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November 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Pink Floyd: The Later Years 1987 – 2019

Pink Floyd The Later Years 1987 – 2019 Legacy The post-Roger years examined, remixed – a few rarities…well, in fact this “Sampler” is just a taste of it. The actual “box-set” is still a couple of weeks away; the sequel – if you like – to The Early Years – 1965-1972 (an embarrassment of riches […]
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September 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 9 – BBM, “Around The Next Dream”

BBM, Around The Next Dream, 1994 The short-lived “supergroup” BBM was basically the Cream reunion that Eric Clapton wasn’t interested in, so they subbed in Gary Moore. There had been a Cream get-together ahead of this and then a documented one a decade after – but this was, briefly, an exciting thing. Particularly because it […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1990s, 1994, Around The Next Dream, BBM, Bill Frisell, Blues, Bruce-Baker-Moore, Charlie Haden, Crap Albums, Crap Albums I Love, Cream, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Reunion, Shit That's Good, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 9, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 9 – BBM, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love: #6 – Spin Doctors, “Pocket Full of Kryptonite”

Spin Doctors, Pocket Full of Kryptonite, 1991 Look, I either atoned for sins or tried to explain my weird attraction to (some of) the music of the band, Spin Doctors when I wrote this. But here we go again I guess… I’m fascinated with the idea that you can like a band, or album at […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1990s, 1991, 90s, Aaron Comess, Crap Albums I Love, Drummer, Drummings, Drums, Groove, Little Miss Can't Be Wrong, Pocket Full of Kryptonite, Shit That's Good, Shit That's Good - Crap Albums I Love, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love: #6, Spin Doctors, Two Princes, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 137: Britney Spears – “…Baby One More Time”

I never listened to this at the time – but I couldn’t avoid the videos for the big singles, particularly the title track. It was everywhere. This was a teen sensation – and it was pitched in all the right ways (or wrong ways if you think about it) to a broad audience. Britney Spears, former child star, was […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1001, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1990s, 1999, Baby One More Time, Britney, Britney Spears, Britney Spears - “...Baby One More Time”, Fantasy, Nineties, Oops I Did It Again!, Pop, Teenager, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 137, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 137: Britney Spears - “...Baby One More Time”, Video ·

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March 24, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 136: Les Rythmes Digitales – “Darkdancer”

I know the name Stuart Price – from his remix and production duties, some big-name affiliations. And I knew – from reading about him – that he’d done a bunch of things under various one-man-band aliases and so on but I never lined up Les Rythmes Digitales with him – and I can’t say I ever knew this album.  But the sound of it is […]
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March 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 135: Skunk Anansie – “Post Orgasmic Chill”

I was never that into Skunk Anansie – and for petty reasons I think. My flatmate was into them. He talked about her sexy bald head. He wasn’t the only one. I was working in a music store at the time. And people loved this band. Or this person. They weren’t sure which – was she the artist or was it […]
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March 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 134: Orbital – “Snivilisation”

I could easily have told you that I was quite a big Orbital fan – I enjoyed them. Still do – in theory. But I never play their albums. I knew some singles. I knew some moments, I had a compilation album – I liked some of the clips, I liked when they were featured. I had friends […]
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March 16, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 133: Drive Like Jehu – “Yank Crime”

Elsewhere you might read all about how Drive Like Jehu was this classic, underrated or seminal band and that their second and final album Yank Crime was just absolutely the one – a forgotten or lost classic, a gem, a must-have, a must-hear. Etc…  But you will not hear that hear. This is landfill-hardcore of a time and place. That time […]
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March 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 131: Girls Against Boys – “Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby”

So, every now and then when I’m wondering why I’m still going through this book and trying to listen to every album listed that I haven’t previously heard something genuinely surprising will come along. There’s been albums that are great by artists I thought I didn’t care about, there’s been some things, too, that I’d […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1001, 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums Challenge, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, 1990s, 1993, Fugazi, Girls Against Boys, Girls Against Boys – “Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby”, Hardcore, Nineties, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 131, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 131: Girls Against Boys – “Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby”, Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby ·

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March 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 130: William Orbit – “Strange Cargo III”

In the early-90s William Orbit made three albums with the same title, well three volumes, culiminating then with this – “Strange Cargo III”. He of course made plenty of other great things, including lots of key remixes and production work (I was, for a time, rather besotted with his Pieces In A Modern Style). He was all the rage when I was working […]
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March 3, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 129: Ice Cube – “The Predator”

I rate Ice Cube – big time. Made it work for him in acting (wasn’t/isn’t great, yet isn’t flat out terrible, etc…) but really his true strength, apart from building a business empire, a brand, is his rapping, or even – actually – his writing. Dude is one of the great lyricists in hip-hop. A pioneer even. […]
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February 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 128: Stereo MC’s – “Connected”

There’s a wince of nostalgia at the title track and though I know a few more songs on here and by Stereo MC’s this is my first time hearing the Connected album. And I definitely didn’t need to hear this.  It’s a bit like – I imagine – recommending something by Ronny Jordan or The Seahorses or Ocean Colour Scene.  Just dated shit from a time when you had […]
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