Brian White

The opening notes of Carry On still give me goose bumps.

Thanks for the reminder! What a superb mix of disobedience, frustration, chaos and futility. The dog's name just adds that extra absurdity. 👌🏻

The summer of 1972. The album from which it's taken, "Hobo's Lullaby" is my adolescence in vinyl form. 👍🏻

Indeed. A hard lesson when the excitement dimmed as truth and reality kicked in. I too remember that disillusionment, the mystique evaporating.

It's a question not of geography but of morality. When principally one man is responsible for the destabilising of the entire world and the deaths of so many, the coarsening of public discourse and the obliteration of standards in public life, how would it be possible to not have an opinion?

"White Mansions", a superlative précis of the American Civil War written by Paul Kennerly and featuring Waylon Jennings, Albert Lee etc, was also a Glyn Johns production. One of his best, I reckon.

I saw them at the Liverpool Empire a few nights later with Duster Bennett, a one-man band, as support. 👍🏻

Since it hasn't yet been mentioned, "Heartbreaker" was the first of theirs I ever heard, back in 1970 at age 14. I still remember the visceral thrill of that intro. 👌🏻

Bravo, sir! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

A stunning album. Live versions of "Dance, Sister, Dance" and "Toussaint L'Overture" are worth the price alone. 👍🏻

Such a reliable character actor. Even smaller roles (the doctor in Fletch) came to life in his hands. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

A highly underrated singer. I saw her in concert around 1980 at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester with a terrific band including Isaac Guillory on guitar. An emotive and distinctive voice. 👍🏻

I saw this big band at Brecon Jazz in the UK around 2001, I think. They raised the roof. The musicianship was outstanding and Ms Akiyoshi was mesmerising as she played and conducted the wonderful band.

Absolutely. A bull's eye. 🎯

"Pure As the Driven Snow" is peak Doobie. 👌🏻

A bit late to this but how about Tim O'Brien's "If I Can't Live Without You, How Come I Ain't Dead?"
Also a 1930s prison song, "No Lights On The Christmas Tree, They're Using The Electric Chair Tonight". . . 🤦🏻‍♂️

Un musicien extraordinaire ! L'harmonica, le piano, la guitare – il était un maestro. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

A shamefully under appreciated band. I saw them several times in concert, Andy Latimer in particular never received his due in terms of accolades as a guitarist. His gift for melody pervades all their work. 👍🏻

I love the warm melancholy of the LIAR album and will definitely investigate this one. 👍🏻

I had a Saturday job shopping for a small hotel in Llandudno that summer.They bought humongous quantities of tea so I very quickly collected enough cards for the whole Liverpool team. 👍🏻😁

I saw him with his big band in Manchester UK some years ago with Alison Moyet on vocals. A stellar composer. This album of his is just wonderful.

Saw him a couple of times with The Blues Band. A real and knowledgeable ambassador for the music in the UK and a terrific singer and harmonica player in his own right. Good guy. 👍🏻

When I was about 9 a neighbour had this 7" single. If there's one record which launched my lifelong obsession with music and the feelings it can bring forth, it's this one. Still a sublime sound.

If I'm permitted two. . .

My No.1 favourite film. Every performance is spot on. Ditto direction, lighting and the atmospheric score. 👍🏻

Those ultra-quiet moments on BBC Radio 3 when you think it's gone off and tell Alexa to turn up the volume just as the 96-piece orchestra floors it. 😲

When you turn 35 something terrible happens to music. 🫤

A lifelong fan of the great man, this is my favourite of his albums. Rhythmically spellbinding with some of his most thoughtful and inspiring lyrics (a pretty high bar to begin with). 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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