Gary Barlow must be one of a few people from Manchester that supports Liverpool. He is a top man though whoever he supports. Eric Clapton didn't write Cocaine, it was released in 1976 by JJ Cale. Eric Clapton released a cover which is the well known version.
Not saying he wasn't, as such. Still is, in fact. Seen him several times over the years and enjoyed it every time. Just don't think he's as fast/rocking/head-banging as May and the others we've quoted. But he's better than anything around today, that's for sure.
remember may live on top of buckingham? he was great then, last night he was trying way too hard. jessie j was in a rolls flying round singing her most famous song. i thought it was ok but can understand your view point. spice girls were very tinny especially scary spice... and sir paul, at his age and unfortunately the price of his tickets mean that people have a right to say he sounds awful... and he does. i don't get why he's going and doing it cos its not money. perhaps he thinks he lost a lot of time or something but god i wouldn't pay a tenner to hear him now..
Macca was on the X factor two years ago and he sounded dreadful. I think its time for him to retire as he's 70.
Hmmm. The voice has well gone. Even Little Richard can't do Little Richard any more, let alone Macca doing his Hamburg impersonation of him for 50=odd years.
One of the Macca classics live was live-aid in 1985, He was genius. Okay Freddie Mercury and Queen stole the show, but Macca was top drawer as were the Stones. They make a mockery of modern music.
There was so much opportunity last night to use the music of some of our greatest singers and bands along with videos and stills as they did with Bowie interspersed with 'live artists.
Talking of the videos of dead Brits, my daugher asked "Why isn't Amy Winehouse on it?", and yep, I wish they had have put her on for a few shots.
Perhaps because in the pantheon of British music over the last 50 years Winehouse is little more than a footnote. That doesn't mean that she did a few good tunes but then so did Cilla or even Dusty Springfield.
Most of Pink Floyd's songs are about 1) The war 2) The curious apathy of the British 3) Negatives of British culture and politics 4) Negatives of general life, music industry 5) The obscure and obscene. Don't think they'd have fitted. Suppose they could have played Maiden's 'These Colours Don't Run' Sabbath are altogether too brilliant and too negative to be widely appreciated (despite causing the invention of modern rock/metal).
"Sabbath are altogether too brilliant and too negative to be widely appreciated (despite causing the invention of modern rock/metal)." Completely forgot about Tony Iommi And yet I put Nigel Tufnell in who's based mostly on Tony.
"What about a bit of Rod!" Hey, the stuff in the early 70's with the Faces was as good as it gets. Pool Hall Richard, Cindy Incidentally, Reason To Believe, You Wear It Well...... bucking frilliant! Lost it with Atlantic Crossing and Blondes Have More Fun trash, imho, but it made him a millionaire - the closest thing to Rod's heart.
What about first cut is the deepest and Maggie May? He let himself down with rubbish like some guys have all the luck. However he's come back strong recently doing covers. A few years back he did a brilliant cover of the pretenders I'll stand by you. Its destroys the Girls aloud version thats for sure.
