Hush (band)
| Hush | |
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| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Years active | 1971–1977, 2004, 2006 |
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| Associated acts | New Hush |
| Website | hushmusic |
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Hush were an Australian glam rock pop group, which formed in 1971 and disbanded in 1977. For most of that time their line-up was Les Gock on lead guitar, Keith Lamb on lead vocals, Rick Lum on bass guitar and Johnny Kouts on drums. They had top 10 hits on the Kent Music Report with their cover versions of "Bony Moronie" and "Glad All Over" (both 1975). The group frequently appeared on the TV pop music show, Countdown, and toured nationally.
Hush were formed in the Sydney suburb of Seven Hills in 1971 as a five piece light pop group by Robin Jackson on guitar, John Koutts on drums, Keith Lamb on lead vocals, Rick Lum on bass guitar and Chris Nolan on keyboards. Jackson and Lamb had migrated to Australia from England at the same time. Nolan had previously been with Grandmars Observers.
Hush released their debut single, "Over You", late that year via the Philips label. In April of the following year Les Gock (ex-Chariot) on lead guitar and Chris "Smiley" Pailthorpe on drums joined Lamb and Lum in the Hush four-piece line-up. They reached the state finals of national band competition, Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds, and issued a cover version of "White Christmas" as a single in December. Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, felt that "Gock gave the band a tougher sound in the guitar department."
Hush first made the Kent Music Report singles chart in October 1973, with their own composition (co-written by Gock, Lamb, Lum and Pailthorpe), "Get the Feeling", which reached No. 40. They followed with their debut album, Aloud 'n' Live!, on WEA, which reached No. 20 on the Kent Music Report albums chart and was certified gold. Ian Cross of The Canberra Times observed that their "sound is simple, hard rock and roll, yet it has a sense of originality about it. A great deal of its appeal is generated by the wild stage act. Dressed in colorful costumes the members dance around the stage involving themselves and, their audience." During 1973 they supported concerts by the Jackson Five and by Status Quo. The album provided another single, "Man Eater", in February 1974.
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