Posts Tagged Shit That’s Good – Crap Albums I Love
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August 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 35 – Charles Bukowski, “Hostage”
Charles Bukowski, Hostage, 1985 the bulls are grand as the side of the sun and although they kill them for the stale crowds, it is the bull that burns the fire, and although there are cowardly bulls as there are cowardly matadors and cowardly men, generally the bull stands pure and dies pure untouched by […]Archive
July 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 34 – Yanni, “Live At The Acropolis”
Yanni, Live At The Acropolis, 1994 I’m not sure this is a crap album. I’m not sure it ever was. But I do know it was a guilty pleasure of sorts. And I do know a lot of people thought Yanni was crap. Probably without ever listening to him. And this was him at his […]Archive
July 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 33 – Bill Withers, “Watching You, Watching Me”
Bill Withers, Watching You Watching Me, 1985 When I first met the music of Bill Withers I was amazed not only by it, but by the control. That extends over from the subtly of the arrangements and his vocal control to the quality control – here was a guy that started late and finished early; […]Archive
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 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 31 – Queen, “Hot Space”
Queen, Hot Space, 1982 It should have been called Hot Mess! Amiright? Or amiright? Most Queen fans hate Hot Space, rate it as the one to not rate – its saving grace being the final track, the duet with David Bowie – Under Pressure. Apart from that? What’s there? Messy, meaningless, disco-tinged pop-crap that has […]Archive
April 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 28 – Terence Trent D’Arby, “Neither Fish Nor Flesh”
Terence Trent D’Arby, Neither Fish Nor Flesh, 1989 There’s that wonderful scene in an episode of The Simpsons where, at a Planet Hollywood-themed restaurant or some such, Homer is shown various artefacts including, the script to the movie The Cable Guy. It hangs on the wall in a frame. Homer smashes the glass and rips […]Archive
April 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 27 – Aretha Franklin, “Who’s Zoomin’ Who”
Aretha Franklin, Who’s Zoomin’ Who, 1985 Maybe it’s a stretch to refer to this as a crap-album – since it was very well received at the time, considered a “comeback” of sorts. Then again, if you really love Aretha Franklin (as you absolutely should) then maybe it’s not going far enough to call this a […]Archive
April 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 26 – My Dick, “My Dick’s Double Full-Length Release”
My Dick, My Dick’s Double Full-Length Release, 2012 I guess it was doing the rounds of some music blogs at the time – but it was summer and it felt like the right time indeed. I was taking a rare break from my daily music blogging of the time and so wasn’t desperately looking for […]Archive
April 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 25 – Mike Oldfield, “Tubular Bells II”
Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells II, 1992 Mike Oldfield has made a few Crap Albums I Love but I’m choosing this because it catches him in a lie – previously whinging about how people expected a volume two and that’s what he would never give them…it also meant, after giving in and giving this to The […]Archive
March 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 24 – Eric Clapton, “Behind The Sun”
Eric Clapton, Behind The Sun, 1985 When The Cream of Eric Clapton was released on vinyl in 1987 it was one of the records that bonded my family. Mum and dad knew Eric Clapton from his 70s solo triumphs and the early bands where he’d earned his God-like reputation. They were fans. And though CDs […]Archive
March 26, 2020 by Simon Sweetman