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October 25, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 31
Pixies, Doolittle (1989) It’s funny how a concert can ruin a band for you – when I saw the Pixies, finally, in 2010 (and playing this album in its entirety)I fell out of love with the group almost instantly. I’ve barely listened to them since. I grew up loving the band and I had all […]Archive
September 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 59
Lou Reed, Romeo Had Juliette [Single] (1989) The first song on Lou Reed’s great New York album. What a lyrical tour-de-force. I was listening to it just recently, I Googled the lyrics. I marvelled. I always have. I’m sure I always will. Caught between the twisted stars the plotted lines the faulty map that brought […]Archive
August 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 77
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers, The Album (1989) That ridiculous Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers album (“The Album”) was the soundtrack to a summer for me – it was stupid, but formative. There was a carefree aspect to it – also it was my way of collecting up a bunch of music I’d heard and […]Archive
April 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 28 – Terence Trent D’Arby, “Neither Fish Nor Flesh”
Terence Trent D’Arby, Neither Fish Nor Flesh, 1989 There’s that wonderful scene in an episode of The Simpsons where, at a Planet Hollywood-themed restaurant or some such, Homer is shown various artefacts including, the script to the movie The Cable Guy. It hangs on the wall in a frame. Homer smashes the glass and rips […]Archive
December 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 193
Margaret Urlich, Escaping [Single] (1989) One day I’ll get around to getting the Safety In Numbers album. Until then, this is my vinyl memory of Margaret Urlich. The A Side is the album’s opener (and one of the big singles) the B Side is the album’s closing track; cover of the standard (composed by Billie […]Archive
August 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 265
Beastie Boys, Paul’s Boutique (1989) Just recently I wrote about this album and some of what it means to me – got quite into the idea of this being 30 years old. It was and is one of my favourite albums. Still. Always. I love everything from the Beastie Boys – but this was always ‘The One’. And yet my original […]Archive
August 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Happy 30th Birthday Paul’s Boutique
I’ve been listening to the Beastie Boys for most of my life. My friend Aaron Thompson introduced me to them – he had a tape of their first album which I think belonged to his older brother. (His older brother was best mates with racing car driver Greg Murphy – and sometimes we’d get a […]Archive
February 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 121: Jungle Brothers – “Done By The Forces of Nature”
I know the Jungle Brothers. Love them. But I know them only from single tracks. From their overall sound, from their inclusion in mixtapes and compilations, DJ sets too. I had never heard any of their albums but as soon as I heard this I loved it. Not just the content (the feel and flow) but the production. This album […]Archive
January 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 339
Aerosmith, Love In An Elevator [Single] (1989) As more time passes the more the band Aerosmith seems truly fucking awful. Just atrocious. Dreadful-as. With one or two moments. But barely a decent single-disc greatest hits can be compiled. My introduction to the band was a ten-track collection of the group’s 70s triumphs, not bad, but in places […]Archive
January 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 119: Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck – “Djam Leelii”
Baaba Maal was a name I learned when I worked in The CD Store. I learned a lot then – world music especially. I knew some stuff already, was well versed in a bit of African, South American and Indian music – but there’s so much. Mansour Seck is a name brand new to me. […]Archive
January 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman