Tales from the Tour Bus: Rock 'n' Roll on the Road
2015 · 60 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 14 VOTES · DIR. Chris Rodley
Overview
Rock legend and tour bus aficionado Rick Wakeman takes us on a time-travelling trip through the decades in this first-hand account of rockers on the road from the late 1950s to the 80s and beyond. It's a secret history of transport cafes, transit vans, B&Bs, sleepless roadies and of loved ones left at home or, on one occasion, by the roadside. Also audiences both good and bad, and the gigs themselves - from the early variety package to the head clubs, the stadiums, and the pubs.
Dialogue Timeline — 984 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:02 One, two, three, four, five, six!
00:02:50 You'd hear language in the coach all the time.
00:05:25 It was a red Bedford van and it had windows all the way around
00:07:57 We thought, "Oh, it'll be coalminers waiting for a fight.
00:10:47 ♪ Bet you can't keep up with me
00:13:14 Throughout the '60s
00:15:28 And they would kind of mother you. They would think
00:18:07 stop six times
00:21:16 Because we had six drum kits.
00:24:17 ♪ Will she make it?
00:26:47 You know, their right hand only goes so far.
00:29:26 Initially, purple hearts and speed, you know, amphetamine
00:32:09 came off of the stage but this wasn't really good enough
00:34:49 ♪ Another town left behind another drink, completely blind
00:37:01 We did a recording in Monnow Studio in Wales
00:39:19 you really felt you'd made it.
00:42:15 The boys that we knew that were playing didn't want to know.
00:44:25 That's the trouble with being cooped up in vans
00:46:44 All these kind of things, you know?
00:49:23 The ultimate expression of the true tedium of touring.
00:51:28 After 30 years on the road, here we are, back touring on British Rail
00:54:13 Where there's a will, there's a way.
00:56:47 If I was told by my agent one day
25:19:06 the Blackpool Opera House.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed984
Dialogue density16.4 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line25:19:06
Production Record
DirectorChris Rodley
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes14