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He really wasn't. He was clearly having a hard time trying to dial in the car and the wind was playing havoc with pretty much everyone, but particularly the Red Bull.

Boom is a vast improvement on the previous episodes. It's not perfect of course and I don't think anyone will call ot Moffat's best work on the show but it ticks all the right boxes, allows the cast to actually do something that isn't just running around and it isn't silly thankfully. It also doesn't pander to the youngest viewers, instead it's pitched at just the right level. There's still some clunky dialogue and a lot of plot convenience but if you try not to think about it too much it works.

Alpine: Gasly vs Ocon [Q, R] Aston Martin: Alonso [Q, R] vs Stroll Ferrari: Leclerc [Q, R] v Sainz Jr Haas: Magnussen vs Hulkenberg [Q, R] Kick Sauber: Zhou vs Bottas [Q, R] McLaren: Norris [R] vs Piastri [Q] Mercedes: Hamilton [Q, R] vs Russell RB: Ricciardo vs Tsuonda [Q, R] Red Bull: Verstappen [Q, R] vs Perez Williams: Sargeant vs Albon [Q, R] Pole Position: Leclerc Winner: Leclerc Fastest Lap: Verstappen

Out of curiosity, what would chartjack2's point have done for its placing?

I think when you place A Day in the Life within its historical context, it just goes to show what a completely groundbreaking and astonishing piece of work it is. It really is a masterpiece of writing, arrangement and production. Nobody had ever recorded anything quite like it before and it sits comfortably among the most influential songs of all time. With due respect to other acts like The Velvets, Pink Floyd, Beach Boys, Byrds, Hendrix etc, the entire late sixties music scene underwent a seismic shift in their wake, with A Day in the Life regularly cited as a point of inspiration. Even to this day it still gets rated as one of the greatest songs of all time, and the juxtaposition from John's surrealistic parts to Paul's more traditional section only serves to make the song even more strange, dream like and otherworldy. The transition to and from that is exceptional too. For many of my younger years I would casually dismiss The Beatles and much of the era as the music of my parents. Combined with my earliest exposure to music being Punk and Disco (and I didn't like Disco), The Beatles seemed like a relic for a different generation to cling to, even though their songs were always on the radio they seemed irrelevant when compared to all the Punk/New Wave and later Post Punk and New Romantic stuff that seemed so fresh and exciting. But if you go back and look at their work with the benefit of histrical context and free from any prejudiced thoughts... boy were they a phenominal band when they went for it.

I'm amazed that anyone wouldn't put this in their top 10 Beatles songs. I guess that's testament to the quality of the work but for me this really is flawless

