Citizen Band were a

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band formed by the brothers Geoff and

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, both of whom had previously been members of

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Band members

Geoff Chunn played

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, sang, and wrote most of the songs. Mike Chunn played

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. Other members were guitarist Greg Clark and

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mer

Brent Eccles Brent Eccles is best known as the drummer for The Angels, an Australian pub rock band. He has also drummed in: The Breed, Vox Pop, Stuart & The Belmonts, Streetalk, Space Waltz, After Hours, and Citizen Band. Eccles left Citizen Band in 1981, a ...

, both previously in New Zealand

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band

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. Formed in 1977 after Mike Chunn left

due to his struggles with

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, the band played concerts around

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including a free concert in Albert Park and a one-day rock festival. The band recorded their first album '' Citizen Band'' at

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, produced by the band and

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. Their second album '' Just Drove Thru Town'' was recorded at Mandrill Studios on 18–30 June 1979. It was produced by Jay Lewis and engineered by Glyn Tucker. Two singles were released from the album, "Rust in My Car"/"Dig That Tex" and "No Stereo"/"SOS". After the band moved to Australia, Mike Chunn left the band, and was replaced by Roland Killeen. The band broke up in 1982. Citizen Band's original lineup could be regarded as a New Zealand

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, as both Chunn brothers were previously in Split Enz, and Clark and Eccles were in glam rock band Space Waltz.

Discography

Concerts

In 2012, Citizen Band, along with other NZ bands who played at

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in the 1970s: Dragon, Hello Sailor, and Street Talk, reunited for a 'Gluepot Reunion' concert. On 27 May 2016, Citizen Band reformed for a one-off concert at the inaugural Sounds Session organised by The Sound radio station at the Tuning Fork in

. Tickets could only be obtained by winning them from the radio station via a TXT message sent when an earlier named New Zealand song was played (May is New Zealand Music Month). The play list was: # Good Morning Citizen # The Man's A Wonder # Dig That Tex # Julia # Rust in My Car # I Feel Good and then an encore of " Hold Tight" a cover of a

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song.

References

External links

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