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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Elbow @ Co-Op Live 5 months, 3 weeks ago
It seems a concerted effort on energise their repertoire a bit – and I approve. Will always have a soft spoilt for Elbow, one of the few bands who can make a space like that seem intimate. However, what really […]
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Nobody expects the Van-ish inquisition 5 months, 3 weeks ago
It wouldn’t be the first time. “Old Van Morrison’s moaning / Something about a copycat”. I bloody love Mike Scott but have only really liked Where the Action Is of his most recent records. Like Van the Man, he […]
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Nobody expects the Van-ish inquisition 5 months, 3 weeks ago
That’s four of the above I’ve added now, plus a firm note to self to check out Blue Rose Code. I especially liked that and Satan Is on the Loose.
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Nobody expects the Van-ish inquisition 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Yeah, She Knows is on there. I knew this aspect of Thin Lizzy’s work existed but never found many examples. But on She Knows, Phil mirrors the guitar with a bit of “dweeb-dweeb-dip-dip” vocalising, which is very […]
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Nobody expects the Van-ish inquisition 5 months, 3 weeks ago
I did say it was hard thing to pull off. But the Decemberists, Steve Forbert, Bruce and Antony & the Johnsons songs all contain more than trace elements of Van.
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Nobody expects the Van-ish inquisition 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Thank you. Those are all mostly new to me. The Black Sorrows were on there but slipped off for some reason. Got to admit I struggle with Counting Crows, although they redeemed themselves by being one of the few […]
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Martin Horsfield wrote a new post 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Nobody expects the Van-ish inquisition“Our principal weapons are introspection, a curmudgeonly demeanour, and an almost fanatical devotion to Sonny Terry and […]
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, The age of innocence 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Some great early Nick Mason-style springy drumming, too.
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Hamster's cage (slight return) 6 months ago
Yep, I think you’re right. I wish I could find it. It got me a job interview at NME because the editor saw I’d done it and was a bit of a fan.
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Hamster's cage (slight return) 6 months, 1 week ago
I want to say Toby Manning (?) and one other. They were very genial and knowledgable. It was for a new music glossy that was launching out of Bristol but sadly I can’t remember the name of the mag or its editor. […]
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Hamster's cage (slight return) 6 months, 1 week ago
Thank you. I’m ready fed up that I can’t lay my hands on a better Fannies interview I did around the time of Grand Prix. I had the pleasure of going for a few pints with them one night. I literally bumped into the […]
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Hamster's cage (slight return) 6 months, 1 week ago
No worries, although the Suede one will for ever give me the collywobbles. Even my best friends have never known what went down that afternoon. Dramatic, though!
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Martin Horsfield wrote a new post 6 months, 1 week ago
Hamster's cage (slight return)OK, last post on this for now. When I first notified you I was uploading my old embarrassing pop journalism to Medium, there were […]
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Is Bernard Sumner an AWer? 6 months, 1 week ago
Sorry, that wasn’t aimed at you. I’ve seen a lot of NO fans post it, and can’t help feeling they feel validated that he’s reinforcing their political values while, at the same time, overlooking how selfishly he […]
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Is Bernard Sumner an AWer? 6 months, 1 week ago
I will never understand the blind loyalty to musicians when they make a sympathetic political statement. Are we forgetting that Bernard, Steve and Gillian arranged a special band meeting abroad, where only a […]
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, I Have Listened To This Album All Afternoon And There Is Totally Nothing Wrong With It. So Shut Up. 6 months, 1 week ago
I like it, and neo-R&B huffing and puffing is a pretty good description of Van’s work. On a similar tack, I never know why Hard Nose the Highway gets such short shrift. Again, the cover art doesn’t help. But Sno […]
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, New David Gilmour 6 months, 1 week ago
Which is a cover version
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Fresh from the 30-year-old hamster's cage 6 months, 1 week ago
Aw, thanks both of you. It’s an egotistical thing to do but it’s not for much longer and I have to get this stuff out there to prove to my kids it ever happened. The writing’s a lot better by this stage (the […]
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Martin Horsfield commented on the post, Fresh from the 30-year-old hamster's cage 6 months, 1 week ago
I’d kind of forgotten Salad but their stuff really stands up. My favourite Britpop now is all the wonky stuff:,Stereolab’s singles from that era, Pulp and Salad.
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Martin Horsfield wrote a new post 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Fresh from the 30-year-old hamster's cageBy unpopular demand, I have chucked another five of my slightly embarrassing pop interviews up on Medium. Actually, […]
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