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March 4, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 936
Adrian Belew, Mr. Music Head (1989) I think I started buying Adrian Belew records before I ever really started listening to them – before I really knew anything much about his music; the music of his solo career that is. You see there’s work with Frank Zappa and David Bowie and Talking Heads – and […]Archive
October 20, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Fripp & Eno: Live In Paris 28.05.1975
Fripp & Eno Live In Paris 28.05.1975 DGM/Panegyric The Fripp & Eno duo only released a small handful of studio albums – two in the early/mid 1970s and then several years later they reconnected, but it’s those two studio albums from the seventies that dazzled, and that formed the setlist when the duo performed a […]Archive
September 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1036
Andy Summers/Robert Fripp, Bewitched (1984) I hadn’t thought about his album in a long time – much less listened to it. But it all came back in those first notes this morning and the delay and effects around those first notes. And then on from there. This was the first “guitar” album that I heard […]Archive
March 22, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1567
Robert Fripp, Network (1985) A network is important for a guitarist like Robert Fripp. I’ve been enjoying this mini-album/EP. It showcases some of his musical friends (Daryl Hall, David Byrne, Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno) but it also, naturally, showcases Fripp. You might hear him play wilder stuff elsewhere – but there’s a logical […]Archive
November 17, 2011 by Simon Sweetman