I hope the Saints get the recognition they deserve. As pioneers of punk.

@lexvanommeren6201

2 ай бұрын

Brisbane Australia to be precise, the first 500 copies of I'm Stranded were on the EMI custom label ie: self funded pressings. I worked with the singers sister for many years (unknowingly) until one day we were talking about music and she said "my brother Chris is in a band" - managed to get my Saints albums autographed by him!

@JB-1138

2 ай бұрын

@@lexvanommeren6201 That is pretty rad!

I'm English and I bought that Stranded single because of that SOUNDS review in 1976. It was before Sex Pistols and The Damned. John Peel played Stranded, and about 6 months later, The Saints were on Top Of The Pops. I saw them at the Marquee and they were better than a lot of their English contemporaries. The reason why you two don't know of their importance is because historians are biased and nobody wants to acknowledge a good band from Australia. They also did an appearance on that British drama show The Saint back in the 70's. Don't doubt that these guys were doing it before and better than the British counterparts.

@steve55sogood16

Жыл бұрын

Always thought this was the first Punk record, and it seemed to be a while, till anyone else caught up! Great stuff!

@barbararees604

Жыл бұрын

There's a tonne of unacknowledged Aussie firsts and not just in the music world.

@neumanmachine3781

Жыл бұрын

London and New York behave like they are the only two cities that generate English language culture. Punk spontaneously arose in five cities (at least) independent of the others - London, New York, Los Angeles, Brisbane and Sydney. In Australia the repressive and corrupt State Governments, particularly in Queensland (NSW was almost as corrupt, but less of a police state), coupled with the political fallout from The Dismissal (CIA and MI6 collusion with the conservative coalition in Australia to topple the legitimate Labor government), plus an explosion in the number of teenagers and young adults due to the effects of the baby boom and massive postwar migration led to a powder keg of youthful energy pushing against the establishment. The nascent punks in Brisbane and Sydney didn’t have to look overseas for inspiration- they were reacting to what was happening right in their faces.

@manna6618

Жыл бұрын

Pure facts! And still producing it to this very day...wait till The Thamesmen discover Amyl and The Sniffers! ;)

@peterhay8961

Жыл бұрын

Wasn't the review something like "The single of this week and every week!"?

Radio Birdman definitely needs to go on the list now.

@wallacemarty

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking of Radio Birdman whilst watching this.

@andrewchatfield1414

Жыл бұрын

Hunters & Collectors Australian Crawl Mental as Anything Hoodoo Gurus ... But yes, I know what you mean.

@DLT100

Жыл бұрын

@@andrewchatfield1414 Cosmic Psychos 😎

@rikj6473

Жыл бұрын

Into the maelstrom

@baird55aus

Жыл бұрын

definitely "Aloha Steve & Danno" is a classic.

F*ck yeah. The Saints lead the way. Now the world is realising Australia’s contribution to Rock music 🇦🇺🎸⚡️🤘🏼🤘🏿💋❤️ sorry to hear of Chris’s passing.

@bloogalboogledippydoo6912

Жыл бұрын

they didn't really contribute anything .. it's pimple puss next to The Sex Pistols and The Clash

@rahawa774

9 ай бұрын

What - is Bailey dead?!

@ianmontgomery7534

3 ай бұрын

@@rahawa774nearly two years ago. early April 2022.

@rahawa774

3 ай бұрын

@@ianmontgomery7534 thanks for elucidating me. I’ve been in exile in London (stranded, you could say); no one told me 😥

@ianmontgomery7534

3 ай бұрын

@@rahawa774No probs. Glad to be of assistance but would rather have had a different answer!

Boys Ed's surname is pronounced "Cooper'' for Kuepper. His solo stuff is fantastic.

@paigeturner4765

Жыл бұрын

Love Ed’s music

Know You Product is a pretty significant song for Australian music, because it kicked off a whole trend for having a brass section, which led to bands like Hunters & Collectors.

@PaulA-bv1rt

11 ай бұрын

Future Oils too. Power and the Passion came to mind.

