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July 20, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 91
Sheena Easton, A Different Heaven (1984) For a couple of years there right in the very mid-80s Sheena Easton was everywhere and everything. I was right on board with that too. I was a big fan. I loved her with Prince and with the songs he gave her – but it was more than that. […]Archive
April 2, 2020 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 140
Joan Armatrading, Whatever’s For Us (1972) I saw Joan Armatrading three times – three different shows – before she retired from the live arena, and while I was (and am) a fan, I didn’t really plan to see her three times. It was all assignments. That last time though – really was lovely, I remember […]Archive
May 4, 2018 by Simon Sweetman
Sunny War: With The Sun
Sunny War With The Sun Hen House Studios Sunny War is a gifted guitarist and singer – a great lyricist and songwriter – she’s also got backstory to hook you in: A teenage runaway, etc. But really, it’s about the music she’s making, and the way she’s going it – across With The Sun you’ll […]Archive
March 6, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 573
Joan Armatrading, Sleight of Hand (1986) We are a county that was once obsessed with Joan Armatrading. That’s my takeaway from visiting so many second-hand book and record stores, attending garage sales and fairs and such over the years. And I’ve collected up most of her records via those cheap, second-hand copies. This one, which […]Archive
August 13, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 836
Joan Armatrading, Track Record (1983) I’ve owned more than one Joan Armatrading compilation on CD but never any on vinyl. That’s because I have – or have had – most of the original albums. I mentioned, one time when she was here touring, that New Zealand seems to have an awful lot of second-hand Joan […]Archive
December 22, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Joan Armatrading (Dec 18, Wgtn)
Joan Armatrading Opera House Thursday, December 18 For her farewell world tour Joan Armatrading was on stage as solo act, previous visits have had her leading a band. This was about Armatrading as songwriter. Sure, we still got to hear her impeccable guitar playing – and the voice that has not aged. But it was […]Archive
August 6, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Joan Armatrading to play 3 NZ shows: Last Ever World Tour
Joan Armatrading will return to New Zealand this December for three shows as part of her final world tour. It’s just Joan – guitar, piano, voice – 42 years of music, 20 albums and though she’ll never retire this is her final flick around the world. It should be quite special to see and hear […]Archive
June 7, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
Joan Armatrading: Starlight
Joan Armatrading Starlight Hypertension I almost feel it would be easier/better if the latest Joan Armatrading album was downright awful. Easier to dismiss anyway. But instead it is frustrating in showing glimpses of the old jazzy voicings that made that handful of great albums across the 1970s/early 1980s so exciting, intense and interesting. But Joan […]Archive
April 21, 2013 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown # 1383
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers (1976) I can’t remember when I first heard this album – I was already a convert, sold on Damn The Torpedoes and that live album, Pack Up The Plantation. And then everything on from there. So I arrived back at this debut some time after, […]Archive
August 29, 2012 by Simon Sweetman
The Vinyl Countdown #1506
Joan Armatrading, To The Limit (1978) I always liked Joan Armatrading. My introduction: that bonkers-but-brilliant crazy-catchy pop song, Drop The Pilot. On some compilation and on radio at the time. Then I bought Best-Of and that had some sweet folk-ish stuff as well as more pop material. She’s gone more towards blues in recent years […]Archive
May 22, 2011 by Simon Sweetman