Thread: something to amuse for an hour or two

'radio show' me thinks.....

Originally Posted by 85 county

why is it hard to believe. oh you must be young eye.

NB the original came out on radio, yes there was radio and electricity etc 8 p.m. EST on Sunday, October 30, 1938

which sort of shows how Hip our great grand parents were. well some of them.

you should read up about it, its an interesting historical story in itself.

but then any one who is interested in the latest version would not be interested in 1984 for example.

oh i remember i think, the sound of the space ship unscrewing, was a aluminum pot being rubbed around a toilet

Nope. I'm an oldy!!That Orson Wells version (as other posters have said) was a radio show in America that people believed was a true alien attack on Earth.

The musical version was produced in 1978 ( nothing to do with the 1938 one) by Jeff Wayne. Jeff actually appeared and conducted the orchestra in the stage show I saw in Sydney.

In 1978 I was a truck driver and I first heard the music on Gosford radio 2GO when I was driving a truck to Sydney, and have loved it ever since.

Here is a clip of the stage show, it was a truly spectacular production and that is Jeff Wayne himself in the foreground conducting the orchestra.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh1BuCcIPXQ]Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds 30th Anniversary: Horsell Common and the Heat Ray - YouTube[/ame]


ps Sound is a bit crappy in the clip, but at the show the sound was excellent.

Yeah "show" stupid predictive text.
No one else seen Buckeroo Banzai then?!

Originally Posted by incisor

war of the worlds album 1and2 - YouTube

We must be of the same vintage , I brought the album when It first came out way back when , then It was brought for me in CD form . I took the good lady to see war of the worlds a few years back at the Melbourne Tennis Centre . That was a great Concert . My son who is now in his mid 30s recently was saying to his partner how he was exposed to It as a child , anyway we put It on . Now that's something I haven't done for quite a while , and guess what , he said do you know dad I quite like It , It's not as bad as It used to be !!..

Yeah I had the album, sent away for the booklet as well. Later bought it on double cassette to play in the car. Had it on CD but lost it in one of my many moves as a younger man with wife n little kids. If I ever see it again I'll buy it again. Love it. Jeff Wayne u da man.

Cheers Rod

Yep, I also have it on vinyl tucked away somewhere. Awesome.

I have a copy of the original on MP3 which I enjoy putting on if Im in for a reasonable drive along dark country roads ... builds the atmosphere..


I also love the 'new' version.