The Saints - I'm Stranded - Official Video - Reaction
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Australia was not ahead of its time. I will say this as the uploader of the video you're watching (that clip is from my rrraaaggggeee channel) and the owner of those nzoz channels that covers every year of Australian music. I know what i am talking about.
The Australian music industry was very conservative, but due to a nascent nature of our industry, many rough and raw groups managed to find a way into the domestic market. There was also a very strong pub rock scene which would eventuate into a cottage industry, and spawn groups like AC/DC, Midnight Oil, The Angels, Divinyls, INXS and many more. This ''pub rock'' scene had its roots with heavy duty acts like Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs and Lobby Loydd. But make no mistake that the powers to be were more in favour of Olivia Newton John, Bubble Gum Pop and anything else that would sell to a the general public.
The Saints were an anomaly from the restrictive Police state of Queensland. They were from Brisbane, and had been playing this Stooges-style proto-punk since 1973. It took the band to self-release ''(I'm') Stranded'' and send copies to British magazines, who gave it glowing reviews. EMI in London ordered EMI Australia to sign The Saints on the strength of the success of ''(I'm) Stranded'' in England. EMI Australia would not have touched them if it hadn't been for the command from above. Another group that the major industry in Australia wouldn't touch was Radio Birdman. Just as an influential and important as The Saints, Birdman would eventually leave Australia for England and sign to Sire records in the US. The industry is now giving Birdman respect, but that was long overdue. Check out the following:
Radio Birdman - Aloha Steve and Danno nzoz1977 (don't leave out 'nzoz1977' in your search).
Radio Birdman - New Rave nzoz1977
There's a been a lot of strong music to have come out of Australia in the 70's and 80's, and a lot of it is worth checking out. However, just understand that it was also an industry that was very keen to push Kylie Minogue harder than it was to push The Saints.
From my article on the top 15 punk albums
(I’m) Stranded: The Saints. Released February 27, 1977.
The Saints first appeared in Brisbane, Australia in 1973. The four members were high school buddies living under a heavily conservative state government. There is a post on UA-cam with only fair sound of them playing a gig in 1974 in punk style. (The similarities between The Saints and Ramones are striking. Both were serving up punk in 1974 and both recorded three great albums in a row with their original line-ups before personnel changes.) After being rejected by every label in Australia they released "I'm Stranded" bw "No Time" on their own Fatal label in September 1976, the remarkable single actually reaching #96 on the Aussie charts. It was re-pressed on British labels and got rave reviews. Sounds magazine called it "Single of this and every week." Jon Savage wrote about the 45 "...the toughest, most brutal noise yet. The Saints' "(I'm) Stranded" sounded as though it had been recorded in a wind tunnel, with the singer and the rhythm section hanging as gusts of guitar noise rushed past them."
For a very short time they were the darlings of the fledgling punk world and with the wind at their back they recorded their classic debut album, (I'm) Stranded, in just two days in Australia. Ten marvelous songs filled with surging waves of buzz-saw guitar and superb musicianship, "('m) Stranded" is a classic of the genre. What a racket they served up, much of the lyrics indecipherable under the noise. Singer Chris Bailey barks out songs filled with alienation. bitterness and resentment as in the title song. "Like a snake calling on the phone/I've got no time to be alone/There is someone coming at me all the time/Babe I think I'll lose my mind/'Cause I'm stranded on my own/Stranded far from home/I'm riding on a midnight train/And everybody looks just the same/A subway light it's dirty reflection/I'm lost I don't have a direction/Chorus/ Look at me looking at you/There ain't a thing that I can do/You are lost, your mind is a whirl/Baby such a stupid girl/Chorus/ Livin' in a world insane/They cut out some heart and some brain/'Been filling it up with dirt/Do you know how much it hurts?/Chorus".
