Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Used And Recovered By...contemporary Australian performers play 15 of their favourite Australian songs past and present

1 Not Drowning, Waving– Kitchen Man 4:40

2 The Whipper Snappers & Friends – Sweet Sweet Love 3:21

3 Celibate Rifles – Where The Action Is 3:08

4 Ripe – Under The Milky Way 4:28

5 The Hollowmen – My Pal 3:50

6 Mary-Jo Starr– Throw Your Arms Around Me 3:28

7 Weddings Parties Anything – Wide Open Road 4:07

8 The Shivers – No Secrets 3:51

9 Intoxica – For My Woman 3:20

10 Sea Stories– You Shook Me All Night Long 3:21

11 The Fish John West Reject– Sooner Or Later 3:36

12 The Killjoys – Another You 2:40

13 Rob Craw– Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again 4:24

14 Bored – Whole Lotta Rosie 4:47

15 Paul Kelly And The Messengers– Reckless 4:02

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Track 1 is a cover of The Reels song 'Kitchen Man'.

Track 2 is a cover of the Russell Morris song 'Sweet Sweet Love'.

Track 3 is a cover of the John Paul Young song 'Where the Action Is'.

Track 4 is a cover of The Church song 'Under the Milky Way'.

Track 5 is an inventive cover of the God song 'My Pal'.

Track 6 is a cover of the Hunters & Collectors song 'Throw Your Arms Around Me'.

Track 7 is a cover of The Triffids song 'Wide Open Road'.

Tracks 8 & 13 are covers of The Angels songs 'No Secrets' and 'Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again'.

Track 9 is a cover of The Easybeats song 'For My Woman'.

Tracks 10 & 14 are covers of the AC/DC songs 'You Shook Me All Night Long' and 'Whole Lotta Rosie'.

Track 11 is a cover of The Innocents song 'Sooner or Later'.

Track 12 is a cover of The Seekers song 'I'll Never Find Another You'.

Track 15 is a cover of the Australian Crawl song 'Reckless'.

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

The Sports - A Collection

The Sports were an Australian rock group which performed and recorded between 1976 and 1981. Mainstay members were Stephen Cummings on lead vocals and Robert Glover on bass guitar, with long-term members such as Paul Hitchins on drums, Andrew Pendlebury on lead guitar and vocals, and Martin Armiger on guitar. Their style was similar to both 1970s British pub rock bands (such as Brinsley Schwarz) and British new wave (such as Elvis Costello).

The Sports' top forty singles are "Who Listens to the Radio", "Don't Throw Stones", "Strangers on a Train" and "How Come" . Their top 20 releases on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart are Don't Throw Stones (February 1979), Suddenly (March 1980) and Sondra (May 1981).

In October 2010 Don't Throw Stones was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.

Fair Game EP (1977)

Reckless (1978)

Don't Throw Stones (1979)

O.K. U.K.! EP (1979)

Poor Mouth (single, 1980)

Suddenly (1980)

Sondra (1981)

The Sports Play Dylan (and Donovan) (1981 EP)

All Sports (1982, Compilation)

This Is Really Something (1997, Compilation)

Saturday, November 30, 2024

The Soundtracks Collection - part one

Aussie movies are as much a part of our culture as is the music. I am starting a series of a selection of soundtracks from movies featuring Aussie artists and songwriters. Here's the first.

Bootmen - Original Soundtrack Recording (2000)

