Quote from: Slim on March 31, 2022, 03:46:13 PM

Quote from: dom on March 31, 2022, 01:17:46 PMThis is good news for me, I've been living in Ireland for 19 years now.  Last time I voted was the EU referendum, be nice to be able to vote in UK elections again

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/31/britons-living-overseas-for-15-years-get-the-right-to-vote-in-uk-elections?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Anyone else affected by this?

I can't understand why you'd have a vote in the EU referendum, didn't know that. Do you pay taxes in the UK, or intend to return here? At the moment I can't see any more justification for this, really. Do you even identify as a "Briton", in the Guardian's terms?

Wow!

I really like Counterparts too. RTB starts strongly but I'm not sure I like anything on it after the first 2 songs

The race for 4th place is looking exciting this year.  Arsenal ahead on points and with a game in hand but with a tough run in compared to Spurs.

The yet to be scheduled North London derby could turn into a Champions League qualifier.

United may still have a part to play but they are playing so horribly at the moment. It's bizarre as on paper their squad should be fighting it out with City and Liverpool

This is good news for me, I've been living in Ireland for 19 years now.  Last time I voted was the EU referendum, be nice to be able to vote in UK elections again

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/mar/31/britons-living-overseas-for-15-years-get-the-right-to-vote-in-uk-elections?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Anyone else affected by this?

Amplifier - The Octopus
Airbag - Disconnected

Wonder whether having 3 US GPs is an attempt to move away from some of the more despotic nations involved in the F1 calendar such as Saudi, Abu Dhabi and Russia? 

Wonder whether the Russian GP will be cancelled this year.  Money does seem to be the number 1 "driving" factor when it comes to F1.

Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan and Saving Ryan's Privates!

Quote from: Jonners on March 30, 2022, 10:51:47 AMMiddletown Dreams, such a wonderful song. Cant get behind AL, just a bit "wet and tinkly" for my liking

To me its their most emotional song, both lyrically and musically

I'd happily argue for any one of Natural Science, Middletown Dreams or Available Light

Even with the brighter evenings I think that's March done. Bike has gone in for a service (brake pads and handlebar tape, gear check etc) so I'm not sure when I'll get it back. Steady progress has seen me get to 407kms for the year with 175 of those in March. (Yes I know Slim virtually managed my whole monthly total with one trip but we are where we are!)

Hoping for at least 250kms in April but we'll see how we get on.

2 idiot drivers on the spin on Saturday.  Both thought they could see round corners and knew better than me that they could go past even though I was signalling for them not to do so.  Both forced the cars I could see coming to brake to avoid a collision. Mindless!

Beautiful day with very little wind to speak of made it a very pleasant trip

To me Power Windows is a work of genius and Hold Your Fire doesn't come close to matching it.

Nothing like the drop in quality as Yes managed 10 years or so earlier when they came up with the truly awful Tormato after the genius of Going For the One but still a drop.

I actually like the first couple of tracks,  Force 10 has a good feel to it and Time Stand Still is a well composed pop song, that benefits from Aimee Mann's vocal. 

Open Secrets has a Coldplay feel to it to me and is passable,  but the likes of Lock and Key, Mission, and Turn the Page suffer from the keyboard/production issue for me.  They just sound too cloying to these ears. 

Less said about Tai Shan and High Water the better.

I don't think there's a single song on there that would be worthy of inclusion on the previous album.

Do they come clean, like beardless? Seem to remember my dad spending ages scrubbing them. As a result I've always bought them prepared in a sauce.

Quote from: Nick on March 27, 2022, 08:10:40 PMBoiling point on Netflix. Stressful chef/restaurant film.

Really enjoyed that film

 Never got on with this album. My least favourite from the eighties. Not sure whether its the keyboards or the production that let it down but the sound feels soft or cushioned like it was recorded in a studio full of cotton wool