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For the third and final time tonight let's have another look at  another classic album segment  and this time it's the debut self titled album by American singer Whitney Houston. It was released February 14th 1985 which had an slow commercial response but in the summer of 1985 became more popular and would eventually go to number 1 in the USA pop charts in March 1986 as well as number 1 in the USA R&B charts, Australia, Canada, Norway, South Africa and Sweden, number 2 in the UK, Switzerland, Japan, Germany and Finland, number 3 in Austria and New Zealand, number 11 in Italy and number 13 in France  and it has sold over 22 million copies as well as one of the best selling albums worldwide  and also one of the best selling debut albums of all time. It was produced by Jermaine Jackson, Michael Masser, Kashif and Narada Michael Walden and  from the album had the hit singles Thinking About You, You Give Good Love, All At Once, Saving All My Love For You which wo...

For the second time tonight let's have an look at the 1980 album The Jazz Singer by the Legendary American singer Neil Diamond. This album was also the soundtrack album from the movie of the same name that he starred with Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz  which it was the 4th remake of the movie as the original movie starred Al Jolson in 1927. The album was recorded at Arch Angel Studio and the Record Plant(Los Angeles), Sunset Sound Recorders and Cherokee Studios (Hollywood) and Downbreaker Studio (San Fernando) all in California and it was released November 10th 1980 which went to number 3 in the USA, number 3 UK, number 10 Australia and number 24 in New Zealand  as well as going platinum in the USA and UK, double platinum in Canada and South Africa and Gold in Hong Kong. From the album it had 3 hit singles Love On The Rocks, Hello Again and America and it was produced by Bob Gaudio of the Four Seasons legendary American singing group. The movie was an critical and commercia...

For the classic album segment let's have an look at the 1980 album Dark Room by legendary Australian rock band the Angels. It was recorded at Alberts, EMI and Paradise Studios in Sydney and Westlake Audio in Los Angeles and it was released on June 16th 1980 which went to number 6 in Australia and number 37 in New Zealand.  From the album it had the 3 hit singles No Secrets written by Graham Bidstrup and Doc Neeson, Poor Boy and Face The Day and it was produced by John and Rick Brewster and Graham Bidstrup who produced the first track No Secrets. The rest of the tracks on the album written by Rick and John Brewster and Doc Neeson  including  one the 3 of them wrote with Graham Bidstrup and Mark Opitz was the Engineer along with Dave Maret (EMI) and Dave Cafe(Paradise). It's an great album which holds up so well to the day and it still rocks with great songs which has stood the test of time  as next month will be 40 years  when it came out. It's 7 years since Chri...

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This is the autobiography of British blues musician John Mayall and in this book he talks about his upbringing in Manchester, starting collecting Jazz and Blues Records at an young age, served in the National Service in Korea, played in the Dreamland Boys, studying at the Manchester College Of Art, played in The Powerhouse Four and Blues Syndicate before eventually forming The Bluesbreakers which would be an launching pad for musicians like Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Peter Green, Jack Bruce, Hughie Flint, Mick Taylor and others, moving to America and others. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with AWESOME and Very Entertaining stories  about his journey from manchester, Korea, England and the World as well as the start of the British Blues Scene in the 60's. John is still performing although at the moment not able to because of the Corona Virus and I am sure he will be back on the road soon once the situation dies down. This is an must for Blues music fans  and I am giving ...

This is the new CD by the legendary Australian singing group as this is the first Volume  of Hidden Treasures the Rarities Collection and it has the 7 live tracks that they performed at the Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne 1967 which they performed in front of 200,000 people as well as jingles for 3AK as well as coca cola as well as songs they did with Frankie Davidson as well as the live show at the Festival Hall in Melbourne in 1965 and others. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with great songs  which some of those had never been released before including those 7 tracks at the Myer Music Bowl show and others that were released on the 5-CD set that came out in 1995 after their ARIA Hall of Fame induction  and it's so good to see other Seekers stuff that hasn't been released until now. This is an must for Seekers fans and I give it 5 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will love it. Let's Get the Seekers in the charts again....

this is the second book by American singer-songwriter Tori Amos and in this book she talks about her starting performing as an teenager, her mother's passing in 2019, being in New York during September 11th 2001, performing in Russia in 2014 and others. It's impressive and very entertaining with impressive and entertaining stories and an enjoyable read as well which I enjoyed reading it.   I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT which you will be impressed.  

