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[@deborahrobertson8606]

The Move is a highly respected band in the UK. Roy Wood is respected and loved for a string of classics -with his distinctive humour, Englishness and originality. We love him!! I thoroughly enjoyed this. It evokes the incendiary creativity of that time. Thank you. But your final assessment is unduly sombre. Their music is loved. They are not forgotten!

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! After publishing this video I have really come to appreciate how beloved the Move are to many, many people! Thanks again!

[@thebrownshadowrecords7966]

Both these comments are great!

[@chickenlips2010]

Kudos for making this man, there's not enough stuff on The Move. What a great band they were!

[@PWilliamGrimm]

I really appreciate you watching and I hope you liked it! Best, PWG

[@aramboodakian9554]

I discovered The Move in the early 70s. Living in the USA I had not heard of them during the 60s. Subsequently I fell in love with there music “Moving On”, “Message from the Country” then best of albums filling for me in the 60s era of their career. Love all their stuff.

[@bennybongosbigolebonanza894]

I’m a huge fan of The Move. I moved from the Suburbs of Chicago to the city aged 20 to do music and my neighbors in the coach house behind the 3-flat I lived in were older musicians with 1000s of records. I had stopped smoking pot and the first time I got high again (they smoked every day) they happened to put on a Move record- Hello Susie blew my mind! I later found their greatest hits album sealed in a record shop for $8. Incredible band.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thata's an amazing story about the weed and Hello Susie - nice pairing! If you like that tune, you should check out my doco on Amen Corner, who had a hit covering Hello Susie, which Roy Wood requested they do. If you are still digging The Move, consider listening to co-founder Trevor Burton's last album before he retired in 2018, called Long Play. Beautiful thing (full disclosure --> I produced it). You can also watch a doco on the making of the album, and Trevor tells some great stories of his life and music. Thanks again for watching and commenting, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed making it. And thanks for subscribing to my channel! I'm working on some new projects now to put up soonish that you might dig. Thanks again! Best, PWG

[@CC-nx8we]

Minor League?! I take exception to this slur of one of the world's most creative and dynamic rock bands. The Monkees were minor league. The Move was major league despite the charts.

[@scottlucas9551]

Thanks. Any exposure given to the Move is sorely needed. Unsung heroes of British rock. And, Roy Wood's songs were amazing and clever constructions that are every bit as good as those of Pete Townsend or Ray Davies, yet most people have never heard them. Your documentary helps remedy that.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks so much for watching and I agree with all you say! Best, PWG

[@rodhmu]

I love The Move, a string of timeless pop classics. Roy Wood is one of Rock's all time great songwriters.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

And Carl Wayne one of the best lead singers.

[@TheMav41]

Roy Wood evolved into a genius during this time since he wrote all of their songs. No Roy Wood, no ELO. Glad that Jeff brought him along when the were inducted into the RRHOF.

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Yes it was very important for Roy to be there.

[@sarahloughlin3724]

Exactly! Roy Wood paved the way for ELO to become successful. Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne were both equally talented musically.

[@foreverblueclassics]

I enjoyed that but I don't agree with the comment that they were "minor league". I accept they're not well known in the US but they were a major band in the UK between 1967 and 1972 with 7 Top 10 hits (including one #1, two #2s and one #3) and two others that just missed the Top 10. And of course their demise led to ELO and Wizzard. Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne are musical giants and it all started in The Move. A brilliant band that should have been huge in the US but made it big in the UK. For what it's worth my favourite has always been 'Night of Fear', their first hit, with a riff derived from the 1812 Overture! Again, Roy Wood is a genius and The Move remain a favourite of mine, as do Wizzard and ELO. Thanks for the upload 👍

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad you liked it! I agree with you, if I could make this doco again, I would not use that language, "minor league," I didn't mean to minimize the band - but was rather trying to emphasize what might have been, with slightly different circumstances. The Move were a great band - Night of Fear is my favourite as well - and was the starting place of so much other great stuff. Thanks again for watching and commenting! Best, PWG

[@foreverblueclassics]

@@PWilliamGrimm And thank you for uploading it! The more people who become aware of this great band, especially Roy Wood, the better!

[@ChilliCheezdog]

I worked alongside Rick Price's nephew in the 1990s. It still blows my mind that my favourite band, ELO, came from my home town. I honestly had no idea. When I first listened to ELO, in 1983, those guys could have come from New York, for all I knew. I walked past Bev Bevan in the street in 1984. The look on my face. I nearly fucking died.

