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Rednight wrote: emigre80 wrote: Rednight wrote:   If they were "bona-fide Prog heads", how the hell did they come up with such crap as Too Shy? Just f'ing awful!   Too Shy is an absolutely adorable song. Stop dissing it. I'm having trouble with the fact that you used the adjective "adorable".

whagt  is wrong witgh 'adorable'?

Terri is an adorable posgter and one of hte few new post-classic member additions here that brings sun to the dense and forebidding atmosphere here of Genesis and f**king Camel apperciation. I bet the adorable one herself could have kicked some serious ass in the wild west. Calling DT fans adorable as she took a lead pipe and bveat them over eh tghe head with it.

Just like a woman. And we guys would lap it up and come back begging for more.

I give up. f**k spellcheck.

Rednight wrote: Tom Ozric wrote: emigre80 wrote: Rednight wrote:   If they were "bona-fide Prog heads", how the hell did they come up with such crap as Too Shy? Just f'ing awful!   Too Shy is an absolutely adorable song. Stop dissing it. Too Shy is a ripper of a pop song - the extended 'Midnight Mix' is arranged in such a way where Beggs' bass is mixed really up-front and it's instrumental for the first half or so - it really highlights many techniques of his playing - slapping/popping, chords, mutes, trills, hammer-ons etc. And it's a very difficult line to play. Stu's Keyboards are lush and tasteful (sometimes goofy, but it was the 80's). He did go to Hawkwind and Budgie gigs in the 70's. Guitars are inventive (Steve uses an e-bow, for example) and I suppose Jez just keeps the beat on his electronic kit. Anyway, it's not the best song they've done - check out some instrumentals they've done : The Garden, Introduction, The Pump Rooms Of Bath (don't ask ....) - they matured after Limahl got booted out. When Nick was around 15, he was introduced to Close To The Edge - he got obsessed with Squire and took up the bass. He loved Sabbath too. He thought of using a Ricky but the sound didn't suit the band. And why not style a band around the current popular trends - they did want to be successful. Perhaps if Nick wasn't the bassist, I would not bother with Kaja.........? All this for a band that's worse than The Fixx and Los Flock of Seagulls. And does this mean that Nick Beggs is the new Steven Wilson?

All this, and more...........nah, just one of the few New-Wave bands I truly enjoy. They've got a lot of character.

Tom Ozric wrote: one of the few New-Wave bands I truly enjoy. They've got a lot of character.

It's alright Micky - I blame spellcheck when I'm drunk too

^ so do l, but the shortcomings of spellcheck threaten to make me look like a dick.......

I suppose I'm equally messed up IRL as I am on these threads. Only Aussie Byrd Brother (Michael - ha!) knows me in person, and although we are good mates, he probably thinks I have issues

^ I'll drink to that

^ makes for some personality clashes with various folk. Keeps things interesting

micky wrote: Tom Ozric wrote: ^ makes for some personality clashes with various folk. Keeps things interesting yeah.. that is what is missing here on this site. All the personality clashes, and there were more than a few here    and brush fire wars between haters and fans of groups.  The lack thereof makes for a more peaceful site... but also one much less interesting as Greg noted earlier.

Formentera Lady wrote: emigre80 wrote: micky wrote: Tom Ozric wrote: ^ makes for some personality clashes with various folk. Keeps things interesting yeah.. that is what is missing here on this site. All the personality clashes, and there were more than a few here    and brush fire wars between haters and fans of groups.  The lack thereof makes for a more peaceful site... but also one much less interesting as Greg noted earlier.   speak for yourself - I'm having a good time. There's just enough hostility mixed in with the music and fun (particularly when I bring up gender issues) to keep things interesting without too much angst.    I don't go to this site for angst, I can get that from political websites. Thank you, emigre, for taking up the torch of emancipation!      (I agree to all you said so far from Kajagoogoo to Matthews old avatar pic before he changed it.)