John Baskill

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John Baskill

John Baskill

@baskill_john

New Order, Joy Division, Man United, cooking, F1, classic Beetle, 3 daughters, 3 grandchildren, staffie, Indie music, Pink Floyd.

انضم Ağustos 2021
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John Baskill
John Baskill@baskill_john·
@AlisonMoyet You will smash it, would love to hear you live, played goodbye 70’s on repeat way back.
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John Baskill@baskill_john·
@anon_opin Load of bollox, the din in a music less Wetherspoon is ear bleeding
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Anon Opin.@anon_opin·
There is almost no restaurant whose ambience is improved by music. The best sound is the buzz of human conversation. Music is there either to hurry along the punters or because to stop the staff from getting bored.
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Anon Opin.
Anon Opin.@anon_opin·
The great unsayable of being a full-time carer for elderly parents is that it's actually not an 'honour' at all, it's a soul-destroying, draining burden. But nobody's allowed to say that.
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Max Red@Utd__max10·
If you could bring back two Man United legends, who would you pick?
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Terry@Terry_Twatter·
Biffy Clyro are the shittest band I’ve ever heard in my life.
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Jimusic@JVMonte2·
What band or group was still pretty good even after one of their members left or was replaced?
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🎸@luiscalleo·
The Cure fans, what’s their best song?
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Joseph Wiseman
Joseph Wiseman@JChigumula·
I started supporting Manchester United in the year 1999 . I have never regretted my decision till today. Which year did you became Manchester United fan? Be honest 😉😉😉!
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Oneway
Oneway@OneWayMusicX·
Tracy Chapman's original folk hit from 1988 was revived by Luke Combs' country version in 2023, leading to this rare collaboration that beautifully blends folk and country on stage.
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Oneway@OneWayMusicX·
Tracy Chapman _ Luke Combs - Fast Car
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Jimusic@JVMonte2·
Have you ever been to a concert where the band was way past their prime but still killed it?
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John Baskill@baskill_john·
@batcountry1980 Not one, it is the best, told my wife I want it played at my funeral hopefully many years in the future, volume 11
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Raoul Duke
Raoul Duke@batcountry1980·
Wee man back to school today, Mrs has just went out. House to myself for the first time in weeks. I need to hear something incredible and I need to hear it loud. This will do the trick. Seriously, and I say this with no hyperbole, this is one of the greatest songs ever written.
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John Baskill
John Baskill@baskill_john·
@historyrock_ Think I would place Jimmy page and Dave Gilmour above Brian May, no criticism intended, would have liked to see mark knopfer in there but who would you drop also glenn frey, anyway, take it easy.
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🎸 Rock History 🎸@historyrock_·
Top 10 guitarists of all time by Guitar World. 1. Brian May 2. Jimi Hendrix 3. Jimmy Page 4. Eddie Van Halen 5. Eric Clapton 6. David Gilmour 7. Ritchie Blackmore 8. Alex Lifeson 9. Slash 10. Stevie Ray Vaughan
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John Baskill@baskill_john·
@batcountry1980 @Top10Nathan Art for arts sake, instead of perusing the winning formula and becoming mainstream they perused their pure artistic leanings and creativity to bring something alien to ok computer but meaningful, I think both albums are pure creation, hats off to them.
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Raoul Duke
Raoul Duke@batcountry1980·
By every metric, OK Computer was a humongous success for Radiohead. So everything was in its right place for them to become the biggest band on the planet. Huge critical acclaim, emotionally resonant songs, arena-sized dynamics, unique frontman, mystique, ambition. They could have refined the OK Computer sound into something even more polished and universal and become absolutely enormous in a very conventional sense. Essentially, they could have become the next U2. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. U2 are a brilliant band with many fantastic songs and a handful of genuinely great albums. At the end of the day, somebody has to be the biggest band in the world. U2 wanted it, pursued it, and achieved it. And hats off to them. What quickly became clear with Radiohead was that they didn’t want that at all. And when it became a real possibility, they immediately set out to sabotage it. That’s what made Kid A such a remarkable record. It wasn’t just a “weird follow-up.” Instead, here is a band refusing the natural laws of rock stardom. Just as total acceptance was within touching distance, they disappeared further into themselves. There are no obvious singles here, no big accessible anthems. Yorke’s lyrics become even more fragmented, the vocals often buried in the mix. Aphex Twin, jazz, ambient music, krautrock, all of it gets pulled into the sound. Jittery, awkward textures that unsettle rather than invite. Another hit album? You wouldn’t have thought so. Yet somehow, Radiohead carried the audience with them. Normally, a move like this either destroys a band commercially or shrinks them into cult status. Instead, Kid A went to number one on both sides of the Atlantic. In hindsight, the alienation, technological anxiety, and abstraction of OK Computer almost feel like a prelude to this record’s deeper plunge into emotional and musical dislocation. The audience wanted to go further and further all along. On Radiohead’s terms. And that only strengthened the myth of Radiohead, because they are one of those mythical bands. The refusal of the obvious move became part of their identity. They genuinely seemed guided by artistic instinct rather than career logic. In doing so, Radiohead joined that small group of artists capable of pushing boundaries and challenging the listener without losing a mass audience. That’s extraordinarily rare.
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Nina Wysocka@realninawysocka·
Who’s been the best PM Britain’s ever had?
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Jimusic@JVMonte2·
What “live” album do you think you’ve listened to the most?
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John Baskill@baskill_john·
@utdnem Of that lot Andy Cole by a country mile.
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Nemy@utdnem·
Who's the best ever to wear our number 9?
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Blaize ™@Furious_red_·
Man united fans, mention that Man united player you consider as untouchable 👇👇
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