Was hoping to add a lot more over this weekend but since everyone is boycotting The Great Escape it's all a bit of a mess. Apr 13, 2024: Gaffa Tape Sandy, The Wytches, City Dog, Jar of Blind Flies, Dumfun - Homegrown 2024, Various venues, Brighton, England Apr 20, 2024: The Dirty Nil, Sick Joy - The Boileroom, Guildford, England May 4, 2024: Tribe Of Ghosts, Beyond Extinction - Green Door Store, Brighton, England May 10, 2024: Pop Will Eat Itself, Interrobang‽ - Chalk, Brighton, England May 15, 2024: Kulk, Forlorn, EL MOONO, fakeyourdeath - Daltons Showrooms + Bar, Brighton, England Planned gigs this year and next - May 17, 2024: SNAYX - Black Lion, Brighton, England May 18, 2024: PROJECTOR, Monakis, ? - Black Lion, Brighton, England May 18, 2024: Noah & The Loners, PROJECTOR - East Street Tap, Brighton, England May 23, 2024: Vukovi, Calva Louise - Brighton Music Hall, Brighton, England May 24, 2024: Ice Nine Kills, Graphic Nature, The Hara - Guildhall, Portsmouth, England May 29, 2024: Jane's Addiction, Humanist - Roundhouse, London, England May 31, 2024: Vended, The Gloom in the Corner, Profiler - The Arch, Brighton, England Jun 16, 2024: L7 - Electric Ballroom, London, England Jun 18, 2024: Kerry King - Electric Ballroom, London, England Jun 27, 2024: Escape the Fate, Stictched up Heart - The Dome, London, England Jul 10, 2024: 2000 Trees Festival, Cheltenham, England Jul 21, 2024: Heathen Apostles - Hope & Ruin, Brighton, England Jul 20, 2024: Garbage - Wembley Arena, London Jul 27, 2024: Burger Jam Festival, Hastings, England Aug 08, 2024: Bloodstock Festival, England Aug 15, 2024: HotWax - The Boileroom, Guildford, England Sep 09, 2024: Belmondo, Dumfun - DUST, Brighton, England Oct 06, 2024: Arch Enemy, In Flames, Soilwork - Hammersmith Apollo, London, England Oct 31, 2024: Cradle of Filth, Butcher Babies - Brixton Academy, London, England Nov 06, 2024: Soil, (hed) P.E. - Electric Ballroom, London, England Nov 09, 2024: Wednesday 13 - Electric Ballroom, London, England Nov 12, 2024: Sepultura - Hammersmith Apollo, London, England Nov 29, 2024: Gaye Bykers on Acid - Green Door Store, Brighton, England Dec 14, 2024: The Damned - Winter Gardens, Eastbourne, England Feb 22, 2024: Motionless in White - Brixton Academy, London, England

Add me to the list of those that don't see the fuss around Come Together. It's fine but like popchartfreak says nobody discussed it much until the 90s. Although I wouldn't credit Jackson's version so much - that was actually recorded for his Bad album but slipped out quietly in 1988 on Moonwalker. In my circles it got noticed more after McCartney, Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher recorded it as the Smokin' Mojo Filters for the Help project.

RZoPtlQMUYc Limped in at #29, gone within 2 weeks and their chart career was over

Something is one of those songs that is obviously briiliant from whichever angle I look at it but yet it somehow leaves me completely cold.

Johnny Cash's version is particularly good.

Cautiously optimistic about this, given the early reviews.

Just a thought - Pretty explicit mention of Susan. 'There's always a twist at the end' Actor Susan Twist has appeared in the last 4 episodes, each time as a 'different' character. Surely the obvious theory is far too obvious? I doubt it is (too obvious) and I'm not sure it would be a good idea but if it is please tell me Carole Ann Ford gets a final scene before regenerating

I think for me, there's a lot riding on this next episode. Given that it's written by Moffat and the concept has potential, if it's not at the least pretty good, then it may be another McCoy 1989 moment - In that I may basically stop watching the show again. Ironically the 1989 series was a big improvement on the previous two but the damage was done before it began and so I didn't watch it until years later. The show's on very thin ice for me right now, after years of poor returns. I want to love it as it's been a part of my life since I can remember and I've ridden the rollercoaster of terrible stories and seasons before. I just seems to have entered a serious decline from Capaldi's final year onwards (one or two exceptional episodes aside) and it's dangerously close to a death spiral right now. It has the budget but it needs good writers to craft strong stories and with RTD writing around 60% of the series it doesn't look good as frankly, he's no Robert Holmes.

Well, I thought it was better than the first episode but it was still an awful mess of incoherent ideas, where everything was bad; the acting, casting, costume design, script, concept and THAT ending. Even the character of The Doctor seems to have been completely re-written - I can't think of a single other incarnation so keen to run away from meeting their adversary. The fudged an explanation in Space Babies but didn't even try this time. What the hell are they thinking? This show is a mess. Aside from being aimed at 6 year olds it seems it being written by them too.

Went in open minded. First few minutes were ok. Hated the butterfly sequence but it's and early gag so we'll let it slide. Ruby seems ok but she's basically Clara personality-wise. Not sold on him but we'll see. He's charming but vapid so far. Got to the space station and it looks like we're in a cheap Alien rip off but I can roll with that. Then it really went down the toilet. The story was paper thin with zero characterisation, an awful premise and a monster whose concept would have been more at home on Red Dwarf. The show is clearly being written for 6 year olds now Aside from general indifference to the two lead performances, I hated everything about this. For me, it's up there with the worst episodes ever. Still the one with The Beatles has to be better, right?

