Hello, David Byrne/Talking Heads isn't one of the bands or artists that I know too much about outside of my greatest hits grab-bag of a CD,so I went along to sometimes slightly too-reserved,but still lovely Bridgewater Hall with an open mind,or to put it another way,no expectations. The only slight concern that I had was that the music might be awkward and experimental in nature,as if
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Hi N.P., Glad to hear it. I wish the wee man would pull his finger out and answer the dog! Good luck to all involved. Cheers, Si.
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Hi N.P., I'm sure you're fed-up with people asking but how are you doing? Another question for you-how much am I paying for the privilege of listening to The R'House's engaged tone since 9am,hah-hah? Is it true that The R'house is using a Sinclair ZX81 to run it's online sales? Cheers, Si.
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Hello, Blimey-The Roundhouse was a nightmare to try for..."Not Currently Available" online,and the phone was unanswered.Bollocks. Anyone think they might have a spare?Well,you've got to ask,haven't you? Cheers, Si.
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Hello, Here is the first 7 minutes of the rehearsal show. Cheers, Si.
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Hello, No joy here either:pre-sale my arse! Shame that the K.O.P.(TM) isn't electing to stage these shows 'in-the-round' a la wee Prince. I'll keep my powder dry for a while yet. Cheers, Si.
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Hello Chaps, Appreciate the comments as ever.Yep,The 'Patrol are a little outside my usual remit but weren't half as awful as I feared (howzat for a backhanded compliment,heh-heh?). Yorkshire Stone:Yep The MEN is ok as long as you can get half-decent seats.I'll be there for Mr. King too,but have drawn a blank re AC/DC.If you do have a spare please let me know! Cheers, S
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Hello, As recommended to me by a mate of mine (take a bow,Dinga!),this is a band that I cannot claim to know too much about,other than sharing the same birthplace. The startling thing for me was realising that for once in a very,very long time the band that I was watching was younger than me! Tell you what though,the sell-out crowd certainly knew all about the 'Patrol and loved what t
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Hi Gazza, No palm tree required for this one,heh-heh! Fingers crossed for a Manchester or Sheefield show too. See you there for a beer! Cheers, Si.
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Hello, Thanks for the words,guys-I was amazed at how much I enjoyed the show. dcba-Due to the usual traffic chaos,I didn't get to see the supports. However,as I walked towards the arena I was able to feel and hear Machine Head. This was from a distance of 500m! Cheers, Si.
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Hello, I must getting adventurous in my old age,or something because this is one act that I would have crossed the road to avoid in years gone by,despite being unable to name more than two of their songs.Ahh,there's nothing like youthful prejudice! I'll cut to the chase:this was an absolutely fantastic show.There was a lot of warmth from the band (not only because of the flames an
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Hello, Metallica,tomorrow night at The MEN Arena. I can barely name but one of their numbers.Still,I might get a photo or two. Cheers, Si.
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QuoteAdrian-L QuoteSimonN Hello, Crystal Palace. There,I've said it! Cheers, Si. same as good old Bill Perks, Simon! Hi Adrian, Never knew that about Mr. W.. Doubt Bill would've got to see too much when it was terracing! Mind you,that might not have been a bad thing. Cheers, Si.
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Hello, Crystal Palace. There,I've said it! Cheers, Si.
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Hi SD, Yep on both counts,as far as I recall. I know this was only 12 hours ago,but when you get older... Cheers, Si.
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Hi Adrian, Yep,I vaguely recall seeing The Hamsters back in Blackpool many moons ago...dear me,what a session that was! Have a good night! Cheers, Si.
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Hi Adrian, Nice to hear from you,A-L...how're you doing? Top band last night:it's good to sometimes go with someone else's recommendations! Cheers, Si.
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Hello, Largely on the strength of the affection/mania displayed for this band by some of the regulars here,I decided to see what all the fuss was about.Take a bow Pointman,Jaffo and Riot,because this band was on fire!You want to have heard (felt,more like) the reception for them-thunderous! I can only endorse what has been written already about this particular reunion:I just hope that these
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Hello, Guess who turned-up at The Baftas in London last night? Cheers, Si. ps Sorry guys-I didn't realise that there've been approx. 85 other posts with this!
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Hi YS, You're welcome-I'll be there in block B. Here's to a great show by both of these guys,and hopefully also by some newbie who goes by the name Springsteen,the following night! Cheers, Si.
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Hi YS, Great news indeed,but why wait until Friday? Cheers, Si.
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Hello, I shamefully admit that I tried to duck-out of going to this show,due to a combination of having to stay a little later at work which meant I'd have to cane it to be on time and general can't-be-arsedness.Like I said I'm not proud of that,but I sure am glad that I went. This kind of happening is a little outside of my usual comfort zone i.e. four blokes playinging loud
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Hi N.P., Echoing young Gazza's sentiments-all power to you and keep on the up! Cheers, Si.
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Hello, All I knew about Richard Thompson was that he was very highly rated as a guitarist,and er...that was about it.Oh aye,isn't he a bit of a folkie? Well this ignoramus has been enlightened by one of the best nights out in quite a while.This show is titled "1000 Years of Popular Music",and RT displays a frighteningly huge musical knowledge and an equally vast talent in pla
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Hello, This is a difficult one for me to get my head around,to put it mildly.In a strange way I also wonder whether I really have a valid opinion on this as I'm not a U.S. citizen,have shopped at WalMart just once (in Joliet,IL since you ask) and don't know Bruce personally.But I am fan of his music and live shows so perhaps that is good enough. Having said that,something definite
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Hello, Just clearing out me hard drive missus and I found these priceless momentoes (my arse) of shows past-too good not to share,right? I'm not the world's biggest U2 fan but these were enjoyable shows at Eastlands during June 2006:I appreciated the fact that they spent some money to ensure a decent sound quality,in stark contrast to Oasis later that month.
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Quoteterraplane Funnily enough they recently found, in a junkyard (I think) the scooter used by the main character Jimmy in the film. Hi TP, According to the following you are spot-on... "Collector blows £36K on scooter from mod classic Quadrophenia Jan 11 2009 By Steve Dinneen A MOD-for-it movie fan has paid s36,000 to buy the iconic scooter from classic film Quadrophenia.
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Hello, I nicked this from a Mott fan site... "Mott The Hoople reunion? The Mott The Hoople reunion rumours refuse to go away. First, organist Verden Allen let slip in a radio interview in September 2008 that MTH would reunite some time in 2009. Now Led Zeppelin promoter Rob Hallett has said that another legendary reunion could well happen. He wouldn't disclose who the band a
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QuoteLOGIE At the first of the two Stones shows in Glasgow 2003, during the B-Stage part of the set, Jagger had to dodge several beakers of beer that were thrown at him from the crowd. One or two of which made a direct hit! Hi Logie, That was my 2nd Stones concert-what a belter I thought. Anyway,I do remember a slightly giddy(!) crowd,and Mick dodging at least two plastic pints of lager,
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Hello, These two still haven't released anything finer. 'Tomorrow Is A Long Time' ...and 'Golden Years' Happy Birthday Dave'n'Elv,I just snuck this under the wire! Cheers, Si.
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