Yes, I can understand that there is a context in which a singular hat may be off, but I think they intended the album (a homage to Chicago blues writers/acts) to be a general ‘hats off… to Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, etc.’

Nine Below Zero had an album a while back called ‘Hat’s Off’, which pained me somewhat. I similarly wince at Humble Pie’s ‘Natural Born Bugie’ It makes m,e think of little helicopters, small parrots and Adam Faith.

I’m afraid Dave’s voice along with the bombast of some of his songs is the turn-off for me. I recall being at Cropredy Festival when they were on one year and going to the back of the field, in an effort to get […]

Now on YouTube. The original post was on Vimeo (I’m temporarily banned from YT for post a copyright-claimed 1981 Dutch radio broadcast of Bert Jansch).

Courtesy of Walter Kolosky:

And here’s Nick and the boys adding extra weight to it more recently…

I think ‘Homicide’ is the word you see, Edster. Here’s the immortal OGWT performance…

Also impressed, Mike. I haven’t read those two books, Mike. Today’s Times obituary singled them out as his literary low point.

Here’s Jimmy and the boys recently. I’ve heard people say he doesn’t go onstage with a natural chemical balance these days. Which is not unapparent.

Which version of the Shamsters, Rij?

As an aside, there’s a whole different context to this in Northern Ireland (what a surprise, eh?). Somehow, Palestine has become a cause of people with strong nationalist views, to the extent of huge banners on […]

Here’s the whole gang – stuck in Folsom Prison.

I’ve had several over many years. Alliance Party last week – a civil chat but I explained why I wasn’t voting for them or anyone else now: because they’re all still taking taxpayers money for MLAs at Stormont when […]

Guitar-slinger-wordsmith Peter Mulvey has been doing annual bicycle tours of the US since the mid 2000s – the odd train but mostly a heavy duty bike with all his gear and then a show that night.

You could make a case for the 1964-68 Miles quintet, but no other! 🙂 But I’m happy to keep the MO at the pinnacle, myself…

It’s as if you were there…

Yes, it’s a fair point. The 70s was a foreign country…

Indeed. I’m often baffled at the sheer number of people involved in ‘production’ at arena type shows these days. It really isn’t necessary. I’ve just posted elsewhere here about the Mahavishnu Orch’s road crew in […]