Boys Light Up [Import]

Australian Crawl | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B000006SKY
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,410 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. My Coffee's Gone Cold

2. Man Crazy

3. Way I've Been

4. Chinese Eyes

5. Downhearted

6. Beautiful People

7. Indisposed

8. Walk My Way

9. The Boys Light Up

10. Boot Hill

11. Red Guitar

12. Hoochie Gucci Fiorucci Mama

Editorial Reviews

The first album from Australia's favourite sons of beaches and the first installment on a mortgage Australian Crawl took out on local charts and radio in the 1980s. Fired by the distinctive James Reyne drawl, this album went to Number Four and set the standard for the seven years of catchy riffing, wry lyrics and bizarre stage play to come. Reyne's bizarre appearance on Countdown with both arms in plaster after being hit by a car spawned the hit Indisposed, and songs like Boys Light Up and Downhearted established the band as dashing young playboys chasing the perfect girl, the perfect wave and the million dollar riff.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars First effort for Aussie rockers, September 29, 2005

By 

Darren Trinder - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boys Light Up (Audio CD)

Their first appearance on Australia's national rock show of the '80s "Countdown" featured lead singer James Reyne wearing a plaster cast. Listen to the track from this album "Indisposed" and you'll know why.

Australian Crawl, as their name suggests, captured elements of Australia's east coast surfing culture, pub rock, with a dash of power pop. On this album you feel the band is somewhat restrained, ready to rock on tracks such as "Chinese Eyes" and "Way I've Been", but holding back for effect and style.

The title track is now an Australian iconic track, but at the time of release was highly risque and did not get radio airplay. Beautiful People was the band's first single. It and the last track sling off at the alouf element of the upper crust with good effect.

Upbeat, jovial and with James Reyne's biting lyrics, give this album at least three listens before passing judgement. Enjoy.

5.0 out of 5 stars James Reyne ROCKS!!!, October 4, 2006

By 

Midwest Aussie "Lisa" (Aussie in US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boys Light Up (Audio CD)

This is an awesome album ... a required listen for anyone into Australian 80's music. The 80's in Australia was the era of great pub music - and Aussie Crawl were one of the frontrunners, together with the Angels, Rose Tattoo, Choirboys (I could go on & on - it was a fantastic era for Australian music, bands SOUNDED Australian).

For me, this is a feel-good album, everytime I listen to it I get transported me back to a time when life was much simpler (and FUN - I WAS only 13 :-))

As Molly would say "Do yourselves a favour..."

BTW ... the lyrics are included so you can sing along (and decipher James Reyne)

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Overrated, Overhyped And What The Heck Is James Reyne Singing About? Please Advise, January 9, 2006

By 

John Baranyai "Book Nerd And Ex High School G... - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Boys Light Up (Audio CD)

This overrated band enjoyed moderate success in Australia during the early 1980's and for awhile there they were "Flavour Of The Month". One can be forgiven for thinking that Mr. Reyne suffered from a speech impediment as can be heard on the track "Beautiful People" where he sounds as if he is singing "Boodifall Beebol". I give this albumn 5 stars because I suspect that if you are multilingual and under the influence of alcohol then the lyrics as sung by Mr. Reyne may just might become comprehensible and coherant!