John Farnham - Gethsemane | Vocalist From The UK Reacts 

Yes it's also how he met his wife who was a dancer in Charlie girl

I've been told by people who would know, that we only have the current recording of Black Dog for that reason. They were doing the usual sound check and someone flicked the record switch that one time.

The original 1970- ish Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice JC Superstar is a brilliant (to my mind) normal stage show surrounding the last weeks of Jesus Christ. It opened 1969-1973-ish in Sydney, Melbourne, London, & New York. The production had regular sets/set changes, costumes etc. Those productions were huge worldwide. I saw that version in Sydney x 2 in 1972 and 1973. London ran 1972-1980 I saw it in 1978 while living in London. In the 1980s-90s many producers staged it again because it had been a very big money earner. In Sydney (above 1992) the show was pared back and done in the round. The critics weren't keen on the changes at first but the public weren't deterred and seats were sold as they were released. There were no sets, but suggestions of temples etc., costumes were modern clothes suggestive of the era. I was there that final night & it was the best musically for me as I'm a Farnsey fan, though the Sydney 1972 was a close 2nd. Funnily I met/ cared for the exec. producer a week after that last night and our discussions were a revelation. He was very entertaining. There are a number of different albums of the different productions and I wore out or lost 4 versions of them. Cheers.

I saw him in Pippin - I just wish I could remember it!

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Ian has an incredible voice aswell!!

Yes, please!

💯 recommend that also 👍🏻

Black Dog will blow you away. Highly recommended.

There’s a YT video of supposedly the 10 best ever people who ever sang “Gethsemane”. John Farnham was not included. Ian Gillan of Deep Purple was the first to perform the role and was voted the best and he was great. However the singer who was also voted as a top performer, Ted Neeley, was good but unfortunately was much too old at the time to have credibility. (He’s now 79.) If Charlie and other fans of John Farnham were to watch it I suspect that you’d agree with me. John was better suited to this role than most of the others.

This is THE version, in my book

Thank you ! I had only seen 3 of the 4 Still think they should have included Granada.

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Agree Kappy. This was amazing. Thank you for watching. Appreciate you 😁😁

I dont think ive ever heard him rap and not sure that is a genre he would even attempt...lol But I reckon he could give opera a good crack though..like with the performance of Grenada...he can hit the notes no problem I think the breath control might need a bit of work tho.

@@carolynh8866 it’s just the training, and technique his voice is good enough. Don’t know how he would go without a microphone. Opera singers don’t use them.

@@lesliedavis2185 have you seen how far away he holds that mike...I've had the pleasure of watching John live on many occasions and I swear he doesn't need a mike.

I think he is a natural opera talent. Most rock singer that belt out the high notes lose a bit of clarity. John could escalate to a belting high note with a scream that is perfect pitch. He also held the mike further away on those belting notes. He would have aced it. The music for opera is a big sound without the heaviness of rock. I would have liked him to have explored that. Just like Michael Boulton did. Anyway it is all beside the point isn’t it. We agree he is special.

Lucky you!

Wesley, I was in awe of all the amazing talent I saw on the last night of JCS in Sydney in '92, and John was mesmerising. Such emotion, such passion. ✨

This was presented as a "Rock Opera" rather than a traditional theatre production with traditional costumes. It was performed in the round, with a rotating stage, (similar to Ed Sheerans recent visit here). The cast was full of Aussie artists who were well known in our music charts. I was at the Melbourne production, it was simply outstanding, loved every second of it. I wish we could jump into the Tardis & go back 30yrs so I could experience this & so many of John's solo concerts all over again. 🥰

Totally agree. Someone should point them un Farnseys direction

He did that about a month before he did this.

Charlie girl is the one they were both in.

He stared in the Australian production of Charlie girl with Anna Neagle and Derek Nimmo. Who said he had talent and star quality, and that not everyone has both.

He still did Charlie Girl and Pippin in the Australian casts

The Main Event tour you mean?

@@melanieslack8645 that's the one/ I have the DVD myself. Just never checked. Thanks for sorting that for me. 👍👍👍👍

I think everyone here would disagree with you