The Church: Under the Milky Way & Tantalized. (OMG Top Ten performance ever). Reaction

[@37Android]

I’ve been a fan of the Church since their very first album release and it was always a unique experience seeing them play live in the glorious days of the great Aussie Pun Band era (1980’s for me). We went to the concert that you reviewed the performance of Tantalised and it was brilliant for so many reasons………It was the Church ❤, it was at the iconic Sydney Opera House ❤❤, they had the George Ellis Orchestra accompanying them ❤❤❤ and, yes, Tantalised was the final song of the night ❤❤❤❤!

[@_alifeallmine_]

The ‘88 Album ‘Starfish’ from ‘The Church’ is as Classic as any Australian Album, a must listen to.

[@TheThamesmen]

Will check - Thanks Alex

[@patrickgamble9014]

This been one of favs -thanks for covering It

[@lencooke944]

Wow guys, this was a treat. I know both songs but have never seen these versions. So, I was super impressed with the audio quality of Under the Milky Way, that must have been reengineered to get the sound and video quality to that level, magnificent. However, Tantalized, ... Alex said it: "that was a masterpiece", it's certainly a bit of a step from the original but I have never seen that performance before, and I am gobsmacked at how good it is. Just the way the orchestra carried the frenzied riff throughout the song was impressive. Chris, you have outdone yourself this time, thank you for giving that performance to the boys. Just awesome.

[@TheThamesmen]

Hi Len. Hope alls well. Cheers A

[@MrSniganoo]

This version of Tantalized is incredible.

[@mysterial_1]

Hello. . Thanks, guys, for the reactions, love you both. This is my fav Aussie band!!! Chris, I love you heaps, you are the greatest.!!!! You went above and beyond expectations, just WOW!!

[@TheThamesmen]

Our pleasure!

[@uncleboo47]

My fave band. thanks for the reaction guys and the selections Chris. Big shout out to George Ellis - the conductor in the Tantalised track. He scored all the orchestra parts for The Church tracks played at that gig, but has also scored and performed many other artist tribute gigs including, but not limited to: The Beatles, ABBA, Bee Gees, Queen, Bowie and Roy Orbison. And YES - that version of Tantalised is EPIC.

[@MarkCockerill-r9t]

Growing up in Australia and listening to all these great Aussie bands/artists was a fantastic time, and that would have to be one of the best live performances ever. That’s saying something when you think of INXS, MIDNIGHT OIL, AC/DC, COLD CHISEL and don’t forget JOHN FARNHAM with some of their epic performances.

[@TheThamesmen]

Couldn't agree more!

[@kathleenkildare8688]

2 of my favourite songs by the Church ❤

[@mals4125]

Chris - what a choice. I've known 'Tantalized' for decades and almost didn't recognise it. What a performance,

[@pacapaca6307]

Yes your right about Under The Milky Way tonight has got that kind of “open sky, open space, open road “ sound that evokes landscape. That feel comes out in Icehouse’s Great Southern Land, in Gangajang’s Sounds of Then, & Triffids Wide Open Road .

[@ronheaps6499]

Superb band, classic song.

[@StinkyPete-k9i]

Love that version of tantalized. Great reaction guys 👏

[@TheThamesmen]

Thanks so much!!

[@Twitfilteron]

Always loved The Church but I was totally blown away by the bbbbbbbbonus track. What synchrony with the orchestra! They were almost feeding off each other in that frenzied incredible performance.

[@seedy80]

I have never heard Tantalised like that before. It was awesome.

[@stephenmarsh1918]

Got to see the Church at the Gov in Adelaide back in the 80's they are incredible live as you have just witnessed, they weren't appreciated enough here in Aus back then as they are so talented. Great reaction once again.

[@Jay1770C]

My two favourite Church songs👏🏻 Reptile, The Unguarded Moment & You’re Still Beautiful to round out the Top 5.

[@rossschabe8109]

Check out the Triffids, Wide open road. Awesome West Australian band

[@bodyjar78]

And then the fabulous Weddings Parties Anything cover version. Both sensational.