@amandascanlan3145

10 ай бұрын

Painters and Dockers too

Joe Strummer said in an interview that when they were all packed in a car driving home after a gig John Peel played I'm Stranded and they loved it so much they had to pull over to listen

Although Brisbane was an extremely conservative place in the 1970's, there was always a wild anarchic underbelly that was kicking against the system - the perfect breeding ground for a nascent punk rock movement. This included wild rock'n'roll dances dating back to the 1950's that were often held in hired out community halls because 'respectable' venues wouldn't touch them. The Saints carried a lot of that in their DNA along with the Detroit sound and other touring English acts in the early 1970's. The Saints definitely predated the Ramones and have documented gigs under the name with the set list that ended up on the first album from before the Ramones formation. However, being in a cultural backwater, it took them a lot longer to scrape together the money and self fund their first release on their own Fatal Records (no-one was willing to take a punt on investing in this band at the time). The Ramones therefore beat them into the studio, but the release of I'm Stranded predated the release of New Rose by The Damned and the Sex Pistols. The Saints sold half their run of singles and sent the other half to interstate and overseas reviewers and labels, which included Sounds magazine, leading to their famous review. As soon as EMI in the UK heard the song, they rang their Australian office in Sydney and sent them up to Brisbane to sign them immediately and get them into the studio as soon as possible. I'm Stranded was re-recorded for wider release through EMI, which is why some people think that it came after the other early punk releases. They also didn't travel to the UK immediately, so they were seen as late and out of fashion by the London crowd by the time they arrived, however by then they (Ed Kuepper particularly) had moved on musically towards the sounds of Know Your Product and the second album Eternally Yours. Prehistoric Sounds, the third and final album of the original lineup started incorporating more jazz influences into the songwriting that hinted towards Kuepper's next project Laughing Clowns - he was so far ahead pop the curve it took until the 2000's for the mainstream to catch up and properly appreciate what he was doing back them. Notably, before they went to the UK, they toured the east coast of Australia, where they influenced a nascent group called Boys Next Door, who renamed themselves as The Birthday Party and fronted by Saints fanboy Nick Cave, they also tore up the rulebook in the UK in the early 1980's. Cave duetted with Bailey in 'Bring It On' and has invited Kuepper to tour as the Bad Seeds Guitarist.

@LuvHrtZ

4 ай бұрын

Please, HOLD the SHIFT key and hit RETURN, then will be able to create paragraphs. I'm sorry, but I couldn't read that.

@neumanmachine3781

3 ай бұрын

@@LuvHrtZ this had paragraphs but they disappeared after I posted it.

@lexvanommeren6201

2 ай бұрын

If you didn't like Disco, Brisbane was boring as Bat*h*t in the mid 70's

@MickH60

Ай бұрын

@@lexvanommeren6201 Nah, we were playing Metal back then, you just had to know where to go....

@jordimateubartroli951

9 күн бұрын

@@neumanmachine3781 There's a record with 1974 demos and they were already at it (the songs just slower)

You can't go past Chris Bailey and any version of The Saints. They put out some great albums. Ed Kuepper released some terrific solo records as well.

There were sooo many great "garage" bands in Australia in the 70s and 80s The Saints, The Scientists, The Hitmen, The Drop Bears, The Lime Spiders, X, to name a few

@melindatanner5853

Жыл бұрын

The Stems

@geofflongford2008

Жыл бұрын

Screaming Tribesmen, Lipstick Killers, Shy Imposters etc

@yendor9078

Жыл бұрын

Cosmic Psychos, Celibate Rifles, Beast of Bourbon. and heaps more, if only my mind still works

@slartybartfast4213

Жыл бұрын

Radio Birdman, Nick Cave (B'Party, Boys Next Door), Mark of Cain, Died Pretty, The Hard-Ons

@chrisbuesnell3428

Жыл бұрын

The vomits

You couldn’t have picked two better songs to demonstrate the Saints credibility and contribution to the punk explosion

"The Loved Ones" 1965-1967 An Australian band that definitely doesn't get the recognition they deserve! songs - "the loved one" and "ever lovin' man" will blow your socks off! and I'll even add a bonus band to blow your socks off "TISM"

I recently saw the lead singer Chris on a re-run of a show here called Spicks & Specks, and he called the Sex Pistols a crap band. True Punk rocker

"Just like fire would " is my favourite by the Saints

@glennrandall7468

Жыл бұрын

Agree great song

@shmick6079

Жыл бұрын

Cracking song. Love the cover too.

