Live at the Sydney Opera House (Josh Pyke album)
Live at the Sydney Opera House is a live album by Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. It was released in July 2016 and peaked at number 27 on the ARIA Charts.
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| Released | 1 July 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 29–30 April 2015[1] | |||
| Venue | Sydney Opera House | |||
| Length | 70:10 | |||
| Label | Sydney Symphony Orchestra / ABC Music | |||
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Upon release, Pyke said "[I'm] very excited to say the live recordings of the shows I did with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the amazing Sydney Opera House are out now! I'm so proud of this record. The whole experience was amazingly rewarding and a huge learning curve for me. I love the fact that these songs have been given a new lease on life in this new form, and I can't wait to share them with you! Thank you so much for your support, and I hope you enjoy the record."[2]
At the ARIA Music Awards of 2016, the album won the ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album.[3]
Reception
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Tim Kroenert from The Music said "Collaborations between popular artists and orchestras often feel ego-driven, yet the songs performed here, selected mostly from Pyke's first four albums (the shows predated 2015's But for All These Shrinking Hearts), at least conspire to remind us what a smart songwriter he is. His voice is in great shape too, and the arrangements bring genuine freshness: tribal percussion and solo trumpet make an oddity of 'Still Some Big Deal'; swelling strings carry 'Goldmines' from alt-country to Spaghetti Western; the woodwind flourishes on 'Love Lies' are lovely. Elsewhere, 'Sew My Name', 'Memories & Dust' and others simply bloom with renewed drama."[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Summer" | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Sew My Name" | 4:10 |
| 3. | "The Lighthouse Song" | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Still Some Big Deal" | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Goldmines" | 5:40 |
| 6. | "Parking Lots" | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Order Has Abandoned Us" | 2:13 |
| 8. | "Vibrations in Air" | 4:40 |
| 9. | "Bug Eyes Beauty" | 2:56 |
| 10. | "Memories & Dust" | 3:50 |
| 11. | "Leeward Side" | 3:18 |
| 12. | "Fill You In" | 5:29 |
| 13. | "Cloves' Sons" | 5:12 |
| 14. | "Middle of the Hill" | 2:38 |
| 15. | "Love Lies" | 6:12 |
| 16. | "Where Two Oceans Meet" | 4:26 |
| 17. | "Middle of the Hill" (encore) | 3:20 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue |
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| Australia | 1 July 2016 | Australian Broadcasting Corporation | 4794802 |
References
- "Josh Pyke's Orchestral Debut". Broadsheet. February 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Josh Pyke and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra". Josh Pyke. July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "ARIA Awards Search Results – Josh Pyke". ARIA Awards. ARIA Awards. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Josh Pyke & The Sydney Symphony Orchestra / Live At The Sydney Opera House". The Music. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "Australiancharts.com – Josh Pyke & Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Live at the Sydney Opera House". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2020.