The vibrant Melbourne music scene of the mid to late Seventies saw the emergence of many great bands who would go on to have long and distinguished careers (The Sports, Paul Kelly & The Dots, Models, Jo Jo Zep - just to name a few). One of the bands that everybody thought would be part of this wave was Bleeding Hearts. When they imploded, it came as a great shock and disappointment to their many fans. Bleeding Hearts broke up in August 1977 and the Melbourne scene lost an important band. One of the great bands, as it turned out. A band brimming with so much potential, a band capable of writing songs that captured the zeitgeist of the times with perfect vision, a band overflowing with talented musicians.
The Bleeding Hearts was formed in 1976 by Martin Armiger on guitar and lead vocals. Other members were Eric Gradman on violin and vocals; Rick Grossman on bass guitar; Keith Shadwick on saxophone and backing vocals (ex-Sun); Huk Treloar on drums; Laurie Tunnicliffe on bass guitar; Geoff Warner and Chris Worrall on guitar (ex-Pelaco Bros). The band appeared at local venues, including The Kingston Hotel, and The Tiger Lounge (Hotel), where Armiger played a white Fender Stratocaster. In August 1977 the group broke up but left enough material for a posthumous album, 'What Happened?', which appeared in the following year on Missing Link Records.
The Hearts had it all in many ways. So then maybe that’s the answer to the question they posed in the title to their album, 'What Happened? There was no way a band could have stayed together with so much talent bouncing around within its epicentre. There was literally too much happening. And the bonds weren’t strong enough to prevent the band from splitting asunder. Martin Armiger would join The Sports, Eric Gradman would form Man and Machine, Rick Grossman would later wind up in The Divinyls and Hoodoo Gurus, Chris Worrall would join Paul Kelly and The Dots and Huk Treloar would join Little Heroes. Martin Armiger died in 2019. Chris Worrall died in 2024.
The Bleeding Hearts was formed in 1976 by Martin Armiger on guitar and lead vocals. Other members were Eric Gradman on violin and vocals; Rick Grossman on bass guitar; Keith Shadwick on saxophone and backing vocals (ex-Sun); Huk Treloar on drums; Laurie Tunnicliffe on bass guitar; Geoff Warner and Chris Worrall on guitar (ex-Pelaco Bros). The band appeared at local venues, including The Kingston Hotel, and The Tiger Lounge (Hotel), where Armiger played a white Fender Stratocaster. In August 1977 the group broke up but left enough material for a posthumous album, 'What Happened?', which appeared in the following year on Missing Link Records.
The Hearts had it all in many ways. So then maybe that’s the answer to the question they posed in the title to their album, 'What Happened? There was no way a band could have stayed together with so much talent bouncing around within its epicentre. There was literally too much happening. And the bonds weren’t strong enough to prevent the band from splitting asunder. Martin Armiger would join The Sports, Eric Gradman would form Man and Machine, Rick Grossman would later wind up in The Divinyls and Hoodoo Gurus, Chris Worrall would join Paul Kelly and The Dots and Huk Treloar would join Little Heroes. Martin Armiger died in 2019. Chris Worrall died in 2024.
Members
Martin Armiger (guitar vocals), Eric Gradman (violin), Rick Grossman (bass), Keith Shadwick (sax), Huk Treloar (drums), Laurie Tunnicliffe (bass), Geoff Warner (guitar), Chris Worrall (guitar)
''Boys / Hit Single'' 1979 Missing Link
'What Happened?' 1978 Missing Link
References
http://www.aztecrecords.com.au/products/bleeding-hearts-what-happened
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