Severin

This is a total riff on Alice Cooper's Bed of Nails, which by itself isn't that bad a thing, even if it is a bit naff, but somewhere along the way they sucked all the character out of it and made it utterly joyless. There were a ton of watered down Glam Metal bands that sounded much like this in 1988 and it's exactly why Grunge happened. This band has been dying a slow death for years now and I hope the rumours I've heard about this being the last album are true.

For interest the other end of the pole to win scale - Oscar Piastri 75% (3 from 4) Max Verstappen 75% (33 from 44) Emerson Fittipaldi 66.67% (4 from 6) Jody Scheckter 66.67% (2 from 3) Alberto Ascari 64.29% (9 from 14) Fernando Alonso 63.64% (14 from 22) Jenson Button 62.5% (5 from 8) Michael Schumacher 58.82% (40 from 68) Lewis Hamilton 58.65% (61 from 104) Alain Prost 54.55% (18 from 33) Sebastian Vettel 54.39% (31 from 57) Interestingly, Jim Clark is noticeably absent, despite his utter dominance. He doesn't feature in the top 10 as his percentage is 42.42% with only 14 wins from 33 poles. However, since he never gets enough recognition these days it's worth noting that - In 15 of those 33 races his car failed on him (usually whilst running at or near the front), causing a DNF. In 1 race he spun out by himself. In 2 races a mechanical failure caused him to go a lap down and had to fight his way back, finishing 3rd and 6th respectively. In 1 race his engine lost power, allowing Surtees to pass him. 1962 - 6 poles. 2 wins from pole. 4 mechanical DNFs 1963 -7 poles. 4 wins from pole. 2 mechanical DNFs. Finished 2nd in Italy after his engine lost power while leading 1964 - 5 poles. 1 win from pole. 4 mechanical DNFs. 1965 - 6 poles. 4 wins from pole. 2 mechanical DNFs 1966 - 2 poles. No wins from pole. 1 DNF due to driver error. 1 mechanical DNF 1967 - 6 poles. 2 wins from pole. 2 mechanical DNFS. Finished 6th in Belgium following a 2 minute pit stop taken whilst 20 seconds ahead of the field. Finished 3rd in Italy 3rd due to running out of fuel whilst leading on last lap, despite having been a lap down due to puncture (often considered his greatest race) 1968 -1 pole. 1 wind from pole. Killed before the 2nd race I know you can make excuses for a number of other high profile drivers and their stats but I can't think of another driver who was so comprehensively denied the level of success their talent deserved by unreliable cars.

^ Yes - Jean-Pierre Jarier and Stewart Lewis-Evans too, I believe

His overall stats for this are just as bad. He has only converted 5 of his 27 poles to a win. Which give's him a percentage of 18.5% Of those with multiple poles, only 4 drivers have a worse ratio - Jean-Pierre Jabouille - 16.7% (1 in 6) David Coulthard - 16.7% (2 in 12) Ralf Schumacher - 16.7% (1 in 6) Rene Arnoux - 11.1% (2 in 18)

Thought it was a decent enough race. Lando was error free for once and that made the difference

No doubt he'll hang until next year but the general expectation is the cars will be much more of a handful to drive. For that reason alone I doubt it will go well for him.

No one is destroying Lewis except himself. He's never been capable of getting extra out of a poor handling car and never shown himself to be capable of improving a bad one. The current Ferrari is not a bad car. It's a bit twitchy to be fair but Lewis requires a stable platform to excel and now he's getting on a bit his reactions aren't what they were and he can't compensate. Frankly he should really think carefully about his future as he should probably have walked away at least two years ago.