[@bertswitzer1967]

The Move were one of the greatest rock bands of the 60,anyone who is unaware of that fact does not really know the 60,s. They were right up there with The Who talent wise had some of the best songs of the era. It,s true they did not crack America but in no way does that take away from what they achieved musically . I live in the USA i got their first records in 1966 shipped from England followed them till the broke up i saw all the greats at the time Zep, Who, Cream Beck ect. and i consider The Move to be a legend in that time period their music after all this time holds up very well Roy Wood was one of the best song writers of the era and the clips show that the rest of the boys could knock it out of the park on stage The Move A Great band all involved should be very proud to have been a part of it.

[@golden.lights.twinkle2329]

One of the top British 'mod' bands along with The Who, The Small Faces and The Creation. They were never the same after Carl Wayne departed. My favourite song is "Fire Brigade".

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I hope you enjoyed the doco. Best, PWG

[@trevorastley1727]

One the most under rated Bands ever...Haunting Melodic Tunes. Pure Genius.

[@kasperkjrsgaard1447]

Underrated? Never. They were highly rated. A band that would turn into ELO can’t be dismissed as underrated.

[@sarahloughlin3724]

@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne are both pure genius!

[@MegaElvisd]

My father saw them with Hendrix in 68 when he visited England. He said that Bonzo Dog, Joe Cocker, and the Byrds were on the bill, but the Move simply blew everyone away. When he got back to Mississippi he vainly tried to find any records by them, but they just weren't to be found, even in the cities. They became this mystery band that he'd tell everyone about, but nobody had heard of.

[@MegaElvisd]

​@The SNES Man Nah, maybe you could find them in a coastal city, but not where he lived.

[@stevenbaker7696]

@@thesnesman5235 They didn't have a deal in the u.s.a. until 1970 I think ...😲

[@MegaElvisd]

@@thesnesman5235 I can assure you that you could not find records by artists who weren't big hit stars where I'm from until the 1990's. My father and his friends would literally road trip to Atlanta to get stuff by groups like the Soft Machine or the Fugs. It was the same for me in the 1980's. You couldn't find records by Black Flag, Bauhaus, or 45 Grave then. Just because you had a "deal" with a foreign distributor doesn't mean your stuff trickled down to small towns or even many small-to-mid size cities. Controversial stuff would be defacto banned in the rural South. Pre-internet was a different world.

[@stevenbaker7696]

@@thesnesman5235 Don't hate me, I just looked on Discogs!🥺

[@neonfroot]

​​@@MegaElvisd I think that alot of British indie bands were discouraged from having their albums sold in the pre-1990 American South because of Cold War patriotism where America wanted to be number one in everything. Capitol Records intentionally fudged Beatles albums because they were upset about a group of British guys running circles around American John Does.

[@JOHNWLOUCKS]

i loved the Move since I first heard them in1966-67 , My band here in the states even did a few of their songs. Easily one of the most talented bands ever!

[@livy1962]

One of my absolute favourite 60's bands.

[@snafujag100]

Thanks for this. Always loved the Move. Roy Woods solo album Boulders, on which he plays all instruments, is one of my all time favourites!

[@jjstrumr692]

Loved the 'Looking On' and 'Message From the Country' albums. Jeff Lynne put a kick into the style of the song structure that I really liked.

[@Dermot2927]

Agreed. Skimmed over in this documentary.

[@TheGarageJump]

I really enjoyed this documentary. A lot of emotion in the delivery, especially at the end. Thank you for posting. I have so much to learn about 'The Move', though am in awe of Roy Wood's unique songwriting genius and style. My current favourite is 'Curly' - a perfect pop song. Is that not the aspiration?

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I'm really glad you liked it. And, yes, Curly is a classic! Thanks again and best wishes. PWG

[@marshalloneill]

The Move weren't minor league. They were a tight, well repected live UK band who influenced a lot of others and had some great hits. 'I can hear the grass grow' particularly stands up all these years later as a great song which still sounds fresh and sharp.

[@markjamesmeli2520]

Carl Wayne was the lead vocalist in the Hollies from 2000 to his passing.

[@mrretrovampire]

A really nice tribute to the Move . Thanks so much for posting this !!

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Roy was a visionary and a statesman of the scene.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it and hope you enjoyed the doc. Roy sure was a visionary!

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

@@PWilliamGrimm you are highly welcome.

[@kurikokaleidoscope]

Absolutely brilliant ❤

[@elgrandwazir1]

Thank you very much for this presentation. The original 5 piece were matchless live.

[@TinSandwichUK]

Unfortunately I was just a couple of years too young to see them live but fortunate to play at a back street pub where Trevor Burton started to get his own band together, a short time after he'd spent 5 years or so with The Steve Gibbons Band After a couple of years Trevor had got the reputation of being the best pub and small club band in town. He was happy doing what he was doing now he'd got his own band together. He didn't strive for fame as he'd been there and done that as a teenager, he just played what he wanted to play the way he likes to play. An truly amazing band to see. I took a pal to see him one night at the pub I mentioned, he worked for the UK magazine The Guitarist, and in my opinion (based on dozens of gigs I'd seen) Trevor was just a little under par that night. I said to him after the gig that it was a pity he didn't catch him on one of his finer nights. He just dropped his jaw and said ' Whaaat, you mean he plays better than this? This is the best pub band I've seen ever'.

