I want to listen to the Dark Side vinyl first. Which albums are they?
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Restaurants. Please don't serve food ON a napkin on the plate, such as fish in sauce accompanied by salad, as it creates a soggy wad of paper that has to be extracted from under the food and is completely pointless and utterly stupid.
Thank you.
And please serve food on a plate. Not on a piece of slate or a slab of wood or a basket or a mini bucket. The human worked out how useful plates are several hundred years ago after thousands is years of evolution. Many modern restaurants now seem think a bit of wood or a flat slate with a little bucket for your chips is an improvement. Mrs Farmer always cringes when she is with me and the food arrives on something unhygienic or a table mat and I ask for a plate! Plates work really well. Just the right thing to eat food from.
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I'm very sorry for your loss. It's hard at any age. It sounds like he had a good life.
Thank you
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R.I.P. my Dad. 26.04.24. Maybe not what this forum is for but I'm writing this anyway!
Neil Young once said it's better to burn out than fade away but I'm not so sure. My Dad was 95 and at 62 I'm pretty old lose a first parent and my Dad certainly faded away. My first father in law had some hit records and died after I divorced (28 years ago) in his 50s. He did ok
My second father in law was full of life, had loads of hobbies and was always keen try everything new. He was a big band fan but gave a one day rock tribute band festival at age 78 and liked the Led Zep band having never even had heard of them. He died at 83 from COVID not wanting to go.
My Dad had a happy family life married for 71 years kept ballroom dancing into his 90s. His last 3 years in a care home with mum were increasingly crap and he literally faded until he could do no more than nod or shake his head about whether he wanted a cup of tea. He fell asleep yesterday morning and didn't wake up. He said 2 years ago he had a happy and good life full of laughter but had lived too long and wanted to go. He was old fashioned with little interest in new things, didn't want to travel the world. He saw his 4 grandchildren grow up ok and saw this 5 great grandchildren, now between 18 months and and 5. Old age and death is always going to be crap but I think a good and happy first 91 years fading for the last 4 but seeing your family grow, being ready to leave life and knowing you're loved is ok. P.S. I'm a little pissed and just listened to It's Gonna Get Better and Fading Lights. I've been not been around here for while but it made me I think of you all. A little tear but I'm ok. I'm atheist but he will stay in me. He's no longer distressed..it's good . PPS. I also got my I/O boxed set today which also made me think of this site.(See the PG thread)
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Got mine today. Belated birthday present. At last. I only really fancied listening to the whole album
Never bothered with the drip feed last year. Saw the show. The songs sounded great. Looking forward to good listen
There's a problem .I'm not happy. LPs are not labeled. 3 CDs. Dark Side , Bright Side and In Sides. In Side blu ray bit it doesn't say what In Side is.I guess it will say when I put it on but should I have to look it up?
A bigger problem. Four LPs . Two sides A+B and two side C+D. I have no idea which is the bright and dark sides and which A+B goes with which which C+D.
A massive book but it looks like info about each track and not about what the contents are. Cand anyone tell me? Piss poor. Maybe it's game where I'm left to work it out.
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Really not nice for all those who have waited for the album and decided to bus the deluxe set. ...
Yep. I've been waiting patiently. I'm waiting patientlyer now. I'm told it's very good. I liked what I heard live. I haven't been interested in the drip feed release, I just want hear the whole thing properly. Maybe one day.
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I was only thinking of Steve Harley the other day, someone asked me what my favourite gig of all time has been I couldn't say but could list a top 10 and Steve Harley was in it. My one and only time of seeing him was at A New Day festival 2021. I was not a fan, just someone who quite liked what he had heard on the radio. He was wonderful. He struck me as a truly warm human being and the most perfect end to any festival I have ever been to . He gave a wonderfully warm and emotional experience at a time when we had been through the toughest times and lost loved ones and now we could see the light at the end of the tunnel , it was still scary but we were mixing with people again. It was one of those rare moments when I had no real expectations of performance and was totally knocked out. It was a rare and special moment. Myself and my wife promised ourselves to see him again, unfortunately we never did. I don't often feel that emotional at the passing of people I never met however Steve Harley due to the time I spent watching him in that field at that time is one of them.
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I've noticed that Ray Wilson is viewed rather critically among Genesis fans (ok, I guess it's rather obvious), but I wonder why that is? Obviously Calling All Stations is a contentious album, but it seems to me that his solo albums get a lot less attention among Genesis fans than Tony's or even Ant's. Of course there's the problem that he almost only plays concerts in Poland and Germany, but Tony or Ant don't play live at all.
I followed Ray's music with interest and thought at the time that his band Cut could be a good contrast to Genesis. I like almost all of his solo albums, of course there are weaker albums, but overall I think he has taken an interesting path.
In fact, the vast majority of Genesis fans don't seem to be interested at all.
Why is that? How is it with you? Have you looked into Ray Wilson? If so, which songs or albums appeal to you? If not, why not?
I'm looking forward to the answers and comments
Were big Ray fans. He helped us through lockdown. We saw him in Genesis and once after about 20 years ago. We have all his albums. Wish he would play over here again .
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I saw them tonight at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham. Absolutely brilliant. I was only 11 in '73 and hadn't yet heard of Genesis. Having seen a fair bit on youtube the singer had PGs mannerisms off pat the others were spot on. Just brilliant to see what the show would have looked like. Now having seen this excellent recreation, I'm more certain than ever that Peter Gabriel is the best frontman of all time.
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Ah dear. Poor old Shane MacGowan has died. As an Irish expatriate, the Pogues' Christmas song and the lines about "the boys of the NYPD choir... singing Galway Bay" have always reminded me of childhood Christmases and would make me feel a sense of missingness at that time of year. That feeling will be deeply accentuated this year. Seems a lot to have had him and Sinead O'Connor die the same year. Though it's something of a miracle Shane hung in as long as he did!
Also Kissinger, the old cunt, is dead and gone. Good riddance.
just found out. Very sad. I think Shane would have appreciated your description of Kissinger.
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Last Thursday at the Coventry Empire, double header , Dr Feelgood and None Below Zero. Great gig. All on stage together for the last couple of songs.
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Blue Oyster Cult. On Your Get Or On Your Knees. One of those I've had for years( about 45) that gives what feel likes a real life experience. Never really got to grips with each track vocals indistinct, it's always been like listening to a band I've never really known much about . Always a great listen
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On another platform I just read a comment starting with "There's an old proverb that says..." which made me think, regarding how often that phrase is used - are there any new or at least recent proverbs?
"There's a late 1970s proverb that says..."
"There's a noughties proverb that says..."
Was there some cut-off point when fresh proverbs stopped being created? Was there a Proverbs Production Board that made a public announcement saying we globally have more than enough proverbs to see out humanity's existence and they were therefore shutting up shop?
There may well be no knew proverbs. You know what they say " when it's done,it's done" However if there are any moments in life that require a new proverb I'm sure we'll get one after all necessity is the mother of invention.
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I count myself as a fan, though not a massive fan like most here .I have their b best ofs and a few others , though was quiet familiar with their 70s output. I went to see them when they played down the road from me at Coventry City's football ground, must've been 2018 on the no filter tour. I was astonished as to how good they were. We got reasonably close, I think they're one of those you need to be close to as they're all such personalities. The atmosphere was great
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Well done, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Yes all good fun! Toyah is an excellent performer. I was also taken with the ease that Robert Fripp plays. He just sit there a rips out these guitar riffs with out seemingly ever making an effort. We were smiling throughout. I had to laugh at the how the band were dressed; bow ties and glitter. They looked like they should've been in an old holiday camp starlight room!
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Getting ready to go and see Nine Below Zero and Dr Feelgood tonight . Checked the times and noticed that it's in two weeks time! Had this date in mind for ages and bought the tickets without even double checking them , they rescheduled . New date clashes with Sisters of Mercy gig , fortunately I haven't bought the tickets for that one yet. Looks like I'll have talk to Mrs Farmer tonight .
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Yes if that’s how it happened it’s very poor behaviour.
Probably a case of leaving it to the management but it does sound as if they could have done a lot more to let Ray down gently over a few things. To be fair he has said that Tony handled things much better then Mike. Don’t think an upbringing at Charterhouse equips you for empathetic work relationships….
I think you are right. I think those with public school backgrounds are often at ease, confident , charming and get on well with people . I'm sure they were nice and charming with Ray when he was with them. They don't seem to care so much about others when no longer needed. I've just read the review on Sum Of The Parts and was reminded of the way Steve was treated. I've done absolutely no research on this subject.
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Shizzle's Ready
Foshizzle You, Foshizzle Me
Firth of Fizzle
Tonizzle, Tonizzle, Tonizzle
Happy Friday!
You sound a bit pishzzzed.
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I honestly think any unreleased stuff still lurking around will be there for one of two reasons.
Firstly it got abandoned because it wasn't any good.
Secondly some works in progress. Personally I would not be interested in either . I wouldn't want to buy rubbish and who would want to buy half a car when they already have a decent one?
