Bigpond Music - Buyers guide

Essential Guide to Splendour In The Grass

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:37:55 GMT

Splendour in the Grass is fastly approaching - so we thought we would help bring you up to speed on the amazing line up! From Devo to The Music, this is one amazing line up - and one amazing list of albums!

Album Name.	Artist.
Með Suð I Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust	Sigur Ros
Wolfmother	Wolfmother
Apocalypso	The Presets
Greatest Hits	Devo
Knowle West Boy	Tricky
Awake Is The New Sleep	Ben Lee
Here We Stand	The Fratellis
Proudly Present....A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation	The Wombats
Pnau	Pnau
Alas I Cannot Swim	Laura Marling
Melodia	Vines, The
Gravity Won't Get You High	The Grates
Yes Yes Vindictive	Operator Please
Cruel Guards	The Panics
Breed Obsession	Gyroscope
The Looks	Mstrkrft
Falling Off The Lavender Bridge (Explicit)	Lightspeed Champion
Rhymebook	Scribe
Strength In Numbers	The Music
Strangers	Van She

Essential Sport Playlist

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:29:33 GMT

The 2008 Beijing Olympics are upon us - so be prepared with this collection of inspirational and uplifting tunes!

Track Name.	Artist.	Album.
Eye Of The Tiger	Survivor	Absolute Rock
You're The Inspiration (Lp Version)	Chicago	Chicago 17
What A Wonderful World	Louis Armstrong's Orchestra And Chorus	What A Wonderful World
Born To Try	Delta Goodrem	Innocent Eyes
Fighter	Christina Aguilera	Stripped
I Believe I Can Fly	R. Kelly	Slow Motion
Down Under	Men At Work	Down Under
We Are The Champions (1993 Digital Remaster)	Queen	News Of The World
You Raise Me Up (Radio Edit)	Josh Groban	You Raise Me Up
Times Like These	Foo Fighters	One By One
Don't Dream It's Over	Crowded House	Crowded House
It's My Life	Bon Jovi	Crush
Tubthumping	Chumbawamba	Tubthumper
The Final Countdown	Europe	Super Hits
Holding Out For A Hero	Bonnie Tyler	Super Hits
The Best	Tina Turner	All The Best
Champion	Grinspoon	Best In Show
The Winner Takes It All	Abba	Super Trouper
Get The Party Started	Pink Featuring Redman	Get The Party Started
I Will Survive	Gloria Gaynor	I Will Survive - The Very Best Of Gloria Gaynor

Essential NRL Playlist

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:45:36 GMT

Love NRL? Love these tracks to help you get pumped up before a game! Whether you love Tina Turner - or your a fan of Tubthumping - we have it all here, ready to help you get ready to watch your favourite team!

Track Name.	Artist.	Album.
The Best	Tina Turner	All The Best
Who Let The Dogs Out	Baha Men	Who Let The Dogs Out
Tubthumping	Chumbawamba	Playlist: Alternative
The Final Countdown	Europe	Super Hits
Kickstart My Heart	Motley Crue	Dr. Feelgood
Light Surrounding You	Evermore	Light Surrounding You
What's My Scene (Lp Version)	Hoodoo Gurus	Blow Your Cool
Beautiful Day	U2	Beautiful Day
All Fired Up	Pat Benatar	Best Shots
What You Get Is What You See	Tina Turner	All The Best - The Hits
Eye Of The Tiger	Survivor	Absolute Rock
Holy Grail	Hunters & Collectors	Living In Large Rooms And Lounges
We Are The Champions (1993 Digital Remaster)	Queen	News Of The World
Song 2	Blur	Blur
We Will Rock You	Queen	Queen Rocks
Playing To Win (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 02)	Little River Band	The Definitive Collection
Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again	The Angels	Tour Ep 2008
Nothing Else Matters (Lp Version)	Metallica	Metallica
Loud	Shannon Noll	Loud

Essential AFL Playlist

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:34:49 GMT

Love your footy? Well we decided to get the best tracks to get you pumped up before you watch your favourite team! From Tina Turner to Motley Crue, these artists will have you cheering - even before the game begins!

