OT - nul points

[Andy_Faber]

Franco v Cliff Richard .

A death match made in heaven. Cliff would sing him to death

[MadAmster]

Saw one online conversation after the results where there were comments like "why do we take part when they hate us so much" and "They hate us so much yet they do the programme in English".

The second one is simply amusing yet also shocking that someone is so dumb that they can't work out why it's done in English.

The first one? Isn't it the poster who hates them rather than them hating us?

[MadAmster]

Saw a compilation of some comments made ny the Belgian "Graham Norton". Every bit as sharp and witty as GM.

"That would have sounded good after 37 Duvels" being one of them.

[ramAnag]

The S ex Pistols are a classic case in point imo. Meant to be so influential so they’re supposed to be admired, but to me they offered nothing and Johnny Rotten is one of the least talented performers I’ve ever seen.

Still, not many threads will take you from Eurovision to Dylan and the Se x Pistols via Bashir, Charles and Diana, the BBC, Welsh Rock Legends and your old English teacher.

[Andy_Faber]

The S ex Pistols are a classic case in point imo. Meant to be so influential so they’re supposed to be admired, but to me they offered nothing and Johnny Rotten is one of the least talented performers I’ve ever seen.

Still, not many threads will take you from Eurovision to Dylan and the Se x Pistols via Bashir, Charles and Diana, the BBC, Welsh Rock Legends and your old English teacher.

Is this a sign its the close season?

One of my sporadic professionally issued bits of journalism (entitled as I recall 'The Band Who Murdered Punk', I've lost the piece over the years) made the case for Van Halen 1 being a better album than NMTB. If you think the Brexit thread got feisty, you should have been part of THAT discussion!

[ramAnag]

Is this a sign its the close season?

One of my sporadic professionally issued bits of journalism (entitled as I recall 'The Band Who Murdered Punk', I've lost the piece over the years) made the case for Van Halen 1 being a better album than NMTB. If you think the Brexit thread got feisty, you should have been part of THAT discussion!

Doubt you’ll get the same response on here, Andy. Could do an all time top 10 finest/most influential albums thread I suppose.

Is this a sign it’s the close season’? Maybe...probably more a sign that no one seems to know what the duck is going on and until we do then even the normal close season forum fillers of what/who do we need and what can we expect next season aren’t even possible.
Our own possible misbehaviour and the EFL ‘joysuckers’ have seen to that.

[AdiSalisbury]

Quite like NMtB! Punk was meant to be a rebellion, not just politically, but musically in response to the over complexity and frilly-ness of the 70's prog / metal scene: just grab a guitar, thrash some power chords (badly) and shout.

[ramAnag]

just grab a guitar, thrash some power chords (badly) and shout.

Certainly sums up the S ex Pistols for me. Whereas bands like the Clash, the Undertones, Ian Drury, the Ramones and the Stooges (amongst others) made real musical contributions.

I remember the arrival of the S ex Pistols brand of punk...gigs moved from ‘stoned love’ to people gobbing at each other...brilliant.

[Andy_Faber]

Certainly sums up the S ex Pistols for me. Whereas bands like the Clash, the Undertones, Ian Drury, the Ramones and the Stooges (amongst others) made real musical contributions.

I remember the arrival of the S ex Pistols brand of punk...gigs moved from ‘stoned love’ to people gobbing at each other...brilliant.

I sort of put that to one side for a couple of years of my ****s, thursdays at The Kings Hall getting a deep and meaningful dose of 7/8 time prog with the likes of Gentle Giant and Fruup, friday night thrashing away to some pure-fun punk/new wave like Radio Stars and The Ruts then on with the 16-pocket trews and crymplene star jumper for the local disco (essential for female interaction). Three different 'uniforms' in three nights although knowing me prob the same underwear

[ramAnag]

I sort of put that to one side for a couple of years of my ****s, thursdays at The Kings Hall getting a deep and meaningful dose of 7/8 time prog with the likes of Gentle Giant and Fruup, friday night thrashing away to some pure-fun punk/new wave like Radio Stars and The Ruts then on with the 16-pocket trews and crymplene star jumper for the local disco (essential for female interaction). Three different 'uniforms' in three nights although knowing me prob the same underwear

Too much information!