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Well there's a turn up for the books! Mentions for the UK Subs and Sham69. You must also add Stiff Little Fingers, IMO one of the greats and the reference point for most of the riffs used by modern 'punk' bands. Must add Discharge, the Exploited and Angelic Upstarts. XXX, did you spend some time in the UK at any point? I am always impressed by your knowledge of UK music of the late 70s-early 80s. You are a man who knows his onions, for sure. Regards

I'll do a late night phone-in with MT anytime. I don't think we would agree on much, but it could be entertaining for the listeners. Regards

I don't know about the other bloke, but Nick Cave will be worth the money if you like sensitive, intelligent songs with volume, plus the largest forehead in the music industry. Recommended. Regards

Scott, that scans like a song of the 'Black Sabbath' album. Most of the songs bar Paranoid, actually. I mean this as a compliment, by the way. Regards

At best you would be a blob of jelly with a tadpole fighting to get in. You probably wouldn't do well in life due to self-conciousness and a lack of suitable clothing. Regards

I must admit to being a dinosaur. I like the feel of my old equipment. That goes for the last part too, UncleJoe! Regards

I, like many of my generation grew up on John Peel. He had a licence to play anything he wanted on national radio, and introduced me to loads of bands before they became 'mainstream'. Top man. Top broadcaster. Top 'dry' sense of humour. Did you know that he was on the grassy knoll when JFK was shot? Regards

I don't understand why gay marriage should be an issue at all, nevermind a Neo-conservative 'lets tell the populace that it is a problem' mindgame to gain Republican support. This is typical of what I see from over the pond in this election, loads of emphasis on the little things that get people going because people are told they should have a strong view and vote accordingly. Regards

A big 'up' for sticky Sid! Regards

TP, I take it your idea of a perfect date would be to see someone a way away on the beach, sneak up on them and clout them repeatedly with a big stick until they beg for mercy. Seems reasonable. Regards

It must be a US Chart list, as loads of the above have had more than one hit in the UK. Regards

I don't think it was that song Joe as the band doesn't ring a bell to me, but thanks anyhow. Regards

Somebody did a good song about Heidleburg if I recall. Anybody remember who? Regards

I can't read those words without hearing Geddy Lee screaming in my head, and that pumping bass. Even after all these years. Regards

bugger. The last time I got trollied in Germany was in East Berlin a couple of years after the wall came down. I was on a college trip, discovering the remnants of Prussian grandeur before BK and Kentucky move in. I ended up in a hotel bar with a group of German kids, swapping stories about east v west, and was poured out the following morning. According to the other classmembers whom I met up with later that morning, I really did look like a corpse and smelt like I had been sleeping in a gents urinal. Happy days. Put me off Barclay James Harvest for life though. Regards

'Groove is in the Heart' by Dee-lite. Gets my two left feet tapping out of time, and my booty shaking like a polaroid picture (limp). Regards

You could try that album by Keane. In the same vein for sure. Regards

I was voted equally as sleazy as the diamond geezer above in a recent poll, which I take as an honour. Eat my sleazy shorts, Miami! Welcome aboard everybody. Regards

Ich haber eine stein (I think) Regards

An album I loved as a teenager, IMO their second best, the first being 'RUSH'. I hadn't listened to any Rush since my record player packed in 10 years ago, until I bought a compilation CD for the car last month. 1st listen was great, so evocative. 2nd listen my wife was with me and I found myself having to explain why I liked this as a spotty youth. Accessible it is not. I now only put it on if I am alone to avoid comments like 'Is that a woman singing?', 'I didn't have you down as a Tolkien loon' and 'No wonder you couldn't pull'. Definately an aquired taste. A bit like aural Marmite. Regards

If this is you Bob, get back to Julie as she was the best thing you ever had and a handsome woman like that won't wait forever. Apologies Stench if you are not fat Bob from 'Fax. Regards

For the hell of it: What do you call a man who can speak four different languages with a woman sat on his face? - a cunninglinguist! Boom boom. Regards

LOL It is your pet subject for sure, and you are indeed lucky to have such strong convictions. Whilst I happily accept that there are things out there that I cannot understand, and forces at play beyond our present knowledge of physics, I don't think this is indicative of my level of common sense. Do you recall a discussion we had a while back, where I agreed to be more understanding of your point of view and you agreed to be less condecending in return? Regards

I understand where you are coming from MT, but by your reasoning anybody who doesn't subscribe to your version of reality doesn't '.. have the insight or common sense to understand free will or little else.' Your perception of a God is one shared by a minority of people alive today, and a tiny minority of humans if all that ever lived are considered. How is it so that such a small group have the monopoly on common sense and reality, and by inference the vast, vast majority of the human race have been and are and will be in the future a bit thick by comparison? Regards

Taking an extreme right wing viewpoint is taking the easy option. Anybody can do that whilst retaining the support of big business and the financially secure sector of the electorate. Really tough decisions are taken by politicians wishing to redistribute wealth and security downwards, to improve the lot of the greater population. Do you in the US have anybody standing brave enough to do this? Regards