John Collins (Australian musician)
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John Collins is an Australian musician and the bass guitarist in the Australian band Powderfinger. Powderfinger has released five albums and a double CD live album. After the band released their best of album, "Fingerprints" in 2004, they decided to take a well-deserved break. A new album will be released in 2006.
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[edit] Powderfinger
As part of Australian Success, Powderfinger, Collins (Bass) worked all studio albums and most of the Live albums. The Rumor that Powderfinger had 'Split Up' seemed to wang around when the band said they were not completely out of touch, vocalist, Bernard Fanning worked Solo during this time with his hit CD Tea and Sympathy, and Collins helped out with fellow band member's side project Drag.
[edit] Drag
During Powderfinger's year hiatus from the music scene, the band split all different ways, Darren Middleton went back into the band Drag, looking to keep in touch, John Collins appeared on a few Drag rarities, including Live From Sydney Beach: Secret Design, although his time in Drag was temporary, it wouldn't go un-noticed
[edit] Present: Powderfinger Returns
In 2006, Powderfinger went back into studio recording, for their next studio album due to be released in early 2007
[edit] Sessions
| Title | Album | Release | Band | Recordings | Notes |
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| (Whole Album) | Parables for Wooden Ears | 18, July 1994 | Powderfinger | All | |
| (Whole Album) | Double Allergic | 2, September 1996 | Powderfinger | All | |
| (Whole Album) | Internationalist | 7, September 1998 | Powderfinger | All | |
| (Whole Album) | Odyssey #5 | 4, September 2000 | Powderfinger | All | * Plays two bass tracks on the song My Happiness |
| (Whole Album) | Vulture Street | 2, September 2003 | Powderfinger | All | |
| (Whole Album) | Powderfinger Live: These Days | n/a | Powderfinger | All | |
| (Whole Album) | Powderfinger: "BEST OF" | 6, September 2005 | Powderfinger | All | *** Compilation of all albums |
| Secret Design, H, All I need, The Metre, ???? | Live from Sydney Beach | n/a | Drag | 6 | ** Was a fill-in for the Drag bassist |
| (Whole Album) | ?????? | ??, ????? 2007 | Powderfinger | All | ** Album Not Yet Released |
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