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March 9, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Songs Sung Blue: Everybody Knows One…
People love Johnny Cash’s version of the Nine Inch Nails song, Hurt because of the timing; that video, his wife had died – then Johnny died shortly after. Complications resulting from a broken heart. It’s a good song, a good version. But the original is better. I know I’m not alone in thinking that – […]Archive
February 15, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Revisiting Tracy Chapman by Tracy Chapman: Tracy Chapman’s Classic Self-Titled Debut
A couple of weeks back we’re driving back into Wellington, having been up the coast. It was a long Sunday drive and we had been playing a bunch of Sunday afternoon music in the car: Paul Buchanan’s Mid Air, Mark Lanegan’s I’ll Take Care Of You, Lawrence Arabia’s The Sparrow, Paul & Linda McCartney’s Ram, […]Archive
July 28, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Best Guitarist in The World: # 2 – Ry Cooder
You can’t just call him a guitarist. He plays so many instruments. He’s written a book of short stories. He produces, finds and nurtures talent, is something of an ethnomusicologist, he’s created evocative film scores, is a gifted singer/songwriter and yet through all of that he is simply one of the very best guitarists you […]Archive
May 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Movies of My Life # 6: Crossroads
The movie Crossroads (and no, I don’t mean the Britney Spears vehicle, which I have watched, I even kinda liked it truth be told) is one of my all-tie favourites. I like Crossroads for the memory of growing up with it. I watched this film so many times. And it meant a lot to me. […]Archive
July 11, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Steve Vai: The Story of Light
Steve Vai The Story of Light Sony Yes, this album’s a bit old now – but he’s here next week! So, thought I’d give it a mention. And I really liked this. A nice surprise. Maybe it was his virtuoso performance here earlier last year that put me in such a good (open) mind when […]Archive
December 8, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1723
Ry Cooder, Into The Purple Valley (1972) There have been a few Ry Cooder albums on The Vinyl Countdown already (see here and here and here and – technically here) and there will be more because a) I love the guy’s work and b) I’ve collected most of it. In fact I’ve collected most of […]Archive
November 21, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1749
Tracy Chapman, Crossroads (1989) I liked the first four Tracy Chapman albums. I really liked (and still like) that debut album – as I’ve already told you. But hot on its heels was this, Crossroads. I first bought the tape – and maybe I even liked this album more. It never bruised the charts like […]Archive
October 11, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1813
Ry Cooder, Johnny Handsome [OST] (1989) I saw the film Johnny Handsome one weeknight during school – some time a couple of years after it was released I’m guessing. Ry Cooder’s score was noticeable – and a hook, a lure for me. I was (still am) a massive Cooder fan. And was taken – almost […]Archive
June 28, 2011 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1951
Ry Cooder, Crossroads [OST] (1986) We were in a hotel room in New Plymouth – because they had not organised enough billets. We were 13, so we were pretty stoked to be in a hotel instead of being billeted. The movie Crossroads was on the hotel’s movie channel – pre-Sky days – and a group […]Archive
May 18, 2011 by Simon Sweetman