BBC2 Now Aretha, Amazing Grace Doc

[Woodface]

Just stumbled upon it, utterly amazing, live gospel recording. Documentary.

 

[Peter McDermott]

Watching it now. Mind blowing stuff.

You've got a friend

 

[hifinutt]

Yes watched it before and enjoyed it

 

[Woodface]

Watched it again, incredible, Steely Dan alumni is an added bonus, but, OMG, Aretha!

 

[Arkless Electronics]

Have it lined up for later.

 

[Woodface]

I am often disappointed with music on TV but not on this occasion.

 

[Wolfmancatsup]

We caught this a while back. Excellent stuff. Also, interesting to see the Glimmer Twins briefly, when they were in town mixing Exile, if I recall.

Mick

 

[Arkless Electronics]

Well it was very good, and Aretha was gobsmackingly good, but just too religious and gospelly for my tastes. I was like "enough already! Keep the amazing band, the venue and even the backing choir but lose the jesus stuff and do something non god botherers have heard of besides "You've got a friend" "

 

[Woodface]

Well it was very good, and Aretha was gobsmackingly good, but just too religious and gospelly for my tastes. I was like "enough already! Keep the amazing band, the venue and even the backing choir but lose the jesus stuff and do something non god botherers have heard of besides "You've got a friend" "

There often is quite a bit of god in gospel music. Certainly a church I would attend. I think I will buy the album despite not being religious.

 

[Arkless Electronics]

There often is quite a bit of god in gospel music. Certainly a church I would attend. I think I will buy the album despite not being religious.

Yer don't say!? Have the album so have heard it before just not seen the visuals. IIRC Aretha banned it from being shown (why FFS??) so it was only after she passed that this could be done....

 

[Woodface]

Yer don't say!? Have the album so have heard it before just not seen the visuals. IIRC Aretha banned it from being shown (why FFS??) so it was only after she passed that this could be done....

I believe the presence of her father in it may have been a factor. He was a piece of work to put it mildly.