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March 9, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

The Age of Aquarius Will Outlast Us All

The Age of Aquarius has played all through my life. I’ve been aware of it forever. It was here long before me, it’ll be here long after. It seemed kitsch when I first noticed that I’d heard it. Shortly after, it felt perfect. It’s always seemed like a song that wasn’t written, that just evolved […]

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October 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Aquarius Music

The Age of Aquarius has played through my life – it was here long before me, it’ll be here long after. It seemed kitsch when I first heard it. Shortly after, it felt perfect. It’s always seemed like a song that wasn’t written, that just evolved into being. Hilarious, given it was made for a […]

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March 12, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Hal Blaine

Hal Blaine has died. The session drumming legend was 90. What a life. What a legacy. If he wasn’t the most prolific sessioneer skinsman he was certainly the most successful of the busy-schedule players. A part of one of the greatest groups of all time – The Wrecking Crew (not a band as such, a collective […]

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July 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 525

The 5th Dimension, Portrait (1970) The 5th album by The 5th Dimension – I don’t have the four before it; prior to picking this up I’ve only had compilations and a live album – but I do love this band. Great players on the recordings and great vocalists; the blend of female and male voices, […]