Aussie Week Day 3: Baby Animals: Rush You

[@michaelandrew4488]

Suzie DeMarchi - one of the best female rock voices in the business. 🙂

[@TheMichaelseymour]

certainly the best looking - hands down .....woweee

[@norrinradd335]

1991 22yrs old absolutely loved Suzie.

[@WrinklyTraveller]

I had a massive crush for her. Damn she was sexy.

[@pauleberl6570]

Married Nuno Bettencourt from Extreme!!

[@tallsygroth7727]

❤️💯🇦🇺

[@peterbailey4888]

The debut album kept Nirvana's Nevermind out of the number 1 spot on the aussie album chart, you could say Baby Animals where pretty popular in Oz

[@cwegers3]

did nothing for me . Seemed totally manufactured , and contrived at the time . No real attitude . Knowing they formed in 89 and hit it big two years later ?? Where's the struggle . That needs to be evident in a great band .

[@MickH60]

@@cwegers3 Oh rubbish, I'm a bloody old Aussie musician, the baby Animals were one of Australia's best bands hands down, especially live, manufactured my arse, you don't know what you're talking about... They has shitloads of attitude. You also have no idea of their history, they are all well known musicians in the Aussie music scene. So all bands have to struggle to be legit ? What a totally stupid comment, clueless....

[@yorumsfield556]

There is one thing that Aussies do best and that is ROCK! Love this band. I have seen them live so many times I've lost count. And every single time they didn't dissapoint. I hope you delve into this band more. You certainly won't be dissapointed. Dave Leslie the guitarist is so good. Very underated. Thanks Gents. Great work as usual. All their songs are brilliant.

[@DaveFineWhine]

Excellent! This band were absolutely massive here in OZ in the early 90s, and this record in particular came out towards the end of my high school years. My friends and I were also mostly metal fans, but groups like this were seemingly liked by everyone into any sort of guitar rock.

[@melindatanner5853]

"They did that Australian thing" ..... Aussies do the best pub rock ever

[@deanmaynard8256]

I think it's interesting that we sent our pop singers to the UK and kept the rock bands for ourselves

[@2727rogers]

Don't tell anyone but we did the same here in Canada as well.

[@scottwatson9453]

Ummm? Was ACDC considered Aussie Pop? 🤔😊

[@FionaEm]

Not entirely true; the 80s spawned some great Oz pop, especially synth-driven pop, by bands like Pseudo Echo, Real Life and Kids in the Kitchen. Mi-Sex, Uncanny X-Men and I'm Talking (featuring a young Kate Ceberano) also had some great tracks.

[@deanmaynard8256]

@@FionaEm Oh! I remember Kids in the Kitchen! I saw them live once! I doubt Men would have worked anywhere except here! I guess I wasn't talking about the more new wave and funk pop groups - I was thinking more of Kylie and Jason etc - the really hyper commercial pop bands....

[@steveberkery6128]

The best Australian "pop" band from the 80's was, without doubt, Boom Crash Opera... Another charismatic frontman in Dale Ryder... The Best Thing, Dancing In The Storm, Onion Skin... GOOD LORD!!!

[@kylies6822]

Saw these guys perform at the start of the year - such a tight band and Suzie is an awesome frontwoman. Definitely check any of these: Early Warning, Painless, One Word, Backbone.

[@lawrencekelli]

Fantastic singer and band..and she is drop dead gorgeous!

[@TheThamesmen]

Like me! Thanks for being here on Aussie Week!

[@lawrencekelli]

@@TheThamesmen of course you both are!

[@JoTracy]

Suzie rocks! Another great choice 👌 👍 👏 Thank you gentlemen

[@andrewdunlop5771]

Early Warning is another cracking track as well

[@FionaEm]

I tended to shy away from the relentless seriousness of 90s rock, but Suze DeMarchi had a great voice. IMO the best Baby Animals track was "One Word". Great guitar hooks and clever use of lyrics against the rhythm.

[@linnightl9277]

I was a gigging pub musician during the 80s early 90s, it was big rooms, big show, big lights, delay stacks, big trucks, 5 crew and gigging 5 to 6 nights per week then gambling/pokies was introduced to Victoria - killed the scene overnight. All the big venues throughout Melbourne cut their rooms in half for pokies or turned them completely over to gambling. Gambling is evil.

