Bah humbug! A retreat for those lacking in Xmas spirit

[mickthemaverick]

I feel right at home here!!

[CitroJim]

I feel right at home here!!

I hear that they have been defrosting Mariah Carey. Buy some earplugs.

The worst aspect of Christmas by far, along with Wham! I can fully appreciate why people play Whamagheddon

To be fair, most Christmas music is a bit rubbish. Except Slade, Wizzard and my personal fave, which is not actually a Christmas one at all but has become very much so over the past 50 years...



A quite obscure 70s band I'm a massive fan of. I have virtually all of their discography on vinyl...

[mickthemaverick]

I can honestly say I had never heard of them until you mentioned them Jim, but I liked the use of acoustic guitars and the lead singer clearly has a good voice. I will endeavour to seek out some more to listen to. Having recently treated myself to a sound bar for the laptop, music comes over pretty well, certainly up to my standards although I accept it may not meet the more discerning ears of the FCF. Even SWMBO, who was in the other room, asked who was singing because she thought they sounded good!!

[CitroJim]

I can honestly say I had never heard of them until you mentioned them Jim, but I liked the use of acoustic guitars and the lead singer clearly has a good voice.

Excellent Mick Next time you're up this way I'll play some of their stuff on vinyl...

They also play a fantastic instrument called a Mellotron... One instrument that truly is a work of genius... Or a deranged madman - take your pick

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mellotron

I love the sounds they can make

[mickthemaverick]

I have now listened to the first 2 mins of each track on the Berlin album to get a more general feel for the band. I would say I liked most of them but I did feel the mixing could have been better for that album with the percussion being a touch too imposing for my liking. However I liked enough to have a look at their, what turns out to be, rather chequered history on Wiki and from that I can see why I had not heard of them. I'll give them a better listen as the days go by!!

[CitroJim]

The Berlin album is a bit of a classic now Mick... Agreed on the mixing. One of their other live albums, 'Live Tapes', is a bit lacking in the mixing and quality department. Shame really as it has a teriffic selection of virtually all their 'standards' and a superb atmosphere. Most of their original early studio albums on vinyl are sonically a bit challenged too. I have some digital remasters on CD of a few of their albums and they're an improvement, unusually.

When I had my massive purge of CDs, my BJH ones escaped the cull

[NewcastleFalcon]

BJH with Nova Lepidoptera, did make it to track 8 of the most eclectic playlist ever compiled on the FCF pickled egg Juke box.

10 Morse code songs...



Neil

[CitroJim]

That's awesome Neil!

[bobins]

'nuff said

Bar Humbug - own work

[CitroJim]

'nuff said

Love it! Happy Christmas Robin

[SwissTony]

I hear that they have been defrosting Mariah Carey. Buy some earplugs.

The worst aspect of Christmas by far, along with Wham! I can fully appreciate why people play Whamagheddon

To be fair, most Christmas music is a bit rubbish. Except Slade, Wizzard..

Now, I don't mind Mariah Carey's song. It's a bit annoying but at least it's a decent tune and she can sing properly.

Slade it has to be for me, closely followed by Wizzard. I also quite like



For the sheer campness of it, if nothing else!

[CitroJim]

Oh I do like a bit of The Darkness

Proper job!

[bobins]

A song about the true meaning of Christmas records

[mickthemaverick]

[quintet]

Spent my Christmas morning replacing the airbag in the passenger seat of my car (and listening to normal music)