Are there any Paul Kelly fans among us? Kelly, generally acknowledged to be Australia's finest singer/songwriter, has been putting out consistently excellent albums for 20 years, and yet he has only managed to develop a loyal, but relatively small cult following in the states. I would suggest that the uninitiated seek out "Songs From The South", his greatest hits CD, that was only released down under. I promise that you will not be disappointed! Peter in New Hampshire https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,1456#msg-1456 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:43:12 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,68160#msg-68160 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,68160#msg-68160 Live at the Continental and the Esplanade from concerts recorded in 1994 and 1995.]]> zwirnm Trouser Press Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:49:32 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,68159#msg-68159 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,68159#msg-68159 Songs from the South has a pretty great selection that stops at 2008) but those records may be his best. I'll also throw in the one preceding them, Post, which was my introduction to Kelly.

FWIW, a few months ago, I bought the original Australian CD's for the two credited to the Coloured Girls just to have something close to the original Australian versions of those albums. The one for Under the Sun actually had two bonus cuts, including "Bradman," and it restored the original artwork. The one for Gossip was missing three songs in order to fit it on a single disc, but that's still four more than the U.S. CD and it also had the original mixes for two more that had been remixed by Scott Litt for the U.S. release. A recent double-CD reissue restored Gossip to its original 24 tracks, but I was told it was mastered with quite a bit of compression.]]> belfast Trouser Press Tue, 15 Oct 2024 18:14:07 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,68157#msg-68157 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,68157#msg-68157
Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls had been named for a lyric in Lou Reed's song "Walk on the Wild Side", but all North American and European releases were credited to Paul Kelly and the Messengers due to possible racist interpretations...]]> zwirnm Trouser Press Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:21:18 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,68156#msg-68156 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,68156#msg-68156 zwirnm Trouser Press Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:17:53 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,68155#msg-68155 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,68155#msg-68155
Perhaps as a nod to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Kelly introduced the final number of the main set by talking about the failed constitutional referendum to recognize Indigenous Australians which would have given them official representation to Australia's Federal Parliament and executive government. The vote took place one year ago today (October 14, 2023), so it seemed appropriate to respond with "From Little Things Big Things Grow." A personal favorite of mine as well - prior to the show, I looked up his setlist in L.A. and noticed he hadn't played it there, so I was wondering if I'd have to yell it out as a request. New songs sounded great too!]]> belfast Trouser Press Tue, 15 Oct 2024 06:39:45 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67971#msg-67971 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67971#msg-67971 zwirnm Trouser Press Thu, 05 Sep 2024 01:35:24 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67970#msg-67970 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67970#msg-67970
Paul has to jump off the Keb’ Mo’ & Shawn Colvin US tour that has just been postponed until next year due to Keb’ Mo’ needing to take a pause for health reasons. The show at CityFolk in Ottawa is now off the cards, too. We’re sorry to everyone who’s planned to get to these shows in the coming weeks. Paul’s still heading over to play in LA, TXS & NYC. We wish Keb' Mo' an easy recovery and a great 2025 tour]]> belfast Trouser Press Thu, 05 Sep 2024 01:03:32 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67967#msg-67967 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67967#msg-67967
EDIT: I'll have to take that back, Le Poisson Rouge is already booked the following nights.]]> belfast Trouser Press Wed, 04 Sep 2024 07:33:56 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67966#msg-67966 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67966#msg-67966 after the Paul Kelly show. I have the train ticket already. Wondering if there is any way I could go up earlier to make it work, but those hotel rates in New York are murderous.]]> zwirnm Trouser Press Tue, 03 Sep 2024 19:52:45 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67965#msg-67965 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67965#msg-67965 Delvin Trouser Press Tue, 03 Sep 2024 16:36:28 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67964#msg-67964 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67964#msg-67964
Still not good enough to drag me out of the house to haul 70 miles up the interstate for. I have zero interest in seeing Shawn Colvin or Keb Mo- fine and worthwhile artists for sure, but no one I care about seeing live. And as you point out, Kelly's set is likely to be pretty truncated.

So it's tempting, but unless I find myself craving Springfield's life-shortening specialty dish that day, the horseshoe sandwich, I doubt I'll be going.]]> breno Trouser Press Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:23:43 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67963#msg-67963 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67963#msg-67963 BCE Trouser Press Tue, 03 Sep 2024 14:02:56 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67960#msg-67960 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67960#msg-67960 zwirnm Trouser Press Mon, 02 Sep 2024 18:54:43 +0000 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67959#msg-67959 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,1456,67959#msg-67959
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