. I am, however, a major digital video collector. Music, especially live performances, is one of the video subjects I collect.

... there have been many great singers, bands, male and female from the UK, however, with the exception of the hugely successful musicians that made it big in North America, many of them were not well known here...

Take a look at the members of British Pop/Rock bands, pre early 80's, that were popular in North America as opposed to only in the UK, plus possibly Europe and Australia. The bands that were popular in North America all had one or more handsome members, so they could be successfully marketed to girls on the cusp of puberty in magazines like Tiger Beat. The UK bands that didn't make it stateside usually had a bunch of homely guys, who didn't have any money, and couldn't play football, so playing a guitar was the only way they were going to get a bird that wasn't as unattractive as themselves. After early 80's, music videos took over, and appearance and fashion sense was often more important in selling a band than the quality of their music. A quote from Eric Ehm, when she was a MuchMusic VJ: "This next band you're really going to love, They wear great clothes".

 

[eddie kerr]

No, I was a member of a private bit torrent site named thebox.bz, (later zxcv.bz), which ceased operations in August, 2014. The content on the site was exclusively UK television and radio broadcasts, old and new. I've never traveled outside of Ontario, Quebec, and New York, New Hampshire and Vermont in the US. I am, however, a major digital video collector. Music, especially live performances, is one of the video subjects I collect.

Exactly why I started turning away from the music of the early 80,s and onward. It became more about show than content. Most of my music library goes back to the 50s, 60s and 70s. Began with early Rock & Roll to Country, Blues, R & B, Folk and contemporary Jazz. The only music I watch on TV these days is Austin City Limits.

 

[NotADcotor]

Maybe I'm weird, but I like the old shit and the new shit. Not all the new shit, no room for Swift, Gaga or BTS on my playlists but still.