THEY WERE RUFF, TUFF & READY...IT'S HUSH

I only got to see Hush twice ever...1974 at Sydney Town hall, and The Countdown Spectacular in 2006....mind you , once i saw them in Sydney, none the less, they won me over and i got their albums and singles at Palings record store in Roselands Shopping centre just up the road from Casa del Recky

 In 1971 Keith formed Hush and the original line-up consisted of Keith Lamb (vocals), Chris Nolan (keyboards), Robin Jackson (guitar), Rick Lum (bass) and John Koutts (drums) Les Gock joined Hush in 1972, as did Chris Pailthorpe, replacing Robin Jackson, John Koutts and Chris Nolan. The new line-up which continued to 1976 was Keith Lamb (vocals) Les Gock (guitar) Rick Lum (bass) and Chris Pailthorpe (drums). Rick left towards the end of 1976 and was replaced by Jacque De Jong. The band split up altogether not long after.

They got some attention when they made the NSW finals of the highly entertaining rock band competition Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds in 1972, a few bands got a kickoff with this competition, someone should start something similar again

They first made the Australian charts in October 1973 with their own composition, "Get The Feeling". By this time they were down to the "classic" four-piece line-up of Keith Lamb (vocals), Les Gock (guitar), Rick Lum (bass) and Chris "Smiley" Pailthorpe (drums). By the time they made #1 on the charts in September 1975 with a rocked up, driving version of Larry Williams, "Bony Moronie", they were riding the wave of the glam-rock craze in Australia.

I cant imagine what a pub full of blue singlets and stubbies thought when a band dressed in gold flares, stack heel boots with twin asian guitarists, one of which with a blonde streak in his hair, hit the stage with dragon heads spitting fire and power riffs sharp enought to draw blood...I saw them on a doco about aussie music, the name of which eludes me, they had footage of a pub gig, and after the initial shock, the punters got well into it.

They made numerous, unforgettable performance on Countdown's early colour episodes with their colourful outfits, playing among other tunes as Glad all over, C'mon were taking over and Bony Moronie

The band broke up in 1977, and the members have gone on to do various things

Keith Lamb - formed other bands including Hush 2, Larry, and Airport. He is now a partner in the international embroidery company, Rajmahal, and is co-author of the successful card game series TAOC The Art of Conversation, Keith also co-wrote songs for Status Quo following the breakup of Hush, including top 10 hits such as Ol' Rag Blues.

Les Gock - became a jingle writer and won a major campaign in the early 80s.

Smiley  - became an architect.

Jacques De Jongh -  still plays and records still, and is also a chef.

Rick Lum -  works in graphic design.

In September 2006, Hush played Australia wide with many other artists who appeared on Countdown during the seventies in the Countdown Spectacular Tour, and I must say, that while the concert was pretty damn good, Hush was who I was waiting to see, and they were loud, and they were flash, and they were bloody fantastic...someone need to put together a dvd or something, HELL...i'd buy it

DISC-OGRAHY

Singles

    "Over You" / "Rainy Day Bells" (Phonogram’s Philips label)
    "White Christmas" December 1972 (reggae version)
    "Get the Feeling" / "Take Us Home" (#11 in Sydney, October 1973)
    "Man Eater" / "Black Skinned, Blue-Eyed Boys" (February 1974)
    "Get Rocked" / "Linda Lee" (May 1974)
    "Walking" / "Exit" (#10 in August 1974)
    "C’Mon We’re Taking Over" / "Paradise" (September 1974)
    "Bony Moronie" / "Rocking Gypsy King" (#4 Nationally, September 1975)[1]
    "Glad All Over" / "Get What?" (#9 October 1974)
    "You Really Gotta Hold on Me" / "Rough, Tough 'n' Ready" (February 1976)
    "Too Young to Know" / "Lies" (#21 October 1976)
    "Sunday" / "How Do You Feel? Alright!" (December 1976)
    "Nothing Stays the Same Forever" / "Sunday" (June 1977)
    "Messin' Around" / "Only Love" (August 1977)

 Albums

    Aloud 'n' Live (1973, WEA)
    Get Rocked (1974, Wizard)
    C'mon We're Taking Over (1974, Wizard)
    Rough Tough N Ready (1975, Wizard)
    Nothing Stays the Same Forever - Best Of (1976, Wizard)
    Touche (1977, Wizard)


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