THERE is the Shannon Noll that most viewers remember from the early days of talent show Australian Idol: the country boy from Condobolin in NSW, who could belt out pub classics with his eyes closed, and very often did.
And then there is the Shannon Noll of almost a decade on, whose ambition has been blunted by the unforgiving economics of the music industry and the exacting toll of tours and deals designed to wring as much as possible out of this highly bankable runner-up.
