@ENMJLJ Dude in my day they were absolute legends, Aussie bands ruled in the eighties.......the Radiators, Angels and the Church sold out everywhere they played
@ENMJLJ poor bloke... spent years playing the Australian pub circuit with mass popularity and success and now he has to contend with smug little giggly teens like yourself.
Time to "Fess Up" not a bad song from the Rads, they had a few good ones, but never quite got the fame they deserved. They were a very hardworking band back in those days.
Wow- yep- i made it to 46- awesome band- great times,. Thank god I don't drink bourbon anymore. Pure scotch, wine, beer for me- nothing u need to mix coke with. Thx
Does anyone know where the final part of this clip was filmed where they are getting into the old Holden Special? It looks like a dog track or trotting track. Just curious if anyone recognizes where it is. LOVE THE RADS!
@TheNosferatu1969 The Manly Vale Hotel on the Northern Beaches of Sydney...now home units :( Had lots of steps right up to the front door so looks like a grandstand!
@bobgibbs151 Hey, thanks for the info! I had been trying to work out where that location was for months and months! (It took me a while to recognize the tunnel at King Cross until I saw the Coke sign at the start of the clip, and I used to live in Potts Point..) It's a shame a lot of those old venues have been demolished and are now gone, such as the Palais Royale up in Newcastle, same for the music and bands, the late 70s and ealry 80s just cannot be beaten. Wish I could go back!!
Does anyone know if you this album is still available? I'm from the UK and had a cheap vinyl copy, it's been out of action for about 2 years now and seeing this is giving me withdrawal symptoms :P
1983 a concert for Oddesey House The Party Boys, The Rads and Aussie Crawl as the main act....The Rads blew em away,,,,seen them many times since All Time Aussie Band
This is so cool. I saw the Rads dozens of times at lots of places including the Cronulla Workers, Caringbah Inn, Carmens, The Hordern, and various footy grounds around Sydney. The gig at Lidcombe Oval is the one I remember best, mainly because of the appalling behavior of me and my friends (yes you know who you are!). I've sold the Rads to heaps of English people, as is my duty as an aussie ... and to top it all off I've got a Rads T Shirt ! :-)
Hey nzoz1983, thanks for uploading all these bewt mnemonics (The Mnemonics).
I've tried to find these to download from torrents etc. I must sheepishly admit, COME ON, I paid, and lost them (pinched) and the tapes stretched and the vinyls warped and the cd's are scratched and my ipod got dropped and silicon chip inside my brain has switched overload
Nice little tune - I remember these being the guys and I didn't want to be associated with them and their mullets- they were yobs! lol and played in suburban pubs, where as I was sophisticated and went to see the Huxton Creepers in St Klda!! Pity I was going bald at the same time!!.
saw them for the last time at beenleigh tavern in december 92 , frikken awesome..... went to the room they were staying at above the gig and they signed my jeans and my mrs outfit in a olace where they said " weve never signed our names here before " lolol, they were cool a;right
I used to see The Radiators regularly at Bombay Rock in Surfers (who else remembers that place), back when I was well under the legal age to get in. In those days, if you could act like an adult, you'd most likely just be treated like one.
These guys never really got the credit they deserve for their longevity and support for the Australian music industry. I recently saw them play and they are still great, although they no longer look quite the same as they do in this clip!!!
Great Aussie Band. I remember seeing these guy play live at Selina's & the Dee Why RSL in the early 80's what memories. ..Im now 39 & still get into a frenzy when I hear this bands music play. thanks for posting
Saw these guys over and over at the Cronulla workies and Carinbah Inn. Legends among a sea of legends back in the early 80's. Live in England now but come back to utube every Friday for my Aussie 80's bands !
Saw The Rads at their 30th anniversary gig about 2 weeks ago. Lot of fun. Monster night with Radiators, Screaming Jets, Spy vs Spy, and Dragon. Comedian Chris Franklin (renowned for singing 'Bloke') was entertaining us during band changes.
If we could throw The Angels into the gig, I would have happily died from blissful exhaustion.
I lived in Melbourne (mostly) during the 80's. Trying to decide who to go see on Friday nights was difficult -Rose Tattoo, Angels, Cold Chisel-I got to see 'The Barking Spiders' nah, nah! Um...Jo Jo Zepp, Divinyls, Hoodoo Gurus, Oz Crawl, SpyVSpy, The Church, Mi Sex, The Models, The Goanna Band-(later just Goanna) The Johnnys, Mondo Rock, Sunnyboys, MEO 245, Midnight Oil, Inxs, Jezz the list just goes on and on.
