Spiritualized

Moved this as it is indeed more Spacemen 3 related. As far as interest goes I'd say this is major news as this album is exceptionally hard to find. Even at the time of release, when Pete toured to promote the album it was already deleted! The lack of support from Silvertone was shameful. Simply put ...

I spoke to a few other people and in the end went for the Pioneer XDP 30-R. It has 2 memory card slots and can take over 400GB of music. It also appears to have a friendly user style and from what I've seen it even works with iTunes. Thanks for everyone's suggestions - I looked up all the machines d...

So with Fiio Players Simon... What software do you use for uploads, play lists etc? Is there a non-iTunes equivalent? I like the playing format of iTunes but it rather dominates things - files music in new folders it creates itself being a pet hate - so I'd rather find a new player & new softwar...

Windows. I am trying to get rid of everything to do with Apple!

Good support? Apple?! I experienced some of the worst customer service ever when I needed help with my daughter's iPhone. That was the beginning of the end for that company for me. Utter scumbags

I know this subject was touched on before but I can't find the info I was after so... My old iPod classic is getting past it, plus I have a thing about Apple, a company I loathe, so I want to start afresh with a new set up. I saw some good players by Fiio. Like this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/3rd...

I've been pretty absent myself from this place for a bit although I've 'lurked' a little, reading topics but not contributing. General life busy-ness - kids, job, etc. - has kept me away. I was more than happy to foot the bill for the forum as I obviously care quite a bit about it, but that isn't th...

Bucking the trend a little but I've found 2017 to have some excellent releases and I regarded it as a decent enough year for albums. In no particular order my favourites: 1. Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band - Adios Senor Pussycat 2. Robert Plant - Carry Fire 3. The Magpie Salute - s/t 4. Jen ...

Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band at St. George's, Bristol. Yup - that guy again. Just amazing. A 10 piece band including 4 guitarists at various points. A great set taken mainly from the new album and Shack's Waterpistol, but with a load of other classics chucked in. 90 minutes of delirious, jo...

You may have read that AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young died today. Having grown up with AC/DC, from hearing them at school in 1977 to constantly revisiting their catalogue 40 years later, Malcolm was the powerhouse behind the band and his rhythm guitar was the influence of a thousand bands that follow...

I believe 30 years ago today (or very close!) what I consider to be my favourite ever album was released... One of those records where the impact it had on me is impossible to measure. The influence it has is still felt today and after 30 years I still regard it as a true masterpiece.. God how time ...

One of the ultimate rhythm sections is no more...

That sounds pretty great James... I'm investigating some of their stuff after reading that!

Welcome back Stevie! Great to see your posting again! Let us know how the show goes.

(For those more recent forumites Stevie was one of the original moderators here, and has been missed by many of us!)

Agreed Olan. Pan pipes are not on. So much of that meditation/relaxing music has them at the fore, but instead of them relaxing me I find myself enraged...

When that bunch of lads set up stall with their horror sound system I sent a few messages home about it. I even sent a picture I took from our hotel room balcony saying 'these men have committed crimes against music' showing the culprits. It was truly remarkable that they thought everyone should sha...

I just got back from a boiling hot family holiday in Majorca...Great fun, insanely hot for almost the whole time. Just ridiculous at its frying pan feel peak. Anyway, the area we were in (El Arenal) was very German. That meant that people seemed to generally behave much better than more Brit-orienta...

I'm 2 hours through it. It's fascinating, but I'm a huge fan of the early 70s era so I sat there mesmerised. Loved the bit where they spiked the film crew making a doc about them - the footage was absolutely hilarious. The lesson is never drink any already opened beverage of any kind around that ban...

Looks interesting. I am surprised it hasn't been done before actually...

Michael Head at Liverpool O2 Academy, NHS benefit show. We got there fairly late and caught the 2nd half of Coral frontman James Skelly's support set. I have to say he was really excellent and towards the end the crowd got more and more enthusiastic, so by the time he played the classic 'Dreaming Of...

shoegaze rock pioneers Spacemen 3

Hmm.

Well... Record Store Day orders can't be returned by the stores, so the Space Age Recordings guy is already getting paid; all you're doing with your note at the 11th hour is potentially fucking over the record stores that placed the orders. Where was your note a few months ago when the record store...

Magpie Salute at Under the Bridge,, Fulham, London. Ex-Black Crowes Rich Robinson new project & their UK debut. Man they blew the fucking roof off. A 10 piece line up (3 guitars, bass, keys, drums, lead vocalist + 3 backing singers) played loads of Crowes classics, various solo stuff & lots ...

