_Laurie_ Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 My sister use to listen to these guys all the time...I looked up some videos on YouTube and it shows a blonde hair guy singing all the songs...I remember seeing videos on TV...and I remember the lead singer having dark hair....did they change lead singers?.....I really don't know too much about them, other than what I've read on the websites......So tell me what you think/know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 They're Australian and had a ton of personnel changes, if I recall correctly. Good songs, too though: Cool Change, Lady, Man on Your Mind. We saw them a few years back in Branson and they were a'ight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry David Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Laurie, I was in love with the LRB. Ahhh, fond memories of the skating rink! You really have made me nostalgic. They had some awesome songs. I have to DL some of them. Night Owls, Lady, Take it Easy on Me. And one of my theme songs..COOL CHANGE. Great tune! Great band! No recollection of hair color, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted February 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Lady, and Reminiscing are a couple of my favorites, and The Other Guy is good song too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan01 Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Lonesome Loser was a good song. One casino I played blackjack in would play that song regularly; pretty funny at the time unless you were, as Neil Young might say, on the losing end. Wikipedia has a decent report on them including members coming/going, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_River_Band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 Laurie girl, I love this band!! Of course I love their big hits, but there are a few songs that got my attention, We Too which is in some ways reminds me of Ambrosia, also You're Driving Me Out of My Mind, and The Other Guy. Check out this ablum, "One Night In Mississippi" a live album and the version of Night Owls is awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuniorNB Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 I agree with all the opinions here. LRB was a decent band. They were definitely a "singles" band, however. I purchased three or four of their albums, back in the day, and Sleeper/Catcher was the only one I would that was enjoyable all the way through. There was, however, no denying their ability to pen a great hook and sing superb harmonies. "Lady" was the first song I ever sang in front of an audience. It was for a high school talent show. lol The Other Guy and Cool Change were also favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted February 20, 2007 Report Share Posted February 20, 2007 I liked their song, Happy Anniversary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 For 8 years I worked at a music company in San Diego, and Wayne Nelson of the LRB worked in the studio for several of those years. He wasn't blonde or dark haired. He was almost bald. He was also the token American in the band. I remember "Lady" being one of my absolute favorites in high school. So of course I had to ask Wayne about it one day. He said he wasn't with the band when they recorded that one... story of my life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted February 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 (edited) Wow, great stories you guys...and Sweet Jane I will definitely check that out...I can't remember which album my sister played constantly, I think it might of been Sleeper/Catcher...Thanks to all of you for the info! Here is the blonde hair guy ( he's a cutie )...I'm guessing it's John Farnham... The Other Guy ~ LRB Edited February 21, 2007 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Yay, an Aussie band (mostly)! My parents were fans, so I grew up on them a bit. They were kinda a mini Aussie supergroup. Glenn Shorrock was in Axiom before LRB and they had a mega hit with 'A Little Ray Of Sunshine' and Beeb Birtles was in Zoot. Graham Goble was also a respected musician, as was their manager Glenn Wheatley (former bassist for the Master's Apprentices). And as Elvy said, they had a stack of lineup changes, the biggest one being the replacement of Glenn Shorrock with John Farnham, an unknown in the US, but very famous in Oz. Glenn Shorrock had a massive hit here with a cover of Bobby Darin's 'Dream Lover' in 1979 Laurie, the guy with the blonde hair is John Farnham, who replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer. He came into the band around 1982 and left after 1985 for a solo career (Whispering Jack - John Farnham is one of the biggest selling solo artists of all time in Oz) And I like a lot of their songs, ones already mentioned, and 'Home On A Monday' is also a fave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 A great acapela group named Reunion does a fantastic version of Cool Change. Reminiscing first drew me to LRB and i like all of the songs mentioned above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted February 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Reminiscing is my favorite also Joe!...Katie thanks for the info on the group members...I didn't know about all the changes, but that John Farnham is a cutie! I can see why he's popular, nice voice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elvish Posted February 21, 2007 Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Singles band is a good description. I have their greatest hits and it's pretty awesome. Had to get it out after Laurie's post 1. Lonesome Loser 2. Help Is On Its Way 3. Cool Change Listen 4. Take It Easy On Me 5. Face In The Crowd 6. Reminiscing Listen 7. The Night Owls 8. Lady 9. We Two 10. The Other Guy 11. Man On Your Mind 12. I'll Always Call Your Name 13. Down On The Border 14. Happy Anniversary 15. Playing To Win 16. It's Not A Wonder 17. You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind 18. It's A Long Way There Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted February 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2007 Wow, never realized how many great songs they had...I want that album! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAR Posted August 4, 2007 Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Laurie The Little River Band members had a huge court battle. There are now two versions of the group. One is the current version of the group calling itself Little River Band which true fans refer to as the "Tribute Band". Three of the most significant origional members now go under the name "Birtles Shorrock Goble". You can go to their webpage, http://birtlesshorrockgoble.com/ and read all about the lawsuit. They put out a great live album and video called "Full Circle" a few years ago that made it to the states last year. They also have a myspace page http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=76966232&MyToken=a801d831-b0ab-4942-9750-207b3a272bb1 They have more info on all their websites than I could ever give here. I invite you to check it out. BSG is currently turing Austalia GAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted August 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2007 Thanks GAR...and welcome to Songfacts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 I like L R B. Reminiscing was a favorite of mine when I was a littl'un Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted August 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 That's a great song Shannon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluesky Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 My mom recently told me she and my dad went to see them when I was little. My parents were cool. Once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted August 7, 2007 Report Share Posted August 7, 2007 Singles band is a good description. I have their greatest hits and it's pretty awesome. Had to get it out after Laurie's post 1. Lonesome Loser 2. Help Is On Its Way 3. Cool Change Listen 4. Take It Easy On Me 5. Face In The Crowd 6. Reminiscing Listen 7. The Night Owls 8. Lady 9. We Two 10. The Other Guy 11. Man On Your Mind 12. I'll Always Call Your Name 13. Down On The Border 14. Happy Anniversary 15. Playing To Win 16. It's Not A Wonder 17. You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind 18. It's A Long Way There ---------- This IS the album you want - no questions ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thouton Posted August 20, 2007 Report Share Posted August 20, 2007 LRB had a lot of really great pop songs. From what I understand they were initially supposed to be the Aussie version of the Eagles. Can't say that they were too much alike with the exception of both having really excellent backing vocals, as did a lot of bands in the 70's which became a lost art a few short years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted August 23, 2007 Report Share Posted August 23, 2007 Right on, Thouton. Welcome to Songfacts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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