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About that potential trip to the UK: has their fellow Norwegian put them off with this glum assessment? There are still a few of us left who don’t fit this profile! We will all be there! Just book a small venue! Ha, ha!

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Here’s hoping! We are grateful once again, Bernie, for your time, effort and, maybe, powers of persuasion!

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I can’t let that go! If there isn’t ambition, self-confidence, freshness and humour in 1977’s outstanding Songs from the Wood, then you haven’t been listening properly. Go back and do your homework, Bent!

I will concede that after that wonderful album, and only after that, Bent’s characterisation of the band rings truer, and there were some duller moments before that album too. However, no lover of fine music could listen to Songs from the Wood right through – there isn’t a weak moment – and not find it thrilling, beautiful, witty, intelligent and entrancing – with some brilliant playing. They really smashed it live touring that album too.

I’ll sit down now.

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And the Come Back to the UK Tour is when?

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@odindahle: Fair point.

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@Flippern: Very interesting song anyway!

Don’t miss this live offering, everyone:

https://beholdtheelder.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-bbc-maida-vale-studios

It opens with ‘Merged in Dreams – Ne Plus Ultra’, which has become a bit of an obsession!

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Maybe we should cut them some slack. They must be on a steep learning curve and it’s probably pretty stressful. It was best to cut their teeth on pressing and distributing an album of odds and sods (which is not to say that there isn’t quality material in there) rather than going straight to the next release proper. That said, maybe black vinyl at a more reasonable price might have been the way to go – for more reasons than one.

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@Flippern: Watersound

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@Deadnautpsychohead: I wouldn’t recommend a pager or a walkie-talkie either.

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@Bartok: Many thanks! It’s good to have the whole interview here. It offers an interesting insight.

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@Bartok: Thanks for the extract. If you have the time and inclination to share more, I, for one, would appreciate it.

I feel like I’m in Slade

So, let’s have a Slade cover!

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No Frank Beard on drums then?

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… at which point he stopped! But, anyway, four songs.

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Looks like paulemiko might be posting the entire set:

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Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks – new album ‘True’ released 23rd August

These Geeks also seem to be bringing a vitality to performances of old Yes greats live.

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