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Angels
Australian rock band
The Angels are an Australian rock band that formed in 1974 in Adelaide as the Keystone Angels with Bernard "Doc" Neeson on lead vocals and bass guitar, John Brewster on rhythm guitar and vocals, his brother Rick Brewster on lead guitar and backing vocals, and Peter "Charlie" King on drums. In 1976, King was replaced by Graham "Buzz" Bidstrup on drums, Chris Bailey took over bass duties so Neeson could focus solely on vocals, and they changed their name to just 'the Angels'.
Their studio albums that peaked in the Australian top 10 are No Exit (1979), Dark Room (1980), Night Attack (1981), Two Minute Warning (1984), Howling (1986) and Beyond Salvation (1990). Their top 20 singles are "No Secrets" (1980), "Into the Heat" (1981), "We Gotta Get Out of This Place" (1987), "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again", "Let the Night Roll On" and "Dogs Are Talking".
members: Doc Neeson, Rick Brewster, John Brewster, Dave Gleeson
formed in: Adelaide
labels: Mushroom Records
genres: hard rock
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Early 1970s
In November 1970, future member of the Angels, John Brewster on guitar, banjo, harp, backing vocals and washboard, and his younger brother Rick on violin, washboard, jug, backing vocals and percussion formed the Moonshine Jug and String Band, an acoustic ensemble, in Adelaide. Fellow members were Craig Holden on guitar, Bob Petchell on banjo and harp, and Pete Thorpe on tea chest bass, bass guitar, wash tub and backing vocals. In 1971 they were joined by Belfast-born immigrant, Bernard "Doc" Neeson, on guitar and lead vocals (ex-the Innocents), an arts student and former army sergeant, who already performed locally as Doc Talbot. The folk band gigged at local university campuses and cafes. Holden left in 1972.
The Angels is an innovative Australian rock band that formed in Adelaide, Australia in 1974. The band later relocated from Adelaide to Sydney and enjoyed huge local succes, clocking up hit singles across four decades, including 'No Secrets', 'Marseilles', 'Long Line', 'Mr Damage', 'Let The Night Roll On' and 'Waiting For The Sun'.
The Angels were cited by bands like 'Guns N' Roses', and a number of Seattle grunge bands, including 'Pearl Jam' and 'Nirvana', as having influenced their music. For the purposes of international release, their records were released under the names 'Angel City' and later 'The Angels from Angel City'.
After spending most of the 2000s apart, in April 2008, the original 1970s line-up of The Angels reformed for a series of tours.
In late 2010, vocalist Doc Neeson announced he was also pursuing a solo career.
In May 2011, The Angels revealed they had recruited 'The Screaming Jets' singer, and MMMFM radio DJ, Dave Gleeson to front the band and were recording new songs for the first time since the late 1990s.
In June 2011, The Angels released the EP, 'Waiting for the Sun' and toured Australia in support of the new EP through late 2011 and 2012, clocking up
Also known as: Angels, Doc Neeson's Angels, The Angels (From Angel City), The Angels From Angel City
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Liner notes
Angels, the records, oldest first
The Angels
1977 album
Face to Face
1978 album
No Exit
1979 album
Dark Room
1980 album
Night Attack
1981 album
Watch the Red
1983 album
Two Minute Warning
1984 album
Howling
1986 album
Beyond Salvation
1989 album
Red Back Fever
1991 album
Hard Evidence Tour
1995 ep
Skin & Bone
1998 album
Left Hand Drive
2000 album
Acoustic Sessions
2007 album
Take It to the Streets
2012 album
Talk the Talk
2013 album
Face to Face Recharged
2018 album
Under the Stone
2020 ep
Ninety Nine
2024 album
Records from MusicBrainz; covers from the Cover Art Archive.
"My Boyfriend's Back" is a song by the American girl group, the Angels. It was written by the songwriting team of Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein and Richard Gottehrer and released as a single on July 1, 1963.
The track was originally intended as a demo for the Shirelles, but ended up being released as recorded. The single spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and reached No. 2 on the R&B chart.
