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Saw a band on Friday night. They were pretty average, although they did have a good repetoire of songs. They were called, 'Bipolar Bears' Brilliant!

Crimson Ice. Never heard of them myself, but a friend told me about them back in the 80s. They were just a local band, but a brilliant name!

Merry Christmas to John, the staff and all the contributers to Songstuff. I hope 2014 is a good year for all here, and may your creativity prosper!

Insanity comes in many guises. It's a crazy world out there.

I absolutely love the sound of the cello. Well done Mary, nice performance. Just checked out your Yuotube and love your Bach Prelude performance especially!

Hang on! You play the triangle!

I have bought plenty of albums purely on the strength of the cover art. I think it's very important. And in answer to Onewholovesrock, YES! lot's of people still buy CDs, and indeed, 12" Vinyl record sales are on the increase. And a lot of that has to do with the cover art!

Hahaha! Excellent!

OK. I like this song so much, I've just bought a copy from Amazon.

Hi Chris. First off. I like the song. A lot! Nice laid back feel but with a good foot tapping rhythm. This is the kind of song I'd be happy to have playing in the car and on my MP3 player. As for the video, I'm no expert on these things and had you not asked for feedback, I would have thought no more about it. But, as you have asked for some comments, couple of things stick out! First, I like the opening shot zooming into the TV, but I would have been happier to see a smooth transition from B/W screen to couloured stage appearance. Second, I'n not sure if there is supposed to be any significance to the paint, cartridges and money pouring over the TV? If there is, it's lost on me? Lastly, There is no 'life' to the stage apresence! We don't know (as viewers) if there is an audience present? If there is, it might be an idea to cut to them now and again, if there is no audience, I think it would be an idea to show an empty auditorium! Please note, these are just my personal observations. I don't normally watch videos attached to music unless I really like the song. Music should stand on it's own merits. I'm playing the song through as I write this. It's a great song. With or without the video!

I like it

Message in a bottle - Police I always had trouble playing this. Mainly because the singer wanted us to play it in the wrong key! (Can't remember what that was now) It was ok to start, but after a short while, I would start to get cramps in my hand!

I wouldn't class Oasis or the Libertines as 'Rock'.

Stage names don't always work! Just think about Dillbert Scumage?

Having purchased this EP, I can heartily recommend it to one and all. Mahesh has a lovely sound and a great voice! Excellent songs well recorded. I'm very impressed! Good job Mahesh.

Did you thrash him soundly with the incorrect cable?

I agree. I love Muse and Linkin Park. And now, I'm off to investigate a few other bands mentioned in the last few posts that I've not heard of.

I just think the way music is delivered to us has changed! There won't be super groups like Led Zep anymore because we have Simon Cowel and his kind delivering their styled and packaged performers. Whos' sole purpose is to make money for Simon Cowel. But we now have virtually unknown bands turning out some great music from their spare rooms! I daresay most musicians on this forum have some kind of recording facility! So we all have the ability to 'make records' and sell them as and where we can! Those who really want to make it will be playing gigs and selling CDs. There won't be the big record label input for most, because Rock music has never been mainstream. I'm off to grow my hair again. Just in case!

No it hasn't. There's a load of good new(ish) bands around producing really good music like The Union, The Answer, Saint Jude, The Treatment, JoBo, Airbourne, Bonafide, The Jokers, The Temperance Movement, Tracer and more besides, but none of them are doing anything ground-breaking. There are a few who I've heard who have a bit of a different sound - Banned Sauce are one, and Tame Impala are another, but even they have big links to the past. Muse are imho the most innovative band around atm, but their sound, to my ears, owes a lot to Rush, Queen, Yes & Led Zep. The Foo Fighters are brilliant, but they've been around long enough to be regarded as part of the old guard now. However, I think it's a great time for rock music - all the above are touring/recording and producing good stuff, and we also have many many older acts still producing good new material and touring. The Rolling Stones new single is great!, and in the last few years there's been great albums/tours from Alice Cooper, Motorhead, Bon Jovi, Robert Plant, The Cult, Slash, G'n'R, Saxon, Whitesnake, Iron Maiden and shedloads more. Then there's the supergroups like Chickenfoot, BCC, Them Crooked Vultures et al. Loads of good music, not enough money to buy it all. If you think rock is dead, you're not looking for it in the right place! Rock has never been mainstream. So don't expect it on mainstream radio!

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Hope you all get what you want, and want what you get! Keep rocking!

The image does nothing for the site! You need something that immediately associates with the content of the site! This doesn't do it. Go buy your housemate a drink.

It does in this house. Adiemus is NOT rock, but it is simply amazing!

Rumours - Fleetwood Mac Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd Meddle - Pink Floyd Room Service - Bryan Adams Songs from The Wood - Jethro Tull Minutes to Midnight - Linkin Park 3 Doors Down - 3 Doors Down Adiemus - Karl Jenkins I would urge everybody to listen to this. It's stunning! Sounds of a playground fading - In Flames March of Progress - Threshold All exceptional albums.