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Rory & The Riot Act
Genre: Rock, Roots
Region: Hobart, TAS
Members: Rory Campbell - vox/percussion, Dave Elliston - keys/bass, Sam Smets -guitar/vox, Nick Mercer -bass,
Sounds Like: Hoodoo Gurus, Happy Mondays, talking heads
Influences: Paul Simon, talking heads, U2

Engaging Tasmanian singer/songwriter Rory Campbell teamed up with chic guitarist Sam Smets, unflappable multi-instrumentalist David Elliston and zany cellist/bass player Nick Mercer to make what has become known as the ‘Riot Act’. Based in Hobart/Kingston, these guys blend of a wide range of musical influences from country, funk, trad folk, reggae, afro-beat, blues and punk into their original songs. With their upbeat attitude, emphasis on danceability and penchant for good times, they’ve aptly coined their own little genre as ‘world party rock’.

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Geelong
rating:  4/5
In defence of this song's lyrical integrity (of which Bullocky gave an interesting opinion of) - given I know the story behind the song, I can say th...




Geelong
rating:  3/5
I don't get it. Apart from rhyming "Geelong" and "song", it doesn't really shed any new light on that complex city of contrasts and home of the Cats....




Copenhagen '76
rating:  5/5
the grooviest most danceable funky stylin track to be heard echoing through houses from cygnet to virginia to galway, a happy making blueberry icecre...
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