[Closed] the old grey whistle test....

..... go on then, share some 😀

The new years eve special was always something me and my friends always looked forward to.

Colour me pop hosted by richard williams then evolved into the whistle test.
Stand outs for me - rory gallagher (my number 1 musical hero), ry cooder playing vigilante man, captain beefheart, roxy music when whispering bob made it clear he didn't like them, bob marley, the tubes....so many more.
The theme music - stone fox chase - and stone kicker graphics.
Let me reminisce.....

Colin Blunstone ( and heavy friends) playing Say You Don't Mind.
Druid
Budgie
Amazing early CGI graphics to things like Floyd's 'Careful with that Axe...'
The video for Accidents Will Happen.

Chatting to Bob in the pub to talk music and get clues about the next programme.

Fantastic show

Gabba Gabba Hey

Those were the days. 8)

The most stoned people I've ever seen on TV.

When it lost the "Old Grey"... I recorded the PiL set onto a cassette with the recorder sat in front of the telly. "SSSHHH!"

This blew me away and when I found it on Youtube I actually dun a comment. A comment on Youtube! I musta been excited.

youse dudes is old! 😆

If you haven't seen this before you are in for a real treat, Elkie Brooks at her best!

I loved Vinegar Joe.

Own trumpet content...

ZZ Top, Cheap Sunglasses. TOGWT was one of the few reasons to justify going into the uni bar.

Am I the only one who remembers wading through a whole load of sh1t just to get maybe two or three tracks per series that were good? A bit like Jools now...

I first saw U2 on TOGWT, doing I Will Follow & The Electric Co, 1980 IIRC. They would have been about 18 at the time & I was very impressed. Not so impressed by them nowadays though

Woppit wins. He was bloody on it!
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I recall that City of Tiny Lights made a big impression on a stoned teenager

If I wasn't operating under a t-shirt moratorium imposed by Mrs Owg I would have one of these.
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Woppit wins. He was bloody on it

And is now an angry man on a bicycle website, don't play drums kids this is what happens 😆

😆 2 videos on he's playing topless in Spain...

Wow indeed MrW! I liked that track, just been reading your interview and so sad that Adrian didn't get the help he desperately needed.

And you've played at The Marquee. 8)

What an interesting life you've undoubtedly had. 😀

It seemed to make some sense at the time.

Now, it's all [i]you[/i] bastards. (Term of affection). 😉

Ooh and not forgetting King Crimson featuring the brilliant Adrian Belew

@rustyspanner - Little Feat are one of my favourite bands. Frank Zappa kicked Lowell George out of The Mothers of Invention for being weird!

Saw them at Manchester Free Trade Hall in the late 1970s - actually the tour they recorded for Waiting for Columbus. Then saw them a few years ago at the Picturedrome in Holmfirth - the set was delayed as one of the audience went into labour 😛

Anyway, another TOGWT video:

Loved Wishbone Ash, had seen them a few times probably 74/75.

Tina is ace!

Respect Mr Woppit, respect.
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Whitestone, I am very jealous indeed, too young to have seen them with LG, don't really want to see them without him.
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Sorry for posting this AGAIN, but how bloody good is this?

Graham Parker

Dire Straights from 1978

Brinsley Schwarz

Lindisfarn

Always loved this, first guitar 'solo' I actually liked...

And... death to timid pop...

Oooo, and this. Marvellous.

Another great under-rated band.

Some great vids and memories. 😀

How's this for a line-up:

Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Tim Buckley
John McLaughlin & the Mahavishnu Orchestra
Doobie Brothers
Van Morrison
Allman Brothers closed with a very long set.

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Freebird winning the NYE phone in pole.
And pretty much everything already mentioned PLUS
The New York Dolls,

Two pages in & no-one's mentioned Skynryd's set 😯
I didn't watch OGWT at the time but I've seen plenty of repeat episodes over the years & highlights so far are the above mentioned Skynryd set which resides on the HDR & gets played a couple of times a year,ZZ Top, & Talking Heads.I've not seen the Ramones episode..
Episodes seem to turn up on BBC4 occasionally.
I get the comparison to 'Later',there's a lot of stuff on there that I wouldn't listen to again.

The New York Dolls

"Cough"

I remember watching ogwt as a youth - When The Cult were on with their "new" metal sound was a particular highlight.

Fair play Mr Woppit. Nice. 🙂

Well the New Yorkk Dolls were, erm, interesting the first time, but quickly became dull. Patti Smith's Horses is a bit meh and Freebird is just sh***.

All IMHO of course.

Some great finds there singlepeeps! that King Crimson is tiptop.
My first Whistle Test memory is John Martyn doing this. It blew my 8 year old mind.

I get the fact that most of the stuff on there may not be to your taste but, again like Jools there's generally something you wouldn't otherwise get to hear that makes it worth it .Its a great shame there are so few outlets for live music good bad or indifferent .