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June 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Aug 28, 1990
Maybe it was school holidays, in fact I’m pretty sure it was – but I woke up and didn’t feel so good, so stayed in bed – would have asked for the day off if I had to. Got my favourite tapes and my Guitar World magazine and built a shrine, sat listening, over and […]Archive
May 5, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Pink Floyd: Live At Knebworth 1990
Pink Floyd Live At Knebworth 1990 Legacy The Knebworth show from 1990 was really special to me – Pink Floyd was the closing act on the 1990 ‘Best of British’ bill. All the dinosaurs gathered – 30 years ago! – Status Quo and Dire Straits and Eric Clapton, Plant and Page, Elton John, Cliff and […]Archive
February 16, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 43 – Candy Dulfer, “Saxuality”
Candy Dulfer, Saxuality, 1990 Around 1990 Candy Dulfer was having a moment. She had been doing session work with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and it had resulted in a charming wee instrumental called Lily Was Here – for a film of the same name. The song, barely a song – just a floaty little […]Archive
January 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 41 – Gary Moore, “Still Got The Blues”
Gary Moore, Still Got The Blues, 1990 There was a time when I loved Gary Moore – and it was mostly because of this album. I mean I was excited about his pedigree (Thin Lizzy) and his hard-rock background. I was a kid. And rock guitar was my jam. And 1990 was the year that […]Archive
June 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: The Queen’s Baton Relay, 1990
When the Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland – 1990 – I was chosen to carry the torch on a relay-run that went up the country – I was flanked by two older chaps, local runners or sportspeople – I can’t remember. I held the actual torch – they carried placeholders like a silver and […]Archive
February 15, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 172
The Black Crowes, Shake Your Money Maker (1990) I have been going through a massive Black Crowes kick of late. Always liked them, but last couple of years I went back through all the albums and bought Southern Harmony of course. And have been wanting to get hold of this one too. The debut. A […]Archive
January 24, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Feature: The Music of 1990
For my first regular music feature on RNZ for 2020 I decided to look at the music of 1990 – or at least some of the music from the start of the year and the big hits. Guilty pleasures, pop, rock – some enduring hits and some best forgotten. It was fun to look at […]Archive
November 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 17 – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, “Seriously Orchestral…Hits of Phil Collins”
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Seriously Orchestral…Hits of Phil Collins, 1990 I’ve always been a fan of orchestral recreations of pop music – at least a fan until I’ve heard them. They often don’t work at all, but that’s not going to stop me from trying them out first. I’m a sucker for it… Light cheese. Orchestral […]Archive
September 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love: #8 – Bob Dylan, “Under The Red Sky”
Bob Dylan, Under The Red Sky, 1990 You can get hooked on the wrong album at the right time – if you’re new to an artist with back-catalogue you sometimes used to put yourself through the pain of really working hard to appreciate their dud-new-album because it arrived right at the time when you were […]Archive
August 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love: #3 – Fleetwood Mac, “Behind The Mask”
Fleetwood Mac, Behind The Mask, 1990 People either do not know this album – or they’ll tell you they wished that it never existed. But I reckon it’s, maybe ironically, the closest Fleetwood Mac came to ever sounding like an updated Rumours – ironic because, for a start, Lindsey Buckingham had left the band at this point. And in […]Archive
April 23, 2019 by Simon Sweetman