| Author | Message | ||
     Geoff Holmes Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 25 Registered: 05-2005 |
Fantastic to see "Oceans Apart" get the best Adult contemporary award at the Arias!!!! Maybe the Smiths were wrong...the world WILL listen!!!! | ||
| Mark Leydon Member Username: Mark_leydon Post Number: 20 Registered: 05-2005 |
For those outside Australia, the ARIA awards are the annual Australian music awards - equivalent of The Brit Awards in the UK or the Grammys in the States. Great to get any recognition - but 'Adult Contemporary'??!! That's a category that puts me in mind of Kenny Gee. Which reminds me, what did Kenny Gee say to David Sanborn when they met in an elevator? "This place rocks!!". | ||
| Peter Azzopardi Member Username: Pete Post Number: 123 Registered: 09-2004 |
Of course, I went to bed early thinking that the Go-Bs would never win an aria and missed it. Were they actually there? | ||
| Todd Slater Member Username: Todd_slater Post Number: 15 Registered: 01-2005 |
Finally a little recognition from the inept Australian record 'industry' Without sounding cynical, does anyone believe that as great an album as Ocean's Apart is would the band have recieved a nomination if they WEREN'T ON A MAJOR ? Whatever, it is great to see the band finally getting some recognition in their home country. I personally believe they should be inducted into the 'Hall of Fame' whatever that may be along with Nick Cave & Mick Harvey, The Triffids & The Laughing Clowns. | ||
| Mark Leydon Member Username: Mark_leydon Post Number: 21 Registered: 05-2005 |
No they weren't there. In fact the presentation of the 'Adult Contemporary' award wasn't even shown during the live telecast on channel 10. It was only mentioned after one of the add breaks along with other ghetto awards such as best engineer, best album cover etc. Still, there was a nice little mention in an article on the ARIAs in today's Sydney Morning Herald (by Bernard Zuel): "Perhaps the most surprising breakthrough was by Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. The pair formed the Go-Betweens while at university in 1977, spent the 1980s being ignored by the mainstream and had a decade apart before re-forming the Go-Betweens in 2000." "Last night they received their first ARIA award (best adult contemporary album) for Oceans Apart, the band's ninth album, released 28 years after their first shows." | ||
| Kurt Stephan Member Username: Slothbert Post Number: 71 Registered: 04-2005 |
Recognition is good, but I agree with Mark: "adult contemporary"--ugh. I don't blame them for not being there to pick up the award. But maybe that phrase doesn't have as negative a connotation in Australia as it does in the U.S.? Here, it's the territory of Celine Dion, Phil Collins, and other easy listening crap. Who were some of the other contenders in the category? | ||
| Michelle M Member Username: Michelle Post Number: 3 Registered: 09-2004 |
http://www.ariaawards.com.au/winners-nominees-2005.php | ||
| Bronwen Member Username: Bron60 Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2005 |
Congratulations Robert and Grant. Would have loved to have seen you on the small screen. Hope the tour is going well. Cheers | ||
| Brook Crowley Member Username: 1_fan Post Number: 55 Registered: 02-2005 |
AT LAST!!!!!!!!! It sure is wonderful the Go-Betweens FINALLY made their long-awaited breakthrough with an ARIA award win. Congratulations, Grant and Robert!!!! But of course, where are Lindy, Amanda, John and Robert when you really need them? | ||
| Stuart McMillen Member Username: Stuart_mcmillen Post Number: 2 Registered: 08-2005 |
You guys should also check out "In Case We Die" by Architecture in Helsinki, which was also nominated. I reckon it's equally as good as Oceans Apart...if not better. |