Albert Tatlock

I think its hard to argue against ethnic demographics - we've seen the result of arbitrary borders in the Balkans, the Middle East, and Africa before. Ukraine should be split in half and the eastern part given back to Russia. The maps here show it starkly. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/12/09/this-one-map-helps-explain-ukraines-protests/ Not what anyone really wants to hear, but its what the local majorities on the ground actually want.

http://youtu.be/0wgxLWjRZEw The magnificent Matt Berry is also now appearing in Vic & Bobs's House of Fools - a comedy series so thrown together that is's hard to believe that someone commissioned it, but it has moments of surreal genius.

Each to their own. Could say the same about anyone playing blues/gospel/jazz/etc ...High energy rock'n'roll never gets old for me. Their album is patchy when it gets to writing their own material and therefore somewhat disappointing, but I was/am just so taken with them as individuals - I want to see someone tear the house down - doesn't seem to happen enough with young bands these days. The bass player especially is most excellent.

Turn on: Beatles discussions Turn off: Grateful Dead discussions

Jerry Lee. Sex on a stool. No competition.

Nice piece by Billy Bragg http://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/jan/28/pete-seeger-folk-singer-activist-music-make-difference

Pretty funny. I've always thought they were massively overrated and derivative, but he's always come across as engaging the couple of times i've seen him on chat shows etc (British ones where he can swear), and I'll give him credit for the self depracation displayed tthere.

New Elbow goodness ...

Well bless me. All these years I have been hearing it as "strange fire" - though it is truly one of my favs. Which sort of says something about the way I process music I suppose ...

As a 'native speaker', I would still argue for eeh-up, which is a northern expression of greeting/acknowlegement/warning http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ay%20up! In context being - 'look out' the next track's piano is starting ...

^^^ And at the other end, the "Eyup" (Lennon?) before While My Guitar Gently Weeps starts.

No idea where or when ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyWmWIyww90

I'm not a guitar player so can't access the difficulty - but as young lads George and Paul had a party piece playing a Bach classical tune. The interweb tells me that it was 'Bourree'. George might have been able to had he been so inclined? http://willybrauch.de/In_Their_Own_Words/mccartney_on_harrison2011.htm

So un-PC.

Just in case you don't know, this was a parody of Hughie Green, the presenter of Opportunity Knocks - a sort of foreunner of Britain/US's Got Talent. The winner of a range of variety acts (as initially indocated by an audience 'clapometer' but finally by viewers postcards) came back the next week to face a new set of contenders until defeated. One winner with a Beatles connection was Mary Hopkin. It did generate several lasting stars. That is the only drum solo I can tolerate.

A few years ago I made a trip to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (the year JT did a solo show there, so what with Gillian Wlech and Emmylou it was well worth the journey) and got to see some of the old troopers - Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson etc. When Hazel Dickens took to the stage, she looked at her band already assembled there, and almost snarled 'Hit it boys!'. Sounds corny but it was so of the moment, authoritarian (despite her age) and marvellous. What a girl.

It is 'git' but pronounced 'get' in nasal Scouse. I go for the Scouse Beatle bits since a thick Cardiff accent is very similar (Cardiff and Liverpool both big ports back in the day at opposite ends of the Welsh/English border with a Welsh/Irish/English mix) so I can do them quite well (and almost sing in harmony for the most nasal of their offerings). It's exactly the same as 'Randy Scouse Git' - the alterna-title for that Monkees song. Now breaking into 'Dirty Maggie Mae ...'

Inspired by the Beatles moments thread. You know, a 'Take it to the bridge' or similar. "You're breaking my heart 'cos you're stealing my tart" at the end of Poolhall Richard "Turn it up" on Sweet Home Alabama just hits the spot I'm sure more will come to me ...

Nice thread. Some contributions (but there are so many many more ...):- - the bubbling bass as it enters on Paperback Writer - "Tuesday afternoon is neverending-kuck". No idea if that's just comical emphasis of a bit of Scouse pronunciation or the remains of something cut/edited that followed - the piercing single note guitar behind the "show me round your sloping mountains" verse of Back in the USSR - the "wheeeee" at about 3:03 on Don't Let Me Down - "and curse Sir Walter Raleigh - he was such a stupid git" and the gibberish at the end of I'm So Tired - Paul and John singoing over each ot

Wow, the third and last Sherlock of the current series was quite something. i enjoyed the second episode very much too (especially the drunk Sherlock segment), but you may be aware of a backlash/criticism from fans about various aspects of the first and especially that second episode. well, suffice to say rhey will be eating humble pie as the story arc paid dividends with the finale.

The Hammock - don't know too much about them, just investigating after a recommendation from a work colleage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3NuRYseJY8 http://hammockmusic.com/video

Say it ain't so ...

Direct as broadcast here by the Beeb I'm afraid, which doesn't help you much ...

The first in the current crop of 3 new episodes of Sherlock. The high standard is maintained. Dr Zhivago on TV again yesterday - was drawn into it since there seemed to be alot I had not seen before, perhaps it was some sort of directors cut. That and Julie Christie of course.