One of the Australia’s best performers, I have always loved Vanessa Amorosi’s voice. This song showcases her generosity as a performer and her power. Clearly she deserves greater recognition than she has received.
Watching the Shane Howard Super Group on the Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight show recently reminded me exactly how ahead of their time was 80s Australian rock group, Goanna. Rock with a message and an awesome live performance.
One of the the things that I love about Florence Welsh’s voice is how she uses it unexpectedly – whooping between syllables and punching out notes, easing back, attacking early and constantly drawing us in to the story of her voice. It’s the drama of her performance and what we would normally call “light and shade” – though those words do no justice to the violent power she conjures. This song showcases this perfectly.
The cool thing about live concert footage is that you can get a sense of the scale of a live concert from the eyes of the performer. These tracks from Florence and the Machine are beautifully shot showing the vulnerability of Florence's performance as well as its power and the connection she has with the audience. And just check out the cape that Tom Monger on harp is wearing. Awesome.
I prefer the acoustic (no surprise) extravaganzas of Florence and The Machine – there is no hiding from the raw power of their performances. Great stuff.
I hope you are ready for this. A mashup that brings three different performers together with Massive Attack. Sounds amazing, right? But when those three performers turn out to be PJ Harvey, Bjork and Tori Amos, then you had better be ready for some serious rocking.
I was disappointed to miss PJ Harvey’s recent Sydney Festival performances (sold out too quickly!) – but this is the next best thing. Maybe next time I will have some good fortune of my own.
Ryan Adams’ reputation precedes him – but there is no denying his talent. There is some great banter and a real warmth that leads into this live performance. When the Stars Go Blue starts around 6 minutes in – but it’s worth listening through the whole clip.
When Bruce Hornsby arrived in the 80s, it was like a step back in time - older style acoustic piano, songs with a story and a melody that can make you cry. This was one of my favourites back then, and it still holds its own.
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