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Special Deluxe is the second autobiography of legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young. In this second he talks about his love of cars which through the vehicles he has collected and driven he talks about his love for vintage cars as well as about his childhood growing up in Canada, his family, friends, the musical influences and the rock and roll life including Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Buffalo Springfield, Crazy Horse and his own solo career. It is an AWESOME, BRILLIANT and an SUPERB book with great and interesting stories and it is so enjoyable which I enjoyed reading it and I love the drawings on them of each chapters which looks great. This book is the follow up to the first book Waging Heavy Peace which was released 2 years ago and Neil Young is still going strong as he is still touring and recording as he will be releasing an new album on Monday November 3rd called Storytone. This book is a must for Neil Young fans and I am giving this 5 stars which it's in the ...

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On Saturday October 25th I went to Kedron Wavell to see Australian country singing group The McClymonts which it was my first time seeing them. I caught the bus from Cannon Hill to Chermside and walk to Kedron Wavell. Went to the Cafe where I had Nachos for dinner as well as having an Sundae for desert, bought my ticket to see the Searchers on February 22nd next year, went inside the Blue Pacific Room, drank water and spoke with Helen and Kathleen. The show started after 8pm with the support act Jared Porter came on stage which he did an excellent set as he did his own songs, after his set came out which he had CD's, shirts and caps on sale, got an autograph and an photo and had an Coke Zero to drink. Then the McClymonts came on stage and for nearly an hour and an half they performed tracks from the new album Here to You and I as well as tracks from their other albums Chaos and Bright Lights, Wrapped Up Good and Two Worlds Collide as well as doing the Eagles song Heartache Tonight...

50 At Fifty is the compilation CD of legendary British rock group the Hollies. In this 3 CD set it has many of the classic Hollies' hits of the 60's and 70's as well as the 80's including their version of the Supremes 1965 hit Stop In the Name Of the Love which the Hollies had a hit with it in 1983 in the USA as well as album tracks, live recordings and an new song called Skylarks written by drummer Bobby Elliot, current lead singer Pete Howarth and Steve Lee Vickers. It is ROCKIN, BRILLIANT and FANTASTIC and it ROCKS with great songs which still has timeless quality and it holds up so well to this day which it still endures. This was compiled by drummer Bobby Elliot and Paul Hicks son of Hollies guitarist did the mastering which the cover art looks just FANTASTIC. The Hollies are still touring the world with long time members Bobby Elliot and Tony Hicks who have been with the Hollies since 1963 as well as recording and still going strong playing sell out shows after...

Rocks My Life In and Out Of Aerosmith is the autobiography of Joe perry founding member of legendary American rock group Aerosmith. In this book he talks about his upbringing in Hopedale Massachusetts, starting get into music at an early age, playing in groups Just Us, Chimes Of Freedom,Flash and the jam Band, forming Aerosmith, having success, his 2 marriages, the problems with drugs and booze, leaving Aerosmith in 1979 which he would rejoin them in 1984 and many others. It is an BRILLIANT, SUPERB and an FANTASTIC book with great stories which it's an enjoyable read as well as an entertaining one as well. This book co written with David Ritz who has co written Aretha Franklin's autobiography as well as the Marvin Gaye book Divided Soul as well other autobiographies with BB King, Ray Charles and Etta James as well as co writing the Marvin Gaye hit Sexual Healing in 1982 and Hollywood actor Johnny Deep did the foreword. Aerosmith are still going strong after 44 years when they ...

Last Friday October 17th I went to Easts Leagues Club to see Brisbane group the Avengers which it's my 3rd time this year and 21st time altogether. Dad dropped me off at the club which I had nachos for dinner drank Coke Zero and said hello to Graeme, Mick, Roger and Paul. The show started @ 7.30pm and for the next 4 hours the group did 4 sets of classic rock and pop songs by acts like The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Eagles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cliff Richard, Roy Orbison, Rod Stewart, Buddy Holly and many others and there were some people who made request for some of the songs and also in the break before the last set I sat with some of the members in their area which had Roger and Paul's wives both named Laura which i had a conversation with them as well as Garth who told me how he joined the Avengers as well as Roger as well as an guy named Frank playing drums on 2 songs. The show finished at 11.30pm which I thanked the guys and Dad picked me to go home. It was an ...

