Australian Music awards 1994
Jamie M Scuglia
The 1994 Australian Music Awards, at the Hordern Pavillion, Sydney,
Australia, Wednesday 7/12/1994, hosted by Pamela Anderson from "Bay Watch".
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AUSTRALIAN AWARDS:
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Most popular Australian female artist: Kylie Minogue
Most popular Australian male artist: John Farnham
Most popular Australian album: "CHOCOLATE STARTFISH" - Chocolate Starfish
Most popular Australian single: "SHAKA JAM" - Kulcha
Most popular Australian new act: Kulcha
Most popular Australian group: The Badloves
Most popular Australian video clip: "CONFIDE IN ME" - Kylie Minogue
Most popular Australian dance act: Peter Andre
Most popular Australian independant act: You Am I
Chart Award for biggest Australian single: "CONFIDE IN ME" - Kylie Minogue
Chart Award for biggest Australian album: "FLESH AND WOOD" - Jimmy Barnes
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INTERNATIONAL AWARDS:
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Most popular International female artist: Mariah Carey
Most popular International male artist: Bryan Adams
Most popular International album: "MUSIC BOX" - Mariah Carey
Most popular International single: "I SWEAR" - All 4 One
Most popular International new act: E.Y.C.
Most popular International group: East 17
Most popular International video clip: "ALWAYS" - Bon Jovi
Chart Award for biggest International single:
"LOVE IS ALL AROUND" - Wet Wet Wet
Chart Award for biggest International album: "MUSIC BOX" - Mariah Carey
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SPECIAL AWARDS:
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Crystal Award for contribution to the Australian music industry goes to...
...Cold Chisel
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IN SUMMARY:
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* Kylie Minogue was the biggest Australian award winner tonight, with
three awards in total, shooting her to the popularity she enjoyed
in her early recording days of "LOCOMOTION" and "I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY".
Kulcha were the only Australian act to score two awards.
* Mariah Carey scooped the pool of international awards with a total
of 3 awards.
* Live performances on the night included songs by Francis Dunnery,
Tina Arena, David Dixon, Kulcha, Chocolate Starfish, Leigh Kernighan
and Wendy Matthews.
Janet Gaige
jam...@indy15.cs.monash.edu.au (Jamie M Scuglia) wrote:
> The 1994 Australian Music Awards, at the Hordern Pavillion, Sydney,
> Australia, Wednesday 7/12/1994, hosted by Pamela Anderson from "Bay Watch".
>
>
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> AUSTRALIAN AWARDS:
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> Most popular Australian female artist: Kylie Minogue
> Most popular Australian male artist: John Farnham
>etc.
Geez, Jamie, John Farnham???? Wasn't he the 20-something kid who was
popular in Ozzie in the 70's? Long blond pageboy? He's lasted a long
time. And, as my kids, would say, "Gosh, mom, he's *really old*!"
:-) janet
Jamie M Scuglia
=> Geez, Jamie, John Farnham???? Wasn't he the 20-something kid who was
=> popular in Ozzie in the 70's? Long blond pageboy? He's lasted a long
=> time. And, as my kids, would say, "Gosh, mom, he's *really old*!"
Yup, that's him alright. John was born in 1949 I think, attended
Lyndale High School in Dandenong (early 1960's) before becoming a plumber.
He then got into music was was quite successful in the 70's and
was once a member of the Little River Band. John Fanrnham fizzled out by
the 1980's until he relaunched hs solo career with one of the biggest
selling Australian albums of all time in 1987 - "Whispering Jack". Since
then he has maintained high popularity in Australia with big album sales
and live performances and he has been involved in a number of charity
concerts to help people less fortunate than himself.
What is certainly quite remarkable about John is his wide appeal.
The Australian Music awards tend to be oriented towards new/dance
groups, due to the low voting age of a considerable amount of people
that participate. Yet he constantly wins awards there, as well
as at things like the People's Choice Awards (voting restricted
to Woman's Day readers) and the ARIA awards (as voted by peers in the
music industry). Not only that, but America's Richard Marx is one
huge John Farnham fan!
