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1 online resource (streaming video file) (52 min. 6 sec.) ; 304376321 bytes |
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Great Australian Albums ; Series 1, Episode 1 |
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Great Australian Albums is a documentary series that examines four masterpiece Australian albums - (I'm) Stranded by The Saints, Born Sandy Devotional by The Triffids, Woodface by Crowded House and Diorama by Silverchair.Unlike any Australian music documentary before it, Great Australian Albums dives headlong into the creative process, uncovers the creative goals the artists set for themselves, and reveals how they were achieved. As becomes quickly apparent, none of these albums were easy to make and each artist was faced with their own hurdles; be they creative, personal, emotional, financial, physical or political.Beginning in 1976 with The Saints' (I'm) Stranded through to 2005 with Silverchair's Diorama, each of the featured albums comes from a different decade. Each artist comes from a different corner of Australia, and each has broken new ground for Australian music both domestically and internationally. We learn how The Saints recorded their seminal album in a weekend, with the most primitive of technology, and in doing so created a bridgehead to international markets and a template for Australian artists to create a domestic independent music scene. We follow the life of songwriter David McComb and how his distinct musical vision, reflecting Australian life and landscape, resulted in unprecedented international success for The Triffids. We learn how sibling rivals Neil and Tim Finn saved each other from creative blocks to write some of the most memorable songs of their careers. We see Daniel Johns emerge from a debilitating illness and take a gamble in his determination to create a rock album unlike anything Silverchair had recorded before.To tell these extraordinary stories Great Australian Albums interviews Daniel Johns, Ben Gillies, Chris Joannau (Silverchair), Neil Finn, Tim Finn, Nick Seymour (Crowded House), Chris Bailey, Ed Kuepper (The Saints), Rob McComb, Alsy McDonald, Jill Birt and "Evil" Graham Lee (The Triffids). We also hear these artists, in their own words, recall the writing process of such classic Australian songs as "Wide Open Road", "(I'm) Stranded", "Weather With You", and "Across the Night" to name but a few. Joining us on this journey are Jimmy Barnes, Steve Kilbey, Paul Kelly, Rob Hirst, Brad Shepherd, Reg Mombassa, Pete O'Doherty, Robert Forster, Rob Younger, Damien Lovelock, Paul Mac, Michael Gudinski, Richard Kingsmill. (From Australia, in English) (Documentary Series) |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2011-01-02 at 00:45:00 |
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Classification: M |
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Band music -- Performances.
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Music -- Competitions.
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Musicians -- Psychology.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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Apter, Jeff, contributor
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Chenery, Melissa, contributor
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Gillies, Ben, contributor
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Hutchison, Tracee, contributor
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Joannou, Chris, contributor
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Johns, Daniel, contributor
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Lovell, Matt, contributor
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Mac, Paul, contributor
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Meltzer, Larry, director
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O'donnell, John, contributor
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Watson, John, contributor
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