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September 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 36 – Jim Morrison, “An American Prayer”
Jim Morrison, An American Prayer, 1978 I’ll always maintain that in terms of poetry, Jim Morrison had a spectacular voice. Maybe not anything special as actual poetic voice – but his spoken-world delivery was superb. He was just mad enough and insecure enough to want to try to believe everything he said. But quite apart […]Archive
August 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Lana Del Rey: Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass [Audiobook Edition]
Lana Del Rey Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass [Audiobook Edition] Audible I’m new to Lana Del Rey appreciation. I wasn’t ever a fan. Until I heard – and heard again (and could not shake) her most recent album, the brilliant Norman Fucking Rockwell! That happened. I was late to the party, but enthusiastic about […]Archive
April 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
In & Out: My Understanding of The Doors
I have a love/hate relationship with The Doors. I don’t know quite what it is that makes me unable to make a firm decision about the band. I’ve learned to live with it. Between 1967 and 1971 the Californian rock band released six albums. I have owned all six of those albums on CD. I’ve […]Archive
September 24, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
John Densmore: The Doors – Unhinged
The Doors: Unhinged – Jim Morrison’s Legacy Goes On Trial John Densmore CreateSpace John Densmore, erstwhile drummer for The Doors – and man who never wanted any part of a late-career reunion as The 21st Century Doors or any other Doors-related name with a band sans Jim – is, it has to be said, right […]Archive
January 28, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
No One Here Gets Out Alive: Tribute To Jim Morrison
The Doors – No One Here Gets Out Alive Tribute To Jim Morrison Shock Ten years had passed since Jim Morrison’s passing when this tribute was filmed. You get the sense, instantly, that the other three Doors needed/wanted a paycheque. A clue arrives when one of them announces they don’t – at all – need […]Archive
February 17, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1616
Fatboy Slim, Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars (2000) I reckon Norman Cook/Fatboy Slim was pretty lucky in that – somehow – his back-story helped him out. His ascent as one of the big DJs came at a time when people were sceptical about the DJ that was not a musician separately – a […]Archive
October 31, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1782
The Doors, Other Voices (1971) I have a love/hate relationship with The Doors more than I do with perhaps any other band of note – I wrestled with some of my understanding of the band, its music and impact here. But when I wrote about The Doors (in that link just there) I only talked […]Archive
September 27, 2011 by Simon Sweetman