Great Australian Albums

Last updated

Great Australian Albums
Created by Toby Creswell
Written byToby Creswell
Directed byLarry Meltzer
Presented byToby Creswell
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producer Martin Fabinyi
Producers
  • Toby Creswell
  • Larry Meltzer
  • Danielle Kelly
Running time52 min
Production company Mushroom Pictures
Original release
Network SBS-TV
Release28 July 2007 (2007-07-28) –
27 September 2008 (2008-09-27)

Great Australian Albums was an Australian TV documentary series, which was broadcast on SBS-TV for two seasons (2007 and 2008) of four episodes each. The first season commenced on 28 July 2007 and was written by Toby Creswell with Larry Meltzer directing, while Creswell and Meltzer were co-producers for Mushroom Pictures. [1] [2] Each 52-minute episode was presented by Creswell and dealt with a separate Australian album. [2] It received funding from Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC). [3] Season two, which was broadcast from 6 September 2008, [4] followed the same format with Creswell and Meltzer reprising their roles except it was co-produced by Creswell with Danielle Kelly. [5]

Season one episodes were: Silverchair's Diorama (2002) broadcast on 28 July 2007, [6] Crowded House's Woodface (1991) on 4 August, [7] The Triffid's Born Sandy Devotional (1986) on 11 August, [8] and finished on 18 August, [9] with the Saints' (I'm) Stranded (1976). [10] [11] [12] The episodes were issued on DVDs by SBS and distributed by Madman Entertainment in late 2007. [1] Season two described the Go-Betweens' 16 Lovers Lane (1988), [13] Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' Murder Ballads (1996), [14] Hunters & Collectors' Human Frailty (1986), [15] and Powderfinger's Odyssey Number Five (2000). [5] [16] Season two episodes were released on DVDs in late 2008.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Silverchair</span> Australian rock band

Silverchair was an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, with Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, Ben Gillies on drums, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo competition conducted by SBS TV show Nomad and ABC radio station Triple J. The band was signed by Murmur and were successful in Australia and internationally. Silverchair has sold over 10 million albums worldwide.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eddie Mabo</span> Land rights activist for Indigenous Australians (1936–1992)

Edward Koiki Mabo was an Indigenous Australian man from the Torres Strait Islands known for his role in campaigning for Indigenous land rights in Australia, in particular the landmark decision of the High Court of Australia that recognised that indigenous rights to land had continued after the British Crown acquired sovereignty and that the international law doctrine of terra nullius was not applicable to Australian domestic law. High court judges considering the case Mabo v Queensland found in favour of Mabo, which led to the Native Title Act 1993 and established native title in Australia, officially recognising the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Powderfinger</span> Australian rock band

Powderfinger were an Australian rock band formed in Brisbane in 1989. From 1992 until their break-up in 2010, the line-up consisted of vocalist Bernard Fanning, guitarists Darren Middleton and Ian Haug, bass guitarist John Collins and drummer Jon Coghill. The group's third studio album Internationalist peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart in September 1998. They followed with four more number-one studio albums in a row: Odyssey Number Five, Vulture Street, Dream Days at the Hotel Existence and Golden Rule. Their top-ten hit singles are "My Happiness" (2000), "(Baby I've Got You) On My Mind" (2003) and "Lost and Running" (2007). Powderfinger earned a total of eighteen ARIA Awards, making them the second-most-awarded band, behind Silverchair. Ten Powderfinger albums and DVDs certified multiple-platinum, with Odyssey Number Five—their most successful album—achieving eightfold platinum certification for shipment of over 560,000 units.

<i>Diorama</i> (Silverchair album) Silverchair album

Diorama is the fourth studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair, released on 31 March 2002 by Atlantic/Eleven. It won the 2002 ARIA Music Award for Best Group and Best Rock Album. The album was co-produced by Daniel Johns and David Bottrill. While Bottrill had worked on albums for a variety of other bands, Diorama marked the first production credit for lead singer Johns.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WaveAid</span> Fund-raising concert for victims of the 2004 Boxing Day Indian Ocean tsunami

WaveAid was a fund raising concert held on Saturday, 29 January 2005, as a means for raising funds for the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known as the Boxing Day tsunami. It was held at the Sydney Cricket Ground and broadcast on television by Channel [V] and MTV, and on radio by Triple J, Triple M, NOVA and World Audio Radio 2. The event was organised by Michael Chugg, Joe Segreto of IMC/Homebake Festival and Mark Pope.

