Hard rock and a bad attitude fuelled the bad boys from Australian band Kings of the Sun. At the time there were no real Aussie acts doing the hard rock thing and I reckon they did it better than anyone (besides the bigger names like AC/DC, Rose Tattoo etc).Flamboyant vocalist Jeffrey Hoad and his brother Clifford Hoad were playing with the Young Lions until guitarist Bob Spencer left to join the Angels in 1986. With the dissolution of the Young Lions, the Hoad brothers formed Kings of the Sun and signed to Mushroom Records. The new band's debut single, "Bottom of My Heart"/"Bad Love," would prove to be Kings of the Sun's biggest hit, eventually reaching the national Top 20.
They almost disbanded at the end of 1996 before RCA executive Simon Lowe signed the band after seeing them perform in their hometown of Sydney. The band toured the U.S. during 1987 before beginning work on their debut album with producer/engineer Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones). Guitarist Ron Thiessen had left the band and Jeffrey Hoad's guitar work appeared on their self-titled debut, released in October 1988, before guitarist Glen Morris joined. The album produced the singles "Serpentine"/"Wild Cat" (July) and "Black Leather"/"Bad Love"
Tracklist
1. Serpentine
2. Get on Up
3. Black Leather
4. Tom Boy
5. Hot to Trot
6. Vicious Delicious
7. Jealous
8. Bottom of My Heart
9. Cry 4 Love
10. Medicine Man
11. Bad Love
12. Wildcat
Kings of the Sun
thanks to donmcg
3 comments:
I already have this and its an awesome album from a hugely underrated band.
"Serpentine" is a killer track and any rock collection is incomplete without this.
Great post.
"black leather" is great but it's all i have.
Thanks for sharing this. Martin from Canada.
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