![]() ![]() "Our dad's a builder," says Dan, "and it's ongoing. I can walk around downstairs and I don't have to duck any more. He's taken head-sized chunks out of the beams. When the others first came to stay, whenever everyone woke up I'd hear these massive bangs, then swearing!"Īt first, there was talk of bringing out of retirement the veteran producer Mutt Lange (famed for his work with AC/DC and Def Leppard, but now more preoccupied with country-pop artists such as his wife Shania Twain). "We had one dinner with him," Justin recalls, "and before he'd even heard a note of what we'd written, he insisted on having a writing credit. But what he said to us was the thing that we have to eliminate about ourselves in order to break America - which is the least of our concerns - is to 'take away any ambiguity' as to what we are, and really dumb down. But when people are telling you you're too sophisticated and you need to dumb down, the first thing you do is say 'Lets be more gay!' I want to be massive in America on our terms." NO! The crux of his argument was: we're too gay, and we really needed to get our balls out and make this sound like a rock album. "That would be the day," jokes Justin, "that we said 'Grow a moustache or you're out'. The new-look Poullain was to become iconic and emblematic, something of a mascot figure for fans (who would chant "Fran-kie! Fran-kie!") and for many, the embodiment of the spirit of the band. "His contribution to the band was largely image-related," Justin bluntly puts it. "Imagine if you're in a rock band and you don't like rock music, for example. And you'd rather do a Hail Gainsbourg than a Hail Angus. Imagine presenting yourself as something that you're not. Imagine being in a band where your musical input - that you think you're worthy of - actually amounts to next-to-fuck-all, but your ego can't handle it. This, the Hawkins brothers believe, led to an "identity crisis", exacerbated by sudden success. ![]() "People respond to surprise success in different ways," Justin explains. and Good Strife."And of all of us, Frank was the least prepared for it." The rags-to-riches element of The Darkness's ascent is highlighted by a marvellous story that Ed Graham, when opening his account at Coutts, used a British Gas disconnection letter for an unpaid £50 bill as his proof of address. He said the younger crowd hitting pubs like the Freo was hungry for new and varied sounds, such as RATSALAD. This is a great outcome for the venue, the music arts scene, and life in our community,” he said.Įvents manager and 65thirty owner Lane Place said the shift had a lot to do with demographic changes. “At the end of the day, if people have a good time and walk away having enjoyed the way the music made them feel they will (share) and tell friends and family. Gero music mentor, Dancing Brolgas Music managing director and former Fitzroy Xpress bassist Daron Keogh says the musicians he works with - such as Good Strife - are mindful of their audience and perform to win over the crowd. “Venues like the Freemasons Hotel are opening their doors to original artists and are providing them a platform for exposure and to share their content the way it was meant to be shared.” Camera Icon Former Fitzroy Xpress bassist and Geraldton music personality Daron Keogh. Good Strife's music smashes this stereotype and shows Geraldton is collaborative and creative, with the band stressing original songs are not always just one person and a guitar. “Local original artists often get labelled and categorised as background and easy-listening, or do not get the same opportunities to perform as often as cover artists or more well-known artists from out of town.” “When we started writing our own music, we found it difficult to find venues accepting of original music,” said the band in the joint statement.
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