[@MickH60]

Me too mate, pokies are the disease that killed live music in Australia....100%

[@AussieTVMusic]

I used to watch Suze in the band Photoplay in the 80s. She had blonde hair then. Absolutely gorgeous woman.

[@ThatGuy-bp4gz]

That. Was. Great! I'm an Aussie but have not really given much attention to Baby Animals before. I'm off to listen to more of their material.

[@Eskay1206]

I think we have had the BEST live bands since the 70's til the 90's

[@TheThamesmen]

YOU DID!!!!!!!!! Thanks for being here on Aussie Week!

[@cameronrobertson9478]

That whole debut album is flawless! They still kill it live too.

[@julianaFinn]

Such an underrated band. Huge talent, amazing vocals xx

[@TheThamesmen]

Thanks for being here on Aussie Week! NOT KIDDING

[@phillipstackelberg3185]

I was lucky enough to see this bands first couple of gigs as my mate was one of their original roadies-there was only 50-60 people there and we got drunk with the band afterwards-next year they were on MTV and they took off-even better live than on record-I’ve seen them at least 10 times since and they never let me down 👍❤️🎸

[@getreal4371]

I WAS AT THIS GIG IN 91. It was filmed at a TV station in Melbourne for MTV. Baby Animals was the opening act for Southern Sons. We, the audience were sitting on 4 sides of the band. When Baby Animals finished, half the audience left the Gig. The producers made us all move to 2 sides, so it looked full for the Filming of the Southern Sons Gig. Most of us were really there for Baby Animals.

[@TheThamesmen]

BOOM!!! Lucky sod

[@jayjayjase9796]

I saw Baby Animals just after they released their first single (this was the second) in 1991 supporting Screaming Jets. Still listen to them today

[@LaraCroft]

baby animals were HUGE at the time here in oz. This is still a fantastic song all these years later

[@trenchy1990]

Oooh good rabbit hole. Superjesus is another goodie as well.

[@TheThamesmen]

Noted thanks

[@pwpaulwest]

In Melbourne Australia as a teen in the 80's we had do decide what band to go and see because every pub had a band. I was so spoiled.

[@Whatiwantedwastaken]

Something to remember when you’re pondering all the great tracks/artists is our population. We only have about 25 million people here now, and back in 1980 it was only about 15 million. There are more people living in the greater Los Angeles area today than there were in Australia in the 80’s

[@stevencalliss4095]

The guy with glasses has a massive hand. Lol😅

[@seanmcwha9325]

I saw them only a couple of weeks ago and they never missed a beat. Fantastic Aussie rock band still and would recommend to see them live anytime!👍🏼👍🏼

[@unoriginalsyn]

Man this bought back my childhood, its only now am i realising how freaking lucky i was. I grew up on the dark sticky floors of the Playroom and every weekend was spent at Fisho's Wharf and the old Surfers Beergarden(if you know you know) where bands like the Baby Animals, The Angels, The Divinyls, Midnight Oil, Cold Chisel, Dire Straits, Icehouse and so so many more were the literal soundtrack of my childhood, not just on the radio but actually there in the room playing ❤ damn I was lucky

[@wilks6]

At their pomp, Baby Animals were a seriously wild live show, probably fair to say Suze took a lot of inspiration from Chrissy Amphlett of Divinyls. They still go pretty good today. To get an idea of them rocking at their best, check out "Ain't Gonna Get."

[@johnsmith-ub7vr]

They should have been a world wide success. They were world class.

[@chonnieblue]

One of my all time favourite Aussie rock bands. Suze and the boys kick it big time.

[@ianmontgomery7534]

the other aspect is that the sound engineers were top notch and had to be.

[@ray.shoesmith]

30 years later and I still have a huge crush on Suze DeMarchi 😍

[@toddjames7]

Baby animals have so many good songs. Backbone is a great song.

[@Reneesillycar74]

One of my favourite songs & band. They’re freakin’ awesome! “Different” is exactly right, they had that special something for sure.

[@TheThamesmen]

Yeah they just had the edge

[@ianharkin2691]

That debut album was brilliant... FOUR great singles off it, Rush You, Early Warning, One Word, and Painless. All of them are terrific. My favourite is probably Painless, and it's probably the slowest of the four.

