Divinyls - Siren (1983)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1983:

Divinyls [performing on Countdown] the hit single 'Siren' (April, 1983), taken from the 1983 album 'Desperate'.

Band Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Track: Siren
Album: Desperate
Label: Chrysalis
Chart Position: # 45 (Australia)
Release Date: April, 1983
Footage Information: Countdown (ABC-TV)
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divinyls
- http://www.myspace.com/officialdivinyls

Line-up:

Christina Amphlett - Vocals

Mark McEntee - Lead Guitar
[ Air Supply (1976-1977) - Divinyls (1981-present) ]

Bjarne Ohlin - Guitar, Keyboards

Rick Grossman - Bass
[ Matt Finish (1979-1981) - Divinyls (1982-1987) - Hoodoo Gurus (1988-present) - Ghostwriters (1990-mid '90's) - The Moops/Persian Rugs ]

Richard Harvey - Drums
[ Divinyls (1980-1985) - Party Boys (1986-late 80's) ]

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NZOZ NZOZ1983 1983 Australia Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s

Extended Tags: Christina Amphlette, Chrissie Amphlette, Mark McEntee, Bjarne Ohlin, Richard Harvey, Rick Grossman

Musical Terms: New Wave, Rock, Aussie, Old Australian Band

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Divinyls
• 1983
• Australia
• Early
• Eighties
• New
• Wave

[seelow12]

Thakyou nzoz1983 for all your posts, makes me feel young again-the best era of aussie music

[nzoz1983]

@seelow12 no worries! thanx for checking out the channels!

[crabbyoldcow]

Chrissie is the best rock chick ever. Today's manufactured rock chick sjust can't cut it like her - because she's a natural - love the band - Ocean

[dions07]

Red hot, love it. One of the greatest older Aussie bands/songs!! Rockin'!!!

[TheLegoCityBoys]

The Divinyls are great & this song is a real gem!

[Phillip98183]

With the utmost resepct to women(I'm happy to say that several of my best and closest friends are women!) there are very few these days who can rock as good as those in the '80's! Sadly(and this is jmo) many(notice I didn't say ALL!), female singers these days seem so artificial! Musically, I don't think there wil be another decade like the '80's!!

[Phillip98183]

Far from taking anything away from Christina Amplett(she was a wicked rock chic, and singer in her own right as a person), it was great Mark Mc Entree was given his chance to shine on this! I remember them performing just before Christmas a few years ago, when I went with my brother and a few of his mates, and did they rock or what!! This song went off live, I remember!!

[gmills65]

When Chrissie's vocals come in my knees go a bit weak. Love her voice!

[maccastacka]

@AoimeDubs The eighties was a pretty cool era for music, but there were a lot of one hit wonders that produced one classic song and then we never heard from them again. You have very good taste in music if you like the Divinyls.

[AoimeDubs]

@maccastacka Ooh, lucky. I'm thirteen, love the Divinyls, so I'm very trapped in the eighties, those I was born in late nineties.

How I wish I was born twenty odd years ago so I could be around for such a fantastic era.

[maccastacka]

Brilliant.

Love the Divinyls and always will. Saw them live three times in Perth back in the 80's but the best show was at the Generator Hotel in Morley.

I was at the front of the stage for the whole show looking up at Chrissie in adoration, when I wasn’t going crazy of course.

Very nice memories.

[PRIVATEAYEIEYE]

God I love this Album!

What could have been a piss-take pop song is elevated to a breathtaking band and vocal workout. It's like riding a runaway train!

If you like this LP, check out The Swimming Pool Q's Blue Tomorrow LP (86). Another radio-ready, fantastically talented band left by the roadside. Like the Divinyls, they mixed the twin poles of sexuality seamlessly, and featured one of the best dual guitar teams since Wishbone Ash.

"Big Fat Tractor" is a good place to start from here.

[muzzster1970]

A REAL rock chick! Not like these try hard, wanker wannabees these days with their tattoos and piercings. They think they can substitute talent with posturing but they lack HEART! (and good songs).

[kershaz1]

Rock chick at her best. There is no-one like her.