#442/2121 LISTENING POST DISCOVERY
October 20 1986
John Farnham
Whispering Jack
Genre: Much better than John Parr but not wholly dissimilar
4.5 out of 5
Highlights:
Pressure Down
You’re the Voice (written by a guy I sold an air conditioner unit to)
Trouble
Every country has one or two of these acts. A pop idol that can not cross over to America but remains an icon in their home country.
Cliff Richard.
Tragically Hip.
I’m sure there are others but my brain is jello right now.
That isn’t to say they aren’t any good. Quite the opposite.
But, who has ever heard of John Farnham? Did you know this was his 12th record?
Nope. Not me.
Did you know that, for a while, he was the lead singer on Little River Band?
Nope. But that begs the question, why is this so much better than any LRB stuff he was involved with???
That said, it’s big and assured and, at times, quite excellent entry into the pantheon of 80s big vocals rock.
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