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Death Notices
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Sad to hear rainbow presenter Geoffrey Hayes has died. This programme was part of. My childhood also it was my era for pop music as well I'm sure a few on this forum remember rainbow something else we can lament for but have good memories of bungle zippy and the brilliant George RIP Geoffrey we will mis...
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Anyone feeling priced out of gigs?
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Lately whenever I see a half decent gig, I am amazed at the ticket prices. Latest is Specials for just shy of £50 at The Roundhouse. Not sure they are that special... The Rats, Damned (with very good suppport) and Franz Ferdinand all did the same venue for less than £30. Even Arcade Fire were cheaper...
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An Evening with Bob Geldof down under
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The Ultimate Compilation album?
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Suss wrote Find it very hard to believe that in 2040 someone will put out a compilation of the calibre of say 'Going Underground' as released a month or so back I checked this out on Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Going-Underground-Various-Artists/dp/tracks/B004VSAHZA/ref=dp_tracks_a...
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Dublin Bowie Festival 2025 : 26 Feb -2 Mar
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Coinciding with my trip to the fair city https://www.dublinbowiefestival.ie/
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The greatest "greatest hits"....
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... as it is nearing Christmas, I note that the usual batch of greatest hits albums are doing the rounds. I was thinking about what the greatest of all of these albums was. In my opinion they have to have all the best tracks and singles of the artist in question with no omissions (which rules out the Rat...
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Gigs of 2024
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23 gigs in 24. In order of brilliance...Tom Meighan - Kentish Town ForumSuede/Johnny Marr - Audley EndFontaines DC - Alexandra PalaceJames/Razorlight -The O2Last Dinner Party - Cambridge Corn Exchange The Damned - RoundhouseBowie Orchestral - London PalladiumBernard Butler - St. Matthia...
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Has Dublin Rock gone full circle?
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I went to see Fontaines D.C. last night at Alexandra Palace and it put me in mind of The Boomtown Rats circa 1980. I Love You is as scathing an attack on Ireland as Banana Republic was back in the day, and there was a vibe that was akin to what I imagine Leixlip was back then. Incredible live band like the Ra...
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Band Aid Presents 40th Anniversary Ultimate Mix Of ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’
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https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/band-aid-40-do-they-know-its-christmas-2024-ultimate-mix/Do They Know It's Christmas? 2024 Ultimate Mix will include vocalists from three chart-topping versions of the single release...
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Forever Now Festival - 22 June 2025
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https://www.destinationmiltonkeynes.co.uk/news/forever-now-festival-lineup-announced/Foreve...
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Gigs for 2025
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Now why aren't the Rats involved in this sort of thing... ... hopefully they have a similar show in south of England.
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Live Aid - The Play
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https://www.oldvictheatre.com/stage/event/just-for-one-dayRelive the day music brought the world together. Featuring the songs of Bob Dylan, David Bowie, The Who, U2, Queen, The Police, Elton John, Paul McCartney, The Pretenders,...
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Simple Minds
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Anyone here seen Simple Minds lately.I am less than impressed with the clips I have seem and SM look more like Dexys Midnight Runners.Even the brilliant Mel Gayner on drums has been replaced.
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What was the greatest era for music?
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I dont suppose anyone will vote, but now I am retired with nothing better to do I have been making playlists on Spotify with era defining tracks. There are acts that span the eras, but pretty much they all belonged to certain times, though not necessarily when they started. Sixties 1962-1971 : Beat...
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Bands to look out for in 2024
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The Last Dinner Party https://www.thelastdinnerparty.co.uk/ Their debit LP kicks off like the offspring of David Bowie and Kate Bush and just gets better and better!
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Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
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I saw there was a new Bowie LP coming out for RSD 2024. And then found out all the tracks had been previously released either on original Ziggy LP or the exclusive to the box set REcall 1. At least they put in a bit of effort making Divine Symmetry alternate mixes to Hunky Dory. https://www.davidbowie....
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Gigs of 2021/2022/2023
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Despite CoVid, a fair number of gigs in 2021Boomtown Rats - Dagenham - Best live performance from The Rats since Cork. Short near perfect set. Even the eponymous song worked with the confetti cannons fired at the end.Maximo Park - Earth - stunning set from a band I have failed to see too often down the...
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How do you get tickets for the GAA Hurling final ?
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Maybe one of our Irish forum members can help. I looked at gaa.ie, but didn't see any tickets on sale there. I also tried Clare GAA. Anyone know where they are on sale? Planning to fly in an out on the day with my dad and number one son. My mum may come along if she wants to meet the family down the pub, do...
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RIP Steve Mackey
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RIP Wilko Johnson
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After years of battling cancer Wilko finally passed away -an inspiration to a lot of punk/new wave bands of the late 70s. Maybe without the Feelgoods ,the Rats' may have never formed. Famed for his basic , choppy rhythm guitar he was my guitar hero - I made a few YT videos years ago - hope these do him jus...
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RIP Terry Hall
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Bob rated " Ghost Town" as the best song of the 80s. Who else thinks that song could of a been a Rats' classic - The falsetto backing singing, the hammond organ- the Rats were getting into ska /reggae at the time as well
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Wilko Johnson RIP
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Another great guitarist leaves the stage. Saw him in Ealing this summer at Ealing Blues Festival turning in another great performance. Dr. Feelgood were a big influence on The Rats who played Shes Does It Right (sung by Garry) and All Through The City (sung by Simon) live when they reformed back in 2...
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Fifty great albums from the last decade...
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(actually it's 55) Most amazed I have four Coldplay albums in there. I suspect I missed a couple of other good ones and also tried to not just select all the albums from a group (though Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand are the notable exceptions). Even left off a few bands I sort of like (e.g. Coral, Zuto...
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Pulp are back!
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https://www.nme.com/news/music/jarvis-****er-confirms-pulp-reunion-shows-for-2023-3276640Stay calm, hug your Pulp records and dream of going mental sometime in 2023.
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Stone Valley 2022
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A bit surprised Stiff Little Fingers headline over Buzz****s on Saturday. Might head home a bit early. Hoping for a good headliner on Friday. Too much to expect The Damned? (Given Undertones and Rats headlined last year there does seem to be a pattern of Irish headliners)
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Kevin Johnson
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yuwhUx35Uc Such a stunning song about not making it in the music business. An underrated Australian singer songwriter, this song gives me goose pimples.
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Starjets
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Went to rugby yesterday as all the football matches were postponed and to my amazement the post match entertainment was The Starjets. They did play one new song, Geordie Best, alongside some Irish Trad favourites and some Punk/New Wave classics. Have to see if they play a gig in their own right in 20...
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Plan B - Not booking any more gigs!
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NHS COVID pass mandatory for entry into nightclubs and venues where large crowds gather including unseated indoor venues with more than 500 people, unseated outdoor venues with more than 4,000 people and any venue with more than 10,000 people. I have Stone Valley in the summer and 5 nights of The Di...
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Dexys versus The Pogues
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Battle of the 'Plastic Paddies' or Birmingham vs London.Any votes on which is the better band. I go for Dexys- their early albums were brilliant ,and the later ones a bit 'eccentric' to say the least.Just a quick survey out of curiosity, rather than going into detail. I think my favourite Dexys song i...
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New Gerry rafferty
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New posthumous album by Gerry raffe rty called rest in blue compiled by Martha raggedy this is a Fab album I miss him glad he had some songs in the vault from 2011
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Vapors box set
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Just rec my vapors box set 4disc Inc both studio albums +rough demos live etc very good glad to be back on forum long story but if PM me ill explain
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The Death of the CD - The Return of Vinyl - The Dominance of the Console Game
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Having got most of the Beatles CDs last time they were issued (Well everything post-Revolver plus the red album to cover the early stuff) I had hoped that this remastering would include a re-release of the vinyl, but no. nada. Having seen the CDs with their paper packaging, I couldn't even muster th...
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Dominic Cummings
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Why in the name on God is that fool Johnson backing this assho?e. They should all be jailed.
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The Divine Comedy
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https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2020/series/venus-cupid-folly-time-30-years-of-the-divine-comedy
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Releases on umpteen formats and limited editions pi$$ me off
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Just got an email about Paul Wellers latest record coming out in various vinyl, CD and cassette formats - some limited editions. Doubtless a remixed special edition will follow to coincide with tour dates. Isnt a CD and an LP enough? Greedy bastards! And David Bowies Brilliant Live Adventures. ...
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Sweet. Love is like oxygen
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Love this song. Remember buying the album it was on. Level headed. The L P version was much better than the single. But in my opinion great song. The only other song of sweet I liked was a single call fox on the run
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100 songs that defined the Noughties
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Sadly I think this list shows music has gone down the dumper in recent years. I reckon of the 20 or so songs I like, most of them were around 2004 (Razorlight, Libertines, Green Day, Gorillaz, Keane, Kaiser Chiefs, Killers, Franz Ferdinand, Streets, Outkast, White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys). I stil...
