Spiderbait

They had plenty of songs they had written to fill out their live set, and for the rest of the world, they hadn't really properly heard Prisoner of Society yet, which would be included on the album.

They worked with young producer Lindsay Gravina, who had engineered albums by Spider-Bait, The Meanies and others.

They recorded it locally in Melbourne.

The album they made was the self-titled The Living End, released in October of 1998 on Modular Recordings.

You're playing Akadaka, you're playing Cold Chisel.

Well, did you see at his show that he had that he finished with Spider-Bait?

yeah

black betty i've seen

Yeah

... to go and see Tumbleweed, Spiderbait, and Bodyjar on the same bill.

And so it's gotta be Tumbleweed.

Okay, perfect.

But I definitely saw bands there.

I remember seeing Christbait and Spiderbait play there together.

and um because yeah i was into heavier music like definitely i like christ bait and um bud and heavier bands like that like i was definitely into heavier stuff and i think that i like that like those kind of bands probably did sort of make me feel like we were a little bit weak in a way like because i knew that there was the possibility to be a lot heavier you know like And I did appreciate that kind of music.

But yeah, I don't know that we ever played there, but I definitely went there a couple of times.

See, we've got Tizen coming.

We've got Spiderbait.

And my son, he's actually a friend of his band, is going to be opening for the boys.

And they're angling to open for Spiderbait.

It's an open competition.

Ooh.

They were the first new signing for a new era of Polydor who were looking to build an Australian roster.

Spiderbait, Rebecca's Empire, Underground Lovers, Tumbleweed and Powderfinger would follow.

I'm not sure what Polydor saw in the Fove's.

I think they were just taking bets.

God knows early recordings by Spiderbait and Powderfinger were just as weird.

This is why I don't work in A&R.

I can't pick it and I'm not sure I would put my money down on a band who made early stuff like the Fove's.

Triple J going national turned bands that sold 2,000 albums into bands that sold 10,000 albums.

Not sure how he's effed up the grand final entertainment so bad.

Brisbane Broncos halftime performance all year have featured Spiderbait, Riley Green from the US, Will Sparks, John Williamson, The Wiggles, Ballpark Music, Hoodoo Gurus, Bliss and Esso, Baker Boy, many more.

That's a fair list.

So, yeah, but the clubs pay for that.

But I'm playing it anyway.

This is Spiderbait, Black Betty, Mick in the

Morning, Melbourne's Triple M.

This is Mick in the Morning with Ru, Titus and Rosie.

Like, uh-

Spiderbait.

Who Do Guris?

Yeah.