Pete Cooper (Porker) put out a comp of 80s ska a while ago on his Sound
System label called Ska Skank Down Under. It's got all those bands plus
bands like The 88s, Latenotes, Hangovers and all those other good
bands......yeh.
peace
ruffy
ps I'm very out of character here, I've said nice things about both pete and
backy skank for once.
>From: "Ian Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: [total-madness] Re: aussie
>Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 19:14:06 +1000
>
>small world i was there too.I was the pissed guy up the front pretending to
>be a 14year old. When i first came to oz nearly 18 years ago{gasp} i used
>to
>visit a ska club on oxford st called the palms there was a good scene then
>,playing around was the allniters,strange tenants ,the leftovers who used
>to
>play at the sussex pub. Good days ,at least i think so.
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 9:18 AM
>Subject: [total-madness] Re: aussie
>
>
> > I saw them out at Penrith many many many years ago.
> >
> > They were very good. I think I ended up with a poster from that gig, but
>having moved twice since that time it's disappeared into the ether.
> >
> > I know the regular load of 80's covers band around Sydney usually put a
>Madness song in their sets, but it would be interesting to see a new
>tribute
>band!
> >
> > bye for now
> >
> > Leese
> >
> > > Yeah, they were called Complete Madness, saw them quite a few times.I
> > > thought they were good too.
> > > Best venue to see them IMHO was The Cock n Bull (aka The Grand) at
>Bondi
>Junction.
> > > Saw em there twice and both nights they had to lock the doors as the
>place
> > > was heaving, definitely the Nuttiest venue I saw them play.
> > > Mad C.
> > >
> > > From: Ruffy Is Alive
> > > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 2:42 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [total-madness] aussie
> > > > I think their name was Complete Madness but I never saw em cos I'm
>only 20.
> > > > A large portion of them are in Backy Skank, a decent 2tone style
>band
>that
> > > > play a lot of 2tone covers and some pretty good originals. They are
>the
> > > > usual support for any Allniters shows. A few other bands also have
> > > > ex-hornplayers with them apparently. There might be a new Madness
>cover band
> > > > in Sydney soon but this is only a vision in some peoples minds I
>think
> > > > because they actually asked me to be suggs which would be
>interesting
>to say
> > > > the least. I'm pretty sure they are playing on something like the
>last
> > > > weekend of June. Otherwise somewhere in the region of July/August is
> > > > Moonstomp with loads of ska bands and most probably them.
> > > >
> > > > >From: "Ian Taylor"
> > > > >Subject: Re: [total-madness] aussie
> > > > >Date: Sun, 21 May 2000 19:30:28 +1000
> > > > >
> > > > >did you ever catch the madness tribute band that was playin around
>sydney a
> > > > >few years ago. I wonder what ever happened to the chaps?
> >
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