@PFay

Жыл бұрын

Anthemic and covered by Springsteen no less.

Well I don't know about the first punk band, but they were definitely the first punk band in the world to record their own songs. My favourite is know your product. P. S. One of Australia's first blues bands was Chain, who started in the 60's and their number one hit was black and blue.

@jennifermason9557

Жыл бұрын

Black and Blue is one of my all time faves

@warrenbridges1891

Жыл бұрын

Barbara Rees Chain "Towards The Blues" was a great album. A collector's item now.

What a great band!!! I bought I'm Stranded the day it came out and it changed my life. Ed Kuepper has released over 50 albums to some success. His solo shows or with drummer Jim White are fantastic and he has a brilliant, droll sense of humour. He also has a band called "The Aints" who do Saints and Ed's solo songs, a great band. Two of Ed's best are "Everything I've got belongs to you" and "The way I made you feel", instant classics. We love Chris.

Absolute classic songs bought I'm stranded on vinyl when it was released and still play it often, brings back a lot of fond memories of my youth

NME said that (I'm) Stranded was the Single of this Week and every Week. I first heard this song on Sydney Radio Station JJ 1540 am in 1976. The Saints had no idea the history they were making at the time. They were joyously oblivious. Isolated in the very backward town called Brisbane, Qld, Australia, under the Fascist rule of Joh Bjelke Petersen. Police were shutting down their gigs and confiscating their equipment. RIP - the late, great Chris Bailey Love ya Mate.

Great reaction . Been waiting for this . Thanks . Edit -Saints 73 Ramones 74 Sex Pistols 76 . 2 of their best songs .

Jon Savage referenced The Saints in his book, England’s Dreaming. One of the earliest punk bands to get their music on vinyl after Ramones. It’s often thought that Sex Pistols were rallying against Thatcher’s tough rule, The Saints from Brisbane evolved from a similar political landscape with the Bjelke-Petersen ruling QLD with a very conservative iron fist. Brilliant band. Glad you finally found them.

@btj-oo8xc

9 ай бұрын

The Pistols split before Thatcher came to power

Also Alex & George - Know Your Product was actually recorded IN LONDON (Roundhouse and Wessex Studios) in May 1977 and released in February 1978, Its off their second album.

Not only from Australia, but from Queensland which in 1976 was a police state run by Joh Bjelke Peterson.

@carrerlluna66

Ай бұрын

Peterson never got the merciless beat down he deserved nor his henchmen. It took some serious kamikaze guts to be wild boys like the Saints and their fans.

I was 6 in 1976 and into The Sweet, T-Rex and AC/DC so my dad who was into country music bought me a compilation album called Aus-Rock. Most of it was pretty bland but the last song on it was I’m Stranded. It blew my little mind. I just played that one song on repeat. For my 21st I made some mixed tapes for my party of songs that were important to me and I put I’m Stranded on them about 10 times because I thought it was the most important song in my music development. Love your channel guys.

Chris Bailey had so much charisma, and Ed is a genius 👏 🙌 😍 you must check out his solo stuff

Brisbane was extremely conservative back in those days. It still is, and there were other conservative places in Australia at the time, but there used to be a joke that it was 1984 in Queensland long before it was 1984 in the rest of Australia. So it was little wonder that the oppression of the state created a very rebellious crowd. The horns in Know Your Product reminded me of The Easybeats song St Louis, another fantastically energetic song.

@peterdubois65

Жыл бұрын

Late 70's early 80's were up and down the coast every weekend but we knew not to cross the border into Queensland

@sean---the-other-one

Жыл бұрын

@@peterdubois65 Smart.

@peterdubois65

Жыл бұрын

@@sean---the-other-one I don't think Joh's private police force liked teens with Mohawks 🤣

@sean---the-other-one

Жыл бұрын

@@peterdubois65 If I remember rightly I didn't think they liked 2 or more 'young people' gathered in one location, did they? And they didn't much like Rodney Rude nor Kevin 'Bloody' Wilson and their filthy comedy shows.

@awf6554

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I was going to say the same thing. Interesting that fascist Joh had such an influence on world music.

Apparently Malcolm McLaren who managed the Sex Pistols heard it and told Johnny Rotten that's what you need to sound like

@vincentroberts8292

Жыл бұрын

yes that is my understanding too.

@Laraine3

Жыл бұрын

Yep! I wish we saw the other video because we’d see their dance movements that The Sex Pistols copied too. Classic Punk. 🙂

@gostrum1

Жыл бұрын

@@Laraine3 No Way! ..,and I’m a huge Saints fan

@Laraine3

Жыл бұрын

@@gostrum1 haha, sorry! Opinions clearly vary. 🙂

Nice summary gents, you nailed an iconic band. Solo careers are worth a listen. Cheers.

Watching some live Radio Birdman is a good idea too - though I never really listened to their albums.

I bought the I’m Stranded and Eternally Yours LPs in 1978, from the cut-out bin at Rasputin Records in Berkeley. Not one bad song. Chris made me feel like he had written each one just for me. Bought my Radio Birdman LPs at the same store, including a live album with a hand-drawn radio tower on the cover (not a reproduction of hand-drawn art). They’re still in my collection.

@TheThamesmen

Жыл бұрын

Wow sounds like you were right there. Glad you got to keep them

@hmao4466

Жыл бұрын

Niiiiiice

They were playing this song live in Brisbane with the same attitude in 74 I know because saw them few times that year and after

If you knew Brisbane of the early 1970's it wouldn't surprise you at all that punk originated there. I have experienced the stranded these guys are singing about. Back in the day the trains would stop running at 10pm and if you missed the last train there was no way home.

@davejensen7922

3 ай бұрын

So true Joh and the Nationals and police corruption I was in a punk band in 1980 and we used to practice at the same hall in Oxley that the Saints did coz the coppers would come if we practiced at home

@MickH60

Ай бұрын

@@davejensen7922 We practiced in a hall in 1979 and 1980 at Victoria point south of Brisbane, the cops still came. We used to lock them out of the hall !!

One of my absolute favourites! I saw them 4 or 5 times over the years. One of my faves of the early era is Swing for the Crime. Later on The Saints (Chris Bailey) continued but Ed Kuepper continued seperately as The Aints and The Laughing Clowns (amongst others). The Saints kept on with with some great songs that were minor hits. Even Bruce Springsteen recorded a Chris Bailey song: Just Like Fire Would.

Yes. Just yes! 'Know Your Product' is seminal to the Stones, the Blues Brothers... k'n everyone I like! And yes - I'm Australian... and I'm old. These guys were an epiphany in their day. Lobby Lloyd anyone?

@warrenbridges1891

Жыл бұрын

David Taylor Lobby Lloyd and the Coloured Balls, Wild Cherries, Purple Hearts.

@yendor9078

Жыл бұрын

Great Sharpie band

@reallyoldskeptic

Жыл бұрын

@@yendor9078 I remember the 'sharpie cuts'... they were like tight, violent mullets!

Wow WTF..My 2 fav punk Rock band song's ever..I can't believe it..had to grab a glass of bubbles for this. So So happy! Ed Kuepper did a beautiful song The way you make me feel Fantastic song! you must listen to as well. You wont be disappointed! Chris Bailey always was like that..seen him live in a little club in Adelaide..with a bottle of bourbon next to him fucking cool! I was 17 at the time 1987. Also in your own time my ex hubby(still friend's) was in a band ''The young home buys''..but he had a band ''Nasty Nigel and the teenage hell cat's'' He brought out a track ''Jones town suicide' another early punk song with a reggae influence..in your own time..check it out. Also you should listen to Jo Jo Zepp and the falcons''Shape i'm in'' It's not punk but Fing cool song!Also check out the Sonny boy's..alone with you. Man I could just keep going! Must be the bubble's lol.

