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    My favorite never-was, The Sunnyboys

    When I mention the groups that were popular when I lived in Sydney that should have been bigger, I tend to talk about Split Enz, The Church, and Cold Chisel, but all those groups had some overseas success. Not these guys. I remember hearing them interviewed after returning from a failed American expedition, and they were particularly upset about being labeled a "garage band". That was what appealed to me about them, but it wasn't what the System wanted in 1981. I've been seeing them pop up on punk and post-punk lists lately, and they're even better than I remembered. They didn't last long, as the singer (and brother of the bassist) had some issues with schizophrenia, which gives this song and video a deeper meaning. fwiw, this video was filmed for $2,000, which went for renting the space. At the same time, INXS was recording a video for six digits. The ditch is nearer.




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    Re: My favorite never-was, The Sunnyboys

    It is on the whole probable that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it. Carl Jung.

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    So much about making it big in the United States back then was whether or not you could get an important promoter to take you on. If you had a leader of the band that wasn't a smart businessman/businesswoman/businessperson they were sunk and couldn't get out of their local areas. Many bands I really liked never made it really big because of this.
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    This one very much has the OzRock sound that was prevalent when I lived there.
    It is on the whole probable that we continually dream, but that consciousness makes such a noise that we do not hear it. Carl Jung.

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