My dad is 80. He watches bands on the tv and hates them, because they don’t play expressive guitar solos like Eric Clapton. He thinks it’s because they can’t, and won’t consider the possibility that a world w […]

Loved this: neither of them take the limelight. Fun!

Sold!

ARE BLESS XXXX ALWAYZ IN R HEARTZ.

This is very good, I agree that Loved So Little is a standout although there is nothing to dislike anywhere.

My White Bicycle would be amazing… it would be good if they took a leaf out of the Nick Mason book and make shows a bit more fun.

The hilariously-named Topographic Drama live album is worth a listen on the streaming services, for this reason. Listen to the between-song audience reaction. Find the voice saying “Oh YEAH! Steve Howe! Steve […]

I just listened to the first VH album, for the first time, never bothered before. Stone me; this is excellent!

I’d pick Rebecca Front. She’s musically talented (singer and lyricist), a good writer, open about her mental health struggles and politically motivated when she needs to be. Like many of the posters here! Wou […]

All male

Excellent to have a turntable in the wee room.

Only the Guardian could somehow find a band influenced by serialism, tape music, and in possession of an Ondes Martenot to be “black”. It’s ok to like things like this, without strange post-justification like […]

I love this record and recommend that anyone with an interest gives it a try. However don’t read some of the daft stuff that’s been written about it. It’s not really that different from what they did before it in […]

Exactly this. Being a narcissist he will only judge the virus by his own experience, and being a lunatic, if he gets it really bad he will blame someone (China) for it.

Weird! This also immediately came to mind for me. Perfect combination of music and cover: not typical for the genre, drew in many impressionable minds.

Beans on toast & tea is a brilliant suggestion. There’s nothing better most of the time.

I also like to read the wise articles on the School of Life website, many are the work of Alain De Botton.

Plus, old Goon Shows.

Bass pedals probably.
Opinion on THE ARSE is split down the middle.

But did Mike Rutherford ever sit in with Petesy Burn’s ARSE?

Thankfully I missed that tour (and album).

Squeeze touring in support of the Excess Moderation compilation – a CD so bad, that it featured a tape breakdown in the middle of one of the tracks, evidently nobody cared enough to listen to it before it was […]