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The Saints
The Saints are an Australian punk rock band, which formed in Brisbane in 1974, founded by Chris Bailey (singer-songwriter, later guitarist), Ivor Hay (drummer), and Ed Kuepper (guitarist-songwriter).
Alongside mainstay Bailey, the group has had numerous line-ups.
In 1975, contemporaneous with United States' Ramones, The Saints were employing the fast tempos, raucous vocals and "buzz saw" guitar that characterised early punk rock.
With their debut single, "(I'm) Stranded", in September 1976, they became the first punk band outside the US to release a record, ahead of better-known acts including the Sex Pistols and The Clash.
They are one of the first and most influential groups of the genre, according to Bob Geldof, "Rock music in the seventies was changed by three bands—the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and The Saints".In early 1979, the Saints had split, leaving Bailey to continue the band, with a variable line-up, as a pop punk group.
All Fools Day peaked in the Top 30 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart in April 1986.
Bailey also has a solo career and had relocated to Sweden by 1994.
The band was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2001.1974–1976: Formative yearsThe Saints' original members were Brisbane schoolmates Chris Bailey (singer-songwriter, later guitarist), Ed Kuepper (guitarist-songwriter), and Ivor Hay (drummer).
They had formed Kid Galahad and the Eternals in 1973 with Irish-raised Bailey on vocals, Hay on piano and German-born Kuepper on guitar.
Their musical inspirations came from 1950s rock 'n' roll musicians such as Little Richard and Elvis Presley (their name referenced his 1962 film, Kid Galahad) and 1960s proto-punk bands like The Missing Links, The Stooges and MC5.
They rehearsed in a shed at the back of Hay's place, which was opposite the local police headquarters.Renamed as The Saints, in 1974, they played covers of Del Shannon, Connie Francis and Ike and Tina Turner – "exploding them almost beyond recognition with energy".
Jeffrey Wegener joined on drums and Hay switched to bass guitar.
Wegener had left by 1975, Hay moved to drums and Kym Bradshaw joined on bass guitar.
Contemporaneous with Ramones, the group were employing the fast tempos, raucous vocals and "buzz saw" guitar that characterised early punk rock.
Kuepper explained that they played faster and faster as they were nervous in front of audiences.
The police would often break up their gigs, and arrests were frequent.
Unable to obtain bookings, Bailey and Hay converted the Petrie Terrace house they shared into the 76 Club so they had a venue to play in.
According to Australian rock historian, Ian McFarlane, they had developed their "own distinctive sound as defined by Kuepper's frenetic, whirlwind guitar style and Bailey's arrogant snarl".Timeline