1 The Living End– All Torn Down 4:09

2 You Am I– Rumble 2:38

3 Cezary Skubiszewski– Opening Sequence 2:00

4 The Living End– Bloody Mary 3:44

5 Regurgitator– Strange Human Beings 4:23

6 Paul Kelly – Tease Me 4:07

7 Banana Oil– My Family 3:36

8 Grinspoon– Sign Post 3:25

9 Cezary Skubiszewski– Love Theme 2:05

10 Deborah Conway– Radio Loves This 3:43

11 Custard– Hit Song 2:24

12 Supaskuba– Giveway 3:40

13 Grinspoon– Better Off Dead 3:20

14 Deadstar– Don't It Get You Down 3:35

15 Paul Kelly – Nothing On My Mind 4:55

16 Icecream Hands– Nipple 3:40

17 Deadstar– Deeper Water 4:23

18 Cezary Skubiszewski– Finale Part 2 2:36

19 Oblivia– Shiver 4:21

20 Leonardo's Bride– Even When I'm Sleeping 3:56

21 You Am I– Junk 2:40

22 Dein Perry– Tap Forge 2:03

Ned - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2003)

1 Fun Lovin' Criminals– Fun Lovin' Criminal

2 Willy Zygier, Gerry Hale– Goat

3 The Grid– Swamp Thing

4 City High– What Would You Do?

5 Jazibel, Vassy– I Can See Clearly Now

6 Willy Zygier, Gerry Hale– Campfire

7 Suiteaz– Back For Good

8 Willy Zygier, Gerry Hale– Leaving The Farm

9 Katalyst– Outlaw Illusionist

10 The Cruel Sea– I Made A Friend

11 Willy Zygier, Gerry Hale– Penicillin

12 Tripod– Kelly From The Block

13 Willy Zygier, Gerry Hale– Whorehouse

14 Scarface – On My Block

15 Geto Boys– Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta

Occasional Coarse Language (Original Soundtrack) (1998)

1 Spiderbait– Calypso 1:52

2 Jebediah– Simple 3:45

3 Automatic – Pump It Up 3:19

4 The Living End– From Here On In 2:42

5 Leonardo's Bride– Even When I'm Sleeping 3:54

6 Ratcat & John Paul Young– I Hate The Music 3:44

7 Grinspoon– Just Ace 1:49

8 Turnstyle – I'm A Bus 3:00

9 Ammonia – Keeping My Hands Tied 3:33

10 Hot Rollers – Wickerman's Shoes 2:09

11 Monique Brumby– Up & Down 3:32

12 Even– Don't Wait 4:12

13 Needle Drop– Miss Me When I'm Gone 4:28

14 Sister Madly – Something Deep 3:17

15 You Am I– Purple Sneakers 3:30

Thursday, November 21, 2024

Skyhooks - A Collection

Skyhooks were an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1973. Their classic lineup (1974–1977) comprised Graeme "Shirley" Strachan (vocals), Greg Macainsh (bass and backing vocals), Red Symons (guitar, vocals, keyboards), Bob "Bongo" Starkie (guitar and backing vocals), and Imants "Freddie" Strauks (drums).

Known for their flamboyant costumes and makeup, their music addressed a variety of issues including drugs, sex, and the gay scene while frequently referencing Australian places and culture. Evolving from a series of groups with Macainsh and Strauks in the late 1960s and early 1970s, they rose to national prominence when their debut album Living in the 70's (1974), which was initially a moderate success upon release, gained unprecedented popularity the following year, aided by the nascent ABC music show Countdown; the album topped the Australian Kent Music Report chart for a record-breaking 16 weeks and sold over 200,000 copies, becoming the best-selling Australian album at the time. Their second album Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (1975) topped the Kent Music Report for 11 weeks.

Symons and Strachan left in 1977 and 1978 respectively and became media personalities; Symons was replaced with Bob Spencer and Strachan was replaced with Tony Williams, before they disbanded in 1980. The classic lineup reunited four times in the ensuing years, with reunions in 1990 and 1994 producing new material, including the number-one song "Jukebox in Siberia" in 1990. Strachan died in a helicopter crash in 2001; original lead singer Steve Hill, who left and was replaced by Strachan, died in 2005, and original guitarist Peter Starkie died in 2020.

Music historian Ian McFarlane stated that the band "made an enormous impact on Australian social life". In 1992, the group was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame. In 2011, the Skyhooks album Living in the 70's was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry.