Living in the past...

Playlist

Various Artists - Cloudland Blue Eclectic Selection 2016 Vols 1-52

Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Solar Fire

David Bowie - The Complete Singles Collection 1964-2017

Bipolar Explorer - Sometimes in Dreams

Rameau - Les Grands Motets

Tom Paxton - #6

Wobbler - Afterglow

Lucius - Nudes

Kool & The Gang - The Collection

Reeves Gabrels & His Imaginary Friends - Reeves Gabrels & His Imaginary Friends

Various Artists - The Best Of British Folk

Various Artists - 100 Hits: 80s Essentials

The Mighty Moog - Everything You Ever Wanted to Hear on the Moog

Taylor Swift - Singles 2009-2016

Laura Pausini - Fatti sentire

Françoise Hardy - Voila

Erasure - World Beyond

Judas Priest - Firepower

Boney M - Daddy Cool

Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Upsetters - Double Seven

David Byrne - American Utopia

Isaac Hayes - Raw & Refined

Various Artists - Heat

Rhye - Woman

William S.Burroughs - Nothing Here Now But The Recordings

Lady GaGa - The Remix

Lana Del Rey - Stairway to Heaven

Lloyd Webber - Unmasked: The Platinum Collection (Deluxe)

Stone Temple Pilots - Stone Temple Pilots (2018)

Kendrick Lamar - Section.80

Jethro Tull - Living in the Past

The selections for tomorrow's podcast soundtracked today - my plan was to record it tonight...

At lunchtime, partook of a new 4TB hard drive - for music backing up...

As I made my way home, a text from chum Ian Sclater - would I like to accompany him tonight to see Jethro Tull at the Usher Hall as a guest of Mr Ian Anderson?

"Why yes I would" was the response...

Home for a quick and tasty tea with the Exec Producer than back out...

This the scene at 7:30...

An excellent show based around probably the fist ten years or so of the back catalogue, plus one more recent track (still over 15 yrs old)...

The band was top notch...

The visuals were superb, with the band, on several pieces, playing in synchronisation with films of previous configurations of the Tull...

At half time, we were asked to buy T shirts...

The second half was just as good and featured both "Thick as a Brick"...

...and "A Passion Play"...

..along with "Aqualung"

...and, of course, "Locomotive Breath"...

A nice touch were all the between song messages and requests from ex-members and celebrity fans of the band...

The history was depicted in the closing image as the group left the stage...

Ian and I made our way backstage to find we were, in fact, the only two guests...

...which differed from our last backstage encounter with the Tull back in 2006...

This time, Mr Anderson was very amenable indeed and was open to discussing the show and tech background re the visuals and synchronised playing etc despite having just performed for two hours and suffering from a chest infection, headache etc etc...

We also met guitarist Florian Ophale - reminiscing about his time with Greg Lake - I met them in 2005 - Florian has been with Anderson now for 15 years - and keyboard player John O'Hara, who chatted about his latest projects...

Out into the night and, as we made our way past a few people with LPs in their hands, hoping for a chance to meet the main man, Mr Tull swept past us on foot and out into the night...

A quick drink and chat with the Sclatmeister before heading home for some late night telly and to bed...

A surprisingly good day, the artwork for which is "An Unexpected Pleasure"...

Highlight of the Day : Jethro Tull...


Setlist

Set 1:
My Sunday Feeling
Love Story
A Song for Jeffrey
Some Day the Sun Won't Shine for You
Dharma for One
Living in the Past
A New Day Yesterday
Bourrée in E minor
With You There to Help Me / The Witch's Promise
My God
Cross-Eyed Mary

Set 2:
Thick as a Brick
A Passion Play
Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll, Too Young to Die
Songs From the Wood
Ring Out, Solstice Bells
Heavy Horses
Farm on the Freeway
Aqualung

Encore:
Locomotive Breath

Good comedy can make up for having to miss an opportunity...

Playlist
Evie - Balades électriques
Melanie - The Best Of Melanie
America - History: America's Greatest Hits
Faces - A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse
Various Artists - Trojan UK Hits Box Set
T Rex - The Slider
Various Artists - Jackie The Album
Don McLean - American Pie
Slade - Sladest
Badfinger - The Very Best of (1968-1974)
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson
Lindisfarne - Fog On The Tyne
The Temptations - All Directions
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Mott The Hoople - Mott
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
The Osmonds - The Plan
Gary Glitter - Glitter
Mungo Jerry - Alright Alright Alright [Single]
Various Artists - Billboard Top 100 1973
Nazareth - Razamanaz
Suzi Quatro - Rough & Tough
The Goons - The Ying Tong Song [Single]
Wizzard - Wizzard Brew
David Essex - The Best Of David Essex
The Rolling Stones - Goat's Head Soup
10cc - The Very Best Of 10cc
Roy Wood - Boulders
Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
Various Artists - Super 70's Rock

The snow, while still here this morning, was soon away...

Meanwhile, Anne fruited up her Cheerios, mistakenly...

We're getting on a bit, don't you know...

More single compiling today...

Had wanted to get along to Out of the Bedroom tonight but was late home and then a call from Anne's mum re possible scamming activity led to being waylaid...

Impossible Songs made it though...

Meanwhile, ensconced at Crisypcat Towers, I watched "Agents of Shield" and, upon Anne's return from a night out with chum Gillian, four comedy shows, "Not Going Out", "Still Game", "Brooklyn 99" and "Big Bang Theory", all of which were much enjoyed...

Today's artwork, "Cereal and Orange, Inadvertantly"...

Highlight of the Day : Good comedy...

Visitors in white and black...

Playlist

Marillion - Misplaced Childhood
Van der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other
Focus - Moving Waves

Steve Hackett - Voyage of the Acolyte

Rush - Signals

Tool - Lateralus

The Beatles - 1967-1970

Emerson Lake & Palmer - Emerson Lake and Palmer

Spock's Beard - The Light

Aphrodite's Child - 666

Various Artists - 11 Prog Anthems

Jethro Tull - A Passion Play

Yes - The Yes Album

Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts

Camel - I Can See Your House From Here

Liquid Tension Experiment - Liquid Tension Experiment 2

Marillion - Sounds That Can't Be Made

Dream Theater - Black Clouds & Silver Linings

Genesis - Trespass

Bipolar Explorer - Sometimes in Dreams

Rameau - Les Grands Motets

Tom Paxton - #6

Wobbler - Afterglow

Lucius - Nudes

Kool & The Gang - The Collection

Reeves Gabrels & His Imaginary Friends - Reeves Gabrels & His Imaginary Friends

Various Artists - The Best Of British Folk

Various Artists - 100 Hits: 80s Essentials

The Mighty Moog - Everything You Ever Wanted to Hear on the Moog

Various Artists - Singles 2009-2016

Laura Pausini - Fatti sentire

Françoise Hardy - Voila

Various Artists - Vocal Trance 2018

Starset - Transmissions (Deluxe Edition)

Paul McCartney & Wings - Paul McCartney & Wings Singles 1972-1977

Paul McCartney & Wings - Red Rose Speedway

Wizzard - Wizzard Brew

Various Artists - California Dreaming

Sweet - Ballroom Blitz

Free - Heartbreaker

Cat Stevens - Remember: The Ultimate Collection
Cloudland Blue Quartet - 04 04 04

Snow again today...

...marked by a visiting wood pigeon...

Fang the Black Cat also visited...

With Anne's Zumba off, I did not record this week's podcast - instead we watched a considerable amount of TV...

Today's artwork, "Footprints in the Snow"...

Highlight of the Day : A visit from Fang...

Compiling pt 343...

Playlist

Various Artists - 20 Fantastic Hits (Arcade)

Tom Paxton - Morning Again

Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention - One Size Fits All

Strawbs - Ghosts

Caravan - In The Land Of Grey And Pink

Queen - A Night At The Opera

Marillion - Script For A Jester's Tear

Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Centre of the Earth

King Crimson - Discipline

Rod Stewart - The Best Of Rod Stewart

Various Artists - 11 Prog Anthems

Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories)

After some singing and playing...

Got sucked in tonight, reconstituting this LP I bought in 1972...

...and creating a playlost of the "100 Greatest Prog Tracks" published in this month's Prog magazine...

This is how I waste my time - this and watching "Holby City" - which was good...

Today's artwork is "The Best Of"...

Highlight of the Day : Compiling...

Compiling pt 342...

Playlist

Jo Jo Gunne - Jo Jo Gunne

The Marmalade - Greatest Hits

Various Artists - Jackie The Album

The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street

Elton John - Honky Chateau

T Rex - The Slider

Lindisfarne - Nicely Out Of Tune

Don McLean - American Pie

The Jackson 5 - The Motown Years

Strawbs - Bursting at the Seams

T Rex - The T Rex Wax Co. Singles - A's And B's, 1972-77

The Moody Blues - Voices In The Sky

David Bowie - Nothing Has Changed

John Lennon - Lennon

Procol Harum - The Best Of Procol Harum Halcyon Daze

The Move - Message from the Country

Paul McCartney & Wings - Wings Wild Life

Slade - Sladest

The Kinks - Supersonic Rocket Ship [Single]

Gary Glitter - Glitter

Various Artists - The Greatest Hits Of 1972

The Who - Thirty Years of Maximum R&B

Various Artists - 101 Pirate Radio Hits

David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

Various Artists - 1973 Singles

Alice Cooper - The Alice Cooper Group Singles 1970-1973

Hawkwind - In Search Of Space

Various Artists - Wow! That Was The 70's

Various Artists - 1972 Hit Singles

Rod Stewart - The Best Of Rod Stewart

Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes

Various Artists - Jackie The Album Vol 2

Slade - Slayed?

Roxy Music - Roxy Music (45th Anniversary Edition)

The Jam - Snap!

Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon

Johnny Cash - The Real Johnny Cash

Neil Young - Greatest Hits

Roxy Music - Roxy Music

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Best Years Of Our Lives

The Beatles - 1967-1970

Various Artists - Capital Models Covers - The Originals

Lou Reed - NYC Man: The Ultimate Lou Reed Collection

Elvis Presley - Elvis 75

Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley

Various Artists - The Sound Of The 70's

Bryan Ferry - Let's Stick Together

Van Morrison - Blowin' Your Mind

Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends

Evie - Balades électriques

Octopus - Bonsai

10cc - The Very Best Of 10cc

Various Artists - Chronicles: 70's Rock Classics

David Bowie - Five Years

Family - Bandstand

Bread - Essentials

The Shangri-Las - The Best Of The Shangri-Las

Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002

The Osmonds - The Very Best Of The Osmonds

Jeff Beck - Truth 

Various Artists - 20 Fantastic Hits (Arcade)

"Work" today on playlists of singles purchased in 1970, 1971 and 1972, using one of my favourite reference books and my home made charts...

This is how I wast my time...

In the evening, "University Challenge" and "Marcella" entertained, while Pat Phelan came back from the dead in "Coronation Street", not that I've been hooked in yet again...

Today's artwork is "All the Hits"...

Highlight of the Day : Compiling...

Oh how we laughed...

Playlist

John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man [Single]

Isaac Hayes - Shaft

Deep Purple - Singles A's & B's

Various Artists - Top Of The Pops 1971

Melanie - The Best Of Melanie

America - History: America's Greatest Hits

Faces - A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse

Various Artists - Trojan UK Hits Box Set

T Rex - The Slider

Various Artists - Jackie The Album

Capital Models - 2018-03-04

Capital Models - 2018-02-04

Don McLean - American Pie

Slade - Sladest

Badfinger - The Very Best of (1968-1974)

Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson

Lindisfarne - Fog On The Tyne

Paul McCartney & Wings - Wings Wild Life

Various Artists - Motown Chartbusters Vol 7

Various Artists - Top Of The Pops 1972

Octopus - Bonsai

Neil Young - Harvest

T Rex - 20th Century Superstar

Jo Jo Gunne - Jo Jo Gunne

Various Artists - 20 Star Tracks

Up reasonably early and setting up the back room for a visit from the boys...

Out for some rolls for my mum and some biscuits for said boys...

They duly arrived and we musicked for a few hours while Anne was round at Jane and Bob's for Hearts' disappointing draw against that Dundee...

I'd forgotten it was April Fool's day when Stu advised there was a leak in the bathroom...

I rushed to find this...

Oh how we laughed!

After the boys had gone, Anne and I drove out to Loanhead to visit my mum, who will have another chance to have her toe amputated on Friday the 13th...

Unlucky, possibly, she thought...

I reminded her she has lived at No 13 for over 50 years...

Oh how we laughed...

Upstairs, took some pics of what was, from 1966 to 1979, my room...

Although "das Zimmer" was mine, erm, the zimmer is not mine...

Yep that's where it all happened...

Back home and, later on, I once again ran through our covers set, trying to remember what I'd learned earlier in the day...

Today's artwork is "A Boy in his Bedroom"...

Highlight of the Day : Musicking...