RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

I'm an Abba fan , and have the cd box set of all their albums 😬 However , I do see where you are coming from . Overplayed on radio, although I'd say Dancing Queen ( or Quentin as my chellspecker just told me ) is the one that's played the most. I got bored of very quickly but don't mind it now. As for Eurythmics , I agree with you . I don't get the big deal about them .

I must say , I totally agree with you 😂. I never got the big hype about them . Back on track , I think that 'Design for life ' is absolute drivel .

On the computer side of things , if this thread was started in the year 2000 then I would have put Apple first on the list . This is because when I decided it was time to ' lesrn computers' / catch-up eith everything etc , I decided to go for an Apple IMac in lime green . ( possibly the first iMac ?) I get the box delivered , plus a free printer as part of the package . Plus an idiot proof cd rom showing you how to connect to the Internet . All good ...except it took weeks to get on the Internet ! 😡 Most of my mates were graphic designers and art directors . They were telling me it was my fault ,and I'm not doing it right . It goes on . Then one of my friends visits me and solves the problem which should never have been . He contacted BT who informed him that Apple had changed their phone no. that connects me to the provider I wished to use . Plus of course that was the first year of osx from os9 which was a big deal at the time .That was another issue which I'll leave . Things got much better with the iPad ,it has to be said . I still hate them. The latest annoyance being after every endless update , Bluetooth is switched on ! Unfortunately they can't really be dead to me , as I still use a few Apple products 😮‍💨

**edited to say , I'm sick of those cd digipacks / booklets ** only because of the space they take up .

I was one of the ' suckers' who started to sell vinyl records when I replaced them with CDs . Having said that , I had way too much at the time , and in terms of moving into smaller accommodation to live I did the right thing ' 'downsizing ' the record collection . I was also getting pretty miffed at having to adjust the belt on my old turntable to play 7" singles . I'm glad they're gone . I do have a selection of 12" s though, which I play on my current turntable which doesn't need the platter removed to play them . I offloaded a hell of a lot of albums and 12" on fleabay over the last 2 years. However, I have made a decision to only have "the best "albums and 12" of my favourite artists and not everything on record as I have them on cd anyway. Much tidier inn my flat.I have roughly a handful that I want , but even they may get pressed again . ( Rush Counterparts for example) . I did purchase vinyl remasters of a couple of albums I sold in the past , so not all sad . That wasn't on RSD . I notice that certain record stores do invite people to contact them on the following Monday after RSD to see if there's anything left. It's a bit like trying to obtain a ticket for a gig . Can't be doing with that . Plus some of those RSD albums are still available . I went to our local record store pre covid 😷and that was good . Not too much of a queue , and a few ciders afterwards 🙂 If my local friend suggests it again , then I'd probably do it but I'm not bothered either way

A friend of mine queued up early in the morning for an album by Propagabda. ( not the great sparks album) He was telling me that the staff at the store gave him a ticket to write down the artists he was interested in . He then got to the till ,and the album was waiting for him at the counter awaiting paynent . All good . A bit like ordering breakfast from McDonalds I guess. nothing of interest for me this year . Maybe next year 🙂

Compared to the original, that's a masterpiece . A bit long though 🙂

This is true 🙂 . Good to see the variation

It is ! It starts off like something you'd hear on a 1970's figure skating competition with its tedious slow buildup. Then the morbid depression kicks in ...

Regarding metal briefly ; back in the '80s ( maiden mentioned already) it was all priest ,Queensryche , helloweeen , king diamond etc Then Venom ( and others) reversed the trend , and now so many sound like an angry Alsatian . Back on topic ; Son of a preacher man ...awful..awful..awful I nearly forgot you keep me hanging on . I purchased a cover version from the Rods . Not even tongue in cheek They seemed to be actually serious about that version 🤮

I haven't heard of train ( out of touch probably 🙂). I've heard stuff from kid rock and Lenny kravitz, but at least they have some bounce compared to that . The woman making noises really does encourage people to swallow razor blades .

Thank you 🙂👍 It sounds like something Reeves and Mortimer could have ' covered ' in shooting stars . Poor imitation of a screaming banshee ..