For those that think “Classical Music” is boring & takes itself too seriously. Try this.
It never fails to cheer me up.

Another fan of Michael Marra here (his daughter Alice Marra’s collection of MM’s songs “Chain Up the Swings” is good too)

Blowtorch sounds great & I’ll investigate further.

Bravo!

The variation on this is the band member who goes solo, then after the spotlight fades, becomes a sidesman for a bigger act.
Andy Fairweather Low (Amen Corner, Solo, now working with Roger Waters)
John Miles […]

That telepopmusik song is great! I’ve played it to several people, with a general look of disgust on their faces…until the breakdown. As a “trick” it’s great, but doesn’t necessarily stand up to repeated listens.

Last night’s TOTP from 1986 had Chas& Dave (with the matchroom mob) performing Snooker Loopy – Loopy punctuated with the twirling fingers round the temples.

Hey “it’s a free country”

The Labour position in full…

I was born at the very end of 1962 (number one Elvis Return to Sender) & started avidly following the charts when I was ten – hearing the Tuesday lunchtime countdown from a radio someone sneaked in at junior […]

TV shows have become like books. Everybody is following something different or at a different place & if they haven’t seen it, then it’s new to them – regardless of age. There are far fewer “water cooler” moments […]

Great review Sir – Not one for the Christmas list then.

Nice one. Thank you! I’ve got the previous two (and must read them one day!) so this joins them on the digital shelf.

This has appeared today as one of NPR’s First Listens
Just giving it a play now. The arrangements are quite interesting. His voice is still there, albeit a bit harsher than previously.

Mike & the Mechanics. It’s not unpleasant, it’s well played, but…

If you use plastic wallets, rather than thin cd cases, you can store (keep) a lot more.
Granted, you need to fold the back cover/cd tray artwork to make it fit, but it doesn’t show should you put them back in […]

But if you’re too active, or too quick, you move into pootling territory.

I won a copy of this in one of Bargepole’s competitions! I wanted to hear what it was like and…it’s alright.
The arrangements are quite sympathetic & using the original vocal tracks means it’s more a “gentle […]

Michael Carr – songwriter.
Wrote South of the Border (down Mexico way) & We’re going to Hang out our washing on the Siegfried line
And
man of mystery (Edgar Wallace theme) and White Horses (Jacky)
That’s quite a spread.

The recent thread on CDs/streaming made me realise I’d never looked into Spotify.
Listening to Hergest Ridge, for the first time in years, had me checking on what guitars were used, which mentioned his […]

Ooh. I know this one!
He was working with Jimi Hendrix & there was another Randy in the band.
So Hendrix called them Randy California & Randy Texas.

Cliff Richard must be in with an “Honourable Mention” for buying Hank Marvin his Fender Stratocaster – the first to be imported to England, – and without which…