Uncanny X-Men (band)
| Uncanny X-Men | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | pop/rock |
| Years active | 1981–1987, 1998, 2011, 2017 |
| Labels |
Mushroom Festival CBS |
| Members | Chuck Hargreaves Brian Mannix Ron Thiessen John Kirk Craig Waugh |
| Past members | Steve Harrison Nick Matandos Joey Amenta Brett Kingman |
Uncanny X-Men are an Australian pop/rock band which formed in Melbourne in 1981, and temporarily disbanded in 1987. They are fronted by lead singer Brian Mannix and originally included Chuck Hargreaves on guitar, Steve Harrison on bass guitar, Nick Matandos on drums and Ron Thiessen on guitar. John Kirk replaced Harrison and Craig Waugh replaced Matandos by 1984.
The band's debut album, 'Cos Life Hurts, peaked at No. 3 on the Australian Kent Music Report in 1985, and included their highest charting single "50 Years" which reached No. 6 on the singles chart. Thiessen left to be replaced temporarily by Joey Amenta on guitar and more permanently by Brett Kingman. Their second album, What You Give is What You Get, was released in October 1986 and peaked at No. 19, it included the Top 20 hit single "I Am". After disbanding in 1987 there was a brief reunion during 1998. In March 2011, the band played three gigs with Tim Rosewarne (guest keyboards); The Chelsea Heights Hotel (17 March 2011), Trak Live Lounge Bar, Toorak Melbourne (18 March 2011) and the V8 Supercar Clipsal 500 event in South Australia (19 March 2011). The band played a new original song, 'Take it from Me', for its encore performance at the Chelsea Heights Hotel. In March 2011, the band re-entered the studio to record a number of new original songs.
The Uncanny X-Men got their name from the Marvel comic of the same name. Uncanny X-Men were originally a four piece band formed in the late 1970s and consisted of Brian Mannix (vocals, guitar), Michael Helms (bass), Nick Matandos (drums) and Ron Thiessen (guitar) and were a regular Wednesday night attraction at the Pier Hotel in Frankston and many other venues around the city like Club Chevron, Doncaster Inn and also played a birthday party at the Tyabb Public Hall. They were the support act for Cold Chisel at the Pier Hotel on a very hot Sunday night which was the night Cold Chisel walked off stage after a few songs, apparently because security would not let anyone else in the venue.
The line-up changed when Helms left and at a later point the band included Chuck Hargreaves on guitar, Steve Harrison on bass guitar, Brian Mannix as lead singer, Nick Matandos on drums and Ron Thiessen on guitar.
Mannix became known for his mischievous and comical send-ups of other artists. The band was signed by Mushroom Records early in 1982 and released their debut EP 'SaliveOne! in November, which peaked at No. 40 on the Kent Music Report.
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