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For this week's classic segment let's have an look at the 1967 debut album by legendary American rock group the Doors called the Doors. the group were formed in 1965 in Los Angeles and had played @ the London Fog and the Whiskey Au Go Go which it was where Jac Holzman from Elektra Records spotted them along with record producer Paul A Rothchild who saw the 2 sets and were signed with the label on August 18th 1966. The recording of the debut album the Doors began @ Sunset Sound Recorders in Hollywood on August 24th 1966 which lasted an week later on August 31st and on january 4th 1967 the album was released which it went to number 2 in the USA which it went multi platinum but did not chart in england until 1991 due to the success of the movie that was directed by Oliver Stone that the album went to no 43 there. It was produced by Paul Rothchild who would produced the group's albums until 1970 with Morrison Hotel and Audio engineer was Bruce Botnick who would worked them u...

A is the new album by Agnetha Faltskog former member of the legendary Swedish Group ABBA. This album was recorded @ Lighthouse Studios in Lidingo and Atlantis Studio in Stockholm from January to October 2012 and it's her first solo album since 2004 when she made My Colouring Book which had covers of songs from the 60's but first album of original material since 1987 when she made the album I stand Alone and the songs are written by Jorgen Eloffson which some he co wrote with including Carole Bayer Sager, Agnetha and gary Barlow from take that which he does an duet with Agnetha on an song called I should've Followed You Home. It's an BRILLIANT album with BRILLIANT singing by Agnetha and she sounds BRILLIANT on the album which she does it very well and this produced by Jorgen Eloffson who had written the songs and Peter Nordahl who also plays piano on the album as well as doing the orchestral arrangements on it too. This album is doing so well which it has gone top 10 i...

On Saturday May 18th I went to the Moreton Bay Sports Club to see an local singing duo called Romio and Juliette and they are actually Rita and Bruno it was my first time seeing them. I caught the bus to the club and had chicken,chips and salad for dinner and at 6.30pm the show started which for the next 4 hours Rita and Bruno did 4 great sets doing songs from Elvis presley, Bill Haley, Roy Orbison,The Eagles,Status Quo,UB40,The Drifters and many others which during one of the sets that an guy called Ross Vegas came on stage which he did those Elvis songs and also during one of the breaks I won $100 which was great and was so glad as I had not won an money draw since Sunday April 13th 2008 @ Easts Leagues CLub after seeing the Late Mick Hadley performing which I heard my name being announced as I was leaving. The show finished @ 10.40pm and I thanked the duo after the show and not long after I caught the courtesy bus home. It was an excellent show which I had an great time and the du...

For this week's classic album segment let's have an look at the first international album for the Bee Gees in 1967 called Bee Gees 1st. On January 3rd 1967 the Bee Gees Barry,robin and Maurice Gibb with their family left Australia after spending nearly 9 years there where they lived in brisbane, Gold Coast and Sydney and had recorded for Leedon and Spin labels which they released 13 singles that included 2 hits "Wine and WOmen" top 30 1965 and the big one Spicks and Specks no 1 in Australia 1966 which was also number 1 in New Zealand as well as 2 albums The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs and Spicks and Specks and prior of leaving Australia the Gibb's father Hugh has sent demos to NEMS an music store in England which was owned by Brian Epstein who was the manager for the BEatles which he passed the demos to Robert Stigwood who was an Australian originally from Adelaide who had been living in England since 1955 and had been promoting concerts as well as...

Shell Shocked my Life with the Turtles,Flo and Eddie and Frank Zappa etc is the autobiography of Howard Kaylan lead singer and founding member of American 60's pop group the Turtles. In this book Howard talks about his childhood in new York, moving to California where he grew in Los Angeles in an suburb called westchester, joined an band called the Nightriders who would become the Crossfires and eventually the Turtles, began recording for White Wale label which they would have successful hit records from 1965-70 with It Ain't Me babe, You baby, Let me Be, Happy Together, She'd Rather Be With Me, Elenor and many others, joining the Mothers Of Invention with Frank Zappa in the 70's as well as forming the duo Flo and Eddie, working with Bruce Springsteen, Marc Bolan,John Lennon, Alice Cooper, Duran Duran, The Ramones etc as well as his 5 marriages, living the rock n roll lifestyle of sex,drugs and rock n roll and many others. It is an AWESOME and an BRILLIANT book with gr...

Anyone Who Had A Heart is the autobiography by legendary American songwriter Burt Bacharach. In this book he talks about his upbringing in New York in Forest Hills, getting into music when he sneaked into an jazz club in Manhattan to see Dizzy Gillespie, serving in the Army during the Korean War, played piano with Vic Damone, Polly Bergen,The Ames Brothers etc, worked with Marlene Dietrich as he was the musical arranger, wrote an string of endless hits with Hal David as well as working with Dionne Warwick, Cilla Black, Elvis Costello, Dusty Springfield,Manfred Mann and many others, his 4 marriages including Angie Dickinson(American Actress) and songwriter Carole Bayer Sager, the sad loss of his daughter Nikki to suicide in 2007 and many others. It's an AWESOME and an BRILLIANT book with great stories which are very impressive told by Burt and it is co written with Robert greenfield an Screenwriter, Author and journalist. Burt Bacharach has been on the music scene for over 50 year...

