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The Beautiful Few (1993 – 2009) were a Melbourne based band who did some time in Sydney over 2004 and 2005.
Revolving around the lyrics of playwright Kieran Carroll, they produced three studio albums and a bedroom album all through Big Rig Records. Prior to their Big Rig years, there was ‘Dancing Under The Lights’ (1995) and ‘The October Lovers’ (1999).
The band played Adelaide ten times, Sydney regularly, toured Brisbane, Hobart and country regions while enjoying some terrific reviews.
Songs from ‘Metal For Melbourne & other stories’ (2003) were used for the Channel 7 series Last Man Standing written by Marieke Hardy.
The band had numerous line-ups, close to a different one for each album, with many members playing in other well-known bands such as Augie March, Registered Nurse, Gaslight Radio, and even way back, The Huxton Creepers to name a few!
Perhaps, a review in 2005 by Beat’s Bronius Zumeris of ‘If You Change Your City…You’re Sure To Change Your Style’ answers something of what they were like: ‘The way The Beautiful Few play hopscotch with angst, realism and irony with deft skill belies their status as minor league players.’
Due to wanting to continue with CD’s, the band split amicably with Big Rig to release a final album with fourteen guest singers, ‘The Nights You Did Your Hair’ in 2009 on PopBoomerang Records. At rest now, The Few were a band who always tried to keep things fresh, vivid and new.
Kieran Carroll July 2011
Big Rig Records released 4 albums by the beautiful few over a 6 year period from 2001 as well as digitally re-releasing their 2 earlier recordings.
Members throughout the Big Rig years:
Kieran Carroll – Vocals
James Lee – Guitar
Corinna Maule – Violin, Keyboards
Chris Richards – Guitar
Nick Treweek – Drums
Brett Poliness – Drums
Edmond Ammedola – Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
Karon Anson – Keyboards
Troy Parker – Drums