Tom Dunne: New life of Brian as forgotten gem gets rereleased
The Understand album by Ken Sweeney, aka Brian, is being rereleased.
“Are you still at the aul music?” is one of the most reductive, insulting things you can say to anyone that sings, writes or plays an instrument. Inherent in it are implications of “You wouldn’t think it” and “Have you not moved on?” It’s a slyer version of the old perennial, “Do you still beat your wife?” There is no right answer. Its checkmate in one move.
Implicit too is that time has shown you be no Bryan Adams or what’s that fellah called, the old guy with the beard, oh yes, Willie Nelson. You are no Willie Nelson. Small talk and a million internal deaths follow.
