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July 11, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 532

The Meters, Trick Bag (1976) I love The Meters – they came into my life at the right time; I was already a Neville Brothers fan and worked back to The Meters – only to realise they’d always been there for me, via my mum’s records, some compilations with key tracks and in hip-hop samples. […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1976, All These Things, Art Neville, Drums, Funk, Honky Tonk Woman, LP, Record, Samples, The Meters, The Neville Brothers, The Vinyl Countdown # 532, Trick Bag, Vinyl, Zigaboo, Ziggy Modeliste ·

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May 1, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Talking With A Living Legend: The Aaron Neville Interview

Aaron Neville is 76 years old. He is – in so many ways – a giant of American music. Aaron Neville is the owner of a distinctive voice – one that soars, almost implausibly – at least in the sense that it does not look like it comes from its owner. It’s a voice that […]
Posted in Blog, Interviews · Tagged Aaron Neville, Living Legend, New Orleans, Talking With A Living Legend, Talking With A Living Legend: The Aaron Neville Interview, The Aaron Neville Interview, The Meters, The Neville Brothers ·

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April 4, 2016 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 721

V/A, This Is Charly Soul (1987) I’m a sucker for a soul comp. I like to get the full records of artists I love – even if I just plan to (mostly) thrash one song, but a good way of consolidating is via these sorts of compilations: The Meters, Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler, Solomon Burke,  […]
Posted in Blog, The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1987, Aaron Neville, All These Things, Ann Sexton, Compilation, Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler, Lee Dorsey, LP, R'n'B, Record, Solomon Burke, Soul, The Meters, The Vinyl Countdown # 721, This Is Charley Soul, This Is Charly Soul, V/A, Various, Various Artists, Vinyl ·

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November 10, 2015 by Simon Sweetman

R.I.P. Allen Toussaint

Allen Toussaint has died. He was 77. His influence on the music we love and know and feel is incalculable – there’s every chance he put the wiggle in your stride. Maybe you didn’t even know it was him. But he did it. He was all at once the spirit of New Orleans and the […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged "Singer", Allen Toussaint, Arranger, Dr John, Elvis Costello, Eulogy, Fortune Teller, From A Whisper To A Scream, Funk, Jesse Hill, LaBelle, Lady Marmalade, Lee Dorsey, Life Love and Faith, New Orleans, Night People, Piano, Producer, R.I.P., R.I.P. Allen Toussaint, R'n'B, Record Producer, Songwriter, Soul, Southern Nights, The Meters, The River in Reverse, Toussaint ·

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April 5, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1152

V/A, The Rough Guide To The Music of New Orleans (2012) It’s just a snapshot – but it plays out nicely, from the obvious stuff like Jessie Hill’s Ooh Poo Pah Doo and The Meters’ Look-Ka Py Py through to revivalists like Kermit Ruffins and some of the Treme soundtrack stuff…I bought this LP at […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 2012, Earl King, Jessie Hill, Kermit Ruffins, LP, New Orleans, New Orleans Playground, Putumayo, Record Store Day, Rough Guide, The Meters, The Rough Guide To The Music of New Orleans, Treme, V/A, Various ·

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July 13, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

Willy DeVille: In New Orleans

Willy DeVille In New Orleans Big Beat UK Willy DeVille passed away in 2009, leaving behind a rich, varied musical history. DeVille, with his band Mink deVille, brought heart and art and intelligence to punk-rock, performing ballads from swamp-pop, funk, soul and blues traditions during the punk era. His approach to songwriting melded classic pop […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Allen Touissant, Dr John, Eddie Bo, In New Orleans, Mink DeVille, The Meters, Victory Mixture, Willy DeVille ·

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February 17, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1419

The Neville Brothers, Brother’s Keeper (1990) I grew up with Yellow Moon (as I told you recently). I never really grew up with Brother’s Keeper. I mean, there was that cover of Bird On A Wire, which was everywhere, and I had some interest in the singles, but actually I never heard the whole album. […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Aaron Neville, Bird On A Wire, Brother Blood, Brother's Keeper, My True Story, The Meters, The Neville Brothers, Yellow Moon ·

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February 14, 2013 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1420

The Neville Brothers, Yellow Moon (1989) This is the album that introduced me to The Neville Brothers. My parents, shortly after we acquired our first CD player, purchased this – it was, in fact, I’m sure, the very first CD they paid full-price for; $35, something like that. And it was new to the whole […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1989, Aaron Neville, Daniel Lanois, My Blood, The Meters, The Neville Brothers, Yellow Moon ·

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April 25, 2012 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1517

Dr. John, In The Right Place (1973) I guess the new Dr. John album has me re-enthused. It’s great when that happens. The new album is good – as good as a Dr. John album in 2012 could/should be – but the best by-product has been going back through his early work. I checked out […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged 1973, Dr John, In The Right Place, Locked Down, LP, Shoo Fly Marches On, The Meters, Under The Hoodoo Moon, Vinyl ·

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May 16, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1999

The Neville Brothers, Fiyo On The Bayou (1981) The first Neville Brothers album I ever heard was Yellow Moon. It was, at the time, like no music I’d ever heard before. (I was about 12). I was late to Fiyo On The Bayou – the Brothers’ second studio album – and arrived at it by way […]
Posted in The Vinyl Countdown · Tagged Dr John, Fiyo On The Bayou, Iko Iko, The Meters, The Neville Brothers, Vinyl ·

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