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.....and whiskers on kittens..... You've been listening to this I bet

Well, didn't Roy Wood leave? Jeff Lynne poisoned him and made him get sick and paint his face. That's waht I heard on Fox, anyway. Well I read on www.jefflynneisgod.orgthat Roy was sick anyway. And he had bad breath.

Well, didn't Roy Wood leave? Don't go slagging Jeff off now. This is a man who's devoted his whole life to music. I've been informed from a very reliable source that: Now that's commitment. He's our own Charlie Parker.

Are you familiar with Jeff Lynne? Gotta say though, wish I wasn't a Brit. Nationalism isn't a trait I exhibit, but I think I'll feel different if I was French. Always loved the place.

In all seriousness, I was a teenager in Middlesbrough (not the most culturally diverse scene in the world) and I had this slightly boho uncle (OK work-shy). He used to have thousands of old albums and 78s that he'd 'acquired' and he also played guitar. On a Saturday afternoon I'd visit cos he lived near a girl I fancied, and he'd play me all sorts of old Sonny Boy Williamson, Elmore James and Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown records. It was OK, but I found it all soooo turgid. not much dynamic there. I liked my pop with a twist anyway; when my mates were all listening to Frankie Goes To Hollywood, I'd be off hunting old early Roxy Music B-sides. Anyway, this went on for a while until he played me 'Are You Experienced'. That was it I think. The movementgoing on, especially the drums. The constant bristling and shifting. Then it was Traffic. Jim Capaldi, say no more. Then finally the point at which I thought I should be listening to jazz per se, rather than music which had a jazz feel, was when I heard Cream. Ginger Baker was guilty. En route for a couple of Cream albums I stopped by this great second hand store in 'boro where the woman would let you browse for hours. I had read this interview previously with Baker in which he cited Elvin Jones as a great influence. I couldn't find any albums by Jones, 'cos in my jazz naievety I thought he would be a leader of a band. So no luck. Off I went. In town later I browsed the jazz section of the local HMV in which I saw Ornette Coleman's 'Something Else' and on it the name Billy Higgins, he had also been mentioned in the Baker interview. So I bought it. I was hooked by how 'sprawling' it sounded. Yet it all made sense, and it all resolved perfectly. How do they do that? I wondered. Shortly after at the aforementioned secondhand store, I happened upon 'Out To Lunch'; quite a common entry point it seems (possibly due to it's legendary status but near 'unlistenability', for the uninitiated). I took it without hesitation, partly because the cover looked so damn cool. I'm sure this format will be familiar to so many jazz fans. But it was an exciting time.

Looks like ol' Blue Note has it coming.....

Yep this is what happens time and time again! Che. Look Che, I don't want to piss on your fire here mate, but you say "time and time again" yet you've been a member for a week. Now, I'm not implying that your status is dictated by how far back you joined or how many posts you have (some just don't have time for 40+ posts per day), but hang around a bit a see that all threads don't get uprooted by 'in-house jokers'. I for one am certainly not one of those, in fact, most here don't even like me, and I've had my fair share of threads hijacked and tossed open for the general merriment of those more quick witted than me. But, give it time. Also, like someone basically said in a another thread, it pays to make sure you're not asking folk to retread well worn paths. Just because you've done that a few times doesn't mean you that your time here will be tarnished. I really don't like to think of people feeling picked on or a 'target' in some way. Us Brits should stick up to them Yanks. Oh, they think they're so great, hell, I bet most of them haven't even heard of ELO.

Hey Maren, my sister used to do that when I was a kid. Someone ask me a question, before I could take a breath, she'd answer. That's why I talk so much (rubbish) now.

Several board members already over at http://forums.KennyGissimo.com/search.php? See you there?

Isn't the 6th a Sunday BTW?

It's all getting a bit Abigail's Party if you ask me.

Must be one of those post crushers, who try and get to a 1000 posts by March So how about you say what you want in one post? Che. No. He talks like that when he's having a quick lamb shank.

Nah. They will.

I stumbled across this site. Prior to that, hated the stuff. Wanker's music. Couldn't stay away though and now I'm like "Hello everyone, my name is Tony and..... I'm ....a wanker...."

HA!!! and we've still got it. In fact, it's getting worse...

Strangely arousing. Or is it just me? Not for youngsters Here.

Good God Tony! This is even more gruesome than my story. Gave me a lump in the throat reading it again....

Misterioso & Brilliant Corners for me. ..int Monk brilliant...!!!

Just ordered now from Play.com, £11.99 including delivery. The UK release date is 21st March.

Had no idea that was out. Great I'll be on the line to Music Connection later to get that one. Thanks for the heads up

Well, I was going to say My Song, but like Belonging I thought I would fall foul of the pedants here as it was technically a Jarrett album. And as for Star. I going to have a listen tonight and get back to you. It won't change my mind; I love it, I just need to have some hard facts about its jazz credentials.

And why Tony? Che. Have you heard it?

Star with Vitous and Erskine.

I do not understand what you mean by this. It must mean there was a copy of Hustler tucked into the centre pages.

World's first blond female engine driver?