James May plays prog on 6 Music
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Topic: James May plays prog on 6 Music
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Subject: James May plays prog on 6 Music
Date Posted: April 29 2010 at 08:32
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Top Gear presenter and hairy person James May presented this week's Rock Show on BBC 6 Music standing in for Bruce Dickinson. Haven't listened to it yet myself but he apparently played plenty of prog including King Crimson (Lizard), Zappa, Rush and Yes. You can listen to it here (I think this might only work for those in the UK though): http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s37n8 - http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00s37n8 ------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
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Posted By: Kojak
Date Posted: April 29 2010 at 09:50
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Ooo, cheers for the link. Edit: I have just really enjoyed listening to that, thanks. Good ole James May! |
Posted By: Cactus Choir
Date Posted: April 30 2010 at 02:35
I've just listened to it too, very enjoyable. Tull, BOC, Genesis, ELP, Crimson, The Who, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Jeff Beck, Zappa, Sabbath, Purple, Floyd.  What a damned good egg Mr May is!
------------- "And now...on the drums...Mick Underwooooooooood!!!" "He's up the pub" |
Posted By: Kojak
Date Posted: April 30 2010 at 02:40
| I love the fact that he played King Crimson, then said ok, now more King Crimson, and played another directly after. Great. He didn't even bother to make excuses, then he played another later. I've always liked James May. |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: April 30 2010 at 03:51
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That's nuttin' - Stuart Maconie plays prog EVERY WEEK on the Freak Zone. Though having said that, that's a pretty good list from Mr May, there. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: April 30 2010 at 04:06
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I like May, and what a dream gig he's got on Top Gear. Isn't the host of that show a progster? He's always on about Rick Wakeman and others. |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 30 2010 at 06:20
Yep, apparently Caravan is Clarckson's favourite band. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Atavachron wrote:Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: April 30 2010 at 06:46
He also wrote an apreciation of Selling England By The Pound on the recent Genesis 1970-1975 boxset. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |