Rind - Bind

Quote by Mendalla
Getting into a genre of music that you have largely ignored leads to interesting things, like listening to albums you largely passed over back in the day. Holy Diver by Dio came out when I was still in high school and I only vaguely knew of it until I got into metal. This morning, I had it on. Not necessarily going to be a favourite, but I can see why it is regarded as an important album in heavy metal. Here's a live performance. Lead singer, and founder, of the band was the late Ronnie James Dio, who fronted several bands over his career, including Dio, Black Sabbath and Rainbow.
When I was a teenager, my cousin was dating a guy who worked for A&M Records. One day, I received a surprise package from him. It contained a random selection of three albums. I hadn't heard of any of them.
They consisted of;
The Tubes - The Tubes
Dio - Sacred Heart
Supertramp - Crime of the Century
One of them has been played so often that I'm surprised it's still intact. The other two are still like new, virtually unplayed. I wonder if you can guess which is my favourite.
Here is a track from one of them. Take a listen, you might never want to hear it again! π€£
I have just booked what for me will be the longest road trip ever, in September.
Day One: Ipswich, Suffolk (UK). 220 miles
Day Two: Kaatsheuvel (Netherlands). 210 miles
Day Eight: Hamburg (Germany). 310 miles
Day Fourteen: Delft (Netherlands). 325 miles
Day Fifteen: Back home.410 miles.
A total of some 1475 miles... plus days out!