The band, Died Pretty, walks out on stage for the first time in years, and Ron Peno softly announces: “Welcome To Doughboy Hollow”, thus beginning a full live recreation of that landmark indie album that broke thru the Oz charts back in ‘91, …one of the best albums released ever anywhere, but sadly the rest of the world wasn’t listening. Recently released in a re-mastered, deluxe edition, grab it now if you missed it then, ‘cause it’s a beauty from start to finish.

The band, Died Pretty, walks out on stage for the first time in years, and Ron Peno softly announces: “Welcome To Doughboy Hollow”, thus beginning a full live recreation of that landmark indie album that broke thru the Oz charts back in ‘91, …one of the best albums released ever anywhere, but sadly the rest of the world wasn’t listening. Recently released in a re-mastered, deluxe edition, grab it now if you missed it then, ‘cause it’s a beauty from start to finish. The album where the songs gelled and production & performance fell into place and then rose to a height never reached again.

…except here at the Enmore on the first night of the Aussie version of the ATP “Don’t Look Back” series, where the whole album was recreated. That the audience had already witnessed Ed Kuepper & band playing thru that other landmark album, Honey Steels Gold, earlier the same evening (see separate podcast): it boggles the mind that such a dream gig actually occurred. Both albums infiltrated the Australian top 40 and stayed there for months, & both were nominated for ARIA awards (Doughboy for best indie album and Honey Steels for best alternative album). Kuepper’s already in via the Saints but isn’t it time for Died Pretty to be inducted into the Australian Hall Of Fame?

The crowd knew that this historic occasion was a one-off, and the passionate, definitive performance showed why Died Pretty was a band that mattered….mightily. Once again.

Died Pretty: Enmore Theatre, Sydney FEB 8th, 2008
DC / Sweetheart / Godbless / Satisfied
here’s a gig review from the barman:
http://www.i94bar.com/gigreviews/diedpretty2008.html
nice overview on Died Pretty in the ‘90’s:
www.nkvdrecords.com/diedpr01.PDF
fab Ron Peno photo used with permission of Jamie Williams
www.flickr.com/photos/jamiewilliamsphotography/collections
and mega thanks to Earcandy archivist GT for being there with his magic mics.

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