The Victims

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For information about English band by the same name, see The Victims (U.K.)

The Victims
Origin	Perth, Western Australia
Years active	1977–1979
Genres	Punk rock
Members	Dave Flick, Rudolph V, James Baker.

The Victims were a seminal punk band from Perth, Western Australia, in 1977-79. The band's members were Dave Flick (Dave Faulkner) on guitar and vocals, James Baker (drums) and Rudolph V (real name Dave Cardwell; bass).

Baker and Cardwell had both been members of The Geeks, formed in early 1977 with Ross Buncle on guitar and a vocalist known as Lloyd. That band had soon folded, but with Faulkner on guitar and vocals, some Geeks songs were revived by a new band, The Victims.[1] Faulkner, while in The Victims, referred to himself as Dave Flick.

In 1977, The Victims released their debut single, "Television Addict" (Faulkner/Baker)/"I'm Flipped Out Over You". They later released an EP entitled simply "The Victims" (also known as "no thanks to the human turd"), which included the first single tracks as well as "TV Freak", "High School Girls" and "Disco Junkies".

Baker went on to play in the first lineups of The Scientists and The Hoodoo Gurus. Faulkner was also a founding member of The Hoodoo Gurus.

In 2005, a compilation album, All Loud on the Western Front was released. It included the above songs as well as "I Understand", "Open Your Eyes" and "Perth is a Culture Shock".

"Television Addict" has been recorded by Hoodoo Gurus, You Am I, The Hellacopters and Teengenerate. It is also a mainstay of Australian punk compilations.

The song has also been covered by US band The Bronx on their Australian 2007 tour