Icehouse
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Years active	1977 - present
Genres	Post Punk New Wave Rock/Pop
Members	Iva Davies

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They were early pioneers in the use of synthesizers in popular music.

Overview

They were formed in 1977 as Flowers by Iva Davies (born Ivor Arthur Davies, on 22 May 1955, in Wauchope, New South Wales, Australia), who was the main creative force, and a classically trained musician; and bass player, Keith Welsh. for a number of years they also obtained the services of Bob Kretschmer, until he was replaced by an icon of Australian rock, Paul Gildea. See also: 1976 in music, other events of 1977, 1978 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Queens Bohemian Rhapsody is named The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years by BPI. In this year, the St. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wauchope (pronounced War-hope, 31°27′ S 152°44′ E) is a town in the Australian state of New South Wales, 19 km (12 miles) inland on the Hastings River west of Port Macquarie. ... Capital Sydney Government Const. ... Martin EB18 Bass Guitar in flight case. ...

Since 1980 Icehouse has released seven albums, several compilations, and music from collaborations with other artists including dance companies. The 1987 album Man of Colours was released at the apex of their fame and international success. See also: Musical groups established in 1980 Record labels established in 1980 other events of 1980 list of years in music 1980s in music // January 1 - Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Queen Elizabeth II. The only other pop music acts to be created MBEs are the Beatles and...

Albums

Man of Colours is considered by many to be the band's magnum opus.

As Flowers, Icehouse built up a strong following as a live act around Sydney, noted for their distinctive cover versions of songs by a wide range of acts including T-Rex and Brian Eno. After signing to the Regular Festival Records label, they released their first album Icehouse in 1980, which became a hit in Australia. The single from this album, also called "Icehouse", created some interest in the U.K., partly because of a memorable video. Other singles included "Can't Help Myself" and "Walls". The album made use of synthesisers, especially the Sequential Circuits Prophet 5. Image File history File links Man_Colours. ... Image File history File links Man_Colours. ... Man Of Colours is Icehouses best selling album. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ... T.Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex), were an English rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ... Brian Peter George St. ... In 1958, Herb Abramson leaves Atlantic Records. ... Icehouse was the first album released by Australian band Icehouse, then billed as Flowers, in 1980. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... UK redirects here. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... The Prophet 5 was an analog synthesizer manufactured by Sequential Circuits in San Jose, California between 1978 and 1984. ...

Their next album release was Primitive Man, recorded with assistance from Keith Forsey, who later worked with Simple Minds. This album was the source of the international hit-single "Hey Little Girl", which has remained their most regularly played single. Another strong track from this album was "Great Southern Land", which featured in the late 1980s film Young Einstein. An album by the Australian rock and roll band Icehouse. ... Simple Minds are a Scottish New Wave/rock band which had their greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. ... Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Young Einstein is an Australian comedy movie starring Yahoo Serious, released in 1988. ...

In 1985 Davies' musical standing was further enhanced when he was commissioned to compose and record the score for the acclaimed Sydney Dance Company production of Graeme Murphy's dance work Boxes. The Sydney Dance Company is one of Australias most successful and well-known dance companies. ... Graeme Murphy (born November 1950) is one of Australias most well known dance choreographers and formed the Sydney Dance Company in 1976 with fellow dancer and collaborator Janet Vernon. ...

The third album was far more sombre and reflective, featuring the tracks "I Don't Believe Anymore" and "Someone Like You". After this album the band made further inroads into the U.S. market with "Measure for Measure". Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

The next album, Man of Colours, was their best-selling album. It contained the hit singles "Crazy" and "Electric Blue" (a song co-written by John Oates from the band Hall and Oates). With this album, the band reached an international zenith, never surpassing this level of popularity and exposure again. Man Of Colours is Icehouses best selling album. ... Electric Blue is a 1987 hit by the Australian rock band Icehouse. ... -1... Daryl Hall and John Oates. ...

Recent history

In 1995, Davies was again involved with the Sydney Dance Company's production of Berlin. The musical score is a collection of cover versions of songs by David Bowie, Brian Eno, Simple Minds, The Psychedelic Furs, Frank Sinatra, Lou Reed, Roxy Music, XTC, Talking Heads, The Velvet Underground, PiL, The Cure and Killing Joke, which saw him collaborating with pianist Max Lambert in the development of the music. David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English Grammy Winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer whose work spans more than four decades. ... Brian Peter George St. ... Simple Minds are a Scottish New Wave/rock band which had their greatest worldwide popularity from the mid-1980s to the early-1990s. ... The Psychedelic Furs are an influential English post-punk band founded in the late 1970s. ... Sinatra redirects here. ... Lewis Allen Lou Reed (born March 2, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Roxy Music are an English art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry (vocals and keyboards). ... XTC are an influential new wave band from Swindon, England. ... Talking Heads was an American rock band existing between 1974 and 1991, composed of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and Jerry Harrison. ... The Velvet Underground (sometimes abbreviated as The Velvets or VU) was an American rock band first active from 1965 to 1973. ... PIL could mean Python Imaging Library PlantageNet Internet Limited In India, Public interest litigation Public Image Limited - a band Portland Interscholastic League This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Lead singer Jaz Coleman dominates the cover of Killing Jokes 1986 release Brighter Than a Thousand Suns. ...

