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The Who Quadrophenia Live in London is on DVD and CD and it was recorded in London on July 8th 2013 at Wembley Stadium as it was their last date of their 2012-2013 world tour which they did USA, Canada, Ireland, UK, France and the Netherlands. On both the live CD and DVD the Who performed the entire Quadrphenia album as well as selected other hits which are on the bonus tracks of the DVD and the double CD as well as seeing clips on the stage which looked great as well as seeing clips of Keith Moon when they were doing Bell Boy and john Entwistle on 5.15. It is AWESOME ROCKIN and BRILLIANT with a great live feel and the Who just sounded so good with great singing by Roger Daltrey with great guitar playing by Pete Townshend. The director on the DVD is Chris Rule, Producer is Liz Kessler, Des Murphy is associate producer and the executive producers are Bill Curbishley (the Who's manager) and Robert Rosenberg. These are a must for fans of the Who and I am giving this 5 stars which i...

The Angels 40 Years Of Rock Volume 2 40 Greatest Live Hits is a 3 CD set by the legendary Australian rock group the Angels and on this it has live recordings done by the Angels over 40 years at St Leonard's Park in 1977, Elizabethan Theatre in 1978, La Trobe Uni in 1979, Melbourne Showgrounds in 1980,Thirsty Bar USA 1980, Sylvania Hotel in 1980 and 1981, Bombay Rock in 1983,Hordern Pavilion in 1983,Narana in 1983, Bankstown RSL in 1987, Beyond Salvation Live 1990 and the Bridge Hotel 2014 which they performed many of the classic Angels songs as well as the new songs as well as I Come In Peace which was written by Rick Brewster and Ross Wilson which Ross Wilson recorded it for his I Come In Peace album in 2010 as well as Joe Cocker doing a version of it as well. It is AWESOME ROCKIN and BRILLIANT and those live recordings are so BRILLIANT which sounds so good. This is a must for Australian rock fans as well as Angels fans and I am giving this 5 stars which it's in the shops n...

The Angels 40 Years Of ROck Volume 1 40 Greatest Hits is the latest greatest hits 3 CD set for the legendary Australian rock group which was released back in May and on this CD set it has the classic hits of the Angels as well as album tracks as well as the some of the lastest tracks from the recent albums Takin It to the Streets and Talk the Talk. It is AWESOME and ROCKIN with great songs holds up very well to this day as well as the recent tracks which sounded great too and also it rocks. The Angels with the Brewster Brothers and current lead singer Dave Gleeson are currently touring around Australia at the moment celebrating 40 years when they were formed and it also it was in the top 40 album charts recently which it is great to see. The Angels have been an sad 12 months with the passing of bassist Chris Bailey last year and an month and a half ago Doc Neeson passing away from a brain tumor but the great music of the Angels live on forever and it is still endures to this day. T...

On Monday July 28th Australian rock n roll lost a true icon and an pioneer of the early days of rock with the sad passing of legendary singer Johnny Rebb known as the Gentleman Of Rock from a heart attack at age 75. He came on the scene 55 years with his group the Rebels which had besides from Johnny there were John Charters on Piano, Keith Williams on bass, Jimmy Sloggett, Sonny Neville on guitar and Johnny Burns on drums which they had their first hit with their version of the Rusty and Doug song Hey Sheriff number 15 in Sydney and number 23 in brisbane on the Leedon label but had already for EMI in 1958 with Johnny Be Goode (the Chuck Berry song) with the B side written by Johnny Rebb called Rebel Rock but did'nt do anything chart wise. Johnny Rebb and the Rebels would achieve a number of hits throughout 1959 which besides from from Hey Sheriff were Come On Let's Go, Pathway To Paradise written by Johnny Rebb, syd McDonagh and John Charters, Bluebirds Over the Mountain...

On Saturday July 26th I went to Kedron Wavell to see legendary Australian 80's group the Eurogliders which has Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch and it was my second time seeing them as my first was at the Countdown Spectacular show @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Saturday September 16th 2006. I caught two buses from Carindale as I was visiting my cousin that afternoon as it was my second cousin's birthday and had Pizza for dinner there and when I arrived @ Kedron Wavell Dad rang as well as buying ticket to see Brian Cadd and also went inside which i did some writing. The show started @ 8.30pm with the group coming on stage which was covered by flowers and for the next 1 hour and 40 minutes the group performed their classic hits from the 80's like Heaven, Groove, We Will Together as well as some new songs as well as telling stories as well as some humor and also towards the end of the show Grace jokingly said that she was angry that people were taking photos with her ma...

