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David

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About Me

I'm at my happiest when enjoying the simple pleasures of living - e.g. warm sunshine, beautiful coast & countryside, cool summer breezes, sublime music, delicious vegetarian food, and full-bodied beer.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Brian Eno, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Emily Blunt.

My Blog

NEGLECTED GEMS

Here's a chronological list of some of the finest obscure albums of all time:-Royal Bed Bouncer - Kayak (1975)Pass It Around - Smokey (1975)Loving Awareness - Loving Awareness Band (1976)The Last E...
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:17:00 GMT

JOHN MARTYN

Very sad to hear the news that John Martyn passed away today, at the age of 60.John was responsible for some of the finest singer-songwriter albums ever released (e.g. 'Bless The Weather', 'Solid Air'...
Posted by on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:25:00 GMT

2008 AWARDS

ALBUM OF THE YEARSeventh Tree - Goldfrapp / Seldom Seen Kid - ElbowRE-ISSUE OF THE YEARThe Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark - Dillard & Clark (originally released in 1968)SONG OF THE YE...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:49:00 GMT

THE SHOW MUST GO ON

On Monday 13th October, I attended the Queen + Paul Rodgers concert at the O2 arena, London.The O2 is a vast and most impressive venue, with a capacity of 20,000.  It was formerly the Millennium ...
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:00:00 GMT

R.I.P. RICK

So sad to hear that the legendary Rick Wright has passed away.His family, and David, Nick and Roger, must all be devastated.Today I have listened to 'Us And Them', 'The Great Gig In The Sky', 'Remembe...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:56:00 GMT

DONT LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME

On 13th July I saw Elton John play live for the second time.  I first saw him perform in June 2005 at Coventry City's old Highfield Road football ground.The open-air concert took place at Mercede...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:41:00 GMT

2007 AWARDS

ALBUM OF THE YEARApril And I - Paul SteelRE-ISSUE OF THE YEARBoulders - Roy WoodSONG OF THE YEARLullaby - MilasaVIDEO OF THE YEARKlervia's appearance on 'In Live With Axelle Red'GIG OF THE YEARGenesis...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:15:00 GMT

PLAYLIST FOR A SUNNY AUTUMN DAY

Odin Dragonfly ('Offerings') ... James Taylor ('Sweet Baby James', 'Mud Slide Slim') ... Michael Franks ('The Art Of Tea', 'Sleeping Gypsy') ... Mermaid Kiss ('Etarlis') ... Mostly Autumn ('Passengers...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:08:00 GMT

MY TOP 10 MYSPACE DISCOVERIES ....

1 Paul Steel (UK)2 Mermaid Kiss (UK)3 Odin Dragonfly (UK)4 The Reasoning (UK)5 Milasa (Russian Federation)6 David Guez (France)7 Klervia (France)8 Vanja (Sweden)9 The Auto Dropout...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:36:00 GMT

GENESIS LIVE AT TWICKENHAM

On the evening of Sunday 8th July, I attended the much-anticipated reunion Genesis concert at Twickenham.The gargantuan rugby stadium in Twickenham was heaving with 55,000 excited people when Genesis ...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:55:00 GMT