Rattling Sabres
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Rattling Sabres were a 5 piece band based in Australia
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Their major claim to fame was a single released in 1987 titled "All Fired Up", which charted nationally, peaking at #94 on the Australian Singles Chart
. The song was covered by Pat Benatar
a year later, becoming a world-wide smash.
Regrettably EMI
could not keep up with demand at the time, and there was a long delay before the next batch of vinyl came through. By this time, the hype was gone, and so too was another Australian Band.
Band members included:
Kerryn Tolhurst also was in The Dingoes
. He also produced am album for Russell Crowe
's band 30 odd foot of grunt.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
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Their major claim to fame was a single released in 1987 titled "All Fired Up", which charted nationally, peaking at #94 on the Australian Singles Chart
Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998...
. The song was covered by Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar is an American singer and four-time Grammy winner. She had considerable commercial success particularly in the United States...
a year later, becoming a world-wide smash.
Regrettably EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
could not keep up with demand at the time, and there was a long delay before the next batch of vinyl came through. By this time, the hype was gone, and so too was another Australian Band.
Band members included:
- Robert Price (vocals)
- Kerryn TolhurstKerryn TolhurstKerryn Tolhurst is a noted Australian musician and songwriter who was based in the USA in the late 1970s and 1980s.His musical career began in Melbourne with the Adderly Smith Blues Band. He subsequently joined Sundown, led by Keith Glass, which was one of Australia's first country-rock groups...
(lead guitar) - Leyton Greening
- Lindsay Hodgson
- John Lee
- Chong LimChong LimChong Lim is an Australian keyboardist, producer, and session musician. He played with James Valentine of Models at Melbourne University, then joined Vanetta Field's Gospel Band. He has toured with the Eurogliders, Jermaine Jackson, WJAZ, and John Farnham...
- Bruce Nightingale
- Ivan Kral
- Tony Shanahan
Kerryn Tolhurst also was in The Dingoes
The Dingoes
The Dingoes are an Australian country rock band initially active from 1973 to 1979, formed in Melbourne they relocated to the United States from 1976. Most stable line-up was John Bois on bass guitar, John Lee on drums, Broderick Smith on vocals and harmonica, Chris Stockley on guitar and Kerryn...
. He also produced am album for Russell Crowe
Russell Crowe
Russell Ira Crowe is a New Zealander Australian actor , film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Actor, a...
's band 30 odd foot of grunt.