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Yes TM, PG is a dude. I'm glad there's none of that 'Bee Gees' era stuff with King around though - bloody scary thought that is.

Have you heard his duet with Kate Bush live doing 'Another Day' by Roy Harper? I think it was a charriddee album track but there's an MP3 on the web (no link to hand but do a search and you'll find it) - LOVELY that is.

I actually like Kste Bush more than PG and I think it's a shame she's been ill and never put out more astonishing work than she has done.
'The Dreaming' is one of my favourite albums of all time. Fantastic stuff from someone only just in her twenties!

Okay, here's the link to PGs site http://www.realworld.co.uk

Loads of track samples, and if you're patient, the whole of the 'Steam' video.

Can I also add 'Games Without Frontiers' (Kate Bush!) and perhaps 'Biko' to the top tracks list?

Didn't know about Charterhouse. Used to be neighbours to Mike Rutherford's parents when I was 'young'. Quote conversation:

MRs mum: 'My son's in a band called Genesis. Have you heard of them?'

Me: 'No!'

You can imagine how many times I have kicked myself since!!!

'sus

Mike who...? Yeah I can see that would be a bit embarrasing but then again, it makes a good story now !

Oh well, I must admit that if I would have to choose between PG and Kate Bush I really wouldn't know what to do...

I drew up a list recently of the 10 best albums(in my opinion) of the 80-ies and Kate is on it, you can bet your life on that, first woman in rock that I fell in love with(hey I was only 16 or so..).

In random order :

The Dreaming - Kate Bush
Stop making sense - Talking Heads
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Songs from the big chair - Tears for Fears
Fame and Wealth - Loudon Wainwright III
Genesis - Genesis
It'll end in tears - This Mortal Coil
A walk across the rooftops - The Blue Nile
The Joshuatree - U2
Sign of the times - Prince

Your input please...

TM.

Re TM's top ten from the 80's, I've got all except Genesis and Loundon Wainwright and all are great albums.
Kate Bush - has to be The Dreaming. Incredible album, bore people silly with it myself.

Talking Heads - Love 'Sense' but prefer '..Light' as an overall album. Although if the full soundtrack to 'Stop Making Sense' was on CD that would be better. Most of my favourite tracks from the film aren't on the LP.

I love about four tracks on the Wall (especially '...Numb') but I don't like all of them. Thank God for programmable CD players
All time fave Floyd LP is 'Meddle' but that was a different era.

I forgot about 'Songs From The Big Chair' so played it again. Just one track though, 'Listen', which I played over and over.

This Mortal Coil - beautiful album, especially Song to the Siren which is most beautiful track ever IMHO and Another Day which is way sad.

If I had room for a U2 album I think personally that The Unforgettable Fire gets my vote, that would be in my top 20. I always preferred the Edge doing his fast choppy Edge thing and there's nowt Edge-ier than 'Wire' or 'Pride'.

I love Prince too and have a soft spot for Purple Rain as it was my intro to the guy. Sign of the Times sprawls a bit but is still funkeee especially the title track. I think he's lost it big time recently though.

My top ten are (bound to regret missing some here - already wanted to fit in Billy Bragg, Chameleons, Cardiacs and loads more)

My favourite track from each is in brackets

Kate Bush - The Dreaming [Suspended in Gaffa]
REM - Life's Rich Pageant [Flowers of Guatemala]
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses [I am the Resurrection]
The Cure - Disintegration [Pictures of You]
The Triffids - Calenture [Hometown Farewell Kiss]
Cocteau Twins - Treasure [Ivo]
The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow [How Soon Is Now?]
Talking Heads - Remain in Light [Once In A Lifetime]
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Get Happy [Riot Act]
New Order - Substance [Ceremony]


Whatcha think?
TWF

Hey, I was thinking of composing my top ten album/tracks list. Must be something in the water/wine! Mine's probably somewhat different to the above, but would include 'So' [In Your Eyes] -PG, something by Sting, 'The Division Bell' - Pink Floyd, and some others which I haven't quite wittled down yet.

'sus

Sorry bout the delay, had some 'private' business with Shazz.....

TM

i'm WAITING FOR THE BIG ONE. HERE COMES THE FLOOD..,.!

Yeah....the wine's all drunk, and so am I...

meet me on solsbury hill. i'm coming.@

I think it's time we put a little more quotes in here, after all not everybody knows PG(shame!!!)


Fox the fox
You can rat on the rat
You can ape the ape
I know about that

There is one thing you must be sure of
I can't take any more
Darling, don't you monkey with the monkey


Or even better :


My belly's getting bigger, and my bankaccount
Look at my circumstance...
And the bulge in my big big big big big big big big
big big big big big BIG !


TM.

oh my God, you're absolutely right about quotation marks. shame on me is right. can i make it up to you with a choccy ? "You can keep my things, they've come to take me home."@

I know I know, English is not my native language(well not officially), but I did mean quotes.......and not the stockmarket-type...

""""""""""Hans plays with Lottie"""""""""""

Is that allright then....?

TM.

holy smokes, batman, you were'nt kidding about the quotes. ok, """"""""""""Yes it's only knock and knowall, but i like *IT*, like *IT*...@

As we say in Holland atm : When it's cold it come slow....

bummer.@

Yeah it is...


To paraphrase Mr. Bob Geldof :

(tell me why) I don't like freezing,
(tell me why) I don't like freezing,
(tell me why) I don't like freezing,
I wanna heat, oooooooohhhoohooooooooohooooh,
the whole world up, up ,up, heat it all up......



TM.

would you like to dine by an open fire? i'm a vegetarian and i would love to cook for you. Choccy ?@

Well as long as I can bring Shazz.... This must be the story of my life : Once I have a girlfriend I am asked for dinner by another one......

I am honoured....although not a vegitarian... of course we omnivores have it easy : we can either eat meat or just do without it....

TM.

Give me steam...

Shazz is more than welcome... anyone else you want to come, or anything. i love cooking for a crowd. dogs, cats, mice, birds, bees. "So much better than the rest, You think you've been blessed, But I know You."@