[@phunkmonkeycookiegarage7773]

Loves me a big slice of Baby Animals, classic stuff!

[@sammy_dog]

loves me a big slice of Suzie

[@jimdavid7710]

I saw the Baby Animals at the Horden Pavilion in 1991, just brilliant soo tight & the absolutely talented & strikingly beautiful Suzy just pumped it out. Soo good.

[@petebegnell9480]

Great job guys.... Time to learn about the Hoodoo Guru's.... Start with 'Wipeout' or 'Bitter sweet'..🇭🇲👍

[@melindatanner5853]

Aussie Week 5 Ratcat Don't Go Now The Stems Tears Me in Two Ben Lee Shirtless Frente Ordinary Angels bonus Bizzare Love Triangle Hoodoo Gurus I Want You Back bonus Miss Freelove '69

[@lawrencekelli]

I so am onboard with that! One of our best male singers in my opinion and bands..love them.

[@lesgl]

Saw them on the ''Shaved and Dangerours tour here in Oz..all are top muso's..drummer Frank Celenza is a beast for sure

[@_alifeallmine_]

That album is as solid as rock too, all killer, no filler! It’s stood the test of time well!

[@TheThamesmen]

ace

[@vicstamatiou2894]

Serious Rock Suzi and the boys 🎸🔥🔥🔥👌😎

[@nancyharvey7969]

Another awesome Aussie band! Thanks guys! ❤️

[@nancyharvey7969]

Susie rocks! Not many rock bands with female leads but she blows them all!

[@TheThamesmen]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Bobbydazzlla]

Stuff me I didn't think I'd hear the name Poncherello today - too funny

[@TheThamesmen]

Never forget!

[@AndyViant]

Seeing them live at the Hallam Hotel when they had just released this was incredible. The car trip home with the g/f was pretty epic too :)

[@eclecticapoetica]

In about 1993 I went with my 16 yo daughter to a Baby Animals concert at the convention centre in Canberra. It was great. My hearing has never been the same since then. They were LOUD. But amazing. The Pub Rock scene dies pretty suddenly once pubs were allowed to install poker machines, their entertainment venues got converted to gambling rooms

[@spedboy1966]

Suzie is also handy on Axe.

[@TheThamesmen]

I read that. Cool

[@JoTracy]

So happy you love The Saints! ❤️

[@lindylufromoz5111]

Hi blokes! Someone will have asked you to do Minchin's "Predjudice" but I'm going to ask in case they haven't. It's another whack of the brilliant stick. My favourite, and I know em all. It's as mesmerising as a bucket of smashed crabs. Go on. You know you wanna. xx Linda.

[@TheThamesmen]

Beat you to it Tim Minchin: Prejudice (Comedy Music Perfection): Reaction kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnirl6RonbmYjck Absolutely stealing your expression of “mesmerizing as a bucket of smashed crabs!”

[@iancremmins4727]

just for future references and possibly ad hock quizzes, when fish reach a size equal to a finger they are called fingerlings so i guess that makes sense where fish fingers come from

[@mmurphy53]

Baby Animals - always one of my favorites,,, they rock big time.

[@TheThamesmen]

Loved it!! Thanks for being here on Aussie Week!

[@mmurphy53]

Hey guys - another 2 to consider from them - Early Warning and the MTV hit - Painless......awesome tracks.

[@stevencalliss4095]

You know what they say, big hands big elsewhere. 😆

[@TheThamesmen]

big gloves!!!

[@jgsheehan8810]

Suze and Baby Animals were so popular here when they broke out. They really rock.

[@TheThamesmen]

They do rock!! Thanks for being here on Aussie Week!

[@williamwebb8908]

You guys are learning the best kept secrets in the music world.

[@TheSamleigh]

The POKIESs finished off the pub rock bands. ie the Whitlam's. (?) song about blowing up the pokies ... or was it Powderfinger?

[@JohnWalker-vs5rz]

The promo video for the Baby Animals "One Word' is worth a look. You say you've been playing the cream of Aussie Rock, well you've got lots more cream to condider: Powderfinger, Hunters & Collectors, Hoodoo Gurus, Eskimo Joe, The Choirboys, Diesel to mention but a few. More Angels & Paul Kelly would also be appreciated.

