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October 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 236: Claire Mabey (Verb Festival)

Welcome to episode 236 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can now get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there and have it saved in your Spotify […]
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October 22, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 38 – Keith Jarrett, “Restoration Ruin”

Keith Jarrett, Restoration Ruin, 1968 Somewhere in my quest to collect a whole heap of things by Keith Jarrett (not everything – because how could you?) I found out about this album. The Oddity In His Catalogue. Recorded and released in 1968 it is his second album. It is unlike anything else he’s made. Jarrett […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged “Restoration Ruin”, 1960s, 1968, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Crap Albums, Crap Albums I Love # 38, Folk, folk-rock, Jazz, Keith Jarrett, Multi-instrumentalist, Rodriguez, Shit That's Good, Shit That's Good - Crap Albums I Love, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 38, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 38 – Keith Jarrett, Singer/Songwriter, Sixties, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Emma Swift: Blonde On The Tracks

Emma Swift Blonde On The Tracks Tiny Ghost / Bandcamp There are plenty of reasons to perform and record a cover – or an album of cover versions. You might think the original artist is under-valued in some way or that the song seemingly went missing. You might not have any songs of your own, […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bandcamp, Blonde On The Tracks, Bob Dylan, Covers, Dylan, Emma Swift, Emma Swift: Blonde On The Tracks, Independent, Pat Sansone, Robyn Hitchcock, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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August 12, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Bob Dylan

Robbie Robertson of The Band once told me that Bob Dylan was “the one standing highest on the mountain with the brightest torch…” OKAY, he didn’t say that to me, it was part of a documentary that I saw about 25 years ago. But it stuck… I’ve always admired Bob Dylan’s straight-bat approach – ignoring […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bob Dylan, Poem, Poem: Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, The Band ·

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July 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: You Said You’d Never Compromise

chase after even the dying breaths of the breeze Bob Dylan said life isn’t about finding yourself which is why he gathers precisely no moss.
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Bob Dylan, chase after even the dying breaths of the breeze Bob Dylan said life isn’t about finding yourself which is why he gathers precisely no moss., Poem, Poem: You Said You’d Never Compromise, You Said You’d Never Compromise ·

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April 27, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Steve Gunn: Livin’ In Between – EP

Steve Gunn Livin’ In Between – EP (Independent/Bandcamp) Steve Gunn is back between records with another EP – this one a three-track covers set featuring a song each originally by Neil Young (Motion Pictures), Glenn Danzig (The Misfits’ Astro Zombies) and Michael Chapman (Among The Trees).
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Acoustic, Album Review, Among The Trees, Astro Zombies, Bob Dylan, Carrie Snodgress, Covers, EP, Glenn Danzig, Livin' In Between, Livin’ In Between – EP, Michael Chapman, Motion Pictures, Neil Young, Steve Gunn, Steve Gunn: Livin’ In Between – EP, The Misfits, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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March 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Bob Dylan At Live Aid

When Bob Dylan took the stage at Live Aid it was with the biggest hype you could get at that time, personally delivered by Jack Nicholson. The crowd was screaming and Bob mumble-strummed – lost in the 1980s – he part introduced Keef and Ronnie from the Rolling Stones, some guys that decided to come […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blowin' In The Wind, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan At Live Aid, Keith Richards, Kenny Logins, Lionel Richie, Live Aid, Patti LaBelle, Poem, Poem: Bob Dylan At Live Aid, Ron Wood, Ronnie Wood ·

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March 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 147

Bob Dylan, Empire Burlesque (1985) I go through phases with Bob Dylan – I haven’t been listening to his music (the full albums at least) very much lately, but I imagine it’ll start again – because I’m looking at the lesser known or lesser applauded records. And I know this is the second time I’ve […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1985, Bob Dylan, Dylan, Empire Burlesque, LP, Record, Saved, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 147, Vinyl, When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky ·

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March 17, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 148

Bob Dylan, Saved (1980) Way back, when I was collecting the set, I had this on CD. I didn’t play it much – but I did not hate it. I never went fully into bat for it – but couldn’t say it was the worst Bob Dylan album. Finally I’ve picked it up on vinyl […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, Bob Dylan, Born Again, Church, God, LP, Record, Religion, Saved, Spirituality, The Bootleg Series, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 148, Trouble No More, Vinyl ·

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January 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 187

Daniel Lanois, Flesh and Machine (2014) This is the first Daniel Lanois solo album that I’ve owned on vinyl – but of course his name is all through my record collection. Peter Gabriel, U2, Eno, Emmylou Harris and many others – Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Neville Brothers, Willie Nelson – the list could go […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2014, Bob Dylan, Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, Eno, Flesh and Machine, Forest City, Guitarist, LP, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Producer, Record, Sling Blade, The Neville Brothers, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 187, U2, Vinyl, Willie Nelson ·

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January 10, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 189

Bob Dylan, Fallen Angels (2016) Bob Dylan long ago earned the right to do whatever he likes and then in the last few years he tested the shit out of that by released three albums of covers in a row; the third a triple album. I was surprised a little at how much I love […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2016), Bob Dylan, Covers, Dylan, Evergreens, LP, Shadows In The Night, Standards, That Old Black Magic, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 189, Triplicate, Vinyl ·

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December 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 196

(The Byrds, The Byrds Play Dylan (1979) I can remember hearing this in the days before I really knew how to separate compilations from albums – and I thought man The Byrds really are hammering home the fact that they love covering Bob Dylan albums – now they’ve done a whole record of them! When […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, Bob Dylan, Byrds, Compilation, Cover, Covers, Dylan, Lay Down Your Weary Tune, LP, The Beatles, The Byrds, The Byrds Play Dylan, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 196, Vinyl ·
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