Uploaded by guyitho on Apr 16, 2009
The Church is an Australian rock band formed in Canberra in 1980. Initially associated with New Wave and the neo-psychedelic sound of the mid 1980s, their music later became more reminiscent of "progressive rock," featuring long instrumental jams and complex guitar interplay.
The Church's debut album, Of Skins and Heart (1981), earned them their first radio hit "The Unguarded Moment". They were signed to major labels in Australia, Europe and the U.S. However, the U.S. label was dissatisfied with their second album and dropped the band without releasing the album. This put a dent in their commercial success, but they made a comeback in 1988, with the album Starfish and the American Top 40 hit "Under the Milky Way." Subsequently commercial success proved elusive, however, and the band weathered several line-up changes in the 1990s. The last decade has seen them settle on their current lineup, which features the original three founding members plus drummer Tim Powles.
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Not the most underrated. Have art from the song worth a few k. Scottish artist has made painting of girl on cliff
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No me canso...
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@BasswipeNC Absolutely
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Yeah we played it as well I just ordered the Cd after years listenning to it on LP
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Beautiful.
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My band played this song along with Just For You and the Unguarded Moment, they had so many excellent songs to choose from!
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great song,one of my fav church songs but the worst example of 'gated' snare drum ever
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fuck this is cool, i picked this up on vinyl the other week but i can't find anywhere to download it. any ideas?
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BasswipeNC 1 year ago 11