Boom Crash Opera
| Boom Crash Opera | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Genres | Pop rock, pub rock |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Labels | WEA, East West Records, BMG, Sony BMG, Liberation Records |
| Members |
Andrew De Silva (vocals) Peter Farnan (guitar/vocals) Peter Maslen (drums/vocals) John Favaro (bass/vocals) Greg O'Connor (keyboards) |
| Past members |
Richard Pleasance Dale Ryder Ian Tilley |
Boom Crash Opera are an Australian pop rock band formed in early 1985. Initially they were based around the songwriting partnership of Richard Pleasance on guitar, bass guitar and vocals; and Peter Farnan on guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, and vocals. Pleasance developed tinnitus from constant exposure to loud live music & left in 1992 to pursue a solo career as an artist & producer. In March 2015 Dale Ryder informed the band he was leaving. His last gig with them was November 2015. On March 6, 2016 the band informed their fans of Ryder's decision to leave the group by placing a link to a Noise 11 article on their Facebook page. The article also announced that Ryder would be replaced by ex-CDB and Australia's Got Talent winner Andrew De Silva. The group also includes Peter 'Maz' Maslen on drums, percussion and vocals; Greg O'Connor on keyboards and guitar; and from 1992 Ian Tilley on bass guitar and vocals.
Their top 20 albums are Boom Crash Opera (September 1987), These Here Are Crazy Times (October 1989), and Fabulous Beast (March 1993). Their top 20 singles are "Great Wall", "Hands up in the Air" (both 1986), "Onion Skin" (1989) and "Gimme" (1994). In the United States "Onion Skin" reached No. 8 on the Billboard component chart, Modern Rock Tracks. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, noted that the group had a "strong visual image and the uncanny ability of its principal songwriters to pen catchy, commercial songs ensured a string of successful releases".
Boom Crash Opera were formed in early 1985 in Melbourne with a line up of Peter Farnan on guitar, keyboards and backing vocals (ex-Urtle Urtle Urtle, Serious Young Insects); Peter Maslen on drums, percussion and backing vocals (ex-One Hand Clapping); Greg O'Connor; Richard Pleasance on bass guitar, guitar and backing vocals (ex-Government Drum, Bang, One Hand Clapping); and Dale Ryder on lead vocals.
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