The Wrights
- For the name, see Wright.
| The Wrights | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active |
2004 2005 2007 |
| Labels | Flashpoint / EMI |
| Associated acts |
Dallas Crane |
| Past members |
Nic Cester Chris Cheney Davey Lane Mark "Kram" Maher Pat Bourke Daniel Vandenberg Bernard Fanning Warren "Pig" Morgan Harry Vanda Phil Jamieson Dan Knight Louise Anton Chris Cester |
The Wrights were a one-off Australian rock music "supergroup". They consisted of Nic Cester (of Jet), Bernard Fanning (of Powderfinger), Phil Jamieson (of Grinspoon), Kram (of Spiderbait), Chris Cheney (of The Living End), Davey Lane (of You Am I and The Pictures) and Pat Bourke (of Dallas Crane). They are named after Australian music legend and former Easybeats frontman Stevie Wright, and original performer of the song-trilogy "Evie" which was the group's feature song.
Background
Their first and only single was a cover version of Stevie Wright's song "Evie", an 11 minute song consisting of three parts. "Evie (Pt 1)" was first performed at the ARIA awards in 2004. They performed the whole trilogy live for the first time at the Sydney Cricket Ground as part of WaveAid, and it was released as a single in February 2005. "Evie (Pt 1)" featured Nic Cester as the vocalist, while Pts 2 and 3 featured vocalists Bernard Fanning of Powderfinger and Phil Jamieson of Grinspoon.
The profits for the single were donated to Stevie Wright and the Salvation Army to improve drug and alcohol rehabilitation, as well as the Red Cross for the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.
The three-part single by The Wrights, i.e. "Evie Pts 1, 2 and 3" is available on the double-CD album "Easy Fever: A Tribute to the Music of the Easybeats and Stevie Wright". (Sony BMG, 2008)
The original single debuted at #2 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart on the week of 2005-03-07.
Reunion
The Wrights made a one-off reunion at 'Roosistence', a concert organised by Australian musician Tim Rogers (of You Am I) in a bid to avoid the relocation of the North Melbourne Football Club, an Australian rules football club currently situated in Melbourne, which was under pressure from the AFL to move to the Gold Coast in Queensland at the time. They played Rose Tattoo's famous resilient song, "We Can't be Beaten" (from their album Scarred for Life) alongside other Australian acts including You Am I, Tex Perkins, Something For Kate, Mick Thomas and Rob Clarkson.[1]
Personnel
"Evie" Part 1 - "Let Your Hair Hang Down"
- Nic Cester (Jet) - Vocals
- Chris Cheney (The Living End) - Lead Guitar
- Davey Lane (You Am I) - Rhythm Guitar
- Kram (Spiderbait) - Drums
- Pat Bourke (Dallas Crane) - Bass
- Daniel Vandenberg - Piano
"Evie" Part 2 - "Evie"
- Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger) - Vocals
- Warren "Pig" Morgan - Piano
- Harry Vanda (Easybeats) - String Arrangement
"Evie" Part 3 - "I'm Losing You"
- Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon) - Vocals
- Davey Lane (You Am I) - Lead Guitar
- Chris Cheney (The Living End) - Rhythm Guitar
- Pat Bourke (Dallas Crane) - Bass
- Dan Knight - Hammond organ
- Kram (Spiderbait) - Drums
Backing vocals
- Chris Cester (Jet)
- Kram (Spiderbait)
- Harry Vanda (Easybeats)
- Louise Anton
- Chris Cheney (The Living End)
Production
- Produced by Harry Vanda and Glenn Goldsmith
- Mixed by Daniel Vandenberg.
References
- ↑ Rohan Connolly , The Age, Accessed: 29 November 2007