PODCAST: Men At Work’s original drummer Jerry Speiser on Alive 90.5 fm Australian Spectrum Show featuring the Australian Road Crew Association Desk Tape album “Live Christchurch 1982”. If you missed the show you can hear a podcast of the show again online for the next 4 weeks, at https://www.alive905.com.au/shows/aus-spectrum/ [Scroll down the page, select Australian Spectrum Show 18-07-23 Men At Work Special].
Men at Work are an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1978 and best known for breakthrough hits such as "Down Under", "Who Can It Be Now?", "Be Good Johnny", "Overkill", and "It's a Mistake".
In January 1983, they were the first Australian artists to have a simultaneous No. 1 album and No. 1 single on the United States Billboard charts: Business as Usual (released on 9 November 1981) and "Down Under" (1981), respectively. With the same works, they achieved the distinction of a simultaneous No. 1 album and No. 1 single on the Australian, New Zealand, and United Kingdom charts. Their second album Cargo (2 May 1983) was No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in New Zealand, No. 3 in the US, and No. 8 in the UK. Their third album Two Hearts (3 April 1985) reached the top 20 in Australia and top 50 in the US. They won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1983, they were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 1994, and they have sold over 30 million albums worldwide. In May 2001, "Down Under" was listed at No. 4 on the APRA Top 30 Australian songs and Business as Usual appeared in the book 100 Best Australian Albums (October 2010).
From Colin Hay: “One day Jerry Speiser, a great drummer friend of mine, appeared and said he was joining forces with us. We were now a band. A three piece, but a band nonetheless.” From solo and duo shows Colin Hay now had the beginnings of a band.
The album ”Live At Christchurch” was recorded by sound engineer Mark Woods. The album sales are fund raising for the Australian Road Crew Association (ARCA), a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping ROADIES during hard times and serious illness through their welfare program. Many artists have generously given their permission for the release of the roadies desk tapes of their live performances that make up a diverse collection of some truly unique historical releases.
Album info: https://australianroadcrew.com.au/men-at-work/
Group wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_at_Work
Podcast at https://www.alive905.com.au/shows/aus-spectrum/
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