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Established in 1998,
Nostalgia Central is your one stop reference guide through five decades of music, movies, television, pop culture
and social history
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THE BAND
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Big Pig
Although technically an Australian group, Big Pig began in London
around 1985. Lead singer Sherine had a dark alto that complemented
the often depressing tone of the bands' songs.
But vocals weren't the half of Big Pig - The instrumentation
was keyboards, harmonica and drums - LOTS of drums (played by
three out of seven members). The trundling, tribal rhythms gave
the songs the effect of steamrollers extinguishing their
protagonists' burned-out lives.
From the cruel metaphor of the opening Iron Lung to
the weary conclusion of Devil's Song, Bonk was
one angry album. Sparse musical textures, including group
chants and that anomalous bluesy harmonica, helped make Bonk
compelling listening.
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