The Poor
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| The Poor | |
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| Also known as | The Poor Boys |
| Origin | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Genres | hard rock |
| Years active | 1988 - 2000, 2008 - present |
| Labels | Sony, Riot! |
| Associated acts | Lump, Blackseed |
| Website | thepoor.com.au |
| Members | |
| Anthony "Skenie" Skene Julian 'RV' Grynglas Matt Whitby Gavin Hansen |
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| Past members | |
| James Young Chris Risdale |
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The Poor (formerly The Poor Boys) are an Australian hard rock band that formed in the mid-1980s in Darwin, Northern Territory. They released a debut album titled Who Cares on 15 March 1994 on the Sony label. Who Cares debuted at #4 on the Australian albums chart.[1] A single from this album, "More Wine Waiter Please", was a top ten hit in Australia[1] and peaked at number 30 in the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[2] A later single, "Poison" reached #48 on the Australian singles chart.[1] The band also released two EPs, "Rude, Crude and Tattooed" and "Underfed". During the band's prime, they opened for such bands as The Angels, Alice In Chains, AC/DC, Suicidal Tendencies,[1] KISS,[3] Scorpions and Van Halen.[4] Former drummer James Young is the nephew of Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC.[5]
The Poor reunited in 2008 to play on an Australia tour with W.A.S.P. and soon after began recording a new album, Round 1, released in mid-2009 by Riot!),[6][7] composed of older songs not previously released. In January 2010 they played at the Big Day Out on the Gold Coast.[8] On 15 October 2010, the band released Round 2.
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[edit] Band members
- Anthony "Skenie" Skene - Vocals
- Julian 'RV' Grynglas - Guitar
- Matt Whitby - Bass
- Troy Allen - Drums
- Gavin Hansen - Drums
- James Young - Drums
- Chris Risdale - Drums
[edit] Who Cares track listing
- Poison
- Dirty Money
- Man of War
- Tell Someone Who Cares
- More Wine Waiter Please
- Ain't on the Chain
- Downtown
- Hair of the Dog
- Liar
- Ride
- Only the Night
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d McFarlane, Ian (1999). Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2.
- ^ www.billboard.com - Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - More Wine Waiter Please
- ^ Newcastle Herald, 23 July 1998, "Spirited Poor" by Chad Watson
- ^ The Gold Coast Bulletin, 3 February 2005, "Like it or Lump it, it's a long road" by Sam Cleveland
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/artist/James+Young+(6)
- ^ Canberra Times, 28 January 2010, "The Poor" by Pauly Carberry
- ^ Sunday Herald Sun
29 November 2009 - ^ The Gold Coast Bulletin, 18 January 2010, "It's festive anarchy for Duane" by Thomas Chamberlin
