Rick Bayles
@rick-bayles
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Joined: Feb 28, 2017
Last seen: Mar 9, 2026
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RE: John Hammond has gone

He'll be a sad loss. I've never been much of a blues fan, but I've always found John Hammond to be very listenable, evidenced by the fact that I have ...

1 week ago
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RE: Gorton and Denton

As an ex member of the Greens (and only ex because of leaving the country), I was delighted with the result, though I'd have been delighted regardless...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Crap updates to good songs

Have to say, I quite like that version of Brown Eyed Girl too. At least they've tried to do something different with it.

3 weeks ago
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RE: What are you watching at the moment?

I've just recently discovered 'Love, Death & Robots' on Netflix and I'm completely hooked. It's a series of short (circa 20 minutes) films, mostly...

3 weeks ago
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

I'm currently listening to an excellent freebie CD of old Small Faces tracks, included with the recent edition of Mojo magazine. Absolutely nothing to...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Andy Burnham...

It's an interesting one and I do think Starmer is caught between a rock and a hard place on this (and I don't usually have much time for Sir Establish...

1 month ago
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RE: Sly Dunbar

Sad news. They were such a powerhouse rhythm section. Their work on Simply Red's cover of Night Nurse made Mick Hucknall almost listenable! RIP

2 months ago
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

@joe-nathan One of my favourite Hunter albums. Why that man was never a major star will always be a mystery to me.

2 months ago
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RE: The Devil went down... and met Doc Watson

Nice riff on the old Charlie Daniels song and, as you say, some good picking and nice animation. Thanks for posting.

2 months ago
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RE: Which artists do you wish you'd seen?

I was a college social sec, then a festival worker, then a tour manager, then in TV production for music programmes - I've seen a lot of bands and hav...

2 months ago
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RE: Venezuela

I think we've seen this coming for a while but it's still a shocker. There's a very good editorial piece in the New York Times this weekend, explainin...

2 months ago
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RE: What are you listening to at the moment?

The Dead South - Illusion & Doubt

3 months ago
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RE: What are you watching at the moment?

I agree and it does seem that violence on streamed TV shows is far higher than on terrestial TV. I wonder if this is because so much of it is based on...

3 months ago
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RE: What are you watching at the moment?

I do like a bit of grim dystopia from time to time and I've been sucked in to Prime's 'Fallout' which is, apparently, based on a video game (as most t...

3 months ago
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RE: Holiday Americana

I can't even name one I'm prepared to listen to at Christmas!

3 months ago
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