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December 4, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Bird And The Bee: Interpreting The Masters, Volume 2 – A Tribute To Van Halen

The Bird And The Bee Interpreting The Masters, Volume 2: A Tribute To Van Halen No Expectations / Release Me Records It’s been a long wait of nine years since The Bird And The Bee gave us its first covers/tribute project (the magnificent Interpreting the Masters, Vol. 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall & John […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged A Tribute To Van Halen, Album Review, Billie Eilish, Covers, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Greg Kurstin, Hall & Oates, Inara George, Interpreting The Masters, Interpreting The Masters Volume 2: A Tribute To Van Halen, The Bee, The Bird, The Bird And The Bee, The Bird And The Bee: Interpreting The Masters, The Bird And The Bee: Interpreting The Masters Volume 2: A Tribute To Van Halen, Van Halen, Volume 2, Volume 2: A Tribute To Van Halen, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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July 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 274 

Van Halen, Van Halen II (1979) In my first wave of being a Van Halen fan I found this album a little underwhelming. I mean that debut was just electric, unreal and in the way Van Halen was introduced to me it was all about the ‘big’ album – 1984 – so it was when the VH catalogue was reissued on CD and […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1979, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Anthony, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 274, Van Halen, Van Halen II, VH, You're No Good ·

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May 29, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast # 170: Gregg Bissonette

Welcome to episode 170 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and La Petite Chocolat.  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 library. Here’s a 35-minute conversation I nabbed with […]
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May 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 299

David Lee Roth, Eat ‘Em And Smile (1986)  I’ve been all about the Van Halen and David Lee Roth lately. Roth – easy to laugh at the madness, now but what a frontman. And at the height of his powers what a singer! Here he had the killer band too – Billy Sheehan on bass, Steve Vai on guitars, Gregg Bissonette on drums. Man oh man. You could listen to […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1986, Billy Sheehan, David Lee Roth, Eat 'Em And Smile, Gregg Bissonette, LP, Record, Records, Shyboy, Signed, Steve Vai, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 299, Van Halen, Vinyl ·

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May 26, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Gregg Bissonette Drum Workshop (May 26, Wgtn)

Gregg Bissonette: Drum Workshop  Memorial Theatre, Victoria University of Wellington  Sunday, May 26  American session-star drummer Gregg Bissonette is in the country as part of Rodger Fox’s touring Jazz Gala and ahead of those concerts for a series of drum workshops. He’s been to New Zealand a bunch of times – some 20 years ago as a clinician and more recently as the […]
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May 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Gregg Bissonette Drum Clinics in NZ: May 2019

As part of the Jazz Gala featuring Gregg Bissonette the legendary session drummer will also be performing a set of drum clinics. Gregg can be heard, across the years, on albums by Joe Satriani and David Lee Roth, he’s now a regular touring drummer for the Ringo Starr All-Starr Band, he’s an in-demand clinician and has played […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2019, All-Starr Band, Auckland, Carlos Santana, Christchurch, clinic, Clinician, David Lee Roth, Drum, Drum Clinic, Drummer, Drumming, Drums, Gig Preview: Rodger Fox Presents...Jazz Gala: Gregg Bissonette, Gregg Bissonette, Gregg Bissonette Drum Clinics, Gregg Bissonette Drum Clinics in NZ, Gregg Bissonette Drum Clinics in NZ: May 2019, Gregg Bissonette Drum Clinics: May 2019, Jazz Gala, Joe Satriania, May, May 2019, Ringo Starr, TV Shows, Wellington, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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April 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 313

Van Halen, Fair Warning (1981) The first six Van Halen albums – or fuck off! (Actually, I’m gonna say the first seven…controversial perhaps, but that’s where I’m at). The best of this band is never far from my ears but I recently worked through the whole catalogue in chronological order. Yes, the wheels fall off big time toward the end […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged "Van Hagar", 1980s, 1981, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Fair Warning, LP, Mean Street, Michael Anthony, Record, Sammy Hagar, The Vinyl Countdown, The Vinyl Countdown # 313, Van Halen, Vinyl ·

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August 10, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Steve Vai: Modern Primitive

Steve Vai Modern Primitive Favored Nations Originally released last year as part of the 25th Anniversary package of Passion and Warfare this collection of outtakes and off-cuts, Modern Primitive, now receives the standalone-release treatment, perfect for Vai/guitar fans that didn’t want to fork for “just another copy of Passion and Warfare”.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Compilation, David Lee Roth, Favored Nations, Flex-Able, Frank Zappa, Guitar, Modern Primitive, Passion and Warfare, Steve Vai ·

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August 2, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

The Best Guitarist in The World # 6 – Steve Vai

No, no, hear me out – Steve Vai is one of the very few from the “Shred Shed” that transcends that silly notion. For a start, he knows when he’s being a ham. I don’t think Joe Satriani has that awareness. The movie Crossroads was so important to me growing up. Not the Britney Spears […]
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February 3, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 47– Van Halen, Wellington, 1998

It was the Gary Cherone-version of Van Halen and I look at the setlist now and figure it was a lot more shit than I probably thought at the time. Would I have preferred to see the real Van Halen line up? Of course. No-brainer. Would I have taken Van Hagar over this – of […]
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June 17, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1961

Van Halen, Van Halen (1978) It starts with Runnin’ With The Devil. What a kick-ass way to start an album. Then there’s Eruption. That cat is making alien noises with his axe. And then that cover of You Really Got Me. It’s an amazing way to start an album. But it gets better with Ain’t […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Ain't Talkin' Bout Love, Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Eruption, Michael Anthony, Runnin' With The Devil, Van Halen, Van Halen (1978), Vinyl ·

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June 3, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1978

  Van Halen, 1984 (1984)   You get to that middle section of Panama where David Lee Roth is all “Yeah, we’re runnin’ a little bit hot tonight/I can barely see the road from the heat comin’ off…” and then there’s the bit, “She’s runnin’, I’m flyin’/Right behind in the rearview mirror now”. And Eddie Van Halen’s […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1984, Alex Van Halen, Beat It, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Hot For Teacher, Jump, Michael Anthony, Panama, Van Halen, Vinyl ·

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