Any other season, Carrick would be walking away with our best player of the season accolade. But it's not really been any other season and we probably haven't had an individual make as much of an impact as Van Persie has made this season since Ronaldo in 2006-07 when Ronaldo finally converted his raw promise into the real deal.
But it's nice to see our midfield mainstay get a bit of credit for the way he has picked the baton up this season making himself one of the few indispensables of our starting eleven. Some say he's playing the best football of his career at United, it's possible he is, but i don't forget that he was also excellent in his first season, when Scholes finally got the quality beside him that he had lacked since the 2002-03 season.
His return to the kind of form we know he is capable of resumed for me, when Scholes returned from retirement last season. But this season he has took up the mantle of the man who makes us tick and we can't do without. He'll never be as good as the ginger prince, but then who is, but he has done a vital job for us this season. Going off Gary Neville's remarks it sounds as if he is appreciated by his fellow pro's which sometimes tells you all you need to know. It's a farce that when you add Scholes and Carrick's England's caps together they don't come to a hundred.
Music
Bill Fay - Bill Fay: After listening to the cracking stuff on his return album i thought i would have to go back and have a listen of the two albums he made before giving up on the music business. And you have to wonder how he couldn't manage to sell any records, if his debut album is anything to go by. It's of it's time, but timeless at the same time, there must have been something wrong with the UK record buying public at the beginning of the seventies if Nick Darke and Bill Fay could barely make a living in the music business.
Sun Araw - The inner treaty:. Not for everyone this but if you like experimental music, this is very listenable, the final track, And I, closes the album at its peak.
Tame Impala - Lonerism: The Aussie bands second album made most end of year best of lists, so i had to give this a listen as i thought a lot of their debut. The critics weren't wrong whilst it doesn't have as much of an underground feel as the debut, the Peppers era Beatles influence doesn't feel retro in a bad way. An album that you'll never get bored of listening to.
The Limananas - Crystal Anais: Another belting long player from the French 60's revivalists, psychedelia, a touch of pop and i always get a hint of the Velvets in their material. Singing the songs in French and English works for me as well.
Tim Burgess - Oh no i love you: I didn't listen to his first solo album but after reading the reviews and reading that Kurt Wagner was heavily involved i had to give it a hearing. It is very Lambchop like, it's almost like a Kurt wagner solo album with Tim Burgess taking the vocals. It's a pretty good album, with some great tunes. Not sure about the haircut though.
Ty Segall - Twins: This guy is prolific, three, four albums a year, all with different bands. They all sound unmistakenly like Ty Segall though, loud, fuzzy reverb, guitar garage rock that needs to be played loud, very loud. Some have claimed this is better than it's predecessor Hair, but i couldn't seperate them, i love them both.
But it's nice to see our midfield mainstay get a bit of credit for the way he has picked the baton up this season making himself one of the few indispensables of our starting eleven. Some say he's playing the best football of his career at United, it's possible he is, but i don't forget that he was also excellent in his first season, when Scholes finally got the quality beside him that he had lacked since the 2002-03 season.
His return to the kind of form we know he is capable of resumed for me, when Scholes returned from retirement last season. But this season he has took up the mantle of the man who makes us tick and we can't do without. He'll never be as good as the ginger prince, but then who is, but he has done a vital job for us this season. Going off Gary Neville's remarks it sounds as if he is appreciated by his fellow pro's which sometimes tells you all you need to know. It's a farce that when you add Scholes and Carrick's England's caps together they don't come to a hundred.
Music
Bill Fay - Bill Fay: After listening to the cracking stuff on his return album i thought i would have to go back and have a listen of the two albums he made before giving up on the music business. And you have to wonder how he couldn't manage to sell any records, if his debut album is anything to go by. It's of it's time, but timeless at the same time, there must have been something wrong with the UK record buying public at the beginning of the seventies if Nick Darke and Bill Fay could barely make a living in the music business.
Sun Araw - The inner treaty:. Not for everyone this but if you like experimental music, this is very listenable, the final track, And I, closes the album at its peak.
Tame Impala - Lonerism: The Aussie bands second album made most end of year best of lists, so i had to give this a listen as i thought a lot of their debut. The critics weren't wrong whilst it doesn't have as much of an underground feel as the debut, the Peppers era Beatles influence doesn't feel retro in a bad way. An album that you'll never get bored of listening to.
The Limananas - Crystal Anais: Another belting long player from the French 60's revivalists, psychedelia, a touch of pop and i always get a hint of the Velvets in their material. Singing the songs in French and English works for me as well.
Tim Burgess - Oh no i love you: I didn't listen to his first solo album but after reading the reviews and reading that Kurt Wagner was heavily involved i had to give it a hearing. It is very Lambchop like, it's almost like a Kurt wagner solo album with Tim Burgess taking the vocals. It's a pretty good album, with some great tunes. Not sure about the haircut though.
Ty Segall - Twins: This guy is prolific, three, four albums a year, all with different bands. They all sound unmistakenly like Ty Segall though, loud, fuzzy reverb, guitar garage rock that needs to be played loud, very loud. Some have claimed this is better than it's predecessor Hair, but i couldn't seperate them, i love them both.
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