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 Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:16 am Post subject: Chris Evans Breakfast Show |
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If you missed the first half hour this morning- you missed a real treat- the music was brilliant! Check it out on the i-player later. ( That's not an order- you can do something else if you'd like too) Kicked off with Stairway to Heaven- full version.... and that was just for starters.
The music in the first half hour has been much better all week but they saved the best for Friday. Yay!
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John W
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:31 am Post subject: Re: Chris Evans Beakfast Show |
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| Rachel wrote: | Kicked off with Stairway to Heaven- full version.... and that was just for starters.
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You mean Evans didn't interrupt Jimmy's guitar solo?
I often give the show a few minutes each morning, just a few  I will check out the playlist later.
I was a Beatles/prog rock/punk/ electro fan over 3 decades and despair that so much of R2 showlists are soft rock and current chart. Over the next 3 decades I got more into the specialist shows and and now am a light /classical freak 
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:34 am Post subject: |
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Hmmm, breakfast show is playing a great early Elvis Costello number. Cool.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:38 am Post subject: |
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| John W wrote: | | Hmmm, breakfast show is playing a great early Elvis Costello number. Cool. |
But since then it's been rubbish talking about his mum's birthday and some 'challenges', so switched off.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:47 am Post subject: |
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Does sound good this morning - even Paolo Nutini, who's something of a "guilty pleasure". Stairway's cracking at any time, although there are some who will say it's overplayed. Missed that this morning, due to a household hitch, but couldn't resist a good bop/air guitar around to Quo on here 
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:54 am Post subject: |
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Good music or not, I'd still have to tolerate listening to Evans between the tracks. Nothing's worth that risk - so I'll stick with iTunes. I have every Led Zeppelin album on there, including "Stairway".
Anyhow, I prefer the first and second Zeppelin albums - though I'd be surprised if Evans can name one single track from them. |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:07 am Post subject: |
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My favourite Zep album was the third for a while, must play it again soon. I saw them when Houses of the Holy was out. All my Zep is still vinyl 
Anyway, Evans apart, I still think the show's playlist is NOT breakfasty.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:08 am Post subject: |
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I'd be surprised if he couldn't actually. He may be annoying sometimes but I think he's got a good popular music brain and memory. He will often play something new that's not a cover but refer back to an oldie that sounds similar. Now that may not be extra special, but it is what you would expect of a good DJ
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:11 am Post subject: |
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| RockitRon wrote: | | He may be annoying sometimes..... |
I'd go one further: he's annoying at all times! |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:17 am Post subject: |
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Love Rachel's typo in the title of this thread!
The Chris Evans BEAKFAST show.
Somehow that just seems to sum up old motormouth
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:20 am Post subject: |
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Didn't notice that. You're more awake than I am this autumn morning.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:25 am Post subject: |
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| MadeinSurrey wrote: | Love Rachel's typo in the title of this thread!
The Chris Evans BEAKFAST show.
Somehow that just seems to sum up old motormouth |
Nice one! Well spotted - and how appropriate. |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:09 am Post subject: |
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| MadeinSurrey wrote: | Love Rachel's typo in the title of this thread!
The Chris Evans BEAKFAST show.
Somehow that just seems to sum up old motormouth |
I was in hurry
Yeah full version of Stairway - no talking over it, there was" bugggi bugggi bugggi" a few seconds in but we can live with that. |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:12 am Post subject: |
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| I've just been listening to Zepp's "Stairway". Evans didn't talk over it at all. That's because it was playing from my own music library!!! |
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I think Stairway is overplayed.. I'd rather hear "The Lemon Song" for a change.
I heard a bit of the show again this morning whilst having a scrub up and personally, I'll be glad when that Moira Stewart woman goes off for a month! she's soooo out of place on the show it's painful. ( Babe.. yuk )
I also thought it in bad taste that Evans made several sickly comments about her not giving much notice before going away... it's not like she's a main stay of the BBC is she? fans of Sarah K didn't get any notice from her or the Beeb... and she was somebody!
But again, for what ever reason, I was cringing hearing Evans go on about his mum's birthday and his side kick & MS fawning over him.
Luckily, I'm getting really quick in and out of the bathroom lately!
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:17 am Post subject: |
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| I like the Rolf Harris version. |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:18 am Post subject: |
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| Rachel wrote: | | I like the Rolf Harris version. |
So do I! (And so did Glastonbury festival-goers a few years back). Good on yer, Rolf mate! |
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So did I.. especially when Rolf sang "Oh and it makes me wonder" and the backing singers sang "Oh and it makes him wonder"
I'm easily amused..
