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Episode 18: To Be With You Again by Level 42
Our exponentially infrequent latest episode takes inspiration from To Be With You Again by Level 42. Back in the mid 1980s, I was a member of the Britannia Music Club. Britannia Music Club was a mail-order record and tape offering with incomprehensible rules. The club would select an album of the month, invariably something you…
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Episode 17: Golf Girl by Caravan
The latest regular biennial (and a half)-ly episode takes inspiration from Golf Girl by Caravan. It’s a long time since I first bought In the Land of Grey and Pink by Caravan. I think it was probably the early 90s. Around this time I was mainly listening to Genesis, Van der Graaf Generator and Yes.…
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Episode 16: Poison by Alice Cooper
The inspiration for this episode comes from close friend of The Veg, Ray Reid. Poison by Alice Cooper is a track I have fond memories of from the 1980’s. When we started working on this episode it was the 28th anniversary of the release of Trash, the album from which it originates. Fittingly it’s now…
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Episode 15: Amarok by Mike Oldfield
The original idea for this episode came from a discussion in the office about Mike Oldfield. Ray had watched a BBC documentary about him. I think it may have been Ian who then told the story about how Mike had hidden a message for record company boss Richard Branson in his Amarok piece. His chosen…
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Episode 14: Dancing in the City by Marshall Hain
Dancing in The City by Marshal Hain is this episode’s inspiration. It comes from close friend of The Veg, Jennie Trueman. On a pub crawl last November, 2016, I met Chris (Frosty1973) who on hearing I am in the (mighty) Manchester SHE choir, asked if I would like to have a go at vocals on…
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Episode 13: How Does it Feel by Slade
This episode takes its inspiration from the 1970s Slade classic, How Does it Feel? and it’s the choice of Frosty1973. For this episode we’ve chosen Slade’s classic 1975 single How Does it Feel. This song, which may not be representative of most people’s perception of Slade, combines Jim Leas poignant music with Noddy Holder’s simple…
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Episode 12: Wargasm by Daevid Allen
Each episode we take someone else’s music as the starting point for writing our own music. This time Frosty1973 has chosen Wargasm by the wonderful Daevid Allen. The early nineties was an exciting time for me musically. My first album purchases in the mid 80s had comprised Phil Collins‘ No Jacket Required and Peter Gabriel‘s…
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Episode 11: I Can’t Git A Nice Loaf A Bread by The Singing Postman
The Parsnip has chosen the enigmatic Singing Postman as inspiration for this latest episode. It’s often the case with these Frozen veg episodes that a spur of the moment choice of some favourite remembered song leads to a deeper appreciation of the subject. It’s also true that surprisingly often serendipity strikes and brings everything together…
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Episode 10: Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons by Barry Gray
Bam Bam Bam Ba Ba Ba Bam!!!! Rod Cullen requested that we take the works of master-theme tune composer Barry Gray as the inspiration for our latest episode. Harp strings and a discordant Wurlitzer organ scream fade into purposeful footsteps. A disturbed bottle skittles into the distance and a prowling tomcat hisses a startled defense.…
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Episode 9: The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls – A Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This time we have a very special episode. Since starting the blog we’ve come into contact with many musical artists through the brilliant medium of SoundCloud. Occasionally an artist we come across stands out and makes us listen again. Tomorrow’s Epiphany are one such act. They are a duo from Berlin comprising talented songwriters and performers, Lisa…
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