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Nevertheless, the band surprisingly kept its feet on the ground and continued, returning to basics and smaller venues where their core following had remained loyal. The Poor remained sporadically active as an aggressive and wild live act for some time. Hansen from [[Blackseed]] eventually replaced Young, but The Poor split at the end of the 90s. | Nevertheless, the band surprisingly kept its feet on the ground and continued, returning to basics and smaller venues where their core following had remained loyal. The Poor remained sporadically active as an aggressive and wild live act for some time. Hansen from [[Blackseed]] eventually replaced Young, but The Poor split at the end of the 90s. | ||
The band reformed to play a one-off show in August 2006; Skenie and Hansen formed [[Lump]] in 2003. The Poor | The band reformed to play a one-off show in August 2006; Skenie and Hansen formed [[Lump]] in 2003. The Poor reformed once again to tour with '''W.A.S.P.''' in 2008 and played a one-off show in Melbourne on December 6. In mid-2009 it was announced that The Poor was back together once again and preparing to record a swag of material. The band starts recording the first of what is expected to be a double album in October, with live shows planned. | ||
===Discography=== | ===Discography=== | ||
Revision as of 02:48, 2 September 2009
Band Members
- Final Line-Up
- Julian Grynglas (guitar)
- Gavin Hansen (drums)
- Skenie (Anthony Skene) (vocals)
- Matt Whitby (bass)
- Former Members
- James Young (drums)
- Craig Ridsdale (guitar) 1988 - 1991)
Website
myspace.com/morewinewaiterplease
Formed
Darwin, NT, 1988
Band Information
The Poor was a hard rocking, hard drinking hellraising Darwin band which descended like a tropical storm on the music scene, met with a surge of success, including a brush with international fame and then subsided. Starting life as The Poor Boys in the pubs of mid-80s Darwin as a five piece act with Chris Ridsdale on second guitar, the band carved out a mean, raw heavy rock sound grounded in the hard boogie and blues style.
Shifting base to Sydney in the early 90s, the band shed Ridsdale and issued a brace of EPs that helped to establish them as a brash and dynamic act. Setting their sights wider afield, they dropped the "Boys" from their name and headed to the US where they gained a minor chart hit with their first single there, "More Wine Waiter Please".
A tour with Young's uncles' band AC/DC followed both there and in Australia, along with a much publicised national jaunt of their own with Allegiance and the Who Cares album flirted with major chart success. Their experiences in the States turned The Poor into a tight and professional unit but further success eluded them and their profile decreased.
Nevertheless, the band surprisingly kept its feet on the ground and continued, returning to basics and smaller venues where their core following had remained loyal. The Poor remained sporadically active as an aggressive and wild live act for some time. Hansen from Blackseed eventually replaced Young, but The Poor split at the end of the 90s.
The band reformed to play a one-off show in August 2006; Skenie and Hansen formed Lump in 2003. The Poor reformed once again to tour with W.A.S.P. in 2008 and played a one-off show in Melbourne on December 6. In mid-2009 it was announced that The Poor was back together once again and preparing to record a swag of material. The band starts recording the first of what is expected to be a double album in October, with live shows planned.
Discography
Album:
| 1994 | Who Cares | Epic |
Singles:
| 1994 | More Wine Waiter Please | Epic | |
| 1994 | Poison | Epic | |
| 1994 | Man o War | Epic | |
| 1998 | Simple Livin | BlahBlahBlah |
EPs:
| 1992 | Rude, Crude and Tattooed (as The Poor Boys) | Epic | |
| 1993 | Underfed (as The Poor Boys) | Epic |