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Anoraknophobia - Marillion Vigil in a wilderness of mirrors - Fish Derek Dick and his amazing electric bear - Fish Raingods with Zippos - Fish There's a bloke down the chip shop swears he's elvis - Kirsty MacColl Work, Lovelife, Miscellaneous - David Devant and his Spirit Wife Life for Rent - Dido All the young dudes - Mott the Hoople A kind of magic - Queen Sheer Heart Attack - Queen Maybe I should drive - Barenaked Ladies There's loadsa great titles out there... Cheers Stuart

erm the originals Lead Zeppelin... cheers Stuart

Ah go on, its always fun Lovely guys, you can't blame them for emi being bastards Cheers Stuart

Well seeing as I'm such an advocate of theirs and many people haven't heard them I figured I'd post a track by Marillion, this is an acoustic cover of Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Tree's" , maybe someone will like it and see why i love this band so much I won't keep this on too long so see what you think I know there are a few poeple on here who would be interested in hearing it, so I figured i'd see what people think, they're one of the best live bands out there and they sound nothing like Genesis I would ceratinly be interested to hear what people think, http://www.baby-karma.co.uk/marillion.mp3 Cheers Stuart

Marillion - Clutching at Straws (remaster so you get the extra tracks) Marillion - Brave (an amazing masterpiece) Fish - Raingods with Zippo's (worth it for Tilted Cross and the superb Plague of Ghosts suite) Dido - Life for Flag and Mary's in India album with White Flag and Mary's in India) Barenaked Ladies - Gordon (the first and best BNL album) Bubbling under: Def Leppard - Vault Fish - Field of Crows Eagles - Hell Freezes Over Transvision Vamp - Velveteen ELO - Time Cheers Stuart

Fish has always been heavily involved in the military here and was the first UK artist to play Bosnia after the war when he went over to play to the troops and one of the shows was shut down as bullets ripped into the wall of the venue. He wrote another song about the experience called 'Tilted Cross' which I think is one of my favourite all time songs of his' date=' sadly its not available on mp3, his whole last album Field of Crows was a concept piece about the feelings evoked in him and the soldiers he'd had contact with, its a very good album, but then i'm biased I'll enclose the lyrics to 'Tilted Cross' too, if you ever get a chance try and get a copy, its a superb song and one that the landmine charity wanted to use for a while but decided the image might have been too graphic for the mainstream charity work they do i believe. It's the lyrics more than anything that made me a fan of Fish, that and the live shows, the actual singing is not sadly as consistant as i'd like. [b']Tilted Cross "There's a message that's been left in the long grass by a stranger who's passed this way before, planted seed from which we reap a bitter harvest from his long forgotten war, I left my love in a grave and I marked it with a cross that will stand so straight and true, it's not alone in the shade of the valley, they're what remains of the ones we once knew, Walk with me my child but tread softly on this earth, keep a close eye where your feet they touch the ground, Watch out for the signs and heed what they say, One false step and all is lost, in the land of the tilted cross. They lie beneath the needles of the forest, in the fields where only shadows dare to play, washed down from the slopes of the mountains in the Spring when the snow melts away, So be sure when you go on your journey, carry sticks, mark the place where they are found, make a cross and be sure that it's tilted so that others don't step on this ground. Walk with me my child but tread softly on this earth, keep a close eye where your feet they touch the ground, Watch out for the signs and heed what they say, One false step and all is lost, in the land of the tilted cross. I left my love in a grave and I marked it with a cross that stands so straight and true." Cheers Stuart

Fish has made available one of the songs from his 2001 album 'Fellini Days', 'Pilgrim's Address' is his comments about the War, and I thought that some people might like to hear it, hell it's a song for free http://www.the-company.com/sound/PilgrimsAddress.mp3 Not his best vocal performance the whole album suffers from some dodgy vocals but the lyrics I think are amongst some of the best written about the subject. Interestingly as well this album was released in May 2001, before the 2 towers and the aftermath that has brought us into another war, the lyrics are very apt... Hope you like it, i would be interested to know what people think, It's a long way from Kayleigh... Pilgrim's Address "Mr President, you don't know my name, But you could find it if you really cared, Because I pay my taxes and I pay my dues, All I ask for in return is the truth. Can we just be honest, I've heard that speech is free So please believe me that this address is sincere I'm no-one special, just a regular guy But I just can't keep on wondering why That the shells we fired they now kill our own And we waste away like shadows in our homes. I fell from blue skies, fought through desert storms I froze in firefights, I killed someone, That had a father who loved him just like mine Who believed the sacrifice was justified In the name of freedom and in the name of God While shifting sands hid all our sins and all the blood In the wake of glory, I flew back home I watch videos at night in my uniform Of those towns and cities being blown apart By those bombs that fool the people by being smart As they flew down chimneys, flew along corridors And explode on film and everyone goes 'awe!' And you read the stories about how no-one's killed And I think about the photos that I kept To remind me that it was all for real And the ghost that I've become will be released To the sands still shifting that cover all the lies About what really happened and who really died. Was it really worth it? Was it worth the cost? Did we really take the high ground or have we lost all the moral battles, did we lose the war? Mr President I need to know for sure That with all this knowledge, all this control That we were on the right side after all That we weren't lied to, that we weren't used And the country that we fought for still upholds the truth. Mr President you don't know my name But you can find it if you really cared It's on a black wall, it's on a cross of stone In the Balkan States, the Gulf and close to home On not so foreign islands out on city streets Mr President, just tell me why I'm here This is my question, this is my life, this is my address Mr President Mr President, Mr President This is my address, this is my address, this is my address, Mr President Mr President This is my address." Cheers Stuart

Dammit I thought this was about the legendart band smile releasing their album 'gettin' smile' Cheers Stuart

Dammit Hog you meet me and a mere matter of weeks this comes up... hmmm I have my suspicions Cheers Stuart

Actually, i've seen the SAHBs about 5 times without Mr Harvey and they are superb live, a great legacy of good songs by a great band, the setup is a lot better than Thin Lizzy playing live as at least the rest of the band is actually the SAHBs except the singer. I agree its not the same, but then Alex Harvey was unique, but the rest of the band are worth seeing, tho I have to admit reluctance at another new singer, but I may still go along, they're certainly a great night out. Cheers Stuart

Am i the only one who thinks that a tribute band to a band who has had one album and been around for a year or 2 is a bit pointless ? there can't be enough material for a standard 2 hour show without becoming a tribute band for even more bands by covers. Cheers Stuart

hi, i was one of the few there, if i remmebe correctly it clashed with the final gig of a local band who's name escape me, but they were quite well known around here. /It was a great gig and i got the band to sign my single of 'this is for real' . I was there with my beautifull ex Becky who was chatted up quite a lot by Vessel. Cheers Stuart

Transvision Vamp Marillion The Boomtown Rats Mott the Hoople Spock's Beard The Skyline Drifters Rancine The Barenaked Ladies History of Guns Haircut 100 the Wishing Tree Def Leppard All great names Cheers Stuart

One of the most underated bands I ever heard of, David Devant and his Spirit Wife played around a bit in the mid 90's and had one of the best live shows I ever saw, well they appear to be back on the scene a bit like a cross between Pulp and Bowie well worth checking out. http://doremi.co.uk/dd/ There are a few downloads which don't seem to be brilliant recordings sadly but their first album: Work, Lovelife, Miscellaneous was a classic and featured a song called Ballroom about playing Cluedo, you don't get cooler Cheers Stuart