Scousers, taxi men, tena ladies, drama, hope, healing & hilarity! Family, friends, grief, loss & solidarity. Once again folks I'm delighted to be in conversation with my dear sister, Gez Judge.

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‘Family affair’ Sly & the family stone from The essential Sly & the family stone (1971)

‘Good vibrations’ The Beach boys from Smiley smile (1966)

‘Living years’ Mike & the mechanics from Living years (1988)

‘Pennylane’ The Beatles from Magical mystery tour (1967)

‘Once bitten twice shy’ Ian Hunter from Ian Hunter (1975)

‘Golden years’ David Bowie from Station to Station (1975)

‘Just the two of us’ Grovenor Washington Jnr (feat Bill Withers) from In the name of love (1979-1984)

‘Everyday people’ Sly & the family stone from the essential Sly & the family stone (1968)

‘God only knows’ The Beach boys from Pet sounds (1966)

Beautiful noise’ Neil Diamond from Beautiful noise (1976)

‘Maggie Mae’ The Beatles from Let it be (1970)

‘Lets work together’ Canned heat from The very best of Canned hear (1989)

Why do we say what we say? What is behind our words? What exactly are we trying to convey? What do we long to hear & why? This episode explores our unique signatures, who we really are, how we express that often hidden but most beautiful aspect of ourselves..& of course some kick ass music! Sumptuous guitar breaks, scintillating solos that somehow touch & express that unique mysterious place within us..

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‘The Cowboy song’ Thin Lizzy from Jailbreak (1976)

‘Sweetheart like you’ Bob Dylan from Infidels (1983)

‘Hotel California’ The Eagles from Hotel California (1976)‘

Mother’ Pink Floyd from The Wall (1976)

‘Rikki don’t loose that number’ Steely Dan from Pretzel logic (1974)

‘Dont stop’ Fleetwood Mac from Rumours (1977)‘

Who knows where the time goes’ Fairport Convention from The History of Fairport (1972)

‘Magic man’ Heart from Drewmboat Annie (1975)

‘Easy’ The Commodores from Commodores (1977)‘

Midnight in Harlem’ Tedeschi Trucks band from Revelator (2011)‘

Purple rain’ Prince & the Revolution from Purple rain (1984)‘

Crazy mama’ JJ Cale from Naturally (1972)

Hey! What’s that sound? I can hear you, can you hear me? In this episode we take a good look at communication through the sounds of our voices..our tonality, inflection, speed, pitch & energy etc..there is far more information in how we say something as opposed to what we are saying-the content. Mench is good-gammy is bad! & as always I will delve into some great tunes that have amazing opening vocal intros..sit back & enjoy

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‘Black dog’ Led Zeppelin from Zeppelin 4 (1971)

‘Road to nowhere’ Talking heads from Little creatures (1985)

‘Paperback writer’ The Beatles from 1962-1966 (The Red album)

‘Seven bridges road’ liveThe Eagles from The Eagles greatest hits Vol2 (1980)

‘Barbara Ann’ The Beach boys from The Beach boys party (1965)

‘Tutti Frutti’ Little Richard from Heres Little Richard (1957)

‘Lonesome looser’ Little river band from first under the wire (1979)

‘Loaded’ Primal Scream from Screamadelica (1990)

‘Homeless’ Paul Simon & Ladysmith Black mambazo from Graceland (1986)

‘Never been to Spain’ Three dog night from Harmony (1971)

‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Queen from Night at the opera (1975)

‘Love’s in need of love today Stevie Wonder from Songs in the key of life (1976)

This pod tinkles the ivories & caresses the keyboards to our hearts as I lay out some famous piano openings (& some not so famous) & simultaneously explore the multifaceted nuances & expressions of our hearts... How we transmit & receive & discerning the good faith heart from the deceptive heart... enjoy!

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References --------------------------------‘New Frontier’ Donald Fagan from The Nightfly (1982)

‘You’ve got a friend’ Carole King from Tapestry (1971)

‘Bloody well right’ Supertramp from Crime of the century (1974)‘

Let it be’ The Beatles from let it be (1970)‘

Changes’ David Bowie from Hunky Dory (1971)

‘Court & Spark’ Joni Mitchell from Court & Spark (1974)

‘Dont let the sun go down on me’ Elton John from Caribou (1974)

‘The Pretender’ Jackson Browne from The Pretender (1976)‘

Short people’ Randy Newman from Little Criminals (1976)

‘Whiter shade of pale’ Procol Harum single version (1967)

‘The Stranger’ Billy Joel from The Stranger (1977)

‘Mistra know it all’ Stevie Wonder from The sounds of Stevie Wonder (1977)

Dublin-Cologne-Hamburg-Dublin..my 48 hrs on Tour with Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova & The Swell season! Its Rockn n roll central, dressing rooms, catering companies, soundchecks, roadies, groupies, adoring fans, encores, backstage warm downs, onto the tour bus, next stop Hamburg! You dizzy yet? Stay with me as I walk you through this incredible experience with thrills, spills, laughter & fun..but most of all..im hanging out with my dear, beautiful friend...

