1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: We would be singing a man at work song to 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: twelve hundred people, the men at work, and began the road. 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 2: I don't think did the people party in the venue, 4 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:08,959 Speaker 2: but the bands. It was a way of like Cozy 5 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:10,920 Speaker 2: and Lisa, it's to pub crawl. 6 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 3: Yes, back on the crawl this morning. Nothing like an 7 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:14,560 Speaker 3: eight am. 8 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 4: Pub crawl joining us from the frames it's marked on here. 9 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 2: Good morning, mate, welcome, good morning, How are you good news? 10 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 4: Thank you for being part of our reminisce about the 11 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 4: good old days. You wrote funny situation. Is there a 12 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 4: funny story we need to know behind that? 13 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,360 Speaker 1: Oh, look, I don't think so. I was just just 14 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: just thinking, then it's a long time since. That's all. 15 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 2: And what was I thinking? I thought, that's fine. 16 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:41,279 Speaker 1: I think I think we were a lot better than 17 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 1: that in my mind. But anyway, it was. It was 18 00:00:44,479 --> 00:00:44,960 Speaker 1: a good time. 19 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 2: It was a good bit of pop. Mark was that 20 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 2: Ray Vine, the Perth sex guy on sexophone, the jazz player. 21 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:52,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's right, we got it, we got him in. 22 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: I think was that single must have been about nine 23 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: and eighty one, nine eight two, Yeah, yeah. 24 00:00:58,560 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 2: Very good. 25 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 4: There was never a healthier time than the eighties for 26 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 4: the Perth pub scene. You know you could go Friday 27 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 4: night through till the Sunday session, different band, different great venue. 28 00:01:10,920 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 4: Where are some of the places that you guys played, 29 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 4: Look all the big. 30 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: Ones and I think you know, we could go from 31 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: Wednesday through to Sunday, you know, like places like the 32 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: Generator and Morley, the Overflow, Raffles, Windsor Hotel, Charles Hotel 33 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: and also you know we used to head to the country. 34 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: All the bands used to head to the country normally 35 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: on a Wednesday night because they couldn't get the sort 36 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: of big bands up there on the weekend. So on 37 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: Wednesday night you'd go to Bumbley or Calgoolie or Geraldon. 38 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, you guys come up once. That was bizarre, is 39 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 2: that right? In Meriton? Oh and Merriton we used to 40 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: get a few Ferth bands, but they would be during 41 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:54,960 Speaker 2: the week because you guys were all busy on the weekends. 42 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: As you say, exactly, Yeah, so it was. It was 43 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: such a vibrant time and probably never be repeated. It 44 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: was just the crowds of people that come out to 45 00:02:04,680 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 1: see live bands in Perth was unbelieving him. 46 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 4: You guys were able to tour a bit and and 47 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 4: work full time as a musician because you got, you know, 48 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 4: much wanted sponsorship support. 49 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 3: From an airline. Was it t A A or ancestor. 50 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:29,160 Speaker 1: Really it was we were sponsored by t A and 51 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:31,280 Speaker 1: we were flown around the country at one point, I 52 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: mean it was it was pretty muchy I think was 53 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: sponsored by Pepsi as well. 54 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: Wow, that's huge. It's a good marketing going on them. 55 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, a lot of that. I mean 56 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: it was obviously their management at the time getting that happening, 57 00:02:45,280 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: and yeah, it was was crazy good stuff. 58 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, hey, Mark, tell me mate, Clint Arnold the guitarist, 59 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,679 Speaker 2: did he come from Vicaprio or did he joined Vicapri later? 60 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 2: And how did that go down? Some of. 61 00:02:56,720 --> 00:03:00,959 Speaker 1: It effected well, no, no, thes have broken up when 62 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 1: when Vika Prix grabbed him, so he was no, he 63 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: was EASi original frames, all all the frames of original 64 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:14,959 Speaker 1: members and yeah he Vika pri sort of came along 65 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: and sort of blew us out of the water really 66 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: and and then eventually after Damien left, they took Clint 67 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 1: and he became a VIKA. 68 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 2: President for you. Yeah, both got guitarist Damian Warden, Clint 69 00:03:27,400 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 2: Anol good stuff, that's it. 70 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: Yeah, and he was, I mean he was in two 71 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:32,280 Speaker 1: big successful bands then. 72 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 2: Yes, yeah, very good. 73 00:03:34,520 --> 00:03:37,160 Speaker 4: I believe you auditioned for the frames after seeing an 74 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 4: ad in the Sunday Times. 75 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: We did that. That's how you got your kid did Yeah, 76 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:46,120 Speaker 1: so the three other guys have been in a band 77 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: before besides being DNA mean answered an ad in the 78 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: Sunday Times and turned up and then plugged in and 79 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: got the job. It was, But in those days the 80 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: Sunday Times was full of sort of vocalist they wanted. 81 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, being honest, Mark. A few of the people 82 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 2: were spoken to had some groupies. What was it like 83 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 2: in heyday? 84 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: The memories a bit blurry, I know. I think there 85 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: was some members of some bands that seemed to. 86 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 2: Have a lot of a lot of grouping, right, okay, 87 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:22,719 Speaker 2: very good? Yeah, diplomatic. 88 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 4: Who were some of the bands that some of the 89 00:04:25,520 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 4: other bands on the scene at the time that you 90 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:28,600 Speaker 4: always enjoyed seeing. 91 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: Personally? I think Loaded Die Stayed Warner. I think of 92 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 1: Prints were amazing boys, I mean the boys and living 93 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: bands that were before us really and Perfect Strangers were amazing, 94 00:04:47,760 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: just so many, so many great bands. Innocent Bystanders were 95 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: crazy good and the time. Yeah, original sort of band 96 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:02,279 Speaker 1: and just and the had a young Mark last there. 97 00:05:02,360 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, look, look they were fabulous and there was 98 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: just so many bands and very bands as well. There 99 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 1: was heavy metal type glam rock ones and the Ice 100 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 1: Lash Harry and yeah, a lot of a lot of 101 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: those different types of bands. But Purpose Strangers were amazing. 102 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: I love them, and a load of Dice and Fingerprints 103 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 1: were was sort of trailed Blazers and yeah, I really 104 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: enjoyed them. 105 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 2: You mentioned, I mean Die was just a kid with 106 00:05:33,120 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 2: who was in neednocent bystanders. But that Brett Keyser, he 107 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 2: was writing songs. He was like, he's like a chisel 108 00:05:38,440 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 2: type songwriter. He was incredible. Some of the rock he 109 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 2: was writing unreal, it was. 110 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 1: And he was using local he was writing about Farborough 111 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 1: and that's what set him apart. But also just a 112 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: great singer and a great front man and a great idea. 113 00:05:53,640 --> 00:05:55,840 Speaker 1: But yeah, I love that the fact that he was 114 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,640 Speaker 1: singing about local things that we could relate to. He 115 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:00,400 Speaker 1: wasn't singing about Alabama, you know. 116 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 2: Yeah. It worked with Paul Kelly and his days in 117 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 2: Adelaide and then Melbourne of course, you know Greg, Greg 118 00:06:06,160 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 2: mccains from Skyworks. So those guy hooks ye singing about 119 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 2: their particular towns love it. 120 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:16,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, And look, I think when the frames first 121 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: started as well, even the Perth bands weren't really playing 122 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: much Australian stuff, so we kind of felt like we 123 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: were one of the first ones that were playing, you know, 124 00:06:27,320 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 1: playing Skyhooks and the sports and you know, moving pictures 125 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 1: and things like that. So yeah, it did start to 126 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: change a bit then and people started realizing, hey, we're Australian. 127 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:43,799 Speaker 1: Brett Casa in the s Bystanders was certainly a standout 128 00:06:43,839 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: in Perth. 129 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 4: Good work, We thank you for your service on that that. 130 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:50,719 Speaker 4: There was of course a lot of great original stuff 131 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 4: coming out. But did you feel any pressure to do 132 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 4: the covers as well? Did you get that, you know, 133 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 4: people sort of wanted to hear what they knew? 134 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 1: Oh, look absolutely, I mean that was a hard thing. 135 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 1: I mean we never set out to be a big 136 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: cover band in Perth, and we set out the sort 137 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: of take on the world and we build up the 138 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:12,520 Speaker 1: money and we'd head off over over East and tour 139 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:16,800 Speaker 1: and play to not big crowds at all, and then 140 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 1: and we'd come back and we'd be playing our new 141 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: original songs and the crowd we'd just be looking at 142 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,280 Speaker 1: looking at us and go, you know, play the swingers. 143 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: That's right. Yeah, so it was tough in that respect. 