My band was support for The Numbers around 80 - 81 at a little pub on the South Coast. We were more interested in the PA system they were using. All ATC British stuff. Their sound was crystal clear and we ended up investing in a similar PA. Our sound guy was excellent and we were moderately successful on the South Coast. Our sound guy ended up being more successful as a Manager with Jands Australia. We have 'The Numbers' to thank for much in the sound tech department. Plus they rocked!
My very first concert was on June 27 1981 on a cold winters night. This band the numbers was the support band to men at work and flowers at the capital theartre. That was the very last concert for the flowers. They announced that night that flowers changed their name to icehouse. I was 12 at the time. That was a very special concert. Great memories.
Check the spelling for Capitol Theatre, Robo Cop. OMG, I saw Flowers at The Time n Tide Hotel, Dee Why, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, when they were a Covers Band with some originals thrown in. Men at Work were unknown when I saw them at Bryant's Manly Vale, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, a couple of months later they were massive, thanks to Molly and Countdown and their constant gigs. The Pub Rock scene was a defined time period in Australian music history and in those days Bands and Artists would play gigs 5/6 nights a week. The LIVE scene is now on Australian Idol. Pathetic manufactured rubbish. Luckily, I was born in 1961, great timing I thank the Universe for. I saw all the great Bands, because I spent all my money going to see the gigs 6 nights a week.
Such an awesome band )) So the many times live in the early 80s around Sydney. They may not have cracked the big time but they have left a wonderful legacy and amazing memories amongst a lot of people in their lives )) cheers thx )
Very cool words Andrew, a wonderful sentiment that is held by many of us from that era. A hot summer's night, walking into a pub and hearing and seeing a very cool Band like The Numbers.
My former band "FRAGILE" did a gig around 1978-79 with The Numbers on the Village Green in Blacktown, well before they hit music scene big time. They did a great version of "Pump it Up" - Elvis Costello song, so we did our take on the same song in our song list.
Andrew Penman 5 years ago Such an awesome band )) So the many times live in the early 80s around Sydney. They may not have cracked the big time but they have left a wonderful legacy and amazing memories amongst a lot of people in their lives )) cheers thx ) Very cool words Andrew, a wonderful sentiment that is held by many of us from that era. A hot summer's night, walking into a pub and hearing and seeing a very cool Band like The Numbers.
The numbers went onto become The Maybe Dolls in the early 90's Remember the songs "Nervous Kid" & "Cool Jesus" same siblings from this group formed that group Annalise Morrow and her brother
I remember watching the Numbers. Annalise with that big white Precision bass, that looked like it weighed about as much as she did. Those were the days.
Very catchy, like this a lot. Never knew they were Oz, glad to find that out. Guitar intro reminds a lot of Billy Joel - You May Be Right also released in same year.
Check the spelling for Capitol Theatre, Robo Cop. OMG, I saw Flowers at The Time n Tide Hotel, Dee Why, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, when they were a Covers Band with some originals thrown in. Men at Work were unknown when I saw them at Bryant's Manly Vale, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, a couple of months later they were massive, thanks to Molly and Countdown and their constant gigs. The Pub Rock scene was a defined time period in Australian music history and in those days Bands and Artists would play gigs 5/6 nights a week. The LIVE scene is now on Australian Idol. Pathetic manufactured rubbish. Luckily, I was born in 1961, great timing I thank the Universe for. I saw all the great Bands, because I spent all my money going to see the gigs 6 nights a week.
Oh man, The Flicks as a venue is like something in my memory which is a bit hazy. It was near The Police Station, not far from Manly Wharf. I think I had some great nights there! Ha. LOL! Northern beaches in the 80's was the place to be, lucky I lived there. Bryants at Manly Vale, Royal Antler at Narrabeen, The Glider Room at Dee Why Hotel. There was a venue at Whale Beach at the bottom of a long windy road, was it called Moby's? Great time to be in my 20's.
