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It’s a killing machine

A couple of items from the desk of our trainspotting department.

British TV series SAS Rogue Heroes is a WW2 action/adventure drama based on “mostly true” events. What it lacks in historical accuracy, it makes up in the entertainment value. And a very anachronistic soundtrack. Season 2, episode 5 features a convoy of said rogue heroes spiritedly driving behind the enemy lines to blow something up, accompanied by the studio version of the Highway Star. It was a big chunk of the track — from the main riff to just after Jon’s solo, then skipping to the end.

From the other side of the pond, an upcoming episode of a “tough guy in a pickle” series Reacher (season 3, episode 6) is titled Smoke on the Water. No further details yet. The episode is scheduled to be released on March 13, 2025.

Thanks to Mad Hatter and Kick Koopman for the info.



7 Comments to “It’s a killing machine”:

  1. 1
    Uwe Hornung says:

    Crap, not available for streaming in the Vaterland currently. Not because I want to listen to Highway Star – I have other options for that 😂 – but because I take an interest in WW II cinema and history as some of you might have noticed here by now. 😎

  2. 2
    John says:

    & then there’s this unusual item…

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QjNvHsSacg

    Different, Shocking! So how come I like it?.

  3. 3
    James Gemmell says:

    I saw the same about ‘Smoke’ being featured in that Season 3 episode. That’s a kick-a** series. Love it. Should be grand.
    P.S. One of my favorite rock albums from the 1970s: Black Oak Arkansas’ “Ain’t Life Grand” with Jim Dandy on lead vocals and Tommy Aldridge on the kit.

  4. 4
    John M. says:

    Both series’ are highly recommended, and a great barnstorming watch with an excellent rock music soundtrack. Series 2 Episode 5 is where Highway Star is used to great effect for a couple of minutes, as the SAS blaze cross-country, casually shooting up roadblocks and checkpoints.

  5. 5
    Uwe Hornung says:

    John @2: Wow, that is extremely well done, capturing the essence of Glenn’s singing and songwriting plus also creaming the WS original into the ground of mediocrity.

    This stuff is getting dangerous, it really is.

    You may like or disdain Glenn, but both his singing and his songwriting is immediately recognizable. As is his bass playing.

  6. 6
    Karin Verndal says:

    Long Gone win Gillan has just been fixed up a bit and is really good 🤩

    https://youtu.be/KKkhyai50Uw?si=UqnfHwOMfeSDBQAP

  7. 7
    Nick says:

    Uwe @1:

    do not despair, in terms of cinematic history, it aims more towards Inglourious Basterds rather than Band of Brothers or Stalingrad.

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