The Angels

Es Gibt Mehrere Künstler Mit Dem Namen "The Angels". 1. Eine Australische Melodic-Power-Rock-Band Vom Feinsten Vergleichbar Mit American Dog Oder Den Alten AC DC. The Angels Is An Australian Rock Band That Formed In Adelaide South Australia In 1974. The Band Later Relocated To Sydney And Enjoyed Huge Local Success Clocking Up Hit Singles Across Four Decades Including "No Secrets" "Marseilles" "Take A Long Line" "Mr Damage" "Let The Night Roll On" And "Waiting For The Sun". The Angels Were Cited By Guns N' Roses And A Number Of Seattle Grunge Bands Including Pearl Jam And Nirvana As Having Influenced Their Music. In The International Market To Avoid Legal Problems With The Casablanca Records' Act Angel Their Records Were Released Under The Names Angel City And Later The Angels From Angel City. After Spending Most Of The 2000s Apart In April 2008 The Original 1970s Line-Up Of The Angels Reformed For A Series Of Tours. In January 2013 It Was Announced That Doc Neeson Has Been Diagnosed With A Brain Tumour And Will Undergo Immediate Treatment. 1 It Was Also Revealed That Chris Bailey Had Been Battling An Aggressive Cancer. Bailey Died On 4 April 2013 It Was Announced That A Benefit Concert Will Be Held At Thebarton Theatre In Adelaide On 17 April. 2 History
Early 1970s In November 1970 Brothers Rick And John Brewster Formed The Moonshine Jug And String Band. In 1971 The Band Was Joined By Belfast-Born Bernard Neeson An Arts Student And Former Army Sergeant And Already A Prominent Figure On The Adelaide Music Scene. The Band Performed At University Campuses And In 1973 Released Their Debut EP Keep You On The Move Which Made The Top 5 In Adelaide. This Was Followed In 1974 By The Single "That's All Right With Me". Both These Releases Were On John Woodruff's Sphere Label. Woodruff Went On To Become The Band's Manager For Most Of Its Career. In 1974 They Changed Their Name To The Keystone Angels Switched To Electric Instruments And Began Playing 1950s Rock And Roll On The Pub Circuit. On 3 August 1974 Just Before Go-Set Magazine A Number Of Small Ads Started Appearing Weekly Announcing "The KEYSTONE ANGELS Are Coming" Possibly The First Mention Of The Band In An Australian National Rock Music Publication. 3 In 1975 The Band Supported AC/DC During A South Australian Tour And Later Performed As The Backing Band For Chuck Berry. 4 Late 1970s In 1975 On The Recommendation Of Bon Scott And Malcolm Young From AC/DC The Band Was Offered A Recording Deal With The Albert Label. They Dropped "Keystone" From Their Name And Became Simply "The Angels". At This Point The Band Had Four Members Neeson On Bass Guitar Charlie King Peter Christopolous On Drums Rick Brewster On Lead Guitars And John Brewster On Lead Vocals And Rhythm Guitar. The Angels' First Single "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" Was Released In April 1976. They Made Their TV Debut Appearance On Countdown. When? Later In The Year Charlie King At The Time AWL From The Army Was Replaced By Graham "Buzz Throckman" Bidstrup On The Drums. This Was The First Of Three Different Versions Of The Song The Band Released As Singles Throughout Their Career. The Band's Second Single "You're A Lady Now" Was Released In July 1977 Followed A Month Later By Their Self-Titled Debut LP The Angels. By Now Chris Bailey Had Joined The Band On Bass Allowing Neeson To Concentrate On Vocals. Bailey Had Been A Member Of Mount Lofty Rangers With Bon Scott In 1974. They Who? Released Round And Round Later Remixed By Vince Lovegrove As Round And Round And Round In 1996. Neeson's Move To Specialist Frontman Allowed The Band To Develop An Energetic And Theatrical Live Presence. Neeson Typically Appeared On Stage As A Wild Extrovert Dressed In A Dinner Suit And Shaking Maracas. As A Foil Rick Brewster Remained Motionless For The Entire Performance His Head Cocked To One Side. 1978's Face To Face Album Reached No. 16 In November And Stayed On The Australian Charts For 79 Weeks. Mark Opitz Engineered And Along With The Angels Co-Produced The Album. Peter Ledger Who Designed The Cover Won Best Australian Album Cover Design Award. Citation Needed Face To Face Contained The Band's First Hit Single "Take A Long Line" Which Has Become One Of The Angels' Most-Recognised Songs. In November The Band Supported David Bowie On His First Australian Tour Resulting In The Tour EP 7" Single. On 23 June 1979 No Exit Was Issued And Entered The Australian Album Chart At No. 8 Later Reaching No. 15 In September. George Young Contributed As A Backing Vocalist. On 29 September 1979 Albert Released The Out Of The Blue EP Featuring The Third Studio Version Of "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" In Three Years. On New Year's Eve 1979 The Band Performed In Front Of Almost 100 000 People On The Steps Of The Sydney Opera House. Their Show However Was Cut Short When A Riot Broke Out In The Audience. Doc Neeson Was Cut By A Broken Bottle Thrown By An Audience Member And Chris Bailey Was Knocked Unconscious By Another Bottle With Both Members Being Taken To Hospital And Receiving Stitches. 