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Live at San Juan Capistrano - dave 10/7/2014, 9:06 am

Re: Live at San Juan Capistrano - John Mc 10/7/2014, 7:44 pm

New Who song - Mr. X 9/28/2014, 9:48 am

ISOS reviews - Vincent LG 9/25/2014, 12:52 pm

Thoughts on Left Coast Angst - Trung 9/23/2014, 8:35 am

All I ever think about is Sparks. All I ever think about exclusively - Trung 9/23/2014, 10:54 am

England - Garden Shed - Prog Fanatic 9/19/2014, 9:30 pm

It's awesome - Ken 9/20/2014, 3:03 am
- Whoa - Nolol 9/20/2014, 4:09 am
  - Re: Whoa - Jeremiah 9/20/2014, 4:41 pm
  - i've heard of them too - dok 9/23/2014, 1:27 am
    - Re: i've heard of them too - Ken 9/23/2014, 2:22 pm
- Re: It's awesome - Prog Fanatic 9/20/2014, 1:45 pm
- Re: It's awesome - Ceres 9/22/2014, 12:34 pm
Re: England - Garden Shed - dave 9/20/2014, 2:58 pm

You're an apple user, right, John? - Nolol 9/19/2014, 3:02 am

Re: You're an apple user, right, John? - John Mc 9/19/2014, 10:15 am
- I'm wondering what John Mc defines as late period U2 - Trung 9/19/2014, 10:38 am
  - I haven't heard Songs of Innocence - Nolol 9/20/2014, 4:21 am
  - I wouldn't consider Pop the start of the 'late period' - Cameren 10/21/2014, 11:10 am

What a nice page - Ken 9/18/2014, 10:09 pm

Re: What a nice page - kiddabout 9/18/2014, 10:30 pm
- I somehow didn't know the title track thing - John Mc 9/19/2014, 10:14 am
  - Re: I somehow didn't know the title track thing - dave 9/19/2014, 2:42 pm
What I would have chose for the tag - Trung 9/19/2014, 6:26 am
- Personally, I would've made it "Nice guys finish last" (nt) - Nolol 9/20/2014, 4:05 am
I was planning to say "Here Come The Nice" when the review pop up - Trung 9/19/2014, 9:37 am
- Re: I was planning to say "Here Come The Nice" when the review pop up - Mr. X 9/19/2014, 7:13 pm

This is how John likes his Gershwin: Wakeman style! - Cameren 9/14/2014, 10:54 pm

John, since the Listen in Time review, have you heard a better GTFO-tour boot? - Cameren 8/22/2014, 2:51 pm

interesting! - John Mc 8/22/2014, 3:50 pm
- Well, at least better in sound quality (nt) - Cameren 8/22/2014, 8:36 pm
  - I'm enjoying this a lot - John Mc 8/28/2014, 11:01 am

The Nice - Jack 8/20/2014, 12:41 pm

Re: The Nice - kiddabout 8/20/2014, 4:11 pm
Re: The Nice - Nik 8/20/2014, 4:35 pm
- Re: The Nice - Jack 8/20/2014, 4:51 pm
- Re: The Nice - kiddabout 9/24/2014, 2:47 am

The Replacements - Matt 8/20/2014, 12:05 pm

I have not - John Mc 8/20/2014, 12:22 pm
- I was afraid of that - Matt 8/20/2014, 1:52 pm
  - Re: I was afraid of that - John Mc 8/20/2014, 3:15 pm
    - Re: I was afraid of that - John Mc 8/20/2014, 4:59 pm
      - I only have Pleased To Meet Me - Nolol 8/20/2014, 6:23 pm
      - Re: I was afraid of that - B. D. 8/20/2014, 11:43 pm
      - Nice! - Matt 8/20/2014, 11:55 pm
        
        Re: Nice! - Matt 10/20/2014, 1:57 pm
      - Re: I was afraid of that - Ceres 8/22/2014, 11:47 am

"I would value it more if GRII didn't already exist." You got it the wrong way around - Trung 8/20/2014, 9:55 am

