On The Belly (of the Beast)I do feel a bit strange about adding something from the 90's to this archive...and I will be adding a few 80's classics a little later on...but this guy just lept out from the top of the pile so at least it is now up and posted.
The Beasts hark back to the early-ish 1980's and typify the time of an emerging underground in Australian rock 'n' roll. The late 70's wave of Pub Rock bands (Cold Chisel, The Angels, Rose Tattoo, Little Jimmy Osmond...) had made it big on that circuit and were playing the massive beer barns in the outer suburbs. The Beasts kind of tagged along with the new inner city rock scene that filled the void (and were pretty much comprised of various band members from that scene throughout their lifespan). Good band...top players...great front man in Tex. My favourite tune is the Kim Salmon composed 'Cool Fire' from Black Milk.
Sadly, the late 80's and beyond saw the 100% cotton tee in widespread use (and widespread across most bodies). My theory is that the larger 'sack' style meant fewer size variations needed to be made - it was pretty much Large & Extra Large from there on. Less leftover tees in the merch case at the end of the tour I suppose. This black beauty is a 100% cotton large and has stretched to a fair degree with a little bit of fading. Features a nice 3-colour image of the band on front and 1990 tour dates on back. Still a handy addition given the scarcity (and price) of most 80's merch tees. More of those later...
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