[@maddog8621]

Great doc about one of the most talented and exciting bands from a period when excitement and talent was a baseline. The Move managed to stand out even in that fevered, productive era

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks a lot for watching, I really appreciate it. I am glad you enjoyed it. The Move no doubt rocks and I loved making this doc. Thanks again for waching. Check out my video on Amen Corner - you might like it. Best, PWG

[@maddog8621]

@@PWilliamGrimm Looking forward to the next!

[@nonadolmetsch8363]

Many of the comments here reflect some brilliant truths about both the Move and the documentary itself. But there are also many errors in the story being told here. Once could write entire page of thems. I first saw the Move in London as a club band at the Marquee in 1966 and realized their talent as five distinctly different personalities. This remained true throughout the band's existence and contributed to the fluidity and changing personnel and styles. One never quite knew what to expect from the Move from record to record and that was one of the endearing things about them. So, while they lacked the promotion and attention in the United States (something shared by a great many UK bands like the Small Faces and Dave Dee etc.) they really were top drawer in many other places and their final demise was sorely noted.

[@shippy555]

I enjoyed this, thanks. "Flowers in the Rain" was the first disc to be played on BBC RADIO 1 in Sept 1967, not BBC 1, which is a TV station. I still enjoyed this, thanks for all your work on it. It must have taken a while to piece this together. One of my favourite tracks is "Tonight" from 1971.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@donwershba2319]

Thanks for this. Wish there had been a bit more on SHAZAM, which I consider to be one the the greatest pop records of all time - I still listen to it frequently and it still holds up in every respect 54 years after release. A great unsung hero was its engineer, Gerald Chevin (Advision Studios) who is still with us today.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for watching and commenting! I agree that Shazam is a great album. I tend to favor the earlier work and the first album, but have grown to really appreciate Shazam and the catalog after that too. Thanks again! Best, PWG

[@davidfischer6923]

Thanks for having this

[@Vina_Ravyn]

One of my favorite bands ever. I never tire of hipping Sabbath and grunge fans - oh yeah? Check out the Move and Roy Wood as Tony Iommi stated Roy was his introduction to drop d tuning. Brontosaurus is one of the heaviest songs ever. Long live the Move!!!!

[@ste123456754]

still got that song brontosaurus bought in 1970 i was 15 at the time couldnt stop playing it when i got home great song

[@peteturnpenney5313]

This may have been mentioned elsewhere, but Joe Boyd´s excellent autobiography ´White Bicycles´ includes a lengthy first-hand testimony of just how good the original lineup was during the Marquee residency period. I was a dedicated fan from ´66, but, as I was only 12 years old and up in Leicester, couldn´t get to see them.

[@desmagennis7830]

Great video …I learned loads about the “move” …thanks 👌

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidfischer6923]

Thanks for posting this ELO,s original name was The Move I like Both The Move And ELO grat bands There is no more good singers

[@KurtI2525]

That TV fire axe freakout is one of the most awesome things ever.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

amazing to watch, right?!

[@digrist4627]

The Move were a great group. Saw them live many times in the late ‘60s.

[@sampoernaquatrain1710]

Thanks for this! A few typos here and there, which you acknowledge, but an excellent documentary that needed to be made. Thanks for actually showing some of the artifacts that don't seem to be any other place! I for one had never actually SEEN the Flowers in the Rain postcard!

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@robertthompson6346]

Thanks for this respectful tribute

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it! Best, PWG

[@greitje50]

I've just recently discovered the Move and have been listening to anything I can find about them. I'm 67 years old and don't remember hearing about the Move when I was a teen. Roy Wood is a genius! Thanks for this documentary even though I disagree with some of it.

[@EvgenyShuvalov]

Roy and Jeff are genius both. That's why they couldn't work together. It is hard way.

[@ghostestate443]

I would recommend looking for the Birmingham Beat episode of Rock Family Trees, which shows how The Move evolved into ELO and Wizzard.

[@robmac6508]

P. William Grimm - Thanks for creating a great documentary on a much loved but underappreciated band

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate it!

[@MrDunkiep]

Thanks for doing a great job putting that together. Enjoyable.😊

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for watching. I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Best, PWG

[@tonymeehan7859]

what a great doc! History I really never knew about the grass roots of ELO / The Move. Your never too old to learn thats for sure

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Hi Tony: I'm really glad you enjoyed the doc. The Move were an amazing bad. Thanks for watching! Best, PWG

[@J85323]

Loved this documentary 👍

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks so much for watching. I'm really glad you enjoyed it! Best, PWG

[@ricksalt6860]

Thanks for the doc , very interesting and sad .