144 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're testing the memory this morning, mate, to have 145 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 2: a think about excuse me, in your prime playing those 146 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 2: gigs to big crowds. Was it mostly girls up the 147 00:07:39,080 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 2: front of the stage. We talked about this with Capri 148 00:07:41,360 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 2: and were they big dancing kind of crowds at your gigs? 149 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:52,520 Speaker 1: Look, the first the first ten rows would sort of 150 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: dance and sort of sort of walk towards the band 151 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: a bit. And there was more girls at the front 152 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 1: than been guys. But but had more girls, I. 153 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 2: Think, Yeah. 154 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 1: I think the frames were kind of, you know, good 155 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: looking enough to get a few girls, but ugly enough 156 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: for the guys to kind of ore. Okay as well. 157 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 3: We were there dancing around our handbags, that's the whole 158 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 3: hand bag. 159 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, and put them on the stage next to the fall. 160 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, but that was fun for you. 161 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 4: God, the frames wrapped up in nineteen eighty six. But 162 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 4: you've had a long history with producing new young acts 163 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:32,880 Speaker 4: and so on in wa and. 164 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 3: Tell us about working with Kevin Bloody Wilson. 165 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: I still work with keV, you do, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, 166 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: Look he's a he's a wonderful talent and a very 167 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: smart guy. And it's been Yeah, it's been a good 168 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 1: run with keV and we've we've done lots of good stuff. 169 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 2: Yeah. And that wonderful singer of yours, Dean Denton with 170 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 2: his musical family mate, with Holly being so famous these days, 171 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 2: must do your pretty proud because you're all good mates. Yeah. 172 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,120 Speaker 1: Well, well she's my god daughter you so there you 173 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 1: and and we are still more good mates. 174 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 2: Yeah. 175 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,559 Speaker 1: And she's a wonderful girl. You know, work water dynamo. 176 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: You sit with there for five minutes ago, I need 177 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:15,199 Speaker 1: a break only. 178 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:18,440 Speaker 2: I just remember seeing on the stage for we were 179 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 2: Rocky and I and how good is this girl? Unreal? 180 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 1: She's so good and she always has been. And yeah, 181 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: just such such a great energy and she works so hard. 182 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:28,079 Speaker 2: You know. 183 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 3: Well, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. 184 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 2: Do you ever? 185 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 3: Do you ever still get together. 186 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:33,240 Speaker 2: And have a bit of a play. 187 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: Well, the Frames have done reunions. In fact, we only 188 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,319 Speaker 1: did one a year ago at the Charles Hotel. 189 00:09:41,440 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 2: So stay out, sticky carpet. 190 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: It's still still look at the carpet is exactly. It 191 00:09:52,880 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: feels like. 192 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 2: Home, you know, it feels like you're walking on the moon. 193 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:01,320 Speaker 3: Quick, you're quick, sad. 194 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 1: I think I took my kids there last time and 195 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: they came back and go, oh my god, you know. 196 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:08,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's amazing. 197 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 2: The crowds go. When you guys get back together, that's great. 198 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: But they still do and they bring their kids. Yeah, 199 00:10:15,400 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 1: you know who were between twenty and thirty, you know, yeah, 200 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: and they say this is where mom and dad met, 201 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: you know, so, and this is what we used to experience. 202 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: So that's pretty amazing to look out of the crowd 203 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 1: and see half of them young, and then you realize 204 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:30,920 Speaker 1: who they are. They're the children. 205 00:10:31,240 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's amazing. Well, it's been amazing to reminisce with 206 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:37,360 Speaker 4: you this morning, Mark. Yeah, I appreciate it so much 207 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 4: for coming on our pub for all with us. 208 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 2: Hearing me out. It's like a treat for us, mate, 209 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:47,160 Speaker 2: thank you Mark, to talk about right then bye bye frame. Yeah, 210 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:47,720 Speaker 2: this is fun. 211 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 4: If you go to the Charles you will see where 212 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 4: you spiled a drink in nineteen eighty six. 213 00:10:52,520 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 2: Yeah. 214 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,720 Speaker 4: Hey, if you have memories to share with us, feel 215 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,839 Speaker 4: free to text us on our text numbers zero four, 216 00:10:57,880 --> 00:11:00,200 Speaker 4: seventy six, ninety six, ninety six, ninety six. 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