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‘Big old jet airliner’ Steve Miller band from Book of dreams (1977)

‘May you never’ John Martyn from Couldn’t love you more (1990)‘

Hello old friend’ Eric Clapton from No reason to cry (1976)

‘Walk a while’ Fairport Convention from The history of Fairport Convention (1972)

‘Low rising’ The Swell season from Strict joy (2009)

‘Her Mercy’ Glen Hansard from Didn’t he ramble (2020)

‘The load out/stay Jackson Browne from Running on Empty (1977)

‘Star’ David Bowie from The rise & fall of Ziggy Stardust & the spiders from mars (1972)‘

Meet me in the morning’ Bob Dylan from Blood on the tracks (1975)

‘Band on the run’ Paul Mcartney & The Wings from Band on the run (1973)

‘Isnt it nice to be home again’ James Taylor from Mudslide Slim & the blue horizon (1971)

Lets continue exploring the different instruments & sounds in the band. We covered Bass & Drums, now its the turn of the guitar intro/opening, ya know those opening few bars/chords that grab your soul senses & leaving you with only one thing to say: ‘What (or who) the fuck was that!’ The guitar intro is crucial to the whole song, it decides weather you're in or not, if indeed you are going to invest in this tune! I liken this to our first encounters with people, do they draw you in, entice you & seduce you... more importantly though, are they the real deal? Do they have sustenance, quality & the good stuff once the initial ritual is over..? Tune in & find out more!

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‘Sweet home Alabama’ Lynard Skynard from Second helping (1974)

(‘Don’t fear) The reaper Blue oyster cult from Agents of fortune (1976)

‘Lifes been good’ Joe Walsh from But seriously folks (1978)

‘Oh well Pt1’ Fleetwood Mac from Then play on (1969)

‘Reelin in the years’ Steely Dan from cant buy a thrill (1972)

‘Shine on you crazy diamond pt1-5’ Pink Floyd from Wish you were here (1975)

‘Layla’ Derek & the Dominoes from the Cream of Clapton (1970)

‘Gimme Shelter’ The Rolling Stones from Let it bleed (1969)

‘Listen to the music’ The Doobie Brothers from Toulouse St (1972)

‘Big yellow taxi’ Joni Mitchell from Ladies of the canyon (1970)

‘Chuck E’s in love’ Rickie Lee Jones from Rickie Lee Jones (1979)

‘Lola’ The Kinks from Lola versus the powerman & the monygoround (1970)

‘The spirit of radio’ Rush from Permanent waves (1980)

Drumrolls, fills, grooves & shuffles... In this episode, I explore some of our most influential drummers, their unique signature & what gives them that special something! I also play around with the sense of our own inner drumbeat, our own unique & unrepeatable expressions of of true selves & how we interact with the collective, universal drumbeat....

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‘Rock n Roll’ Led Zeppelin from Zeppelin 4 (1971)

‘Take the money & run’ The Steve Miller band from Fly like an eagle (1976)

‘Dance with the Devil’ Cozy Powell single (1974)

‘In the air tonight’ Phil Collins from Face value (1981)

‘So lonely’ The Police from Outlandos D’amour (1978)

‘Rosanna’ Toto from Toto4 (1982)

‘Paranoid’ Black Sabbath from Paranoid (1970)

‘Pink’ Aerosmith from Nine lives (1997)

‘The Cross’ Prince from Sign of the times (1987)

‘Fifty ways to leave your lover’ Paul Simon from Still crazy after all these years (1975)

‘Im waiting for the man’ Velvet Underground from The velvet Underground & Nico (1967)

‘Get back’ The Beatles from Let it be (1969)

‘Honky tonk woman’ The Rolling Stones single (1969)

‘Albatross’ Fleetwood Mac from the Pious bird of good omen (1968)

What did Jesus mean by ‘in the world, but not of it?’ He sure did speak in cryptic riddles didn’t he! I figure he saying that being of the world makes you a silly cunt who brings no good to no-one... Being ‘in the world’ means being grounded & in our bodies... but not a slave to worldly things like greed, ignorance & high horsery! Focus on spiritual principles like kindness, patience & love... all will be well

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Keep on rocking in the free world’ Neil Young from Freedom (1989)

‘One world’ John Martyn from One world (1977)

‘Everybody wants to rule the world’ Tears for fears from
Songs from the big chair (1985)

‘Mad world’ (Tears for fears) performed by Michael Andrews & Gary Jewels from Trading snake oil for wolftickets (2001)

‘The world keeps on turning’ Fleetwood Mac from Fleetwood Mac (1968)

‘The man who sold the world’ David Bowie from the man who sold the world (1970)

(‘What a) wonderful world’ Art Garfunkel, James Taylor & Paul Simon from The Art Garfunkel album (1982)

‘Crazy world’ Aslan from Goodbye charlie moonhead (1994)

‘When i look at the world’ Lucinda Williams from Down where spirit meets the bone (2014)

‘Dandy in the underworld’ T.Rex from Dandy in the underworld’ (1978)

‘I saved the world today’ The Eurythmics from Peace (1999)