Bold, exploratory television...the acme of network music shows
A revelation for music lovers, this unequaled weekly show flew under most people's radar, and was all too quickly given the axe with nary the faintest trumpet-call. It was a fearless journey through every realm of music imaginable...accessible/mainstream rock/pop acts, experimental art-noise, traditional folk styles, pan-cultutral sounds, and everything beyond and in-between. Better, still, the artist featured would often merge their talents, giving rise to many highly unlikely and unexpected collaborations.
This astonishingly noncommercial experiment was obviously doomed to die young, but its smallish legion of devotees will remain eternally grateful that it ever got a "green light" in the first place. I hope someone out there will one day release these episodes to the public...there are some extremely rare and very special musical moments in urgent need of preservation from this important, if not iconic program.
10/10...absolute perfection. Television as it should be.
This astonishingly noncommercial experiment was obviously doomed to die young, but its smallish legion of devotees will remain eternally grateful that it ever got a "green light" in the first place. I hope someone out there will one day release these episodes to the public...there are some extremely rare and very special musical moments in urgent need of preservation from this important, if not iconic program.
10/10...absolute perfection. Television as it should be.
- EyeAskance
- Jun 2, 2004