This week... song titles

This week's selections all run at Beverley on Saturday, and they are all song titles (sort of).
First one runs in the 3.05. Hit the Lights is a Metallica song from their "Kill 'em all" album, and one which they often start their gigs with. Next up is Relight my fire, which runs in the 4.15. This sounds like a re-run of the epic Doors track, "Light my Fire". Finally, running in the 4.50, is Division Belle, the name of one of Pink Floyd's albums. The album title comes from the lyrics of the song "High hopes", and the story goes that the sci-fi author Douglas Adams, a friend of Floyd's David Gilmour, struck a deal whereby if he came up with an album title, then the band would let him play on stage with them. He read the lyrics, came up with "Division Bell" and promptly played guitar on one of their songs at a show. Brilliant.

Bank Holiday tips

This weekend's tips run at Goodwood on Saturday.
First up is Valen in the 2.20. I've picked this simply because it's an abbreviation of Van Halen. Excellent band with a rich history. Next one runs in the 2.55. Arnold Lane is the title of one of Pink Floyd's earliest singles, during their Syd Barrett psychadelic era, before they became mega mega. The song is about a bloke who's hobby was stealing clothes from washing lines! The title is spelt 'Layne', but who's nitpicking? Finally, in the 5.50 we have Rock God. Nuff said. All the best.

It's been such a long time...

As the song by Boston went. Well, there's been holidays and gigs and pubs and gigs and beer. Anyway, what prompted me back was that my mate is off to York for the meeting on Friday, so I thought I'd give him some rockin' tips! All of my choices are in the 3.40 - don't know if they'll all run though.
First up is Bungle in the Jungle, a great song by the wonderfully eccentric Jethro Tull, led by possibly the only flute-playing salmon farm-owning bearded scotsman in the world, Ian Anderson.
Next is Slade Power. If you've never heard a Slade song, then you're either deaf, or you have never been in the UK during Xmas for the last 40 years.
Finally, we have Spirit Quartz, which evokes memories of two bands from the 70s - Spirit, and, er, Quartz. Spirit were American and boasted the wonderfully named guitarist Randy California. Brummies Quartz used to be called Bandy Legs, but sensibly changed their name. My mate saw them once, and went into the record shop the next day and asked the women behind the counter 'Have you got Bandy Legs?'. Didn't go down well. Quartz released a great version of Mountain's Nantucket Sleighride, and their first album was produced by Mr Heavy Metal himself, Tony Iommi.
Best of luck!