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The Stranglers were a great band

Last post by Apelles « Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:55 pm
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by BrianD3 » Fri Apr 26, 2024 5:51 pm

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I found a mix CD I made of my favourite Stranglers songs - what a super band they were, at least for the first few albums. They started to slip in...

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Got to see them live a couple of times back in the day as we lived just 20 minutes away from the Rainbow theatre. I still have all their albums...

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Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:55 pm
Upcoming Record & CD Fairs

Last post by Del.Monte « Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:17 pm
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by Del.Monte » Wed Jul 21, 2021 2:25 pm
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Facebook and other links here:

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Links etc:
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Last post by Del.Monte
Thu Apr 25, 2024 7:17 pm
Member's Mixes

Last post by Norman Breaks « Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:27 pm
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by Norman Breaks » Wed Nov 30, 2022 7:15 pm
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Any other DJs out there?

Throw a link to your mixes up here.

My latest mix is here. Will be, sadly, my last mix to upload to mixcloud. They are now...

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Another one for the archives. This one is a 420 themed blend of reggae and hip hop
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Last post by Norman Breaks
Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:27 pm
Funk

Last post by Norman Breaks « Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:47 pm
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by Norman Breaks » Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:11 pm
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Hey all GUBUs and GUBUets.

Who likes funk? George Clinton turned 80 years young yesterday.

Let's all groove to some funk!

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Herbie Hancock turns 84.

Here is a track that arguably spawned the turntablism movement. Many of the most prominent DJs of the genre proclaim this...
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Last post by Norman Breaks
Fri Apr 12, 2024 4:47 pm
The Chillout thread

Last post by Norman Breaks « Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:12 pm
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by Norman Breaks » Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:50 pm
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All things downtempo, lounge, chill out, head nod, trip hop, acid jazz, down beat etc

I'll start off with this mix:

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A fresh chillout style mix -
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Last post by Norman Breaks
Mon Apr 08, 2024 3:12 pm
What are you listening to at the moment?

Last post by Del.Monte « Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:50 pm
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by Del.Monte » Sun Jul 25, 2021 9:51 pm
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Desperate for something to listen to tonight and I came across a 5 CD set The Ultimate Collection: Rock 100 Hits - produced in 2008 it's a real...

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And finally some wind-down music before bed - from the late, great Ennio Morricone.
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Last post by Del.Monte
Mon Mar 25, 2024 11:50 pm
Devil themed tunes

Last post by Del.Monte « Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:35 pm
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by Norman Breaks » Thu Mar 31, 2022 3:59 pm

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Similar to the train theme thread. The Devil, or devils. Let's have 'em.

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Surprised The Devil Went Down To Georgia (1979) by the Charlie Daniels Band hasn't been mentioned - a really lively one where the Devil loses out and...

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Last post by Del.Monte
Fri Mar 15, 2024 9:35 pm
Good cover songs.

Last post by Enoch Von Clausewitz « Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:36 am
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by 765489 » Mon May 30, 2022 7:07 pm
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Was listening to Elliott Smith's version of the Beatles song Because Beautifully done. Anyone else got any cover songs that as good or even better...

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way bettererr than Gordon's versionne, imo :lol: :lol:
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Last post by Enoch Von Clausewitz
Thu Feb 29, 2024 1:36 am
Whats the most laid back track you can think of?

Last post by Bucky « Fri Feb 09, 2024 7:46 pm
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by 490808 » Fri Feb 04, 2022 10:24 am

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Think this should be separate from the chill out thread?

I'd just downloaded Fleetwood Mac - The Peter Green Years (2022) and played Albatross....

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What's Buckys hot take on this re-imagining of Golden brown in the laid back style of Brubeck?

Bucky's hot take is that he likes it. He likes...

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Last post by Bucky
Fri Feb 09, 2024 7:46 pm
Favourite releases of 2023

Last post by Del.Monte « Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:50 pm
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by nlgbbbblth » Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:02 am

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Here are mine.
Would like to see other people's.

TOP 5 ALBUMS
01 Iraina Mancini - Undo The Blue
02 Blur - The Ballad Of Darren
03 Dexys - The...

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Haven't heard of any of them ^^^ It's great being a dinosaur. :mrgreen:

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Last post by Del.Monte
Fri Dec 29, 2023 4:50 pm
Shane MacGowan (1957 - 2023)

Last post by nlgbbbblth « Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:17 pm
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by Del.Monte » Thu Nov 30, 2023 11:59 am

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Forever remembered at this time of year. RIP.

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What a loss. I got a copy of Rum, Sodomy & The Lash in September 1985 & was blown away by it. Those first three albums are part of my youth and come...

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Last post by nlgbbbblth
Fri Dec 01, 2023 12:17 pm
The Beatles new song 'Now and Then'

Last post by nlgbbbblth « Fri Nov 03, 2023 5:20 pm
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by quodec » Thu Nov 02, 2023 7:10 pm

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John Lennon wrote this tune in the late 1970s, whilst living his last decade in New York. Then, years later, with modern technology, the song now...

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It’s getting better

…with each listen.

Anyone buying the revised editions of Red & Blue?

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Last post by nlgbbbblth
Fri Nov 03, 2023 5:20 pm
Another Czech crush of mine ... but :-(

Last post by CelticRambler « Sun Oct 29, 2023 3:12 pm

by CelticRambler » Sun Oct 29, 2023 3:12 pm

For years, I've had the video below saved in my c'mon, cheer up playlist. Patricia Janečková doing the very best interpretation of the Doll Song from...

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Last post by CelticRambler
Sun Oct 29, 2023 3:12 pm
Songs about other famous musicians

Last post by Apelles « Mon Sep 04, 2023 9:12 am
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by Norman Breaks » Thu Jul 13, 2023 5:33 pm
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Tracks that name check other musicians.

