John Wilson
@jayux2.bsky.social
Interests include golf, music, golf, football, golf, reading, golf, walking, golf, beer, golf, astronomy, golf, politics and...golf.
I've cared so much about stuff throughout my life that I find I've now become a carer.
I've cared so much about stuff throughout my life that I find I've now become a carer.
#5debutalbums50s60s Currently pondering on which albums clearly hint at future greatness (typically containing several covers) and those that arrive somehow more fully formed. In the former camp I'd put Dylan, The Stones, The Kinks, The Beach Boys and...The Beatles and those may not make the cut!
January 31, 2026 at 5:53 AM
#5debutalbums50s60s Currently pondering on which albums clearly hint at future greatness (typically containing several covers) and those that arrive somehow more fully formed. In the former camp I'd put Dylan, The Stones, The Kinks, The Beach Boys and...The Beatles and those may not make the cut!
By Degrees - Official Lyric Video
YouTube video by Mark Erelli
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August 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
#5albums50s60s3 Hi everyone. Not directly connected to Richard’s excellent polls, but I’ve just finished reading ‘Listen’ by Michael Faber, a thought-provoking ( & provocative) ramble on how and why we listen to music. Opinionated, kind of researched, annoying & compassionate, it’s worth a look.
July 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#5albums50s60s3 Hi everyone. Not directly connected to Richard’s excellent polls, but I’ve just finished reading ‘Listen’ by Michael Faber, a thought-provoking ( & provocative) ramble on how and why we listen to music. Opinionated, kind of researched, annoying & compassionate, it’s worth a look.
The late President Jimmy Carter's words sent out to infinity aboard a Voyager mission. Anyone think that the current incumbent possesses a fraction of the imagination, compassion, intellect and humility to understand let alone pen such a message?
January 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The late President Jimmy Carter's words sent out to infinity aboard a Voyager mission. Anyone think that the current incumbent possesses a fraction of the imagination, compassion, intellect and humility to understand let alone pen such a message?
#5albums70s2 Currently 16 albums in my top 5.😬 3 Yes albums on the list makes it tough, but luckily one of those is the greatest prog album of all time so at least that's a shoo-in!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gka_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gka_...
Close to the Edge (I. The Solid Time of Change, II. Total Mass Retain, III. I Get up I Get...
YouTube video by Yes - Topic
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January 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
#5albums70s2 Currently 16 albums in my top 5.😬 3 Yes albums on the list makes it tough, but luckily one of those is the greatest prog album of all time so at least that's a shoo-in!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gka_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gka_...