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for watching and commenting, Rick! Yes, it's a little sad, but also interesting and in many ways uplifting. It's a fantastic band whose music still resonates. Thanks again, PWG

[@kathryn8304]

Cool, I finally have learnt more about the "Move" thank goodness Roy, Bev & Jeff are still with us! Be great to see them all together, one day. Maybe 😉 thanks for sharing this moment of musical history 🙏

[@ianharty746]

Jeff?

[@musicdocumentariesconcerts5832]

Great documentary! 💯👏👏

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyedit! Best, PWG

[@mikewetzel1162]

Wow I was there it was amazing thank you Woz; I saw you in Los Gatos

[@petermoore1034]

Nice presentation. I learned a lot. Fantastic!

[@billmagowan1492]

A decent documentary although as many have said, some inaccuracies within, it might’ve been a good idea to ‘brush up’ on the bands history before making it, but never mind, a good attempt, and one I’d struggle to make! We definitely need more docus on this phenomenal band!

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks so much for watching! I'm glad you enjoyed the doc, flawed as it may be. You may want to check out my other Move-related doc on Trevor Burton's solo record, Long Play, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJepkn2cirWGecU. - thanks again for watching! PWG.

[@nealzokan2680]

Yeah, the guy who made it had some screw ups! 😬

[@mapatterson22]

As a 14 year old in 1967, I was a member of the Move's fanclub! I loved them but was not able to afford any records. Such a shame as I still have all my albums from once I had the money. I had moved on by then but I still love Roy Wood, a great song writer.🤩😀

[@PWilliamGrimm]

That's amazing! You should check out Trevor Burton's Long Play - he recorded it in 2019 and it is an amazing acoustic coda to his career, imo!

[@cliveedwards2958]

I remember their song 'curly'...really catchy and Roy Wood plays two recorders at same time..a neat little trick..good band with good ideas..I hear Trevor Burton not so well nowadays which is sad as he is a really decent bloke and a great musician.

[@royjudson4380]

"Ball Park Incident" From 1972 got me into Wizzard, still listen to it today.

[@DavidFarrellShaw]

So many inaccuracies in the basic information like song titles. Apart from that, great to see the old footage - what a great band. I still have Shazam it is a brilliant album

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Yes, I had to make the little documentary for a film collective I was in, and had only 6 days to do it, so some pretty basic stuff got past me in the edit. I hope you liked it in any event, and thanks so much for watching. Shazam is a great record! Best, PWG

[@ericwinnert]

Great documentary, loved it. Two things. first, It was BBC *Radio* 1. BBC One is the TV channel. Its Radio 1 that played The Move as their first record on the air-waves. Second, Wizzard's biggest hit is 'I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday'. not 'I wish it was Christmas day' as the narrator stated.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Hey thanks a lot. There were some errors in this and YT doesn't let you change the audio after published - I really wish I could - but I did note those two errors in the description section, as well as a couple others. If you liked this, check out what Trevor Burton is doing now in this mini-doc on his newest album, Long Play, an acoustic record from 2018. Thanks for watching! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJK4aZeApNKjjdE

[@gustafcederborg9744]

Great video William

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for watching Gustaf, and I'm glad you enjoyed it! More to come soon! PWG.

[@JoeScottish]

The two Monkees songs you mentioned ('Daydream Believer' and 'A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You') never actually got to Number One in the UK, the song that kept Night of Fear off Number One was 'I'm a Believer' and for 'I Can Hear The Grass Grow' the number one song was 'Puppet On A String' (Sandie Shaw)

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks for noticing this and thanks for watching! I hope you enjoyed it, despite its occasional screw up. Best, PWG

[@manofthepeephole]

Really enjoyed this, thank you! Very underrated band

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks very much for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed it and I agree - very underrated band!

[@sparks7769]

+P. William Grimm is that you narrating Grimm? You made this documentary?

[@UnofficialAF]

yes, I did.

[@allanarmstrong4333]

Liam McDermott well I don't know who underated them. That have always been rated in high esteem to me.

[@someguy2135]

I he meant (I guess) the fact that they haven't been voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Also the lack of recognition here in the USA.

[@pachy444]

What a good watch, thanks for posting 👍

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks a lot for watching. I'm really glad you enjoyed it! PWG

[@gerlan1234to]

Harold Wilson was not just a politician he was the Prime Minister.

[@elenaofavalormoanadisneypr6893]

Everyone Here Is Watching This In 2019?!

