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So basically this entire 35-reply thread can be summed up as:

I was going to say like, I thought the topic was familiar. http://www.toontasti...80#entry1136321 And chestnuts are lurrrvely. Always a winner.

But how many of them are unemployed?

Made a smashing okra and aubergine curry last night that'd fit the bill for you Gems. Ruined it all with a beef-heavy lasagna tonight though.

I honestly didn't believe anyone could be that self-important.

Played for and got!

There's only one way to find out.......

"OK, you can keep the anal beads as long as I get the Streisand CDs"

Could potentially bring down the Church of England and the Tories.

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Man I miss the Mayfair. Didn't go to many gigs there but the crusty old metal club night was a good laugh. Middle-aged bloke in T-shirt and shorts always took over the dancefloor when Little Jeff played an AC/DC track early on. And they served dogburgers and chips well past midnight so you didn't have to brave Munchies afterwards. Class.

Warming up for tonight with some quality 80s choonage.

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I reckon Zooropa's their best album. Proper rebel me, like.

Aye. Been to the Boathouse on the Putney side of the river a few times too, bit more room to breathe as long as you don't mind a slightly longer walk to the ground.

That Tony Banks is a catch, like.

Not necessarily along those lines (and I realise y'weren't asking me), but the names I tend to throw out there if people are looking for entry points for contemporary country/crossover would be the likes of Justin Townes Earle, Caitlin Rose, Jamey Johnson, Chatham County Line, Elizabeth Cook... maybe Lucinda Williams too, albeit we're venturing firmly away from yee-haw territory there. Get thee to YouTube/Spotify and see if any of those take your fancy, I'm sure my Nashville-obsessed better half can dredge up some more ideas if need be!

Garth's "The Red Strokes" is one of my cast-iron karaoke songs.

Best: Sigur Rós open-air at the Stadtpark in Hamburg at the peak of their "Takk..." powers. Perfect setting, nice small natural amphitheatre environment at the back end of summer, chilled as you like. The Decemberists at some converted cinema in Elephant & Castle. Played the whole "Hazards Of Love" album then an oldies & favourites set; inflatable sharks were involved. Lovely jubbly. Wine, Women & Song [Gretchen Peters, Matraca Berg and Suzy Bogguss] - seen them a few times, always a treat. Proper music played by proper musicians, which I realise makes me sound like a right old fart. Oh, and an honourable mention for Therapy? (ably supported by Rico) at the Hamburg Markthalle in 1999. They were "my" mid-teenage band and had scrapped their way back to happiness with a fine new album after a few years in the doldrums. Bouncy beery party vibe all night long. Splendid. Worst: I've been lucky I guess, not seen many truly bad gigs. During my late-stage metal phase I saw Fear Factory, who were thoroughly miserable, and I'm pretty sure there were pre-recorded rhythm tracks involved. I didn't choose to go and see The Bravery and, after a 40-minute set playing their album then fucking off (no support, either), I was glad not to have paid. Also seen several instrumental post-rock bands who provide little in the way of an interesting live experience, even if the music is good (Explosions In The Sky, 65daysofstatic...). Seen more than 3 times: Probably only Therapy? and Gretchen Peters. Make it exactly 3 times and we can add the likes of the Decemberists, I LIKE TRAINS and Dar Williams. Possibly dEUS too, I forget now.

Also, sorry Sammy but I had to add an apostrophe to the thread title, it was killing me.