[@gazzap6776]

Hi. GAZ here from Melbourne/Australia. They've always blown me away everytime I saw them live. First time in a small club was about the best live gig I've ever experienced... Better than Pink Floyd, Motorhead, Jackson Browne, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, The Eagles, Cold Chisel, The Angels or John Farnham. Big call. They are amazing.

[@danw3735]

Baby Animals never got the recognition they deserved. I always thought they were amazing.

[@TheThamesmen]

I LOVED THIS..... Thanks for being here on Aussie Week!

[@hdmccart6735]

I remember Molly Meldrum at the time saying on tv that he thought they'd do better if only the lead singer was more attractive...I was 15yo and got where he was coming from - DeMarchi was/is undoubtedly an incredible singer/songwriter and I'm sure a lot of other things, she is also a stunning human.

[@Harromuso]

I'm actually off to see a CCR tribute band tonight which has the rhythm section from Baby Animals 😁

[@dexterw507]

Another ripper for you boys, Richard Clapton - I am an Island (Live)

[@mikeschenk4730]

What is a baby wibble called? :) And a group too... If you owned a Flock of Seagulls would it sing to you???? Great live rock band, you can hear why all of those famous bands wanted them on the bill. I agree that the OZ pub scene turned out a lot of really tight bands.

[@Notric]

Have seen them a few times, Love her voice! Quite a few great tracks to check out here. Aint Gonna Get, Painless, Early Warning, One Word, Working for the Enemy.

[@TheThamesmen]

What’s not to love. Thanks for the support

[@kathydurow6814]

I'm watching these out of order, now I know where the day 5 discussion came from :) 😀 Thanks in advance, I must not be the only one to suggest this band after you loved the Divinyls.

[@evaadams8298]

Love the banter 😂😂

[@mals4125]

As ever Chris thanks for digging up some of the gems of the Oz music scene - plenty more there to prospect for. As far as the live scene goes - I'm here in Melbourne and have just come back from seeing 3 different young bands in two venues cutting their chops on a Wednesday night. I could have seen another dozen originals had I wanted. They aren't big venues or large crowds that they're playing in, but they are learning and the quality of their playing, if they get a stage is high and music is varied , which gives you the Blues , Rock, Jazz, Ska and every other combination in between. Keep up the great work Chris , you great hairy champion of Oz music. Loving all your work boys. Keep up Oz fortnight 5.........

[@TheThamesmen]

Bravo CHRIS - Thanks Mal

[@zwieseler]

George, I dream of going to Chicago just to get to Buddy Guy’s Legends blues club…. You’ll have to get in there and report back… 👍

[@mark-be9mq]

She's got the stuff.

[@telecasterluva666]

The Aussie pub rock scene was the best. Great bands, great music, sweat and cigarette smoke. It was destroyed by pubs replacing bands with poker machines and $#it like that.

[@paulrodsted3905]

Wahoooo Baby animals.... 👍👍

[@TheThamesmen]

KABOOM! Thanks for being here on Aussie Week!

[@stupeters8409]

Saw them live once absolutely superb band

[@TheThamesmen]

brill

[@mikeg2738]

4 words. Kings of the sun. Thats it

[@RolandDeschain1]

Suze DiMarchi is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. And she had more swagger and grit than 90% of rock frontmen of that era. She ended up marrying Extreme's guitar God Nuno Bettencourt. They were together for 16 years and produced a daughter, Bebe, who is now an actress.

[@InvidiousProductions]

Oh, boy! There are still so many more acts of the same calibre to come. From the mid 60s to now. Scenes & styles change but they keep coming. By the way your intro is bloody fantastic - takes me back to watching Benny Hill as a young boy in the 70s Thanks for the vids

[@TheThamesmen]

Right on!

[@steyer-crmg]

I like how OCD your back ground is, perfectly symmetrical right down to the ornaments. Well done i like it. I wish everyone on youtube was so OCD like me!

[@kazwilson425]

Suzi! These guys were awesome live 100% fact.

[@colleenmatulickclarke2059]

Terrific band! And what's not to love about Suzi deMarchi.