[@gazriley624]

2020

[@winedesign]

2021

[@cejannuzi]

It's funny because everyone thinks of Liverpool and Manchester, but damn, Birmingham was the home of so many bands.

[@roboi2241]

Would surely have been I'm A Believer by The Monkees that kept Night of Fear off number one in the UK not Daydream Believer which was released in late 1967. Also Flowers in the Rain was the first song played on BBC Radio One as BBC One is the television station which had been broadcasting musical acts since the 1950s. Good doc though, captured something of the spirit of The Move who helped pave the way for a lot of what followed in the 1970s.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Yes, correct on all points! Thanks a lot for watching and I'm glad you found it to be a good doco. I really appreciate it. Best, PWG

[@joeking1019]

The Move recorded some really timeless songs. Really enjoyed this vid, thanks

[@levvellene7246]

I was born in '67, and only a decade+ later learned to love their old songs. But I think it was really "Message from the Country" (or whatever the album actually ended up being called in different parts of the world...) that really made me a fan of this band! Most of the songs are great, but I must admit that Bev Bevan's vocals on the "Ben Crawley Steel Company" was what really turned my heart their way! Oops, happily hateful, me??? :P

[@Bring_MeSunshine]

I'm no spring chicken, and I consider myself reasonably well informed about this period of pop culture history, but I learnt more about the Move, in the first 5 minutes of this doc, than I ever knew. What makes it embarrassingly worse, is that I grew up in Birmingham for the first 19 years of my life, so I know the family trees that came out of this, I watched them, so, I'm aware of the key players. Still, apart from that, the Move, to me, we're just earlier placeholders, for later bands (ELO, Wizzard, Steve Gibbons Band...) who just happened to have had a string of pop classic successes. I should learn more. Ta!

[@PWilliamGrimm]

I'm super glad you enjoyed and learned a bit from my little doco. The Move were an amazing band that are gaining new fans all the time. I'm really happy this video re-introduced you to them. Thanks so much for watching! Best, PWG

[@gettingmightycrowded]

Overall this is a very worthwhile doco, brings together a lot of great clips and interviews. I think the maker(s) should seriously consider reviewing the various comments posted here and then i) re-do the soundtrack to correct the factual inaccuracies (unfortunately there are a number of very basic errors !) ii) tweak the perspective a bit - In the UK The Move had quite a significant presence + the 'being beaten by the Monkees' bit is rather heavy handed, given that this was the first 2 self-penned singles by a bunch of Birmingham lads up against the Stateside music and publicity machine using made-to-order material targeted at the charts by established song-writers. iii) get a more engaging voiceover.

[@someguy2135]

I found the voice over work to be fine. Otherwise, I see your points.

[@MusicLover10538]

Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra the very best ever not only for Birmingham but in the world...From 1972 to 1986 Jeff Lynne's Electric Light Orchestra has had more top 40 hits than any other group in the world. 50 years later they still play in sold-out Arenas and Stadiums. I just saw them this Summer of 2019 on the US and Canada Tour...( Best Concert of my life) All the reviews agree they are the best live act in the world and Jeff Lynne is a Music Genius. They are in the Rock Hall of Fame. Lynne is on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame and Birmingham Walk OF Fame. Jeff Lynne’s ELO won the Best Classic Rock Band plus Lynne won the best Song Writer award ( ASCAP ) 2019 for his fantastic contribution over the years. The Legends in the Music Industry call Jeff Lynne the best overall Musician ever and a Producer Extraordinaire. Long live Jeff Lynne’s ELO! Please Tour in 2020! I just bought Jeff Lynne's ELO new Album released Nov. 1st 2019...Awesome.

[@raymondbonington9355]

Music Lover no move no elo

[@Dermot2927]

12:34 - A small point: Flowers in the Rain was the first record played on BBC Radio 1, not “the first song ever played on BBC1”.

[@lifewithglee]

Good documentary although the narration was a bit sloppy with the misreads and pronunciation errors (Bev Bevans, Night of Fears etc.). Not sure about the assessment that The Move didn't hit the major league though. They were charting high at the time but they seemed unlucky with their bookings and albums. Having said that, really enjoyable and informative. Watched it twice.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks a lot. The narration could use some work, and I respect your thoughts on the Move's status. You may be right! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching (twice).

[@josebelindo1641]

They had 45s in the US on A&M but didn't get a hit like Procol Harum

[@andrewfrancis3591]

@@PWilliamGrimm Like learning to pronounce Birmingham!

[@helterskelter1178]

Cheap Trick we're, are huge fans of The Move.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Yes, they covered California Man and Brontosaurus! Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed it. Best, PWG

[@nannettefreeman7331]

@@PWilliamGrimm you forgot "Down By The Bay."

