Rockin’ and rollin’
As well as being involved in road transport media for the past 22 years, GREG BUSH has strong links to the music industry. A former Golden Guitar judge for the Country Music Awards of Australia, Greg also had a three-year stint as an ARIA Awards judge in the late 1990s and wrote for and edited several music magazines.
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Eels
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Californian rock band Eels is, for all intents and purposes, a vehicle for singer-songwriter and musician Mark Everett who prefers to go by the basic moniker, E. is album number 14 for Eels, their prolific output stretching back to 1996. Englishman John Parish, who had a long association with PJ Harvey, co-produced with Everett, as well as co-writing seven of the 12 tracks. At times Eels sound like a US college band, as on ‘Amateur Hour’, but show their rock credentials on ‘Steam Engine’, a track notable for its innuendo amid simplistic lyrics. There’s more solid rock on ‘Good Night On Earth’ as Everett delivers a part speaking, part singing performance. ‘The Magic’ is a mix of guitar chords, minimalistic lyrics and psychedelic effects, and there’s a dietary advice on ‘Strawberries and Popcorn’.
