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Born to be Wild: The Golden Age of American Rock

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Riders on the Storm

During the era of flower power, Vietnam and LSD, bands such as the Doors,

Jefferson Airplane and MC5 not only sang about the revolution,

they were the revolution. This episode explores the artists who made

the soundtrack to the peace and love generation.

The culmination of this era was when half a million people descended

on a field in the small hamlet of Woodstock. At that moment rock music

seemed a beacon of hope for those who believed in the ideals of equality

and freedom. But instead of inspiring a new generation of artists

to lead the revolution through political songs the festival proved

to be a watershed moment for rock music's reactionary era.

The marketing men lined up ready to sign

and keen to turn this music from protest into profit.

Interviewees include John Densmore and Ray Manzarek of the Doors,

Creedence Clearwater Revival's Doug Clifford,

Marty Balin of Jefferson Airplane, Alice Cooper, Tom Petty,

MC5's Wayne Kramer and Steppenwolf's John Kay.

This BBC4 documentary gives a really interesting and honest overview

of the socio-political background in the USA over three decades

and the music which developed in parallel.

It is in MKV  format.

regards

Titus

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