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They certainly looked the part, with their leather pants and snake skin cuban heel boots!

It was pretty hard for them to play in some venues. It only took a little effort to hire a local hall for a night.

The sound was a bit Bauhaus inspired. The band wasn't cool enough for some. (Must've been the early Adam and The Ants influences?)

Kicks were able to finance a number of self-produced recordings on vinyl and cassette tape. I enjoyed the early song: (You always wear) Leather.

Unfortunately success eluded yet another excellent combination of talents.

Rod went on to be in the infamous Pineapples From The Dawn of Time band that has continued until this modern era.

Members & Instruments

• Rod McLeod: guitar
• Paul Murray: bass
• Mark Young : drums

Gigs

The photo above shows Rod from a gig at The Silver Dollar, Fortitude Valley, in 1980.

Kicks played at a number of popular events. One of the more memorable was a Campaign Against Nuclear Power Dance at the Baroona Hall, Caxton St, Paddington. Other scheduled acts that night were This 5 Minutes, Les Bon Bons, and The Pits. The Black Assassins made an inproptu stage invasion at the end of the night. Then the Queensland Police arrived.....

Another cool performance was at Camp Hill School of Arts. Interesting use of a smoke machine and a torchlight!

Discography

Vinyl

• Return of The Action Men/The Secret (Shake Music) Released 1980

Cassette Tapes

• Leaving Home For The Party On The Roof Compilation released 1983

  Includes: Red Blood, Theme From The Kicks

• Two tracks on a cassette with Just Urbane. Released August 1980

  Includes: Leather, Godzilla

References

Books

• Know Your Product

  Institute of Modern Art Exhibition 11-27 September 1986
  Curated by Ross Harley

• Out Of The Unknown: Brisbane Bands 1976-1988

  A Time Off Publication, 1988
  by Doug Hutson and Gavin Sawford

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