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May 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 61: Rush – “2112”
Whenever I start to think of the wrong-turns in my life, the bad decisions, the time wasted, I snap out of it with one satisfying thought: At least I’m not a Rush fan. You see, it can always be worse… And it was, maybe, a close call, by all rights I should be a Rush […]Archive
May 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 60: Earth, Wind & Fire – “That’s The Way Of The World”
There are some bands you know about, you like – maybe you’d even say you love them – but all you know is the Greatest Hits album, or the big singles. And for me Earth, Wind & Fire is a great example of this. I’ve known about them my whole life – I’m sure my […]Archive
May 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 59: Dion – “Born To Be With You”
Sometimes you have every reason to hear an album but just never get to it. Case in point: I love Dion DiMucci – I love so many of the albums Phil Spector produced in the 1970s (the earlier stuff too, but the ramshackle charm he brought to legends faltering, as is the case here…) and […]Archive
May 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 58: Burning Spear – “Marcus Garvey”
I like Burning Spear – but I didn’t know this album. And that seems a crime. But hey, this is all about fixing such crimes… I’m always on the lookout for good reggae. Because I think there’s a perception that I don’t like reggae (not true). But more than that I’m on the lookout for […]Archive
May 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 57: The Dictators – “Go Girl Crazy!”
I had never heard this – well, obviously, that’s the case with all of the albums in this challenge. But I’m glad for the chance. By no means a classic as far as I’m concerned but the energy and spit and fun and mock-snarl of this gets it over the line. It’s a bit New […]Archive
April 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 56: 10cc – “Sheet Music
Clever band, 10cc. Often far too clever. Four great writers, producers, players… I’ve seen the modern version of the band, which is basically The Graham Gouldman Show – they play all his earlier songwriting-hits as well as the best singles and album cuts from the band. Growing up, I knew the radio hits. And had […]Archive
April 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 55: Tangerine Dream – “Phaedra”
I had never really listened to Tangerine Dream and I don’t know why. I mean, beyond the fact that there’s nearly 200 albums across 50 years or whatever; hard to know where to start. Well, get this, I started, just recently, with a movie soundtrack from the 1980s – a completely random thing, just some […]Archive
April 26, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 54: Bad Company – “Bad Company”
Just. Couldn’t. Give. A. Fuck. About Bad Company. Never cared. Still don’t. Listened to this – because it’s a challenge. And feel the same way about them (still) as I do bands like Cheap Trick, Rush, Heart and Grand Funk Railroad. (Not comparing any of them as soundalikes of each other). Just bizarre to think […]Archive
April 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 53: The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – “Next”
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – well it was only a name I heard, read. Never something I decided to seek out and hear. It’s been a 2-for-1 deal here because I’ve found the actual “2-for-1” album pack of not only this but also Framed – so I’ve been playing both; digging both. I can see Bon Scott was […]Archive
April 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 52: Waylon Jennings – “Honky Tonk Heroes”
Funny that I’d never heard this album because I’m a Waylon Jennings fan – and also, about 15-20 years ago I got pretty hooked on country and in particular the whole outlaw movement, of which this album is key. I also got right into Billy Joe Shaver’s works – as a writer, in particular – […]Archive
April 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman