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July 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 32 – Deep Purple, “Concerto For Group And Orchestra”
Deep Purple, Concerto for Group and Orchestra, 1969 I have a complicated history with this one – I probably thought about it before hearing it more than has been the case with any other album… Let me explain. Deep Purple was one of my first loves – a Singles collection by the band was the […]Archive
June 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 107
Daryl Hall & John Oates with David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks, Live At The Apollo (1985) Another day, another Hall & Oates record! A year ago I had two or three albums – now I have nearly a dozen I reckon. Getting there…getting there…At any rate, I was pleased to find this. Recorded live at […]Archive
June 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Amber Preston: Sparkly Parts
Amber Preston Sparkly Parts Stand Up! Records Amber Preston has been mentioned as one of the best up and comers by a few comics of note – and she sure proves herself as a consummate comedian with this full-set comedy record.Archive
June 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Ruthie Foster Big Band: Live At The Paramount
Ruthie Foster Big Band Live At The Paramount BLUE CORN MUSIC (ORCH) Ruthie Foster has been releasing great gospel and blues music across the last three decades – always with hints of pop-song writing, jazz and folk too –if Cassandra Wilson is “jazz” but branching out to see and gather from there, then Foster is […]Archive
June 6, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Bat For Lashes: The Boys of Summer (Live at EartH, London, 2019)
Bat For Lashes The Boys of Summer (ep) Bat For Lashes I’ve long been a fan of covers that go deep beyond anything resembling a ‘novelty factor’; covers where the artist (always a gifted songwriter of course) takes apart a classic track and rebuild it, not to make it better but simply to better understand […]Archive
June 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Curtis Mayfield: Street Soul 1990 (Live 1990)
Curtis Mayfield Street Soul 1990 (Live 1990) Shockwaves 1990 was meant to be the comeback in Curtis Mayfield’s career. It started off that way too. A new studio album, his best in a while, and wiping the taste from the 1985 flop; like a lot of artists that made their name and rewrote the rules […]Archive
May 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Brian Wilson Live!
When I saw Brian Wilson play he looked like he might have left the iron on at home, or was wondering if he’d put his car-keys in the salad bowl, or left the cat-food in the swimming pool (again). His hands traced tiny circles as they hovered over the prop-keyboard. Stabbing here, there and sometimes […]Archive
May 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Kneebody: Kneebody on Audiotree Live (ep)
Kneebody Kneebody on Audiotree Live (ep) Audiotree Music Across three long tracks here (28.46 in total) exploratory jazz-groove ensemble Kneebody should appeal to fans of Vulfpeck, Snarky Puppy and the like; you know that talented strain of super-freak young multi-instrumentalists and virtuoso players that swap keyboards and guitars like they’re hats and scarves.Archive
May 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Beastie Boys Story: Film
Beastie Boys Story Directors: Spike Jonze Fresh Bread / Pulse Films / PolyGram Entertainment / Apple TV+ In a filmed companion piece to the fabulous Beastie Boys Book surviving Beasties Adam (“Ad-Rock”) Horowitz and Michael (“Mike D”) Diamond continue to pay tribute to their fallen comrade, Adam (“MCA”) Yauch; friend and collaborator Spike Jonze is […]Archive
May 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 124
Bob Marley & The Wailers, Live! (1975) Bob Marley & The Wailers – at least the 1975 version of the band – sound frighteningly good here on what is one of Bob’s best albums, one of the greatest live albums and possibly one of the great-great albums – unless you’re my wife, who says of […]Archive
April 23, 2020 by Simon Sweetman