[@TheThamesmen]

AGREED... Thanks for being here on Aussie Week!

[@macman1469]

Still enjoying the glow from yesterday's brilliance. Everything is good with the world. Edit Baby fish are fingerlings. As for seagulls, rats & pigeons they're amatures in the shit stakes. Let me introduce to you Australia's representative the Bin Chicken a.k.a the Ibis. Back to the topic ,great song .

[@sammy_dog]

it's the Ibis bin juice drinking gronk

[@yoluko4750]

Sadly many of the rooms in pubs where the bands used to play have been filled with poker machines now (with the exception of Western Australia). There’s an interesting song about the decline of the pub scene by the Whitlams called “Blow up the Pokies”, well worth a listen. But for sheer musicality and lyrical genius from them you need to listen to “No Aphrodisiac”. Hearing Alex going on about eating Seagull, I wonder what he has pickled for George...

[@kazz3956]

Baby Animals with Susie as lead 🎉🎉🎉 she has an excellent voice and is beautiful to match.

[@cjchickan]

I miss those days when Sydney pubs had live bands, big name bands playing. They would jam in hundreds of people, well beyond a safe capacity, there was no health and safety rules, no plastic cups either. The joint would be dripping with sweat. Unfortunately, nowadays, pubs are like mini casinos and those rooms which were formally used for bands are full of pokies (i.e. slot machines) because they bring in more money than live music does. Also I think rock is kind of dying which is sad. Ahhh the memories.

[@andrewhall9175]

Never seen Suzi perform without a guitar before. Makes me curious as to why she’s not playing one here. They were a great band…they commanded attention at the time. Early Warning is one track that comes to mind that you might like. You’re pretty much right about the pub rock scene here. It absolutely was where bands cut their teeth, and cemented their reputations. It hasn’t gone away altogether but it has splintered into a more diverse scene with smaller venues (and probably far fewer record sales)

[@DebraBing]

I was wondering the same, not used to seeing her without her guitar. It's interesting though that she looks just as confident without it.

[@mrmockatoo6786]

Yup...another great West Australian band...

[@Quinctili]

Suzie never did ring me. "Backbone", "One Word"", and a few others are better than this song.

[@uncleboo47]

You're right guys - a lot of timing chops in this one - but they pulled it off brilliantly - guitarist and bass singing BV's in a different meter to Suzie's vocal - while playing their parts - amazing. For a more "even" ride (but every bit as enjoyable) check out 'One Word' and 'Early Warning'.

[@unoriginalsyn]

I always taught a group of Ravens was called an unkindness 🤔

[@lencooke944]

The correct term for a 'crowd' of anything is called a Collective Noun. For example: a cow, a herd of cows; a sheep, a flock of sheep; a fish, a school of fish. My favorite collective noun is the one for a group of bank employees; it's a "Wunch" ... Go on, say it, they are a "Wunch of Bankers". Well George and Alex, Chris has finally unleashed one of the best kept secrets of Aussie rock acts of the 90s. There is only one thing better from this era than Suze DeMarchi singing live, and that is Suze DeMarchi playing guitar and singing live. I understand what you are saying about the English Working Man Clubs being "grim" venues, where bands had to be good otherwise the patrons would let them know in no uncertain terms. Whilst these clubs may not be so prevalent now, the British crowds are still feared by up-and-coming bands at British metal/rock festivals. I know of several foreign bands that were sh*tting themselves before playing at festivals like Download and Sonisphere (and other Knebworth or Reading festivals (not far from your old stomping ground, I wouldn't think?). Some bands even experienced online threats to throw bottles of urine on at them. So British fans still have a reputation for being a bit "grim". Anyway, fantastic content as usual. Keep the good stuff coming.

[@TheThamesmen]

At Reading the crowd would just bottle bands they didn't like. Meatloaf lasted 3 minutes Thanks for being here on Aussie Week!

[@lencooke944]

@@TheThamesmen I can understand that with Meatloaf. He was a disaster when performing at the AFL Grand Final in about 2012. Probably the worst half-time show of all time.