[@willbirch3805]

Fascinating, Glad I saw The Move at the Marquee several times in 1966, especially the night of TV set destruction and fireworks, pre-Night if Fear. Love The Move.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

That's amazing you saw the Move with the TVs etc! So cool. Thanks for watching! PWG

[@mallarduk]

Wizzard's biggest hit wasn't "I Wish It Is Christmas Day" but "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" Actually it only reached No.4 in the charts and came after their two previous singles got to No.1.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks very much for the comment and you are completely right, I got the name wrong. Thanks for pointing it out. By calling the song their "biggest hit," I was just trying to say that from what I've seen, it was the song with the most longevity. But I could be wrong on that! Thanks in any event for taking the time to watch the documentary. I really hope you enjoyed it.

[@mallarduk]

Yes I understood what you meant by "biggest" and you're right......as it hits the mid point in the charts just about every Christmas here in the UK, it will have sold way more copies by now than the two No.1's they had back in the day.

[@DavidFarrellShaw]

Year Song Chart position UK [13][14] IRL SWE Heat [15] 1973 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"[C] 4 6 - 1981 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-recording)[E] 41 32 - 1984 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" [F] 86 - - 1984 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-issue)[G] 23 36 - 2007 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry)[H] 16 42 - 2008 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 31 42 - 2009 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 45 23 - 2010 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 46 28 - 2011 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 28 30 - 2012 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 29 37 - 2013 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 31 - - 2014 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 35 68 - 2015 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 27 49 - 2016 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 23 60 - 2017 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 15 29 [16] - 2018 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 12 ? - 2019 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 10 ? - 2020 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 13 44 - 2021 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry)[17] 15 - 20 2022 "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" (re-entry) 23 39 - "-" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

[@coyotejohenson7245]

Good video. Couple of things I would mention as suggestions: Bevin* not Bevins I wish it could be Christmas everyday* You glossed over Looking on and Message from the country almost entirely With that said you did hit some good nuggets from the origin up to original members departing. Thanks!

[@dumfriesspearhead7398]

"Ace" Kefford had a great soul voice; he sounds a lot like his fellow Brummie Stevie Winwood.

[@jamesharan8225]

Dumfries Spearhead

[@TheMacasso]

Flowers In The Rain The Untold Story of the The Move- Coming in OCTOBER 2024...

[@kiethblack3870]

Thank you VERY VERY MUCH for this nice little, but well done documentary. I first got into the Move in 1988 (along with many other 1960s bands) but really got heavily into the Move during 1992. Ever since then I wished that somebody out there would DO an actual documentary on them. Nowadays with some home DVDs & KZbin, I've been able to see alot (alot!) more old vintage footage of them, which is great. Now YOUR documentary finally "tops off" the great old stuff left over from their work. Many great photos of them I have never seen before! Thank you again very much for this. [:-)]

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thank you for the kind comments! I am glad you enjoyed it.

[@davidmacgregor5193]

1992, The Move split two decades before that, where had you been?

[@harmono8766]

24:40 Didn't Roy quit long before ELO saw success? Seems confusing there. But really cool video. Love the footage. and history that I didn't know.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Well, yes and no. Roy left in 1972, before the really massive success of ELO, but produced and performed on their first hit single, 10538 Overture, as well as on their first album and first shows. But he didn't get along with their producer and left before ELO was at their biggest. Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it! Best, PWG

[@SJ-li6ho]

The Brits have true grit. Real grit.

[@davidfischer6923]

The Move is a cool band from the late 60s early 70s

[@Captain.Crispy]

Great documentary

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thank you very much for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed it! Please consider subscribing as new content will be uploaded soon and I'd love you to see it. Thanks again for watching and commenting. I am very grateful. Best, PWG

[@dalybaz]

The Move and ELO co-existed for a while in 1972 doing live stuff as ELO and performing on TV as The Move.

[@stuartnelson3202]

I remember reading the last Move album and first ELO album were recorded (or at least written) more or less simultaneously, with Roy and Jeff assigning songs to either band as to the fit? It also was my impression that they just decided to stop using the name of The Move and continue just with ELO, so effectively one band became the other? I feel the narrative of this video suggests The Move just died and ELO appeared from the ashes and that doesn't sit right for me from everything I've read...

[@J85323]

Great doc, thanks.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks so much for watching and the kind words! I really appreciate it. Check out my other docs on Trevor Burton (of the Move) and Amen Corner - you might enjoy them. Thanks again. Best, PWG

[@J85323]

@@PWilliamGrimm Thankyou, I certainly will.

