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November 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 472
Bob Dylan, Blood On The Tracks (1975) For nearly nine years I wrote a daily blog called Blog On The Tracks – it wasn’t always about Bob Dylan but then again – it was. He was always on my mind. I mentioned him now and then, wrote specifically about him a few times – but […]Archive
January 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Albums With Sad Songs ‘Say So Much’: What Are Your Favourite “Sad” Albums?
Last night was the night. I played Neil Young’s Tonight’s The Night album. A brand new, sealed vinyl. Ripped it open. Sat next to the turntable as it played; watching the slight wiggle as the platter rotated. That wobble beneath the surety of the needle. Neil told his stories, eulogising Bruce Berry, the working man, […]Archive
September 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 127 Fly Agaric
My first introduction to Carlos Castenada was when I got back from Australia with its gold tops and moved into a flat in Frankton with Diane and Kristine and Sam. I shifted all my gear in on a Saturday morning and went off to a band practice with the tail-end of Grief. When I came […]Archive
August 21, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Sestina Essay
of my favourite records, I would have to include Blood On The Tracks, by Bob Dylan. And Joni Mitchell’s Blue. Both albums deal with love and love lost; Dylan’s purity is sung in gravelled tone, Mitchell lays her life out in pure voice. And that, ultimately, is the difference. The voice of each artist presenting […]Archive
May 30, 2013 by Simon Sweetman