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March 4, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Cold Sweat Music: Ghastly-Wonderful Stuff…

Scott Walker’s, Bish Bosch – I could barely make sense of it. But I love it. It was late. I was up, alone, headphones in, checking out the album – all I’d had to go on previously was this clip. And that’s the most energetic/lively piece on the album. The rest of it has the […]

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July 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 858

The London Symphony Orchestra, Tommy (1972) Is this the best version of Tommy? Yes…yes, it is. Or at least, I think it is right now. I’ve had a few different versions, movie soundtrack, Broadway musical version (horrid), and of course The Who’s double album, Tommy. The one that started it all…Something about this one really […]

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March 27, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Who: Quadrophenia – Live In London

The Who Quadrophenia – Live In London UMe Somehow, stoically, middle finger raised always, Daltrey and Townshend rage on into the dying of the light. Essentially they are now The Two – but in keeping with their combined anger, the way it’s always seemed, converting it into an energy all of its own – and […]

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April 9, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1539

The Who, Tommy (1969) I still like this album but it’s hard work a lot of the time. Perfect as a double LP – sometimes one or two sides is just plenty rather than all one hundred and fifteen minutes. But it was a big part of my introduction to The Who – so I […]