The silence that remains
Or shevvvashevishah as they say in Hebrew. Hiya! It's been a while but in the face of mounting hysteria at our absence in the full throws of euromovin' und shakin' I really felt I must rediscover ma voix. Now then, for this time of year my musical sensitivities do undergo a certain metamorphosis, a shift in frame of reference shall we say, but seriously 2010? Am I just getting too old for this? I do not seem to be a lone voice in the wilderness in feeling that the standard of entries so far is way below par. That Keithy, par exemple, never does anything without a truckload of subtext and just I was beginning to despair, a poll appeared on his website to rate the standard of entries so far compared to usual.... 44% say "much worse than other years". Notwithstanding, we're not even halfway yet and it's not all bad news. So I'll have a quick romp through what's been chosen so far and share my thoughts. Albania were first off the mark as usual