Dave Ross
@daveamitri.bsky.social
Lover of popular music but always wanting to find out more. That golden period between 1978 and 1985 is where my heart lies but always willing to try something else.
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Dave Ross
@daveamitri.bsky.social
· May 12
Being given access to Justin Currie's Tremolo Diaries has been a privilege. I just hope my review does it justice. Thanks to @peteselby.bsky.social for trusting me with it. @newmodernbooks.bsky.social
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Reef - Place Your Hands (Directors Cut)
YouTube video by ReefVEVO
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I realise I'm a little odd. Aren't we all. My overwhelming need to see Michael Smith succeed at darts is irrational even for me.
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
I realise I'm a little odd. Aren't we all. My overwhelming need to see Michael Smith succeed at darts is irrational even for me.
#ArtistFave15
Day 11
90s Nick Heyward
On the upcoming 4 cd Epic and Creation Years release Tangled is given 2 CDs so prolific was Nick at this time. This didn't make the original album such was the quality. Sounding like Blur doing The Kinks
Better Place
youtu.be/yaXm8GPBOQc?...
Day 11
90s Nick Heyward
On the upcoming 4 cd Epic and Creation Years release Tangled is given 2 CDs so prolific was Nick at this time. This didn't make the original album such was the quality. Sounding like Blur doing The Kinks
Better Place
youtu.be/yaXm8GPBOQc?...
Better Place
YouTube video by Nick Heyward - Topic
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
#ArtistFave15
Day 11
90s Nick Heyward
On the upcoming 4 cd Epic and Creation Years release Tangled is given 2 CDs so prolific was Nick at this time. This didn't make the original album such was the quality. Sounding like Blur doing The Kinks
Better Place
youtu.be/yaXm8GPBOQc?...
Day 11
90s Nick Heyward
On the upcoming 4 cd Epic and Creation Years release Tangled is given 2 CDs so prolific was Nick at this time. This didn't make the original album such was the quality. Sounding like Blur doing The Kinks
Better Place
youtu.be/yaXm8GPBOQc?...
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy
November 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy
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This is how you do it. Fabulous and will make me go back and listen to a couple of tracks again.
As I observed on the two occasions I wrote about them on TPL (V/A comps notwithstanding) - my first piece is linked in this one:
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HOT CHOCOLATE: Their Greatest Hits
(#474: 27 March 1993, 1 week) Track listing: You Sexy Thing/It Started With A Kiss/Brother Louie/Girl Crazy/So You Win Again/Put Y...
nobilliards.blogspot.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is how you do it. Fabulous and will make me go back and listen to a couple of tracks again.
If a whole article on Hot Chocolate feels a bit too much then can I ask you for 4 minutes to watch this video of the band looking fantastic doing Brother Louie. A song about a mixed race relationship in 1973 that spares no one. Remarkable.
youtu.be/rTELjv4_7f0?...
youtu.be/rTELjv4_7f0?...
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If a whole article on Hot Chocolate feels a bit too much then can I ask you for 4 minutes to watch this video of the band looking fantastic doing Brother Louie. A song about a mixed race relationship in 1973 that spares no one. Remarkable.
youtu.be/rTELjv4_7f0?...
youtu.be/rTELjv4_7f0?...
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"Emma" is also an excellent song.
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"Emma" is also an excellent song.
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Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
April 22, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
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One of the reasons society is in such deep shit is that not enough people know how good the Hot Chocolate/Mickie Most records are.
@daveamitri.bsky.social will help you get up to speed 👇
@daveamitri.bsky.social will help you get up to speed 👇
NEW post: "If you take one thing away from this piece make it Brother Louie, a top 10 hit single by Hot Chocolate in 1973."
@daveamitri.bsky.social picks his top 10 #HotChocolate #CiceroPark
www.toppermost.co.uk/hot-chocolate/
@daveamitri.bsky.social picks his top 10 #HotChocolate #CiceroPark
www.toppermost.co.uk/hot-chocolate/
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
One of the reasons society is in such deep shit is that not enough people know how good the Hot Chocolate/Mickie Most records are.
