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August 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 78: Chic – “Risqué”
Well there’s already been a Chic album and a Sister Sledge album in fairly quick succession – and now another Chic album. Now I ain’t complainin’ – I love the band. But I just had never thought to listen to the original albums – I know the big singles, I know compilations, I know samples, I […]Archive
June 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 71: Buzzcocks – “Another Music In A Different Kitchen”
Gosh, it felt like just the other day that I was talking about how I loved Magazine (and Buzzcocks too) but didn’t really know the albums – certainly not the “classic” albums…well, it was just the other day…and now here we are with the Buzzcocks’ debut. An album I really don’t know well at all. […]Archive
June 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 70: Throbbing Gristle – “D.o.A: The Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle”
I might like the idea of Throbbing Gristle as much – or more – as the actual music. Pioneering industrial group, as much an actual piece of art, a concept, as a ‘band’. That said I’ve enjoyed their 20 Jazz Funk Greats a great deal. And yet I haven’t dipped much more of a toe […]Archive
June 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 69: Magazine – “Real Life”
I’d love to say I’m a huge Magazine fan – but I’m not, simply because I’ve not really bothered. Funnily enough, the Magazine album I know best, is the 2011 release (from a reunion phase) called No Thyself. I reckon that’s brilliant. A really great album. So – I’d never heard Real Life but I […]Archive
June 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 68: The Adverts – “Crossing the Red Sea with The Adverts”
A couple of years ago I agreed to be on a podcast where we had to read a massive-huge book and talk about it, for my episode it was the Norman Mailer tome, The Executioner’s Song. I agreed because the Pulitzer-prize winner had long been on my long-list of must-(get-to-)reads. So this forced my hand. […]Archive
June 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 67: Ian Dury – “New Boots and Panties!!”
We were in Australia a few years ago now – a decade or so – and the waitress comes over with the giant pepper-grinder and asks if anyone wants some cracked pepper on their meal. My father-in-law pipes right up, “Hit. Me. With. Your. Rhythm. Stick!” Shit, we laughed. I have no idea when I […]Archive
June 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 65: The Stranglers – “Rattus Norvegicus”
The late 1970s/early 1980s, the punk and post-punk, that’s the era/s and genre/s were I’m going to come up short in this challenge – and it’s the stuff I love; but I guess, age-wise, it’s a case of loving it now more so than then. So this is where you get situations like this: I’d […]Archive
June 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 64: Weather Report – “Heavy Weather”
Even if I had never heard of Weather Report (I have, I’ve owned a few of their albums – just never this, had never heard this one, their seventh) I’d sign up once I knew who was in the band. It was the launching pad for some great players and a home to several legends, […]Archive
May 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 63: Penguin Café Orchestra – “Music From The Penguin Cafe”
Simon Jeffes’ mercurial compositions as Penguin Café Orchestra have long intrigued me. And yet, here I am listening to the debut (nearly self-titled) album for the first time, or first times, as it’s already on repeat-play. I first heard the Penguin Café Orchestra via its most famous piece, Telephone and Rubber Band, and that was […]Archive
May 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 62: Jorge Ben – “África Brasil”
He’s known now as Jorge Ben Jor but this record was released when he was still Jorge Ben – though he was born Jorge Duilio Lima Menezes. And though I’d heard of África Brasil I had not, until this challenge, ever heard it. And man it’s a cracker. So good! Reminds me of discovering Arthur […]Archive
May 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman