Time Machine

1. Girl Afraid - The Smiths 2. Non-Stop Dancing - The Jam 3. Miss Judy's Farm - The Faces 4. Wrong 'Em Boyo - The Clash 5. Drain You - Nirvana _________________ First you look so strong Then you fade away The sun will blind my eyes I love you anyway Thirsty for your smile I watch you for a while You are a vapour trail In a deep blue sky

1. Colony - Joy Division 2. Butterfly - The Verve 3. Pre-Road Downs - Crosby, Stills, Nash 4. It Was A Pleasure - Echo and The Bunnymen 5. Like A Daydream (Live in Australia '92) - Ride "The way your hair hangs down, it hides away your face. For you it's perfect but it seems like such a waste. And when I see you gliding past, I make my plans. But then my plans slip through my fingers. Just like sand....."

1. 40 Days - Slowdive 2. Signed D.C. - Love 3. Yeah Man - Northside 4. Public Pervert - Interpol 5. Window Pane - The Real People "Sometimes I feel so lonely, my comedown I'm scared to face, I've pissed my skin again Lord.....no-one cares.....for me...." "My soul belongs to the dealer, he keeps my mind as well, I play the part of the leach, yeah, no one cares.....for me..."

1. Do You Know Me - Babyshambles (Live at Glastonbury '05) 2. All Ablaze - Ian Brown 3. Deep Inside My Pocket - Ride 4. I Can't Explain - The Who 5. Magdalen Sky - Mark Gardener

Where do I start? So many quality reads, here's my faves: 1. 'Who Ate All The Pies? The Life and Times of Mickey Quinn' - The best footballer's autobiography I've ever read. Hilarious. Quinn, who is currently starring in 'Celebrity Fit Club' rose to prominence with spells at Wigan and Portsmouth, but was best remembered from a glorious spell at Newcastle. Quinn, a boozer and womaniser with a penchant for the odd bacon butty, scored a hat-trick on his debut for the Geordies. That evening, after having been bought a drink or forty by the adoring Newcastle public, ended up pissing in a plantpot in the middle of a busy centre bar. Far from being in trouble, it was quite the opposite. The owner of the bar whispered in his ear: "Quinny, keep scoring goals like that and you can piss in my plant pot every week". Nuff said! Legend! 2. Niall Quinn No relation to the above. Cracking read, great insight into his career and also the World Cup in Japan and South Korea. Him and Roy Keane are sworn enemies and so it's good to read his perspective on events. Interesting to note that all his drinking buddies at Arsenal ended up broken alcoholics and gamblers. Quinn, it was said, drank them all under the table and gambled like there was no tomorrow. Tony Adams and Paul Merson just couldn't keep up! Some brilliant stories. Gary Kelly sounds like a complete nutcase! 3. Stan Bowles Yet another one of the stereotypical booze/gamble/women footballers, this is a magic tale of a true maverick. One of the greatest footballers of all time, Bowles gambled away over a million pounds in his life, and this was in the 1970s when footballers were on nothing like they are these days. Some great tales of turning up in the dressing room 10 mins before the start of semi-finals and big matches after gambling the night away, there's also some great tales of him hanging out with his mate Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy fame. Bizarre. 4. The Greatest Footballer You Never Saw : The Story Of Robin Friday There's a common theme developing!!!!!!!! 1970s footballer Robin Friday was a lower league footballer who made George Best look like a monk. By all accounts a complete nutjob, but by those who saw him play, the greatest footballer to grace these shores. Died aged 39. A true rock n roll footballer. Shame there's little if no footage. 5. The Miracle Of Castel Di Sangro - Phenomenal book. Ask Narc.

1. Out On The Weekend - Neil Young 2. In A Different Place - Ride 3. Every Little Bit Hurts - Small Faces 4. No Fun - The Stooges 5. Bigger Boys And Stolen Sweethearts - Arctic Monkeys "He's pinched yer bird, and he'll probably kick your head in..."

1. Hospital - The Lemonheads 2. Music For The Last Couple - The Jam 3. Cut Some Rug - The Bluetones 4. The Castle - Love 5. Had Me A Real Good Time - The Faces _________________ First you look so strong Then you fade away The sun will blind my eyes I love you anyway Thirsty for your smile I watch you for a while You are a vapour trail In a deep blue sky

Right ok, random MP3! Brace yourselves... 1. Magic Bus - The Who 2. Don't Do It (Baby Don't You Do It) - The Band 3. The Needle And The Damage Done - Neil Young 4. Failures - Joy Division 5. Of Course - Jane's Addiction Nice one!

1. Soft - Kings Of Leon 2. Do Your Best And Don't Worry - Morrissey 3. It's A Shame About Ray - The Lemonheads 4. Stan Bowles - The Others 5. Practice Makes Perfect - Northside "I'm playing at being Stan Bowles, Q.P.R. 1974......"

1. Can't You Hear Me Knockin' - The Rolling Stones 2. How Do You Sleep? - The Stone Roses 3. I Want You - Inspiral Carpets feat Mark E Smith 4. Eight Miles High - The Byrds 5. Since Yesterday - Venice "I've seen your severed head at a banquet for the dead, all dressed up for dinner, look so fine...."

1. A Promise - Echo and The Bunnymen 2. Round And Round - New Order 3. Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone 4. I Want To Tell You - The Beatles 5. Tired Of Waiting For You - The Kinks "Oh my friend you haven't changed, still looking rough and living strange and I know you got a taste for a tune..."