There's not a dud on the album. Plenty of fast punk as well as ballads like "Messin' With The Kid" and mid-tempo songs like "Story Of Love" are all beautifully rendered. Ed Kuepper, guitar, Kym Bradshaw, bass and Ivor Hay, drums, are one blitzing force. The Saints second album, Eternally Yours, adds horns on some songs and, no joke, is just as good as the debut. Their third LP, Prehistoric Sounds, finds them leaving punk for a more bluesy, jazzy sound, but believe me it is terrific too. None of these albums were big commercial successes; the lads did not fit in with the punk image. The snobby British press did not like their long hair, Bailey's sloppy appearance (he sometimes smoked a cigarette on stage) and the fact they did cover songs didn’t help. But Nick Cave has said, "They were kind of god-like to me and my colleagues. They were just always so much better than everybody else. It was extraordinary to go and see a band that was so anarchic and violent." And Sir Bob Geldof has stated " Rock music in the 70's was altered by three bands: Sex Pistols, The Ramones and The Saints."
Quite simply one of the greatest songs in Rock'n'roll.
Still sounds fresh .
Great reaction well said.
Another nostalgia trip for me.
I saw The Saints at the ANU Bar, Canberra, in April, 1980. Only their second concert after a two year hiatus.
It was an eye opener: very loud, very fast. Like nothing I'd ever seen before.
Close my eyes while I listen to this and I'm right back there.
I think the most amazing thing about The Saints is the fact they came from Brisbane, QLD, Brisbane in 1973 was about as consevative as you could get in those days. The premier Jo Bjelke-Peterson headed a conserative coalition government that won every election between 1957-1989.
Great memories Oliver. I attended ANU from 85 - 88. Also saw some great Aussie bands play the ANU bar including, Midnight Oil, Aussie Crawl, Hoodoogurus, Hunters & Collectors, Sunny Boys, Mental as Anything & the Angels, to name a few. What a great period for Aussie music. Great memories too.
@@warrenharrison5052 Ooh, yes. In 1980 alone: Midnight Oil, INXS, The Saints, Mental as Anything, Icehouse, Cold Chisel, The Angels, Jo Jo Zep, XTC, Australian Crawl and Dr Feelgood. We were blessed
In two years time, that song will turn 50.
That whole debut album is an absolute masterpiece, highly recommend listening to all of it!
Another fabulous Australian band from my youth.
Aussie Punk rules mate
Great review, classic band saw them live quite a few times. Another early 70s Aussie punk rock band for you to maybe check out is Radio Birdman...
Yes indeed.
Yes indeed.
Timeless punk. Definitely would fit right alongside The Clash, Ramones, Sex Pistols...
And 3 of my faves giving them props in this video - Nick Cave, Michael Hutchence 💔... and Rory, I can't believe you missed that Lanegan was the one that did the song intro here 😄
But-- excellent request and great reaction.
Did you know Eddie Vedder used to set up band's gear for Joe Strummer from the Clash? In San Diego, California, they became good friends just like Johnny Ramone. Just a fun fact. 😁 🩷🤘✌️
MICHAEL FROM INXS AND NICK CAVE. VERY PUNKY!! ANOTHER PUNK BAND THE RAMONES. FOR SURE WAYYYY AHEAD OF THEIR TIME WOW!! AWESOME REACTION RORY💙 AND THANK YOU CAM FOR AWESOME REQUEST!!😊🩷🤘✌️
Thanks Rory mate!!
We share many of the same fav artists, but you havent done Anathema yet... Now of course any song from their universal performance in Bulgaria will be awesome, but may I suggest an alternative entry? They have their masterpiece (labelled so by me) Violence from their album A Natural Disaster. If you listen to it, and aren't intrigued, then skip em all together. If you however rock your tits off, you have a rabbit hole to explore that will enrich your life.
The following bands are not ''Punk'', but they are pretty good examples of Australian ''pub'' rock. I don't know where Punk purists stand with groups like The Angels or Cold Chisel, but these guys had a rawness that are worth checking. But please don't ignore the channel names that I recommend along with the artist and song title. It will help finding the best uploads possible. Try the following:
The Angels - Take A Long Line nzoz1978
The Angels - Coming Down Antipodes
The Angels - Shadow Boxer nzoz1979
Midnight Oil - Back On The Borderline (Audio + Video Merge 2023)
Midnight Oil - Used & Abused nzoz1978
Midnight Oil - I Don't Wanna Be The One nzoz1981