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Tracy Pew

Tracy Pew Radio

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  • Location MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AU

    Profile Views: 34109

    Last Login: 9/3/2010

    Member Since 9/23/2006

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    After spending his early childhood in New Zealand (born 1957), Tracy began attending Caulfield Grammar School in 1972 when his family relocated to Australia. There he became friends with the "art house gang" which included his eventual band mates. Upon discovering he'd been secretly learning Bass Guitar (from Chris Walsh) he was immediately adopted into the band at the expense of Brett Purcell. Tracy's personality is legend and his individuality suffused everything he came into contact with. The power of his playing style was such that many of The Birthday Party's best works were written with his awesome undertow in mind. During 1981 he developed the sartorial cowboy look for which he became renowned and instantly recognizable. In contrast to his image as a wild man and renegade Tracy was an inveterate reader and after the band's breakup returned to University in Melbourne where he set about studying Literature and Philosophy. Unfortunately his years of excess had contributed to the onset of an epileptic condition and he died as the result of a seizure in November 1986. His colleagues always felt he would have gone on to become a great writer. Sadly we shall never know. Post Birthday Party, Tracy played on tour with Chris Bailey's Saints around the release of the classic 'A Little Madness to be Free'. Tracy guested on a few songs from the 'Kicking Against the Pricks' sessions with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. If you would like to contribute any resources to this page, please get in touch. .......... .. .. .. .. .. .......... .. .. .. .. .. .......... .. .. .. .. .. .......... .. .. ........Myspace Layouts....

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    JUNKYARD : Tracy Pew = sartorial splendour !!! .. .. .. .. ..

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    satanicpornocultshop

    Album Title "Arkhaiomelisidonophunikheratos"

    This is Greek of meaning said,

    "As sweet as old favorite honey".


    2 years ago
  • The Out Key Hole

    Hi Great Tracy!!


    3 years ago
  • A. Bethankurt

    the god to bass

    3 years ago
  • asheeka




    Love the new profile pic...
    xxx
    asheeka

    3 years ago
  • LMDI





    3 years ago
  • The Wonderful Lives

    Thanks for the add..

    3 years ago
  • ROXY

    3 years ago
  • SUPER PREACHERS


    Wacky isn'it?

    4 years ago
  • asheeka

    This Plague is an unreal track, thanks so much for putting it here for us. I will have to listen a lot...as I don't remember hearing it before?

    xxx
    asheeka

    xxx
    asheeka

    4 years ago
  • Xian

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    Now after they had gone to rest
    This place is hell to me
    About the middle of the night
    With the devil in my bed
    There was a thunderstorm
    And the devil in my bottle
    And earthquake and
    The devil in my head
    Then in an instant
    I'll meet you in heaven again
    They were driven upwards
    I'll have one more drink
    In all manner of ways to their birth
    My friend
    Like stars shooting
    Where my heart is kept on ice
    Himself was hindered
    From drinking the water
    And prayers burst
    But in what manner
    Or by what means
    Into flames
    He returned to the body
    He could not say
    Prayers on fire.
    Only in the morning
    Awaking suddenly
    He found himself
    L ying on the pyre

    4 years ago
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