Dave Warner From The Suburbs were doing Punk in the early 70s too. Lots of bands were but they were little known.

This track is for 76, but the band started in 73

This track is world class.

Brings to mind The Radiators with songs: 17 and Gimme Head, Comin Home, Fess’ song.

A very good choice gentlemen. I was listening to this in my mid teens (in the seventies) and still listen to it now.

The Guitarist, Ed Kuepper, has had a brilliant musical career. Check him out lads.

The Saints were based in London for most of 1977-78. Their second and third albums were recorded there.

If your mind is blown by this early punk song, you'll be equally astonished to learn that the great Aussie band The Scientists brought grunge to Seattle!!

@anthonyarmit7614

Жыл бұрын

More likely The Vines

The Saints were originally called Kid Galahad and the Eternals in 1973. The band renamed themselves the Saints in 1974, inspired by Leslie Charteris's character The Saint. They are one of the most influential Rock Bands of all time. Everything they did was very organic and unintentional. Their clothes and their hair was very out of step with the music scene they found in London. All the 'Punks' had short hair or spiky hair. They didn't fit in and they didn't care, which was a very Punk attitude. LOL. In 2017, a mural dedicated to the Saints and their song "(I'm) Stranded" was enacted on Roma Street, Brisbane. The mural included lyrics from the song and is situated close to 4 Petrie Terrace, the location previously used by the band as an unlicensed venue.[29] In 2021, the State Library of Queensland named its copy of "(I'm) Stranded" as one of the treasures from its John Oxley Library collection, citing the 7” vinyl single represented a piece of Australian and Queensland music history, influencing generations of bands around the world.[30] Chris Bailey died on April 9, 2022, aged 65.

Fantastic stuff! Thanks heaps, gentlemen! ❤️💐 As one English writer later said of the Saints, doubtless unaware just how close to the truth he was: “They aren’t trend followers, and they don’t have an established anti-establishment to support their contempt for the rest of society. They have thus far been totally isolated, and their very existence is probably an affront to their families, their street, their town, their state, their nation…”

The Saints did a cover of the Easybeats song "The Music Goes Round my Head" in the 80's and it was spectacular, and i rarely like covers. Well worth a listen.

From the Orara river to the Thames We love the saints

I was a little young for The Saints the first time around, but they have certainly been on my radar for over 30 years. They were just outstanding.

Great as always. Bringing back memories of great Aussie music.

@TheThamesmen

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

Aussies and New Zealand have had some of the best bands in the world but the recording industries in the UK and US have done their best to keep them hidden. As someone else pointed out : Easybeats were highly influential and are related to not only AC DC but songs like " Love Is in The Air", Lobby Loyde/ Coloured Balls, Billy TK, Aztecs, Masters Apprentice, Tamam Shud, Kahvas Jute, Radio Birdman, New Christs, Rose Tattoo, The Meanies, Drunk Mums, The Chats.....

The Saints weren't my cup of tea, but as a former Brisbane girl, I know the part they played in the city's (and nation's) musical legacy. RIP Chris Bailey. BTW, if you're thinking of doing another Aussie week down the track (!!) check out early tracks from Models (I Hear Motion, Big on Love), Hoodoo Gurus (My Girl, Bittersweet, I Want You Back), and INXS (Black & White, Don't Change, One Thing). They each bridged the indie/pop-rock divide in their own unique way.

@STOKEOZ1967

Жыл бұрын

Saw the saints back in 1986 when I lived in Australia , hoodoo gurus, inxs ect, great memories fiona Em, some great songs you mentioned there .🇬🇧

Yeah!!! we were slam dancing to the Saints back in the day. The beginning of 'Punk".

You gotta do Radio Birdman they had early 70's punk attitude by the truck load. Their live gigs in Paddo were something else.

