http://www.metafilter.com/tags/hanskeller Posts tagged with 'hanskeller' at MetaFilter. Mon, 29 May 2006 16:25:56 -0800 Mon, 29 May 2006 16:25:56 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/51927/which%2Dis%2Dto%2Dsay%2Dto%2Dmy%2Dmind%2Dthere%2Dis%2Dcontinuous%2Drepetition%2Dand%2Dpropotionally%2Dthey%2Dare%2Da%2Dbit%2Dboring On May 14th, 1967, the new British pop group The Pink Floyd makes one of their first ever TV appearances. Despite a stellar performance of the song Astronomy Domine, the pretentious host of the show, Hans Keller, has nothing good to say about the band. During the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28n28ec3Xus&search=pink%20floyd">interview</a> (youtube, performance comes first, interview starts about 5:50 in. <a href="http://members.aol.com/pgrsel/barrett/bbc0567.htm">transcript here.</a>), he chastises the band for their "continuous repetition", "terribly loud" volume, and their "proportionately a bit boring" sound. <br><br>However, it seems that all Hans' show will ever be remembered for is <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22look+of+the+week%22+%22hans+keller%22">this single interview</a>. Pink Floyd, on the other hand.. Well, we all know what happened to <a href="http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002463719">them</a>. Syd Barrett, on the other hand, <a href="http://www.schizophrenia.com/stories/sbarrett.htm">was not so lucky</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2006:site.51927 Mon, 29 May 2006 16:25:56 -0800 1960s bbc britishpsychedelia britishpsychedelicrock britishtelevision gods hanskeller heroes interview lookoftheweek music performance pinkfloyd pscyhedelic psychedelia psychedelicrock rockmusic rocknroll sixties sydbarrett television youtube Afroblanco