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Flame Trees (song)
"Flame Trees" is a song by Australian pub rock (Australia), pub rock band Cold Chisel from their 1984 in music, 1984 album ''Twentieth Century (Cold Chisel album), Twentieth Century''. One of their best known songs, it was written by drummer Steve Prestwich and keyboardist Don Walker (musician), Don Walker. On its release it reached No. 26 on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart. It resurfaced in August 2011 due to download sales, peaking at No. 54 on the ARIA chart. In January 2018, as part of Triple M's "Ozzest 100" of the 'most Australian' songs of all time, "Flame Trees" was ranked number 12. Background According to the band's official website, Walker's inspiration for the lyrics was a combination of his memories of Grafton, New South Wales, Grafton where he had lived as a youth, and of his romantic dreams. The music had already been written, on a bass guitar, bass, by Prestwich. The song was then played to Walker, "in assorted back rooms" with Prestwich asking, "G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel are an Australian Pub rock (Australia), pub rock band, which formed in Adelaide in 1973 by mainstay members Ian Moss on guitar and vocals, Steve Prestwich on drums, Les Kaczmarek on bass and Don Walker (musician), Don Walker on piano and keyboards. They were soon joined by Jimmy Barnes on lead vocals and, in 1975, Phil Small became their bass guitarist. The group disbanded in late 1983 but subsequently re-formed several times. Musicologist Ian McFarlane wrote that they became "one of Australia's best-loved groups" as well as "one of the best live bands", fusing "a combination of rockabilly, hard rock and rough-house soul'n'blues that was defiantly Australian in outlook." Eight of their studio albums have reached the Australian top five, ''Breakfast at Sweethearts'' (February 1979), ''East (Cold Chisel album), East'' (June 1980), ''Circus Animals'' (March 1982, No. 1), ''Twentieth Century (Cold Chisel album), Twentieth Century'' (April 1984, No. 1), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country And Western
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. When referring to a specific polity, the term "country" may refer to a sovereign state, state with limited recognition, constituent country, or dependent territory. Most sovereign states, but not all countries, are members of the United Nations. There is no universal agreement on the number of "countries" in the world, since several states have disputed sovereignty status or limited recognition, and a number of non-sovereign entities are commonly considered countries. The definition and usage of the word "country" are flexible and have changed over time. ''The Economist'' wrote in 2010 that "any attempt to find a clear definition of a country soon runs into a thicket of exceptions and anomalies." Areas much smaller than a political entity may be referred to as a "country", such as the West Country in England, "big sky country" (used in various contexts of the American West), "coa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Stand (1984 Film)
''Last Stand'' is a documentary film of the final concert appearances by Australian rock band, Cold Chisel, prior to their first disbandment.McFarlane'Cold Chisel'entry. Archived frothe originalon 19 April 2004. Retrieved 16 May 2018. It was filmed on 13 and 15 December 1983 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and released to cinemas in July 1984. It featured the group performing two of the four final concerts of their national Last Stand Tour, from 12 to 15 December 1983. It is interspersed with short interviews from members of the band, their managers, audience members and Midnight Oil front man, Peter Garrett. A DVD version featuring extra footage was issued in October 2005. Reception Anna-Maria Delvoso of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' observed, "This is not just another film-of-the-concert-of-the-album rock & roll picture. If this is commercial exploitation, it's worth every cent of it. Last Stand has an intelligent construction. Eschewing self-indulgence, the film displays h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Barnes
James Dixon Barnes ( Swan; born 28 April 1956) is an Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time. By 2022 he had achieved 15 solo number-one albums in Australia, more than any other artist. He has won many awards, and been nominated for many more. In 2005 he was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame as a solo artist, after also having been an inductee in 1992 as a member of Cold Chisel. His music has covered many genres, including hard rock, blues rock, soul, R&B, country, country rock, and electronic. Some of his albums were recorded at his own recording studio, Freight Train Studios. Several of his children are musicians who have on occasion joined him on stage, including drummer Jackie, his sisters Mahalia, Eliza-Jane ("EJ"), and Elly-May, and elder half-brother David Campbell. His wife Jane formed the Jane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberon, New South Wales
Oberon is a town located within the Oberon Council Local government in Australia, local government area, in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. The main industries are farming, forestry and wood products. The town usually receives snowfall during the winter months, owing to its high elevation. At the 2021 census, Oberon had a population of 3,319 people. It is the birthplace of Australian Greens, Greens politician Bob Brown and journalist Ken Sutcliffe, and former Penrith Panthers player Ray Blacklock. Oberon is located near Jenolan Caves and the Kanangra-Boyd National Park. History The town was permanently settled in 1839, originally named Bullocks Flat, until it was renamed to Oberon in 1863. Gold was discovered on the Fish River in 1823, leading to a population boost in the area. The Oberon Council was formed in 1906. The Fish River Creek Post Office opened on 1 January 1855 and was renamed Oberon in 1866. Heritage listings Oberon has a number of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimble Rendall
Kimble Rendall (1957 – April 2025) was an Australian film director, musician and writer mostly known for his second unit direction of ''The Matrix Reloaded'' (2003), ''The Matrix Revolutions'' (2003), ''I, Robot'' (2004), '' Casanova'' (2005) and ''Ghost Rider'' (2007). As a musician Rendall was guitarist, vocalist and co-founder of punk rockers XL Capris and of rock band the Hoodoo Gurus. Career Early works Rendall used an 8mm camera to write and direct short films while still at school, he completed a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Mass Media and then trained at Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) as a film editor. ''My Survival as an Aboriginal'' (1978) was a documentary written and directed by Essie Coffey on her life in the township of Brewarrina produced and edited by Rendall. XL Capris Rendall was taking acting lessons at the Nimrod Theatre when he met Tim Gooding and Johanna Pigott, and with their mutual interest in music they formed punk rock band ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flame Trees Cold Chisel Video
A flame () is the visible, gaseous part of a fire. It is caused by a highly exothermic chemical reaction made in a thin zone. When flames are hot enough to have ionized gaseous components of sufficient density, they are then considered plasma. Mechanism Color and temperature of a flame are dependent on the type of fuel involved in the combustion. For example, when a lighter is held to a candle, the applied heat causes the fuel molecules in the candle wax to vaporize. In this state they can then readily react with oxygen in the air, which gives off enough heat in the subsequent exothermic reaction to vaporize yet more fuel, thus sustaining a consistent flame. The high temperature of the flame causes the vaporized fuel molecules to decompose, forming various incomplete combustion products and free radicals, and these products then react with each other and with the oxidizer involved in the reaction of the following flame (fire). One may investigate different parts of a candle f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venetta Fields
Venetta Lee Fields (born 1941) is an American-born Australian singer and musical theater actress, and vocal coach. Fields was a backing vocalist for touring American and British rock and pop acts of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as working as a session recording vocalist, she worked with artists including Ike & Tina Turner, Pink Floyd, Humble Pie, Barbra Streisand, Elkie Brooks, Neil Diamond, Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, Bob Seger and the Rolling Stones. After emigrating to Australia in 1982, she took up citizenship. She recorded or toured as a backing singer for Australian artists Richard Clapton, Australian Crawl, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, James Morrison, John Farnham, and New Zealand artists Tim Finn and Split Enz. Life and career Early life Fields was born in Buffalo, New York in 1941, into a religious family. Her early musical training was from regular gospel performances at church. Her inspiration was Aretha Franklin. Fields singing career began with the Templaires, a gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Arnott
Ray Arnott is an Australian rock drummer and singer-songwriter. He was a member of Spectrum (1970–1973), which had a number one hit with " I'll Be Gone".Spencer et al, (2007Arnott, Rayentry. Retrieved 31 January 2010. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1974 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988. In 1992, Kent back calculated chart positions for 1970–1974. He played drums for The Dingoes in the 1970s and Cold Chisel in 1980s.McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry fo'Spectrum' Retrieved 31 January 2010. Biography Ray grew up in Brisbane and played with Glenn Wheatley (of the Masters Apprentices) in the Vacant Lot, and with Chelsea Set. Ray moved to Melbourne with the Chelsea Set in 1966. He left that band to join the Browns, who were the backing band for Vergil Brothers, Johnny Farnham, Colleen Hewett, Wendy Saddington, and Olivia Newton-John. Ray did a stint with Matt Taylor in the band Genesis and Gulliver Smith in Company Caine. In late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Williams (actress)
Megan Mingyu Williams (11 September 195617 April 2000) was an Australian actress and singer, who played a continuing role as Alice Sullivan in the television drama ''The Sullivans'', and won a Logie Award for her work in ''Anzacs'' (1985). Early years Williams was born in London, England, to David and Chin Yu Williams who appeared in a West End production of ''South Pacific''. Her mother was described as " half-Chinese". At six months old, Williams had a minor TV role as an abandoned baby on ''The Adventures of Robin Hood''. Williams' family moved to Sydney, Australia, where she pursued an acting career. Career Actor Williams' first major role was as an ongoing lead, Ann Watson, in the daily soap opera ''Class of '74'' (1974). The long running role of Alice Watkins Sullivan in ''The Sullivans'' (1978-1982) followed. A guest role as Carol Canning in ''The Outsiders'' (1976) episode 10 "Charlie Cole Esq." (broadcast 1977) had her appearing in a bikini. After ''The Sullivans'' end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Poinciana
''Delonix regia'' is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae native to Madagascar. It is noted for its fern-like leaves and flamboyant display of orange-red flowers over summer. In many tropical parts of the world it is grown as an ornamental tree. It is a non-nodulating legume. Although its country of origin was unknown, it had been in widespread cultivation for centuries. Finally, in 1932, a natural colony was discovered on the west coast of Madagascar by J. Leandri. Common names Its common names include " flame tree" (one of several species given this name), peacock flower, royal poinciana, flamboyant, phoenix flower, flame of the forest. The name ''poinciana'' comes from a genus it was once placed in named '' Poinciana'' after Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy, a French noble who once governed the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts. Description ''Delonix regia'' is a medium-sized deciduous tree that grows to about . The bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachychiton Acerifolius
''Brachychiton acerifolius'' is a large tree of the family Malvaceae endemic to tropical and subtropical regions on the east coast of Australia. It is famous for the bright red bell-shaped flowers that often cover the whole tree when it is leafless. It is commonly known as the flame tree, Illawarra flame tree, lacebark tree, or (along with other members of the genus) kurrajong. Description This species is a large deciduous tree, which forms a pyramidal habit. It may reach in height in its natural habitat, but is usually shorter in cultivation. The trunk is smoothly cylindrical and green or grey-green in colour, often tapering unbranched to the very tip of the tree. Leaves have long petioles and measure up to x . They are glossy green, glabrous, simple, alternate, and highly variable in shape—they may be entire and ovate or up to 5-lobed. Flowers are bright red or scarlet in colour, bell-shaped when viewed from the side and star-shaped when viewed end-on, about long by wid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
