Comments on: Avion (formerly Lionheart) http://australianmusichistory.com/avion/ Recording the Golden Age of Australian Live Music Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:06:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John Fowler http://australianmusichistory.com/avion/#comment-180 John Fowler Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:06:10 +0000 http://australianmusichistory.com/?p=3#comment-180 Steven,if you want to make contact I can arrange to get my tape transferred onto disc for you but the guy I use charges $35.00 so you may prefer a cheaper option. Steven,if you want to make contact I can arrange to get my tape transferred onto disc for you but the guy I use charges $35.00 so you may prefer a cheaper option.

]]> By: Steven Pickett http://australianmusichistory.com/avion/#comment-179 Steven Pickett Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:02:34 +0000 http://australianmusichistory.com/?p=3#comment-179 Hi, I'd really like to get a copy of the Live album - I have tried this link but it requires login and password - vcan anyone assist? many thanks. Steven Hi,

I’d really like to get a copy of the Live album – I have tried this link but it requires login and password – vcan anyone assist?

many thanks.

Steven

]]> By: John Fowler http://australianmusichistory.com/avion/#comment-178 John Fowler Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:04:10 +0000 http://australianmusichistory.com/?p=3#comment-178 Further to my earlier comments about the 'live' cassette,my copy wasn't lost in flood after all. I had sent a box of cassettes to my brother last year & the Avion tape was amongst them so he returned it to me last week & I've had it transferred on to disc. I've played it in the car & it sounds awesome. The tape I have is a 're-mastered' one as the guy I bought it from had edited out some of the stage patter,which I thought was good fun,and replaced it with some applause from one of their stadium shows. So there is an 'original' edition out there Further to my earlier comments about the ‘live’ cassette,my copy wasn’t lost in flood after all. I had sent a box of cassettes to my brother last year & the Avion tape was amongst them so he returned it to me last week & I’ve had it transferred on to disc. I’ve played it in the car & it sounds awesome. The tape I have is a ‘re-mastered’ one as the guy I bought it from had edited out some of the stage patter,which I thought was good fun,and replaced it with some applause from one of their stadium shows. So there is an ‘original’ edition out there

]]> By: Leslie http://australianmusichistory.com/avion/#comment-177 Leslie Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:44:55 +0000 http://australianmusichistory.com/?p=3#comment-177 I was doing some youtubing the other day and up came this title..''Tailor Made at the bombay rock 1983'' so i thought id give it a look..thers wasnt any personnel info on the band..but i thought gee that guitarist looks familiar so did a bit of research and its Paul Gannel in his pre Aavion days..so heres the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di9ARY1gDz8&feature=related Leslie I was doing some youtubing the other day and up came this title..”Tailor Made at the bombay rock 1983” so i thought id give it a look..thers wasnt any personnel info on the band..but i thought gee that guitarist looks familiar so did a bit of research and its Paul Gannel in his pre Aavion days..so heres the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di9ARY1gDz8&feature=related

Leslie

]]> By: Leslie http://australianmusichistory.com/avion/#comment-176 Leslie Sat, 10 Sep 2011 10:56:44 +0000 http://australianmusichistory.com/?p=3#comment-176 Hi everyone..i remember reading somewhere in the late 80s that a Perth band called ''Ice Tiger'' had done version of ''Never let me go'' i was thinking bout it the other day and thought id do a bit research on the net on it ...i found they released the song on a cd they had done in the early 90s called ''Love n crime''..i found a free downlaod of the album which is long out of print on this site http://thehousethathardrockbuilt.blogspot.com/2011/02/ice-tiger-love-n-crime-1992.html Their cover isnt too bad at all..although they play it pretty much the same as the original even down to the big sustained chord bit at the end..worth a listen i reckon..the rest is pretty much late 80s hair metal/Aor ..better than most tho' Leslie Hi everyone..i remember reading somewhere in the late 80s that a Perth band called ”Ice Tiger” had done version of ”Never let me go” i was thinking bout it the other day and thought id do a bit research on the net on it …i found they released the song on a cd they had done in the early 90s called ”Love n crime”..i found a free downlaod of the album which is long out of print on this site http://thehousethathardrockbuilt.blogspot.com/2011/02/ice-tiger-love-n-crime-1992.html

Their cover isnt too bad at all..although they play it pretty much the same as the original even down to the big sustained chord bit at the end..worth a listen i reckon..the rest is pretty much late 80s hair metal/Aor ..better than most tho’

Leslie

]]> By: Melissa http://australianmusichistory.com/avion/#comment-175 Melissa Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:55:47 +0000 http://australianmusichistory.com/?p=3#comment-175 HI! WHAT A FANTASTIC SITE TO FIND!!! I am (trying to) write a book and have started teeing up some details. Evan was both my music teacher at Forest High School and a good confidante. It is so odd I remember clearly mum and dad coming into the youth hall at St David's Church in Forestville the night he died to take me home and tell me, yet I can't remember what night it was (as in Fri/Sat)!!! I also remember thinking "what on earth are they doing here? I'm a big girl now (think I was about 15). I don't need to be walked the whole 350m home". Ironically I met the most wonderful man when I was 27 at the State of Origin and our first "date" (romantic! long story) was at The Antler (which replaced the Pizza Hut, I think now The Parkway), and lost him soon after too. Maybe Billy Joel really was right "only the good die young". Evan was truly a kindred spirit in the world and I feel blessed that even though I was just a kid and probably didn't apprecitate his friendship to the full extent, at least he came into my life. I had been begging for a piano since I was about 5. I got a guitar when I was 6 and had been playing that happily, but never gave up hope (or pestering). When we moved back to Australia, dad came home with a large "thing" covered and on a trailer and I thought all my dreams had come true. And then the cover came off and this hideous two-board organ was produced. I was sent to lessons and I hated it just as much as I had set my mind up to. Until I met Evan and he introduced me to the wonderful world of keyboards, and made me see I really had two instead of one. 5 months after he passed away I turned 16 and got my dream piano (a VERY old one, but it is STILL a very much loved - yet now a VERY, VERY much older one). Again, it is so wonderful to find this site, and I'm off to visit Paul's MySpace page. Never been to one of those yet - swore of never would, but this is a very special reason. Thanks for this site. You really can't know what this has meant to me right now. Take care all. Melissa HI! WHAT A FANTASTIC SITE TO FIND!!! I am (trying to) write a book and have started teeing up some details. Evan was both my music teacher at Forest High School and a good confidante. It is so odd I remember clearly mum and dad coming into the youth hall at St David’s Church in Forestville the night he died to take me home and tell me, yet I can’t remember what night it was (as in Fri/Sat)!!! I also remember thinking “what on earth are they doing here? I’m a big girl now (think I was about 15). I don’t need to be walked the whole 350m home”.
Ironically I met the most wonderful man when I was 27 at the State of Origin and our first “date” (romantic! long story) was at The Antler (which replaced the Pizza Hut, I think now The Parkway), and lost him soon after too. Maybe Billy Joel really was right “only the good die young”. Evan was truly a kindred spirit in the world and I feel blessed that even though I was just a kid and probably didn’t apprecitate his friendship to the full extent, at least he came into my life.
I had been begging for a piano since I was about 5. I got a guitar when I was 6 and had been playing that happily, but never gave up hope (or pestering). When we moved back to Australia, dad came home with a large “thing” covered and on a trailer and I thought all my dreams had come true. And then the cover came off and this hideous two-board organ was produced. I was sent to lessons and I hated it just as much as I had set my mind up to. Until I met Evan and he introduced me to the wonderful world of keyboards, and made me see I really had two instead of one.
5 months after he passed away I turned 16 and got my dream piano (a VERY old one, but it is STILL a very much loved – yet now a VERY, VERY much older one).
Again, it is so wonderful to find this site, and I’m off to visit Paul’s MySpace page. Never been to one of those yet – swore of never would, but this is a very special reason.
Thanks for this site. You really can’t know what this has meant to me right now.

Take care all.
Melissa

]]> By: styx http://australianmusichistory.com/avion/#comment-174 styx Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:20:37 +0000 http://australianmusichistory.com/?p=3#comment-174 avion! realy lovely rock band!i love the song never to late avion! realy lovely rock band!i love the song never to late

]]> By: Trevor C http://australianmusichistory.com/avion/#comment-173 Trevor C Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:07:51 +0000 http://australianmusichistory.com/?p=3#comment-173 Hey Geoff mate, I remember that night at Black Stump. They had Chris Churchward play just before you he was absolutely killing it awesome stuff and then you get up and cut him to shreds you were on fire. (sorry Chris budy) It was a great night of music and AVION R O C K E D. I remember you at a later blackstump festival with chubs and the weight watchers doing all 3 parts of Stevie Wright's EVIE you rocked that night as well. Hey Geoff mate,
I remember that night at Black Stump. They had Chris Churchward play just before you he was absolutely killing it awesome stuff and then you get up and cut him to shreds you were on fire. (sorry Chris budy)
It was a great night of music and AVION R O C K E D.
I remember you at a later blackstump festival with chubs and the weight watchers doing all 3 parts of Stevie Wright’s EVIE you rocked that night as well.

]]> By: john waller http://australianmusichistory.com/avion/#comment-172 john waller Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000 http://australianmusichistory.com/?p=3#comment-172 yes, interesting crowd there Leslie... yes, interesting crowd there Leslie…

]]> By: John Fowler http://australianmusichistory.com/avion/#comment-171 John Fowler Wed, 03 Aug 2011 08:58:03 +0000 http://australianmusichistory.com/?p=3#comment-171 That song can be found on the Avion myspace page. I dunno what technology you'll need to transfer it from there to you but the song is there. That song can be found on the Avion myspace page. I dunno what technology you’ll need to transfer it from there to you but the song is there.

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