05-03-2017, 07:02
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MENTAL AS ANYTHING "get wet" vinyl/cd 1979
career stats:
studio album................13
singles.........................40
this album.........#19 AU
singles:
"the nips are getting bigger"......#16
"possible theme for a future
tv drama series".......................#39
"Egypt"...................................no chart action
debut set from this Aussie new wave/pop band...
from memory I have five of their albums, the first five I think?....
this one went platinum out here as did several others over their career...
band still tours but haven't released any new material in almost a decade...
definite new wave feel on most tracks, a hint of country on others and straight out
pop on other tracks...
lyrics are often novelty, but not funny novelty, more light hearted like Dr Hook's tracks...
best track here or me is their debut single...
if you don't know what 'nips' are, theyre what we call 'shots', 'fingers' in a bar, as per spirit drinks.
a good album, not great, would probably score a 2.0 if I scored the tracks...
[video=youtube;VVnLJQIJw2Y]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVnLJQIJw2Y[/video]
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.