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What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 14-01-2012
thought you'd like this one immensely...but a love rating...thats great MH!
yeh, Pub With No Beer was his biggest hit,scoring a #1 hit in the UK with it also,i believe...
Woodie and Hank also IMO..
never knew about the Grand Old Opry thing neither,thanks for that bit of information MH...
as Neil Young once sung.....are there anymore real cowboys in this land?
and to post links for 25 tracks on an album...you've done us proud! LOL
What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 15-01-2012
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Fela Kuti - Noise For Vendor Mouth
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What Are You Listening To? - mtthwibrahim - 16-01-2012
The Complete Guide to Insufficiency-David Thomas Broughton
One of the most hauntingly beautiful things I've ever heard, recommended for those looking to unearth an absolute gem
Also, Tiggi, what Fela albums do you recommend. So far, all I've heard is "Expensice Shit" and I like it a lot, where should I go from there?
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 17-01-2012
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JOHN WILLIAMSON "true blue-the best of the first 25 years" cd,1995.
John was born on a farm in outback Australia back in 1945, he started writing little ditties when in his early teens from his own experiences, by the late 1960s he was writing humorous lighthearted songs for the likes of Rolf Harris.
by 1970 he was starting to record himself.
by 1995 when this double best of set was released he had already had numerous platinum selling albums here in Oz...and has continue to do so since.
i would call him a country/folk singer as his songs fit into both genres. his songs range from comedy type tracks though serious love songs, songs of traditional country life, environmentalist songs, patriotic tunes,songs about our Aboriginals and everything inbetween...either way all songs are performed in a quintessential Aussie style.
John plays all stringed instruments and harmonica and has recieved every country music award available in Australia as well as numerous ARIA awards for his songs.
John released his 40th studio album last year and still tours to sellout crowds around Australia....
IMO he is almost as important to Australian music as AC/DC and Slim Dusty.
the album contains two discs and 43 tracks, all of which i either like or love!
disc one: 2.4
disc two: 2.4
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
various tracks from both cds
a flag of our own
is a call to arms for a new australian flag minus the Union Jack in order to cut ties with our Colonial past!
A Flag of Our Own - John Williamson (1990) - YouTube live
this is australia calling
a patriotic song
John Williamson - This Is Australia Calling. - YouTube audio
true blue
performed at Steve Irwin's funeral service, this was Irwin's favourite song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVh7Ftj4ee0 live
raining on the rock
a song about our most famous natural landmark...Uluru(aka Ayers Rock)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCMhW92GYUc audio
rip rip woodchip
a song about the perils of logging forests
John Williamson - Rip Rip Woodchip - YouTube live
old man emu
a lighthearted ditty, originally written for Rolf Harris
John Williamson - Old Man Emu (b&w) - YouTube live
home among the gum trees
another little ditty, about a home in the outback
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h85hqvskiCw audio
a bushman cant survive
about the struggles of a country boy trying to cope with city life whilst pining for the country life
John Williamson - A Bushman Can't Survive - YouTube live
cootamundra wattle
sad story of an old 'country couple' looking back on their lives
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN_AqUK_3LM audio
diggers of the ANZAC(australian new zealand army corp.)
in memory of fallen soldiers!....lest we forget!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZbiJF-kiZY audio
waltzing matilda
Johns version of this Banjo Patterson poem
John Williamson - Waltzing Matilda - YouTube live
goodbye blinky bill
'blinky bill' was an aussie cartoon character Koala Bear...the song is about the extinction of animal species in Australia done in a lighthearted way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwhnqSGETe0 audio
What Are You Listening To? - Music Head - 17-01-2012
^^
another one I would like I'm sure
dammit, I can't keep up
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 17-01-2012
Music Head Wrote:^^
another one I would like I'm sure
dammit, I can't keep up
when i remember to do so i will grab you a copy from Corey.
What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 17-01-2012
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I particularly enjoyed this one, Matthew. It's not one of the critic's favourites, but there's some real fire in the hypnotic grooves, and the account of the attack on Kalakuta in Look & Laugh is chilling.
What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 17-01-2012
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1996 release of a live recording made in Spain in 1988.
As is often the case with Joan, the songs here are mainly covers (Beatles, Leonard Cohen, Sting, & Bob Marley) or traditional. The second half of the album is sung in Spanish, which brings a bit of interest.
Not a great album, but not a bad one either.
RoviMusic 3+/5 stars.
What Are You Listening To? - Tiggi - 18-01-2012
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On the laptop.
His seventh album, from 1983.
Ex-Wailer Tosh has released some fine albums, and this has definitely slipped through my net. Sly & Robbie play on this one, just as they seem to play on about 50% of the Reggae albums I've heard. Some excellent Reggae songs, including a reworked Wailers song.
Apparently his most internationally successful album.
Onto the Buy List.
RoviMusic 4+/5 stars.
What Are You Listening To? - CRAZY-HORSE - 20-01-2012
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JOHN MELLENCAMP "no better than this" cd,2010.
john's 25th studio album, recieving rave reviews all over the world for this one, but sadly for him, his sales tanked years ago!...and even sadder that the majority of the record buying public will never hear this classic album!
the album was recorded at both Sun Studios in Memphis and the Guter Hotel,San Antonio where Robert Johnson recorded most of his material...
the album was recorded on old original 1950s mono recording equipment, with the band playing live in the studio at the same time, much the same as they used to do it.
John allowed no mixing or production on these songs, recorded only two or three takes of each track and used the best one to be immediately transfered to disc, as is!
its bluesy, its folky, its semi-rockabilly in parts, its totally the best allround album of his career IMO...
the whole thing just sounds so authentic and raw as if it was recorded the same time as Elvis' Sun Sessions...
i cannot pick out one track to say "worst track", as even the **'s come pretty close to being ***'s here
pretty difficult to select a best track also. but after considerable thought i have gone with two that sum up the whole album: "dont forget about me" and "no one cares about me"
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
1. save some time to dream ***
John Mellencamp - "Save Some Time To Dream" 12/6 Letterman (TheAudioPerv.com) - YouTube live
2. the west end **
John Mellencamp The West End - YouTube audio
3. right behind me **
4. a graceful fall ***
John Mellencamp-"A Graceful Fall" - YouTube audio
5. no better than this ***
No Better Than This John Mellencamp Official Video - YouTube video
6. thinking about you **
7. coming down the road **
8. no one cares about me ***
9. love at first sight **
10.dont forget about me ***
John Mellencamp Performance Song 3 & 4 Directed by Jonathan X - YouTube live
11.each day of sorrow ***
12.easter eve ***
13.clumsy ol' world **
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rating: 2.6