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You’d Be Mental To Miss It!
One of the quintessential Australian bands would have to be
Mental as Anything. Their music is typically delivered with
a quirky, ironic sense of humour and when listening to the band’s
exploits you’d be forgiven for feeling like you are getting a
typical Australian leg pulling. One popular urban myth concerns a
group of art student friends who in an endeavour to get free beer
passed themselves off as a band to con the local publican into
supplying them with their libation. The deception worked
better than intended and the group came to be known as Mental as
Anything.
Legend also has it that when the band was building up a live
following in Sydney at the Unicorn Hotel, their stage was on top
of the pool table to free up floor space. One thing that is
certain about Mental As Anything - they are entertaining!
Their highly listenable, idiosyncratic brand of garage pop sets
them apart. With hits like "If You Leave Me, Can I Come
Too?", "Too Many Times", "Live it Up" and the “Nips are Getting
Bigger” they are a typically Australian rock group which is
evidenced not only in their lyrics and music but also by their
satirical, good-time image.
The group's art school background and visual design skills also
made them pioneers of the music video form in Australia in the
late 1970s and early 1980s, and their videos rank as some of the
funniest and most imaginative produced in Australia at that time.
Mental as Anything have received numerous award and accolades
including a well-deserved induction into the ARIA Hall of Fame in
2009. They are still as brilliant ever and are going strong
with sell out performances.
Best of all, this iconic Aussie band is coming to the Sunshine
Coast on Thursday 1 March at the Diggers Bar of Tewantin-Noosa
RSL from 8pm - $25 for members, $30 for non-members. You’d
be mental to miss this performance so make sure you get your
tickets early from reception at the Tewantin-Noosa RSL or via
dial ‘n’ charge on 5447 1766.
Permanent Link: You’d Be Mental To Miss It!
Publish Date: 08 Feb 12
Memorial Avenue, Tewantin
Phone: 07 5447 1766
Fax: 07 5449 9272
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