Is it me or is there a conspiracy to ruin perfectly good TV motoring programmes with awful rock 'music'? I surf the channels quite a bit and often seem to find interesting programmes only to discover that they contain endless mindless noise masquerading as background music. Do the programme makers assume that anyone who's interested in cars and/or motorbikes is also a fan of this 'music' or is there some other reason for spoiling what are often very interesting programmes? The other day I even came across an angling show accompanied by some really dodgy heavy metal! What's going on? Turn that racket OFF!
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I agree volvoman. I want to hear the cars / bikes not music.
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\"Nothing less than 8 cylinders will do\"
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A generational thing I fear. Top Gear, when JC first took hold of it, was defined to me by its superb soundtrack both Rock and Classical. I am afraid that certain programmes are quite the contrary i.e. Beautiful music spoilt by mediocre programmes.
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i think all cars should have dab radios permanently tuned to planetrock.co.uk
and of course any car programmes should use this as the soundtrack
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I would re-introduce capital punishment for anyone who proposes mandatory rock music on car radios.
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Well I wouldn't mind half as much if it were decent rock music but it's not, it's just highly repetitive and extremely annoying noise - the sort of stuff you get when your teenage kids have their mates round to practice on their first electric guitars.
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Quite agee, but I would go further. Never got to grips with music. It's all just noise I could do without. With all the technology available to digital TV viewers, and DVD users (camera angles, commentary and subtitles) you still can't take control of the sound and mute the music which is often being played over some pivotal dialogue.
Hawkeye
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Stranger in a strange land
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Good point Hawkeye, I think they could do that with existing technology, in fact, even nicam analogue TV can have stereo or two monoised seperate audio channels on a suitable set.
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We were considering a new Mégane, but after seeing the "Shaking your you-know-what" commercial Lady Stripey refused to be seen dead in one. We're sticking with the old one.
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Well I think there is a core here to start the GOG branch of the backroom.
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Ah yes. Thought it might be some kind of Renault Appreciation Society.
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Nah - that here Mr Zebra sir.
www.renaulttv.co.uk/main.php
As she likes it so much you can download it and play it to Mrs Z.
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A zoological misconception, RF. I'm Stripey because someone else had already taken Badger -- my lifelong nickname. Stripes of a different colour.
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Many apologies as not really a discussion point- or motoring related- but am trying to find out the title to a bit of music Clarkson uses on Top Gear.
Would term it as classical in style- but fairly modern (film score?) and think is violin / string based. Has been used many times in the show- but only specific one can think of was when testing the new Rolls Royce.
Sorry as not really on the plot here (nothing new there then) but sticks in my head.
Many thanks.
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First post with no seat belt or air bag
Top Gear theme taken from Jessica by The Allman Bros Band
Regards b&t
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I can't answer this question, as I can't remember the test in question, but bits of the Gladiator soundtrack (which is excellent) have been used on LOADS of adverts since that film came out, and I wouldn't be surprised if it's been used on TG as well.
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Thanks for that- will try that one.
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Mod MarkRLBS has seen the above post, taken pity on me and kindly fixed a name change for me since that original Badger registration is what the banks call a dormant account. Stripey is now Badger. Back to the sett for a snifter in celebration.
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And in the good tradition of banks, cleaned the account out no doubt! Welcome to the wild Brock.
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Don't start me on this one!!
I find that most TV programmes are ruined by the intrusion of music drowning out essential dialogue etc. Top Gear is just one of many programmes, where, the minute a car is started or driven, blaring pop or rock music is played to distraction.
In other TV programmes what I would call 'inappropriate' music is often played which seems totally alien to the subject matter. Even that irritating Black Dyke Mill's band that accompanies 'Ground Force' drives me round the bend now although I believe the series is coming to the end of its life.
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>>>the sort of stuff you get when your teenage kids have their mates round to practice on their first electric guitars.
Hmm....my decision top allow our youngest an elec guitar for Christmas was helped by the fact that I know they can sound good when dropped from an upstairs window...providing the lead is long enough to stay plugged into the Marshall amp with the overdriven button in and gain well up!
Hawkeye's idea for selective digital tracks is good though...then we could mute the picture of all the cars I'll never afford and just listen to the rock music.
Seriously though listen to many ads and you will get an idea of their target market age from the music you hear in the background.... T.Rex, Deep Purple, Stones, Canned Heat...all been used to help part us from our cash.
And in the words of Spinal Tap (sort of)...Renault may have thought they were being sexy, but some found it sexist.
Like Smell The Glove really.
M.M
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Spinal Tap? Gain well up? must be on 11 then
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Yes indeed... on 11 you don't need anyone playing...the guitar just does its own thing if you trip over it!
Thought I remembered someone here was Tap trained.
M.M
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