Bryce Moore
Yep, that's right, but move back a decade to the late sixties, and you find
Johnnie Farnham topping the charts with a trite little gimmick song called
'Sadie the Cleaning Lady'. And he *is8 old, and he *sounds* like it!
Teenagers these days, far from striking out in new directions and rebelling
against their parents' generation, are idolising musicians who are older
than their parents! It would be the same as me, in the early seventies,
listening to Glenn Miller and proclaiming him the hottest act in town.
All of the people I know who are into new, independent, experimental (call it
what you like) rock music are in their mid to late thirties. All the teenagers
I know are into the kind of stuff that was around 20 years ago. I often
hear kids raving about 'techno'. What I've heard of that is little more
than what they called 'disco' a dozen years ago, with the volume cranked up
a bit and a few synthesisers and samplers added. Ho hum!
Music has degenerated into terminal mediocrity. No wonder they blow their
heads off!
Now, there's a thought, Johnnie ...
--
Bryce Moore, Editor, FACP.
Sandra Milne
>jang...@onramp.net (Janet Gaige) writes:
>Teenagers these days, far from striking out in new directions and rebelling
>against their parents' generation, are idolising musicians who are older
>than their parents! It would be the same as me, in the early seventies,
Actually, JF is 8 months younger than my dad! And he is one of the few
Aussies on the charts who can actually sing! Now take Kylie. PLEASE!! and
keep her!!
>listening to Glenn Miller and proclaiming him the hottest act in town.
>All of the people I know who are into new, independent, experimental (call it
>what you like) rock music are in their mid to late thirties. All the teenagers
>I know are into the kind of stuff that was around 20 years ago. I often
>hear kids raving about 'techno'. What I've heard of that is little more
>than what they called 'disco' a dozen years ago, with the volume cranked up
>a bit and a few synthesisers and samplers added. Ho hum!
>Music has degenerated into terminal mediocrity. No wonder they blow their
>heads off!
Obviously you don't listen to the radio or watch Rage enough to know what
the smeg is going on in the real world.
I don't think I'll bother talking to you anymore! :-)
Sig is malfunctioning.
mark dickson
br...@moore.dialix.oz.au writes:
>Teenagers these days, far from striking out in new directions and
rebelling
>against their parents' generation, are idolising musicians who are older
>than their parents! It would be the same as me, in the early seventies,
>listening to Glenn Miller and proclaiming him the hottest act in town.
what is the phrase I'm looking for...? oh yes..Bull Shit. Do you listen
to AM radio maybe?
Just how many "teenagers" do you know ? Or are you going off "30
somethings'" opinions in the media ? All the teenagers I know wouldn't
condescend to look at a John F CD, they may be open enough not to
discount a person/group just because it isn't new (unlike your attitude
of discounting contemporary music) but they know what they like. I don't
class East 17, Silver Chair, kylie minogue, Tin Man, The Grid, boys II
men, Motiv 8, pet shop Boys,Take That, etc. etc. as "older than their
parents". And If you care to look at the Aria charts you'll notice that
with the exceptions of Tom Jones & Alicia Bridges ( & Elton John ?!) ALL
the other groups/bands/singers are realtive newcomers.
>All of the people I know who are into new, independent, experimental
(call it
>what you like) rock music are in their mid to late thirties.
Indie music is sometimes more difficult for teenagers to grasp as it's
not pushed as much as "pop" on the TV & FM stations (with the sometime
exceptions of JJJ & Rage) .
It sounds like you're looking for your rebellious past to resurface in
the present teenagers . Just because a generation chooses to express
itself differently to the way the BabyBoomers did, doesn't give that
generation the right to preach or belittle the present one, go and buy a
red sports car , or maybe a VW painted purple & orange and get over it.
All the teenagers
>I know are into the kind of stuff that was around 20 years ago . I often
>hear kids raving about 'techno'. What I've heard of that is little more
>than what they called 'disco' a dozen years ago, with the volume cranked
up
>a bit and a few synthesisers and samplers added. Ho hum!
So.."All the teenagers I know are into the kind of stuff that was around
20 years ago" but you "often hear kids raving about 'techno' " , either
your logic is fucked, you're elaborating for the argument, or you select
teenage friends by their musical taste ??
Or is a "kid" not a "teenager". hmmm.
