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So,
you'd like to have Spectrum
at your party? |
Just
give Mike (left) a
ring on (03) 9807 1404
or 0411 103 818 or
e-mail
him and he will give you the gen
on what it takes to get these legends
of Australian Rock to play at your celebration.
(Check the official bio).
The lads will play a blend of their
famous '70s Spectrum repertoire, always
with the smash I'll Be Gone
(Someday I'll Have Money), the
contemporary continuum of the Breathing
Space material and their matchless
take on the blues from the Spill
and No Thinking CDs. Check
out the various configurations below
and contact Mike for availability
and prices for your gig. (Mouse
over the Mike's pic for the cold, hard
truth..)
The definitive Rudd profile can be found
on Audio
Culture
Respected
broadcaster (and performer), Tracy Bartram,
offers her thoughts on Spectrum - have
a listen..
Contact Fiona O, Spectrum's publicist
here.*Check
out Spectrum's equipment on the Equipment
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Six
delicious Mike Rudd combos to choose from.. |
S
P E C T R U M
the
classic four piece
Mike
Rudd - vocals, guitars, harmonica
Peter 'Robbo' Robertson
- drums, percussion
Broc
O'Connor - bass guitar
Daryl Roberts - keyboards
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Spectrum
trio
guitar,
bass & drums
Mike Rudd - vocals, guitars, harmonica
Peter
'Robbo' Robertson - drums, percussion
Broc O'Connor -
bass guitar
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Spectrum
to Ariel
with
Glyn Mason
Mike
Rudd, Peter 'Robbo' Robertson
Daryl Roberts, Broc O'Connor
and Glyn Mason
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solo
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Mike Rudd - voice,
guitar
and blues harps
George Butrumlis - piano accordion
Jeremy Alsop - double bass
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more
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Mick
& Broc
the
duo
Mike
Rudd & Broc O'Connor
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S
P E C T R U M
aaL-R - Peter
'Robbo' Robertson,
Broc O'Connor,
Mike Rudd and Daryl
Roberts (pic Dale McCabe) |
Four
piece with keyboards (inc. Spectrum Plays
the Blues)
The
original, and
in some people's eyes, the unsurpassable four
piece line-up of Spectrum with keyboardist
Daryl Roberts providing the essential link
with the original Hammond-centric concept.
Broc O'Connor has comparatively recently replaced
the late Bill Putt as bassist and now the
quartet appears to be set for years of development
according to the inspired charter of the original
Spectrum in the late '60s and early '70s.
Songs in the current Spectrum repertoire include:
I'll Be Gone, Launching Place Part Two,
Going Home and Fly Without Its Wings,
Ariel's Jamaican Farewell, Rock &
Roll Scars, Hard Way To Go, Red Hot Momma
and Worm Turning Blues, Murtceps'
Esmeralda, Some Good Advice and We
Are Indelible,and heaps more. Then there
are the new Spectrum songs from the Breathing
Space EP series like Rocket Girl,
Silicon Valley and Xavier Rudd is
not my Son that slip right into the
eclectic Spectrum live mix.
More often than not Spectrum includes
a blues set by its alter ego, Spectrum Plays
the Blues, which can be prised away from the
mother ship as a separate and distinct entity
and play a solid couple of hours of classic
blues songs as requested. The recent
Sydney Blues and Roots and Noonamah Blues
Festivals saw Spectrum Plays the Blues play
just such a a sizzling blues set.
Read Peter de Groot's review
of a typical Spectrum gig and check out some
party
feedback. Download the official
bio
and large
pic |
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Glyn
Mason, Robbo, Daz, Broc and Mike in a time
tunnel |
Spectrum
to Ariel
feat.
Glyn Mason
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Mike
Rudd teams up with former Ariel
stalwart, singer-guitarist Glyn Mason
(Ariel, Stockley, See & Mason, The Pardoners)
with an extraordinary songlist featuring
songs from Spectrum, The Indelible Murtceps
and Ariel, plus material never
before performed live.
* pic Peter Lamont
Performing Sun. 21st May at the Caravan
Music Club
Read
the Spectrum to Ariel bio |
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Broc
O'Connor,
Mike Rudd & Peter 'Robbo'
Robertson |
Spectrum
trio guitar,
drums & bass
(inc. Spectrum Plays
the Blues)
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When
cornered at a dedicated blues festival,
the Spectrum trio of Mike, Robbo and newbie
bassist Broc O'Connor will play just the blues
from their hugely successful Spill - Spectrum
Plays The Blues and No Thinking
CDs, including blues classics like Sitting
On Top Of The World, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl,
I Ain't Superstitious etc. Being the
versatile chaps they are, as well as the blues
they play guitar, bass and drums versions
of Spectrum favourites, the Indelible Murtceps
and Ariel stuff, plus songs from the new Breathing
Space CDs. (pic Dale
McCabe)
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duo |
Broc
O'Connor & Mike Rudd |
Mick
& Broc -
Mike Rudd & Broc O'Connor
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Not
quite the newest combination on the
block, Mick & Broc have barely played
together as this is written, but already there
are signs that this is going to be a winning
combination. As well as being an exemplary
bassist, Broc O'Connor has previous form on
the six-string guitar and when not on Spectrum
duties has a thriving business playing his
beguiling chops till the cows come home in
bars and restaurants. Mike has seized on bits
of Broc's solo repertoire and chosen some
classics to add his voice to - classics like
Georgia on my Mind, At Last, Ain't Misbehavin',
Dock of the Bay and a bevy of Beatles'
tunes including Can't Buy Me Love
and Yesterday.
Adding these to Mike's own retro-Spectrum
and current solo songs and his own choice
of covers makes for fascinating and entertaining
listening.
Could be the ideal format for your birthday
or any other celebrations.
Check out the official bio
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solo |
Mike
Rudd alone at last! |
Mike
Rudd
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Throughout
his long performing career, Mike
has preferred the comfort and safety of 'the
band' format, but things are about to change.
Mike sees playing solo as an opportunity to
tackle songs that, for one reason or another,
don't get played in the group setting. Outrageous
songs like Excuse Me Just One Moment from
Murtceps' Warts Up your Nose album
and Confessions of a Psychopathic Cowpoke,
which of course was famously banned from
airplay by the FCB when Ariel's A Strange
Fantastic Dream album was released.
Naturally the solo repertoire isn't just comprised
of controversial songs - there are some damn
strange and just plain beautiful songs in
there as well. Songs like Superbody,
from the Spectrum Part One album,
the Ariel single I Can Do Anything,
and the haunting Kneedeep from the
Living on a Volcano CD.
Read a review
and some feedback
about Mike's solo performances
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solo
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Mike
Rudd's 1st BASE - George, Mike and Jeremy* |
Mike
Rudd's
1st BASE
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I had a dream - and the dream was
1st BASE, with piano accordion
meister George Butrumlis and ace bassist
Jeremy Alsop complementing my nylon-string
guitar and other bibs and bobs in essentially
the same repertoire as I perform on my own.
If the reaction at the re-Visionary
concert is anything to go by, there's
an audience out there for exactly this kind
of sophisticated fare.George's lyrical playing
and instictively appropriate harmonising
combined with Jeremy's knowing and equally
tasteful double bass flesh out the musical
palate and enliven my quirky songs.
* pic Peter Lamont
Read 1st BASE bios
and read a live review
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