Gibbo

Haha, how the hell do you end up with that? I picked it up in a charity shop with a handful of other albums ... it was only 50p ... I though 'How bad can it be?' The answer to that one is ... VERY!

Went to see 'Grimsby' last night (Sacha Baron Cohen/Mark Strong)

Some personal faves: W.A.S.P.: Locomotive Breath (Jethro Tull) Van Halen: Where Have All The Good Times Gone? (The Kinks) Queensryche: Gonna Get Close To You (Dalbello) Charlie Sexton: Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress (The Hollies) Dream Disciples: Atomic (Blondie) Aerosmith: Love Me Two Times (The Doors) Metallica: Blitzkrieg (Blitzkrieg) Cradle Of Filth: Hallowed Be Thy Name (Iron Maiden)

Fish: A Gentleman's Excuse Me Marillion: White Russian Pearl Jam: Black ... I'm such a softy!

Been all over the place recently: 7 Days: Into Forever Sons Of Selina: Fire In The Hole Unitopia: Artificial Alice In Chains: Black Gives Way To Blue Storm Warning: Strategy Art Of Empathy: Evening Sessions Rocket Scientists: Earthbound Blut Engel: Monument Red Jasper: Anagramary Cinderella: Long Cold Winter Message: Fine Line The Devil Wears Prada: Plagues (what a pile of shit!) Garbage: Version 2.0 Eden Lost: Road Of Desire Escape The Fate: Dying Is Your Latest Fashion Elegy: Forbidden Fruit Erg Noor: Sea Journey

Marillion: Script For A Jester's Tear (I'd forgotten just how good this album was) Motley Crue: Dr. Feelgood Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse Of Reason Neurosis: Silver Through Blood

Christ on a bike, there's some shit on that list! And people wonder why I don't go to the cinema that often ...

Muse: Showbiz Muse: Absolution Pink Floyd: The Dark Side Of The Moon Biffy Clyro: Puzzle

I LOVE 'The Great Escape' ... of course, it plays fast and loose with the facts, but it's still a superb film

Resident Evil: Afterlife Resident Evil: Retribution

Resident Evil Resident Evil: Apocalypse Resident Evil: Extinction

Whitesnake: Come An' Get It

Yeah, she died on the same day as Paul

Not sure how many here are fans of Jefferson Airplane/Starship, but I just read that guitarist Paul Kantner passed away last week ... I may just have to go home and play 'Surrealistic Pillow' ... loudly

Some second-hand/charity shop finds over the weekend: Eric Clapton: August Def Leppard: High 'n' Dry (the version with 'Me And My Wine') Motley Crue: Dr. Feelgood Cinderella: Long Cold Winter Joe Bonamassa: Blues Deluxe Whitesnake: Come An' Get It (remastered version with bonus material)

Cinderella: Long Cold Winter Motley Crue: Dr. Feelgood

This is not a good time to be a musician in your late 60s/early 70s! RIP, Jimmy Bain

Get Hard ... I wasn't expecting much, but ended up pleasantly surprised ...

David Bowie: Let's Dance David Bowie: Diamond Dogs Def Leppard: Vault Amon Amarth: Twilight Of The Thunder God Sting: ... All This Time

I was really looking forward to hearing a new VH disc ... then I read that a lot of the songs were newly-finished versions of old material that had been lying around for years ... THEN I heard some of the songs ... To say I was disappointed would be an understatement ... I thought the dogs' dinner of 'III' was bad enough ...

Woah! Hold the phone - Baby Animals? I need to seek this one out ...

All the reviews I've read are positive ... he seemed to be back on something of a creative high, which makes this morning's news all the sadder

Great news! At last - an album from an 'older' band that I can genuinely get excited about!

Alannah Myles: Rockinghorse Steelheart: Steelheart (I'd forgotten just how good this album was!)

Regardless of whether or not you're a fan of the man's work, there's no denying his influence ...