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August 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 80: The Damned – “Machine Gun Etiquette”
I don’t hate this at all – but I can’t say I’m hooked, wouldn’t have mattered if I’d ever heard this or not I reckon. Look, I like some of The Damned did and was about but it’s just that thing of this music existing at the wrong time for me, and/or me for it […]Archive
August 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 79: Japan – “Quiet Life”
I always love finding a New Favourite Album of The Year that comes from way back – this year my favourite album of 2018 not released in 2018 is – easily – Japan’s Quiet Life (released in late 1979). I have never listened to Japan. I’ve heard about the band, read about the band, thought […]Archive
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
July 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 77: Holger Czukay – “Movie!”
I love CAN – but the thing about that band, and about Krautrock in general – it’s whole worlds; there’s so much there still for me to absorb, to even dip the toe in. I love CAN and yet many of the side-projects or related things (solo albums from members in particular) I haven’t ever […]Archive
July 24, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 76: Sister Sledge – “We Are Family”
I have never listened to a Sister Sledge album – until now. And after playing We Are Family a heap I am wondering why. I mean, I always knew it was CHIC that was musically driving the group, and as a Chic/Nile Rodgers fan that should have had me curious. I guess I figured a […]Archive
July 10, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 74: Chic – “C’est Chic”
I love Chic. I love Nile Rodgers. And yet I had never heard C’est Chic until just recently. I have listened to live albums and watched the recent DVDs and then way ahead of that I’ve had compilations and I regularly jam the key tracks, the big singles, the obvious stuff…but it’s weird that I’ve […]Archive
July 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 73: The Saints – “Eternally Yours”
I met Ed Kuepper a couple of years ago. I was the DJ before and after his set – he played a great gig and I felt lucky to be “on the bill”, sharing the bill with a legend. He was very polite, he approached me a few times during my opening set to ask […]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