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Tumbleweed was again quiet for most of 1999 as they worked on a new album and sought a replacement for Curley. Ex-'''Fridge''' drummer Phil Lally joined as bass player and in mid-2000 the album ''Mumbo Jumbo'' appeared, peaking on the ARIA alternative chart at #18 and gaining an ARIA Award nomination for Best Alternative Album. Support for the band was flagging however as the musical climate that had spawned them shifted and internal issues eventually ended the band in 2003. Former guitarist Dave Achille joined [[Immolate]] in 2010. | Tumbleweed was again quiet for most of 1999 as they worked on a new album and sought a replacement for Curley. Ex-'''Fridge''' drummer Phil Lally joined as bass player and in mid-2000 the album ''Mumbo Jumbo'' appeared, peaking on the ARIA alternative chart at #18 and gaining an ARIA Award nomination for Best Alternative Album. Support for the band was flagging however as the musical climate that had spawned them shifted and internal issues eventually ended the band in 2003. Former guitarist Dave Achille joined [[Immolate]] in 2010. | ||
In mid-2009 the classic line-up of Tumbleweed reformed and was immediately added to the bill for the Homebake festival. The band also appeared at the Sydney Big Day Out on January 23, 2010. Since then the band has toured sporadically, most recently in January 2011. They opened for '''Kyuss''' in Sydney in May 2011. An album of new material was expected in 2012 but | In mid-2009 the classic line-up of Tumbleweed reformed and was immediately added to the bill for the Homebake festival. The band also appeared at the Sydney Big Day Out on January 23, 2010. Since then the band has toured sporadically, most recently in January 2011. They opened for '''Kyuss Lives!''' in Sydney in May 2011. An album of new material was expected in 2012 but was delayed. In April 2013 Tumbleweed opened the Sydney leg of the Dig it Up! Festival before completing work on ''Sounds from the Other Side'', released on September 27. A short time later they embarked on a national tour. | ||
===Discography=== | ===Discography=== | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 29 September 2013
Tumbleweed | |
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| Origin | Wollongong, NSW |
| Genres | Hard rock, stoner metal, grunge |
| Years active | 1990 - 2003, 2009 - present |
| Labels | Waterfront, Polydor, Universal |
| Associated acts | Proton Energy Pills, Fridge, Cape Tribulation, Hot Rollers, Immolate, Richie and the Creeps, Leadfinger, The Pink Fits, The Unheard |
| Website | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tumbleweed/66646031819 |
| Members | Jay Curley, Lenny Curley, Paul Hausmeister, Richie Lewis, Steve O'Brien |
| Past members | Nik Reith, Phil Lally, Dave Achille, Dave Curley |
Band Members
- Line-Up
- Jay Curley (bass)
- Lenny Curley (guitar)
- Paul Hausmeister (guitar)
- Richie Lewis (vocals)
- Steve O'Brien (drums)
- Former Members
- Nik Reith (drums) (1996 - 2003)
- Phil Lally (bass) (2000 - 2003)
- Dave Achille (guitar) (2000 - 2003)
- Dave Curley (vocals) 1990
Website
www.theplanetofsound.com/tumbleweed
Formed
Wollongong, NSW, 1990
Band Information
Formed out of the remnants of Proton Energy Pills and The Unheard in Wollongong in 1990, Tumbleweed was one of the first modern stoner rock/metal bands to emerge. Their first couple of singles predate early formal releases by bands like Sleep and Kyuss and their sound, a mixture of psychedelic melody, monotonal vocals and heavy, fuzzy riffing, is definitive of the genre. The band's first line-up featured Jay and Lenny Curley, Richie Lewis on drums and Dave Curley on vocals. After the "Captain's Log" release, the 'classic' line-up came together when Lewis moved to vocals and Hausmeister and O'Brien joined.
Following the independent success of their early singles led to a signing to Festival. The resultant debut album charted and the "Sundial" single won considerable radio support. In the meantime, the band toured nationally with Nirvana and appeared at the first Big Day Out festival. During the year they went on to tour the US and the UK with Mudhoney and Lemonheads and featured at Metalfest '92 in Sydney. Tumbleweed continued to tour extensively over the next two years, appearing regularly on the festival circuit including consecutive Sydney Big Day Out shows in 1993 and 1994 and in 1995 the second album Galactophonic entered the national chart at #5.
Nik Reith and Dave Achille joined in 1996 as Tumbleweed prepared for the release of Return to Earth. The "Lava Bread" and "Silver Lizard" singles were moderate hits. Late that year the group opened for the Hoodoo Gurus farewell tour and in early 1998 played at the Homebake festival. During much of the year Tumbleweed was off the road while Lewis played in The Hot Rollers with Kram from Spiderbait, but the band reconvened for a late tour with You Am I, after which Jay Curley departed.
Tumbleweed was again quiet for most of 1999 as they worked on a new album and sought a replacement for Curley. Ex-Fridge drummer Phil Lally joined as bass player and in mid-2000 the album Mumbo Jumbo appeared, peaking on the ARIA alternative chart at #18 and gaining an ARIA Award nomination for Best Alternative Album. Support for the band was flagging however as the musical climate that had spawned them shifted and internal issues eventually ended the band in 2003. Former guitarist Dave Achille joined Immolate in 2010.
In mid-2009 the classic line-up of Tumbleweed reformed and was immediately added to the bill for the Homebake festival. The band also appeared at the Sydney Big Day Out on January 23, 2010. Since then the band has toured sporadically, most recently in January 2011. They opened for Kyuss Lives! in Sydney in May 2011. An album of new material was expected in 2012 but was delayed. In April 2013 Tumbleweed opened the Sydney leg of the Dig it Up! Festival before completing work on Sounds from the Other Side, released on September 27. A short time later they embarked on a national tour.
Discography
Albums:
| 1992 | Tumbleweed | Polydor | |
| 1995 | Galactaphonic | Polydor | |
| 1996 | Return to Earth | Polydor | |
| 2000 | Mumbo Jumbo | Universal | |
| 2010 | The Waterfront Years: 1990 - 1993 | Aztec | |
| 2013 | Sounds From the Other Side | Shock |
EPs:
| 1990 | Theatre of Gnomes | Waterfront | |
| 1991 | Weedseed | Waterfront | |
| 1992 | Sundial | Polydor |
Singles:
| 1990 | Captain's Log | Waterfront | |
| 1991 | Stoned | Waterfront | |
| 1991 | Carousel | Waterfront | |
| 1992 | Acid Rain | Polydor | |
| 1993 | Daddy Long Legs | Polydor | |
| 1994 | Gyroscope | Polydor | |
| 1994 | Hang Around | Polydor | |
| 1995 | Armchair Ride | Polydor | |
| 1996 | Lavabread | Polydor | |
| 1996 | I Remember | Polydor | |
| 1996 | Silver Lizard | Polydor | |
| 1998 | Fang It! | Universal | |
| 1999 | Glow in the Dark | Universal |