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September 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 36 – Jim Morrison, “An American Prayer”
Jim Morrison, An American Prayer, 1978 I’ll always maintain that in terms of poetry, Jim Morrison had a spectacular voice. Maybe not anything special as actual poetic voice – but his spoken-world delivery was superb. He was just mad enough and insecure enough to want to try to believe everything he said. But quite apart […]Archive
June 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 290
The Doors, L.A. Woman (1971) It wasn’t the first album by The Doors that I heard – but it was the first I heard on vinyl, the first I owned. I got my copy as part of a stack; those heady discovery days, finding things and just constantly interested. I liked The Doors. Then I hated them. Then I liked […]Archive
June 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Got Live Cos I Want It: 10 Important Live-in-Concert Albums In My Life of Listening
I know I’ve written about live albums before – several times, and I always will, I love live albums! – but I thought I’d give you a list of the ten live albums that I consider the most important. That is to say important to me, these lists are a chance for me to remind […]Archive
April 3, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
In & Out: My Understanding of The Doors
I have a love/hate relationship with The Doors. I don’t know quite what it is that makes me unable to make a firm decision about the band. I’ve learned to live with it. Between 1967 and 1971 the Californian rock band released six albums. I have owned all six of those albums on CD. I’ve […]Archive
December 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
To See The Really Great Gigs You Must Travel: Overseas Highlights
Earlier this year I missed seeing The Cure, I missed a band I always wanted to see. But there’ll always be a few you don’t get to. I’ve seen more than most. Also, I was on holiday in America. So I couldn’t really complain – and didn’t. Also that same night I scored one of […]Archive
July 26, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Robby Krieger Band (July 23, Las Vegas)
Robby Krieger Band Freemont Street Experience, Las Vegas; NV Saturday, July 23 We are driving along The Strip in Las Vegas late on Friday night (having seen a Paul Williams show) when we see a car doing the rounds, towing a trailer, advertising a free Robby Krieger Band show the next night. Robby Krieger – […]Archive
May 11, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Some Late Night Junk
cars hiss by my window after 3 am Suzanne Vega again has the special stereo privileges and I’ve scored soul listening rights and it’s on these long, late, lonely nights with my empty coffee cup blues and eternal thoughts of what never was that I realize I’m lucky to push out anything that might resemble […]Archive
April 23, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Lonnie Mack
The great blues guitarist and vocalist Lonnie Mack has died. He was 74. And – there’s no other way to say it – he won’t get the column inches he might have otherwise deserved due to news of his passing being overshadowed by the death of Prince. Lonnie Mack won’t be on everyone’s radar – […]Archive
September 18, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #145 – When You’re Strange, Wellington, 2010
This film about The Doors was playing in the Film Festival and I wasn’t planning to see it. Though I like The Doors (most of the time – anyway). But what I remember best about this was that I scored the ticket through Twitter. Maybe I was quite new to Twitter at that point actually […]Archive
August 31, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 827
The Doors, Morrison Hotel (1970) I loved The Doors. Then I hated them. Then I kinda dug them. It’s been on/off for 25 years or so…but I’ve always loved this album – even when I’ve not liked The Doors. I think this was actually the first full album I heard by The Doors (not counting […]Archive
March 25, 2015 by Simon Sweetman