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Seven Ages of Rock

Never Say Die Heavy Metal 1970 1991

The story of the longest surviving and certainly the loudest genre of rock, heavy metal. With no sign of disappearing, metal has been the most controversial and misunderstood of all rock genres. Emerging at the tail end of the hippy dream from the rust belt of industrial England, heavy metal would go on to secure the most loyal fan base of all. With Black Sabbath as the undisputed Godfathers, we follow their highs and lows, and, along the journey, meet Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Metallica.

"I can already hear the cries of where are AC/DC? Van Halen? Slipknot? Slayer? Alice Cooper? And so many imitation van cleef and arpels diamond necklace more bands and artists who aren't in this film. All I can say is sorry. Metal as rock music's longest survivor has potentially four decades worth of tales to tell.

Our story begins with the origins of the heavy rock sound in 1970's Britain with Black Sabbath and Deep Purple. It continues with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and the success and excess of Hair Metal in the 80's. The story ends with Metallica, who brought metal back to its roots and with the Black Album took the music forward into its third decade.

With the script in place, Lighting Cameraman Robin Cox, Researcher Tony Higgins and I headed out to America on a three city tour to interview the giants of Metal. We started with Black Sabbath in LA and ended with Vince Neil in New York. In between we visited Metallica in San Francisco, where we discovered that the rock lifestyle was still alive and kicking.

At Metallica HQ we set up the equipment in the studio and waited for founding band member Lars Ulrich to show up. He didn't. It was the first no show of the shoot. Zach, who runs the studio couldn't have looked more embarrassed as the minutes ticked by, and still no Lars. Eventually James Hetfield showed up in a huge monster truck and whispers started to circulate that maybe Lars was a little worse for wear that morning.

We went ahead with James's interview in the hope that Lars would show up. James definitely had the allure of a rock dude and I found myself quite mesmerised chatting to him for over 2 hours. Finally I had to admit that I didn't have any more questions and the crew dragged me away. In the meantime the interview with Lars had been re scheduled for later that day at his home.

Our next appointment was with Deep Purple's vocalist Ian Gillan in a disused warehouse in the Presidio district of San Fran. Gillan was on a solo tour of the States and was playing a gig that night which he kindly invited us to result!

Ian sounded a little hoarse and as it happened he'd been out on the lash with Lars the night before. Gillan had been dragged back to Lars's house and been force fed film archive of Purple performing Smoke on the Water on repeat until the wee hours. Lars was rumbled.

I felt a twinge of embarrassment when I asked Gillan to tell the story of how "Smoke on the Wate"r came about. He must have answered that question a million times. Still, I had to have the story of one rock's most enduring anthems and Gillan obliged, resignedly.

That evening we headed on to the Ulrich mansion and surveyed the scene of the previous night's debauchery. An incredibly apologetic Lars greeted us still looking a little grey. Hang on a minute. was that "Smoke on the Water" I could hear playing in the background?

We set up the equipment in the living room using the impressive and very collectable Danish chairs as a feature in the back of shot. I guess he'd heard it all before.

We got what we needed from a weary Lars, packed up and looked at the clock. We'd missed Gillan's gig. As we said our farewells to the Ulrich household, in the kitchen someone was strumming "Smoke on the Water". Somewhere in a bar in downtown San Francisco Ian Gillan was no doubt singing the same song."

Have Your SayI speak from the heart when I say I lived and breathed heavy rock in the 1970's it became my whole identity. I was a lost soul, and then in 1975 I heard 'In Rock' by Deep Purple. It was as if, up to that point in my life I had been under a spell, and the sound of Deep Purple was the trigger that snapped me out of my trance and brought me back to life. It woke in me a free spirit and the 'rules' of rock allowed that spirit to flourish. The scene became much more than just the music; it was a way to express myself.

At the musical level I felt a sense that this was how music was meant replica van cleef and arpels vintage alhambra necklace to be; this was how instruments should be played. I was scathing of the pussy footing around that groups in the charts seemed to display with their instruments. The energy in my music, rock music, went straight in my ears, down my spinal cord, set my nerve ends alight and then docked perfectly with my frustrations and suppressed feelings. It took me away to a place I wanted to be and the guitar, the vocals, they felt so heartfelt.

At this most fundamental of levels I didn't take much notice of the lyrics the words could have been political or a shopping list it didn't matter. At a much deeper level the culture of rock music really connected with who I was, or rather, who I wanted to be the clothes, the hair, the rebellion, the freedom and the sticking two fingers up to the establishment while at the same time not bothering to find out what the establishment actually stood for. In effect rock music allowed me to bury my head in the sand.

It doesn't matter that the show didn't showcase all the bands, so long as it opened up the classic rock genre to a new generation who may have been lost on a diet of Green Day, Kaiser Chiefs and the Arctic monkeys; just like I was brainwashed on the Glam Rock and Pop orientated diet of the radio and TV in the early 1970's.

Robert Jaques, South Elmsall, Yorkshire

I congratulate the BBC on producing such a great show about the greatness that is heavy metal. Most of the time its always shows on mainstream rock. I believe that this has shown just how diverse and amazing heavy metal is, and how it has evolved throughout the past few decades to stay popular. The bands shown are truly the kings of metal. Black Sabbath have to be, in my opinion, the founding fathers of metal as without them metal would be nothing today. They helped to open the way for the bands like Iron Maiden, Motorhead, Metallica to become huge. However, I was a little dissapointed that the BBC failed to mention any new metals bands. I am 17, but i love the classics, but I feel that they could have shown that metal is strongrer than ever today and shown what it has become. Still, the show rocked the earth and I hope they continue to produce shows like this. AMAZING!Its good to talk about the seven ages of rock. I love heavy metal and after watching that episode, i was disgusted that there was no coverage of modern metal bands. Heavy metal is still alive and breathing. I lek older bands such as Iron Maiden and Led Zepplin but where were the comments on 80s Thrash and Black Metal bands liek Slayer and Venom??!! Also, to stop at the early 90s when metal is still around was a shame. Bands such as Slipknot, Chimaira and Mastodon are waving the flag now, not the older bands. It is not fair that people judge metal for being violent etc, when it imitation alhambra necklace isnt, and that the fans are lowlifes. This episode of Seven Ages of Rock did not cover metal as whole. The unforgetable 'Ace of Spades' is a legendary classic, other album titles including 'Bomber' and 'Overkill' must be in any rock lovers collection. For me this was a huge disappointment as I was very much looking forward to seeing my favourite band being documented. Especially Eddie Van Halen. And only Led Zeppelin getting a small slot. I appreciate that Kiss could do a great circus show, but still come on, and you got the by product of VH with rubbish like Motley Crue, poison, and WASP. they're a joke. I get the impression that some of the choices are based on who the bbc can obtain interviews from. Personally, if that was the case, who cares, just want some accuracy. PS I'm not a serious muso, I can't even play an instrument.

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