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Good call - some times the guest vocalists in other 'project' style bands are some of the finest. Chris Thompson is another good example. This later APP track, not an example of Chris' very best, but ties in with the thread.

Merry Christmas everyone - sorry, I'm blaming @Steve Browning 😎

Shocking omission!

Me too, but nobody outshines Willie on his version of Stardust from the same album: Going to have this as a rather wonderful earworm for the rest of the day!

And while I'm hogging this thread, two very different styles from the one amazing singer, Al Jarreau - one his vocal reworking of the Chick Corea classic, the other one of the most out and out, cheesy pop songs ever. I love both!

Sometimes the song helps - two stunning, and very different voices:

And I love the way Chet Baker's voice and horn have the same feel/tone.

This one is very much on point with @leftybassman392 comment about it all being the voice, not the style. Madeleine Peyroux (a big Terry Wogan favourite).

Another sublime female singer - far from my usual music taste, but what a voice - Rhiannon Giddens.

And from somewhere else on the amazing spectrum that is music, Steve Marriot:

Dusty. So much great stuff, here's a particular favourite:

Can't fault Gear 4 Music, including them putting a minor issue right with no fuss.

Not so much at home, as I tend to play unplugged at home, but the difference between rooms always gets me, especially having to have quite a mid heavy tone on stage to make the lower frequencies sound good out front. I think volume also has a huge amount of influence in the home vs band difference.

Sort of missed the point there Rich. But then there seems to be a lot of this going on in this thread, which is why I've DM'd Stew.

Chris Packham can be quite informative - but yes, that would really need to be in Off Topic!

No, please do. Didn't intend to be 'harsh' and apologies if it came across that way.

Which is fantastic (wish I had 10% of your dedication). But would anyone else want to watch/listen?

Which of course, you are perfectly entitled to do! Sometimes (often) clever just fails to entertain/amuse/please me. Purely personal.

Perfect example of 'just because you can doesn't mean you should' (bass player, not Ella).

Wow, didn't realise Ace of Spades is so young or is that I'm so old?

That looks like it is in exceptional condition! Congrats on a fabulous new bass.

Diving for dear life when we could be diving for pearls.

I bought the Specials Encore a few months back. It somehow got put in a pile and completely forgotten, so I dug it out this evening and stuck it on in the car. Not what I was expecting at all, but all the better for it. A really mature sounding album, with very some Blockhead like funk, some very strong Fun Boy Three influence (great reworking of Lunatics) and some right on politics 👊🏼 Would have chosen Vote for Me but they haven't credited Ernest Ranglin for th eobvious borrow, so instead, another of the more reggae styled tracks, Embarrased By You. Whole album definitely worth a listen.

Can't say they weren't warned. The festival made it absolutely clear that it would happen. Sounds like Cooper's timing was a tiny bit better than Lemmy's!

Yes, plot your journey on Google maps and play around with the departure/arrival times. Their data is understandably good (and a bit worrying).