[@trevorclark5138]

The sunny boys and Kate cerbrano👍

[@johncrossley-hall9366]

So getting back to bird riddles. If four or more types of birds are gathered together they get a specific title. i.e , Four or more Gulls are called a "Flock". Four or more Geese are called a "Gaggle". Four or more crows are called a "Murder". What do you call three Crows hanging out?..."Attempted Murder"😊

[@TheThamesmen]

a group of Jaguars are called a shadow..

[@johncrossley-hall9366]

thats sooo cool

[@aje4171]

When Hutchence died she was the alternate INXS lead singer. We never got to see it. Bugger

[@TheThamesmen]

What could have been. His loss was tragic

[@YobboBear]

More people deserve to know about the Baby Animals. Other Baby Animals tracks to check out are: Early Warning, One Word, and Painless.

[@scottwatson9453]

That's what's good about these reaction channels is in the way they show the world bands and soloists that would otherwise never get the recognition they justly deserve... Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham are on fire in the reaction channels now that have millions and millions of subscribers overall

[@Quinctili]

Great songs, but I'm going for "Backbone" as their best.

[@coopsnz1]

@@scottwatson9453 how about Cog from Sydney, birds of a feather

[@scottwatson9453]

@@coopsnz1 Thanks for bringing Cog to my attention. I had never heard of them before..

[@thrusta100]

Mr Sheffield! Mr Sheffield! 😅

[@deanmaynard8256]

A baby platypus -- a puggle

[@TheThamesmen]

Your kidding? That is awesome

[@deanmaynard8256]

@@TheThamesmen Yep - Same as a baby echidna - they look surprisingly alike when they are born.

[@taniaPBear]

A 'Treachery' of ravens? I've never heard that. As far as I know it's always been an 'Unkindness' of ravens. I'm going to have to go and research that now.

[@TheThamesmen]

They are all bastards

[@Tully_23_32]

Suzie is actually a good friend of my uncle's wife. My mum went to my aunts baby shower & sat next to Suzie the whole time & had no idea who the fuck she was but said she was the nicest person she'd ever met, chatted to mum to the whole day. Wasn't til they left that my other aunty said to mum, u know who Suzie is don't ya? Mum was mortified she didn't recognise her but mum is alot older so doesn't really know who's who & i bet that's why Suzie enjoyed mum's company coz they could talk about normal stuff & not her & the Baby Animals & their career

[@72philgood]

us australians eat our national emblem. it is very good if cooked properly

[@leavemealone344]

Thamesmen, I am intrigued to know more about the grim 70's England. I have heard the description being passed around by other English people. Are you two able to make a video about how grim England was in the 70's and try and explain how much of an influence it had on British music? It's just interesting that England was grim in the 70's but the music was so rich. Australia is a weird rabbit hole. I discovered The Go-Betweens and The Reels by just going down the rabbit hole. Just amazing music... My favorite Australian artists are the ones that talk slowly and poetically like Rowland S. Howard, Nick Cave, and the guys from The Saints.

[@neridahicks7160]

Suzi is still kicking arse today sounding better than ever Oz rock queen 👸🏻

[@ianmontgomery7534]

there are other groups left field like Mental As Anything, Modles and Dynamic Hepnotics.

[@TheThamesmen]

So many options!

[@markphillips3186]

My thoughts on the Australian Pub Rock scene decline, is that there were several factors that led to its demise. Noise Regulations was one reason. Another was change in Fire Safety Regulations that required significant upgrades in venues that the venue owners didn’t believe was financially justified. Introduction of poker (slot) machines in Aussie pubs. Introduction of random breath testing (RBT) on Australian Roads. All those changes happened around the same time. The Fire Safety Regulations beside being expensive also meant you couldn’t squeeze in as many punters. The RBT meant punters weren’t drinking as much, so there wasn’t the value in putting on bands. Pubs found that they could make more money on Pokies than presenting bands.

[@trevorclark5138]

Turned us into a nanny state all these regulations were bullshit

[@mick1535]

Hi Guys great to see the Baby Animals finally made it on to your channel they have plenty of tracks, check out the black sorrows some time you won't be disappointed cheers

[@TheThamesmen]

LOVED IT - Thanks for being here on Aussie Week!

[@williamglass7806]

it doesn't come down to working a room, it comes down to being good as hell, that's what it comes down to. i've tried to work a room and if you ain't got it, you just ain't got it.