The difference between the music then and the music now is partly due to exposure from international artists. In the 70's and 80's, Australians wrote their own songs - songs that were relevant to Australians, used Australian-made (you know) musical instruments to record those songs in Australian studios, in front of Australian producers, etc. Once more, the covers are produced, designed, made and printed in Australia by Australians. Even the cases (had they had them) were made in Australia.
I've always sorta thought that the slow and tragic demise of Mushrooms records had a huge negative impact on Oz music, do you think?
Mushroom would release a single. That never happens now. Back then if your single went well, you might get the chance at an album. But releasing all those singles, I think anyway, gave a lot of exposure to pub bands we'd never hear off otherwise. Maybe not, just a thought.
my god man... settle down, your making me wanna cry :'(
So many bands to choose from in the day!!
Anywhere from Revesby Roundhouse, to Coogee Bay, down to Shellharbour Leagues, and upto Central coast and all points inbetween every week!!!! all for $5-15 entry...
Now what is there to choose from :(
Many of the good venues are now pokermachine rooms...
$3.10cent 3XY concerts in Melbourne were good value too. Everyone played at them. I remember wondering who the hell INXS were, and how would you say it. They had just released that cover version of um...The Loved Ones (?) was it?
Are yes those were the days...I remember seeing "Dragon" at Fairfield RSL one week and "Mi Sex" the next. I was even so desperate I snuck in the back door to see "Kids in the Kitchen" at the Waitara Inn one night...Great times!
I saw them play at the Blacktown civic center in 78,they were then called The Big Swifty,I have there name tattooed on my leg,I could tell you guys how many times I have seen them but you would not believe me !
early 80s= Paddle Pops, Dennis Lillee retiring, first tongue pash, nobody singing Oz Crawl lyrics confidently, Orchy bottle bongs....then the Rads. Fucking timeless. Nice post. Appreciated from overseas.
ta. I won`t lie to you, I`d had a few when I typed that. Or someone typed it for me. Did you have any memorable Orchy bong nights? Remember your first pash?
cool... i doubt the Rads ever got play in the US. I doubt broadcasters would take their chances on songs like 'Gimme Head' which has became a standard on radio over here in Oz.
@connwilliamsmedia no, things have changed a lot at my work... where we are has bad reception, so its now my Ipod that fills the room... everybody has no choice but to listen to my collection of Aussie/Kiwi rock/pop... some they enjoy, others they ignore... it's fine with me!
@nzoz1983 Damn Right. They never won the hearts of Radio execs and didn't schmooz with the alberts Family of colour Radio Fame. Subsequently No Airplay. Miraculously the played to packed houses on any given night.
I once saw them at a Brisbane Northside Venue, the manager of which had 'forgotten he'd booked them. They played to 20 people as if we were 2000 people.
1983 - Bankstown sports ground - Angels/Rads/The church. A bottle of bourbon, an orchy bottle and some cut off garden hose.
The Rads were the best, a mate got really smashed, we had to almost carry him home from the train, he kept singing 'I'm a tragedy aahhhh' in between throwing up. Great memories, great band, great song.
I saw them again about 4-5 yrs ago on NYE at Dapto Leagues. Fantastic. They're obviously older but still sound great.
@pissOffNRL lol sound like a story lived and relived by every young kid the country over :). To this day I can't stand the smell of Jim Beam because a couple of mates couldn't keep that crap down. Growing up in the 80's was truely awesome I just wish I could go back and do it all over again and not change a single thing.
@taipan185 Thats well said...It takes you back,i wasnt quite old enough in the 80s to to that sort of stuff,but was well aware of the what a classic time the 80s were at the time. I was a little late but was living it in the early 90s
I still trip back to the 80s if given 1/2 a chance. ;-)
lol..if my drug addled mind is close i think it was closer to the tweed border..only club i went to in brissy was tracks near the courts in town..the roxy there was better 4 us as they never asked for id..lol..i think i was bout 14..great band n i still got their vynals...stay safe bud
I must have seen these guys live at least 100 times. Reminds me of all the old venues. Manzil room at the Cross, Selinas, Family Inn, Comb and Cutter, Carmens, Sweethearts, Stallions, Royal Antler....to name a few. Also remember seeing these guys at Bankstown Paceway circa 1983, it was 4 bands for $1 , yes a buck !!. The Rads, Angels and 2 others, cant remember.
Can`t believe this song is from mid 80s. Could still be a contender in this day and age. In my humble yet 12 beers later opinion. I`m no Molly Meldrum. Or Donny Sutherland for that matter.