Day 5655. 3 x 5 x 13 x 29. All my urine til 3.15pm then dried figs and black grapes then more urine then fruit and vegetables and other foods at 8.00pm. No change.
so far i have had eliminations at days 504, 840, 1176, 1512, 1848, 2184, and expect my 7th at day 2520. today is day 2339. i have definitely found something. i am not lying. what i have discovered has gone around the world and many songs have been written about it...the foo fighters last 3 albums.."vertigo" by U2 (my first name is phil)...coldplay's last 2 albums. an elimination is a day when you experience strong flu-like symptoms and feel terrible. bad stuff is washed out of your body.
i came up with a theory that involves the book of genesis (fig leaves) buddha (sitting under the bodhi fig tree) jesus (many sayings about figs) ross horne's book (new health revolution) and science (figs are the most important source of food for fruit eating rainforest animals). i then experimented on the figs by eating mainly dried figs (same brand) for over 6 years now and found cycles which i related to the numbers in psgs 11/12 of the book of revelations. this theory has gone eveywhere.
day 2856. 119 x24. and yet i reach another elimination day. my ears were ringing with a high frequency pitch this morning but not so much now. i'll just keep going with it and see what happens. nothing better to do. i see things from time to time and i guess you see them as well. only figs and urine and pure water til 3:00pm then freshly cut basil then more figs then usual foods at 8:00pm.
I saw them several times and thought they were destined for big things, I always thought they wrote/played great songs,I'm sure one of the places I saw them at was The Civic in Pitt st. I have their vinyl somewhere
Does anyone know the lyrics to this, please? Also, (if were to play on guitar instead) are these the correct guitar chords: Intro A - V erse D G A# F E A - Chorus D G A G
You have the basic chords right but you need to use the major seventh (maj7) chord every second beat for the D and G in both verse and chorus (see here: www.guitar-chord.org/maj7.html ). Use the Amaj7 shape and barre it at fifth fret for Dmaj7 and 10th fret for Gmaj7. In the intro riff play open string A (5th string,,,let it ring) then 2nd string D C# B C# (frets = 3 2 0 2). p.s. the E chord should be E minor (Em) and the F has a sus4 (sustained fourth) flourish at the last beat:..an Asus4 is normal A chord on second fret with added D note on second string (use little finger)...use a barre chord at the eighth fret for Fsus4. Have fun!
Chris and Ann Morrow developed a very successful fashion and clothing company and for people that know their Australian music history will know that they are important music icons. Ignorant people live in a bubble and believe the Earth is flat. LOL!!!!!!!! Oh, yeah Pedersen, Maybe Dolls were 1991, not 80's. Also Pedersen, less can be more. Quality over Quantity!! Have a listen to " Govt. Boy " by The Numbers from 1979, which also is not in the 80's. To music historians that is an Australian Punk Classic. It also helps if you watch TV and listen to the Radio then you would've seen them and heard them. Modern Song and Five Letter Word had a huge impact on Australian music. Philistines are ignorant.
Kids today don't have what we had in the 80's, Fri , sat or sun a pub or club with a live band that was a chart topper within walking distance
Too true!!!!!
Tuesday to Sunday arvo's, you could walk into any Pub in Sydney, and there'd be a half decent band on.,spoilt we were.........
My band was support for The Numbers around 80 - 81 at a little pub on the South Coast. We were more interested in the PA system they were using. All ATC British stuff. Their sound was crystal clear and we ended up investing in a similar PA. Our sound guy was excellent and we were moderately successful on the South Coast. Our sound guy ended up being more successful as a Manager with Jands Australia.
We have 'The Numbers' to thank for much in the sound tech department.
Plus they rocked!
My very first concert was on June 27 1981 on a cold winters night. This band the numbers was the support band to men at work and flowers at the capital theartre. That was the very last concert for the flowers. They announced that night that flowers changed their name to icehouse. I was 12 at the time. That was a very special concert. Great memories.
Check the spelling for Capitol Theatre, Robo Cop.
OMG, I saw Flowers at The Time n Tide Hotel, Dee Why, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, when they were a Covers Band with some originals thrown in.
Men at Work were unknown when I saw them at Bryant's Manly Vale, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, a couple of months later they were massive, thanks to Molly and Countdown and their constant gigs.
The Pub Rock scene was a defined time period in Australian music history and in those days Bands and Artists would play gigs 5/6 nights a week.
The LIVE scene is now on Australian Idol.
Pathetic manufactured rubbish.
Luckily, I was born in 1961, great timing I thank the Universe for.
I saw all the great Bands, because I spent all my money going to see the gigs 6 nights a week.
This song and " Modern Song " are two of the best and unique songs in Australian music history. Takes me back to days when I was young and free.
