Big Bad Noise Explained

Big Bad Noise
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Choirboys
Cover:	Big Bad Noise.jpg
Released:	February 5, 1988
Recorded:	1986–1987
Studio:	EMI Studios 301, Rhinoceros Studios, Festival Studios, Glebe Studios, Albert Studios
Genre:	Hard rock, pub rock
Length:	50:26
Label:	Mushroom
Producer:	Peter Blyton, Brian McGee, The Choirboys
Prev Title:	Choirboys
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Midnight Sun
Next Year:	1991

Big Bad Noise is the second studio album by Australian rock band The Choirboys, released in February 1988. This album was produced by Peter Blyton (The Radiators, Machinations), Brian McGee (The Rolling Stones, Cyndi Lauper) and The Choirboys. The album peaked at No. 5 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart, it was certified double platinum and ranked No. 21 for 1988 in Australia.

It featured their number 3 Australian hit and most popular song "Run to Paradise". Other singles from the album included "Boys Will Be Boys" and "Struggle Town" reaching No. 14 and No. 34 respectively.

Track listing

1. "Run to Paradise"
2. "Struggle Town"
3. "Boys Will Be Boys"
4. "Brave New World"
5. "Guilty"
6. "Like Fire"
7. "Big Bad Noise"
8. "Fireworks"
9. "Gasoline"
10. "One Hot Day"
11. "Last Night of My Life"
12. "Struck by Lightning"
13. "James Dale"

Charts

Year-end charts

References

General

• Encyclopedia: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . [//www.whammo.com.au/index.asp Whammo Homepage ]. 15 July 2010 . 1999 . . . 1-86508-072-1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp . 5 April 2004 . Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
• Book: Spencer, Chris. The Who's Who of Australian Rock. Zbig Nowara . Paul McHenry . 1987. 2002. Five Mile Press. Noble Park, Vic.. 1-86503-891-1. ^[3] Note: [on-line] version established at White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.

Specific

External links

• Official Choirboys site

Notes and References

1. 63.
2. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums for 1988. ARIA Charts. 1988. 10 September 2023.
3. Web site: Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry. catalogue. National Library of Australia. 15 July 2010.