Seen The Rad's last week 15th December in Wollongong, NSW. My mate and I who had waited a long time to see The Rad's again went nuts and loved the hour long performance of these aussie rock legends. HALL OF FAME IS WELL DESERVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ABSOLUTELY Love The Rads, met them in Melbourne after a gig, and happened to be in Sydney the next week and caught them again. Do they ever play in Melb these days?
this is the rads i want to hear again these guys should do a tour again the original rads brian jeff chris fess brendan you guys were great bring back the original rads
hey there dickheads on t.v "aussie idol" crap,....take note, THIS is what music is about...TRUE AUSSIE ROCK & ROLL... HEY holden i can remember nearly ever one of the radiators songs...can't name one of yours or whats her face...yeah yeah...you and hines might say you had followers and hits but look at what we wore back then....see no taste in clothes abit like yours and hinses music......BRING BACK THE BIFF....BUGGAR ME , BRING BACK THE TRUE ROCK AND ROLL.
Delete this from your bookmarks, playlists, etc.
ughaibu 1 month ago
Jesus fucking christ, what the fuck idiot puts ads on videos?
ughaibu 1 month ago
They dont come much better than this!
ThePissypete 1 month ago
A friend of mine who is the manager of kallangur tavern just had these awesome guys perform there in brissie tonight! He says they still have it!
RomanaThird 2 months ago
haha the lead singer (brian) is my school janitor lol
ENMJLJ 3 months ago
@ENMJLJ Dude in my day they were absolute legends, Aussie bands ruled in the eighties.......the Radiators, Angels and the Church sold out everywhere they played
tNJippoes 3 months ago
@ENMJLJ Really? Quick, get his autograph, because he's a LEGEND! :-)
TheNosferatu1969 2 months ago
@TheNosferatu1969 i didnt know he was a legend...
ENMJLJ 2 months ago
@ENMJLJ poor bloke... spent years playing the Australian pub circuit with mass popularity and success and now he has to contend with smug little giggly teens like yourself.
nzoz1983 2 months ago
@nzoz1983 Well... he stills tours in Sydney most nights if you want to watch him...
ENMJLJ 2 months ago
Dang, this track not on ITunes
vanprooi 3 months ago
Never mind. What was I thinking of going there for it. Great fun this track. Thanks nzoz
vanprooi 3 months ago
How good is this. THIS IS MUSIC ALL THE 8O'S. FUCKIN AWESOME
A9XL34XU1 3 months ago
Time to "Fess Up" not a bad song from the Rads, they had a few good ones, but never quite got the fame they deserved. They were a very hardworking band back in those days.
tecnotone 4 months ago
@tecnotone yeh the raddies were cool man ,so aussie ,and still doing gigs .!!!YEEE HAA !!
1jackiea 4 months ago
yeh ,Great Typical AUSSIE Pub BAND .ROCK ON !!!aussie ,aussie ,aussie .!!!
1jackiea 4 months ago
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MrTenitis 4 months ago
@1jackiea I accidentally listened to this. Was looking for another band. They are pretty good. Now what was that other bands name?
MrTenitis 4 months ago
@MrTenitis nice to hear from you ,come back to LIzzy !!fighting as usual .!!
1jackiea 4 months ago
@1jackiea I'm thru with that. Went back thru my comments and was a bit embarrassed. I still look in now and then.
MrTenitis 4 months ago
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@1jackiea IS IT RIGHT YOU HAVE BEEN BAND OF STATUS QUO "Two Way TrafficE AND WHAT WAS IT FOR
yorkshiretractors 4 months ago
I saw these guys at DY hotel back in 85. Great pub band!
blozzy22 4 months ago
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ooooooh shit gay bands from Australia and New Zealand
4nDr3X667 4 months ago
@4nDr3X667 lol, a comment from somebody in Costa Rica...
nzoz1983 4 months ago 10
@nzoz1983 ha ha yeah. Last I heard Costa Rica excels in wifebeaters and halfwits. This is a fucking great band, so fuck off. @4nDr3X667
carthagevisors 4 months ago
@4nDr3X667 Awesome band working class legends, note western suburbs socks (Magpies)
Dude you COULD NOT write a song like this.
BrisbaneGoFish 4 months ago
@4nDr3X667 ..... Every country has it's idiots,just a small minority fucking it up for everyone else,you sir are that minority.
TheWheelofLife100 3 months ago
@4nDr3X667 zzzzzzzzzzz
carntspell 3 months ago in playlist carntspell's favourites
@4nDr3X667 does "shit gay" translate to "incredibly amazing"?
MrValeyard 2 months ago
Just wish i was in Sydney for the DY RSL gig!