5 1980s The Band Signed An International Contract With CBS Records And In March 1980 Released A New Version Of Face To Face On The Epic Label - A Compilation Of Tracks From The Australian Face To Face And No Exit Albums Plus An Edited Version Of The 1979 Studio Version Of "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again". The Band Billed Itself As "Angel City" To Avoid Legal Problems With The Casablanca Records' Act Angel. On 16 June 1980 Dark Room Was Produced By The Brewster Brothers. The Overseas Version Of This Album Featured Re-Recorded Versions Of "Ivory Stairs" And "Straight Jacket" In Place Of "Alexander" And "I'm Scared". American Band Great White Later Covered "Face The Day" From This LP As Well As "Can't Shake It" From Face To Face. In March 1981 Drummer Graham Bidstrup Left The Band Reportedly Due To Non-Musical Differences And Was Replaced By New Zealander Brent Eccles. Bidstrup Joined The Party Boys In 1983 And Later Formed GANGgajang. On 24 October 1981 Never So Live Was Issued And Received Heavy Airplay. On The Strength Of The New Song "Fashion And Fame" It Went To Sell Some 80 000 Copies. On 30 November 1981 Night Attack Produced By Ed Thacker And The Brewsters Was Released. The Band's Third International Album Night Attack Included A Remixed Version Of "Back On You" Previously Only Available On The Flipside Of The "Into The Heat" Single. Early In 1982 It Became Apparent Chris Bailey Would Be Unable To Tour With The Band In The US American Jim Hilbun Was Recruited As Replacement. In January 1983 The Angels Headlined The Narara Music Festival. Doc Neeson Arranged For A Film Crew To Capture The Performance As He Intended The Show To Be His Last With The Band Planning To Leave The Angels To Pursue An Acting Career. In May 1983 Watch The Red Produced By The Angels And Engineered By Andrew Scott And Al Wright Was Issued. The First Single Release "Stand Up" Written By Hilbun Reached The Australian Top 10. The Album Critically Acclaimed For Its Musical Inventiveness Featured Saxophone Leads From Hilbun John Brewster On Lead Vocals For One Track And Even A Piano Accordion. A Great Deal Of The Material Was Also Derived From A 40 Minute Jam-Session Including An Instrumental Track And Some Improvised Lyrics From Neeson. The Recording Of The Album Was Also Dogged By A Fire That Gutted The Recording Studio Almost Destroying The Master Tapes. In November 1984 The Two Minute Warning Album Was Released Following A Three-Month Recording Session In Los Angeles. The American Version Of The Album On MCA Included A New Version Of The 1978 Song "Be With You" Which Became The Angels' Last Commercially Available Single In The United States. Metal Blade Records Re-Issued The Album In 1990. Unfortunately For The Band An Internal Personnel Purge At MCA Meant That Two Minute Warning Received No Support From The Label. MCA Rejected The Angels' Next Album. As Angel City They Performed Four Songs For The 1985 Oz For Africa Concert Part Of The Global Live Aid Program "Small Price" "Eat City" "Underground" Amd "Take A Long Line". They Were Broadcast In Australia On Both The Seven Network And Nine Network And On MTV In The US. 6 On 27 January 1986 John Brewster's Last Concert With The Band Was A Double In Melbourne At The Sidney Myer Music Bowl And The Palace Which Is An Official Statement In Live Line 2-CD Set . John Brewster Was Fired From The Band In February 1986. In His Place The Band Hired Ex-Skyhooks Guitarist Bob Spencer In March 1986. In October 1986 Howling Was Released On The Band's New Label Mushroom Records. This Album Included A Cover Version Of The Animals Hit "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" Which At No. 6 Became The Band's Highest Charting Single Up To That Point. In The Meantime John Brewster Joined The Party Boys And Stayed With Them Until 1989. In December 1987 The Double Live Album Liveline Was Released. The Collection Spanned Ten Years Of The Band's Career. The Majority Of The Album Was Recorded At The Bankstown RSL Club In Sydney With Some Tracks Taken From Earlier Tours Featuring John Brewster. The CD Version Of Liveline Included Several Songs Not Included On The Vinyl