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:52 am Post subject: Re: Chris Evans Breakfast Show |
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| Rachel wrote: | | If you missed the first half hour this morning- you missed a real treat- the music was brilliant! |
The music isn't the problem, it's the rubbish inbetween  |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:17 am Post subject: Re: Chris Evans Breakfast Show |
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| nod wrote: | | Rachel wrote: | | If you missed the first half hour this morning- you missed a real treat- the music was brilliant! |
The music isn't the problem, it's the rubbish inbetween |
And boy is there a lot of rubbish in between! |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:29 am Post subject: |
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| Anything Led Zep related (especially all that bloody new Robert Plant stuff they're overplaying) is tedious in the extreme. If I'd been listening, I'd have been grateful for Evans shouting after the record - it would have woken me up! |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 10:32 am Post subject: |
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I was lucky enough to have seen the original line-up of Led Zeppelin in the 70s and I have to say they were anything but "tedious". In fact, they remain the best rock band I've ever seen.
My son and several of his musician mates often tell me how much they envy me! |
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| ColinB wrote: | | Rachel wrote: | | I like the Rolf Harris version. |
So do I! (And so did Glastonbury festival-goers a few years back). Good on yer, Rolf mate! |
Rolfy went down well at Guildfest one year when I went. He did 'Stairway To Heaven' in his set. Led Zep wise I like hearing 'Kashmir'; I remember John Inverdale playing 'Misty Mountain Hop' when doing Drivetime a few years ago.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I bet it pleased some people Chris playing the long verson of "Led Zepplin - Stairway to heaven" at the start of Fridays show? |
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| mark occomore wrote: | | I bet it pleased some people Chris playing the long verson of "Led Zepplin - Stairway to heaven" at the start of Fridays show? |
No. |
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| ColinB wrote: | | mark occomore wrote: | | I bet it pleased some people Chris playing the long verson of "Led Zepplin - Stairway to heaven" at the start of Fridays show? |
No. |
Get it 8 minutes of music and not Mr E voice |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| mark occomore wrote: | | Get it 8 minutes of music and not Mr E voice |
Not worth tuning in to the 'Orrible Evans show for that priviledge. I can get the 8 minutes of Led Zepp in iTunes. No Evans guaranteed! |
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| SantaFefan wrote: | So did I.. especially when Rolf sang "Oh and it makes me wonder" and the backing singers sang "Oh and it makes him wonder"
I'm easily amused.. |
that did make me laugh Santa! I've been chuckling about it all day. Makes me want to go and play it on youtube just to hear that bit lol!
Reading your posts - I think you and me have got the same sense of humour. |
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Thanks Soulie... I like to think at 58 years old, I've retained my sense of humour! Even though I'm surrounded by hassle and pressure inducing activities at the moment ( nothing serious I hasten to add, unlike some unfortunate people these days ), I can still laugh it off, wind my staff up and manage to sing my head off for most of the day!
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I just spent an enjoyable half an hour looking at clips of Rolfie on youtube. What a legend!! It's so easy to take performers like him for granted and tbh I've never given him a second thought really. He's been around since I was a kid - but I just watched him and his band do Sun Arise at Glasto last year and it was bloody good! Seriously!
Love the way he's happy to take the mick out of himself as well - the Stairway to Heaven being a classic example.
See ... all this from a Chris Evans thread 
Rolfie and Sun Arise:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIg-gSHUVnM&feature=related |
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My friend recently acquired a Digeridoo as he was having a problem with noisy neighbours
It's very relaxing to hear it but I think that must just be my view as the problem neighbours left yesterday
Apparently they couldn't stand the noise
Thank God for Rolf Harris! |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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I used to love his TV show on Saturday evenings back in the late 60s when life was in black & white and the show featured The New Generation dancers.
He always used to set about putting paint (from Dulux-sized tins) onto a large canvas with a decorators paint brush. He'd always produce the most amazing picture and then round it off with a song that's linked to the picture.
Interestingly, I think we got closest to the real Rolf Harris in "Who do you think you are?". |
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mark occomore
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My god have they fallen out, is this the end of Chris Evans at Breakfast? Hope they will sort it out
So he's off teaching. Best of luck to JS. |
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Hmmmm..........
Liked Vassos wnen he used to do Drive in JW's days, but still won't be listening in the mornings.
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| I think he will continue to do some radio commentry. |
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My god have they fallen out, is this the end of Chris Evans at Breakfast? Hope they will sort it out
So he's off teaching. Best of luck to JS. |
CE falls out with all his sycophants sooner or later, Johnny never sounded that comfortable on Drivetime, so I guess this has continued on Breakfast?
A poster on Digital Spy has also said that the Breakfast show producer is also leaving, although I cannot find a source for this. |
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I can't see Mr Saunders undertaking his teaching career in a state school considering in the past he's frequently been in the habit of banging on about his public school education on air
Oh well, one annoying person gone as well as the producer apparently - that only leaves one more to go
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| kengeo wrote: | | A poster on Digital Spy has also said that the Breakfast show producer is also leaving, although I cannot find a source for this. |
Ken Bruce made a remark about a few of Chris's team leaving, but the only press release has been about Jonny. |
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Which of his producer's left?
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