ThePissypete 6 months ago
nzoz1983 has become a You Tube legend.
ninyae 6 months ago 10
@ninyae - this
b0ban 4 months ago
@b0ban classic !!!
1jackiea 4 months ago
Wow- yep- i made it to 46- awesome band- great times,. Thank god I don't drink bourbon anymore. Pure scotch, wine, beer for me- nothing u need to mix coke with. Thx
David44763 7 months ago
these guys are playing at the woombye pub, australia TONIGHT!
chunda92 7 months ago
Does anyone know where the final part of this clip was filmed where they are getting into the old Holden Special? It looks like a dog track or trotting track. Just curious if anyone recognizes where it is. LOVE THE RADS!
TheNosferatu1969 9 months ago
@TheNosferatu1969 The Manly Vale Hotel on the Northern Beaches of Sydney...now home units :(
bobgibbs151 7 months ago
@TheNosferatu1969 The Manly Vale Hotel on the Northern Beaches of Sydney...now home units :( Had lots of steps right up to the front door so looks like a grandstand!
bobgibbs151 7 months ago
@bobgibbs151 Hey, thanks for the info! I had been trying to work out where that location was for months and months! (It took me a while to recognize the tunnel at King Cross until I saw the Coke sign at the start of the clip, and I used to live in Potts Point..) It's a shame a lot of those old venues have been demolished and are now gone, such as the Palais Royale up in Newcastle, same for the music and bands, the late 70s and ealry 80s just cannot be beaten. Wish I could go back!!
TheNosferatu1969 7 months ago
@bobgibbs151 I remember getting knocked down those steps by the bouncers at a Sunny Boys gig.
ninyae 6 months ago
Is this post punk or way before ?
pyromohanzed 9 months ago
@pyromohanzed it's a few years after punk. they're more new wave-aussie pub rock
nzoz1983 9 months ago
Does anyone know if you this album is still available? I'm from the UK and had a cheap vinyl copy, it's been out of action for about 2 years now and seeing this is giving me withdrawal symptoms :P
Criddington 10 months ago
suck the head, squeeze the tip
Guyutica 10 months ago
1983 a concert for Oddesey House The Party Boys, The Rads and Aussie Crawl as the main act....The Rads blew em away,,,,seen them many times since All Time Aussie Band
reddogaust 11 months ago
@nzoz1983 any chance you have a recorded version of Gimme Head?
there aren't any online currently, and it seems you have an amazing collection :D
NikkSixx92 11 months ago
@NikkSixx92 i'm currently searching for it myself...
nzoz1983 11 months ago
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elfey05 10 months ago
@nzoz1983 I have a few of their songs, what do you mean by recorded? just the track?
TehChocco 6 months ago
@TehChocco i just want the recorded track! you know, the one you hear on the radio
nzoz1983 6 months ago
@nzoz1983 watch?v=_gAx1Enf8cE
unclech0pper 5 months ago
@unclech0pper thank you
nzoz1983 4 months ago
@nzoz1983 Thanks for posting the vids mate. You've done a great service here.
unclech0pper 4 months ago
@NikkSixx92 Gimme Head & 17 (I Wish I Was) are both on the Album: Radiology - The Complete Anthology (25th Anniversary Album, I believe)
elfey05 10 months ago
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elfey05 10 months ago
@NikkSixx92 I can email it to you dude if you want??
jacksonrevello 10 months ago
@jacksonrevello please do
i'll pm you my email :D
NikkSixx92 9 months ago
First time listening to this band, they're a bit before my time. Looks like they're playing inside Town Hall in Sydney? Good song.
ROONTANG 1 year ago
hey nzoz, you dont have I wish I was 17 Again do ya?
/watch?v=6kLbsRHcTKw nice live version here.
truespyfan 1 year ago
@truespyfan wow, thanx!!! Much appreciated!!!!
nzoz1983 1 year ago
This is so cool. I saw the Rads dozens of times at lots of places including the Cronulla Workers, Caringbah Inn, Carmens, The Hordern, and various footy grounds around Sydney. The gig at Lidcombe Oval is the one I remember best, mainly because of the appalling behavior of me and my friends (yes you know who you are!). I've sold the Rads to heaps of English people, as is my duty as an aussie ... and to top it all off I've got a Rads T Shirt ! :-)
redfern03 1 year ago
love the Rads,they always had great music
Baito28 1 year ago
This is an excellent tune. Took awhile to track down a audio copy of it. But it's worth the effort! :)
Neptuneman07 1 year ago
Hey nzoz1983, thanks for uploading all these bewt mnemonics (The Mnemonics).
