I loved Dunno when he was in the “Spiders From Mars” but

Probably around 300-400 – including ones i’ve lent to folk, forgotten who I lent them to, and then spend ages looking for!

2. Total volume of music files on my computer:

Only 1 track. I diched the rest trying to keep my now-struggling PC in the land of the living!

3. The last record I bought:

Kings of Leon – Youth & Young Manhood

4. The last record listened to / song playing now:

On the CD in the car on the way to work, U2 – How to dismantle an atomic bomb. (I think the song was ‘Fast Cars’, from the end of the album, “I know these fast cars…..won’t do me no good…..”)

5. Five records that I listen to a lot or that mean a lot to me (either singles or albums):

Hey, no fair, asking 5 questions then having question 5 as five more questions…it’s a bit like asking the genie for more wishes…

I like too much stuff and what I like varies wildly by what mood i’m in, i’ll give it a go, but you would probably get a different answer tomorrow!

1. Faithless – Reverence – First band/group/whatever to make me take any music outside of the guitar-based genre’s seriously.
2. Rush – Live in Rio – These guys just don’t lose it do they.
3. Stereophonics – Just enough education to perform – Probably represents the middle-o-the-road musical tastes I naturally fall for.
4. erm
5. dunno

That Rainbow song – does the chorus go like this?

Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world
But the heart has its beaches, its homeland and thoughts of its own
Wake now discover that you are the song that the morning brings
But the heart has its seasons, its evenings and songs of its own

If so, it’s a Grateful Dead tune… Amazing, too.

But some peripheral comments:

No Idea what I last bought, as I’ve not been CD shopping for a while – might have been Deadwing. I’m yet to get the VDGG release, but next time I’m in a shop I shall rectify that. Long time favourites, seen PH and/or band many times.

Albums I’ve repeat played a lot lately are Deadwing (because it’s new) and Wish You Were Here, because Shine On You Crazy Diamond is one of the most beautiful pieces of all time, to my ears. Currently listening to Steve Hillage’s Live Herald.

Over the years, most of my favourite albums of the time have been live ones. From established classics of the Made In Japan/Strangers In The Night/Live and Dangerous pedigree, through to modern examples such as PT’s Coma Divine. I have no pet theory as to why this is, it just happened that way.

I don’t have much music on my PC at any given time, as I think mp3s, etc, sound naff. Just enough for late night listening when unleashing the full majesty of the Big Boy’s Toys hi-fi is considered bad form.

The CD’s finished – time to go choose the next one…