Monday, 5 January 2015

2015 Best Wishes to All

Dear Former Bloggers!

All the very best for 2015!
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36 comments:

  1. Scotch Git5 January 2015 at 22:08

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    And to you and yours!

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    1. DC5 January 2015 at 22:53

      Damn! It appears that the Goalie had been distracted by Norrie's new post!

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    2. norrie6 January 2015 at 08:12

      "funks the ball" - that's a new one on me DC but great solo effort nonetheless...

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  2. gaie6 January 2015 at 07:32

    this really does my head in, you write a bit, go to post and because it's signed you out you have to write it all again, trivial as it was in the first place.

    So

    Bliadhn' Ùr mhath, a h-uile duine

    hope Christmas etc was good. Any new music finds? Any exciting gigs coming up? Any recommendations for the smaller Celtic Connections events?

    Or are you all too busy looking out your fave Now That's What I Call the 80s tracks?

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    1. norrie6 January 2015 at 08:16

      Very uninspired themes for the start of the year I have to say. I have a few celtic connections gigs (and yes van the Man is getting more of my hard earned dosh despite saying I would never see him again,,,). Oh Susanna, Justin Townes earle and Jeffrey Foucalt all worth checking out. Pearl fishers long sold out though.

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    2. Glen Miller6 January 2015 at 11:39

      Punch Brothers and JD McPherson for me.

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    3. gaie6 January 2015 at 22:15

      I've got Fairport and Roaming Roots Review. Maybe something a wee bit more eclectic would be a good addition, but nothing's jumped out yet.

      Norrie, there was a film on Sky Arts tonight about Broooce's mad fans, maybe you were in it, I didn't watch it for very long, not after the guy sobbing in his car and being a danger on the roads.

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    4. norrie7 January 2015 at 02:48

      Maybe that was me Gaie....

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    5. gaie7 January 2015 at 07:57

      too much Bruce could do that to you. Here, have a hanky.

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    6. norrie7 January 2015 at 12:24

      Too much Bruce - never heard of such a thing!

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  3. Adam from Rio6 January 2015 at 10:43

    Ok, Norrie so Bowie is your No 1.
    Next question - When him and Elton "move on", who'll get the bigger tribute in the British media?

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    1. Glen Miller6 January 2015 at 11:38

      Elton - a wealth of archive material. I don't know much about Bowie.

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    2. norrie6 January 2015 at 11:55

      Good question. Elton has been pretty much a sook up to the establishment over many years now without producing much in the way of truly great material for decades. Bowie I think is more of an outsider and more influential than Elton. So Elton. State funeral defo. With lots of crying...

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    3. Adam from Rio6 January 2015 at 12:09

      You would think so.
      The question came up when we were discussing how you define the Soundtrack of your Life - music that was going on around you or (if different) the music you listened to /bought.

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    4. norrie6 January 2015 at 12:31

      Bowie has without doubt provided the soundtrack to my life....

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    5. Billy in Alloa6 January 2015 at 12:32

      Definitely Elton but who'll sing Candle in The Wind?

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    6. Scotch Git6 January 2015 at 20:50

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      You just had to ask...

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    7. norrie6 January 2015 at 21:08

      Yikes

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    8. Billy in Alloa7 January 2015 at 09:04

      Sorry!!

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    9. Billy in Alloa7 January 2015 at 11:53

      Hang on a minute, that's actually Your Song that she's murdering.

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    10. Anonymous7 January 2015 at 22:55

      .....context is everything.....i saw her sing this at the stephen lawrence benefit concert.....very moving it was too......it was transformed into doreen lawrence speaking to a lost son.....truly quite something...

      cheers frae the dale

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  4. Adam from Rio6 January 2015 at 12:25

    Long Ryders Billy!
    Didnt know you were a fan.

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    1. Billy in Alloa6 January 2015 at 12:31

      I've even had them played on GIO before!

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    2. Adam from Rio6 January 2015 at 13:09

      SO have I...
      When we had to come up with songs about our pets I had "Looking For Rusty the Cat"

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    3. Glen Miller6 January 2015 at 14:51

      I saw them at King Tut's - nice boys who sent all their money home to mother.

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  5. Adam from Rio6 January 2015 at 16:19

    From the other side:
    Glen, curiously enough, I bought Foreigner's greatest hits when I was over a few weeks ago. Listening to it in the car prompted me to get Still Crazy out from the dvd club last week (Mick Jones link). My son (18) enjoyed both.

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    1. Glen Miller6 January 2015 at 19:18

      I think the sax on Urgent is one of the best solos on any record. Apparently it was spliced together from a number of takes but you wouldn't know.

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    2. norrie6 January 2015 at 21:50

      Better than Thunder Road?

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    3. Billy in Alloa7 January 2015 at 09:04

      Better than Baker Street?

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    4. Billy in Alloa7 January 2015 at 09:04

      (;-)

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    5. Glen Miller7 January 2015 at 14:05

      I can't think of anything better.

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  6. Glen Miller6 January 2015 at 19:20

    I saw Duane Eddy play the Art of Noise track on an Everly Brothers tour, Mac.

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  7. Adam from Rio7 January 2015 at 13:01

    Well who won the battle of the bands on the 70s and 80s nights??

    Brooce, Stranglers, Purple, Undertones, Quo, Clash and the Pistols vs Culture Club, Morrisey, George Michael, Pet Shop Boys, Erasure and Bronski Beat??

    Do we need a decider??

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    1. Glen Miller7 January 2015 at 14:06

      You'd have to go some to beat Duran Duran.

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    2. Adam from Rio7 January 2015 at 17:03

      I was thinking more tug of war or arm wrestling.

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    3. Adam from Rio7 January 2015 at 19:37

      Thats a tug o glaur.

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