tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371838407458930719.post4828725837476103399..comments2023-11-02T08:27:04.487-04:00Comments on One Man, 500 Albums: No. 404: Sandinista!R.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10383814114949080690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371838407458930719.post-18983386753732762832008-05-12T22:09:00.000-04:002008-05-12T22:09:00.000-04:00Just having a triple album of original material is...Just having a triple album of original material is awesome in my book. The balls...ffthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00964518578253417013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371838407458930719.post-42175586716099959542008-03-11T16:47:00.000-04:002008-03-11T16:47:00.000-04:00I feel it'd be beneficial to quickly clarify the S...I feel it'd be beneficial to quickly clarify the Sandinistas (Nicaragua is in Central America, btw) in order to place the album in its' proper context. Not to be a know-it-all dick, it just happens that I lived in southern Mexico for a long time (and would like to move there permanently some day) and I have an interest in Central American history/politics. they were socialists/marxists, orginally a student group (named after a famous rebel of 20s-30s who declared war on the US after Coolidge sent Marines in to enforce the US's will in the country) with the aim of overthrowing the brutal, corrupt, US-supported Somoza dictatorship. long story made very short, after nearly 20 years of organizing & armed struggle they overthrew the Somozas in 1979 and spent the 80s trying to simultaneously rebuild their country and fend off US-backed counter-revolutionary guerrillas, the infamous Contras of Iran-Contra. obviously that leaves a lot out - I just mention it b/c in the early 80s when "Sandinista!" Nicaragua was a cause celebre for American/European leftists like Joe Strummer. <BR/><BR/>as far as the actual album - yeah, a lot of great songs but given that nearly all double albums are weighed down with at least some filler it's impossible to envision a triple album that doesn't suffer from the same problem.padraighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495953504448929836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371838407458930719.post-15839538932929027172008-03-11T14:10:00.000-04:002008-03-11T14:10:00.000-04:00The artistic success of London Calling was probabl...The artistic success of <I>London Calling</I> was probably enough to embolden anyone to try some crazy stuff. I agree that they misjudge on some of this and that it does hurt the big picture, but I have to wonder if that same mood of experimentation helped them to produce "Magnificent Seven," "Hitsville UK," "Rebel Waltz" and "Somebody Got Murdered."bob_vinylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08414008312753058491noreply@blogger.com