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
- "Run to Paradise"
- "Struggle Town"
- "Boys Will Be Boys"
- "Brave New World"
- "Guilty"
- "Like Fire"
- "Big Bad Noise"
- "Fireworks"
- "Gasoline"
- "One Hot Day"
- "Last Night of My Life"
- "Struck by Lightning"
- "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
Notes and References
- 63.
- Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums for 1988. ARIA Charts. 1988. 10 September 2023.
- Web site: Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry. catalogue. National Library of Australia. 15 July 2010.
