The parents will have been going for ca-hill (Irish for Charles), or cattle with an h, the surname with a bit of throat (coch as in loch/lough, not cock, then linn).

Also, I am Shelby features in both 1999 and 2000.

And Supoernatural in 1999 and 2003.

” Wishy washy production..”
Can’t have that.

Well only if you were in favour of what almost all artists produced in the eighties: glossy digital upfront sounds with loads of new synthesizers, which everybody just […]

I fear, Arthur, you may have counted my Mummer (XTC) as another Murmur. Say it ain’t so.

Indeed, hardly any nominations for loads of bands crucial at the time, like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Can, The Mothers, Grateful Dead, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Genesis, Jethro Tull (the […]

Psychedelia featuring vibes – hard bill to fill. Maybe he just needs to hear some good vibes players he doesn’t yet know. From the softer end of jazz, there’s the remarkable Walt Dickerson or the double act of […]

Tahir, old chap, you seem to be suggesting that there might be posters on here trying to pick up as many winners as possible, with the objective of being the Most Mainstream Massive, like, ever. Surely you don’t […]

My turn. Everything pre-Revolver are subsequent discoveries!

59 Miles Davis Kind of Blue
60 John Coltrane Giant Steps
61. Oliver Nelson The blues and the abstract truth
62 Cecil […]

Allow me to stick with the one-word version of his name from my trusty old copy of Quintessence, Colin. Back in 1970, before headphones were a thing, I’d lie myself between my little loudspeakers and enjoy Mahadev […]

Difficult, this. Let’s try:

Jethro Tull, Stadium, Dublin, 1969. My first big gig, they were pushing their new album, Stand Up (a new copy of which I carried all day hitchhiking and got 3 of the group to […]

Something like:

Traffic – Mr Fantasy
Beatles – Sgt Pepper
Hendrix – Electric Ladyland
Alice Coltrane – Journey in Satchidananda
Pink Floyd – Ummagumma

Although later did acquire a facility for calmer stuff, so […]

Dave, on point 5:

Stopping regarding the Good Friday Agreement as optional would be a fine start!

As owner of several albums of each of the bands you mention, Wheaty, I’d like to opine that Jethro Tull don’t fulfil any of the usual criteria for prog, whatever way you want to define it. Suggest substituting Van […]

Meanwhile, here in Germany, where talking up (or down) the Holocaust is a criminal offence, let me tell you about a news snippet off the radio from a few days ago. Apparently, 3 football morons were identified and […]

Storm in a teacup. Iceland were a bit rad and very deadpan. Suddenly there was a Palestine flag on screen. Big deal!

Interesting that you mention Poland @Salwarpe, as it exited in the semis. Still the best thing on view this year, with its exotic scale setting it apart from the usual fare. Radio Times called it shouty. Reminded […]

Probably Electric Ladyland or The White Album or John Barleycorn or Time Out Of Mind, which took up residence on the car stereo for ages, loved the more humble, less cocky version of Dylan.

Actually, when I think […]

Shortly after the great Green Manalishi, he did an instrumental album for Reprise, The End Of The Game. Controversial at the time (not the Green we know) and containing no hits (or even songs), it’s good for […]

And of course FZ had his hit (not in the UK)

Probably not quite suitable for your girl, Dai!

Correct. Great stuff.