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Gigs of 2020
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Not ranking the gigs this year as they were all great in their own way. Must be getting old as the last 3 were seated!Sat 01-FebKaiser Chiefs & RazorlightO2 ArenaGreat double bill with support band Razorlight just about trumping the Kaisers with a hit filled set.Sat 08-FebJulian CopeBarbican...
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Squeeze at O2 - 5 December 2020
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First socially distanced gig since March at O2, and luckily (or unluckily if I catch anything) I have a pair of tickets!
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Stupid vinyl reissues
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https://thesoundofvinyl.com/*/*/Armed-Forces-Exclusive-Super-Deluxe-Colour-Vinyl-Box-Set/6Q8C0000000?utm_campaign=TheSoundofVi...
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Psychedelic furs new album
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Just listened to this CD the wife has bought it's ok songs not a patch on ghost in you or love my way but I've heard worse is give it a 6.5out of 10 as I say not worst I've heard but not best I've heard
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New joe Jackson album
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joe jackson releases a new album after 4years called fool have pre ordered mine herd couple of tracks on his web site as god as previous albums
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The end of Q
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https://www.qthemusic.com/articles/the-final-issue-of-q-is-out-next-week
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John Foxx and the maths
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John Foxx ( ex ultravox frontman before midge) and his band the maths are releasing an we album in August called howl have preordered it I have quite eclectic tastes in music so something else to look forward to as well as any rats activity
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The Jays. Back Of My Hand
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Loved this song when I was a kid. Still do. Don't push your luck to far
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Liverpool
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Here we go. Be like 1966 all over again.
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CDs/ albums?
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Here's one for you all. When CDs started making it big. Causing the demise of LPs. What is was the last 3 albums you bought?. 1. if I should fall from grace with God. 2. So. 3. The Joshua tree. The only time after this would be any albums geldof would bring out. Don't know why. But I always bought the rat's a...
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Steve Priest
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Sad to see Steve has died at 72. Now just one member of the original Sweet alive.
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The Vapors - New LP Together
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Dunno if anyone liked them back in the day, but their new LP is worth a listen. For me, they are one of those perfect bands who never made a bad song, but then they only released two LPs back in the day. Also according to Spotify, The Vapors have The Rats first on the "also like" list and vice versa. So they mu...
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Fool's
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Is it just me. Or are two if the world's leaders mad. For some reason Trump. Wants us to inject bleach into our vains. Johnson thinks that his government has done a great job and giving themselves a big pat in the back. Even though the UK is now the 2 Nd worse C19 deaths in the world. This is the same governmen...
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Message to you rudy
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Loved this song by the Specials. Watching it on YouTube. It's what came on after it that got me. Look this group out they bare called. The Interrupters. Songs called She's Kerosene. Look it up on YouTube it's great
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5G
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Is it just me. Or can someone please explain as to why from C19 has come on the seen. You never ever see the adverts advertising 5G phones?. Just wondering.
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Lying again
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This government should be jailed. Just lie after lie after lie. Shame on each and everyone of them. I never thought bi would hear myself say this. But thank God for. Piers Morgan. None of the government ministries will even go on good morning Britain. Cos they know he would take them apart. Assh?Les the...
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Later... With Jools Holland.
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Just wondering if the rat's will guest on this new edition?
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You Tube Music
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As a result of lockdown I have been sorting through my mp3s. All 35,000 of them. Anyway as I was worried about the 50,000 song limit on Google Play Music, along comes You Tube Music which allows 100,000 tracks and will transfer all the Google Play music across to boot. Just uploaded Citizens of Boomt...
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Dexys. She's got a wiggle
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Guys. This is a great song. Look it up on YouTube. The album great as well.
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Front Row Tickets
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Anyone ever got lucky and got front row tickets for a show? I managed the hat-trick this morning!Geldof - Cadogan HallGervais - Leicester Square TheatreDamned - London Palladium (Also arguably The Rats at Maida Vale, but I earned that one with my witty question  ) Only problem is I believe I have t...
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N.H.S.
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Would just like to share this with yous. It's on a wall in Belfast.
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What should you be doing today?
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My plan was to go to Highbury to see Arsenal v Norwich City. The weather is superb and we could have had a few beers in the err fresh London air.
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DUP John Carson
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Regards the above. Trust me we have di?khe?ds over here to. According to the above guy the reason for C19. Is due to A (God's) judgment on the way people live? I.e having a go for someone being gay? Fu?k me. This guy is something else. Read what he's put on Facebook.
