Hunters and Collectors - 1987 Boston

Out of the post punk Melbourne landscape that had produced the
likes of the Boys Next Door came this band in 1980.
They basically continued, with lineup changes, reinvention and
great success, until the final tour of Australia in 1998.
Last nights Episode of Great Australian Albums is the
catalyst for todays post. Human Frailty was their 1986
breakthrough album, it spawned the classic
"Throw Your Arms Around Me" , which is apparently
Australia's number 1 karaoke song and enabled the band
to be one of the few post punk, arthouse beginning bands to
cross into the mainstream, becoming a MMM classic
Australian rock band. I brought Human Frailty when
it came out, a brilliant uncompromising album, not
commercial in the least, it reshaped music here for years.
Their heavy percussion, big bass and horn section is
unlike anything else and Mark Seymour is one of the
best front men you could ask for.
And fancy getting commercal airplay with a song with
lyrics like this

Say Goodbye - M Seymour

Well
Just the other night I come home
After three months
Of constant grind and travel
And I went snivellin': I went crawling
Around to my girlfriend's house
And she came down hard upon me
And she ground her finger
Into my breastbone
And she said, She said
"You don't make me feel
like I'm a woman anymore.
You don't make me feel
like I'm a woman anymore

You don't make me feel like
I'm a woman anymore!"

And I know: I know
It's been a long time
Seems like it's been going on forever
And my heart
My heart is beating too big
It's beating too big
For the space that's meant to hold it

So goodnight
Goodnight my little lovely.
As we turn
As we turn down the lights
Say goodbye
Goodbye to the naked truth
Your skin is lookin' weary
And your eyes are closing down on the day

Oh yeh, you don't make me feel
Like I'm a woman anymore

Ahhh well I know
I know
It's been a long time
Seems like it's been going on forever
But just as black is white
Yeah and just as night is day
The light is gunna leave you
And you're gunna fade away

So goodnight
Goodbye my little lovely
As we turn
As we turn down the lights
Say goodnight
Goodnight to the naked truth
Your skin is looking weary
And your eyes are closing down on the day.

The live Boot I've got for you comes from Mr S's archive
of rare and fantastic music. there's loads more Hunters stuff
so if there's interest I can post more.
This concert is from a Fm radio Broadcast and its excellent
quality.

Track List
01 Faraway Man
02 The Way To Go Out
03 Is There Anybody In There
04 January Rain
05 Breakneck Road
06 Getting Older (The Clean)
07 Say Goodbye
08 Stuck On You
09 99th Home Position
10 Inside A Fireball
11 Living Daylight
12 What's A Few Men
13 I Believe

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