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Mental as Anything

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The poppy Australian new wave rock band Mental as Anything formed in Sydney in 1976. The classic line up of guitarist Reg Mombassa, guitarist and lead singer Martin Plaza, bass player Peter OâDoherty (Mombassaâs brother), drummer Wayne Delisle, and keyboard player Andrew âGreedyâ Smith eventually coalescing in 1977. All of them were art-school students, and they immediately embraced a pointedly quirky, which still undeniably catchy, approach to music. Their idiosyncratic style brought them a cult audience during their early live performances, and their debut single, 1979âs âThe Nips Are Getting Biggerâ, hit Number 16 in Australia. It was the leadoff track for their first LP, 1979âs Get Wet, which also went top 20. Their follow up album 1980âs Espresso Bongo, included their second top 20 single, âCome Aroundâ, though the album underperformed their debut. 1981âs Cats & Dogs, however, would prove to be their breakthrough with the singles âToo Many Timesâ and âIf You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?â each cracking the top 10 at home and breaking into the New Zealand Top 40 as well. The album went top 5 in both countries. 1983âs Creatures of Leisure scored some of the best reviews of their career, and returned them to the top 20 with âSpirit Got Lostâ. 1985âs Fundamental would become the commercial zenith internationally by including âLive It Upâ, a Number 2 single in Australia that landed them in the top 20 of over a half-dozen countries. 1987âs Mouth to Mouth extended their hot streak with three more top 40 singles including âHeâs Just No Good to Youâ, which became their second song after âLive It Upâ to crack the UK pop charts. After some time away, they released two albums in the 1990s, Liar Liar Pants on Fire and GarÃ ge. Reg Mombassa left the group at that point, and though the band would continue on, there would be numerous line-up changes over the next twenty years with only Martin Plaza and Greedy Smith remaining consistently. During that time, only various compilation albums managed to chart even though they continued to release new material.

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