@daveamitri.bsky.social will help you get up to speed 👇
@daveamitri.bsky.social will help you get up to speed 👇
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#NowPlaying Reply with a shoddy compilation that’s also the artist/group’s best album.
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#NowPlaying Reply with a shoddy compilation that’s also the artist/group’s best album.
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Superb album cover too.
NEW post: "The first album 'Cicero Park' was released in 1974. It’s a brilliant collection of funk, soul, pop and social commentary"
@daveamitri.bsky.social picks his top 10 #HotChocolate ... #CiceroPark
www.toppermost.co.uk/hot-chocolate/
@daveamitri.bsky.social picks his top 10 #HotChocolate ... #CiceroPark
www.toppermost.co.uk/hot-chocolate/
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Superb album cover too.
If you're looking at this and thinking "Hot Chocolate Dave?" Please consider the first part that covers Cicero Park and the truly astonishing single Brother Louie. You won't hear a more remarkable thing today, this week or maybe even this year.
NEW post: "The first album 'Cicero Park' was released in 1974. It’s a brilliant collection of funk, soul, pop and social commentary"
@daveamitri.bsky.social picks his top 10 #HotChocolate ... #CiceroPark
www.toppermost.co.uk/hot-chocolate/
@daveamitri.bsky.social picks his top 10 #HotChocolate ... #CiceroPark
www.toppermost.co.uk/hot-chocolate/
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If you're looking at this and thinking "Hot Chocolate Dave?" Please consider the first part that covers Cicero Park and the truly astonishing single Brother Louie. You won't hear a more remarkable thing today, this week or maybe even this year.
Embrace - All You Good Good People (Official Video)
YouTube video by EmbraceVEVO
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Doing this Toppermost was a fabulous trip down memory lane uncovering some incredible material among the hits. Lots about Errol's trousers and their effect on my mum's knitting too....
NEW post: Hot Chocolate … “Into 1976 with 18 singles behind them and many successes across the globe, we arrive at Every 1’s A Winner and a golden period for the band”
@daveamitri.bsky.social picks his top 10 #HotChocolate #EveryOnesAWinner
www.toppermost.co.uk/hot-chocolate/
@daveamitri.bsky.social picks his top 10 #HotChocolate #EveryOnesAWinner
www.toppermost.co.uk/hot-chocolate/
November 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Doing this Toppermost was a fabulous trip down memory lane uncovering some incredible material among the hits. Lots about Errol's trousers and their effect on my mum's knitting too....
#ArtistFave15
Day 10
90s Nick Heyward
Ordinary People
From Monday To Sunday was a bridge between 80s pop and 90s rockier sound. This is classic Nick Heyward that would have been at home on North Of A Miracle
youtu.be/DIUJLIhMgm4?...
Day 10
90s Nick Heyward
Ordinary People
From Monday To Sunday was a bridge between 80s pop and 90s rockier sound. This is classic Nick Heyward that would have been at home on North Of A Miracle
youtu.be/DIUJLIhMgm4?...
Ordinary People
YouTube video by Nick Heyward - Topic
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
#ArtistFave15
Day 10
90s Nick Heyward
Ordinary People
From Monday To Sunday was a bridge between 80s pop and 90s rockier sound. This is classic Nick Heyward that would have been at home on North Of A Miracle
youtu.be/DIUJLIhMgm4?...
Day 10
90s Nick Heyward
Ordinary People
From Monday To Sunday was a bridge between 80s pop and 90s rockier sound. This is classic Nick Heyward that would have been at home on North Of A Miracle
youtu.be/DIUJLIhMgm4?...
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This was the first album I bought with my own money.
45 years ago.
What the fuck?
I loved him so 🔥 #AdamAndTheAnts #KOTWF youtu.be/IZ-kVSIlInA?...
45 years ago.
What the fuck?
I loved him so 🔥 #AdamAndTheAnts #KOTWF youtu.be/IZ-kVSIlInA?...
Adam and the Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier Live in Manchester 1980
YouTube video by paintedship
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
This was the first album I bought with my own money.
45 years ago.
What the fuck?