If a person doesn't own either album. Which one would you recommend a Genesis fan buying - Trung 8/20/2014, 10:05 am
- I would recommend GRII - John Mc 8/20/2014, 10:26 am

Live at Reading - Nolol 8/19/2014, 7:24 pm

yeah, I'll get it - John Mc 8/19/2014, 7:53 pm

so do people here actually like the early stuff on Incesticide? - John Mc 8/19/2014, 12:58 pm

Re: so do people here actually like the early stuff on Incesticide? - Jack 8/19/2014, 3:03 pm
- Re: so do people here actually like the early stuff on Incesticide? - John Mc 8/19/2014, 3:22 pm
  - Re: so do people here actually like the early stuff on Incesticide? - Jack 8/19/2014, 4:57 pm
Re: so do people here actually like the early stuff on Incesticide? - Jonas 8/20/2014, 2:32 am

Minor fix for Deep Purple page - Cameren 8/1/2014, 1:24 pm

sly & the family stone at woodstock - dok 7/23/2014, 12:24 pm

I have a copy of it in official release - John Mc 7/23/2014, 12:59 pm
- Re: I have a copy of it in official release - dok 7/23/2014, 8:28 pm
  - that's the one - John Mc 7/24/2014, 2:23 pm
- Re: I have a copy of it in official release - Cameren 7/24/2014, 1:24 pm

Flash (Peter Banks post-Yes band) - hughes 7/22/2014, 3:32 pm

Patrick Moraz - John P 7/19/2014, 10:09 pm

Re: Patrick Moraz - John Mc 7/19/2014, 10:40 pm
- The Refugee album is pretty good too (nt) - Rollo 7/20/2014, 4:04 am
- I always forget... - hughes 7/23/2014, 4:36 pm

Another Question for John - Cameren 7/19/2014, 3:59 pm

Re: Another Question for John - John Mc 7/19/2014, 4:13 pm
- "Smells Like Teen Spirit" will make you laugh your ass of (nt) - Rollo 8/23/2014, 2:23 pm

nirvana - dok 7/19/2014, 11:58 am

Other than taking a point off 'In Utero' and adding two to 'Bleach' I largely agree with John's take - Kevin 7/19/2014, 7:40 pm
- I always assumed - Ster 7/19/2014, 8:00 pm
  - Also - Ster 7/19/2014, 8:02 pm
    - There are some great tracks on that one. But some of the half-finished demos are hilariously awful. - Kevin 8/10/2014, 10:14 pm
  - I think so too. "School," "Paper Cuts" and "Sifting" in particular. n/t - Kevin 8/10/2014, 10:13 pm
I never really understood what the big deal about them was - Ken 7/20/2014, 8:34 pm
- To an extent - Ster 7/20/2014, 8:40 pm
  - Re: To an extent - dok 7/21/2014, 9:16 am
    - I wasn't really referring to lyrics - Ster 7/21/2014, 10:27 am
      - Re: I wasn't really referring to lyrics - dok 7/21/2014, 10:38 am
    - Re: To an extent - Nolol 7/21/2014, 6:41 pm
      - Re: To an extent - dok 7/22/2014, 9:10 am
- Re: I never really understood what the big deal about them was - dok 7/21/2014, 9:11 am
Re: nirvana - B. Dee 7/21/2014, 11:41 pm
- i agree - dok 7/22/2014, 9:09 am

I think Lil' Beethoven would have been a better album if Plagiarism and Balls didn't exist - Trung 7/19/2014, 1:27 am