[@Mrmikey0909]

One of my all time favourite songs. Impossible not to sing along to the chorus.

[@iliasmastoris529]

Hear hear

[@nnoddy8161]

You guys must do The Triffids

[@jamesstubbs2228]

Tantalized-WOW_ What a way to end a show " Thank you very much, we've given you our all" Thanks Chris & the Thames men.

[@TheThamesmen]

Thanks for listening

[@plainnone2657]

One of the best things I have ever seen on a screen wow wow wow!!!!!!

[@TheThamesmen]

The band performances were not bad either

[@Peter.yearofthemonkey]

Guitar effect = E-bow. As used in Bowie’s Heroes. Creates magnetic feedback on the pickup for a sustained note.

[@AloishiusAbercrombie]

Came here to say this too.

[@TheThamesmen]

Many thanks - alex

[@GRAHAMESIMPSON]

Hey guys would love a reaction to Radio Birdman Aloha Steve and Danno - another classic punk style recording from Australia

[@iliasmastoris529]

Absolutely, although I'd recommend Descent into the Maelstrom.

[@sergeinester6261]

Those two songs plus many others have a sense of space within the music

[@sergeinester6261]

Another one in tia vein is Wide Open Road by the Triffids

[@ianmontgomery7534]

the Church owe their success to a TV program called Countdown. This program was one of, if not THE, leading light in music videos.

[@peterbenson6862]

The first time I saw The Church they were playing at Sylvania Hotel in Sydney in 1981. They were the support band for the Flowers (later Icehouse). Steve Kilby has great tone.

[@threestumps7560]

Love The Church and both tracks are winners! The Milky Way song reminds me of watching the Melbourne Arts Centre spire dazzle in bright colours at White Night about 7 years ago as this song was played into the summer night. This group, even though they sing about Australia, reminds me of the United States. The random mention of Memphis; on you tube there is a performance of their song Reptile in Minneapolis; so this song reminds me of Minnesota.🤷‍♂🤷‍♂ Great reaction guys!!

[@ariadnepyanfar1048]

I see the Great Southern Land mood. Glad you loved Tantalised. Under The Milky Way is still one of my favourites over anything else

[@kazz3956]

Still loving your intro with the old Aussie TV shows. 🎉🎉

[@TheThamesmen]

Glad you like them!

[@briangill4000]

Me too. Stick to what works.

[@kaafromoz]

Hi guys TY for doing The Church, one of my fun exciting bands to see in the 80's for sure. Great songwriting and performances are what I recall of their shows. The guitar gadget is called an E-Bow..it is a vibrating device that Bowie used for "Heroes" as it gives a constant vibration tone to the strings. Keep Safe Keep Strong 🦘🦘🦘🦘❤❤❤❤🎵🎵🎶🎶🎵🎵

[@diceau]

so beautiful the best

[@TheThamesmen]

Thank you! Cheers! What about the music?

[@diceau]

@@TheThamesmen lol

[@1969cmp]

'Milkyway', a gem of a track.

[@taniaPBear]

Well yes! The Church of course is a must, and 'Under The Milky Way', sure, but where is 'Unguarded Moment' and 'Almost With you' ? Just kidding, this was awesome, (nicely done Chris) but seriously, check them out guys, they went everywhere and worked with a lot of people, very talented artists all of them. thanks for the reaction my lovelies. ✌❤

[@christhecurator]

The reason we haven't had the Church before is I just couldn't decide on the songs! Unguarded Moment missed out to Tantalized simply on the quality of the performances available. I can...and have, listen to the Church all day!

[@taniaPBear]

@@christhecurator I hear you my friend. They are so special to me, and I can't tell you how much I loved this. Thank you so much. I adore this channel and that includes you, you make my day so often. You really have the greatest taste in music and I'm always so excited by the material you choose. ✌❤

[@neilcam]

@@christhecurator And I thank you for that Chis, simply because I've never heard Tantalized before, and it was so fucking worth it!

[@edwina.johnston]

​@@christhecuratorCould you please recommend 'Bayini' by Gurrumul and Delta Goodrem on The Voice? It's truly beautiful.

[@jennifermason9557]

Love this. You probably know Under the Milky Way from when you did your gap year here. It's played regularly to this day. It's also been featured in a few ads in the US since it was released. It was featured in a famous car ad there. It was also featured in the Opening Ceremonies for the last Melbourne Commonwealth Games (that is quite a magical version as it was with the MSO). It's also been in quite a few movies - the most famous of which is Donnie Darko (it's played in full across the party scene). It's a great song. They really are a fab band. They really do that post punk jangly guitar thing beautifully. Unguarded moment, I'm almost with you and Metropolis are also worth checking out. Metropolis has a similar feel to this one.

[@madcowmark7129]

It's great to see you blokes again. Great choice, Chris . Cheers from Melbourne.

[@TheThamesmen]

Thanks 👍

[@KIRALYW]

Saw Steve doing a solo show at a little pub at the start of the year.

[@TraceyBurton-gs6jm]

The Opening Ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne performing this song with cameos from the Australian Ballet, BMX riders and a cast of thousands.

[@jvvoid]

You mentioned Icehouse - would love it if you did some of their previous incarnation, "Flowers". Every track from their debut album is supreme new wave/ alt rock. "We Can Get Together," and "Can't Help Myself" were the ones that captured the early attention.

[@maryburke5423]

They were good, but they really trashed their rep with lame songs and Iva sporting the worlds worst mullet

[@jvvoid]

@@maryburke5423 Yep, Flowers was amazing. Icehouse too MOR pop. Mullet - big in 1980's as 2020's. Go figure.

[@barbararees604]

Those songs are on the icehouse album, before they adopted the name for the band and yep, they were a few of my favourites, as well as sister, fatman and walls.

[@maryburke5423]

@@barbararees604 the used to cover Pretty Vacant too

[@SpunkmeyerSnr]

Liked to have heard the studio version. 😜

[@andreadee1567]

The first track was really good. B-But the B-Bonus was b-brilliant!

[@scifimonkey3]

Great to get back to Chris’s copious notes, the Thamesmen would not be the Thamesmen without their antipodean muse. Another Aussie band I have never heard of but yet more evidence that global distribution of music failed dismally until the invention of the internet. Having a couple of tracks also helped make a good introduction to the band and gave a smidgeon of the feel of those great focus weeks that you used to do. Great to see the whole team back working together and the channel picking up speed again. Keep pedalling chaps!

[@neumanmachine3781]

They really did have a rotten time with distribution. They had no UK label for most of the '80's and unlike most of their contemporary Antipodean artists, decided to remain in Australia instead of decamping to London. They got dropped by their US label after their first album (the label wanted them to release music similar to the Little River Band and they refused!) and dropped by their second US label after their fourth album - so it wasn't until they got dropped by their Australian Label - also after their fourth album 'Heyday' another masterpiece in their collection that they got a proper global contract with Arista that they got some momentum, but that only lasted a couple of years and then back into the indie wilderness they went...

[@arconeagain]

You're back! My favourite music reaction channel.

[@TheThamesmen]

Wow, thanks!

[@arconeagain]

@@TheThamesmen no worries mates. I mean it too.

[@tetleyT]

Two awesome picks. Thanks so much guys. Takes me back to my first year of uni. The Blurred Crusade was basically my life's background noise. Dare I suggest a reaction to another brilliant alt Aussie band from this era -- Died Pretty. "Desperate Hours" is one of their best and "Stops'n'Starts" is just a banger. Be a great double.

[@pacapaca6307]

Have to say I really love Jimmy Little’s version of Under The Milky Way Tonight too. He’s a very cool singer.

