Listmungous: 2013

Sunday, 28 July 2013

A River Runs Through It

A visit to Stourhead recently made me wonder whether that Stour was the same Stour as the one that runs through Shipston-on-Stour, and so another list was born. Towns and villages with a river in their name. It's not the same Stour at all, by they way.

Alde

Aldeburgh

Arrow (Wales)

Staunton-on-Arrow

Avon (Warwickshire, tributary of the Severn)
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Welford-on-Avon
- Bidford-on-Avon
- Newbold on Avon
Avon (Bristol)
- Avonmouth
- Bradford-on-Avon
Cocker
- Cockermouth (where the Cocker runs into the Derwent)
Dart
- Dartmouth
Dyfi
- Aberdyfi
Eden
- Crosby-on-Eden
Fal
- Falmouth
Humber
- Barton-upon-Humber
Kent
- Kendal (originally Kent Dale)
Plym
- Plymouth
Severn
- Frampton-on-Severn
- Oldbury-on-Severn
- Upton-upon-Severn
- Stourport-on-Severn (that one's doing my head in)
Stour (> Avon > Severn)
- Shipstone-on-Stour
- Preston on Stour
- Atherstone on Stour
Stour (a different one that runs down to Christchurch where it meets another Avon, which has Netheravon and Upavon on it)
- Milton-on-Stour
Tavy
- Tavistock (originally Tavy's Dock)
Tees
- Thornaby-on-Tees
- Hurworth-on-Tees
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Middleton-in-Teesdale (I'll allow that)
- Forest-in-Teesdale
Teign
- Teignmouth
Thames
- Kingston upon Thames
- Sunbury-on-Thames
- Walton-on-Thames
- Staines-upon-Thames (really?)
- Richmond upon Thames
- Henley-on-Thames
- Purley-on-Thames
- Whitchurch-on-Thames
- Dorchester-on-Thames
- Sandford-on-Thames
- Lechlade-on-Thames
Trent
- Burton upon Trent
- Walton-on-Trent
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Newark-on-Trent
- Carlton-on-Trent
Tyne
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Langley-on-Tyne
Wye
- Ross-on-Wye
- Staunton-on-Wye
Wyre
- St Michael's-on-Wyre

Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Five-star albums from the iPodyssey

