Brisbane rock band, Voodoo Lust, made a name for themselves in the mid ‘80s with singles ''Shake Shake Hey Yeh!'' and ''Stop Breakin’ My Heart''. Established in 1985 as an independent, Australian-rock group, Voodoo Lust cut a swathe through the local scene of big-hair bands and synthesized pop. The first lineup was Gary Slater (vocals), Tony "Houndog" Harper (guitar) Brad Ferguson (bass) and Dean Muller (drums).
In their relatively brief lifespan as a band, Voodoo Lust styled themselves outside the confines of a studio-based recording group, opting to become a hard-edged, rock band chiseled to perfection by some 1,000-plus live shows. Needless to say, things got messy on the road. “There were definitely a few hotel rooms trashed over the years, there’s no doubt about that,” Gary laughs. “Oh my God, some of the things we got up to. It was the heady days of touring and playing; we played 150-200 shows a year, so we just toured relentlessly. It is phenomenal. Tony was a fanatical diary/ log-book keeper, that’s the reason we know exactly how many shows we did play.”
In their relatively brief lifespan as a band, Voodoo Lust styled themselves outside the confines of a studio-based recording group, opting to become a hard-edged, rock band chiseled to perfection by some 1,000-plus live shows. Needless to say, things got messy on the road. “There were definitely a few hotel rooms trashed over the years, there’s no doubt about that,” Gary laughs. “Oh my God, some of the things we got up to. It was the heady days of touring and playing; we played 150-200 shows a year, so we just toured relentlessly. It is phenomenal. Tony was a fanatical diary/ log-book keeper, that’s the reason we know exactly how many shows we did play.”
In 1989 Ferguson and Muller moved on and were replaced by Steve King on bass and Phil Jacquet on drums (The Celibate Rifles) for their last recording, a four track EP, 'Life Love Booze And Bitterness'. After five years, and releasing two EPs and three singles, the group disbanded for various reasons, as frontman Gary Slater explains. “Tony Harper, the guitarist, he’d always had this whim to go to England and live over there and play over there,” Gary says. “So around the time he was talking about doing that, I’d had an offer to join The Trilobites, so it was just circumstances. We played ourselves out to a degree. We’d played so many gigs and we were at the treading-water stage… that was it really, there was no horrible break-up or bad stories. It just fizzled a little bit; Tony went on with a dream he had, I got a good offer and that was it.” They reformed in 2015 to do some one-off shows.
SINGLES
''Shake Shake, Hey Yeh / No No No No'' 1985 Sundown
''Stop Breakin' My Heart / Gossip'' 1986 Lone Wolf
''Cathy's On Heat / How Do You Sleep?'' 1988 Rattlesnake
Members
Gary Slater (vocals), Tony "Houndog" Harper (guitar), Steve King (bass), Phil Jacquet (drums), Brad Ferguson (bass), Dean Muller (drums)
Gary Slater (vocals), Tony "Houndog" Harper (guitar), Steve King (bass), Phil Jacquet (drums), Brad Ferguson (bass), Dean Muller (drums)
''Shake Shake, Hey Yeh / No No No No'' 1985 Sundown
''Stop Breakin' My Heart / Gossip'' 1986 Lone Wolf
''Cathy's On Heat / How Do You Sleep?'' 1988 Rattlesnake
'Voodoo Lust' 1987 Rattlesnake
'Life Love Booze And Bitterness' 1989 Rattlesnake
References
https://scenestr.com.au/music/voodoo-lust-do-that-voodoo
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