I've tried to find these to download from torrents etc. I must sheepishly admit, COME ON, I paid, and lost them (pinched) and the tapes stretched and the vinyls warped and the cd's are scratched and my ipod got dropped and silicon chip inside my brain has switched overload
twichizone 1 year ago
@twichizon lol, there's no escaping my channels now :)
nzoz1983 1 year ago
I bumped into these guys in 1998 in the passport office in Sydney ,I just cracked up got flooded with a lot of memories from the 80,s
annointedEliakim 1 year ago
One of the best, love the RADS!!!!!!!!!!!!
TheNosferatu1969 1 year ago
Ok, now this is a good clip, love them, love them wow mwah
Justaboutme2 1 year ago
Nice little tune - I remember these being the guys and I didn't want to be associated with them and their mullets- they were yobs! lol and played in suburban pubs, where as I was sophisticated and went to see the Huxton Creepers in St Klda!! Pity I was going bald at the same time!!.
mistersmith6000 1 year ago
Marconi Club ,Liverpool Sydney Australia..1985 I think!!!!Saw them with my younger bros & sister...the tin man suit ....heheheh
julierice100 1 year ago
saw them for the last time at beenleigh tavern in december 92 , frikken awesome..... went to the room they were staying at above the gig and they signed my jeans and my mrs outfit in a olace where they said " weve never signed our names here before " lolol, they were cool a;right
joerocket1000rr 1 year ago
bankstown oval, early 80s with the angels and the church.
briandolly 1 year ago
Saw them the other night at the greenbank RSL still tight AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
saulty67 1 year ago
I used to see The Radiators regularly at Bombay Rock in Surfers (who else remembers that place), back when I was well under the legal age to get in. In those days, if you could act like an adult, you'd most likely just be treated like one.
xamesm 1 year ago
@xamesm Loved Bombay Rock went there heaps in the 80's
saulty67 1 year ago
These guys never really got the credit they deserve for their longevity and support for the Australian music industry. I recently saw them play and they are still great, although they no longer look quite the same as they do in this clip!!!
ronnyrat64 1 year ago
Used to dance on tables to the Rads! Oh how things have changed lol
yarrahappini 1 year ago
learning to play this song... not overly difficult but fun to play
shorn70 1 year ago
my first concert when 17 was supposed to be dragon new yrs eve coolangatta. they broke up and radiators took their place. not dissappointed.
koumalakid62 1 year ago
Great Aussie Band. I remember seeing these guy play live at Selina's & the Dee Why RSL in the early 80's what memories. ..Im now 39 & still get into a frenzy when I hear this bands music play. thanks for posting
jo25182518 1 year ago
Along with ( i wish i was) 17, one touch & comin home, my alltime fav rads song..
Ampaccessories 1 year ago
Saw these guys over and over at the Cronulla workies and Carinbah Inn. Legends among a sea of legends back in the early 80's. Live in England now but come back to utube every Friday for my Aussie 80's bands !
redfern03 2 years ago
i have seen the Radiators every time they toured...long gone are the days when i used to dance on the tables during their concerts lol
yarrahappini 2 years ago
Saw The Rads at their 30th anniversary gig about 2 weeks ago. Lot of fun. Monster night with Radiators, Screaming Jets, Spy vs Spy, and Dragon. Comedian Chris Franklin (renowned for singing 'Bloke') was entertaining us during band changes.
If we could throw The Angels into the gig, I would have happily died from blissful exhaustion.
Opiumhigh1 2 years ago
my fave
regsamboli 2 years ago
saw them this time last week, awsome,
lilpimpsta 2 years ago
my older sister was into the Rads big time and I learnt their lyrics at 10 -11years old.. hahah.. parents weren't impressed!
sisterlovely 2 years ago
I lived in Melbourne (mostly) during the 80's. Trying to decide who to go see on Friday nights was difficult -Rose Tattoo, Angels, Cold Chisel-I got to see 'The Barking Spiders' nah, nah! Um...Jo Jo Zepp, Divinyls, Hoodoo Gurus, Oz Crawl, SpyVSpy, The Church, Mi Sex, The Models, The Goanna Band-(later just Goanna) The Johnnys, Mondo Rock, Sunnyboys, MEO 245, Midnight Oil, Inxs, Jezz the list just goes on and on.
2sick2care 2 years ago
We just might have been at some of the same gigs.
Erklemirkin 2 years ago
Very probably. Might even know each other, lol!?! Someone could be talking to their own mother on You-Tube and never know it, lmao!
Hey Eyecandy up there, I'd believe ya! The 80's were frantic! And 'grouse' hahahaha!!!