For anyone curious the playlist and hte rationale between the song order - Trung 7/19/2014, 2:07 am
Re: I think Lil' Beethoven would have been a better album if Plagiarism and Balls didn't exist - John Mc 7/19/2014, 4:14 pm
- This actually made me laugh out loud (nt) - Nolol 7/19/2014, 8:59 pm
  - Re: This actually made me laugh out loud (nt) - Ali 7/23/2014, 12:44 pm
Excited about Sparks/Franz Ferdinand collaboration? I have leaked music - Trung 7/21/2014, 9:05 am
- Thoughts on the Franz Ferdinand/Sparks collobaration - Trung 7/23/2014, 7:56 am
  - I have to say listening to these song makes me appreciate how great Adrian Fisher was (nt) - Trung 7/23/2014, 8:00 am
    - HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT SPARKS, TRUNG?! DO YOU LIKE THEM?!? - Nolol 7/23/2014, 12:11 pm
      - Although do you realised that my thoughts were negative to lukewarm about the songs (nt) - Trung 7/23/2014, 10:45 pm
        
        It really doesn't matter - Nolol 7/24/2014, 7:07 am
        
        Of course I'm the most obsessive Sparks fan on this board - Trung 7/24/2014, 7:33 am
        
        Even I don't talk about Sparks this much (nt) - Ron Mael 7/24/2014, 7:08 am
        
        It's actually a little ironic because... - Cameren 7/24/2014, 1:30 pm
        
        I think that's a bit of a mixup with couple of things - Trung 7/24/2014, 10:15 pm
- Thanks - funger92 12/18/2014, 8:26 pm

So, new Yes album is out - kiddabout 7/16/2014, 12:27 am

Re: So, new Yes album is out - John Mc 7/16/2014, 7:20 am
- Re: So, new Yes album is out - John Mc 7/16/2014, 9:58 am
  - Re: So, new Yes album is out - Cameren 7/17/2014, 1:19 pm
  - I changed my mind, I'm shooting for August - John Mc 7/17/2014, 8:01 pm
    - Re: I changed my mind, I'm shooting for August - Ken 7/18/2014, 2:20 am
    - Re: I changed my mind, I'm shooting for August - disgusted Yes fan 7/22/2014, 6:49 pm
I reviewed it - Ken 7/16/2014, 3:46 pm
- Oh God, I didn't know he'd be part of the songwriting - Nolol 7/16/2014, 8:17 pm
  - It wouldn't have been a *great* swansong - Ken 7/17/2014, 2:17 pm
    - The thing is - Ster 7/17/2014, 5:48 pm
      - Nah, Magnification is good - Ken 7/18/2014, 2:37 am
      - It's also in my Top 3 album - Trung 7/19/2014, 3:07 am
        
        Yes, that's all you need. - Nolol 7/19/2014, 11:46 am
- Re: I reviewed it - Bob 7/18/2014, 9:22 pm
  - I can't make corrections - Ken 7/19/2014, 12:58 am
    - Re: I can't make corrections - Bob 7/19/2014, 9:59 pm
      - They've jumped the shark before - Ken 7/21/2014, 1:08 am
        
        But the other two times they've done it... - Nolol 7/21/2014, 6:43 pm
        
        That is the sad truth - Ken 7/21/2014, 10:58 pm
        
        They should rename Squackett into Yes - Trung 7/21/2014, 10:41 pm
        
        Squackett was a one-off project that never toured - Ken 7/21/2014, 10:55 pm
Re: So, new Yes album is out - Nik 7/24/2014, 11:54 am

...no no no no no no... - Cameren 7/6/2014, 11:04 pm

Re: ...no no no no no no... - kiddabout 7/6/2014, 11:32 pm
- Re: ...no no no no no no... - Cameren 7/11/2014, 12:06 am

Hint of new Sparks project - Trung 7/5/2014, 7:01 am

Re: Hint of new Sparks project - Mr. X 7/5/2014, 8:33 am
Re: Hint of new Sparks project - Ali 7/5/2014, 10:12 pm
Duh it's an orchestra - Ken 7/8/2014, 11:59 pm
- It's the "historical significance" and "theatre" that makes it a mystery - Trung 7/9/2014, 8:54 am
  - None of those options are really that appealing to me - Ken 7/9/2014, 2:12 pm
    - It's one performance of Kimono with an orchestra - Ken 7/10/2014, 1:12 pm
      - Re: It's one performance of Kimono with an orchestra - ALi 7/10/2014, 10:37 pm
      - Question: Sparks song you want to hear orchestrated the most - Trung 7/11/2014, 3:44 pm
        
