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Nick Portnell
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England seemed to him to be nothing but horrors and misery now. The very shapes of the trees were like frozen screams.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 18d
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Everything is awful and we all feel pretty helpless, but here are some songs to hide within during the autumn of 2025.
Autumn 25 🍂
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 8h
Absolutely! I don't think that I've actually heard the original version, though.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 8h
A New England by Kirsty MacColl. The perfect pop song.
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Sophia_Nyx 🏳️‍⚧️ @sophianyx.bsky.social · 1d
Without saying Hurt, fav Cover Song?
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 11h
Shit. That's no fucking age to go.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 17h
Halloween US postage stamp from 1974. I love it.
A 10C postage stamp from 1974 featuring The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 18h
He just needed to calm the fuck down a bit.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 20h
I can't, I'm at work. One has very Wakeman organ playing, but I can't remember its title.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 20h
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Arrow (2005 Digital Remaster)
YouTube video by Van der Graaf Generator - Topic
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 21h
There are couple that don't do it for me. I've not had it long, mind.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 21h
Oh yeah!
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 22h
#new2me25

49. Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff (1975)

Easily the most impenetrable album that I bought this year. Godbluff still hasn't fully clicked for me, but it has enough about it to keep me going back to it. A very heavy album that's not for the faint of heart.
Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff (Charisma 1975).
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 1d
The Jan Hammer track on that is completely amazing.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 1d
Watson! That'll do.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 1d
Oh! I didn't know he did that. I've been re-listening to the Clive Merrison ones. I have 2 Audible credits and I'm going in! What a capital idea.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 1d
I am terrible at reading. I literally miss so many words and just lose my way. Audiobooks have saved me from a dull life.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 1d
Audiobooks narrated by the author are better than letting your own mind interpret the words on the page.
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Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 1d
They've peaked too soon. Fuck 'em.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 1d
Give it a week and Reform UK will basically just collapse under the sheer weight of bullshit they're juggling with.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d
Reform UK abandoning manifesto pledge of £90bn in tax cuts, deputy leader admits
Reform UK abandoning manifesto pledge of £90bn in tax cuts, deputy leader admits
Richard Tice says party will concentrate on cutting civil service and scrapping net zero once in government * UK politics live – latest updates Reform UK’s deputy leader has admitted the party cannot deliver the £90bn in tax cuts promised in its manifesto, saying it would concentrate on public spending cuts once in government. Richard Tice said key election pledges such as lifting the income tax threshold would be an “aspiration” and that once in government Reform would concentrate on cutting the civil service and scrapping net zero. Continue reading...
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 1d
I live in England, so won't be there, but thank you for the thought.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 1d
'It's a kind of mollusc'.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 1d
All things must pass, and all these troubles will be forgotten in a week or two.
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Michele one L @michelehowarth.com · 1d
Putting @vannorden.bsky.social’s idea out there, in the hope it gains traction.

#HarryCross #Lampposts
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Mick W @vannorden.bsky.social · 4d
Harry Cross on a flag.
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Wewantsounds @wewantsounds.bsky.social · 1d
" #BrigitteFontaine Est Folle" gets 5 stars in #RecordCollector Magazine, reviewed by Johnnie Johnstone🔥🔥

"Fontaine's performances are totally assured. c'est magnifique"
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 1d
That's much heavier than anything on the original album.
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 1d
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Thirty Days - Strawbs
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Nick Portnell @nportnell.bsky.social · 1d
#new2me25

50. Strawbs - From The Witchwood (1971)

This a patchy affair but the good bits are very good. The sound of it is great, probably due to Tony Visconti's production. Folky, whimsical with a definite nod towards prog in places (Rick Wakeman was still a member at this point). Worth a listen.
Strawbs - From The Witchwood (A&M 1971).
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