Audio CD review:
John Farnham - John Farnham - Anthology V.2 (Greatest Hits 1967-1986)

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

Band: John Farnham Title: John Farnham - Anthology V.2 (Greatest Hits 1967-1986) Rating: Release Date: 1998-12-16 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Sadie (The Cleaning Lady) 2: One 3: Looking Through A Tear 4: Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head 5: Comic Conversations 6: Dont You Know Its Magic 7: Everything Is Out Of Season 8: Help 9: Matilda 10: Infatuation 11: Thats No Way To Love Someone 12: Please Dont Ask Me 13: Playing To Win 14: Justice For One 15: When The War Is Over 16: And I Love Her

Great Live Collection from Australias Greatest Singer This volume covers his hits through his "Johnny Farnham" pop period to his mainstream rock period with "Uncovered" and the Little River Band. This is the second volume in the Anthology set celebrating John's 30th Anniversary as a Charting singer. 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. You can see a complete list of all John Farnham discography, or go back to the John Farnham tabs