Saturday, September 23, 2006

Number 801 - Joe Dolce



Number 801

Joe Dolce

"Shaddap You Face"

(1981)
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Genre: Comedy/Folk
Joe Dolce "wrote, produced and performed, 'SHADDAP YOU FACE,' Number One Hit in 15 countries, which has held the title for the most successful single in Australian music history for over 25 years, (breaking Slim Dusty's legendary 22 year record for 'The Pub With No Beer!) Over 35 international cover versions in 12 languages including an aboriginal dialect and Papua New Guinean 'pidgin'.
More recently; The National Folk Festival in Canberra, Australia, featured 'The Inspired Shaddap You Face Concert' in April 2006, where other invited national and international festival artists competed against each other with their original interpretations, as part of the song's 25th Anniversary. The Event was recorded as a Film Festival documentary.
Joe Dolce is the writer of 'MY HOME AIN'T IN THE HALL OF FAME' - recorded by many major US country and bluegrass artists including Robert Earl Keen Jr, Jonathan Edwards, JD Cowe and The New South, (Featuring Keith Whitely), The Tumbleweeds, and Rosalie Sorrels.
With global recognition and a unique songwriting perspective, Joe was Winner of the '2004 Australian Gospel Songwriting Award for Best Folk Gospel with his Song 'HILL OF DEATH.' (Selected for 'The Best of Australian Gospel Music' CD, with featured tracks by Jimmie Little, Gavin Chatelier, The Boardman Sisters, Carter + Carter, and others. 2005.)"
What a fascinating career this man has had indeed.
Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at Number (15 countries? Surely we would have heard about it?) and the Album ranked at Number (We at Rolling Stone don't endorse political trouble makers) What was Bob Dylan then Mr R Stone?

This song has a crowbarred rating of 64 out of 108 pts
This send up is quite amusing, i thought i should include it. Enjoy
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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Number 485 - Cold Chisel


Number 485

Cold Chisel

"Cheap Wine"

(1980)
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Genre:Rock
art by mrmateus
One of the greatest [if not the one] rock bands ever to come out of Australia and ... I stand by that statement. Even New Zealanders loved Cold Chisel, in fact, Kiwi's love Jimmy Barnes so much, that there was a movement to make him an honourary New Zealander. Trust me people of the world, this is a RARE event for any New Zealander to honour any Australian! New Zealand almost declared war against Australia in 1981 over a cricket match where Australia bowled underarm. [see video below] New Zealand quickly realised that any retaliation was futile as we didn't have an Air force [we still don't] and our Army consisted of 14 part time soldiers, often stoned and our Navy ships were designed pre WW I. [an exaggeration yes, but probably not lost with most NZ'ers] So what did New Zealand do? We did what any patriotic God fearing Kiwi would do ... we yelled obscenities at all Australians. [sigh] As for Cold Chisel, they were respected highly on both sides of the Tasman, it was a shame then that the American record labels rejected them becuase if they had been accepted Cold Chisel would have been bigger than INXS. >click here for the video of the Underarm Incident<
I see a Ninja!
Cold Chisel's following had been steadily building for a number of years when their third -- and slickest to date -- album, East, broke them through to a wider audience in 1980. More commercial without compromising on the rawness of their roots, the band hit pay dirt with a clutch of songs it seemed everybody could get into. The virtuosity of the Chisel's musical abilities still comes through on songs that were, nevertheless, compact enough to be radio-ready. The up-tempo loner anthem "Standing on the Outside," the enchanting ballad and breakthrough single "Choirgirl," and the tongue-in-cheek "Ita" all had the hooks to land a singalong audience. On "Star Hotel," the sonic fury of the chorus captures the essence of the subject matter: a wild street battle between angry pub patrons and police that took place in the city of Newcastle, Australia, in September 1979.
Jimmy Barnes
And the customary, all-out rockers are here, as well: "Rising Sun" (singer Jimmy Barnes' love-lost song about his Asian girlfriend) and the rousing closer "My Turn to Cry." As always, the rhythm section gymnastics of drummer Steven Prestwich and bassist Phil Small provide an alternately swift and delicate undercurrent for Ian Moss' guitar heroics, Don Walker's exuberant piano playing, and Barnes' banshee wails. Walker still holds down the job of head songwriter, but the duties are more shared on this album: five of the 12 tracks were written by the other members of the band with Barnes penning two and Prestwich, Small, and Moss one each. The album peaked at number two on the Australian national charts and even broke into the Billboard 200. With East, Cold Chisel signaled that they had moved on up without selling out. The glory days had come at last. [Note: The 1999 re-release contains three bonus tracks and multimedia features.] ~ [Adrian Zupp, All Music Guide]
Ozzie Roll Call
For INXS see Number 551 & #719
For AC/DC see Number 552
For Men At Work see Number 498
For Tina Arena see Number 510
For Little River Band see Number 550
For The Angels see Number 562
For Mondo Rock see Number 693 & #993
For Nick Cave see Number 701
For Hunters & Collectors see Number 720
For Mental As Anything see Number 942
For Air Supply see Number 645
For Australian Crawl see Number 968
For Choirboys see Number 833
For Daryl Braithwaite see Number 731
For The Divinyls see Number 869
For Helen Reddy see Number 1000
For Joe Dolce see Number 801
For Kylie Minogue see Number 886
For Olivia Newton John see Number 985
For Rick Springfeild see Number 724
For Savage Garden see Number 807 & #936
[That is one impressive list! Who says I don't love Australia? And thats not even including what OZ artists I have in the Mellow Mix Volumes]
Rolling Stone have no view on Cold Chisel [gasp]
Rolling Stone magazine deemed their '485th Song of all Time' was "Graceland" by Paul Simon. Paul Simon has appeared in The Definitive 1000 @ Number 742 & #468
Other songs with reference to Cold Chisel #785, #833
Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at Number (We don't even know the group) the Album ranked at (Are they from Iceland?)
This song has a crowbarred rating of 76 out of 108
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Saturday, September 23, 2006

