John Farnham - John Farnham - Anthology V.2 (Greatest Hits 1967-1986)

Covers the period 1967-1985. These are all digitally remastered live recordings of classic Farnham tracks from his humble beginnings way back in the sixties when he was regarded as Australia's 'King Of Pop'. 1997. Album Description

Great Live Collection from Australias Greatest Singer

This is the second volume in the Anthology set celebrating John's 30th Anniversary as a Charting singer. This volume covers his hits through his "Johnny Farnham" pop period to his mainstream rock period with "Uncovered" and the Little River Band. The standout tracks are the ballads that truely show the full intensity of Farnham's fine voice. Comic Conversations and Please Don't Ask Me are the best examples. Looking Through a Tear is a great song, however, the vocals seem a bit off. The LRB tracks - No Way to Love Someone, Playing to win, When the War is Over and Justice for One are also great track. The final track (And I Love Her) is a Studio re-working of an old Beatles song. Overall, this album showcases the best live recordings of the various songs. The songs are drawn from many different concerts. A number of the tracks are from a video from 1987, some are from concerts with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 1989, the LRB era ones are from a previously unrelease concert in 1986, and there are a number from recent tours and a concert at the openning of the Palladium Ballroom in Melbourne, 1997. Farnham is reluctant too perform his firsat hit Sadie the Cleaning Lady hence the rather short version that appears on this album. Highly recommended compilation of the best post 1986 live recordings of Farnham's Pre-86 material March 1, 2001

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