@matigo Neither are brothers. Don't think my brother has ever complimented me on anything much. Maybe a meal - certainly nothing particularly personal.
// @japchap
@matigo Yikes, no! But then I used to handle CDs with the same amount of care as I did records. In our house, the vinyl gods were very much worshipped by my Dad. Mind you, back then that's all there was. Our sticky little fingers weren't allowed anywhere near them. He was a maths nerd come engineer - I remember when I was very young the lounge had his home-made (large) speakers in, until they could afford to buy some decent enough smaller ones.
// @japchap
@matigo If I'd had that task I think I would have made sure the tape got damaged beyond repair. 😈
// @japchap
@phoneboy My condolences. Even though it's kind of what we expect, losing parents is still very sad and destabilising.
@phoneboy I thought so from the name. Possibly not one for me, if it has yeast. I'm still a bit intolerant. Personally, I live for the Passover Meal our church holds (to honour our Jewish forefathers). Matzo cracksers & horseradish sauce. Absolutely scrummy!
@phoneboy Ooh I would have liked to see Pink Floyd - though I'll admit I didn't get into their music until quite late on, despite my brother's attempts. He saw the Stones at Twickenham rugby ground. He thought they were superb. I wouldn't go to see them if you paid me. Never liked them or the Beatles. I do like some of the songs, but not the bands.
I'm not massively into Prog really either - more of a metal head. Give me Nightwish any day. I have seen Dragonforce & Turisas live, but also I'm not a big fan of crowds, so I don't really like big gigs. I've done a couple of folk festivals (Van Morrison, Crowded House, Split Enz, Pogues etc) and multiple trips to see The Saw Doctors and Oysterband over the years. I prefer a quieter life now, I'm afraid.
@phoneboy Quite possibly not. They weren't a massive band even in the UK before that. Mind you, I don't think they've ever been a really mainstream band in the way that Queen were.
I remember inadvertently seeing a bit of one of their concerts in a small sesaside town called Bridlington back in 1983. We went on a school trip to see "Machbeth" as we were studying it for English literature. It was an appalling production so a few of us snuck out to see what else was going on. The music from the main theatre drew us in. Although we didn't get in, we could hear them well enough. The closet I ever got to a live gig of theirs!
@phoneboy Same here. Absolutely love them. I first came across them with Makin' Movies (but then I'm older than you). I still sigh happily at the finger-click in Romeo & Juliet, along with the soft Geordie accent. Never has "heart attack" sounded so sexy!!
"Hand in hand" is my absolute favourite, closely followed by "It Never Rains" & "Your Latest Trick".
And Queen - complete legends, so many outstanding songs. I first remember them from Bohemian Rhapsody - possibly the first chart song my Dad raved about. Helped that he soon discovered that Brian May went to the same university as he had. 🙄
@phoneboy Can't beat a bit of Billy Joel. I grew up with the An Innocent Man album as a sound track to my late teens. That, KC & The Sunshine Band, Dire Straits & Queen. Good times.