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March 13, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Revisiting Live at Knebworth (1990)
The grounds of Knebworth House have played host to some huge rock concerts over the years. This British venue was where the re-formed Deep Purple first played in 1985. A year later it was where Queen played its final live show (with Freddie Mercury). In 1979 it was the scene for two Led Zeppelin shows, the band’s return to the UK stage after […]Archive
November 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 17: The Yardbirds – “The Yardbirds” (aka ‘Roger The Engineer’)
I bought a 20 Smash Hits-type compilation of The Yardbirds for $2 on cassette tape (to clarify – this was when I was about 13 and I bough tapes regularly and they were $14-20 usually). Sometimes I’d get a $10 bargain tape or for $5-$10, but $2 was the cheapest – ever. That seems comical […]Archive
August 25, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 511
The Yardbirds, Five Live Yardbirds (1964) These days I would struggle to give anything resembling a fuck for almost anything Eric Clapton does – but I found my way to him and his legacy at a young age and got properly hooked on all of it – the solo years but especially the bands. There […]Archive
March 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Stuck On The Same Page: The Homily of Jimmy Page Post-Zep
Remember Sick Boy’s unifying theory of life (“beautifully fooking illustrated”). That idea that “we all get old, we cannae hack it anymore and that’s it” as the scene from Trainspotting espouses is certainly something that is bandied about in the music world – often by music writers, by fans and former fans. And in the […]Archive
July 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Best Guitarist in The World: # 1 – Jeff Beck
A few years ago I was offered an interview with Jeff Beck. I jumped at the chance. It would be 10 minutes only and it was the very next day. Oh, and it was for The Listener. Almost implausibly they were going to run it as a four-page feature, they wanted a sidebar of Beck’s […]Archive
November 10, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Jimmy Page: Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page Jimmy Page Genesis Publications The books made by Genesis Publications are beautiful – stunning. They’re almost fetish items – targeting the fan, offering up lovingly curated treasures. Jimmy Page’s limited edition photo book has been re-released in a more affordable version – and it’s still a beautiful book. Large format, […]Archive
August 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1064
The Jeff Beck Group, Beck-Ola (1969) So I first heard Plynth and Rice Pudding via a Jeff Beck tape, a compilation. I bought into Jeff Beck as part of the myth around the three great British guitarists that all played in The Yardbirds. I was an Eric Clapton fan first, and then got onto Beck […]Archive
June 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin III (Deluxe CD Reissue)
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III (Deluxe CD Edition) Atlantic Catalog Group So here’s the third album reissued (again); the third and last in this first batch for the Mr. Page Needs To Buy New Witch Stuff campaign. I’m least enamoured with this of the three – I don’t at all dislike the album and I […]Archive
June 15, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe CD Reissue)
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II (Deluxe CD Edition) Atlantic Catalog Group I tried to address most of my concerns and shorthand Jimmy Page’s obvious cash-grab intentions around the reissue of the first three Zep albums – the start of (yet) another campaign of keeping Page in Legendary Musician Status when he hasn’t really been in […]Archive
June 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Led Zeppelin: Led Zeppelin (Deluxe CD Reissue)
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin (Deluxe CD Edition) Atlantic Catalog Group News that Jimmy Page would be remastering/re-releasing the first three Zep albums as part of yet another reissue campaign was either met with shrugs of indifference or fan-boy squeals. Far more interesting, surely, is that Robert Plant is working on new material with a kick-ass […]Archive
June 30, 2013 by Simon Sweetman