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The Music Thread Strikes Back

It’s always been one of my least favourite Blur albums. Having said that, I probably haven’t listened to it for about 20 years so maybe I should revisit it. I did see them on that tour though at the NEC.

I think the first albums I owned on CD were Bon Jovi’s Keep the Faith, Soul Asylum’s Grave Dancers Union and Nirvana’s In Utero - all gifts for Christmas 1993.
 
Country House I can take or leave, but Ernold Same you need to appreciate it more. Quirky tune if you know the words..
 
First CDs I had were Brothers in Arms and Queen Live at Wembley 1986 I think. Everything before then I had was definitely vinyl.
 
It Could Be You is my favourite track off that one.

This Is A Low off Parklife.
 
Take To The Skies released over 16 years ago, christ I'm old

In fact this off it was around 2004 on an EP so even older - clap clap clap


 
Paddingtonwolf said:
First CDs I had were Brothers in Arms and Queen Live at Wembley 1986 I think. Everything before then I had was definitely vinyl.
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Think Brothers in Arms was my first CD, although I was still buying vinyl too at the time.
 
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b3h said:
Take To The Skies released over 16 years ago, christ I'm old

In fact this off it was around 2004 on an EP so even older - clap clap clap


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Massively underrated band from very humble beginnings. I had a mate back in Leamington around '04 who was pals with the Shikari boys, and he managed to get us invited to a very early gig of theirs. There was about 50 people in attendance and it was absolutely mental. They blew up a bit after that and I remember seeing them in Wolves about 12 months later and there were a few thousand there. There was a point in time where they were mashing so many genres in to one record that I actually thought they'd be one of the biggest bands in the world at some point but Rou is quite a unique frontman and I think they prefer to be somewhere slightly off the mainstream.

They're still quality now. They did a lot of acoustic stuff during Covid and it gave Rou a chance to show off what a bloody good guitarist he is.

One of my favourite performances of theirs is actually an acoustic one. Here -

 
sycophantia said:
Thunk Brithers in Arms was my first CD, although I was still buying vinyl too at the time.
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Brothers in Arms is probably the first album I consciously remember listening to. My dad had it on vinyl and used to play it all the time when I was a kid. Always loved Dire Straits since.

The Great Escape is also a classic album. As others have said, Country House needs firing in to the sun, but the overall album has stood the test of time.
 
b3h said:
Take To The Skies released over 16 years ago, christ I'm old

In fact this off it was around 2004 on an EP so even older - clap clap clap


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St Albans City's shirt sponsor.
 
Jinky said:
Massively underrated band from very humble beginnings. I had a mate back in Leamington around '04 who was pals with the Shikari boys, and he managed to get us invited to a very early gig of theirs. There was about 50 people in attendance and it was absolutely mental. They blew up a bit after that and I remember seeing them in Wolves about 12 months later and there were a few thousand there. There was a point in time where they were mashing so many genres in to one record that I actually thought they'd be one of the biggest bands in the world at some point but Rou is quite a unique frontman and I think they prefer to be somewhere slightly off the mainstream.

They're still quality now. They did a lot of acoustic stuff during Covid and it gave Rou a chance to show off what a bloody good guitarist he is.

One of my favourite performances of theirs is actually an acoustic one. Here -

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Will give it a listen. My fav song might be Warm Smiles but they have so many good ones it's hard to pick

They really take me back as Sorry You're Not A Winner was huge when I would go to rock cafe in Stourbridge on Wednesday nights after school/college, probably around the time you went to that gig. But also as some of my mates are mainly into dubstep/dnb or whatever that's evolved into now and they mash that into some stuff don't they. That reminds me of some shit times trying to fit in haha - but I love most of it.
 
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They're Hummel, and the "clash" (away...) kit is pretty sweet...
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£39.99 on the St. Albans FC website. Shikari website charging £50.

I might have to get one too 🤣

Edit: just seen it’s “from” £39.99 and the price changes when you click the size.
 
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Jinky said:
Edit: just seen it’s “from” £39.99 and the price changes when you click the size.
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Yeah, they do that a lot, even for tickets and it's a bit shit really...
I'll have to have a word with Will when I see him next.
 
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