2sick2care 2 years ago
The difference between the music then and the music now is partly due to exposure from international artists. In the 70's and 80's, Australians wrote their own songs - songs that were relevant to Australians, used Australian-made (you know) musical instruments to record those songs in Australian studios, in front of Australian producers, etc. Once more, the covers are produced, designed, made and printed in Australia by Australians. Even the cases (had they had them) were made in Australia.
MegaBangalore 2 years ago
I've always sorta thought that the slow and tragic demise of Mushrooms records had a huge negative impact on Oz music, do you think?
Mushroom would release a single. That never happens now. Back then if your single went well, you might get the chance at an album. But releasing all those singles, I think anyway, gave a lot of exposure to pub bands we'd never hear off otherwise. Maybe not, just a thought.
2sick2care 2 years ago
my god man... settle down, your making me wanna cry :'(
So many bands to choose from in the day!!
Anywhere from Revesby Roundhouse, to Coogee Bay, down to Shellharbour Leagues, and upto Central coast and all points inbetween every week!!!! all for $5-15 entry...
Now what is there to choose from :(
Many of the good venues are now pokermachine rooms...
truespyfan 2 years ago
Blow up the pokies, hee hee!!!
$3.10cent 3XY concerts in Melbourne were good value too. Everyone played at them. I remember wondering who the hell INXS were, and how would you say it. They had just released that cover version of um...The Loved Ones (?) was it?
2sick2care 2 years ago
Are yes those were the days...I remember seeing "Dragon" at Fairfield RSL one week and "Mi Sex" the next. I was even so desperate I snuck in the back door to see "Kids in the Kitchen" at the Waitara Inn one night...Great times!
BROOKS39 2 years ago
Chris Tagg was the best drummer!
Great style + set up...does anyone know why he left and whats he up to these days, Im sure he used to go to Doonside High.
250glebeptrd 2 years ago
I read years back that it was something to do with direction they were headed..
but they were on a high at the time, who knows.
truespyfan 2 years ago
I saw them play at the Blacktown civic center in 78,they were then called The Big Swifty,I have there name tattooed on my leg,I could tell you guys how many times I have seen them but you would not believe me !
eyecandyaustralia 2 years ago
early 80s= Paddle Pops, Dennis Lillee retiring, first tongue pash, nobody singing Oz Crawl lyrics confidently, Orchy bottle bongs....then the Rads. Fucking timeless. Nice post. Appreciated from overseas.
carntspell 2 years ago 23
I award you comment of the year....!!!
Orchy bottle bongs? Nobody singing Oz Crawl lyrics confidently? In the year 2009, we still can't sing Oz Crawl lyrics with confidence.
Thanks James Reyne...LOL
You are hilarious, carntspell.
I even love your username.
Classic stuff.
sherbetgirl 2 years ago 2
ta. I won`t lie to you, I`d had a few when I typed that. Or someone typed it for me. Did you have any memorable Orchy bong nights? Remember your first pash?
carntspell 2 years ago 3
Great days werent they!!!!
truespyfan 2 years ago
@carntspell
well said mate... perfect
irikanji 1 year ago
@carntspell true ,true ,made me laugh !
1jackiea 4 months ago
I saw them at the ROXY AND MANSFIELD TAVERN in Brisbane in the 80's just a great aussie band
saulty67 2 years ago
Gimme Head & Coming Home were great early 80s' songs for surfers at least ;)
mika7367 2 years ago
Great Aussie Pub band. Same era as Angels,Midnight Oil, Spy V Spy, InXs. Too many good Pub
bands Dont see it any more..Damm shame.
whiteravern1167 2 years ago
Never heard these guys but i like it! Dont know if they got much play in the US. Great melody.
joeprogo 2 years ago
cool... i doubt the Rads ever got play in the US. I doubt broadcasters would take their chances on songs like 'Gimme Head' which has became a standard on radio over here in Oz.
nzoz1983 2 years ago
stupid yanks lol!
truespyfan 2 years ago
@nzoz1983 Great Song, especially live, but I'm not sure what radio station you are listening to, but I don't think Gimme Head is a radio standard.
JockRonayne 1 year ago
@JockRonayne it is on Triple M in Sydney. No joke! It can be heard during the day.
nzoz1983 1 year ago
@nzoz1983 Also on Classic Rock 95.3 play a bit of The Radiators too.