[@zabadakxanadu]

Really nicely done. Always loved them as a kid growing up in the US. They never were played on the radio, nor did they tour other than 3 cities (Detroit, San Francisco and LA). Even by then, the fantastic, original 5 piece lineup was long gone and nothing that followed could touch it. I do recall NIGHT OF FEAR being played during the rate a record section of American Bandstand one Saturday in January 67. I taped it on my little reel to reel tape recorder and played it incessantly until I found the 7" that summer. By the 70's though, you heard them on FM radio and definitely college stations. DO YA was all over the place for a while too. Anyway, you did a nice job on the doc. Sorry all these folks are hounding you about the minor detail stuff. Thanks for putting it together.

[@UnofficialAF]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@davidmacgregor5193]

You Yanks stick together like shit to a blanket. The video is full of inaccuracies, that's a fact, if you don't like hearing that, it's your problem, not anyone else's.

[@zabadakxanadu]

@@davidmacgregor5193 Lighten up David.

[@projektor4]

14:38 Bev Bevan says that Pink Floyd only got 10 minutes but they were given at least 17 minutes each set and most days the tour did two shows.

[@dfc99nyc]

While it's true that The Move never hit it big in the US their music did receive regular airplay on what we used to call 'progressive rock' or 'Album Oriented Rock' stations. The greatest of those stations was WNEW-FM 102.7 in New York City, which is where I first heard The Move, early ELO and Wizzard. I had to go into Manhattan and pay full price for The Move's 'Split Ends' (United Artists UAS5666) in 1973. In 1974 a double album 'The Best of The Move' (A&M CD3625) was released in the US. I own various UK and US compact disc compilations of The Move and Roy Wood which includes some of his Wizzard recordings. There aren't too many of us in the states who remember The Move, but we are out there.

[@janetjordan9462]

I remember my older brother playing "Night of Fear"and "Fire Brigade" when I was pretty young. I also listened to WNEW-FM and heard many groups that no one else new. A couple of years ago I revisited The Move and I am blown away by all the great music I missed all these years. It makes me very sad that I missed them but am totally into all of Roy Wood's music. He is definitely a musical genius!

[@user-dt3rz2lz7q]

This is an Epic clash of the Titans, l think they believed their own bad arse publicity in the end. All of them super talented but a band on it's knees. Enter one very inconspicuous, just as talented, unassuming saviour, Jeff Lynne, no gimmicks.😎 Not trying to be anything or anyone, other than himself. Still the same to this very day. The motto, stay with your own principles. Just be you. Only you truly knows you. When you hear, l don't know who l am anymore, then it is obvious you have been pushed and pulled, every which way, by everyone and everything else just as this Band was. Congratulations Jeff Lynne, without you even knowing you are a champion of the people. That's what l love about you.🛸😍🛸 Roy Wood and Bev Bevan, musical geniuses struggling, l think, against adversity at the time. I thank each of them for their tenacity, so many lessons can be learnt from all of them and the happiness they have brought us. I think in some ways, Birmingham may have been bombed, but they dropped one of the biggest bombs ever called, The British Invasion.💣💥 Well done.💝

[@sarahloughlin3724]

Oh my goodness this totally makes sense that Jeff Lynne saved the day and brought great success to ELO.

[@brendanhayes1591]

Another error. Night Of Fear went to number 2 in the U.K. charts behind I’m A Believer by The Monkees.

[@CoicalPoseidon]

Hello, this is a really nice documentary! I love the transition to a dramatic WWII documentary to an all-happy band documentary. I’m gonna make a Badfinger documentary so can I use this as inspiration? I’ll be glad to credit you!! :)

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Hi there! Thanks so much for watching and I'm really glad you enjoyed it. Feel free to use whatever ideas you want - ideas are free, and your expression is your own! Thanks again for watching!! Best, PWG

[@neilforbes416]

Night Of Fear(The Move) was issued 11 months ahead of Daydream Believer(Monkees) on the British market, so Night Of Fear would've been up, down, then out of the charts by about October, 1967 while Daydream Believer would've been just entering the charts by the end of November, 1967 and not peaking at the top of the charts until early 1968.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks a lot for watching! I got this one wrong - It was I'm a Believer. My bad - not a huge Monkees fan. Thanks again for watching, I do hope you enjoyed it. PWG.

[@neilforbes416]

@@PWilliamGrimm I did like it. The Move were effectively the embryonic form of what was to become Electric Light Orchestra.

[@ballhawk387]

The Move was major league in terms of talent, creativity, and ability to flat-out *jam* when they cared to. Some great footage, especially the savage early stuff. Too band there is no video of the incendiary Something Else gig, in which they rocked out on par with anyone, ever.