Except for Lewis. He's really struggling still

Yeah, first two are Oasis, then it's the Stones all the way

July Update No surprises to see something of a revisiting of Ozzy Osbourne this past month. new material from Calva Louise, PROJECTOR and Mimi Barks give them notable plays. A week sat in a field for 2000 Trees also forces something of a drop in the number of plays this month too. Top 40 Plays - July 01 Black Sabbath 98 02 Ozzy Osbourne 82 03 Gaye Bykers on Acid 73 04 Calva Louise 65 05 Creedence Clearwater Revival 43 06 PROJECTOR 38 07 Bob Vylan 34 08 Prince 32 09 Pink Floyd 31 10 The Rolling Stones 31 11 Mimi Barks 29 12 The Smiths 27 13 The Yardbirds 26 14 David Bowie 24 15 R.E.M. 24 16 Die Spitz 22 17 Motorhead 21 18 The Jesus and Mary Chain 21 19 Bob Dylan 20 20 Bruce Springsteen 19 21 Oasis 19 22 Pulp 19 23 T. Rex 19 24 Velvetine 19 25 Witch Fever 19 26 Echo & the Bunnymen 18 27 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 18 28 Transvision Vamp 18 29 Blondie 17 30 Iron maiden 17 31 ZZ Top 17 32 Blur 16 33 HotWax 16 34 Pat Benatar 16 35 The Cars 15 36 In This Moment 14 37 Panic Shack 14 38 Toto 14 39 Maid of Ace 13 40 Pop Will Eat Itself 2025 to Date Artists Scrobbled 1,779 (+79) Rank/Previous Position/Artist/Plays/Change 01 (01) Lambrini Girls 181 (+6) 02 (02) Manic Street Preachers 178 (+7) 03 (04) R.E.M. 174 (+24) 04 (03) The Sisters of Mercy 164 (-) 05 (05) Poppy 149 (+3) 06 (06) Fields of the Nephilim 136 (+2) 07 (07) Dana Dentata 130 (-) 08 (27) PROJECTOR 115 (38) 09 (13) Pulp 111 (18) 10 (NE) Black Sabbath 110 11 (12) HotWax 110 (+16) 12 (NE) Calva Louise 108 13 (08) Creaming Jesus 105 (-) 14 (09) Chappell Roan 104 (+2) 15 (29) Mimi Barks 104 (+29) 16 (11) Nova Twins 101 (+6) 17 (10) Taylor Swift 101 (-) 18 (15) Siouxsie & the Banshees 98 (+13) 19 (16) Suede 97 (+12) 20 (31) Witch Fever 94 (+19) 21 (18) Kid Kapichi 92 (+8) 22 (22) Killing Joke 90 (+8) 23 (20) Heartworms 89 (+6) 24 (NE) Ozzy Osbourne 88 25 (26) The Psychedelic Furs 87 (+9) 26 (14) Christian Death 86 (-) 27 (17) Dumfun 85 (+1) 28 (NE) Creedence Clearwater Revival 84 29 (19) Cwfen 84 (+1) 30 (42) David Bowie 84 (+24) 31 (24) Play Dead 84 (+4) 32 (21) Delilah Bon 83 (+1) 33 (41) The Jesus & Mary Chain 83 (+19) 34 (23) Ultravox 81 (-) 35 (33) Garbage 80 (+8) 36 (25) The Horrors 79 (-) 37 (30) Nitzer Ebb 77 (+2) 38 (NE) Gaye Bykers on Acid 76 39 (28) Peter Gabriel 76 (-) 40 (32) Eminem 73 (-) 41 (34) The Clash 72 (-) 42 (RE) Echo & the Bunnymen 70 (+17) 43 (35) Fleetwood Mac 70 (-) 44 (RE) The Smiths 69 (+27) 45 (43) Nine Inch Nails 68 (+9) 46 (40) Public Image Ltd 67 (+5) 47 (36) The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing 67 (-) 48 (38) Eville 65 (+2) 49 (37) Birdeatsbaby 64 (-) 50 (46) Kraftwerk 64 (+6) OUT THIS MONTH Bauhaus 62 (+8) Curve 62 (-) Beyoncé 61 (+3) SNAYX 60 (+4) Ghost 58 (-) The Southern Death Cult 58 (-) El Moono 54 (-) FORMER TOP 40 ACTS Joan Jett and the Blackhearts 60 (+18) Jar of Blind Flies 56 (+2) The Mission 58 (+6) The Rolling Stones 57 (+31) Green Day 52 (+3) Lady Gaga 52 (+6) The March Violets 50 (+2) Heilung 50 (-) Shadow Project 50 (-) Bruce Springsteen 49 (+18) Billie Eilish 48 (-) Crimson Veil 48 (-) Ministry 48 (-) Cassyette 47 (+7) Mudhoney 45 (-) Britney Spears 44 (-) The Beatles 43 (+6) Doechii 40 (-) Betty Boo 40 (-) Viagra Boys 39 (-) Sick Joy 38 (+4) Bambie Thug 38 (+2) Knife Bride 37 (+4) Slung 37 (-) Charli XCX 37 (-) Harpy 35 (+1) Rihanna 35 (+6) Halsey 33 (-) Girls Aloud 30 (-) Du Blonde 29 (-) Siiickbrain 28 (+1) Elvis Presley 25 (-) Heriot 23 (+2) SONS 20 (+3)

