Bored (band)

{{Short description|Australian punk rock band}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Use Australian English|date=July 2014}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Bored! | image = | alt = | caption = | image_size = | landscape =  | alias = | origin = | genre = Punk rock | years_active = {{start date|1987}}–{{end date|1993}} | label = Grown Up Wrong, Dog Meat Records, Rattlesnake, Survival, Full Toss | associated_acts = Powder Monkeys, Magic Dirt | website =  | current_members = | past_members = Grant Gardner Adrian Hann Justin Munday John Nolan Dave Thomas }} '''Bored''' (stylised as '''Bored!''') were an Australian punk band formed in Geelong in 1987. The original line-up was Grant Gardner on bass guitar, Adrian Hann on keyboards, Justin Munday on drums, John Nolan on guitar (ex-Behind the Magnolia Curtain) and Dave Thomas on guitar and vocals (ex-Bodies, Slaughter House). In 1989 Gardner was replaced by Tim Hemensley (ex-Royal Flush, God). Both Hemensley and Nolan left in 1991 to form Powder Monkeys. Bored! released five studio albums by 1993 and disbanded later that year. Thomas briefly joined Magic Dirt and subsequently enlisted various line-ups for reformed versions of Bored! in 1998, 1999 and 2000.

==History== ===1987-1993: Bored!=== Bored! were formed as a punk rock band in Geelong in 1987 with Grant Gardner on bass guitar, Adrian Hann on keyboards, Justin Munday on drums, John Nolan on guitar (ex-Behind the Magnolia Curtain) and Dave Thomas on guitar and vocals (ex-Bodies, Slaughter House).<ref name="McF"/> Thomas' previous punk band, Bodies, had formed in Geelong in 1983, by 1985 he had joined the Melbourne-based group, Slaughter House. Late in 1986, Thomas started a new band, International Rescue, which successively became Sister Anne and then White Noise. By 1987, the group had the line-up of Gardner, Hann, Munday, Nolan and Thomas and were renamed as Bored!.<ref name="McF"/> Their name was derived from a 1978 single, "Bored", by Detroit punk rockers Destroy All Monsters.<ref name="McF"/>

In October 1988, Bored! released their debut extended play, ''Bored!'', on the independent label, Grown Up Wrong, which included a cover version of Lobby Loyde's "Human Being".<ref name="McF"/> Punk rock webzine, ''Noise for Heroes''' Steven Gardner, described the EP, "basic, heavy riffs that grind away, drums that never tap when they can bludgeon, and David Thomas singing voice, a voice whose general texture sounds like The Rules being ripped in two."<ref name="Gardner"/> In the following year they released, ''Negative Waves'', their first studio album.<ref name="NLA Negative"/><ref name="AMO Negative"/> After its appearance Gardner was replaced on bass guitar by Tim Hemensley (ex-Royal Flush, God).<ref name="McF"/> With Hemensley on board they released ''Take It Out on You'', in 1990 and toured Europe.<ref name="McF"/>

In 1991 Hemensley and Nolan left to form Powder Monkeys, Munday and Thomas continued with Russell Baricevic (Gas Babies, Macho Clowns) on bass guitar. In December they released a third album, ''Feed the Dog'', on Rattlesnake Records.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="AMO Feed"/> Their fourth album, ''Junk'', was released in October 1992 with eight tracks produced by The Celibate Rifles' guitarist, Kent Steedman; and four tracks by Rose Tattoo's Peter Wells.<ref name="McF"/> In March 1993 their fifth album, ''Scuzz'', collected thirteen studio out-takes, recorded between 1991 and 1992, and nine live tracks recorded on 13 May 1992 at Prince of Wales Hotel.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="NLA Scuzz"/> By the end of 1993 Bored! had disbanded.<ref name="McF"/>

===1993-present: After disbandment===

Thomas (guitar & vocals), Randall (guitar), Baricevic (bass)& Stacey (drums) toured Europe in 1994.

Dave Thomas managed fellow Geelong band, Magic Dirt, he later joined the group on guitar from August 1995 to July 1997.<ref name="McFarlaneMD"/>

Tim Hemensley (1972 – July 2003) on bass guitar and lead vocals, and John Nolan on guitar, founded punk, indie rockers, Powder Monkeys (1991–2002).<ref name="McFarlanePM"/>

From 1997 Baricevic, Munday and Thomas periodically reformed Bored! with Matt Randall on rhythm guitar.<ref name="McF"/> In 1999 Thomas oversaw a 2× CD compilation album, ''Chunks 1988-'94'', for Full Toss Records, which was issued in March 2000.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="NLA Chunks"/> In 2000 the Bored! line-up of Thomas with Buzz Munday on drums and Ben Watkins on bass guitar undertook a short European tour. In 2010, the Bored! line up of Thomas, John Nolan on guitar, Russell Baricevic on bass guitar and Justin 'Buzz' Munday on drums reunited to play the Monster Sessions gig at the Esplanade Hotel, St. Kilda.

