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The Living Kind

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Released: Nov 23, 2006

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The Living Kind
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In The Shadows
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The Perfect Crime
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Moments Away
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Genre: Alternative / Pop / Psychedelic
Location Brisbane, Queensland, AU
Profile Views: 34755
Last Login: 5/11/2009
Member Since 9/16/2006
Website http://www.myspace.com/officialbigheavystuff
Record Label Basketcase/Waterfront/Polygram/What Goes On?
Type of Label Indie
Bio
................ .. Yet another ABSOLUTELY Unofficial, ARCANELY Archaic And POSITIVELY Fan Based Trib Page By YOUR Ever Faithful Leftenant, Me, ..Reg?... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ....Ups And Downs Bio @ Nostagia Central.... .... Brisbane band Ups and Downs played a brand of ethereal, well-crafted, jangly guitar pop that called to mind Australian post-punk icons .. The Church... The bands influences also extended to overseas groups like .. Cocteau Twins.., ..REM.., .. Siouxsie and The Banshees.. and .. The Flamin' Groovies..... ..Indeed, the name Ups and Downs was derived from a track on the Flamin' Groovies 1978 album, ..Now..... ..Brothers Greg and Darren Atkinson got their start in late 1970s power pop band 42nd Street. Ken Allen (guitar) and Neil Coombe (guitar) completed the line-up... ..42nd Street issued one single, ..Work It Out.., on the Virgo Seven label in 1979 and also contributed a track called ..Mistaken Identity.. to radio station 4IP's various artists compilation album, ..That's Queensland..... .. 42nd Street made little impact beyond the Brisbane scene and in 1983 the Atkinson brothers formed Ups and Downs as a three-piece band with Peter Hamilton-Shaw (guitar) joining soon after to round out the sound... .. The band issued it's debut single ..Living Inside My Head.. on the Basketcase label in December 1984... .. Ups and Downs then issued a second single called ..Perfect Crime.. on Basketcase before venturing down to Sydney. The Waterfront label re-issued ..Perfect Crime.. in September 1985, by which time Ups and Downs had built-up a strong cult following on the Sydney inner-city music scene... The bands second single on Waterfront, .. In The Shadows.. in April 1986, was a gorgeous slice of harmony-drenched guitar pop and one of the best independent singles for the year. .. .. Ups and Downs signed a new deal with the True Tone label (through PolyGram) which resulted in the release of the mini-album ..Sleepless.. in August 1986 and the single ..The Living Kind... To coincide with the singles release, Ups and Downs supported US visitors The Flamin' Groovies on their Australian tour... ..In 1987, Trevor O'Neil joined the band on keyboards, which gave the band an even more spacious sound. By the end of 1987, Ups and Downs had signed with the Mushroom label. .. .. The band entered Sydney's Paradise Studios in March 1988 to record their debut album ..Underneath The Watchful Eye... Mushroom issued the singles ..Lit By The Fuse.. and ..Moments Away.. before the album appeared in November... ....Underneath The Watchful Eye.. was a strong showcase for the band's song writing skills and musical adventurousness. Founder member John Flade left the band in June 1989. .. .. The band ended its Mushroom association later in the year and moved to the Volition label for the 12" EP ..Rash.. (1990). By the end of the the year the Atkinson's had split Ups and Downs to form the decidedly noisier outfit ..Big Heavy Stuff.....
Members
......Line Up 1984-1987........ .. .. Darren Atkinson - Drums, Percussion, Vocals .... .. .. Greg Atkinson - Vocals, Bass .... .. .. John Flade - Lead Guitar, Vocals.... .. .. Peter Hamilton-Shaw - 6 + 12 String Guitars...... ......1987 - 1990 - All Above Plus -.......... .. .. Trevor O'Neil - Keyboards, Vocals ...... ......Discography........ ....Cassettes...... 1984 Darling It's Wonderful (5 Track).... 1987 Pig City...... ....Singles...... 1984 Living Inside My Head / Out Of The Darkness (Basketcase).... 1986 Perfect Crime / Never Ending (Basketcase) .... 1986 In the Shadows / I Wonder / Treah (Waterfront Aus) / (What Goes On Eur) .... 1986 The Living Kind / Painted Sad 7" (True Tone/Polygram Oz).... 1986 The Living Kind / Living Inside My Head / Out Of The Darkness 12" (What Goes On Eur) .... 1988 Lit By the Fuse / House Hunting (Mushroom Oz) .... 1988 Moments Away / Pleasant (Mushroom Oz) ...... ....EPs (All Australian Releases)...... 1986 Sleepless (Polygram).... 1990 Rash (Volition)...... ....Albums...... 1986 Sleepless (US/UK on What Goes On).... 1988 Underneath the Watchful Eye (Mushroom)
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