Blog on the Tracks

@ Don1 - sounds like a case for a guest blog. You could rave on - old-man styles - about how bad the last 23 years of music has been (or at least the 90's) and all BOTT readers to nominate one song (or, even better, one album) that may change your opinion.

Awesome read Simon!! I'm not hugely into HLAH but did really like their older stuff, Spanish Goat Dancer and 13 etc but sounds like they put on a damn good show!!

@ Stu (as Stu): But I AM an old man!!!!! Bloody grumpy one too when I hear some of the atrocious pap that passes for music on the wireless these days. I must return to the vodka bottle and a hefty dose of Sticky Fingers to make myself believe that the past 23 years hasn't happened...

I'm really happy with where I got off (or on) the bus. Born in the 70's, influenced in the 80's, immersed in the 90's, happy in the 00's. Funnily enough I was born in 1975 and there is very little music before about 1977 that I'm into. I probably prefer 50's rock'n'roll to anything out of the 60's or early 70's but for me it really does all start with Joy Division, The Cure and Talking Heads in the late 70's...

@Don1... you are starting to sound like an old man there.

The Road is incredible. Stark, scary, disgusting, dangerous and desperate. The young actor in this is remarkable. Viggo is no slouch either. 'They' said the book could not be filmed - but it was and it's a real masterpiece.

I do wonder how long it will be before we speak of the "Six Degrees of Guy Pearce"

He has a brief appearance in The Road, and The Hurt Locker, and I also saw him in Traitor last week.

Schindlers List and The Wrestler are two really sad movies that come to mind.