h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Brilliant, Sasha and thank you for taking part in the Challenge.

I love Queen too, my brother and I had all the albums on cassette. I've still got Queen II on that format (as well as on vinyl and CD).

Thank you!

Looks great with pictures

I have a couple of cassettes and LPs (the fold out picture in Jazz is Epic!) but my collecting era was the CD one, 'tis true.

Loved the article, SashaQ! Yay!! I love Queen, and the Pet Shop Boys.

I remember hearing Queen for the first time in the mid 70s, I'd just left home, feeling weird. Listening to the Sheer Heart Attack album with my friend, in our scruffy flat in London. Ahh yes, Lily of the Valley, played that track over and over. Kept me alive. heheh.

Fave Queen video, 'I Want To Break Free'. Such a great band.

I have the Pet Shop Boys DVD of Cubism, the concert in Mexico City. Have you seen that? It's amazing. Especially Go West at the end. Ahhh, brilliant.

You play synth? I play synth. I love my synths. Play every day.

Could go on talking for ages, you've inspired me. Run out of time now,

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Thanks cactuscafe!

I agree with you, Queen's music is excellent for making you feel better when you're feeling weird They kept me company when I was at uni and living away from home for the first time, too.

Lily of the Valley is one of my favourites as well - such a gentle song. I Want to Break Free is an excellent video, but I think I like Radio GaGa just a little bit better, because of John Deacon's hair!

I don't have many Pet Shop Boys DVDs, though (yet...) but I did enjoy the Top of the Pops appearances and the Glastonbury concert that were on the Ultimate DVD.

I don't play my synth every day, as I don't always have time, what with other things competing for my attention, but I do enjoy it when I do play

Not that I'm all that good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uul7AG-Xqg

Hullo SashaQ! Nice to hear from you! Is that you playing synth on the YouTube link? That's amazing!

I've been listening to Human League and Depeche Mode recently, great synth bands, I love them.

I tend to be quite out of vogue with my musical tastes, sometimes, but if the music takes me there, then I'll travel. An eccentric older lady let loose with an ipod . I get teased by my peers, affectionately though. .

I don't think I could put my own synth efforts on You Tube though. . People might run away.

Nice to talk to you, SashaQ, and all the best with your music!

I remember on A Day At The Races the proud boast on the gatefold sleeve was 'No Synths!'

They were really rather rubbish though 'in them days'

heheh yeh, hey Magwitch! , love it.

"Is that you playing synth on the YouTube link? That's amazing! "

It certainly is me playing - thank you!

"I tend to be quite out of vogue with my musical tastes, sometimes, but if the music takes me there, then I'll travel."



"I remember on A Day At The Races the proud boast on the gatefold sleeve was 'No Synths!'"

Yeah - that appeared on a few album sleeves until The Game in 1980. I think it's great, because it proved that their skill in creating music was purely from their guitars, drums and vocals, so they were talented indeed (but means it is much more difficult to emulate their sound using a mere synth, so I haven't got much Queen in my youtube repertoire yet...)