[@pacapaca6307]

That’s a real workout for the orchestra, particularly the string players but it is the right way to marry Rock music to Classical. 👍

[@hosh1313]

First time I watched this video I missed the 2nd track - must have been dozing off or something! What an awesome find! Straight to playlist! 😎

[@deanmaynard8256]

This was my jam growing up - We even dressed like Kilby. In some ways they are our Cure -- an alternative group who managed to sell a lot of records and get mainstream success.

[@neumanmachine3781]

My favourite band of all time - Tantalized is from their 1985 album Heyday which was released while I was in high school and was the album that made me a convert. Depending on how they count them they have about 27 albums or so (the band considers some of their '80's EP's to be album status) and the output is consistently good - they only have 2-3 lesser quality releases in the catalogue. Steve Kilbey (singer, songwriter and bassist) is Australia's most prolific songwriter, with over a thousand published songs over a 40+ year career. Kilbey has a prolific solo career as well as multi-album collaborations that are full discographies in themselves - check out his Kilbey Kennedy collabs in particular. He's the sole remaining member of the original and 'classic' lineups (first drummer only lasted about a year and only appears on the first two singles and the first album). The classic lineup of Kilbey, guitarists Peter Koppes & Marty Willson-Piper and drummer Richard Ploog lasted about a decade from the 'Too Fast For You' double single/EP through their most popular period from The Blurred Crusade through to Starfish (Under The Milky Way) and the follow up Gold Afternoon Fix (although Ploog barely played on that, being replaced by samples of his own playing on a drum machine on most tracks). Jay Dee Daughety replaced him for the next two tours and album (magnum opus Priest = Aura - check out this album it will blow your mind! The band ran out of money and success by the end of 1992 and Koppes left and the band was officially a duo of Kilbey and Willson-Piper for the next two albums (Sometime Anywhere and Magician among the Spirits) although Koppes returned as a guest player on some tracks. Session drummer Tim Powles played on both albums and Koppes rejoined for the MATS and Powles was made an official member. This lineup lasted for another 14 or so years and was the lineup for the performance of Tantalized on the video. They released seven full 'official' albums (with some level of promotion and touring) and another five or so outtake/remix/soundtrack/jam albums (some of which are more interesting than the 'main' albums of that period - Check out Back With Two Beasts in particular). Willson-Piper left in about 2010/11 and was replaced by Ian Haug of Powderfinger and this lineup released a further two albums, before Koppes retired from the band at age 64 about five years ago, leaving Kilbey the sole owner of the name 'The Church'. He recruited Ashley Naylor from Australian band Even (also played for Paul Kelly's band and is a noted Australian session guitarist), and Jeffrey Cain - from American group 'Remy Zero', who Kilbey had made two previous collaboration albums with under the name Isidore went from touring instrumentalist to full member. This current lineup has released two concept albums around the theme of a washed up musician using a strange device called the 'Hypnogogue' to draw music directly from his subconscious, which has taken their music to another level - check out the video for the title track of the first album in the series 'The Hypnogogue' - it's a mind-bender and the visuals are great too!

[@scarabeo52]

Under the Milky Way is one of my all-time favorite songs - but I also love Serpent Easy & Bastard Universe (all 80 minutes of it) from The Church.

[@Raghnaid]

The fabulous Tim Powles on drums in both songs.

[@jonob9004]

That was spectactular !!

[@rickfairman5640]

Shout out to all the stage musicians

[@NickJewlachow-of3yh]

The Church are still going, with Steve Kilbey as the only original member. They still have great players, though. I’m seeing them again in November. I think the version of UTMW here is from the gig I saw at the Enmore about 11 years ago where they played the whole of the Starfish album, then the whole of Priest = Aura, then the whole of Untitled #23. Great night. I recommend the versions from that gig of Aura, Chaos and Dome if you can find them.

[@t0msie]

Yes, I'm biased by being born in mid-70s Australia, but the music I grew up with is incredible.

[@soozarty]

One of my favorite bands and albums. There are only a few albums I’ve bought a couple copies on vinyl to have a backup of and this is one of them. Agree with George re: Icehouse

[@TheThamesmen]

Hello there - Love Colorado!