We were blessed with amazing bands in OZ during the '70s and '80s, you could pad your channel out for months :)

“Something Wicked” the Saints....a beautiful song

The Saints are from Brisbane. If you want to understand the Brissy music scene see if you can get a hold of the book "Pig City. From The Saints to Savage Garden" by Andrew Stafford. Explains the political scene with a government that cracked down on dissent.

Oh wow!!! I was only halfway when I commented and now I see there's a BONUS!! kewl...just the ticket Thanks guys!!! You are so awesome!

Having grown up in Brisbane, so glad you got to these legends. If you want more background here is a link to a documentary which gives more of their story. The quiet achievers of punk but also so much more. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aXWOm8aKqqzRh5s.html

When talking Fairport Convention, you're also talking Sandy Denny as well as Richard.

Know Your Product releases in 1978.. Wow! Never heard it myself and I’m Aussie. Just wow !

really enjoyed the video. brought back memories of my youth and this style of music

'Inala Boys'... the poorest suburb in Brisbane. As a kid we would visit there to play soccer, a terrifying experience... ours shins were 'black and blue' and our goalie had a broken ankle... you could hear the 'crack' from the sideline.

Surprised you didnt do these guys earlier. Glad you did.

Wow, what a blast from the past!

From the same time, check out Radio Birdman. I think you'll like Aloha Steve and danno.

Stunned in to silence. That has just rewritten my history book. I did not know.Richard Thompson, yes please. Not for everybody. But very important

Jeez, They were a wonderful band.

You guys need to get into another Australian Pub Band Royality Melbourne's version of the Saints, Hunters and Collectors, can you See what I see.. is great entry level.

Never heard of these lads, before my time... but wow they were good, thanks for finding them for me

YASSSS!!! I've been wanting you guys to do The Saints! I saw them live many times. Sooo great. You gotta check out Ed Keupper too!

Absolutely love this song. It’s one of the best of the genre and that means everywhere and ever!

Nice to see The Saints included. Great stuff

Glad you found the Saints. Chris Bailey was a great singer/front man. George, thought you might be interested, I saw Midnight Oil for the last time on Sunday night in Perth. Brilliant live band as always. Big crowd of adoring fans. Peter Garrett was his usual self. Everyone from a big gas producing company, politicians and the monarchy copped big serves as well as highlighting environmental and First Nation issues. I think their last show is later this week in Sydney. looking forward to the rest of Aussie week.

Such a great tune Know Your Product and it’s been covered by a number of other great Aussie bands live such as Midnight Oil and Hunters & Collectors.

@TheThamesmen

Жыл бұрын

I hope we can get to a Hunters and Collectors song. Does not get suggested often but I remember them from when I lived there

Know your product is an amazing track. Now do Radio Birdman decent into the maelstrom. Also started in Oz 1973. Saints from Brisbane, Birdman from Sydney.

Very much inner city Australian rock here. I've not seen this clip before though - the one I'm familiar with was filmed in a derelict house somewhere...

@michaelwebster8389

Жыл бұрын

Forgot about that "Know your product" song. Really great song.

Had a mate who dragged me along to the saints in Sydney . He was into mod and ska so I would say this a progression from that.

Wow . . . Alex & George, I have to say that I'm a little bit surprised that you guys had not heard The Saints' "I'm Stranded" before? Public service announcement for both of you (and any interested Thamesmen subscribers too): for many years on National Public Radio (NPR) two Chicago based newspaper rock 'n' roll critics had a show called "Sound Opinions" that did all sorts of reviews of rock music, album deep dives, etc. The show still exists today as a Podcast with the same title, by the way. But they probably have played "I'm Stranded" -- or snippets of that song -- a few hundred times over the years. Check it out, you might like it.

@TheThamesmen

Жыл бұрын

We are younger than we look! Thanks for the tip

Great - you like to try The Sunnyboys as well.

I was lucky enough to see them many times in Brisbane, awesome and agree with everything everyone has said about them. RIP Chris.

@TheThamesmen

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for supporting us, and more Aussie music soon!!

