All success can be posted here
Phil Mogg from UFIO is back with a new album
The first track ‘Apple Pie’ is good quality hard rock.
See it in the comments.
Ian McNabb – great long interview here with him looking back on his career at 6
He has finally grown up!
So who are you going to vote for?
The Dianne Abbott fiasco makes Labour look a bit pathetic when it comes to decision making.
Rishi had a good day today in front of real people and came across as human for the first time in the campaign.
The Lib Dem Lake Windermere stunt was news worthy but nothing else.
The top 50 rock singers of all time according to Planet Rock listeners
I am listening live.
Ian Gillan made No.9
David Coverdale made No.7
Intrigued by what is to follow!
According to the listeners James Hatfield from Metallica is a better singer than Sammy Hagar!
Sammy Hagar/Montrose
Montrose have come into the collective via The Who Charlton thread.
Their debut album is a hard rock classic and Sammy’s subsequent solo career in the late 1970s/early 1980s is worth exploring if you like guitar based hard rock with a melody attached.
XTC – I assume we have discussed them before. Just rediscovered them…wow!
What a great band they were.
Andy Partridge is now 70.
Watching the snooker?
I really like the BBC coverage.
Watched it since the mid 1980s,
Jack Liwowski to win.
Van Halen’s Eruption played on a violin!
Nerina Pallot
Anyone else here. going to see her at the London Palladium Saturday?
Mike Scott is the most prolific and greatest songwriter in rock in he last 40 years
He is
What was the best album released in October 1969?
Here is a selection for you to decide.
Generative AI is a marvellous thing
I am studying a short course on how generative AI can create images, text etc.
Today I was introduced to a website called Leonard AI.]
It is free to use ad much fan has Benn had today creating an animal based band.
Go to leonardoai.com and fill your boots!
The Waterboys 6CD deluxe This Is The Sea plus more
This looks excellent and my favourite Waterboys period.
Power Ballads
I love a good 1980/90s power ballad.
Classic Rock have just posted their top 40. I agree with about 60% of these.
Open Arms by Journey is the all time power ballad for me.
Anything missing from the list?
Pink Floyd – Greatest album?
The Final Cut for me.
Take That’s new song Windows is epic
Up there with Ordinary World as Duran Duran’s great reprise hit.
Bob Dylan. I don’t get why he is held in such high esteem
A few good tunes but for me the voice is annoying.
Why is he so revered?
Supertramp are a great band!
A run of great five albums from Crime of the Century to Famous last words.
They left one of their best till last with the final track on Famous Last Words IMHO.
Rick Wakeman interviews Snowy White
It doesn’t get more AW than this!
BBC Brass Tacks on Punk from 1976…fun!
Of its time but with teenage kids myself nothing changes!
Taylor Swift ticket prices…WOW!!!!
My other half and my daughter were interested in attending this.
Went through the usual pre-booking website stuff.
Got a code that allowed them a ticket for £661 each.
FFS for Taylor Swift!
For that price I would buy a ticket for the next Who concert but to expect a meet a greet and a pint.
An apologies thread
Post what you feel you need to apologise about.
Crap bands or albums you recommended with hindsight are not that good…or other things.
Mine is obvious!
The one track from a band that you feel has never been appreciated. Post it here.
I will start with Lies by Camel from the 1980 Nude album.
A true classic.
Joy of Rediscovery – Slinky by Milltown Brothers
A truly great underestimated album.
One of the top 10 1990s for me.