Moon Duo at the Brudenell in Leeds. Everything BROKENHEART said. They were magnificent. I was looking forward to it but they way exceeded my expectations. From the off they launched into a blistering, pulsating, driving, hypnotic drone that managed to bop along and keep the entire crowd mesmerised f...

Steve Gunn at Leeds Holy Trinity Church. A fairly unusual setting for a gig, but this was just Steve on acoustic so it worked. You could have heard a pin drop during his set as the audience sat in resolute and respectful silence, and cheered loudly after each song. Lots of stuff I knew from the last...

BVCP206 wrote: Got Moon Duo tonight at Brudenell

Oh yes...

Pete Bassman just linked to this on Facebook. It's kind of relative.

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news ... rs-w474441

That’s all well and good Gerald. I am fully aware you own the rights and although I don't agree with that it's a fact. The problem is two-fold. Firstly you are in a position to release whatever Spacemen 3 product you see fit without any consultation or approval of the band members. That doesn't seem...

Am I right in thinking the Orb "headlined the other stage back in 1993 but Spiritualized came on after as a kind of "come down" band or I heard/read that wrong? Pretty sure The Orb played early evening. Can't remember which stage. Spiritualized closed Sunday night on the 2nd stage fo...

The NME review (in the days when it was an essential read) gave it a '9.999 recurring' rating which rather amused me at the time.

No Eels on there? Missing a trick I reckon with that alone.

Funkadelic. .. The self-titled & Free Your Mind & Your Ass Will Follow are along the lines of Maggot Brain in terms of rocking pretty hard. The latter is insanely tripped out too. Both are excellent.

So... Firstly the reaction to this situation was pretty surprising on my part. I didn't intend to create any personal sympathy or side-taking in all this. That said it's been touching to read a lot of the stuff written in this thread as well as quite a few emails and PMs on the subject. Secondly wit...

Although I understand the protestations about free speech I find the forum to be like a bar that now sells beer I don't like. So the easiest thing is for me to split. I will leave you guys to it. Someone will need to take over the reins as this board is not paid for by any management etc. but by me ...

Going back to the original subject I am looking for a turntable along the lines of the ones discussed a few years ago on this thread. Something decent but without being too OTT price-wise. Any new kids on the block I should be aware of? The Rega and Project turntables are looking like the best area ...

Just heard about this. How the hell did he make it to 90?!!

Whatever people say about the man he changed music forever in a way few people ever have. Genius? Yeah I reckon so. Despite the unsavoury side of his character.... Some respect is due. He practically invented rock n' roll.

I was appalled when I read about it this. If you hadn't posted here I was going to add a link. I chucked you a few quid too. I hope you hit your target.

I have read that bands touring the UK & Europe are being targeted by gangs who specialise in stealing musical equipment. Pretty unpleasant.

We saw Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation at the Brudenell last night, elevated from the games room to the main music room because of high ticket sales. I have to say this was way better than I expected. I had heard a bit of her music and one song in particular - Take Me Beyond - which she and the band p...

It is clear that not a single point I made as simply as possible regarding Sweden and what was shocking to me mattered, for you ignored it. I ignored it as you chose to ignore the details of my post. Touché? Perhaps. You ignore so much of what is relevant in this debate and many people have made ve...

I have not practiced saying all of the accepted Politically Correct phrases until I myself them believe so well as you. It just exudes; the same "acceptable" verbiage - Very much like having a conversation with a brick with ACME stamped clearly on the face. Pointless; and so I will leave ...

What you continually fail to grasp semi is the level of anxiety and outrage that Trump's victory brought. Most people didn't vote for him and they are deeply unhappy with the election result. That's what happens in these situations. In the UK masses of people are really unhappy with the EU referendu...

I found PS I Love You - which Muscles just sent me one day - a tougher listen. There are some decent moments on though, like I Bleed Gasoline...

That's a terrific piece. I played loads of Majesty Crush the week I heard he died and stumbled across lots of great songs I'd not heard before. I thought that band began and ended with Uma and Grow. Not so - the catalogue is full of good music. Highly recommended.

I wish Michael Head would venture out more. apart from the odd London date he seems to totally stick to Liverpool (where the local following presumably guarantees a sell out) or sometimes Manchester. I guess the numbers just don't add up as he is very much a cult concern. Curiously this Manchester ...

