Perth Music

I was going through some old CD’s I had the other day, one’s without labels and some that I hadn’t listened to in years. It got me thinking about the bands that just don’t quite make the impact that they should have, bands that you have big hopes for but only one or two EP’s are ever released.

Sometimes it’s better to just have the memory of the few songs released and maybe a few live performances that showed so much potential then to have some dissapointing albums that turned you off the band. One example of a band from Perth that I loved but didn’t quite achieve what I had hoped for was The Fergusons. Having only released two EP’s and a single, the band finished things in 2005 even after glowing reviews from Triple J. I’ve heard three of the original five members are starting up again but maybe with a new name so I count this as a new band.

Some other local bands that I believe ended too soon are Cartman, Love Camp 7, Spencer Tracy, Turnstyle, Beaverloop, Purrvert to name a few. I know that bands come to an end all of the time and that band members don’t always get along. But is it better for some very talented bands to end prematurely before reaching their peak than to end after their most creative period?

Let me know of bands you think ended too soon and some you think didn’t end soon enough.

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