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King Of The Sun
''King of the Sun'' is the fourteenth and final studio album released by Australian rock music group The Saints. Recorded in Sydney, Australia, the album is a concept album based on a journey home after a hundred-year war. Critical reception The album was met with mostly positive reviews from the Australian music press. Patrick Emery from Beat Magazine noted: "With only minor exception, it’s Bailey in his finest whimsical folk-blues guise. The title track has a whiff of literary pretension, its lyrics a set of seemingly non-sequitur statements built around a simple melody and Bailey’s disaffected vocals. Sweet Chariot is arguably the classic contemporary Saints style – a lumbering blues-based pop lick and an aesthetic that sits perfectly with Bailey’s modern day Lord Byron persona. Million Miles Away (La De Bloody Da) would, if attended to in a brutal punk manner, be one of the great garage rock tracks; here, it’s an intriguing acoustic track of surprising depth. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s, sharply declined during the 1990s and had largely disappeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Saints (Australian Band)
The Saints were an Australian rock band, originating in Brisbane, Queensland in 1973. The band was founded by Chris Bailey (singer-songwriter, later guitarist), Ivor Hay (drummer), and Ed Kuepper (guitarist-songwriter). They were initially labeled a punk band because, like American punk rock band the Ramones, the Saints were employing the fast tempos, raucous vocals and "buzzsaw" guitar that characterised early punk rock – although this only reflects a portion of their overall sound. With their debut single " (I'm) Stranded" in September 1976, they became the first punk band outside the US to release a record, ahead of better-known acts the Damned, the Sex Pistols and the Clash. They are considered one of the first and most influential groups of the genre, particularly within Australia. Aside from mainstay Bailey, the group also had numerous line-up changes – in early 1979, Ivor Hay and Ed Kuepper left, while Bailey continued under the moniker with new musicians. Alt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punk Blues
Punk blues (or blues punk) is a rock music genre that mixes elements of punk rock and blues. Punk Blues Genre AMG Allmusic.com, Retrieved on May 21, 2008 Punk blues musicians and bands usually incorporate elements of related styles, such as protopunk and blues rock. Its origins lie strongly within the garage rock sound of the 1960s and 1970s. Punk blues can be said to favor the common rawness, simplicity and emotion shared between the punk and blues genres. Chet Weise, singer/guitarist of the Immortal Lee County Killers stated, "Punk and blues are both honest reactions to life. It's blues, it's our blues. It's just a bit turned up and a bit faster." Origins Before the beginning of the punk movement of the late 1970s, several important forerunners such as the MC5, the Stooges, the Who, the Sonics, Captain Beefheart, and the New York Dolls displayed a fascination with American blues. AllMusic states that punk blues draws on the influence of the "garage rock sound of the mid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Punk
Pop punk (or punk pop) is a rock music genre that combines elements of punk rock with power pop or pop. It is defined for its emphasis on classic pop songcraft, as well as adolescent and anti-suburbia themes, and is distinguished from other punk-variant genres by drawing more heavily from 1960s bands such as the Beatles, the Kinks, and the Beach Boys. The genre has evolved throughout its history, absorbing elements from new wave, college rock, ska, rap, emo, and boy bands. It is sometimes considered interchangeable with power pop and skate punk. Pop punk emerged in the late 1970s with groups such as the Ramones, the Undertones, and the Buzzcocks. 1980s punk bands like Bad Religion, Descendents and the Misfits were influential to pop punk, and it expanded in the 1980s and early 1990s by a host of bands signed to Lookout! Records, including Screeching Weasel, the Queers, and the Mr. T Experience. In the mid–late 1990s, the genre saw a massive widespread populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Records (UK)
Fire Records is a British independent record label, run by James Nicholls, with offices in London, England and New York, USA. The label was founded by music journalist Johnny Waller and Clive Solomon in 1985 and released early records from Pulp, Teenage Fanclub (on subsidiary label Paperhouse), Spacemen 3 (formerly on Glass Records), Blue Aeroplanes, Lives of Angels and others. In the early 1990s, the label was home to Neutral Milk Hotel, The Lemonheads, Built to Spill, Urge Overkill and others. The label was relaunched in the late 1990s by James Nicholls, and has gone on to release albums by Guided By Voices, Giant Sand, Pere Ubu, Black Lips, Jane Weaver, Josephine Foster and The Lemonheads. Roster ;Current *Bardo Pond * Bark Psychosis *The Bevis Frond *The Chills *Death And Vanilla *The Groundhogs * Josephine Foster *Howe Gelb *Kristin Hersh * Las Kellies *Marina Allen *Marta Del Grandi *Modern Studies * Noveller *Orchestra Of Spheres * Pere Ubu * Pictish Trail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imperious Delirium
''Imperious Delirium'' is the thirteenth studio album released by Australian rock music group The Saints. With Marty Willson-Piper Marty Willson-Piper (born 7 May 1958) is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter best known as a former long-time member of the Australian psychedelic rock band The Church. He joined in 1980 after seeing an early gig where they were perform ... out of the band, The Saints were, for the first time, a trio. Chris Bailey played all the guitar accompaniments on the album. Track listing All tracks composed by Chris Bailey; except where indicated #"Drunk in Babylon" - 3:43 #"Declare War" - 3:58 #"Trocadero" - 3:28 #"Je Fuckin' T'Aime" - 3:08 #"Other Side of the World" - 4:05 #"So Close" - 3:17 #"Getting Away with Murder" - 3:23 #"Drowning" (The Saints) - 3:36 #"Enough Is Never Enough" (The Saints) - 2:52 #"Learning to Crawl" - 3:26 #"War of Independence" - 4:58 Personnel * Chris Bailey – vocals, guitar and production *Casper Wijnberg – bass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Music (magazine)
