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The focal point of The Go-Betweens was the song writing skills of Forster and McLennan, described by The Village Voice critic Robert Christgau as "the greatest songwriting partnership working today." Each developed a distinctive but complementary style: Forster's songs were angular and angst-ridden, making much use of irony and unusual lyrical ...
"Streets Of Your Town" is a song by Australian indie group The Go-Betweens that was released as the lead single from their 1988 album 16 Lovers Lane. Featuring polished production, a prominent backing vocal by Amanda Brown and a guitar solo by bassist John Willsteed , "Streets of Your Town" is one of the band's most recognised songs.
Oceans Apart is the ninth and final studio album by The Go-Betweens, released in 2005.All the songs were written by Grant McLennan and Robert Forster.The album was recorded at the Good Luck Studios in London between November 2004 through to January 2005—except for "Boundary Rider", which was recorded at The White Room Recording Studio in Brisbane.
"Bye Bye Pride" is a song by Australian alternative band The Go-Betweens that first appeared on their fifth studio album Tallulah. It was released as a 7" and 12" vinyl single on the Beggars Banquet label in the United Kingdom in August 1987, with "The House That Jack Kerouac Built" as the B-side.
They have played the song live several times. Most recently on their 2022 tour. The band the Meanies covered the song on the Go-Betweens tribute album, Right Here (1996); [21] Patience Hodgson (of the Grates) on another tribute album, Write Your Adventures Down (2007) disc one; and Darren Hanlon on that same album's second disc. [22]
Intermission is a two-CD compilation album by Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, bandmates in The Go-Betweens, of material recorded for their solo albums through the 1990s. Although the album was released after the death of McLennan in May 2006, it had been planned since 2000 and a final track list prepared in April 2006. [3]
The Go-Betweens line-up of Forster, McLennan, Pickvance and Thompson (he had rejoined in 2001) issued two more studio albums, Bright Yellow Bright Orange (2003) and Oceans Apart (2005), [13] Allmusic's Stewart Mason described Forster as having "a knack for crafty pop songs along with the brooding ballads he contributed to the Go-Betweens ...