Although born in Cardiff and lived here all my life, I’m ashamed to say that although I know of Budgie I don’t think I’ve ever heard any of their records, although my older brother was a huge fan of them in the […]

There won’t be much love for this album on here, but Status Quo Live from 1977 is just wonderful. The band are at their peak, the songs are brilliant, check out the superb fifteen minutes of Roadhouse Blues, and […]

A nice piece in the Guardian today, about how cds are becoming cool again, especially among the younger generations. Cd sales are up 16%, compared with vinyl at 2.4%. ‘It brings me joy’: how young people are […]

Don’t sell them, you might regret it someday. I was thinking of selling all mine a few years ago, but stored them up in the attic instead. I’m glad I did, as earlier this year I decided I’d had enough of streaming […]

That’s great to see. Funnily enough I’m on a bit of a Deep Purple journey again, after watching the wonderful Rockonteurs podcast on YouTube with Ian Gillan and Ian Paice. What a great interview it was, and well […]

Sunday afternoons won’t be the same without Bob on Sounds of the 70s. Apart from the music, it was the stories that were fascinating. Is there anyone he hadn’t met? I’ve just rewatched his 1975 interview with John […]

Use a manual choke on a car.

I’ve recently started going again, as I was spending too much on books, and was running out of places to keep them. It’s changed my life, and I don’t think I’ll ever buy a book again. You can even pre order the […]

I was only talking about this today. We had the pools man and insurance man on a Thursday evening, then the milkman on a Friday. My mum used to have all these little piles of coins ready in the kitchen for when […]

Sylvia’s Mother was the first single I ever bought. I’d just turned 11 in 1972, and went into town on my own to buy my first single. I had a few in mind, but when I went into the shop Sylvia’s Mother was playing […]

I’ve always loved taking photos, and as others have said above, there is nothing better than looking through a viewfinder and composing a half decent photo. I know phones can take wonderful photos, but although […]

Although not too familiar with Tony Bank’s solo career, his work with Genesis is nothing short of outstanding. If he had never done anything else, his piano intro, and synthesisers on Firth of Fifth, would mark […]

Very much looking forward to this on Prime, although I wish I’d have known it was in the cinema yesterday. I recently read the accompanying book which came out at the end of last year. Wings-The Story of a Band on […]

Ha! So we’re Brothers in Arms then…Oops, that might be another one to consider for this thread. Bloody Charlene, not just a one hit wonder, but a dreadful one hit wonder, who rained on our parade. That summer […]

A couple from Phil, plus a stinker from his mate Rod. Sussudio A Groovy Kind of Love Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? Also:- Cliff Richard- Millennium Prayer Elton John- Candle in the Wind 1997 Michael Jackson- […]

That Charlene record is awful, but unfortunately I have a connection to it. It was only Number 1 for one week, and that was the same week I got married. I couldn’t have picked a worse song to be my wedding week […]

There are more Questions than Answers.

That’s a beautiful looking bike Twang!

Thanks Freddy for your kind words. If there’s one consolation to this situation, it’s that my mother-in-law has reached a ripe old age, and has had a full and healthy life. Your sister was taken from you far too […]

Late to the party as usual, but like they say, better late than never. I can’t believe how quick this thread seems to come around. That reminds me how quick time flies, and that some of us of a certain age, really […]