Glen Humphries gives his take on Aussie Music
Plus, his profile in the USA and his new book titled ‘Aussie Rock Anthems – Top 40’
Now author Glen Humphries is looking back on it all in a new book, Aussie Rock Anthems, a collection of our most iconic hard driving songs. Each song is discussed in detail with quotes from the artists, alongside a behind the scenes look at the tracks.
“I really like the Cold Chisel (‘Khe Sanh’) story,” Glen notes. “It’s such an iconic song. I had interviewed Don Walker before and he told me about how he knew it wasn’t an Australian battle (Battle of Khe Sanh).”
“He was concerned about whether people would catch him out on that when the song was actually released and appeared on the first album.”
You just have to look at our industry to see the interesting journey local music has taken — moving from rock to folk and now techno. Glen notes whether there’s a specific thing that makes a song Australian…
Click here to read the full article by Benjamin Lamb ‘Author Glen Humphries on Aussie Music, Getting Famous in the USA and Aussie Rock Anthems‘ from fortemag.com
