13-01-2015, 10:14
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THE EASYBEATS "the definitive anthology" cd, 2003
career stats:
years active: 1964-1969
studio albums....6
singles.............28
#1 hits(AU).......3
Aussie 1960s rock band similar in vein to the UK bands of that period ie:Beatles,Stones,Small Faces etc....
only really had one major hit outside of Australia in "friday on my mind", but IMO, they made some better songs...
their following/fanbase here was as big as the Beatles and the same fever pitch hysteria as the Beatles got,they got here also...
their influence over other bands that have followed is enormous,influencing many of the Aussie bands that followed...
many international artists including Los Bravos,Paul Revere,Ricky Martin,INXS,Divinyls,David Bowie and Jimmy Barnes....
vocalist Stevie Wright went on to have a spasmodic solo career as a blues rocker....
Harry Vanda and George Young went on to form a production company and record label in "albert records" where George's younger siblings Angus and Malcom and their little band AC/DC started and remain to this date...
they also wrote songs for other artists and form shortlived bands to record their own material...
all up,
a pretty good album IMO containing fifty-six tracks,all their singles and i'd assume various studio album tracks...
im not posting all the songs here but the album comes in at a darn good 2.2 on the rating system...
from the album:
"friday on my mind"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJLoYd8xak live
"good times"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNiY0siZY3Y live
"i'll make you happy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVx4872Hlbk live
"shes so fine"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osGm7fIKFZE live
"sorry"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drNqZWzj5GY live
"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.