Neptuneman07 1 year ago
@Neptuneman07 I hardly get a chance to listen to that station... unfortunatley they choose to listen to Nova at my work...
nzoz1983 1 year ago
@nzoz1983 i feel your pain that suks
connwilliamsmedia 1 year ago
@connwilliamsmedia no, things have changed a lot at my work... where we are has bad reception, so its now my Ipod that fills the room... everybody has no choice but to listen to my collection of Aussie/Kiwi rock/pop... some they enjoy, others they ignore... it's fine with me!
nzoz1983 1 year ago
had my 1st bong to while listening 2 this song, best smoke of my life
blottoable 1 year ago
@nzoz1983 Damn Right. They never won the hearts of Radio execs and didn't schmooz with the alberts Family of colour Radio Fame. Subsequently No Airplay. Miraculously the played to packed houses on any given night.
I once saw them at a Brisbane Northside Venue, the manager of which had 'forgotten he'd booked them. They played to 20 people as if we were 2000 people.
They deserved better..
HENJAM48 1 year ago
@HENJAM48 they sure did... a nearly forgotten band.
nzoz1983 1 year ago
@HENJAM48
hey i went to that show - at the HOMESTEAD ?
LOVEYOUSHORTTIME 1 year ago
@HENJAM48 Hilarious! I've been to "Forgot we booked 'em!" gigs by bands and damn they're good!
enothewonderdog 1 year ago
remember them at the Playroom Gold Coast !! all those years ago - oh those were the days!! lol:)
tbirdtricia 2 years ago
Remember them well, never saw them play live though. A band I was in in 85/86 used to play 'Gimme Head'.
sproutcentral 2 years ago
I saw them in the pub.
glamfoxbuster 2 years ago
Ah Australia/Sydney back in the early 80's !
1983 - Bankstown sports ground - Angels/Rads/The church. A bottle of bourbon, an orchy bottle and some cut off garden hose.
The Rads were the best, a mate got really smashed, we had to almost carry him home from the train, he kept singing 'I'm a tragedy aahhhh' in between throwing up. Great memories, great band, great song.
I saw them again about 4-5 yrs ago on NYE at Dapto Leagues. Fantastic. They're obviously older but still sound great.
pissOffNRL 2 years ago 13
@pissOffNRL lol sound like a story lived and relived by every young kid the country over :). To this day I can't stand the smell of Jim Beam because a couple of mates couldn't keep that crap down. Growing up in the 80's was truely awesome I just wish I could go back and do it all over again and not change a single thing.
taipan185 1 year ago
@taipan185 Thats well said...It takes you back,i wasnt quite old enough in the 80s to to that sort of stuff,but was well aware of the what a classic time the 80s were at the time. I was a little late but was living it in the early 90s
I still trip back to the 80s if given 1/2 a chance. ;-)
maxspeed3000 11 months ago
excelente banda excelente tema, saludos desde PERU
victoriadaniel 2 years ago
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ozierock 2 years ago 2
Nothing better than a swarthy European looking bird with an Aussie accent. Possibly an aquired taste, but lucky bastard Fess.....
carntspell 2 years ago
Man i miss the Rads ! One of my favourite songs when i was at school. I am 38 now and still love this song !
saintandrews84 3 years ago 3
@saintandrews84 I'm 50 on 8th July,& still love it....
julierice100 1 year ago
Awesome!
kieran9093 3 years ago
the roxy at the gold coast i seen em...awesome then and even better today....
neva71 3 years ago
Where was the "roxy" on the Gold Coast, neva?
I thought there was one in Bris, or is my memory fading? Oh no!!!! It's a "Tragedy"!
workthemeat 3 years ago
lol..if my drug addled mind is close i think it was closer to the tweed border..only club i went to in brissy was tracks near the courts in town..the roxy there was better 4 us as they never asked for id..lol..i think i was bout 14..great band n i still got their vynals...stay safe bud
neva71 3 years ago
I saw these guys at the Jet Club on the GC and the Bombay Rock in Surfers Paradise- they were just the bomb and put on a great show...
jjt142612 2 years ago
I saw them at BOMBAY ROCK also would have been around early '86 great stuff!!!!!!!!!
saulty67 2 years ago
I must have seen these guys live at least 100 times. Reminds me of all the old venues. Manzil room at the Cross, Selinas, Family Inn, Comb and Cutter, Carmens, Sweethearts, Stallions, Royal Antler....to name a few. Also remember seeing these guys at Bankstown Paceway circa 1983, it was 4 bands for $1 , yes a buck !!. The Rads, Angels and 2 others, cant remember.
sydneynorgren 3 years ago
rose tattoo and i think it was the pineapples.(a short lived brissy band)...
neva71 3 years ago
Love it...a million memories come flooding back when I here this song!!!
peakman7 3 years ago
ahh memories
fistycam 3 years ago
Brilliant song, fantastic band...Fess Parker rocks....
houndsylovesdamien 3 years ago
What a fucking brilliant song!!!!
seerauberjohnny 3 years ago
What a fantastic song! Even these days i don't think you can have a proper party with playing some Rads! Thanks for posting
NeoManyon 3 years ago
Can`t believe this song is from mid 80s. Could still be a contender in this day and age. In my humble yet 12 beers later opinion. I`m no Molly Meldrum. Or Donny Sutherland for that matter.
carntspell 3 years ago
they still play live,(like molly would say) do yourself a favour & go see them play live.
