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May 11, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Prince: Tokyo Dome 1990

Prince Tokyo Dome 1990 Timeline In 1990, Prince’s Nude Tour was an interesting culmination of the various live experiences he had offered to date; it wasn’t quite a pivot, but then it wasn’t really ever in celebration of either of his recently released studio albums. Yeah, you could hear a track or two from both […]
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May 10, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 53 – Iggy Pop, “Brick By Brick”

Iggy Pop, Brick By Brick, 1990 When I was 15 I loved this. And I loved it because of the music on it, sure. But I loved it, first of all, because I had found the poster in a music store, given it from the counter-staff to hang on my wall. I thought it was […]
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March 17, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Torch Song For My Father

When the Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland in 1990 I was chosen to carry the torch on a relay-run that went up the country. I was picked due to my involvement in rep hockey and for the 1km run along Napier’s Marine Parade I was flanked by two older chaps, local runners or sportspeople […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1990, Blog, Commonwealth Games, hockey, Running, Story, Torch Song For My Father ·

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August 10, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 50 – Santana, “Spirits Dancing In The Flesh”

Santana, Spirits Dancing In The Flesh, 1990 It’s quite possible that in 1990 there wasn’t a bigger Santana fan on the planet than me! I wrote the band’s name on my pencil case, and on my army surplus canvas bag. You were supposed to write things like MC Hammer and New Kids On The Block […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1990, Aug 28, Aug 28 1990, August, August 28, oem: Aug 28 1990, Poem, SRV ·

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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 […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1990, Album Review, Floyd, Knebworth, Live At Knebworth 1990, Pink Floyd, Pink Floyd: Live At Knebworth 1990, Reissue, The Later Years 1987 – 2019, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1990, LP, Record, Shake Your Money Maker, Shake Your Moneymaker, She Talks To Angels, The Black Crowes, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 172, Twice As Hard, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
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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 […]
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