The Sea Monsters were formed in 1982 by Billy Gruner and Dean Denham. The band had various line ups and released two singles "Black Rum" and "City Of Funk / Tables And Chairs'' which had Deborah Conway from Do-Re-Mi on backing vocals. They also released three albums 'Winter Sun', 'Fuzz Dice Cult' and 'Lost Days'. Many claim that the Denham/Gruner writing team produced the best songs and was the most successful. In early 1985 Dean Denham departed the band. Billy Gruner then changed the musical direction of the band and focused on a rawer rock sound. They toured extensively along the east coast of Australia. The band split up in 1991.
Members
Billy Gruner (vocals, guitar), Dean Denham (keyboards, vocals), Jonny Purcell (guitar),
Ross Farnell (bass), Dave Bong (drums), Martin MacCauley (guitar), Andrew Ross (keyboards, bass), John McKay (drums), Eddy Duquemin (percussion), Paul Hester (drums), Bruce Marshall (bass),
Hi & thanks for posting this I just stumbled across it. Nicely put together too! I played guitar with Billy & the boys back in 1985. You can view the "City Of Funk" film clip on YouTube https://youtu.be/hM-sPuIsWQs
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ReplyDeleteHi & thanks for posting this I just stumbled across it. Nicely put together too! I played guitar with Billy & the boys back in 1985. You can view the "City Of Funk" film clip on YouTube https://youtu.be/hM-sPuIsWQs
ReplyDeleteCheers, Marty MacCauley
Cheers mate
DeleteHey how do I go about uploading a pic here, I have one of the 1985 lineup?
DeleteSend it to kimchallands@hotmail.com
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