Freak these tales
Many moons ago, when my hair was longer and my eyes were wider, I played guitar in a Sydney rock band. Over a period of several years, the four members in the group went from relative normality to the very personification of imagined rock glory. Our clothes became more outrageous, goatee beards were mandatory, and we developed the same disdainful swagger that characterised the Britpop heroes of the time — Oasis, Blur, and Pulp. We recorded an album, played some shows and then, in the finest tradition of our musical idols, cited ‘creative differences’ and split. And split we did, to the cold hard reality of our day jobs. But from time to time that old swagger re-surfaces and we get together to relive long forgotten songs in a dingy rehearsal room – out of time, out of key, and out of beer. Well, the bass player is anyway. There’s a Jesuit saying that goes ‘Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man’. Bugger that. Give me a pair of old jeans and a pilot’s cap and I’ll give you a ballad about stars and eyes and early morning melancholy. It’s far more entertaining.
Listen to our song, All I Need [from 1998]
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Zolton said | 24 April, 2008
Thanks Brhood, good to know at least someone out there dug the track. Dammit! Rock and roll ’tis a messy game. The band was called Lucid. Wish I knew where the vocalist was these days. The kid could sing. Hmmm.
Damo said | 25 April, 2008
Hey Zolton – I played in a band too 
lol called FOOD – did the Sydney traps…ahhh they were the good ole days weren’t they…btw noice revamp of the site! cheers!
Olexandra said | 10 February, 2009
Once upon a time (a year ago) I lived in Sydney too and joined an electropop band. It all happened when i indulged in my love of kaoke, cheep drinks, and gay bars … I went to a bar called the sly fox in Newtown. And after a couple of cocktials and songs I got a aproached by a lovely man who offered me an audition… so to make sure I wasn’t gonna be attacked and assaulted I brought a friend along… we had dinner, the band got formed and the rest is history… and now so is the band. But artistic differences aside we’re all still pals. they’re wicked guys… here’s the still lingering myspace site… I do the vocals for the first song “hey suzannah”.
http://www.myspace.com/wearethefamous
definitely a great time.
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brhood said | 24 April, 2008
I really like this track… right out of my vintage!
and now I’m depressed…. curse you, the cruel hand of time.
What’s the band name?