I loved him so 🔥 #AdamAndTheAnts #KOTWF youtu.be/IZ-kVSIlInA?...
45 years ago.
What the fuck?
I loved him so 🔥 #AdamAndTheAnts #KOTWF youtu.be/IZ-kVSIlInA?...
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If you read the extract below and purchase this book either tonight or tomorrow, and you are in the UK, do let me know and I will send you - for free - a postcard of this fabulous map my dad drew of the place where it is set.
I’ll trust you’re not lying.
Blackwell’s do free delivery, btw.
I’ll trust you’re not lying.
Blackwell’s do free delivery, btw.
November 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If you read the extract below and purchase this book either tonight or tomorrow, and you are in the UK, do let me know and I will send you - for free - a postcard of this fabulous map my dad drew of the place where it is set.
I’ll trust you’re not lying.
Blackwell’s do free delivery, btw.
I’ll trust you’re not lying.
Blackwell’s do free delivery, btw.
This is fabulous, a highlight in a great book.
I've removed the paywall permanently from this piece, which is a chapter from my novel Villager, told entirely in the form of an online village message board. If you like it, you'll probably like the book. If you don't, you won't...
www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
www.tom-cox.com/the-village-...
The Village Message Board
Its authenticity was discredited because of his reputation, but also because he was quick with gin at the time and wearing an item of knitwear back to front.
www.tom-cox.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This is fabulous, a highlight in a great book.
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On remembrance day I remember my old man. He didn't die during his time in Singapore in WW2. I do wonder what he left behind though. He was a great dad, better than I've been, despite the memories he must have carried. I'll watch this many times today and think of him.
youtu.be/L9AVvKyV1l4?...
youtu.be/L9AVvKyV1l4?...
My Dad, Justin Currie and Gilbert O'Sullivans "Nothing Rhymed"
YouTube video by daveross100
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
On remembrance day I remember my old man. He didn't die during his time in Singapore in WW2. I do wonder what he left behind though. He was a great dad, better than I've been, despite the memories he must have carried. I'll watch this many times today and think of him.
youtu.be/L9AVvKyV1l4?...
youtu.be/L9AVvKyV1l4?...
Last week Jimmy Greaves. This week Joe Jordan. Freak.
It's like someone got all the best bits of all the great strikers and built Erling Haaland. That was like watching a young Jimmy Greaves. He has it all. #Haaland
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last week Jimmy Greaves. This week Joe Jordan. Freak.
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So my last Countdown will be celebrating the brilliant albums of 1985 !
It's a fantastic year of music to bow out on ! Hopefully as many of you legends as possible can join in?
Starting Monday 17th November
#1985AlbumsTop20
Retweet & Share 🙌🙌
It's a fantastic year of music to bow out on ! Hopefully as many of you legends as possible can join in?
Starting Monday 17th November
#1985AlbumsTop20
Retweet & Share 🙌🙌
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
So my last Countdown will be celebrating the brilliant albums of 1985 !
It's a fantastic year of music to bow out on ! Hopefully as many of you legends as possible can join in?
Starting Monday 17th November
#1985AlbumsTop20
Retweet & Share 🙌🙌
It's a fantastic year of music to bow out on ! Hopefully as many of you legends as possible can join in?
Starting Monday 17th November
#1985AlbumsTop20
Retweet & Share 🙌🙌
Reposted by Dave Ross
On remembrance day I remember my old man. He didn't die during his time in Singapore in WW2. I do wonder what he left behind though. He was a great dad, better than I've been, despite the memories he must have carried. I'll watch this many times today and think of him.
youtu.be/L9AVvKyV1l4?...
youtu.be/L9AVvKyV1l4?...
My Dad, Justin Currie and Gilbert O'Sullivans "Nothing Rhymed"
YouTube video by daveross100
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
On remembrance day I remember my old man. He didn't die during his time in Singapore in WW2. I do wonder what he left behind though. He was a great dad, better than I've been, despite the memories he must have carried. I'll watch this many times today and think of him.
youtu.be/L9AVvKyV1l4?...
youtu.be/L9AVvKyV1l4?...