        Re: Question: Sparks song you want to hear orchestrated the most - Ali 7/11/2014, 4:04 pm
        
        Good pick with Sherlock Holmes and Whippings and Apologie (nt) - Trung 7/12/2014, 2:10 am

So Sparks have another Live album being released - Trung 6/29/2014, 6:52 am

Dammit, I wish they'd post about this stuff on their Facebook page. - Ali 6/29/2014, 1:19 pm
That's unexpected - Ken 6/29/2014, 3:31 pm

Lost Comment - Jack 6/27/2014, 8:56 pm

I miss the days... - Nolol 6/24/2014, 11:16 pm

So my lengthy analysis of Lil' Beethoven is now posted on this site - Trung 6/24/2014, 10:53 am

I'm just going to say - Ster 6/24/2014, 2:32 pm
- Well if your friends get to know about the existence of Sparks due to that... - Trung 6/26/2014, 9:59 am
  - correction: Then it's completely worth it (nt) - Trung 6/26/2014, 10:01 am
My thoughts - Anton J 6/24/2014, 4:20 pm
- I did not read the essay, however... - Nolol 6/24/2014, 11:14 pm
  - Re: I did not read the essay, however... - Anton J 6/25/2014, 5:28 am
- The story was about perservering with their music career despite failing to be pop star - Trung 6/25/2014, 10:43 am

Will you ever review Live DVD? - Trung 6/22/2014, 11:09 am

Correction: give the U2 DVD a hex E (nt) - Trung 6/22/2014, 11:11 am
Re: Will you ever review Live DVD? - Ken 6/23/2014, 1:44 pm
- No, Trung's right - Nolol 6/23/2014, 6:52 pm
  - I will say that the DVD is a must have even for casual audience - Trung 6/23/2014, 8:52 pm
  - You got me there (nt) - Ken 6/23/2014, 11:28 pm
- I think meddling with the guitar mix is reason enough why it is worthless - Trung 6/23/2014, 8:45 pm
  - So what? Plenty of live albums are modified later - Ken 6/23/2014, 11:52 pm
    - You miss the point. The album is worthless as the mixing ruin the song not because it is remixed the - Trung 6/24/2014, 4:30 am
      - Re: You miss the point. The album is worthless as the mixing ruin the song not because it is remixed the - Ken 6/25/2014, 5:15 am
        
        I'm not too sure why I should take any of that seriously if you haven't actually listen to the album - Trung 6/29/2014, 6:37 am
        
        I also add that one of the reason why U2 live from this period was celebrated... - Trung 6/29/2014, 9:23 am
        
        Re: I'm not too sure why I should take any of that seriously if you haven't actually listen to the album - Ken 6/29/2014, 4:24 pm
        
        Re: I'm not too sure why I should take any of that seriously if you haven't actually listen to the album - Trung 7/5/2014, 7:20 am
If I did a guide to getting acclimated with U2... - Trung 6/29/2014, 9:30 am
Also John Mc. When you reach U2, you should consider reviewing "Captive" by The Edge - Trung 6/29/2014, 9:37 am

What Sparks songs that you would think sound good "Two Hands One Mouth" style? - Trung 6/22/2014, 10:46 am

I can imagine "Those Mysteries" sounding good as well (nt) - Trung 6/22/2014, 10:50 am
Also Biology No. 2 - Trung 6/22/2014, 10:53 am
Correction: they could make a HIT out of it (nt) - Trung 6/22/2014, 10:55 am

Five more Sparks rarities I miseed previously - Trung 6/22/2014, 3:32 am

Correction: Actually it's 9 more (nt) - Trung 6/22/2014, 3:33 am
Ok I found "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye" by Salon Music 1988 - trung 6/22/2014, 3:41 am
Russell Mael sang on "Pleasant Dreams"?? - Ken 6/23/2014, 1:28 pm

Hey Trung - Reagan 6/20/2014, 3:01 pm

I realised I'm not very good at describing music in an interesting way - Trung 6/21/2014, 1:41 am

