As for why I’m embarrassed, I think it’s more than a simple change in tastes, it’s about the previous Marillion post where I was quite intensely into them with the excruciating intensity of youth. Objectively this is nothing to care about (especially compared to some of the other horror stories friends have come out with). But it’s there and I think is something interesting to explore, expecially in the context of music blogging which is usually very much about building up your cultural capital and projecting an image of cool.

I’m really enjoying this series John. Right up my street.

Btw, hope you’re feeling a bit better old chap ..

Also, what is a “good” and “bad” band changes with time, doesn’t it.

I knew young punks in 1977/78 who hid all their heavy rock and prog records — but got them all out of the cupboard in the mid 90′s as quick as they could, once “their punk rock musical heroes” admitted they’d liked them all along anyway — and had just kept quiet about it.

I also used to know ex Rastas who, when they moved onto digital dancehall etc in the mid 80′s — shaved their locks and were ashamed of once being “dread”, and simply saw roots music as embarrasing and old fashioned by the time those Unity digital 12′ were released. They kept hush hush that they’d all been Upsetter fans etc.

( Maybe they admit to loving roots again now they are middle aged men, and roots time has “resurfaced” again, who knows? )

It’s all perspective, and not important I’d say.

Just another view, anyway.

Cheers John,

Wiz.