Bassfinger

I'd argue that in many ways Communique was even better. Some really dark blues sounds on that one. Where d'ya think you're going and News are just superb tracks, perhaps the pinnacle of the original Dire Straits sound before they allowed keyboards into the band from Making Movies onwards.

Ian Anderson. Following John Glascock falling ill (and sadly dying a little while later) with heart problems, Anderson took over bass duties for the recording of the Stormwatch album. Mind you, there's not much with either strings or a blow hole that he can't play. And he didn't just go through the motions - some of the bass work is hard driving verging on funky.

Don't risk it - throw dirty,clothes away and buy new ones.

Like well played rubbish?

Leader of the Pack, Gary Glitter.

I'd pay 18 dollars a month to slap her bass occasionally. Fnaar.

I meant to add, if other people like it that's fine by me. Not everyone likes everything and theres no law of man or nature that says they should.

Nothing. I just don't like it. I also don't like the sound of noisy dustmen, car alarms going off, and plimsolls squeaking on lino floors.

I've Got A Lovely Bunch of Coconuts. I want them laughing as I go out.

Incredible story, although I can't help thinking that a jazz bass player would have sorted it all out long ago.

Early Jethro Tull singles were mistakenly printed as Jethro Toe. Worth a few quid to the Tullinati these days.

Yeah, just make sure you pay with a credit card.

Would they rather people died instead? The whole country is in crisis and no industry or commerce remains unaffected. What makes them such a special case? Christ, my industry has been kicked in the nuts worldwide. They need to grow some stones. They're in the same boat as tens of millions of others. When the opportunity allows they'll get back to it, or they'll find something else and that's the reality. I'll tell you one thing - for all the wailing and gnashing of teeth you can bet most of them will continue to live their lives buying unnecessary fripperies on credit, leaving them over exposed to such crises again in the future. For all their complaining most of them won't have learned a thing from it when it's over.

Why is it worrying? We can't change it, so what does worrying achieve? When the new normality is established we can then start getting back to it. There are people dying in significant numbers so do hardly regard a mere inconvenience as worrying. As Ricky points out, music will find away and in a years time we'll be wondering what all the fuss was about in this regard.

Why not just sell your souls to Disney and be done with it?

Still tries to charge me £12.99.

It was a very interesting programme. I suspect that original red strat is worth a few quid today.

Be where!

Tidy bit of playing, and a cracking sounding album.

No such thing as a friend when it comes to business.

It's a repeat (but one I'm nevertheless going to watch). The 60th Anniverswy tribute concert was in March 2019. However, it is 60 years since Apache made number 1.

Don't let the press brainwash you - we don't have a lockdown. We can still all leave our houses for a multitude of legitimate reasons, which we would not be able to do in an actual lock down. The Daily Mail started this rubbish and the other outlets followed in the slipstream of hysteria. I'm not formally scheduled to see any acts until October, when I have tickets to see Jethro Tull in Aylesbury and the next day in Leicester. That may or may not still go ahead. Before then I would likely have seen some local acts, or possibly bought last minute tickets to see big names as targets of cheap opportunity.

Well, the new magnets have arrived. Same size as the originals, but by God are they powerful in comparison! I've glued them on and I'll report back how they sound in due course. I don't believe all this "X magnet material gives a warm sound, Y material a rocking sound with a bit of mid range grit" bollards - it's a magnetic field, for chrissakes.

They became the Shadowsnin March 1959, which still adds up to more than 60 years. I can only presume the programme is a repeat.

Phil Collins used play in a Genesis tribute band.