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Go to

http://www.myspace.com/graehamgoble

Listen to "Someone's Taken Our History"...

I total slap towards Little River Band...but, in the Perry context, some will love it. Too funny.

Thanks for directing me to Graeham's website. My band opened for the Little River Band in 2005. They still kick ass!

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See the LRB sign above us? (I'm on the drums.)

I love The Little River Band.
You look like one cool cat Voyager

Moon Beam wrote:I love The Little River Band.
You look like one cool cat Voyager

I loved the album track...The Net, as I only have it on vinyl, I must try to get it on CD. They're a good band to open for V, nice to see they're still going strong... it only seems like yesterday I was humming that track in my bedroom while it played on my fidelity player, scratches and all! Twenty odd years ago, I'm getting old fast

styxman wrote:

Moon Beam wrote:I love The Little River Band.
You look like one cool cat Voyager

I loved the album track...The Net, as I only have it on vinyl, I must try to get it on CD. They're a good band to open for V, nice to see they're still going strong... it only seems like yesterday I was humming that track in my bedroom while it played on my fidelity player, scratches and all! Twenty odd years ago, I'm getting old fast

We all are honey-pie
Enjoy the ride of life and turn it up!

Moon Beam wrote:

styxman wrote:

Moon Beam wrote:I love The Little River Band.
You look like one cool cat Voyager

I loved the album track...The Net, as I only have it on vinyl, I must try to get it on CD. They're a good band to open for V, nice to see they're still going strong... it only seems like yesterday I was humming that track in my bedroom while it played on my fidelity player, scratches and all! Twenty odd years ago, I'm getting old fast

We all are honey-pie
Enjoy the ride of life and turn it up!

I know MB, remember when you waz a kid, the year seemed to last forever now no sooner to we pack the Christmas Tree away in no time at all it's ready to get it back out again

Sorry to deviated from the original post Monker....but while having tea and thinking about LRB, I remembered this track which I had about the same time on 45 vinyl - no longer have it...I'm 99% sure they were Australian and the track must have gone into Billboard for me to buy it at the time...it went - What about me, I've had enough...can't come up with anything on a net search, anyone remember this track and the band that played it?

Voyager wrote:Thanks for directing me to Graeham's website. My band opened for the Little River Band in 2005. They still kick ass!

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See the LRB sign above us? (I'm on the drums.)

I didn't know they had so many profiles on MySpace...

Here's BSG's:
http://www.myspace.com/birtlesshorrockgoble

Here's Shorrock's:
http://www.myspace.com/glennshorrockfan

Here's Farnham's
http://www.myspace.com/johnfarnham

Can someone explain the meaning behind the song. Is he the former llead singer? What happened between him and the others? Thanks in advance. BTW, that song is VERY good.

Saint John wrote:Can someone explain the meaning behind the song. Is he the former llead singer? What happened between him and the others? Thanks in advance. BTW, that song is VERY good.

There's six year history behind.

The Little River Band that exists and tours today contains none of the original voices that sang on the original hits. When the original voice, and founders, decided to get back together about six years ago they found that they could no longer use the name "Little River Band"...cuz none of them owned the name. So, they decided to go by "Birttles, Shorrock and Goble"...in the same way as Crosby, Stills, and Nash. That was shortened by fans into BSG (similar to LRB)...and that has stuck.

That would have been the end of it...but the copyright owner (Stephen Housden, current guitarist for LRB) has constantly taken BSG to court for making references to "LRB" in their promotions. He doesn't even want them saying "The original voices of Little River Band". They even have a live DVD/CD which has a pic of a marquee that says, "Birtles, Goble and Shorrock...The original voices of *** ****** ***** ****"...because Housden through a fit over it!

So, this song is expressing a LOT of frustration about the situation. Imagine if Perry went on tour and Neal took him to court to stop him from saying he was a lead singer of Journey? Or, even worse...if Neal quit Journey...then Ross quit....Then a few years later, Neal, Gregg, and Perry got back together but Jonthan started taking them to court...because "Journey" was still touring without them...and he didn't want to have his income affected by NGP using the Journey name in their promotions.

So, that is how this "stealing our history" comes from...LRB is living off a history they didn't create...and the creators of that history can't refer to it! The "they don't say a word" bit is because if BSG ever toured the US and the full story was told, I doubt LRB would be able to tour...that is basicaly what has happened in Australia...LRB were the first Australian based rock band to be a success in BOTH Australia and the US, yes, even before AC/DC. Todays LRB is basicaly an American band now.

Monker wrote:

Saint John wrote:Can someone explain the meaning behind the song. Is he the former llead singer? What happened between him and the others? Thanks in advance. BTW, that song is VERY good.

There's six year history behind.

The Little River Band that exists and tours today contains none of the original voices that sang on the original hits. When the original voice, and founders, decided to get back together about six years ago they found that they could no longer use the name "Little River Band"...cuz none of them owned the name. So, they decided to go by "Birttles, Shorrock and Goble"...in the same way as Crosby, Stills, and Nash. That was shortened by fans into BSG (similar to LRB)...and that has stuck.

That would have been the end of it...but the copyright owner (Stephen Housden, current guitarist for LRB) has constantly taken BSG to court for making references to "LRB" in their promotions. He doesn't even want them saying "The original voices of Little River Band". They even have a live DVD/CD which has a pic of a marquee that says, "Birtles, Goble and Shorrock...The original voices of *** ****** ***** ****"...because Housden through a fit over it!

So, this song is expressing a LOT of frustration about the situation. Imagine if Perry went on tour and Neal took him to court to stop him from saying he was a lead singer of Journey? Or, even worse...if Neal quit Journey...then Ross quit....Then a few years later, Neal, Gregg, and Perry got back together but Jonthan started taking them to court...because "Journey" was still touring without them...and he didn't want to have his income affected by NGP using the Journey name in their promotions.

So, that is how this "stealing our history" comes from...LRB is living off a history they didn't create...and the creators of that history can't refer to it! The "they don't say a word" bit is because if BSG ever toured the US and the full story was told, I doubt LRB would be able to tour...that is basicaly what has happened in Australia...LRB were the first Australian based rock band to be a success in BOTH Australia and the US, yes, even before AC/DC. Todays LRB is basicaly an American band now.

Thank you Monker. The guys doing this need their asses kicked. Their should be a way for someone (a judge) to step in and give them what is rightfully theirs. Kind of like common law marriage....after so long it's just understood that you're together. This is a fuckin' travesty. Either that or a judge should put what he/she thinks is a fair monetary value and let them compensate these creeps for their shady doings. I think the ass kicking would be a better idea though.

but saint john,, if the new guitarist owns the copywrites then it must have been up for sale,, that stuff gets down to the most trivial of points i guess,,, i guess the record company owned the originals and the new guitarist bought them ,, leaving the origianl guys with nothing ,, know anymore on this monker? i love this band,, my little outfit even plays Lady,,