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Adam Roberts

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Writer, FRSL. Prof, RHUL. Literature and science fiction. https://profadamroberts.substack.com/ Latest novel "Lake of Darkness": https://store.gollancz.co.uk/products/lake-of-darkness

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 13h

The argument would go somewhere along the lines of: understand the bass lines in a song is understanding the foundations of songwriting as such: everything else is superstructural to that.

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 13h

They all wrote, sometimes notable, songs, though! And we could point to Jaco Pastorius's work with Weather Report, to Geddy Lee, to Macca and Bootsy Collins, to Lemmy (peace be upon him), to Charlie Mingus, to Sting and Tina Weymouth (not for Talking Heads, but definitely for Tom Tom Club)
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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 14h

A year ago I reviewed the latest David Gilmour album. Can't say that I've listened to it much in the interim.
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David Gilmour, ‘Luck and Strange’ (2024)

Irrelevant preamble: on only one occasion in my life have I been in the same room as David Gilmour. In 2018 Polly Samson was inducted as a…

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 15h

Naturally, I believe my "solution" to the paradox the correct one, and will loudly shout "no! no!" and wave my arms if anyone suggests another.

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 16h

"Ev'ry gull crazy 'bout a sharp dressed maniraptoran"

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 16h

Ostrich, is rich.

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 16h

Interesting! I should say, my THE THING ITSELF proposes a "solution" to the Fermi paradox that is different to the ones you list. Though, in saying so, I am vulgarly self-promoting.