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Andrew Long

@closetotheedge.bsky.social

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#ProgRock obsessed, #Jazz, #MusicCollector, retired from the #Railway. Amateur #Theology, Christian (Liberal/Progressive) Average #Bass player #RailwayFamily #NGauge #ModelRailway. You bin influenced? andylong.bandcamp.com redoverred.bandcamp.com

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · May 29

Announcing the 25th anniversary edition of the 3rd Day Rising album ‘Spiral’. Back in the 90s I played bass for this band for a number of years. Also in the band were vocalist @singingconductor.bsky.social , guitarist Mike Spear & drummer Karl Albert. More details below, but here's a link

Spiral (re-issue) (pre-order) - Soundmass

3rd Day Rising were a Christian hard rock/metal band from Wales, UK. Forming around 1990, they played together, through a number of personnel changes, throughout the ’90’s before finally fading away i...

soundmass.com

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 10h

I've got one of the BLUE albums

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 13h

Must remember to do this tomorrow, currently en route to pub...

Circu5 @circu5.bsky.social · 13h

Hi folks, can I ask a favour? Our new release, Infinite Lucid Geometric Fever Dream, is featured in Prog's Tracks of the Week. Would you have a listen and, if you like what you hear, give us a vote? Thanks for your support - have a fantastic weekend!

www.loudersound.com/music/tracks...

Cool new proggy sounds from L.O.E., EF, Circu5 and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Awesome new prog sounds you must hear from Hilary Woods, Lunar & The Deception, RO1, Oslo Tapes and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

www.loudersound.com

Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 13h

never seen it, just clips

Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 14h

#NowPlaying: Popol Vuh: Nosferatu: 1978.

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 15h

#NowPlaying: The Moody Blues: Days Of Future Passed: 1967. Although it was the second Moodies album, it was the first one with John and Justin and the first of the 'Core 7'. RIP John.

The cover features a painted collage of various time-related images inspired by the album's songs, including an hourglass, a sunset, moon phases and mounted knights

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 15h

Of course, I remember you telling me about that a while ago

Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 15h

I've seen him twice number of years back, always a good show

Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 16h

#NowPlaying: Robert Cray Band: Don't be Afraid Of The Dark: 1988. From the library of @singingconductor.bsky.social

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 16h

Sad to read that John Lodge has passed on, thanks to @davenewhouse.bsky.social for sharing

Longtime Moody Blues singer John Lodge dies ‘unexpectedly’

Bass player Lodge joined the band in 1966 with fellow singer Justin Hayward

www.independent.co.uk

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 16h

Very sad news Dave

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 16h

Ooh yeah - for £1600 in one case!

Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 16h

I've never seen them, and now I probably never will 😭

Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 19h

I've blocked 135 so far, and I've been blocked by 86 🤣

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 19h

#NowPlaying: Talking Heads: The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads: 1982. I bin influenced by @john63kelly.bsky.social

a montage of nine photos of the band on stage

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 19h

Which track?

Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 19h

not seen that, looks great

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 19h

Morning Fraser

Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 20h

Crikey! retail was 70 I believe

Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 20h

yesterday @snowbear56.bsky.social advised me about Kraftwerk tickets in Bristol. But they weren't on general sale until today. Just went to buy one. Sold Out! 🤣😭😡😵‍💫

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 20h

Epic album - I may have bin influenced...

Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 20h

Thank goodness for a spot of common sense. The Tangerine Tyrant wont be very happy though.

Nobel Peace Prize 2025 live updates: Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado wins

Nominations closed in January but US President Donald Trump had led a public campaign to win the award.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 20h

I didn't get into BBT until much later, around 2018 I think when they first played Newport, now own pretty much the whole catalogue

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Nick @11th-earl-of-blah.bsky.social · 21h

Hopefully the Nobel Committee will have recognized that someone who arrests their political opponents, imprisons citizens illegally for not looking sufficiently white, and puts troops on the streets of entirely peaceful cities, is perhaps not the right person to get the Peace Prize.

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Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 20h

#NowPlaying: John Rutter: Distant Land: One of my charity shop classical collection. I like this one a lot and it's got his Beatles Concerto too.

Andrew Long @closetotheedge.bsky.social · 21h

I saw them a year or two ago, great show