ARIA awards round up
October 30th 2006 12:09
Image courtesy of www.duncancumming.co.uk
It’s been a great year in Australian music (excluding that group with Izzy from ‘Neighbours’)
The awards opened with an Eskimo Joe performance. It’s a shame they were nominated for the same awards as Wolfmother. They did win ‘single of the year’, however Wolfmother weren’t nominated for it. I guess victory wasn’t so sweet after all.
The Veronicas’ performance was sub-par. I expected more from the twins who, last year, sang a crafty acapella duet while presenting an award. This year, they were bland and vocally strenuous. Is it me or was the emo one lip-sincing like a sock puppet? Congratulations, anyway, for picking up ‘best pop release’.
Urban music represented with the Adelaide trio of the Hilltop Hoods, who won ‘best urban release’ and ‘best indie release’. They did great on stage, though it would be nice to see the production crew bother to test their mics before the performance. Or are sound tests only reserved for Aussie rock bands?
Speaking of which, Wolfmother - who won too many awards to bother mentioning - were awesome. They showed us what rock ‘n’ roll is all about, ie. swinging a keyboard like a child on ADHD and jumping like Michael Jordan. Who said white men can’t jump?
Bernard Fanning was absolutely sublime. His ARIA remix of the touching single ‘Say you’ll watch over me’ included vocals from a tall, hot, redhead chick, and Casey Chambers. I’m not a big fan of Chambers, though I have to say her interpretation was great. Props to the heavenly harmonies and Fanning’s alternate arrangement. More importantly, congratulations on winning ‘ALBUM OF THE YEAR’. Snatched right under Wolfmother’s nose; that’s what we like to see.
Pete Murray teamed up with John Mayer for a bare yet pleasing performance. The two performed together well, though I was disappointed that Mayer didn’t sing a verse. His guitar solo was great though wasn’t it?
I’m sad to admit I missed the Silverchair performance. Shame on me!!! I’ll slap myself in the face, don’t worry.
Congratulations to Midnight Oil who were inducted into the ARIA hall of fame.
Here are the winners of the main awards:
Album of the Year:
Bernard Fanning - Tea And Sympathy
Single of the Year:
Eskimo Joe - Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Best Adult Contemporary Album:
Bob Evans - Suburban Songbook
Best Group:
Wolfmother
Best Male Artist:
Bernard Fanning
Best Rock Album:
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Breakthrough Artist - Album:
Wolfmother - Wolfmother
Breakthrough Artist - Single:
Youth Group – Forever Young
Take care and peace out…
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Comment by Hellvis
Earache Hotel
Kudos to the Hilltop Hoods for their win, and I agree with you about the sound. One of the guys was drowned out almost completely.
The tall redhead chick was Clare Bowditch who won the Aria for best female artist.
And the Silverchair performance was good, even though I'm not a fan. They payed tribute to Midnight Oil with a cover of "I Don't Want To Be The One". The best bit was when Daniel Johns spray painted PG 4 PM on the wall in white paint.
And apparently Axel Whithead showed his penis. I didn't think he had one.