Classic Albums - Season 2

Classic Albums - Season 2

Season 2

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DatesOct 26, 1999 - Feb 3, 2000
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Episodes

U2: The Joshua Tree
Season 2Episode 150 min

U2: The Joshua Tree

'Joshua Tree' elevated U2 to superstar status internationally, and confirmed their position as one of rock's most influential and powerful forces. Here we examine the making of the album with the four group members, along with producers Brian Eno, Steve Lillywhite, and Daniel Lanois. Elvis Costello is also on hand to lend friendly comments.

Oct 26, 1999
Phil Collins: Face Value
Season 2Episode 250 min

Phil Collins: Face Value

Phil's first solo album, which launched his career outside of Genesis, is examined here. Engineer Hugh Padgham peels the layers of sound back, and Phil explains how the lyrics to many of the songs wrote themselves as he was going through a bitter divorce. Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford, and Darrell Stuermer are on hand, and many of the studio musicians who contributed are seen as they describe working with Phil.

Nov 2, 1999
Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell
Season 2Episode 350 min

Meat Loaf: Bat Out of Hell

In 1977, Marvin Lee Aday, aka Meat Loaf, shocked the music world by releasing this 30 million-selling blockbuster. Previously little-known as an actor and singer, he hooked up with writer Jim Steinman, producer Todd Rundgren, and vocalists Ellen Foley and Carla Devito, to create one of the top five sellers of all time. Kasim Sultan and Max Weinberg, who also played on the album are heard from, and Todd isolates some of the masters to show how the sounds were created.

Nov 9, 1999
Bob Marley & The Wailers: Catch a Fire
Season 2Episode 450 min

Bob Marley & The Wailers: Catch a Fire

Producer Chris Blackwell is the main focus of this episode, as he recounts bringing in some top American session men to the studio, in an attempt to break Bob Marley to the US audiences. Wailer Peter Tosh, and instrumentalists Wayne Perkins and Rabbit Bundrick are interviewed, and we see some rare clips of Bob himself.

Dec 1, 1999
Steely Dan: Aja
Season 2Episode 550 min

Steely Dan: Aja

Donald Fagen and Walter Becker delve into the master tapes to discuss the year-long effort that went into this, their biggest album. Well known as perfectionists in the studio, this labour of love is dissected layer by layer. Producer Gary Katz and engineer Roger Nichols help explain the craft and detail that the Dan, along with Michael McDonald and the session players, spent on the Grammy-winning jazz-rock classic.

Feb 3, 2000

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