Legendary Australian music show Bandstand is back on DVD which the international performer appearing on it is British singer Dusty Springfield. The Dusty Springfield episode on Bandstand was shown on October 21st 1967 and on it she performs many of her big hits of that time including I Only Want To Be With You, Little By Little, Wishing and Hoping etc as well as being interviewed by host Brian Henderson and the other performers appearing on the episode were Freddie Paris and John Sangster. It is AWESOME, BRILLIANT and SUPERB as well as very enjoyable and very entertaining and the picture quality looks very good indeed. It is great to see this iconic Australian music show on DVD which they will be more coming out on November 5th with both Volume 8 (1966) and Volume 9(1967-68) and let's hope for more in the future if the DVD's that are out is as successful this year as it was last year which I'm sure it will so let's keep supporting it. A VERY BIG THANK YOU must go to ...

Dancing With Myself is the autobiography of English singer Billy idol. In this book he talks about his childhood in America as he was born in England, went back to England in the 60's where he grew up, playing in bands like Chelsea and Generation X, having solo career with hits like White Wedding, Hot In the City, Rebel Yell as well as the drugs and alcohol and many others. It is an AWESOME, BRILLIANT and an SUPERB book with great stories which it's very entertaining and very enjoyable indeed which it is well worth reading. Billy Idol is still going strong after more than 35 years in the music business which he is still touring and recording as he has an new album out at the moment called Kings and Queens Underground as well as doing an Australian and New Zealand tour next year. This book is an must for any Billy Idol fans which it's in the shops now so do yourself a favour and BUY IT which I'm sure you will enjoy the book.

Live in London is the live double CD by legendary Australian singer and lead singer of the legendary Australian group the Seekers Judith Durham. This live double CD was recorded on July 3rd 2003(Judith Durham's 60th Birthday) at the Royal Festival Hall as it was towards the end of Judith Durham's UK sold out 35 date solo tour and on it she performs her solo songs as well as some of the classic Seekers songs as well as her jazz and gospel roots as well as doing the standards. It is BRILLIANT and SUPERB with great songs and Judith sounds so BRILLIANTLY on the recording with that great voice and very entertaining and enjoyable to listen to. This live double CD is Judith's first live solo album ever and the executive producer is Graham Simpson who also does the liner notes and the art direction with Michael cristiano doing the compiling and mastering as well as Musicoast Pty Ltd being the producing. Judith is about to go on tour to New Zealand with the Seekers as they have jus...

50 St Catherine's Drive is the last solo album by Bee Gee member Robin Gibb. The name of the album is from Robin's birth place in the Isle Of Man and this album was recorded between 2006 and 2008 but were never released which these songs are autobiographical as among the tracks is a new version of I Am The World which the Bee Gees recorded in 1966 as it was the b-side of Spicks and Specks as well as an demo of a song called Sydney which was the very last song he ever recorded that was in 2011 as it was intended to be a song that he was going to record with brother Barry for a new album he had hoped to record but sadly never to happened. It is an BEAUTIFUL, SUPERB and an BRILLIANT album and the songs sounds so beautiful to listen to. This album was produced by Pete John Vettese and it was compiled by Robin Gibb's widow Dwina and son RJ. It is 2 years since Robin Gibb passed away but the great music he made with the Bee Gees lives on as well as his solo stuff and I'm ...

Last Saturday October 4th I went to Twin Towns to see the legendary American country duo the Bellamy Brothers which it was my first time seeing them. Dad took me and Mum to Twin Towns as we had dinner at the Coolangatta Tweed Golf Club and when I arrived at Twin Towns I went up to the 5th floor which I bought Amber Lawrence's CD and an DVD which I then went inside the room. The show started @ 8.30pm with support act Australian country singer Amber Lawrence coming on stage doing a few of her songs as well as an excellent version of Patsy Cline's Walking After Midnight and she sounded great as well as doing an great set and after finishing her set she came out to sign her CD and DVD's which I got the CD as well as getting an photo with her. Then the Bellamy Brothers came on and for the more than an hour and an half they performed many of their songs from the 70's and 80's including Let Your Love Flow, If I said You Have A Beautiful Body Would you Hold It against M...