The Time of My Life is the autobiography of legendary American singer Bill Medley. In this book he talks about his upbringing in Orange County in California, began performing in a group called the Romancers then become The Paramours, met Bobby Hatfield which they would form the successful duo the Righteous Brothers, had their first single called Little Latin Lupe Lu which was a minor hit and so was My Babe, then their career really took in late 1964 with the song You've Lost That Lovin Feelin which became a number 1 hit as well as having others hits including Unchained Melody, (You're My) Soul and Inspiration,Rock n Roll Heaven and others, working with people The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Phil Spector, Elvis Presley, Jack benny, Ray Charles and many others, his loving but yet complicated relationship with Bobby Hatfield which sadly ended with Bobby's passing on November 5th 2003, the murder of his first wife Karen, going through depression over losing his voice and h...

Last Saturday I went to the Balmoral Cinema with Mum to see the movie Jersey Boys which it's about the Legendary American singing group the Four Seasons. the story starts with a group called the Variety Trio which had Tommy DeVito(Vincent Piazza) with his brother Nick (Johnny Cannizzaro) and friend Nick massi(Michael Lomenda) in Belleville New Jersey and an young barber named Frankie (John Lloyd Young) who is already known in the neighborhood for his singing voice has the admiration of an gangster named Gyp DeCarlo (Christopher Walken). The group had a brush with the law which Frankie gets a let off with a warning and tommy goes to jail for 6 months but when he gets released the group reunites which they add Frankie as the singer who changes his name to Frankie Valli. The group who is now the Four Lovers are need of a songwriter when Nick Devito leaves which it is through Joe Pesci (Joey Russo) that Bob Gaudio(Erich Bergen) who was from the Royal Teens known for the song Short S...

This DVD is the documentary about legendary British rock group Bad Company and in this the members Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke and Mick Ralphs talk about how they got in music, the groups they were in which Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke were in Free which they had the big hit All Right Now in 1970 and Mick Ralphs was in Mott the Hoople which they had some successful hits including All the Young Dudes, Roll Away the Stone and others as well as the late Boz Burrell being in King Crimson, how the formation of Bad Company started, working with manager Peter Grant who had been Led Zeppelin's manager at that time, doing the stadium tours, having great success, the break up in the 80's, the sad loss of Boz Burrell in 2006, the reunion and many others. It is an AWESOME and BRILLIANT DVD with great stories and it is directed by Jon Brewer who has just directed the BB King documentary the Life Of Riley who also produced this DVD with Laura Royko as associate producer and Lison Crowe and H...

Blood and Circuses is the autobiography of Australian actor, director, Writer, voice artist and media personality Lex Marinos. In this book he talks about his upbringing in Wagga Wagga as his parents who were Greeks ran an cafe, going to the University of New South Wales, behind the scenes on shows like Kingswood Country,The Slap and Live and Sweaty as well as being a director doing the mini series Bodyline, An Indecent Obsession, as well as doing working on Double Jay(now triple J) as well as working with people like Ross Higgins, Judi Farr, Gary Sweet, Andrew Denton and others. It is an Impressive and an BRILLIANT book with great stories which I enjoyed reading it and was impressed with it. It is hard to believe that it's 30 years when Kingswood country finished as well as 34 when it started and it is currently running on seven 2 and Lex is still around today and also it is amazing to read about an Greek Australian boy living in Wagga Wagga of greek parents who would become an...

On Friday June 20th I went to Kedron Wavell Services Club to see legendary NZ rock band Dragon which it was 3rd time seeing them as my first time was @ Kedron Wavell on Thursday July 13th 2006 with The Choirboys, Jenny Morris and Michael Spiby of the Badloves and the second time was on Friday January 18th 2008. I caught the bus to Chermside from Cannon Hill, walk to Kedron Wavell, rang home, had Nachos for dinner as well as a Sundae for desert, went inside, had a drink of water and spoke with some people including an couple who were at Cooly Rocks on. The show started @ 8.30pm with Dragon coming on stage with the line up of Mark Williams on lead vocals and guitar, Bruce Reid on guitar and vocals, Pete Drummond on drums and original founding member Todd Hunter on bass guitar which it's been the line up since 2006 when they got back together and for the next 2 hours Dragon performed 2 sets called The Dragon Trilogy which they celebrating 3 different eras of the Dragon period which ...