Things that are not all they're cracked up to be

[MrGongGong]

Suits.
James Bond.
James Joyce.
The Eurovision Song Contest.
President Obama.

James (the band)
but not James Last

[Alison]

BBC 4

National Trust membership

[Beef Oven!]

James (the band)
but not James Last

But I like James (the band)

I like Q

[teamsaint]

James ( the band, not the red steam loco)are indeed desperately over rated.


Big orchestral concerts in cathedrals.

[teamsaint]

And rock concerts in massive venues.

[Beef Oven!]

James ( the band, not the red steam loco)are indeed desperately over rated.

Then how come they’ve had more hit singles than La Minty Young? Answer that (if you can).

[teamsaint]

Then how come they’ve had more hit singles than La Minty Young? Answer that (if you can).

LMY are more yer albums band, I suppose.or maybe they are thinking of the true fans, and only release one single per album.

The guitarist from James is in a folk band these days, irrelevantly.( Adrian Oxaal).
PLaying the cello,he is.

[Nick Armstrong]

*Dons flak jacket and tin hat*

The Proms (in the Albert Hall, at least)

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

*Dons flak jacket and tin hat*

The Proms (in the Albert Hall, at least)

[teamsaint]

*Dons flak jacket and tin hat*

The Proms (in the Albert Hall, at least)

I Would think that most music lovers in most cities would think it was Xmas every day if a festival ( or whatever it is) like that came to town...and 5000 people could and did get in to hear the music each night.

[Richard Barrett]

I Would think that most music lovers in most cities would think it was Xmas every day if a festival ( or whatever it is) like that came to town...and 5000 people could and did get in to hear the music each night.

Maybe, but the Albert Hall is really not a place to hear music.

[teamsaint]

Maybe, but the Albert Hall is really not a place to hear music.

We live in an imperfect world.
And lots of people do enjoy the music there.
There are oth er places I Prefer to hear music performed.

[Beef Oven!]

Maybe, but the Albert Hall is really not a place to hear music.

Not true. Especially in the summer, there’s loads.

[Nick Armstrong]

I Would think that most music lovers in most cities would think it was Xmas every day if a festival ( or whatever it is) like that came to town...and 5000 people could and did get in to hear the music each night.

Good points, well made, ts. I was being very subjective. Objectively it's (they're) a great thing, of course.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Strauss...

MrGG loves to rattle as many people has he can. A shame it doesn't work.