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RICK WAKEMAN’S 1975 FOLLOW-UP PROJECT
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— 17 Oct 2002 Tanya Headon 1 comment

RICK WAKEMAN’S 1975 FOLLOW-UP PROJECT
How do you follow The Six Wives Of Henry The Eighth and King Arthur And The Nights Of The Round Table On Ice. Well this is a sorry tale and one which explains his scraggly beard and red faced gait. Rick Wak[…]

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— 17 Oct 2002 Tom Comment

Scroll down a bit to “Great moments in rock critic bluffing Part 2” and you’ll see M.Matos’ fine dissection of one Robert B. Ray’s theories of “critical overcomprehension” – which summarises as: critics[…]

How to ruin Ryan Adams’ day
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— 17 Oct 2002 Tom Comment

How to ruin Ryan Adams’ day – and get your money back![…]

Send In The Clowns
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— 17 Oct 2002 Tom Comment

Send In The Clowns: fifty versions of this fine song reviewed, one by one. (So far Van Morrison and Stan Kenton). I was/am actually planning to do a similar piece with another song so I hope Mike won’t think I’m bitin’ his ideas![…]

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