Not a little strange to downsize though given the attendance at the O2 last time? Surely two sellout gigs though.

I can’t make up my mind on this. As has already been said, there are quite a few songs which just don’t get a reaction when played. Would the reputation of Alice’s shows stand up for long if 50% of the set fell into that category. I suspect audiences on subsequent tours might dwindle quite quickly. ...

Saw them on the first album as well. Small club in Edinburgh but a good crowd and a great night.

I read it and always thought the same. Half a story. Lost my brother to cancer years ago and we both used to joke about it all the time to cope. I’ve got no problem with humour but I need to know someone is trying to be funny. Couldn’t see that here. If a joke falls flat it isn’t always the audience...

Woke? Where? You have completely miss-understood the comments and used “woke” as a “throw away” criticism of others. You’ve tried to make a point with a half baked and exaggerated idea that DW was screwed over a $6k deal when there is no evidence for it at all. You then make a comment that dementia ...

Mr B. where do you get your figures from for the income you think that people make from ACG music? "Likely earned nearly a miĺion.." How? I put up what I understand to be the most likely calculations and they get nowhere near. I'm happy to be corrected if im wrong but where's the evidence? My dad di...

This is where I sometimes think we look at things a bit generously when we throw figures about for ACG. “ For all releases after January 1, 2024, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has increased the "per unit" statutory mechanical royalty rate for Physical media and Digital Downloads from 12 cents / ...

We are fortunate that Dick Wagner wrote his book before he passed. Also, the podcast regarding Dada is just as valuable. At least we got a straightforward no b.s. account of what went on during the early solo years and even before the break-up. Say what you want about Wagner, but the guy never minc...

I seldom listen to Saxon so probably not a good judge of what they do nowadays.

What I liked was the unusual choice and the fact that it is similar to the original but much more a rocker now.

Completely missed this last year but just listened to Saxon's cover of From the Inside.

Not bad at all!

86 was a great year for me. I had seen Alice twist and turn in style over the previous years and achieve less and less success each time. I had heard he was done in his career and had been worried about his health since I’d heard some stories from friends in the US about a year earlier. I didn’t exp...

Happy New Year. Hoping to go to two of the festival shows if I can convince my wife to do a bit of a road trip. Albi and Pordenone look like the favourites just now. South of France and Venice area in summer should sell well with her, I hope. I’ll happily take any new music and have made a New Year ...

Yup, I was at the Glasgow show, and it was magical to see the original band come out for that mini set. I cant see much more than that in the future. I'm sure Dunaway and Smith could handle it. Not so sure about Bruce. His weight seems to fluctuate. As for the proposed album, give us a couple of ep...

Would love to see Rick Rubin do an EP with them, if that works then an album. Alice sounds too polished solo and on the few group songs, things need changed up at the production end. I completly agree on this. Nice idea but I’m guessing financially impossible unless he effectively gave his time che...

I thank you for your valuable contribution.

I know the back story and I actually think we are agreeing on most things but am just disagreeing on the “accepting your lot” point. Alice clearly wanted to move on in the 70s but got the direction and timing wrong in my mind. He then lost himself and nearly his family, in drink and drugs. When he f...

Enjoying a bit of research here and found a bit more which would put Screaming Lord Sutch much closer to Alice than you’d have thought. A quote from Nick Simper of Deep Purple about being at the Playboy After Dark TV show in Oct 1968. “It was here that Ritchie and I were reunited with our old boss, ...

Sutch recorded his first album in 1969 in Hollywood. Jimmy Paige was heavily involved in the recording and Led Zeppelin were playing the Whiskey A Go Go with ACG and hanging with them sometimes as well at that time. The album cracked the US top 100 and must have got some visibility in the local scen...

“The early 80s albums along with Dada to me are Alice at his creative best and a glimpse of what may have been should his fans have been more open minded.“ ..and if Alice had carried on with the drink and drugs? Perhaps creative but made in a haze so very possibly never capable of being recreated or...

Not disagreeing with anything said her but just want to add a couple of thoughts/questions. Did the bad boys image of the band actually hinder longer term visibility and success? Did trying to go MOR with the ballads cause confusion as to what type of act Alice actually was? Did the drink and drugs ...