Rock and Roll The Wild Side part 1 of 6 (PBS 1995 Documentary)

Part 1 of 6. In 1995, PBS (& Hugh Thompson & Robert Palmer, the critic not the musician) produced a comprehensive series on the history of rock and roll. While there were other documentaries produced at that time with the same name, this one is superior & harder to find. In this, part 7 of the series, the filmmakers examine the impact of Andy Warhol & the Velvet Underground on The Doors, Iggy Pop, David Bowie and Alice Cooper. They describe how glam became more theatrical, leading to bands like Kiss. The scenes with the fans are priceless...!

Sorry again for the video quality. These videos were watched a lot!

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[jdbankshot]

@DirkjeA selling means diddly (bo) to me. i care about having a pleasent listening experience (give or take) when taking in audio art, or what is supposed to be...vanilla ice sold records, lots of em', so your point is as effective as hairspray in a hurricane. back to rock, nickleback are millionaires due to record sales, do they make quality rock? ummm, no. vu's music is like a 2yr old doodling on a canvas & it gets sold by pretentious newyorkers to the same type of folks for millions.

[markallenkellner]

This is the documentary that got me into the MC5, Velvet Underground, and the Stooges.

[jdbankshot]

@DirkjeA hmmm, dutch, yes. cool...waits kicks some serious ass. i love shore leave, it's so visual, like most of his work. i just bumped into leonard cohen last week (we're both from montreal) that was an experience, to say the least. very nice man. same here with the heart-touching, when it comes to music. i highly recommend the newest album by the red hot chili peppers, titled 'i'm with you'.... in case you know neils feijen and nick van den berg, tell em' i'm coming. (billiard humour)

[DirkjeA]

@jdbankshot ;-) You couldn't have known and you are really not the first one on YT that makes the bro/sis mix up. and btw your tone was never disrespectful. In Holland we have this custom to put the "je" behind a name for a woman so Dirk is a boy and Dirkje is a girl, see? I am fond of all kinds of music but particular of Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, Gary Moore, UFO, Tom Waits, and lost more... as long as it touches my heart, it must be great. Have fun this weekend and stay safe.

[jdbankshot]

@DirkjeA ooooohhh, daaaammmn... look at me gettin' smacked & put in my place... ; ) i saw the dirk & just assumed, you know.... damn! glad to hear you gagag at the 'lady' as well. fuck, meez blushin' for real... i thought i was goin at it with a dude...don't really know if knowledge of the contrary would've altered my tone, but i guess so, judging by my reaction so far. oh, shit, here comes the guy... so, what other music do you like?

[DirkjeA]

@jdbankshot :-) Sweety, I am no bro, but a sis, and yes, Lady Gaga is nothing to me, that has to be a good start indeed..... have a great weekend.

[jdbankshot]

@DirkjeA all good, bro... i'm sure we can both agree that vu ain't lady gagag, that's a good start.

[DirkjeA]

@jdbankshot As I said there r some songs of VU I really love, but that has more to do with my own Memory Lane than with their quality, I think. I am sure that musicians like for instance my all time fav. Rory Gallagher would have always been great, whether vu was there or not. Same goes for Thin Lizzy or other great bands and musicians. No, vu was not that influential as was Rory for others, but hey, with me vu has a soft spot. thanks for your understanding.

[jdbankshot]

@DirkjeA fair enough, well put. i just always believed that rocknroll would still have been a force to be reckoned with even if the vu had never existed, whereas some find them more precious than gold. shit, reed himself admits that they were young poseurs & that they didn't know how to play. not the lou reed of the past 30yrs...

[DirkjeA]

@jdbankshot Well it all comes down to a matter of taste does not it? What you say about Nickelbag stands ofcourse, and yes, million sellings is not always a prove of quality. I do like certain songs of VU, specially from their album White Light White Heat, which i grew up with, and yes, John Cale is like a spoiled prat, but he was not the only member. ( the time with Nico I didnot like either), and songs like Candy says and Pale blue eyes always did something for me.....

[jdbankshot]

@DirkjeA the music that i create complements the work of other artists, i'm a cinematic composer. the music that i listen to stimulates my mind & heart. the music made by vu is a lost teenager whining & arguing for the purposes of being noticed. pathetic attempt at fitting in by sticking out. yuck. & i think you know it.