For this week's classic album segment let's have an look at the 1970 album by American singing duo Simon and Garfunkel which it was their 5th and final album as an duo. It was by 1969 that Simon and Garfunkel who had successful hit singles with Sounds of Silence, I Am A Rock, Homeward Bound, At the Zoo, Mrs Robinson and many others and successful albums as including Bookends which had been released as well as the the Graduate soundtrack album as 1968 had an successful year for them. It was also by 1969 that the success was taking an toll on Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel which Art was filming an movie called Catch 22 which was directed by Mike Nichols who also had directed the Graduate that starred Dustin hoffman,Anne Bancroft and Katharine Ross while Paul was writing the songs for the next album and the filming took 8 months that put an strain on the relationship as Paul was doing the writing as well as doing touring and doing an TV special in November 1969 called Songs Of Amer...

My Way is the autobiography of legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka. In this book he talks about his upbringing in Ottawa Canada, began singing in an group called the Bobby Soxers,recorded for Modern Recods which he had an record out called Blua Wile Deverest Fontaine but was not a hit, began recording for ABC Paramount Records which he had his first hit in 1957 with the classic hit Diana (an number 1 hit all over the world) as well as having other hits with Lonely Boy, You Are My Destiny, Put your head on Shoulder, Puppy Love, You're Having My Baby etc, touring with people like the Everly brothers, Chuck Berry, Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly,the Drifters, Little Richard, Fabian and many others, writing songs for other acts including It Doesn't Matter Anymore for Buddy Holly, She's A Lady for Tom Jones, My Way for Frank Sinatra, wrote the theme song for the Tonight Show, doing movies, his 2 marriages and many others. It's an BRILLIANT and an AWES...

Last Saturday I went to the Balmoral Cinema where I saw Iron Man 3. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) is finding out that his personal world has been destroyed at the hands of his enemy called the Madarin (Ben Kingsley) who also wants to get the President of The United States (William Sadler) and after his home is destroyed Stark finds himself stuck in Tennessee which the world believed that he was dead but he is alive and teams up with an 10 year boy named harley (ty Simpkins)which he has to find a way to stop the evil designs of the mandarin on the President as well as coming to terms with the deranged and evil plans done by Aldrich Killan played by Guy pearce which it's interesting throughout the movie. It's an action packed and an excellent film with excellent acting by Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley, Rebecca Hall who plays Dr Maya Hansen, Ty Simpkins, William Sandler, Jon Favreau and others and It's directed by Shane Black who also ...

On Friday May 3rd I went to the Moreton Bay Sports Club to see Wally and the Gators which it was my 5th time seeing them and I had dinner there which I had Pork Cutlet,chips and salad as well as having an cake for desert. The show started at 7pm and for the next 4 hours they did 4 great sets doing stuff by Elvis presley, Cliff Richard, The Everly brothers, Daddy Cool, ABBA, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Little Richard and others as well as getting an photo with the group during one of the breaks which for the next 3 sets sat at the table with Wally and the band as well as talking about Joe Meek the British record producer back in the 60's which Wally has an CD of it. The Show finished @ 11pm which I thanked Wally and Andrew and I caught the courtesy bus home. It was an FANTASTIC show and everyone had an great time including myself as well as Wally and the band did an FANTASTIC show which they played great too. Wally and the Gators will be back @ Moreton bay Sports Club back on ...

For this week's classic album segment let's have a look at the 1967 album by AMerican group The Byrds called Younger Than Yesterday. By this time in 1967 the Byrds were had already being already successful with hits like Mr Tambourine Man, All I Really Want to Do, Turn Turn Turn, Set You free This Time, Eight Miles High, 5D and Mr Spaceman and had been through an line up change in 1966 with the departure of tambourine, singer and main songwriter Gene Clark which the group became an quartet. The recordings of their 4th album that would become Younger Than Yesterday began on November 28th 1966 @ Columbia Studios in Hollywood which lasted for 11 days until December 8th 1966 and the album was released on February 6th 1967 which went to number 24 in the USA and no 37 in the UK which it was produced by gary Usher who had co wrote songs with Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys back in the early 60's for a time as well as producing Gene Clark's debut solo album Gene Clark with the...

Swing is the new album by legendary Australian singer Renee Geyer. this was recorded @ Alan Eaton's and Sing Sing Sing Studios in Melbourne and among the songs that on this album are 2 new versions of her 70's hits Say I love You and It's A Man's Man's World as well as other songs including I Got Rhythm, Alfie, Baby Please Don't Go. It's an BRILLIANT album with great songs and great singing by Renee Geyer which she still sounds great after all these years. This was was produced by Renee Geyer and Paul Williamson with Dave Palmer and among the musicians who played on the album were Paul Kelly who sang on Comin Home Baby, Robert Rigby was the executive producer, an 12 horn section and an 6 piece band play on the album. This album has done very well which it's currently @ number 22 on the Australian charts and I hope it gets in the top 10 which if Russell Morris has an top 10 hit album so can Renee Geyer and this album is an must for any Australian musi...

History Of the Eagles The Story Of AN American band is the documentary about the legendary American group The Eagles which it is out on DVD. In this DVD it has interviews with founding members Glenn Frey,Don Henley, Randy Meisner and Bernie Leadon as well as interviews with other Eagles members Don Felder, Joe Walsh and Timothy B Schmit, which they talk about the history of the band starting as an back up band for American singer Linda Ronstadt which led to the formation of the Group, began recording in 1972 with the album Eagles as well as the first single Take It easy , the other successful albums including Hotel California, the backstage interaction, recording sessions,touring, the line up changes, the tensions behind the success which led to the breakup in 1980, reforming in 1994, the members solo success, the induction into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame in 1998 and many others as well interviews with people like Kenny Rogers, Jackson Browne, Bob Seger, manager Irving Azoff, photo...