Beasts of Bourbon

The Beasts of Bourbon grew from simply being truly a side project to being truly a true supergroup for the Australian pub rock scene. Developing in Sydney in 1983, the initial Beasts lineup comprised Tex Perkins (vocals, afterwards from the Cruel Ocean), Spencer Jones (electric guitar, also with the Johnnys), Adam Baker (drums, and a Hoodoo Master), and a set of Researchers in guitarist Kim Salmon and bassist Boris Sudjovic. The music group began playing jointly in small locations in Sydney, documenting their first record, The Axeman’s Jazz, within a evening in 1984. Regardless of the record getting an underground achievement, the Beasts stayed just a aspect project because of its people. It wasn’t until 1988 that situation begun to modification. With both Johnnys as well as the Researchers imploding, the Beasts re-formed to record probably their best record, Sour Mash. The swamp rock and roll from the Axeman’s Jazz got given method to a fusion of blues-based pub rock and roll and punk with great impact. 1990’s Black Dairy expanded upon this idea. 1991’s THE REDUCED Road noticed the addition of two brand-new people. Baker and Sudjovic still left the group to focus on their music group the Dubrovniks, and had been changed by Tony Pola and Brian Hooper from Salmon’s after that music group the Surrealists. In 1993, a dual record (Through the Belly from the Beasts) premiered to tag the group’s a decade together, as well as the group toured thoroughly to get the recording. Following a tour, it appeared to be the Beasts would announce their demise. Salmon remaining the group to focus on the Surrealists, and Perkins’ group the Cruel Ocean was achieving large success using their recording The Honeymoon HAS ENDED. Nevertheless, the group re-formed in 1996 with previous Divinyl Charlie Owen on acoustic guitar and released Eliminated in 1997. The recording received lukewarm evaluations, but were able to produce a small single by means of “Saturated.”