Yes Justin’s face expression is nice when the music is excellent

If I may ask, what is the name of the book? I'd like to find that.

Yes! I was there 😃 what a great concert.

I went to the Manchester Apollo gig in April ‘86. Truly brilliant.

Tomorrow Started is my fav of this album.

@@gog583 Agree really great song. The Last Time is also a gem I think

Thank you for writing almost exactly the comment I was going to write! 😆👍

Thats very kind of you, thank you for that!

I'm glad you're enjoying them! :D

It’s their best 12” b - side ever!

Thanks Giraffe, have a wonderful weekend!

Yes he is!

I like this album more than the 86 one.

That is such a fantastic DVD !

O don’t you just love The family and the fishing net on PG 4

Definitely would've loved to! :D Ty Louise!

PS. Thank you for reacting to these. I feel like it's a lost gem.

Ty so much Noble!

Mirrorman and myrrhman I heard of too. Interesting! I will look into it😀

@@jerkedevries according to the genius page for the album, "myrrhman" and "runeii" are both literal translations of "laughing stock". A lot of thought went into every detail of that album.

@@piershollott339 thanks! I especially like the originallity of perspective in Ascencion Day of the 2 year old with the mother being numb to his fate but the child hopes for love for both of them

Ty! I'll have some more Marillion in the nearish future

@@JustJP I'll be there... with bated breath :)

Soundscaping is exactly right Simon! Good words there :)

Completely agree with you on the Yamaha DX7 which I never liked (and which unfortunately swarmed in the 80s). Same thing as far as I'm concerned with those horrible Casio and Korg Delta sounds that invade The Human League's Dare album (a disgrace !).

Disagree. The DX-7 had some great sounds. Loved Berlin's use of it on "Masquerade."

@@sevensolaris Yeah, no, Berlin's 'Pleasure Victim' album (containing the song "Masquerade") was released in 1982. Yamaha didn't release the DX7 until 1983. Every synth on 'Pleasure Victim' is analogue (they used the PPG and the Prophet 5 almost exclusively); the DX7 is a digital synthesizer. Crawford and Diamond were using the analogue synthesizers previously mentioned above.

@@eidetecker Totally correct !

@@eidetecker Ah, okay. There's a video on YT where someone reproduced that analog sound on the DX-7 for said song using their own patch. That's prolly where I got the idea that Berlin used them. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rcePo8egxpm9YnU.html

I like the version by The Left Banke as well.

A separate JP channel for 12” singles ! Oh yes. Imagine the cracklin static transmission 🗡🧨🧢

Agreed George!

Speaking of Eno, JP needs to listen to more of his early stuff! 😁

Err I’d like to stick up for the sonic eletrical signals of a flock of seagulls . They were bigger in the US than in Britain i think so maybe didn’t annoy as many people with the hair.

I think "Hyperactive" might be the ticket for Justin. Perhaps he will have to listen to both.

Definitely plan on returning to it :)

No Wishful Thinking. ????

@@joebloggs396 indeed!everyone ‘s a winner but a trifle twee maybe first thing for our jp?! I’m no superfan but the fact that their albums permeated my harsh quality control up until 2022 speaks volumes for their artistry and enthusiasm. What are your faves? .

I hope someday JP does some China Crises. And I know he know Hats. But I'd love a visit to "A Walk Across the Rooftops"

@@delllittle5692 a walk across the rooftops Tinseltown in the rain From Rags to Riches Stay Easter Parade Heatwave Automobile Noise It’s all so good innit? Takes me back to visiting Edinburgh in the summer of 1985. Was this female penpal merely a platonic picnic partner or was i hopelessly on the rebound after being unceremoniously dumped for my best mate!?!😁🦛🐩 These songs, along with Tangram and Bizet, were the soundtracks to this predicament. TMI maybe, but a crucial memory in the complete appreciation of what green grass sunlight Yoghurts And three musicians can do to one’s life make up. Re: JP? Shirley he’s heard them having loved Hats. I find it inconceivable that he’d ignore the first lp but stranger things have happened. Come to think of it , if his video of TITR was a first reaction, then the first long song saturday lp of February should be TBN’s debut lp. A top 20 LP of all time. Nothin’ to do with cheese sticks or dips either. Then the rest of Feb should be repeated listens of Peace at Last trying to deal with it’s clumsy sonic laxity. Stay Close to Me from High of course is probably the greatest song ever recorded so I’ll stop all this early mornin weekend drivel and go back to it now . Only Turn of the Century rivals it in tear inducing hiraeth.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌸’God bless u kid and everything u did’.

