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Electric Blue: Icehouse’s 1987 Synth-Rock Triumph
In 1987, Icehouse dropped Electric Blue, a synth-rock gem that soared to No. 1 on the Kent Music Report. Released on Regular Records (K 389), it charted for 28 weeks, held No. 1 for one week, and went platinum. Co-written by Iva Davies and John Oates of Hall & Oates, produced by David Lord, it…
Read MoreThe Icemen
The Icemen is a band I was not even aware of until recently, even though I knew three out of the four musicians involved. I recently ran into a gentleman by the name of Dave Owens at a memorial concert for the late great Johnny Norman. I knew of Dave as he was a member…
Read MoreIcehouse – Flowers
I still remember seeing Flowers at the Stardust Hotel in Cabramatta around 1979. They were brilliant yet their best was still to come. Flowers became Icehouse in 1981 to avoid problems with a Scottish band by the name of The Flowers. The project that became Icehouse was driven essentially by Iva Davies who remains the…
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