The Saints (Australian band)

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The Saints were an Australian proto punk garage rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1973. Founded by singer-songwriter Chris Bailey, drummer Ivor Hay, and guitarist-songwriter Ed Kuepper, they originally employed fast tempos, raucous vocals and a "buzzsaw" guitar sound that helped initiate punk rock in Australia and identified them with the greater international movement. Unable to get gigs initially, they converted their sharehouse into a venue where they could play. With their debut single "(I'm) Stranded", released in September 1976, they became the first punk band outside the US to release a record, ahead of the first UK punk releases from the Damned, the Sex Pistols and the Clash. They experienced UK chart success in 1977 with the song "This Perfect Day", which peaked at #34. Bassist Kym Bradshaw left in 1977 to join a first-wave British punk rock band, The Lurkers, and was replaced by Algy Ward. Their second album, Eternally Yours, released in 1978, saw the band pursue a...

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