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DavidB commented on the post, Bohemian Rhapsody 10 months ago

This is perfection from the get go, but then goes into the stratosphere when Jack Nicholson arrives on the scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhxPBYMQyE0
DavidB commented on the post, When Rock Stars should just shut up 1 year, 6 months ago

I interviewed Anderson a few years ago and asked him whether his negative feelings towards a Passion Play were coloured by the critical hammering it got, which signalled a change in Tull’s fortunes in terms of […]
DavidB commented on the post, Monumental eff-up on Newsnight 1 year, 9 months ago

You don’t care that a factual news programme on the BBC can’t be trusted to get its facts right?

I presume you don’t consume news from the Beeb.
DavidB commented on the post, Monumental eff-up on Newsnight 1 year, 9 months ago

I’ve been a journalist for about 25 years, with a decent chunk of time at the BBC.

Let me try to explain why passing this off as a mildly funny, easily dismissed mistake, possibly by an unpaid intern, is to let […]
DavidB commented on the post, Most ridiculous supergroup? 2 years, 9 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqIJf0oYyZ8
DavidB wrote a new post, Most ridiculous supergroup? 2 years, 9 months ago

If you were playing a game of ‘invent the most unlikely supergroup ever’, I reckon a winning combination might be:
Chaka Khan
Ian Anderson
Jack Bruce
Nik Kershaw
David Clayton Thomas
Bobby Kimball
And yet it happened.
DavidB commented on the post, ATM: Honest 2nd-hand vinyl shop 2 years, 10 months ago

Thanks for the tips. Wasn’t familiar with Discogs, and I’ve spent an enlightening few hours checking the market worth of some of my collection. Turns out some things aren’t as valuable as I’d thought (Growing by […]
DavidB wrote a new post, ATM: Honest 2nd-hand vinyl shop 2 years, 10 months ago

Further to the vintage vinyl thread….
It seems I may have in my collection a few fairly valuable vinyl LPs. Rather than go down the ebay route, I’d much rather take them to a 2nd hand shop and do a quick deal, […]
DavidB commented on the post, England’s new manager 3 years, 1 month ago

Mark Sampson. Proven track record at the international level, good at getting the best out his players.
DavidB wrote a new post, Worst ever vocal performance? 3 years, 4 months ago

Even allowing for the fact that there’s a little bit of distortion on the tape, is this the worst ever live vocal performance?
Check out the moment at 56″ – it’s magic.
Can anyone find anything worse than this??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3rg4psdHxw
DavidB commented on the post, Rick Stein and Ralph McTell 3 years, 6 months ago

And here’s Rick Stein. They’re the same, right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0uiv7bZMI8
DavidB wrote a new post, Rick Stein and Ralph McTell 3 years, 6 months ago

This has been troubling me for quite some time. But does anyone else suspect that Rick Stein and Ralph McTell could be the same person?
The look veeerrrry similar, they have the same vocal inflections, and Ralph […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L-2ijn9cLQ
DavidB commented on the post, How lucrative is touring?? 3 years, 6 months ago

He personally made a million quid from touring in 2012 (do a search for Calliandra Productions if you want to see the accounts).

Even though Mr Anderson is well-known for keeping a tight rein on tour expenses, […]
DavidB wrote a new post, How lucrative is touring?? 3 years, 6 months ago

Having trawled through the Companies House site, an interesting little titbit is how much money it’s possible to make from touring.
In 2012, Ian Anderson was on the road a LOT […]
DavidB commented on the post, The “I’m telling you, man, people rode dinosaurs!” unusual belief thread 3 years, 7 months ago

I’d never heard of him either. But now I have. And so have millions of other people, some of whom might be tempted to check out some of his musical offerings.

And this might be a good thing for an artist whose […]
DavidB commented on the post, He’s Making A List, He’s Checking It Twice 3 years, 7 months ago

It’s not so much the lists that I hate, but the sheer laziness in the way they’re presented.

The Uncut ‘Top 200 Albums’ is an excellent example: many of the albums in the list are simply mentioned, with no […]
DavidB commented on the post, Star Wars: The Force Awakens *NO SPOILERS* 3 years, 8 months ago

I found it a disappointment.

It’s OK – better than the prequels, for sure – but it didn’t pack the punch I was hoping for.

Two major problems:

– the big moment involving a major character didn’t work. […]
DavidB commented on the post, New Bond song singer revealed 3 years, 11 months ago

Goodness gracious, what were they thinking?

Choosing a winner of multiple Grammy awards, who has sold millions of records in all major global markets, whose voice has been lauded by artists across many musical […]
DavidB wrote a new post, Joe Lynn Turner Vs Dirk Diggler 4 years, 1 month ago

Who rocks harder – Joe Lynn Turner or Dirk Diggler? they have similar styles and looks – but overall I think Dirk shades it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ29pVhsdMs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYAAbbuEpnw
DavidB commented on the post, Have we done Jethro Tull’s Passion Play 4 years, 3 months ago

The extras disc is a joy, and the overall package is a lesson in how to do reissues (make the ‘new’ version sound better than the original, add in some well-chosen extras that will appeal to more than just […]
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