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Just saw this on Teletext, another classic muso gone.

Must disagree with you on Permanent Vacation, I think it's one of their best but they then went downhill again with each release.

No they don't it's more like Status Quo:gringo:

Aye, no point otherwise although I'm not really a fan of re formed groups...loses the magic. Saw FNM about 4 times and they were a hell of a band.

Rod's almost been the sticking point and relations between the rest and him were not the best because of it. Nothing of benefit musically...sleeping dogs etc

Sad news, one of the great and influential female artists.

Saw them on Jools...fantastic:up:

There's been a wee change to the line up as Heart Shaped Box and Sleepmode have had to pull out due to unforeseen circumstances. Their place have been taken by: Dark Matter Social MySpace.com - Dark Matter Social - Fort William, UK - Alternative / Rock - www.myspace.com/darkmattersocial Maria Hall MySpace.com - Maria Hall Music - Brodie, UK - Folk Rock / Alternative / Blues - www.myspace.com/mariahallmusic

Thanks to all the artists who contacted us to take part in the 2nd HUBL Acoustic Sessions at The Red Shoes Theatre, Elgin on Saturday the 29th November. Again weve had an excellent response from high quality acts and the final selection has been tricky. However, the artists selected give a broad range of styles and experience with a mix of solo and band line ups. Although the majority are from the local area, we have special quests Sleepmode from Glasgow making their first appearance in the North East. As announced there is a special prize of a days recording at Rise2Red Studios in Inverness for one of the acts. The winner of this prize will be selected on the night based on criteria including performance, songs and audience reaction. Here's the full line up for the HUBL Acoustic Sessions on Saturday November 29th at The Red Shoes Theatre: James Foley MySpace.com - James Foley - Buckie, UK - Acoustic - www.myspace.com/buskerjames Ewan Cruickshanks MySpace.com - Ewan Cruickshanks - Aberdeen/Elgin, UK - Big Beat / Electroacoustic / Punk - www.myspace.com/ecmusicrevolution Heart Shaped Box MySpace.com - Heart Shaped Box - Inverness, UK - Acoustic / Other - www.myspace.com/heartshapedboxorg Mind Gone Blind Mind Gone Blind <mindgoneblind> Sleepmode Sleepmode Latest gig dates, news, photos, song samples and more.... Dan Against The World MySpace.com - Dan Against the World - Forres, UK - New Wave / Powerpop / A'cappella - www.myspace.com/danagainsttheworld Doors open 7.30pm and first act on 8:00pm. Tickets are a very reasonable 6 (bargain) and will be available from: - Red Shoes Theatre Company, Elgin, Moray, IV30 1EP Scotland (Tel: 01343 548614) - Online at The Booth Rise2Red Rehearsal and Recording Studios - Home MySpace.com - Red Shoes Theatre Co - 38 - Male - UK - www.myspace.com/redshoestheatre Highland Ultimate Bands List :: Local bands from Moray and the Highlands!

Awful mair like.

I should have added Oasis crossed with Jellyfish as they had attitude but songs and harmonies

Ah the Jyrojets, I saw them a few years ago on the Make Tracks tour when they were called Spindrift and they they were awesome live...aggression, melody and presence. Was a bit disappointed by CD as they seemed a bit lifeless and lacking edge compared to the Spindrift CD They had elements of the Jellyfish who I mentioned earlier and I had high hopes for them.

Fishbone Kings X Jellyfish

Nugents always been a fud...and irrelevant one at that but that's funny

That old Lennon quip always gets an airing... The thing about drumming like all other rock instrumentation is that things have moved rapidly and yes there are technically amazing drummers, guitarists etc but it really can't be compared across the time frame. But without these earlier players it would not have progressed. I don't really know about all this as it seems a bit out of character, maybe somethings wrong? He did get stuff sent just for signing and always did so... I think it's sad.

Aye top tunes. It wasn't coz of the Simpsons, he always did that and he got the most fan mail too... I think it's a bit sad and maybe he got out of bed the wrong way as he's supposed to be one of the down to earth guys in music. Replying to everything must be a pain but this is not the way to deal with it. The myth of him being crap is one of the laziest and lamest things ever in popular music. He was a pioneer and played some brilliant stuff. Ringo Starr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Drumming ability and appreciation Many drummers list Starr as an influence, including Dave Grohl of Nirvana/Foo Fighters, Orri Pll Drason of Sigur Ros, Max Weinberg of the E Street Band, Danny Carey of Tool, Liberty DeVitto of Billy Joel's band, Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden, Phil Collins, Mike Portnoy from Dream Theater and others. According to Collins, "Starr is vastly underrated. The drum fills on the song "A Day in the Life" are very complex things. You could take a great drummer today and say, 'I want it like that.' He wouldn't know what to do."[27] In his extensive survey of The Beatles' recording sessions, Mark Lewisohn confirmed that Starr was both proficient and remarkably reliable and consistent. According to Lewisohn, there were fewer than a dozen occasions in The Beatles' eight-year recording career where session 'breakdowns' were caused by Starr making a mistake, while the vast majority of takes were stopped owing to mistakes by the other three members. Starr is also considered to have advanced various modern drumming techniques, such as the matched grip, placing the drums on high risers for visibility as part of the band, tuning the drums lower, and using muffling devices on tonal rings, along with his general contributions to The Beatles as a whole."

Yes, indeed a superb album. But Dirty Deeds, Highway To Hell and Black in Black are also rather good too

It is if it's post Back in Black...running over the same old ground.

Cool, and here's another Jellyfish spin off...Imperial Drag who were a more 70s influenced affair features Eric Dover (Slash's Snakepit) on lead vocals

Er...I'm sure he featured on Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who as mentioned previously ...ahem:gringo:

A wee selection Something - The Beatles but almost anything of theirs e.g. All My Loving, I'm Only Sleeping, Come Together etc etc As mentioned Dear Prudence has a brilliant one too plus Macca's drumming on that is very cool Silly Love Songs - Wings Money - Pink Floyd Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed Give it Away - Red Hot Chilli Peppers YYZ - Rush New Years Day - U2 I Heard It On The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (any Motown with the bass beast James Jamerson) Bonin In The Boneyard - Fishbone Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who Low Rider - WAR Badge - Cream And John Paul Jones...endless

Well they should have been the first

May I recommend the early 90s band Jellyfish who were the perfect powerpop band, brilliant but short lived. Only two albums (Bellybutton and Split Milk) but fantastic and legendary YouTube - Jellyfish - The Ghost at Number One (Live on Later...) The Grays (Brendan Benson and Jason Falkner) YouTube - The Grays - Very Best Years Jason Falkner ex Jellyfish Then there's the older bands like Cheap Trick, Big Star and Badfinger etc et

Here's an awesome soul track, Edwin Starr 25 Miles YouTube - Edwin Starr - 25 Miles