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The album was recorded at Warrenwood in Melbourne but never released due to the studio going into liquidation. The remaining members who recorded this album Hugh McDonald, Verity Truman, Michael Spicer, James Spicer and Tim Hannaford performed until 1990, when the band's considerable debts were cleared. After this was achieved Redgum disbanded. [1]
[5] [6] "I Was Only 19" became the most widely recognised song by the band. The song is a first-person account of a typical Australian soldier's experience in the Vietnam War , from training at Puckapunyal army base in Victoria to first hand exposure to military operations and combat , and ultimately his return home disillusioned and suffering ...
Brown Rice and Kerosine is the third album by Australian folk-rock group Redgum. [1] The title is taken from the first track, and the album was released around the time Redgum changed from a part-time band to a full-time job for its members. [2] "100 Years On" was released as a single. [3]
He wrote a number of the group's songs, including "The Diamantina Drover". After lead singer John Schumann left the band in 1986, he took over as lead singer until the group disbanded in 1990. [2] After Redgum, McDonald continued playing and recording music, [3] and also taught music, including working with the Geelong Music College Orchestra. [4]
If You Don't Fight You Lose is the first album by Redgum. [1] The title is taken from a line in the song "Killing Floor". It was originally released on vinyl and cassette. It was very briefly available on CD in the late 80s, through a licensing deal with budget label Rainbow. It has
John Lewis Schumann [1] AM (born 18 May 1953) [2] is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist from Adelaide. [3] He is best known as the lead singer for the folk group Redgum, with their chart-topping hit "I Was Only 19 (A Walk in the Light Green)", a song exploring the psychological and medical side-effects of serving in the Australian forces during the Vietnam War.
Frontline is the fourth studio album by the Australian folk-rock group Redgum. [1] It was the last album that John Schumann performed on before he left the group at the end of 1985. [ 2 ]
Caught in the Act is the first live album by Australian folk group Redgum, released in May 1983 on Epic Records. [1] The title is taken from the sixth track, which was also featured on Brown Rice and Kerosine. It features "I Was Only Nineteen", which was a number one hit in Australia. [2]