''The Music'', (formerly known as and now incorporating ''Drum Media)'', is an online Australian music magazine. It previously existed as a street press devoted to long-form music journalism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. In its printed form, it was based in Sydney, NSW and distributed throughout Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle and Canberra, and surrounding areas. The magazine changed its name to ''The Music'' (incorporating Drum Media) in 2013, following the merge with two other magazines, Brisbane's ''Time Off'' and Melbourne's ''Inpress'', owned by Street Press Australia. In 2020 the print edition was paused. Drum Media ''Drum Media'' was founded in 1990 as a free weekly tabloid-sized music magazine ( street press). The first issue of ''Drum Media'' appeared on 16 September 1990 with a distribution of 40,000 and featured Midnight Oil on the cover. The magazine had been established after the entire staff of the long-running Sydney street press magazine ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Fools Day (album)
''All Fools Day'' is the seventh album by the Australian music group The Saints released in 1986. The album was The Saints' commercial breakthrough into the US, with the videos for "Just Like Fire Would" and "Temple of the Lord" receiving airplay on MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di .... Track listing All tracks composed by Chris Bailey; additional arrangements by Arturo Larizza and Roger Cawkwell #" Just Like Fire Would" - 3:24 #"First Time" - 3:40 #"Hymn to Saint Jude" - 3:33 #"See You In Paradise" - 4:20 #"Love or Imagination" - 3:48 #"Celtic Ballad" - 2:51 #"Empty Page" - 3:30 #"Big Hits (On the Underground)" - 3:07 #"How to Avoid Disaster" - 2:48 #"Blues on My Mind" - 2:59 #"Temple of the Lord" - 3:44 #"All Fools Day" - 4:50 Charts Personnel ;The Saints * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howling (The Saints Album)
''Howling'' is an album by the Australian band the Saints. The album was their first release after an eight-year recording hiatus. Chris Bailey chose to lose the big production of the 1980s records to make an album that was more akin to the early Saints punk sound. Bailey again employed a new line-up for the band. The album was released in 1996 in Australia and in 1997 everywhere else in the world. Critical reception The ''Los Angeles Times'' called ''Howling'' "a tuneful, emotionally intense album in which aileys equally at home playing elegantly crafted folk-rock ballads, bluesy, noir-ish extrapolations from Howlin' Wolf and, on 'Shadows', garage-rock that, if it's possible, sounds even more cheaply and haphazardly recorded than the Saints' debut album." ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' determined that "the tone is set by the title track, a blunt portrayal of animal lust with its opening invective, driving backbeat and Bailey's tortured vocals, recorded in what sounds as if it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prodigal Son (The Saints Album)
''Prodigal Son'' is the eighth studio album released by The Saints. It was released in 1988. Track listing All tracks composed by Chris Bailey; except where indicated # "Grain of Sand" – 3:49 # "Fire and Brimstone" – 3:27 # "Friend of the People" – 3:16 # "Before Hollywood" – 3:40 # "Sold Out" – 3:20 # "Ghost Ships" – 3:51 # "Massacre" – 2:48 # "Tomorrow" – 3:32 # "Stay" – 3:46 # "Shipwreck" – 3:35 # " Music Goes 'Round My Head" (Harry Vanda, George Young) – 3:34 (CD Bonus Track in Australia) The CD release featured a cover of The Easybeats song " Music Goes 'Round My Head" at the end of the album. This was recorded for the soundtrack of the Australian film ''Young Einstein''. For the US release, the song was the second track on the album. The streaming release features the original Australian CD release track listing. Charts Personnel ;The Saints * Barrington Francis – guitar * Arturo LaRizza – bass, string and horn arrangements * Chris Bai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Madness To Be Free
''A Little Madness to Be Free'' is the sixth album by Australian band The Saints. This time around, frontman Chris Bailey persuaded original members, Kim Bradshaw (bass) and Ivor Hay (drums), to rejoin the band. On the album tour, the bass player was Tracy Pew, formerly of The Birthday Party. The title of the album is a reference to the quote "A person needs a little madness, or else they never dare cut the rope and be free," by Kazantzakis. The album saw the Bailey moving further towards more ambitious arrangements including horns and strings. Bailey stated in a retrospective interview about this approach that he wanted to "make strings as powerful as Les Pauls and Marshalls". Reception Retrospectively, All Music AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ... gave the alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everybody Knows The Monkey
''Everybody Knows the Monkey'' is the tenth studio album released by The Saints. Track listing All tracks composed by Chris Bailey; except where indicated #"What Do You Want" - 2:56 #"Easy Money" - 3:09 #"Working Overtime" - 4:11 #"Fall of an Empire" - 4:27 #"Mustard" - 3:16 #"Vaguely Jesus" - 3:17 #"What Are You Waiting For" (Martin Bjerregaard) - 3:28 #"Everything Turns Sour" - 4:13 #"Playboy of the Western World" - 3:12 #"Come Back and Visit" (Michael Bayliss) - 4:13 #"S+M+M's" - 2:52 #"Glorious Wonder" - 5:42 Personnel * Chris Bailey - vocals, guitar * Andy Faulkner - guitar * Michael Bayliss - bass * Martin Bjerregaard - drums with: * Johan Stentorp - keyboard contributions References The Saints (Australian band) albums 1998 albums {{1990s-punk-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
