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February 23, 2022 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 290 – Come Together: Abbey Road, Wellington, 2020

I wrote a review of this gig – and it was a nice surprise. I wasn’t sure they could pull it off. The world doesn’t really need any more Beatles tributes – but I say that, and I’ve been to several, so I was probably always going to go to this… And anyway, a good […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 20/20, Abbey Road, Beatles, Come Together, December, Gig, Kiwi, Live Gig, Local, NZ, Opera House, Oscar, Stubs, Stubs: # 290, Stubs: # 290 – Come Together: Abbey Road, The Beatles, Tribute, Tribute Act, Wellington, Wgtn ·

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December 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Come Together – Abbey Road (December 10, Wellington)

Come Together: Abbey Road Opera House Thursday, December 10 Last year some of New Zealand’s best known, much loved musicians banded together and delivered a concert replication of Neil Young’s Live Rust album/show – I went along slightly cynical. I left impressed with the effort – it showcased that wonderful music in the very best […]
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November 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: The Bootleg Beatles (November 14, Wellington)

The Bootleg Beatles Opera House, Wellington Thursday, November 14 I’ve seen The Bootleg Beatles before – so they’re not the only repeat-offenders. They were very good. And I’m not (often) a fan of tribute acts. But a) it’s The Beatles. And b) this is a very good-natured, well-meaning, deftly executed tribute show. It’s about celebrating […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1960s, Abbey Road, George, Gig Review, Gig Review: The Bootleg Beatles, Gig Review: The Bootleg Beatles (November 14, History, John, Live Gig, Live Gig Review, November 14, Opera House, Paul, Ringo, The Beatles, The Bootleg Beatles, Thursday, Tribute, Tribute Act, UK, Wellington, Wgtn, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Feature: Celebrating Fifty Years of Abbey Road

I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Last year I had nearly an hour to explore the music of George Harrison. I followed that up with a chat about Ringo Starr and played some of his best Beatles drum bits […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 50, Abbey, Abbey Road, Afternoons, Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan, Celebrating Fifty Years of Abbey Road, Feature, Jesse Mulligan, Radio, Radio New Zealand, Radio NZ, RNZ, RNZ Feature: Celebrating Fifty Years of Abbey Road, The Beatles, Wallace Chapman, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Beatles: Abbey Road – Anniversary Super Deluxe

The Beatles Abbey Road: Anniversary Super Deluxe Capitol It’s the 50th Anniversary of the last album The Beatles recorded together – and its available in a spangling new package with a book and outtakes and straight away you might wonder if you need to purchase it again and the answer is, ultimately that you will […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 1969, 50th Anniversary, Abbey Road, Abbey Road: Anniversary Super Deluxe, Album Review, George Harrison, Giles Martin, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Reissue, Remix, Ringo Starr, Super Deluxe Edition, The Beatles, The Beatles: Abbey Road - Anniversary Super Deluxe, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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September 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Abbey Road at 50

It’s The 50th Anniversary of Abbey Road which means it’s pretty much the 30th Anniversary of me listening to Abbey Road. It might not be the best Beatles album but it’s my favourite. And that’s always been the way. And yes, there are new mixes and outtakes – but today to celebrate we took the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 50, 50th Anniversary, Abbey Road, Abbey Road at 50, Beatles, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, George Harrison, John Lennon, Oscar, Paul McCartney, Poem, Poem: Abbey Road at 50, Ringo Starr, The Beatles ·

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September 16, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Paul McCartney: Egypt Station

Paul McCartney Egypt Station Capitol Much as I liked NEW the, er, new Paul McCartney album of five years ago, his last studio solo album for a time, it hasn’t aged particularly well. Too many cooks spoiled that broth. But at least it showed the restless creative spirit that is Sir Paul McCartney, former Beatle, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Abbey Road, Album Review, Band On The Run, Beatles, Driving Rain, Egypt Station, Flaming Pie, Give My Regards To Broad Street, Macca, McCartney II, Memory Almost Full, New, Off The Ground, Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney: Egypt Station, Ram, Sir Paul McCartney, Solo, The Beatles, Wings, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 18, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Field Music (Measure): A Work of Genius

Field Music (Measure) is the third album by British band Field Music. The band is basically brothers David and Peter Brewis (with some occasional outside help). Have you heard it? Do you know about them? I’d heard the name before but I hadn’t heard the band’s 2005 debut Field Music, nor the follow-up from 2007, […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged A Work of Genius, Abbey Road, David Brewis, Field Music, Field Music (Measure), Field Music (Measure): A Work of Genius, Led Zeppelin, Measure, Paul McCartney, Peter Brewis, Peter Gabriel, Talking Heads, Todd Rundgren, Tones of Town, Wings, XTC ·

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April 1, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1154

The Beatles, Rock’n’Roll Music Volume 2 (1982) I love The Beatles. Have done since I was about four or five years old. Maybe it was earlier – but I have a memory of talking about The Beatles with my dad from when I was around five years old. I still think about that moment from […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1982, Abbey Road, Blog On The Tracks, Compilation, Italy, LP, Rock'n'Roll Music Volume 2, The Beatles, The Night Before, Vinyl ·

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September 23, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Arctic Monkeys: AM

Arctic Monkeys AM Domino I can’t claim I ever cared about the Arctic Monkeys; too many people gushing too quickly – I was put off. But, fair’s fair – seen them play a couple of times (twice in one week, even) and they put on a great show. And though every album has come across […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Abbey Road, Album Review, Alex Turner, AM, Apple, Arctic Monkeys, Billy Preston, Doris Troy, Glam, Let It Be, NME, The Beatles ·

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April 9, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1539

The Who, Tommy (1969) I still like this album but it’s hard work a lot of the time. Perfect as a double LP – sometimes one or two sides is just plenty rather than all one hundred and fifteen minutes. But it was a big part of my introduction to The Who – so I […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1969, Abbey Road, LP, Roger Daltrey, Sparks, The Beatles, The Who, Tommy, Vinyl ·

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March 4, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1597

Paul McCartney & Wings, Band On The Run (1973) I still have my folks’ copy of this album – I’ve had CD reissues but the original LP still sounds fine to me. And it’s got Helen Wheels (which the CD version didn’t have). Helen Wheels might not be the greatest song but it was my […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1973, Abbey Road, Band On The Run, Covers Band, Jet, Let Me Roll It, LP, Mrs Vanderbilt, Paul McCartney, The Beatles, Vinyl, Wings ·
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