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Scottish band THE BLUE NILE were not a prolific band but they sure knew how to write a song full of emotion.

From humble beginnings musically, they forged a well-respected career creating their own unique sound.

In life we discover those songs that mean more to us than most. They really become something special. This is one of those for me. When I listen to it, I feel hope.

See what you think.

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Cheers, Andrew Muecke

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Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT.

There is no doubt in my mind that drummers make very good musical programmers – I know of a number of them.

It could be that as they are the ones that need to keep things in time, this perhaps helps them to understand programming logic more than others.

Whatever the answer is, TWEAKER, who also goes by the name of CHRIS VRENNA, is one very good programmer. He is also a very good drummer and very good musician all round.

See what you think.

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Cheers, Andrew Muecke

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We may often come across the phrase precocious talent when reading newspapers and the like.

In my humble opinion, it is the best possible phrase to use to describe FIONA APPLE.

Identified as a youngster, she was able to release her debut album at 17.

What I so admire is that she understood that she was about to gain a platform to have her songs heard by millions – but she didn’t change and she retained her wonderfully sophisticated originality.

And an adoring public paid her back for doing so.

Have a listen to this track, this is very clever, very musical stuff. See what you think.

I hope that you enjoy this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT.

Cheers, Andrew Muecke

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Welcome to this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT.

Music aficionados are likely to know MASSIVE ATTACK very well.

They recorded four albums from the early 90s through to the early 00s which are likely to remain in best of all time lists for a long, long time to come. Same with the singles and video clips which came from those albums.

Definitely a testament to a band that certainly wasn’t prolific but focused on quality and originality.

Their fifth (and possibly final) album came 7 years later in 2010, almost 20 years after the release of their debut. Not that they needed to do it, but it proved that they still had it.

Have a listen to this track, Saturday Come Slow – quality and originality. See what you think.

I hope that you enjoy this weeks NEVER HEARD THAT.

Cheers, Andrew Muecke

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