<i>Odyssey Number Five</i> 2000 studio album by Powderfinger

Odyssey Number Five is the fourth studio album by the Australian rock band Powderfinger, produced by Nick DiDia and released on 4 September 2000 by Universal Music. It won the 2001 ARIA Music Award for Highest Selling Album, Best Group and Best Rock Album. The album is the band's shortest yet, focusing on social, political, and emotional issues that had appeared in prior works, especially Internationalist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bernard Fanning</span> Australian singer-songwriter (born 1969)

Bernard Joseph Fanning is an Australian musician and singer-songwriter. He was the lead vocalist of Queensland alternative rock band Powderfinger from its formation in 1989.

Kevin Daniel Carmody, better known by his stage name Kev Carmody, is an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter and musician, a Murri man from northern Queensland. He is best known for the song "From Little Things Big Things Grow", which was recorded with co-writer Paul Kelly for their 1993 single. It was covered by the Get Up Mob in 2008 and peaked at number four on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) singles charts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tomorrow (Silverchair song)</span> 1994 single by Silverchair

"Tomorrow" is a song by Australian rock band Silverchair, which was released on 16 September 1994 on their debut extended play, also titled Tomorrow. The song was re-recorded and included on Frogstomp, the band's debut studio album, released six months later on 27 March 1995. Written by singer and lead guitarist Daniel Johns and drummer Ben Gillies, it was produced and engineered by Phil McKellar at the national radio station Triple J's studios for SBS-TV's show Nomad, which aired on 16 June 1994. After the broadcast, Silverchair were signed to the Murmur record label – a Sony Music subsidiary – which subsequently issued the Tomorrow EP.

Toby Creswell is an Australian music journalist and pop-culture writer. He was editor of Rolling Stone (Australia) and a founding editor of Juice.

<i>Dream Days at the Hotel Existence</i> 2007 studio album by Powderfinger

Dream Days at the Hotel Existence is the sixth studio album by Australian rock band Powderfinger, released by Universal Music on 2 June 2007 in Australia, 19 November 2007 in the United Kingdom, and 11 November 2008 in the United States on the Dew Process label. It was released in Australia with a limited edition bonus DVD, titled Powderfinger's First XI, featuring eleven music videos spanning the band's career, from the first single, "Tail" to "Bless My Soul", the band's latest single before the release of the album. A collector's edition, including a CD and DVD, was released on 18 April 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lost and Running</span> 2007 single by Powderfinger

"Lost and Running" is a song by Australian rock group Powderfinger. It was released as the first single from the group's sixth studio album Dream Days at the Hotel Existence. It is the band's twenty-second single and peaked at No. 5 on the Australian chart, the group's second highest-charting single after "My Happiness". It made its radio debut on 13 April on Triple J and was released to wide radio play and the band's MySpace on 16 April 2007. The single was officially released on 12 May 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Across the Great Divide tour</span> 2007 concert tour by Powderfinger and Silverchair

The Across the Great Divide tour was a concert tour by Australian alternative rock bands Powderfinger and Silverchair in 2007. The tour featured concerts in 26 towns across Australia and multiple shows in New Zealand. According to Powderfinger frontman Bernard Fanning, the aim of the tour was to "show [that] both bands are behind the idea of reconciliation". Both bands aimed to increase awareness of the efforts of Reconciliation Australia to reduce the current 17-year gap in life expectancy between the average Australian life and that of Indigenous Australians. A triple DVD set was released with the same title as the tour on 1 December 2007 with the Melbourne performances for both bands and backstage occurrences from the tour.

The 21st Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on 28 October 2007 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. Rove McManus was the host of the event. The nominees for all categories were announced on 19 September, while the winners of the Artisan Awards were announced on that same day.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aaron Fa'aoso</span> Australian actor, screenwriter and producer

Aaron Fa'aoso is an Australian actor, screenwriter and producer, known for his roles in East West 101, The Straits and Black Comedy. He established Lonestar Productions in 2013, which brings stories of the people of the Torres Strait Islands and north Queensland to the screen.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity)</span> 2008 single by Powderfinger

"Who Really Cares (Featuring the Sound of Insanity)" is a song by Powderfinger from their sixth album Dream Days at the Hotel Existence. It is the fourth single and final single from the album and was released in Australia in March 2008. The band's publicist, Ms. Fanclub, announced on 27 February that the single would be released to radioplay in the following week, without specifying a date. In her announcement, she also noted that a music video will be released at about the same time. The music video was then released in mid-March; however, the single's release was then announced as 31 March.

