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Record ID
1659
Artist
Various
Title
Music Live From The Panel Volume 4
Field / Genre
Rock
Year Recorded
2004
Label
Liberation
Pressing
Aus
Rating
****
Discs
1
Media
CD
Date Bought
27 May 2005
Cost
¤0.00
Cover Name
—
Review
<p>In a small Network TEN studio better known as "Studio Bert", in front of a live audience of 53 people and a national audience of 1.5 million people, some of the finest names in music today sat behind a big blue desk and created magic. The music you hear on THE PANEL CDs is exactly as it was captured live on the night, no safety nets, no ropes and nothing up their sleeves!</p><p>When inviting musicians to perform on THE PANEL, there is only one rule: that their song be played at the desk and played acoustically - okay that's two rules but they were both important. No other locally produced programme has ever continually drawn out of musicians such intimate, occasionally raw, yet always unique performances.</p><p>These performances covering a diverse range of both local and international musicians and musical styles- What other album would have the biggest Australian band in the world today - Jet, alongside one of Australia's great Indie talents John Butler Trio and internationally acclaimed David Gray, Jamie Cullum and Joe Cocker!</p><p>What is the common thread that links all these performances together? - THE PANEL's Rob Sitch says. "I think all performers like the chance to be "Unplugged". Occasionally this happened mid-song and against their will and for that we apologise. We'll gaffer tape the cables next year.".</p><p>TV being a technical medium so many variables can come into play to sabotage a performance no matter how well rehearsed and prepared it may be! Maybe it was the vibe emanating from The Panel regulars whose respect for all of their guests puts them at ease, or the intimate set where the studio audience is almost within touching distance. Maybe it was the policy that absolutely no compromises would be made when providing each of the musicians with the best possible sound. Whatever the reason, the many acts who appear on The Panel, without exception, turn in outstanding performances on the night, and have preserved for us on this 4th CD, indelible moments of their musical talent.</p>