I watched The Silent Sea, Glória and Better than Us, recently. On Netflix. All very good.

    Eric Clapton’s The Lady in the Balcony: Lockdown Sessions,the best sounding album from Eric after Unplugged ’92 :)

    Second year of not going out to a rock band on NYE. Wife had a friend over last night, so watched Graham Norton and then Jools Holland, Once upon time jools used to have some good music, not any more. Once everyone had gone to bed had to put the headphones on and listen to a bit of Gary Moore - Out In The Fields Album….Was sorted for bed after that.

    Now as I changed the tag to include things other than music. Did anyone watch Squid Games on Netflix. I wasn’t too sure about it, but I watched it and actually enjoyed it greatly.

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      DavecUK Did anyone watch Squid Games on Netflix.

      I watched the first episode and decided it wasn’t for me. OTOH just watched the whole 10 episodes of ‘The Brink’ and loved it! It’s been around for some time but I’ve only just discovered it. Also started ‘Witcher’ looks promising…

          DavecUK We really like Squid Games although wasn’t too sure about the ending. Watched another Korean jobby called Hellbound, which I really liked too.

            DavecUK Is that the one with the bloke who plays Superman?

            Also really like ‘You’ on Netflix.

                Pompeyexile Is that the one with the bloke who plays Superman?

                Also really like ‘You’ on Netflix.

                It is, Henry Cavill…

                Thanks, I shall check “You” out.

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                  Been watching a lot of Greg Koch today, tonight I think I’ll burn my guitars! 😢

                    Flat_Eric Jesus, watching that, I’d never even try to learn!

                    You just know only a few people in the world can be that good….I must search him out and listen to a bit more of his stuff…he is the Oscar Peterson of the guitar for sure..

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                      Wow, that is impressive guitar right there. I used to love it maybe 25 years ago when blues bands or open stage days were a thing in pubs. Used to see some great bands on your doorstep, blues guitar was really my cup of tea, always regret not even attempting to learn.

                        Hotmetal always regret not even attempting to learn.

                        It’s never too late! I can play a few instruments, but to an extreme basic level. No matter what, I always reached a point where things became too complicated, and, I either prioritised something else or found myself not dedicating enough time in order to progress further.

                            MediumRoastSteam I’m much the same. I’ve reached a point on guitar where anything more “impressive” is just too much work. I play for enjoyment and have learned the little I’ve learned through playing for that enjoyment rather than practicing to get better - that’s my excuse for my sloppy technique anyway. All that 5 notes a second stuff does nothing for me anyway. If I want to hear someone rocking out I prefer the lazier approach, like Neil Young with Crazy Horse stuff. Mick Ronson played some amazing stuff with Bowie too - an amazingly understated and elegant player. Even in gold lame and platform boots. :-)

                              I stumbled across a guy doing covers of various songs on a resonator. Just an ordinary guy bored during lockdown but this Velvet Underground cover is a brilliant interpretation.

                              There are so many amazing guitarist out there and many like Roy Buchanan, Rory Gallagher, Gary Moore who I was fortunate enough to see live, who have now sadly gone. At the moment I am listening to Walter Trout, Larry McCray, Eric Gales, Philip Sayce. In fact, the list of great guitarists many of whom never reach the notoriety that the likes of Clapton has but are just as good, is almost endless.

                              For me though, as much as I like a great riff and guitar break, it has to be within or part of a tune….I cannot stand what I call over improvised noise, the likes of which are found in some Jazz. Now I know that will urke some, but to my ears it’s as bad as thrash metal and rap. I once went to see a jazz trio that had three very well respected and well known artist from the world of Jazz. To my ears it was all just a jumble of notes. I couldn’t distinguish a single recognisable tune.

                              That is not to say there is not some great Jazz music or Jazz musicians or great Jazz tunes out there…it’s just the improvised stuff.

                              As they say…horses for courses