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Neighbourhood Freak
"Neighbourhood Freak" is a song by Australian band Swoop (Australian band), Swoop and was released in October 1994 as the first single from the group's second studio album ''The Woxo Principle''. It was their first charting single, peaking at number 62 on the ARIA Charts. The song poled at number 74 in the Triple J Hottest 100, 1994. Track listings Charts References {{authority control 1994 songs 1994 singles Swoop (Australian band) songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swoop (Australian Band)
Swoop were an Australian seven-piece rock, funk and disco band established in 1991. Swoop released three studio albums, ''Thriller (Swoop album), Thriller'' (October 1993), ''The Woxo Principle'' (November 1995), and ''Be What You Is'' (January 1999). Their most popular single, 1995's "Apple Eyes", reached No. 9 in Australia on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Singles Chart, and was certified gold by Australian Recording Industry Association, ARIA. History 1991–1993: ''Thriller'' Swoop were an Australian seven-piece rock, funk and disco band established in 1991 by Joshua Beagley on guitar and keyboards, and Roland Kapferer on lead vocals, initially as a funk and rap duo. The duo were joined by Fiona Ta'akimoeaka on lead vocals, and in 1992 by Chris Brien on drums, Armando Gomez on percussion, Alex 'Gob' Hewettson on bass guitar, and Breadman St Ledger III on keyboards. Note: McFarlane incorrectly lists Chris Brien as Chris O'Brien. Later members include percussionist Terepai Richmon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woxo Principle
''The Woxo Principle'' is the second studio album by Australian funk band Swoop. The album was released in November 1995 and peaked at number 51 on the ARIA Charts. Band member Roland Kapferer said "We don't turn our nose up at any style of music... The strength of our record is that it doesn't sound like anything else you'll hear at the moment". At the ARIA Music Awards of 1996, the album was nominated for ARIA Award for Best Pop Release, losing out to "Where the Wild Roses Grow" by Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinve .... Reception Simon Wooldridge from Juice Magazine said "Swoop have contrived a cheesy amalgam of funk/rock/disco/pop on ''The Woxo Principle'', and they've put it together with enough skill to make overlooking the amount of se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the ''Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triple J Hottest 100, 1994
The 1994 Triple J Hottest 100, counted down in January 1995, was a countdown of the most popular songs of the year, according to listeners of the Australian radio station Triple J. A CD featuring 32 of the songs was released. A countdown of the videos of most of the songs was also shown on the ABC music series '' Rage''. Full list 26 of the 100 tracks are by Australian artists (marked with a green background). Artists with multiple entries Countries represented CD release There have been 3 release versions of this compilation album. The original version's track listing is listed below, and has been discontinued by manufacturer. The second version was a reissue by Universal released shortly after the original release. It features the same track listing as the original print. Strangely enough, the catalogue number corresponds with 2004 releases, the year when Universal began reissuing Hottest 100 CDs, despite this being released in 1995. The third version was released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Songs
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1994 Singles
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