I have to say that doing this review has led me to listen to some Al Stewart records I haven’t played in years, and in the case of Between The Wars I had even forgot they existed! They have all been really good; a […]

Thanks Duco that was indeed a great listen, and Al even gets to vamp a snatch of Foot Of The Stage too. Please note @Jaygee

I have 3 collections of unreleased songs by Al. Some, like Coldest Winter In Memory are very good indeed. No sign of Foot Of The Stage though. Al is asked about it in Neville Judd’s biography and talks in detail […]

As already stated, anything with Steven Wilson’s name on it is great. I recommend The Yes Album, Court of Crimson King and the Dukes Of Stratosfear collection. All available cheaply.

Avalon is a great mix (but […]

Well, I’m very familiar with Amanda Palmer’s music and world view. I have seem her live too. I would recommend her Black Star (yes that one) EP as a good starting point. I have also read her book and seen her […]

Veedon Fleece
Into The Music
No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
Gastric Whelks
Common One

Excellent study of Mr Townshend sir.

You may be interested to have a look at some of Dylan’s recent songs that examine issues of spirituality, faith and the transcendence of music. I would recommend I’ve Made […]

Thanks for doing this Lodey. I wouldn’t even know how to begin collating this stuff – it’s a tremendous effort.

The right result too. Rough And Rowdy is a monumental record. It’s up there with Forever Changes and […]

1 Bob Dylan – Rough And Rowdy Ways
2 Sam Lee – Old Wow
3 Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets – Live At The Roundhouse
4 Sparks – A Steady Drip, Drip, Drip
5 Robyn Hitchcock – The Man Downstairs
6 Jonatha […]

There was a programme about this song on Radio 4 a couple of days ago. It was collected as a 2 line fragment by John Jacob Niles in 1933 in Carolina. They didn’t play this version. I think the programme is called […]

Rest In Peace big man. One of the greats.

Au contraire Monsieur Saucey, Rough And Rowdy Ways is the Bob Dylan album I have been waiting fifty years to hear. I’ve never been smitten with a record so much in my life. Don’t wait fifty years.

To return to […]

The best (well only) good news I’ve heard for months.

What a fantastic detailed review Colin. Thank you. I learned a lot I didn’t know, including that David Kemper was briefly the drummer.

Focus were a fabulous band in their pomp between 1971 and 1974. Focus III […]

I bought the Big Box (second release: box due in march) and to my surprise and relief my hi-res download code arrived by email at 3am Saturday morning. The download site is a bit clunky but I got it sorted in the […]

Thanks for reminding me of the wonderful Hunt For The Wilder People. What We Do In The Dark too. TV spin off is just as good: The Baron’s Night Out is a great episode. Check it out.

Also, Death Of Stalin is a […]

Shirley

Airplane (by a mile)

Dumb And Dumber

Take The Money And Run

Top Secret (if only for the prison scene)

Holy Grail

I find that Blues Brothers is no longer funny and the Marx Brothers films have the Margaret […]

That’s brilliant! I just hope he’s not over feeding them. I think he is in Nova Scotia.