{{Infobox_band |

 band_name = The Saints | image = 
| years_active = 1974–present | origin = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | status = On tour, promoting their new album "Imperious Delirium" music_genre = Punk
 Alternative rock | record_label = Harvest Records
 Sire
 Mushroom Records | current_members = Chris Bailey
 Caspar Wijnberg
 Peter Wilkinson<br 

The Saints are an influential Australian punk band, formed in Brisbane in 1974 (see 1974 in music). The original members were schoolmates Chris Bailey (a singer-songwriter, later a guitarist); Ed Kuepper (guitarist-songwriter) and; Ivor Hay (drummer). The Saints, who have never officially broken up, continue to inspire numerous other rock acts. Bailey is the only member who has lasted the distance. Even though considered to be an Australian band, the Saints` location actually spreads through the UK, NL and - Serbia. Image File history File links Thesaints(band). ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, and is the third largest city in Australia, with a population of just under 2. ... Emblems: Faunal - Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus); Floral - Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum); Bird - Brolga (Grus rubicunda); Aquatic - Barrier Reef Anemonefish (Amphiprion akindynos); Gem - Sapphire; Colour - Maroon Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Const. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... Harvest Records was a record label, formed by EMI in 1969 to promote progressive rock music and to compete with Philips Vertigo label and Deccas Deram labels. ... Sire can refer to several things: Sire is how one spells Eris backwords. ... Mushroom Records is an Australian record company. ... Rear-Admiral Peter John Wilkinson, a senior Royal Navy officer. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article is about the Australian city. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... See also: 1973 in music, other events of 1974, 1975 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // January - The Ramones form. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... Ed Kuepper is an Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter. ... A session drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ...

Their musical inspiration came from sources as diverse as 1950s rock 'n' roll and 1960s Detroit punk band The Stooges. The Saints pre-empted the fast tempos and buzzing guitars of more widely-known punk acts like The Ramones and the Sex Pistols. The 1950s was the decade spanning the years 1950 to 1959. ... Rock and roll - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Stooges are an American rock band that was first active from about 1967 to 1974, and then reformed in 2003. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk band, formed in London in 1975. ...

Rise to prominence

In 1976, with bass player Kym Bradshaw, The Saints independently recorded and distributed copies of their debut single "(I'm) Stranded". In the UK, Sounds magazine declared it "Single of this and every week", and the band was signed to a three-album contract with EMI. See also: 1975 in music, other events of 1976, 1977 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // January 6 - Peter Frampton releases Frampton Comes Alive! January 7 - Kenneth Moss, a former record company executive, is sentenced to 120 days in the Los Angeles County Jail... First album by Australian rock group The Saints. ... Sounds was a British music magazine, published weekly from October 10, 1970 – April 6, 1991. ... The EMI Group is a major record label, based in Kensington in London, in the United Kingdom. ...

1976-1977: (I'm) Stranded

The cover of their debut album, (I'm) Stranded. (1977)

Later the same year they recorded their first LP, released in February 1977, also called (I'm) Stranded. Image File history File linksMetadata Im_Stranded. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Im_Stranded. ... First album by Australian rock group The Saints. ... First album by Australian rock group The Saints. ...

In mid-1977 the band moved to the UK, where it became apparent that they and their label had different ideas as to how they should be marketed. EMI planned to sell The Saints as a typical punk band complete with ripped clothes and spiky hair. The Saints insisted on wearing collared shirts and sweaters, and left their hair long. Nevetheless one single, "This Perfect Day", showed potential of a breakthrough when it made #34 in the UK charts; this was frustrated when EMI allegedly failed to press enough copies of the record to satisfy demand. 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. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This Perfect Day - The Saints Dont talk to me about whats been done nothing has changed it all goes on & theyll keep laughing till the end Ive seen them drive around in cars all look the same get drunk in bars & dont talk back we...

1977: Eternally Yours

Later in 1977, with bass player Alisdair "Algy" Ward, The Saints recorded a second album, Eternally Yours. This showed the band moving towards a more R&B style of rock, including a brass section on songs like "Know Your Product". Born Alisdair Ward, Algy has been an on & off (when friends) bass player with The Damned. ... Eternally Yours is second album released by the Australian music group The Saints in 1978. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ...

Another track on the album, "Private Affair", focussed on what the band members saw as the pigeon-holing, hype and commercialisation of punk:

And now you think that you got a first in fashion

New uniforms we all look the same

A new vogue for the now generation

A new profit in the same old game

We got new thoughts, new ideas it's all so groovy

It's just a shame that we've all seen the same old movies

1978-1979: Prehistoric Sounds

The Saints continued their musical development with the jazz-blues influenced LP Prehistoric Sounds in 1978; many critics see the 'jazz-punk' sound of Kuepper's next band, The Laughing Clowns, germinating on this record. Its commercial failure led to EMI dropping the band. Jazz is an original American musical art form that originated around the start of the 20th century in New Orleans, rooted in African American musical styles blended with Western music technique and theory. ... Blues music redirects here. ... Prehistoric Sounds is the third released by the Australian music group The Saints in 1979. ... The Laughing Clowns were an Australian rock and roll band fronted by vocalist and guitarist Ed Kuepper and backed by drummer Jeff Wegener. ...