Release. A Live Version Of "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" Was Issued As A Single As Was A Medley Of "Love Takes Care" And "Be With You". Following The Success Of The Album The Angels Embarked On A Massive Tour Of Australia With A Lengthy Two-Hour Set That Covered The Entire History Of The Group. Chrysalis Records In The US Issued Beyond Salvation The Band Now Billing Itself Internationally As The Angels From Angel City In November 1989. It Included Four New Songs Three Of Which Later Appeared On The Australian Version Of The Album And New Recordings Of The Classics "I Ain't The One" "Can't Shake It" "Who Rings The Bell" "City Out Of Control" And "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" None Of Which Was Made Available In Australia. Alan Niven Was Signed On As Manager Of The Band's Affairs In The US. At The Time Niven Was Also Managing Great White And Guns N' Roses. Jim Hilbun Left During These Recording Sessions And Was Replaced By Australian James Morley On Bass. Alan Niven Bailed Out Soon After. 1990s
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Courtesy Mandy Hall In June 1990 Beyond Salvation Was Released And Became The Band's First And Only No. 1 Album. Produced By Terry Manning The LP Spawned Five Successful Singles Including "Dogs Are Talking" And "Backstreet Pickup". The Flipside Of "Dogs Are Talking" Featured Demo Tracks By Three New Australian Bands That The Angels Had Chosen To Support Them On Their Upcoming Tour The Desert Cats The Hurricanes And The John Woodruff-Managed Baby Animals. The Angels Then Hit The Road On Their "Beyond Salvation" Tour With Cheap Trick As Supporting Act. The Video For "Backstreet Pickup" Was Filmed The Day The Band Were Told Of The Album Reaching Number One On The Charts And Shows A Very Buoyant And Enthusiastic Band Performing For The Cameras. In New Zealand The B-Side Of "Dogs Are Talking" Featured Songs From The Two Support Acts Chosen For The NZ Leg Of The Tour Both Were The First Releases For The Bands Nine Livez - Live It Up And Shihad - Down Dance. Red Back Fever Parts Of Which Were Recorded In Memphis During The Beyond Salvation Sessions Was Released In November 1991. The Band Toured For Two Years And The Song "Tear Me Apart" Was Included In A Multi-Million Dollar Government Campaign Highlighting Alcohol-Related Violence. In July 1992 Mushroom Re-Issued Red Back Fever / Left Hand Drive As A Two CD Set. In 1992 Both Bob Spencer And James Morley Left The Band And Were Subsequently Replaced By Returning Members John Brewster And Jim Hilburn. The Next Year The New Zealand Chapter Of The Hells Angels Asked The Band To Perform For Them. They Immediately Set Out To Write New Material. The First Results Of This Collaboration Were Included On Evidence A Career-Spanning Collection Of The Band's Hits. In 1993 The Band Performed At A One-Off Gig At The University Of Western Sydney With The Angels Co-Headlining With The Screaming Jets. Other Bands On The Bill For The Night Included Mental As Anything Peter Wells Formerly Of Rose Tattoo And Wickud Skunk A Band From Tasmania. In April 1995 The Hard Evidence Tour EP Was Issued To Coincide With The Barbed Wire Ball Tour A National Tour That Also Featured The Screaming Jets The Poor And Who's Guilty. The Band Then Took A Break From Recording And Touring Reconvening In Mid-1996 At Darling Harbour Studios For The Start Of What Became The Sessions For Their Last Studio Album. In July 1997 The Angels Hit The Road With The Lounge Lizard Tour Which Included Angry Anderson From Rose Tattoo And Ross Wilson From Daddy Cool And Mondo Rock . The Band Provided Acoustic Backing For Each Singer's Performance Which Included Classics From Their Respective Bands. On 13 August 1997 The Angels Signed A Recording Deal With Shock Records In Australia. A New Single "Caught In The Night" Followed In October And A New Album Skin & Bone In March 1998. Though Moderately Successful The Album Was Nominated By ARIA As One Of The Year's Best Australian Recordings. On 20 October 1998 The Angels Were Inducted Into The ARIA Hall Of Fame By Angry Anderson. 7 In November 1998 The Band Performed A Brief Set At The Concert Of The Century In Melbourne To Celebrate Mushroom Records' 25th Anniversary. In February 1999 Live Line - Definitive Digital Remaster Was Released. It Is A Two-CD Set That Contains Ten Bonus Tracks Recorded Between 1981 And 1983. On New Year's Eve 1999 The Angels Performed Their "last" Concert At The MGM Grand Darwin Millennium Concert. Doc Neeson Announced His Hiatus From The Band Following A Major Car Accident That Left Him With Neck And Spinal Injuries.
