Tuesday, 6 February 2007

John Barleycorn Must Die

The cold I thought I was developing was banished by a healthy dose of Jack Daniel's last night...

A frosty start this morning, with my walk to the station accompanied with the latest of the Radio 7 Doctor Who dramatisations.

Shuffle - 'Recently added':

Esperado - Judee Sill (although I think this should be 'Desperado', but it's listed as this for some reason)
Under Your Thumb - 10cc,
On Reflection (live) - Gentle Giant,
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen. On long journeys in the car, my wife gravitates towards either Queen or Elton John, so I downloaded more Queen,
Wedding Bells - 10cc,
Une Nuit A Paris - 10cc,
There's a Rugged Road - Judee Sill,
Dolphin Dance - Tangerine Dream,
Phoenix - Judee Sill,
Mun Ja Mun - Adjagas, from their bewitching new album - first heard on Mark Radcliffe's show,
The Great Nothing - Spock's Beard. Until I downloaded this, I only had one track on a compilation CD, but I've heard a lot about them. On this evidence, it's Pendragon-style prog, which is, on balance, a good thing.

I've made it my mission, after hearing Andy Kershaw's show on Sunday, to collect versions of 'John Barleycorn'. So far I've got:

Traffic,
Tim Van Eyken (studio and live),
John Redbourn,
Fire & Ice, and,
Jethro Tull (live).

Any more?

T - 4; M - 3.5 (a bit too much 10cc); D - 4.5

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