| DD Smash | |
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| Origin | New Zealand |
| Years active | 1980–1986 |
| Associated acts | Disciplin A Kitschme |
| Past members | |
| Dave Dobbyn Peter Warren Rob Guy (Revox) Lisle Kinney |
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DD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th'Dudes.
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Members included Dave Dobbyn (guitar, vocals, songwriter), Peter (Rooda) Warren (drums), Rob Guy (Revox) (guitar), both formerly of Lip Service , and Lisle Kinney (bass guitar), formerly of Hello Sailor.
Originally formed in New Zealand, the band was resident in Australia for much of its existence.
DD Smash, mainly based around Dave Dobbyn as the main songwriter, also helped by being the frontman for the band, produced some of New Zealand's most iconic hits including the show starter "Devil You Know", "Outlook For Thursday" and the more 80's sounding "Magic (What She Do)".
"By late '81, DD Smash signed a recording deal and immediately set about recording their debut album, with Ian Morris in the producer's chair.
DD Smash released their debut album in 1982. Titled 'Cool Bananas' it debuted in the national chart at #1, an historic first. It remained in the chart for 24 weeks and became triple gold. The album's biggest hit was 'Devil You Know.' In '82 the 'Top Male Vocalist' award was won by Dobbyn, 'Top Group' went to DD Smash; 'Cool Bananas' won 'Album of the Year,' Ian Morris got 'Producer of the Year' for it, Doug Rogers and Paul Streekstra got 'Engineer of the Year' for it, and it won 'Best Sleeve Design.'" [1] r "Devil You Know", "Outlook For Thursday" and the more 80's sounding "Magic (What She Do)".
DD Smash split during the 1980s when Dave Dobbyn began recording by himself. From there he went to work on the Footrot Flats movie soundtrack. Many of the band members became involved with 'DD' over the years, with drummer Peter 'Rooda' Warren becoming Dave Dobbyn's drummer for the next few years, until he was asked to leave under unclear circumstances; both parties stick to the "musical differences" story.
| Date | Title | Label | Charted | Country | Catalog Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Cool Bananas | Mushroom | #1 | Gold x 3 (NZ) | L-37832 |
| 1983 | Deep in the Heart of Taxes | - | - | - | |
| 1984 | The Optimist | - | - | - |
| Year | Single | Album | Charted | Certification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | "Repetition" | 25 (NZ) | - | - | ||
| 1982 | "Devil You Know" | Cool Bananas | 35 (NZ) | - | - | |
| 1983 | "Outlook for Thursday" | Deep in the heart of Texas | 3 (NZ) | - | - | |
| 1984 | "Whaling" | The Optimist | 8 (NZ) | - | - | |
| "Magic (What She Do)" | 4 (NZ) | - | - | |||
| 1985 | "She Loves Me Back" | the Optimist | 38 (NZ) | - | - |