Yes. Ocon did it recently too at Turkey 2021, Scored a point

Death Standing 2 works apparently. But I just leave my VPN on all the time anyway.

The 1961 Dutch GP is also one of only 2 in history where no driver made a pitstop. The other? Belgium 2021

I looked into this. These are the only races with no DNFs Even if you discount Belgium 2021 there's still Turkey. This also highlights the ridiculous reliability since the mid 2010's compared to previous years. 1961 Dutch GP 2005 US GP (14 DNS though) 2005 Italian GP 2011 European GP 2015 Japanese GP 2016 Chinese GP 2016 Japanese GP 2018 Chinese GP 2019 Austrian GP 2021 French GP 2021 Belgian GP (Wet 'race') 2021 Turkish GP (Intermittent rain) 2022 Hungarian GP (Bottas retired on lap 65 but classified as 20th - drizzle and light rain at the end) 2023 Miami GP 2023 Spanish GP 2023 Abu Dhabi GP (Sainz retired lap 57 but classified 18th) 2024 Bahrain GP 2024 Spanish GP 2024 Austrian GP (Norris retired but classified 20th) 2024 Dutch GP 2025 Japanese GP 2025 Belgian GP (Wet to dry race)

Unless you include 2021 at Spa.

Lambrini Girls HotWax Slung Calva Louise Cwfen Panic Shack Wet Leg Pulp Ghost Garbage

Impressed with Piastri. His tyre management was a weakness 18 months ago

Yep. They're way too risk averse these days

Nova Twins and Pendulum are the only ones that interest me. Went for Nova Twins. Pendulum track is a bit too Prodigy vs PWEI in 1993 to warrant a vote. Very underwhelmed by D£aler. Lola seems to be one on, one off for me.

Hamilton, Alonso and Antonelli will all start from the pitlane after changing their PUs. Rain before the start and likely showers during the race will hopefully prevent a repeat of yesterday's very predictable result. Otherwise, if it's dry I expect Oscar to be leading by Les Combes

If you live by the sea and ever take walk along the front on a wet winter day, this is your perfect soundtrack

Thin on the ground this week - Nova Twins - N.O.V.A. Pussyliquor - New Love Fresh Blood

Strongly dislike Sprints for many reasons. The drivers consider them meaningless and most couldn't care less about the result. They reveal the competitive order for the Grand Prix before qualifying for the actual event even starts. This usually makes the main event more predictable and less interesting as a result. The majority of drivers often play it safe for fear of incurring damage that will compromise their race proper. They are usually boring, with no element of strategy or risk. The only interesting part is the first lap or two. The only interesting ones have been because of the weather, not because of the Sprint. If a driver receives a penalty or heavy damage during a Sprint it will compromise their race, even though the two events are supposed to be disconnected. They prevent teams from having the time to optimise set up - bizarrely I want to see the drivers competing at their best - in favour of a gimmick. Several drivers have been disqualified from successful races due to the lack of time the team was allowed to adjust their set up for the specific circuit. They don't respect the history and tradition of Formula 1 and Grand Prix racing. They diminish the prestige of a Grand Prix win. They take away the equality of the circuits. All GP weekends should be of equal value points wise and not have some give more points than others. They exist primarily to make money. The lie that they are to give fans better value for money is revealed by the increased costs of tickets for Sprint hosting GPs. I genuinely enjoy watching practice and seeing how a cars setup is dialed in by the best drivers over the 3 sessions and I miss it on Sprint weekends. At least they're not reverse grids though, and I can ignore them if I choose.

A re-recorded duet with Kelly did