Years active 1980–1986 Genre Rock | Active until 1986 | |
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Past members Dave DobbynPeter WarrenRob Guy (Revox)Lisle KinneyAndrew Clouston Similar Th' Dudes, Hello Sailor, The Exponents, Netherworld Dancing Toys, Graham Brazier | ||
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DD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th' Dudes.
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Members
Members included Dave Dobbyn (guitar, vocals, songwriter), Andrew Clouston (Saxophone), Peter (Rooda) Warren (drums), Rob Guy (Revox) (guitar), both formerly of Lip Service, and Lisle Kinney (bass guitar), formerly of Hello Sailor.
Origin
Originally formed in New Zealand, the band was resident in Australia for much of its existence. The band were briefly called 'Dave Dobbyn's Divers' until drummer Peter Warren came up with DD Smash. Dobbyn says the name "seemed to say everything about what we were into, which was having a jolly good time and blasting out music."
Records
DD Smash, mainly based around Dave Dobbyn as the main songwriter, produced hits including the show starter "Devil You Know ", "Outlook For Thursday" and the more 80's sounding "Magic (What She Do)".
Achievement
By late '81, DD Smash signed a recording deal and immediately set about recording their debut album, with Ian Morris in the producer's chair.
DD Smash released their debut album in 1982. Titled 'Cool Bananas' it debuted in the national chart at #1, an historic first. It remained in the chart for 24 weeks and became triple gold. The album's biggest hit was 'Devil You Know.' In '82 the 'Top Male Vocalist' award was won by Dobbyn, 'Top Group' went to DD Smash; 'Cool Bananas' won 'Album of the Year,' Ian Morris got 'Producer of the Year' for it, Doug Rogers and Paul Streekstra got 'Engineer of the Year' for it, and it won 'Best Sleeve Design.' [1] "Devil You Know", "Outlook For Thursday" and the more 80's sounding "Magic (What She Do)".
Breakup
DD Smash split during the 1980s when Dave Dobbyn began recording by himself. From there he went to work on the Footrot Flats movie soundtrack. Many of the band members became involved with 'DD' over the years, with drummer Peter 'Rooda' Warren becoming Dave Dobbyn's drummer for the next few years, until he was asked to leave under unclear circumstances; both parties stick to the "musical differences" story.
In 2015, as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the New Zealand Music Charts, Recorded Music NZ honoured DD Smash's debut album Cool Bananas as being the first album by a New Zealand artist to debut at No.1 on the album chart.
RIANZ Awards
The New Zealand Music Awards are awarded annually by the RIANZ in New Zealand.
Songs
Outlook for ThursdayLive: Deep in the Heart of Taxes · 1983
Devil You KnowCool Bananas · 1982
MagicThe Optimist · 1984