DD Smash were a New Zealand pop/rock band formed by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th'Dudes. Members included Dave Dobbyn (guitar,vocals, songwriter), Peter Warren (drums), and Lisle Kinney (Bass Guitar), formerly of Hello Sailor. Originally formed in New Zealand, the band was resident in Australia for much of its existence. Dave Dobbyn (born January 3, 1957) is a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer from New Zealand. ... ThDudes were a late 1970s and early 1980s pop/rock band from New Zealand. ... Dave Dobbyn (born January 3, 1957) is a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer from New Zealand. ... A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Peter Warren is a musician from New Zealand who played drums in bands including Lip Service and DD Smash. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... Lisle Kinney is a musician from New Zealand. ... Bass guitars typically have four strings instead of six as found on regular guitars. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...
After a handful of gigs they rechristened themselves DDSmash [+], and soon issued their first single, "Repetition"; it quickly reached the Top 25 and led to the 1982 release of the LP Cool Bananas, which entered the charts at number one.
On December 7 of that year, the new DDSmash [+] played a free concert which ended in rioting; Dobbyn was made the scapegoat of the incident, and was tried for inciting the crowd to violence.
The charges were eventually dismissed, but in the wake of the trial, DDSmash [+] quietly disintegrated, as Dobbyn began focusing more and more of his energies on solo work.
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