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December 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 346
George Harrison, Cloud Nine (1987) It’s been a big year for me and The Beatles – I’ve fallen in love with the band again and the solo careers of all its members, the big revelation has probably been just how much I really do love a lot of the John Lennon material (far more than […]Archive
December 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 114: Happy Mondays – “Bummed”
Again, Happy Mondays occupy a strange space for me. I was never a fan. And never really not-a-fan at the same time. I had some mates that were into them – but the whole Madchester/Second Summer of Love thing passed me by, I guess I was a bit young to care about it – or […]Archive
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 […]Archive
December 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 112: The Triffids – “Calenture”
I so love the album Born Sandy Devotional that even if The Triffids did nothing else of value at all I’d still tell you they’re one of my favourite bands. Turns out they made a small handful of perfectly imperfect albums and I’m still getting to them. I hadn’t heard Calenture – which has changed […]Archive
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 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