The Celibate Rifles - Killing Time (1983)

[@TimGadd]

The Rifles were arguably the best live band in Australia, in the mid to late 80's when Australian live rock was the best in the world.

[@svobodasimon1185]

great australia band. deserves more respect and recognition.

[@aus80srockradio94]

Sure do. They're much better than The $#x Pistols that's for sure.

[@rodjohnson8953]

RIP Damien Lovelock

[@punkhead6774]

One of the absolute great Sydney (Aust) bands of the 80's RIP Damien

[@alanstrom2221]

I'll never forget going to Sandy's Records in Dee Why in 1982 to buy the latest indie records that I'd heard on Radio JJJ FM. I said hello to Nigel and Jenny, then went to the 7" vinyl section and flicked through the records when I came across a copy of "But Jacques, the Fish?" I grabbed it with the excitement of youth. Nigel gave me his usual 'background' story about the artist I was purchasing. At the time I didn't know I was buying an important piece of history. One of my treasured vinyl Singles is "Sometimes" "Sometimes when I get home I just wanna go out again" One of my favourite gigs was at Bryant's Manly Vale in 1983 where I saw The Scientists and The Celibate Rifles. I always got a laugh when Couvret wore his Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles footy jumper on stage. Another great memory is seeing The Rifles at The Strawberry Hills Hotel, SurryHills back in the hazy 80's when Damo told the crowd they were going to attempt a new song. Damo then proceeded to read the lyrics from a sheet of paper. Damo asked the people in the crowd "how do you like it up the back?" "There's a lot of people in Sydney that like it up the back!!" We loved Damo for many reasons and his dry humour and high level of applied intelligence were just two of them. Oh and he wasn't a bad frontman for a great Rock Band either. Remembered forever, the great Damien Lovelock.

[@KevKavanagh]

Awesome! James Darroch (Eastern Dark) on bass!

[@Jellybeantiger]

Awesome band.

[@michaelbrowne266]

The late James Darroch on bass (fretted Maton JB4) 😥

[@kerrykelaher2607]

" head banger is " Albo " still a goose !

[@davidbee3704]

Glad i saw these guys live back in the 80s. Great band.

[@alanstrom2221]

Legends of The Northern Beaches, Sydney

[@santiagosanchezblanco9430]

Esto es una banda de rockanroll atemporal.Magnificos.

[@themillwall442]

Fantastic song.

[@nukakadu8382]

excellent

[@NickoOutBush]

The Roxy somewhere in the 80s or 90s... remember it was totally out of control in the mosh pit. security had given up on us... just nutz 😜

[@dalakerdaniel9240]

Killer 🍻💊🍻

[@gasutrias9961]

😍

[@Robbo766]

This video opens with a young Anthony Albanese headbanging away

[@dallashayes4421]

True Mate? Is it him?

[@N0R3M4C]

surely not?

[@timbucktoonotforyou.8442]

Doubtful. He's more a gay mardi gra type guy.

[@Robbo766]

@@timbucktoonotforyou.8442 No, he wasn't. He was seeing Celibate Rifles, The Saints, Radio Birdman and stuff like that in the 80's. It was one of his selling points when he was looking for public approval.

[@James-wj8eq]

​@@timbucktoonotforyou.8442regardkess what we may think of him these days, i can tell ya that is a young AA as he followed many urban Sydney pub punk bands back in the day as most of us did who grew up in the inner west and inner city .

[@nunosousa5081]

yeap

[@markulyssestraeger]

one person is wrong!