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February 16, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

The Impressions I Got: Discovering Curtis Mayfield At The End of A World

When I was lost – early 20s, no idea, never quite sure about what the plan was or where it was or if there even was one – I found the music of Curtis Mayfield. One of the greatest box-sets – a three-disc volume that goes through all the best of the Impressions material and […]
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June 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Curtis Mayfield

I always love having a chat about music on RNZ – I look forward to the chance every month or so to have a natter and for this feature I got to talk about Curtis Mayfield, one of my all-time favourites. I’d been spending a lot of time with Mayfield’s music recently and wanted to tell some of […]
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June 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 109

Curtis Mayfield, Curtis (1970) I guess my introduction to Curtis Mayfield was The Beastie Boys’ Paul’s Boutique (samples) and then after that it was this incredible boxset which sent me through the catalogue and I had most of the key titles on CD and I’m trying to find them all now on vinyl and they’re […]
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June 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: The Makings Of You

Ask Curtis, it’s true it’s almost impossible to do when it comes to reciting the makings of you I listen to the song so often. It’s the one that softens me like nothing else could ever do. When I first heard it I stopped everything I ever thought I was doing. Just listened – played […]
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June 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Movies of My Life # 18: Dead Presidents

I think about the movie Dead Presidents a lot – and I’ve seen it a few times too. It might not be many people’s idea of a true classic movie but it felt like a truly profound experience to me when I first saw it, I tried mentioning it to many others, tried introducing it […]
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June 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Curtis Mayfield: Street Soul 1990 (Live 1990)

Curtis Mayfield Street Soul 1990 (Live 1990) Shockwaves 1990 was meant to be the comeback in Curtis Mayfield’s career. It started off that way too. A new studio album, his best in a while, and wiping the taste from the 1985 flop; like a lot of artists that made their name and rewrote the rules […]
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April 30, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Impressions

Music is there for you. It arrives when you need it. It stays in the background – I guess for when you don’t need it (or don’t know that you need it…) When I was lost – early 20s, no idea, never quite sure about what the plan was or where it was or if […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Beastie Boys, Bob Marley, Curtis Mayfield, Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions, Impressions, Poem, Poem: Impressions, The Impressions ·

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December 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

People: Get Ready – It Was 20 Years Ago Today…

It’s funny what makes you remember the passing of time. An album turning 10 or 20 or 30, a film, the cultural reunions that happen like secret club meetings within already secret clubs. Has it really been 20 years since Curtis Mayfield died? Maybe you thought he died long before 1999. Maybe you thought he […]
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December 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 113: Fishbone – “Truth and Soul”

I never ever listened to Fishbone – but I have a feeling I meant to. At least at one point or other. I recall reading about their drummer, Phillip “Fish” Fisher – and I had them somewhere between Bad Brains and Living Colour and maybe that’s exactly where they are. And maybe it’s not. But […]
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March 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: # 9 – The Greatest Music In The World

Hyperbole – it still has its uses. Hopefully. Tonight I’m doing a DJ set that I have dubbed The Greatest Music In The World. I am not even the greatest DJ in my street. But it’s not about my skills, it’s about the music – it’s always about the music. And though I love music […]
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October 7, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Bilal: In Another Life

Bilal In Another Life Entertainment One Music/ENT. ONE MUSIC I remember back when 1st Born Second was released (2001) I thought Bilal was one to watch. He was one of so many New Prince-type players, but there was a depth to the soul in his sound. It felt – and more importantly sounded – real. […]
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November 6, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1246

Curtis Mayfield, Curtis/Live! (1971) One of the great revelations for me was discovering Curtis Mayfield. After early Impressions material and best-ofs and a box-set and – from there – a general immersion it was this double live album – I had a reissued CD – that became my best friend; my world, the reason to […]
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