2000s With Neeson's Departure The Band Effectively Ceased Though Founding Members Rick And John Brewster Did Consider Recruiting Another Singer. In November 2000 Shock Records Reissued Left Hand Drive. The Following Year The ABC Featured The Angels In Its Music Series Program Long Way To The Top. 8 In March 2001 The Angels Reformed As "Members Of The Angels" With John And Rick Brewster Buzz Bidstrup Chris Bailey And Jim Hilbun On Lead Vocals For The Ted Mulry Benefit Concert Released On Video As Gimme Ted . On 24 June 2002 Shock Issued The Complete Sessions 1980-1983 A 4-CD Box Set Collection Of The Band's Recorded Output From The Period From The Dark Room To The Watch The Red Albums. Around This Time Brewster Bailey Bidstrup And Brewster Began Touring As "The Original Angels Band". In The Meantime Neeson Hilbun And Westfield Chief Executive David Lowy Formed "Red Phoenix" Releasing An Album And Touring Briefly During 2005. In July 2006 Liberation Reissued The Angels' Catalogue. Albums Included Dark Room Night Attack Watch The Red Two Minute Warning Howling Beyond Salvation Red Back Fever And Wasted Sleepless Night - The Definitive Greatest Hits. 9 On 4 December 2006 Live At The Basement Was Released Containing All The Classics Recorded By The Line-Up Of Brewster Bailey Bidstrup And Brewster. This Group Was Now Once Again Using The Name "The Angels". Doc Neeson Pursued Legal Action To Stop The Founding Members Of The Band From Using The Name. 10 11 Neeson Toured As "Doc Neeson's Angels" With A Line-Up That Included Hilbun Lowy Dave Leslie Ex-Baby Animals And Paul Wheeler Ex-Icehouse Who Was Later Replaced By Mick Skelton . 12 Neeson Released The Album Acoustic Sessions Featuring Jim Hilbun Dave Leslie And Tim Powles On Percussion With Production Through Liberation Blue On 1 September 2007. The Brewster-Led Band Meanwhile Released The EP "Ivory Stairs". In October 2007 The Doc Neeson Band Toured The Middle East Playing 13 Shows In 16 Days For Australian Servicemen And Women In Afghanistan Iraq Kuwait And Other Countries In The Region. The Lineup For This Tour Consisted Of Mick Skelton Drums Dave Leslie Guitar Sarah Graye Ex-Nitocris Bass And Mitch Hutchinson Guitar . 13 In November 2007 On Rockwiz SBS Neeson Claimed That The Origin Of The Audience Chanting "No Way Get Lost Fuck Off" In Response To The Line "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?" Was From The Crowd At A Mount Isa Blue Light Disco Although It Is Unclear If This Is Accurate As Neeson Was Quoted In The 1980s Australian Music Publication "Smash Hits" As Saying It Originated In Far Western NSW. Wasted Sleepless Nights 14 Was Released On 11 July 2007. It Included Live Footage Never Before Released And Tracks Recorded Live From ABC's Studio 22. The Website Undercover.Com.Au Announced The Reunion Of Doc Neeson With The Brewster Brothers Chris Bailey And Buzz Bidstrup In April 2008. 15 16 The Reformed Band Played A String Of Dates In July 2008 To Celebrate The 30th Anniversary Of Their Seminal Album Face To Face. Deepening Rifts Within The Band Were Exposed In A Documentary Screened On National TV. Citation Needed 2010s
Doc Neeson's Solo Career In Late 2010 Vocalist Doc Neeson Announced He Was Pursuing A Solo Career. "The Angels 100% Tour" With Doc Neeson Buzz Bidtrup Bob Spencer James Morley And Jim Hilbun Was Announced In November 2012 For Early 2013. In Preparation "The Angels 100% Tour" Played A Private Show To 1 000 People At A Mining Installation In Western Australia In Late 2012. Citation Needed The Angels With Dave Gleeson In May 2011 Rick Brewster John Brewster And Chris Bailey Recruited Drummer Nick Norton And Screaming Jets Singer And MMM FM Radio DJ Dave Gleeson To Front The Band And Were Recording New Songs For The First Time Since The Late 1990s. In June 2011 They Released The EP Waiting For The Sun And Toured Australia In Support Of The New EP Through To 2012 Clocking Up Numerous Sold-Out Shows. In January 2012 They Recorded A Live Album The Angels First In Two Decades At The QPAC Theatre In Brisbane Queensland. On 31 August 2012 The