Lobby Loyde
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Lobby Loyde (born John Baslington Lyde, 18 May 1941) is an Australian rock music guitarist, songwriter and producer.
He was a leading figure in the 1970s Australian pub rock scene, particularly as a member of the bands Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs, and the Coloured Balls. He is known for his plectrum guitar technique. Born in Longreach, Queensland, Australia, he first came to prominence under the name Barry Lyde in Brisbane rhythm and blues band Purple Hearts in 1965. In January 1967, he left to join the second incarnation of Melbourne band Wild Cherries, and he wrote most of the songs that made up the band's four singles for the Festival label.
The Coloured Balls can be best described as skinheads playing punk rock, about four years before punk emerged. Dances and concerts around Melbourne became battlegrounds between rival skinhead gangs, fuelled by the music of the Coloured Balls. Loyde released the critically aclaimed album Obsecration which was more instrumental based. In 2005 he was diagnosed with cancer. He was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2006. A fellow inductee, Angry Anderson of Rose Tattoo said of Loyde:
More than anyone else, Lobby helped create the Australian guitar sound. Long before Angus (Young) or Billy Thorpe or the Angels or Rose Tattoo. Lobby inspired Australian bands to step forward and play as loud and aggressively as they could. People are still trying to copy it today.[citation needed]
One of the groups that he did some production work for was the Machinations.
[edit] Select Discography
- Lobby Loyde - Plays With George Guitar (Infinity, 1971)
- Coloured Balls - Ball Power (EMI, 1973)
- Coloured Balls - Heavy Metal Kid (EMI, 1974)
- Lobby Loyde - Obsecration (Rainbird, 1976)
- Lobby Loyde with Sudden Electric - Live With Dubs (Mushroom, 1980)
All of the above have been reissued on CD with additional tracks.
