DD Smash
| DD Smash | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New Zealand |
| Years active | 1980–1986 |
| Associated acts | Th' Dudes, Disciplin A Kitschme, Lip Service, Hello Sailor |
| Past members |
Dave Dobbyn Peter Warren Rob Guy (Revox) Lisle Kinney Andrew Clouston |
DD Smash was a New Zealand pop/rock band formed by Dave Dobbyn after the breakup of Th' Dudes.
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'[1] 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."[2]
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.' "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.[3]
Discography
Albums
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ[4] | ||||
| 1982 | Cool Bananas |
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1 |
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| 1983 | Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes |
|
11 |
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| 1984 | The Optimist |
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6 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ | |||
| 1981 | Bull By The Horns (Dave Dobbyn and DD Smash) | — | Non-album single |
| "Repetition" | 25 | Cool Bananas | |
| 1982 | "Devil You Know" | 35 | |
| "Solo" | — | ||
| 1983 | "Outlook for Thursday" | 3 | Non-album single |
| "Actor" | — | The Optimist | |
| 1984 | "Whaling" | 8 | |
| "Surrender" | — | ||
| 1985 | "Magic (What She Do)" | 4 | |
| "She Loves Me Back" | 38 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
RIANZ Awards
The New Zealand Music Awards are awarded annually by the RIANZ in New Zealand.
| Year | Award[6] | Details | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Album of the Year | Cool Bananas | Won |
| Top Male Vocalist | Dave Dobbyn | Won | |
| Top Group of the Year | Won | ||
| Most Promising Male Vocalist | Dave Dobbyn | Won | |
| Producer of the Year | Cool Bananas — Ian Morris | Won | |
| Engineer of the Year | Cool Bananas — Paul Streekstra & Doug Rogers | Won | |
| Sleeve Design of the Year | Wayne Robinson — Cool Bananas | Won | |
| 1983 | Album of the Year | Live: Deep in the Heart of Taxes | Won |
| Single of the Year | "Outlook for Thursday" | Won | |
| Top Male Vocalist | Dave Dobbyn | Won | |
| Top Group of the Year | Won | ||
| Producer of the Year | "Outlook for Thursday" | Nominated | |
| Most Popular Artist | Won | ||
| Best Music Video | "Outlook for Thursday" —Andrew Shaw | Won | |
| Engineer of the Year | Live: Deep In The Heart Of Taxes—Graeme Myhre | Nominated | |
| "Outlook for Thursday"—Paul Streekstra | Nominated | ||
| Producer of the Year | "Outlook for Thursday"— Dave Dobbyn | Nominated | |
| 1985 | International Achievement | Nominated | |
See also
- Dave Dobbyn
- Th' Dudes
- The Stone People
External links
- DD Smash on muzic net
- DD Smash Profile - NZMusic.com
- DD Smash Forum - NZMusic.com
- 1986 Chris Bourke article on the band and the breakup
References
- ↑ "DD Smash". Biography. Music.net.nz.
- ↑ "Homegrown Profiles: Dave Dobbyn". Documentary. NZ On Screen.
- ↑ "40 years of chart-topping music". Stuff. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ "DISCOGRAPHY DD SMASH". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ↑ "NZMAs". nzmusicawards.co.nz. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
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