In some ways, the Sweet epitomized all the tacky hubris and garish silliness of the early '70s. Fusing bubblegum melodies with crunching, fuzzy guitars, the band looked a heavy metal band, but were as tame as any pop group. It was a dichotomy that served them well, as they racked up a number of hits in both the U.K. and the U.S. Most of those hits were written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, a pair of British songwriters that had a way with silly, simple, and catchy hooks. Chinn/Chapman and Sweet were smart enough to latch on to the British glam rock fad, building a safer, radio-friendly and teen-oriented version of Queen, T. Rex, and Gary Glitter.
Although they were often dismissed as a fluffy singles group in their day, Sweet crafted a handful of strong albums in the mid-'70s that sported some surprisingly muscular hard rock. A fine example of this trend is Sweet Fanny Adams…
Featuring seven original studio albums and two discs of rarities, ‘Sensational Sweet (Chapter One: The Wild Bunch)’ is set to be the most thorough account of glam icons Sweet yet. Fully documenting the classic line up (Andy Scott, Steve Priest, Mick Tucker and Brian Connolly) the nine disc set includes 1971 debut studio album ‘Funny, How Sweet Co Co Can Be’ and the five following album…
Silky mellow poetic sentiment and of urban and luscious sound, melts such comfort. Supple voice and sentiment, sensual & Sensitive aroma drifting ongoing soul music in smooth. From exquisite cover of Marvin Gaye / Stevie Wonder / Michael Jackson / Sade / Beyonce, post di Angelo - Robert Glasper generation people in the know that has passed through the Neo-Soul by masterpiece group, Yuku melts on the night of Shijima a romantic night cruise-bedroom Soul jazzy & until the heart warm standard interpretation, gem competent Give a Free Soul is "2010s of Urban Sweet" on the theme!
Now, babies and children listen to the same music their parents do and they can share their favorite musicians, thanks to the Baby´s Go series. The approach to the different genres and styles open other perspectives to the babies music world and make them enjoy the themes a great deal. This album covers a selection of the best Pink Floyd themes adapted for babies. The project involved the main personnel as The Sweet Little Band, Mariano Yanani and Julio Kladniew. The instrumental performance is really delightful, the arranged versions for children by The Sweet Little Band are very precise. It is charming and babies seem to love it, as well as their parents.
In some ways, the Sweet epitomized all the tacky hubris and garish silliness of the early '70s. Fusing bubblegum melodies with crunching, fuzzy guitars, the band looked a heavy metal band, but were as tame as any pop group. It was a dichotomy that served them well, as they racked up a number of hits in both the U.K. and the U.S. Most of those hits were written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, a pair of British songwriters that had a way with silly, simple, and catchy hooks. Chinn/Chapman and Sweet were smart enough to latch on to the British glam rock fad, building a safer, radio-friendly and teen-oriented version of Queen, T. Rex, and Gary Glitter.