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December 7, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Ever Since Charlie Watts Died I’ve Been Tryin’ To Play Along To Art Pepper’s Walkin’ Blues

The image is of my grandfather walking into our kitchen, dancing – a little soft-shoe, a quick finger-click, he already knew the music – yes, he was In The Mood. That’s how he arrived that Christmas. My first drumkit. I think about that – now and then, and at the moment it’s on my mind […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Art Pepper, Bob, Charlie Watts, Christmas, Drums, Ever Since Charlie Watts Died I’ve Been Tryin’ To Play Along To Art Pepper’s Walkin’ Blues, Glenn Miller, Granddad, Grandfather, In The Mood, Jazz, Poem, Poem: Ever Since Charlie Watts Died I’ve Been Tryin’ To Play Along To Art Pepper’s Walkin’ Blues, Walkin' Shoes ·

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October 1, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

What’s Your Favourite Dylan Album?

I met this guy one night. A friend of a friend. Nice guy. And he asked me a question, almost immediately, and it really threw me off-guard. He asked me what my favourite Bob Dylan album was. Not whether I liked Dylan at all. Not whether I had a favourite song. The question, literally, was: “So Simon, what is your […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged Blog, Blog On The Tracks, Blood On The Tracks, Bob, Bob Dylan, Dylan, https://linktr.ee/Simonsweetman, The Bootleg Series, Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, What’s Your Favourite Dylan Album? ·

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May 24, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 259: Happy 80th Birthday Bob Dylan

Hello, welcome to episode 259 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T and Yeastie Boys  and thanks to you readers and listeners. Now – as you probably know, as well as the usual platforms (this site, soundcloud, iTunes/Apple) you can get to Sweetman Podcast on Spotify – follow it there […]
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April 14, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Bob Dylan: The Best of The Bootleg Series

Bob Dylan The Best of The Bootleg Series Columbia / Legacy We used to talk about Bob’s Never Ending Tour 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, only Covid could postpone it. And somewhere in there another anniversary started to pile up. The Bootleg Series. A three volume set of rarities was boxed-up to blow minds […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bob, Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan: The Best of The Bootleg Series, Bootleg, Columbia / Legacy, Dylan, The Best of The Bootleg Series, The Bootleg Series ·

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November 13, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 19

Bob Marley, Survival (1979) Only just recently added this to my Bob Marley collection. I really love this album – but I’d ignored it for the longest time, figuring it was lesser. It’s not the case at all and (for right now at least) it’s one of my favourites from that magical decade of great […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, Bob, Bob Marley, Bob Marley & The Wailers, LP, Marley, One Drop, Record, So Much Trouble In The World, Survival, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 19, The Wailers, Vinyl, Wailers ·

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October 19, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 35

Bob Dylan, Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love) [Single] (1985) A lot of people reckon Empire Burlesque is rubbish – but I don’t. I quite like it. And I don’t think that’s just because I’m a bit of a Bob Dylan Tragic. Though, granted. It’s by no means a lost classic, […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1985, A-side, B-side, Bob, Dylan, Empire Burlesque, LP, Record, Single, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 35, Tight Connection To My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love), Vinyl, We Better Talk This Over ·

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December 17, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 19 – Bob Dylan, “Christmas In The Heart”

Bob Dylan, Christmas In The Heart, 2009 Well it’s time for a Christmas album to make this list – and I think straight away of when Bob Dylan dropped a set of Xmas tunes and everyone was horrified. People that never really listened to Dylan heard his voice, thought it was an ugly croak and […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged “Christmas In The Heart”, 2009, Bob, Bob Dylan, Christmas, Christmas Music, Crap Albums, Crap Albums I Love # 19, Dylan, Shit That's Good, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 19, Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 19 – Bob Dylan, Xmas, Xmas Music, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 22, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 228 – Bob Dylan, Auckland, 2018 

There was just an urge. An absolute urge. I had to see Bob Dylan again. I’d seen him three times – but not for years. In fact it was 20 years since my first time seeing him and at least a decade since my last… But I had never travelled to see him – and I just got the […]
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June 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Five Songs For Friday: 30 – Rolling Thunder Reviewed! 

Bob Dylan is never far from my mind, my heart, my stereo – if he’s not on the turntable, he’s in my thoughts in some way or another, often informing the music that I’ve chosen to listen to. It’s that deep. He is one of the great musical forces for me – and surely the most […]
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May 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 304 

Bob Dylan, Fort Collins Stadium Radio Broadcast, Colorado May 23rd 1976 (2017) It’s a dirty bootleg – it says it’s limited to 500 copies and is on a ‘label’ called BAD JOKER – I ask no questions and access the music. I know this recording well – it was released on TV also and is readily available […]
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April 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 315 

Bob Dylan, Good As I Been To You (1992) Last year was a big year for me reconnecting with Bob Dylan – he’s always there of course. But the gig last year (which was great) had me going back through everything. Everything! I was in deep – going through the podcasts (many) and all the albums and Dylan’s own radio show archive […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1992, Acoustic, Bob, Covers, DVD, Dylan, Folk, Frankie & Albert, Good As I Been To You, LP, Play, Record, Solo, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 315, Time Out Of Mind, Vinyl, White Vinyl ·

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September 1, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: Bob Dylan Gig Review (August, 2018)

Earlier this year I got hooked – all over again – on Bob Dylan. I’m never not hooked on Bob Dylan by the way. I was turned onto his music as a teenager, or maybe at age 12 even. And since then I’ve been a fan. But obviously, when you listen to music obsessively, you can carry a […]
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