That forest scene – yes, that was brilliant and borderline surreal. I don’t really want to say more for fear of spoiling it for those who haven’t seen it yet!

Apocalypto! Yes, that’s another one. Good comparison.

That’s a real problem, I agree. The ads are always as loud as possible in cinemas. I can understand why, as they are all shouting for attention, but it would be a lot kinder to patrons to make sure the volumes are […]

I’ll have to agree to differ! I feel sometimes I’m very sensitive to these things. An intrusive soundtrack can ruin things. It MIGHT have been better if it was all orchestral (the orchestral bits were actually […]

Great review, thanks.

I saw it in an iMax at the weekend, which is definitely THE best way to see it. It was a brilliantly made film and astonishing on a technical level. By contrast with a lot of movies these […]

Wow. Those Clay Pipe releases look amazing. A record label run by (and designed beautifully by ) an illustrator? What a great idea. The music sounds decent as well. I might take a pint. Thanks.

i got three “likes” on my comment! They love me! See ya, losers, I’m going off to join the Hoffs.

Ha!

Ooh, that’s an interesting idea. They managed to pull suitably anthemic themes out of their hat for Flash Gordon and Highlander.

Mid 70s Queen? Yeah I can see it. Death On Two Legs is jumping out as a contender.

That’s the one! Nah, you’re welcome to it. It just reminds me of Moondance, which I also hate. It’s the track that makes me realise that I probably am not a Van fan and I just like Astral Weeks as an outlier. […]

Astral Weeks – that swing jazz track at the start of side two (can’t remember the name) is very skippable. Totally ruins the flow. But I always feel it’s an enforced penance I need to endure in order to “deserve” […]

Phew, made it back. I registered and everything, and even left a comment on a thread!

It seems to be a more serious version of here, with a bit more focus on expensive hi-fi gear and stuff like that. But good […]

I’m a big fan of LPs being art objects. You can get some beautiful CDs in well designed packages (I think the white album suits being a CD, for one, or Spiritualized albums as well), but LPs are something else […]

A side point, but just wanted to note:

I keep seeing people mention this Steve Hoffman forum on here. I’ve never been on it and always idly wondered what it was, while never really having the inclination to […]

I’ve only ever seen the live Monty Python O2 show a few years ago in the cinema.

My mum is a big fan of the Andre Rieu shows and seems to go to his new live/cinema show every few months! She loves them. (If […]

I’m nearly two months too late to the conversation, but this might be my Comment of the Year. Bravo!

The acoustic demos for the white album highlight the stark difference between John and Paul’s approach.

John has stuff like Happiness is a Warm Gun and Everybody’s Got Something To Hide, which sound rambling […]

Yeah, I’ve actually noticed that. I’m not a huge Nick Drake fan but I’ve dabbled in his stuff and he’s rather good a lot of the time.

If I may posit a theory, I think that Pink Moon is a better fit for these […]

I feel I need to stand up and speak up a little for the “I don’t recognise most of the names on this list and I’ve not heard any of the top ten, nor do I really have a desire to listen to them either” […]

Album of the decade? I still plan (maybe… at some point…) to resurrect and finally iron out my big 60 years poll I did last year. (Remember that?)

Give me until… ooh February… after the dust has settled […]