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February 25, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Willie Nelson: That’s Life

Willie Nelson That’s Life SMG Just last year, Willie Nelson released one of his greatest records in some time. Just lovely. At 87 he didn’t sound a day over 85, the way he’s sounded since at least 1985. And in true love ‘em and leave ‘em style here is, just a few months later, with […]
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October 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Trigger

When Johnny Cash was sad he’d call Willie Nelson and ask for a joke. Willie knew a dirty joke – good or bad – was the secret to happiness. Some people haven’t yet realised that Willie Nelson is one of the greatest singers, guitarists and songwriters. But there’s time. There’s always time. Despite it being […]
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August 18, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

Willie Nelson: First Rose of Spring

Willie Nelson First Rose of Spring SMG Weary-voiced and only occasionally “Trigger”-happy with his guitaring these days, the 87-year-old Willie Nelson sure knows how to tug at heartstrings as he expertly chooses songs that concern themselves with aging and life-reflection. At this point he could cover a death metal ode to Satan and make it […]
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January 14, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 187

Daniel Lanois, Flesh and Machine (2014) This is the first Daniel Lanois solo album that I’ve owned on vinyl – but of course his name is all through my record collection. Peter Gabriel, U2, Eno, Emmylou Harris and many others – Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Neville Brothers, Willie Nelson – the list could go […]
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December 8, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 204

Just when I think I might not need any more Willie Nelson albums I stumbled on this! A split album featuring Willie’s songs on side one and Dave Grusin’s score on side two to a film I have not seen. The Electric Horseman. Now I want to see it! Also Jane Fonda and Robert Redford […]
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October 7, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: October 2019

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so now four years into  it or so… I […]
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October 2, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real: Turn Off The News Build A Garden

Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Turn Off The News Build A Garden Fantasy It’s getting hard to know what Lukas Nelson’s best day-job is – and what his best moonlighting side-gig is too for that matter: Son of Willie Nelson, bandleader for Neil Young, “Authenticity Consultant” to Bradley Cooper (leading to soundtrack contributions […]
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September 28, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 243

Bettye LaVette, The Scene of the Crime (2007) I saw Bettye LaVette in concert close to 20 years ago – she was a nobody in a way, she’d had the first phase of her career and hadn’t yet had the mighty comeback. But shit she was good! It was obvious she was a ferocious talent. […]
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September 23, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Willie Nelson: Ride Me Back Home

Willie Nelson Ride Me Back Home SMG Willie Nelson’s career has been a phenomenon – and the “IRS Tapes” years, the stories of bankruptcy and the punchlines about him being a weed-smoking machine seem so far in the rearview mirror now, it’s back to the music. He’s been making nearly consistently great music across the […]
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April 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

RNZ Reviews: April 2018

Once a month or so I have a chat on RNZ on their Afternoons show with Jesse Mulligan. These things start – randomly and stop in much the same way. I hope to keep doing this. For a while at least. I think I started in December of 2015, so a couple of years into […]
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April 11, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Particle Kid: Everything Is Bullshit

Particle Kid Everything Is Bullshit Particle Kid/Gnar Tapes One of two Particle Kid albums ripped out in the same year, Everything Is Bullshit is a strange world of magic. It reminds me of One Foot In The Grave-era Beck, not so much for the sound as for the surprises. It’s as wilful as Neil Young […]
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March 25, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Paradox: Film

Paradox Director: Daryl Hannah Netflix One of the great paradoxes of our time – or all-time – is how Neil Young can make time seemingly stand still (in the best possible way) during his extended guitar workouts, yet give him a film-project and he makes time stand still in only the very worst way. Paradox […]
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