Werenโt these guys ahead of their time (talking about content of lyrics)
InterestingโฆMental As Anything were pretty popular in the late 70s into the early 80s
They had quite a few songs that got a lot of airplayโฆand the one you played was not one of them as far as I remember
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And my two faves of theirsโฆ
They were one of many, many Oz bands who made it big with their worst material, but it was hard to begrudge themโฆ theyโd toiled for years as a middling act.
I think thereโs a doco about them which has just been released. And the OโDoherty brothers are touring a version of MAA for their 50th anniversaryโฆ they are the only original members playing though (Greedy died a few years ago, Martin isnโt well, and Wayne was fired acrimoniously at the time)
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Wasnโt born in 70s, basically just listened to what radio station my dad was playing.
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Hey Hey
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Perhaps you turned the game off early
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Happy St Patrickโs Day
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Christy Moore ~ Phil Clearyโs favourite singer x
Happy Paddyโs Day.
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Iโve learnt to spoil myself.
Limiting to 2-3 listens a year.
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A crazy band with 4-5 drummers/percussionists and no guitars. Huge arrival and then just disappeared.
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Yeah. Pop bands canโt really take 5 years between albums. People move on.
Compare and contrast to Kim Salmonโs outfit โSalmonโ. There were eight players in the band, consisting of SIX guitarists and two drummers. They called the sound โguitarmonyโ.
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A few thingsโฆ
- They were quite po-faced and serious in the press, declaring their set-up (no guitars, lots of drums) was going to revolutionise music (narratorโs voice: they didnโt).
- I seem to recall the singer (Sherine?) earned herself a bit of a reputation as a diva.
- They pretty much boxed themselves into a corner with said set-up, which they realised and promptly moved away from drums as a focus with the 2nd album which was more dancey (so much for the revolutionโฆ)
I didnโt much like them at the time, but weirdly they sound pretty good now. Breakaway (which I only very recently discovered was a cover) in particular sounds great.
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As pre-empted by The Fauves in โEverybodyโs Getting A 3-Piece Togetherโโฆ
I remember The Police
Chorus, delay, quirky drumbeat
Quirky three piece, quirky three piece
When did the momentum shift?
Because now three is rock
Three major chords on a Gibson Gold Top
A Neil Young lead break
The A&R men all massturbate
Well, โ โ โ โ that I got a plan
Iโm getting fifteen, sixteen, seventeen dudes, man
Itโs gonna be wild
Weโve all got guitars, Glenn Branca style
Screwdrivers onto the strings
A, double C, G, G-sharp tuning
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