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December 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 111: Napalm Death – “Scum”
I’ve been aware of Napalm Death for some time but I’ve done very little listening; I regret not going to see the band when they played here a few years back…I saw a few years, it was probably around a decade now…but yeah…one of those names to tick off an imaginary list or something… I […]Archive
December 12, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 110: Laibach – “Opus Dei”
Despite the Slovenian industrial band being around since the very start of the 1980s – and on record since at least the mid-80s I had not heard Laibach until the release of their 2003 opus, WAT. I kinda liked it. There was a world to discover. It arrived liked most musical letterbombs at that time […]Archive
December 7, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 109: Anthrax– “Among The Living”
You know this thing of The Big 4 – the thrash kings, Anthrax and Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer…well, if you’re gonna pick one, the correct answer is: “Slayer”. You’re allowed to pick any of the others, sure, it’s The Big 4. But Slayer is the correct answer for top pick. Second pick, for me anyway, […]Archive
December 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 108: Bad Brains– “I Against I”
Of all the albums in this challenge I just feel nothing really about I Against I. I didn’t hate it and I’m not sure I rate it – I’m glad I heard it I spose, so there’s that. And I’ve played it through a few times now to try to hook into something more – […]Archive
December 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 353
Pet Shop Boys, Please (1986) I’ve been on a big Pet Shop Boys kick of late – I’ve liked them since I first heard them, which was back when this album was released. Though I’ve never owned a copy of this until just recently. I’ve had most of the other albums and a couple of […]Archive
December 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 107: Nanci Griffith – “The Last of the True Believers”
I’ve been listening to plenty of Nanci Griffith across the last two decades, but I’ve never gone all the way back…several of her early albums elude me including, until now of course, this – her fourth full-lengther (released back in 1986). She’s so on point as writer and singer, her sad/wise stories of heartbreak and […]Archive
December 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 106: Scritti Politti– “Cupid & Psyche 85”
I had never heard this – well, dur, that’s what these posts are all about… But I do know Scritti Politti. My first reference was the Who’s That Girl soundtrack which mostly features Madonna songs (since it was a Madonna vehicle) but has a few other period song including one from Scritti. And the “comeback” […]Archive
December 2, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 355
The B-52’s, Cosmic Thing (1989) A couple of years ago, we’re in Anaheim, Calif. We’ve just had a huge day at the Disneyland empire. (There’s no other kind of day to have there). And my bro-in-law, a veteran of taking the nieces and nephews to the land of the extreme marketing amid playground rounds, tells […]Archive
November 30, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 105: Big Black– “Atomizer”
I rushed out and bought Songs About Fucking on the back of reading about it – some list of influential guitar albums, from memory. In fact, I seem to (now) recall ordering a bunch of records on the back of that list. From rockabilly and country through to industrial and metal and all points between. […]Archive
November 28, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 104: The Mekons – “Fear and Whiskey”
I’m a big believer that the right album finds you at the right time, and that’s not just a sneaky way of excusing yourself for not being on-trend. I know about The Mekons – because I know about Jon Langford. But, oddly, given I love not just his art and activism but his music too […]Archive
November 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman