Parkdrive

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What! You're gonna have to look it up? Yes, apparently it's under the heading Jah Lush.

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Look up 'rarely' in the dictionary. > > ETA They had the same number of shots on target as > England............2. Which match were you > watching? I'll look up patronising while I'm at it.

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For all Spain's possession they rarely looked like > scoring Which game were you watching?

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England 30% possession to Spains 70%, if we believe that those are the kind of figures that will help us succeed in 2012, we'd all better think again. Allow the likes of Germany or Portugal that kind of possession and England will get punished big time. On another day had Spain been more clinical with their finishing, it could have been a very different story, and the beating we all expected, well most of us any, would have happened. A creditable win no doubt against the current World and European champs but it only papers Englands weaknesses.

LadyDeliah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I find the pressure to conform on poppy wearing a > bit sinister and the hysteria seems to be > increasing every year. > > It's not a co-incidence that jingoism and > xenophobia increase in most countries during times > of serious economic downturn, with some > frightening end results in the past. > > The enforced 'patriotism' of poppy wearing is > alarming in this context. I wear a poppy, not because I feel pressurised or through a sense of patriotism, I do it because I rather hope that it will help us to remember the sacrifice made by men and women of the armed forces. We all have a choice. Nobody forces to wear, or buy one if you don't want to. Edited due to rubbish spelling.

On Broadway - The Drifters

The man with the child in his eyes - Kate Bush

Ordinary World - Duran Duran

Hey Girl - Mighty Marvelows

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh come on, that was quite funny! Really? Whatever floats your boat.

Mick Mac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Parkdrive Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > A friend of mine has his own company and he > pays > > just over ?80k a year for a box which he uses > > mostly to enter prospective and existing > clients. > > Its the way of the world. > > Now that I'd like to see. Careful, your lack of wit is showing.

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Nope, sorry *Bob* > > The biggest problem with Stevie is that, as Mr B > alluded too, anyone under 40's exposure to him in > their formative years are the soooooooooooooo > awful, I just Called To Say I Love you, Lately, > Happy Birtday (actually not quite so bad but only > ok and horribly overplayed) and of course that > awful deirge he did with Sir Paul. This is > combined with musical snobism of white middle > class music fans who don't really think that black > Soul artists do anything that serious. The three > albums mentioned the most (and bearing in mind > Songs in the Key of Life is a double) are crammed > full of innovative and experimental sounds which > at the time were using cutting edge technnology, > often for the first time AND packed with > absolutely fantastic tunes, a few that don't work > but not much treacly scmaltz. Talking Book, > Innervisions and, For me esppecially , Songs in > the Key of Life are up their with the best albums > of that era without a doubt. And bearing in mind > Wonder was reared in the Motown Hit Factory based > on producing factory like (but often very good) > hits to move into a completley new album based, > experimental RnB sound was so innovative and > unmatched by most of his contemperaries (Marvin > Gaye maybe on What's Going on and Curtis > Mayfield). > > Pseuds Corner anyone? You're wasting your time with Bob quids, he'll just come back with WOOOOSH. Good points well made though.

Far too deep for me Bob, you possess a superior intellect to be admired and looked up to.

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's like taking candy from a baby, really. But > then I did always have a sweet tooth. > > But seriously.. what are you hoping to gain from > this utterly pointless 'discussion'? > > What do you want to know? > > Several hundred squillion people (including > myself) mostly only listen to a few Stevie Wonder > albums because they find that so much of the rest > of it is bland, repetitive, preachy and cheesy. > > On the other hand, several hundred squillion other > people (myself not included) don't listen to The > Smiths because they hate the whining, dreary, > monotonous tone of the M'sey, and his general lack > of accomplished musicality - in comparison to say, > oh, let's just go with Stevie Wonder. > > So what have we learned here.. you know - 'about > music'? > > > Oh yeah.. absolutely nothing. What a load of pompous, ignorant guff. You've learnt nothing thats possibly because nobody is trying to teach you, but then you're Mistra Know it all. Yes I've reverted to my limited unterstanding of this literal title.

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Parkdrive Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > When trading > > posts with yourself I'm reminded of the Stevie > > Wonder lyrics to Mistra Know it all. I can't > think > > why. > > > Is it because your understanding of songs is > limited to those with very literal titles? You are an intellectual giant Bob, how can I hope to compete with such wisdom? Always a pleasure dealing with your posts Bob, never a chore.

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well I've certainly enjoyed your articulate and > well thought-out mention of The Smiths - in > particular the way you knowledgeably referenced > 'Heaven Knows..' - a track which is probably to > The Smiths as 'Superstition' is to Stevie Wonder. High praise indeed Bob, and feeling is mutual. You are a true scholar and no mistake. When trading posts with yourself I'm reminded of the Stevie Wonder lyrics to Mistra Know it all. I can't think why.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Parkdrive Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > And thats the sum of total of your in depth > > critique of Wonders career is it? > > Ooh, I love it when people refer to musicians by > their surname! It makes you sound like such an > expert... in a Patrick Bateman meets Harry Enfield > sort of way. > > Anyway, nobody is denying that "Wonder" had some > great moments, but not everybody likes all of his > songs! Deal with it! I haven't said I LIKE all his work, its the lazy way some of the points of view have been put across that bother me. Deal with that!!

*Bob* Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Parkdrive Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Indeed, but usually they are expressed in an > > articulate manner and should include some kind > of > > persuasive argument or rationale which may > bring > > the reader over to your way of thinking, right? > > No, it would simply be a complete waste of time, > on account of opinions on music being entirely > subjective. As are opinions on Art, Theatre, etc, but to say that trying to put forward your reasons for liking/not liking something as being a waste of time is a lazy argument.

StraferJack Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > @MrBen > > parkdrive mentioned them whilst making a point, so > I just rebutted it Simply offering a listening alternative for Jeremy, thats all.