Ha! Thanks @DanP. It was a long night – had to get there about 4pm and wade through crowds of people and assorted security checks, then wait around for 5 hours before doing our 8 minute spot, for which planning […]

Over here of course it had Brian Cant in it. I went to see the Canterbury Tales once so that I could see Brian Cant. Those memories stay with us. All the best to you @DanP and @Mousey and of course to the rest of you.

Very sad to hear this news about Perry Bamonte. Yes @DanP – Daryl has been in the Depeche Mode world for decades. He was even stood in for Fletch when he became ill during the Devotional tour in 1994. Alan […]

What @danp said basically! Starfish is the big hit album but still sounds fresh and fab. GAF the tricky follow up but one which is a grower. Blurred Crusade is a great jangly slightly psychedelic piece of work […]

@DanP 150 years ago they’d have been sent there

Good point @DanP. There’s a whole generation of kids who are improving their language skills and general knowledge by leaps and bounds thanks to YT. Our son grew up in a bilingual environment and his English […]

@DanP A wider cinema release will happen. Just the IMAX thing that is done.

@danp Excellent post. Kinda nailed it I think.

Thanks @DanP really glad you enjoyed it. I think of all the acts damned by association with the 80s Tears For Fears were the most harshly judged. Their writing, their influences and their musicality often ignored […]

@danp You are of course correct! Great title. And stops before the “hit.”

@DanP As opposed to the ‘never got past the camp cover’ camp

How uplifting, @DanP.

Some members of the listening public have a very fixed view of what Bruce “means” – and feel personally offended and let down if he does anything outside of that narrative…or something like that…@DanP ?

@DanP

The Who?

Loudon Wainwright III has a lot of songs where he mentions himself in the lyric. One that springs to mind is T.S.M.N.W.A. on the Career Moves album.
Does that win the hamper for @DanP ?

Thanks @DanP – here’s the letter, and below it the link to the review I was commenting on

SMH letter 25 Feb 2021

Thank you @danp!

I agree with your comment about a playlist. I think everyone of their recent (as in last 25 years..) has at least one stone cold classic …I might actually make a playlist myself! I’ll give S […]

Great post @danp

@DanP thanks for that endorsement and elaboration.
I understand PGs growing evangelism was a source of tension before the split.

Look forward to a film of the tour, but not as much as another tour”’,!

Welcome to the unlurking world @DanP. In loving II and IV you missed out on the best one III.