Abbey Road: The Beatles
All Mod Cons: The Jam
Alright Jack: The Home Service
All The Way From Tuam: The Saw Doctors
Automatic For The People: R.E.M.
Avalon Sunset: Van Morrison
Back and Fourth: Lindisfarne
Bat Out Of Hell: Meat Loaf
The Beatles (White Album): The Beatles
Best of: Chuck Berry
Best of: Rod Stewart
Best of: Sandy Denny
Best of: Talking Heads
The Best Of Dahler Mendi Volume 2: Dahler Mendi
Big Hits: Rolling Stones
Blonde On Blonde: Bob Dylan
Blood On The Tracks: Bob Dylan
Blue: Joni Mitchell
Bob Till You Drop: Ry Cooder
Born To Run: Bruce Springsteen
Breakfast In America: Supertramp
Bringing It All Back Home: Bob Dylan
Burlesque: Bellowhead
Can’t Stand The Rezillos: The Rezillos
Change Everything: Del Amitri
The Collection: The Dubliners
Court And Spark: Joni Mitchell
Communique: Dire Straits
Daring Adventures: Richard Thompson
Darkness On The Edge Of Town: Bruce Springsteen
The Definitive: Simon & Garfunkel
Desire: Bob Dylan
Different Class: Pulp
Down By The Jetty: Dr Feelgood
Enlightenment: Van Morrison
The Essential Collection: Elvis Presley
Fest Noz de Bretagne: Various Artists
Fleetwood Mac: Fleetwood Mac
Flesh & Blood: Roxy Music
Fog On The Tyne: Lindisfarne
Folk Heritage II: Various Artists
Freedom And Rain: June Tabor and the Oysterband
Full House: Fairport Convention
Glass Houses: Billy Joel
Gold: Abba
Graceland: Paul Simon
Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J.: Bruce Springsteen
Hand Of Kindness: Richard Thompson
Hark! The Village Wait: Steeleye Span
The Harrow & The Harvest: Gillian Welch
Harvest: Neil Young
Hedonism: Bellowhead
Hejira: Joni Mitchell
Henry The Human Fly: Richard Thompson
Highway 61 Revisited: Bob Dylan
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns: Joni Mitchell
Hold Back The Night: Graham Parker & The Rumour
Holy Bandits: The Oysterband
Hotel California: The Eagles
Hounds Of Love: Kate Bush
I Am: Earth, Wind & Fire
If I Should Fall From Grace With God: The Pogues
I Love My Ocarina: The Chuckerbutty Ocarina Quartet
The Incomparable: Ella Fitzgerald
In Spite Of Ourselves: John Prine
Inventaire 1970-1993: Tri Yann
Irish Heartbeat: Van Morrison
IV: Led Zeppelin
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight: Richard & Linda Thompson
Jailbreak: Thin Lizzy
Jenni Scott’s Mix-CD
The Kick Inside: Kate Bush
Larkrise To Candleford: The Albion Band
Legend: Bob Marley
Let England Shake: P.J. Harvey
Let’s Stick Together: Brian Ferry
Liege & Lief: Fairport Convention
Light Years: E.L.O.
Live & Dangerous: Thin Lizzy
London Calling: The Clash
Making Movies: Dire Straits
Matachin: Bellowhead
Modern Lovers: Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers
Moondance: Van Morrison
The Mountain: Steve Earle & The Del McCoury Band
Never Mind The Bollocks: The Sex Pistols
Nevermind: Nirvana
The News: Lindisfarne
Nicely Out Of Tune: Lindisfarne
No Roses: Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band
Oh Brother Where Art Thou? OST: Various Artists
The Old Straight Track: Jack The Lad
Parallel Lines: Blondie
A Parcel of Steeleye: Steeleye Span
Physical Graffiti: Led Zeppelin
Piano Man: Billy Joel
Please To See The King: Steeleye Span
Pour Down Like Silver: Richard & Linda Thompson
The Prospect Before Us: The Albion Dance Band
Ragged Kingdom: June Tabor & The Oysterband
Reasons To Be Cheerful: The Best Of: Ian Dury
Revolver: The Beatles
Rise Up Like The Sun: The Albion Band
The River: Bruce Springsteen
Rubber Soul: The Beatles
Same Oul’ Town: The Saw Doctors
Saturday Night Fever OST: Various Artists
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels: Dexys Midnight Runners
The Seeger Sessions: Bruce Springsteen
Setting Sons: The Jam
Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band: The Beatles
Shoot Out The Lights: Richard Thompson
Sir Henry At Rawlinson End: Vivian Stanshall
The Shouting End Of Life: The Oysterband
Smiddyburn: Dave Swarbrick
Songs For Swingin’ Lovers: Frank Sinatra
Songs In The Key Of Life: Stevie Wonder
Soul Decade: The Sixties: Various Artists
Sounds Affects: The Jam
Sounds Of The Seventies (Time Life): Various Artists
Squeezing Out Sparks: Graham Parker & The Rumour
Street Legal: Bob Dylan
The Stranger: Billy Joel
Street Life: Bryan Ferry & Roxy Music
Swarbrick 1: Dave Swarbrick
Swarbrick 2: Dave Swarbrick
Talking Book: Stevie Wonder
Then And Now: The Who
This Is The Story: The Proclaimers
Thriller: Michael Jackson
Too-Rye-Ay: Dexys Midnight Runners
Trawler: The Oysterband
Tubular Bells: Mike Oldfield
Tupelo Honey: Van Morrison
Tusk: Fleetwood Mac
Unhalfbricking: Fairport Convention
The Very Best Of: 10CC
The Very Best Of: Elton John
The Very Best Of: Elvis Presley
The Very Best Of: Jake Thackray
Waking Hours: Del Amitri
War Of The Worlds: Jeff Wayne
We'll Keep A Welcome: Bryn Terfel
What We Did On Our Holidays: Fairport Convention
Woodface: Crowded House
Yours Truly, Angry Mob: The Kaiser Chiefs
You Win Again: Hank Williams
20 Golden Greats: Buddy Holly

One-star albums from the iPodyssey - about to be deleted

All About Eve: All About Eve
Audibly Nice: Pneumatic & Sloth
The Bairns: Rachel Unthank & The Winterset
Banba: Clannad
The Best of Traditional Irish Dance Music: Various Artists
Eddi Reader: Eddi Reader
The Eighties Mix: Various Artists
Equinoxe: Jean-Michel Jarre
Everytime We Touch: Cascada
Foxtrot: Genesis
Genesis: Genesis
Giants Of Rock: Various Artists
Hello I Must Be Going: Phil Collins
High School Musical OST: Various Artists
High School Musical 2 OST: Various Artists
In Blue: The Corrs
Live In The City Of Light: Simple Minds
Out Of Control: Girls Aloud
Red Book: Texas
Rock Ballads 2: Various Artists
Rock Ballads 3: Various Artists
Songs Jigs Reels: The Kilfenora and Glenside Ceilidh Bands
Suede: Suede
Tangled Up: Girls Aloud
Three: The Sugababes
Up All Night: One Direction

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Imperative band names

Daisy came up with this. What bands or artists have names that are imperatives?

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