And Techno is not REMOTELY like Disco. But you have probably never heard
Techno anyhow. There are a lot of "disco" remixes, I admit, but they are
used because we appreciate that the 60's/70's had great dance music.
Doesn't mean it's all we dance to. And many clubs don't use remixes. If
they are supposed to be playing "Techno" you won't hear those remixes.
I don't know what you mean by "volume" as that is determined by the DJ in
my experience! The speed is after changed, and the whole thing may be
remixed, etc. Don't know about the "ho hum" bit....I don't usually get
bored dancing to them, and the same goes for a very , very large quantity
of others (22,000 last Mardi Gras dance party for example)
>Music has degenerated into terminal mediocrity.
No, your life has "degenerated into terminal mediocrity", I suggest you
stop worrying about kids reliving the past & get over your own problems.
your's Flamingly,
Rob's Celtic Cross
Gleb Shadeck
: The 1994 Australian Music Awards, at the Hordern Pavillion, Sydney,
: Australia, Wednesday 7/12/1994, hosted by Pamela Anderson from "Bay Watch".
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: INTERNATIONAL AWARDS:
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: Most popular International female artist: Mariah Carey
: Most popular International male artist: Bryan Adams
: Most popular International album: "MUSIC BOX" - Mariah Carey
: Most popular International single: "I SWEAR" - All 4 One
: Most popular International new act: E.Y.C.
: Most popular International group: East 17
: Most popular International video clip: "ALWAYS" - Bon Jovi
: Chart Award for biggest International single:
: "LOVE IS ALL AROUND" - Wet Wet Wet
: Chart Award for biggest International album: "MUSIC BOX" - Mariah Carey
Ouch!!! Sounds not much better than so-called 'European Music Awards'...
What's the point in awarding acts like Carey or Adams for some thousandth
time?
wei...@cbr.hhcs.gov.au
> : ---------------------
> : INTERNATIONAL AWARDS:
> : ---------------------
> : Most popular International female artist: Mariah Carey
> : Most popular International male artist: Bryan Adams
> : Most popular International album: "MUSIC BOX" - Mariah Carey
> : Most popular International single: "I SWEAR" - All 4 One
> : Most popular International new act: E.Y.C.
> : Most popular International group: East 17
> : Most popular International video clip: "ALWAYS" - Bon Jovi
> : Chart Award for biggest International single:
> : "LOVE IS ALL AROUND" - Wet Wet Wet
> : Chart Award for biggest International album: "MUSIC BOX" - Mariah Carey
>
> Ouch!!! Sounds not much better than so-called 'European Music Awards'...
> What's the point in awarding acts like Carey or Adams for some thousandth
> time?
>
I don't know if this has been asked before, but, who voted for this? Was it
something like 100 top music industry professionals or were there "peoples'
choice" type voting?
Michael Weinhardt
>
Eva Zsigri
This is the bit that bugged me the most about the whole awards thing.
They're Australian Music Awards, not awards that Australians give to
international acts that, as mentioned above, already have oodles of awards
(and plenty of prior recognition for what they do).
I don't know if anyone else noticed, but amoungst the 'music' and award
presentations were HEAPS of commercial breaks, more than average I felt. I
could only bare to watch about the first hour, all the time keeping the
faint hope that it would somehow get better. It didn't and I turned off.
Now the ARIA awards are voted for by members of the Australian Music
Industry, but do they represent what's really going on in the Aus Music
scene any better than the commercially sponsered award show?
Maybe we should give the aus.music awards......
Eva.
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Jamie M Scuglia
=> I don't know if this has been asked before, but, who voted for this? Was it
=> something like 100 top music industry professionals or were there "peoples'
=> choice" type voting?
100% people's choice. Except for the chart awards - well, they are people's
choice coz u bought the records. To vote, u could ring 0055 numbers,
mail in voting forms from magazines, etc.
wei...@cbr.hhcs.gov.au
>
> Yep, that's right, but move back a decade to the late sixties, and you find
> Johnnie Farnham topping the charts with a trite little gimmick song called
> 'Sadie the Cleaning Lady'. And he *is8 old, and he *sounds* like it!
