Beasts of Bourbon
| Beasts of Bourbon | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Sydney , Australia |
| Genre (s) | Blues , blues rock , rock , hard rock , alternative rock , country |
| founding | 1983 |
| Founding members | |
guitar |
Kim Salmon |
Drums |
James Baker |
guitar |
Brad Shepard |
| Current occupation | |
singing |
Tex Perkins |
guitar |
Charlie Owen |
bass |
Brian Hooper |
Drums |
Tony Pola |
| former members | |
guitar |
Spencer Jones (†) |
The Beasts of Bourbon are an Australian alternative rock band that was formed in Sydney in 1983 and (after lengthy creative breaks and ongoing line-up changes) still exists today. The creative head of the band is lead singer Tex Perkins .
After a long break (which was interrupted in 2005 by the live album 'Low life') the group delivered another album ( Little Animals ) in 2007 and toured Australia and Europe. The concerts were often sold out.
The musical style of the formation is complex and includes elements of blues , blues rock , rock , hard rock , alternative underground , jazz and country .
Members
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1983
- Singing: Tex Perkins
- Guitar: Terry Doolan, Spencer Jones, Kim Salmon, George Spencer
- Bass: Mark Ferrie, Boris Sujdovic
- Drums: James Baker, Johnny Freidenfelds, Richard Ploog
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1984
- Singing: Tex Perkins
- Guitar: Spencer Jones, Kim Salmon, Brad Shepard, Stu Spasm, Tony Thewlis
- Bass: Graham Hood, Boris Sujdovic
- Drums: James Baker, Brett Rixon
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1985
- Singing: Tex Perkins
- Guitar: Spencer Jones, Stu Spasm
- Bass: Graham Hood
- Drums: James Baker
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1988
- Singing: Tex Perkins
- Guitar: Spencer Jones, Kim Salmon
- Bass: Boris Sujdovic
- Drums: James Baker
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1989
- Singing: Tex Perkins
- Guitar: Spencer Jones, Kim Salmon
- Bass: Boris Sujdovic
- Drums: James Baker
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1990
- Singing: Tex Perkins
- Guitar: Spencer Jones, Kim Salmon
- Bass: Brian Hooper, Boris Sujdovic
- Drums: James Baker, Tony Pola
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1991-1993
- Singing: Tex Perkins
- Guitar: Spencer Jones, Kim Salmon
- Bass: Brian Hooper
- Drums: Tony Pola
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1996-1997
- Singing: Tex Perkins
- Guitar: Spencer Jones, Charlie Owen
- Bass: Brian Hooper
- Drums: Tony Pola
Discography
- 1984: The Axeman's Jazz
- 1988: Sour Mash
- 1990: Black Milk
- 1991: The Low Road
- 1993: From the Belly of the Beasts
- 1994: Europe 1992 (Live)
- 1996: Gone
- 2005: Low Life
- 2007: Little Animals