Captain Sensible - Carol Lloyd Band

CAPTAIN SENSIBLE

Women and Captains First (1982)

Minun on ollut vaikea päästä täysillä sisälle tämän levyn maailmaan. Se ei ole tarpeeksi rock, jotta sen parissa voisi vain fiilistellä, eikä se ole tarpeeksi hauska, jotta se menisi läpi hupilevynä. Anniksi jää lähinnä erikoiset sovitukset ja muutenkin omalaatuinen musiikillinen keitos, mutta musiikki ei ole ihan sitä mieluisinta kuppiani teetä. Captain ei myöskään ole niin hyvä laulaja, että hänen ääntään viitsisi keskittyä vain kuuntelemaan. En aina tajua biisien pointtejakaan. En ole jaksanut hirveästi edes yrittää, joten olen kuunnellut levyä vain muutaman kerran, ja edellisestä kerrasta on paljon aikaa.

CAROL LLOYD BAND

Mother Was Asleep At the Time (1976)

Kova australialainen rokkimimmi Carol Lloyd aloitti uransa yhtyeessä nimeltä Railroad Gin, joka teki kaksi albumia vuosina 1975-76. Kakkoslevyä Journey's End valitettavasti pidettiin epäonnistuneena, ja bändi hajosi samana vuonna. Lloyd ei jäänyt miettimään, vaan levytti älpeen oman bändinsä kanssa samana vuonna.

Tyylilajina levyllä on melodinen rock lievillä kantrivaikutteilla. Singlenä julkaistiin herkähkö All the Good Things, joka onkin tarpeeksi välittömästi lähestyttävä omatakseen hittipotentiaalia. Omaksi suosikikseni on kuitenkin noussut Come and See Me After the Rain - hienoa murisevaa kitaraa ja välittömästi päähän iskostuva kertosäe. Kaikkiaan hyvä levy, ei mestarillinen, mutta symppis. Kuuntelen tätä mielelläni.

Carol Lloyd Band ei sitten enempää levyjä tehnyt, mikä tuntuu olevan ominaista australialaisille artisteille. Yksi LP pukataan ulos, sen jälkeen joko jatketaan kauan ja keikkaillaan muttei tehdä juurikaan levyjä, tai sitten hajotaan pian. Ausrock Forumsissa rohkenin aloittaa keskustelun tästä aiheesta. Se kulki seuraavasti:



Gumby

Why so many underrecorded Aussie bands?
« on: October 18, 2007, 03:32:19 AM »

Hello,

I still have to take up time to properly acquaint myself with the fab Milesago - Groups & solo artists database I found, in order to find info about artists and Aussie music history, but I'll start this new topic anyway.

I've listened to a lot of great records by old Australian bands and found many of the bands only had one album. Even longtime bands and singers like La De Da's and Wendy Saddington had only a few albums. Something to do with the music business in Australia in the 70's? I've also read that most artists received no money from their recordings. Is this true or have I misunderstood something?

Hope you lot can provide info.



stranded

Re: Why so many underrecorded Aussie bands?
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2007, 08:03:23 AM »

I wonder if payola had anything to do with it.



Gumby

Re: Why so many underrecorded Aussie bands?
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2007, 06:14:19 AM »

Interesting theory, but judging by what I just read on the net, payola scandals affected DJ's the most, record companies somewhat, and artists only suffered a drastic drop in chart placings.



ozrocker

Re: Why so many underrecorded Aussie bands?
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2008, 12:58:21 PM »

One possible answer maybe lack of time? Jim Keays states(refer to his excellent book) that The Masters were so busy on the road playing live that they had little time and opportunity to record apart from singles. This didn't change until they went to the UK.



Gumby

Re: Why so many underrecorded Aussie bands?
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2008, 07:15:35 AM »

Thanks Ozrocker, interesting reply. In Finland where I live, we used to have a different problem in the 1970's and 1980's - it was easy for bands to get to make records but difficult to get gigs - unless you were an established and popular act. And gigs provided most of the money, so bands dissolved out of pure frustration.



zdsc

Re: Why so many underrecorded Aussie bands?
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2008, 06:44:07 AM »

I think one of the saddest things I've found is that this music simply doesn't get any exposure outside of Australia.  I've had some great stuff passed onto me by mates, but you never hear it on the UK market and that seems criminal.  Even things that get on iTunes (boo hiss) don't get on the UK version.



bob

Re: Why so many underrecorded Aussie bands?
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2008, 06:56:30 PM »

Its an interesting topic, why some Australian bands are unknown
outside of Australia and why some are far better known overseas.
The Apartments for example are almost unknown in this country
but far better known in Europe , particularly France.
The story I like to tell is how their last album sold 25000 copies in
France and only 3000 here. They originally came from Brisbane, yet
when they played here last year it was the first time in 30 years.
A few Australian bands are better known overseas than they are
here, with the advent of the internet I realized how many people
not only knew of but were rather large fans of artists that weren't
that appreciated here, like the Go-betweens or Nick Cave.
Still things are changing you can find a blog that specializes in
Australian music, or any where in the world for that matter
and suddenly a whole new world opens up.
ciao bob



diver71

Re: Why so many underrecorded Aussie bands?
« Reply #7 on: August 31, 2008, 08:35:10 PM »

I recall reading somewhere ... maybe Chrissie Amphlett's bio that there was a theory particularly during the eighties that Aussie bands didnt really have to record because of the incredibly strong pub scene where the bands could get their music to the masses face to face every weekend rather than spending weeks in recording studios (also remembering that many bands were part timers at this stage)



Eli tuossa viimeisessä kommentissa saattaisi olla perää... Ehkä levyjen teko ei ole ollut Australiassa niin kannattavaa keikkailuun verrattuna, ja keikoilla riitti yleisöä, joiden kanssa bändit saivat olla välittömässä vuorovaikutuksessa. Netistä löytyy useita linkkejä, jotka todistavat että levyjen tekeminen ei ole siellä hirveän tuottoisaa:

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/making-money-as-a-muso/6980832

http://tonedeaf.com.au/aussie-bands-reveal-the-truth-about-money-in-music/