Norwegian Wood is really very special for me as it holds some very specific memories, as well as being a gorgeous piece. I will never understand how We Can Work it Out is so high, though. I'm clearly in the minority but I just find it so bland and ordinary.

Depends what I'm looking for in the moment. Nobody is ever going to say The Prodigy write good lyrics, but sonically they can be incredible. If I'm looking to engage my brain rather than my body a great lyricist like Richey Edwards, Shane MacGowan, Bob Dylan etc will be an option. You don't always need both together. I don't mind dumb lyrics in the right context (The Trashmen's Surfin Bird or Taylor Swift's ME! are not a problem) but I do find that bad lyrics can be jarring in an otherwise lyrically good song. For example - 'Now you get to watch her leave out the window, guess that's why the call it window pain' - is a terrible line and not worthy of a writer of Eminem's skill.

It's not but I'm not gonna be fussy about it.

I thought the calls for Sainz were right in this case. Piastri never left the track, was ahead at the apex and had the right to the corner, despite Carlos getting very irate about it. So no issue there. Then later Sainz lost control of the back end and broke Piastri's car. A standard 10 sec penalty that he was lucky to have reduced to 5. If anything Sainz was lucky rather than hard done by.

Nirvana - Where Did You Sleep Last Night? K - HA

Always good to see a first time winner and for a little better luck and timing Piastri could have made the podium at least. It may have taken Red Bull having an off weekend to happen, and I suspect Max would have won if he'd got the setup right, but at the end of the day Norris beat them on equal footing and deserved it. It will be interesting to see if these McLaren upgrades will work as well at most other circuits.

I've said it before and I'll say it again but the stewards need to issue a drive through in a situation like that and if the team ignores it, they should disqualify them from the race - both cars.

Alpine: Gasly vs Ocon [Q, R] Aston Martin: Alonso [Q, R] vs Stroll Ferrari: Leclerc [Q, R] v Sainz Jr Haas: Magnussen vs Hulkenberg [Q, R] Kick Sauber: Zhou vs Bottas [Q, R] McLaren: Norris [Q, R] vs Piastri Mercedes: Hamilton [Q, R]vs Russell RB: Ricciardo [Q, R]vs Tsuonda Red Bull: Verstappen [Q, R]vs Perez Williams: Sargeant vs Albon [Q, R] Pole Position: Max Verstappen Winner: Max Verstappen Fastest Lap: Norris

I think a lot of people seem to be overinflating Newey's ability to have an immediate impact at any new team. The Williams was already the dominant car when he joined in 1991 (only Senna could have beaten it in that, admittedly great, McLaren). His first design at McLaren took Hakkinen to the title but only Schumacher's injury in 1999 enabled Mika to win that championship and Schumacher then went on a 5 year winning streak, during which Newey left for Red Bull in 2005. It took 5 years to deliver the Austrian team their first title of four in a row before they were eclipsed once again. During those barren years from 2014 to 2021 Red Bull almost certainly had the best aero package but the importance of that aspect was far less than now and will likely become so again in the future. By the time he can start elsewhere should he chose to continue, (and I wouldn't rule out retiring) it will be 2026 and he'll be 67. And I'm not convinced Ferrari is so odds on as others think. Newey is not likely to relish to the idea of moving to Italy and may find the team dynamic too volatile and... passionate for his comfort. He's expressed an interest in working with both Alonso and Hamilton but who knows what kind of capability either will have in 2 years time and he may well decide to go wherever Verstappen wishes to go. Ferrari is obviously a huge draw but he's also been designing cars around Honda power units for a good few years and they have the best engine out there right now. Wherever he goes it will definitely be a works team but it won't involve Renault I'm sure.