Recent content by Sloop John B

The one that comes to mind currently is Achtung Baby by U2. Songs, lyrics, performance and production just all gel. .sjb

Should this not be Great Britain’s Railways or in the same way as I’m Irish are all you UK mainland natives now “Great British” rather than just British? .sjb

Side 2 (twice) of Scary Monsters by Bowie - Some of his strongest songs lyrically on this album for me. (But then again I dissected them as a 14 year old!) .sjb

I’m afraid I’ve already said my yearly quota of positive things about English people - I am Irish after all! .sjb

I don’t think we’re necessary disagreeing. It’s just that I think there is too little emphasis in this thread about the first part of your post – the good things about being English. .sjb

I never thought I’d say it, but I think you guys are being a little bit hard on yourselves and what it means to be English. I feel there is still an innate English decency suffused with earthy common sense. England as a nation doesn’t get much love here in Ireland but by and large I like...

In 1991 at peak home ownership just under 4 in every 5 of the population owned their own homes. Indeed there is a risk with SF in power but I think the bigger risk would be the status quo. I was extremely surprised at my son’s vitriol when he spat out Leo Varadkar’s name saying how he felt...

Although I never thought of SF as a party I would ever vote for and indeed the greens will always get my number one, I think that if the next general elections outcome was the return of FG/FF that it would not be good for the country at all. whether SF can or can’t do a better job with housing...

Hard to separate the pride and love of your country with the anger at how it is making life impossible for many under 35 not only to buy property but even to rent. My son who is now in Manchester for over a year far prefers it to Dublin. My daughter lives in Brussels renting an apartment there...

I cannot fathom that they actually sell (I.e. are bought) in Ireland. Whilst I’m far from a rabid republican it does have a trigger effect on me when I see it in traffic. I suppose in general it’s a good sign for relationships north and south that there are a (younger) cohort that don’t think...

And certainly no one would think any the less of you if you were to return to this approach. .sjb

Solo in Soho - Philip Lynott Contains “King’s Call”, which for me is the best tribute / eulogy song to another artist ever written. .sjb

Nat Adderley - Work Song .sjb

WTF

Miles Davis, Bag’s Groove .sjb