tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post2299870047525629797..comments2024-03-27T13:34:10.184+00:00Comments on NORTH DOWNS & BEYOND: Lou Reed is a difficult acroSteve Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-78101873209337399942011-04-07T17:01:03.689+01:002011-04-07T17:01:03.689+01:00I reckon so Dave - they are quite variable. Good t...I reckon so Dave - they are quite variable. Good to have your comment before you dash off to Skomer. Have fun!Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-76419985091802853782011-04-07T00:28:45.839+01:002011-04-07T00:28:45.839+01:00Are you really sure that's a Pisaura mirabilis...Are you really sure that's a Pisaura mirabilis????Dave Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02770209962746151815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-68865828226315609272011-04-06T18:22:27.418+01:002011-04-06T18:22:27.418+01:00Tim, Gavin, Skev and Alastair - what a tremendous ...Tim, Gavin, Skev and Alastair - what a tremendous set of responses. I've obviously not thought as long and hard about this as you all have.Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-23173529672347248532011-04-06T08:41:41.750+01:002011-04-06T08:41:41.750+01:00Garden bird watching - it must be Kate Bush (of Ar...Garden bird watching - it must be Kate Bush (of Ariel era)<br /><br />Patch watching is definitely Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (the mundane becomes thrilling).<br /><br />Atlas work - either trance or Kraftwerk and their ilk<br /><br />Seawatching - Joy Division has always done it for me, Bonxie killing things to Atrocity ExhibitionAlastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129076714821313669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-28555068010726840382011-04-05T23:24:44.355+01:002011-04-05T23:24:44.355+01:00'Cheque-book Listing'
Everything on a plat...'Cheque-book Listing'<br />Everything on a plate, no groundwork, no kudos, no skills, no talent - has to be the X-Factor / manufactured overnight pop sensation, like Joe McElderry ......<br /><br />'Stringing'<br />Pointless, heavily criticised, kidding yourself, definitely not what it was cracked up to be - has to be the tribute artist, like Bjorn Again ......<br /><br />'Armchair Ticking'<br />Big reward for little effort, cashing in on times gone past, jumping on the bandwagon - has to be the comeback artist following the lead of another comeback artist, like Boyzone (again) ......<br /><br />'UK500 Listing'<br />Not recognised, unofficial, a poor replicate of something that already exists - has to be the 'Digitally Remastered' version churned out by the record companies of anything that was originally released on vinyl!Skevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05601888498478097564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-66069027831493411172011-04-05T22:48:40.085+01:002011-04-05T22:48:40.085+01:00Really Serious Listing
Opera! Melodrama and Prima...<b>Really Serious Listing</b><br /><br />Opera! Melodrama and Prima Donnas galore. While afficonados cannot get enough of it, to most of us it's a bit ludicrous.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-87827731355045832952011-04-05T22:43:04.251+01:002011-04-05T22:43:04.251+01:00seawatching while listening to 'electric' ...seawatching while listening to 'electric' Neil Young has to be an awesome experience. Some of the mental feedbacking guitar is a perfect match for a Pom Skua bombing through or flocks of Kitts with a Sabine's embedded battling south... must do it this autumn!<br /><br />The Mavericks - Mark E Smith, Luke Haines, Soft Pack, Mountain Goats, Half Man Half Biscuit, Chumbawamba etc must be the 'off-radar patchers'; hard working and totally focussed but misanthropic and curmudgeonly towards the masses, so don't expect to see it on the pager!<br /><br />Coldplay or U2 must be the 'pager-chasers': no heritage, no passion, no vitality and just going through the motions to keep things ticking over. Never there when it matters, always turning up a bit too late and living off others' glory<br /><br />Free-form jazz? There are one or two about with that kind of approach to id... nice!<br /><br />I could go on but it's best for everyone if I stop now!Tim Allwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721253316151073487noreply@blogger.com