See ya BeauThat's all Gents, see you later ciao
See ya BeauThat's all Gents, see you later ciao
I can agree with your premise and that this is better discussed at a tavern. Actually, I'll agree on anything that will get me to a tavern. Thanks Mac!Hi, Rob. This discussion would be better served at a tavern than on a thread. I will say that from 1964-1972 was the best period of music produced by both countries, IMHO.
Speaking of photography. I got some nice pics today. A group of us from the neighborhood went out to Abbott's Pond Nature Center, the site of an 18th century grist mill.
The have various trails running through the woods and swamps.
The water is so clear that sun was reflecting off of the creek bottom creating this amber glow.
I'm felling confident.The box had one spot that had an indent-exactly where the crack in the corner of the cover is. So something fell on it. The rest of the box was fine. It was packed well. What ever hit it must of fallen from some height and had to be pretty heavy. Well we will see how it goes!
I'd say about 65% of my collection is British-rough estimate, however.Sounds reasonable. There was a time when my collection was practically 90% British music. It's gradually swung American over the years, but the bulk of it is still British...and I don't generally collect solo artists.
I can agree with your premise and that this is better discussed at a tavern. Actually, I'll agree on anything that will get me to a tavern. Thanks Mac!
The cartridge should arrive tomorrow. It is nice to have a three day weekend ahead. Gives me plenty of time to get it all together and spin some records. I think it will work just fine.I'm felling confident.
G'night chaps,been fun as always.Manyana.
"I was in the pool!, I was in the pool!"
Agreed. The fact that Blitz is buying is just the icing on the cake, or the head on the Guinness, or something …
Hang in there BrotherAfternoon all.
Hope all is well. I’ve settled down to a routine of working, eating and sleeping. No phones allowed in the plant, so I stand no chance of keeping up.
Nice!Today's cd's
View attachment 1193996 Where has Terri Clark gone?
Mailman brought me something very cool, sent from a fellow AKer. No time right now to dig into to it.
I got nothing. Funny size I guessMailman brought me something very cool, sent from a fellow AKer. No time right now to dig into to it.
Mailman brought me something very cool, sent from a fellow AKer. No time right now to dig into to it.
Excellent observations. They all sound perfectly valid to me. I agree that Canadian music does resemble American music more so than British which is not surprising since they share a border.I wonder whether some of the differences between American and British rock can be explained by the uptake of television? Whatever one can say about the BBC, it has had some excellent presenters over the years, and never shied away from alternative genres, thanks to people like John Peel and Alan Freeman.
Television was adopted much earlier in the US than the UK. Perhaps this might account for “personalities” being thrust more into the limelight. In the more radio-orientated UK, the band was the focus. In extreme cases such as Yes, it could actually be difficult to pin down exactly who was in the band. I have read that Steve Howe claimed that the band was made up of the first five to turn up for practice.
There is also a difference in the naming of bands. It’s quite rare for a UK band to be named in the format “X and the Y”, but very common in the US, so the possibility of a band member breaking away as a solo act is much less likely. Of course, there are exceptions such as Sting, and Derek and the Dominoes (although this band was created specifically to allow Clapton to perform at small venues without being mobbed)
Another aspect of this is the European audience, particularly in The Netherlands and Germany, where English is the favoured language for music, giving British bands an almost captive audience.
Just a few thoughts on the matter from someone who has a foot in both camps. Canadian music seems, to me, to be more closely aligned to American than British, although that might depend on your point of view.
Thanks Lee. Got a few nice dragonfly pics as well.
One day John you'll be old like me and able to do whatever you want but no energy to do it with.