Matt Berry: an incomparable musical adventure

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Matt Berry - the IT Crowd, Garth Marenghi, Toast etc and maker of 10 delightfully psychedelic albums - grew up in a home with only two records, Gladys Knight and Status Quo, neither ever played. But there was a tape of "sporting bloopers". His voyage through pop music was unusual and extraordinary. Abba's music was profoundly sad. Kate Bush was "frightening". His first gig was a French instrumentalist in Docklands. This touches on Mike Oldfield, '70s TV themes, Gary Numan ("who had the last laugh"), obscure psychedelia, making music that sounds like it was recorded underwater and his present from Jean Michel Jarre.
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@spanglestein66 3 ай бұрын

That cold sadness at the core of the Scandinavian soul …..ah , so true

@friendlier 2 жыл бұрын

I've loved Mr. Berry for a long time. So wonderful that he's being recognized more and more, and not only for his hysterical shows, but for his music as well.

@janmerrills4183 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in love with Matt Berry..lived abroad so only just found him as Lazlo..that voice. Sooo irreverent..just love him

@kalysss Жыл бұрын

so do I !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@bobfollen8262 2 жыл бұрын

I met Mr Matt a few times when I lived in London. We have mutual friends in Stuart Silver and Kim Noble (both were also in Garth Marenghi). The first thing he did in the street... was point at my lapel and shout "thhhhat's A Nice Badge" (it was a David Bowie "Sound and Vision" thing). He's funny, and when isn't being funny, is even unfortunately even funnier and nice. For me he's so right about those initial childhood memories of Pop and Music. I remember watching Freddie at Live Aid and thought he was just an energetic cheeky plumber who scrubbed up very well.

@rachelknox1195 2 жыл бұрын

Listening to Matt talk music feels like a warm hug to the soul. My library just got a bit longer and I can't wait to explore more of the artists and albums that inspired my favorite musician.

@GrantTregellas 2 жыл бұрын

New series of "Toast". Yes!!

@neonatalpenguin 2 жыл бұрын

For someone who has such great comic timing as an actor, he seems like an endearingly shy and awkward human being.

@markwatkins8309 2 жыл бұрын

Fair observation. I found myself skimming through to see if he appeared more interested but to me he seemed to come across as though his mind was elsewhere. Fantastic comedy actor, it has to be said.

@neonatalpenguin 2 жыл бұрын

@@markwatkins8309 I think it is just shyness. He did warm up during the last 15 minutes. Same thing happened on the Adam Buxton podcast.

@markwatkins8309 2 жыл бұрын

@@neonatalpenguin Fair enough. Thanks.

@davidsanderson5918 2 жыл бұрын

Over the decades I've watched SO many people in comedy reveal themselves as being rather shy people. On the whole I'd say the majority are that way actually. They pump up a persona for their day job but when off duty.....very different indeed!!

@davidsanderson5918 2 жыл бұрын

@@neonatalpenguin Really gorged on the Adam Buxton podcasts during last year's lockdowns and devoured the book as well....annoyed that he'd beat me to it in writing such a book, grrrrr!! I even watched my Adam and Joe Dvd again too, Got a bit Buxtoned out as a result to be honest and haven't kept up with it for a while. Ha ha!

@nigelcarren 2 жыл бұрын

"Was she the most beautiful woman I have ever seen... or the scariest?" Mr Berry describing dating in the French countryside so Succinctly. 🇬🇧🏆😉

@luciaestrada3010 7 ай бұрын

I love his music so much I listen to it every day

@FatNorthernBigot 2 жыл бұрын

"Toast of Tinseltown" will be awesome!

@jimjiminyjaroo300 2 жыл бұрын

I was so happy to hear that.

