 Ross Knight with the Cosmic Psychos: Sydney 1997 - The Cosmic Psychos are a rock band based in Melbourne and rural Victoria in Australia. An underground band that has only ever achieved limited recognition, they were cited as a significant influence on the Seattle grunge scene of 90s. In particular they have been referenced by members of Mudhoney and Pearl Jam and have supported both bands. Known for their droning, fuzzed-out bass and wah-wah guitar with repetitive lyrics, the Cosmic Psychos have a simple sound that works well in context and remained largely untouched since they formed in 1982 when they evolved from the short lived Bum Steers and first achieved notoriety for their demo ‘Custom Credit’ which received enormous airplay on Melbourne public radio station 3PBS. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ...
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The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of 4,119,190, and 151,920 in the City of Sydney, as of the 2006 census. ...
Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...
Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...
Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 37 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $222,022 (2nd) - Product per capita $44,443/person (5th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 5,110,500 (2nd) - Density 22. ...
Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a genre of alternative rock inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock. ...
Mudhoney is a grunge band, formed in Seattle in 1988. ...
Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. ...
Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...
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It was later released on the Down On The Farm mini LP for Mr Spaceman Records which also released their debut LP. The band later moved to Survival Records releasing Go The Hack which was later licensed to Sub Pop Records. They eventually signed to Amphetamine Reptile Records for the American market for their 1991 album, Blokes You Can Trust. Production duties were handled by the then little-known producer, Butch Vig, fresh from completing Nirvana's Nevermind. "Blokes You Can Trust" introduced a song that became an enduring fan favourite, "Dead Roo", which shed light on some Australian highway hazards. Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington famous for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, and other grunge bands. ...
Amphetamine Reptile Records (or AmRep) was founded in 1986 by Tom Hazelmeyer. ...
Butch Vig (born Bryan David Vig, August 2, 1957 in Viroqua, Wisconsin) is both a rock drummer and record producer. ...
Nirvana was an American rock band that formed in Aberdeen, Washington. ...
Nevermind is the seminal second studio album from the American rock band Nirvana. ...
The band went on to release Self Totalled and Oh What a Lovely Pie. In 2006, after a lengthy quiet period, the Psychos issued Off Ya Cruet on Sydney’s Timberyard Records. Notable for being recorded with a new drummer, the title track on album is Kill Bill, a bitter song for ex-drummer, Bill Walsh. Timberyard Records was a pioneering record label in the Australian independent music movement of the 1980s. ...
The band was also covered by UK band The Prodigy who released a version of "Fuel My Fire" co written with L7 which was largely based on a previous Cosmic Psychos tune "Lost Cause". The Prodigy (or just Prodigy)[1] are an English band. ...
L7 was an all-female grunge band that was active between 1985 and 2000. ...
Known for their hard drinking behaviour and vulgar lyrics, the Cosmic Psychos are one of the defining bands of the yob rock genre, a movement that celebrates the Australian male lifestyle. Other bands include The Onyas and The Vee Bees. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Robbie "Rocket" Watts Robbie Watts joined the band in 1990 as a replacement for guitarist Peter "Dirty" Jones. He remained the band's sole guitarist until his deathon July 1st 2006 following a show in Bendigo. His first album with the group was Blokes You Can Trust.
Discography - Down On The Farm (1985)
- Cosmic Psychos (1987)
- Go The Hack (1989)
- Slave To The Crave: Live At The Palace, Melbourne (1990)
- Blokes You Can Trust (1991)
- Down On The Farm & Cosmic Psychos (1991)
- Palomino Pizza (1993)
- Self Totalled (1995)
- Oh What A Lovely Pie (1997)
- 15 Years, A Million Beers (2001)
- Off Ya Cruet! (2006)
- Dung Australia (2007)
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