The Leftovers (Australian band)
| The Leftovers | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1976–1979, 1983, 2012-present |
| Labels | Punji Stick, Dropkick |
| Associated acts | Temporary Ornaments Riptides Razar The Pineapples from the Dawn of Time Blackmarket (Bris.80-83) Flamin' Bodgies/Rockadiles Plug Uglies Executive Scum Prozac Mountain Daredevils Modern Con Lovecraft |
| Website | The Leftovers |
| Members | Ed Wreckage Graeme ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson Michael Gilmore Ché Wreckage |
| Past members | Warren Lamond Jim Shoebridge Peter Cornilsen Glenn Smith Graeme ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson Ed Wreckage Michael Hiron Johnny 'Burnaway' Gorman Greg Wackley David 'Dodo' Donald Mal "Malcontent' Skewis |
The Leftovers, are a Brisbane punk rock group which formed in 1976 in Queensland, Australia. Original band members were Warren Lamond on vocals, Ed Wreckage on guitar,Jim Shoebridge on guitar, Glenn Smith on bass guitar and Graeme ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson on drums. Constant members of the original band (1976-1979) were Lamond and Smith, whilst other members were replaced at various times by a host of others including Michael Hiron, Johnny 'Burnaway' Gorman, Mal ' Malcontent' Skewis, David 'Dodo'Donald and Ed Wreckage's son, Ché Wreckage, who joined the group in 2012 along with Michael Gilmore. The group existed from 1976 to 1979 with reformations in 1983 and 2012.
According to music historian, Ian McFarlane, Brisbane produced "some of the most anarchistic bands of the Australian punk rock era" and that it was a city nationally renowned for its ultra conservatism. Ian McFarlane also mentioned the group's first and only single, which was released in 1979 and rates it as "one of the classics of the late 1970s Australian punk rock era."
The Leftovers had acquired local cult punk hero status in Australia over the years due to their acknowledged reputation in the past for excessive anti social practices, constant harassment by the Queensland Police Force and self-destructive deeds. Their musical style fitted the generic conventions of punk but they also paid live homage to earlier proto–punk influences such as Lou Reed and Patti Smith.
Originally from Sandgate, Queensland, the band mostly played self-promoted hall shows. Like The Saints, they encountered at these hall venues the disproportionate attention of the law. "Many Leftover gigs were never finished – police would often pull the plug before they had a chance to get through a full set", The Leftovers had been quoted as saying. Chris Spencer, compiler for the Who's Who of Australian Rock, commented that they "Embodied the image of what Brisbane's visualization of 'punk' was all about. Raw, energetic and anti social and everything else that made the era fun, they captured the attention of fans, neighbours and the police.; The band released one seven-inch E.P. in 1979. The A-side, "Cigarettes and Alcohol" is considered an Australian punk "classic."
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