List country's band/artist, album, TV show, film

Heading back to Canada in September with my much much better half - fly drive through the Rockies and Vancouver Island/Vancouver, so

Canada:

All round rock God: Devin Townsend
Gravelly-voiced “90s film theme” king: Bryan Adams
Metal band: Unleash The Archers
Female metal vocalist: Britney Slayes (UTA)
Slightly kooky 90s deep-voiced folk-rock band: Crash Test Dummies
Album: Empath (Devin T)/Into The Fire (Bryan A)
Gig: Bryan Adams/Steve Miller Band/Extreme/Sass Jordan/Moxy Fruvous; Molson Park, Barrie, Ontario; August 22nd 1992
Decentish prog band: Rush🤓
Actor: Michael J. Fox

PS couldn’t think of any decent tv series from Canada, but for anyone who remembers law drama Street Legal, I spent a few months working on the show’s set in 1992 as a weekend nighttime security guard!!!😃

Edited by essexboyinwales - April 20 2024 at 11:24

Greece

Logan wrote: ^ Yes, great names. Jonathan Pryce actually was the first name to come to mind after seeing Will's "Maybe Anthony Perkins?" post. A Hopkins association there due The Two Popes especially. The New Zelander Sam was an Australian association for me. Brazil, with Pryce, is an all-time favourite movie for me. As for Gareth Thomas, how good he was as Blake. I'm a huge fan of Blake's Seven. And I was so very sad when I heard he died. It's a show I can return to at any episode again and again. Well the ending I still find devastating. I also liked Children of the Stones an awful lot (with Gareth Thomas). And Michael Sheen, love him in Good Omens as the angel Aziraphale.

I am also a huge fan of Blake's Seven! Also a show I can return to again and again.

^ Yes, great names. Jonathan Pryce actually was the first name to come to mind after seeing Will's "Maybe Anthony Perkins?" post. A Hopkins association there due The Two Popes especially. The New Zelander Sam was an Australian association for me. Brazil, with Pryce, is an all-time favourite movie for me. As for Gareth Thomas, how good he was as Blake. I'm a huge fan of Blake's Seven. And I was so very sad when I heard he died. It's a show I can return to at any episode again and again. Well the ending I still find devastating. I also liked Children of the Stones an awful lot (with Gareth Thomas). And Michael Sheen, love him in Good Omens as the angel Aziraphale.

Edited by Logan - April 17 2024 at 17:35

richardh wrote: Scotland Band: Big Country Album: Act One by Beggars Opera Solo Artist: Al Stewart TV Show: Taggart Film: Shallow Grave Sporting Legend: Graham Souness (football)

I'm with you on the Beggar's Opera debut. Brilliant.

^ Not even Anthony from The Wiggles, who I have seen live. I guess Sam Neill would the next to come to mind perhaps

Speaking of The Wiggles, I shall do Australia (hoping for another trip there next year).

Band: Dead Can Dance
Album: Spleen and Ideal by Dead Can Dance
Film: Bliss (1985)
TV Series: Glitch
Place to watch concerts: Kuranda amphitheatre (near Cairns)
Actor: Geoffrey Rush
Actress: Kate Blanchett
Reef: The Great Barrier Reef
Big red rock in desert: Big Red Rock (in Desert)

^ I can't think of a more riveting actor than Anthony Hopkins.

Spain

Album: Unidad de desplazamiento by Los Planetas
Classical guitarist: Joaquín Rodrigo
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Film: Jamón Jamón (director Bigas Luna) (1992)
Novel: The Club Dumas by Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez (1993)
Favourite film that takes place in Spain: Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
TV series: Money Heist (2017)

Edited by Logan - April 16 2024 at 19:47

Wales

Scotland