associated_acts years_active alias label article_title past_members background genre origin name
risque humour , nervengine 1985 -- 2010 the dumb earth , the hired guns greasy , hour of need/sony , laughing outlaw pop , shagpile/shock , pop gun , rubber the lizard train
 shane ford adam kyle spellicy glendon blazely kiernan box phil kakulas bloffwitch simon whithear david creese phil drew chris willard mark group_or_band rock adelaide , south australia , australia the lizard train
the lizard train

the lizard train were an australian rock band from adelaide which formed in early 1985 .
they released five albums , `` slippery '' -lrb- september 1987 -rrb- , `` the ride '' -lrb- 1990 -rrb- , `` get yer wah wahs out '' -lrb- 1992 -rrb- , `` couch '' -lrb- 1993 -rrb- and `` everything moves '' -lrb- 1995 -rrb- .
australian rock music historian , ian mcfarlane , contrasted their early work as `` a melange of screaming guitars did battle over a rumbling rhythm section .
yet , beneath the distorted riffs and lyrical angst , the band boasted a melodic and harmonic sensibility usually disregarded in such aggressive music '' with later work `` brimming with powerful , dark songs and inspired musicianship '' .
chris willard and david creese went on to form the dumb earth in 1993 then relocated the new band to melbourne which issued an album , `` walk the earth '' in june 1997 .
music journalist , andy turner , described their sound as a `` brain-melting amalgamation of avant-garde jazz and slide guitar '' .
in 1996 a side-project , the hired guns , was formed to play late 1960s and early 1970s psychedelic country rock .
founders of all three groups were david creese on drums , chimes and vocals ; and chris willard on lead vocals , lead guitar , and bass guitar .
the dumb earth 's second album , `` blessings in disguise '' , appeared in 2001 .
the hired guns debut album , `` between here & the night '' , was issued the following year .
in november 2002 willard left the dumb earth , by mid-2005 the group had disbanded and creese pursued a solo career .
willard continued with the hired guns until it disbanded in late 2010 .
