years_active alias label article_title background genre origin name
1965 - 1969 the beagle boys , chocolate sound 66 , rca the creatures -lrb- australian band -rrb-
 group_or_band garage rock , rock and roll , protopunk mildura , victoria , australia the creatures
the creatures -lrb- australian band -rrb-

the creatures were a garage rock band which formed in mildura , australia in 1965 as the beagle boys .
they changed their name in february 1966 and relocated to sydney where they were active during the mid - to late 1960s .
the line-up included three marcic brothers : eric on guitar , herman on bass guitar , and rudolph on drums ; together with keith matcham on lead vocals and michael parnis on rhythm guitar .
australian music journalist , glenn a. baker , described their appearance : `` at a time when moderate long hair was becoming acceptable , dyed their tatty locks to bilious pastel shades and invited the media to react with appropriate horror '' .
the group were billed as `` the wildest , longest , coloured hair group in australia , and ` australia 's answer to the rolling stones ' '' .
richard white had replaced parnis before the first single , `` all i do is cry '' -lrb- 1966 -rrb- , appeared .
hair colours were : red for eric , blue for herman , green for rudolph , purple for matcham , and pink for white .
the creatures were known for their hard-driving 60 's punk and protopunk sound , as typified by their singles , `` all i do is cry '' -lrb- 1966 -rrb- and `` ugly thing '' -lrb- 1967 -rrb- .
greg lawrie replaced eric on lead guitar prior to the second single .
as lawrie had `` very short brown hair '' , he was given a red wig to wear , but during one performance `` his wig came off !
... he put it back on and it was the wrong way , and he could n't see what he was doing . ''
by december 1967 they had relocated to melbourne and were renamed as chocolate , where they issued another single , `` i 'm an animal '' -lrb- 1969 -rrb- .
after the group disbanded , lawrie joined carson county band in january of the following year .
herman played in toby jugg , alongside garth porter -lrb- later in sherbet -rrb- .
in 1998 kustom 65 record label issued a compilation album , `` it 's a kave-in ! ''
, with the creatures ' `` all i do is cry '' .
the same track was covered by shutdown 66 for the tribute album , `` wild about you ! ''
, recorded live-in-the-studio by radio station , 3cr 's cara beltrame in 2004 .