123thebird 3 years ago
ahhhh can't believe how young they look here!!! luv them...xjoeyx
joey0028 3 years ago
Duh!
caiofons 3 years ago
Where I find the lyrics for this? I've search the whole internet and didn't find it.
caiofons 3 years ago
If you can find the old records the lyrics are on there.Unfortunately they are not on the Cd's.Otherwise you will just have to listen carefully.
Happy listening.
KOBYASHER 3 years ago
Yep, it`s up to your ears so far.
Lazy bastards!
carntspell 3 years ago
@caiofons gee the lyrics arent hard to work out?
idolzzzz 1 year ago
bloody fantastic to find this song. Thanks for posting this. Cheers mate
xs99875 3 years ago
Family hotel Rydalmere thanks for the memories guys.
msternic 3 years ago
My loved this song at school (year7) Sydney 1983
saintandrews83 3 years ago
Hey nzoz1983 can you get a hold of the rads song YOU on vid clip?
ouzoaussie7 4 years ago
i'll try, but it might take a while
nzoz1983 3 years ago
I'll second that request! Thanks.
SavannahR8 3 years ago
Sorry to be a pain mate but just a reminder about YOU the Rads clip.Many thanks
ouzoaussie7 3 years ago
I'm getting videos from different sources but it takes a very long time to get them. Please, don't wait for the requested clip.
nzoz1983 3 years ago
OK sorry
ouzoaussie7 3 years ago
I'm getting videos from different sources but it takes a very long time to get them. Please, don't wait for the requested clip.
nzoz1983 3 years ago
Ive seen the Rads many many many times over the years. they truly are the best aussie live band i have seen .GO THE RADIATORS!!!!
ouzoaussie7 4 years ago
Seen The Rad's last week 15th December in Wollongong, NSW. My mate and I who had waited a long time to see The Rad's again went nuts and loved the hour long performance of these aussie rock legends. HALL OF FAME IS WELL DESERVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
aussierock68 4 years ago
Adam.............send the guys back up to Brissy......and Fess I'm still waiting for NIGHTSLAVE!!!
houndsylovesdamien 4 years ago
ABSOLUTELY Love The Rads, met them in Melbourne after a gig, and happened to be in Sydney the next week and caught them again. Do they ever play in Melb these days?
hardyboyzrko 4 years ago
saw them play just last nite and was blown away!....one of the greatest pub rock bands yeah! Tg
Tommygrules 4 years ago
the drummer in this clip is my father i cant believe he is on you tube hahahahah
MTAGG1 4 years ago
Ha, ha, ha - Don't be surprised! He played in a great band who remain fondly remembered.
nzoz1983 4 years ago
Chris Taglioli hey?? I ran into him at Blacktown years ago.
HSVREDSLED 4 years ago
So now you know all those stories were actually true!!!
xu1997 4 years ago
wat stories
MTAGG1 4 years ago
Brian sometimes teaches choir at my daughter's school.....and she excitely told me how good a singer he is and should be on TV....(my daughter is 8)
catelly 3 years ago
this is the rads i want to hear again these guys should do a tour again the original rads brian jeff chris fess brendan you guys were great bring back the original rads
frku88 4 years ago
nice socks
markymark63 4 years ago
awesome....brings back memories
scanner869 4 years ago
hey there dickheads on t.v "aussie idol" crap,....take note, THIS is what music is about...TRUE AUSSIE ROCK & ROLL... HEY holden i can remember nearly ever one of the radiators songs...can't name one of yours or whats her face...yeah yeah...you and hines might say you had followers and hits but look at what we wore back then....see no taste in clothes abit like yours and hinses music......BRING BACK THE BIFF....BUGGAR ME , BRING BACK THE TRUE ROCK AND ROLL.
unlocked1evil1 4 years ago
I agree, The Radiators, The Sunnyboys, The Angels, Cold Chisel, The Spys you Rock
Debikitten 4 years ago
My fave Rads song ever........followed closely by Nightslave!
houndsylovesdamien 4 years ago