Greentrax Recordings

Eric Bogle - At This Stage (The Live Collection) (CD)

CDTRAX286 (released August 2005)

category: singers and songwriters

Double CD of live performances, featuring Eric's most requested songs from the past thirty years, coming from a variety of concerts and studio appearances. This release features Eric's most popular songs as well as some special rarities, and as always, despite the heavy nature of the subjects, Eric has the uncanny ability to hit you on the head with wit and humour.

Eric's song And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda was in the top dozen songs of the Australasian Performing Right Association's 75 year celebrations. To emphasise this point, a celebrity Top Fifty Peace Songs Poll held in Scotland placed the same song at No 1, and No Man's Land at No 5, amongst very stiff competition which included John Lennon, Donovan, Elvis Costello and The Rolling Stones.

His songs have been covered by many singers and groups, from Mary Black to Billy Bragg and The Pogues to REM - Tony Blair even chose the Eric Bogle song No Man's Land as his personal statement as an anthem for peace in Northern Ireland.

Enjoy the songs, enjoy the humour and enjoy Eric Bogle as if he was singing in your own front room.

'Most of the best contemporary songs of the 70's were written by Eric Bogle' (Melody Maker)

“Bogle's songs sing of the real Australia and pull no punches even when he tickles the funny bones” (Warren Fahey)

“The finest live folk music recording to come out of this country” (Warren Barnett)