Back in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, the ABC (Australia) TV show “The Big Gig” brought to prominence a number of comedy teams and individuals. One of those was the Doug Anthony All Stars, a trio whose comedy songs were a hit. The biggest plus was that they could all sing, and they complemented each other perfectly.
From this came this album, Icon, which is a brilliant mixture of acidic commentary, flashy comedy and general pisstaking on anyone and anything. There is an obvious highlighting on religion with songs such as “Commies for Christ”, “Krshna”, “Little Gospel Song” and “Go To Church”, but their range doesn’t just stop there.
While the music is perfect for each song, it is the lyrics which are the star of the show, and must be taken in to get the most out of this album.
My own favourites include “Dead Elvis”, “I Want to Spill The Blood of A Hippy” and “Broad Lic Nic”
If you can still find a copy of this floating around in the universe (my guess is that it would have to be pretty rare) I heartily recommend grabbing it. This was the boys at their very best.
Rating: Still as funny today as it was on its release. 4/5.
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