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February 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Rearviewmirror

I hate Pearl Jam. Eddie Vedder with his weapons-grade laryngitis making enough bad music himself but also having undue influence on the awful Nu-Metal Years, where the Creeds and Stainds of that world gargled marbles and spat out cliches. Bleurgh! But back when Pearl Jam released its first two albums I didn’t think they were […]
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August 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Amy Winehouse in The 27 Club: Ten Years On

Ten years ago, Amy Winehouse lost her fight. Addiction won. She joined The 27 Club. If she was shown more love, taken better care of, if the pressures weren’t the same, you could even say if she was stronger – that might, after all, be someone’s read on it – she could still be with […]
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July 6, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Ten Songs Only Warren Zevon Could Have Written

Every now and then I hear a song by Warren Zevon and I think only Warren Zevon could have written that. Now, bear with me – because that statement seems obvious and therefore kinda silly. But there are some songwriters that wow you with their best work. And then their very best work is on […]
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June 8, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

My Top-Ten Re-Watchable Sitcoms

There is one thing with this list of 10 – all of the shows needed to be rewatchable, need to be shows I have actually re-watched. Often. So with that as the only catch here’s the list. 1. Taxi – I am in love with this show. And I always have been and I’ve written […]
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February 14, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Gat This: My Top 10 ‘Guitar’ Albums

A while ago I described something/someone as “guitar music” and was chortled at from all directions; there’s no such thing as guitar music. This is not a genre. This is no way to explain or define music. Andres Segovia and Derek Bailey and Jimi Hendrix and Django Reinhardt and Eddie Van Halen have all made amazing music by approaching the same instrument (or versions of […]
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October 15, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Classic Albums I Can’t Ever Listen To Again: #12 Pearl Jam, Ten

With the news that Pearl Jam is (sadly) returning from a pleasant, but clearly not long enough, hiatus – there’s  a new album and an American tour – I thought I’d look at the band’s debut album and why I can’t listen to it. Possibly a stretch even considering this a classic, but the flannelette […]
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May 27, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

John Murry: The Graceless Age

John Murry The Graceless Age Rubyworks/Bucketfull of Brains The full-length debut from John Murry, The Graceless Age, is a stunner. It’ll be one of the albums of the year for me. I’m sure of that. Sold, instantly, I knew it had something from the vital first seconds of the first track, it’s continued to reward. […]
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