For this week's classic have a look at the 1953 bikie film  The Wild One.  Johnny Stabler (Marlon Brando) who leads an bikie gang called The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club invades an small town of Wrightsville California and falls in love with the good girl named Kathie Bleeker (Mary Murphy) whose father Harry(Robert Keith)  and then an rival gang led by Chino(Lee Marvin) who has an grudge against Johnny  and then the gangs wreck the town as well as the hostility and prejudices of the townspeople which gets interesting. It's an classic movie as well as FANTASTIC with FANTASTIC acting by Marlon Brando, Mary Murphy, Robert Keith and Lee Marvin in one of his early movie roles. It was based on the short story  by Frank Rooney called the Cyclists Raid which his story was inspired by an real life incident in 1947 on the 4th of July Weekend in Hollister California that got out of hand during an American Motorcyclist Association rally which the overcrowding, drinking and ...

This is the iconic Australian TV comedy show Kingswood Country  which the whole series is on DVD. In this boxed set it has all the 89 episodes from January 30th 1980 until September 13th 1984  and it has the memorable characters Ted Bullpitt(Ross Higgins) an conservative Holden Kingswood loving , politically incorrect World War 2 veteran who is constanly frustrated by family and strangers intruding his home on Wombat Crescent, his progressive thinking vague long suffering Wife Thelma (Judi Farr), Craig(Peter Fisher) their son which is an medical student, Greta (Laurel McGowan) their daughter who is an feminist and is married to Bruno(Lex Marinos) son of Italian immigrants Rosa(Shelia Kennelly) and Enzo (Joseph Furst), his brother Bob(Colin McEwan) an car salesman and his wife Merle (Maggie Dence) as well as the concrete aboriginal Neville and  going through misunderstanding to an chain of humorous events. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with great episodes, great en...

This is the authorized biography of the legendary British rock group The Who's bass player John Entwistle written by Paul Rees and in this book it talks about his upbringing in Acton London, his parents breaking up, starting getting into music at an age young, playing in bands like the Scorpions and the Confederates with Pete Townshend,  joined the Detours which become The Who, achieving great success with classics like My Generation, I Can't Explain, Substitute, Pinball Wizard, Won't Get Fooled Again, Who Are You and others, his 2 marriages, the loss of Keith Moon, his passing in 2002 and others. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB book with AWESOME and impressive stories which there are some that have never been told before  and I loved reading it. Paul Rees  has worked for Kerrang as well as Q magazine as well as co written Steve Lukather's autobiography The Gospel According To Luke, A Fast Ride Out Of Here Confessions of Rock's Most Dangerous Man by Pete Wa...

Georgina  Parkin (Lynn Redgrave) who lives with her flatmate Meredith (Charlotte Rampling)  is an well educated Londoner with considerable musical talent as  well as teaching dance to children but on the other hand believes her to be overweight as well as plain  and never had an boyfriend. She has an liking for James Leamington(James Mason) an businessman whose Georgina's parents were working for  him  and for Jos Jones (Alan Bates) who is Meredith's boyfriend  which Meredith who plays violin is pregnant with Jos' child and then it gets interesting. It's an FANTASTIC movie with  Top and FANTASTIC performances by Lynn Redgrave in her Oscar Nominated role for Best Actress, James Mason  in his Oscar nominated role for Best Supporting Actor, Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates and the Redgrave's mother Rachel Kempson and it was also nominated for Best Original Song   with the title track done by the Australian group The Seekers written by To...

Another classic movie segment I am posting this week is the legendary Alfred Hitchcock movie Psycho. Marion Crane(Janet Leigh) who is an receptionist at an real estate office wants to start an life with her lover Sam Loomis(John Gavin) and steals $40,000 when she was meant to put it in the bank and is on her way to Sam which she is confronted by an suspicious policeman (Mort Mills) as well as hiring an car as well as an storm  makes her decide to stop at the Bates Motel owned by an young man named Norman Bates(Anthony Perkins). Norman and Marion gets friendly which he talked about his mother and then while Marion is having an shower  she is stabbed to death by a shadowy figure  which Norman dumps the body and possessions in the car and it dumped in the swamp. Marion's sister Lila (Vera Miles) comes to Fairvale to look for Marion  as well as an private detective named Arbogast (Martin Balsam) but then he is too is killed and then it gets inter...

This is the book written by Former American First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea and in this book they talked about American women who have been trailblazers as well as inspiration for many women as well with courage and resilience including Maria Von Trapp, Hedy Lamarr, Billie Jean King, Serena and Venus Williams, Coretta Scott King, Florence Nightingale and many others. It's FANTASTIC, SUPERB and INSPIRATIONAL and an very impressive read as well as great stories about these women who did so much and have been an influence to many women today too. It is worth an read and I am sure that you will be impressed. I give it 5 stars and it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and BUY IT.