@@HippoYnYGlaw I actually met PB when they came to Dallas on the Hat's tour. I went down to the small venue to buy a ticket. They were doing a sound check inside and it sounded just like the album. After they stopped, to my surprise and excitement, PB came outside for fresh air. I couldn't help but to "bug" him. There was know one else but him and I there. I told him my band used to actually cover Tinseltown and Stay. He was impressed that someone in the Texas would do that. He is a very positive person and talked to my about chasing my dream. He invited me after the show to come back stage and meet the band. During their show there were chairs in the floor of a venue that never has chairs in the floor. I remember only me and a couple of women wo d get up and actually dance. A couple of guys were playing to sheet music. It was and incredibly classy show. I told him one of my band mates lived in Atlanta and was coming to see them. They were going there next and he said to tell my friend to approach him and mention this encounter. This was my favorite musical encounters I ever had. AWATRTops is still one of my favorite albums.

He uploaded Powderfinger by Neil Young earlier today.

They didn't have the looks, which was all the rage in the new video age.

@@ashyclaret that’s why my responses to the Duran Duran JP reactions are steeped in resentment which I’m trying my best contain. Better to let it all out though? The continuous exposure to Rio ,view to a kill and wild boys videos made me quite bitter I’m sure! I’m also surprised Simon LB’s vocal style isn’t analysed and brought into question. It’s just dawned on me, almost every singer has certain quirky features that if isolated would drive me mad: PC’s occasional nasal whine Sting Stephen Duffy’s atonal jazz Hollis’ and China Crisis’ nasal blurs Gabriel’s ethnic grunts Geddy & Burke ( God blessed him ♥️) Neil blinkin young Even the voice of Paul Buchanan goes off at times i have to admit! Dylan, Bob is so off it’s Comforting Actually maybe David Bowie has one up on all the others here? How about Tony Hadley? He suffered because he had to sing: Why do i find it hard to write the next line? Probably the worst line ever in a pop song but I’ll Fly for You more than makes up for it.. Tom Waits Rod Stewart Billy Mackenzie Bono The sadly departed singer of The Sound who escaped me up until a month ago Even Judie Tzuke’s downward lazy descending crescendos grate. Joni on blue has improved over the years but it took some gettin used to . So in summary, yes beauty spoke louder than words in the early pop days of 1985 when the post live aid markets flooded the economy. Still our favourite singers above still inspired Andy Bell Alyson Moyet Gahan - no couldn’t cope at all Nor Ian Astbury of the Cult Boy George was trilly in places too Cathal Coughlan pretty much sums it all up both vocally And Lyrically Thanks for enduring my waffle. Excellent brain partial recall trainin. 🐩

You know you didn’t have to watch it, right?? 😜

@@Katehowe3010 In a nutshell, I always found them samey, and uninteresting. Deffo the first 3 albums. And re one of my earlier (unfavourable) comments about them, someone else said similar to what you've just noted. If i didn't like those i should try the last 2, more experimental they said. So I gave 'Spirit' a listen, and against all odd's i did like that one! Not sure i'd have said remarkable, but much better than i expected. I've still to listen to Laughing Stock yet,. If i remember right, i'd just put the 1st track of LS on, and something came up, and i had to leave it. It is on my play list though.

@@Katehowe3010 Hi man! First - I always want the Niners to lose. I'd root for them if they're playing the Patriots (Brady-era) - that's about it. Second - Renee - Talk Talk - a nice tune - a nice melody but the song only goes as far as the singer takes it. We all like certain voices - there's probably no way to accurately gauge how and why we like the singers we like. As for Hollis - his vocals ......hmmm..... just don't make me want to hear him. He may be a genius - a brilliant songwriter - a great instrumentalist - or all of the above - but as a singer - he just doesn't get me excited. That's what some say of Hammill - if the listener can't appreciate the singer - it's pretty hard to like that song or artist.

@@Katehowe3010 Will Port Vale prevail?

@@Katehowe3010 Go Vale! (Niners not so much!)