Pretty cool. Know Your Product is definitely an add to the playlist

Radio Birdman chaps ! ‘Aloha Steve and Danno’. About as old as the Saints. From Sydney. (they weave the instrumental from Hawaii 5 0 into this !)

Loved the reaction guys...thanks.. Subbed...😉

Brisbane in the 70s was the perfect place to create the perfect punk song. Read up on Joh Bjelke-Peterson, and you’ll understand exactly why it happened there.

Certainly 2 of the best tracks to come out of Brisbane. Unsure why that clip (for Stranded) was chosen by Chris though - check out the other one when you get a chance. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gYuZuphukpjKf84.html

@DebraBing

Жыл бұрын

Same, not the one l remember. Edit: yeah that's it👍👍

@melindatanner5853

Жыл бұрын

Thank you xx

@Laraine3

Жыл бұрын

Yep, I prefer the video you’ve posted too. 🙂

Yes! The Saints one of my all time favourite Aussie bands. 😍Nice one lads. Know yr Product -Feb 1978. Can recommend This Perfect Day also (the 1977 7inch version is the best). Moving on from their punk phase takes you to Ghost Ships and Just Like Fire Would in the 1980's

@melindatanner5853

Жыл бұрын

Love ... Just Like Fire Would

Squalid hole..... all good. Luv the channel.

The 'forgotten' start of 'punk'. The two leads in the band where from emigrant families from Europe. Hence the title "Stranded". They used to practice 600m away from my high school. They were upset, and talented. That is 'punk'. Punk is having a 'voice' when no-one else is listening :-)

Great Reaction Lads It is a legend song 🎵

in truth, one of the most important bands in rock history... but quite forgotten.. we were spoilt in Oz back thru the 70's-80's

eternally yours is a masterpiece album form the saints. Thanks so much for this.

RIP Chris Bailey.

I remember seeing The Saints at the University of Queensland which I think was in 1974. It was the first time I had ever heard punk music and I have to confess at the time I didn't like them and went to the other hall to see Split Enz, although I soon changed my mind after hearing I'm Stranded on the radio and ended up buying their first album. Later I became a big Ed Kuepper fan and have a whole bunch of his solo albums. I also saw what I think was their last perfomance which was a one off reunion in Brisbane, I think that was about 2006 or 2007.

nights in Venice is a barnstormer lad's B side of Stranded is no time another belter

They are from Brisbane, yay!!!!

The Saints were punk before 'punk' and never really adopted the label. They despised commercialised 'punk'. They never followed and they never sold out. Chris wasn't playing a part in those clips, he was like that his entire life,

Ed Kuepper, pronounced “cooper”..He has some great stuff!

Have you met Radio Birdman? Try it. You might like it. Same era but in Sydney. Can't believe you never heard of them. Living in a bubble in the UK! Brass section became deriguer in many Aus bands in early 80's after this. Try Painters and Dockers.

They came outta nowhere. From Brisbane Queensland where everyone’s a surfie. But they came out of Premier Joh’s oppression where protests and marches were illegal.

Yep, the late great Chris Bailey certainly could cop an attitude like no one else. And as others have noted here, you need to check Saints’ Sydney contemporaries Radio Birdman who certainly did channel MC5 & Stooges. In fact the band included two Detroit natives happening to be studying in Sydney at that time. Dennis Tek being such an MC5 fan, he played an epiphone Wilshire previously owned by Wayne Kramer. Unfortunately the band’s visit to England around 78? Was poorly received in the music press. Though so were the Saints for their lack of fashion sense at the time. You really should revisit and review Radio Birdman. Descent Into the Maelstrom was a doc made a few years back, could provide some background, though must confess I’ve been unable to stream it.

Ah, the memories! Back then we always played their songs on party nights. Too bad they´ve never got the recongition they deserve as pioneers.

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6 ай бұрын

Honestly none of realized what they were doing. Most people (myself included) always considered them a second rate band from Queensland. They went to the UK tore the place up, and became one of the most influential punk bands of all time lol