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July 2, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

I Hate The Fuckin’ Eagles!

That line comes, of course, from The Big Lebowski. And when I first saw the film and heard that line it was like, finally, a single sentence to encapsulate my experience with the Eagles; all my issues with the band, all my feelings, all the arguments – all neatly summed up in that one line. […]

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March 20, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Bob Dylan’s New Morning: One Of My Favourite Dylan Albums

New Morning is one of my favourite Bob Dylan albums. This wasn’t always the case – and maybe it won’t always be the case but I can say I’ve always liked New Morning – right from when I first heard it (some 25 years ago). For right now though it’s pretty much my favourite. Re-reading […]

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November 29, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

Five Films That Stay With Me: George Henderson

George Henderson was born in Scotland many years ago and has been creating music in New Zealand since the mid-1970s and releasing it fitfully since the mid-80s, mainly as The Puddle. In this our 21st Century he has taken a renewed interest in his so-called art and released a string of Puddle albums on his brother/drummer Ian’s […]

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January 12, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

V/A: Inherent Vice [OST]

Various Artists Inherent Vice [OST] Nonesuch Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood is back – his third time working with/for Paul Thomas Anderson following brave and wonderful scores for There Will Be Blood and The Master. He’s on point here making the most of strings as he creates music that hints at Bernard Herrmann, has that same edge; […]

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March 27, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1158

Lionel Richie, Lionel Richie (1982) I grew up listening to this album and many different Commodores albums and the other two 1980s solo albums by Lionel Richie. I didn’t really differentiate – which is to say, yes, I could tell the difference. The Commodores was a funk band – with occasional ballads. But I didn’t […]

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August 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1307

Eagles, Eagles Live (1980) If you’re reading this having read anything else by me about The Eagles you’ll know I hate them. I mean I fucking hate The Eagles. But while there’s one or two of their records I kinda like, and usually the pre-Stadium Superstar stuff is what I kinda go for with The […]

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November 30, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1735

  The Eagles, The Best Of The Eagles (1985) “I’ve had a really rough night and I hate the fucking Eagles, man!” Yeah, what he said. Sample Track: Hotel California The Vinyl Countdown is a document of every LP I listen to, brand new discoveries and old-old favourites; extremely pre-loved, previously abandoned or with the […]