The Rock Show (Jon English album) explained

The Rock Show
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Artist:Jon English
Cover:The_Rock_Show_by_Jon_English.jpg
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Label:Sound One, EMI Records, Ambition Entertainment
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The Rock Show was a musical theatrical production that toured Australia between 2009 and 2012. Created by Stuart Smith, the production starred Smith, Jon English, Isaac Hayward, Paul Toole, Amy Vee, Andrew Sampford, Joe Kalou, Shaun Tarring, Kita Kerford, Natalya Bing, and Jonathan Sora-English. The production was a tribute to rock music from 1965 to 1980 and contained tracks originally recorded by AC/DC, Bob Dylan, The Who, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and David Bowie among many other artists from the time period.English said, "I'm amazingly proud to be a part of this show. People come along to see me, not really knowing what to expect, but invariably leave saying they are just blown away by the world-class young talent on stage."[1]

The show was released on DVD in May and on CD/digital download in July 2012.

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2012, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album but lost to Straight to You – Triple J's Tribute to Nick Cave.[2]

The production was followed by a series of similar shows including The Rock Show More, Rock Revolution and Trilogy of Rock. A fifth version, The Rock Show - Oz Edition, focusing solely on Australian music from the same time period, was to have toured in late 2016 but was canceled after English died in March of that year.[3]

Track listing

Compact Disc/ Digital DownloadCD 1
  1. "Hey Hey, My My (Out of the Blue)"/"The Times They Are a-Changin’" - 4:17
  2. "Let There Be Rock" - 3:32
  3. "My Generation" - 4:06
  4. "Two World Wars"/"Gloria" - 3:55
  5. "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)"/"The Sound of Silence"/ "California Dreaming" - 4:30
  6. "Mercedes Benz"/"Me and Bobby McGee" - 3:11
  7. "Purple Haze"/"Somebody to Love"/"White Room" - 4:40
  8. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" - 2:14
  9. "Handbags and Gladrags" - 4:48
  10. "Space Oddity"/"Rocket Man" - 5:12
  11. "Beatles Medley"
    "Can’t Buy Me Love"/"Love Me Do"/"Help!"/"We Can Work It Out"/"Yesterday"/"Blackbird"/"Eleanor Rigby"/"I Am the Walrus"/"Octopus's Garden"/"Lady Madonna"/"Come Together"/"Hey Jude" -13:08

CD 2

  1. "Won't Get Fooled Again"/"Kashmir" - 5:12
  2. "Stairway to Heaven" - 5:38
  3. "Guitar Riff Medley"
    "Smoke on the Water"/"Peter Gunn Theme"/"Day Tripper"/"Oh, Pretty Woman"/"Beat It"/"All Right Now"/"April Sun in Cuba"/"Eagle Rock"/"I Was Made for Lovin' You"/"You Shook Me All Night Long"/"You Really Got Me"/"Sunshine of Your Love"/"Smoke on the Water" - 4:55
  4. "Lola" - 5:18
  5. "See Me, Feel Me/"Pinball Wizard" - 2:33
  6. "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth" - 2:38
  7. "Wish You Were Here"/"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" - 5:45
  8. "Rolling Stones Medley"
    "Honky Tonk Woman"/"Ruby Tuesday"/"Paint it Black"/"Get Off of My Cloud"/"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"/"Jumping Jack Flash"/"Brown Sugar"/"You Can't Always Get What You Want" - 15:20
  9. "Six Ribbons"/"Turn The Page"/"Hollywood Seven" - 8:50
  10. "Bohemian Rhapsody" - 5:31
  11. "With a Little Help From My Friends'/"Superstar" - 7:17

Show reviews

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Release history

RegionDateFormatEdition(s)LabelCatalogue
Australia18 May 2012 [5] StandardFanFare/Ambition EntertainmentFANFARE059
Australia6 July 2012 [6] [7] StandardSound One, Ambition Entertainment, EMI Records9324690056811

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The rock show [sound recording] / Jon English]. Trove NLA. 15 October 2016.
  2. Web site: 2012 ARIA Awards Winners By Year . Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) . 5 October 2012 .
  3. Web site: Bowden . Ebony . Singer songwriter Jon English dead at 66 . www.smh.com.au . . 11 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310180014/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/singer-songwriter-jon-english-dead-at-66-20160310-gnf2ol.html . March 10, 2016 . en . 9 March 2016 . live.
  4. Web site: Jon English Trilogy of Rock. The Q. 15 October 2016.
  5. Web site: The Rock Show DVD. JB Hi-Fi. 15 October 2016.
  6. Web site: The Rock Show Original Soundtrack. January 2012 . iTunes Australia. 15 October 2016.
  7. Web site: The Rock Show CD Jon English. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 October 2016.

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