Posts Tagged Bob Dylan
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April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Skipping Reels of Rhyme
Poem after poem, time after time. It is my chance to sing. No less a force than Bob Dylan said all words that rhyme mean the same thingArchive
March 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: Heard Mentality
You’ve got to know what came before you, who was there first, who (maybe) did it best, the people that wrote the scriptures and pushed the stones up hills, that worked the line in the way you wished – and now you do, you give it a go – because of them. Warren Zevon being […]Archive
March 9, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 44 – Sophie B. Hawkins, “Tongues and Tails”
Sophie B. Hawkins, Tongues and Tails, 1992 Sometimes one song used to be enough. It used to be enough to make you want to buy in to the parent-album and it used to be enough to nearly carry that record; to keep you invested so you did the time until you came away with something […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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, […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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.Archive
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).Archive
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 […]Archive
March 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman