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- Tracks: Warming Up the Band (Heads, Hands & Feet), Ladytron (Roxy Music), House on Pooh Corner (Loggins & Messina), Relay (The Who), The Kiss (Judee Sill), God Gave Rock 'n' Roll to You (Argent), Put It Where You Want It (Average White Band), Bad Bad Leroy Brown (Jim Croce), Jet Boy (New York Dolls), Dolphins (Tim Buckley), Bad Motor Scooter (Montrose), Disney Girls (Bruce Johnston), Goin' Back (Nils Lofgren), She's Gone (Daryl Hall and John Oates), Love and Affection (Joan Armatrading), Bored Teenagers (The Adverts), Because the Night (Patti Smith Group), Paradise by the Dashboard Light (Meat Loaf), Metal Postcard (Siouxsie and the Banshees), Jimmy Jimmy (The Undertones), Stop and Tickle (Squeeze), Dancing (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark), Walk Out to Winter (Aztec Camera), Hyperactive (Thomas Dolby), Walls Come Tumbling Down (Style Council), Marlene on the Wall (Suzanne Vega), Skiffle Jam (Andy Kershaw, John Walters, Ro Newton, John Peel), Holding Back the Years (Simply Red), When Love Breaks Down (Prefab Sprout), Dirty Old Town (Pogues)
- Random-play option
- Contributor profiles
- Artists gallery
- Enhanced performance option
- Commentary from presenters Mark Ellen and David Hepworth
- Old Grey Squirrel Test animation
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It's welcomed, but they're still being stingy.....,
By D. Hartley (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Old Grey Whistle Test, Vol. 2 (DVD)
This second volume of performance clips from the BBC's historically significant "Old Grey Whistle Test" series continues to goad and tease music geeks. When you research the (amazing!) contents of the THREE volumes already available in the UK, this latest domestic offering, like Vol 1, seems a tad timid and eager to "play it safe" (I can appreciate an "eclectic" mix, but Hall & Oates, Loggins & Messina, Jim Croce and Simply Red are better suited for the ubiquitous "Soft Hits" FM station in your market). There are a few more questionable choices-I love the Who, but why offer a clip of one of the world's greatest LIVE acts LIP SYNCHING thier worst single ever, "The Relay"? Although I am an avid Anglophile, even I could have done without Heads Hands & Feet (erm...who?!) or the in-jokey "skiffle" jam (would it have hurt to include the odd Alex Harvey, Gary Moore or Roy Harper clip that is available on the UK disks instead?) On the plus side, there are enough genuine "live" performances to balance things out. The most dynamic clip belongs to Montrose, really ripping it up with "Bad Motor Scooter". Another highlight-spunky pixie Carla DeVito makes such a sexy splash during an exhaustingly epic rendition of "Paradise By The Dashboard Light" that you'll barely notice that her boss Meat Loaf hits a lot of bad notes due to some obviously over taxed pipes. The NY Dolls are hilariously energetic, even though the deliciously sloppy "Jet Boy" is lip-synched (they were mostly about stage presence anyway). You'll also have a chuckle when you see the Average White Band's Hamish Stuart, sporting the biggest 'fro ever grown by a Scotsman. Some nice moments on the introspective side as well, particularly from Beach Boy Bruce Johnston, delivering a breathtaking "Disney Girls". An appearance by Tim Buckley (performing the lovely "Dolphins") will be revelatory for younger viewers when they glean the spooky parallels in physical appearance and vocal expression with his son Jeff. Punk, New Wave and mid 80's pop are covered as well, from the Adverts to Pre-Fab Sprout. A worthwhile disc (albeit frustrating) for serious music collectors.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Big Dropoff,
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This review is from: The Old Grey Whistle Test, Vol. 2 (DVD)
There is a huge dropoff in quality from Vol 1. of the Whistle Test clips to this package, simply because there is a huge dropoff in the quality of the artists between the two volumes. Sorry, but Loggins and Messina, Average White Band, Jim Croce, Hall & Oates, Thomas Dolby and Simply Red just don't match up to Bill Withers, Captain Beefheart, Talking Heads, XTC, Iggy Pop and the Specials. The commentary from the show's hosts and the various musicians is still enjoyable and enlightening, as on the first collection, and this whole volume is almost made worthwhile simply for the stunning clip of the sublime Judee Sill sitting at the piano and painfully/beautifully singing her majestic ballad. And Jools Holland is a lot of laughs, both when talking about the Squeeze clip that is included and in the clip itself. So there's some nice moments here, but I really don't want to own anything that includes Loggins and Messina on it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
What a shame!,
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This review is from: The Old Grey Whistle Test, Vol. 2 (DVD)
I haven't bought either of these volumes yet, but what a shame the Beeb doesn't put out complete shows. Do I want to buy a disk where I don't care for maybe 1/3 of the content? No! For example, I have a DVD of Rory Gallagher on OGWT whose set is presented in its entirety and it blows me away.
THAT'S how this material should be released!
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