So, what have you been listening to lately?

[uwe]

They maybe recorded a unique version for the show? Bands mimed on Top of the Pops, but had to cut unique versions of their hits to meet Byzantine musicians union rules. There is a unique version of Black Night for this reason.

Up to a certain point and due to musicians' union's rules in the UK, even the playback for mimed TOTPs performances had to be recorded fresh, you were not allowed to use the band's studio recordings. All the early Queen singles were that way. So myriads of alternative versions exist though most bands stayed very close to their previously recorded work.

We had nothing like that in Germany. And unlike the guitar playing and the congas, the vocals are not really in sync with Bolan's performance. It's a weird mix, I've heard it the other way around, but canned lead voals and live music?

[morrow]

Tim Drummond played that , he’s one of my favourite session guys , heck , he also played with Ry Cooder and James Brown. There’s interesting substitutions in that one , he was a sly bugger.

[Alanko]

Up to a certain point and due to musicians' union's rules in the UK, even the playback for mimed TOTPs performances had to be recorded fresh, you were not allowed to use the band's studio recordings. All the early Queen singles were that way. So myriads of alternative versions exist though most bands stayed very close to their previously recorded work.

We had nothing like that in Germany. And unlike the guitar playing and the congas, the vocals are not really in sync with Bolan's performance. It's a weird mix, I've heard it the other way around, but canned lead voals and live music?

Marc must have redubbed his vocals? The 'Bolan sound' is silky multi-tracked vocals after all.


Interestingly even that Black Sabbath live gig from 1970 (Brussels or Paris depending on who you ask) has dubbed vocals at the end of 'Black Sabbath'.

Check out at 27:00, with the line 'people running 'cos they're scared' either looped or dubbed in.

[uwe]

"Live broadcasts" were a frequent environment for some doctoring with lots of groups, not just Sabbath. It's still a stunning performance with all that youthful energy they had.

I've heard other official live performances from T. Rex: Marc was never the neatest and tidiest performer live. And of course he could be a perfectionist in the aftermath. And if truth be told, with the means available back then, T. Rex' trademark Toni Visconti-honed studio sound could not be readily reproduced live (espeially with the dearth of only a guit/b/dr/perc line-up) - nor did the screaming girls writhing in T. Rextasy expect it to be.

[Dave W]

John Prine Memorial Park dedicated

[Dave W]

[Pilgrim]

This s a great partnership and the tune is really catchy....love it!

[uwe]

Back in the day when Nick was (almost) a Roller ... 





To this day, some people actually think it was a BCR tune, he matched their sound so well ... It actually went #1 in Japan!

[ilan]

This s a great partnership and the tune is really catchy....love it!

Love it.

[uwe]

This s a great partnership and the tune is really catchy....love it!

Certainly an improvement from when he was still with that other awful rock group ... Black Sabbath?

[uwe]

Speaking of ...





Ozzy gets all tuneful with old age. To be fair, he always was. He has that knack of putting simple, almost childlike, yet catchy melodies over whatever rifforama he is singing to.

But with all due respect, those canned vocals don't even make an attempt to sound live:

[westen44]

Certainly an improvement from when he was still with that other awful rock group ... Black Sabbath?

Black Sabbath?  I think you mean Quiet Riot. 

[uwe]

Whatever, all heavy rock groups sound the same to me.

[Basvarken]

Black Sabbath?  I think you mean Quiet Riot.

He must mean Judas Priest

[uwe]

Is there really a difference? 





Seriously, the core Judas Priest sound is basically a love child between Black Sabbath and Deep Purple elements, Zep influences were few and far between with Priest though they stem from the Midlands too. But there was occasional Zep adultry  ...







There were other influences too, this is the best Ted Nugent riff that Uncle Ted never wrote ...