Australian music show Bandstand is back on DVD and let's have a look at Volume 6(1963) and Volume 7(1964-65). On Volume 6 which has 9 episodes from 1963 and it has performers like The Bee Gees, Col Joye, Judy Stone, The Delltones, Dave Bridge, Pat Carroll, The DeKroo Brothers, Pat Carroll, Laurel Lea, Lonnie Lee as well as overseas acts like Damita Jo, Al Martino, Chubby Checker, The Sundowners, Ethel Azama as well as having 2 special episodes the Moomba Festival Special at the Myer Music Bowl and a Country and Western Special. ON Volume 7 which has 8 episodes between 1964 and 1965 and it has artists like Merv Benton, Jimmy Little, Lucky Starr, The Delltones,Helen Reddy, Janice Slater, Lorrae Desmond,Jackie Weaver, Normie Rowe, Max Merritt and the Meteors, Marcie Jones, Bill and Boyd, Sandy Scott as well as overseas performers like Jimmie Rodgers, Paul and Paula as well as an episode dedicated to Col Joye and the Joy Boys. It is AWESOME, BRILLIANT and SUPERB as well as very entert...

R-Kive is the new box CD set by legendary British rock group Genesis. In this 3 CD boxed set it has many of the Genesis classic songs from the 70's, 80's and 90's and it also has the solo stuff by Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford with Mike and the Mechanics as well. It is am AWESOME,BRILLIANT and an SUPERB Box Set with great songs and it holds up very well to this day which still sounds great as well as many of those songs still gets played on the radio. Craig McLean did the liner notes and the cover on the album looks really great and also the 5 members just got together for a documentary about the group called Together and Apart for the BBC. It's being 47 years when Genesis was formed and they have not performed together since 2007 and also this 3 CD set is a must for any Genesis fan so I give this 5 stars which it's in the shops now so do yourself a favour and BUY IT.

My Bon Scott is the autobiography of Irene Thornton the ex wife of AC DC singer Bon Scott. In this she book, she talks about her growing up in Adelaide where she saw live shows and buying records, meeting Bon Scott who was in Fraternity at that time in 1971, marry in 1972, going to London with Fraternity which she talks about the bitter winters as well as the drinking and the drugs as well as he inner demons, broken dreams, and frayed tempers, she also talks about her incredible bond with a man who would become the lead singer of ACDC which would put them on the world stage, his sad death in 1980 and many others. It is AWESOME and an BRILLIANT book as well as enjoyable and very moving and there is an lot of great stories in this book. This book is co written with Simone Ubaldi an freelance writer who co wrote Mark "Chopper" Read's book Road To Nowhere and Molly Meldrum did the foreword which it's great to see. It is 34 years since the sad passing of Bon Scott but his...

Smokey and Friends is the new album by legendary American R&B singer Smokey Robinson. On this album he teams with Different artists like Elton John, Steven Tyler(Aerosmith), James Taylor, Sheryl Crowe, Gary Barlow(Take That) etc to re-record his classic songs like My Girl, Get Ready, The Tracks Of My Tears and many others. It is an excellent and an BRILLIANT album with great singing by Smokey as well as the other acts and the songs sounds so good and enjoyable to listen to. Randy Jackson an musician produced the album and Smokey Robinson was the executive producer with Eric Podwall, Brian Malouf did the mixing and Keith Gretlein did the engineering. This album has done really well which it went to number 12 in the USA which it was his second highest charting solo album ever and it is 55 years since Smokey had his first hit with the Miracles called Bad Girl in 1959 and also he is still going strong at the age of 74 still touring and recording. This album is an must for any soul m...

