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February 27, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 37: The Youngbloods – “Elephant Mountain”
Reading this book is a reminder of just how much music is out there that you forget about, or forget to check out further. First view of the name The Youngbloods and I’m scratching my head, thinking I’ve never even heard of them. But of course I have… Their 1967 single Get Together isn’t quite […]Archive
February 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 36: Chicago – “Chicago Transit Authority”
I know the key songs already – singles, a few of the album tracks too, sixties compilations… And I know plenty of other stuff by Chicago – but I’d never heard this, their debut album right through. Until just recently. It’s a curio, as anything from the past is – ultimately. But there’s a lot in this. So […]Archive
February 21, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 35: Quicksilver Messenger Service – “Happy Trails”
Yeah-yeah, I know they’re important in the scheme of things (or a footnote at least) – in fact I wrote about them as part of a piece about the key San Fran bands but I have to admit, and here’s the place to do it, I’ve just never cared/got the buzz about Quicksilver Messenger Service. […]Archive
February 19, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 34: Elvis Presley – “From Elvis In Memphis”
As I mentioned with a previous entry into this series featuring a Presley record I am an Elvis fan. Although I wasn’t always, or at least wasn’t always deeply into Elvis. At first it was the early rock’n’roll hits, and they were part of my life – like anyone’s, or at least that’s how it […]Archive
February 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 33: Pentangle – “Basket of Light”
I have listened to a lot of albums by John Renbourn and even more by Bert Jansch but Pentangle – not as much; not so much – mostly left to compilations or standalone tracks… At first, listening to this, I feel it’s one of those dated-sounding things – can’t quite place it anywhere near today […]Archive
February 6, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 30: Iron Butterfly – “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida”
I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I’d never heard this album. Then again, couldn’t you be just as embarrassed for hanging on to this, loving it then and now as well? I don’t know the answer to that…but Iron Butterfly is a band I was only ever aware of – I had heard the side-length title […]Archive
February 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 29: The Incredible String Band – “The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter”
I am pretty green when it comes to The Incredible String Band. One of those groups I’ve read about more than I’ve listened to. That said, I did read a book about the British psych/folk scene of the 60s/70s and it prompted me to buy a compilation of the String Band’s “hits” – not that […]Archive
January 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 28: Hariprasad Chaurasia, Brij Bhushan Kabra and Shivkumar Sharma – “Call Of The Valley”
One of those albums – Call Of The Valley where you listen to it, or become aware of it, because of the people that it inspired; because of who was listening to it. In this case, most obviously/logically: George Harrison. Also Roger McGuinn, Dylan, Paul McCartney and David Crosby.Archive
January 17, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 26: The Electric Prunes – “I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night”
It seems odd – to me anyway – that I had never previously hear this. I mean the song, sure. I know that. A staple from Nuggets, I often play it at DJ sets – and the Nuggets compilation has been a big deal in my life for a while. And yet I just simply […]Archive
January 15, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 25: Merle Haggard & The Strangers – “I’m A Lonesome Fugitive”
Like Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and – really – just a small handful of others Merle Haggard was the perfect mix of brilliant ability and kick-arse back-story. I was a fan long before I really knew much of his work. As a retailer, called on to recommend great country artists he was always a name […]Archive
January 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman