The Little River Band

LittleRiverBand.jpgLast night the Anchor worship team skipped practice and, instead, went to the Auburn Fall Free Fair. The draw: a free concert by the Little River Band. I remember the 1970s and 1980s, when they had a bunch of hits. "Night Owls" was my favorite, but "Cool Change" was great, too. They were the first Australian group to make it big in the States. However, I think only two of the guys in the band last night were part of that version of the Little River Band.

They were very good, and it was fun hearing all those old hits. Kinda like listening to hymns, I guess, for some people. With nearly every song, I thought, "Oh yeah, I forgot they did that one, too." And they left off perhaps their biggest hit, "I'm All Out of Love." As a nice little touch, they did two encore songs, and one was a rockin' version of "Drift Away," the only non-LRB song of the night.

I know--the Little River Band was not exactly Guns & Roses. Maybe 60% rock and 40% pop. But hey, they were big in their day. And now they're relegated to the county fair circuit.

Posted on September 28, 2007 03:09 PM|

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Wasn't "I'm All Out of Love" a big hit for a different Australian music group (Air Supply)?

Posted by: Mike | September 29, 2007 09:00 AM

Sounds fun, Uncle Steve.

But, at the risk of sounding like a smart aleck young whippersnapper nephew.... I'm pretty sure that "All Out Of Love" was Air Supply. Pretty sure. But, they ARE both Australian and all...

Posted by: Curt | September 29, 2007 12:53 PM

All right you smart-aleck not-children-of-the-1970s. You're right, Curt and Mike, and I resent that you whippersnappers caught me making an error about my era.

I always got Air Supply and LRB mixed up, though they're not much alike. Air Supply had that squirrely lead singer with the superb high voice, and they did a number of pop love songs. Songs like "Lost in Love," "Here I Am," "The One That You Love," and "Making Love Out of Nothing at All." Songs like that.

Posted by: Steve Dennie | September 29, 2007 07:28 PM

Don't worry Steve - you can refresh your memory with Time-Life's new soft Rock collection. Bonus . . . the infomercial is hosted by Air Supply. Though they do look a wee bit greyer :D

If its any comfort, I may be a whippersnapper, but I, ah, remember Air Supply releasing those songs ... hmm. Does that mean I'm not a whipper snapper? Maybe just a whipper? I'm just grateful my memory hasn't gone yet! :P

Posted by: Mike | October 16, 2007 09:51 AM

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