Posts Tagged George Harrison
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December 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 346
George Harrison, Cloud Nine (1987) It’s been a big year for me and The Beatles – I’ve fallen in love with the band again and the solo careers of all its members, the big revelation has probably been just how much I really do love a lot of the John Lennon material (far more than […]Archive
November 29, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
RNZ Music Feature: The Music of George Harrison
I’m usually on RNZ once a month to have a chat about some new albums. But now and then I present features on the show too. Most recently I co-interviewed Steve Gadd! And then, Jesse Mulligan asked me a question – a silly question: Was I the right person to do a feature about George Harrison? […]Archive
November 23, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 358
George Harrison, Somewhere In England (1981) I’ve been a George Harrison fan since I could remember his name…which is to say one of my first memories is asking my dad and my uncle what “the other guy in The Beatles was called?” I knew the two main songwriters and the drummer – their names stuck. […]Archive
March 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 420
Jeff Lynne, Armchair Theatre (1990) I was pleased to find this. Jeff Lynne’s first solo album – arriving right at the end of the very hot streak that saw the Wilburys and all of the albums that Jeff worked on in and around that – Tom Petty, George Harrison, etc. I reckon Armchair Theatre is […]Archive
January 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
The 1001 Albums Challenge # 28: Hariprasad Chaurasia, Brij Bhushan Kabra and Shivkumar Sharma – “Call Of The Valley”
One of those albums – Call Of The Valley where you listen to it, or become aware of it, because of the people that it inspired; because of who was listening to it. In this case, most obviously/logically: George Harrison. Also Roger McGuinn, Dylan, Paul McCartney and David Crosby.Archive
November 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Remembering The Wilburys – Especially Vol. 1
The Traveling Wilburys were a big deal to me. I remember the news item announcing them. I remember my mum and dad took us out, family outing, Friday night (late-night) shopping, to buy the cassette tape. Not only that we took it home and sat and listened to it. The whole family. It was an […]Archive
November 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Poem: End Of The Larkin Line
When the first Traveling Wilburys album was released we took a drive into Hastings – Friday night, late night shopping…it was me and my brother in the back of the car (our usual spots) and mum and dad up front. They bought the album – on cassette tape. No CDs then – not in our […]Archive
March 19, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Ghost of Electricity: War Stories by Jon McLeary # 154 Hail Hail Rock And Roll
“Hard to imagine what music would be like without him or what song writing would be like – never mind guitar-playing and attitude. He was the absolute master.” Jon McLeary I’ve been hearing his songs ever since I was a little boy – his riffs and his stories. The guitar sound that cut through the […]Archive
February 28, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Ghost Town: Sky Is Falling
Ghost Town Sky Is Falling Ghost/Southbound Ghost Town is a new band/collaboration between drummer Bryan Shaw, singer/pianist Mark Beesley and guitarist/singer/producer Jed Town. Town’s many monikers include the mighty Fetus Productions – but this pioneer of Kiwi-flavoured post-punk and electronica/noise/performance-art is here in a relaxed country/ish mode – his love of Beatles melodies to the […]Archive
January 6, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Warren Zanes: Petty – The Biography
Petty: The Biography Warren Zanes Henry Holt & Co/First Edition edition Tom Petty – class act. Magnificent run of albums and singles, kick-ass live band, a bit of time out on his own, but a fantastic bandleader, also a member of music’s first serious attempt at a living Mount Rushmore of Rock band, The Traveling […]Archive
August 18, 2014 by Simon Sweetman