Reader comments will go up this weekend - John Mc 6/18/2014, 9:30 pm

*dumps Sparks albums in the trash, starts obsessively listening to Nirvana* - Trung 6/18/2014, 10:34 pm
- Once you go Mael, you'll never going back - The Real Trung 6/19/2014, 4:08 am
A shocking rating - Trung 6/19/2014, 12:09 am
Small error - dave 6/19/2014, 8:37 am
Re: Reader comments will go up this weekend - Mr. X 6/19/2014, 7:33 pm
- Yes - Ken 6/19/2014, 10:16 pm
  - Re: Yes - Mr. X 6/20/2014, 5:37 am
    - Never mind, they were re-released on MCA (nt) - Mr. X 6/20/2014, 5:43 am
- I stole that from Prindle - John Mc 6/20/2014, 10:17 am
- I only just noticed it - Ceres 6/20/2014, 4:38 pm
hey Trung - John Mc 6/20/2014, 10:16 pm
- I just re-sent it as well as combining the 2 minor addition email with the essay (nt) - Trung 6/21/2014, 1:34 am

Ian Anderson announces the "end" of Jethro Tull - Mr. X 6/12/2014, 7:15 am

Re: Ian Anderson announces the "end" of Jethro Tull - Bob 6/12/2014, 8:54 pm
- Re: Ian Anderson announces the "end" of Jethro Tull - kiddabout 6/13/2014, 9:57 am

All I have to say about 'Biology 2" - Cameren 5/30/2014, 4:18 pm

Re: All I have to say about 'Biology 2" - kiddabout 6/1/2014, 11:42 am

So favourite Sparks song? - Trung 5/27/2014, 8:00 am

I have to say that only Fingertips struck me as offensively bad - Trung 5/27/2014, 8:19 am
- Re: I have to say that only Fingertips struck me as offensively bad - Mr. X 5/27/2014, 5:16 pm
With a gun to my head, Tryouts For The Human Race (nt) - Nick Karn 5/27/2014, 4:10 pm
- Lost and Found - Ceres 6/1/2014, 4:52 pm

Favourite Pink Floyd song - Jack 5/23/2014, 4:46 pm

Re: Favourite Pink Floyd song - ceres 5/25/2014, 2:28 am
- Re: Favourite Pink Floyd song - Jack 5/25/2014, 7:14 pm
Fearless - Anton J 5/25/2014, 9:55 am
Re: Favourite Pink Floyd song - hughes 5/25/2014, 11:58 am
Probably "Sheep" - Ster 5/26/2014, 8:58 pm

re-listening to ramones at work - dok 5/2/2014, 11:19 am

Re: re-listening to ramones at work - Jack 5/4/2014, 9:02 pm
- Re: re-listening to ramones at work - Ceres 5/5/2014, 1:57 pm
  - Re: re-listening to ramones at work - B. D. 5/6/2014, 5:49 pm
    - Re: re-listening to ramones at work - Jack 5/6/2014, 8:33 pm
      - Re: re-listening to ramones at work - B. D. 5/10/2014, 5:51 pm
  - They've always kind of felt like novelty music to me. - Joe 5/9/2014, 10:42 pm
- I've never really understood this... - Mr. X 5/12/2014, 9:58 pm
  - Re: I've never really understood this... - John Mc 5/12/2014, 10:21 pm
    - Re: I've never really understood this... - Ceres 5/19/2014, 7:06 am
  - I kind of agree - Ken 5/13/2014, 1:28 am
    - i'd rather a lot of other tunes than those songs (nt) - dok 5/14/2014, 1:14 pm
      - I meant I'd rather hear those two out of the usual songs they play at those things - Ken 5/14/2014, 8:56 pm
  - Re: I've never really understood this... - kiddabout 5/15/2014, 1:04 am

