Did anybody see the Georgia entry in the semis? A miserable dirge sung by a bald bloke in old jeans and shirt he’d slept in. Didnt have a chance, but I thought the Nick Cave vibe quite appealing.

I also thought the Swiss song was pretty good. An unusual and impressive vocal performance and the best actual song of the night – although those trousers did nothing for him. My top five Lithuania, Iceland, […]

Normally I find the recent Mahavishnu’s a bit like listening to musicians tuning up (I know, I know I’m a philistine) but that was really great.

I wonder if the gloves thing is because of focal dystonia. […]

Sunflower -> Wildflower – avalanches not
beach boy obvs

“Wherever you Go” is probably the best track on the album IMHO – although it was a teaser release earlier in the year so I’ve heard it a lot already. “Reflecting Light” also great.

I couldn’t disagree with the OP more. I think its absolutely fantastic. Much better than Sunflower. Easily my favorite album of the year and probably of the last few years. It’s joyous.

I’ve said this on here before but worth pointing out again. I’m just too young to remember much of the Beatles other than the breakup – but for a while in the early seventies Wings were to an early-teen me and my […]

“and now we play the waiting game …..(pause) …. ah the waiting game sucks. Lets play hungry hungry hippos”

What do we think of it so far ……?

Also “Its your wife on the dog” – Opportunities much less since the disappearance of the office phone.

I remember “Yellow matter custard” but that may well have been the influence of the fabs on the late sixties school playground rather than the other way around

My stats ruined by my 10 year old son’s discovery of classic rock – making Dylan, Led Zep and CCR the “most listened to” music of the year. No wonder my “recommended for you” lists are always disappointing.

Me too. I loved Angie Baby as a pre-teen spotty kid.

Don’t like Astral weeks despite owning it on vinyl and CD (I tried).
I dont care for Richard Thompson – despite me being a sometime melodeon player for morris dancers.
I dont like the Rolling Stones apart from […]

…. that’s very clever. “foolish clash denier hangs from the ceiling of the Hammersmith Palais perhaps” or something like that

My little boy (aged 10) will be made up. He discovered Blue Monday a couple of weeks ago (via True Faith which he discovered the week before) and is currently playing it constantly with no regard for the […]

Here he is in the very early days singing a pretty ordinary song, but showing his bluesy chops and hinting at what could have been if he had gone for different material ( a welsh Van maybe).

1. Different class – pulp
2. Grand Prix – Teenage fanclub
3. speaking in tongues – talking heads
4. swordfishtrombones – tom waits
5. mezzanine – massive attack
6. emperor tomato ketchup -stereolab
7. […]

I also married one and have six Australian offspring – ie surrounded by the buggers.

I only saw Ralph McTell once in the late seventies – but I bet he hasn’t played a single gig without Streets of London since he wrote it in 1969.