One of Australia’s most respected pop bands of the ’80s with their origins in country New South Wales city of Dubbo, playing music meant appealing to a broad cross section of the community.
Early musical influences ranged from Steely Dan to Burt Bacharach not easily evident on their 1st two albums which saw the bands musical prowess mixed with current trends of 80s new wave pop. The stand out single being ‘Quasimodo’s Dream’ voted by APRA in the top 10 most influential songs of the past 75 yrears.
The 3rd album, ‘Beautiful’ flirted with synthesized middle of the road, and was filled with easy listening love songs, including ‘This Guy’. The album went on to sell in excess of 40,000 copies.
The Reels current live line up:
David Mason – Vocals
John Bliss – Drums
Paul Abrahams – Bass
Brendan Gallagher – Guitar/Synth/Vocals
Scott Saunders – Keys/Vocals
For Live Bookings CONTACT John Bliss or click the Demand button below
View all The Reels tour dates