Such an awesome band )) So the many times live in the early 80s around Sydney. They may not have cracked the big time but they have left a wonderful legacy and amazing memories amongst a lot of people in their lives )) cheers thx )
Andrew, wow mate, did you see them live yourself.../
Andrew I saw them many times a favorite band along side H&C
Very cool words Andrew, a wonderful sentiment that is held by many of us from that era.
A hot summer's night, walking into a pub and hearing and seeing a very cool Band like The Numbers.
wonderful - saw them live, still have the albums
Loved this song
My former band "FRAGILE" did a gig around 1978-79 with The Numbers on the Village Green in Blacktown, well before they hit music scene big time. They did a great version of "Pump it Up" - Elvis Costello song, so we did our take on the same song in our song list.
They played my high school Windsor high nsw loved them still have their album
Andrew Penman
5 years ago
Such an awesome band )) So the many times live in the early 80s around Sydney. They may not have cracked the big time but they have left a wonderful legacy and amazing memories amongst a lot of people in their lives )) cheers thx )
Very cool words Andrew, a wonderful sentiment that is held by many of us from that era.
A hot summer's night, walking into a pub and hearing and seeing a very cool Band like The Numbers.
Aah! those days when the live music scene in Sydney or anywhere else actually existed
can't forget pissed as in pubs Richmond and St kilda them playing an everyone going off,another great Aussie band.
Such a pity the Oz music scene turned to shite in the 90's.
Except for TISM! :)
reminds me of sounds on sat morning...hosted by donnie sutherland..ahh good times
Amazing song by an a great band
Definitely deserved a bigger audience. They were good live too.
The Numbers came to my High School to play in the early 80's. Still don't understand how that happened, but they rocked.
mine too
And mine too!
The numbers went onto become The Maybe Dolls in the early 90's
Remember the songs "Nervous Kid" & "Cool Jesus" same siblings from this group formed that group Annalise Morrow and her brother
Sure do, i have their only album on cd
Yeah they were quite underrated
I agree with that, the maybe dolls were a great band
I doubt it is, i found one at Dixons, second hand
Try ebay maybe
I remember watching the Numbers. Annalise with that big white Precision bass, that looked like it weighed about as much as she did. Those were the days.
Very catchy, like this a lot. Never knew they were Oz, glad to find that out. Guitar intro reminds a lot of Billy Joel - You May Be Right also released in same year.
Check the spelling for Capitol Theatre, Robo Cop.
OMG, I saw Flowers at The Time n Tide Hotel, Dee Why, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, when they were a Covers Band with some originals thrown in.
Men at Work were unknown when I saw them at Bryant's Manly Vale, on Sydney's Northern Beaches, a couple of months later they were massive, thanks to Molly and Countdown and their constant gigs.
The Pub Rock scene was a defined time period in Australian music history and in those days Bands and Artists would play gigs 5/6 nights a week.
The LIVE scene is now on Australian Idol.
Pathetic manufactured rubbish.
Luckily, I was born in 1961, great timing I thank the Universe for.
I saw all the great Bands, because I spent all my money going to see the gigs 6 nights a week.
Saw them many times live
🤣🤣🤣a 12 ans j etais très amoureux de cette voix magnifique!!! Et le suis toujours!!!🤣🤣👍👍👍🇨🇱🇨🇱
I saw the Maybe Dolls in Brisbane many moons ago and Annalise was happy to have her picture taken with me. Had a bit of a crush on her at the time.
Great singer but rough looking.aged too fast for her own good.
heaven was this song and wizz fizz in summer . 1 was 11 .
Saw them heaps.great live
Loved this song in the day still do
As good as anything The Pretenders or Blondie was doing at this time
Totally agree
great song lots of integrity and real feeling
wow...what a knockout
Now 1984 at The Flicks in Manly is coming back to me!!!
Oh man, The Flicks as a venue is like something in my memory which is a bit hazy. It was near The Police Station, not far from Manly Wharf. I think I had some great nights there! Ha. LOL!
Northern beaches in the 80's was the place to be, lucky I lived there. Bryants at Manly Vale, Royal Antler at Narrabeen, The Glider Room at Dee Why Hotel. There was a venue at Whale Beach at the bottom of a long windy road, was it called Moby's? Great time to be in my 20's.
