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Stone Poneys - Different Drum (Greenbriar Boys)

I guess the skiffle boom would have lasted a lot longer if The Beatles hadn't have come along :lol: I agree with some of the criticisms, they were cultural magpies, but it's the way that they distilled all these disparate influences into an unmistakeable formula. In terms of songwriting, production and innovation, they really pushed the boundaries. They went through more stylistic changes in their 8 year lifespan than anyone. And I think it was the friendly competition of their rivals - The Byrds, The Stones, The Beach Boys - that drove them on to constantly deliver better.

Eclectic as ever Ghosty, that I like to see :D I've been a little out of touch with new music lately (too much mingling with vinyl types :lol:) but will make more of an effort to keep up to date with stuff this year I think. Any recommendations? I used to be very indie-oriented but will listen to pretty much anything nowadays :D Slightly off topic but turning the conversation around to the inevitable lol... did you watch MHL the other week, and the first of this new live series they're doing on Saturday nights? To start with I was a bit bored by RAF West Rainham and didn't think it was offering up too much, but I really enjoyed the last 3 nights or so, and I think the turning point was when they started to pick up those weird chirping noises, which were very bizarre imo. Especially after they were slowed down! Really enjoyed Saturday night's 2 hour show from Bodelwydden (not sure of the spelling there!) Castle too, it seemed a little rushed but they still got some very impressive stuff, and was great to see Lesley back :D

Deep Purple - Hush (originally by Joe South, but Deep Purple were inspired to record their version upon hearing Kris Ife's interpretation)

Blood Sweat & Tears - You've Made Me So Very Happy (Brenda Holloway)

Reflekt - Need To Feel Loved Thick D - Insatiable Juliet - Avalon Loads more but these spring immediately to mind.

I hope so, they're one of very few metal bands (along with Deftones, Mastodon etc) that I'll listen to.

Boards Of Canada - Geogaddi Aphex Twin - Drukqs Super Furry Animals - Rings Around The World Clinic - Internal Wrangler Death In Vegas - Scorpio Rising Primal Scream - Xtrmntr The Earlies - These Were.. The Earlies Pedro - Pedro I'm sure there are more but my tastes have changed so much in 9 years, I can't actually think :wacko:

I don't think I've heard Girls School yet, not knowingly anyway! I heard Jet on the radio a couple of months back and that's what led me to investigate Band On The Run, which is indeed a very good album.. proving to be a firm favourite :D Are there any other Wings LP's worth investigating?

Amanda Holden I don't see would really be right for The Crystal Maze, she's all hair and teeth. If it is going to be revived, and I really hope it is as it was one of the best programmes on TV, then surely a great British eccentric is needed to host it. And I agree that it wouldn't work quite so well with celebrities, we're oversaturated with celebrity specials as it is! All that's needed for a revival now is Fun House with Pat Sharp :D

The Beatles I didn't really have much time for when I first properly started getting into music, as I started out listening to The Velvet Underground, Suicide, dub reggae etc - what was deemed to be 'cool' by the people I mixed with and spoke to (hopelessly pretentious faux-hipsters mostly). I think when you're young and impressionable you tend to be more of a sheep and try to fit in, but it's only really been in the past 2 or 3 years, since I moved to Dorset, that my tastes have matured and I please only myself. Like I used to think Wings were really awful, just going off Mull Of Kintyre etc, but having listened to the Band On The Run LP a lot recently I'm now of the view that Paul McCartney still had a lot left to give post-Beatles.

I think those two were the most well-known, Let Me Be was a hit for The Turtles apparently but I can't really say that I've heard much of theirs other than Happy Together. He did write Secret Agent Man too :lol:

Is anyone else a fan? He wrote Eve Of Destruction (a hit for Barry McGuire), Take Me For What I'm Worth (a hit for The Searchers) and was tipped to be the next Dylan.. unfortunately it was always other artists who made his songs hits and his own career as a singer-songwriter in the mid 60's folk-rock boom never really took off. His first album, Songs Of Our Times, definately needs to be discovered by a wider audience. His songs are socially and politically sharp, and I think he's more accessible and less pretentious than Dylan.

R.I.P. :( Am not a Steeleye Span fan but he was an important figure in folk-rock.

Supergrass - Caught By The Fuzz

R.I.P. :(

Will be interesting to see if RATM's sales drop alarmingly or if it sticks around for a while.

I see these all the time in charity shops, my mate collects the odd few for drum breaks as he's a hip hop producer :D They have a certain kitsch value about them!

In theory, this sounds amazing. If anyone can do Floyd justice then it's The Flaming Lips.

I've heard of probably about half of those :ph34r: Have been too out of touch this year to appreciate much new stuff! It's nice to see Royksopp in there though, I was quite impressed by the quality of the singles released from Junior. I may add this to my shrinking CD collection in the New Year :D

ooh, Jim Noir top 20 in Sweden

i don't get all the fuss over Shakira :mellow:

woohoo great to see Guillemots rising into the top 20 :cheer:

ooh cool, i'll tune in tomorrow, cheers :D i don't tend to listen to the radio very much anymore, is usually the music channels on Sky.. The Musician's Channel is pretty good. they have this show called Video Jukebox and play videos from unsigned bands, plus new up and coming music, stuff like Howling Bells, Fiona Apple etc :)

i have to hear it! i turned the radio off before it got played, too much daytime radio 1 makes me come out in hives :lol: i'm very surprised to see it playlisted, but pleasantly :D