Track Name.	Artist.	Album.
Up There Cazaly	Various Artists	Made In Australia
Snakeskin	Gyroscope	Snakeskin
Eye Of The Tiger	Survivor	Absolute Rock
Born To Try	Delta Goodrem	Innocent Eyes
We Are The Champions (1993 Digital Remaster)	Queen	News Of The World
The Best	Tina Turner	All The Best
Who Let The Dogs Out	Baha Men	Who Let The Dogs Out
Ready To Fly	Amy Pearson	Ready To Fly
Holy Grail	Hunters & Collectors	Living In Large Rooms And Lounges
Tubthumping	Chumbawamba	Tubthumper
Kickstart My Heart	Motley Crue	Dr. Feelgood
The Final Countdown	Europe	Super Hits
How Far We've Come (Radio Version)	Matchbox Twenty	How Far We've Come
Loud	Shannon Noll	Loud
Rip It Up	Jet	Rip It Up
Khe Sanh	Jimmy Barnes	Raw
Playing To Win (24-Bit Digitally Remastered 02)	Little River Band	The Definitive Collection
Light Surrounding You	Evermore	Light Surrounding You
Yesterday's Hero	John Paul Young	Classic Hits
Absolutely Everybody	Vanessa Amorosi	The Best Of Vanessa Amorosi

Essential School's Out Playlist

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:25:26 GMT

That's right! It's school holidays time again! We thought we'd compile a list of school holiday songs - some oldies, some newbies, to help the time fly!

Whether you remember Frankie Avalon, or love Busted - we've got you covered in this Essential list! Play it to the kids in the car, listen to it on the bus - there's a song and a moment for everyone!

Track Name.	Artist.	Album.
School (Album)	Nirvana	Bleach
Another Brick In The Wall (Part 1) (1994 Digital Remaster)	Pink Floyd	The Wall (Vol 1-2)
What I Go To School For	Busted	Busted
Beauty School Dropout	Frankie Avalon	Grease
School's Out (Album/Single Version)	Alice Cooper	School's Out
Prom Theme (Lp Version)	Fountains Of Wayne	Utopia Parkway
Playground Love	Air	Playground Love
Back To School (Mini Maggit) (Lp Version)	Deftones	White Pony
Rock 'N' Roll High School (Remastered Lp Version)	Ramones	End Of The Century
High School Never Ends	Bowling For Soup	The Great Burrito Extortion Case
Graduation Day (Studio Version) (Digitally Remastered 00)	The Beach Boys	The Beach Boys Today!/Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
Holiday/Boulevard Of Broken Dreams (Album Version)	Green Day	American Idiot
We're Gonna Make It (Lp Version)	Twisted Sister	You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
Don't Stand So Close To Me	The Police	Zenyatta Mondatta
High School Confidential	Jerry Lee Lewis	Great Balls Of Fire / Super Hits
Welcome Back (Theme From Welcome Back, Kotter)	John Sebastian	Rhino Hi-Five: John Sebastian
Anthem Part Two	Blink-182	Blink-182
Fight For Your Right	Beastie Boys	Solid Gold Hits
Jeremy	Pearl Jam	Ten
Little Things	Good Charlotte	Good Charlotte

Essential Singer/Songwriters

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:32:40 GMT

Some people may think being a Singer/Songwriter is kind of like being a dictator - and they would be right! By definition, a Singer/Songwriter generally writes the lyrics and melodies, as well as performs their own works. While this art is constantly being diluted by the new breed of artists that come through, these Singer/Songwriters will live on forever! Get comfortable - you could be here a while.

Track Name.	Artist.	Album.
Your Song	Elton John	Rocket Man
Tears In Heaven (Album Version)	Eric Clapton	Clapton Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton
Ironic (Album Version)	Alanis Morissette	Jagged Little Pill
Angels	Robbie Williams	Angels
Wicked Game (Remastered Album Version)	Chris Isaak	Best Of Chris Isaak
The Blower's Daughter	Damien Rice	The Blower's Daughter
This Mess We're In	Pj Harvey	Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
Fifteen Feet Of Pure White Snow (Album Version)	Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds	No More Shall We Part
Brown Eyed Girl	Van Morrison	Collections
You're Beautiful (Clean Edit)	James Blunt	You're Beautiful
In This Life	Delta Goodrem	In This Life
Comin' Home	City And Colour	City And Colour Live
Amazing	Alex Lloyd	Amazing
Dance Tonight (Album Version)	Paul Mccartney	Memory Almost Full
She Will Have Her Way	Neil Finn	Try Whistling This
Working Class Hero (Short Version)	John Lennon	Wonsaponatime
Goodnight Rose (Album Version)	Ryan Adams	Easy Tiger
Everyday Is A Winding Road	Sheryl Crow	Sheryl Crow And Friends Live From Central Park
Silver Threads And Golden Needles	Dolly Parton; Loretta Lynn; Tammy Wynette	The Very Best Of
Your Body Is A Wonderland	John Mayer	Any Given Thursday