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How long do you think you can social distance for?
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Two weeks and Im done. And last weekend was punctuated by the Bryan Ferry concert and a small family get together. Now trash glam daughter is finished with school and Mrs. ArrGee will be home working. Not helped I have been struck with an ailment on Friday. From 9am this morning, I have been trying t...
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Noughts and crosses
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Has anyone been watching this. It Fu?king great
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On the edge...
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... now interest rates are going to be 0.1%. 12 years after the credit crunch there is nowhere to go. I am not sure we can just sit inside for months on end, the collateral damage will be too extreme. We might have to just live with (or die by) Covid-19 and accept the consequences...
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School’s Out
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delivery...https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51928400Schools
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No Song for Europe - nul points
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Song_for_Europe_(Father_Ted)However, despite...
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Glastonbury 2020 OFF
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WHO - New LP
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Might provide some hope for Citizens, but the new Who LP is pretty decent. Opening track, All This Music Must Fade is quite brilliant! I dont wanna get wise is also superb. Believe the hype, it is their best LP since Quadrophenia. -- Edited by ArrGee on Monday 9th of December 2019 11:21:30 PM
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Great songs that didn't get to number one
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Oliver's army, Another one bites the dust. Strawberry fields forever
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What other music do you like?
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Two of my current fave songs are Forever Young by Bob Dyland but also sung very well by Chrissie Hynde in the Pretenders. and If I could change the World sung by Eric Clapton. also love come up and see me by ****ney rebel. dunno but think that current music sucks pretty much, in fact it makes me feel a bit ill...
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The BBC
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It's odd that the Chairman of the BBC is making a convincing case for no licence fee. No Royal Weddings? No Olympics? No Strictly? No Gavin & Stacey? Sign me up for that! Also mentioned was Gary Lineker's comment about making the fee voluntary. I agree. Why the fcuk are we paying for a jelly fi...
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Cnut Songs
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Interesting that three of my favouriite artists use the word cnut in their songs... Cnuts can Fcuk Off - Julian Cope https://youtu.be/Cr4ro5XTFVk - Guess who I saw this weekend.Cnuts are still Running the World - Jarvis C0cker (I hate this fcking profanity checker!) - It's in no way a criticism o...
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Classic Quadrophenia - Sky Arts - Sat 15 Feb 6am
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Get up early! (Or just record it on your TiVo)
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3-2-1 Chart Trivia
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I am off to see Razorlight at the weekend and remembered that the three singles off their eponymous LP had highest positions of 3, 2 and 1 with the top 3 songs. Wonder if any band has 4-3-2-1 or better with their top 4 songs. Rolling Stones have 3-2-1 as well but with umpteen songs. Razorlight also made...
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John Lennon
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Hard to believe this was 39 years ago today. RIP John Lennon you were one of the best. A real Shame the way your life ended
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Gigs of 2019
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A case of quality over quantity this year for me. Not one bad show. But ranked as follows (though all of them were at least 9/10)Mon 28/10/2019 Damned London Palladium ; Quite possibly the greatest concert ever. Front row seats with 2,000 audience members dressed as vampires, Dave Vanian going ful...
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Extinction Rebellion
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Thread for suggestions on how all of these people can help the environment with no impact on their lives and not be called hypocrites.Comic Steve Coogan: 'Extinction Rebellion is a grass roots movement that should be applauded for putting this issue at the top of the agenda where it belongs. I stand i...
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Pension tax relief "costs" £40bn
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/10/pensions-tax-relief-set-to-cost-government-almost-40bn
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One souvenir singles 79to2019
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Just got this CD 40years of omd Superb album worth checking out
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ANOTHER attention seeking post by MOI
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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsjYOPgoCxQebA93PAQcAdw?view_as=subscriber
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Best Generic Single Sleeve and Label
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RCA Victor is the boss! But I reckon this is the ultimate!
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ELVIS COSTELLO live
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I'm now the proud owner of www.ukcalls.co.uk
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Hey folks i've got a forum. it's free to use. would love it if you check it out www.ukcalls.co.uk
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The Cars
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I was reading that Ric Ocasek died on Sunday, so of course I started listening to their back catalog on Amazon. I had forgotten how good they were. A prototype for The Strokes. Best Friend's Girl on picture disc was the first I ever saw, never got it as it was as rare as hen's teeth back in the day. https:...
