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An Australian Electronic Group Formed In Sydney Australia In 1979 Severed Heads Have Released Albums Ranging From Experimental Industrial Noise To Synthpop Influenced Dance Music. The Original Members Were Richard Fielding And Andrew Wright And Were Soon Joined By Tom Ellard. This Later Changed To Garry Bradbury Paul Deering And Tom Ellard Ellard Has Been The Only One To Remain Throughout The Group's Career With Changing Lineups Throughout Its Two And A Half Decades Of Existence Later Working Mainly With Stephen Jones. Robert Racic Was An Integral Part Of The Band During The Late Eighties/early Nineties. Severed Heads Performed A Final Concert In Sydney In January 2010. Tom Ellard Uploaded A Farewell Video Of Sevs In Space To Youtube Which May Be Considered As A Requiem Of Sorts. In Early 2008 Ellard Added The Following Text To The Bottom Of The Official Site's Front Page "Severed Heads Do Not Have A MySpace Page. It Is A Fake. The Band Is Dead ". Www.Sevcom.Com .
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"Dead Eyes Opened" Is A Song By The Experimental Australian Group Severed Heads Originally Released On Their 1983 Album Since The Accident. Upon Its Initial Release As A 12-Inch Record Single In 1984 The Track Received Critical Success. A Remixed Version Released In October 1994 Achieved Commercial Success In Australia Peaking At #16 On The ARIA Charts. Initially Since The Accident Was A Cassette Tape Recorded Between 1982 And 1983 And "Dead Eyes Opened" Was Only Left On Said Tape To Help Fill Up The Blank Space. The Song Includes A Spoken Word Sample Which Was Later Revealed To Have Been Taken From The Television Series Scales Of Justice. The Track Was Released As A 12-Inch Vinyl Single In Early 1984 To Help Promote Since The Accident To Which It Received Favorable Reviews From Critics. Sounds Magazine Critic Dave Henderson Described The Track As "gutsy Emotional And Melodic Sound" And Along With Nine Other Singles Released That Same Week Gave The Track "Single Of The Week" Status. 8 AllMusic Critic Sean Carruthers Gave The Single 4 And A Half Stars Out Of A Possible Five Stating That It's "...A Great Introduction For The Band For North American Audiences". Tom Ellard Frontman Of Severed Heads Has Expressed His Distaste For The Track Many Times Throughout The Years Even Calling It "insipid" In One Interview. The Single Received A Commercial Release In Australia In June 1984. Since Its Initial Release In 1984 The Single Has Been Reissued A Few Times Each "version" Includes A Completely New Track Listing From The Original. Nettwerk Reissued The Single As A 12-Inch Extended Play In 1986 Complete With New Tracks In Order To Help Promote The Then-Newly Released Come Visit The Big Bigot. Similarly Volition Records In Partnership With Sony Music Released Another Version Of The Single In 1994 Now Set With New Remixes Of The Track To Help Promote Gigapus. The Entire 1986 Nettwerk Single Was Also Included On The Compact Disc Version Of Come Visit The Big Bigot Which Was Titled As Come Visit The Big Bigot With Dead Eyes Opened While The Entire 1994 Volition Single Was Included As A Bonus Second Disc On Some Versions Of Gigapus.
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An Australian Electronic Group Formed In Sydney Australia In 1979 Severed Heads Have Released Albums Ranging From Experimental Industrial Noise To Synthpop Influenced Dance Music. The Original Members Were Richard Fielding And Andrew Wright And Were Soon Joined By Tom Ellard. This Later Changed To Garry Bradbury Paul Deering And Tom Ellard Ellard Has Been The Only One To Remain Throughout The Group's Career With Changing Lineups Throughout Its Two And A Half Decades Of Existence Later Working Mainly With Stephen Jones. Robert Racic Was An Integral Part Of The Band During The Late Eighties/early Nineties. Severed Heads Performed A Final Concert In Sydney In January 2010. Tom Ellard Uploaded A Farewell Video Of Sevs In Space To Youtube Which May Be Considered As A Requiem Of Sorts. In Early 2008 Ellard Added The Following Text To The Bottom Of The Official Site's Front Page "Severed Heads Do Not Have A MySpace Page. It Is A Fake. The Band Is Dead ". Www.Sevcom.Com .
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"Dead Eyes Opened" is a song by the experimental Australian group Severed Heads, originally released on their 1983 album Since the Accident. Upon its initial release as a 12-inch record single in 1984, the track received critical success. A remixed version released in October 1994 achieved commercial success in Australia, peaking at #16 on the ARIA Charts.
Initially, Since the Accident was a cassette tape recorded between 1982 and 1983, and "Dead Eyes Opened" was only left on said tape to help fill up the blank space. The song includes a spoken word sample, which was later revealed to have been taken from the television series Scales of Justice.
The track was released as a 12-inch vinyl single in early 1984 to help promote Since the Accident, to which it received favorable reviews from critics. Sounds magazine critic Dave Henderson described the track as "gutsy, emotional, and melodic sound" and, along with nine other singles released that same week, gave the track "Single of the Week" status.[8] AllMusic critic Sean Carruthers gave the single 4 and a half stars out of a possible five, stating that it's "...a great introduction for the band for North American audiences". Tom Ellard, frontman of Severed Heads, has expressed his distaste for the track many times throughout the years, even calling it "insipid" in one interview. The single received a commercial release in Australia in June 1984.
Since its initial release in 1984, the single has been reissued a few times, each "version" includes a completely new track listing from the original. Nettwerk reissued the single as a 12-inch extended play in 1986, complete with new tracks, in order to help promote the then-newly released Come Visit The Big Bigot. Similarly, Volition Records, in partnership with Sony Music, released another version of the single in 1994, now set with new remixes of the track, to help promote Gigapus. The entire 1986 Nettwerk single was also included on the compact disc version of Come Visit The Big Bigot, which was titled as Come Visit The Big Bigot With Dead Eyes Opened, while the entire 1994 Volition single was included as a bonus second disc on some versions of Gigapus. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.