one the best songwriters around (IMHO)

The latest WIYE podcast is just like an old Word one ie no guest just Heppers and Ellen jabbering away to each other whilst socially distanced. Just as good as ever.

I agree that this locked in period is seriously affecting my pod listening. Music not so much but podding is a very solitary pursuit. However off the back of my own recommendation I have just started series 3 of […]

Battling the garden in particular the oceans of ivy that has grown unchecked for many years. It’s all a bit Groundhog though – walk the dog, daily hopeless check in to local Coop in case by any miracle any bog r […]

Just like the govt front bench! Which one of us is Gove??

On listening back just realised that the support team were only allowed 3 recommendations each whilst the podmeister had quite a few more – hmmm! However a thoroughly enjoyable ramble and way too many new pods to investigate.

How about the opener on The Court of the Crimson King. Arguably started and defined Prog.
No full vid available so this excerpt will have to do. We probably all know it well enough though.

https://youtu.be/t7n7KvWiCME

Without googling
I wish I was a spaceman the fastest man alive
I’d fly across the universe in Fireball XL5
Err – we could take a trip together something something
I wanna be a fireball

Fireball was my favourite (I had the Airfix model) but the first one I recall was Four Feather Falls. Heres the opening episode – still feels quite spooky

yep its a goodie and I agree the last one was hugely disappointing. The album gradually emerges with each new play and whilst ostensibly a traditional acoustic singer-songwriter affair it has a lot of interesting […]

Gimlet have another very good pod called Heavyweight which is worth checking out – the Moby episode is very funny.

Really liking this after a few listens. As ever he won’t stand still and continues to challenge any preconceptions. It’s still very recognisably Wilson though despite the Human League / Depeche Mode influences.

On the basis that I need you fit and well for the following weekends musical combo I suggest self isolation! Seriously just go – we will all more than
likely get this virus at some stage. If it was a business […]

I have an old Linn Sondek which is gathering dust as the audio connection to my 35 yr old Mission amp is faulty. When it was working the sound was glorious although I once spent £500 on a new cartridge and that […]

There are 2 solo acoustic albums ‘One Quiet Night’ and ‘What’s It All About’ which are both excellent and worth a listen

All respect to Junior for being honest about his initial views of PM and then being open enough to give him another try. I managed to see the PMG in Miami back in c 1982 and failing memory tells me it was pretty […]

Good chat as ever guys – impressed by your knowledge of genre I put it down to the young chap in the group ( the one born in ‘77 – I was already saving into a pension scheme by then!).
What strikes me listening t […]

errr own up who put the Steely Dan track in there?? Was that just give you guys a reference point to keep you steady whilst charting these unfamiliar waters ? Cant wait to see how the Tull are worked into this chat !

The reverse fortune is my dilemma of late – Im just losing stuff. Today I was looking for a relatively new pair of cable cutters that I bought about 6 months ago to replace the other pair that I’d also ‘lost’ but […]

Black olive breadsticks and a pot of hummus – heaven. We are also addicted to Burts lentil waves on the false premise that they are somehow healthy. Dark chocolate digestives are ridiculously moreish and should be banned.