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Right, I've relented and booked tickets for the Seconds Out tour next year. Mind, I've just watched a few more clips from 2019 and that drummer is jarring...

Fantastic - pure molten goodness! It’s going to knock your socks off.

Happy bloody days!

Yeah, he's probably a great drummer, but on the clips I saw he didn't swing like Collins and (IME, obv) it's pretty essential for this set. Reingold or Pomeroy.. both good for me!

Yeah, acceptable. And the rest 🙂

...and it sounds as good as it looks 🙂

I love that. May I have it, please?

I hope that’s the case. I watched some clips from earlier this tour and he wasn’t very Collins-y... bass-wise, as long as it’s not Nick Beggs I’ll be happy. <FLAMEPROOF SUIT - ON>

I’ll probably tolerate Nad and the new drummer for this one...

Ash is denser than alder... I suspect there's a typo somewhere there. 6lbs is comically light...

Limelight are awesome, and Dave Wilson is a wizard. Great choices to have!

Hang on.. the seller says the neck isn't original in the description.

The headstock should have a bullet truss adjuster.

+1 for David Wilson. One of the best in the biz.

Never heard of them, but they’re bloody good. That clip seems pretty lean and modern, especially when you think it’s around the time of Relayer and A Trick of the Tail, which feel a bit more ‘of the time’...

Hmm... I think I'd prefer it if literally none of the band showed up.

Well there you go... I stand corrected!

I think you’d struggle to get insurance from anywhere that covers instruments left unattended & visible..!

It's worth pointing out that New Moon includes public liability, and for a small up-charge also cover theft from unattended vehicles.

New Moon!

Pickup is in a different position, and that’s partly where to P magic lies.

Yes, that often follows 😄

For example..? Just curious...

Hey-up.. the boss wants to come. We'd better get the tins of paint and polish out...

I love lyrics. I don't need them to be clever, just natural. The less self-conscious the better. Dylan's the master, obviously (IME). I can listen to songs like Highlands and Tempest, which are just 10+ minutes of story over a simple track, without getting bored. Predictable coming from me, but I think Knopfler is one of the most overlooked lyricists of the last few decades. His stuff is perfection. And Warren Zevon. He wins with this couplet: 'And if California slides into the ocean / Like the mystics and statistics say it will / I predict this motel will be standing until I pay my bill' Genius. Having said that, I love Rush and Yes, but their lyrics suck. Based on the words alone, I wouldn't have gone near 'em.