As well as recording the score to the ballet, Davies performed these songs live with Icehouse at each show. He was an intrinsic part of the ballet, in a role similar to the one in Boxes. Iva was extremely successful in creating a translation from the dancers to the audience. Berlin was an instant success and ran for two seasons. Both shows were the most commercially successful that The Sydney Dance Company have had to date.

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In 2003 Iva Davies contributed to the score of the film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is a 2003 film directed by Peter Weir and starring Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey, with Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin. ...

16 August 2006, Icehouse were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry. ... The Australian Record Industry Association Hall of Fame. ...

A number of Icehouse songs featured in the Triple M Essential 2006 Countdown. The songs are as follows:

• Man Of Colours (1748/2006)
• Crazy (1717/2006)
• Love In Motion (1661/2006)
• No Promises (1630/2006)
• Electric Blue (1559/2006)
• We Can Get Together (1508/2006)
• Sister (1251/2006)
• Nothing Too Serious (1203/2006)
• Street Café (1075/2006)
• Can’t Help Myself (944/2006)
• Walls (732/2006)
• Hey Little Girl (687/2006)
• Don’t Believe Anymore (609/2006)
• Great Southern Land (12/2006)

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Discography

Albums

• Icehouse (1980) released under the band name Flowers : #4 AUS (released under the band name Icehouse in the US)
• Primitive Man (1982) (later re-released in the United Kingdom as Love In Motion) : #3 AUS; #64 UK
• Sidewalk (1984) : #8 AUS
• Measure for Measure (1986) : #8 AUS
• Man of Colours (1987) : #1 AUS; #1 NZ; #48 US; #38 UK
• Great Southern Land (1989) : #2 AUS
• Code Blue (1990) : #5 AUS
• Masterfile (1992) : #25 AUS
• Big Wheel (1993)
• The Berlin Tapes (1995) (album of re-worked cover versions of songs by Lou Reed, Simple Minds, David Bowie, XTC, and Psychedelic Furs, amongst others)
• Meltdown (2002) (a tribute/best of album with dance remixes of some songs)
• Heroes (2004)
• Bi-polar Poems (2006)

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Singles

• "Can't Help Myself" (1980) #10 AUS
• "We Can Get Together" (1980) #16 AUS; #62 US
• "Walls" (1981) #20 AUS
• "Love In Motion" (1981) #10 AUS

• "Great Southern Land" (1982) #5 AUS, #83 UK
• "Hey Little Girl" (1982) #7 AUS; #17 UK; #5 Germany
• "Street Cafe" (1983) #57 AUS; #62 UK; #28 Germany

• "Taking The Town" (1984) #29 AUS
• "Don't Believe Anymore" (1984) #31 AUS
• "Dusty Pages" (1984) #82 AUS

• "No Promises" (1985) #30 AUS; #79 US; #72 UK
• "Baby, You're So Strange" (1986) #14 AUS
• "Mr. Big" (1986) #18 AUS
• "Cross The Border" (1986) #65 AUS

• "Crazy" (1987) #4 AUS, #14 US; #38 UK
• "Electric Blue" (1987) #1 AUS; #7 US; #53 UK
• "My Obsession" (1988) #12 AUS; #88 US
• "Man Of Colours" (1988) #28 AUS
• "Nothing Too Serious" (1988) #29 AUS

• "Touch The Fire" (1989) #13 AUS; #84 US
• "Jimmy Dean" (1989) #47 AUS

• "Big Fun" (1990) #47 AUS
• "Miss Divine" (1990) #16 AUS
• "Anything Is Possible" (1990) #49 AUS

• "Love In Motion" (1992) #94 AUS - with Chrissy Amphlett of The Divinyls

• "Hey Little Girl" ('97 Remixes) (1997)
• "Heroes" (2004)

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External links

• Official Iva Davies–Icehouse site
• Spellbound — a detailed fanzine
• The Official Icehouse Myspace Website