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June 21, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
What A Good Score! – #16: The Shawshank Redemption by Thomas Newman
It’s that rare thing. I loved the film, and the music – and the book it was based on; well, the story. The trifecta. (Actually, I did love the book that the story was in, the whole thing, so there’s that too). The Shawshank Redemption is so good that it’s almost a cliché now – […]Archive
June 15, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
What A Good Score! – #15: Baraka by Michael Stearns
I have no idea whether it was the film or the music that came first, for me, with Baraka – but I think, maybe, it was the music. I know I didn’t see the film until about a decade after it was released, and probably I saw it on the back of seeing a few […]Archive
May 10, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 53 – Iggy Pop, “Brick By Brick”
Iggy Pop, Brick By Brick, 1990 When I was 15 I loved this. And I loved it because of the music on it, sure. But I loved it, first of all, because I had found the poster in a music store, given it from the counter-staff to hang on my wall. I thought it was […]Archive
April 14, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
What A Good Score! – #12: Eyes Wide Shut by Jocelyn Pook + Various
So many great soundtracks I’ve given away, lost, sold, traded, ditched. And one that springs to mind instantly, one I’ll be getting back a.s.a.f.p is Eyes Wide Shut’s soundtrack. Not a full score – it includes some songs too (but most of them are great) it’s a stunning set of music to a film that […]Archive
February 10, 2022 by Simon Sweetman
When John Coltrane First Blew My Mind
When my brother returned from university with a John Coltrane CD it was like a special gift. He was out there discovering new worlds, the hunter-gatherer bringing the very best music back to Hawke’s Bay. That’s how it seemed. There was no other way to explain it at all. He was doing this very special […]Archive
December 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
What A Good Score! – New Series
From time to time I like to start a new series of posts here at Off The Tracks. And for those that follow my work here or via the social channels to get to here you’ll know I’ve been listening to a lot of soundtracks and collecting them, obsessing over them in fact. So my […]Archive
December 12, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 51 – Toto, “Past To Present 1977-1990″
Toto, Past To Present 1977-1990, 1990 My brother has this thing for Greatest Hits comps; he’s got this CD collection (still) and he likes to just cap an artist with a compilation. He has a few other albums – sometimes. If he’s a big time fan of the band (Rolling Stones) he’ll have a few […]Archive
November 17, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concert
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concert Legacy Every second week there’s a new Springsteen live album from the vaults. And I long ago got sick of his grinning, gurning clown face. The pantomime of his huge-energy shows feeling a bit like a drunk, rasping uncle hacking out his, […]Archive
August 22, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
In Praise of Ditching Your Record Collection
So many people with collections can’t bear even the thought of parting with their books or records or vintage toys or sneakers or whatever it is that makes up their fixation… But sometimes it’s a necessity. I trade records all the time. I’ve done swaps, I’ve taken crates of records to the secondhand stores and […]Archive
March 31, 2021 by Simon Sweetman
Tower of Power: 50 Years of Funk & Soul, Live at The Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018
Tower of Power 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at The Fox Theater – Oakland, CA – June 2018 Artistry Music In 2018 one of the world’s great live bands, Tower of Power, hit their hometown stage to celebrate its 50th birthday. Now we get to hear that set of recordings. Taken from a […]Archive
January 30, 2021 by Simon Sweetman