Nine Feet Underground

This post is going to be dominated by music.  I have yet to post it on Substack or my music-only blog, for reasons that may become apparent.  I've been to the last concert I'll be attending this year, though I have at least two to look forward to next year - one with Q and one without. My three standout gigs were, The High Llamas, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and Michael Head and the Red Elastic Band. Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets were excellent too, but I mark them down a little because Nick's the only original member of the band the songs were first recorded by.  This is probably a bit snooty of me, given the gig was so good and they have almost made those songs their own.    I just can't help thinking of Syd, who they were also honouring. I'm going to see The High Llamas in 2025, so I'll save my thoughts until I've see them again. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. What an amazing performance.  One of the top five gigs I've ever attended and Nick is ...