1979-onwards: Kuepper's departure

Amidst this stew of frustrated talent and pressure cooker attention, relations between Kuepper and Bailey deteriorated beyond repair. Kuepper, Hay and Ward left the band soon afterwards and Kuepper was soon pursuing a more avant-garde direction with The Laughing Clowns. He also later released several solo albums. A work similar to Marcel Duchamps Fountain Avant garde (written avant-garde) is a French phrase, one of many French phrases used by English speakers. ...

Bailey continued to use the name of The Saints with a variety other musicians including, briefly, Ivor Hay; in 1984 Kuepper was about to rejoin for a tour but in the end pulled out. Bailey eventually achieved a commercial breakthrough with All Fools Day in 1987 (see 1987 in music), which sold moderately well across most of the world, as did the follow-up, Prodigal Son. Since then, he has continued touring and recording with various incarnations of The Saints. Kuepper's riposte to Bailey's ongoing use of the name was to call one of his own bands The Aints. All Fools Day is the seventh album by the Australian music group The Saints in 1985. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... Prodigal Son is the seventh studio album released by The Saints. ... The Aints is a band name used by Ed Kuepper during his prolific early 1990s period for loud, feedback-drenched three-piece performance and recordings. ...

Discography

Studio Albums

• (I'm) Stranded (1977)
• Eternally Yours (1978)
• Prehistoric Sounds (1978)
• The Monkey Puzzle (1981)
• I Thought This Was Love, But This Ain't Casablanca (1982) (released as Out in the Jungle ... where things ain't so Pleasant internationally)
• A Little Madness to Be Free (1984)
• All Fools Day (1986)
• Prodigal Son (1988)
• Howling (1997)
• Everybody Knows the Monkey (1998)
• Spit The Blues Out (2002)
• Nothing Is Straight In My House (2005)
• Imperious Delerium (2006)

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Live Albums

• Live in Mud Hut ... Somewhere in Europe (1985)
• The Most Primitive Band in the World (Live from the Twilight Zone, Brisbane 1974) (1995)

Compilations

• Best of the Saints (1986)
• Scarce (1989)
• The New Rose Years (1989)
• Songs of Salvation 1976-1988 (1991)
• Permanent Revolution (1991)
• 7799: Big hits on the underground (1999)
• Wild About You (2001)
• All Times Though Paradise (4 Disc Box Set) (2005)

Singles

• I'm Stranded / No Time (Fatal MA-7186 (Australia); Power Exchange PX-242 (UK); Sire 1005) (USA)) (1976)
• (I'm) Stranded / No Time // B-side Stanley Frank (promo-EP; Power Exchange (UK)) (1977)
• Erotic Neurotic / One Way Street (EMI Harvest SHAR-5123 (UK)) (1977)
• This Perfect Day / L-I-E-S (EMI Harvest SHAR-5130; also as 12"with bonus track 'Do the Robot' HAR-5130 (UK)) (1977)
• Lipstick on your Collar / River Deep Mountain High (EMI 1C 006-82416 (UK)) (1977)
• Know Your Product / Run Down (EMI Harvest 11673 (UK)) (1978)
• Security / All Times Through Paradise (EMI Harvest SHAR-5166 (UK)) (1978)
• Always / In the Mirror (New Rose NEW-3 (France); Larrikin RISS-003 (Australia)) (1980)
• Let's Pretend / Gypsy Woman (Lost Rec 13093 (Australia)) (1981)
• Follow the Leader / Animal (Flicknife FLS-215) (1982)
• Ghost Ships / Wrapped Up and Blue (New Rose NEW-37 (France)) (1984)
• Imagination / The Prisoner (live) (New Rose NEW-43 (France)) (1984)
• Just Like Fire Would / Storm (Mushroom (Australia)) (1986)
• (You Can't Tamper with) the Temple of the Lord / East is East (Mushroom K-21 (Australia)) (1986)
• See You in Pardise / Casablanca (Mushroom (Australia)) (1986)
• Cheap Erotica (CD Single/EP)

Extended Players

• One Two Three Four (EP) (1977)
• Paralytic Tonight, Dublin Tomorrow (EP) (1979)
• Ghost Ships / Wrapped Up and Blue // Angels / Roses (12" EP; New Rose (France)) (1984)

One Two Three Four was the first 7 EP by Punk band The Saints. ... Paralytic Tonight, Dublin Tomorrow is an 12 EP by Punk band The Saints. ...

Charts

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Modern Rock Tracks chart is a music chart that has appeared in Billboard magazine since the early 1980s. ... The Mainstream Rock Tracks chart is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music but are not modern rock stations, which are counted in the Modern Rock Tracks chart. ... 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. ... See also: 1988 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Back in the... See also: 1988 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 7 - Genesis 88 and Sunrise/Back to the Future stage large-scale illegal Acid House party in London January 14 - Paul McCartney releases Back in the...

External links

• [1]
• The Kuepper Files Current info on Ed Kuepper
• The Saints Directory
• AMG Artist page
• Triple J - J Files Page
• The Saints: The Most Primitive Band In The World