Angels With Dave Gleeson Released The Angels First New Studio Album In 14 Years Take It To The Streets Which Debuted At Number Seven On The ARIA Australian Albums Chart. On The Same Day The Angels Also Released "Live At QPAC" The Band's First Live Album Since 1988's "Liveline". In November And December 2012 "The Angels With Dave Gleeson" Joined The Baby Animals And The Hoodoo Gurus For The National "Day On The Green" Tour Resulting In A Sold-Out Headlining Show In Front Of 8 500 In Perth. Also In November "The Angels With Dave Gleeson" Began Recording Songs For A New Studio Album And Announced Their 2013 "Take It To The Streets" National Tour Beginning 22 February 2013. Citation Needed Illnesses On 10 January 2013 It Was Announced That Doc Neeson Has Been Diagnosed With A Brain Tumour And Will Undergo Immediate Treatment. 1 A Statement From "The Angels 100% Tour" Management Said "To All The Angels Friends Fans Venues And Media "It Is With Deep Regret And Shock That We Have To Announce That Mr Doc Neeson Was Admitted To Hospital Over The Recent Christmas/New Year Period. He Has Just Been Diagnosed With An Aggressive Form Of Cancer Brain Tumour . This Will Require Immediate Intensive Radiation And Chemotherapy Treatment And Will Continue For The Next 6-7 Months." Citation Needed "The Angels 100% Tour" Was Cancelled. On Hearing Of Neeson's Diagnosis Rick And John Brewster Who Formed The First Line-Up Of The Angels With Neeson In 1974 Released The Statement "We Have Spent Many Years Working Together And Some Years Apart. We Are Thinking Of All The Good Times We Had And The Camaraderie That Came With Them The Hard Work We All Did Over So Many Years. Our Thoughts Are With Doc And His Family And We Wish Him A Speedy And Complete Recovery." - Rick And John Brewster And Chris Bailey From The Angels . It Was Also Revealed That Chris Bailey Had Been Battling An Aggressive Cancer And His Place In The Touring Lineup Had Been Filled By John Brewster's Son Sam. Chris Lost His Battle With Cancer On 4 April 2013. 2 Iconic Live Audience Chorus The Angels Tried Three Times In The Late 1970s And Early 1980s To Make A Hit Out Of The Song Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again? But It Wasn't Until The Song Played Live Attracted In The Mid-1980s A Chant Response From The Audience To The Question Posed In The Song Title That The Song Became An Iconic Part Of Australian Culture. The Audience Chant Response "No Way Get Fucked Fuck Off" Has Now Become The Most Famous Audience Chant In Australian Rock History Though The Exact Origins Of The Chant Are Already Lost In Angels Mythology. 8 Personnel
Members
Current Members The Angels Rick Brewster - Lead Guitar Vocals 1974-2000 2001 2001-2006 2008–present John Brewster - Rhythm Guitar Vocals 1974-1985 1992-2000 2001 2001-2006 2008–present Dave Gleeson - Lead Vocals 2011–present Nick Norton - Drums Vocals 2011–present Touring Members Sam Brewster - Bass 2013–present The Angels 100% Doc Neeson - Bass Vocals 1974-2000 2008-2011 2012-Present Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup - Drums Vocals 1976-1981 2001 2001-2006 2008-2011 2012–present Jim Hilbun - Bass Vocals Saxophone Keyboards 1982-1989 1992-2000 2001 2012-Present Bob Spencer - Lead Guitar Rhythm Guitar Vocals 1985-1992 2012–present James Morley - Bass Rhythm Guitar Vocals 1989-1992 2012–present Former Members Charlie King - Drums 1974-1976 Chris Bailey - Bass 1977-1982 2001 2001-2006 2008–2013 Died 2013 Brent Eccles - Drums 1981-2000 2001 Jimi Hocking - Guitar Late 80's 2. The Angels Waren Eine US-Amerikanische Gesangsgruppe Bzw. Das Was Man Heute Eine Girlgroup Nennen Würde. Das Trio Trat Bereits Ende Der 1950er Jahre Als Starlets Auf Und Veröffentlichte 1960 Seine Erste Single. Nach Einer Umbesetzung Kam 1963 Mit Dem Song "My Boyfriend's Back" Der Größte Erfolg Der Gruppe Heute Würde Man Das Als "One-Hit-Wonder" Bezeichnen Mit Dem Sie In Eine Reihe Von Girl-Groups Wie Shirelles Marvelettes Crystals Oder Chiffons Einzuordnen Waren. Nach 1964 Blieben Weitere Hits Aus Und 1967 Trennte Sich Die Gruppe Endgültig. read less