FOOTBALL, FILMS and FABULOUS MUSIC AT THE DOMINION OF OPINION
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 3 – Saturday 3rd November 2018 (7.45pm); There is a song that resounds from the stands at Molineux these days which ends with the line: ‘We’re Wolverhampton – we’re on our way back.’ On leaving…
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While ‘The Pretender’ does contain some harrowing moments it is an authentic masterpiece, the work of a considerable artist.
‘Village Green’ is renowned as the greatest album most people have never heard, Ray Davies labeling it ‘the most successful failure of all time.’
‘No Other’ is a remarkable record – ambitious, enthralling, utterly unique and arguably the most astounding album of its time.’
British Cinema has a fine tradition with regard to the heist movie – a quick trawl through the memory vault, so to speak, brings to mind such excellent films as ‘The Lavender Hill Mob’ (1949), ‘The Long Arm’ (1956), ‘Robbery’ (1967),…
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If proof was needed regarding the unrelenting nature of the Sky Bet Championship, the Pride Park meeting this week between Derby County and Blackburn Rovers provided all the necessary evidence. Despite ending goalless it was far from a drab encounter, Derby…
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Crosby: avant-garde troubadour, Stills: guitarist extraordinaire; Nash, sensitive singer-songwriter, Young, a Dylan for the 70s
‘The Song Is Over’ is propelled to a rousing conclusion by drumming from Keith Moon that is extraordinary even by his standards.
‘Tapestry’ (1971) is a superbly sequenced album that reads like a well-plotted novel.’
Bobby Moore’s cold-shoulder treatment at the hands of The FA in the years after he finished playing was shameful.