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March 27, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Rod Stewart: The Magic Years
I’ve been listening to a lot of Rod Stewart lately. And by that I mean The (first) Jeff Beck Group, Faces and Rod’s solo albums. Depending on where you are at with Rod Stewart you walked out after Smiler (or because of it) or A Night On The Town or Blondes Have More Fun – […]Archive
December 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
R.I.P. Ian McLagan
It’s being reported that Ian McLagan has died, suffering a stroke in hospital. He was 69. Earlier this year McLagan released a lucklustre new album – but that’s not his legacy, and nor should it really dent it. As a member of the Small Faces and The Faces, as someone who toured and recorded with […]Archive
June 27, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Ian McLagan & The Bump Band: United States
Ian McLagan & The Bump Band United States Yep Roc/Southbound Ian McLagan – rock legend? Sure. Small Faces, countless sessions with so many of the greats, plenty of good yarns too. And then there’s the label – Yep Roc – so many strong releases in the wider country/alt-country/rootsy-rock territory. And here’s Ian with his group […]Archive
August 3, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1321
Rod Stewart, Every Picture Tells A Story (1971) The great Rod Stewart stuff is sounding better to my ears with each and every spin. Yes, it’s very much a harness the good/block out the bad approach. But also I’m pretty stoked with this LP – not just because it’s great – because I found a […]Archive
July 11, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1337
Ron Wood, Gimme Some Neck (1979) You know I don’t think the world will ever pause to usher in reappraisal of Ronnie Wood’s solo records but – if it did – this would be a good place to start. Well, it’s where I started at any rate. The version of Seven Days sounds more like […]Archive
November 11, 2011 by Simon Sweetman