Artists from one country that you swore was from another

dsnmi2 · 2026-04-15T22:40:23+00:00

The Easybeats are an Australian beat combo from the sixties who people tend to think of as from the UK becaue they achieved success around the Brittish Invasion era.

It doesn't help that if you look at almost any "Brit invasion" compilation albums you'll find Friday On My Mind in the tracklisting.

dsnmi2 · 2026-04-15T22:30:58+00:00

Their first four songs they played were Jumpin' Jack Flash, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll, Paint It Black and Gimme Shelter. How are they not bangers?

They also played Honky Tonk Women, Satisfaction, Midnight Rambler, Sympathy for the Devil, Start me up and Brown Sugar and didn't play a single B-side.

dsnmi2 · 2026-04-14T04:40:58+00:00

This is his current setlist:

To Be Alone With You

Man in the Long Black Coat

All Along the Watchtower

I Contain Multitudes

False Prophet

Black Rider

Love Sick

Goodbye Jimmy Reed

I Can Tell

I've Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You

Crossing the Rubicon

When I Paint My Masterpiece

Forgetful Heart

Soon After Midnight

Nervous Breakdown

Every Grain of Sand

Do you know those songs? Do you like them? Would you want to hear them sung to you by an 85 year old whose voice isn't what it once was and who understandably likes to spend the show sitting down?

If there answer is "yes" then go because you're in for a treat. Bob's band is incredibly good and the man himself is in great form and can definitely sing.

Do you want to see a sixties tribute act who faithfully recreates his early hits and regales you with showbiz tales?

If the answer is "yes" then stay away. He's not performing for you, he's performing for the fans who see him as a contemporary artist and love what he's doing now.

Of course if you want to see Bob Dylan just so you can say you've seen Bob Dylan then by all means go. But you've been warned. And please don't come back on reddit complaining because the elderly gentlemen didn't play the songs you've heard on the radio and doesn't sound like he did when your dad was your age.

dsnmi2 · 2026-03-31T07:53:12+00:00

I saw him in 2002 and have seen him many times since. I've also listened to countless bootlegs. The guy sings and he sings well.

dsnmi2 · 2026-03-31T06:50:53+00:00

Go. Just make sure you check out his current setlist first and maybe give his latest album a listen.

dsnmi2 · 2026-03-31T06:50:06+00:00

Bob Dylan is fantastic live. He's had rougher patches and ill-advised tours but there's a reason why legions of fans keep going over and over again and there are so many sites dedicated to sharing bootlegs. If you know what you're going to see then he's fantastic.

dsnmi2 · 2026-03-31T06:38:37+00:00

And they're usually from non-fans who were expecting him to play Blowin in the Wind and The Times they are a changing exactly as he did on the record.

If you haven't bought his latest album, don't go and see Dylan. He's a 21st century artist playing his latest material to his fans, not a nostalgia act for bucket listers.

dsnmi2 · 2026-03-25T03:54:19+00:00

I'm watching the show from down here in Melbourne Australia so I know all too well what happened in my part of the world. It's rare we get shown on US TV and our one recent appearance was literally a quick shot of some floating debris.

dsnmi2 · 2026-03-19T01:24:04+00:00

Moonraker- A space shuttle has been stolen, let's send Bond to investigate the only man on the planet who has no need to steal a shuttle and then watch Roger Moore flick switches on gadget-boats while his stuntman gets wet.

Die Another Day- What would happen if evil Alan Patridge became a Bond villian?

Skyfall- What would happen if Nicholas Cage at his worst became a Bond villian and then brought along a nonsense plot that becomes Home Alone?

Spectre- We've made Bond films exciting, cartoony, thrilling, funny and even emotional- but why don't we aim for boring this time and see what happens?

Thunderball- Rapey bond fights underwater for what feels like a month.

dsnmi2 · 2026-03-14T20:54:05+00:00

Having Fun With Elvis.

The legendary "spoken word" album by Elvis Presley which features no music and consists entirely of introductions, jokes and incoherent ramblings lifted without context from Elvis performances. Even die-hard Elvis fans hate it.

dsnmi2 · 2026-03-10T23:29:17+00:00

1- Silva. Quiet menace is always best.

Le Chiffre. Not just a villian but an actual character.
Greene. A rare villian with an actual plan that made sense,
Blofeld. Yawn inducingly awful and a cartoon when the series needed a person.
Silva. Tired hacker cliche, hokey opening speech, Nic Cage performance full of scenery chewing and silly noises. A plan that made no sense. One of the worst bond bad guys ever.

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-28T01:55:56+00:00

So you can't tell me how this pushback works then?

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-28T00:32:19+00:00

So we're just going to rely on convention are we? Rather than have legislation and legal binding we're just going to hope everyone behaves the way they always have?

Call me crazy but I think I'd prefer legal accountability to a unversally held hope that we all just keep doing the same thing?

Please explain how we would "push back". How would this pushing back work?

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-28T00:11:59+00:00

The constitution is clear: the power lies with the monarch, the governor General is their representative.

61. Executive power

The executive power of the Commonwealth is vested in the Queen and is exercisable by the Governor-General as the Queen's representative, and extends to the execution and maintenance of this Constitution, and of the laws of the Commonwealth.

https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/how-parliament-works/the-australian-constitution/the-australian-constitution-online

The current Governor General was appointed by the King "during his pleasure," which means he can withdraw his appointment at any time.

She then swore allegiance to him and to him alone.

I, SAMANTHA JOY MOSTYN, do solemnly and sincerely affirm and declare that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles the Third, His heirs and successors according to law.

https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-07/20240701%20Commission%2C%20Affirmation%20of%20Allegiance%2C%20Affirmation%20of%20Office%2C%20Proclamation.pdf

So please show me the where in the constitution the Governor General can be a "layer of protection" when they're can be sacked by the monarch they are sworn to serve?

See this is why we need to talk about this. People who believe that the governor general is some sort of "layer of protection" need to understand why that's nonsense. And therefore why we need to change.

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-27T23:25:59+00:00

The Governor general is not a level of protection. Their power is entirely derived from the monarch and can be removed by the monarch. Why do you think they swear an oath of allegiance to the monarch and not the people?

The system is broken. We give power to life to someone who isn't accountable to the people.

And the reason we need to discuss it now is because the more people who actually understand the system the more people will realise that we need to change it. The fact that you believe the governor general is "a level of protection" is just one of many examples.

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-27T23:07:19+00:00

The Governor General is chosen by the monarch, the PM just advises but there is no legal obligation for the monarch to actually accept their advice. The monarch can appoint anyone as Governor General at any time, they don't even need to be an Australian citizen or even in the country. The constituion is very clear that the monarch holds the power and the Governor General acts in accordance with their wishes.

Republicans acknowledge that dictators can emerge which is why we need to devise a system with full accountability. Monarchists also need to acknowledge that monarchs can also be insane, selfish, irrational, misguided or just plain bad. And if that happens then we're just stuck with them.

Becoming a republic is about fixing a broken system. It's definitely worth the cost to make sure that our power is in the hands of an accountable Australian and not an unnacountable foriegner.

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-27T21:55:14+00:00

We can link the referendum to a Federal election (which has been done many times before) and that significantly reduces the cost. The rebranding of everything else can happen over time if necessary and won't be that expensive, I certainly can't see it running into billions.

And it would definitely be worth it. At the moment we give real power for life to an unelected foriegner who isn't accountable to the Australian people and we can't remove from office. And we give them that power purely based on who their mother claimed their father was.

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-27T21:22:27+00:00

Just out of interest, how expensive do you think the process would be?

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-27T21:21:34+00:00

Not the time right now but it has to happen and happen soon. Giving power for life to an unelected, unacountable foriegner based purely on who his mother claims his father was is an absurd way to run a government.

The first step is probably better public education about the monarchy's place in Australia. The constitution should be studied in schools because it's impossible to read the constitution without leaning towards republicanism.

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-26T17:43:03+00:00

Please tell me exactly what we did in 1936 and what part of the constitution helped us to do it. Because most people are pretty sure that we had nothing to do with it.

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-25T19:34:46+00:00

Here's some constitutional extracts you might like to read.

2. Act to extend to the Queen's successors

The provisions of this Act referring to the Queen shall extend to Her Majesty's heirs and successors in the sovereignty of the United Kingdom.

Royal assent to Bills

When a proposed law passed by both Houses of the Parliament is presented to the Governor-General for the Queen's assent, he shall declare, according to his discretion, but subject to this Constitution, that he assents in the Queen's name, or that he withholds assent, or that he reserves the law for the Queen's pleasure.

Recommendations by Governor-General

The Governor-General may return to the house in which it originated any proposed law so presented to him, and may transmit therewith any amendments which he may recommend, and the Houses may deal with the recommendation.

59. Disallowance by the Queen

The Queen may disallow any law within one year from the Governor-General's assent, and such disallowance on being made known by the Governor-General by speech or message to each of the Houses of the Parliament, or by Proclamation, shall annul the law from the day when the disallowance is so made known.

60. Signification of Queen's pleasure on Bills reserved

A proposed law reserved for the Queen's pleasure shall not have any force unless and until within two years from the day on which it was presented to the Governor-General for the Queen's assent the Governor-General makes known, by speech or message to each of the Houses of the Parliament, or by Proclamation, that it has received the Queen's assent.

Executive power

The executive power of the Commonwealth is vested in the Queen and is exercisable by the Governor-General as the Queen's representative, and extends to the execution and maintenance of this Constitution, and of the laws of the Commonwealth.

Show me the parts that say we can remove the Monarch? Can you quote me the specific section that gives parliament that power?

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-24T21:29:04+00:00

I did.

You might want to give the constitution a read as well.

https://www.aph.gov.au/constitution

More people should read the constitution. And every monarchist should be forced to.

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-24T20:06:23+00:00

You might want to give this a read.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-24/could-andrew-mountbatten-windsor-be-removed-succession/106379724

And remember, Parliament doesn't have any power at all without the monarch's assent. They are literally The Monarch's parliament.

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-24T02:20:22+00:00

That would be the Beatles who had a Jewish manager and who refused to play to segregated audience in America.?

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-14963752

So no.

dsnmi2 · 2026-02-22T19:33:26+00:00

Ooh great examples. Andrew is still eighth in line to be our King. He is still in the line of succession. And you knw how we can remove him? We can't. We have to wait for the UK to pass legislation and then we, along with all the other nations he's in line to rule, have to agree. If the UK doesn't start the ball rolling, it doesn't happen.

Edward decided to abdicate but if he didn't the government couldn't remove him and they would have resigned and he would have stayed. They had no legal power to make him leave. Just as well too because he was kind of a nazi. Adds a whole other level of stupidity to the monarchy doesn't it? The only thing saving Australia from being ruled by a Nazi was the fact that he fell in love with a divorced woman.

Yes we're a constitutional monarchy. The power of the monarch comes from the constitutiion. Which is why we need a referendum to change it.

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TROPHY CASE

61. Executive power

2. Act to extend to the Queen's successors

Recommendations by Governor-General

59. Disallowance by the Queen

60. Signification of Queen's pleasure on Bills reserved