[@soozarty]

Came back to add that if you like The Church, you may very well like The The who are touring right now. Recommended songs “This is The Day” or “Uncertain Smile”

[@sean---the-other-one]

E-bow songs you know: Heroes (Bowie) Unforgettable Fire (U2) Don’t Fear The Reaper (Blue Oyster Cult)

[@TheThamesmen]

Sean. I thought of Heros when I heard it!!!! Thank you. 🙏

[@pacapaca6307]

Yes your right about Under The Milky Way tonight has got that kind of “open sky, open space, open road “ sound that evokes landscape. That feel comes out in Icehouse’s Great Southern Land, in Gangajang’s Sounds of Then, & Triffids Wide Open Road . The second pick Tantalise is hugely orchestral in nature. Surely some Filmmaker has picked it up for use in a major movie??

[@Amanda-uc5jq]

I remember seeing them at St Ives rock fair in the very early 80’s I think

[@RichardRitenour0522]

That double dose was a real beauty!

[@TheThamesmen]

And the music. Did you like that?

[@RichardRitenour0522]

@@TheThamesmen The Church are very underrated,, so much talent! Take this new subs word for it you boys always bring the goods!!

[@karmic-fleas]

the Thamesman with the long hair nailed it..when he was talking about how the song conjures the open road and open Australian skies and feeling of Austraya. Milky Way was a hit.

[@TheThamesmen]

That’s George who loves Australia

[@davidburne9477]

That’s an e-bow, or a variant, in his right hand. I have one, great piece of kit for continuous sustain and bonus harmonics.

[@TheThamesmen]

Thanks for the info!

[@garryneal4797]

Try listening to a group called the waifs two songs 1gravey train 2 lighthouse they are brilliant you will enjoy them

[@floydster23]

Internationally their sound is kind of thrown in with Echo & the Bunnymen and The Psychedelic Furs.

[@maryburke5423]

Do you mean that some American think that?

[@richtensail]

strings were rockn out- sweet!

[@56music64]

Hubby knows UTMW is one song to be played at my funeral

[@sean---the-other-one]

The second track is how a rock band gains the respect of professional orchestral players. Great choice, Chris.

[@TheThamesmen]

He nailed it with that one

[@Guvament_bs]

If you want to hear a great Aussie band that most Australians haven't even heard of, try Railroad Gin...A Matter of Time. Folky with lots of flute like Jethro Tull. They also did interesting covers of the Rolling Stones and Beatles. Do yourselves a favour.

[@birdbites]

This is just the tip of the iceberg for their amazing catalague!

[@seabreeze3906]

Great covers of Under the milky way tonight, by Katie Noonan and also the late great Uncle Jimmy Little. classic song, something ethereal about it, which ties in with “the Milky Way” (star constellation)

[@SpunkmeyerSnr]

Guys Guys Guys !!!! You have to revue Flash and the Pan " Hey St Peter" George Young [ Angus Young's older brother] and Harry Vander, music producer of legend.

[@glenncondell1376]

If you saw Donnie Darko, that might explain why Under the Milky Way sounds familiar. It was part of the soundtrack, playing when Donnie was wandering around the party at his house. Kilbey wrote it slightly off his neck after sneaking a doobie at his girlfriend's house and that it probably the best way to listen to it, esp the studio version with the insane E-Bow bagpipe effects. REM used the tech to different but equally arresting effect on E-Bow the Letter.

[@maryburke5423]

The Triffids - Wide Open Road is the quintessential aussie Road song. Or for a different but no less typically aussie take on the road song try This Is Not The Way Home - by the Cruel Sea.

[@markmccullagh7539]

when these guys were coming through they were literally the best band going around the pub circuit. followed closely by the hoodoogurus

[@flor9389]

The second song was amazing - they must have carpal tunnel after that.

