The poor
| The Poor | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Poor Boys |
| Origin | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Genres | Hard rock |
| Years active | 1986–2000, 2008–present |
| Labels | Sony/Columbia, Riot! |
| Associated acts | Lump, Blackseed |
| Website | thepoor |
| Members | Julian "RV" Grynglas Anthony "Skenie" Skene Matt Whitby Gavin Hansen |
| Past members | Mark Davis Chris Risdale James Young |
The Poor are an Australian hard rock band that formed in 1986 as The Poor Boys in Darwin, Northern Territory. Their founding mainstays are Julian "RV" Grynglas on guitar, Anthony "Skenie" Skene on vocals and rhythm guitar, and Matt Whitby on bass guitar. On 13 June 1994 they released a debut album, Who Cares, on the Sony label, which peaked at No. 3 on the ARIA Albums Chart. The lead single, "More Wine Waiter Please", had appeared in the United States in March and reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It was a top ten hit in Australia when released there in May. The Poor disbanded in 2000 but reformed in 2008 and issued two further albums, Round 1 (October 2009) and Round 2 (15 October 2010), on Riot Entertainment.
The Poor are an Australian hard rock band that formed in 1986 as The Poor Boys in Darwin, Northern Territory. The original line-up was Mark Davis on drums, Julian "RV" Grynglas on guitar, Chris Risdale on guitar, Anthony "Skenie" Skene on vocals and rhythm guitar, and Matt Whitby on bass guitar. Risdale and Skene had met in 1984 when they attended Dripstone High School together. They had met Davis and Whitby at parties in Darwin and soon were gigging together as a covers band. Risdale soon left when Grynglas joined and they started to write their own material. Davis left a few years later.
In 1991 the group relocated to Sydney and later that year toured the United States supporting fellow Australian hard rockers, The Angels. By June 1992 James Young (ex-BB Steal) replaced Davis on drums and the group released their debut extended play, Rude, Crude & Tattooed, on Sony/Columbia Records. It was produced by The Angels' members Rick Brewster and Bob Spencer. The Poor Boys supported that group's national tour through July to August. About a year later The Poor Boys issued their second EP, Underfed, which was produced by Brent Eccles (also a member of The Angels). They followed in October by backing United States acts, Alice in Chains and Suicidal Tendencies, on the Australian leg of their combined tour.
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