Aquarian-Time wrote: my highlight was 'Meant To Be' which was just spellbinding.

The crowd singing along to that is amazing, eh?

Aquarian-Time wrote:Also at the Night n Day for Michael Head.

Should have dropped me a line Dave! Would have been nice to catch up mate!

Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band - Night and Day Cafe, Manchester Another instalment in my Micheal Head addiction and another superb evening, this time with a standard 3 piece - acoustic guitar, bass, drums, which I hadn't seen him do before. 2 new songs, the rest almost all Shack/Red Elastic B...

But, furthermore, it's an interesting time to be living through. I'd love to be a history student 40/50/60 years from now looking back on this time. Reminds me of the classic Hank Williams song I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive. I have thought about this too and I completely agree. The politic...

No mention of Saudi Arabia escaping the suspension? Innocent I guess... Of course there is...you just cherry picked from it. I didn't feel the need to spell out Wahab-do-you-call-it-ism. Equally with the thinking aloud phrase "...truthful or deceptive..." there is room for counter debate....

Agree with your point that it is about stopping acts of terrorism but Islamic fundamentalism or radical Islam I'm afraid is born and bred from those countries who are temporarily suspended. We should know as we encouraged there prevalence for our ends in the not so distant past. No mention of Saudi...

Very sad to hear this. He was a wild card for sure but - as you say - never dull. I think most regulars here found themselves drawn into an exchange with him at some point. For me Majesty Crush's 'Uma' is the song that shows he had genuine talent. Fabulous tune & Muscles's vocal is really superb...

The great man would have been 70 today. I'm a huge fan of his and regard him as potentially the greatest vocalist this country ever produced. Have a listen to this and hear how much the Small Faces influenced Led Zeppelin:

Sounds like a superb night! Wish I could have been there....

I just read a great interview with Tommy Hall which gives quite a bit of insight into the Elevators. His vision isn't that much different these days. Loved the final question and response!

Here:
http://larecord.com/archive/2015/05/08/ ... -ty-segall

Rich Robinson's post Crowes outfit Magpie Salute are now on their 3rd night in London next April.

http://underthebridge.co.uk/events/the- ... salute-14/

Here are the set lists plus some clips and pics:
https://www.jambase.com/article/magpie- ... -setlists#

The clips I have heard sound great. I don't know who they have on keys now but the Crowes have always had a magnet for great piano players. I love Eddie's style on the Crowes stuff he plays on (his work on Amorica's Wiser Time and Descending are totally sublime for starters) but I saw Adam MacDougal...

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semi.

Possibly your finest post yet. Mainly for the brevity...

You are completely wrong about my feelings towards the USA, but then you choose to largely ignore the key points I have made in this exchange or interpret them in your own way. I know many great people from the USA and have a few very close American friends. I haven't been there in over 20 years but...

Yup. Can't wait for that London date - planning a trip to the big smoke for the first time in 2 years - it takes a lot to drag me back to that hellhole nowadays!

Here's the detail:
http://themagpiesalute.com/

If that was humour I didn't get it at all. And it's not honing in on one person's 'religion', it is the fact that he denies scientific evidence that shows the age of the planet is a great deal more than he believes, and that this belief further suggests that he is simply unfit to hold the responsibi...

Lots of obscure(ish) late 60s/early 70s stuff. The Grease Band, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Eire Apparent, Bo Grumpus. Some interesting bits and bobs for sure...

plus.. if someone thinks the earth is only a few thousand years old, it means they are someone who rejects OVERWHELMING evidence to the contrary. it means their other policies could also reject facts, evidence, etc. we are already seeing this trait strongly in this administration! Nicely put Dave. ...

surely his beliefs, whether i agree or not, are his beliefs and if he thinks the world is a few thousand years old but provides health care, gay rights, women's rights etc then surely that is more important than his beliefs. :shock: Reminds me of that episode of Frasier where Frasier backs a local ...

It is comical what you "edited out" to create, well, something so very dubious, so tangential of what I clearly referred to, that this "edit", as created, is very much like "an alternative truth", something that is in reality, not true at all. You are reading too much ...

That's a very bad start to 2017. One of the great masters of rhythm. RIP Jaki.

but to call a decent person "insane" because they follow a Tenet of certain religions regarding how they view the age of the Earth, ...does strike me as Ironic at the very least. Just an observation. Come on Semi. That is ridiculous. Maybe substitute the word 'insane' for 'deluded'. I mea...

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