[@DeniseLippiatt]

Still love Unguarded Moment and Under A Milky Way

[@Spudtaylor69]

Can you guys do a reaction to the black sorrows never let me go official video Can’t wait to see you reaction to Vika bulls voice Or gimme shelter with Tim Roger’s on the Aussie show Rockwiz

[@cheshunt5597]

Kilbey (singer) and Wilson-Piper ( guitar) were both born in England

[@maryburke5423]

And..?

[@LukeDempsey-l3j]

@@maryburke5423 And that mean they're not Australians.

[@maryburke5423]

@@LukeDempsey-l3j pretty sure they are both Australian citizens and call themselves Australians. So, yes they are Australians.

[@LukeDempsey-l3j]

@@maryburke5423 Oh, I dunno. Marty's not an Australian citizen and Steve said 'I feel no allegiance. I don't feel like an Australian and I don't feel like an Englishman.'

[@LukeDempsey-l3j]

@@maryburke5423 Nah, Marty's never been an Australian citizen and Steve says 'I have no allegiance. I don’t feel like an Australian and I don’t feel like an Englishman.'

[@davejensen7922]

Can’t believe you did all those Aussie tunes and didn’t do this one too it was an eighties anthem in Oz and the bonus track is incredible You could do a whole week of Aussie ska bands or punk bands there’s been plenty of both

[@Dogrockdog]

Gotta checkout, you took, priest = aura ( the album’s 2 opening tracks are awesome, reptile, unguarded moment was the early hit in oz,so so many great songs.

[@brianparsa7794]

Since I know that you guys had not migrated to the USA yet back in 1988, I can understand how "Under the Milky Way" might've escaped your attention, but it was an enormous hit here in the States, and big in Aus as well. I'm not super familiar with the band's other output, but "Tantalized" was good too.

[@mikeschenk4730]

I think we're lucky to have you guys! Keep up the great comedy. :) I can't see why Alex would stress Chris or anyone else out... I did know Under the Milky Way, I just can't tell you where from. Great song. The second one made me think a little bit of the Trans Siberian Orchestra. Both very good tunes!

[@christhecurator]

Love a bit of Trans Siberian, hopefully get them on this Christmas!

[@Guvament_bs]

The studio version from back when is much better when they were young.

[@monaromark1021]

Hi George and Alex, further to your comments following this great reaction, Us Aussies have many Great Folk songs; you guys just do not realize! If you would like to react to them. We have songs like 'Up their Cazally", Slim Dusty with the song "Kokoda". But our greatest folk song groups I reckon is "hunters & Collectors" and Midnight Oil". You have to listen to "What's a Few Men" and "Under the Sun (Where I come from)" by H&C, of course Midnight oil you know about already.

[@monaromark1021]

Other great Aussie songs with great meanings are the band, "Moving Pictures" with their songs, "Bustin Loose", "Sisters of Mercy" and "Nothing to do".

[@alanjhargreaves]

It's an electric bow in the guitarists right hand.

[@TheThamesmen]

Thanks you - Alex

[@KatLittering]

Alex, I can’t believe you hadn’t heard of The Church! The live version of Under the Milky Way is a bit lacking for me. It’s such a beautiful song and I wish the vocals had been a bit more prominent. That version of Tantalized was 🔥

[@TheThamesmen]

I love it now!!!!!

[@deanmaynard8256]

Reptile is another great tune (one of many) from them

[@Notric]

Tantalized should be a Bond Film Theme!

[@TheThamesmen]

100%

[@amandacasey1946]

Under the Milky Way is on my playlist, so I hear it whenever I'm driving, which unfortunately meant that I was disappointed with the first performance. The lead singer has such a distinctive voice and I love the feeling and atmosphere it invokes, especially on the words where he's whispering. The second performance was amazing ❤

[@Mrmikey0909]

The guitarist was using an Ebow. As you say, it vibrates :)

[@TheThamesmen]

Many thanks. Alex.

