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February 2, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Hans Zimmer & David Fleming: Hillbilly Elegy (Music from the Netflix Film)

Hans Zimmer & David Fleming Hillbilly Elegy (Music from the Netflix Film) Milan Like everyone, I would hope, I struggled with the movie Hillbilly Elegy – I wanted to like it and in fact I could not flat out hate it. Because the lead performances are very strong. And there was something about it that […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged [OST], Album Review, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, David Fleming, Film Soundtrack, Hans Zimmer, Hans Zimmer & David Fleming, Hans Zimmer & David Fleming: Hillbilly Elegy (Music from the Netflix Film), Hillbilly Elegy, Hillbilly Elegy (Music from the Netflix Film), Instrumental, Milan, Movie Score, Netflix, Ron Howard, Score, Soundtrack, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 28, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

It Was The Best Gig Ever # 21 Emmylou Harris, Wellington 2001

I’ve been revisiting the second-coming of Emmylou Harris lately – you know, everything from Wrecking Ball through the Spyboy years, the duet record with Linda Ronstadt and of course Red Dirt Girl. Though I knew about her before those records – and owned the two “Profile” Best Of compilations on vinyl (freebies that I took […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Singer", 2001, Best Ever, Brady Blade, Buddy Miller, Concert, Country, Darren Watson, Emmylou, Emmylou Harris, Gig, It Was The Best Gig Ever, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 21, It Was The Best Gig Ever # 21 Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, LOOP, Red Dirt Girl, Review, Songwriter, Spyboy, Tony Hall, Wellington, Wellington 2001, Western Wall, Wrecking Ball, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 29, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Tami Neilson: CHICKABOOM!

Tami Neilson CHICKABOOM! Outside Music You don’t need me to tell you that it’s been a funny old year…still, I just have. I’m reminded of it daily, as we all are, but at this point in the year I’m doing my best to count blessings, to find highlights, to think of the good things that […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Brett Adams, CHICKABOOM!, Country, Delaney Davidson, Gospel, Jay Neilson, Joe McCallum, Outside Music, Rockabilly, Soul, Tami Neilson, Tami Neilson: CHICKABOOM!, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 21, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 89

Mac Davis, It’s Hard To Be Humble (1980) Mac Davis – what a charmed run. Writing songs for Elvis Presley. Bloody good ones too! Having his own TV variety show – solo albums, a film career. The works. The Works. And though I’ve always been aware of him I never thought I’d want a Mac […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1980, A Little Less Conversation, Country, Elvis, Elvis Presley, In The Ghetto, It Was Time, It's Hard To Be Humble, LP, Mac Davis, Record, Songwriter, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 89, Vinyl ·

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February 11, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 175

Tammy Wynette, The Best of Tammy Wynette (1978) There are many Tammy Wynette best-ofs – and this is the first that I’ve owned on vinyl; brand new to me ($1 op-shop find). I had a similar compilation on CD but oddly I’ve really never owned anything much by Wynette. I say oddly, because I am […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1978, Best Of, Comp, Compilation, Country, D.I.V.O.R..C.E, LP, Record, Singing My Song, Stand By Your Man, Tammy Wynette, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 175, Vinyl ·

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January 9, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Dolly Parton – Here I Am: Film

Dolly Parton: Here I Am Director: Francis Whately Man Alive Productions / BBC / Netflix Dolly Parton is hosting a victory lap for herself. She’s always been a great and tireless self-promoter that understood the power of your personality as your brand long before ‘storytelling’ became a buzzword – but right now she’s leading a […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 2019, BBC, Country, Doco, Documentary, Dolly Parton, Dolly Parton - Here I Am: Film, Dolly Parton: Here I Am, Film, Film Review, Francis Whately, Here I Am, I Will Always Love You, Jolene, Man Alive Production, Movie, Movie Review, Music, Netflix, Porter Wagoner, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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January 1, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 192

Lionel Richie, Stuck On You [Single] (1983) You all know I’m a big Lionel Richie fan – big, big fan. Have been my whole life. Great musician. Superb pop songwriter. And so many great country songs too – starting, really, with this one. Always loved this song. And got to love it all over again […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1983, Country, EP, Lionel Richie, LP, Round And Round, Single, Stuck On You, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 192, Vinyl ·

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December 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 205

Rosanne Cash, Somewhere In The Stars (1982) I love Rosanne Cash. Always have really. But, funny thing, given how I discovered here, I’ve kinda worked backwards, still finding out about some of the great early records – like this. She is a great singer, a great songwriter, and when she picks a song to cover, […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1981, 1982, Country, Country Music Royalty, Down On Love, Hot Streak, How I Got To Memphis, Johnny Cash, LP, Record, Rosanne Cash, Seven Yeah Ache, That's How I Got To Memphis, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 205, Vinyl ·

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November 6, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi: There Is No Other

Rhiannon Giddens w/ Francesco Turrisi There Is No Other Nonesuch From her time with Carolina Chocolate Drops and now through her solo albums and shows Rhiannon Giddens spans decades and bridges musical genres bringing both a warmth and show-stopping dazzle to the old-time music of Americana past. She’s been a TV star (Nashville), an opera-trained […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Americana, Banjo, Country, Davy Graham, Folk, Francesco Turrisi, Joni Mitchell, Nonesuch, Percussion, Rhiannon Giddens, Rhiannon Giddens w/ Francesco Turrisi, Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi, Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi: There Is No Other, Shirley Collins, There Is No Other, Traditional, voice, World, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Tami & Jay Neilson (October 18, Wellington)

Tami Neilson: This is Tami Neilson! With Special Guest Jay Neilson Meow, Wellington Friday, October 18 One of the trickiest things for Kiwi musicians, I think, is keeping touring fresh. There’s the old album/tour/album cycle – which is more about releasing a single, then touring, then releasing a single sometimes in this long, extended death-of-the-album […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Country, Friday, Gig, Gig Review, Gig Review: Tami & Jay Neilson (October 18, Jay Neilson, Joshua Neilson, Live Gig, Live Show, Meow, October 18, Songwriter Series, Tami & Jay Neilson, Tami Neilson, Tami Neilson: This is Tami Neilson! With Special Guest Jay Neilson, The Brokenwood Mysteries, This is Tami Neilson!, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 276   

Bobby Bare, Encore (1981) Even when Bobby Bare was just the performer and not the writer he had a way with words, with delivery. I’m a fan of his rendition of Numbers (one of Shel Silverstein’s many gems) – and did you know that Bare had a crack at The Gambler before ol’ Kenny did? Actually I really dig Bare’s version, but it was not to be. The world wanted another version […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1981, Compilation, Country, Kenny Rogers, LP, Numbers, On A Real Good Night, Record, Shel Silverstein, The Gambler, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 276, Vinyl ·

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June 25, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 287

Dolly Parton, Great Balls of Fire (1979) Dolly, Dolly, Dolly…I’ve probably bashed everyone over the head with Dolly Parton lately – listening to almost everything she’s ever done (some 63 studio albums) for a recent chat on the radio about how Dolly is great. But here’s the funny thing, I own precisely two Dolly LPs. A cheap TimeLife compilation with the obvious hits […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, Country, Crossover, Dolly, Dolly Parton, Great Balls of Fire, Help!, LP, Pop, Record, RNZ, Star of the Show, The Vinyl Countdown # 287, Vinyl ·
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