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  1. 02-08-2022, 15:56 #51
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    In fairness I have a lot to thank Englebert for.

    As one of the few stars that maintains homes in Beverly Hills...

    ...and er Leicester. Enge played golf with my father regularly at a course in the Leicester area.

    When I was born in the same week in 1967 that "Please Release Me" kept "Strawberry Fields" b/w "Penny Fields" off #1...

    ...my father was all for calling me Englebert but Enge encouraged him that it was a bad idea.

    In the end I got called Adam, after Adam Faith (another of my mother's favourites).

    When I was a teenager I beat Enge in the Golf Club darts tournement.

    This seemed to seriously p*ss Humperdinck off (he had a pub complete with a dart board in the garden of his Leicester residence).
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  2. 02-08-2022, 16:14 #52
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    it was a great, if crazy name to pick; unforgettable too
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    Quote Originally Posted by Theadmans View Post
    In fairness I have a lot to thank Englebert for.

    As one of the few stars that maintains homes in Beverly Hills...

    ...and er Leicester. Enge played golf with my father regularly at a course in the Leicester area.

    When I was born in the same week in 1967 that "Please Release Me" kept "Strawberry Fields" b/w "Penny Fields" off #1...

    ...my father was all for calling me Englebert but Enge encouraged him that it was a bad idea.

    In the end I got called Adam, after Adam Faith (another of my mother's favourites).

    When I was a teenager I beat Enge in the Golf Club darts tournement.

    This seemed to seriously p*ss Humperdinck off (he had a pub complete with a dart board in the garden of his Leicester residence).
    Great story. Never knew he was from Leicester, Although born in Madras according to Wikipedia.
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  4. 02-08-2022, 17:51 #54
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    https://www.engelbert.com/news/10-tr...rt-humperdinck

    a q and a of travel etc from the man....
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    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

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  5. 06-08-2022, 21:45 #55
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    Evidence for me was on Pick of the Pops today, the first half 1966. Almost every track was good, original and not following formulaic, the latter 1997 was much more formulaic.
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    It's 100% an age thing. Most people seem to get to a certain age and start to dislike modern music. Thankfully that hasn't happened to me yet... Although there is a lot of crap out there, I'd actually argue that the very best modern pop is better than ever.
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  7. 09-08-2022, 08:22 #57
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    I agree with your stated trend, but that 18 year old a few years ago were regarding DSOTM as fantastic counters this.

    A friend's children in their 20s also think that most modern is rubbish, but that there is good stuff out there.

    It is possible to evaluate music according to criteria, and not just to personal taste.
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  8. 09-08-2022, 15:35 #58
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    A lot of the choices posted on the 'Spinning Today ...' thread I think are rubbish, but recognise that I am in the minority. Likewise I'm sure that many don't or wouldn't like the stuff I enjoy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    A lot of the choices posted on the 'Spinning Today ...' thread I think are rubbish, but recognise that I am in the minority. Likewise I'm sure that many don't or wouldn't like the stuff I enjoy.

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    Makes me wonder...

    What is it about certain genres/artists that some find so appealing, but which others find anodyne/abrasive/offensive? Might it be a chemical thing going on in the brain, or a result of upbringing or exposure in our formative years?
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  10. 09-08-2022, 20:21 #60
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    I used to think my mum was silly watching Heartbeat and liking the pop music she grew up with. But it's like me watching an 80s set film now which I do like!
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