tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post5711837893607756299..comments2024-03-18T21:47:44.251+00:00Comments on My Top Ten: My Top Ten (Late) Albums of 2016: Number 9Rolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-61467568984886729692017-01-24T09:39:17.452+00:002017-01-24T09:39:17.452+00:00Well said that man.Well said that man.The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-74795451633010270012017-01-24T09:00:17.115+00:002017-01-24T09:00:17.115+00:00Hope you enjoy it, Chris. I'd recommend (along...Hope you enjoy it, Chris. I'd recommend (along with CC above) the Boys Don't Cry album too if you never heard that. It's amazing.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-45958692317103989522017-01-24T08:59:24.461+00:002017-01-24T08:59:24.461+00:00For all its flaws (from a contemporary perspective...For all its flaws (from a contemporary perspective) I would have loved to live through the Mad Men era... but (and I feel a bit traitorous for saying this) I would prefer to have been in America. I think they had it a lot easier than the UK in the 50s and 60s.Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-4343698966870919222017-01-24T08:58:03.298+00:002017-01-24T08:58:03.298+00:00Sorry that your computer problems are still unsolv...Sorry that your computer problems are still unsolved, Alyson. I hope it doesn't mean an end to Alfie, though I do understand blogger block. I quit my old blog when I felt I'd run out of things to say... then promptly started this one up a couple of weeks later because I found I missed the outlet for my writing: particularly as it's the only thing I really have the time / energy / concentration span for these days.<br /><br />I also hope you don't give up because your blog has been one of those which has inspired me over the last few months to change my approach to My Top Ten. My old blog was much more personal but when I quit that I decided I was just going to write about music and keep myself out of it. I figured nobody was interested in reading about me but might still be interested in some weirdly connected lists of tunes. Ironically, since I've shifted back to a more personal approach in recent months I've found more people are reading and responding... as they did with my old blog. I've come full circle and feel I'm going through a bit of a blogging renaissance now and that's largely down to the support and encouragement of certain bloggers... mainly the ones who have just commented on this post.<br /><br />Plus, as we seem to have lost Marie's blog again recently, it'd be a double blow to lose yours too!Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-13613836041597835192017-01-24T08:49:22.662+00:002017-01-24T08:49:22.662+00:00We set ourselves such strict rules...We set ourselves such strict rules...Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-66270082126247364452017-01-24T08:48:54.127+00:002017-01-24T08:48:54.127+00:00Happy to be of service. I've not noticed the A...Happy to be of service. I've not noticed the Ann Wilson similarity before, but I can see what you mean. Rolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103804480646939038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-40441466361409761742017-01-23T23:14:27.875+00:002017-01-23T23:14:27.875+00:00I had no idea Rumer put out new stuff in 2016, I&#...I had no idea Rumer put out new stuff in 2016, I'll give the album a try this week. It's a shame she's not more widely known. I remember liking her debut Seasons of My Soul, especially the track Slow I've listened to a lot.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-62775563864907832282017-01-23T23:07:13.813+00:002017-01-23T23:07:13.813+00:00One more thing - You are right, I too want to go a...One more thing - You are right, I too want to go and live in the past (but without all the untreatable illnesses). It's 1967 for me all the way! Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-7477254748358819432017-01-23T23:02:12.119+00:002017-01-23T23:02:12.119+00:00As you probably know my blog could be renamed The ...As you probably know my blog could be renamed The Works of Bacharach and David as I seem to revisit their songs more than those of any other song-writing team. Have done posts about a few of the ones mentioned above and love Rumer's voice. This is starting to get a bit weird but I was genuinely listening to Karen Carpenter earlier tonight as I'm so upset about my computer issues (still lost everything) that I decided to have a good wallow and Karen's/Rumer's voice is perfect for that. <br /><br />Am thinking that Alfie (Bacharach & David composition) might have had it's day which makes me sad but seem to have hit a brick wall on the writing front set off by technological probs. Bigger probs in the world however and I had a good run I suppose. Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671033552961486737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-50378836920812057572017-01-23T18:13:32.930+00:002017-01-23T18:13:32.930+00:00Boys Don't Cry is very good but So is her debu...Boys Don't Cry is very good but So is her debut Seasons of the Soul particularly Aretha which would have featured in my name checked series had I not previously posted itCharity Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12049726176497694026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633543688149775322.post-48389446496141200432017-01-23T09:23:38.561+00:002017-01-23T09:23:38.561+00:00I'd never heard of her until today, but can in...I'd never heard of her until today, but can instantly see the attraction. 'What the World Needs Now' is beautifully performed and arranged and I'm keen to hear more - particularly her interpretation of ' A House Is Not A Home', a song I've long been fond of. Thanks for the intro Rol.<br />Is it just me, or does Rumer bear a striking resemblance to a young Ann Wilson?The Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237251779370596904noreply@blogger.com