Bloody humans and their failings!!!

Overstating to make a point? Or do you really see no difference?

Not sure if I should suggest (given the elevated nature of the examples above) – but the Sherlock Holmes novels might fit the bill? Would m’learned colleagues above class Holmes stories as “literary classics”? […]

Bring the Family is in my list of goodies…Little Village pales by comparison.

Now we’re talking! That’s proper fame! Was his character a cad – or given an unpleasant disease?

@Vincent, you have eloquently summarised why I didn’t buy any of them, didn’t read any of them and generally spurned them, as I would spurn a rabid dog. See y’ round the campus!

Wow!

Just my opinion – minority of one around here, I expect…🙂

I appreciate that I’m usually in a minority: but – leaving aside Rockpile and the John Hiatt collaborations – I think it’s been all downhill since Jesus of Cool and Labour of Lust.

I thought we were the [801]…

Same here, @Twang…my taste in fado started in 1979, along with my continuing obsession with the Smiley books.

Well, quite…no original members since Ratledge left…

Carminho definitely worth following up, KFD…

I very much enjoyed Ana Moura’s “traditional” performance in the TV studio, way above in the thread. Not only am I a traditionalist and a fuddy-duddy – but I also put together playlists of fado and remove all t […]

That IS controversial – CLEARLY the Mods are correct, in this as in most things…

If wishing made it so…

Also, Tony Christie was familiar with the avenues and alleyways…

My least liked Zappa album, from my least favourite Zappa era…

No, no – I think you’ll find that you’re in nip…

Apologies – I get my news from you, and you only posted about it today…well, about Lynne T anyway…