What Are You Listening To - The Reckoning

Elton at his finest - Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bLMotU8Tu9E

Neil Young - Old Man - Live at Massey Hall

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=7DZYPgfjsmQ

This is my fave live version - it doesn't have the "and then I bought a ranch" intro

Just bought The Almighty live at The Astoria 1/2/2008 and it's superb.

Definitely recommend this.

BIG BLUE BALL

by an assortment of people...specifically (at this moment) the track:

HABIBE featuring Hossam Ramzy and Natacha Atlas.

Heard these on the radio on sunday, memories from my late teen years.

Alisha rules the world

I am, I feel

Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine - After the Watershed:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2LI4gGgXvs

ELO - Mr Blue Sky. And no I cant be bothered to link a youtube thingy (shhh I am at work... )

After the 'Bee Gees' misery of the Ting Tings thread, I thought I'd take in some of the proper stuff...

Proto-disco seven minute-wonder 'Girl, you need a change of mind' by Eddie Kendricks from '72.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3MrNSfxbZA

Pure disco's ground zero...? MFSB's TSOP from '74 with some swell Soul Train dancers...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s02l3fudK8...feature=related

Then swinging by Central Park for a roller jam with the Mighty Ryders in '78...

Just arrived in the post:

Allen Toussaint - The Collection

Robert Ward & the Black Top All-Stars - Fear no Evil

The Wedding Present - George Best

Dave Gedge is a 50 year old Adolsecent...

Two tracks into Lindsey Buckingham's new album 'Gift of Screws' and I have a warning. If you are a budding guitarist who isn't confident about how your technique is coming on, do NOT listen to this CD! You will be found, some days later, curled up in the fioetal position, sucking your thumb and with your brain dribbling out of your ears.

The Wedding Present - George Best

Dave Gedge is a 50 year old Adolsecent...

Ah, the Weddoes... such under-rated music and yet unknowingly copied by a thousand bands in the last 5 years or so. George Best is an album which just never sounds dated and remains in my top 5 or so of all time. I even used to have the t-shirt which said "All the songs sound the same".

They are coming home on 16 December by the way, near the end of their latest UK tour.

http://scopitones.co.uk/news/tours

Ah, the Weddoes... such under-rated music and yet unknowingly copied by a thousand bands in the last 5 years or so. George Best is an album which just never sounds dated and remains in my top 5 or so of all time. I even used to have the t-shirt which said "All the songs sound the same".

They are coming home on 16 December by the way, near the end of their latest UK tour.

http://scopitones.co.uk/news/tours

Sadly no dates down under

I've been listening to the new Queen & Paul Rodgers album, The Cosmos Rocks.

I'm not sure what I think about it yet. It isn't what I expected.

I've been listening to the new Queen & Paul Rodgers album, The Cosmos Rocks.

I'm not sure what I think about it yet. It isn't what I expected.

Like the imminent return of 'I'm sorry, I haven't a Clue' and 'The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy', this just seems all wrong. Haven't heard the album, though, so this is no comment on the music; just the underlying idea.

In my opinion, the greatest record ever made

Bongwater - Power of Pussy

The title song of the best album ever made - repeated here since the singer, Ann Magnuson, asked me to be her friend on Facebook this week

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=q559R0DFXz4

Bongwater - Power of Pussy

The title song of the best album ever made - repeated here since the singer, Ann Magnuson, asked me to be her friend on Facebook this week

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=q559R0DFXz4

I can see how that might have made your day.

A woman called Magnusson though, that just sounds wrong. Surely she should be Ann Magnusdottir?

The new Metallica album Death Magnetic. a return to form of sorts, and currently streaming for free on their website.

The new Metallica album Death Magnetic. a return to form of sorts, and currently streaming for free on their website.

I've not really listened to anything else all week.

I really didn't think they had another great album in them, but it's an outstanding piece of work IMO.

Lullaby of Birdland - Sarah Vaughan

Just had a whole bundle of stuff delivered by those nice people at Amazon (

some dance classics

Tori Amos - Professional Widow (its gotta be big )