I think I have spoken a few times of my love for my job. If anyone has ever read any of these reviews, they know this is a total lie. I work in an office doing the wonders of Finance, to be clear its boring and crap but like many pays me enough to afford a house and some of the nicer things in life, the day I retire I will not think about it ever again.   Some years ago, we had a guy in the office who I would go to if I couldn’t do something on Excel (sorry I know this is get

We are back in ignorance territory to be honest. I do know the name but they are another band where I have never heard a note. The usual extensive research (okay reading the internet) tells me that two of the band were in Symposium who I had totally forgotten about but I didn’t mind their song Fairweather Friend so they have a pedigree.   This record, their debut, made the UK top twenty back in 2003 but like their previous band the record company messed them about and they ne

We reviewed New Gold Dream back in review 57 ( https://www.albumsin200words.co.uk/post/57-simple-minds-new-gold-dream ) where I felt as they hit the big time we lost a bit of interest in Scotland.   They had emerged in 1979 and their new wave style was given time to develop releasing four albums to moderate success until they broke through with New Gold Dream,  In this day and age not many bands would be given time to develop over several albums but this was their moment and