Friday, September 5, 2008

the quick and the dead


another violent night 7".



this is a bit of a perth classic as far as i'm concerned. totally catchy songs with a real nasty sound to it. the vocalists pronounciation is rad, in a bizarre way (naa-thing for yooo-ah)


this one is from 81 and was put out by the band, and is pretty hard to get (and expensive when you do find it) nowadays.
the bassist went on to recieve the dubious honour of joining skrewdriver. not sure of the political opinions of the rest of QATD, and the songs don't really focus on politics.
you can download it here
there is also a youtube put up by stumblefuck from rupture of some old TV footage of the quick and the dead from the early 80s. you can see it here

18 comments:

  1. the bassist i don't think was in white noise. though, a guitarist from white noise is in the current version of QATD

    check out this great murray holmes video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REWUqS0UhLI

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  2. Good to see this posted...

    My understanding of QATD has been that Murray H. was 100% into the political thing. The rest of them were just wearing swastikas, etc. for the good old shock value.

    Great single in any case.

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  3. I knew these guys and a band I played in played with them a couple of times, the original members were more into the thing as a laugh (the guitarist was of Russian-Jewish extraxtion) and all of them eventually left once it started becoming less f a joke and more of political agenda- Murray OHMS was into it for real. He was wierd guy who had a basically ran this well-organised and violently racist skinhead scene in Perth in the early 80's that got scarier and scarier until most of the local punks just up and left for melbourne or went underground. That's a crackin' single though.

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  4. Its your nightmare speaking . Murray Holmes . I like the the short write ups . its allways good to remember the past but I dont agree with everything said .
    I dont concider myself as weird . maybe ecentric . lololol
    Not all punks and skins did a mass migration to the the east . The east had a lot more going for it at the time music wise . and they had a chance to explore australia. all eventually returned to the west .. some in coffins .
    That was a good comment about Mark (sopko) Oakley .. our ex guitarist being russian jew ..lol
    He may have come from a communist block country but denounced communism once he revisited his country of origin . Jewish !!!!!! I dont think so but managed his money like a jew .
    He was allright .
    And so we continue to Keep QATD alive and kicking today . So watch out we will be playing at avenue near YOU
    Murray (OHMS ) Holmes

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  5. Q&TD and White Noise are among the ranks of the best in the world in this genre...without a doubt...God bless ya Murray, Glenn and the boys!!

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  6. Murray Holmes here again
    disregard everything i said
    i suck cocks
    i can't even spell always

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  13. Lol !! I don't know where this thread is going but ... back up a bit to Quick and the Dead .... I am the REAL Mark Oakley ;) and definitely not of Russian Jewish descent ( LOL ). My dad was born in Czechoslovakia and fought in the German Army during WW11. I did visit the Soviet Union in 1986. I am vehemently opposed to communism and socialism. P.S. Murray, good to see QATD have reformed !! Joy in OI !

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    1. If you are the REAL Mark Oakley, I'm the real Heidi Little from Wellington Street. Was just thinking of the old days and wondered how you were?

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  14. Who were the members of the Quick and the Dead? I'm documenting Australian punk and I am having a hard time finding complete information on the band. Thanks. Toby.

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  15. Damn it, I wrote a full history of the band but it was eaten up! Hi to Heidi ! I look at Facebook occasionally so msg me there if you want. cheers, the Real Mark Oakley

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  16. Ok, here goes…. I joined Enemy Sounds in 1978 which morphed into Audio Damage with Steve Acres- vocals, Muzza on bass, myself on guitar and Andy MacPherson on drums. Andrew Baird replaced Steve, Andy Mac did something else for awhile,Cliff Booth filled in as the drummer and Audio Damage morphed into QATD late 79 / 1980 with a stable trio of Murray,Andrew and I until June 1983 with Shane Kelly, Andy MacPherson ( again ) and finally Steve McCoy drumming. After Andrew and I left the band in 83 Jerry and Glen joined and the new ,QATD, morphed into White Noise. Cheers, Mark Oakley

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    1. Say Mark, ya still got the ford anglia we helped put the engine in way back when?
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      And muzz have ya still got any of that mountain of Kalgoolie stout that was rounded up from a big heap of perth bottle shops ,when old Uncle Bondy bought the brewery, then stopped making one of mankind’s finest drops ?? Which we helped stashed in your Lair in Scarborough?
      Cheers matey !
      Oh !never did polish me boots or keep my hair short !! Ha ha !

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