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Yet ANOTHER ABSOLUTELY Unofficial And POSITIVELY Fan Based Trib Page By YOUR Ever Faithful Leftenant, Me, Reg? .
From The Tribesmen Wikipedia Page --

The Screaming Tribesmen was a band formed in Brisbane by Mick Medew , John Hartley & Murray Shepherd. They took the Australian independent scene by storm with a series of singles on Citadel Records. Their earliest hit "Igloo" was penned by Medew and Died Pretty frontman Ron Peno.

After relocation to Sydney, and a number of line-up changes the band settled on its most successful lineup of Medew, ex- Radio Birdman & The Hitmen guitarist Chris Masuak , bass player Bob Wackley & drummer Warwick Fraser (ex- Feather & Hoi Polloi ) who replaced Michael Charles after the recording of the "Date With A Vampyre" EP.

The "Vampyre" EP reigned at the top of the Australian independent charts for over 40 weeks, while the band toured constantly in support. The follow up "Top of the Town" EP released on the boutique Rattlesnake Records label saw a change in direction for the band as it morphed into the sound of their first full length release "Bones and Flowers".

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"Ive Got A Feeling" - Rage - 1988

The band toured the US on the strength of the album and at home they enjoyed a run of Australian Alternative 1 hits as well as gaining Stateside attention with regular airplay on the US College Radio circuit. Their 1988 single "I've Got a Feeling" featured heavily on US MTV's 120 Minutes, hitting 1 on the KROQ charts in LA and 7 on Billboard's modern rock chart.


Brisbane 1981-1983 / Sydney 1984-present
Discography @ Divine Rites Dot Com
Discography @ The Australian Rock Data Base
Below From Trouser Press Dot Com --
There's nothing tribal about the sound of these Aussies, and they don't scream either. Their music is full of pop-song harmonies, including "oohh" and "ahh" background singing, jangle chords and repeated refrains. From beginnings as a post-Ramones punky ensemble (on the first four-track EP), they've gone through an assortment of members and sonic textures but all of their releases have been exercises in good old pop-rock. Move a Little Closer, a compilation of the band's first two Australian singles ("Igloo" and "A Stand Alone") could easily mix and match with a stack of mod-revival albums, while the squealier and grungier guitar chords of Date with a Vampyre (also four songs) nudge their sound closer to garage territory.
Top of the Town contains six songs by a new lineup that reveals an ongoing transition towards more mainstream pop-rock. "You Better Run" is the most impressive track, and a fair precursor to the excellent Bones + Flowers. The album launches the Tribesmen into a new international league, offering richly played rock-melody songwriting (by ex-Radio Birdman guitarist/pianist/producer Chris "Klondike" Masuak and singer/guitarist Mick Medew) that's got all the needed attributes for major stardom. Standouts: a new version of "Igloo," the wittily '60sish "Our Time at Last," the peppy Anglo-popping "Dream Away" and the Rockpiling "Living Vampire." The CD has two bonus tracks.
Despite the album's appeal and high commercial prospects, nothing much came of Bones + Flowers. By the time of the disappointing 1989 12-inch (five songs, including covers of Lou Reed and the Dictators), Medew was the only member remaining from the LP's lineup.
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Member Since: 12/10/2006
Band Members: Cardinal, Tony (d) 1996-present Espionage, What?!!, Anti-Hierarchy, Soggy Porridge, Candy Harlots

Charles Michael (d) 1984-1986 Fore Play, Shy Imposters, Angie Pepper Band, Spies, Lipstick Killers, Minuteman, Wolfgang

Dixon Chris (d) 1993 Sentinel, Lost Boys

Fraser Warwick (d) 1986-1989 Uncle Mills, Streetlife, Blackfeather , Feather , Smith, The Change, Never Ending, Hoi Polloi, Johnny Kannis Explosion , Klondike and The Kamloops Swing , Flying Tigers, Johnny and The Reactors, Peter Wells Band , Oasis

Geary Ash (g) 1993 Lost Boys

Hartley John (b) 1981-1984 The Aliens, The Fun Things

Heine Ritchie (d,perc,bv) 1989-1992 Thirty Minutes of Sheer Hell, Behind The Magnolia Curtain, The Einstones, Terrapins, Radio Luxemburg, Girl Monstar

Kingsmill Mark (d) 1984 The Hellcats, The Other Side, The Hitmen , Super K, The New Christs , Hoodoo Gurus , Good Vibrations (session) , The Moops, Persian Rugs

Larsen Paul (d) 1993-1996 Funhouse, Jeffrey Jeffrey Hysterectomy, The Celibate Rifles , Roddy Rayda and The Surfin' Caesars , Juke Savages

Mann Brian (g,bv) 1989-1990 Girlies, Wildcats, Headstones, Lime Spiders , Kcrunch, Fig Tree Renaissance, Love Me

Masuak Chris (g,p,bv) 1984-1989

Medew Mick (v,g) 1981-present The 31st, Wolfgang

Morris Glen (g) 1989,1991-1995 Kings Of The Sun , Bloodshot, Monk Newman Andy (b,k) 1996-present ME 262, Trans 262, Howling Commandos, Party Bores, Rattlesnake Shake

Peno Ron (v) 1981 Virgin Frog, Uncle Mils, The Hellcats, Frozen Stiffs, The 31st, Died Pretty , Naked Lunch, The Twinkies

Robertson Tony (b) 1984 The 31st, The Hitmen , The New Christs , Johnny Kannis Band , Naked Lunch, Johnny Kannis Explosion , Da Brudders, The Punjabbers, Flying Tigers

Shepherd Murray (d) 1981-1984 The Aliens, The Phantom Agents, The Fun Things, The Myth, The Four Horsemen, Hydrosaurus, Harpoon, The Monarchs , Lime Spiders

Silver Jeff (b,bv) 1989-1996 Somebody's Sister, Volcanoes, Radio Luxemburg

Wackley Robert (b) 1984-1989 Crossroads, Razar, The Buddies, Grooveyard, Johnny Kannis Band , Klondike and The Kamloops Swing , Roddy Radalj and The Surfin' Caesars

Welsh Chris (d) 1984 Nightwind, The 31st, Died Pretty , Settlement, Steve Lucas and A.R.M.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

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