> Teenagers these days, far from striking out in new directions and rebelling
> against their parents' generation, are idolising musicians who are older
> than their parents! It would be the same as me, in the early seventies,
> listening to Glenn Miller and proclaiming him the hottest act in town.
> All of the people I know who are into new, independent, experimental (call it
> what you like) rock music are in their mid to late thirties. All the teenagers
> I know are into the kind of stuff that was around 20 years ago. I often
> hear kids raving about 'techno'. What I've heard of that is little more
> than what they called 'disco' a dozen years ago, with the volume cranked up
> a bit and a few synthesisers and samplers added. Ho hum!
> Music has degenerated into terminal mediocrity. No wonder they blow their
> heads off!
> Now, there's a thought, Johnnie ...
>
Blah blah blah blah blah. Why is there always someone with an opinions like
these. Why don't they all work for Rolling Stone magazine?
What does it take to make these people realise that there is a whole bunch of
people who like a whole bunch of music, and just leave it at that. Why do you
have to assert such opinions.
"Music has degenerated into terminal mediocrity" - so have people with opinions
like this guy.
By the way, it's pretty obvious that there is a similarity between Disco
and Techno. It's a little thing called rhythm. Apart from that though, you'll
probably find a lot of differences.
Just a few ideas from someone who really hates it when people get real
close-minded about music, man.
Michael Weinhardt
Bryce Moore
OOOOH! Struck a rather raw nerve there, didn't I? Methinks thou protesteth
too much, and so on. Being rather bereft of ideas, this post is a little
difficult to respond to. Give me something to get my teeth into.
Nicholas Sheppard
BM>Teenagers these days, far from striking out in new directions and
BM>rebelling
BM>against their parents' generation, are idolising musicians who are older
BM>than their parents! It would be the same as me, in the early seventies,
BM>listening to Glenn Miller and proclaiming him the hottest act in town.
[...argument by Mark Dickson vs Bryce Moore snipped...]
BM>OOOOH! Struck a rather raw nerve there, didn't I? Methinks thou protesteth
BM>too much, and so on. Being rather bereft of ideas, this post is a little
BM>difficult to respond to. Give me something to get my teeth into.
BM>Bryce Moore, Editor, FACP.
Thanks for that, Bryce. I really needed to read that whole 81 lines a
second time with a puerile, condescending "is not!" at the end. "Rather
bereft of ideas" was quite an appropriate remark! I don't know this FACP,
but if all its editor can do is tell us that we're beneath his
notice, then you'll excuse me for not collecting FACPs.
Do you have some problem with music that survives its initial release?
Should we play out our musical lives in a world of one hit wonders?
Should we forget Beethoven because he's older than my parents? Surely
it is a compliment to the musician that his or her music is still
appreciated decades down the track - that's how we ultimately pick the
great music from the duds.
Call me a counterexample to Bryce's hypothesis which I've provided above.
Yeah, I still enjoy listening to bands like Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath and
Led Zeppelin twenty odd years after their release. Why? Because it's good
music, not be because I have failed in my inspired duty to rebel against
my parents. Who is really the puerile one here? Mr Bryce Moore, Editor of
FACP, who wants us to rebel for the sake of rebelling, or the average
teenager in the street who just listens to whatever he or she finds
pleasing, magazine editors aside?
In addition to these older bands I've mentioned above, I'm a follower of
bands like Pantera, Alice in Chains, Pangaea, Tool, Nine Inch Nails,
Massive Attack, Def FX. I suppose that Metallica are getting on a bit now
and I'd better send my first four Metallica albums onto the Bryce Moore
Memorial Graveyard for Old Albums.
I suppose that Bryce is as old as my parents. By his logic, I guess it's
about time we executed him quick smart and burnt everything he ever did.
Or whatever is his preferred course of action for these items that are
just too old... Hell, why am I bothering to reply to this post since he's
so terribly old? Why does the computer bother keeping his post on disk
for all of us to read? Why does anyone publish FACP?
The answer is, of course, because we don't judge things by their age.
Bryce has a right to his opinion, and if that's to abolish anything
older than twenty years, I'm afraid he's looking at erasing himself
from history.
The bottom line is: I like what I like.
Z
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