Rabbit - Wild Fire (1976)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1976:

Rabbit's promo-video for the track 'Wild Fire', taken from the 1976 album 'Too Much Rock 'n' Roll'.

Note: Rabbit's leadsinger/frontman Dave Evans had been the original leadsinger of AC/DC, before making way for Bon Scott. His band Rabbit had a favourable live following in Australia, but didn't make a major impression; although the group's debut album 'Too Much Rock 'n' Roll' (1976) did reasonably well in Europe.

Band Location: New Castle, NSW, Australia
Track: Wild Fire
Album: Too Much Rock 'n' Roll
Composed by:
Produced by:
Label: CBS
Chart Position:
Release Date:
Footage Information:
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_%28band%29
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Evans_%28singer%29

Line-up:

Mark Tinson -- Lead Guitar
[ Rabbit -- Heroes (1978-1980) -- Swanee -- Tex Pistols ]

Phil Screen -- Drums
[ Rabbit -- Heroes (1978-1980) -- Swanee -- Tex Pistols ]

Jim Porteus -- Bass
[ Rabbit -- Heroes (1978-1980) ]

Dave Evans -- Lead Vocals
[ AC/DC (1973-1974) -- Rabbit (1974-1978) -- Dave Evans & The Hot Cockerels --- Thunder Down Under ]

David Hinds -- Guitar

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NZOZ1976 NZOZ 1976 Mid Seventies 1970's 1970s 70s 70's

Extended Tags: Dave Evans, AC/DC

Musical Terms: Hard, Glam, Rock, Aussie, Old Australian Band

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Rabbit
• 1976
• Australia
• Mid
• Seventies

[TheNosferatu1969]

This stuff is great, and being a Newcastle boy makes it even better. Thanks for posting Noz!!

[nzoz1976]

@TheNosferatu1969 no worries ;-)

[AnnieDelico]

**** ... Message to nzoz1976 ... **** You have some of the BEST music clips I've EVER seen ... Just wanted to acknowledge my appreciation here ... Many thanks for the memories I'm re-living ... I was 15 in 1976 ... Rabbit supported TMG in Townsville where I lived back then but I wasn't allowed to go to the concert. I made up for lost time when I was 17 ... Saw hundreds of bands then!! Anyway Thanks Again. *** You're a Legend *** : )

[nzoz1976]

@AnnieDelico Thank you Annie... much appreciate your message!

[AnnieDelico]

@nzoz1976 ... Well ... The way I see it ... You do one heck of a lot of work to get all these clips up onto YouTube for all the fans to enjoy for FREE ... More work than anyone realises I'm sure ... & how often does anyone even bother to say a simple "Thank You"? ... I'm sincerely grateful. Your clips have brought me so much joy ... in all the years you have posted - SO MANY - Too many to count. Thanks again ... so very much : )

[nzoz1976]

@AnnieDelico it can be an overwelming amount of work, but still... thank you for such great feedback!!!!

[nzoz1976]

@p00lman so is your music.

I checked!

[zgaryhall]

Great stuff! I used to dress like that back in the 70's! You can see how funny Spinal Tap was now cant you! lol

[bongostatechampion]

I feel sorry for all the underage groupies that were victims of Glam rockers.

[genericgeorge]

@diamondog99 I was thinking watching this it's a classic old school guitar sound. Amp and mic placement were an art back then unlike now where it's just through an effect a lot of the time. Nice guitar solo too. Reminiscent of Angus on LTBR album even though this predates it

[gleegirloz]

Gawd they were awful then and still awful now.....sorry Dave!

[KYLLERJK]

saw these guys play live at nobbys beach in the 70's one of newcastles finest but i'm from newcastle

[000gothica]

dave evans biggest mistake - he quit ACDC (i was told coz they wearn't pretty boys like him lol ) forcing them at the last minute to throw one of the roadies in, as lead singer - and a legend was released (bon scott forever)

and then he came back a year or so later with rabbit i seen them live they just didnt have the magic to go with the glam..........................­...

[b0ban]

nzoz - geez youve taken me back with all this music, im loving it

[skepticalvision]

We had Rabbit play at School in 76 and poor Dave Evans set his hair on fire while doing a bit of fire breathing.