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Who dares wins quiz show
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saturdays show asked for top40songs with the word I in noticed mondays (which was one of the biggest hits of 1979) was not on their list although a lot of obscure ones were have they conveniently forgot about rats rant over
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The greatest UK band of the 1960s
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I think there is an argument that The Beatles, The Stones, The Kinks and The Who are the greatest bands full stop. Anyway pick your favourite. -- Edited by ArrGee on Wednesday 19th of June 2019 06:45:17 PM
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Roger Daltrey - is he a rock star?
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I remember his Amex ad on his trout farm. I recently read he has never used cocaine. I saw him telling the audience off for smoking pot at his gigs. And he voted to leave the EU. He cant be a rock n roll star, can he?  Roger Daltrey says Brexit wont affect British musicians.The frontman, who has previous...
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Hello, I'm new :) - INTRODUCE YOURSELF HERE!
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Thought I should introduce myself! I'm Jess, from Bristol, I'm 17 and like the rest of you.. I love Bob Geldof 
I get to see him for the first time on Dec 9th, at the Colston Hall, which I'm very much looking forward to!
Anyway, hello everyone, I hope to get to know you all  -- Edited by Arr...
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Listening out for No 1s
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http://www.onlineweb.com/theones/1995_1999.htm I was looking through a list of Number ones and believe I pretty much had tuned out by 1997 It all seems to get patchy from May 1997 onwards. Olive??? http://www.onlineweb.com/theones/2010.htm And as for 2010 the only ones I know are Shout and He...
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Dun Laoghaire Pier - June Bank Holiday Weekend
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Why isn't the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world (from Dún Laoghaire) headlining this? https://mcd.ie/tickets-for-deacon-blue-madness-primal-scream-are-on-sale-now/ 3 OPEN AIR SUMMER CONCERTS ANNOUNCED FOR DUN LAOGHAIRE PIER ON JUNE BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND 31 MAY 2019 - DEACON BLUE,...
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Home and Away - early demo tape
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Sorry to start this again - I know it has been discussed from time to time here. Did anyone ever manage to track down a copy of the early demo tape? I recently got to listen to a copy of a 1980 BBC Transcription disc with a profile of the Rats and it includes a couple of snippets from a demo - including a versi...
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The best line up at a single stage in a festival in a single day?
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Friday 26 June 2015 - BST Hyde ParkThe WhoPaul Weller Kaiser Chiefs Johnny Marr Gaz Coombes Can anyone beat that?
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Teeth
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I wonder how many stars have false teeth or implants etc? Imagine if they couldn't fix their teeth apart from fillings so they'd have gaps in their teeth if they lost any imagine they couldn't afford the dental work lets say they could have dentures though hahahahahahahahaha
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Gigs of 2018
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Jarv Is - Earth - New songs, Halloween, and an obscure Pulp song and Bela Lugosi's Dead as an encore. Fab!Rolling Stones/Liam Gallagher - London Stadium - Sneaked into the golden circle to see them for what could be The Last Time, I don't know. unloved - Hoxton Music Hall - Atmospheric night out w...
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Gigs of 2017
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I didn't do this last year. In chronological order. They were all as good as each other, so I can't rank them! Julian Cope - Roundhouse - In the round and an all round great show spanning his whole careerHawley/Weller - Union Chapel - Acoustic sets which were quite stunning. Only shame was Hawley's...
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buzz****s
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Singles Going Steady -- Edited by ArrGee at 09:23, 2006-08-08
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Battle of The Teenage Kicks! Round 1!
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CD1 vs. CD2
Basically pick your favourite song from each match up, and all the winners go through to the next round. So it doesn't drag on, voting ends midnight (UK) Friday 8th April, and then the second round draw will take place....
Will need to decide how to deal with a last 5, but in the mean...
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ELO
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Great wee band on BBC2 right now. Don't bring me down.
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Would you buy tickets for a gig in over 2 years time?
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Bit of a gamble with someone who is 71 years old right now! His farewell tour doesn't end until 2021!!! On sale tomorrow, doubtless tickets will cost an arm and a leg. (£55 upwards) Kicking off in the U.S. on September 8, 2018, the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour will consist of more than 300 shows acro...
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Andy McMaster of the motors fame
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just rec his first solo album agenda21 absolutely fab cd best album I've heard this year
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Differential treatment for stars
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it seems it sometimes doesn't it. all these vip's. ya know i mean look sting's walking! quick! roll out the red carpet so he doesn't have to touch humble soil with the soles of his feet huh. ok so lets turn that right on its head shall we. let's take the sex life of a football star. it's our business right? i...
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