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HI FI WAY: The Making of You Am I

by Richard Kingsmill
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  • Episode 3: All we needed was breadcrumbs

    February 16, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min

    In this final episode, Richard Kingsmill discovers how much is hidden in the deeper cuts on Hi Fi Way. This Australian music classic contains some of the most emotional and life-altering truths about You Am I's singer/songwriter Tim…

  • Episode 2: Friends in high places

    January 15, 2025 · 54 min

    You Am I barely took a breath across 1994. With a new lineup, they toured constantly. Their fanbase grew, as did their respect within the industry. Hoodoo Gurus, Beasts of Bourbon, Powderfinger and Silverchair all became devotees. You…

  • Episode 1: You think You Am I are going to be big?

    December 16, 2024 · 41 min

    You Am I were leaders on the Australian music scene in the early 1990s. In the aftermath of grunge, they were revered and touted as the next big thing. With Hi Fi Way - the flash of brilliance that was their second album - they got there…

  • HI FI WAY: The Making of You Am I - Trailer

    December 12, 2024 · 1 min

    Episode One will drop Tuesday December 17 You Am I music used courtesy of rooArt/Sony Music Entertainment Australia

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About the show

HI FI WAY: The Making of You Am I is a three-part podcast series by Richard Kingsmill. It offers a revealing insight into a pioneering band and an Australian music classic. Hi Fi Way was a bolt of lightning, created from adrenalin and gut instinct. Hailed as one of Australia's greatest albums, it also contained glimpses of a hidden story - a story of a frontman who was often "not comfortable in the skin he was in". The process behind You Am I's brilliance on this album happened so quickly it went largely unseen. The anxiety that accompanied that brilliance has gone largely unexplained.