Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs: Poison Ivy (Plus amazing Bonus Track!): Reaction

[@-jacinta-]

Again, Chris and his list doesn't disappoint. I was hoping/expecting that "Crazy" would make an appearance. RIP Billy Thorpe!

[@michaellincoln3739]

Love you guys and your show ! Aussie 60's Superstar Billy Thorpe disappeared from Australia for 20 years in 1976 and raised his family in the US in a low-key life. A whole new generation in Oz was born that never knew Billy, with many of his past older fans believing he had either died or faded into drugs obscurity. In 1996 a handsome sober middle-aged stranger arrived in Australia with a band from the US. He had an Aussie accent and my daughter said "who is this man" after performing live on TV and blowing my 19 year old daughter's mind with his charisma and voice. "That's Billy Thorpe" I said, the Aussie Prodigal's Son of Rock 'in 'Roll. A new generation of fans had discovered Billy. Pure legend - 2 careers in his own lifetime. Make a great great movie.

[@kaindog100]

I saw Billy a couple of times after he returned from living in the USA and he was a smiling assassin. Always had a smile on his face while peeling your face off with his loud playing. My favourite Aussie rocker. He’s not bad for a POM. 😊

[@TheThamesmen]

SUPER COOL!!! Thanks for supporting us, and more Aussie music soon!!

[@timwestcott361]

Aussie pub rock ground zero. Thorpie on his black Les Paul with his scruffy muso mates booming out of the suburban beer barns. Brilliant stuff ..

[@orlielf]

Most people I know is just one of those songs that is awesome to turn up full blast and just jam along to. Children of the sun is another great Billy track just saying for Aussie week 4 😂

[@adrianwright1702]

Most People was a theme track for teenagers into surfing, drinking and rock music at the time. Our parents thought us crazy. Billy Thorpe was brilliant.

[@bigmuma4444]

They were awesome at our school dance with two other bands, one of which was the La de das. Wonderful memories. One of the reasons why I need hearing aids these days.

[@FionaEm]

Good on Chris for giving you such contrasting tracks: Billy Thorpe when he was just starting out and Aussie rock was in its infancy - then less than a decade later, when he'd blossomed into a major rock act who really knew his stuff. You should see him singing "Mama" live - his voice is full throttle and his guitar is full bore! Sadly, Billy died of a heart attack at age 60 in 2007. Big loss for Oz rock.

[@thatfelladownunder9396]

Saw him live in the 90’s on his “Lock up your Mothers” tour, absolute Rock God. Blew the pub apart. RIP Billy.

[@TheThamesmen]

Cool. Thanks for being here and leaving the comment. More soon.

[@debmccudden242]

What an awesome blast from the past! I omg they look so young and clean cut

[@TheThamesmen]

I totally agree!

[@johnaquillo3397]

In the mid-1970's they came out with an album called - wait for it - "More Arse Than Class". Genius!

[@kazwilson425]

Aussie pub rock history: Billy & his crew playing at Bondi Lifesavers & played so loud they killed a tankful of tropical fish upstairs. Hence an episode of Aust Rock & Roll History documentary is called 'Billy killed the Fish'.

[@roostersbays95]

great yarn!!

[@mikeschenk4730]

That is amazing!

[@eclecticapoetica]

Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs toured all the major cities played a gig in the Sydney Opera House in 1973 the year it opened, I was there, it was amazing, 3 Sets, each with a different musical character, starting with an acoustic set and finishing with old time rock’n’roll. It was brilliant!

[@DotsKangaroo]

I was at that concert too. And have the album, that's me screaming in the background

[@lbd-po7cl]

Billy Thorpe is a bona fide legend of Aus music, and underwent several musical incarnations in his career. Sometime later he took on a bit of a balladeer persona, with a superb version of Over the Rainbow. The late 60s/early 70s is for me his golden era, and Most People I Know is his signature song. If you really want to see him and the band in full flight check out their rendition of Mama - kzbin.info/www/bejne/baS2daV6hpWJe7c

[@garyspeed8961]

Mama is bloody amazing

[@clint68]

Thanks for the link, time to go watch it again 2 or 38 times.

[@donnam5891]

Billy Thorpe was a legend. Was hard to believe they were the same band. Some people I know is awesome & so is that sneaky smile of Billy's. You could tell he was having sooo much fun. Great reaction. Loving Aussie week 😁

[@TheThamesmen]

Cool!

[@yorumsfield556]

Such a great song. God I love Aussie week!

[@jayweb51]

In 1996, Billy Thorpe wrote his autobiography and titled it 'Most People I Know'. Check out his rendition of Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

[@pwsegal]

I had the pleasure of working a festival in Queensland (I think it was early 90's), and Billy was on the bill. Met him backstage, very cool dude, humble and appreciative. Did a blinder set as well.

[@beabarber4300]

I saw Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs at Sunbury. Billy had the most amazing animal magnetism - most intense I have ever seen. He could pull a crowd whistling Waltzing Matilda. This bonus track was pretty par for the course for his performances - just ***ing amazing. Music of my yoof.

[@alliegal45]

Was that when Queen were booed offstage for Billy? Grandkids asking

[@jenniferharrison8915]

He was a beautiful friendly guy! 🤗

[@glennrandall7468]

Billy Thorpe what a legend

[@letstalk3265]

Billy is just so GREAT in every way. His name is right up the top when it comes rock music in OZ. Top man with a guitar and his writing is second yo none. Brilliant.

[@baird55aus]

I remember watching them at SouthSide 6 in Melbourne. My hearing took three days to recover!

[@zenlor-c88]

Omg brought back so many memories of growing up on the Gold Coast. Thanks guys for the trip down memory lane.

[@TheThamesmen]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@stevemurrell6167]

I used to watch GTK but may have missed this....what a jam! RIP Billy.

[@blueycarlton]

Poision Ivy was No.1 when the Beatles toured, July 1964. As someone said you should check out Thorpe's, Mama, live on GTK. 10 minutes with the volume on 11.

[@jennifermason9557]

Mama is brilliant

[@narellesmith7932]

One o f my fav songs from back in the day. So Good Live

[@marionbray6774]

'Crazy' is an absolute Aussie classic, I was smiling in advance waiting for you to react to when it really kicked in.

[@TheThamesmen]

It was amazing. Absolutely loved it

[@warrenharrison5052]

their greatest song imo is 'mama' rock & roll at its best - pure raw energy

[@bigs1546]

Later Billy is great - always love some Billy Thorpe when it makes a rare radio appearance. This is what we were rocking to - hoses getting shorter and kids getting higher! Edit; the GTK was for the early ABC TV music show 'Get to Know' - being on the Australian Govt. station you could see it all over - even rural areas.

[@warrenbridges1891]

Lets not forget, the drummer here (Gil "The Rat" Mathews) was discovered by Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa as a child and taken to tour America. Became an honorary member of Mickey Mouse Club. Probably the only time "Cubby" had to take the back seat.

[@meganey2263]

Billy Thorpe is before my time but I LOVE “It’s Almost Summer”. It’s such an Aussie song.

[@stupeters8409]

Thorpie was a Bloody Rock God seen him about 20 times, met him heaps of time , RIP Billy

[@TheThamesmen]

You are a lucky man

[@YobboBear]

Even though we haven’t finished Aussie week 3, I’m already waiting for Aussie week 4

[@debmccudden242]

Thanks for this its put me in a happy place 💃💃😊😊 got to love a bonus track especially one. Btw guys you mite want to look up the lyrics to poison ivy it not what you think its about its a comparison

[@peterwalsh2470]

Good find, nearly no-one hits "Most people I know", was a big song here, yes there is a studio version, and yes it's very good.

[@stevep2430]

Worked with one of his daughters a few years back. Loved Billy.

[@JudeAussie]

Wow! What a difference five years made with their music style. Never seen that version of ‘Some People I Know’ before. Brilliant! Thanks guys! Great reaction. 👍🤟🏼🇦🇺

[@TheThamesmen]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@anthonygamble2427]

Flashback to White Go-Go boots, mini skirts , ah the memories lol. Billy had a song that charted called Children of the Sun in the 70s

[@jayweb51]

You talked about The Beatles coming to Australia. When their tour was announced, Adelaide(South Australia) was not included; but following a local radio station getting enough public support, they ended up touring there and received that largest reception of the entire tour.

[@geoffhiggins1886]

I think its time for Rock and Roll Outlaw , Rose Tattoo are killer. Cheers Geoff

[@shaundgb7367]

Wow, that really gave me a look at what the 60's were like. Clean cut at the start and flower power at the end of the decade.

[@wayback479]

That was absolutely awesome guys 🤟

[@TheThamesmen]

It was a fun contrast and great music. Thank you for your support

[@jimlofts5433]

Aussie record companies in the 50's and early 60's used to fly hits in from overseas and get local artists to record them and get them on the radio before the overseas artists could get the original released in Oz but by then the local copy was already a hit and the original didn't get air play.

[@TheThamesmen]

Very clever!

[@bradpigott8883]

I have done a bit of a binge watch tonight and may have missed it, but I'll be very surprised if Chris didn't recommend Evie parts 1,2 &3. Absolutely legendary song.

[@flamestergirl]

Billy moved to America in 1976 until 1996 living and working in L.A. He worked as a producer and composed music scores for tv series such as : War of the worlds, star trek next generation, Columbo, eight is enough and others. He also wrote several hits for other artists and was very successful while working in the States.

[@jenniferharrison8915]

He was such a great guy! My boyfriend and I approached him to get an autograph in a small town, and he asked where can I get some breakfast here, my boyfriend volunteered my place, so I cooked him bacon and eggs! I am not a great cook but he appreciated it and we spent a relaxing day chatting about family, music and real life, I'll never forget his really genuine smile! 🤗

[@warwickofnorwich]

I was really worried initially with Chris’s Poison Ivy choice. So early 60’s saccharine. But he delivered and yes shows the diversity of the great man Billy Thorpe. His cover of Somewhere over the rainbow is off the planet. Peace out guys.

[@YobboBear]

Agreed with Somehwere Over the Rainbow, especially that acoustic version.

[@JoTracy]

Loving you guys. Great channel 👏 👍

[@mals4125]

Great set up with the pair of songs Chris - and loving your reactions as ever boys. Some more double bungers like that might be able to scratch the surface of Oz music a bit more. So bring em on boys.

[@TheThamesmen]

Cool, thanks

[@zwieseler]

I never knew Billy was so clean cut and cherubic. I remember this song but we didn’t get television til 1967 by which time he’d roughed himself up a bit… and picked up the guitar.

[@barbararees604]

I adore Billy Thorpe, this was a great request Chris. I really love how Billy does Que sera sera, done around the same time when he was in his teens. We got to watch him grow up in the music world and morph into different styles throughout his public life. A true blue character and very honest, so honest that he even said on TV that he was gonna try some psychedelic drugs, Lol 😂

[@barbararees604]

Oops, I made a mistake there. Billy didn't do Que Serra Serra, that was Normie Rowe, another early Aussie rocker, who went off to serve in Vietnam.

[@stupeters8409]

All these Bands came out of the possibly the greatest Music Scene in the World, The Melbourne Pub Rock scene it was frigging awesome

[@TheThamesmen]

We are learning what we missed. Just amazing

[@markdavey8809]

Appreciate you Lad's digging deeper

[@JohnWalker-vs5rz]

Billy Thorpe developed from being a teenage sensation into a great Aussie Rock Artist. My favourite track by him is 'Rock n Roll City"...that track really rocks!

[@evaadams8298]

Awe brilliant!👏👏👏

[@lbd-po7cl]

Speaking of the Beatles, though, remember the difference between them in 1964 (Hard Days Night) and 1969 (Abbey Road). The whole world changed enormously in those 5 years. So the difference of Thorpie and the Aztecs from 64 to 69 is not that surprising.

[@markwaters3050]

There was a guy by the name of Johnny O'Keefe who was early rock'n'roll in Oz. Look him up! "Wild One" is what you're looking for!

[@kevintopliff4995]

Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs had a number of re-incarnations - (original line-up disbanded in 1965) - they played at the infamous Sunbury Pop Festival in 1972 debuting the song "Most People I Know Think I'm Crazy" where Billy Thorpe is quoted as saying to the crowd "Suck more pXXX"! Billy Thorpe did a magnificent version of "Over the Rainbow" and has an autobiography "Sex Thugs and Rock'n'Roll" and a follow up "Most People I Know (Think I'm Crazy).

[@grahamleadbeatter5981]

The drummer was Col Baigent (a good friend of mine), and yes, he was a real good time boy.

[@clint68]

You should do a Thorpey Week. You’ll love his diversity. I was three when he was at the first Sunbury Festival, don’t really remember it though…

[@darrenallen7507]

Shared to the Mr Billy Thorpe fan club Facebook group.

[@TheThamesmen]

Many thanks.

[@samueladams9237]

When you say you were surprised the Beatles made it to Australia, in 1964, the Beatles had the biggest reception of their career, with 300 000 fans screeching like corellas along Anzac Highway to the Adelaide Town Hall. Lennon described the Adelaide crowd as bigger than New York

[@TheThamesmen]

Never take me seriously. Cheers Alex.

[@samueladams9237]

@@TheThamesmen fair call. I can't really with your half American accent 😉

[@macman1469]

Any chance you could play THE SAINTS. Not only are they one of the first punk bands ever ,they could probably be the only one to use a horn section as in "Know your product ". Aussie music's best ,every decade .

[@lencooke944]

I think Bob Geldof said something like (paraphrased): "only three things happened in the 1970's, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones and The Saints." High praise.

[@elainebeioley4636]

Yeah I asked them to play the saints last Aussie week 😊

[@YobboBear]

The Saints came before the Sex Pistols

[@macman1469]

@@YobboBear 100% the Saints started 1973 -Ramones 1974-Sex Pistols 1975-6? Yes they were definitely first.

[@wynian01]

asked the same. I'm Stranded was raw and pre-dated the British punk scene.

[@baird55aus]

GTK was a damned fine show (it went for ten minutes IIRC)! And that was fine drumming!

[@peterg219]

Great banter you guys have... I'm lovin' your Aussie Week repertoire. I remember the Beatles coming to Australia in 1964, I was 12. It was pouring rain in Sydney and half the family watched it on TV, from 7am special coverage. They got drenched what with umbrellas turned inside out... and sellout concerts... or am I dreaming? Thamesman, your content is somewhat inspired, methinks. Methanks.

[@TheThamesmen]

Thank you for your support. We live Aussie music and there will be more!

[@davidj254]

Billy Thorpe RIP isn't as well known in Oz as he should. He went from child singer to wild man to mentor. His last recording 2007 "Girls of summer"" provides a great view of his history and his talent

[@robertcockerell3640]

He was well known in Melbourne. His early version of “Over The Rainbow” in the Aztecs first incarnation was a big hit and we saw a lot of Billie and the Aztecs on our TVs in the early 60s. One of the Aztecs (Tony Barber) had a hit in Melbourne with a song titled “Some Day”. He was one of the “clean cut” Aztecs.

[@waynedavenport6053]

Before we had Farnsy and Barnsy we had Billy he paved the way for the rest to follow. You should hear is song 'Mama' and 'Believe it just like me" his song in support of Australian music and our performers. Mama is a real driving Rock Blues song that will knock your sock off

[@rongt859]

Those were the days , Billy Thorpe touring around Australia girls hiding in hotel cupboards mailing themselves to the band , and then Billy went heavy and turned out he could play a mean guitar . When he died he was working on a new album and most of the tracks were down so all his muso mates got together and mixed it and it was released posthumously

[@reannejarvis9464]

Tangier..inspired by his trip to Morocco. Thorpie sorely missed.🇦🇺🎸⚡️🤘🏿🤘🏼💋❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@RodneyMcMinge]

I did a series of supports for Thorpie and Skyhooks at a venue called The Last Picture Show in Cronulla. To this day, i've never heard anyone as loud as Thorpie.

[@johnd8892]

Beatles tour helped by luck that an Australian concert promoter was in the UK in early 1963 looking for acts and asked what have you got. Response was the Beatles when going for a much cheaper price before the spread of Beatlemania. So getting in early by luck and flexible to give up the original contract date to the US. The TV coverage of the Melbourne concert gets used quite a bit now on KZbin. News item promoting the recent re release of archive material : kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4Woc516j5ijr8k

[@bernadettelanders7306]

I watched your link as my sister went to see the Beatles in Melbourne. Must show her link, she’ll love it. I was too young for concert, but I was in that crowd outside the Southern Cross - I was terrified lol, the crowd, as you know was gigantic. Ta for posting. Oh ps, Billy’s Most People I know was my theme song in the 70s - he was brilliant 👍

[@johnd8892]

@@bernadettelanders7306 another link with more and most of the concert at Festival Hall: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z5K4aYKcZZacsLs The songs not allowed to be recorded for TV by the Brian Epstein contract have been added in with still photos. Us three young brothers were taken to the Southern Cross by my father to see the Beatles. Put us all up on a tree planter box trying to be safe. However that soon got crowded with teens also. So to be safe we all headed off before the crowds got super scary as you experienced. Could not predict what could happen with such a packed crowd.

