Lobby Lloyd and Billy Thorpe concert at the Melbourne Showgrounds At least three classic hard rock albums came out of the scene: the Coloured Balls’ Ball Power in 1973, AC/DC’s T.N.T in 1975, and Rose Tattoo’s self-titled debut in 1978. Their hard rocking boogie sound was due to the distinctive guitar of Lobby Loyde, a player who still hasn’t got his dues for pioneering influence on Oz guitar rock. The inclusion of the glam-edged ‘Rock My Lady’ from long forgotten mid 70’s Sydney hard rockers Bullet is further reason to pick up the album. There was a case where a young guy was attacked by a gang and killed. Vicious Sloth Collectables from Melbourne ably assisted in this compilation – with head Sloth Glen Terry providing insightful liner notes. The sharpies were a mainly Melbourne tribe. Though there were other bands on the bill, it was definitely the Coloured Balls that everyone had come to see. Timeline is important. Of course, AC/DC have become one of the biggest bands in rock music history — it’s a long way to the top from Box Hill Town Hall to Wembley Stadium; while Rose Tattoo, led by the street poet sneer and swagger of Angry Anderson, are still revered by many heavy rock fans and were a major influence on bands like Guns ‘N Roses. Yet its Orford’s stout vocal delivery that lifted the Finch material. ‘Movin’ from 1976 is great, original hard rock with John Meyer’s distinctive fret work prominent. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. He recalls Loyde — a veteran of the Australian rock scene by then — was keen to find young musicians who wanted to create a harder sound. Cheers Lee, I've got in on their CD/LP "Ball Power". strange as that sharpie dance might seem now, the Coloured Balls were the band that embodied the sharpie spirit, Sleaford Mods ‘All That Glue’ review: a necessary album for fans and newcomers alike, ‘The Shifting Landscape’ review: Western Victoria crime novel showcases joy in storytelling, How did we get here? The singles by these three bands are near impossible to find, yet have been dusted off, digitalised and made available to all – and this is where Festival Records excel. By Engel Schmidl As young girls we were scared of these groups maybe take a closer look under the surface and you find crimes of violence , Rape Shameful silence. And as an American who has toured Australia, I can state with complete confidence that Melbourne is one of the most rock and roll cities in the world! Festival have really gone to town with this one. The Coloured Balls had the ‘sharp’ look, right down to the haircuts, and were the most identifiable of all sharp bands – and arguably the sub-cultures musical embodiment. They liked the choppy overdriven guitar sound, they liked the hi-hat and the snare, they liked that crunchy sound with a lot of clatter, and that also seemed to have a lot of appeal at the time.” Melbourne had trams, they played VFL, Sydney was a rugby league town where Tooths or Reschs were the brewers of choice. “We continued with the boogie thing but it became very high-energy rock’n’roll and we were all pretty passionate about it. About the Author: Engel Schmidl. Thoroughly recommended. In today’s homogenised society, people forget that their once existed a Sydney Melbourne rivalry. As a teenager growing up in Box Hill in the late 60s to mid 70s l can only say that while it is great to catch up with old friends and talk about old times the truth is that the behaviour of some of those gang members was exactly the same as the current one punch mentality that struck terror in the hearts of any non gang member braving the Box Hill tunnel , the bus depot and surrounding streets. Available where all good CD’s are sold, including, Whats The Rockbrat Listening to today? Someone on trial for his death pleaded not guilty. Ritchie Blackmore, Rockbrat Introduces You To: Stevie Young and Starfighters. ( Log Out / And let’s not forget the hand he played as a producer on many of Australia’s punk and post punk bands including X and the Sunnyboys.
The band’s reputation even followed them interstate. “You really needed to be a good band to play at those venues. I saw a lot of bouncers who were worse than a lot of the patrons.” The first wave of Sharpies from 1964 ... sometimes referred to as 'Skinheads' by the media, were following hard, tough rock’n’roll bands like Lobby Loyde and the Coloured Balls, Buster Brown, Rose Tattoo, The Angels and ACDC. Daily Review is Australia’s go to source for engaging
Vor allem aber waren in der Sharpie-Szene Musiker wie Lobby Loyde and the Coloured Balls, Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, Skyhooks, AC/DC und Rose Tattoo beliebt. However, the sensationalist version of sharpie life portrayed by newspapers like Melbourne’s Truth was just a small part of the bigger picture. Enter your e-mail address to subscribe to the Australian Rock Review and receive notifications of new posts by e-mail.
What’s your point? The name comes from their focus on looking and dressing “sharp”. “We were probably blessed in this country as well with the Albert Productions guys, starting with Ted Albert and ending obviously with Vanda and Young.
The dress code etc was merely a badge that allowed young thugs to clump together and cowardly attack people in groups of two or three. No other Australian label has the dedication, devotion nor commitment to long lost Oz rock quite like the good folk at Festival – and they do it very well. View all posts by Colin Gray. The band only made it through a few songs before an all-in brawl between rival Sharpie gangs broke out in front of the stage. On a side note, Fat Daddy morphed into another great Melbourne hard rock band called Texas.
She seemed really lost and sad. Check out their killer proto-punk monster, "Won't You Make Up Your Mind.". The compilation includes the more glam end of the sharpie listening spectrum, with bands like Hush, Skyhooks and Ted Mulry Gang, along with the meaty, beaty, big and bouncy sounds of Lobby Loyde’s Coloured Balls, Rose Tattoo and Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs.
The sharpies in Hampton bent towards gang rape targeting girls already on the margins and labelling them sluts as a shield.
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arts and entertainment news, reviews and commentary. It was a demographic youthquake of suburban discontent funnelled from far-flung locales like Frankston, Ringwood and Thomastown and poured onto the streets of the city to run riot — at least that’s the tabloid version of events. When Sharpies Ruled: A Vicious Selection is out now through Warner Music Australia. Australian Rock Review Album Of The Year, Kevin K & Ricky Rat – Party Store (Album Review), Remembering Walter Lure (April 22, 1949 – August 21, 2020), Kevin K / Ricky Rat – new album ‘PARTY STORE’ set for 1 July 2020 release, A resurrected Bombers line-up set to rock again, Rockbrat Wonders: Which Rocker Wore The Most Ridiculous Wig ? The sharps got on to it because they dug the energy.” Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Lobby Loyde & The Coloured Balls: Sharpie Music Melbourne, Australia sharpies circa 1971 All in all – a no risk ten out of ten from Cowboy Col. Lobby Loyde & The Coloured Balls were playing.