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June 21, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 289
Run-DMC, Walk This Way [Single] (1986) I’m pretty sure I knew this version and knew about Run-DMC before I knew the Aerosmith version and maybe even before I (really) knew about Aerosmith. I certainly got into Aerosmith (for a while) on the back of this. I remember that much. Then it was to Beastie Boys and Public Enemy and all sorts of things on the […]Archive
May 31, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 297
Dean Martin, The Early Hits of Dean Martin [EP] (1966) I’ve talked about this before – the Greatest Hits EP. No one would dare do it now – too insulting, too embarrassing but these mega-single-styled EPs from the 60s were so great. I love Dean Martin – my introduction to him was seeing him shit on The Rolling […]Archive
May 19, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 302
David Lee Roth, Crazy From The Heat [EP] (1985) When “Diamond Dave” released this he was still a member of Van Halen – though not for very much longer. This EP was basically his resignation letter. He’d blown the world apart with that band and reconfigured heavy metal – and now he was off to be a silly/wonderful pop star. The motor-mouth of charisma […]Archive
May 13, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 305
Sharon O’Neill, Smash Palace (1982) This EP is the soundtrack to the movie Smash Palace – one of the first Kiwi films I can remember seeing and one of the first “adult” films I can remember making an impact on me, I’ve rewatched it a bunch of times and it’s both a great complete story/movie and a virtuoso performance from Bruno Lawrence. The music […]Archive
April 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 319
Aphex Twin, Come To Daddy (1997) This was the very first thing I heard by Aphex Twin – it sent me down a path. I’ve never returned really. Never backed away. It’s all intriguing and invigorating. And the best of it is the best music I’ve ever – ever – heard. And the worst of it is still better than so much. I bought […]Archive
April 9, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Santana: In Search of Mona Lisa (ep)
Santana In Search of Mona Lisa (ep) Concord Records Ahead of a new Rick Rubin-produced full-lengther, the Woodstock 50 celebrations and various other 50th Anniversary gigs it’s going to be a big year for Carlos and his new version of the band Santana and it start with this EP; clues for the sound of the new album, crumbs… And as with Santana IV and […]Archive
April 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Engine Summer: Indiana (ep)
Engine Summer Indiana (ep) Engine Summer They’re back with more great blasts of clever pop songwriting that seems to come from post-punk (Wire) and the cool indie music of the 90s (Pavement) and the early 00s (The Strokes) but just as likely comes from a deep well within. Three Chicago-ans – Ben Kostecki (bass/vocals), Ryan Ohm (drums/vocals) and Jeremy Marsan (guitar/vocals) – […]Archive
March 30, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 323
Rigoletoo Quartet, Bella Figlia Dell Amore [EP] Sometimes – it doesn’t happen that often now, although it just happened then – I’ll go sifting through a record shelf and find something I don’t know anything about. Why I own it? Where it came from? Etc. And so that’s the case with this 7” classical single/EP. It probably came […]Archive
March 23, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 325
Split Enz, Conflicting Emotions (1983) Tim was on the way out – and keen to be a solo star – Neil was on the way up, about to become the band-leader, a role he’s basically held with regard to whatever he does ever since. So this, the second to last studio album by Split Enz is well named; an indication of the moods and […]Archive
March 20, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Skinny Hobos: Lucifer (ep)
Skinny Hobos Lucifer (ep) Skinny Hobos I really liked the band’s debut self-titled album – and that was despite not liking the band-name or cover-image. That’s good though, it meant the music cut through; it’s the music that matters after all… And I said somewhere near the end of that review that when the dust settled the band’s […]Archive
March 5, 2019 by Simon Sweetman