So it's just not just a rehash the band has included a few new tunes in the form of "Sanctuary," "Scenes from The Dead Matter," "Prisoner of Time" and "Theme from Journey into Dementia." If you like a bit of symphonic goth ambient music then this lot are some of the best in their genre. Every song evokes a mood and oozes quality. If you are interested in the genre or the band, this is essential. If you like the band you will want to pick this collection up as well.

Rory Gallagher: Live at Monteux

As the title suggests this is a live recording from the famous blues and jazz town of Montreux over his career. And like other live recordings it rather suffers from being a bit limp. There is no questioning Rory's talent but it would probably be best to pick up one of his studio recordings if you are new to the band. The quality and class of the man seeps out of the speakers when this release is on, but it is still missing something.

As with most live CDs, they either bore or make one wish one was there. Most definitely it's a case of the latter. Highlights include "Too Much Alcohol" and "I Take
What I Want." Talented man but this release is just missing that extra something to make it special.

One of the things taking up my time was getting another batch of Growing Old Disgracefully CDs to CD Baby. We sold out of our first batch in something like four days which was most gratifying.

Last night John and I met up to attend a special summer jam on the Thames. He played some wicked mouth organ and sang "Roundhouse Blues." And then I joined him for a drunken but very apt version of "Sweet Home Alabama" which got a nice loud cheer.

It's been a musical weekend as my betrothed Kim clearly showed me the proper way to sing songs from the Sound of Music as we watched How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? I got her to hobble over to the mic and record a little ditty we wrote called "Blogging Blues" which appears in this week's "Dodging Reality."

Incidentally I am doing a once a fortnight wrap-up of my metal reviews for the podcast. It allows me to return to my days of radio DJ-ing complete with the annoying DJ voice.

I will try not to make the next column so tardy. Please keep rocking and go see some live music. It's there if you look trust me.