The Rover SD-1 was a 'fast back' 3.5 litre car used at the time by, amongst others, the police (who no doubt would have had the fuel injection version).
The SD-1 Vitesse model developed 160bhp and had a 0 - 60mph acceleration of 7 seconds.
Technology moves on, and my little Audi with its 1.4 litre engine develops 220bhp and the 0 - 60mph acceleration is 6.8 seconds.
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic states that the album "May consist mainly of filler, but it's expertly written and performed filler"
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The album is frequently placed last on ranked lists of Steely Dan's albums, with Stereogum music writer Zach Schonfeld writing in 2020 that the album "seems to exist largely to make it easy for fans to identify the bottom rung in their Steely Dan album ranking".
:eek: Have you had it chipped Barry? Makes my 2 litre Volvo dinosaur with it measly 190bhp look like it's going backwards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Time to rename this thread 'Wheel spinning today...' :D
Bit harsh. But I suppose something has to come last. I wouldn't know. But then maybe I would, I've only played it once since I bought it.
No it's an off the shelf model. The figures I quoted were taken from the owner handbook. They were all in metric units, so I had to convert them to British units. My intention was not to boast, rather than to express amazement of engine development that a car with an engine 2/5 the capacity of the Rover could outperform the latter. BTW, my previous two cars were Rovers!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Anyway enough of the thread drift, I think I'll go now and play something by The Cars. :)
Don't care - I like it. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
That is what is known as 'damming with feint praise'! I don't have a copy so cannot comment on Erlwine's 'review'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
As Jimi was wont to say, "Move over Rover, and let Audi take over", or something like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Mercedes Benz by Janis Joplin would also be a good pick :)
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Need to give that a spin, not played it in years.Quote:
Originally Posted by gsq4848
No - it'll be The Cars as promised.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
The Cars - 'The Cars'
(BTW, I always thought it cynical of Mercedes to have used the Janis Joplin track as soon as the copyright on it had lapsed.)
I did not know that - Mercedes definitely aren't what they were, certainly not what they were at the time of Janis' recording.
And now (because it was next to The Cars in my record collection):
Carmel - 'The Drum is Everything'
Another one I’ve not played for a sometime.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
I have never heard of them. What is their musical style? I suspect I might like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by gsq4848
Good one there Steve. :)
A bit of jazz/soul. Different at the time to most of the eighties music
Thanks - I'll have to check them out.Quote:
Originally Posted by gsq4848
Marc Brierley - 'Hello'
Haven't played this in ages.
I got that one recently, a nice vinyl copy at a good price. Well worth it :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
:thumbsup: It's a great Album Steve, but then I can't think of a poor official release Album of theirs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
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CD1 - Techno Mix
CD2 - Electro Mix
Dave Clarke at ten to twelve on a school night, your neighbours must love you :D Seems to have been around forever, yet he's ten years younger than me, that makes me feel really old...Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
Not to be confused with The Dave Clark Five, a British 'beat group" of the '60s!
Yes, very very different :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
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Incredible talent.
Money Game is a helluva track
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L’Epee - Diabolique
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REN - Sick Boi
Interesting band. I saw them play in Sheffield, way back in the late '60s. Still have a couple of their LPs,
Eddy Grant - 'Greatest Hits'
Whilst my partner often approves of my musical tastes, this was the first time she actually turned up the volume on playing this CD! :eek: