| The Angels | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Angel City The Angels From Angel City |
| Origin | Adelaide, Australia |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock |
| Years active | 1974 – 2000, 2008 to present |
| Label(s) | Mushroom Records, Epic Records, Liberation Music, CBS, Albert Productions |
| Associated acts | The Party Boys GANGgajang Red Phoenix Mount Lofty Rangers |
| Website | The Angels Official Site |
| Members | |
| Doc Neeson John Brewster Rick Brewster Chris Bailey Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup | |
| Former members | |
| Jim Hilbun Brent Eccles Bob Spencer James Morley Charlie King | |
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In 2006, The Angels were featured on a postage stamp for Australia Post as part of their "Australian Rock Posters, The Stamps" collection[1]. | industry = Post | products = Postal service, Office supplies, Greeting cards | revenue = $4
It was announced on April 18 2008 that Doc Neeson & The Angels have reformed.
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History
Early years
In November 1970, brothers Rick and John Brewster formed The Moonshine Jug and String Band. John Brewster may refer to John Brewster Jr (1766–1854 John William Brewster, politician John Brewster (musician In 1971 the band was joined by Belfast-born Doc Neeson, an arts student and former Army sergeant and already a prominent figure on the Adelaide music scene. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. The band performed at university campuses and in 1973 released their debut EP Keep You on the Move, which made the top 5 in Adelaide. This was followed in 1974 by the single "That's All Right With Me". Both these releases were on John Woodruff's Sphere label. Woodruff went on to become the band's manager for most of its career.
In 1974 they changed their name to The Keystone Angels, switched to electric instruments and began playing 1950s rock and roll on the pub circuit. In July 1974, just before Go-Set magazine ceased publication, a number of small ads started appearing weekly announcing "The KEYSTONE ANGELS are coming", possibly the first mention of the band in an Australian national rock music publication[2]. Go-Set was the first Australian Rock music magazine published from early February 1966 until August 1974 In 1975 the band supported AC/DC during a South Australian tour, and later performed as the backing band for Chuck Berry[3]. AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St
1970s
In 1975, on the recommendation of Bon Scott and Malcolm Young from AC/DC, the band was offered a recording deal with the Alberts label. Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980 was an Australian rock musician most well-known for being the lead singer and Lyricist Malcolm Mitchell Young (born January 6 1953) is an Australian Guitarist, best known as a founding member Rhythm guitarist Backing Albert Productions is an Australian Record label. It was founded as an independent record production company in 1964 by Ted Albert, whose They dropped "Keystone" from their name and became simply "The Angels". As this point the band was a four-piece with Neeson on bass guitar, Charlie King (Peter Christopolous) on drums, Rick Brewster on lead guitars and John Brewster on lead vocals and rhythm guitar.
The Angels' first single, "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again", was released in April 1976. The Angels made their debut TV appearance on Countdown. Later in the year, Charlie King, at the time AWOL from the army, was replaced by Graham "Buzz Throckman" Bidstrup on the drums. This would be the first of three different versions of the song the band released as singles throughout their career.
July of 1977 saw the release of the band's second single, "You're A Lady Now", followed a month later by their self-titled debut LP, The Angels. The Angels is an album by the Hard rock band The Angels, it was released in July 1977 By now Chris Bailey had joined the band on bass, allowing Neeson to concentrate on vocals. Bailey had been a member of Mount Lofty Rangers with Bon Scott in 1974. They released Round and Round, later remixed by Vince Lovegrove as Round and Round and Round in 1996. Vince Lovegrove is an Australian music manager journalist television producer AIDS awareness pioneer and musician Neeson's move to specialist frontman allowed the band to develop an energetic and theatrical live presence. Neeson would typically appear on stage as a wild extrovert, dressed in a tuxedo and shaking maracas. Maraca is also a genus of Tarantula. Maracas ( sometimes called rumba As a foil, Rick Brewster would remain motionless, his head cocked to one side, for the entire performance.
1978's Face to Face album reached #16 in November and stayed on the Australian charts for 79 weeks. Mark Opitz engineered, and along with The Angels, co-produced the album. Peter Ledger, who designed the cover, won Best Australian Album Cover Design Award. Face to Face produced the band's first hit single, "Take a Long Line", which has gone on to become one of the Angels' most-recognised songs. In November, the band supported David Bowie on his first Australian tour, resulting in The Tour EP 7" single. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.
No Exit, issued in June of 1979, entered the Australian album chart at #8 upon its release and again at #15 in September. George Young contributed as a backing vocalist. George Redburn Young (born 6 November 1947 in Cranhill, Glasgow, Scotland) is an Australian rock Musician In October 1979, Albert released the Out Of The Blue EP, featuring the third version of "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" in three years.
On New Year's Eve 1979, the band performed in front of almost 100,000 people on the steps of the Sydney Opera House. The Sydney Opera House is located in Sydney New South Wales, Australia Their show, however, was cut short when a riot broke out in the audience. Doc Neeson was hit on the head with a sign and Chris Bailey was knocked unconscious by a flying bottle and hospitalised.
1980s
The band signed an international contract with CBS Records and released, in March of 1980, Face to Face, a compilation of tracks from the Australian Face to Face and No Exit albums, on the Epic label. This article is about the record label founded in 2006 For the earlier CBS Records label see Columbia Records. The band billed itself as Angel City to avoid legal problems with the Casablanca Records' act Angel. This article is about Casablanca the record label For other uses please see Casablanca (disambiguation. Angel are a Glam rock and Heavy metal band from Washington DC, formed in the mid-70s by Punky Meadows and Mickie Jones
Dark Room, produced by the Brewster brothers, was released in June 1980. The overseas version of this album featured re-recorded versions of "Ivory Stairs" and "Straight Jacket" in place of "Alexander" and "I'm Scared". American band Great White would later cover "Face The Day", from this LP as well as "Can't Shake It" from Face to Face. Great White is an American Hard rock band formed in Los Angeles that gained semi-popularity during the 1980s and early 1990s
In March 1981, drummer Graham Bidstrup left the band, reportedly due to non-musical differences, and was replaced by New Zealander Brent Eccles. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Bidstrup joined The Party Boys in 1983 and later formed GANGgajang. The Party Boys was an Australian rock band with floating membership that existed from 1982 until 1992 GANGgajang are an Australian band who formed in 1984. The three principal figures in the original lineup were former Riptides frontman Mark "Cal" The Never So Live EP, issued in October, received heavy airplay and on the strength of the new song "Fashion And Fame" went to sell some 80,000 copies. In November 1981 Night Attack, produced by Ed Thacker and the Brewsters, was released.
The band's third international album, Night Attack included a remixed version of "Back On You", previously only available on the flipside of the "Into The Heat" single. Early in 1982, it became apparent Chris Bailey would be unable to tour with the band in the US; American Jim Hilbun was recruited as replacement.
In May 1983, Watch The Red, produced by The Angels and engineered by Andrew Scott and Al Wright, was issued. The first single release, "Stand Up", written by Hilbun, was a success. The album, critically acclaimed for its musical inventiveness, featured saxophone leads from Hilbun, John Brewster on lead vocals for one track, and even a piano accordion. A great deal of the material was also derived from a 40 minute jam-session, including an instrumental track and totally improvised lyrics from Neeson. The recording of the album was also dogged by a fire that gutted the recording studio, almost destroying the master tapes.
In November 1984, the Two Minute Warning album was released following a three-month recording session in Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The American version of the album, on MCA, included a new version of the 1978 song "Be With You", which would become The Angels' last commercially available single in the United States. MCA Inc (or Music Corporation of America) was an American Corporation in the music and television businesses Metal Blade Records re-issued the album in 1990. Artists Current artists 3 The Absence Aeon A Love Ends Suicide(Now Let's Fighting Unfortunately for the band, an internal personnel purge at MCA meant that Two Minute Warning received no support from the label. MCA would later reject The Angels' next album.
As Angel City, they performed four songs for the 1985 Oz for Africa concert (part of the global Live Aid program) - "Small Price", "Eat City", "Underground", "Take a Long Line". Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles Oz for Africa was an Australian concert held on 13 July 1985 at the Sydney Sports and Entertainment Centre Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia It was broadcast in Australia (on both Seven Network and Nine Network) and on MTV in the US. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. [4]
John Brewster was fired from the band in late 1985. In his place, the band hired ex-Skyhooks guitarist Bob Spencer in March 1986. Skyhooks were an Australian rock band of the 1970s sometimes classified as a Glam rock bandalthough this is mainly the result of the band's flamboyant Bob Spencer (born 1957 was a guitarist in two significant Australian rock bands in the 1970s and 1980s Skyhooks and The Angels. In October of the same year Howling was released on the band's new label Mushroom Records. Mushroom Records is an Australian Record company formed by Michael Gudinski and Ray Evans in 1972. This album included a cover version of The Animals hit, "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" which, at #6, became the band's highest charting single up to that point. The Animals were an English music group of the 1960s known in the United States as part of the British Invasion. " We Gotta Get out of This Place " occasionally written " We've Gotta Get out of This Place " is a rock song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia John Brewster joined The Party Boys in the meantime and stayed with them until 1989.
In December 1987, the double live album Liveline was released. The collection spanned ten years of the band's career. The majority of the album was recorded at the Bankstown RSL Club in Sydney, with some tracks taken from earlier tours featuring John Brewster. Bankstown is a Suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. The CD version of Liveline included several songs not included on the vinyl release. A live version of "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" was issued as a single, as was a medley of "Love Takes Care" and "Be With You". Following the success of the album, The Angels embarked on a massive tour of Australia with a lengthy two-hour set that covered the entire history of the group.
Chrysalis Records in the US issued Beyond Salvation (the band now billing itself as The Angels From Angel City) in November of 1989. Chrysalis Records was a British Record label that was created in 1969 It included four new songs, three of which would later appear on the Australian version of the album, and new recordings of the classics "I Ain't The One", "Can't Shake It", "Who Rings The Bell", "City Out of Control" and "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again", none of which was made available in Australia. Alan Niven was signed on as manager of the band's affairs in the US. At the time, Niven was also managing Great White and Guns N' Roses. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Jim Hilbun left during these recording sessions and was replaced by Australian James Morley on bass. Alan Niven bailed out soon after.
1990s
In June 1990, Beyond Salvation was released and became the band's first and only No. 1 album. Produced by Terry Manning, the LP spawned five successful singles, including "Dogs are Talking" and "Backstreet Pickup". Terry Manning is a music producer songwriter photographer and recording engineer known for work in rock rhythm and blues and pop music genres The flipside of "Dogs are Talking" featured demo tracks by three new Australian bands that The Angels had chosen to support them on their upcoming tour, including The Desert Cats, The Hurricanes and the John Woodruff-managed Baby Animals. Note For the correct names of Offspring in the animal kingdom see List of baby animal names. The Angels then hit the road on their "Beyond Salvation" Tour with Cheap Trick as supporting act. Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford Illinois, that gained popularity in the late 1970s The video for "Backstreet Pickup" was filmed the day the band were told of the album reaching number one on the charts and shows a very buoyant and enthusiastic band performing for the cameras.
Red Back Fever, parts of which were recorded in Memphis during the Beyond Salvation sessions, was released in November of 1991. Red Back Fever is a 1991 album by Australian Hard rock band The Angels. The band toured for two years, and the song "Tear Me Apart" was included a multi-million dollar government campaign highlighting alcohol related violence. In July 1992 Mushroom re-issued Red Back Fever / Left Hand Drive as a two CD set.
In 1992, both Bob Spencer and James Morley left the band. The next year, the New Zealand chapter of the Hells Angels asked the band to perform for them; to this end, the remaining members asked John Brewster and Jim Hilbun to return, and thus the classic line-up of Brewster-Neeson-Brewster-Eccles-Hilbun was reunited. The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club ( HAMC) is a world-wide " one-percenter " motorcycle gang whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson They immediately set out to write new material. The first results of this collaboration were included on Evidence, a career-spanning collection of the band's hits.
In April 1995, The Hard Evidence Tour EP was issued to coincide with the Barbed Wire Ball tour, a national tour that also featured The Screaming Jets, The Poor and Who's Guilty. The band then took a break from recording and touring, reconvening in mid-1996 at Darling Harbour studios for the start of what would become the sessions for their last studio album.
The Angels hit the road with The Lounge Lizard Tour with Angry Anderson from Rose Tattoo and Ross Wilson from Mondo Rock and Daddy Cool in July 1997. Gary "Angry" Anderson AM is an Australian rock singer, Television Presenter / Reporter and Actor For the Wildstorm Comics character see Rose Tattoo (comics. For the Tennessee Williams play see The Rose Tattoo. Ross Wilson (born Ross Andrew Wilson November 18, 1947 in Melbourne, Victoria Mondo Rock are an Australian rock band most prominent in the 1980s The band backed each singer acoustically through classics from their respective bands. On 13 August 1997, The Angels signed a recording deal with Shock Records in Australia. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Shock Records is Australia's largest Independent record label. A new single, "Caught in the Night", followed in October and a new album, Skin and Bone, in March of 1998. Though moderately successful, the album was nominated by ARIA as one of the year's best Australian recordings. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA is a Trade group representing the Australian recording industry On 20 October 1998, The Angels were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame by Angry Anderson[5]. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Since 1988 the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA has inducted artists into its ARIA Hall of Fame. In November 1998 the band performed a brief set at the Concert of the Century in Melbourne to celebrate Mushroom Records' 25th anniversary.
In February 1999, Live Line - Definitive Digital Remaster was released. It was a two-CD set that contained ten bonus tracks, recorded between 1981 and 1983.
On New Year's Eve, 1999, The Angels performed what would be their last concert at the MGM Grand Darwin Millennium Concert. Doc Neeson announced his departure from the band following a major car accident that left him with neck and spinal injuries.
2000s
With Neeson's departure, the band effectively ceased. In November 2000, Shock Records reissued Left Hand Drive. The following year, the ABC featured The Angels in its music series program Long Way To The Top[6]. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. Long Way To The Top was an Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC documentary on the history of Australian rock and roll from 1956 to the modern era
In March 2001, The Angels reformed as Members of The Angels with John and Rick Brewster, Buzz Bidstrup, Chris Bailey and Jim Hilbun on lead vocals for the The Ted Mulry Benefit Concert[7] (released on video as Gimme Ted). This name was used in line with an agreement made with Neeson not to call the band The Angels[8]. On 24 June 2002, Shock issued The Complete Sessions 1980-1983, a 4-CD box set collection of the band's recorded output from the period between the Dark Room and Watch the Red albums. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Around this time, Brewster, Brewster, Bailey and Bidtrup began touring as The Original Angels Band, a name they continued to use until November 2006. In the meantime, Neeson, Hilbun and Westfield chief executive David Lowy formed Red Phoenix who released an album and toured briefly during 2005. The Westfield Group is an Australian company and the largest retail property group in the world by equity market capitalisation and the ninth largest entity listed on the
In July 2006, Liberation reissued the The Angels' catalogue. Albums included: Dark Room, Night Attack, Watch the Red, Two Minute Warning, Howling, Beyond Salvation, Red Back Fever, and Wasted Sleepless Night - The Definitive Greatest Hits.
On 4 December 2006, Live At The Basement[9] was released, containing all the classics recorded by the line-up of Brewster, Bailey, Bidstrup and Brewster. This group was now once again using the name The Angels, apparently dishonouring their agreement with Neeson, leading to the singer taking legal action to prevent them using it[10][11]. Neeson toured as Doc Neeson's Angels, with a line-up that included Hilbun, Lowy, Dave Leslie (ex-Baby Animals) and Paul Wheeler (ex-Icehouse) who was later replaced by Mick Skelton. Note For the correct names of Offspring in the animal kingdom see List of baby animal names. Icehouse is an Australian rock band formed as Flowers in 1977 in Sydney. [12]. Neeson released the album Acoustic Sessions featuring Jim Hilbun, Dave Leslie and Tim Powles on percussion and production through Liberation Blue on 1 September 2007. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Brewster-led band meanwhile released the EP "Ivory Stairs". It was assumed that Neeson's successful action would mean this line-up must bill itself as The Angels Band.
In October 2007 Neeson and band toured the Middle East playing 13 shows in 16 days for Australian servicemen and women in Afghanistan, Kuwait and other countries in the region.
In November 2007 on Rockwiz on SBS, Doc Neeson claimed the origins of the audience chanting "No way, get fucked, fuck off" as the response to the line "Am I ever gonna see your face again?" was from a DJ at the Mt Isa Blue Light Disco (a youth activity run by the local police). RocKwiz is an Australian television Quiz show series focused on Rock music, and broadcast on the Special Broadcasting The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS is one of two government-funded Australian Public broadcasting radio and television networks, the other being the Mount Isa is a city in North-West Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because the area holds vast mineral deposits
Wasted Sleepless Nights[13] was released on 11 July. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. It included live footage never before released and tracks recorded live from ABC's Studio 22.
On April 18th, 2008, www. ozmusicscene. com announced that Doc Neeson has reunited with John Brewster, Rick Brewster, Chris Bailey, and Graham Bidstrup. The reformed band will play a string of dates in July 2008 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their seminal album, Face to Face.
Band lineups
1975 - 1976
- Doc Neeson (bass, vocals)
- John Brewster, (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Peter Christopolous, known as Charlie King (drums)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
August 1976
- Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup (drums, vocals)
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Doc Neeson (bass, vocals)
January 1977 - March 1981
- Chris Bailey (bass)
- Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup (drums, vocals)
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
March 1981 - April 1982
- Chris Bailey (bass, vocals)
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Brent Eccles (drums)
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
April 1982 - February 1985
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Brent Eccles (drums)
- Jim Hilbun (bass, vocals, sax, keyboards)
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
March 1985 - July 1989
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Brent Eccles (drums)
- Jim Hilbun (bass, vocals, sax, keyboards)
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
- Bob Spencer (rhythm guitar, vocals)
1990 - 1992
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Brent Eccles (drums)
- James Morley (bass, vocals)
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
- Bob Spencer (rhythm guitar, vocals)
1993 - January 2000
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Brent Eccles (drums)
- Jim Hilbun (bass, vocals, sax, keyboards)
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
Members of The Angels - March 2001
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Brent Eccles (drums)
- Jim Hilbun (lead vocals)
- Chris Bailey (bass, vocals)
- Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup (drums, vocals)
From December 2001 to November 2006 The Angels were known publicly as 'The Original Angels Band' featuring 4 of the 5 original members that made the band famous
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, lead vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- Chris Bailey (bass, vocals)
- Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup (drums, vocals)
2008 - The Reunion
- Doc Neeson (lead vocals)
- Rick Brewster (lead guitar, vocals)
- John Brewster (rhythm guitar, vocals)
- Chris Bailey (bass)
- Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup (drums, vocals)
Discography
Albums
The Angels released albums under different names. The Angels (TA); Angel City (AC); The Angels From Angel City (TAFAC); The Original Angels Band(TOAB); The Angels 2006>(TA1)
| Year | Month | Label | Album | Artist credit | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | NZ | US | |||||
| 1977 | August | Albert | The Angels | TA | - | - | - |
| 1978 | August | Albert | Face to Face | TA | #16 | - | - |
| 1979 | June | Albert | No Exit | TA | #8 | - | - |
| 1980 | March | Epic | Face to Face (Overseas) | AC | - | - | - |
| 1980 | May | Albert | The Angels' Greatest | TA | #5 | - | - |
| 1980 | June | Epic | Dark Room | TA | #6 | - | - |
| 1980 | June | Epic | Dark Room (Overseas) | AC | - | - | - |
| 1981 | November | Epic | Night Attack | TA | #11 | - | - |
| 1982 | February | Epic | Night Attack (Overseas) | AC | - | - | - |
| 1983 | May | Epic | Watch The Red | TA | #6 | - | - |
| 1984 | November | Mushroom | Two Minute Warning | TA | #2 | - | - |
| 1985 | January | MCA | Two Minute Warning (Overseas) | AC | - | - | - |