This was the 3rd movie for Joanne Woodward  whose first movie was in 1955 with Count Three and Pray and in the Three Faces Of Eve she plays an young housewife and mother named Eve White who is married to Ralph(David Wayne) and have an daughter named Bonnie(Terry Ann Ross) is having server headaches and blackouts  and goes to see an Psychiatrist Dr Luther (Lee J Cobb)  who then encounters Eve Black the 2nd personality who like to party and enjoying herself and also while  she continues to her therapy with Multiple Personality  an 3rd personality named Jane who is sensible and intelligent person comes and it gets interesting. It's an FANTASTIC movie with an FANTASTIC performance by Joanne Woodward who won the Best Actress Academy Awards which she also was the first actress to win an Oscar for playing 3 different personalities as well as the first film since 1936 to win the Best Actress Award   which no other categories were nominated. Other Fantasti...

No No No by British singer Crispian St Peters was released as an single in the UK August 13th 1965 but didn't do anything chart wise but it was until the following  year in August 1966 it was released as an single in Australia and it went to number 44 Australia as well as going to number 29 in Brisbane and number 18 in Melbourne. and There is footage from the Go show of Crispian doing No No No from November 28th 1966.

This Little Girl Of Mine  by the Righteous Brothers was an cover of the Ray Charles song which he did it in 1955  as it was an B side to A Fool Of You  and it actually went to number 9 in the USA  and the Everly Brothers did it in 1958 which went to number 26 in the USA. The Righteous Brothers version was released on  Moonglow Records in 1964  but didn't chart in the USA but it did chart in Australia which inly went to number 88 there in February 1965 where it stayed there for only 3 weeks and it went to number 44 in Melbourne where it stayed there for 2 weeks.

This is the memoir of American musician and record producer Ted Templeman and in this book he talks about his upbringing in Santa Cruz, being exposed to music at an young age which his grandfather first introduced him to Black music as well as learning to play different instruments including drums, played in an Jazz trio, played in an local rock and roll group called the Dukes, formed an group with Dick Scoppttone and Dick Yount called the Tikis before becoming Harper's Bizzare who would some chart success including Feelin Groovy (The 59th Street Bridge Song), becoming an tape listener at Warner Brothers, becoming an  record producer working with the Doobie Brothers, Van Morrison, Carly Simon, Van Halen, Eric Clapton and others. It's FANTASTIC, BRILLIANT and SUPERB with FANTASTIC and AWESOME stories told by Ted  and it is co written with Greg Renoff who has written stuff for Guitar world, LA Weekly as well as written an book about Van Halen. This is an must for rock music fans...

This is the book written by former Australian cyclist and Olympian champion Anna Meares and she talks about her upbringing in Middlemount and Rockhampton Queensland, started cycling, Winning medals including Gold at Olympic and Commonwealth Games, winning an silver medal in Beijing 7 month after hurting her neck in an track fall, her inner turmoil including her coach Gary West's battle with Motor Neurone Disease, her marriage breakdown, even questioning her achievements and many others. It's an Fantastic, excellent and inspirational book with impressive and entertaining stories told by Anna and also an enjoyable read too. Anna has just become an mother with the birth to daughter Evelyn on February 10th this year. This is an must for Cycling fans and I give it 4 stars as it's in the shops now so do yourselves an favour and see it which I'm sure you will be impressed.

This is the DVD documentary about the legendary American British singer and bassist Suzi Quatro and the DVD I am reviewing is the Deluxe Collector's Edition which the first DVD has the documentary that was shown last year as it had interviews with Suzi talking about her upbringing in Detroit, playing with her sisters in the Pleasure Seekers, moving to England in the 70's where she achieved great success with hits including Can The Can, Devil Gate Drive, 48 Crash and others as well as interviews with Henry Winkler, her sisters and Brother, Joan Jett, Alice Cooper, Kathy Valentine of the Go Go's, Mike Chapman, her son and daughter and others and in the second DVD it has interviews that were not shown in the documentary including with Dave Gleeson of the Screaming Jets and The Angels, Suzie DeMarchi of Baby Animals as well as clip of Suzi and Molly Meldrum as well as clip of Devil Gate Drive in Melbourne 1977 and others. It's FANTASTIC, AWESOME and FANTASTIC with great ...