Stagnation is the best track on the LP. But even Gabriel had his doubts about Epping forest. (For me it was too "Round the Horne" with its twee vicars and poofs.)

Someone did a great funky version of "We don't Need No Education", and at the time, as a post - punk Floyd - hater ( since recanted) I preferred it to the one that topped the charts in the UK. Does anyone know who did it?

Someone did a great funky version of "We don't Need No Education", and at the time, as a post - punk Floyd - hater ( since recanted) I preferred it to the one that topped the charts in the UK. Does anyone know who did it?

He was credited with inventing it on Wikipedia for a while, but I think it's probably been around a lot longer than Steve.

He was credited with inventing it on Wikipedia for a while, but I think it's probably been around a lot longer than Steve.

Sucky though US FM Rawk stations are/were, they did better than the UK radio stations. John Peel hated it, but he played Topographic Oceans - at 11.00 at night. No one else ever played Yes or Zeppelin or Crim when anyone was actually listening to the radio. So, thanks, USA, for promoting the music I loved in the 70's.
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Sucky though US FM Rawk stations are/were, they did better than the UK radio stations. John Peel hated it, but he played Topographic Oceans - at 11.00 at night. No one else ever played Yes or Zeppelin or Crim when anyone was actually listening to the radio. So, thanks, USA, for promoting the music I loved in the 70's.
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Spooky. I just said this on a later post. They were wonderful live. Funny, too. (Not what you would expect from a prog/medieval band).

Spooky. I just said this on a later post. They were wonderful live. Funny, too. (Not what you would expect from a prog/medieval band).

I rate Relayer over Fragile, because there's no "Cans and Brahms" on Relayer, and because "Delirium" is like nothing else I've ever heard.

I rate Relayer over Fragile, because there's no "Cans and Brahms" on Relayer, and because "Delirium" is like nothing else I've ever heard.

GG were killer live too. I was at the Birmingham "Playing the Fool" concert, and can affirm that it was terrific. The same live album isn't a bad place for a beginner  to start, as Gentle giant did really good medleys that left you wanting to hear the full versions. (The complete songs do not disappoint.)

GG were killer live too. I was at the Birmingham "Playing the Fool" concert, and can affirm that it was terrific. The same live album isn't a bad place for a beginner  to start, as Gentle giant did really good medleys that left you wanting to hear the full versions. (The complete songs do not disappoint.)

… and it stays like that for the next 30 years and beyond. It's not only "joyful" it's positively boisterous. Incidentally the critic for Britain's "Record Mirror" really liked "Ram" and compared it favourably to "Abbey Road", so they weren't universal with the pannings.

… and it stays like that for the next 30 years and beyond. It's not only "joyful" it's positively boisterous. Incidentally the critic for Britain's "Record Mirror" really liked "Ram" and compared it favourably to "Abbey Road", so they weren't universal with the pannings.

This movie recreates the feelings I got as a kid when I was reading the great Marvel comics, like Spiderman #50, or the Iron Man begun by Colan and finished by Kirby, or the Ditko Hulk vs Leader series, or the Ditko "Spidey lifts the heavy machinery" scene, or Cap vs Batroc, or any Steranko SHIELD adventure. Thank…

I saw RT in the UK in 2009. He did a duet with his support act, Dave Swarbrick. So I witnessed "Sloth", performed by its creators, for the first time. It was remarkably good, and by itself worth the admission fee and the uncomfortable outdoor venue. Then Mr Thompson did his solo set, and from the first note the energy…