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- Mental as Anything ist eine New-Wave- und Rockband aus Sydney (New South Wales, Australien), die von ihren Fans Mentals genannt wird. (de)
- Mental As Anything are an Australian new wave and pop rock band that formed in Sydney in 1976. Its most popular line-up (which lasted from 1977 to 1999, and recorded all of their charting singles and albums) was Martin Plaza (birth name Martin Murphy) on vocals and guitar; Reg Mombassa (birth name Christopher O'Doherty) on lead guitar and vocals; his brother Peter "Yoga Dog" O'Doherty on bass guitar and vocals; Wayne de Lisle (birth name David Twohill) on drums; and Andrew "Greedy" Smith on vocals, keyboards and harmonica. Their original hit songs were generated by Mombassa, O'Doherty, Plaza and Smith, either individually or collectively; they also hit the Australian charts with covers of songs by Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry. Their top ten Australian singles are "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" and "Too Many Times" (both from 1981), "Live It Up" (1985) and "Rock and Roll Music" (1988). Internationally, "Too Many Times" made the Canadian top 40 in 1982, and "Live It Up" peaked at No. 3 in the UK, No. 4 in Norway, and No. 6 in Germany, after it featured in the 1986 Australian film "Crocodile" Dundee. All of the early members are visual artists and have had combined studio displays, some have had solo studio displays with Mombassa's artwork also used as designs by the Mambo clothing company. The majority of the group's record covers, posters and video clips have been designed and created by the band members or their art school contemporaries. On 27 August 2009, Mental As Anything was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame alongside Kev Carmody, The Dingoes, Little Pattie and John Paul Young. Most of the original group members left during the 2000s, and Andrew "Greedy" Smith—the only original band member still touring with Mental As Anything—died on 2 December 2019, aged 63, after a heart attack. Mental As Anything has not been active since that time, nor have they announced any future plans. (en)
- I Mental As Anything sono un gruppo musicale australiano di genere new wave e pop rock. Tra i precursori della scena musicale indie australiana, sono maggiormente conosciuti per la hit "Live It Up", parte della colonna sonora del film Mr. Crocodile Dundee. Nel 2009 sono stati inseriti nella ARIA Hall of Fame. (it)
- Mental As Anything är ett australiensiskt new wave-musik-band och poprockband som bildades i Sydney 1976. Dess mest populära sammansättning (som varade från 1977 till 1999) var Martin Plaza (födelsenamn Martin Murphy) på sång och gitarr; Reg Mombassa (födelsenamn Christopher O'Doherty) på sologitarr och sång, hans bror Peter "Yoga Dog" O'Doherty på basgitarr och sång, Wayne de Lisle (födelse namn David Twohill) på trummor, och Andrew "Greedy" Smith på sång, klaverinstrument och munspel. Deras ursprungliga hitlåtar genererades av Mombassa, O'Doherty, Plaza och Smith, antingen separat eller kollektivt. Deras tio bästa australiensiska singlar är "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?" och "Too Many Times" (båda från 1981), "Live It Up" (1985) och "Rock and Roll Music" (1988). Internationellt nådde "Too Many Times" den kanadensiska topp 40 år 1982. De har bland annat gjort hitlåtarna "Live It Up" och "Big things in life". Låten "Live it up" var med i filmen Crocodile Dundee - en storviltjägare i New York. och "Live It Up" nådde topp nr 3 i Storbritannien, nr 4 i Norge, och No 6 i Tyskland, efter att den hade presenterats i den australiska filmen Crocodile Dundee – en storviltjägare i New York från 1986. Alla de tidiga medlemmarna är bildkonstnärer och har gemensamma utställningar, och en del har haft egna utställningar med Mombassas konstverk, som också används som mönster av Mambo klädföretag. Majoriteten av gruppens skivomslag, affischer och videoklipp har designats och skapats av bandmedlemmarna eller deras samtida konstskolor. Den 27 augusti 2009 infördes Mental As Anything i Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame tillsammans med Kev Carmody, The Dingoes, Little Pattie och John Paul Young. De flesta av de ursprungliga gruppmedlemmarna lämnade bandet under 2000-talet och Andrew "Greedy" Smith - den enda ursprungliga bandmedlemmen som fortfarande turnerade med Mental As Anything - dog den 2 december 2019, 63 år gammal, efter en hjärtinfarkt. Mental As Anything har inte varit aktiva sedan dess, och de har inte heller meddelat några framtida planer. (sv)
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- Mental as Anything ist eine New-Wave- und Rockband aus Sydney (New South Wales, Australien), die von ihren Fans Mentals genannt wird. (de)
- I Mental As Anything sono un gruppo musicale australiano di genere new wave e pop rock. Tra i precursori della scena musicale indie australiana, sono maggiormente conosciuti per la hit "Live It Up", parte della colonna sonora del film Mr. Crocodile Dundee. Nel 2009 sono stati inseriti nella ARIA Hall of Fame. (it)
- Mental As Anything are an Australian new wave and pop rock band that formed in Sydney in 1976. Its most popular line-up (which lasted from 1977 to 1999, and recorded all of their charting singles and albums) was Martin Plaza (birth name Martin Murphy) on vocals and guitar; Reg Mombassa (birth name Christopher O'Doherty) on lead guitar and vocals; his brother Peter "Yoga Dog" O'Doherty on bass guitar and vocals; Wayne de Lisle (birth name David Twohill) on drums; and Andrew "Greedy" Smith on vocals, keyboards and harmonica. Their original hit songs were generated by Mombassa, O'Doherty, Plaza and Smith, either individually or collectively; they also hit the Australian charts with covers of songs by Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry. (en)
- Mental As Anything är ett australiensiskt new wave-musik-band och poprockband som bildades i Sydney 1976. Dess mest populära sammansättning (som varade från 1977 till 1999) var Martin Plaza (födelsenamn Martin Murphy) på sång och gitarr; Reg Mombassa (födelsenamn Christopher O'Doherty) på sologitarr och sång, hans bror Peter "Yoga Dog" O'Doherty på basgitarr och sång, Wayne de Lisle (födelse namn David Twohill) på trummor, och Andrew "Greedy" Smith på sång, klaverinstrument och munspel. Deras ursprungliga hitlåtar genererades av Mombassa, O'Doherty, Plaza och Smith, antingen separat eller kollektivt. (sv)
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