Nabarlek are an Indigenous Roots band from Manmoyi, a tiny community in Arnhem Land, 215 kilometres from the remote community of Gunbalanya. The band formed in 1985 as a group of singers and dancers with a couple of busted guitars and flour tins for drums. The members are Bininj and they sing in the Kunwinjku language and in English, trying to reach across the cultures and to pass their knowledge from one generation to another. Their songs are traditional songs of the Kunwinjku people of western Arnhem Land with a rock/reggae arrangement. They call themselves the garage band that never had a garage.

The 13th Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards was held on 12 October 1999 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Hosted by Paul McDermott and Bob Downe, and presenters, including Melanie C of the Spice Girls, Tina Cousins, Fiona Horne and Molly Meldrum, distributed 33 awards. The big winner for the year was Powderfinger with four awards.

Martin Fabinyi is an Australian film and television producer and director and music label owner and has written books on the local rock music scene. He was the chief executive officer of Mushroom Pictures from its formation in 1993 to 2009. His film projects include the features Chopper (2000), Gettin' Square (2003), Wolf Creek (2005) and Macbeth (2006). He is currently Head of Feature Films and Documentaries at Beyond Entertainment.

<i>100 Best Australian Albums</i> 2010 book by John ODonnell

The 100 Best Australian Albums is a compendium of rock and pop albums of the past 50 years as compiled by music journalists Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell. The book was published on 25 October 2010 by Hardie Grant Books. Sony Music has released a five CD compilation to support the book.

References

  1. 1 2 Fabinyi, Martin; Gudinski, Michael; Meltzer, Larry; Creswell, Toby; Silverchair (Musical group) (2007), Great Australian albums. Silverchair - Diorama, Special Broadcasting Service Corporation, retrieved 11 November 2022
  2. 1 2 "Great Australian Albums (2007 - 2008) – The Screen Guide". Screen Australia . Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "FFC Triggers $57.5 Million of Australian Production". Screen Australia. July 2006. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "ABC". Torres News. No. 827. Queensland, Australia. 3 September 2008. p. 15. Retrieved 11 November 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  5. 1 2 "Great Australian Albums series 2 (2008) – The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Grand Hotel TV Guide". Torres News . No. 769. Queensland, Australia. 25 July 2007. p. 10. Retrieved 11 November 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Grand Hotel TV Guide". Torres News. No. 770. Queensland, Australia. 1 August 2007. p. 8. Retrieved 11 November 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Grand Hotel TV Guide". Torres News. No. 771. Queensland, Australia. 8 August 2007. p. 6. Retrieved 11 November 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Grand Hotel TV Guide". Torres News. No. 772. Queensland, Australia. 15 August 2007. p. 8. Retrieved 11 November 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "Great Australian Albums series 1 (2007) – The Screen Guide". Screen Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  11. ↑ Louise (6 August 2007). "Documentary: Great Australian Albums – The Songs Remain the Same". M/C Reviews. Archived from the original on 2 September 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "Great Australian Albums". Studio. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ Creswell, Toby; Kelly, Danielle; Meltzer, Larry (2008), Great Australian albums. 2, The Go-Betweens : 16 Lovers Lane, Madman Entertainment [distributor], retrieved 11 November 2022
  14. ↑ Hook, Justin (16 October 2008). "The Word on DVDs DVDevotee Great Australia Albums: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Murder Ballads (Madmen/SBS)". BMA Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2022– via National Library of Australia.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  15. ↑ Howlett, Leisa (11 November 2008). "DVD: Great Australian Albums – Hunters and Collectors: Human Frailty". M/C Reviews. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  16. ↑ Meltzer, Larry; Coghill, Jon; Dempsey, Paul; Fanning, Bernand; Frolows, Arnold; McCormack, David; Middleton, Darren; Munro, Kelsey; Piticco, Paul (2011), Great Australian Albums : Odyssey Number Five – Powderfinger – Series 2, Ep 4 Of 4, SBS ONE [broadcaster], retrieved 11 November 2022
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.