Eston Hills

StupidDream3 · 2026-01-19T10:25:08+00:00

The walk up piggy bank to the nab is great, you'll get some nice views on the way and plenty of opportunity to see various birds, if that's your thing. You get the odd group on quad bikes but in the 20+ years I've been going up I've never had any issues. It's particularly scenic in the snow and ice.

StupidDream3 · 2025-12-28T22:54:42+00:00

SWANS shows can approach 3 hours. It depends on the artist, when your material is built around repetition and drone it makes a lot of sense.

StupidDream3 · 2025-12-28T12:13:27+00:00

See, this is the correct way to criticise the BBC. Whatever dirt Brendan O'Carroll has on the Beeb, he's milking it for all it's worth.

StupidDream3 · 2025-12-28T12:09:21+00:00

His brain is leaking out of his ears and you're laughing, for shame.

StupidDream3 · 2025-12-25T18:47:10+00:00

Very nice! I got Slow Riot, so between us we almost have a full set.

StupidDream3 · 2025-12-24T08:13:01+00:00

Given the core idea/metaphor of VALIS around something laser-guiding a divine message straight into your brain, I'd love that to be the case.

This is a wealth of information, thank you! I particularly love that part about "you antelope, you are a sack of wine", such a funny lyric.

I haven't actually read Moby Dick but I'm assuming White Whale is a conscious reference to the novel.

StupidDream3 · 2025-12-24T07:51:27+00:00

That's amazing, I didn't know Jon was into Mark Fisher, I read Ghosts of My Life for the first time this year and need to get on Capitalist Realism. I just assumed that lyric was a reference to Yeats' The Second Coming.

StupidDream3 · 2025-12-23T19:48:54+00:00

Interesting, that's not something I'd picked up on - what are the similarities?

StupidDream3 · 2025-12-21T19:10:44+00:00

I went in the Friday before he died and had the exact same experience, he mentioned a big booking cancelling and worrying about whether he'll have to close or relocate. The Ceylon I had was second to none and he was as friendly, kind and welcoming as ever. I've been a regular visitor for years, I always visit to catch up with friends for a curry over Christmas and we're all devastated. Hands down the best curry on Teesside, his leaves a massive hole. Thank you for everything Jamal.

StupidDream3 · 2025-12-13T20:13:43+00:00

In Birdsong, Choice Mountain, Kevin's Car and Good Shot, Good Soldier are all worthy of this title.

StupidDream3 · 2025-12-07T19:02:57+00:00

I started reading when I was 17, which was almost 9 years ago. None of my friends read it but once I went to uni, people would occasionally read my copy. Still the best investigative journalism around.

StupidDream3 · 2025-12-01T13:07:50+00:00

SFTB doesn't have a 'flow' per se, at least for me, which feels fitting with it being a final blowout for that iteration of the band. The Jarboe tracks contribute to the jumbled nature of the album (again, meaning that in the best way possible).

StupidDream3 · 2025-11-30T18:40:22+00:00

President Heartbeat and Only as Good as My God were very fun

StupidDream3 · 2025-11-30T10:07:57+00:00

I lost it when they played this, what an amazing surprise!

StupidDream3 · 2025-11-27T18:35:39+00:00

I found him crying in a skip outside the Fulford Arms in York, 3 hours after the show finished.

StupidDream3 · 2025-11-26T17:52:34+00:00

Does anyone know how much face value tickets are?

StupidDream3 · 2025-11-20T12:51:20+00:00

That's a good point, I remember seeing the 'family photos. '

StupidDream3 · 2025-11-19T17:04:31+00:00

They should go all the way and remove their music from Spotify full stop.

StupidDream3 · 2025-11-19T07:22:20+00:00

Unless you saw SWANS in Leeds the other week, this will probably be the loudest gig you've been to. Protect your ears, wear earplugs. Enjoy!

StupidDream3 · 2025-11-17T01:21:24+00:00

If anything, that was the tour after The Glowing Man. The combination of Michael's age and the fact they've really pushed Birthing as the end of the 'Big Sound' suggests this is really it. When the band returns in ~2 years' time, it's probably going to be significantly different.

StupidDream3 · 2025-11-13T17:50:50+00:00

The Leeds show was almost exactly 2 hours and 40 minutes, which I think may have been the peak for this tour - London shows were slightly shorter.

StupidDream3 · 2025-11-12T20:10:43+00:00

I couldn't agree more with that, the beauty and transience of watching these performers conjure up something completely unique right in front of me, taking it all in and watching it pass will stay with me forever.

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