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February 3, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Playlist: Paul on Drums – Big Macca Attack
“Ringo! The best drummer in the world? He’s not even”, so the famous quip goes, “the best drummer in The Beatles”. Attributed to John Lennon, it’s actually a clever piece of satire by the comedian Jasper Carrott. Not only is it the funniest thing he said it has a deadly accuracy – John Lennon might […]Archive
March 23, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Take Your Pick: Paul OR John
Every time I write anything about The Beatles someone tries to pull out the “overrated” card. It’s null/void here sorry, calling the Beatles overrated is just stupid. You might not personally enjoy their music – or maybe you’ve just not heard very much of it (I don’t know you and already I feel sorry for […]Archive
October 5, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
McCartney II: Paul McCartney’s Solo Masterpiece
I was obsessed with the Paul McCartney album McCartney II when I was a youngster. My dad had the LP and told me how much he liked the song Waterfalls – telling me it “was as good as a Beatles song”. (His measure of its worth.) It is a remarkable song, so sparse, stripped back […]Archive
April 14, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Phil Collins: Face Value (Deluxe Edition)
Phil Collins Face Value (Deluxe Edition) – Take A Look At Me Now: Reissue Series Rhino Records/Warners I still think Face Value – here reissued, as part of a thoughtful career-overview/overhaul reissue campaign – is a classic album. I’m sure of it. I’ve always liked it. I’ve had a couple of goes at defending/appraising the […]Archive
January 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Paul McCartney & Wings: Venus and Mars (Reissue)
Paul McCartney & Wings Venus and Mars (Reissue) Hear Music/Universal I wasn’t ever that much of a fan of Venus and Mars – not even sure why, can only put it down to not listening to it as much as the other McCartney/Wings releases. I knew the singles. Knew about it – in fact I’ve […]Archive
August 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Dan Croll: Sweet Disarray
Dan Croll Sweet Disarray CMG This Dan Croll is a clever chap. Here he basically one-man-bands it through a version of McCartney II if the lads from Vampire Weekend were overseeing/reimagining it. But as much as he’s the wilful experimentalist he also has super-sharp pop instincts. And a song like Can You Hear Me could […]Archive
August 19, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1304
Wings, Wild Life (1971) The debut album by Wings arrived swiftly around/after McCartney and Ram and so Paul McCartney was pumping out the music post-Beatles. Not all of it good, but most of it seemed to be unfairly maligned at the time. I don’t have a huge history with Wild Life – my dad didn’t […]Archive
October 29, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1786
Lindsey Buckingham, Law & Order (1981) What a time for Lindsey Buckingham – the early 1980s. An amazing run really – following his masterpiece, Tusk (almost a solo album) with this; his first official solo album – and then there was that movie soundtrack song and another Fleetwood Mac album which contained this gem among […]Archive
October 9, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1817
Paul McCartney, McCartney (1970) Did Paul McCartney invent the concept of the one-man-band? No, but this charming wee bedsit folk-pop/rock album was clearly pretty influential in its own homespun way. And it’s also criminally underrepresented by McCartney whenever he plays live and by the compilers of Macca hit collections. This is the problem with McCartney’s […]Archive
May 26, 2011 by Simon Sweetman