Loading details…
Artist
Australian Crawl
12+ albums
classic rockaustralian80srockAussie
about
Australian Crawl were an Australian alternative rock band formed by James Reyne (lead vocals/piano) and Simon Binks (lead guitar) in 1978 and joined by Guy McDonough (co-lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Bill McDonough (drums, percussion), Paul Williams (bass guitar), and Brad Robinson (rhythm guitar). . The band was named after the Australian slang term for freestyle swimming. The band's music was a defining feature of Australian surf culture during the 1980s. Their 1980 debut album The Boys Light Up had a number of hit singles including the title track; "Indisposed"; and "Beautiful People". The Boys Light Up appeared on the Aussie charts for 104 weeks. In 1981 the band released their second album, Sirocco. This album contained the hits "Lakeside", "Things Don't Seem" and "Errol", a song written about the Australian actor Errol Flynn. It was produced by Peter Dawkins in Sydney. In 1982 they released the Sons of Beaches album. The album was recorded in Hawaii with producer Mike Chapman. The album featured the hit "Shutdown" and it became their third album in a row to reach the top five in the Australian charts. Soon afterwards Bill McDonough left the band. The remaining members then recorded the EP Semantics. The EP contained what would become possibly their best-known song, "Reckless". The first of two deaths in the group came in 1984 when Guy McDonough died in Melbourne of viral pneumonia secondary to endocarditis due to intravenous amphetamine use. "From Simon Binks: Incorr
top songs
1
Reckless (Don't Be So...) - Remastered
27,5812The Boys Light Up - Remastered 2013
25,2923Errol - Remastered
17,2184The Boys Light Up
16,5095Oh No Not You Again - Remastered
16,0196The Boys Light Up - Remastered
13,1617Downhearted - Remastered
13,0028Errol
10,6759Things Don't Seem - Remastered
8,99810Downhearted
8,981
