The Shred Room or The In-Betweeners Club

Ah, thanks!

I won't be there but I was just curious, 'cause I've seen them before with Jared and I know Melissa is meeting Jared later.

Some advice, Melissa:

1. don't forget to buy Jared a drink
2. don't turn up late (twice)
3. don't get your cash card eaten by an ATM and therefore only have a tenner on you

Sorted.

rushfan4 wrote:   Anyhow, is anyone familiar with Carptree.  A very enjoyable band, methinks, but completely non-RIO.  They are listed in Neo, which I suppose is a decent fit, but I am kind of thinking that with the Art Rock split that they might fit nicer in Crossover prog.  Oh well, that is only kind of important.  I still need to track down Insekt from them, but I really enjoy their other albums.

Dean wrote: rushfan4 wrote:   Anyhow, is anyone familiar with Carptree.  A very enjoyable band, methinks, but completely non-RIO.  They are listed in Neo, which I suppose is a decent fit, but I am kind of thinking that with the Art Rock split that they might fit nicer in Crossover prog.  Oh well, that is only kind of important.  I still need to track down Insekt from them, but I really enjoy their other albums. I *love* Carptree - they write some of the catchiest prog going - I get where you're coming from with the Xover thing, but to me Neo is just fine for them (I got to have one modern Neo band to rave about ) - Insekt isn't as immediate as Man Made Machine, but it's a fine album... I need to get hold of their first two albums.

fandango wrote: rushfan4 wrote: Good Ol' Todd.  One of the few celebrities who I have had the pleasure to "meet".  Don't forget to mention the every other album issue that I have with Todd.  One good, one different.     I didn't know you were friends...maybe we should have got you to write the bio!!  I bet you didn't know he's been sat on the backburner in Crossover for the past 6 months, awaiting a bit of TLC...

I've already mentioned this elsewhere and there is a picture in the rogue gallery, but I got to meet the Grumpy Old Man himself when he did a show in Toronto last summer.  That was quite a thrill, at least for me.  As was mentioned in the Rogue Gallery, he didn't look all that thrilled.

Oh, you mean Melissa cannot make it after all, then?

Oh, my goodness... Todd Rundgren!!  *swoons*

Ah, the sulky, petulant, ornery genius with the Best Voice in the Universe...

My sole live experience of Todd was marred somewhat by the preponderance of middle-aged black t-shirt wearers who kept muttering, heckling and demanding 'Just One Victory'.  Sigh!

I cannot wait now to write a review of 'A Wizard, A True Star'.  That was my favourite album for a long time.

I hear he has a new album although I haven't heard it.  His 'Best Of' is always in heavy rotation round here, though.   I love singing along to 'Freedom Fighters' and 'Real Man' whilst doing the washing up.

Jamesy: if you lived a more conventional lifestyle, you'd probably know what the date was.   My appointment with Jared is on the 31st.  (Thanks for the advice, by the way...   Jared, I will most certainly buy you a drink!  I might buy myself one too! )

I've always been fond of "We Gotta Get You A Woman" and of course, "I don't want to work, I want to post on PA all day". (i.e. Bang on the Drum All Day for those who couldn't tell what I was trying to sing in my off-key wrong-pitched voice).

rushfan4 wrote: I've always been fond of "We Gotta Get You A Woman" and of course, "I don't want to work, I want to post on PA all day". (i.e. Bang on the Drum All Day for those who couldn't tell what I was trying to sing in my off-key wrong-pitched voice).

My favourite is 'Fair Warning'!  It's so sulky!  So OTT!  So utterly ridiculous!  (At the beginning, he puts himself after God... "...God can't do it... and I certainly can't do it..." )  And yet so stunning...  Oh gosh, there's nothing like a bit of stupendous spectacle in music.  Interesting hair, showing off, tight white lycra costumes... Hmm, looks like I came to the right place.

Hehe, no, probably a little different...