40 minutes ago, Tarax Club said:

‘Ralf and Florian’ Kraftwerk added melodic sound after the earlier experimentalism. Ralf Hutter and Florian Schneider as a duet before the commercialism and haircuts kicked in. Believe it was never re-released on CD. Take it to heaven.

Neu! the eponymous debut album. Michael Rother and Klaus Dinger post an early Kraftwerk split. Still a great listen half a century after release. Quality earphones recommended or the inner sanctum of your listening room.

Finally ‘Faust so Far’ . When albums were more than just music. Each track has some accompanying individual artwork inside a black sleeve. I found it rather mysterious and it’s decidedly not for the mainstream listener.

On 02/12/2025 at 15:56, dpositive said:

Thats the year Otis Redding died.

I think he recorded Dock of the Bay just before he died.

And Steve "the Colonel" Cropper, who wrote the song, died only a few weeks ago.

3 hours ago, Tony Tea said:

And Steve "the Colonel" Cropper, who wrote the song, died only a few weeks ago.

Otis Redding and Steve Cropper share co-writer credits. Steve Cropper was producer. Released by Stax Records on the Volt label it became the first posthumous #1 hit single in the USA in January 1968. Otis Redding recorded it twice, the second time just three days before his death in an air crash December 10 1967.

One of the albums of the year, 1914 are super intense live, seen them a few times. Band who is from Ukraine and sing about WW1.

12 hours ago, Tarax Club said:

Otis Redding and Steve Cropper share co-writer credits. Steve Cropper was producer. Released by Stax Records on the Volt label it became the first posthumous #1 hit single in the USA in January 1968. Otis Redding recorded it twice, the second time just three days before his death in an air crash December 10 1967.

couldn't believe Otis was only 26 when he died. Looked and sounded much older.

Probably my favourite vocalist ever. Visited his 'dock of the bay' in San Fran a few years ago.

Just shows you can be sad and lonely anywhere as its a beautiful place

2 hours ago, Gorgoroth said:

One of the albums of the year, 1914 are super intense live, seen them a few times. Band who is from Ukraine and sing about WW1.

Jaysus, that drummer must have forearms the size of Bertocci Hams

18 minutes ago, DubDee said:

Jaysus, that drummer must have forearms the size of Bertocci Hams

Actually he's not that big, nor fast etc compared to some of the others.

Speaking of amazing drumming, watch this.
I was at this festival and it was amazing live, this drummer is elite!

If you dont want to watch the lot, from the 5:50 min mark id recommend and watch the snare hitting and remember this is th last song in the set...

https://youtu.be/wcsTJ1n2jkE?si=BxIjro7n0Qu5WSkt

On 22/11/2025 at 07:50, Neil Crompton said:

What about an updated version of Grand Old Flag?:

The more I listen to this the more I like it. I could really get behind this as our home game entrance song. Does the club know about this version?

27 minutes ago, EternalDeeOptimistic said:

The more I listen to this the more I like it. I could really get behind this as our home game entrance song. Does the club know about this version?

I sent it to them a few weeks ago but haven't had a response.

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by Neil Crompton

6 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:

I sent it to them a few weeks ago but haven't has a response.

Hopefully you do. I think it would be great.

On 22/11/2025 at 07:50, Neil Crompton said:

What about an updated version of Grand Old Flag?:

who is that? David Bridie from My Friend the Chocolate Cake did a superb version, but that sounds a bit polished to be him.

Haha that’s me playing around with AI till I was happy with it.