The Living End is an Australian alternative/punk rock/rockabilly band. To date, they have released three studio albums in Australia. They have been gaining success in the United States, and have recently been touring with Jet and The Vines on the Aussie Invasion Tour there. The band regularly tours Australia.
The band conisists of singer, songwriter and guitarist Chris Cheney, bass player Scott Owen and drummer Andy Strachan. The original drummer was Trav Demsey.
The debut self titled album was instantly a hit with Australian audiences and resulted in six Australian singles (counting the Second Solution release as two because both songs received major airplay). Prisoner of Society became an anthem in 1997/1998.
The Roll On album in 2000 was a more creative work, but did not manage to achieve the status of their earlier album. Cheney later stated that he was trying to prove to critics that The Living End were not a band simply defined by their hit "Prisoner of Society", and the album showed this by displaying the influences of reggae and funk, as well as their traditional fast-paced rockabilly music.
The band hit a quiet period after that during which Chris Cheney had a tragic car accident rendering him unable to play for a significant period of time. He had been on the road to the house of a member of fellow Australian band Bodyjar.
In 2003, after Chris's recovery and with new drummer Strachan, the band made a comeback, releasing One Said to the Other/What Would You Do? and getting air play once again. This was followed by heavy touring (including Big Day Out) and a release of MODERN ARTillery.
In late 2004, the band has released a singles collection as well as a DVD, which included all video clips and a "supergig"- collections of the band's most famous songs performed in Australia, Japan and the USA. The DVD also features the band's history- documented in interviews and home footage.
Recently, Chris performed at the 2004 ARIA awards as part of the supergroup The Wrights, featuring members of many other Australian rock bands.
Discography
Albums
Singles and EPs
- Hellbound, 1995 EP
- It's For Your Own Good, 1996 EP (included the radio song: From Here On In, which is on the Singles collection because it was a popular song on the radio)
- Second Solution/Prisoner Of Society, 1997 single
- Save The Day, 1997 single
- Prisoner Of Society, 1997 single (UK)
- All Torn Down, 1999 single (with radio B-side cover Tainted Love)
- Trapped, 1999 single (US)
- West End Riot, 1999 single
- Pictures In The Mirror, 2000 single
- Roll On, 2000 single
- Dirty Man, 2001 single
- One Said To The Other, 2003 single (with radio B-side What Would You Do?)
- Who's Gonna Save Us?, 2003 single
- Tabloid Magazine, 2003 single
- I Can't Give You What I Haven't Got, 2004 single
External links
The Living End is also the name of multiple albums.
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