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With Maggie Thatcher’s corpse cooling on the slab, it seems prescient that I should have a peep at this album in my concept album thread.

 

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Marking the passing of Kevin Ayers, I thought I’d look at his very first album.

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And so I turn my attentions to another classic album. Grab your copy and listen along!

 

Firstly a big thank-you to David Grant for gifting this great album.

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Someone asked if I would do another Pink Floyd review, so I dutifully obliged. Enjoy!

Today, on 5th September 2012, the inaugural Prog Rock Awards were held at Kew Gardens, produced by Prog Rock magazine and hosted by Gavin Esler. I couldn’t be there (they never invited a scrote like me, obviously) but here are the results for your enjoyment:

Awards Winners

New Blood: TesseracT
Live Event: Anathema – Union Chapel/Koko
Anthem: Squackett – Life Within a Day
Album of the Year: Rush – Clockwork Angels
Grand Design: Pink Floyd Immersion Box Sets
Virtuoso: Carl Palmer (Asia/ELP)
Visionary: Peter Hammill
Lifetime Achievement: Genesis
Guiding Light: Steven Wilson
Prog God: Rick Wakeman

I was so overwhelmed by the amazing Olympic opening ceremony presentation by Danny Boyle, I thought I’d put my thoughts down on video.

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The London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony setlist was:

The Who, ‘Baba O’Riley’
Muse, ‘Map Of The Problematique’
Fuck Buttons, ‘Surf Solar’
Sex Pistols, ‘God Save The Queen’
The Clash, ‘London Calling’
Mike Oldfield, ‘Tubular Bells’
OMD, ‘Enola Gay’
The Jam, ‘Going Underground’
The Rolling Stones, ‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’
The Beatles, ‘She Loves You’
Millie Small, ‘My Boy Lollipop’
Led Zeppelin, ‘Trampled Under Foot’
The Specials, ‘A Message To You Rudy’
David Bowie, ‘Starman’
Queen, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Eric Clapton, ‘Wonderful Tonight’
Sex Pistols, ‘Pretty Vacant’
New Order, ‘Blue Monday’
Frankie Goes To Hollywood, ‘Relax’
Soul II Soul, ‘Back To Life’
Happy Mondays, Step On’
Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This’
The Prodigy, ‘Firestarter’
Blur, ‘Song 2′
Underworld, ‘Born Slippy’
Dizzee Rascal, ‘Bonkers’
Amy Winehouse, ‘Valerie’
Muse, ‘Uprising’
Tinie Tempah, ‘Pass Out’
David Holmes, ‘I Heard Wonders’
Arctic Monkeys, ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’
The Beatles, ‘Come Together’ (covered by Arctic Monkeys)
Underworld/Alex Trimble, ‘Caliban’s Dream’
Pink Floyd, ‘Eclipse’
The Beatles, ‘The End’
The Beatles, ‘Hey Jude’