''They Were Better Live : Live at the Central Club Christmas, 1998'' is a double live album released by Australian rock band

Weddings Parties Anything Weddings, Parties, Anything. was an Australian folk rock band formed in 1984 in Melbourne and continuing until 1999. Their name came from The Clash song "Revolution Rock". Musicologist Billy Pinnell described their first album as the best Austr ...

. The recording was of the band's series of live shows at the Central Club Hotel in

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. It was released after the band disbanded and was the band's first live album. Paul Kelly joins the band for a rendition of his song "Laughing Boy." The album was nominated for an

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in 1999 for 'Best Blues & Roots Album'.

Track listing

All songs written by Mick Thomas, except where notedAPRA database
at the

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website (search each song title)

Disc 1

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Barrett's Privateers "Barrett's Privateers" is a modern folk song in the style of a sea shanty, written and performed by Canadian musician Stan Rogers, having been inspired after a song session with the Friends of Fiddler's Green at the Northern Lights Festival Bor� ...

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Stan Rogers Stanley Allison Rogers (November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983) was a Canadian folk musician and songwriter. Rogers was noted for his rich, baritone voice and his traditional-sounding songs which were frequently inspired by Canadian history and th ...

) # "Away Away" # "Tickets in Tatts" # "Monday's Experts" # "Industrial Town" # " Laughing Boy" ( Paul Kelly) # "Sisters of Mercy" # "Hungry Years" # "Tilting at Windmills" # "Rambling Girl" # "Under the Clocks" # "Manana Manana" # "Decent Cup of Coffee" # "Father's Day" # "Rain in My Heart" # "For a Short Time"

Disc 2

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Wide Open Road "Wide Open Road" is a single released in 1986 by Australian rock band The Triffids from their album ''Born Sandy Devotional''. It was produced by Gil Norton (Pixies (band), Pixies, Echo & the Bunnymen, Foo Fighters) and written by David McComb o ...

" (

David McComb David Richard McComb (17 February 19622 February 1999) was an Australian musician. He was the singer-songwriter and guitarist of the Australian bands, The Triffids (1976–89) and The Blackeyed Susans (1989–93). He also had a solo career incl ...

) # "Knockbacks in Halifax" # "Grey Skies Over Collingwood" (Ian Hearn) # "Luckiest Man" # "Step in Step Out" # "Rosy and Grey" (

Ron Hawkins Ronald James Hawkins (born 1964) is a musician from Toronto who is best known as a member of the band The Lowest of the Low."Low man known for artistic highs; Album No. 15 confirms his staying power". ''Ottawa Citizen'', April 7, 2016. He has als ...

) # "Jolly Old Christmas Time" (Lawler) # "Scorn of the Women" # "Ladies Lounge" # "Roaring Days" # "Streets of Forbes" # "Sergeant Small" (

Tex Morton Tex Morton (born Robert William Lane in Nelson, New Zealand, also credited as Robert Tex Morton; 30 August 1916 – 23 July 1983) was a pioneer of New Zealand and Australian country and western music, vaudevillian, actor, television host and ...

) # "Woman of Ireland" # "Tale They Won't Believe" # "No No Never" # "Leave Her Johnny"

Personnel

* Mick Thomas * Jen Anderson * Stephen O'Prey * Paul Thomas * Mark Wallace * Michael Barclay

Charts

References

{{Weddings Parties Anything Weddings Parties Anything albums 1999 live albums