Solo Entwistle - Mr. X 4/30/2014, 7:32 am

Re: Solo Entwistle - John Mc 4/30/2014, 12:16 pm
- Re: Solo Entwistle - Mr. X 4/30/2014, 4:24 pm
  - Re: Solo Entwistle - Anton J 5/2/2014, 12:25 pm
    - Re: Solo Entwistle - Mr. X 5/27/2014, 5:19 pm
Re: Solo Entwistle - John P 5/21/2014, 7:27 pm
- Re: Solo Entwistle - Mr. X 5/21/2014, 9:00 pm
  - Re: Solo Entwistle - hughes 5/25/2014, 12:00 pm
    - Re: Solo Entwistle - Mr. X 5/27/2014, 5:11 pm

Something we haven't done in a while - Mr. X 4/28/2014, 5:14 pm

Re: Something we haven't done in a while - Jack 4/28/2014, 10:16 pm
- Re: Something we haven't done in a while - Nolol 4/29/2014, 1:17 am
  - Re: Something we haven't done in a while - Jack 4/29/2014, 2:30 pm
    - It appears I was wrong (nt) - Nolol 4/29/2014, 3:31 pm
- A possible reason it's not a 10 - Cameren 5/6/2014, 4:28 pm
  - The newest version has both songs - Ken 5/6/2014, 9:42 pm
Spoilers - John Mc Top 150 albums 2014 List (excluding live albums) - Trung 4/29/2014, 6:14 am
- Sorry John Mc replace 138. Ghost In The Machine with Giant Steps (John Coltrane) - Trung 4/29/2014, 6:20 am
- Re: Spoilers - John Mc Top 150 albums 2014 List (excluding live albums) - Anton J 4/29/2014, 6:50 am
  - Re: Spoilers - John Mc Top 150 albums 2014 List (excluding live albums) - Reagan 4/29/2014, 9:52 am
  - Is "Something/Anything" country now? - Anton J 4/29/2014, 12:21 pm
    - Ah well. - Reagan 4/29/2014, 4:26 pm
      - Re: Ah well. - John Mc 4/29/2014, 4:44 pm
        
        Re: Ah well. - Reagan 4/29/2014, 5:01 pm
        
        You can try... - Nolol 4/29/2014, 11:48 pm
        
        Re: You can try... - Anton J 5/2/2014, 3:21 pm
        
        Eww...Little Feat is NOT the same sort of band as those you listed - Ster 5/3/2014, 2:07 am
        
        Re: Eww...Little Feat is NOT the same sort of band as those you listed - Nolol 5/4/2014, 10:29 pm
        
        He also compared them to The Eagles and Jackson Browne - Ster 5/4/2014, 11:01 pm
        
        I did not do that which you claim I did (mostly) - Anton J 5/5/2014, 11:32 am
        
        I'm sorry. I wasn't actually trying to be dickish to you. That's my fault (nt) - Ster 5/5/2014, 8:26 pm
- Re: Spoilers - John Mc Top 150 albums 2014 List (excluding live albums) - John Mc 4/29/2014, 7:11 am
- Re: Spoilers - John Mc Top 150 albums 2014 List (excluding live albums) - Ceres 4/29/2014, 7:28 am
  - There may be more than 150 studio albums rated Hex D - Trung 4/29/2014, 7:34 am
  - Re: Spoilers - John Mc Top 150 albums 2014 List (excluding live albums) - John Mc 4/29/2014, 8:00 am
- Actually I just assumed the last 6 album to be a Hex D - Trung 4/29/2014, 9:21 am
  - and theoretically Road To Ruin is the cut off point to a Hex C albums (nt) - Trung 4/29/2014, 9:22 am

"One baby to another says, I'm lucky to've met you..." - Kevin 4/27/2014, 10:10 pm

Another Reflective Question for John - Cameren 4/22/2014, 10:14 pm

I can't speak for John - Nolol 4/22/2014, 10:42 pm
- Re: I can't speak for John - Cameren 4/23/2014, 5:21 pm
there's an easy winner: - John Mc 4/23/2014, 9:39 am
- Re: there's an easy winner: - Cameren 4/23/2014, 5:03 pm
  - Re: there's an easy winner: - John Mc 4/23/2014, 9:34 pm

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