[@bernadettelanders7306]

@@johnd8892 thanks for the link, very much appreciated considering hard to attain the footage. Oh u were in those southern cross crowds to. Good thinking of your dad Re tree, but yes, they climbed those. I luckily got safely out of that crowd, after a lot of being dragged out by an older friend. My sister was safer at the concert lol.

[@maiakk-music]

They were beyond brilliant as they broke out of those norms and did their own songs. My stand out fave of their songs flies under the radar but is extraordinary... "We Were Watching You." Unmissable!

[@TheThamesmen]

Perfect. Thanks

[@jenell56]

AWESOME! I think it may have been a "prerequisite" to be on Acid when anyone performed on GTK back then LoL

[@Twitfilteron]

My parents saw Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs when they came to Launceston in 1964 on that first tour. Wish I’d kept that signed black and white photo!

[@nicisowter203]

Thanks, you two. Made my day!

[@TheThamesmen]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@markwaters3050]

My old man worked as a stage manager at Sunbury '74... Billy headlined again, and Queen were booed. Yes, booed. Thankfully my father new good music at scored me an autographed copy of Queen's very first album!

[@jenniferjacobs228]

Omg they/we were so young..I was 11 in 1964 so was totally a fan...lol... R.I.P BT xxx

[@TheThamesmen]

Yup

[@jenniferjacobs228]

They were a bit restrained on the bonus track as well. You need to check out some of their live stuff at Sunbury..woah...soooo good.... they go wild.....hahaha Those poor kids in the audience I am sure hated having to just sit in the studio lol...

[@TheThamesmen]

Sitting not wanting is needed

[@wayneloades3703]

This clip of Thorpie playing live at the MCG to celebrate 25 years of Mushrooms Records (local record label) is an absolute ball tearer. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fGS2e3-raZd8m68 You guys might want to check out the rest of the acts All aussie bands. Unforgettable

[@robparsons1527]

Great memories of Billy, "most people I know" is a favourite. As you blokes seem to like Aussie rock here is a blast from the past featuring guitarist Rick Springfield who had a U.S. hit with "Jessies Girl" in the mid or late 80's I think, this is with his Aussie band before he left and went to the U.S. a Beatles cover "Eleanor Rigby" but like you've never heard it before. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6HXo2qfbNh5oa8 Love your channel guys, btw licking a toad before watching may enhance the experience hahaha!

[@originalpottsy]

Eleanor rigby is a must! Don't forget Beeb Birtles who went on to be a founding member of Little River Band and of course Daryl Cotton who went on to be a TV star and we lost him way too soon. RIP Daryl.

[@rickfairman5640]

You should check out the documentary Sound City By drave Grphl. Rick Springfield played a big part in the up and downs of the studio. The first big album wa Fleetwood Mac tevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckinham. At one point in time a large portion the rock people recorded at Sound City

[@davejensen7922]

I went to the same high school as Billy Thorpe.. admittedly about fifteen years after him

[@carolynrose9522]

Love Thorpie RIP. Use to have a poster of him up donning the singlet and pony tail. So many great songs. You two must check out Billy in 'Mama'. He had a mass following here in Oz. Arhhh the memories

[@iancremmins4727]

this song was definitely about Billy Thorpe hehe, i did a search on your videos but i couldnt find any reactions to Johnny Okeefe, that should be classed as a crime, he is our original rocker, he is like a barnsey and Billy thrown together

[@Paul-pl6dl]

If you would like to see a great concert go watch Billy Thorpe Live At Boggo Road Jail goes for about 45 minutes but is bloody great and maybe in 6 or 8 weeks time you might do say Aussie Week 4 just a hint! (Please) cheers

[@chrissneyd9278]

There is several studio versions of Most People.... Billy also released a single Somewhere Over The Rainbow.

