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is now, in the middle of Kings Cross. The song "Plaza" refers to Sydney's Plaza Hotel, where Don Walker was living in Kings Cross at the time. Walker later said, "As a whole set of songs, it painted a picture of a certain time and a certain place which is very close to my heart. And in many ways that
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said, "the songs on this album may comprise the best set of any of the band's non-compilation studio discs," but notes, "it is a masterpiece tainted by a poor recording job." The reviewer notes, "Don Walker's songwriting -- and his storycrafting around local references -- could engage a listener
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was less positive, describing Barnes singing as, "white boy sings the blues and gets laryngitis" and the lyrics as "predictably sexist" but, "what saves their ass is the tunes".
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noted the album was not, "just a collection of songs. It exudes a conceptual aura at street level, cleverly indigenous. The main vehicle for this is Don Walker's lyrics."
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were doing great records. We booked, but couldn't get in, so we ended up in Studio Three, which was a new studio and didn't have the same atmosphere." Elsewhere, he said, "
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62:July 1978 – January 1979
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1257:The Last Wave of Summer
864:Rolling Stone Australia
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394:"Merry-Go-Round" – 3:44
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1557:You Got Nothing I Want
1465:50 Years – The Best Of
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391:"Conversations" – 4:34
346:in the Sydney Hilton.
70:Albert Studios, Sydney
1352:The Live Tapes Vol. 5
1345:The Live Tapes Vol. 4
1338:The Live Tapes Vol. 3
1331:The Live Tapes Vol. 2
1324:The Live Tapes Vol. 1
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378:All songs written by
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1086:"New Faces to Watch"
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