[@FrothNinja]

Like most of Church's output but the first six LPs are the best for me and Blurred Crusade means the most - still have my first press Aussie version (which I based the Discog entry on)

[@davidmoran3496]

Nice hair George

[@TheThamesmen]

Thanks! I think

[@jonob9004]

Guys, please check out Ball Park Music. A great Aussie 5 piece rock band, still recording performing. Such a huge catalogue of beautiful & amazing works.!!

[@BrianR.]

I saw The Church Llive in a club in Montreal, late 80's or early 90's, I can't quite remember, but they were opening up for Echo and the Bunnymen. A classic roster mismatch as The Chruch absolutely blew away Echo! They actually had to come out for an encore, which is rare for an opening band. The crowd quickly thinned out once Echo and the Bunnymen took the stage. This is a great band, brings back memories for me.

[@Alexander-Bunyip]

M8, we need updates on Sonny & Skippy - what they up to?

[@markdavey8809]

These Cats played the Astra Hotel in South Bondi on a Monday night in 1979/80 and it was free entry. Fuck, get better!

[@BonzoDogg]

Surely I can’t be the only one who thinks this is Simon Pegg and Nick Frost

[@TheThamesmen]

:)

[@bodybalanceU2]

this song was on the donnie darko movie with johnny depp

[@maryburke5423]

Ok. Firstly, UTMY replaced The Killing Moon, which was the original opening track. Second….Depp is not in, nor does he have anything to do with the film. It’s Jake Gyllenhaal.

[@bodybalanceU2]

@@maryburke5423 i was thinking of donnie brasco mixed the two films up - still a brilliant song regardless

[@greybirdo]

My sister-in-law’s big claim to fame is that she was in the same class as Steve Kilbey at Lyneham High. The Church are the best thing to come out of Canberra. Not an enormously high bar, to be fair. To be frank, this live version sounds a bit like the batteries on the cassette player have been left to go flat. Too many drugs in the 80’s, I think.

[@Saan42]

Yeah, live is great, but it's not always better, especially with iconic songs, was a little disappointed with this version tbh. The other one that always sticks in my memory was the version of Throw Your Arms Around Me that they watched, which was a very uninspiring rendition of that song, lol. There's a reason the original version of the song didn't really make an impact, so I didn't quite get the choice to showcase it.

[@Leftfield71]

Second best after the Falling Joys. 😀

[@greybirdo]

@@Leftfield71 third best after Doug Anthony All Stars. Or fourth best after Eric Bogle.

[@barbararees604]

To be honest, Church pretty much puts me to sleep, but at least I don't wanna turn them off. 😅 Never heard that tantalized, but I actually like that one and it woke me up again. That's a pretty mean guitar. 💖

[@TheThamesmen]

That second track was mind blowing. So good

[@barbararees604]

@@TheThamesmen Sure was, loved it.

[@patrickgamble9014]

Great song but I think their other hit The Unguarded Moment is even better

[@richtensail]

try listening 2 milkyway recording, modern au classic. hvnt heard of tant, reminded me of v edges guitar style. independant band, did ver own ting, wldnt do comercial stuff vey were directed to do. got scruples, ungarded moment is worth a listen, ul prob recognise it.

[@darcyking6845]

I don't see an accounting of the guitar device. It is an ebow, an electric pick.

[@kieransmith1796]

Its a pity Marty Wilson-Piper totally dismisses the Church these days. He wont even mention or acknowledge them on his blog. He and Peter Koppes are fantastic guitarists and worked brilliantly together. Saying that, The Church is still ongoing and producing fantastic music. Their latest album is excellent.

[@paigeturner4765]

That was a bit shit! Why not send them the clip of when 'under the milky way ' actually came out. This version just doesn't have the 'kick' the studio/early version has. Disappointed

[@TheThamesmen]

Hi Paige... We enjoyed it. We can't please all the people all the time but we try. Be well

[@LukeDempsey-l3j]

@@paigeturner4765 Yes, both songs are a lot better on the studio albums.

[@paigeturner4765]

@TheThamesmen oh no ! 🙊 I absolutely, wasn't having a dig at you. I just wish you could have seen the better version of UTMW. ❤