Album Name.	Artist.
Collections	Carole King
Dylan	Bob Dylan
Mule Variations	Tom Waits
No Secrets	Carly Simon
Grace	Jeff Buckley
Skin	Melissa Etheridge
Harvest	Neil Young
Sean-Nos Nua	Sinead O' Connor
Reminiscing	Buddy Holly
The Singles Collection (1965-1973)	Roy Orbison

Essential Neil Diamond

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:11:40 GMT

Neil Diamond is a true legend - a career that's spanned over 40 years, 10+ number 1 singles, and countless sold out world tours, you can't deny that he is a leader of his genre. With the release of his latest album "Home Before Dark" we here at BigPond Music thought it was only fitting to present to the Essential Neil Diamond. Download whatever takes your fancy - you won't be disappointed!

Track Name.	Artist.	Album.
Sweet Caroline	Neil Diamond	Gold
Forever In Blue Jeans	Neil Diamond	The Greatest Hits 1966 - 1992
Cracklin' Rosie	Neil Diamond	The Best Of Neil Diamond
Shilo	Neil Diamond	His 12 Greatest Hits
Done Too Soon	Neil Diamond	The Best Of Neil Diamond
Song Sung Blue	Neil Diamond	The Best Of Neil Diamond
Cherry, Cherry	Neil Diamond	The Ultimate Collection
Love On The Rocks	Neil Diamond	The Jazz Singer Original Songs From The Motion Picture
I Am...I Said	Neil Diamond	The Best Of Neil Diamond
Mr. Bojangles	Neil Diamond	The Best Of Neil Diamond

Album Name.	Artist.
Home Before Dark	Neil Diamond
Tennessee Moon	Neil Diamond
Three Chord Opera	Neil Diamond
12 Songs	Neil Diamond
The Jazz Singer Original Songs From The Motion Picture	Neil Diamond

Essential Eagles

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:06:29 GMT

With five number one singles and four number one albums, the Eagles were among the most successful recording artists of the 1970s. They proved they were far from over when they released a new number 1 album in 2007. Make sure you have all the essential eagles today!

Album Name.	Artist.
The Very Best Of The Eagles	Eagles
Long Road Out Of Eden	Eagles
One Of These Nights	Eagles
On The Border	Eagles
Desperado	Eagles
Selected Works 1972-1999	Eagles
Eagles	Eagles

Essential Top 20 Artists

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:14:24 GMT

From The Eagles to Delta Goodrem and AC/DC, these artists are Essentials for anyone's record collection - so we thought we would comile them in to one list, for your downloading pleasure!

Album Name.	Artist.
Long Road Out Of Eden (Vol 1-2)	Eagles
Shock Value Deluxe Version	Timbaland
Exile On Mainstream	Matchbox Twenty
Live- Collectors Edition	Ac/Dc
Hook Me Up	The Veronicas
Good Girl Gone Bad	Rihanna
Ultimate Santana	Santana Featuring Chad Kroeger
The Dutchess	Fergie
Sleep Through The Static	Jack Johnson
Delta	Delta Goodrem
All The Lost Souls	James Blunt
Life In Cartoon Motion	Mika
Spirit	Leona Lewis
It Won't Be Soon Before Long	Maroon 5
Better In The Dark	Rogue Traders
Remember Cat Stevens - The Ultimate Collection	Cat Stevens
30 #1'S	Elvis Presley
Greatest Hits	Fleetwood Mac
Number Ones	Michael Jackson

Essential Roadrunner Records

Fri, 16 May 2008 11:09:05 GMT

Roadrunner Records has been the leading label for Punk, Emo, Heavy Metal and Hard Rock for many years now, boasting one of the greatest rosters of artists in the world. For all you Heavy Metal and Punk fans, welcome to Utopia! This is for you.....

Album Name.	Artist.
All The Right Reasons	Nickelback
As Daylight Dies	Killswitch Engage
Slipknot	Slipknot
The Crusade	Trivium
Over The Under	Down
Systematic Chaos	Dream Theater
Come What(Ever) May	Stone Sour
From Them, Through Us, To You	Madina Lake
Of Love And Lunacy	Still Remains
Lead Sails Paper Anchor	Atreyu
Threads Of Life	Shadows Fall
The Blackening	Machine Head
United Abominations	Megadeth
Yes, Virginia	The Dresden Dolls
Arise (Reissue)	Sepultura
Obsolete	Fear Factory
Mother Earth	Within Temptation
Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses	Slipknot
Inflikted	Cavalera Conspiracy
The Best Of Spineshank	Spineshank