alistair A string of great pop records but River Deep is something else. One of the great vocal performances and arguably Phil Spector’s greatest production. RIP
alistair Millsy Great track. Nutbush City Limits also deserves a mention. Also love the way she came back bigger than ever (without Ike) with Private Dancer album
Millsy I actually quite like Private Dancer. Turner has grown on me over the years. Big fan of all things Motown but always considered her almost dad rock ish due to her universal appeal. But she was an immense stage presence and top performer.
Homegrove A real “that guy who’s name you don’t know in a movie, but recognize the face” Treat Williams dead at 71 due to a motorcycle-accident. Pretty badass way to go at that age. Or stupid Disney+ has Deep Rising if you want to watch a really fun bad movie he was in.
SM001 Homegrove Get on it, H. It’s an incredible piece of work. It’s a punch to the gut and not for the faint hearted but fucking amazing. ‘Child of God’ is the only book I haven’t read of his.
SM001 Noooo! Easily my favourite writer. His books were incredibly vivid. Reading a paragraph felt like an entire chapter. RIP
Millsy SM001 might actually be my favourite book. Blew me away. Agree with you on the vivid writing. He could make tumbleweed and scrub brush almost ethereal at times.
Millsy No way…..gutted Blood Meridian is absolutely incredible. I have Suttree lined up for my holiday and recently read Child of God. Such a literary talent. RIP
SM001 Millsy might actually be my favourite book. Blew me away. Me too. I distinctly remember feeling like i’d been punched in the stomach and having the wind knocked out of me on a few occasions while reading ‘Blood Meridian’. In a good way 😅 Some of the scenes in that book are not for the faint of heart. Some of the violence makes The Old Testament feel like a hug. 😅 Millsy Agree with you on the vivid writing. He could make tumbleweed and scrub brush almost ethereal at times. Ridiculously good writing. It helped that he wasn’t fond of the old punctuations. 😅
rhouses RIP Cormac McCarthy Read blood meridian, no country, and the road - all amazing, but nothing captures the father son relationship better than the road, think I was in tears at the end.
rhouses Also found it far more frightening than blood meridian, that scenario feels like it could be 10 years away.