Annalisse Morrow - Bass, Vocals
Chris Morrow - Guitar, Vocals
Simon Vidale - Drums
Graham Bidstrup - Drums
John Bliss - Drums
Craig Bloxom - Bass
Russell Handley - Keyboard, Guitar
Marty Newcombe - Drums
Collin Newham - Keyboard, Bass
Marcus Phelan - Guitar
Garry Roberts - Bass
Buzz Bidstrup - well I never knew.... He has played drums for a lot of Aussie bands, didn't realise he also played here.
Was Bidstrup in Gangajang ?
Craig Bloxom from the Spy’s on bass?
Annalisse is so charming.
Simon played on tour with The Clag before joining The Numbers.
Love it, the record even skips in a part, the not so great thing about LPs :-)
Day 5655. 3 x 5 x 13 x 29. All my urine til 3.15pm then dried figs and black grapes then more urine then fruit and vegetables and other foods at 8.00pm. No change.
Dig this,Love way yehhhh
so far i have had eliminations at days 504, 840, 1176, 1512, 1848, 2184, and expect my 7th at day 2520. today is day 2339. i have definitely found something. i am not lying. what i have discovered has gone around the world and many songs have been written about it...the foo fighters last 3 albums.."vertigo" by U2 (my first name is phil)...coldplay's last 2 albums. an elimination is a day when you experience strong flu-like symptoms and feel terrible. bad stuff is washed out of your body.
a few of us liked them in year 11 - we were considered alternative wierdos -
they rocked hi to Arch
i came up with a theory that involves the book of genesis (fig leaves) buddha (sitting under the bodhi fig tree) jesus (many sayings about figs) ross horne's book (new health revolution) and science (figs are the most important source of food for fruit eating rainforest animals). i then experimented on the figs by eating mainly dried figs (same brand) for over 6 years now and found cycles which i related to the numbers in psgs 11/12 of the book of revelations. this theory has gone eveywhere.
day 2856. 119 x24. and yet i reach another elimination day. my ears were ringing with a high frequency pitch this morning but not so much now. i'll just keep going with it and see what happens. nothing better to do. i see things from time to time and i guess you see them as well.
only figs and urine and pure water til 3:00pm then freshly cut basil then more figs then usual foods at 8:00pm.
I'm wondering what other people think the five letter word is
D E A T H
I saw them several times and thought they were destined for big things, I always thought they wrote/played great songs,I'm sure one of the places I saw them at was The Civic in Pitt st. I have their vinyl somewhere
Annalise ahhhhh
what's wrong with 3 people? sooo good
awaesome
Does anyone know the lyrics to this, please? Also, (if were to play on guitar instead) are these the correct guitar chords: Intro A - V erse D G A# F E A - Chorus D G A G
You have the basic chords right but you need to use the major seventh (maj7) chord every second beat for the D and G in both verse and chorus (see here: www.guitar-chord.org/maj7.html ). Use the Amaj7 shape and barre it at fifth fret for Dmaj7 and 10th fret for Gmaj7.
In the intro riff play open string A (5th string,,,let it ring) then 2nd string D C# B C# (frets = 3 2 0 2).
p.s. the E chord should be E minor (Em) and the F has a sus4 (sustained fourth) flourish at the last beat:..an Asus4 is normal A chord on second fret with added D note on second string (use little finger)...use a barre chord at the eighth fret for Fsus4.
Have fun!
they tried hard
I was a teen in the 80s and I don't remember the numbers or maybe dolls.
Probably why they didn't last long.
Chris and Ann Morrow developed a very successful fashion and clothing company and for people that know their Australian music history will know that they are important music icons.
Ignorant people live in a bubble and believe the Earth is flat. LOL!!!!!!!!
Oh, yeah Pedersen, Maybe Dolls were 1991, not 80's.
Also Pedersen, less can be more.
Quality over Quantity!!
Have a listen to " Govt. Boy " by The Numbers from 1979,
which also is not in the 80's.
To music historians that is an Australian Punk Classic.
It also helps if you watch TV and listen to the Radio then you would've seen them and heard them.
Modern Song and Five Letter Word had a huge impact on Australian music.
Philistines are ignorant.
The music scene in Sydney was never worth Jack Shit. For good music you had to go to Melbourne or Adelaide.
hysterical :)
@@pw3858 I’m pretty sure AC/DC came from Melbourne.
Actually AC/DC were originally from Adelaide and INXS from Perth.
Radio Birdman
@@bwm_72 OK, OK.. a very good exception!