In 1993 Jimmy Barnes gathered a few close friends and performed a very special acoustic show in the studios of Channel 7 in Sydney to support the release of his "Flesh and Wood" album. The show featured a number of new songs along with a selection of Jimmy (and Cold Chisel) classics, all recorded acoustically. This was released on VHS in 1994 and on DVD in 2005.[1]
Reviews
Jonathan Lewis from AllMusic said: "Flesh and Wood" was Barnes' attempt at an unplugged album, and featured duets with other Australian rock luminaries While it contains some of Barnes' own material and some covers (including Cold Chisel's superb "Flame Trees"), few songs here manage to match the originals; fewer still eclipse them.
A competent album that shows a more sophisticated side to Barnes that was hinted at with Soul Deep. [2]
The Badloves - Michael Spiby (vocals, acoustic guitar), John Housden (acoustic guitar), Stephen O'Prey (bass), Tony Featherstone (piano), Chris Tabone (percussion)), track 2
Wendy Fraser, Portia Griffin, Jessica Williams - backing vocals
2015 Tour
During Barnes' 2014 30:30 Hindsight tour, Barnes performed a number of songs from his 1993 album, "Flest and Wood" inspiring a 2015 national tour of its own. "The band and I are looking forward to playing all these great songs again, with a bit of storytelling and strings thrown in, when we take the show around the country in July”, said Barnes. [7]