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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. […]Archive
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 […]Archive
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. […]Archive
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 […]Archive
May 16, 2011 by Simon Sweetman