7 Ages of Rock

It makes a change when there's something other than sport on terrestrial TV that I want to watch.

The 7 Ages of Rock on BBC is an exception.

Two programmes have been shown so far and both have been interesting although they didn't feature any of my favourite bands.

The first, which concentrated on Jimi Hendrix, was really good as it showed just what an effect this man had on the industry. Other guitar bands, such as Cream, and even the Beatles were upstaged by his showmanship.

It's worth noting that Hendrix used his music and instrument as part of his show whereas, as shown in the second programme, bands like Pink Floyd, Genesis and David Bowie needed other factors to help them put on a show. Personally, I would say this was to compensate for poor songs but others would disagree.

Some of the theatrics like the building of "The Wall" during a Floyd gig or Peter Gabriel wearing a foxes head and a red dress were just crazy. I certainly didn't get it.

Cracking programme though and I'm learning a lot.