I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken, by The Hard-Ons

I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken

by The Hard-Ons

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releases October 8, 2021

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1.	Hold Tight 02:42	lyrics	buy track
Hold, hold tight to me Never, never, never let go of me Never, never, never let go of me Hold tight Crane my neck the whole sky I see But the brightest star standing next to me I've got the brightest star, and she's standing next to me I've got the brightest star, and she's standing next to me Never, never, never let go until it's done Then catch me like you'd catch a fallen star Never, never, never let go until it's done Then catch me like you'd catch a fallen star There are times when ya gotta be patient with me My manners can slip so carelessly My manners can slip so carelessly Hold tight But when I goof off, goof off with me I was made for you - you were made for me I was made for you - you were made for me I was made for you, and you were made for me Never, never, never let go until it's done Then catch me like you'd catch a fallen star Never, never, never let go until it's done Then catch me like you'd catch a fallen star Catch me like you'd catch a fallen star
2.	Fucked up Party
3.	Pucker Up
4.	Lite as a Feather 03:00	lyrics	buy track
Shit sandwich fell, deli counter to the floor Out popped the filling, hard-boiled egg and some slaw In ran a pooch, lightning bolts through the door Out went my lunch, clamped tightly in its jaw You’ve got the weight of the whole world resting on your shoulders You’ve got the weight of the whole world resting on your shoulders Lucky that you've got a strong back Lucky that you've got a strong back Yeah, I've never burst, never broke at the seams Never over friendly and certainly never mean Shoelaces slap against my calves in the rain Gotta find my lunch. Gotta find my last eight bucks You've got the weight of the whole world resting on your shoulders You've got the weight of the whole world resting on your shoulders Well, you’re as light as a feather You’re as light as a butterfly Lovely little butterfly Couldn't wish for more Well, you’re as light as a feather You’re as light as a butterfly Lovely little butterfly Couldn't wish for more When I find the pooch, my sandwich is no more But look at his eyes as he raises his paw I think I’ll take you home, and I'll feed you some more I think I'll take you home, and I'll feed us both some more But you’re as light as a feather A butterfly You’re as light as a feather You’re as light as a butterfly Lovely little butterfly Couldn't wish for more You’re as light as a feather You’re as light as a butterfly Lovely little butterfly Couldn't wish for more
5.	Back Pack Sweat
6.	Frequencies
7.	Home Sweet Home
8.	Humiliated / Humiliator
9.	The Laws of Gossip
10.	Needles and Pins (sic)
11.	Shove It Down
12.	Shoot Me in the Back

about

Tim Rogers has joined record-breaking and trail-blazing Sydney punks the Hard-Ons as lead singer! Sydney group the Hard-Ons, who have been cranking out their own brand of punk rock for nearly 40 years now (yes, they started young!), have announced the addition of a new member, one Tim Rogers.

Rogers, who recently celebrated his best chart debut in 20 years when You Am I's new album The Lives of Others landed at #2, is not only a long-time friend of the band, but a long-time fan, having caught them numerous times in his teenage years and bought their records from the start. Never happy with less than a full plate, Rogers will of course remain with You Am I, and will no doubt keep doing all the other things he does, but as of now he is also the Hard-Ons' lead singer. Indeed, he has already written and recorded an album with them! ‘I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken’ will be out in October on Cheersquad Records & Tapes. First single “Hold Tight” is out this Friday, August 13.

The album ‘I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken’ will be available on translucent, orange vinyl, black vinyl, on CD and digitally. Pre-orders from Wednesday, August 4.

The Hard-Ons’ Ray Ahn, has said, “I’m thrilled to have Tim on board, and I am loving his contribution!”

Bandmate Blackie concurs, "How fucking good is this!!"

Tim himself has said, “I was already the luckiest goof in rock’n’roll, and I get asked to make a racket with my hero’s? Strewth. Wake me up sometime, will ya?”

One of Australia’s most loved and influential bands from the mid- ‘80s through to now, the Hard-Ons came out of the multicultural South-West Sydney suburb Punchbowl and quickly won a large following nationally with their irreverent attitude and catchy, noisy high energy sound. Appearing on the Radio Birdman-influenced Sydney scene of the early ‘80s and preceding the punk-pop boom of the ‘90s, the Hard-Ons were a musical bridge and became a punk and alternative music sensation, blowing open doors by incorporating disparate elements - like a range of metal styles, from glam to thrash - which were previously unheard in Australian punk. All the while they were forced to push through other barriers; barriers that appeared because of their mixed ethnicity and their wilfully transgressive and irreverent nature, which was typified by their name, and by Ray’s outrageous artwork.

“The Hard-Ons were and still are amazing” – Warren Ellis (Dirty Three/Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds)

“(The Hard-Ons) should be in the ARIA Hall of Fame!” – Dave Faulkner (Hoodoo Gurus)

In their early days, the Hard-Ons shared bills with the likes of the Ramones and Nirvana and appeared on numerous Big Days Out. They scored a never-bettered 17 consecutive number 1s on the Australian independent charts and in 1989 were the only Australian band still based in Australia to hit the top 5 in the NME charts (the only Australian artists to have achieved that - Nick Cave and the Go-Betweens – had both been UK-based). Despite break-ups and the formation of other bands (Ray & Blackie’s other ongoing band Nunchukka Superfly) and, in Blackie’s case, a solo career, the Hard-Ons undertook their 19th European tour in 2018, when they played the massive metal festival Hellfest, alongside Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Joan Jett. Soon to celebrate 40 years together, their new album with new kid Tim will be their 13th.

Over the years, the Hard-Ons have won the vocal support of artists like Dave Grohl, Henry Rollins, and Jello Biafra. They’ve influenced subsequent generations of punk bands – from the Meanies to Frenzal Rhomb to Private Function – as well as a wide-ranging groundswell of Australian alternative artists – from You Am I to Spiderbait to Silverchair to Regurgitator to Magic Dirt to Powderfinger to the Dirty Three to the Chats – each of whom have been inspired by the Hard-Ons’ energy, free spirit and uncompromising dedication.

“Hard-Ons are trailblazers!” – Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys)

credits

releases October 8, 2021

All songs Peter Black except
Frequencies by Ray Ahn/Peter Black/Tim Rogers
The Laws of Gossip by Peter Black/Tim Rogers
Back Pack Sweat by Peter Black/Murray Ruse

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Wally “Meanie” Kempton took the plunge in 2018 and launched his record label Cheersquad Records & Tapes. Since then he has released new material from acts such as The Meanies, Immigrant Union, Chris Wilson, Jasmin Kaset, Money For Rope, Nick Craft, Minibikes, The Rinehearts and Los Chicos, along with limited edition vinyl releases of older material from Snout, Sandpit and The Level Spirits. ... more

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