| 1985 | November | Epic | The Angels' Greatest Vol. The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ is a non-profit trade association of Record producers, distributors and recording artists in New The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine The Angels is an album by the Hard rock band The Angels, it was released in July 1977 Face to Face is an album by Australian band The Angels. This is the domestic release under their own name No Exit is a 1979 album by Australian Hard rock band The Angels. Face to Face is a 1980 album by the Australian hard rock band The Angels, released under the band name "Angel City" Australian release Dark Room is a 1980 album by Australian band The Angels. Night Attack is a 1981 album by Australian Hard rock band The Angels, it had its domestic release under their own name by Liberation Music Watch the Red is a 1983 album by Australian Hard rock band The Angels. Two Minute Warning is a 1984 album by Australian band The Angels. Two Minute Warning is a 1984 album by Australian band The Angels. II | TA | #14 | - | - |
| 1986 | October | Mushroom | Howling | TA | #6 | - | - |
| 1987 | December | Mushroom | Live Line | TA | #2 | - | - |
| 1989 | November | Chrysalis | Beyond Salvation (Overseas) | TAFAC | - | - | - |
| 1990 | June | Mushroom | Beyond Salvation | TA | #1 | - | - |
| 1991 | November | Mushroom | Red Back Fever | TA | #12 | - | - |
| 1992 | July | Mushroom | Red Back Fever / Left Hand Drive | TA | - | - | - |
| 1992 | November | Albert | Their Finest Hour . Howling is a 1986 album by Australian Hard rock band The Angels. Live Line is a 1987 live album by Australian Hard rock band The Angels. Beyond Salvation is a 1989 album by the Australian hard rock band The Angels, released under the band name "The Angels from Angel City" Beyond Salvation is a 1990 album by Australian band The Angels. Red Back Fever is a 1991 album by Australian Hard rock band The Angels. . . and then some | TA | - | - | - |
| 1994 | December | Mushroom | Evidence | TA | - | - | - |
| 1998 | March | Shock | Skin And Bone | TA | #29 | - | - |
| 1998 | June | Shock | No Secrets | TA | - | - | - |
| 1999 | February | Shock | Live Line - Definitive Digital Remaster | TA | - | - | - |
| 1999 | May | Mushroom | Greatest Hits - The Mushroom Years | TA | - | - | - |
| 2000 | November | Shock | Left Hand Drive | TA | - | - | - |
| 2002 | April | Shock | The Complete Sessions 1980-1983 | TA | - | - | - |
| 2005 | September | Independent Release MGM Distribution | Live At The Basement | TOAB [1] | - | - | - |
| 2006 | July | Liberation | Wasted Sleepless Nights - The Definitive Best Of | TA | #26 | - | - |
Singles
The Angels released singles under different names. Left Hand Drive is a 2000 album by Australian Hard rock album The Angels. Live At The Basement is a 2005 album by The Angels, released under the band name "The Original Angels Band" The Angels (TA); Angel City (AC); The Angels From Angel City (TAFAC); The Angels 2006>(TA1)
| Year | Label | Album | Artist credit | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | NZ | US | ||||
| 1976 | Albert | Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? | TA | - | - | - |
| 1977 | Albert | You're a Lady Now | TA | - | - | - |
| 1978 | Albert | Comin' Down | TA | - | - | - |
| 1978 | Albert | Take a Long Line | TA | #29 | - | - |
| 1978 | RAM | Straight Jacket (promo flexi-disc) | TA | - | - | - |
| 1978 | Albert | The Tour EP | TA | - | - | - |
| 1979 | Albert | Shadow Boxer | TA | #25 | - | - |
| 1979 | Albert | Out of the Blue EP | TA | #29 | - | - |
| 1980 | Epic | No Secrets | TA | #8 | - | - |
| 1980 | Epic | Poor Baby | TA | - | - | - |
| 1980 | Epic | Marseilles (promo) | AC | - | US | - |
| 1980 | Epic | Marseilles | AC | - | - | FR |
| 1980 | Epic | Face the Day | TA | - | - | - |
| 1980 | Epic | No Secrets | AC | - | US | - |
| 1981 | Epic | Into the Heat | TA | - | - | - |
| 1981 | Epic | Never So Live EP | TA | #17 | - | - |
| 1981 | Epic | Fashion and Fame (live) | TA | #17 | - | - |
| 1982 | Epic | Night Attack | TA | - | - | - |
| 1982 | Epic | Living on the Outside | TA | - | - | - |
| 1982 | Epic | Stand Up | TA | #21 | - | - |
| 1983 | Epic | Eat City | TA | #22 | - | - |
| 1983 | Epic | Live Lady Live | TA | - | - | - |
| 1983 | Epic | Is That You? | TA | - | - | - |
| 1984 | Epic | Between the Eyes | TA | AU | - | - |
| 1984 | Mushroom | Look the Other Way | TA | - | - | - |
| 1985 | Mushroom | Sticky Little Bitch | TA | - | - | - |
| 1985 | Mushroom | Underground | TA | - | - | - |
| 1986 | Mushroom | Nature of the Beast | TA | #22 | - | - |
| 1986 | Mushroom | Don't Waste My Time | TA | #25 | - | - |
| 1987 | Mushroom | We Gotta Get Out of This Place | TA | #6 | - | - |
| 1987 | Mushroom | Can't Take Any More | TA | - | - | - |
| 1987 | Epic | 4 Play Volume 6 EP | TA | - | - | - |