Yeah, I don't have any of the stuff on vinyl, because I don't have a record player! I've got all the albums, including Smile. I've also got 'Waves' the BBC Sessions and the Box Set, which is cool. There's a great cover of The Pale Saints 'Sight Of You' on the BBC Sessions. Some of the unreleased tracks from the Carnival Of Light sessions are immense and should have been on the record. The Ltd edition Mark Gardener debut can be purchased from this link. 17 copies remaining. http://www.oxfordmusic.net/product.php?id=584&cat=r

1. Tour De World - Northside 2. You Can't Steal My Love - Mando Diao 3. Tremelo Song - The Charlatans 4. Just A Little Bit - The Stone Roses 5. Knock Me Down - The La's "You think you're the Artful Dodger, but you can only dodge for so long..."

Yeah, it's a great record, hence my avatar! Haha! Funnily enough, I actually went round to a mate's the other night and looked through his vinyls. He's got all the early Ride stuff on LP, including the EPs. Best of all is a signed vinyl of GBA, signed by each member of the band at HMV or something, prior to the gig at the Captiol!

It's a fact, he is ace! Check this out! It's an acoustic gig that Andy Bell and Mark Gardener did in 2003 in Stockholm. They both did solo sets and then did a joint set. Two nights. Absolutely amazing. Scroll down to Stockholm. http://www.ticket2ride.it/mgmicro/goodies.htm As for Gardener's debut, it's really cool. A couple of real stand-out tracks.

Nice one! A certain Andalusian Dog will be drooling at the very thought no doubt!

1. My Little Red Book - Love 2. Slowdive - Slowdive 3. Is Forever Long Enough - Driveblind 4. Snow In Mexico - Mark Gardener (with Goldrush) 5. Ghostfaced Killer - The Dead 60s "I took out every pretty girl in town, they danced with me, and as I held them, all I did was talk about 'cha, here yer name and I start to cry, there's just no gettin' over you, oh no...."

Matthew Le Tissier

I'm loving all this Ride discussion, delighted! A few of my mates in their early 30s were well into Ride/Verve 'back in the day'. I think 16 times they saw Ride or something like that! Anyway, they find it quite cool/comical that I'm obsessed by them!! One of the geezers actually suggested I try Slowdive, so bought the 'Catch The Breeze - Anthology' before Christmas. It's pretty cool, although very 'shoegazerish'! I think Ride's problem was being tarred with the 'shoegazing' brush, when, at least in my opinion, they were miles more than that! I mean, 'Smile' and 'Nowhere' could possibly described as a wee bit shoegazerish, but I reckon My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive are better examples. 'Carnival Of Light' would certainly have suffered from this pigeonholing! It's a great indie/rock record in my opinion. 'Crown Of Creation', 'Birdman' and 'Only Now' are gems! In relation to Mark Gardener's debut 'These Beautiful Ghosts', I bought it on Limited Edition. It's getting released in the US this year, and should follow in the UK later (would have to check). Try www.oxfordmusic.net. It was supposed to come with a DVD, but this'll come out soon! Gardener actually sent a letter of apology to the fans who bought it on limited edition! There's a couple of great tracks, particularly 'Snow In Mexico' and the trippy 'Gravity Flow'. I hope it gets released over here and does well!

Oh my word, I am not alone! I think Ride are one of the most underrated bands ever in my opinion. I got into them about 3 years ago, and they are now one of my favourite bands of all time, right up there. I've got pretty much the entire back catalogue and a lot of live stuff. Phenomenal band. People knocked their change in musical direction over the years, but that's what I think makes them better. Songs like 'Taste' 'Like A Daydream' 'Leave Them All Behind' etc are stunning. I also think 'Carnival Of Light' is one of the most underrated albums ever. It was released circa 'Definitely Maybe' when the band were falling apart, but I think it's great. The unreleased tracks from those '94 sessions are ace as well. The songs sound magic acoustic too. Andy Bell and Mark Gardener are a great talent. Mark Gardener's debut album is promising, and Andy Bell's contribution to Oasis belies the fact he's 'just the bassist'. What a waste! Another band I think are underrated are Love. Although, admittedly they were big at one point, but I wish more people would go out and buy their records. Arthur Lee's the boy! I can't believe someone thinks all The Smiths songs sound the same!!! Away and stick on 'Strangeways' and behave!

1. The Man Who Came To Stay - Babyshambles 2. Alone Again Or - Love 3. Nowhere - Ride 4. From The Floorboards Up - Paul Weller 5. 'Enery - Happy Mondays "DUN DUN DILILI DI DUUU DU DU DU DU DA DAUN DUN DUN DUN" This FFT comes to you courtesy of a certain learning institution's computer!

1. Stand! - Sly & The Family Stone 2. Relay - The Who 3. Crashin' In - The Charlatans 4. Dead Souls - Joy Division 5. Pictures Of You - The Cure One of these days you'll feel the sound of speed and come crashin' in yer flat and say "Hey! It's too late!......"

1. Gospel Song - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 2. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills & Nash 3. Guiding Light - Television 4. Little Boy Soldiers - The Jam 5. London - The Smiths "It's funny you never knew what my name was, our only contact was a form for the election..."

1. Cherry Came Too - The Jesus and Mary Chain 2. Submission - Sex Pistols 3. Sunshine and Love - Happy Mondays 4. Like A Daydream - Ride 5. Lackey - The Others "The way your hair hangs down it hides away your face, for you it's perfect, but it seems like such a waste, and when I see you gliding past, I make my plans, but then my plans slip through my fingers, just like sand......

Radiohead (with the exception of a few tracks off The Bends) Have never got them at all.