I'm often being asked about what albums, radio shows and audiobooks were the inspiration for Rockford's Rock Opera. There are free downloads of Douglas Adam's 'Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy', Nilssen's 'The Point' and Roger Glover's 'Butterfly Ball' available if you look to some of the web's more murky audio download sites, however, if you like Rockford's Rock Opera I recommend you buy these works from a reputable supplier, listen and enjoy...
... just as I did...
A bit of detail: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is, of course, a classic sci-fi audiobook produced by the BBC based on Dougles Adam's scripts. The Butterfly Ball was written by ex Deep Purple bass player, Roger Glover, and is wonderful selection of story songs inspired by the pictures of artist Alan Aldrich (who also did many pictures of the Beatles songs). The Point! by Harry Nilssen is less well known but is a wonderful hippy story, narrated by the author about a boy called Oblio and his dog, Arrow.
I also have to mention Jeff Wayne's 'War of the Worlds' which I listened to constantly for about a year. There have been lots of other albums of course, including Sgt Pepper and Ogden's Nutgone Flake by the Small Faces, plus The Jungle Book that I've spent many a happy hour with. And I suppose they've all inspired our own aventure in sound, Rockford's Rock Opera. Take a listen - free - and see what you think!
... just as I did...
A bit of detail: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is, of course, a classic sci-fi audiobook produced by the BBC based on Dougles Adam's scripts. The Butterfly Ball was written by ex Deep Purple bass player, Roger Glover, and is wonderful selection of story songs inspired by the pictures of artist Alan Aldrich (who also did many pictures of the Beatles songs). The Point! by Harry Nilssen is less well known but is a wonderful hippy story, narrated by the author about a boy called Oblio and his dog, Arrow.
I also have to mention Jeff Wayne's 'War of the Worlds' which I listened to constantly for about a year. There have been lots of other albums of course, including Sgt Pepper and Ogden's Nutgone Flake by the Small Faces, plus The Jungle Book that I've spent many a happy hour with. And I suppose they've all inspired our own aventure in sound, Rockford's Rock Opera. Take a listen - free - and see what you think!