[@PWilliamGrimm]

Thanks so much for watching and I hope you enjoyed it, despite some technical flaws and kind of amateurish look. Check out my Amen Corner doco if you like them - it's a better video technically, though some people prefer the Move over Amen Corner. Thanks again for watching and commenting. I really appreciate it. Best, PWG

[@robertclarke8456]

I remember seeing a group playing in our youth club called Karl Wayne and the Vikings. I think they are pre move. that could have been around 1961. Now I'm 74years old and still a fan of the MOVE. ELO. AND MOST 60'S GROUPS FROM BRUM.OR BIRMINGHAM AS YOU KNOW IT. THE60'S WHAT A GIG THAT WAS.😎😎😎😎

[@PWilliamGrimm]

must have been amazing seeing the Vikings! What a scene!!

[@garrybarnes4143]

The band included Bev Bevan on drums. Yes...pre Move.

[@garrybarnes4143]

Check out Jeff's pre Move band called "The Idle Race".

[@andymatthews7617]

R I P CARL, GOD BLESS.🙏🙏🙏

[@Sedge63]

Why id this American narrator saying that The Move were minor league . In the US maybe but in the UK they were constantly in the charts and on the radio all the time. Same old crap , if you were not big in the states you did not exist.

[@tarnsand]

Same thing happened in Canada but like the Brits we are extremely loyal to our early bands with most still touring the country as I write this.

[@someguy2135]

I live in the USA and couldn't agree more. I just watched another KZbin video about Roy Wood and left a comment that gave props to the British listening public for appreciating great music and musicians. Here in the US, alas, The Move and Roy Wood are a cult at best. Here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXKlhY2prd-or8k

[@nealjones2901]

I moved to GB in 1966 I think a week before Jimi got there. I was just 15. Wow! And I saw The Move the next summer at an outdoors concert I can not now remember. Hey, it was the 60's and if you can remember them u weren't there. But I digress. The Move came on. This was early Move. I can remember I CAN HEAR THE GRASS GROW . But what I want to say is that I heard the Best Version of 8 Mles High I ever heard and several years later I saw the Byrds in the Albert Hall and it wasn't half as good. God bless Roy. He got inducted for the First Electric Light Orchestra Album which he was at least half the brains behind and I love that album still although most people don't know it exists.

[@Katy-ye1zr]

It's more that the "Big Bosses" didn't want certain music here in the USA - and lets face it, the Monkees had lot of money in to advertising, a show- accessible music that spanned generations, it was "friendly" not macabre - and The Move was "underground" comparatively to what was played on AM. I just happened to see Night of Fear/ the Move on tv one afternoon but doubt it was played on AM radio more than a very few times in Seattle.

[@DXPunx74]

I live in the states and from my point of view, Most Americans don't get things that come from other countries. Sad to say the Move never got big over here but should have. But Americans are force fed things via TV and Radio on "Whats cool and trendy". It has always been like that. The Move were great in their hey day with the original line up (My opinion) and they should have come here when the other bands like the Beatles, The Who, Rolling Stones and others came over. They should have played Monterey Pop.

[@drmikehockertz1965]

The Move were not a minor league band .The Kinks never saw much success in the states either but both these groups were hugely influential and popular ! There is a world outside the United states you know . Personally I prefer the Move over ELO any day of the week . Also I thought the Who were originally called The High Numbers ,not the hooligans .

[@UnofficialAF]

Thanks for watching. Yeah, people really don't like the minor league language - if I could do it again, I would choose my words more carefully because people have really reacted to that particular term. Thanks anyway for watching, and I prefer the Move to ELO as well, though that is personal taste. As for the Who, the point I was trying to make was that the Who was a play on words - it could mean simply the Who or it could be the Hoo - pronounced the same but could mean two different things, not that the band was ever officially called "The Hooligans". There are a lot of things in this doc I could have fixed up - it is DIY so it will have it's imperfections. I hope you could still enjoy some of it.

[@anitahuie1145]

We loved the kinks in the USA.

[@anitahuie1145]

We loved and adored the kinks in the USA.

[@anitahuie1145]

Again, we loved the kinks. I'm from the USA

[@xbia1]

The High Numbers is correct. They had a compilation album called Hooligans.

[@likklej8]

Get yourselves a classic album Brum Beat like Chicago is Chi Birmingham England is Brum. Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders. Go Brum!

[@bobair2]

Such an excellent group!!!

[@billypatterson7755]

Underrated group couple of classic hits.

[@MARKETMAN6789]

night of fear ,one of my fav all time records

[@kazfleszar5899]

the move best thing to come out of birmingham

[@sarahloughlin3724]

The MOVE as well as ELO both were.

[@jguitar23]

A dark past overcome by a social safety net that allowed for much vitality & creativity to emerge♡

[@PWilliamGrimm]

A very profound and wise assessment. Thanks for watching and posting. I am grateful and hope you enjoyed it.

[@equipt4sound]

1972- California man, look carefully; that's the look of the 80's new wave right there.