Vote for why you think it jumped
Moving (Philly to California)
MTV
I age, Dick Clark doesn't
Never Jumped
The debut of Soul Train
Shark Bytes
Reverse jumped when they switched from New ab 6x to AB in the fall of '69 [not '70] when they got rid of that logo that I thought made a mockery of ABC's symbol and replaced it with the logo AB would use for years afterward. Jumped again when it got rid of a fast-moving film sequence that opened the show from circa 1971-74.
I told you this show never ever dies which is a good thing thevideobeat.com
a while back put out a ***** cassette of an American Bandstand show day late December back in their first year 1957 in the WFIL days well some of that tape
has resurfaced on Brightcove.tv to my finding just type in American Bandstand in the search and you'll see this wonderful broadcast its just great and yes I still miss American Bandstand but as of now I am glad this exists
a while back put out a ***** cassette of an American Bandstand show day late December back in their first year 1957 in the WFIL days well some of that tape
has resurfaced on Brightcove.tv to my finding just type in American Bandstand in the search and you'll see this wonderful broadcast its just great and yes I still miss American Bandstand but as of now I am glad this exists
I grew up watching this show, thinking how cool I was because it had all the current hit bands on it. I really thought it was such a great show -- up until I got old enough to begin to appreciate the musical universe with a bit wider perspective.
As I began to discover music outside of the pop spectrum, I also began to find that AB was one of the most mainstream, and unadventurous music shows ever. Did it do a good job at presenting the music that fell within its focus? Yes -- the producers were great at presenting dull pop music in an entertaining manner. Then what was my problem with the show? The problem is the very fact that AB focused on the top of the chart hits of the day...it never tried to go beyond that formula and present something with a bit of an edge or even real attitude. Someone below commented on PiL appearing on the show -- that was the furthest extent of AB's 'pushing the envelope' and it is largely considered a low-point of the show.
AB could have used its popularity to sneak some culture into the lives of the kids that loved it. Not so much that they turned away, but enough so that they at least were exposed to something more than the week's dance hit.
AB was great until I caught on that there was so much more out there than the pop drivel that was featured every week. Unfortunately, too many kids never learned that lesson.
As I began to discover music outside of the pop spectrum, I also began to find that AB was one of the most mainstream, and unadventurous music shows ever. Did it do a good job at presenting the music that fell within its focus? Yes -- the producers were great at presenting dull pop music in an entertaining manner. Then what was my problem with the show? The problem is the very fact that AB focused on the top of the chart hits of the day...it never tried to go beyond that formula and present something with a bit of an edge or even real attitude. Someone below commented on PiL appearing on the show -- that was the furthest extent of AB's 'pushing the envelope' and it is largely considered a low-point of the show.
AB could have used its popularity to sneak some culture into the lives of the kids that loved it. Not so much that they turned away, but enough so that they at least were exposed to something more than the week's dance hit.
AB was great until I caught on that there was so much more out there than the pop drivel that was featured every week. Unfortunately, too many kids never learned that lesson.
American Bandstand jumped the shark when it left ABC. I have a couple of old episodes on tape that I viewed recently, and after doing that I now have realized that Ryan Seacrest is a 100% rip-off of Dick Clark.
Hi!
I`m Austrian and desperatly looking for the show #2687 (Season 29) including FALCO/Ingram on the weekend of 6/14/1986. FALCO, the guy with the #1 smash "ROCK ME AMADEUS".
Who is still having this special show on DVD for me? I don`t have any other shows to trade, but I would like pay for it of course. Maybe there is still existing other TV-stuff about him. I`m looking for US-articles in (daily/weekly) newspapers too (March till July 1986). Feel free to contact me!
email: ZuvielHitze@gmx.at
VIENNA CALLING and thanx for all serious posts...Harry
I`m Austrian and desperatly looking for the show #2687 (Season 29) including FALCO/Ingram on the weekend of 6/14/1986. FALCO, the guy with the #1 smash "ROCK ME AMADEUS".
Who is still having this special show on DVD for me? I don`t have any other shows to trade, but I would like pay for it of course. Maybe there is still existing other TV-stuff about him. I`m looking for US-articles in (daily/weekly) newspapers too (March till July 1986). Feel free to contact me!
email: ZuvielHitze@gmx.at
VIENNA CALLING and thanx for all serious posts...Harry
When a classic show like American Bandstand can showcase talent like Donna Summer, Greg Kihn Band and A Taste Of Honey when they were just starting their careers, this show never jumps. Too bad the same couldn't be said of Hee Haw when Garth Brooks made an appearance during that show's closing years. I wish shows like Bandstand and Star Search could be brought back instead of the dreck such as American Idol that's now polluting the airwaves.
What ever happend to Linda Blyth & Johnney Contrares? We use to be friends back in the day, 1975-77.
Please let me know...
Please let me know...
It jumped when Public Image Ltd. performed. Just who greenlit that (it is basically the greatest televised music performance in history, but PiL do not belong on AB). The shear horror on Dick Clark's face when he discovered that "Poptones" is 7 1/2 minutes of noise is beyond description.
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