[@venderstrat]

It's Almost Summer is another good Thorpie song. By the way, the story of how The Beatles came to tour Australia is a very interesting one. Of course, Ringo did not play all the concerts as he was back in England with appendicitis. Jimmy Nichol was put into the breech and had his 15 minutes of fame.

[@blueycarlton]

Aztec Services' Kenn Brodziack was in the UK in early 1963 looking for acts to tour Australia. He was offered The Beatles and signed them. Meanwhile Beatlemania took off and they couldn't get to Australia till mid 1964. Epstein asked for a bit more money, but Brodziack still got them at a bargain basement price and made a fortune. Ringo returned to the group after being hospitalised with tonsillitis in time for the Melbourne concerts. This concert was televised (The Beatles Sing For Shell) and is probably their best live recording from that era, almost album quality. It's on YT

[@venderstrat]

@@blueycarlton Some of the best live Beatle vision was filmed on their Australian tour. Oh yes, tonsillitis!

[@lesliedavis2185]

Good stuff hey. As you can see we believe in a big Sound in Oz. Thorpie was a bit of a legend. Hi autobiography shows some wild time. Nic e to see this song again.

[@kathcochrane3862]

Did you notice the lead singer MOON WALKING!!!!

[@robertcockerell3640]

Grew up with both versions of the Aztecs and both successful in their own right at quite different times. We saw the first version on TV more than the second version. The version of “Most People I know” was a “Jam” on GTK. RIP Billie. BTW what was the Week 3 Day 1 Track?

[@steveharvey4036]

THORPIE!!

[@GaryShepherd-qj2yg]

Thorpe had a successful career in the US for 30 years as a song writer. Diagnosed with cancer. With the knowledge he was dying. He returned home. A short time before he had written his biography. A source of great Myrth for his daughters, who believed the "Old Mans" stories of "Sex Drugs & Rock'n Roll" were a figment of his imagination. The looks on their faces when they scanned the 30,000 people at his welcome home concert was Gold.

[@TheThamesmen]

Wow. That is something

[@happyolddude]

The lead guitarist is Vince Maloney who went on to play the lead for The Bee Gees!

[@brianparsa7794]

Huh . . . an often covered pop song plus a jam? Like it!

[@TheThamesmen]

The full range!

[@stevetreloar3129]

Billy Thorpe…’Mama’!!!!!!!

[@rickfairman5640]

knew I had heard this song but it was released by the Coasters in 1959 don not remember ever hearing this version,

[@philipsmith5088]

Billy might have looked clean cut and innocent in 1964, but if you happen to read his autobiography, he was anything but! He was a wild man. The autobiography is also called "Most People I know (think that I'm crazy). The single released around 1971, was huge in Australia,

[@garyspeed8961]

MAMA!

[@neilcam]

At one stage during the "Most People I Know..." Sunbury period, The Aztecs vied with Deep Purple for the title of "Loudest Band in the Woooorrrlllllddddd". I only saw Billy Thorpe the once, it would have been mid-80's at an indoor gig in a low ceilinged room. I think my ears are still ringing. Oh and you'll have to speak up...

[@markreeder1051]

May I suggest a song by Blackfeather, Seasons of change. They were originally a highly creative and progressive band with a magnificent vocalist. Cheers.

[@Rassskle]

Funnily enough, the legendary guitarist who left the Aztecs was Lobby Loyd. Lobby was a classical pianist whose whole education was based on classical piano. He shocked his mum by turning his back on a career as a touring pianist to play blues guitar. lol Also..... the best version of this song and Que Sera Sera are Billy solo in a radio station with only an acoustic guitar. By this time he had learnt to sing more bluesy and with real GRUNT.

[@getreal4371]

The Beatles were booked to come to Australia in the early Days before they became famous , and were committed to come.

[@Warrenm70]

BT's books are a funny arse journey through his life. Do yourself a favour and check them out. Another 70,s band in the same fun heavy vein (too heavy for radio at the time) are Buffalo. Supported Sabbath on the Aussie tour. Bassist Pete Wells switched to guitar and went on to form Rose Tattoo. Check out Sunrise Come My Way live, or the 10 minute pre grunge sludgefest that is Freedom.

[@patrickwells8349]

Billy Thorpe does my favourite version of Somewhere Over The Rainbow.