| 1987 | Mushroom | When the Time Comes | TA | - | - | - |
| 1987 | Mushroom | Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again (live) | TA | - | - | - |
| 1988 | Mushroom | Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again (live) | TA | #6 | - | - |
| 1988 | Telegraph | Live From Angel City | TAFAC | - | US | - |
| 1988 | Mushroom | Finger on the Trigger | TA | - | - | - |
| 1989 | Chrysalis | Dogs Are Talking (promo) | TAFAC | - | - | - |
| 1990 | Mushroom | Let the Night Roll On | TA | #17 | - | - |
| 1990 | Mushroom | Dogs Are Talking | TA | #11 | - | - |
| 1990 | Mushroom | Back Street Pickup | TA | #23 | - | - |
| 1990 | Mushroom | Rhythm Rude Girl | TA | - | - | - |
| 1991 | Mushroom | Bleeding With the Times | TA | - | - | - |
| 1991 | Mushroom | Some of That Love | TA | - | - | - |
| 1992 | Mushroom | Once Bitten Twice Shy | TA | - | - | - |
| 1992 | Mushroom | Tear Me Apart | TA | #33 | - | - |
| 1994 | Mushroom | Don't Need Mercy | TA | - | - | - |
| 1992 | Mushroom | Turn It On | TA | - | - | - |
| 1995 | Mushroom | The Hard Evidence Tour EP | TA | - | - | - |
| 1996 | Dump | Call That Living | TA | - | - | - |
| 1997 | Shock | Caught in the Night | TA | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Shock | Northwest Highway | TA | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Shock | Invisible Man (promo) | TA | - | - | - |
| 1998 | Axe Killer | Soul Surgeon | TA | - | - | FR |
| 1998 | Shock | My Light Will Shine | TA | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Independent Release MGM Distribution | Ivory Stairs | TA1 | - | - | - |
Compilation appearances
| Year | Label | Title | Artist credit | Catalogue no. The Kent Music Report was a weekly Record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by a music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ is a non-profit trade association of Record producers, distributors and recording artists in New The Billboard charts are music sales airplay and digital ranking reports distributed to the general public by Billboard magazine |
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| 1998 | Mushroom | Mushroom 25 Live | TA | MUSH25. 2 |
| 2001 | Sony | The Andrew Denton Breakfast Show - Musical Challenge Vol. Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge is an album released by Austereo in 2001 featuring musical challenges posed by radio comedian Andrew Denton to musicians 2 | TA | 5041282000 |
| 2003 | Warner Vision | Gimme Ted - The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts | TA | 2564600802 |
Awards
- 1998 - ARIA Hall of Fame Inductee
References
- ^ - Australian Rock Posters The Stamps (Australia Post)
- ^ Go-Set magazine: (13. Since 1988 the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA has inducted artists into its ARIA Hall of Fame. Go-Set was the first Australian Rock music magazine published from early February 1966 until August 1974 7. 74) page 14. small insert “The KEYSTONE ANGELS are coming”, repeated page 18, and for the next few weeks
- ^ Long Way to the Top - Stories and Highlights of the band since 1974 - via ABC Long Way To The Top website
- ^ "Oz for Africa". The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly abbreviated to the 'ABC' is Australia's national public broadcaster. liveaid. free. fr. Retrieved on 2008-03-12. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving
- ^ ARIA Icons: Hall of Fame
- ^ Long Way To The Top Beserk Warriors 1973-1981 (Episode 4)
- ^ Gimme Ted - The Ted Mulry Benefit Concert
- ^ http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22340233-5006009,00.html "Doc Neeson wins battle of the band" Daily Telegraph 1 September 2007
- ^ Live at The Basement
- ^ Angels fight for a name - Entertainment - theage.com.au
- ^ http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22340233-5006009,00.html "Doc Neeson wins battle of the band"
- ^ http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21956352-2902,00.html "Doc's ready to rock" Herald Sun 24 June 2007
- ^ Wasted Sleepless Nights - The Videos
Other sources
External links
- The Angels - Official site
- The Angels Website - Liberation
- Martin's Angels/Angel City Page
- The Angels - The Australian Metal Guide
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