Sweet - Blockbuster Alternate Takes

A compilation of Sweet rarities, outtakes, and live/TV performances, Blockbuster ought to be a shambles. Instead, it stands proud among the best of the many Sweet compilations out there, not because it offers an alternate view of what they did, but because it also shows off what they wanted to be. It is no secret, after all, that the group spent most of its career chaffing against the success which came from following the formula laid down by their songwriters (Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman); no secret, either, that the moment they broke free of that noose, their chart placings nose-dived straight to hell. Read More