Number 800 - The Shadows



Number 800

The Shadows

"Apache"

(1960) .
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Genre:Instrumental
Move over Cliff Richard, time to let your shadow(s) walk alone for a change.
"Originally Cliff Richard's backing band, the British quartet the Shadows began recording on their own in 1960 and had a major hit with the instrumental "Apache." They were built around guitarists Hank Marvin and Bruce Welch, with an ever-changing rhythm section (Terry "Jet" Harris and Tony Meehan, the original bassist and drummer, were the most famous, and went on to success on their own in the early '60s); originally dubbed "the Drifters," they adopted their more famous moniker during their first tour with Richard to avoid confusion with the popular American R&B group of the same name. Often erroneously thought of as England's answer to the Ventures, the Shadows' sound was polished, crisp, clean, and metallic, making up for its inherent sterility and lack of soul thanks to a knack for drawing out melodies in their most haunting form; their biggest hit was "Apache," but they also scored with smash singles including 1960's "Man of Mystery" and 1961's "Kon-Tiki." By 1962, both Harris and Meehan had exited, and the remaining duo of Marvin and Welch continued backing Richard in his many film roles, adopting a distinctively exaggerated brand of choreography widely imitated by other guitar-based groups of the era. Subsequent chart-toppers including 1963's "Wonderful Land" and 1963's "Foot Tapper" followed, and although the Shadows were largely lost in the shuffle of the British Invasion they continued backing Richard until 1968, at which time Welch quit. Many more reunions and breakups were to follow in the coming decades, and in one form or another the Shadows continued to record well into the 1990s"
Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at Number (Nope, missed that one) and the Album ranked at Number (Hey it was a busy day in '60)

This song has a crowbarred rating of 64.1 out of 108 pts
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Thats the 800's done. . .THANK GOD!

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Number 802 - Ten Years After



Number 802

Ten Years After

"I'm Going Home"

(1968)
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Genre:Rock
Woodstock made the group and their song "Im Going Home" very famous. In fact the Woodstock Free Concert made a lot of artists famous.
But did you know who actually turned down the promoters of Woodstock?
Grab a beer and read on, and learn of the poozers who "gave it a miss"
The promoters contacted John Lennon, requesting for The Beatles to perform. Lennon said that he couldn't get the Beatles, but offered to play with his Plastic Ono Band. The promoters turned this down.
The Doors were considered as a potential performing band, but cancelled at the last moment. Contrary to popular belief that this was related in some fashion to lead singer Jim Morrison's arrest for indecent exposure while performing earlier that year, the cancellation was most likely due to Morrison's known and vocal distaste for performing in large outdoor venues. Drummer John Densmore attended and can be seen on the side of the stage during Joe Cocker's set.
Led Zeppelin was asked to perform, but refused after they were offered a gig with higher pay.
Jethro Tull refused to perform, claiming that it wouldn't be a big deal.
Tommy James and the Shondells declined an invitation to perform at Woodstock, which they later regretted. Lead singer Tommy James stated later, "We could have just kicked ourselves. We were in Hawaii, and my secretary called and said, 'Yeah, listen, there's this pig farmer in upstate New York that wants you to play in his field.' That's how it was put to me. So we passed, and we realized what we'd missed a couple of days later."
The Clarence White-era Byrds were given an opportunity to play, but refused to do so after a melee during their performance at the Atlanta Pop Festival earlier that summer.
Bob Dylan refused with no known reason apart from his disgust of the hippies piling up outside his house near the originally planned site. He would go on to perform at the Isle of Wight Festival several weeks later.
Frank Zappa and the The Mothers of Invention Quote: "A lot of mud at Woodstock. We were invited to play there, we turned it down" - FZ. Citation: "Class of the 20th Century", U.S. network television special in serial format, circa 1995.
What a shame there isn't an award for stupidity, but hey, this is the net! Lets make one!

So to all the Bands/Artists who declined Woodstock you are the inaugural winners of
THE HOMER AWARD ~ DOH!
Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at Number (We were in Rehab when the concert came out) and the Album ranked at Number (Woodstock? Isn't that a boubon drink?)
This song has a crowbarred rating of 64 out of 108 pts
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