@markgordon4368 2 жыл бұрын

What a gem of an interview

@darthmaule 2 жыл бұрын

At least here in the states it is hard to find people talking about Matt berry music! Love this interview

@Fog99horn 2 жыл бұрын

Very excellent. Started well, and got better and better. By the end of the cast I was literally wetting myself (not literally). Matt Berry - he lives my life. Self-deprecating and humble, but massive respect to the guy for designing the seemingly perfect creative life for himself. Great stuff.

@chrishyde1216 2 жыл бұрын

Started watching this with the intention of just checking it out for a few mins (I have work to do) and was totally gripped, so watched the whole thing. Now I need to get that work done. Felt I was in a convo between three mates in a pub talking about music that matters to us. More with Matt please.

@Guapito1973 2 жыл бұрын

He’s right about ABBA. I’m the same age as Matt and remember being 4 or 5 and thinking there was sadness in their songs.

@annother3350 2 жыл бұрын

It's just a touch of melancholy which people seem afraid of nowadays

@fayesouthall6604 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah

@spanglestein66 3 ай бұрын

I too watched Kate bush on the TOPS …..as a 9 yrs old …..definitely stirred something in my pre pubescent loins 😂

@loweffort9399 2 жыл бұрын

what we do in the shadows is the f´ing best! And please tell Matt Berry that he is the best!! please

@CONSIDERABLYMORE1 2 жыл бұрын

Love the way Matt is a Numan fan and calls them out for being part of the music media’s systematic destruction if the great man’s career for two decades.

@noggindude5012 2 жыл бұрын

Interviews with Matt Berry are rare. This is fantastic. Asking about the psychedelic portion or his art or the influence on which was a fantastic use of your opportunity. Thank you much for this bit of musical insight into, what i believe, is a great artistic creator of our time.

@paulmichaelconnell495 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty unique set of tastes and influences for a guy of his age - or any age.

@DadgeCity 2 жыл бұрын

I admit it - when this popped up I thought it was Nick Berry! Being very old, I hadn't ever known much about Matt, but this was a great edition of the vodcast and I'm suddenly a fan of his.

@thehighlandhamster 2 жыл бұрын

Shame you couldn't have got Clem Fandango on this show...

@Pete-Fisher 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Fascinating to find out about Matt's musical side - especially as a home recording enthusiast who's also had a go at playing everything myself! Just for nerds who care for such detail - the pedal Jean Michel gave Matt is an Electro Harmonix Small Stone phaser, incidentally also featured on Radiohead's OK Computer, one of Matt's other favourite bands. Jean Michel used two of them on Oxygene, in stereo, so he must have kept one of them...

@stuartrobin6332 2 жыл бұрын

The title track of The Blue Elephant will be in my end of year list for sure.

@ozogozo 2 жыл бұрын

As soon as this finished I checked out Full Circle by Forest on KZfaq because I hadn't heard of them either and it is magnificent

@jimmycampbell78 2 жыл бұрын

That was the record he held up that intrigued me the most too. I like discovering new prog related stuff and there’s so much of it between 1969-1973, cool albums by largely forgotten bands. Just finished watching this video and on my way to check them out now.

@moodyonroody5313 2 жыл бұрын

Loving the new Toast MB ..... yeah Sparks really creeped me out!

@jennibee3842 Ай бұрын

Jesus Christ Superstar did that to me too. In fact I learned the whole story of Christ through that album. I think the interpretation is genius. And that music...just so moving.

@michaelsterckx4120 2 жыл бұрын

Made me pull out his TV Themes album last night. I'm on a Geoff Love and Music for Pleasure thing at the moment, so perfect stuff.

@glyngasson8450 Жыл бұрын

Matt Berry has lived my life, my first album was Tubular Bells at age 10. I was obsessed with the Jesus Christ Superstar film and I have seen it at least 10 times, got the original album as well

@K._Oss Жыл бұрын

There’s more to Professor Bainbridge than meets the eye..

@rozzgrey801 2 жыл бұрын

I found the MiniMoog nonchalantly sitting in the background to be very distracting. That Moog's got an attitude.

@drumgold23 2 жыл бұрын

Find someone who looks at you like Matt looks at that first Casio at 20:14 and hold them very close.

@neilbiggin 2 ай бұрын

Ha!! Totally. It was my first love too, I was amazed when he pulled it out. All my first doodles were on that and an organ, I felt like we shared a moment and started out in such a similar way.

@m-tetsuo 2 жыл бұрын

The grease band yeah! you guys know your stuff. Love Matt Berry's work, one of my favourite contemporary artists

@jimjiminyjaroo300 2 жыл бұрын

Toast of tinsel town?!🤩🥳

@grantryder5463 2 жыл бұрын

Just been for a walk listening to the latest podcast then KZfaq offers this up to watch when I returned. Both highly enjoyable, Well done Mark and David...or David and Mark!

@BarleyC 2 жыл бұрын

Yay! That was great! I had one of those little Casio keyboards too, back in 1981! Now I'm off to check out Full Circle by Forest...

@haroldwalton932 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting show, as always. Matt is a delight

@simonwild428 2 жыл бұрын

YES!!!

@kingdhansak 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. I can totally see why he loves Full Circle by Forest, can hear the influence in his folkier music. (David: it is on Harvest).

@krisscanlon4051 2 жыл бұрын

Bloody 'ell finally Oldfield is mentioned! You can't waltz into the middle of these videos BTW. Ya think Crises woulda been in his bag lol Love you Berry you bounder you steal the show on WWDIS.

@keef71 2 жыл бұрын

a lot of '70s/80s theme tunes were done exactly as Matt described his versions but you only heard the bits actually used over the titles/credits. First 30s or so was for the opening titles and the last bit for the closing credits, with a minute or so of weird mis-matched wig-out in the middle. e.g. Two Ronnies. i have several saved from nostalgia sites like TV Cream etc. but originally would've been released on LPs. Regarding the BBC they were often Big Band-style (think of Ronnie Hazlehurst etc.) but late-'70s/early '80s a lot came from the Radiophonic Workshop. Many tunes were composed by Richard Denton & Martin Cook

@null.dev. Жыл бұрын

Matt Berry and Johnny Depp would have some awesome parties together I think ,p

@chrisharper6088 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoy Matt Berry work seen him a couple of times, one at bedford, idea if matt does another themes album., start with the opening titles of The Sweeney and finish with the excellent slow version at the end of The Sweeney as final song on the album.

@barbarakirk3064 2 жыл бұрын

Radcliffe & Maconie played the full version of the opening theme, noticing a funk-proggy middle bit!

@michaelmouse4024 Жыл бұрын

Jarre gives you a pedal. You can consider yourself blessed.

@rodentoftheastrowaste1414 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah, i second what Mr. Berry is saying. Full Circle by Forest is so good. You really should check it out

@djlewis5149 2 жыл бұрын

Should have picked ‘ramblin man’ by the Allman brothers

@chonbaquer 9 ай бұрын

what album is shown just before the doors?

@Smudgie 2 жыл бұрын

"Incontipants. Nappies for men"

@duncanparsons 2 жыл бұрын

"Wet Sounds".. wasn't that by The Beach Boys..?

@deadbadgerrecords1656 2 жыл бұрын

i would give my little toe for his early recordings! ok toenail!

@philmus1 2 жыл бұрын

The first Jesus on Jesus Christ Superstar - Ian Gillan

@BriguyO 2 жыл бұрын

His love for JCS explains his AD/BC: A Rock Opera. Hilarious homage!

@miketomlin6040 2 жыл бұрын

I liked Oldfield and Jarre aged 14, then you hear Reich,Riley, Glass et al and realise how average they are. Hergest Ridge has held up well.

@fayesouthall6604 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant album

@gweflj 2 жыл бұрын

Jarre still holds IMO.

@miketomlin6040 2 жыл бұрын

@@gweflj He's not well rated these days, but back then his sounds interested folks who were largely unaware of people not producing more commercial electronic efforts.