Monday, 24 August 2020

The Johnnys "Grown Up Wrong" 1988

The Johnnys were an Australian pub rock band from Sydney in 1982–1989 that combined country and punk musical styles. Members included founder, Roddy Ray'da (aka Roddy Radalj) and Spencer P. Jones. According to rock music historian, Ian McFarlane, "Despite being one of the most popular bands on the pub-rock circuit, The Johnnys never crossed over into the premier league". - wiki

The Johnnys formed in 1982 in Sydney when bass guitarist Graham Hood tried out for the Hoodoo Gurus after quitting the Allniters. He met Hoodoo Gurus' guitarist Roddy Ray'da (aka Roddy Radalj) and they discussed an idea for a side project: playing pub rock in a country music style at a punk pace—which was labelled as cow punk. Ray'da left Hoodoo Gurus and, as a lead vocalist and guitarist with Hood and drummer Billy Pommer, founded The Johnnys. The Johnnys performed its first concert at Palms disco on Oxford St, Taylors St, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia.[citation needed] In early 1983, New Zealand-born Spencer P. Jones joined on guitar and backing vocals. The four-piece released "I Think You're Cute" in October on Regular Records, Ray'da left the group in early 1984 and formed Love Rodeo. Jones took on lead vocals and the band signed with the Green Label to release "My Buzzsaw Baby (Really Cut Me Up)" and an extended play, The Johnnys in November.
In 1985, the band had signed with Mushroom Records which released their single, "Injun Joe" in November. "(There's Gonna Be a) Showdown" followed in March 1986 and then "Bleeding Heart " in June. Their debut album Highlights of Dangerous Life appeared in August and was produced by Ross Wilson of Daddy Cool and contained the three singles.[1] Two non-album singles followed in 1987. Wilson produced their second album, Grown Up Wrong, released in August 1988 which included two further singles, "Motorbikin" (July) and "Anything Could Happen" (November).[1][2] Michael Armiger (ex-Paul Kelly Band) replaced Hood on bass guitar. The band broke up in 1989 with Jones continuing in his side-project Beasts of Bourbon. - wiki
trax:
01 Middle Sized John02 Anything Could Happen03 Motorbikin'04 Grown Up Wrong05 Going Down (With Rock And Roll)06 The Logan Girls07 No Excusin' My Boozin'08 Ten Outlaws09 Bounty Hunter10 Cajun Woman11 Seamless Girl12 The Taller Man

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RYP said...

The Johnnys "Grown Up Wrong"
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24 August 2020 at 09:55
FiveGunsWest said...

Thanks again RYP. I really enjoyed the band bio. I had no idea about the band bio but now the Beasts of Bourbon connection makes so much sense. We've got 23 wildfires within 30 miles of my place and one of them is two miles away over a couple of mountain ridges but so far not an immediate threat. This is my 5th season of off grid living. I'm now in a 40 foot tour bus. I generally stay in national forests and pay no to very little rent. It's impacting my lifestyle a little bit. I lost one RV to a flood and then another to being directed through a control burn, by cops, which set my undercarriage on fire and made it a total loss including my 5000 watt stereo. Now it's just the air quality is so bad we've not been able to go outdoors for days. Add in the heatwave 118 degrees.....the California dream becomes nightmare. We're all good at my place. Hope all is well at yours. Take care.

25 August 2020 at 19:54
RYP said...

FiveGunsWest,
I hope you escape this California fire disaster unscathed! Take care!

25 August 2020 at 20:35
Anonymous said...

Billy Pommer once told me his greatest achievement was rhyming "Godzilla" with "Priscilla" on the track Elvisly Yours. :)

28 August 2020 at 10:03

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