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Yet ANOTHER ABSOLUTELY Unofficial And POSITIVELY Fan Based Trib Page By YOUR Ever Faithful Leftenant, Me, Reg?.
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Recent Ron shots from The Forum gig on the 15th. Snapped by one "blackshadow".
Brett and Ron's latest collaboration -NOISES and other VOICES- excellent stuff here. And. Some great live Died Pretty videos contained w/in the site. And. Brett promises to keep it lively w/archival chestnuts -both audious and videous- rotated in timely fashion. HAIL!
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Died Pretty (sometimes The Died Pretty) was an Australian indie rock band centred around singer Ron Peno and guitarist Brett Myers. The band formed in Sydney in early 1984 and played their last shows in 2002.
Their music started from a base of early electric Bob Dylan with psychedelic influences. They were also notably influenced by The Velvet Underground and Television.
They were managed their whole career by Jon Needham of Citadel Records, their label, and were to some degree the Citadel house band.
Formed in 1984 by Brett Myers, Ronald S. Peno and rock journalist Frank Brunetti, DIED PRETTY quickly garnered a reputation for live shows full of passion, intensity, and more often than not, complete disintegration. They attracted immediate critical attention - their swirling sound was reminiscent of the early Doors, combined with the unique vocals and demented stage presence of Peno. It was their 1985 Next To Nothing mini-LP, produced by Radio Birdman 's Rob Younger, that established the band as a worldwide possibility. Over the next few years, constant touring toughened the once erratic live performances and their follow-up recordings expanded their musical territories. In 1990, after the departure of Brunetti and Mark Lock (replaced by John Hoey and Steve Clark), the band recorded their fourth album. The result was a focused and accessible album containing some of the band's finest work, particularly the propulsive single "Whitlam Square". Returning to Sydney, the band then released a classic melodic rock album, Doughboy Hollow. More recently in Using My Gill As Road Map and Everydaydream the band have explored aural textures and landscapes through samples and new technology. This new sound is a first for the group.
History
The band formed in early 1984 after vocalist Ron Peno's previous band, The 31st, had split. Music journalist and keyboardist Frank Brunetti had formed a band with Brett Myers, formerly of The End, and suggested Peno join as singer. After various temporary rhythm sections, Jonathan Lickliter and Colin Barwick from The End joined a month later on bass and drums respectively.
The band came quickly to the attention of the Australian independent music scene, with the first two singles "Out Of The Unknown" and the 12-minute psychedelic epic "Mirror Blues" (released split over a 7" in Australia and intact on 12" in the UK) and then the EP Next To Nothing starting their career with tremendous critical attention and three alternative chart 1 hits in a row. All three records also achieved "Single Of The Week" in UK music weekly Melody Maker, though the band never achieved any popularity or notice in the UK.
The first album Free Dirt and single "Stoneage Cinderella/Yesterday's Letters" followed in 1986. By this time, Mark Lock of the Phantom Agents was on bass and Chris Welsh of The 31st and the Screaming Tribesmen was on drums. The band spent the next few years touring Australia, Europe and the US.
The second album, Lost, was released in 1988 on the Blue Mosque label, a major-distributed offshoot of Citadel, and outside Australia through Beggars Banquet. This album achieved great chart success in Italy. Frank Brunetti left in April 1988 (his last recording with the band being the single "Everybody Moves" in 1989) and was replaced with John Hoey, of the Thought Criminals and the New Christs. Mark Lock was replaced on bass by Steve Clark. The third album, Every Brilliant Eye, was released on Blue Mosque in 1990.
They achieved Australian chart success in the early 1990s with their fourth album Doughboy Hollow and its singles "Godbless", "D.C." and "Sweetheart." This album was notable for its strong pop melodicism. After the recording of the album, Robert Warren replaced Clark on bass.
After the success of Doughboy Hollow, their next two albums, Trace (1993) and Sold (1995), were released worldwide by Sony Music. Although Trace had been their biggest-selling record to date (debuting at 11 on the Australian mainstream chart), sales were insufficient for Sony and the band were dropped by the label.
Their last two albums, Using My Gills As A Roadmap (1998) and Everydaydream (2000) were released by Citadel. These albums show the band moving away from basic guitar rock and making greater use of electronics.
They also released a best-of, Out Of The Unknown (1999), on Citadel.
Incompletely Comprehensive Discography @ Divine Rites Dot Com
Discography @ Rate Your Music Dot Com
Excellent band lifespan encompassing Ron and Brett Interview from 2002. Some great pics and GOBS o'insight.
Watch by Realplayer as Ron S. Peno and Brett Myers explain Died Pretty's Brisbane beginnings and how time has matured the band's approach.
Or read the interview.
2002 Farewell Show Review By Spencer P. Jones From i94 Bar Web Site
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