Live at the Sydney Opera House (Josh Pyke album)

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Live at the Sydney Opera House
Studio album by
Released1 July 2016
Recorded29–30 April 2015[1]
VenueSydney Opera House
Length70:10
LabelSydney Symphony Orchestra / ABC Music
Josh Pyke albums chronology
But for All These Shrinking Hearts
(2015)
Live at the Sydney Opera House
(2016)
The Best of Josh Pyke, B Sides and Rarities
(2017)

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.

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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SourceRating
The Music[4]

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

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No.TitleLength
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

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 27

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 1 July 2016 Australian Broadcasting Corporation 4794802

References

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  1. ^ "Josh Pyke's Orchestral Debut". Broadsheet. February 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Josh Pyke and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra". Josh Pyke. July 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ "ARIA Awards Search Results – Josh Pyke". ARIA Awards. ARIA Awards. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Josh Pyke & The Sydney Symphony Orchestra / Live At The Sydney Opera House". The Music. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Josh Pyke & Sydney Symphony Orchestra – Live at the Sydney Opera House". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 July 2020.



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