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June 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Neil Peart Was The World’s Most Overrated Drummer

A few years back I reviewed a Kindle Single, a keen drummer’s list of his Top 30 Drummers. Keen drummers don’t always make the best writers and this book – well it’s a sliver of a book (as is the point of Kindle Singles – seems wrong in this instance to bestow a title like essay) – […]

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February 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 20 – Rush, “Roll The Bones”

Rush, Roll The Bones, 1991 You have to believe me that I was going to write about this album anyway. Then Neil Peart died (R.I.P.) and so I held off a few weeks because I didn’t want to look like I was timing a post for clicks. Also I fucking hate Rush – always have, […]

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May 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

The 1001 Albums Challenge # 61: Rush – “2112”

Whenever I start to think of the wrong-turns in my life, the bad decisions, the time wasted, I snap out of it with one satisfying thought: At least I’m not a Rush fan. You see, it can always be worse… And it was, maybe, a close call, by all rights I should be a Rush […]

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July 16, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Ian Worrall: My Top 30 Drummers

My Top 30 Drummers Ian Worrall Amazon Digital Services, Inc. This Kindle Single shows the blessing and curse of anyone being allowed to publish now. Good on Ian Worrall – a drummer, a keen student – for wanting to share his favourite drummers with the world and Amazon Digital Services now provides a great platform […]