Grant Loud Music Compilation 1971
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Most of us didn't have our daily teen escapades broadcast on national television (or we'd all be in trouble!), but Grant Loud did. For 7 months in 1971 the family of Bill and Pat Loud of Santa Barbara, California were subjected to near-microscopic examination of their lives in what has come to be recognized as the first foray into so-called "reality TV." It can be debated which television programs were the true forerunners of reality TV, but there's little doubt that in format and structure the 12-part Loud series mirrored more closely than previous offerings what we today have come to recognize as reality TV.
"An American Family," as it was called, would not be broadcast until over a year later in 1973 after the roughly 300 hours of film footage had been edited down. Viewer reaction at the time was mixed; and largely divided among generational lines. Younger viewers enjoyed it because the Loud kids were close to their own age and going through the same joys and travails. Older viewers were less enthusiastic because the Louds were nothing like the Cleavers. While the degree of outrage in some quarters has been exaggerated in recent reviews of the documentary, it is worth remembering that at that time viewers had nothing within that particular realm of "reality TV" to measure it against, and as a result the Loud's were quickly labeled by some as a dysfunctional family. Now that we've had an opportunity to view the recent onslaught of reality TV shows -- where being truly dysfunctional is more often than not a prerequisite -- the Loud's come off appearing like a beacon of stability.
But back to Grant: Seventeen-years-old at the time of filming, Grant was the youngest son in the family. Compared to his brothers -- particularly Lace -- he seemed somewhat laconic at times, but he was funny, smart and talented.
Okay, enough lead-in...what do we have here? Things kick off with Grant and a band -- which included brother Kevin on bass -- performing "Summertime Blues." A portion of this performance has appeared elsewhere on CZcams -- minus the maniacal laugh at 1:05 which was among its highlights!
Up next, after a brief scene at a piano, Grant is seen engaged in a poolside chat with his parents; edited here to focus primarily on the comments connected to his musical aspirations. Grant had previously worked with a construction crew which created concrete curbs -- shoveling, scraping, sweeping...the whole routine. His parents wanted him to return to the curb crew again during the summer before high school resumed, but he wanted to devote his energies during that period to improving the prospects of his band. Far from being a slacker, he had actually done more manual labor than most teenagers. But Bill and Pat expected a lot from their kids and in the end he complied with their wishes and returned to sweating under the blazing sun with the curb-creating concrete gang!
One of the concerns expressed by the mother during the pool chat was that her son spent too much time in his room. It's not unusual, of course, for creative kids to spend lengthy periods holed up in their bedrooms; the sanctuary of which becomes a haven for fostering creativity...and to avoid film crews. Maybe Grant should have burst into the Beach Boys' song "In My Room" during the pool chat! The mother had expressed similar bewilderment over her oldest son Lance -- whom she was still coming to terms with -- once spending inordinate lengths of time in his room, which she mentioned during a conversation with him in a video I've posted at • Lance Loud Compilation... So perhaps her real concern with Grant's room-dwelling habits was rooted in not wanting to see him go through what his older brother had gone through while sorting out his place in the world.
The pool scene is followed with Grant performing the songs "Apeman" by the Kinks (a scene shown elsewhere on CZcams) and "Mother Nature's Son" by the Beatles for his mom and sisters Delilah and Michele. The performance made clear that his time spent "plunking on the guitar" had been well spent.
This is followed by Grant and the band (again including Kevin on bass) rehearsing a unique take on the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's song "Tent," which they are next shown performing at their high school during a rally. As the band's guitarist described it while pitching the idea to a teacher: "We were thinking of putting on this little rock 'n' roll music extravaganza. It's kind of a satire on rock 'n' roll, and it lasts about five minutes. And there's a whole lot of singing and acting all over the field. It's a theatrical type thing...." The end result makes one wonder if Lux Interior of the Cramps saw Grant Loud back in the day and got some ideas for what he'd be doing five years later!
So did Grant hang on to his musical passions? You bet. Check out his Facebook page and have a listen to some GREAT songs: tinyurl.com/Gra...
He was an absolute doll!
Bill Loud would have had the clan rushing headlong into soul-destroying careers. Kevin appeared to be Bill's protege at the time, but, as these band clips demonstrate, Kevin was letting his ya's ya's out, too. I will always love this family, and they appeared quite glamorous to a repressed, midwestern poor boy. Some of us lived in Ohio, some in California's French Riviera.
THANK YOU for pulling these clips together! The picture and definitely the sound quality is better than most of the clips from the show that are currently posted here. And I finally get to hear his rendition of Mother Nature's Son. I ♥ Grant!
Have always loved this series and felt a connection with Grant who is a few years younger than me. I went through a similar experience with my dad about my future and as he so eloquently put it to me while we were on summer vacation after I finished a year of college with no intention of going back or seriously looking for a job: " in September you will either be in school , or working, or you will not be living here"
You are great! Superb! Original! Brothers, sisters, that IS it! God bless you! Cheers from Greece!
I was 13 when this was first on TV and watched every episode. What's interesting compared to reality shows today is that no one seems very comfortable being on camera. The parents seem particularly self conscious.
These damn kids today, sitting around in their rooms just plunking on their guitars and watching TV and eating and sleeping...back in MY day we had to go to work when we were 6 years old, dammit! And we had to walk to school 5 miles each way. None of this sitting around and playing our guitars, no sir!
hebneh lol I thought the same thing! My mom used to be on me like that too-and uh-oh I did the same thing to my kid!
And those five miles were uphill...BOTH WAYS.
mitchellkarera my dad tried to pull that scam too. He did have 6 brothers and sisters so I thought he was being sincere when he talked of being lucky if they got cold grits for breakfast....awww.
My Grandma called bullshit, they owned and lived on a working farm- she said it was usual for her to cook up a platter of pork chops and biscuits for breakfast. She always had freshly baked pies made and other baked goods- dinner was fresh garden vegetables, ham or sausages my grandad cured himself. I mean it was dang awesome! School was several miles- but ughh...this was in the 1950’s not the 1800’s, so of course they had school buses!
Why old people always say the same thing??
Plucking, not plunking.
I'll bet that scene at the pool brings back memories for a lot of people. Those who were artistically inclined could count on their parents eventually attempting to prod something in the way of progress along. This was almost a rite of passage!
Check in if you were there and where you are now.
Gee I remember when all us kids had acne and there wasn't a lot we could do about it.
Kinks Beatles Bonzo Dog Band!!! Good taste
I saw you guys play at Mark Sendraks Cast Party. Someone stole the Sendraks Persian Rugs.
I remember having a tug over the mother when I was about 12. Plsd to see she did look good back then.
Reminded me of Jackie O. Had a wank meself...
Who were the Loud family to begin with?
That dude reminds me of Christian Bale back in his Little Women days.
Always thought he was way more talented than Lance.
2:45. What modern song uses that? What song is that? I must know! It's killing me!
The name of the 2:45 song is "Baba O'Riley" by the rock band The Who. The song is often mistakenly called "Teenage Wasteland" after the phrase repeated throughout the song.
Thanks a bunch. I totally know this song, of course. I had a feeling I'd feel like a fool after the discovery.
Jim Carey!!
Pat looks stoned 🙃
Lisa Murphy She was.
mom is very pretty