And the count in. And the “hello, hello” bit and the video itself. The “feee- eeel” bit is good, but it doesn’t really stand out. This may be the last U2 song that leapt out of the speakers.

Really? I vaguely remember the TV series, watching some of it because I loved the novel. Wasn’t it a sci-fi / future dystopia thing? Whereas V (the novel) ranged from 50s New York to South-West Africa in the early […]

I think there was a mention of Thomas Pynchon’s V in a review of Station to Station. I’ve read it twice, although the last time was over 30 years ago! I may re-read it. V led to The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity’s […]

And isn’t the title “Da ya think I’m sexy?”? Who says “da ya”?

I like andouillette and usually have it when I am in France. It’s a strongly flavoured, loosely constructed sausage. But you need lots of (Dijon) mustard, a hearty red wine and – ideally – a dining companion who […]

Family and friends excepted:

Jeff Buckley
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Ayrton Senna

I remember “Swoon” as being pretty good and based on the Leopold and Loeb case. Although given the thread that inspired this one, maybe it’s another that might not stand up! Incidentally, I once briefly met Armand […]

I really enjoyed Beulah and although this one is not quite as impressive, it’s a pretty good album and I’ll continue to follow his career. Whereas Beulah was fuelled by the breakup of the Civil Wars – and several […]

You took the words right out of my mouth. (Also not the correct answer).

Might it be from “Being Dead” by Jim Crace? I read it when it came out and this passage did ring a vague bell.

Quite. I reckon Tilt is one of the greatest albums ever made, BUT it only really seems to make sense at around 4.00AM, when you’ve had too much red wine and you’re flat out on the floor (albeit conscious). Quite a […]

I co-concur. Extremely disappointing whereas “12 Stops..”. was a constant in the car CD player for a year or so.

Not a band, but Keith Jarrett’s Koln Concert is a peak in a long career of astonishing music.

I reckon Ommadawn is better than Tubular Bells. It’s more of a whole, whereas only the first side of Tubular Bells is truly great.

Except it isn’t.

(Stranded is. Or to be more polite, I reckon Stranded is their masterpiece and one of the great records of the 70s).

Brilliant. Literally brilliant. Err…

I think that particular crime is committed by people who write on social media but read nothing but social media.

“Eclectic” when people really mean “catholic”. And “literally” literally everywhere. And literally incorrect everywhere.

Definitely. I reckon Andrei Rublev just might be the greatest film ever made (it does have quite a few boring sequences, but the key parts are stunning and moving).

Very sad news. For years I hoped that I’d get to see him and/or Talk Talk live and that there might even be some new material. I last played all of the albums and his solo album back to back a year or so ago. It […]