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April 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Merry Clayton: Beautiful Scars

Merry Clayton Beautiful Scars Motown Gospel Anyone that hadn’t already heard of Merry Clayton not only found out that they had heard her but also recognised her as the star of 20 Feet From Stardom. That documentary about backup singers put Clayton front and centre where she belonged – her own version of Gimme Shelter […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 20 Feet From Stardom, Album Review, Beautiful Scars, Comeback, Gospel, Merry Clayton, Motown Gospel, Soul ·

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September 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 37 – Ma$e, “Welcome Back”

Ma$e, Welcome Back 2004 Mase. He was the new protégé after Biggie bought it. And back when Puff Daddy was blowing smoke up other people’s arses, not just his own. Mase hit in big with Harlem World and with his guest appearances in the late 1990s. Then he went soft. Welcome Back was his “comeback” […]
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October 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 369

Tina Turner, Private Dancer (1984) Of all the giant pop stars of the 1980s the most remarkable – in terms of actual “comeback” – was surely Tina Turner. Her life-story would later be told in a book and a film – and across the 1990s she rode on the goodwill (and good music) she had […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1984, Comeback, I Can't Stand The Rain, Jeff Beck, LP, Mark Knopfler, Record, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 369, Tina Turner, Vinyl ·

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September 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Set Back

My setbacks were the setup for my comeback [That’s all good and well, but…] The comeback was setback, felt like a setup.
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged but…] The comeback was setback, Comeback, felt like a setup., My setbacks were the setup for my comeback [That’s all good and well, Poem, Poem: Set Back, Set Back, Setback, Setbacks, Setup ·

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August 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 7: Elvis Presley – “Elvis Is Back!”

I haven’t listened to many Elvis Presley albums – lots of compilations, the live specials, a few key albums, sure. But given how many there are there are obviously a lot that have passed me by. And I’m an Elvis fan. More with the passing of time actually. My mum’s a big fan. My dad […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1001 Albums, 1001 Albums To Hear Before You Die, 1960, Album, Army, Comeback, Elvis, Elvis Is Back!, Elvis Presley, Elvis Presley – “Elvis Is Back!”, Fever, Presley, Reconsider Baby, Record, Spotify, The 1001 Albums Challenge, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 7, The 1001 Albums Challenge # 7: Elvis Presley – “Elvis Is Back!”, Vinyl ·

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May 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Don Bryant: Don’t Give Up On Love

Don Bryant Don’t Give Up On Love Fat Possum Records How timely to receive this at almost exactly the same time as the fabulous new Robert Cray album. Both records use the same rhythm section – those magical players from Hi Records; responsible for the magic across records by Al Green and Ann Peebles and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Al Green, Album Review, Ann Peebles, Comeback, Don Bryant, Don Bryant: Don't Give Up On Love, Don't Give Up On Love, Fat Possum, Fat Possum Records, Hi, Hi Records, Memphis, Robert Cray, Solomon Burke, Songwriter, Soul, Willie Weeks ·

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October 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Fabulous Return of The Monkees: Comeback of the Year

The Monkees are often mentioned as a manufactured band – made for TV. It’s true, ads were placed and the aim was to make an imaginary band, an American version of something that channelled the spirit of Beatlemania. The band members would eventually go on to show their enormous musical talent – in some cases […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Comeback, Comeback of the Year, Good Times, Head, Mickey Dolenz, Mike Nesmith, New Album, Peter Tork, Reunion, The Fabulous Return of The Monkees, The Fabulous Return of The Monkees: Comeback of the Year, The Monkees, TV Show ·

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June 8, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

Bill Fay: Who Is The Sender?

Bill Fay Who Is The Sender? Dead Oceans When Bill Fay returned with 2012’s genuine comeback, the deeply moving Life Is People it was his first full set of new recordings in some 40 years. He tried to have a career early on, made two albums that people love now but did not buy then […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bill Fay, Comeback, Dead Oceans, Life Is People, Who Is The Sender? ·

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August 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 844

Frank Sinatra, Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back (1973) It’s interesting – I’m going through a real  Frank Sinatra phase (again) right now. Might have mentioned that already. For a while it was only Sad-Sack Frank that I liked, those early forlorn albums (the Early Non-Funny Ones!) but bits of the brassy ole ham (and cheese) don’t […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1973, Album, Comeback, Frank Sinatra, It's Lonely At The Top, LP, Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back, Randy Newman, Record, Sinatra, The Vinyl Countdown # 844, Vinyl, Vocals, You're So Right (For What's Wrong In My Life) ·

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June 20, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Sleater-Kinney: No Cities To Love

Sleater-Kinney No Cities To Love Sub Pop Records There’s a certain type of ‘reunion/comeback’ record that sounds so much the same as the artist’s old/earlier work that there’s really no point in hearing it – it’s usually a case of the times moving on, leaving that particular sound in the dust. A current example is […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Comeback, No Cities To Love, Reunion, Sleater-Kinney ·

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