Talk:Icehouse (band)

Discography
I am currently working on pages for each album although some album information is hard to find. Perhaps we can work together in putting together a comprehensive discography. Please post any links to album information that we don't have here. Regards, Blackserenity 09:26, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

**All the albums including compilations have been added. I am going to sort them out and present them better on the main page. Will start work on Singles, EPs soon. Blackserenity 11:50, 21 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Singles: Pages for the singles on each album are needed. I will start working on them shortly but if anyone wants to do some go for it. Just remember to stick with the regular Wiki format and set out information like it is on the album pages. Blackserenity 13:41, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Song listing needs work.
Looking at this page it looks like there needs to be more detail given about their songs. So far there is some notes about them, but nothing in great detail.

Case in point is Great Southern Land and Don't Believe Anymore.

Now this is a band that still has had an impact on Australia and our culture, so it is a shame that there isn't much info there in the first place.

Edit, it looks like there is more info about Great Southern Land on YouTube then here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mkidP2OUCk --Squato

Misc
I seem recall reading they were dubbed "Ultrabruce" at some point, a combination of Ultravox, and Monty Python's ocker Bruce's --Charlie The Wonder Dog 18:22, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

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Pioneers?
"They were early pioneers in the use of synthesizers and the Fairlight CMI in popular music."

But were they really, on either topic? This sentence is unsupported by any reference and doesn't stand up to scrutiny, in my opinion.

Pioneers in the use of synthesizers in popular music
I can't see this holds true. Their first single was released in 1980 and at that time, every New Wave and many post punk bands used synthesizers: Simple Minds, Gary Numan, InXS, Talking Heads, Ultravox ... the list goes on. It's a real stretch to call Icehouse "pioneers" on this point.

Pioneers in the use of the Fairlight CMI in popular music
Again, this appears to be a glib statement with no grounding in fact. When did Icehouse first use a Fairlight CMI? The video for "Taking The Town" shows a Fairlight being played, but that was on their Sidewalk album, released in 1984. Was it used on previous Icehouse recordings?

The Fairlight had been used in popular music much earlier, at least 1982 with Peter Gabriel's Shock The Monkey, and in 1983 with Frankie Goes to Hollywood's Relax. There are probably many more. Again, Icehouse don't appear to be pioneers with the Fairlight either.

I think this sentence should be removed unless it can be backed up by serious references. Msp0 (talk) 10:11, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

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Proposed major editing
Icehouse is an ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, I intend improving this article up to B-class. This may take a few days (weeks?) and interim edits may look disorganised and incomplete.Shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 00:26, 10 June 2008 (UTC)


 * My major edits to the main text have finished, I believe the article is now B-class but it still needs work on discography, band members & chart positions: I'll have a go at these in the next days or so. Probably some copyediting of main text for ease of read would help: but I'll leave that for the next enterprising editor.Shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 04:45, 13 June 2008 (UTC)


 * I've been working on the discography trying to sort out chronological order for albums and singles. I intend creating a separate Icehouse discography article with the current article providing a link and then only identifying studio releases. This is taking longer than I thought as I'm searching for chart positions, certifications and references.Shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 02:13, 21 June 2008 (UTC)


 * A separate Icehouse discography has been created. It replaces most of the discography section of the Icehouse article which now has a link to the main discography article.Shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 05:44, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Electric Blue Video
What is the name of the female dancer in the "Electric Blue" video? 45750born (talk) 15:57, 3 October 2008 (UTC)

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Steve Bull
In the timeline, Steve Bull is mentioned to have contributed to the band in 2007 only. As I was listening to the recordings of the 'Live in Sydney' concert, I heard that Steve Bull was present there and then, in 2012. Kind of nice to have that updated in the timeline.Franssuper (talk) 16:50, 28 January 2016 (UTC)

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