Dog Eat Dog is the autobiography of legendary Australian music manager, promoter and agent Michael Browning. In this book he talks about his upbringing in mt Macedon and Sunbury, starting getting into music, opened Australia's first discotheque Sebastian's in Melbourne, booking acts like The Loved ones, Max Merritt and the Meteors, Wendy Saddington, Chain, managing Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, starting Consolidated Rock, spotting AC/DC in September 1974 which he would manage them for 5 years as they would achieve international success as well as the behind the scenes, having his own label called Deluxe and many others. It is an AWESOME and an BRILLIANT book with AWESOME stories told by Michael and an great and an enjoyable read which I enjoyed reading it very much. Michael Browning is still around as he has an online business called Rust with his wife Elizabeth and AC DC are about to release an new album with the sad news about Malcolm Young having dementia. This book is a mus...

Lullaby and the Ceaseless Roar is the new album by legendary British singer Robert Plant. This album was recorded at Helium Studios in Wiltshire, Real World Studios near Bath and Contino Room in London and he was backed up by the Sensational Space Shifters but their name is not on the front cover. It is an BRILLIANT and an SUPERB album with BRILLIANT songs and BRILLIANT singing by Robert Plant who still sounds great at age 66 and he produced the album himself with Tchad Blake doing the mixing, Tim Oliver doing the recording and mixing, Tim Holmes doing the mixing, Bob Ludwig did the mastering and Brett Kilroe and Geoffrey Hanson did the art direction. This album has done very well which it went to number 2 in the UK, number 10 in the USA, number 22 in Australia,number 7 in New Zealand, number 6 in Canada and number 2 in Hungary and this album is a must for any Robert Plant fans as well as Led Zeppelin fans so I give this 5 stars which it's in the shops now so do yourself favour an...

Bittersweet is the new album by Australian country singer Kasey Chambers. This album was recorded @ Studio 301 in Byron Bay NSW with Nick DiDia as producer who also did the mixing with Sean Astill as assistant and Steve Smart doing the mastering and also collaborated with acts like Bernard Fanning(Powderfinger) and Dan Kelly an Australian singer-songwriter. It is an EXCELLENT and an FANTASTIC album with top singing by Kasey and the songs are just FANTASTIC which it has a range of styles and moods which the lyrics are very interesting and excellent. This album has done very well which it peaked at number 2 in the Australian charts and is still in the top 40 at the moment. This is an must for any Kasey Chambers fans as well as Australian country music fans and I am giving this 4 stars which it's in the shops now so do yourself a favour and BUY IT.

Nat King Cole the Extraordinary is the compilation of American singer Nat King Cole which I am reviewing the double CD version. In this double CD it has many of the well known Nat King Cole's hits like Unforgettable, Mona Lisa, Walkin' My Baby Back Home, Orange Colored Sky, L-O-V-E, Route 66 as well as 2 songs with Dean Martin as well as some unreleased songs including 2 with his daughters Carole and Natalie who will would become an successful singer in her own right as well as alternate versions of some of the songs. It is BRILLIANT and SUPERB with great songs which holds up so very well to this day and it is so BRILLIANTLY very well put together which this compilation was produced by Alex Luke and Frank Collura. It will be 50 years on February 15th next year since Nat King Cole passed away from lung cancer but at least the great music he made still lives on which it has timeless appeal. This CD is a must for any Nat King Cole fans and I am giving this 4 and a half stars whic...

30:30 Hindsight is the new album by legendary Australian singer Jimmy Barnes. This album was recorded at Freight Train Studios in Sydney, Revolver Studios in Thousand Oaks California,Studio Gulliaume in Paris, Addiction Studios in Nashville Tennessee, Studio at the Palms in Las Vegas and Bernard's Place in Sydney and Jimmy re-records some of his biggest hits as well as recording with acts like Tina Arena, Keith Urban, the Living End, Jon Stevens, Troy Cassar-Daley, his son David Campbell, Daughter Mahalia etc as well as 2 other CD's that his other recordings from 1984-2010. It is ROCKIN,AWESOME and BRILLIANT with great songs and Jimmy sounds so good and BRILLIANT on the album as well as being enjoyable and entertaining and this album has done very well as it went to number 1 in Australia which it's still in the top 10. This year marks 30 years since Jimmy Barnes recorded as a solo artist after Cold Chisel broke up in 1983 and Jimmy is still touring and recording which he ...