Thursday 15 December 2016
560 The Visitor
First viewed : 30 August 1982
The next few posts will be short and easy. For the first time BBC2 gave most of the 1982 August Bank Holiday afternoon and evening to rock music linked together by David Hepworth and Mark Ellen. After a screening of Jailhouse Rock and a welcome repeat of The Specials's Rock Goes To College gig, the next programme was a documentary about Mick Fleetwood's trip to Ghana to record with some Aftrican musicians for his 1981 solo album The Visitor. It reached number 43 in the States but bombed completely over here as drummers' solo albums tend to do ( don't bother to remind me of the obvious exception - he's up next ! )
At this point in time I wasn't very interested in the Mac but , whatever his shortcomings as an MC, Fleetwood is a nice, well-meaning guy and this was diverting enough to keep us watching.
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