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July 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Lotus Poisitioning
Back in the day I’d buy a new cassette tape each week – mow lawns to save money to buy tapes to listen to while mowing more lawns. It was a good system, joined the World Record Club – had obscure album choices sent to me in that little town where I lived; things you’d […]Archive
July 16, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Gary Gulman: The Great Depresh
Gary Gulman The Great Depresh Comedy Dynamics, A Nacelle Company I’ve seen the recent comedy special by Gulman which includes documentary footage as part of it – and I loved it – but as with recent albums from specials by Maria Bamford, David Cross and Jim Gaffigan I think I prefer hearing it as a […]Archive
April 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The O’Jays: Live In New York
The O’Jays Live In New York S-Curve Records / O’Jays Gigs, Inc. The “final” victory lap of The O’Jays culminated in this TV special in late 2019 recorded live for DVD and also released as an album. As they showed with final studio album – The Last Word – this version of The O’Jays (founders […]Archive
August 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Paul McCartney: Amoeba Gig
Paul McCartney Amoeba Gig Capitol The Paul McCartney Reissue Series marches on and the latest swag is a batch of random live albums – from Wings through the solo years. And ever since Sir Macca became The Professional Beatles Jukebox (entering into his version of a Never-Ending Tour around the same time as Bob Dylan just without […]Archive
May 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 403
Bob Dylan, Real Live (1984) So excited am I that Bob Dylan is coming back to play and I’m such a huge Bob Dylan kick right now (I wonder when I’m not, really…) I rushed out to buy this the other day. I used to have it on CD, but I hardly ever played it. […]Archive
January 8, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Jeff Lynne’s ELO: Wembley or Bust
Jeff Lynne’s ELO Wembley or Bust Columbia Jeff Lynne has been taking stock in recent years – then again, maybe that’s all he’s ever been doing. But there was the reworking of classic ELO songs as a one-man-band. And a solo album of crooner-covers. Then, finally a new studio album of originals under the new […]Archive
July 12, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
V/A: Mavis Staples – I’ll Take You There: An All-Star Concert Celebration
Various Artists: Mavis Staples – I’ll Take You There: An All-Star Concert Celebration Blackbird Production Partners LLC A Mavis Staples concert is a joyous experience – a celebration, she’s there at church and she, erm, takes you there…so on this tribute we have to wait for the last half hour for Mavis; still regal and […]Archive
June 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Got Live Cos I Want It: 10 Important Live-in-Concert Albums In My Life of Listening
I know I’ve written about live albums before – several times, and I always will, I love live albums! – but I thought I’d give you a list of the ten live albums that I consider the most important. That is to say important to me, these lists are a chance for me to remind […]Archive
June 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
ZZ Top: Live – Greatest Hits From Around The World
ZZ Top Live – Greatest Hits From Around The World Suretone Records There was that awesome record from five years ago now, a helluva ‘comeback’ from a band that’s never really gone away. Since then though they’ve been stroking their beards around the world playing the hits – first a live DVD from Montreux, 2013 […]Archive
April 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Donny Hathaway Live: One Of My All-Time Favourite Records…A Masterpiece…
One of my favourite albums of all time, a true masterpiece, an album that moves me every time I listen to it – and simply one of my most-loved, most played records – is Live by Donny Hathaway. I got hooked on the album many years back – a favourite across formats (LP, tape, CD, […]Archive
January 30, 2017 by Simon Sweetman