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July 5, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Ray Davies: Our Country – Americana Act II
Ray Davies Our Country: Americana Act II Sony Legacy Last year Sir Ray of the Davies ironed out some of the kinks in his various stories around America – a love/hate relationship that’s included living there, getting shot there, being banned from playing there, being fascinated by the music and culture, influencing it, staying distant […]Archive
June 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Ray Davies: Americana
Ray Davies Americana Sony Legacy Late in the album we finally arrive – A Long Drive Home To Tarzana and The Great Highway feel like they might almost have something to say – but until then, Americana is an embarrassment. A ghastly, turgid crawl through country-rock settings that appears to be getting a free pass […]Archive
April 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Trading: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
I often see posts on Facebook complaining/warning people to be careful when buying records from TradeMe auctions. The warning/complaint usually suggests that – essentially – things aren’t always what they seem. This is part of buying goods when you can’t see/test them first. You can view pictures, sure, but with something as tactile as vinyl […]Archive
November 26, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Chrissie Hynde: Reckless – My Life As A Pretender
Reckless: My Life as a Pretender Chrissie Hynde Ebury Press I like The Pretenders – good bunch of singles, most of the really good ones still sound close to great too. But I’ve never been a massive fan. I don’t much like Chrissie Hynde. She seems needlessly angry, jumped up and fronting. And spare me […]Archive
July 19, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 854
The Kinks, Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970) A few years back I discovered the “actual albums” of The Kinks – it was a good day, or days (thank you for the days!) because I was raised on a couple of different Best Ofs which, of course, were astonishingly good. But they […]Archive
February 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings: Give The People What They Want
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings Give The People What They Want DAPTONE It’s unlikely that the fifth album by Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings shares anything in common with the eighteenth album by The Kinks (apart from a title) but anyway, here we go, we’re three lines into a review now and I […]Archive
November 1, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1505
The Style Council, Our Favourite Shop (1985) I really do think Paul Weller is pretty fuckall in the scheme of things. I quite like The Jam but it’s all a bit classless-Kinks and Small Faces without the sophistication. Weller is nothing that special as a songwriter. Not anymore. And his albums that roll out now every couple of years – […]Archive
May 1, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1511
The Hollies, Their Twenty Greatest Hits (1974) The Hollies – now here’s a singles band, my word. Went to their gig just the other year, expected it to be some oldies phoning it in – but they delivered. So many hits, pretty much everything on this album – just hit after hit. Immaculate pop songs. […]Archive
November 22, 2011 by Simon Sweetman