Posts by NoSonOfVine

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happy birthday, Thomas. Have a good one and keep staying with us.

I'll never be away for too long. Sometimes I go months without posting here but I'll make sure to return every now and then. And I'll never leave entirely.

Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone!

Boy, has time flown! When I joined the old forum in February 2011 I was 17, going on 18. I was in my last year of secondary school and only months away from university.

Stupid question but is it still going ahead? Even with everything still going on?

Several non-remastered Genesis songs.

Honestly, it just makes me kinda sad. I'm gonna say it and I don't care who disagrees. The non-remastered versions are absolutely phenomenal, and the remastered versions are inferior, existing only to be louder and removing so many sounds from the original versions that I didn't even know where in there. I own only the remastered versions and I wish I owned the non-remastered ones.

Edit: That said, comparing these versions, I can hear some of the sounds lost in the remasters to some extent, they are just harder to identify. If anything, it's good that the remastered versions helped me spot them. It's just that there are some sounds that don't come through well. For example the original Dance On A Volcano is oddly more emotional sounding with more strings that are pushed to the back in the remaster.

I still love the Genesis albums I have though, even if they aren't the ideal versions.

Under 30s should be eligible for vaccinations this week - really looking forward to finally getting mine!

It's unlikely they'll choose it but if they could perform Undertow that would be really good. They always snubbed that song, never once performing it live.

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Not sure I agree, of course I don't know the guy but he has built a reputation for NOT being like that, that episode seems really out of character.

Phil can be a nice guy, but his personal life has always been messy, and does tend to have a bit of a temper and control freak problem. I respect him immensely as a singer and drummer, though.

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Try cutting and pasting the link into your browser. https://www.rollingstone.com/m…a-weather-report-1122064/

OK, I managed to read it.

Phil just being Phil, I guess. At least Chester Thompson doesn't bear a grudge even if they aren't on speaking terms.

I can't read the article because Rolling Stone blocks all the text asking me to subscribe. What did Phil say?

Happy 70th Phil and thank you for continuing to be one of my favourite singers and people in music!

Earlier I listened to the fifth album by Kaiser Chiefs: Education, Education, Education and War. Really good album, tons of energy.

I've really got way more into the Kaiser Chiefs ever since seeing them February 1st last year. I already liked them but I've found I like them even more now. Their songs just rock along so well.

I voted for Inside and Out, The Day the Light Went Out, You Might Recall, Do the Neurotic, On the Shoreline and Anything Now. All fabulous tracks!

Deaths have been pretty horrible recently. 1,630 today in the UK.

Happy New Year everyone! 2021 can't be any worse than the now legendarily atrocious 2020

One of my new year's resolutions is to re-connect with older friends as much as possible! I will try to visit this forum at least once or twice a week!

Also one thing I need to make clear: While I am pleased Biden and Harris won, I still believe that they are both highly flawed candidates. I've adopted increasingly left-wing views over the years and I now consider myself a socialist. So I am not "fans" of capitalists Biden and Harris. I just think Trump is considerably worse in every way. Biden and Harris are part of the corporate Democratic establishment and the Democratic Party continues to prove that it isn't willing to become more left-wing just because their voters are shifting leftwards; they are a centre-right party and will comprise with the Republicans until the cows come home. Don't get me wrong, they will do the right thing on occasion, but all of the progressive stuff Biden campaigned on will be blocked my Mitch McTurtle and GOP-majority senate.

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Why? Where has it got you, apart from maybe depressed? I didn't bother, and STILL came to exactly the same conclusion as you.

It's to be hoped that he gets his come-uppance when the tax people etc catch up with him, but frankly, if he just disappears and Brand Trump never gets near any political office ever again, I'll be quite content.

I followed it out of sheer morbid fascination and interest. It was such a crazy roller-coaster ride. So many twists and turns, and it just got crazier and crazier. Also I have a degree in American Studies and Media so I'm naturally fascinated by American affairs.

I'd like to add, that I followed everything about Trump since 2017. Every imbecilic tweet, every scandal, every antic, every lie, every insane moment, every unconstitutional disgrace, every psychopathic crime against humanity. Trump is the worst leader of any country in modern history and these last four years have aged me. And I'm not even American! This whole presidency was like an extremely moronic reality TV show that transformed into a multi-layered political crime drama, there were so many times when I had to question reality. So many characters too... Stormy Daniels, The Mooch, William Barr, Kavanaugh...

Congratulations to Joseph R. Biden, the 46th President of the United States!

Good to see Biden is very close to a win, although it's a shame the Dems once again failed to gain to Senate.

Re-electing Susan Collins in Maine is just indefensible.