Bang the Drum (band)

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Bang the Drum
OriginSydney, Australia
Years active1989-1991
Associated actsShifters
MembersSteve Driver
Jim Reece
Geoff Robson
Jeremy Cole
J. J. Harris

Bang the Drum is an Australian pop rock band formed in Sydney. Two of their singles reached the top 50 on the Australian Singles chart.[1]

Background[]

Formed in 1980 Tasmanian rock band Shifters consisted of Steve Driver (vocals), Jim Reece (guitar, vocals), Geoff Robson (bass, vocals) and Freddy Spiteri (drummer). The band split their time between touring heavily in Tasmania and playing in Sydney before breaking up in 1985.[2] The band put out two singles, "Holdin' Out"/"Public Man" and "Sunday Night Blues"/"Desperate Life", in the early 80s.[3]

Bang the Drum[]

Driver, Reece and Robson stayed in Sydney and formed Bang the Drum.[4] Completing the band was J. J. Harris (ex Divinyls) and Jeremy Cole.[5] The band released one selftitled album in 1990 and toured nationally in support of Fleetwood Mac.[6]

Members[]

  • Steve Driver (vocals)
  • Jim Reece (guitar, vocals)
  • Geoff Robson (bass, vocals)
  • Jeremy Cole (keyboards)
  • J. J. Harris (drums)

Discography[]

Albums[]

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1]
Bang the Drum
  • Released: May 1990
  • Label: WEA (256872-1)
  • Format: LP, Cassette, CD
 51

Singles[]

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[1]
1990 "Only You" 31 Bang the Drum
"Passion" 43
"Stay Forever" 114

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
    • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Bang the Drum in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
    • Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 23.
    • "Stay Forever": "Bang the Drum ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on 6 August 2018". Imgur.com. Retrieved 18 November 2019. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  2. ^ Gallasch, Rosita (17 October 2015), "Shifting back up to high gear", The Examiner
  3. ^ "Live at the Red Lion / Shifters.", Trove listing, National Library of Australia
  4. ^ Bingham, Libby (9 August 2015), "Shows to be a pub rock nostalgia trip", The Advocate
  5. ^ Corby, Steven (12 July 1990), "Bang the Drum wants success to come slowly", Canberra Times
  6. ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Bang the Drum'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 16 July 2002.
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