For example:

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“Jimi’s playin’ in the back room, Led Zeppelin on stage , there’s a mirror ball twirlin’, and a note from Page”.
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Last post by Apelles
Mon Sep 04, 2023 9:12 am
People from Live Aid who are dead

Last post by nlgbbbblth « Fri Sep 01, 2023 5:57 pm
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by BrianD3 » Thu Aug 31, 2023 3:11 pm

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With the news today that Jack Sonni from Dire Straits has died, anyone up for a morbid exercise (no googling) of listing out those who performed or...

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Introducers - Tommy Vance, Mel Smith, John Hurt, George Segal

Artists - Eddie Kendricks, David Ruffin (both appeared with Hall & Oates)

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Last post by nlgbbbblth
Fri Sep 01, 2023 5:57 pm
Weather themed songs

Last post by jmayo « Fri Sep 01, 2023 1:50 pm
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by KHD » Fri Dec 09, 2022 12:38 pm

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Given the day that's in it. In NCD anyway.

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Chris Rea - Windy Town

Chris Rea - All summer Long

Chris Rea - Looking for the summer

Ok yeah I am a major Chris Rea fan.

And I challenge...

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Last post by jmayo
Fri Sep 01, 2023 1:50 pm
Tweaking your own Audio Setup

Last post by 95438756 « Thu Aug 31, 2023 7:46 am
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by 95438756 » Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:39 am

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Don't let any business retailer on Irish social media tell ye to pootle down to them with your euro, subscribe to this YouTube channel instead
Pretty...

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An audio business with a name along the lines of 'wealthier noises' would have you believe that the more € you pay, the more expert audiophile you...

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Thu Aug 31, 2023 7:46 am
Oliver Anthony

Last post by schmittel « Sat Aug 12, 2023 11:27 pm
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by isha » Sat Aug 12, 2023 4:56 pm

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Just came across this story. What a nice guy he comes across as.

His song is number One in America and he has three songs now in the top ten....

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Love this story. Good luck to him.

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Last post by schmittel
Sat Aug 12, 2023 11:27 pm
Favourite Rolling Stones tunes.

Last post by nlgbbbblth « Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:39 pm
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by Mr Daniel F. O'Leary » Sat Jul 29, 2023 11:10 pm

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With Mick Jagger's 80th birthday (not something many people would've thought they'd say!) in the past week, I thought let's make a thread on some of...

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Remarkable that the Rolling Stones' last foray into chart dominance was stitched together from outtakes and overdubs. And my favourite song Waiting...

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Tue Aug 01, 2023 9:39 pm
Sinead O'Connor (1966 - 2023)

Last post by nlgbbbblth « Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:08 pm
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by Del.Monte » Wed Jul 26, 2023 8:10 pm

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Sad news tonight but she seems to have been going downhill for a longtime. A controversial figure but a wonderful singer in her heyday. My favourites...

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R.I.P. Sinead O'Connor. Here is one of her hidden gems.

She was also innovative in using a female rapper (MC Lyte) for the single mix (beats...

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Last post by nlgbbbblth
Mon Jul 31, 2023 2:08 pm
How much ??????

Last post by CelticRambler « Sat Jul 08, 2023 8:06 am
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by CelticRambler » Thu Jul 06, 2023 12:20 pm

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In the family circle yesterday, Daughter No.2 circulated a message about some wan called Taylor Swift adding a third concert in Dublin, with an...

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... and teach Kadman how to throw some shapes🕺

:shock:

That's conjuring up memories of all the A-Team had to go through to get Mr.T on a plane....

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Last post by CelticRambler
Sat Jul 08, 2023 8:06 am
Train Themed Tunes

Last post by Norman Breaks « Fri Jun 30, 2023 2:31 pm
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by Del.Monte » Sun Oct 17, 2021 9:21 pm
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Always thought of emailing John Creedon or the like requesting a programme devoted to train related songs - there are surely enough of them and some...

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Buddy Miles - Train
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Last post by Norman Breaks
Fri Jun 30, 2023 2:31 pm
Marshall Allen is 99 and still going - Sun Ra Arkestra

Last post by Norman Breaks « Wed Jun 21, 2023 1:47 pm
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by Norman Breaks » Tue Mar 07, 2023 8:43 pm

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I had the pleasure to see him perform about 4 years ago.

Amazing show. He is due to turn 100 in May!

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I went to see The Sun Ra Arkestra perform yesterday. Amazing show. Really enjoyed it. Sadly Marshall Allen was not in the house. No reason given as...

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Last post by Norman Breaks
Wed Jun 21, 2023 1:47 pm
RIP Tina Turner

Last post by quodec « Wed May 24, 2023 9:49 pm
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by Norman Breaks » Wed May 24, 2023 7:53 pm

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Soul queen and funk legend. Very sad to hear we lost Tina.

In a statement, they said: Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock'n Roll' has died peacefully...

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Saw her in the RDS in 2000 on her farewell tour. Boy, did she command that stage! May she rest in peace.

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Last post by quodec
Wed May 24, 2023 9:49 pm
Music can drive one bonkers

Last post by nlgbbbblth « Mon May 22, 2023 6:13 pm
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by 765489 » Mon Aug 02, 2021 1:21 am

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I heard a song, I assumed it was by a guitarist named Tony McAlpine. It was on my friend's cassette. Over 20 years later I'm still searching for it....

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I found it!

Starts at 1:05 on the first recording of Nitesky Radio. It starts off as the presenter Dave Carney, aka Alan Cantwell, is signing off...

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Mon May 22, 2023 6:13 pm

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