Thomas died from cancer in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/bored-frontman-and-magic-dirt-member-dave-thomas-has-died-2634387|title=Bored! Frontman and Magic Dirt member Dave Thomas has died|website=NME|date=24 March 2020}}</ref> Former guitarist John Nolan died in December 2021, aged 55.<ref>{{cite magazine | last= | first= | date=April 2022 | title=Verstorben | trans-title=Deceased | url= | language=de | magazine=Ox-Fanzine | page=5 | location=Solingen | publisher=Ox Verlag | access-date= }}</ref>

==Members== * Grant Gardner – bass guitar (1987–1989) * Adrian Hann – keyboards (1987) * Justin 'Buzz' Munday – drums (1987–2022) * John Nolan – guitar (1987–1991) (died 2021) * Dave Thomas – guitar, vocals (1987–1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2020) (died in 2020) * Tim Hemensley – bass guitar, vocals (1989–1991) (died 2003) * Russell Baricevic – bass guitar, vocals (1991–2022) * Tas Blizzard – guitar (1991) (died 2008) * Mel Randall – rhythm guitar (1991, 1994, 1997–2022) * Matt Daley – guitar (2008–2022) * Mark Stacey – drums (1994) (died January 2017) * Ben Watkins – bass guitar (2000)

==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! Title ! Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Negative Waves'' | * Released: 1989 * Label: Dog Meat Records (DOG 006) * Format: LP, Cassette |- ! scope="row"| ''Take It Out on You'' | * Released: 1990 * Label: Dog Meat Records (DOG 012) * Format: LP, Cassette |- ! scope="row"| ''Feed the Dog'' | * Released: December 1991 * Label: Survival (RAT 520) * Format: LP, Cassette |- ! scope="row"| ''Junk'' | * Released: October 1992 * Label: Survival (SUR524CD) * Format: LP, CD |- ! scope="row"| ''Scuzz'' | * Released: March 1993 * Label: Shagpile (SHAGCD 2011) * Format: CD |}

===Live albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! Title ! Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Get Off My Wah-Wah And Suck This - Live!'' | * Released: 1988 * Label: Caveman Records (Tape 001) * Format: Cassette |}

===Compilation albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! Title ! Details |- ! scope="row"|''Chunks 1988–'94'' | * Released: March 2000 * Label: Full Toss (TOSS003) * Format: 2× CD |- ! scope="row"|''Piggyback'' | * Released: 2016 * Label: Bang Records (BANG!-LP100) * Format: LP * Note: Limited Edition of 500 copies |}

===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! Title ! Details |- ! scope="row"|''Bored!'' | * Released: October 1988 * Label: Grown Up Wrong (WRONG 8) * Format: LP |}

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==References== {{Refbegin}} ;General * {{Cite encyclopedia | last = McFarlane | first = Ian | authorlink = Ian McFarlane | encyclopedia = Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop | title = Whammo Homepage | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp | url = http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp | archivedate = 5 April 2004 | accessdate = 28 December 2012 | year = 1999 | publisher = Allen & Unwin | location = St Leonards, NSW | isbn = 1-865-08072-1 }} Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality. * Robertson, Maree (2021). Bored! : this was Geelong. Geelong. ISBN 978-0-646-84268-4. OCLC 1299256286. ;Specific {{Refend}} {{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="McF">McFarlane, [https://web.archive.org/web/20040419101102/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=128 'Bored!'] entry. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=128 the original] on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2012.</ref>

<ref name="Gardner">{{cite news | url = http://www.nkvdrecords.com/bored.htm | title = Bored! | last1 = Gardner | first1 = Steve | publisher = Noise for Heroes. NKVD Records (Steve Gardner) | date = Summer 1990 | accessdate = 28 December 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="NLA Negative">{{cite web | last = Bored! | title = ''Negative Waves'' | publication-date=1989 | publisher=Independent | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/9434159 | accessdate=28 December 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="AMO Negative">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070908160051/http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=1568 | url = http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=1568 | title = Releases :: ''Negative Waves'' | year = 1989 | archivedate = 8 September 2007 | publisher = Australian Music Online | accessdate = 28 December 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="McFarlaneMD">McFarlane, [https://web.archive.org/web/20040813100922/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=455 'Magic Dirt'] entry. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=455 the original] on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2012.</ref>

<ref name="McFarlanePM">McFarlane, [https://web.archive.org/web/20040419102333/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=646 'Powder Monkeys'] entry. Archived from [http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=646 the original] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040829235050/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=646 |date=29 August 2004 }} on 19 April 2004. Retrieved 28 December 2012.</ref>

<ref name="AMO Feed">{{cite web | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070908155956/http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=1570 | url = http://www.amo.org.au/release.asp?id=1568 | title = Releases :: ''Feed the Dog'' | date = December 1991 | archivedate = 8 September 2007 | publisher = Australian Music Online | accessdate = 28 December 2012 }}</ref>

<ref name="NLA Scuzz">{{cite web | last=Bored! (Musical group) | title = ''Scuzz'' | publication-date=1999 | publisher = Shock | url = http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/17563795 | accessdate = 28 December 2012 | quote = Shock: SHAGCD 2011. Tracks 1-13 recorded at Phantom Tollbooth between 1991-1992, tracks 14-22 recorded live at the Prince of Wales Hotel, 13th May 1992}}.</ref>

<ref name="NLA Chunks">{{cite web | last=Bored! (Musical group) | title = ''Chunks 1988-'94'' | publication-date=1999 | publisher=Full Toss | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/35407643 | accessdate=28 December 2012 }}</ref>

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==External links== * {{Discogs artist|Bored!}}

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