Genre: NZ Music, pop
Places I remember: JB Hi Fi
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Man from Mars
Gear costume: Our World
Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Man from Mars
Gear costume: Our World
They loom large in his legend (The Album Collection playlists): Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6
Active compensatory factors: Legends of NZ music don't come much more, erm, legendary, than John 'Shade' Smith. I think of him as NZ's Brian Wilson. For Shade, his Beach Boys was The Rumour (we'll get to them in the T's eventually).
Active compensatory factors: Legends of NZ music don't come much more, erm, legendary, than John 'Shade' Smith. I think of him as NZ's Brian Wilson. For Shade, his Beach Boys was The Rumour (we'll get to them in the T's eventually).
Shade provided the enigmatic songs for this band of harmonic generators. But he also had a solo side, like Brian.
Our World is his latest solo album. A digital only album - Optimistic Sun, came out in 2019, and Our World continues the idea of covering one of his world famous in NZ songs. On Optimistic Sun it was Sunshine Through a Prism. Our World has a new take on L'Amour Est L'Enfant De La Liberte.
Although shortish, only ten songs, it's a beautiful album - full of his customary warm, pop hooks, fine singing and calmness.
Where do they all belong? I have all of The Rumour's albums but always on the lookout for Shade Smith items.
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