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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 […]
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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

The Vinyl Countdown # 298

Van Halen, 5150 (1986) Still on the Van Halen train – big time – and now the re-acquisition of 5150 – a favourite of mine because I think this was the first full album by the band I heard. The first “Van Hagar” album. Which means some people hate its very existence – but some new fans were earned because this had […]
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May 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 301 

Van Halen, Diver Down (1982) It’s funny when you love a band so much and your favourites change. Or you just reevaluate the whole catalogue – as I have been doing a lot lately with Van Halen. I can’t say this was always a favourite album, but maybe it was something of a guilty pleasure. Certainly, I loved Cathedral before I even knew what it […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1982, Cathedral, Diver Down, Eddie Van Halen, LP, Record, Secrets, The Vinyl Countdown # 301, Van Halen, Vinyl ·

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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 […]
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March 10, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Eddie Van Halen Was At One Time The Greatest Guitarist In The World But He Was Apparently A Bit Of A Prick

This one time I met a friend of  a friend – they were all ‘she’s great, she’s so into music’ or something like that. and so at some point we’re all at this restaurant and I can’t remember the story exactly – but it was about people that are good at things but are total arseholes, and the whole […]
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January 18, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Sweetman Podcast: Episode 99 – Adam Page

Welcome to episode 99 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This one is a conversation with Adam Page, he’s an Australian musician – based in Adelaide. He runs Wizard Tone Studios and the label Wizard Tone Records is home to not only his own recordings but a great range […]
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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 […]
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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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