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Electric - the new CD from Richard Thompson. Another excellent album - even better than his last few! Gonna see him live in two weeks - he's on the same bill with Emmylou Harris. Wow!

Maybe in the '50s and early '60s. If an artist is putting out 12 crap numbers, they are not worth listening to or supporting. It was The Beatles who led the push to put out high-quality albums which were NOT padded with "crap numbers". After their first album, they even stopped putting their singles on the albums - which meant 14 new tracks. And they used the albums as a vehicle for creative innovation. The sign of a good band, or solo artist, was precisely that ability to put out a good, solid album - one that was not full of "crap numbers". During the early to mid-'60s, popular music was dominated by the single, the pop charts, and AM radio (the "Light" programme, which became Radio One). Starting in the late '60s, the shift was away from the single to the album; away from AM radio to FM radio. FM radio could broadcast in stereo and high-fidelity sound - and the shift was away from singles to predominantly album tracks. What we have now is a shift back to the era of the single. And that means inferior bands can thrive without the need to put out good-quality albums - collections of interesting and creative tracks. Me, I'm still an "album guy". I still buy my music on "albums" (CDs). I still prefer to listen to a band or and artist for an hour or so, rather than constantly shifting from one three-minute song by one artist to another three-minute song someone else, as it was back in the days of Top-20 radio. It's the way I prefer to listen to music, and the change in technology has not had an effect on that. Oh, and I still frequent "record stores", as well as buy CDs from Amazon.

I agree with you. A dozen or so posters on here who like to dominate and bully. They never know when to shut up.

Absolute disaster!

"Marquee Moon" by Television (1977)

Nah. Early '70s was singer-songwriters; mid-70s was disco sh*t; late 70s was punk

No, actually, I wouldn't. Lambert is a very talented player and also an admirable person - honest, optimistic, and modest. Rooney may be a great player, but as a person ... Lambert leads by example and he is inspiring.

Sorry for the delay in responding. The idea that the Pope's "infallibility" means that he can never be wrong in anything is a VERY common misunderstanding of the concept. It is a much more limited thing. The doctrine of infallibility was defined "dogmatically" by the First Vatican Council of 1869-1870. What it means, briefly, is that a Pope cannot be in error when he makes a declaration ex cathedra about key matters of faith and morals. Ex cathedra means literally "from the chair"; it signifies the Pope speaking as a shepherd, or teacher, of the whole Catholic flock - by virtue of his "supreme apostolic authority". These sorts of pronouncements are usually delivered in papal encyclicals (letters circulated to all the bishops of the Church, and through them, to all Catholic parishes in the world). An example would be Pope Paul VI's teaching about contraception in his 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae. Since Benedict will no longer be Pope after his abdication, he will lose his apostolic authority, and lose his role as "infallible" teacher on matters of faith and morals. He was wrong a lot before he became Pope; he'll be wrong a lot after he leaves office. (And I'm glad to see him go, btw.) I hope that helps.

A new album by Eric Burdon - 'Til Your River Runs Dry. It's a really solid effort. Most of the songs co-written by Eric. Familiar themes, crack band, varied styles - but set in an electric blues-rock format dominated by guitar, piano and hammond organ.

So, I hope we never score again. Then we'll never lose?

Cheat, you mean? That's disgraceful. It's bad enough that some players dive; but to advocate that coaches should encourage that behaviour ...? Disgusting.

I don't think you quite understand the theory of papal infallibility!

Some posters never know when to shut up; they seem to think that dominating the conversation is equivalent to "winning" the argument.

The Third Man Dr. Strangelove if .... A Hard Day's Night Zorba the Greek Dr. Zhivago Bridge on the River Kwai Apocalypse Now The Graduate

... not to be confused with JJ Cale, of course! [Although I like his stuff, too.]

John Cale: The Island Years. This is a 2-CD collection of the three albums that Cale did for Island Records in 1974-1975 (plus a few out-takes and B sides). Along with Paris 1919, this is probably the peak of his solo career. Among those playing with him on this stuff: Eno, Phil Manzenara, Chris Spedding, Richard Thompson, Pat Donaldson, Gerry Conway, and Andy Mackay. Sometimes scary; sometimes funky, sometimes beautiful; sometimes straight-ahead rock 'n' roll. If you haven't heard this stuff before, check it out. The individual LPs, in order, were Fear, Slow Dazzle and Helen of Troy.

I do 'em the way my mother always did - crepes. Squeeze of fresh lemon and a sprinkle of sugar. Roll them up and serve while they are still warm. For variation, you can also use a squeeze of fresh orange juice -but I prefer lemon.

But the season ends in May.

How is that, then?

Brilliant! You are a ham, sir.

Unbelievable. They give Gareth Barry 2 1/2 stars - the same as Schneiderlin and Cork. And Nasri got 3?

Do we really care? It was so obvious that we were by far the better team!

Watched on TV. Saints were awesome!! City had their moments, but we dominated that game. Brilliant performance. We have turned the proverbial corner. So proud of my Saints!

Come on, Saints!

Makes sense to calculate the mean (average). 376/10 = 37.6 So 38 points should do it. (Should - but not guaranteed, of course.)